Roughly 45,000 airline workers are set to be furloughed or laid off soon after Congress failed to agree on a coronavirus relief package. Kris Van Cleave has the latest. Source
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Groups urge Amazon to disclose any election data breaches
Ecommerce giant’s cloud-computing platform is used to store voter and election data in more than 40 states Source
Candidates return to campaign trail after chaotic first debate
President Trump and Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail after a chaotic first presidential debate. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe wraps up the key takeaways from the event, then CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne join CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with analysis. Source
NASA launching $23 million space toilet for astronauts
Cygnus supply ship will carry 4 tons of supplies and equipment, including a new zero-gravity toilet for the space station crew. Source
A younger Trump: No politics for me
In 1985, Donald Trump told Mike Wallace he had big plans for the future, but “not politics, not politics.” Source
Donald Trump’s “hurricane of words”
Some of the best moments from the 60 Minutes interview in which Scott Pelley challenges the GOP frontrunner including unaired clips. Source
Lottery winner forced to forfeit prize after ticket gets lost in mail
She had to mail in the ticket due to the coronavirus pandemic — but it never made it to the lottery headquarters. Source
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend mourn loss of their baby
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have shared heartbreaking news of the loss of their baby. Dr. Jennifer Wu, an OB-GYN at Lenox Hill Hospital, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to talk about the causes of pregnancy loss and how families cope. Source
Report shows Biden gaining ground in Midwest states
A new report from Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics shows several Midwestern states favoring Joe Biden. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, joined CBSN with more on this, and what key states to watch ahead of November. Source
Thousands of U.S. airline industry workers face furloughs and layoffs
An estimated 45,000 workers in the U.S. airline industry are dealing with layoffs and furloughs as talks to extend COVID-19 relief funding stall on Capitol Hill. CBSN’s Lana Zak spoke with CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave about what this means for travelers and what needs to be done to get the industry back to work. Source