Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Bill Hemmer Reports 20200812

From the white house, the president will hold and event about schools and steps that can be taken to get kids safely back, unlike what happened in georgia where they dont have to close down a few days later because students and teachers come down with the coronavirus. The president , we are also expected if not in this event, later on today in his daily briefing, to talk more about him talking about Kamala Harris picked. He said she flamed out of the primary competition before the first votes were cast and suggesting that she has not been kind to joe biden during the height of the campaign. His campaign portraying her as a vessel for the radical left to pour into their ideas, and ideologies. The president also has been in the past 24 hours touting a new deal that the administration has signed with Moderna Pharmaceuticals to brew up 100 million doses of their vaccine so if it gets phase three approval, currently in phase three, they would have 100 million doses and potentially a half billion more to get out to the public as quickly as possible. That also mirrors agreements that the administration has signed with both Johnson Johnson and santa fe pharmaceutica pharmaceuticals. The president hoping to get a vaccine out. Russia said yesterday they have the worlds first workable vaccine. The white house causing that has not gone through phase three trials. We are also hearing some rumblings that the defense secretary, mark esper may be on his way out the door, getting conflicting reports as to whether this would be his choice, whether he wants to leave or whether the president would like him to leave. The two have had some tensions between the two over esper saying the insurrection act should not be revoked to protect the streets of america during the protest. The fact that esper banned the display of confederate flags on a military basis and he said he was open to the discussion of renaming the basis that were named for confederate generals. The president doesnt think he was particularly supportive on this idea of russian bounties. They did appear to be in lockstep but now appear to be at odds. We are seeing the president walk into the room right now. If he begins talking, we will take our viewers there. I heard Kellyanne Conway suggesting there could be aid ideas that come from the school event here. Lets drop in and then we will bring in our panel. We are here to talk about a very important subject, education but also opening our schools. We have some of our Great Teachers and parents and very representative group. We also have some extraordinary experts with us. I would like to start off by asking our vicepresident to say a few words. Then, if you would, betsy and kellyanne, well go around and talk to some of the parents and teachers. Thank you all for being here very much. Appreciate it. Thank you, mr. President. I want to thank all of the educators and leaders who are here and part of the conversation. President trump made it clear from the time that we made our way through the difficult days of 45 days to slow the spread, the president said, we want to work with states to open up america again. Open up america, we have to open up americas schools. At the president s direction we have literally provided billions of dollars already for the states to begin to open schools. Secretary devos and i, as you know, mr. President , have traveled around the country to places like North Carolina and indiana and louisiana and we are working literally day in and day out with governors and state education leaders to find a way that we can safely reopen our schools. Our commitment is to make sure that our states and our schools have the best guidance. Well talk a little bit about that today. The cdc actually issued some new guide posts, mr. President , not long ago. The first document they issued was the cdcs position that it is best for our kids to be back in school. The cdc has recognized it is a Public Health priority to have our kids back to school and inperson learning. Mr. President , as you have also made clear, we are going to make sure our schools and states have the resources to be able to safely reopen. We are calling on congress to work with us that appropriate another 105 billion. We believe that we can safely reopen our schools. We know it is best for our kids. We dont want them to fall behind academically or miss out on the counseling that they receive, special needs services, as well as all the nutrition programs that are available just at our schools. Finally, mr. President , i know that youve recognized from early on that getting our kids back to school is first a priority for them but it is also important for working families. Only about 20 of Single Parents are able to telework. So to open up america again, we have to open up americas schools to put america back to work. We have got to get our kids back in the classroom. Mr. President , i want to thank you for your leadership. It is great to be here with secretary of education, and kellyanne and all these remarkable teachers in particular. As you know, i have been married to a School Teacher for 35 years. She is preparing to go back to the classroom this fall. I want to thank all the educators who are here for all the hard work youve done through these difficult days and all the work that you are doing to get our kids back to school. Thank you, mr. President. Well, mr. President , thank you so much for your continued bold leadership through this crisis, particularly with respect to getting kids back to school. Its been a privilege to travel with the vicepresident to meet with educators, education leaders and especially with parents and students to hear about what their needs are as fall quickly approaches. So im just thankful to be here with this group today to listen and learn from you about what your needs are as we anticipate getting back to school and commissioner corkerron, thank you for your bold leadership in florida setting High Education for all of the students and educators there. We know for students and their families they cant be held captive to other peoples fears or agendas. We have to ensure that families and parents have options that are going to work for their child and for their childrens education and so i look forward to this conversation too as to how we can ensure that we do not have a one side fits all approach but that we do ensure every child has a chance to go on learning full time this fall. Thank you very much, mr. President and mr. Vicepresident and secretary devos. We are mainly here to hear from each of you today. I wanted to point out there is a fairly recent Kaiser Family Health Tracker poll that shows over 65 of americas parents are very concerned their children will fall behind academically and socially if they dont get back to school. Having said that, we recognize Many School Districts have made a decision to go hybrid or fulltime Virtual Learning for the first month or two or longer. Our goal, the president s goal has always been, how do we reopen safely . How do we reopen soon and safely. We also recognize a number of teachers, 10 or so that are over the age of 60 in most of our schools are concerned. We have given resources and guidance that allows each of those districts to make those decision toss maybe modify the Work Schedules of the teachers and other administrative staff that may be affected. Overall, we know that the risk is low for kids in contracting and being hospitalized and the worst possible outcome, dying from covid 19. The risk is very high if they are locked down indefinitely. Nearly 100 of our 75 Million Students kcollege left their places of learning, left those struck yurs between the first and third week this year. The lack of Digital Assets was very obvious, the lack of nutrition and social and emotional and Mental Wellbeing and development. We also heard from many School Administrators and teachers, they are concerned because one out of five child abuse cases are detected in schools. We have to also think about all that we dont know and all that is being lost for these children by keeping them locked down indefinitely. In the interest of opening soon and safely for this entire country, we would like to start with alisa from waukesha, wisconsin, a single mother and Small Business owner. Her son, luis, is entering a Public District School in the ninth grade, freshman year. If you can tell us a couple of things, first of all, what were the advantages or disadvantages of him being bilingual . We have seen your School District hasnt announced a plan in midaugust. Can you address those . We as parents had to take a survey regarding going back to school or going virtual. At the moment, like you had mentioned, we do not have an answer yet. Hopefully, we do. I am hoping that we do go back. All the details that you just mentioned are very critical and important. I am 100 about what you guys are saying at the moment. It was kind of difficult for him because it is really hard being a bilingual and having to learn two different languages. With the help of teachers and the community, he stood up and did a great job. That was the advantage that when he needed help, teachers were there to help him and fulfill whatever gap was not being covered. So he did pretty well after that. Would you like going back immediately, right . Oh, yeah, 100 . A lot of people agree with you. Thank you. Youre welcome. Dr. Paul peterson is the director of the program on education, policy and governance at harvard and Hoover Institution senior fellow. Dr. Peterson, we have heard an awful lot from the president and vicepresident and cdc director and others about their relative problems that children could face if they are in indefinite lockdown. Would you please expand on that as a doctor . We know that for every year you spend in school, in the future, you will earn 10 more in lifetime earnings. So if we lock down schools for a year, we assign this generation of students to a 10 earning loss for the rest of their life. This is profound that the costs are vastly greater than people have appreciated. To say nothing about the importance of young people being together with one another. The most important element in social growth is being with your peers, with your own friends and neighbors and not being isolated in a setting where you dont have social relationships, to say nothing of the medical costs of being isolated and not i remember when i was a child, i had the teacher said, he cant see. He needs glasses. Well, i have some new eyes now, so i can see. You are told in school what the problems are and then you can get those problems solved. All those things are out the door if you are not in school. So sitting in isolation with a computer looking at a laptop is not the same as being out there in the real world . At one time, mr. President , i thought Digital Learning was the future. We have learned through this covid crisis that we havent got Digital Learning to the point where you can really engage young people. They have got to be in that classroom. They have to be with their peers. So if you are a president ial candidate and you are sitting in a basement and you are looking at a computer, thats not a good thing . I wont put you on the spot. I cant comment on that. Thank you very much. A lot of truth to that. Hypothetically speaking. I dont know a single parent that thinks their kid needs more screen time to your point, dr. Peterson. Lynn from arkansas. You have been a special Education Teacher entering your 19th year. You also are considered higher risk for contracting the coronavirus since you have asthma, is that correct . How do you feel about going back . My son has a position and a radiologist at stanford. Every time there were rumors and myths, i called him. He never once, not once, said please dont go back. He knows how much i love my special education students, how much they need those special resources, like speech my other colleagues provide. The instruction was extremely difficult for my students. When it comes to the zoom meetings, it is just so different. What i was going to say is i typed the protocols from the Public Schools and i am very comfortable with them. They have gone beyond the call of duty. I gave it to myallergist and my son and both of them gave me with recautions the ability to go back. I want to be there and help them navigate through and make them comfortable to come back safely. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Dr. Melanie mcgraw pisaice, a neonatetologist and also a mom of three who has been home with the kids helping them navigate the Online Learning. Could you tell us as a mom of three bs also through your medical experience, how can we learn to safely and quickly return to school . Sure. My children, i would say, did not have a great experience in the spring, particularly my youngest, who was in first grade at the time. I think the Online Learning for the young ones, it just doesnt work. My school, its a private, independent school, recognized that. When they go back next week, they are sending the little ones back every day, which i think is great. The middle and upper school will be back in a hybrid way every other day. They have incorporated choice if parents are not comfortable. We are going back as much as they will let us. In terms of being a pediatrician, i think the science is so clear that the risk of death or hospitalization for children with this virus is, so, so low. We know the risk of missing school is catastrophic. We dont know how high it is yet. I feel like, mr. President , thank you for your leadership on trying to get students back in school safely. I so appreciate it. The concept of every other day seems a little ridiculous. If you are going to do it, you do it. If you are not going to do it, the concept of going back from a management standpoint from the school, every other day seems very strange. I think the idea is they are going to take half the student body on a days and half on b days so they can socially distance in the facility doing it that way. If you are at home, you will be watching it on technology. You would rather see them go back, period . I would. Thank you very much. Nilsa alvarez. If sounds like your children are back in School Following a decision you made in tennessee. You chose to go back to school why and how is it going so far . The why is very easy. Im a hispanic Small Business owner. I need my kids in school to run the business. I know a lot of families, its a struggle if you are working your business and being a teacher at the same time. It is just not easy. We have made that decision. I really want to thank the leadership of governor bill lee who emphasized to offer inperson learning and virtual so that parents would have the freedom to choose which education route would be best for their child. The parents in my area and at our school decided to send our kids back. Our kids are excited. There is social distancing. There is a lot of protocols in place. Their temperatures are taken every morning. Everything is going very smooth. What is good is my son and daughter understand the seriousness for the virus for those at risk. They are keeping an eye out for those that are at risk to look after them. We have a group chat with the parents and we are communicating all the time if there is any symptom so that we know if something is happening or not, whether we send our kids back to school, that they are not and because the Virtual Class is happening at the same time, our kids will never fall behind. Thats great, thank you. This has been a fascinating conversation, just to drop in here at the white house and listen to the educators, the pediatrician and doctors there as well. You have to think this is a conversation happening all across the country. On august 12th, as so many parents and students and teachers try and figure out what the school year will bring them. We wanted to share a lot with you. I also want to bring in martha and brett and Chris Wallace and dr. Peter hotez, a pediatrician, from Baylor University in texas. Martha, what strikes me, is this is a significant event for america when you have so much hanging in the balance. I am going to share with you a tweet from the Ohio Governor mike dewine who put it out yesterday afternoon. He shows a map of the state of ohio. The map shows the breakdown of how Public Schools are approaching the Upcoming School year. Inperson classroom, yellow, fully remote learning, blue, hybrid model, green. Now, it is not impossible but it shows you the complications from district to district and ultimately from state to state, martha. Obviously, you have got a lot of opinions around this. There are a lot of parents one of the things i think is most interesting about this is the shift that we have seen over the past week or so on this, bill. You are seeing places like new york city, which has not really been that aggressive in terms of reopening. You can attach perhaps political implications or foundations to that to some regard as well. Now, you are hearing a shift. Nancy pelosi said it would be the most dangerous thing imaginable to send kids back to school. Now, she is saying she thinks it is a good idea to send kids back to school. I think there is an indication that politically the waves are shifting a bit on this. There is an understanding, like so many of these parents we just heard, of someone who is a doctor, someone who owns a business, parents need their kids to go back to school so that they can get back to their own jobs after labor day, bill. What i found interesting in your home state of new jersey, the governor there signed an executive order to make sure that school is open. K12th grade, colleges and universities, inperson instruction for the upcoming academic year. Brett, you got a few boys at home yourself. I imagine they are itching to get back in . I guess. A few boys and their mom and dad are actually itching to have their kids go back to school. Listen, it is a situation that every parent is dealing with around the country in one way or another, whether your school is allin and you are worried about it or whether you are hybrid or distance learning. Just from personal knowledge, the distance learning, from what i can tell from talking to parents, its a tough slog. It is not easy doing that at home and keeping the attention of no matter how old your kid is. It is going to be a long school year if we are in this go back and forth. I think it is fascinating to see the white house take this and run with it. It may be a factor, bill, in how some of these states factor in. I thought the comment from the pediatrician there in the back row was quite telling, when he referred back to the time when he was in the third grade and the classroom taught him that he needed glasses. You extrapolate that all across the country, how many people are affected by this. Chris, larry kudlow was talking earlier today about targeted money that could be needed. The administration is not opposed to sending out more money to help schools and or businesses reopen. I know chad pergrim said that conversation is ice cold. It appears there might be some movement watching the wires here in d. C. Do you get that sense . I dont, unless there is something thats happened while i have been sitting here in the last 20 minutes. Schummer and pelosi said they are willing to come back to the table. They added so long as the Administration Takes this process seriously. I wouldnt take that too seriously. Nancy pelosi said that on fox news sunday. Nobody wants to be seen as refusing to come back to the table. Steve mnuchin says the same thing. The key is, what are they going to discuss at the table . They are more than 1 trillion apart and huge differences about aid to states and cities and the amount of aid to schools and a variety of other things. It is a darn shame. You know, to a certain degree, i think you can criticize both sides because millions of people unemployed are not going to get as much money or maybe any money. There is a whole question about this 300 if the states dont put up money. The ppp for Small Businesses has run out. I know talking to some Small Businessmen that i have dealings with, they are really suffering or are on just edge of going out of business. So if there was ever a time i understand, there are legitimate policy differences between the democrats and the white house on a lot of these issues. You would just think you would rather have 50 of something than 100 of nothing. At this point, they seem, both sides, more devoted to holding the party line than they do to coming up with something that will help a lot of people and a lot of businesses that are in real need right now. There is a remarkable story today in the New York Times about businesses here in manhattan. Your jaw will drop when you read the number of businesses and the chains that are trying right now to reshuffle their industry as a result of this. I want you three to stand by. I want to get a crack at the apple here with biden, a bite of the apple with biden and harris in a moment. Dr. Peter hotez, a pediatrician from baylor. We have been in contact for five months. You are watching this White House Briefing talking about doing it soon and safely. What is your sense as to how we can do it, doctor . Thanks, bill. You are right. We have spoken about this a few times over the last few months. It is quite clear as was mentioned in the briefing just now that school is important. We all get that. Im a parent of four adult kids including a daughter with special needs. Anyone who is a parent really understands it is absolutely urgent that kids go back to school. Not only for the educational reasons but for many low income communities. We need schools for our food security, for adolescent Mental Health counseling. The list goes on and on. The American Academy of pediatrics has come out with an important document and so has the cdc. The one piece that i think we have to kind of put in parentheses or an asterisk is that there are some communities, especially in the southern u. S. Right now where transmission is so high that it is hard for me to find a way where we can safely open those schools. So up in the florida panhandle, up in parts of georgia, we already see what happened with that, parts of south carolina, mississippi, tennessee, along the mississippi river, parts of texas and south texas. Thats where i think its really going to be tough to figure out a way where we can open up schools safely, and especially keeping our teachers safe. Teachers in these areas where there is lots of Community Transmission are really frightened about going back to school, especially those who are older or who have underlying disabilities. This is what really makes it tough. I think thats where we have to be really smart to get Community Transmission down before we open up schools in those areas. Thank you, doctor. Peter hotez, well be in contact very soon. It is a big, important issue and one that is not going away. To the team as well, stand on by. 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That is chad wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary, slamming local leaders in portland, oregon, after the d. A. Announced he was dropping criminal charges against hundreds of protesters in that city. The da also says his office will not prosecute peaceful demonstrators caught in the middle of the riots. Dan springer picked up the reporting. Dan, hello. Reporter this is a big deal. The Multnomah County District Attorney is not punishing those that were charged with interfering with a Police Officer and rioting. They will not be held accountable. Since may 28th, 550 cases have been referred to the das office, 150 were felonies and only onethird of those cases have been filed. Now, District Attorney, mike schmidt, is officially making it policy his Office Wont Prosecute several hundred people who have been arrested and booked on what he considers nonviolent crimes. These demonstrations are being used to righteously express grief, anger and frustration over that senseless act of violence and the countless other abuses people of color have endured throughout history at the hand of the criminal legal system. Last night was one of the rare nights when Portland Police did not declare an unlawful assembly. They made no arrests. President trump said he wants the department of justice to work with local authorities in portland and elsewhere to get tougher on the anarchists causing most of the trouble. Some in oregon say this d. A. Is going in the opposite direction. Here we have the opposite prosecutor, a District Attorney, who is wimping out on enforcing the law, refusing to enforce the law in the state of oregon and the county of multnomah. It is an embarrassment and a disgrace. Activists say this new policy should be the start of even bigger criminal justice reforms. More to come on that. Dan springer, thank you. As chicago struggles with more violence and looting, some suggest it could have a lasting effect on the citys top attractions. Jeff locke reports from the windy city with the latest. Good afternoon. Reporter i am at navy pier in chicago. A beautiful pier thats been here for more than 100 years. Word comes today that the pier may be closing. This is a Beautiful Day in chicago, a beautiful summer day. Typically, this would be packed with tourists and folks coming in from the suburbs and people that work in the downtown. Ill tell you, since monday, the events of sunday and monday and i think probably worth looking at the pictures of that again. This was a very troubling event in chicagos history. It wasnt just rioting that took place after the killing of george floyd. This was naked criminality by most accounts. It was folks who had come, some of them on givvy bikes with phones, trying to communicate about where the police were and kicking in windows and looting stores. Gucci completely cleaned out and other stores along the magnificent mile in chicago cleaned out. It raises the question about whether the economic engine of chicago, places like this that attract the tourists, where people come and spend their money, whether these places can withstand that kind of violence and trouble. People dont feel safe in places like downtown chicago, people dont come, whether it be from the suburbs or from cities and towns across america as tourists or even the people that live here. It is a Beautiful Day. Only, i wish, it was a Beautiful Day for the city of chicago in terms of its future. I guess that we will have to see. Going through some tough times there. Jeff locke, thank you so much for that in chicago. Thank you, sir. Word of the motorcade movement in delaware. Joe biden and Kamala Harris are ready to take stage. Apparently, it has been delayed again. Jackie reports from wilmington. Reporter good afternoon, bill, in the four hours after senator Kamala Harris was announced at bidens vp pick, the campaign brought in 10. 8 million, about 50,000 a minute. It comes pretty close to the campai Campaign Fundraising record. In june, they brought in 11 million. Harris has some pretty good fundraising power. She brought in the second most of any vp contender at more than 5 million per politico. Only Elizabeth Warren brought in more at 7. 7 million during the vp surge. Donors that backed her president ial campaign have already given 19 million to biden, accounting for his fundraising. She raised more through connections with wealthy california donors. That could also dovetail with some wall street donors that support bidens choice, according to reports. The hope here is that they can make up the 25 million the Trump Campaign and the rnc outraised biden by in july. Biden reportedly interviewed 11 candidates over the last ten days but ultimately went with a choice shaped by a personal connection, Kamala Harris and bidens son, joe, were both state attorneys. Biden long believed harris was the strongest choice despite concerns from the vp betting committee about whether she would be loyal or start eyeing her own president ial campaign on day one. Biden whittled the field from 20 to the last seven calling harris about 90 minutes before the announcement came out and offering her a Historic Place on the ticket virtually through a video call. Despite some past polling indicate that harris might not excite black voters, her recent numbers are up and her favorability with black voters was at 64 , 43 overall. That is up about 8 points since october, bill. Thanks for that, jackie hinrich in wilmington. It was 2 00, 3 50 and now 4 30. Lets bring in Donna Brazile and chris stirewalt. Nice to have you both. Donna, this covid times or the shape of things to come when the deadlines slide by the hour and now its a minimum of 2 and a half from the start . It is like the president ial daley briefing. When it is finally on, it is on. I am looking forward to seeing the two of them together. We havent seen the two of them together in almost nine months since the debate in december before senator harris dropped out of the race. Look, this is an exciting time, not just for democrats but from all of america. In selecting senator harris, joe biden has said, i want to look to the future and after all elections are about the future. Im excited about this and im excited to see this. Im going to come back to one of those debate moments for a second. I want chris to chime in. I remember the day that mike pence was introduced and the day joe biden was introduced in 2008. I remember the day when sarah palin was introduced. This is a big moment for the two of them on stage to get it right. Thats right. You cant tell until you see it, right . You cant tell what the energy is like and what the message to voters at home really is until you see them together. What biden is hoping for here is solid, steady. He wants to emphasize steadiness, emphasize safety. He wants to emphasize the competency. Thats what he wants out of this, to create the strongest possible contrast with trump who favors things to be a little chaotic to say the least. Biden wants to show that they have graphitas and can do it together. Here is a clip you havent seen yet, late july of 2019. This is Tulsi Gabbard going after Kamala Harris. The tone you get is that when she was the attorney general in california, she was not progressive enough in the way she enforced the law. Here is a clip from that. Watch. She put over 1500 people in jail for marijuana violations and laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana, she blocked evidence that would have freed an innocent man from death row until the courts forced her to do so. You can find that clip online. It runs about 2 30 long. Donna, the point being, can the far left at a time when the progressives are on the march, can they embrace her . Well, let me just say this. I know the narrative that we are trying to shape, at least those who are not democrats, is that there is such a thing as the far left. We are one america. We might march to a different tune. When it comes to saving our economy, saving those who are struggling right now, were one america and we are one party. In terms of kamalas record in california, as d. A. , as attorney general, i think her record was on the side of the people. She was fighting to save lives and fighting to save the people of her area. I am taking a deep dive into her record. Let me say this. I think it is a good record that says she wanted to be the District Attorney. She wanted to be the ag, because she wanted to fight on the side of the people. It doesnt matter who hit her, who attacked her and what attacks we are going to see from the republicans, what matters is that she has the vision and the fortitude to save this country, because we are in trouble. Four years ago, chris, the progressives, and Bernie Sanders were ticked off with Hillary Clinton. That was evident at just about every Campaign Stop and especially at the convention in philadelphia. Does harris fit the bill for them . Well, no but biden thumped Bernie Sanders in a way that Hillary Clinton never could. Hillary clinton had to drag all the way into california and sputtering and wheezing across the finish line. Joe biden just thumped Bernie Sanders in a way that i found surprising, how strongly he did that. The advantage that biden and harris have is, as republicans try to attack harris, as insufficiently liberal for democrats, they reinforce her message for the mainstream electorate in those suburban homes where it really matters. They have to highlight she is tough on crime and highlight her record as a prosecutor. As they try to drive that wedge in for democrats, they will be highlighting a great asset for her in the general election. We have movement on one of the two motorcades. Apparently, Kamala Harris is making her way to the venue. Thats one down, one to go. Well bring it to you live when it begins. Thank you, chris. Thank you, donna. Well see you very soon. In the meantime, as we await for what will be a significant event during this campaign with an election 83 days away, the future of College Football hangs in the balance. 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Back to the white house a moment ago, the president weighing in on doll ledge football. The pac 12 and the big ten are announcing they wont be on the field. The big 12 and the acc and fcc plan to give it a go. I want to bring in university of iowa head football coach, iowa competes in the big ten. Coach, thanks for being here. You are coming into your 22nd season, which is remarkable unto itself that you survive in such a competitive atmosphere. Im reading through a lot of your comments. It seems to me that you are resigned to accepting the fate of this season being punted. Do i have that right . If so, why . Well, yeah, bill. First of all, thanks for having me on. It was just about 24 hours ago that we informed our team of the decision of the big ten. Just wanted to say, nobody wants to play more than the players. They are the ones that do the hard work. In this case, it really began in an organized fashion back in june or early june. These guys have done a wonderful job of training and trying to prepare. They have invested. We have been on the field with them the last three weeks. Their attitudes have been great. Despite all the things that are going on nationally, certainly with the pandemic. Its amazing to be around these guys. It was really disappointing yesterday for everybody. It has got to be, coach. I was reading, also, that most of your players, with a few exceptions, they want to play. Take us through what they are going through. They have been on the field, practicing during the summer. I would imagine things have been fairly safe. Have they . They do. It has been a fairly controlled environment. One thing we were confident of when we got a chance to get back on the building and back on campus, we would have a good chance to provide a safe environment. I want to credit our players with what they have done when they left the building. All of us know we have students coming to campus in a couple of weeks and that will change the dynamics for a while. Ultimately, the big ten leadership relied on the opinion of the medical experts. I know there was a lot of consultation and a lot of discussion. Im sure it was a hard discussion. This is a decision that was rendered a couple of days ago. We just have to live with it now. A few of the coaches, harbaugh at michigan and brian kelly at notre dame, they are all in on this. Well see whether or not brian kelly gets his wish. Trevor lawrence might be the best College Player out there this year. He was saying that our guys are safer by playing at school and being on the field than we are heading off to our own respective hometowns. What did you think of that comment he made, coach . Is he on to something . Well, i think in some players cases, thats probably true. We let our guys go home now before class. A lot of guys are going to stay in town for that same reason. I feel really good that we can provide a safe environment for our players on campus. The question is, we really havent had contact yet. We havent gone through that phase of things. The other thing we dont know is what it is going to be like when the students get back to campus and the town is a little bit more populated. Those are questions that i think remain. We saw some things in major league baseball. I dont know if that factored into the big tens leadership decision. Quite frankly, its a really cloudy picture out there. Coach, i love football. I could watch the eighth graders play. I really love the sport. Im going to miss seeing the big ten on the feel. You take care. Be safe and i appreciate you coming on today. Kirk ferentz, the head coach at iowa. Thank you, coach. Thanks, bill. As we await to hear from joe biden and his newly announced running mate. Look at that, from wilmington, delaware, to capitol hill, we will give you the latest on the covid talks coming up next. 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Normally at these events when a Vice President ial candidate is introduced, you might have streamers and balloons coming done from the ceiling. But that is not the case now. Peter doocy tells us inside the gymnasium, there are two dozen members of the media. There does not appear to be anyone from the public, at least for the moment. We want to bring in Congressional Correspondent chad pergram to talk about this for a moment. I mean, chad, this is the big introduction and this will be unlike anything president ial politics have ever seen because there is barely anyone inside that gym at the moment. Very strange when harris was announced as the v. P. Pick yesterday. Usually if we werent at a Political Convention what would happen here on capitol hill is that reporters like me would be chasing senators and house members up and down the hallways here asking what do you think . Do you know harris . Did you work with her on a bill . Whats your impression . Virtually none of that happened yesterday because, guess what . There is nobody here. They are on the august recess. Very few people have been in the building here because of the pandemic, and so it was all digital. In fact, there were a couple people i talked to yesterday on the phone, not in person, they talked about the idea of having Kamala Harris being able to communicate online with people. You know, everything has been reduced to skype and zoom and virtual appearances here and thats something that they think Kamala Harris will be very good at, you know, communicating with voters virtually since we are not doing that in person as much here on capitol hill. Bill. Bill yeah. Chad, we got a few details. I mean, we saw the video clip of the Vice President introducing Kamala Harris and that clip has been put out there. We played that several times throughout the day today. What is your sense of the relationship between these two, well former Vice President and senator . Well, you know, joe biden has been in this position before. You know, he was the vp when he was tapped here. I think it was very interesting to talk to democrats who think that this was a sound choice and that biden knew what he was doing because he was in this same position in the summer of 2008 when he was tapped by barack obama. Bill chad, thank you. We are on stand by. Nice to see you on the hill. We will get back to covid talks when appropriate. Thank you, chad, for that watching this gymnasium in wilmington, delaware. We will watch it together as its been pushed back to about 4 30 eastern time. We will see when it begins. Meantime, set your dvr. Never miss a report every day at 3 00. And here is neil. Neil all right. Bill, i think you got it just right. It is surreal. It is not your typical introduction of a ticket that wants to get control of the white house. But, it will be, well, in this age of covid19, the best they can do. The Vice President , the former Vice President of the United States the one who wants to be the next Vice President of the United States are due to jointly introduce themselves to the american people. The president will be watching. Well be watching. In fact, everyone is watching right now just to see this all play out. Historic day. Welcome, everybody, im neil cavuto and this is your world. A lot of the attention, obviously, in a day and age where a lot of people cannot gather. It w