week ali virtual ali vitaly has the latest. >> reporter: joe biden jumps ahead while president trump recovers at walter reed. new nbc polling showing biden nearly doubling his lead with a 14-point advantage over trump. our first look of what voters thought of that chaotic debate. >> don't ever use the word smart with me. >> reporter: that wild head-to-head bolstering views of biden's temperament, a 32-point advantage over trump and the president's support slipping significantly with men over 50. >> i want to give them better health care at a much better price. >> reporter: taken before the president's covid-19 diagnosis is a snapshot of a presidential race since thrown into deeper turmoil. trump now sidelined by the virus and unable to campaign with some of his top advisers also stricken. his team fanning out top surrogates, virtually and in person for joe biden the campaign calender barrels on with a change in tone. >> i'm in a little bit of a spot here because i don't want to...