news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later or "cbs this morning" and you can always follow us online any te it's tuesday, october 20th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." muting the mike. the rules get revamped for the final presidential debate as more states open the polls today for early voters. >> no one gave up hope and we kept looking. we knew we weren't going to leave until we found her. >> defying the odds. a missing hiker is found alive after 12 days in zion national park. we have new details about her commission and how she survived. jeff bridges health scare. the oscar winning actor reveals

a cancer diagnosis on social media. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we are going to begin this morning with a change in the final presidential debate. the president and joe biden will face off in nashville in two days. a new rule aimed to prevent interruptions. nancy chen is in washington. what's changing and how are the candidates reacting to the change? >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. the first and only presidential debate was characterized by chaos and frequent disruptions by president trump. debate organizers are hoping for more order as we head into thursday night's debate. after a combative first match-up, the commission is making a change for this thursday's event. >> the radical left. >> will you shut up, man. >> reporter: at the start of each segment, both candidates can talk for two minutes while

the others' microphone is shut off. for the remainder no one will be muted. last night president trump attacked moderator kristin welker. >> when i found hershey's been screaming questions at me for a long time and she's no good. >> reporter: president trump says the change is unfair and that he also wants to focus more on foreign policy. the biden campaign said mr. trump is afraid to talk about his, quote, disastrous covid response. >> who voted today? >> reporter: vice presidential candidate kamala harris didn't let a downpour today. >> they know when we vote we win. >> reporter: they saw high turnout throughout the state. >> i came in person. i wanted to be sure the vote counted. wasn't sure there would be any trouble or problems with the mail system. >> reporter: long lines expected in wisconsin with the start of early voting. >> our biggest concern is with

covid-19, making sure we limit as much congestion at polling places as possible. >> reporter: nationwide, more than 31 million people have already cast a ballot according to a tally by the university of florida. >> reporter: these are the topics that will be covered in thursday night's debate, fighting covid-19, race in america, climate change, national security and those are chosen by the moderator. the u.s. supreme court has denied a request by republicans to stop the extended deadline for mail-in ballots in pennsylvania. in a split vote yesterday the justices ruled ballots received up to three days after the election can still count. the president's campaign has opposed such an extension. the action comes as the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows joe biden leading mr. trump in the state by seven points.

53% to 46%. house speaker nancy pelosi said there is some prog get on the new coronavirus relief package. she said today is the deadline to reach a deal that could be enacted before the election. the white house has increased its offer for a deal to $1.8 trillion. pelosi says that is not enough. turning now to the coronavirus. health experts are warning the months ahead will be some of the hardest of the pandemic. the number of cases continues to surge nationwide. more than 58,000 new cases were reported yesterday. the seven-day average for new cases is now up in 40 states. nowhere is it more true than in wisconsin. the state is setting records for new cases, hospital admissions and deaths. adriana diaz explains.

>> reporter: at the university hospital of madison, cases doubled. the nurse said it happened almost overnight. >> i'm frustrated. it is scary. you don't want to take that home to people you care about. >> reporter: you feel safer in the covid unit than you do in the public in some places. this covid unit used to be limited to this one hallway, now they've had to expand to three hallways because of this surge. dr. jeff pothawk has already air lifted several covid patients in. >> we thought they were going to be okay and all of a sudden they end up here. there's some regret at that point. it's too late. there isn't a do over. >> we need help in the hospital from people outside to start wearing the masks and start staying away from people. >> reporter: with covid cases surging across the nation, the former head of the fda says, brace yourself. >> we have two or three hard months ahead of us.

>> reporter: new peak is hitting one utah health system especially hards. icu beds this weekend reached over 100% capacity. >> this is as serious as it gets. we have had to turn away transfers. people in other states. >> reporter: in chicago mayor lori lightfoot said the city is facing a second wave with more than 500 new cases a day. >> we are increasingly seeing large gatherings of unmasked young people. folks, that has to stop. >> reporter: but some encouraging news at new york city schools. more than 16,000 covid tests, just 28 came back positive. 20 staff members, 8 students. back in wisconsin, doctors aren't just confronting hard truths but also midwestern resilience. >> the people of this state, i think we need to bubble that up to the top. that team spirit and that grit. maybe we can get through this. >> reporter: covid records have

been hit here. last week a judge ruled against the capacity limitations but just on monday another judge put them back in place so the rules keep changing. adriana diaz, cbs news, madison, wisconsin. a tsunami advisory has been lifted for southern alaska. a powerful earthquake rocked the region yesterday. a 7.5 magnitude quake hit southwest of anchorage. several large after shocks were thinking about moving to higher ground. no damage was reported though. we are learning new details about a california mother found alive after being stranded in utah's zion national park for nearly two weeks. holly courtier was rescued by emergency crews on sunday. she had injured her head on a tree and she was too weak to get

help. they say she was severely dehydrated. >> she was very dehydrated and they found out she had a concussion. she couldn't move. she was bruised badly. she couldn't open her mouth to drink. >> when they found her? >> yes, and she couldn't talk. >> she is an experienced hiker and did not take a cell phone with her or leave behind an itinerary. her family said she survived by drinking river water. actor jeff bridges says he is being treated for a cancer called liymphomlymphoma. he announced this on twitter. he understands it's serious and he quoted the dude from the big la bow ski. bidges thanked well wishers and promised to keep everyone posted. coming up on the "cbs morning news," why the midwest is getting hit especially hard by the economic crisis caused by

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yesterday. the atlanta journal constitution said 128,000 people hit the polls in georgia on the first day last monday. if you factor in all voting there, the number is nearly 1.5 million ballots. texas leads the nation in early voting totals with 4 million ballots cast so far. among the battleground states, a bulk of them are in the midwest. the region's economy was hit hard by the pandemic. schuyler henry talked to voters in ohio looking to the presidential candidates for some economic relief. >> reporter: inside the blush boutique, business is getting closer to like it was before the pandemic. her store shut down during covid-19. the former lawyer turned shop owner called this unsettling. >> i was shut down for almost 7 weeks. i don't have an online store so that was pretty rough.

>> reporter: according to a yelp survey, the country saw 160,000 businesses shuttered due to the pandemic. some temporarily, many permanently. that number is trending higher. the midwest is feeling it acutely. according to daniel schilling. >> the area that has been hit hardest with covid have been things like leisure, hospitality. the pain in those sectors has been really dramatic. >> there's no sign the pain will end soon. with congress still in a stalemate over a new round of economic relief. both president trump and joe biden have promised better days ahead if elected. >> wait until you see the third quarter numbers. you're going to have great numbers. >> turn his back on you. i promise you i will never do that. >> reporter: she says she's eager to cast her ballot. >> oh, for sure i'm going to vote. >> reporter: with the future of her own shop in mind and so many

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our top stories this morning. the debate commission issued a new rule for the final match-up to president trump and joe biden on thursday. at the start of each segment, both candidates will talk for two minutes while the others' microphone is shut off for the remainder of the 15 minutes neither will be muted. and the u.s. supreme court denied a request by republicans to stop the extended deadline for mail-in ballots in pennsylvania. in a split vote yesterday the justices ruled that ballots received up to three days after the election can still count. the president's campaign has opposed such an election.

october is breast cancer awareness month, and while the disease kills tens of thousands of women in the u.s. every year, black women face a greater risk of dying from t. elise preston explains why there's growing concern that the risk could become worse. >> reporter: tracy tomer is often tired but she's pushing on. the 53-year-old grandmother is being treated for stage three breast cancer. she discovered a lump in september of 2019. >> what went through your mind? >> to try to forget about it. >> reporter: for nearly 2 1/2 months she put off having her first mammogram. >> i cried because i knew something was wrong. >> while black women are slightly less likely to be diagnosed with a breast cancer compared to their white counterparts, they're 40% more likely to die. >> reporter: black women are often more diagnosed with a breast cancer at an advanced

stage. the doctor says the disparate is seen for all socioeconomic backgrounds. studying genetics and biology is critical. >> we attributed it to access, care, access to care plays a role, but we now know there are many reasons, many causes and a lot of research is underway to address those causes. >> reporter: doctors are concerned that the pandemic will widen the gap as many women are delaying veeng. >> women are even more afraid of going to get a mammogram, for example, or maybe they lost their insurance. >> reporter: dr. v encourages women to talk to their doctor about when to start screening, something tracy wishes she did earlier. >> i'm also fighting for my life in general. i have grandkids that i want to see grow up. >> reporter: she's undergoing radiation after mastectomy and chemotherapy and is not giving

up. elise preston, cbs news. tony decopil continues as he continues voters in dayton. nasa's daring mission to brianne asteroid back to earth. and we speak with ashley mcbride. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ ♪