Thats how unconventional all these polls are right now. Were also going to follow more as the markets sort of i digesting the news we got out of the likes of alphabet, amazon and apple. By and large, the numbers were pretty solid, they just werent solid enough, and its weighing on the techheavy nasdaq as a result. Much more on that in a second. Now back to the cases at hand that are getting a lot of attention. 12 states now are reporting record oneday increases including illinois, indiana, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new mexico, North Carolina, north dakota, oklahoma, ohio, oregon. These are not just with oneday blips. These are new causes, the highest cases, the highest ever recorded since the pandemic began. Furthermore, 91,248 americans, more americans just tested positive for the virus. It is the highest of the pandemic period. Thats whats weighing more on the markets than anything else, the idea that these expanded cases and the kind that were seeing in europe
For joeicted a victory biden and Kamala Harris in the state of florida in 2020. What gives you confidence that they will win . Downturns an economic because of covid. Decrease in the state of florida, it is the largest economic driver. What has happened here is we have 1. 2 million floridians out of jobs. They are looking for leadership. Former president who has a plan to not only beat covid but also get our economy back on. Herent get tourism back until we get our economy under control. Is going tobody who be empathetic to the situation, have a plan and are smaller farmers who have been waiting for support from the federal government. They are looking for new leadership. To donald trump is not going buy the game plan hes been putting off the last four years. Host just to remind viewers of the challenge ahead for the democrats, just looking at some recent votes in florida. In 2018 and the senatorial vote, rick scott edged out mel nelson by a percentage point. The governors race in 2018
Roy discusses the herd immunity approach. With the new school year beginning in schools and colleges across the country, the acrostic candidate joe biden said if he is elected help is on the way. To School Systems and parents. Good morning, this is washington journal. We start the program asking you about your experience so far. How is it going back either remotely or in person, is it working . Four those of you in the eastern and central time zones. For mountain and pacific. For educators, our number is 2027488002. If you want to send us a text, that line is 2027488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. And ontter or twitter. It was his Second Campaign appearance after his convention, biden in delaware yesterday. You can find it at cspan. Org. The Washington Post, biden blames trump because the education gap a national emergency. Joe biden sought to channel the frustrations of students, parents, and teachers around the country i blaming trump for School Districtss inab
Process, but in talking to the commission. Some background, the first town hall took place in virginia and that came from negotiations between the Clinton Campaign and the bush campaign. Does is commission now they work with the organization and they will select approximately 30 undecided voters who will be in the debate october 15th and they will have questions. My role is to facilitate other questions, not to tell them what to ask. Just so i am aware of what the questions will be so there is no duplication. And then to carry on the conversation. To geter thing, we want questions from the cspan audience and general public. You can follow me on social and send us a question. Townhall cspan. Org. We will incorporate that into the conversation that will take place on october 15. Host you were the back up in 2016, the backup moderator in 2016. Tell us how you are planning to prepare for the townhall. Guest it was good training for me to serve as a backup moderator. I went to all four deba
Reopen schools safely and effectively. Backtoschool has always been a special time. It is in your family and mine, but particularly in mine, all the years jill and i were married, she was going back to school, too, as a teacher. She would be the first one to tell you this should be a season of promise for our country. Times when classrooms are crackling with the possibilities of the new year, students hopes, all about the future. But this year, we are facing the most difficult circumstances. We are seeing a lot of heart and grit from our educators, our students, to try to rise to the occasion. But our government has not come up to that bar. Hasnt shown much grit or determination. To be clear, if President Trump and his administration had done their jobs early on with this crisis, american schools would be open and open safely. Instead, American Families across this country are paying the price for his failures and his administrations failures. Like many of you, because you are reporter