President Trump held a rally with around 5,000 supporters in Iowa on Wednesday night, even though White House coronavirus task force guidelines state that gatherings in the area should be limited to 25 people. Meanwhile, the president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hold competing town halls Thursday night. Paula Reid reports. Source

President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden prepare to make their case to voters at dueling town halls, rather than sharing a debate stage. Also, Europe is grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases across several countries. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Oman’s state-run media says the U.S. hostages were freed by Iranian-backed Houthi forces in exchange for almost 250 of their own. Source

Bank says they got loans from Small Business Administration and deposited the money into their personal accounts. Source

The lucky bidder says he “fell in love with it at first sight,” but the 18-year-old students won’t see a penny of the windfall. Source

Shattered records with $383 million haul, giving his campaign a whopping $432 million cash on hand and an enormous leg up on Trump’s in campaign’s homestretch. Source

DOJ says Ohr retired after his lawyer was told a final decision on a disciplinary review was imminent. Orr was a frequent Trump target over his dealings with Christopher Steele. Source

After three days of confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett finished taking questions from Senators on Wednesday. Los Angeles Times congressional reporter Jennifer Haberkorn, and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

Melania Trump reveals son Barron tested positive for coronavirus; Kenneth Walker details night of Breonna Taylor’s deadly shooting Source

More than 14 million people have already cast their votes in the 2020 general election. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano to discuss the most important issues to voters in this election. Source