UNTIL THE ELECTION,THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSEHEATING UP.PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FORMER VICEPRESIDENT JOEBIDEN TAKING AIM AT EACH OTHEROVER THE STATE OF CURRENTAFFAIRS..ABC'S INES DE LACUETARA IS IN WASHINGTONWITH THE LATEST.AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICCONTINUES TOWORSEN IN MANY PARTS OF THECOUNTRY..PRESIDENT TRUMP STRUGGLING TOEXPLAIN HOW HE PLANS TO LEADTHE NATION OUT OF THIS CRISIS..TELLING FOX BUSINESS..I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE VERY GOODWITHTHE CORONAVIRUS.

I THINK THAT ATSOME POINT THAT'S JUST GOING TOSORT OFJUST DISAPPEAR.

I HOPE.THE PRESIDENT ALSO FACINGGROWING BACKLASH FORREFUSING TO WEAR A MASK?

BUT NOWINSISTINGI'M ALL FOR MASKS, I THINK MASKSAREGOOD.

IF I WERE IN A GROUP OFPEOPLE, AND I WAS CLOSE-REPORTER:YOU WOULD WEAR ONE?TRUMP:OH I WOULD, I WOULD I HAVE, IMEAN PEOPLE HAVE SEEN ME WEARINGONE.AND ON THE FOREIGN POLICYFRONT-THE WHITE HOUSE GRAPPLINGWITH NEW REPORTS THAT ACCUSE THEKREMLIN OFPAYING TALIBAN FIGHTERS TO KILLU.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.TRUMP INSISTING THE INTELLIGENCEPEOPLE DIDN'T BELIVE ITHAPPENED, AND SAYING THIS:POTUS: I THINK IT'S A HOAX.HIS 2020 OPPONENT BLASTING THEPRESIDENT FORNOT TAKING ACTION SOONER--BOTHWITH REGARDS TORUSSIA?IF HE WAS BRIEFED AND NOTHINGWASDONE ABOUT THIS, THAT'S ADERELICTION OF DUTY.AND WHEN IT COMES TO THEPANDEMIC."DONALD TRUMP IS IN RETREAT.THIS-- AS A NEW POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLLFINDING TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATINGHAS DROPPED TO 39 PERCENT..WITH 59 PERCENT OF VOTERSDISSAPROVING OF THE PRESIDENT.THE TRUMP TEAM BELIEVES THEYHAVEN'T BEGUN TO DEFINE JOEBIDEN AND THEY THINK BIDEN'SNUMBERS WILL GODOWN AND TRUMP'S NUMBERS WILL GOUP, BUT HE IS OPERATING FROM AMASSIVE,ENORMOUS HOLE.FUNDRAISING NUMBERS REFLECTINGTHAT TREND AS WELL..WITH BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS RAISINGMORE THAN TRUMP ANDTHE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THELATEST ROUND OF NUMBERS.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE-- MOUNT RUSHMORE WILLHOST A FIREWORKS SHOW.IT'S SOMETHING PRESIDENT TRUMPHAS BEEN PUSHING TOREVIVE.THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BANNEDFIREWORKS IN