☀ October 14: Amy Coney Barrett’s final round of questioning, California power outages and a space launch

Alexa Mencia

Posted: Oct 14, 2020 / 05:45 AM CDT | Updated: Oct 14, 2020 / 07:07 AM CDT

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣⚖ Day 3 of Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Amy Coney Barrett returns for final round of questioning

Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice on Capitol Hill on October 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leah Millis – Pool/Getty Images)

2️⃣🔥 Thousands at risk of losing power as windy weather heightens California wildfire threat

FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, a firefighter runs past flames while battling the Glass Fire in a Calistoga, Calif., vineyard. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

3️⃣📝2020 Census count to end Thursday after Supreme Court decision

4️⃣🧪 Eli Lilly pauses trial of antibody drug over safety concern

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Astronauts from US and Russia launch to International Space Station

Three astronauts, one from the U.S. and two from Russia, successfully launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station early Wednesday.

The mission is the last scheduled Russian flight carrying a U.S. crew member. It’s also the first time using a fast-track maneuver to try to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours. It’s previously taken twice as long for crews to reach the station.

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members Kathleen Rubins of NASA, Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos board the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft for the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan October 14, 2020. (Andrey Shelepin/GCTC/Russian space agency Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 The third day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for nominee Amy Coney Barrett kicks off Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET.

🔴 President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a rally in Iowa at 7 p.m. ET. Vice President Mike Pence will be campaigning in Michigan in the afternoon. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden doesn’t have any public appearances scheduled for Wednesday, so far.

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