it's friday, october 30th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." four days out, the candidates for president crisscross the country, trying to shore up support ahead of next week's election. hear their duelling messages for voters as the clock winds down. record spike. the u.s. records more than 88,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, the highest number ever. how some of the hardest hit states are trying to stem the outbreak. and breaking overnight, countersuit, why a louisville police officer involved in the deadly raid of breonna taylor is now suing taylor's boyfriend. captioning funded by cbs

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin with the election this morning. we're just four days out from election day. the president and joe biden are continuing their marathon push to make their final pitch to voters. they will hold competing rallies in minnesota today. the former vice president is set to appear at a drive-in car rally later this afternoon. while mr. trump will headline a rally shortly after biden's event. nancy chen is in washington. how are the candidates trying to lure the last minute voters? >> reporter: good morning to you. the candidates are crisscrossing the country, trying to reach as many voters as possible. especially in key swing states. president trump and former vice president joe biden have very different closing arguments. the race for the white house is being fought on familiar territory. >> five days from now we are going to win florida. >> florida goes blue, it's over. it's over.

>> reporter: the presidential campaigns converged on the sunshine state thursday. holding rallies in tampa, a few hours apart. >> i've never been more optimistic about america and america's chances than today. because i know the american people. >> we are doing good. see the numbers today? 33.1 gdp, the biggest in the history of our country. >> reporter: while president trump focused on positive economic data. >> we locked down, we understood the disease, and now we're open for business. >> reporter: democratic nominee joe biden emphasized the white house's handling of the coronavirus. >> donald trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families and surrendered to the virus. >> reporter: today, both candidates will be in the upper midwest, a region where covid-19 cases are spiking. yesterday, house speaker nancy pelosi formally ended pandemic relief talks with a trump administration. >> i feel very confident that joe biden will be elected president on tuesday. so while we don't want to be overconfident or assume anything, we have to be ready

for how we are going to go down a different path. >> reporter: while negotiating a new relief bill, pelosi and the trump administration remain at odds over testing, aid to local governments and business liability. the latest count shows more than 81 million voters have already cast their ballots this year. the numbers suggest 2020's turnout could be the highest in more than a century. anne-marie. >> well, i suppose that is good news, more people being involved in this process the better. nancy chen in washington, thank you so much. so we have reached another grim milestone in the battle against the coronavirus. more than 88,000 confirmed cases were reported yesterday in the u.s., setting a single day record. now, that beats the previous record set just last friday and saturday. on those two days, more than 83,000 new infections were reported. naomi ruchim shows us which states are being hit the hardest.

>> reporter: the surging covid-19 cases across the country are not just due to more testing, according to dr. anthony fauci. >> we're going to have many more hospitalizations, and that will inevitably lead to more deaths. you're using the word mandating masks, yes if that works, let's do it. >> reporter: the governor of kansas is considering a mask mandate with record-breaking cases, overstrained hospitals and rising deaths. >> the state did not reach 500 covid deaths until september. roughly six months after the pandemic began. it took a little over six weeks for another 500 kansans to die. >> reporter: missouri and indiana are seeing a dramatic rise in hospitalizations and indiana set a daily high for covid cases. finding the balance between the economy and keeping people safe remains a challenge. new york city is allowing 40,000 stores to sell goods on the sidewalk. >> if the stuff is on the street

already, it would help a lot. >> reporter: in massachusetts, many restaurant tents are coming down due to cold weather. >> it is concerning. the tents definitely helped us to keep our heads above water. but with all of this now just going indoors, it is concerning. >> reporter: the virus continues to claim lives, like 65-year-old sharon hunt, a retired teacher from milford, ohio. her heart broken family says many are not taking the virus seriously. >> when they go around and saying, it is less than 1%, when that less than 1% is your mother, it opens your eyes. this isn't a percentage. it is somebody's family member. >> reporter: hunt's husband says he also thought the virus was a hoax, until recently. naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. clemson tigers star quarterback trevor lawrence is out of tomorrow's big game against boston college after testing positive for the coronavirus. the 21-year-old is currently in isolation.

lawrence took to social media saying he has mild symptoms adding the only thing that hurts is missing this weekend's game with his teammates. breaking overnight now, a louisville police officer who was shot during the raid that killed breonna taylor is countersuing taylor's boyfriend for alleged assault. sergeant jonathan mattingly alleges that kenneth walker shot him in the leg during the botched drug raid at taylor's apartment in march. mattingly and two other officers returned fire shooting 32 rounds into the apartment and surrounding area. taylor was shot six times. no officers were directly charged in her death. last month, walker filed a lawsuit against the police department, and the city of louisville, for police misconduct. he sat down with gayle king earlier this month and walker said police did not announce themselves before busting down the door. >> so the doors fly off the hinges. >> i let out one shot, and, you know, i'm figuring somebody is trying to break in or something.

they're not going to want to do anything after that. >> after that, what happens? >> gunshots all at the same time. >> the officers claim they did announce themselves as police. mattingly is seeking a jury trial, damages and attorney fees for, quote, battery assault and intentional emotional distress. at least six people are dead and at least 2 million customers remain without power this morning after zeta lashed the gulf coast and rushed inland. zeta has weakened and moved off shore after making landfall in hurricane-ravaged louisiana as a category 2 hurricane on wednesday. the powerful storm raced through the south yesterday with winds up to 100 miles an hour. the storm peeled off roofs, toppled trees and knocked down power lines in alabama, georgia and mississippi. france's anti-terrorism prosecutor says the suspect in a deadly knife attack was not on the radar of intelligence

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>> the nightmare scenario is that election night people will draw conclusions or days after will draw conclusions that their candidate has been denied the victory. >> coats says he has no reason to believe that this won't be a fair election. the associated press says jerry falwell jr. is suing liberty university. the former president and chancellor claims the evangelical school damaged his reputation in a series of public statements after he resigned in august. falwell alleges that liberty officials accepted what falwell says are false claims about his involvement in an extramarital affair between his wife and a business partner. there was no response from the school. and "the new york times" says a man waiting for a bus experienced a new york nightmare. he fell through the sidewalk and into a rat-filled vault. surveillance video shows the 33-year-old man waiting for a

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our top stories this morning, the president and joe biden are holding competing campaign events in minnesota today. biden will appear at a drive-in event in st. paul. mr. trump will hold a rally in rochester -- at rochester international airport, which has been scaled back to comply with coronavirus rules. another grim milestone in the battle against the coronavirus. more than 88,000 confirmed cases were reported yesterday in the u.s., setting a single day record. that beats the previous record set just last friday and saturday. on those two days more than 83,000 new infections were reported. doctors say getting a flu shot is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic,

especially for people over the age of 65. michael george explains just how the shot can help reduce the risk of serious complications from more than just the flu. >> reporter: mary always gets a flu shot. >> my husband and i we're in our 70s, the older you get, the more inclined you are to have underlying health conditions that put you at a greater risk for complications from having the flu. >> reporter: she's receiving the high dose flu vaccine, which has four times more antigen than the regular shot. >> as we age, our bodies have a bit more difficulty making that antibody response to a regular dose vaccine. so if we expose people who are over the age of 65 to a higher dose of that antigen, they're more likely to make a much more robust response. >> reporter: if you haven't received your flu shot yet, now is the time. the centers for disease control and prevention recommend getting

the vaccine by the end of october. some pharmacies and doctors are reporting limited supplies of the high dose vaccine, or that it is no longer in stock. but dr. kristin englund from the cleveland clinic says older adults should not delay and take whatever shot is available. >> it is really important to get vaccinated against the flu with whatever your pharmacy has. this is -- we're starting to get into the flu season right now. so we really don't want people to wait too much longer. >> reporter: getting the flu vaccine can reduce a person's risk of illness, hospitalization, and death. mary knows it is especially important to get her flu shot in the middle of the pandemic. >> when so many things are not in our control, it is the easiest thing to do. >> reporter: she says she's done everything she can to protect herself and her family. michael george, cbs news. coming up on "cbs this morning," in our eye on money series, we'll look at the financial lessons of the coronavirus pandemic. plus, concerns about violence following the presidential

election. we'll hear from members of two self-identified militia groups who think america is on the brink of a civil war. and first on "cbs this morning," we'll speak with bubba wallace about the new race car he will drive for the new nascar team owned by michael jordan and denny hamlin. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thank you so much for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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