NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Oct. 26)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, $1 million for anyone who reports on voter fraud that leads to a conviction. President Trump making the announcement just eight days out from the midterm elections. It comes as his administration expands its crackdown on fraud, including billions in alleged health care fraud. The Justice Department announces charges against 48 foreign nationals accused of illegally voting or registering to vote in the U.S. Cases span five states, with more than half of them coming from California. Jason Blair reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sending a message to Cuba's people. If they want change, the CIA could be an ally. What exactly is he asking Cubans to do? NTD's Arlene Richards has the details. And after a questionable voting process yesterday, left-leaning Lula da Silva claims victory in Brazil's presidential election. Arian Pasdar has what people in Brazil and here in the U.S. are saying about this unusual process. And a judge rules against the Trump administration's firing power, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey says she was fired from her prosecutor job for political reasons. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Kerry Dunst. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump announces a $1 million reward to anyone who reports on someone who commits voter fraud, both in the upcoming midterms as well as for past elections. We now go to NTD's Washington correspondent, Jack Bradley. Jack, what's the latest here? Hey, Kerry. Well, President Trump is putting a $1 million bounty on those who commit voter fraud. And that comes as his administration is stepping up its efforts to go after anyone who defrauds American taxpayers. Take a look. I'm also going to be issuing a million dollar bonus or reward or whatever you want to call it for anybody that reports voter fraud leading to the arrest and conviction of somebody for giving that person a million dollars. That announcement is coming with the midterms now one week away. the president also saying that the rewards will apply to anyone reporting voter fraud in past and upcoming elections, and that leads to a conviction. This comes after President Trump announced last week that the DOJ is offering cash rewards for tips that expose taxpayer fraud through the newly established Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, following billions in alleged healthcare fraud that the DOJ says it's already uncovered. And just a day earlier, the DOJ sued California to prevent them from counting mail-in ballots of over 20,000 suspected non-citizens on voter rolls. They've already arrested two dozen foreign nationals in the state who allegedly voted in U.S. elections. And on this, President Trump says that Brazil's presidential election was rigged. Progressive President Lula won re-election, defeating conservative Bolsonaro. Take a look at this. It looked like another rigged election, frankly. I didn't take sides, but it was a terrible look at the world. It's another election. You know, elections have to be indisputable, and it looked very bad to me. That comes after last-minute rule changes to the voting process in Brazil. Polls showed both Brazilian candidates essentially tied heading into the election, with Lula seeking a fourth term. Gary? And Jack, as President Trump is set to rally in Mississippi tonight, What's his message to voters at this point? That's right. So President Trump is making the investments into the U.S. a central part of his midterm message, pointing to the trillions of new investments in American manufacturing as evidence that his tariff policies are bringing businesses back to the U.S., specifically a new $4.2 billion investment from Audi to develop its first manufacturing car facility in the U.S., and that will be based in Georgia. Here's President Trump over the weekend in Georgia. Audi has just committed to invest $4.2 billion in nearby Macon, Georgia, to begin the construction next month on a massive plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year. 58% of our auto business was gone. It's all coming back and then some. And that's the latest development in a series of car manufacturers and other businesses moving their operations into the U.S. following President Trump's tariff policies. We have Stellantis, Ford, GM, Toyota, among others, announcing new investments in U.S. factories. And U.S. manufacturing has expanded for nine straight months. So we can expect to hear more from that tonight from the president in Mississippi. Kerry. All right. Thank you, Jack. And after a questionable voting process yesterday, left-leaning Lula da Silva claims victory in Brazil's presidential election, But multiple irregularities are causing the right-leaning side to now question the results. NTD's international correspondent Arjen Pasdar has the story. Supporters of incumbent left-leaning president Lula da Silva, seen celebrating in the streets of Brazil on Sunday night. Official numbers show that Lula won against right-leaning challenger Flavio Bolsonaro by gaining over 10 million votes compared to the first round of voting three weeks ago. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk shared a post which highlighted the 10 million votes, saying to give you an idea of how unlikely this is, all the eliminated candidates from round one got 9.3 million votes combined. During the voting process on Sunday, some public transportation buses in at least three mostly left-leaning Brazilian cities couldn't operate. Lula then made a request to extend the voting hours, claiming that some voters couldn't get to the polling stations in time. Now, usually the electoral court would handle such a case, but the Supreme Court picked it up. And at the Supreme Court, the justice who granted the request is Lula's former personal lawyer. It's also important to note that polling stations that had already closed were not allowed to reopen again, which was the case in at least one mostly conservative state. Commenting on the irregularities, Donald Trump Jr. said if a conservative government in Brazil did this, everyone in the mainstream press in America would lose their minds. Oklahoma State Senator Shane Jett called it blatant interference by Brazil's Supreme Court. Flavio Bolsonaro said this after the results came out on Sunday. What happened today was not normal. It was downright unacceptable. For the first time in history, a Supreme Court justice, who's also Lula's former lawyer, changed the rules with a simple stroke of the pen. He added that his team will officially challenge the results. Adrian Pastor, NTD News. And Brazilian stocks and the country's currency suffered historic losses today following the election results. Brazilian real plunged more than 11% against the US dollar, marking one of its biggest single-day declines on record. And that stands in sharp contrast to the first round of voting when Flavio Bolsonaro's victory set the currency higher amid growing investor optimism. The reversal highlights a dramatic shift in market sentiment following this election. And now in the U.S., 48 election crime cases announced by the Department of Justice. They span across five states. It's the latest in a ramp-up against illegal voting and illegal voting registrations that are coming ahead of the midterms. And to these correspondents, Jason Blair has more. Forty-eight non-citizens charged in election-related cases across five states. Forty-seven are lawful permanent residents with one illegal immigrant from Cuba. The cases are in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada. These are the most recent in what the Justice Department is calling a push to enforce laws barring non-citizens from voting and to protect election integrity. Every single American citizen's vote that's canceled out by an illegal voter matters. There have been over 90 elections in recent decades in the United States that were decided by one vote. Some critics have said voting by non-citizens is rare and not consequential. Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta responded to 28 cases of alleged voter fraud in the state. Let me just first say that voter fraud is illegal and voter fraud is wrong. But 28 out of 23 million registered voters in California, it's just a, obviously it's a drop in the bucket numerically. It's 0.0001%. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen said in September that the administration is screening hundreds of thousands of potential cases. One is too many, but the fact that we have 300 cases we're looking into right now and 1,620 cases that are under investigation, 151 rest, is unacceptable. The charges include voting by a non-citizen and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Voting by a non-citizen is a misdemeanor with a maximum of one year in prison. Some defendants also face felony charges. The Justice Department notes the announced charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. According to DOJ releases, 165 have been charged with election-related crimes since President Trump started his second term. The vast majority are in September and October this year. So far, there have been 20 convictions and one dismissal, which leaves 144 cases still pending. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. Thanks to Jason for that. And now we stay with election-related news. On Election Day, thousands of election observers will descend on polling stations. They're there to monitor the vote. They'll come from both the political left and the right. Democrats and their allies plan to deploy tens of thousands of election monitors. State Democratic parties have trained an estimated 10,000 volunteers to observe polling places and to report anything that is potentially concerning that they might see from federal agents. A government watchdog called Common Cause said it has trained roughly 16,000 more volunteers to stand watch at voting precincts. Meanwhile, the Justice Department plans to deploy its largest ever monitoring program. About 1,000 department staff are expected to observe voting and ensure federal laws are being followed. The RNC also plans to deploy election integrity deputy state directors in 22 states, among them Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, and North Carolina. Trump administration says it does not plan to deploy ICE agents to polling stations. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now urging Cubans to partner with the CIA if they want to see positive change in their country. This message came after President Trump said that the U.S. would, quote, take care of Cuba. The comments signal a tougher message to Cuba's communist government. NTD's Arlene Richards has more. Rubio telling Cubans that now is the time for change. In an ex-post Friday, Rubio said, seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discreet partnership with the CIA, citing corruption, failed promises, and economic hardship on the island. The CIA followed by reposting Rubio's message alongside a video detailing how individuals can safely and confidentially contact the agency. The two messages followed President Trump's earlier post. Don't worry. We'll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran. Actually, what we're going to do with Cuba is we're going to come back from Iran. Iran, those beautiful ships will pass Cuba. We'll have one of them stop about 50 yards off the coast. They'll raise up their hands. And then we're going to send Marco Rubio in to finish up the deal. Rubio sent a message last month calling on Cubans to take control. We're hopeful that the people that today sort of control the arms and the repressive regime, that there'll be some people in there that open their eyes to the reality of what they're facing. The messaging comes as tensions between the U.S. and Havana remain high. In May, President Trump signed an executive order that imposes sanctions on those responsible for repression in Cuba and threats against the U.S. Last month, the administration expanded those sanctions to include new restrictions on Cuba-related travel, increased restrictions on financial transactions with Cuba, and restrictions on Cuban nationals banking in the U.S. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrá strongly rejected the statements, saying in a post on Friday, we reject all threats regarding U.S. ambitions toward Cuba. On our shores, there are beautiful beaches, but also dog-toothed, inhospitable to those who arrive with hostile intentions and desires for domination. President Trump issued an executive order in January that said the government of Cuba had taken extraordinary actions that harm and threaten the United States, and noted that Cuba continues to build deep intelligence and defense cooperation with the Chinese communist regime. Arlene Richards, NTD News. And President Trump reaffirming his endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections, which are happening tomorrow. Netanyahu is facing a challenge from a former military chief of staff. NTD's Jason Perry has the update. Footage released over the weekend shows a crowd of people rallying in Tel Aviv days before Israel's parliamentary elections set to be held on Tuesday. The October 7th terrorist attack is still an issue on voters' minds. The organizers of the rally say they're demanding an independent commission of inquiry into Israel's security failures surrounding the October 7th massacre. On that day, now three years ago, Hamas terrorists killed about 1,200 people and took over 250 hostages. And it happened when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in power. Netanyahu faces a challenge from former military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot. He's a leading opposition figure who has pledged to investigate what went wrong surrounding the October 7th attacks. I look at all of you here and see thousands of patriots who care deeply about this country, who dream of a better Israel, and who are determined to make it a reality. thanks to you we will win and bring major change to Israel a resident in Jerusalem says she wants Netanyahu to continue being prime minister ensure he continues the line he started on October 8th and that's it to continue being aggressive against our enemies to continue managing the economy well and hopefully succeed in uniting everyone president Trump on Sunday reaffirming his endorsement of Netanyahu. He posts on Truth Social saying he and Netanyahu have to finish the job they started. Netanyahu warned Iran against interfering with the upcoming elections, saying that Israel is ready to strike back. Jason Perry, NTD News. And a setback for the Trump administration's executive authority. A federal judge has ruled that the administration's firing of prosecutor Maureen Comey was unlawful. Maureen Comey has worked as a federal prosecutor at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office since 2015, and she is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. The Justice Department under President Trump fired her in July of 25. In her lawsuit, Comey says she was fired because of who her father was, which is in violation of federal law. The Trump administration argues that prosecutors like Comey are subject to removal without cause due to executive authority. In his ruling, a U.S. district judge says centuries of legal precedent affirm the authority of Congress to place limits on the executive branch's ability to remove lower officials. Now, the ruling gave Comey back pay through December 2025. The case is seen as a test of whether the administration can swiftly fire career prosecutors like Comey who are not political appointees. And we have breaking and related news. Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged now for a third time. Federal prosecutors are bringing a new case against him. They're accusing him of transmission of national defense information as well as conspiracy to transmit national defense information. He is not indicted in this case at this point. A judge dismissed the first case against Comey and he was indicted a second time in North Carolina back in April. The former FBI Director has maintained his innocence and he has also argued the case is, quote, time-barred because of the statute of limitations. His attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss these latest charges. This is a developing situation, and we will keep you updated on the latest as it becomes available. And the midterm elections almost here, and NTD will be bringing you live special coverage as soon as the polls begin to close. Tune in on November 3rd at 6 p.m. to watch the Nation Decides 2026 election night. That's presented by NTD's Steve Lance and Tiffany Meyer. We're going to bring you continuous coverage of the must-watch races that are going to determine the congressional balance of power. Our panelists will break it down as we track the nation's direction with real-time voter data as soon as it becomes available. And don't miss our pre- and post-election coverage on November 2nd and 4th at 7 p.m. We'll see you there. Coming up, California's proposed billionaire tax drawing attention ahead of Election Day. but two other propositions could prevent it from taking effect. And tens of millions of dollars spent on AI-based political ads. This new report finds that political candidates and supporters are using more attention-grabbing ads this election season. David Lamb reports. Performance that truly matters for each and every one of us. This is what you've been waiting for. See it at least once in your lifetime. Shen Yun. Get tickets now at shenyun.com. 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One man from Germany, Karl Paul Vogt, accused of voting seven times since 2008. Another from Jamaica allegedly voted three times and simultaneously faces charges for assault and battery. One was an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. Eduardo Omar Majano Sosa allegedly entered and was released in the United States during the Biden administration. Several of those accused of voter fraud also have criminal backgrounds, including assault and drug charges. The acting ICE director asserted, quote, when people illegally cast ballots, they undermine the law and trust Americans place in our democratic process. DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen said of the arrest, let this be a message to any non-citizens out there who are thinking about voting in our elections. If you illegally vote, we will arrest you and you will be charged. Only American citizens should be electing American leaders. These are the latest in a string of arrests carried out at the direction of the Trump administration. And every voter that votes should know that their vote counts. It shouldn't be canceled by an illegal or someone illegally voting in those elections. And that's exactly what happens. Over 1,600 voter fraud cases that we are currently investigating and we have 300 thousand more that we're getting to. The attempt to clean up voter rolls has met with lawsuits and Democrat congressional leaders last week sued the Trump administration for an effort to ensure mailed ballots are from U.S. citizens. The suit is working its way through a D.C. court. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTD News. California voters are now considering three ballot measures that could reshape the state's tax policies. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time tax on billionaires, while Proposition 41 and 42 could potentially cancel that out. NTD's Christina Corona tells us more on these measures. California's proposed billionaire tax is sparking debate, but it's not the only tax measure on the November ballot. Proposition 41 and 42 could also affect how California taxes certain assets and whether the billionaire tax takes effect. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires who lived in California on January 1, 2026. Taxable wealth could include stocks, business ownership, investments, artwork, and collectibles. Ninety percent of the revenue would fund health care, with the rest going to education, food assistance, and tax administration. Proposition 41 would require audits of certain programs funded by special taxes and change how some revenue counts toward the state's spending limit. Proposition 42 would prohibit new state taxes on personal property, including financial assets and investments, and restrict certain retroactive taxes. It would not eliminate existing taxes on investment earnings. The Legislative Analyst Office warns Prop 40 could be blocked if either Prop 41 or 42 receives more yes votes than Prop 40. Governor Gavin Newsom opposes Prop 40, saying a billionaire tax should be national. It's time for a national billionaire's tax and a new social contract. The system is fundamentally broken the federal tax code the corporate tax code and the inheritance tax code seem to be written for a different set of Americans with early voting underway one person tells NTD they don't think it's fair to tax billionaires for working hard to earn their while several others say they plan to vote yes on Prop 40 with election day coming up on November 3rd, Californians will soon decide where they stand on taxes and government spending reporting from the city of Yorba Linda, Christina Corona and NTD News. And staying with election news, AI-generated ads are being used in political campaigns. A report finds that political candidates and supporters are amping up these attention-grabbing ads this election season. NTD's David Lam has more on that. Political campaign ads with AI-generated content have been growing for the November 2026 election cycle. According to the Wesleyan Media Project, A non-partisan election advertising tracker, political candidates and supporters have spent more than $80 million this election season to make more than 160 AI-based ads. People in Silicon Valley share their thoughts with NTD. What's your thoughts on AI-generated political ads? So it's so funny you're asking me this. I just saw one the other day and I thought it was a really bad idea. It was so convincing. My instinct is to be a little resistant to it. I'd prefer to hear from the candidates themselves or whoever's supporting whatever proposition or what have you. The Wesleyan Media Project found that Republican candidates and their supporters make up to 80% of the ads. 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Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Kerry Dunst. In a dramatic and increasingly contested election, Brazil's left-wing progressive president Lula da Silva has secured an unprecedented fourth term, defeating conservative Flavio Bolsonaro, who is the son of the country's imprisoned former president, Jair Bolsonaro. But the result is already under fire, with Bolsonaro questioning the legitimacy of the vote and now vowing to seek its annulment over a controversial extension of voting hours. Joining us to break all of this down is Marcos Schutkas. He's the editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times Brazil. He's also the Latin American correspondent for the Papers U.S. edition. Marcos, for an American audience that's really not too familiar with Brazilian politics, can you briefly summarize the significance of what happened yesterday? Right. So Brazil was heading into an election which gave Lula his fourth term as the historical face of left-wing politics in the country. This election was critical for a number of reasons. One of them is geopolitics. When you talk about the United States, which has been seeking security partners in the region in an alliance called Shield of the Americas, of which Brazil and Mexico are the only two major players that are not a part of this alliance in Latin America. It's also critical because we talk about a lot at stake right now. Interest rates are very high. So a lot of people are wondering what could be done economically to lower them and make the economy flow better. So especially when you talk geopolitics and the economy, there's a lot of stake. But then there's also another side to this, which is Brazil is facing a deep institutional crisis with a lack of confidence in the Supreme Court, which, again, was one of the protagonists of last night's election. And there's just a lot of lack of trust in institutions, I suppose. So this election was critical because a lot of this was at stake, including even when we talk about Bolsonaro. Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate, is the son of, as you mentioned, Jair Bolsonaro, which is the country's former president. And a lot of people say that he was imprisoned with lack of due process. So trying to correct some wrongs from the perspective of right-wingers was also at stake at this election. So, I mean, there's a lot to unpack, but I think that sums it up for a foreign audience. Yeah, that was great and incredibly comprehensive considering each turn of this is, you know, truth absolutely stranger than fiction in this case. And as you point out, Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest and his son is the one who is running against Lula da Silva in this instance. So it really is just this interconnected web. So I want to understand, what is Bolsonaro's justification for asking for a new election? And do you think that his claim has merit? Okay, so let me talk you through what happened. Brazil was supposed to close all polls, all polling, all voting by 5 p.m. throughout the national territory, right? But what happened was that due to allegations that transport was not adequate in some cities from the Lula campaign and also the Flávio campaign, claiming that the weather kept some people from voting in other regions. There were complaints from both campaigns asking for an extension on voting hours. At the end, the request made by the Lula campaign was taken in by a Supreme Court justice, Cristiano Zanin. So this is a justice that was nominated by Lula and was Lula's campaign lawyer back in 2022. He also defended Lula against corruption allegations previously, allegations that had Lula arrested at one point. right so uh bolsonaro is criticizing what happened due to a number of reasons so one the extension was made but not only in the requested regions it was made nationwide so people could vote nationwide for two more hours right um but it was just very messy the way they put this together when you talk about the judiciary branch the request for the hours to extend went to some regions, only after 5 p.m., this meant that some states extended voting while other states, and I mean, even if you go down to the granular level to certain neighborhoods, some regions extended the votings, others did not. Flavio Forteiro also claims that election observers from his party were barred from certain parts of the procedure while this happened. So now to the merit of it. It is, yes, something that would in theory be against Brazilian electoral law that the voting was extended but given the fact that only about 35 000 votes were cast after 5 p.m at this point and this is a very you know small portion of the 158 million people allowed to vote um it's not enough in brazilian electoral law to nullify the elections and ask for another round of voting so right now it's very unclear where flavio you know intends to take this with his complaint given now that we have the number that only so few people voted after 5 p.m. But among right-wingers, there's certainly a bellicose mood where they feel that they've been rigged in this election. But it's not only Flavio saying it, but I suppose a large part of his supporters in the country is right-wing. And like I said, there's a lack of credibility, a lack of confidence in institutions, and the fact that the judiciary branch did so poorly yesterday with confusing timing and confusing decisions right when the elections were closing in is also not good, not a good sign for the country's institutional crisis. Yeah, it does seem that you can understand why just overall sentiment is confused about these institutions. Now, I want to talk a bit more now of the impact of what has taken place. Currency and stock markets are reacting very poorly. What is the current situation and what do you think is happening with the markets? Okay, so there's a number of reasons uh it's it's very bad you know uh today we had when the stock market opened a 17 percent point you know a 17 percent uh stock market crash which triggered a circuit breaker which basically means that the regulators uh stopped trading for one hour because the volatility was too high so um we only had about in recent history i think this happened this time in the pandemic uh maybe back during the 2008 financial crisis it's very rare at the same time we had dollar compared to the local currency shoot up about 12.5% in the opening hours of the morning. And there's a number of reasons for that. One is that Lula invested heavily in what has been called despair welfare. I mean, he's just investing so hard in welfare measures and tax cuts right at the end of the electoral race. And a lot of people say that's an electoral populist measure to try to bring people over to his side, right? But anyway, the point is that now he'll have to account for all of this in the country's budget. And it's unclear how it's going to fit in, given that Brazil has a very tight budget at the moment. Also, a lot of reforms that would have to be made for this to fit the budget will have to go through Congress. And Congress is very, very, very adversarial against Lula right now. It's a landslide for right-wingers in Congress when you talk about the Senate and the equivalent of the House of Representatives. So it's unclear how they're going to work it out with Congress and the new administration to make it all fit the budget besides that there's the institutional crisis and the volatility what the investors like they like markets that are predictable right so if you can't predict what's going to happen with contested elections a very criticized judiciary branch low confidence in the institutions I mean so much is unclear it's an uncertain future it's not clear to which side even Lula is going to take his relationship with the US because he has been a very hard critic of President Trump so this sort of volatility of course is the main factor when you comprise it all together of the big crash we've seen in the markets also lots of people were speculating because Fabio was the heavy favorite to win all polls gave him winning this election so i suppose a lot of people speculated and maybe uh had a different turnout than what they expected wow so much has has evolved in the last 24 hours it's incredible how quickly that sell-off happened Now, left-wing representatives, they're they're asking for Flavio's passport to be seized. This is raising concerns that he might be persecuted for not recognizing these results. What can you tell us about that? Right, so this is one of the major factors in what I was labeling just now an institutional crisis in Brazil, right? So think about it. A lot of people say that Lula might go authoritarian given how close he was to Maduro. He actively campaigned for Maduro, Venezuela's dictator now arrested in the U.S. back in 2013. And he's a personal friend of Nicaragua's dictator, Daniel Ortega, also heavily sanctioned by the United States. So you see, he has a very hard left past. And a lot of people criticize him for the possibility of going more and more authoritarian. With that background, when you look at it from abroad, of course, people are going to feel a sense of unease because Flavio not only had requests by left-wing congressmen, left-wing representatives for his passport to be seized. His passport was seized earlier on today and by a Supreme Court justice, have been criticized for alignment with the former Lula administration. You know, the third term we have right now, he's going to the fourth. So that's Justice Alexandre de Moraes. He's been heavily featured in foreign press and has been sanctioned by the U.S. previously for human rights violations. So there's a process with him in the Supreme Court, and he basically, within this process, asked for Flavio's passport to be seized so he wouldn't leave the country. And, I mean, there's a lot of nuance to this. I don't want to take any accusations lightly here, of course, but when you look at it all from a broad perspective, a lot of people are very concerned about the fact that this could be some sort of persecution against Flavio in the aftermath of the election. Well, so much has evolved in just such a short amount of time. A story that we'll be following all week very closely. We thank you for joining us this evening, Marcus. Marcos Chutkas, thank you. And with Election Day fast approaching, millions of Americans have already cast their ballots. Here's a look at the latest early voting numbers across the country. As of October 26th, over 27 million early votes have been reported, of course, across 44 states and Washington, D.C. That includes more than 13 million mail-in and absentee ballots returned or accepted and over 12 million votes cast in person. In Texas, over 4 million voters have already cast their ballots and nearly 1 million early ballots have been cast overall in Michigan and Ohio. These numbers are expected to continue rising as Election Day draws closer just one week and one day away. And with early voting underway in states across the country, what do people make of this method of voting? And should all ballots be counted by the end of Election Day? We have NTD's Sam Wong out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. Have you voted early? If not, do you plan on voting early? Voted early just before I came to D.C. to visit. I have not voted early. I do not plan to vote early. It's part of my old school nature. I wait until the Election Day, and that's when I go vote. I did not vote early. I did go to check if my precinct had early voting, and they did not. So I'll have to go on November 3rd. I don't plan on voting early at all. I'm a wait-to-the-last-minute guy. Well, we like to vote in person, so it's either at the polls that they have ahead of time or else the day of. Do you think voting and vote counting should be done in one day, on Election Day? If it can't be done in one day, I think because we have military service members voting from abroad and everything, If it can't be done in one day, I do think that it should have more integrity. I think as long as your vote is postmarked by the election day, it should count. My personal opinion is everyone should have mail-in voting. It makes life a lot easier. So I understand there's some logistic issues, like our military vote. I mean, they're out in the vote and they vote and those have to get sent in. Those are the exception. But yeah, you should vote. You should count on the day that they are cast on election day. I would prefer it that way, but I know that you've got some mail-in ballots from overseas military that you just can't. You know, you're waiting for them to be received. But waiting one to two to three weeks, I think, is bogus. I think the integrity can be questioned if you take so long to count. Living in Nevada, we're neighbors to California, and we watch their system kind of go awry. I don't think it lends to credibility of the voting process when they're still trying to count ballots, you know, five weeks later. And Morgan Stanley reports that Chinese stocks are barreling down even further. This comes as Bloomberg reported that China's equities market had already lost $3.5 trillion in value from a peak back in May. NTD's Tiffany Meyer has more. A Sunday note said that Chinese company shares listed outside of mainland China may fall another 10 to 15 percent. Stocks traded in mainland China are also falling. Analysts expect their prices to drop to about 10 to 11 times what the companies are expected to earn next year. Making matters worse is China's recent crackdown on wealthy Chinese elites. China enacted a 20 percent income tax on offshore trusts and separate taxes on any money those trusts make, even if that money is never distributed to the owners. This has spooked Chinese elites into fleeing with their wealth. Chinese companies, meanwhile, are underperforming across a variety of industries, including banking, EVs, and AI, thanks to China's weak consumer economy and its cutthroat race-to-the-bottom competition. 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There's a ceremony for it going on right now. I actually thought we would have the winner already, but the men's winner has not yet been announced. There's a big ceremony here. This is over in London. Let's run down the favorites for this award now. You've really got Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Lionel Messi. Now, Yamal was really the best, he's been the best young player award the last two years. He led Spain to the World Cup title this past summer. He's only 19 years old, so if it's not this year for him, it soon will be. And if he did win this year, he'd be the youngest ever. Mbappe, meanwhile, he is 27. He's already the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. Amazingly, he's actually never won it before. Ditto for Harry Kane, who's 33. He's never won this. He had a great run at the World Cup as well, leading England to a third-place finish. If it is Lionel Messi, this would be his ninth Ballon d'Or award. Also, Cristiano Ronaldo has five. Ronaldo not expected to win. So it's really come down to maybe those four that I listed there. I think they just announced the women's winner a few minutes ago, so the men should be up soon. So we'll have to see. Maybe by the end of this segment, I'll actually have a winner here. All right, stay tuned for that. Let's bring it home now to the World Series. You've got the Rays in a little bit of a hole, 0-2. How do they look against the Brewers? Yeah, Brewers had two close wins here. One run wins both Friday night and Saturday night. They've got that 2-0 lead. It's almost a must win now for Tampa Bay because, of course, only one team has ever come back from the 0-3 deficit in baseball postseason history. Fortunately for the Rays, though, they will start their ace on the hill. That's Freddy Peralta. Peralta was just named the ALCS MVP. He's been lights out this postseason, a 1.08 ERA in 16 and two-thirds innings. And, of course, he's very familiar with Milwaukee, having spent the first eight years of his career there. Brewers dealt him last offseason to the Mets. Mets, after posting just a 5-9 record for them, they traded him to Tampa Bay at the trade deadline, where he's really gotten back on track. Milwaukee, meanwhile, will counter with Ryan Gasser, who's posted a very good 1.0 ERA in nine innings this postseason. So game three tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time as the Series shifts back to Tampa Bay. All right. Baseball fans watching with great interest. We'll see if they can get one game and then get a little momentum. Let's talk about tonight. What's on for tonight in sports? Well, tonight, as Kerry, this is the Rare Sports Equinox. Equinox, all right. There's another great word. Yeah, I know. I think it's a car as well. Yeah, I just learned that word recently, too, by the way. But there are five... Ballon d'Or and Equinox. We're on a roll here. I'm going to quiz you on these tomorrow. Okay, all right. Very well. Five USA sports leagues are playing tonight. We've got Game 3 of the World Series. We've also got three regular season NHL games, nine regular season NBA games. We've also got Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries. That series, by the way, tied at two games apiece. And, of course, tonight's Monday night. We've got Monday night football. We've got a contest between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Now, most viewers are probably watching either the World Series or Monday night football, even if both the Cowboys and Eagles have losing records at 2-4. Now, for the Eagles, of course, they will be without quarterback Jalen Hurts, who's got that blood clot in his lung. But they are expected to get back running back Saquon Barkley. Meanwhile, this game will be played in Philadelphia starting at 8:15 Eastern Time tonight. Like I said, a whole bunch, though, of sports is on. Wow. As you say, it's an Equinox. Everything is in action today. It's amazing. And I learned another thing. In addition to Ballon d'Or, the Valkyries. I don't know anything about them, but that's now my new favorite WNBA team because what a great name for a sports team. You know, that is a great name. I'm not really sure what it is either, But maybe I can learn that one. I think there's some Norse mythology going on there. Yeah, I think it's those lady warriors, which is perfect for a lady WNBA team. Well, I'm learning a lot of new words here recently, all right? All right, final thought on tonight. I like Saquon and the Eagles, even though I'm a Giants fan. I'm a Penn State guy. I always got to pull for Saquon. Well, you know, I think Saquon is great, but, boy, they are really down a lot of players. I'd like to think Dallas gets the win tonight, if I'm guessing, all right? That's my guess. Giants. The mighty Giants, though, sitting atop the division. Giants are in first place. Now, unfortunately, your Knicks are having a tough start to the season, but Giants are doing very well. Let's end it on the Giants, folks. And that's all the time we have for Sports News Tonight. Oh, you know what? I just found out Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or, all right? So how about that? His first ever. He was the one who led England to that third-place finish, had those goals this summer in the World Cup. See, folks, you think we're bantering just aimlessly here, but there was a method to our madness. Congrats to Harry Kane, right? Well done. All right. Well, thanks for tuning in. That is all the time we have for Evening News. For Dave Martin, I'm Cary Dunst. Be true, kind, hold the line. We'll see you tomorrow night.