The US reporting 60,000 new cases of covid-19, the highest since early August; President Trump and Joe Biden to hold dueling town halls tonight as VP candidate Kamala Harris suspends public events after two staffers test positive for the virus; Senate Judiciary sets October 22nd for its vote to advance Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court despite objections from Senate Democrats; and Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez loom large over presidential elections in South Florida.