new dust up between the president and dr. fauci. all this with covid infections rising in this country. and 23 days to go, until the election. chip reid starts us off. >> it looks like i'm immune. >> in a fox news interview and in a tweet about covid-19, president trump claimed he got a sign off, that means i can't get it. immune, and can't give it. white house doctor sean conley said in a letter saturday night that the president is no longer considered a transmission risk. but he did did not mention immunity and today twitter flagged the president's tweet saying it violated the twitter rules about spreading potentially misleading and harmful information related to covid-19. in another covid controversy, dr. anthony fauci objected to the use of a quote in a trump tv ad that is saying that he is

endorsing trump's handling of the pandemic. fauci said he has never publically endorsed any candidate and not endorsing the the comnts we not given mntext efforts of federal public health officials. >> a trump spokes person responded in part, the words spoken are accurate and directly from dr. fauci'ses mouth. the president today again boasted about his handling of the coronavirus. >> we lost 200,000 plus and you know, there are those that say we did a phenomenal job. >> but a new cbs battleground tracker poll found that likely voters in michigan, nevada and iowa think former vice president joe biden would better handle the coronavirus outbreak and voters in all three states say president trump handled

contracting the virus irresponsibly. on fox, the president fired a deeply personal attack at biden. >> he is against god. >> at the very time he was saying that, the devout biden was attending mass in delaware. both are hitting the campaign trail. joe biden will be in ohio, iowa and pennsylvania with more states to announce. >> we move to capitol hill, hearings for president trump's supreme court nominee amy coney barrett begin tomorrow. battle lines have been drawn and there's covid concerns with two members of the judiciary committee testing positive. let's go to nancy cordes, thank you for being here. i want to see how you see the situation playing out. it sounds like it could turn in to a spectacle. >> right, at this point, you have one, possibly two senate republicans that will not be able to participate in person.

they will have to ask their questions remotely. that is okay, the show can go on in that situation. where the possibility of republicans testing positive could be a problem for the party is a couple of weeks fm get to confirmation vote for coney barrett. if at that point, they still can't participate in person. then republican leaders won't be able to hold the vote. they will have to postpone it until after election day. >> never a dull moment there, well, another topic in washington, i know the status of the new stimulus package. the elections are fast approaching and neither side want to budget. with 11 million americans and including small business owners needing help ha, in your opinio why is there no urgency? >> they have been pumping the the brakes especially in the senate, where you have a number of senators that feel strongly that they should not be getting involved in another huge stimulus spending bill. they think it's going to add too much to the debt, they worry

that offering increased federal unemployment benefits will discourage individuals from trying to get back to work. so, they have been pumping the brakes even as democrats seek more money and even some republicans would really love those republicans that are running for re-election, they would love to show their voters they are doing something big for them. but there's still back and forth going on. >> there's now details tonight about the allegedomestic terrorism plot to kid can nap gretchen whitmer. two groups have been arrested. two suspects have ties to the u.s. marines. here is cbs's tom hansen. >> daniel harris and joseph more i son are former u.s. a marines and a third service member was arrested paul edward beller in south carolina. gretchen whitmer blamed the attempt on divisive and

dangerous rhetoric from president trump. >> these groups are finding comfort and support out of the receipt rhetoric coming from th house to the state house. >> anti-government extremists have been warned of sparking violence in the next three months and that presidential elections could be a flash point. >> given just what happened to you this week w governor, i mean, are you worried about violence on election day or around it? >> i'm not worried, but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. we are doing to have historic turn out and we are going to do it right. >> groups that track militias estimate there's 200 across the united states and the five arrested are expected in court tuesday facing federal charges. jamie. >> tom, the thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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the number of coronavirus cases is rising faster than we have seen in weeks. 50,000 plus new infections have been reported every day since wednesday. lilia luciano has the latest. >> reporter: president trump said that covid is behind him and soon will be gone from the country. >> a lot of flare-ups but it is going to disappear. it is disappearing. >> reporter: nationwide hospitalizations spiked last week in 41 states and deaths are rising in 18 states and puerto rico. >> they are shocked to hear about my grandfather's passing. you know, he had a discharge date and everything. and in a matter of days everything changed. >> reporter: many intensive care units are at capacity with covid patients. >> in terms of being better prepared for the wave, we have dramatically improved clinical car. >> reporter: a 75% drop in cases in arizona after the state put a

mask mandate in place. >> new infections have sidelined the nfl. the broncos and patriots postponing their monday night game after multiple new england players tested positive forcing the team along with the tennessee titans to shut down facilities. >> covid infections are forcing the nfl to change the schedule, affecting almost a dozen games, here at the new sofi stadium, rams and chargers fans will not be able to see their team play until governor newsome gives the okay to open. jamie? >> well, lilia, thank you. it's not just the u.s., across the americas europe and southeast asia, covid infections are on the rise. cbs news foreign correspondent has more. covid's second wave has hit france and french hospitals hardist with 26,000 new infections on saturday, more even than in the spring.

in big cities they are shut. and restaurants are still open, at least for now. here in britain, and in europe with infection be rates on if the rise, governments are desperate to come up with new strategies to avoid the return of those strict national lockdowns which were so damaging to the economies. but, even local measures like a curfew in berlin for the first time in 70 years. or a widespread shutdown of scottish pubs is devastating for business. and bound to bring even more unemployment. >> most of my friends are angry about the whole thing. they feel as if they have been penalized. >> india reported fewer coronavirus cases than europe. it's the only country besides the u.s. to have had more than 7 million cases and currentlies that highest daily death rate on the planet. at the other extreme, is north korea.

well, that is if you believe its leader kim jong-un, he staged a military extravaganza on saturday and said they have not a single case of covid and he offered his condolenseces to the world. >> today marks the international day of the girl. a day to recognize women breaking barriers all over the world. there's many posting on social media and celebrating. declared by the united nations, the day is meant to bring the challenges that girls face and to promote the fulfillment of human rights. china's remarkable recovery, how they flattened the curve, and the 737 max, is it ready to return to the skies. texas rolls out the state fair, for the sake of tradition.

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just how is it that china the origin of the coronavirus has been able to get its outbreak under control. we are there. it's hard to believe cities across china looked like ghost towns earlier this year. but not anymore. this is shanghai now. the masses have returned and most of the masks have not. the shear normalcy of all this really is very strange. almost as if covid never happened at all. in a country of 1.4 billion people a, fewer than 5,000 were officially reported to have died, compared to more than 210,000 and counting in the united states. >> critics of china say, it's death toll is too low to the true. a fair claim for a country where

bad news is often covered up. last week, president trump eaglerly reminded americans where covid began. >> it was china's fault and china is going to pay a big price what they have done to this country. >> if i went back to the united states right now to be frank, i would be a little nervous. >> rourke jones is a sophomore at the campus in shanghai, through the peak of coronavirus, he stayed in china all this year. >> everyone in china is willing the abide byany policy set forth for containment of the disease. one thing thaof inspiring was that everyone did the quarantne. >> the result business is bustling too. like in china's first shake shack. joyce is a proud general manager. when did the shake shack close for coronavirus? >> close? >> yes. >> we never close. >> we work every day, at all times. >> what do you think is the most

important prevention matter for america businesses? >> wear the mask. >> three simple words that have not been politicized here. cbs news. beijing. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." boeing 773 maxx could carry passengers again, why some officials are still not on board. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws.

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the two hour flight aimed to give dixon on how the design changes performed. >> it's been a constructive work. that doesn't mean i don't have a debrief item nor the team. >> the maxx has been grounded since march of 2019 after two deadly crashes killed 346. at the center of both accidents a faulty sensor, a report last month faulted boeing and the faa's process that certified the maxx as safe when it was not. >> a flight by the administrator is meaningless to me. >> reporter: peter defazio said he has bipartisan support for the faa reform bill. >> they were responding to the needs of the corporation to russia plane out to compete with airbus and to keep their profit numbers up. we are going change it so they cannot ever push something through again that should not be flying. >> reporter: after a public comment period, the faa is now

expected to approve new training superseders nextonth d it will finalize the order requiring design changes that require the plane to be undergrounded and u.s. carriers are working to return the maxx to passenger service before tend of the year. >> we don't trust the plane will be safe. we have seen this movie before. >> boeing did not comment on the proposed legislation saying its grateful to the fmt aa for the rigorous process that will lead to the safe return to service of the 737 maxx. cbs news, washington. >> there's a lot more had news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." >> see how one of the country's ho oldest state fairs is changing to maintain tradition and bring on the corn dogs.

. the old saying everything is bigger in texas includes the state fair. in 2020, nothing is the same. even so, we had a craving for something familiar. >> howdy folks. it's a texas size tradition. every year the texas state fair draws millions for football, food and fun. >> we come for the turkey leg will s -- legs. >> organizers found a way to

bring back the fun at a >> can i get a beat, beat. >> so we got a jeep. popped off the top and took a ride through the new texas the state fair. >> as we enter the state fair, they want little contact here. so, this is our menu. everything is brought to us. >> oh, my goodness. these look amazing. >> it's a limited menu with fan favorites like jack fries, fletcher's corny dogs. and cotton candy. >> thank you. >> and we had to make an extra stop at smokey john's barbecue for some official state fair research. the smoke on this is so amazing. >> juan reaves said the fair dr year was a life line for struggling vendors during the height of covid-19. >> it was devastating. the fair represents about 31% of our annual revenue. >> what does it translate to as far as jobs? >> we hire about 100, 125 people. i ing people significantly. >> next door is a state fair

staple, sweet connie's corn on the could b the cobb, during world war ii, her family had to shut down the stand, but resilience is in her had blood. and it would not be complete without classic fair games. >> we have our stuff, toys, food, probably a stomach ache and we are done with the dr avenientaytist,air of texas. offering a big bag of nostalgia with a side of comfort when everyone is craving normalcy. >> everyone in the industry has scrambled and found a way to survive and cope. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. and follow us online, any time, at cbs news.com.

reporting from los angele ♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. president trump today claimed he to longer has covid-19, even though the white house still refuses to say whether he has tested negative for the virus. at the same time, the president is returning to the campaign trail. starting tomorrow in florida. a cbs news battleground tracker poll out today shows democrat rival joe biden leading among likely voters by 6 points in michigan. it's the same margin it turns out in nevadaand in iowa, the president and mr. biden are tied. and there's a new dust up between the president and dr. fauci. all of had this with covid infections rising in the

country. and 23 days to go until the election. chip reid starts us off. >> reporter: it looks like i'm immune. >> in a fox news interview today and in a tweet about covid-19, president trump claimed that he got a complete sign off from white house doctors. that means i can't get it. immune. and can't give it. white house doctor sean conley did say in a letter saturday night that the president is no longer considered a transmission risk. but, he did not mention immunity and today twitter flagged the president's tweet saying it violated the twitter rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to covid-19n another new covid controversy, dr. anthony fauci today objected to the trump campaign's use of a quote in a trump tv ad, that suggests that he is endorsing the president's handling of the pandemic. >> i can't imagine that anybody cog do be more.

>>. >> reporter: in a statement, dr. fauci said he was not endorsing any candidate. and the comments were taken out of context from a broad statement i made months ago about the efforts of public health officials. a trump spokes person said that the words spoken are accurate and directly from dr. fauci's mouth. the president today again boasted about his had handling of the coronavirus. >> we lost 200,000 plus. and you know, there are those that say we did a phenomenal job. >> reporter: but a new cbs news tracker poll found that likely voters in michigan, nevada and iowa think former vice president joe biden would better handle the coronavirus outbreak and majority of voters in all three states say president trump handled contracting the virus irresponsibly. on fox today, the president also fired a deeply personal attack at biden.

>> he is against god. >> at the very moment trump said that, the devout catholic, biden was attending mass in his hometown of wilmington, delaware. both candidates are hitting the campaign trail this week, the president is headed for iowa and biden will be in ohio and pennsylvania with more states to be announced. >> chip reid, thank you. we move to capitol hill, hearings for president trump's supreme court nominee amy coney barrett begin tomorrow. battle lines have been drawn. plus there's covid concerns with two senate judiciary members testing positive. let's go to nancy cordes, thank you for being here. i want to see how you see the situation playing out. it sounds that it could turn in to a spectacle. >> yes, have you one, possibly two senate republicans that cannot participate in person. they have to ask questions remotely. that is okay, the show can go on

in that situation. where the possibility of republicans testing positive could be a problem for the party is a couple of weeks from now whurks get to a final confirmation vote for coney barrett. if at that point, they cannot participate in person. they cannot hold the vote, they have to postpone it until after election day. >> never a dull moment there. well, another topic in washington. i know the status of the new stimulus package. the election is fast approaching. neither side wants to budget. with 11 million americans including small business owners needing help, in your opinion, why is there sno urgency? >> republican leaders have been pumping the brakes from the beginning. a number of senators feel strongly they should not be getting involved in another huge stimulus aspending bill. they think it will add too much to the debt. they worry that increased

unemployment benefits will discourage individuals from from getting to work. they have been bumping the brakes as democrats seek more money and republicans would really love those republicans running for re-election, they would love to show their voters they have done something big for especially. and obviously still a lot of back and forth going on. >> thank you. >> there's new details about the alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap gretchen whitmer. 13 members of two anti-government michigan militia groups have been arrested development suspects have ties to the u.s. marines. here is cbs's tom hansen. two of the suspects arrested are u.s. marines and a third was arrested in south carolina. on face the nation, gretchen whitmer blamed the attempt to what she called dangerous rhetoric from president trump. >> groups like this group, these

domestic terrorists are finding support in the rhetoric coming from the republican leadership from the white house and state house. >> an fbi bulletin was sent out that the groups are looking to spark violence in the next three months. >> given what happened to you this weekend, are you worried about violence on election day and around it? >> i'm not worried but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. >> the groups say there's 200 across t the fiv defendants arrested in the kidnapping case are expected in court tuesday, facing federal charges. >> tom, thank you, turning to the covid crisis, the cases are rising if faster than we have seen in weeks. 50,000 plus infections have been reported every day since wednesday. lilia luciano has the latest.

>> president trump said this weekend that covid is behind him and will soon be gone from the country. go d, nationwide hospitalizati spiked lasti itit itity -- last 41 states. >> they are shocked to hear about my grandfather's passing. he a discharge date and everything. and in a matter of days everything changed. >> many intensive care units tonight are at capacity with covid patients. >> in terms of us being better prepared for the wave, we have dramatically improved clinical care in hospitals. >> reporter: improving outcomes wearing a% i casesn r mas m was place. covid is starting to affect the nfl to change their schedule by a dozen games. rammers and chargers games will not see their teams play until

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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." >> thanks for staying with us. the u.s. death toll from the coronavirus has now topped 214,000. and parts of the country are seeing a new surge in cases. one hot spot is wisconsin. where drivers lined up in the cars for hours waiting to be tested. we have the story from milwaukee. >> right now, the state of wisconsin we are in a bad place. >> milwaukee mayor tom barrett said wisconsin's surge in coronavirus hospitalizations is quote, very dangerous. >> we continue to be in the top five in both the per capita and

number of cases and the total number of cases. that's not where we want to be at all.emand f covitests led to long lines and wait times of up to three hours. this wisconsin medical facility said hundreds of staffers are out sick or in quarantine. with hospitalizations up about 500%. health officials say a perfect storm of factors is behind the surge. >> we initially saw the increases in colleges and universities. that certainly spread well beyond the boundaries. >> i was going to die. >> angela wikowski contracted the virus in april and spent two weeks in the hospital, barely able to breathe. she still suffers from rashes and hair loss. >> i'm also a musician. i study clarinet and i used to be able to go for hours no problem. now i can go for 35 minutes and i'm having coughing fits.

my chest burns, i cannot catch my breath. >> i'm sure you see folks out in the community, out in the world who are maybe disregarding some of the guidelines. what do you think when you see that? >> i say it feels like a slan e face. it's a lack of empathy, it's heartbreaking. >> well the fwonch governor her wisconsin has ordered bars and restaurants to limit capacity to 25%. that is down from 50 percent as health officials say every county in the state is seeing high levels of cases. meanwhile the virus continues to impact the nfl. for the second straight week, the new england patriots and the titans are delaying their games for a week. as members of both organizations have tested positive for the virus. including 23 in tn tennessee. >> the world health organization reported more than 350,000 new cases worldwide, that was the most ever.

the world health organization is calling on countries to head off a second wave, some eu countries are taking action we have the story from london. >> reporter: last night, was the last chance to get a pint atpubs in central scotland. >> last notice, folks. >> reporter: until the last week of october. >> i think it's quite sad. but probably for the best. >> reporter: the shut down is meant to slow down a second wave of covid-19. the virus is also spreading south of the border in england. faster than any time since the spring. >> the future is very uncertain and it's quite scary. >> reporter: across england, pubs and restaurants had to close by 10:00 p.m. and gatherings are limited to six people. the prime minister is going to announce more restrictions on monday, with tougher rcusing one

the madrid area, which now has the highest infection rate. since yesterday, people can leave for work, school and essential trips. the new rules were given despite opposition from local authorities. in moscow, some hospitals are struggling to keep up with the new daily record of 13,000 cases. official it s are asking people stay home if they can. the kremlin said they have no plans for the widespread lock down. like elsewhere in the world, authorities are torn between trying to protect the economy and

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molesting top democrats. >> reporter: a in mysterious someone called themselves started to put q coded information on sites. >> this idea that you have a group of obama hold overs who are actively trying to under mine trump in every turn. and sometimes that is explicitly referred to as the deep state. >> the theory is this belief that you are secretly saving the world from a satanic cult of cannibles and -- does that sound li something you are behind? >> i have not heard that. is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing? if i can help save the world from problems, i am willing to do it.

i'm willing to put myself out there.>> reporter: democratic presidential nominee has another diagnosis. what couwould you say to presid trump for not rejecting the conspiracy? >> i've baneen a big supporter mental health and i recommend that those that believe that, may take advantage of it while it's exists in the affordable care act. >> i feel strongly that q has become a line in the sand, that if you are against q, then you are either actively or passively supportingan trafficking, and child trafficking. >> reporter: you may notice the red, white and blue banner behind mike carlyle, he is the republican nominee in a heavy democrat district. >> reporter: i want to name some people and tell me if q said they are involved in

trafficking. hillary clinton. >> yes. >> barack obama. >> yes. >> george soros. >> yes. >> michelle obama. >> this, i don't know. >> bill gates. >> yes. >> nancy pelosi? >> this i don't know. >> uma -- >> i will back up, i did hear something about nancy and uma, the names you named, have all had allegations of doing things wrong. >> hm-mm. >> why's the investigation. turns out when you talk to a q believer more question be-gets more questions. like when i asked about the out landish q beliefs. how does one investigate if barack obama worships sat an and drinks blood. >> i would put him in a panel and ask him. sir have you engaged in these activities. >> none of sit new or creative.

essentially all it's doing is playing on conspiracy tropes that have been around for decades. >> reporter: this man is an associate professor that studies conspiracy theories. how many people believe in qanon? >> we get between five and 10%s. it's the least believed conspiracy theories that i poll on. which is a good thing. q has capitalized on beliefs that are already popular among americans sompt t americans. so the idea that there's a deep state is a belief. and so, many of the component parts of qanon on their own poll very well. and are more popular than qanon. >> it used to be the case that you had to do a lot of leg work if you were questioning who really assassinated jfk or who controls global finance.

no oine world leads you on. facebook wiresponded this week banning qanon accounts. >> when you start going down the rabbit hole and click around and search for information on qanon and the deep state. based on to previous clicks and those deemed to be like you by recommendation algorithms you start to get fed more and more confirming information not just about the conspiracy theory that you are looking in to, but other conspiracy theories that you have been interested in. >> as a congressman, i want to get to the isoccu>>tand with a >> mark carlyle as i point out is not the only apparent q supporter running for congress. there's more than a dozen candidates, almost all

republicans. many ever after showing signs of support have tried to distance themselves from q, that includes marjorie taylor green running unopposed in georgia. she is headed to capitol hill almost certainly. >> save american, stop socialism. >> reporter: what will you do if people are elected who believe in the qanon theory some. >> we have to push back on them. >> reporter: this is a republican congressman from illinois and one of the few in his party to speak out against qanon. >> everybody has a right to elect whoever they want this their district. if somebody wants to send a qanon believer out their here, it's their right, but it doesn't mean we have to accept it. >> reporter: the house pdresolu republicans were against it. they are worried the affect it can have on the election. do you think that people believing in qanon can destabilize the government? >> yeah, when a conspiracy

spreads it will change how you view your country. over time, as it spreads whether you bought in to it one day or you doesn't. that may lead to election night, maybe you think hthe results ar not real. you never know when something is too big until it's too big and you have to step on it early. >> reporter: we asked to indulge one theory to rest. you are from illinois, can i get you on the record that you do not think barack obama is a sat an worshipping baby blood drinker. i gr with a lot of policies but he is a pretty good guy. >> with that out of the way, we turn to the conspiracy theorist theorists. >> q has done drops about me, where he suggested that i'm part of a deep state plot to get him.

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the presidential election is just three weeks from tomorrow. john dickerson has thoughts on the state of the race. >> a presidential election in the age of a pandemic is new. but may hinge on how voters interpret a very old phrase. harry truman's favorite, the buck stops here. the buck comes to us from poker and frontier days a knife with s turn it was to deal. a player that did not want to could pass the deal, passing the buck. that was onda

thcoach sho h thegame's over. but when the decision is up before you, and i have a motto on my desk that says the buck stops here, the decision has to be made. >> the phrase puts a back seat driver in its place and has a more sympathetic assessment of thepresident, one that knows how hard the job is. he said that no one has the right to grade a president, not even poor james buchanan who has not sat in his chair. >> they are dying, that's true. and you -- it is what it is. but that doesn't mean we are not doingth tha werontrol as mus i. this is a -- >> this is how donald trump would like to judge his response to covid-19. >> in the modern presidency

however, buck stopping has been redefined in a way that is much less sympathetic. it has come to mean that a president is fully accountable for the outcome of events no matter how difficult they are. advocates for this stricter standard of excellence say, it's necessaries because the spector of harsh judgment focuses the mind of the president and the staff. don't make excuses, just get results. it's a tough standard. to make the right call and the fix is why they get to sit as ot it to me. so voters have a choice, sympathetic or strict standard, whether re-election is a troph participat you the news continues, follow us online, any time at cbs news.com. reporting from los angeles.

monday, october 12, 2020. this is cbs morning news. campaign comeback, president trump hits the road for the first time since being diagnosed with the coronavirus. a second wave? new concerns about covid-19 in the u.s. as the number of cases and hospitalizations is back on the rise. the lakers conquer the bubble and banner 17 will soon hang in the rafters. >> los angeles lakers make title capping off what has been a very