JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: President Trump is restarting his campaign just a week
after falling ill with COVID-19. Aides say he will address a crowd tomorrow from a White
House balcony. And he will hold a rally in on Monday.
Today, he spent two hours on the Rush Limbaugh radio show, and pushed for distribution of
an experimental antibody drug that he was given.
DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: People are going to get immediately better,
like I did. I mean, I feel better now than I did two weeks ago. It's crazy. And I recovered
immediately, almost immediately. I might not have recovered at all from COVID.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Tonight, Mr. Trump has his first TV interview since being diagnosed.
FOX News says that he will also have a medical evaluation on the air.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas today, Democratic nominee Joe Biden urged Latino voters to go
to the polls.
JOE BIDEN (D), Presidential Candidate: You can determine the outcome of this election,
not just -- not just for president, but for Senate, for the Congress. And that's the biggest
mark. The single most consequential thing anyone can do is vote.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The former vice president will campaign tomorrow in Pennsylvania.
The White House has upped its offer on a new round of economic relief. That comes after
President Trump urged negotiators to -- quote -- "go big." He had called off talks earlier
this week.
Today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin proposed $1.8 trillion. Democrats' most recent offer
was $2.2 trillion.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled plans today for evaluating the president's fitness
for office. The bill would create a commission authorized under the 25th Amendment to the
Constitution, which cites terms for removal of a president.
Pelosi argued it's about more than President Trump.
REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need
for us to create a process for future presidents.
It isn't about any of us making a decision as to whether the 25th Amendment should be
invoked. That's totally not the point.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The White House and Senate Republican leaders dismissed the proposal.
New details emerged today in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen
Whitmer. The state attorney general said that authorities moved Whitmer and her family several
times, for their safety, during the investigation. In all, 13 men face state or federal charges.
At least seven are affiliated with a far right paramilitary group.
The U.N. World Food Program has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its work combating hunger.
The Nobel Committee said today that recognizing the agency's work symbolizes the need for
unity amid the global pandemic. We will hear from the WFP's top official after the news
summary.
Russia called the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to Moscow today, in a bid to
halt nearly two weeks of fighting. The flare-up over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
is the worst in 25 years.
But Armenia's prime minister said today his country wants peace.
NIKOL PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister (through translator): We are committed to a peaceful
settlement of the Karabakh conflict, and are ready to resume the peace process, in accordance
with the recent statements from the European security group.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Azerbaijan's president said that a settlement is possible on principles
offered by the U.S., Russia, and France.
Back in this country, Twitter will bar candidates from declaring victory before a race is called,
and tighten rules against spreading misinformation and inciting violence. The company also said
today that it will make it harder to retweet misleading posts. Twitter already banned political
advertising.
A federal judge in Florida refused today to extend the state's voter registration deadline.
A computer crash on Monday potentially blocked thousands of people from signing up.
And in Ohio, elections officials announced that nearly 50,000 voters around Columbus
received flawed absentee ballots. They promised to mail out new ones.
On Wall Street, stocks finished out Friday with another rally. The Dow Jones industrial
average gained 161 points to close near 28587. The Nasdaq rose almost 159 points, and the
S&P 500 added 30. Overall, the Dow had its best week since August. The S&P and the Nasdaq
had their best week since July.
And New York Yankees pitching great and Hall of Famer Whitey Ford has died. He had Alzheimer's
disease. Ford was a key to the Yankees' dominance in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a six-time
World Series champion. He had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century.
Whitey Ford was 91 years old.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": the United Nations World Food Program is awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for its work during the pandemic; a former speechwriter for John McCain
discusses his new book and why he supports Biden for president; two years after his murder,
a new film examines the life and legacy of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi; plus, much
more.