Live coverage here on cspan. Let me first off start by saying thank you for your time. How are you doing . This is insanity . This is insanity. You are right. It is surreal. It is very intense. 15 tosly, we are working 17 hours a day on this seven days a week, but it is something we have to do. Is historic in its proportions. We have not seen anything like this since the 1918 pandemic. It is challenging for the entire world, and we, the United States, have gotten hit worse than virtually any other country when you talk about cases and deaths. This is an important challenge for us. There is a lot we have to discuss here and not a lot of time. When we are done, we will be joined by the school of Public Health and the director of the school of Public Affairs to build on your comments, but i want to die right in. We got 100 questions from faculty and students. Im going to do my best to weave those in. I saw a story the other day about boston. The pandemic you just referenced. The headline
Then, naacp president and ceo Derrick Johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. Washington journal is next. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. That took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the Democratic Party. Just some of the activities on night two of the Democratic National convention. Watch our coverage of night three starting at 9 00 tonight on cspan, cspan. Org, and follow along on our cspan radio app. In the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. In the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. If you support joe biden, 202 7488
At this point is at least in the bay areas excessive heat watch for is an excessive heat warning already for the Central Valley and points south we expect to get an upgrade this afternoon to warning category as well. This is whats going on though this he excessive heat watch goes east of the east bay hills and in the south bay to sometimes the Santa Clara Valley is not included in all this this go around it is and then up the Solano County youre in this as well with temperatures 95. Well beyond the triple digits. All right breaking it down for you today, 87 by 11 by 2 oclock at 98 noting some of those scattered clouds in there which actually may shave off a couple quick other critical degrees. Partially because of some tropical moisture bubbling up from the south this kind of a side know what this all together for you to cut your forecast coming up. It sounds good. Thank you dave. Another big story that were following for you this morning governor newsome says that california may be tu
By mail, theyoted sold handle 450 million, there is no question if everybody voted by mail, they would be fine with that. The real question isnt the Postal Service, it will go to the Elections Office or the people voting, are the ballots accurate. Of them getne third thrown out so i think the post office is getting caught up in the political debate and that is the last place the post office should be because there are no problems there. Dan i think one of the reasons that so many of our members are concerned is because just as this debate was beginning to get more visibility, the president said last week he thought additional money for the post office in the covid relief package should be withheld, because it would prevent mailin voting from taking place on the scale that many have called for. Now, you and a senator Mitch Mcconnell have made it clear that you both believe it should be in the budget, so help us some or establish clarity on what the president was trying to say. Rep. Mcca
Worthy of you. Thats joe. Odonnell history is about to be made in wilmington, delaware, as the first woman of color accepts her partys nomination for Vice President of the United States. Good evening, im Norah Odonnell in our nations capitol. Welcome to cbs News Coverage of the starstudded night. Three of the Democratic National convention, in this hour senator Kamala Harris will tell americans why she thinks they should elect. An open mind and the chance to lead an open mind and the chance to lead, i meant st. Every president deserves that. And trump came in with so much set up for him. A strong economy, planned for managing crises including a pandemic. Yes, we democrats would have disagreed with him on many things, but if he had put his own interests and ego aside, seen the humanity in a child ripped from her parents at the border or a protester calling for justice or a family wiped out by natural disaster, that would have been a good thing for america and the world. I wish donald tr