Cut through it youve told us what you think about the debate we have cnbc overnight polls just in. And well share. Truth is, theres never been such a thing as last night a First Official introduction of the two candidates from the committee on president ial debates follows rules. Its dignified, democratic, structured, american not last night that debate cannot be measured by traditional xs and os, regardless of how youll vote. We len defer this hour to draw distinctions between the two candidates on the issues, covid, the economy, raeshl injustice, social unrest, governance, education and so much more well do that, as best we can, based on what last nights event offered up, but lets mark this moment last night, the president called in to question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power. Is there assurance that it will happen asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust on the outcome. If theres no clear winner on election night,
This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. Cbs news has learned the commission on president ial debates plans to issue new rules for the rest of this years debates after tuesday nights faceoff between President Trump and former Vice President biden turned into a farce. While the commission has not formally voted on changes, an informed source tells cbs news they need to actthey need to act in t in the coming days after being inundated with complaints. About a chaotic debate. Among possible changes to the rules, cutting off a candidates microphone if that person ignores the rules and interrupts another candidate or the moderator. Tonight, with 34 days left until the election, the candidates are back out on the campaign trail, even as President Trump tries to clarify his refusal to denounce White Supremacy at the debate along with a group known t
Adjacent apartment during the fatal no knock raid. According to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. This justification mars has from pursuing criminal charges in his Breonna Taylors debt. Amy we will go to louisville for the latest. Then we speak to jacob blake, sr. His son was paralyzed last month after police in kenosha, wisconsin, shot him in the back seven times in front of three of his children. They shotsons my son seven times. Seven times. Like he did not matter. But my son matters. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. O. Org, the quarante report. Im amy y goodman. In louisville, kentucky, a grand jury has declined to charge any of the three white police offificers who killed breonnnna taylor with her death, more than six months after they shot the 26yearold black emergency room technician in her own home. The grand jurys only indictments were three counts of wanton endangerment agains
Also, counterterrorism analyst washington Thomas Anderson talks about the evolving threats facing the u. S. Since the september 11 terrorist attacks. Washington journal is next. Host it is the washington journal for september 11. Todays show will focus on the 19th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. You can see planned events at the pentagon which you are watching at ground zero in new york. On cspan, cspan2 and cspan3. You can check the website for specific channel and time information. Follow along on the radio app. We will take your calls on this remembrance day. Here is how you can call us. The eastern00 for and central time zones. 202 7488001 for the mountain and pacific times. If you want to text us, do so at 202 7488003. Post on our cspan feed. On this day, several papers across the United States devoted. Heir editorial page here is the tribute out of johnstown, pennsylvania. On the 19th anniversary, our nation is distracted by politics. We are obligated to pause on this september
Cspan radio app. Here to join us to talk about the state of National Security sanderson. Homas , and im happy to beyond provide some insight and answer some questions. Host can you tell the audience about your background in this field . Guest i started out back in 1998 back in graduate school. This was the summer we were attacked in east africa by al qaeda. Defensework with a contractor called saic. I was assigned to programs looking at the threat of weapons of mass destruction, following the east africa bombings. We were concerned that al qaeda was seeking to up their game by using weapons of mass destruction. My team and i looked at the various groups that have tried to obtain weapons of mass destruction, from chlorine gas to using other materials. We looked at that, i did that for four years and i went off to china to do a fellowship. That happened to be right after 9 11, bow two weeks after 9 11. When i came back i joined the center for strategic and international studies. The dire