Trump claims coronavirus is coming to an end, Fauci disagrees; 100 fires burning nationwide; Most in California, Washington and Oregon; Trump pays tribute to 9/11 at site of United flight 93 crash; Some voters in key swing state don’t like Trump or Biden;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

Fauci: We need to “hunker down” to get through fall & winter; Fauci: We may not get back to our normal lives until end of 2021; Operation Warp Speed Chief: race for coronavirus vaccine has “nothing to do with politics”; CDC Study: Adults who test positive for virus about twice as likely to have recently dined at a restaurant; Biden, Pence meet at 9/11 memorial in New York City; Trump: “I didn’t lie” to Americans about COVID threat, after tapes reveal he intentionally downplayed the impact; Trump distorts history to compare himself to FDR, Churchill; Trump supporter on not wearing a mask: “If I die, I die”; Trump: Israel and Bahrain to establish “full diplomatic relations”; Biden Campaign goes after Trump’s TV watching; New book: Trump bragged about secret nuke system to journalist; Trump to Woodward: “I have built a nuclear – a weapons system that nobody’s ever had in this country before”; Biden: Trump has no idea what constitutes national security; U.S. slaps sanctions on Giuliani’s Ukrainian ally; Historic western fires to blame for at least 24 deaths including woman & grandson in Oregon; Right now: 3 of California’s largest fires ever are burning; Fire burning near San Francisco is California’s largest wildfire on record; More than 10% Oregonians evacuated due to fires;

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