Trump and Biden head Midwest as Election Day nears

Friday, October 30

President Donald Trump supporters and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supporters square off in front of Penn Place office building in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Luzerne County Election Bureau is located inside Penn Place where early walk-in voting has started.

Trump and Biden head to the Midwest, "The Mandalorian" returns and more things to start your Friday.

Happy Friday, Daily Briefing readers! It's Jane, bringing you this morning's news.

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will appear at multiple events in the Upper Midwest as Election Day rapidly approaches. The United States is nearing the grim milestone of 9 million COVID-19 cases. Baby Yoda returns in Season 2 of "The Mandalorian." And, don't forget to "fall back" this weekend and hopefully enjoy an extra hour of sleep.

Here's today's news:

Where are the candidates? Trump, Biden head to the Midwest

President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden resume the onslaught of pre-election appearances Friday with both candidates set to appear in multiple Upper Midwest states. Trump will appear at rallies in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Biden was already scheduled to speak at events in Iowa and Wisconsin on Friday before adding an event in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both candidates spoke at events in Western Florida on Thursday with Trump not only lambasting the once-anonymous aide Miles Taylor, who criticized him in a high-profile New York Times column and subsequent book, but touting a new federal estimate that the economy grew at a stunning 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter. Biden responded by saying any economic recovery "is slowing if not stalling."

•	Florida presidential poll: Biden leads Trump in final stretch before Election Day
•	'Most valuable surrogate': Spouses are key in battleground states, lending firepower in final push
•	Trump made many promises in 2016 and early in his term: Which has he kept and what is he still working on?

Barack Obama stops by LeBron's 'The Shop' for a pre-election episode

LeBron James' "The Shop" is getting a presidential client. Former President Barack Obama is joining James and Maverick Carter on Friday (9 p.m. ET/PT) for a special edition of HBO's "The Shop: Uninterrupted." The NBA superstar's show premiered in 2018 and has featured guests — including Kevin Hart, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill and several sports stars — as they sit around a barbershop and candidly discuss various topics. Obama, who recently critiqued President Donald Trump while promoting his former vice president, Joe Biden, tweeted earlier this week about his appearance on the show and noted he'd be talking about the Nov. 3 election.

•	Barack Obama recalls dealing with a global pandemic, facing racist comments in first memoir excerpt
•	Obama slams Trump as 'jealous of COVID's media coverage' amid record cases

More election news:

•	A GOP reckoning? If Trump loses his reelection bid, the party may face an identity crisis
•	In fierce presidential battle for Pennsylvania, Black voters could make all the difference
•	Election Day weather forecast: Will storms affect voter turnout?
•	Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Trump's decision to hold massive campaign rallies during COVID-19 pandemic
•	'This is monumental': Millions of Americans are voting for the first time this year, and it's not just young people
•	Many people in jail are eligible to vote. But casting a ballot behind bars isn't easy
•	'Rappers are Republicans?!?!': Lil Wayne's meeting with Donald Trump causes confusion on social media

Dining indoors banned in Chicago as US nears 9 million COVID-19 cases

Chicago's ban on indoor dining starts Friday as the United States nears 9 million cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 228,000 deaths. Nearly 80,000 new confirmed cases were reported Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University data, along with 994 new deaths. Cases are surging in Los Angeles, where county health officials on Thursday reported 1,745 new cases, the highest daily case count since late August. In Texas, a judge in El Paso ordered nonessential services to shut down for two weeks starting Friday amid growing hospitalizations. Across the world, Japan topped 100,000 infections, with nearly one-third coming from Tokyo, and India reported declining numbers a day after surpassing 8 million cases, second only to the U.S.

•	Trump said not to worry about COVID-19. These people beg to differ
•	A Wisconsin doctor lists the patients he's lost to COVID-19. He wonders when people will take it seriously
•	As COVID-19 surges, European leaders impose new lockdowns and curfews. Trump does not

More news you need to know:

•	6 dead, millions powerless as Zeta roars across southern, eastern US
•	Mom, four experts to testify at Kyle Rittenhouse extradition hearing for Kenosha killings
•	Car prices keep climbing: $100,000 vehicles hitting the road in droves
•	New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia for adults with terminal illnesses
•	Gray wolves removed from federal Endangered Species Act protection
•	A man fell 10 feet through a New York City sidewalk: 'Rats crawling on him, he can't move'

Season 2 of 'The Mandalorian' premieres on Disney+

Baby Yoda is back! Technically, our small friend known as The Child, returns for more adventures as Season 2 of the first "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" debuts Friday. The Disney+ show, set after "Return of the Jedi" and before the new movie trilogy released between 2015-19, finds The Child in the care of bounty hunter Din Djarin, aka Mando, (star Pedro Pascal) who must return the little one to its mysteriously described "own kind." Returning guest stars to the show nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 2020, include former MMA fighter Gina Carano, Carl Weathers and the busy Giancarlo Esposito, who earned an Emmy nod for his role, and also is starring in AMC's "Breaking Bad" prequel "Better Caul Saul" and Amazon's hit series "The Boys."

•	Trailer: Baby Yoda is back, as adorable as ever, in 'The Mandalorian'
•	New wave of toys: With 'The Mandalorian,' Disney spawned a Baby Yoda marketing force
•	Baby Yoda secrets revealed! Go behind the scenes of 'Mandalorian' in new Disney+ doc trailer

When does the time change in 2020? Here's when we 'fall back' for daylight saving time

Daylight saving time is almost over, so get ready to "fall back." The official time for people to turn the clocks back an hour is at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. You might get an "extra" hour of sleep that day, but it also will begin to get darker earlier in the day. The amount of daylight will shorten each day until the winter solstice on Dec. 21. Daylight saving time begins again March 14, when clocks "spring forward." Here are a few more things to know as the time change approaches.

Contributing: The Associated Press