Here are the headlines you Need2Know for Tuesday, September 29, 2020:
DEBATE NIGHT
Tonight’s the night. President Trump and Joe Biden will meet, face-to-face, for the first of three presidential debates. Chris Wallace of Fox News is the moderator and a limited number of attendees will be in the debate hall at Case Western Reserve University. The pandemic, Supreme Court and social unrest will be in focus tonight, and Wallace has said he doesn’t plan to act as a real-time fact checker. The debate will go from 9-10:30 pm ET, and airs across the broadcast networks and on cable and streaming news outlets. PREVIEW
COVID-19: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
The U.S. is “not in a good place” with the virus, according to Dr. Fauci. Nationwide cases are now back above 40,000 per day, with a concerning uptick in test positivities in states like North Dakota, Montana, Utah and Wisconsin. The White House says it will start shipping 150 million rapid point-of-care tests to states in the coming weeks, at which point governors will decide where and how to allocate them. The global death toll has surpassed one million. REUTERS
CALIFORNIA FIRES
Just as firefighters in California have gotten a handle on the wildfires, new infernos have erupted in the state’s wine country. The Glass Fire has destroyed a famous family-owned winery, Chateau Boswell, in Napa Valley, while the nearby Zogg Fire has killed three people. Neither blaze is contained, and the governor has issued a new state of emergency. CNN
BREONNA TAYLOR INVESTIGATION
In an unusual move, a juror in the Breonna Taylor case filed a motion to release the transcript of the grand jury deliberations, arguing that the Kentucky attorney general misrepresented the jury’s findings to the public. The unnamed juror says the panel was never given the option to indict the two officers who shot and killed Taylor. Late last night, the AG granted the request and said recordings of the proceedings will be made public tomorrow. NY TIMES
AIRLINE LAYOFFS IMMINENT
The U.S. airline industry is bracing for imminent mass layoffs, as a federal stimulus law that barred airlines from cutting jobs expires on Thursday in the absence of new legislation. United and its pilot union approved a last-minute deal to avoid cuts until next June, though the company is still planning to cut as many as 13,000 other jobs next month. Up to 35,000 pilots, flight attendants and other workers could face the ax across the industry in the coming weeks. US NEWS
PRIME DAY
Amazon Prime Day is officially on the books for Oct. 13-14, and the deals have already started. This year, Amazon says it wants to focus on small businesses that sell on the platform, so it’s offering a $10 credit on any purchase of $10 or more made with eligible small businesses between now and Oct. 12. There’s also early deals on Amazon devices and services: SEE THEM
SPORTS WRAP
NFL: Last night’s Monday Night Football matchup was a good preview of the future of the league as the two most exciting young quarterbacks in football went toe-to-toe. Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 34-20 win over Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Mahomes threw four touchdowns to hand the Ravens their first defeat of the season. YAHOO SPORTS
NHL: The Stanley Cup is coming to Tampa. The Lightning shut out the Stars to win the Stanley Cup Finals, the franchise’s first championship since 2004. One of the more successful bubble experiments of the year is now in the books. ESPN
SPOTTED...
...Newly-single Chris Rock, holding hands with the actress Carmen Ejogo in NYC. Rock is in rehearsals for his hosting gig on the SNL season premiere this weekend: SEE PICS
ACT OF GENEROSITY
Sienna Miller reveals in a new interview that Chadwick Boseman paid part of her salary for the film 21 Bridges, in which they co-starred. Miller says the studio wouldn’t budge on her salary request, so Boseman took it upon himself to donate a portion of his pay to ensure she did the movie. Boseman died of cancer a month ago. EMPIRE
LEFTOVERS: BAD HOTEL REVIEW
An American is facing possible jail time in Thailand for posting a one-star review of a resort on TripAdvisor. The hotel in the Koh Chang tourist district sued the man, who lives in the country, and he now faces two years in jail if found guilty. Thailand has among the most draconian defamation laws in the world, especially when it comes to anything posted on the internet. CBS NEWS
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