polls close on the eastern time zone here in florida at 7:00 p.m., but we have a central time zone thatloses an hour later. it :00 p.m. eastern is when we see the first results out of florida. because we have so many early votes cast, we will know very quickly my think, how florida is going. why do you say that? -- host: why do you say that? guest: because of the number of votes i will be counted and posted by the supervisors of elections. in most counties, the first such posted are the ones already cast either by mail or early voting. those results will be the ones that show up first on the vote tallies. and then the in person votes that happen on tuesday will come in precinct by precinct. supervisors will be updating those numbers. i spoke with secretary of state laura lee, she thinks florida will have a preliminary result before men died. with thery ellen klas my hair up -- with the miami herald's argus this morning, here to take your questions about florida. winston-salem, north carolina. good morning. you're supporting joe biden. caller: i am. i believe that florida is a great stat

ricans inmany puerto central florida who have come to florida and they don't have to become a citizen. they already are a citizen. digits need to register. appears to be -- many of them -- don't register with either party. bey have come and decided to no party affiliates. there voters up for grabs. we are watching as it looks like more latino women, puerto ricans supporting joe biden. and men supporting donald trump. that all plays out. very immigration was important platform for the president four years ago, we are not hearing him talk much about that. i think part of the reason is realizesze that she any latinos are supporting him. and what we're hearing is they are very supportive of his economic policy. thatfeel they have a sense they could prosper more under a trump administration. that the have a sense democratic party may be, what we hear is less patriotic. there are more critical of where we are as a nation, whereas many of these latino voters, many of them new immigrants were children of immigrants have embraced this idea that this is a proud country and they are proud to be

yeah and he was in central florida nic which is a really key part of the biggest battleground state in this nation but if you're watching this right tonight as a medical professional someone from the center for disease control and prevention you would be horrified not only was president not wearing a mask that's not unexpected but the crowds that gathered in front of them and there were a few 1000 were packed together many of them following the example of the president and the thing that really caught my eye was as ron the scientists the florida governor came into the crowd he was high 5 ing people in the crowd as he walked along and then you could clearly see him put his hand to his face so all this flies in the face of any medical guidelines as to how to behave during a pandemic now president trump himself seems to be fully back to health you heard in there yelling out that he's going to make america great again but this is a state that he simply must win incidentally i think one of the lines here that's going to catch everybody is that president trump says he's once again immune and

we were over in your neck of the words, i apologize for not stopping by for a barbecue in central floridayou make of the political climate? you know florida pretty well. we'll talk about other subjects as well. how do i think things will go this year? >> as usual it will be as close as close can be. most people don't realize the last election we had 9.4 million votes in florida and president trump only won by113,000 votes. there was a reason why he was in sanford last night. there is a reason why joe biden is in pembroke pines in south florida at a senior center. the president won seniors by 330,000 votes last election. only one by 113. the game is on. i suspect almost every day or almost every other day both candidates will be in this state in one area or the other because 29 electoral votes, if you minus that from the president, he is down to 275. then you've got to be perfect from there. so we expect air force one to be riding down i-4 a few times in the next three weeks. connell: without a doubt. he needs the state to win. you can, you know, take other states out but not florida for p

at the time and we had charlie, francis and gene three storms that chris crossed through central floridaout 6 to 8 weeks and everyone thought that was crazy but they didn't all take the exact almost same path they didn't have the same landfall position. they traveled over the same area so yeah, to have a category 4 and then followed by a category 2, same landfall location, that has never happened before. you know, you want to talk about how incredibly unlucky that is, i don't know what the odds would be, but astronomical. >> and best wishes and thoughts to everybody down there. and by the way, dealing with the collapse of the oil and gas industry as well, so an economic whammy as well bill karins, thank you very much >>> coming up, shares of regeneron searching once again, we'll find out why and as we head to break, some of your other top headlines on this thursday, chevron officially overtaken exxon as biggest oil maker in terms of market cap streaming video service fubu it tv set to trade today. the company valued at just over $620 million >>> and jpmorgan chase is making a $30 million

president donald trump held a large rally at the villages retirement community in central florida. the first of two rallies. biden had a speech in delaware. but this is not beyond our capacity to master. not if we are directing a coordinated effort across government and the private sector. >> 11 days from now we will win the state of florida and four more years in the white house. but the vice presidential candidates also had a busy schedule, harris addressed a debate controversy saying that biden would ban oil subsidies but not the practice of fracking. >> this talk more about this a final presidential debate with our political reporter greg lee. first last night was a much more orderly affair compared to what we saw previously. there were stricter controls on speaking time. could you think benefited the most from those changes? >> reporter: credit to the moderator she really kept these two men in line and on topic. president donald trump listen to his advisers and he toned down. there were far fewer interruptions. there was still plenty of personal attacks from both men. joe bide

here in central, florida, trump won sumpter county by nearly 70%.n the retirement community, the villages, republicans outnumber democrats 2 to 1. ♪ how are things at the villages these days? >> tense. >> has it always been so divisive in the villages? >> since trump. >> you know, all the people that hated obama have turned into trump supporters. my girlfriend is a big trump supporter. >> and you're still together? >> barely. i don't know if we're going to make it through the election. >> is there a political divide in the villages? do you feel it as trump supporters? >> we're golfers and i think he is golfing with three of his friends who are very, very strong democrats. >> we don't see a lot of fights, arguing here. everybody gets along here. it's the friendliest hometown in the united states. >> nut house! >> there you go, white power. >> in june of 2020 donald trump retweeted a video of a trump rally taking place here. >> the white house in damage control again. >> guy in the golf cart chanting white power. >> the defense? the president didn't s

we want to show you a live picture of a current trump rally taking place in the villages in central florida, a key part of that battleground state. trump export supporters not social distancing and not wearing masks as this coronavirus is raging across the u.s. ♪ >> reporter: campaigning in the must-win state of florida, president trump is predicting a comeback as he is trailing in the polls and running out of time. >> it will be a great red wave like you've never seen before. you're going to have a wave like you've never seen before. >> reporter: president is patting himself on the back after his less hostile debate with joe biden. >> i wanted to play by the rules and feel strong about it. two different styles. i'm able to do different styles if you had to. >> reporter: mr. trump is saying he has always responsibility for his responsible to the coronavirus. >> i always take responsibility. >> reporter: even though that is, obviously, not true. >> no, i don't take responsibility. >> reporter: as covid-19 cases are once again peaking in the u.s., the president and top administration official

. >> central florida is one of the most hotly contested areas in the state. n the senior vote here and across florida last time, but many are more unenthusiastic now. >> they don't value life. >> the trump campaign showed up with promises this week. >> seniors will be the first in line for the vaccine and we will soon be ending this pandemic. >> biden has been leading for this critical voting block. his handling of this has been erratic like his presidency has. it prevented seniors and others from getting the relief they need. >> as well as another key group, hispanics. >> about 20% of the population is hispanic. >> a professor at the university of central florida has been tracking hispanic voting trends for more than ten years. >> it's a purple area. people go back and forth between democrat and republican. and i think the trump campaign, they don't necessarily need to win the whole percentage, they just need enough. on the other side, democrats and especially the biden campaign has to make sure that the turnout is there. >> one of those that the biden campai

president trump is headed to central florida following vice president mike pence there holding rallies all weekend. the president's doctors say he is no longer contagious. this is about 10 days after his diagnosis was made public. >>> with three weeks to go until thisevening, president tro florida. >> it looks like i'm immune for maybe a long time, maybe a short time. a lifetime. i don't really know. >>> it has been a week after he left walter reed after staying for a three-day treatment. >> the doctors say he is no longer a transmission risk and doesn't need to isolate. >> as you know, the white house doctors are the best and they say totally free of spreading. no spread. >>> polls show joe biden leading in key states of michigan and nevada also shows candidates tied in iowa. the state president trump carried by 10 points in 2016. >>> the hearings begin for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. the white house is pushing to have her confirmed before election day. >> they want her on that court to hear the case on november 10 one week after the election so that she can strike it dow

the old railway station in the central florida is falling into decline who knows when or if a train will ever stop here again. after an hour's stop it's time to begin the journey back north. for lita it might be the last time she travels this route. she will be retiring in just a few days' time. among many that sometimes i. even cry and when you're in the mornings when i'm getting ready i often think but then i pull myself together loving it i'm sorry it's a whole lifetime since i was 24 years old and now it's over i guess everybody goes through this. maybe i will start another job why not i'm used to being on the road for 38 or 39 years i was always on the move while the thought of staying at home feel strange but it will pass it will be difficult but then i'm sure i will feel better. but back together. which at national level i love to travelling by train although these days they don't care about the railway system as you can see. malouf being on a train anyway even if the rocking motion is a bit tiring. but i still like it very much. not everyone can say that after 38 years in the sam

>> i'm a student of politics, certainly the politics in the state of florida and central florida arearediction biden will likely win the presidential elections here within florida this year, albeit i think it will be a close race. i believe he will likely win because people are frustrated now because of the high unemployment rates we see here within florida and they're really has been i think, a lack of leadership and clear direction from the top, from the white house right down here to our governor as we have dealt with the pandemic in recent months. connell: now what i've seen biden is doing better among some groups that president trump did well last time. for example, senior citizens, maybe not doing as well in the minority community as hillary clinton did last time. if that is the case, will he have a tough time winning at the end if he is not able to turn out those voters? >> there is no question this will be a close race. i think that biden is going to have to get into florida and make certain that he interacts with the voters here within florida. connell: in person? >> in perso

geoff bennett at the president's rally in central florida now geoff. >> reporter: hey, shep, good evening. president trump began his remarks here on the rally stage behind me saying these heartened and humbled by the prayers he's received during his recovery from covid-19. he then quickly pivoted to the usual attack lines that we've heard from the president on campaign stages just like this one. president trump is keeping up a fairly aggressive campaign schedule just this week in fact. a rally tonight in florida he then heads to pennsylvania, . his trip then iowa, then north carolina, then back here to florida. his trip here coincided with a new memo from the white house physician, sean conley, saying that president trump has now tested negative. the white house has, as you y know, for days refused to say precisely what president trump's status was was he testing positive or negative we still don't know when the president last tested negative before he was infected but the president back on the campaign trail, hoping to jump start his campaign now that most polls show him tra

the voters who could decide it live here, inside central florida's sprawling retirement community, the villages. this year, republicans fired up. democrats are, too. residents here are well aware that senior scitizens make up 8% of covid-19 deaths in the state. david grimes, a one-time republican prosecutor, is voting for biden. he says he has little trust in the white house. >> they say they value life, but they don't value elder life. >> reporter: but susan morel, a trump supporter, said covid-19 was not a concern of hers. >> to me it's a flu. i'm almost 70 years old. and am i worried about it? no, i'm not. >> reporter: the condition candidates' battle for votes have been playing out in real time in florida this week. >> how many of you have been unable to hug your grandkids in the last seven months? >> reporter: the president, who took the demographic in 2016, has been trying to shore up support. >> biden's agenda would be a catastrophe for florida seniors. >> reporter: a recent poll of likely voters in florida shows those 65 and older back biden, 55% to 40% over trump. chris stanle

he will be in orlando, central florida, a vital part of this state, and there are lots of swing votersnd independent voters in that area. him hitting the road again is seen as vital as we run down to the election -- to the beginning of november. people will be watching him to see if he has changed his attitude, having had covid-19 and gotten through it, to see what he says about -- when regards to how his administration has handled it and how his administration changed him. i think it is doubtful he will say anything unexpected. he has said having covid-19 might be some gift from god and he may be immune. we will hear that kind of rhetoric. for the president, this is a very important thing for him personally. he will hit another three states -- iowa, north carolina, and pennsylvania -- all very important states -- over the next few days. people have been gathering in sanford since 5:00 on monday morning, keen to see their president once again, and his speeches and rhetoric will be watched very closely indeed. >> what about his opponent, joe biden -- what has he been up to? >> well, joe

they all admit if it wasn't for central florida, and especially the villages, they would have lost. >reporter: the villages, predominantly white and republican, became base of support to help propel the president to victory in florida four years ago. 68% of the residents here voted for trump. the community has also been a source of controversy. a man who appeared to be a trump supporter shouted "white power" during a parade earlier this year. the president retweeted, then later deleted, that video. president trump won florida in 2016, but with his approval ratings now underwater, and a razor-thin edge in the polls, this time around, his adopted home state could be up for grabs. in the last few weeks ago, every vote seemingly courted and chased by both candidates. >> it's great to be with you and back at the villages, i like the villages. >> reporter: stan and his club rented 18 billboards scattered across the state. up to $5,000 a pop. hyping what he says are president trump's accomplishments. he took us to this one near his home. >> what message do you want people who are driving by

conservative retirement communities in america kerry sanders has more >> reporter: the villages in central floridaan 32 square miles, the largest retirement community in the nation like golf carts to cars, republicans here outnumber democrats 2-1. those conservative voters have repeatedly paraded in their carts, showing their support for president trump. the president among enthusiastic supporters here on friday. for the last four years residents here in the villages say they felt that if they spoke out against donald trump they would face consequences, mostly social isolation but now there are vocal critics speaking out, and the big surprise is who they are >> i'm a lifetime republican >> most of my life >> show of hands, who voted for trump in the last election who is voting for trump in this upcoming election? nobody why? >> to put it simply, i want our democracy back >> i cannot vote for a man who i look at as the great divider rather than unifier. >> his whole platform is divide and conquer. and i gave him a chance. and i feel that we need somebody else >> reporter: recently in what was consi

. >> reporter: the villages in central florida, more than 32 square miles, the largest retirement community in the nation. like golf carts to cars, republicans here outnumber democrats 2-1. those conservative voters have repeatedly paraded in their carts, showing their support for president trump. the president among enthusiastic supporters here on friday. for the last four years, residents here in the villages say they felt that if they spoke out against donald trump, they would face consequences. mostly social isolation. but now there are vocal critics speaking out. and the big surprise is who they are. >> i'm a lifetime republican, most of my life. >> reporter: show of hands, who voted for trump in the last election? who is voting for trump in this upcoming election? nobody. why? >> i put it simply. i want our democracy back. >> i cannot vote for a man that i look at as a great divider rather than a unifier. >> his whole platform is divide and conquer. i gave him a chance, and i feel that we need somebody else. >> reporter: recently, in what was considered a bold move, hundreds of voters

turning back to the pandemic, a group of mothers had to be removed from a school board meeting in central florida because they refused wear masks. they held up that meeting for more than an hour and after they were ejected, the board approved a mask mandate. >>> a new study is out this morning on just how long your immunity can last after you get covid-19 and also this morning, some encouraging news from hospitals across the country in spite of a surge in cases. earlier i spoke with dr. ryan ribeiro about these headlines. we're seeing these rising covid cases, rising hospitalizations really surging across the country. we do want to focus on what could be considered encouraging news or at least you could file it under things could be worse and that is the gap between the number of hospitalizations and the number of deaths. that gap is getting wider. can you explain what that means or what we're seeing? >> i think there's a few different things going on here. one, i think hospitals are a lot less overtaxed now than they were in the early days and we know that has a big impact on mortality. two, we

meanwhile, in central florida some counties are hiring security guards to watch over ballot boxes after of them being vandalized in other parts of the country. >> one in california and one most recently in boston where somebody tried to catch those ballots on fire in a drop box and were successful in catching some on fire. >> and the coronavirus continues to be front and center in this campaign. two people who attended a trump rally in north carolina have now tested positive. >>> dr. anthony fauci is calling for a national mask mandate as the u.s. sets another single day record for the number of covid cases. one of college football's top stars, clemson quarterback trevor lawrence is now sidelined after testing positive. but overnight president trump's son, don junior, is speaking out about the lower death rate while defending his father's claim that we turned the corner. a stern warning about the spike in covid case. >> we are facing an urgent crisis and there is an imminent risk to you. >> reporter: hospitalizations on the rise coast to coast. at least 13 states seeing a record number

center and make an apparent speedy recovery he's now back on the campaign trail his 1st stop central florida where thousands gathered to welcome him back. following the example of the president many in the crowd didn't wear masks and social distancing was nonexistent as florida governor on dissenters and to the rally he gave high fives to the crowd before touching his face president trump told supporters he's never felt better i went through it now they say i'm amused i can feel i feel so powerful i walk into the idea of i walk in there ought to see everyone in. august the guys in the beautiful women and everybody else yes if you have the fact is any source of the president might change his tone after contract in the virus were quickly dispelled despite rising cases in many states and flu season fast approaching the president says his approach was right all along the cure cannot be worse but if you don't feel good about it if you want to stay stay relaxed stay but if you want to get out there get out. in ohio democratic candidate and former vice president joe biden talked to auto workers tou

the old railway station in the central florida is falling into decline who knows when or if a train will ever stop here again. after an hour stop it's time to begin the journey back north. for lita it might be the last time she travels this route. she will be retiring in just a few days' time. among men. sometimes i. even cry you know when you're in the mornings when i'm getting ready i often think but then i pull myself together loving it i'm sorry it's a whole lifetime since i was 24 years old and now it's over i guess everybody goes through this. maybe i will start another job why not i'm used to being on the road for 38 or 39 years i was always on the move once the thought of staying at home feels strange but it will pass it will be difficult but then i'm sure i will feel better and wish that document. which others will have i love to travelling by train although these days they don't care about the railway system as you can see. him i love being on a train anyway even if the rocking motion is a bit tiring. but i still like it very much. not everyone can say that after 38 years in th

>> reporter: hoping to turn out central florida's latino and suburban voters-- the key to any statewide. >> we've got to turn out like never before, orlando! >> reporter: and he taunted his successor. >> covid, covid, covid, he's complaining. he's jealous of covid's media coverage. >> reporter: the former president also called out recent comments by trump's son-in-law jared kushner about black americans. >> president trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful. >> his son-in-law says black folks have to want to be successful. that's the problem. who are these folks? what history books do they read? biden campaigne biden campaign is courting black voters in a last-minute barrage of tv ads. ♪ 1,000 times again >> reporter: outspending the president on tv by $12 million this week alone. tonight in atlanta, biden said the african american vote in georgia could put him over the top. >> it's time to stand up and take back our democracy and any place

he's been at the villages which is a community in central florida that's long been known as a very conservative area so essentially he's on home ground talking to people like him but he spent most of the speech on friday evening bashing joe biden and once again making that claim that this country is just around the corner from recovering from coronavirus i just saw reports in that within the last hour that said there were $80000.00 cases on friday that's more than the reserve or been before there are less states. it's easier to name the states of seeing spikes at the moment and increases in hospitalisation so that clearly isn't true but at this point in time this close to the election i'm not sure whether these rallies are changing anyone's minds because remember more than 50000000 americans have already voted early either by mailing in a ballot dropping it in a ballot box or as i did this morning going to vote in person but the president really isn't laying out any policies for the future he's talking to people that he knows will vote for him bashing joe biden saying once again he's created th

response is there a still plenty of people here who are independent and swing voters particularly in central florida and they could often and have in the past decided these elections so president needs to perform well tonight incidentally he's already tweeting out that this is a hash tag think news debate despite the fact that he agreed to it and he got together there for us in miami no doubt you'll be following that. events of tonight for us closely let's go to heidi jay castro in philadelphia but in walking into that town hall session with a widening lead in the polls if we are to believe the polls this is biden's race to . that's right and his campaign certainly sees it that way i should say that with the widening circle of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in the biden and harris orbit that has been a dominating concern leading up to the event here tonight we know that 3 people 2 are who have worked with vice presidential candidate pamela kemah harris and also an aviation company employee who was on the same plane as joe biden they are the individuals who have tested positive f

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so that if you add them all up they're dominant and then there's the puerto rican vote now in central florida which is change the complection around by home or everywhere lando since many of the puerto ricans are more inclined than other hispanics to vote vote democrat right now so it's an interesting state i heard some of the bush people talking the other day about the weather carries a vote of look for early on election night and we'll be in early state reporting comparatively speaking and i agree with the hernandez county and duvall county which should go heavily for a truck they did last time around and is just north of tampa is kind of one of those things that comes in early and if he goes his way then chances are it's headed that way. those who fear election day he will marches in the streets. i don't think that's going to happen i know everybody's worried about it on election day certain it happened that day i don't think and i don't think it's going to happen right after that now we have a back right away i can't see that happening if the biting winds the cause i think that most of th

florida. it is because we have two time zones. we have a centraltern time zone, so one hour later. so 8:00 p.m. eastern time is when we will see the first results out of florida on election night. because we have so many early , ies, we will know quickly think, how florida is going. that?why do you say guest: because the number of votes that will be counted and posted by the supervisors. in most counties, the first votes posted are the ones that have already been cast either by vote by mail or early voting. and those results will be the ones that show up immediately or first on the tallies. voting thatn person happened on tuesday, those will come in increasing to buy precinct commander supervisors will be updating those numbers. i spoke to the secretary of state, and she says she thinks that florida will have a preliminary result, definitely before midnight. host: mary ellen clouse is our guest this morning, here to take your questions and comments about the battleground state of florida. let's go to gary. caller: yes, i believe that florida is a g

from villages in central florida in broward county in their heart of hearts, seniors know they can counte biden to protect social security, serve medicare and make their medication less expensive and more affordable. and deep down seniors know they can count on joe biden to take on this virus and safely with their friends, children and grandchildren. florida seniors know they have a friend and ally in joe biden because he has always stood by them and even a crisis like this one, will never leave their side and that trust will show itself on election day, 21 days, my friend, on to victory to florida, florida seniors and all of america. thank you very much. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> please welcome city commissioner toby for your. ♪ ♪ >> hello, broward county. my name is toby feuer. i grew up in new york city. i got married and had two wonderful children. i worked 25 years at an administration, in 1998 who were allegedly retired. it wasn't much of her retirement to me. i became involved with my local community, i served eight years on the western city commission. i would like to call myself a profe

pennsylvania all essential battleground states but on monday night right now he's on stage in central florida that is a key part of the biggest battleground state in this country that's where there are lots of swing voters and independent voters and don't want to make no mistake cannot get another 4 years in the white house without winning this state and certainly what about joe biden he's in another key state in the. yeah he's in toledo ohio where he's been basically talking about his economic plan to auto workers in a state that trump took a silly back in 2016 but which in which joe biden is doing pretty well at the moment as he has across the entire nation if the polls are to be believed he's been talking about his experience during the economic crisis of 20062007 incidentally saying that president trump's behavior getting back on the campaign trail is device if an irresponsible words we've heard many times before here in this state which is always seen as a litmus test for the entire election joe biden is leading president trump by just a razor thin margin that's why this state is so impo

trump is now back where he likes to be rallies meeting his base supporters he'll be in orlando in central florida are a vital part of this state in what is a the biggest battleground state in the entire nation with $29.00 electoral college votes and there are lots of swing voters and independent voters in that area so him hitting the road again i think is seen as vital as we run down to the election at the beginning of november but i think people will be watching him tonight to see if he's changed his attitude having hardcoded 19 and got through it to see what he says in regards to how his administration has handled it and how his experience may have changed him i think it's pretty doubtful that he will say anything unexpected he's already talked about having covered 19 is being some kind of gift from god in that he may be immune now so i think we'll hear that kind of rhetoric but for the president this is a very important thing for him personally he will be hitting another 3 states iowa north carolina and pennsylvania over the important states over the next few days so people have been gathering

especially considering that seniors in central florida and south florida and north florida can be three very different groups of people. >> sure. as you and dave were discussing, we are focussed on building the broadest most diverse coalition. that will drive joe biden to the white house. and as you mention before, the vice president will be in ohio. tomorrow. he'll be in florida tuesday. doctor biden will be in georgia and texas this week. four states that donald trump won in 2016. we're a campaign on the march in that regard. expanding our media buys into markets that the trump campaign is actually retreating from. really important dichotomy there. we are going to continue to talk about the vice president plan to get virus under control. seniors of course are disproportionately effected by covid-19. we have laid out a clear plan on how to do that. donald trump hasn't. and for in this moment in this country this is a virus that is affecting all of us. something we're living with. and that is impacting communities across the country. particularly in florida and seniors. you'll hear that

many right there in central florida.couple who operated a disney tourist blog to start a virtual fund-raising drive. they're donating the money to the central food bank in florida who said the need there has doubled since the pandemic has started. good news about people doing great things in this chaotic world. >> welcome help. >> yes. we're glad you were with us this morning. we'll see you tomorrow i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm jim sciutto. "newsroom" with john king starts now. >>> president trump tweeting up a trump this morning, agitating to leave the hospital and get back to the white house. his chief of staff says things look like they're on track for today. >> obviously he continued to improve overnight and his health continues to improve. the doctors will actually have an evaluation sometime late morning and then the president, in consultation with the doctors, will make a decision on whether to discharge him later today. >> we could hear from the president's doctors

from the villages in central florida to sunrise lakes and kings point in broward county, in their heartts our seniors know that they can truly count on joe biden. they can, joe biden to protect sources could become preserve medicare and make their medications less expensive and more affordable. and deep down seniors know they can count on joe biden to take of this virus it safely reunite them with their friends, children and grandchildren. florida seniors know they have a friend and ally in joe biden because he's always stood by them and even in a crisis like this one he will never leave their side. that trust will show itself on election day. it already is. i just know it. 21 days, my my friends. on to victory for florida, , for florida seniors and for all of america. 90 so much. [applause] -- thank you so much. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please welcome commissioner toby foyer. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> hello, my name is toby foyer. i was born in the bronx. i grew up in new york city. i i got married and had to make wonderful children. i worked 25 years at brooklyn college in administration and moved

aca, certainly no plan to mitigate economic impact the pandemic is having on families across central floridaer this week. mike pence is in ohio today. we are getting at that point three weeks out from election day, john, where we're seeing a lot of activity and trump, of course, returning to the campaign trail as well. >> state by state. thank you from hamilton county. we look at it by county, some of us with maps. thank you. >>> hello to viewers in the united states and around the world. top of the hour. john king in washington. thank you so much for sharing a busy news day with us. right now, a break in amy coney barrett's supreme court confirmation hearing. expect to hear from her this afternoon. the morning marked with warnings that a justice barrett would unmake obamacare. the president busy tweeting saying republicans have a health care plan that will protect pre-existing conditions. there's nothing to suggest that's true. republicans are currently in court trying to dismantle obamacare. more on the court fight in a few minutes. first, the president leaving his coronavirus isolation an

north florida, which typically votes more red, central florida the true battleground, and in south floridae have a democratic base. making sure we turn out with a big enough surge in south florida to carry and balance out some of these more red areas of the state, that is always critical and we are looking good. we are not sitting. substantialda has a hispanic or latino population. there has been speculation biden does not do as well with that population as other democratic candidates. what are you seeing in terms of his ability to appeal to those voters? rep. wasserman shultz: i think vice president biden's visit to the state as well as senator harris visit to the state, especially over last month or so, you have seen the numbers shift in our direction. this is a president who has presided over a health care disaster, and it is disproportionately people of nothingfected, to say about the disrespect and violent nature with which this president has treated the hispanic community and latinos all of the country, and even talked about their countries of origin's countries, the backlash from th

center and make an apparent speedy recovery he's now back on the campaign trail his 1st stop central florida where thousands gathered to welcome him back following the example of the president many in the crowd didn't wear masks and social distancing was nonexistent as florida governor rod dissenters into the rally he gave high fives to the crowd before touching his face president trump told supporters he's never felt better i went through it now they say i'm a mutant i can feel i feel so powerful walking. the walk and there are just everyone. are just the guys in the beautiful women and everybody yes you have big factors any thoughts of the president might change his tone after contract in the virus were quickly dispelled despite rising cases in many states and flu season fast approaching the president says his approach was right all along. the cure cannot be worse but if you don't feel good about it if you want to stay stay relaxed stay but if you want to get out there get out. in ohio democratic candidate and former vice president joe biden talked to auto workers touting his experience in

but the question is whether or not the puerto rico stroetd votn central florida who favor biden can make up the strength with others in southern florida. what do you think will happen? >> yeah, if you look at the polling average among hispanic voters and you compare to four years ago, biden is still up with them but his lead is only 12 points versus hillary clinton the final pre-election polls then was 21 points. and it is that cuban vote in the southeast part of the state that donald trump is doing significantly better in than he was four years ago. will it ultimately be enough for trump? i'm not quite sure. one other little nugget there is of course among senior citizens, you are seeing biden coming better than hillary clinton did. so perhaps that could help compensate with his performance with hispanics. >> florida has already start the counting their early and absentee votes. are we likely to know who won florida on election night? >> yeah, much better chance than say the midwest because they are already starting to process those ballots. and unlike those midwestern battleground stat

the president was scheduled to travel to central florida today, key battleground state for a big rallye and then go to wisconsin over the weekend. all those immediate campaign events have been canceled. the president had been scheduled to battle west to battleground state of arizona. this throws entire campaign schedule in the air. that schedule remains to be seen. then keep in mind the next presidential debate was scheduled for 13 days from now. then we have the vice presidential debate next week. we have been asking the biden campaign whether he is going to now be tested, whether senator harris will be tested and a source familiar tells cbs news that biden is expected to get a covid-19 test this morning. anne. >> we are going to continue to follow that. thanks for the insight live from capitol hill. we will keep our eye on all the reaction that continues to come in. len and michelle. >> thank you. >>> this diagnosis comes two days after the presidential debate. we sat with an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist from stanford medicine. >> we did ask if joe biden could hav

a rally in central florida has been canceled. >> the president's son also tested negative as well as his daughter and son-in-law. the chairwoman rhonda mcdaniel did test positive for the virus. she is recovering at her home in the state of michigan. mike lee and the university of notre dame president who recently attended trumps rose garden ceremony on saturday to announce the nomination of judge amy to the court has also tested positive for the virus. >>> well, here we are things have changed a little bit. you can see the dow is essentially right back at sea level. the s&p is down about a half %. but by 1 3/4 of a % we saw steeper losses of course. this is before the beginning hours. the stocks will close in less than a half an hour. in the meantime there is news of a new surge of cases nationwide and also work on the vaccine is intensifying as mike explained the latest surge comes as more cities continue to reopen more avenues of the economy. >> as the search continues more than 30,000 new cases were confirmed including president champ and the first lady who are undergoing a quaran