from was ngton, i'm chip reid. it is mond it is monday, november 2, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. final election sprint. president trump and joe biden are on a battleground blitz before tomorrow. their final message before america decides. interstate incident when a so-called trump train swarms a biden group. why the president said they did nothing wrong. prince william said he had coronavirus earlier this year. his reason for not telling the public. public. good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne

marie green. we begin with the mad dash to election day. president trump has planned five rallies in four key battleground states. joe biden will stop in ohio before returning to pennsylvania to barn storm the state. skyler is in washington. very busy today, what's their closing message as they continue their frenzied campaign schedule? >> good morning. bth of these men with certainly confident in the final stretch. for the president, it is rhetoric along the campaign trail. touting what he's done for the economy and in his view what his administration has done for the coronavirus. biden's camp is critical about the presidential's response. saying this election is about the soul of the nation. >> both campaigns are confident heading into the final hours. >> florida, we are looking very good.

you look at iowa, we are looking very good. >> two more days, we can put an end to this presidency that has from the very beginning sought to divide us. >> at a rally said joe biden will ruin the economy. >> this election is a choice between a crippling depression or historical. >> while the former vice president said we kant recover from the virus. >> we've first got to beat trump. >> biden spent yesterday in pennsylvania. the state he won by just 24,000 votes. >> pruchl is terrified what will happen in pennsylvania. >> more than 93 million votes have been cast with more than all of 2016. >> everyone is taking it serious this time. >> president trump said he wants the vote counting to stop on election day. >> we should know the result of the election on november 3. the evening of november 3.

that's the way it has been and that's the way it should be. >> that's not true. states continue to p count votes after election day. >> pennsylvania has always taken a week for example to count military ballots. in many areas, they won't start counting ballots until wednesday. >> the president will have done 23 rallies in the final week. joe biden is focused on locking up those 20 electoral votes in pennsylvania. as you well-known, that is a state president trump won four years ago. >> i do. i do. it is where i live and i know it is a hotly contested state. from washington, thank you so much. so the fbi is investigating after a cara van of trump supporters was seen swarming and following a biden group.

on interstate 35. saying the trucks tried to slow down the bus and run it off the road. president trump offered this alternative explanation. >> did anybody see the crazy bus driving down the highway surrounded by hundreds of cars. >> you know, they were protecting his bus. because they are nuts. they had hundreds of cars. >> the incident forced the biden team to cancel some events due to security reasons. a battle over ballots cast over drive-thrus in a houston area will be taken up in a an emergency hearing today. a texas court were to throw out 127,000 ballots cast through drive-thru locations. the all republican court denied the request without an explanation. the county judge did her best to reassure people their votes will

count. >> we have to be real and put out there that it is bewildering that this is even happening. these votes already cast that folks are trying to invalidate them. >> conservative activists have rallied against expanded voting where a record 1.4 million votes have already been cast. a plain state lawmaker claiming the arrangement was tilted towards democratic voters. now to the surging coronavirus crisis. more than 9 million people in the u.s. have tested positive. more than 230,000 people have died. that is the most in the world. over 81,000 cases were reported yesterday according to johns hopkins. texas passed california at the most indications in the nation at

936,000. still early voters have risked it all turning out to vote in record numbers. >> reporter: excitement at the polls even as the pandemic rages out of control. >> if there is any silver lining, it is the fact that people are deeply engaged. >> in record numbers, more than 93 million ballots cast and still counting. >> a sacrifice was made so we could have the opportunity to vote. >> in california, every eligible voter got a mail-in ballot. this man went to the polls. >> i want to make sure my vote counts. >> at the same time, the nation's fall covid surge is in force. 100,000 a day. 27 states breaking records in the last two weeks. former fda commissioner scott gottlieb said the winter could be grim. >> i think december will be the toughest month. you look at what's happening in states now, you are seeing accelerating spread. >> in new york city, shutting down a halloween party with over

400 guests. starting wednesday, all out of town visitors in new york will face testing but no quarantining for now. >> and testing positive weeks after starting treatment for aggressive breast cancer. >> her doctor paused her chemo so she could fight covid first. >> how did your family take it? >> i was in the hospital. they took control of households. made me cry. very positive. they keep me going for sure. britain's prince william reportedly had the virus in april about the same time of his father, prince charles. the bbc said william kept his telephone and video engagements without revealing his diagnosis because he didn't want to worry anyone.

the palace did not respond but did not deny the report. coming up, out age in north carolina after police use pepper spray. and art imitates life for beyonce. queen b reveals a surprise. this is the cbs morning news.

a 14-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of a turkish building that collapse after a powerful earthquake. she was trapped for 58 hours. the 6.9 magnitude square was centered in the agean sea. at least 81 people were killed and nearly 1,000 injured. police in north carolina used pepper spray and a deadly stabbing in quebec city.

those are some of the headlines on a new york news stand. a man arrested in connection to a halloween attack that left two people dead and five wounded. he was dressed in midevil clothing when he went on an attack. it does not appear to be a terror attack and the victims were targeted at ran come. mental illness may have been a factor. organizers of a north carolina get out the vote rally say another rally is planned. about 200 people took part in the event in graham, one of the organizers asked the crowd to observe almost nine minutes of silence in memory of george floyd. several members of floyd's family were at the event. after the period of silence ended, they asked people to leave.

they used pepper spray because the crowd refused to disperse and were blocking a road. >> i got pepper sprayed while somebody was cleaning my eyes out with saline. that's how bad today was. the rev rant planned a peaceful event. there was no reason for law enforcement to come out the way they did. >> eight people were arrested the another rally planned for tomorrow. and usa remembers actor sean connery. he died saturday. he played bond five times and the british spy in such films as "from russia with love," "gold finger" and "never say never again." he won best supporting actor in 1987 "the untouchables." also knighted be the queen in 00 sean connery was 90. still ahead, mountain dew brings the heat. teaming up with a basketball

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here is a look at today's forecast at some cities around the country. ♪ >> on the cbs money watch. open enrollment begins for obama care and the soda mountain dew gets saucy. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. >> good morning, this week, investors focus will be the white house and a slew of data with a look at the october jobs report and the latest batch of corporate earnings. reporting lower friday after a bumpy week. the dow dropped 157 points. wrapping up its worst month since march. the nasdaq sank 274.

the s&p 500 lost 40. open enrollment is under way for the affordable care act. americans have until december 15 to sign up. centers for medicare and medicaid said premiums are down average for 2021. most people will have a choice to pick plans from at least three insurers. president trump is pressing the supreme court to overturn obama care but house speaker pelosi is urging people to sign up anyway. a federal judge blocked a threaten of a close down of tiktok that would have banned an action that would have banned the popular the app in america and cut tiktok off from vital tech services. the trump administration said the chinese-owned app is a security threat adding that china could spy on over 80 million users. the executive order was set to take effect in 10 days. mountain dew is ready to ad some serious spice. teaming up with nba star and

houston hot sauce maker for this combination. citrus and heat and made of none caffinated mountain dew. the brand will let fans know in days how to get a bottle. >> it may be a match made in heaven. it sounds weird but i'm liking it. >> it does. non-caffinated mountain dew. i don't drink it because it is too much for me. i guess you had to take the caffeine out to put the heat in. >> that's saying something when you are talking about people who work early morning hours with us. if it is too much caffeine involved. with the philadelphia 76 er involved. i kind of have to back it. diane hall in new york. thank you.

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our top story. the presidential candidates are on a battleground blitz. president trump has planned five rallies in four swing states. joe biden will return to ohio before returning to pennsylvania to barn storm that state. to a story set in a cemetery but has nothing to do with halloween. it is about a woman who fought for equal rights in voting. steve hartman on the road. >> how grateful they must be, the people, the women mostly who flock here to this cemetery to stand in her presence. >> it was amazing. like i wasn't just reading from a textbook.

i was with her. >> she came to the grave of susan b. anthony, showing the sufferagist in a tangible way her work was not in vein. after anthony died, her grave went mostly unnoticed until about four years ago when 10,000 people showed up. the gesture, with unintended consequences. >> unfortunately, the gummy res due was damaging the marble. this year, they covered the stone with a plexiglass sleeve. allowing for layers of tributes for generations to come. >> she worked so hard her whole life. >> sara brought history daughter, clara. >> she worked so hard. she died not even knowing that will happen. >> we are not ghoing to have children that take those next steps unless we educate them now.

>> and we need to educate a lot of adults like her. >> yes. i haven't always been so passionate. >> almost like we took it for granted. >> were you in our car. i said to her, i can't believe i was so clueless and now i am so passionate. >> during our day at the grave site, >> thank you susan b. anthony. >> we saw that form. from jubilation to overwhelming elation. >> the only constant the way people put on stickers. with such tenderness. it was healing, which is why i believe voting should always be a two-step process. first a ballot and then a nod to all of those who made this sacred right possible. steve hartman in rochester, new york.

coming up on cbs this morning, our cbs news battleground tracker looks to the possible paths to victory for president trump and joe biden in the presidential election. plus, we'll have advice for voters on staying safe and healthy when heading to the polls tomorrow. we'll speak to pulitzer prize winning historian about the historic significance of this year's election. that is it for us this morning. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. this morning. i'm anne marie green. have a great day. marie green. have a great day. -marie green. have a great day.

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