Headquarters. Now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. And welcome back to our special coverage of the race for the white house. Tonights Vice President ial debate, now just moments away. That is the scene at the university of utah in Salt Lake City where Vice President mike pence, senator Kamala Harris are going to take a stage retrofitted with plexiglass shields to protect against covid. Everyone not on stage will be wearing a mask. The moderator, susan page, will direct nine tenminute segments on topics of her choosing. No new rules have been put in place to keep things in order. Our correspondents mary bruce and rachel scott are inside the hall and mary, the Biden Campaign insisted on these new covid protections. We can expect that senator harris is going to put mike pences record as head of the Coronavirus Task force on the stand. We heard that from her chief of staff just moments ago. George, Kamala Harriss goal here tonight is to put mike pence, the head of the Coronav
Jokes about donald trump its the brad paisley live show oh lookin there a ratings bump thank you thank you five sweaty people in face shields. Appreciate it. This is awesome. And its freaking weird. Because everything is freaking weird right now. But some parts of life are starting to get back to normal. For instance im very excited that the new nfl season kicks off tomorrow. Hank jr. Always asks, are you ready for some football . Hell, im so starved for sports im ready for some badminton. The nfl is doing things differently this year. Like all of us. For safety players will be quarantined for 14 days every time they come in close contact with another player. So the season is going to last 17 years. Some teams are made for this like the Detroit Lions. Their defense hasnt come within six feet of another player since 1998. I can say that because im a Cleveland Browns fan. And as a browns fan, Detroit Lions jokes are all weve got. God bless em. Hey, speaking of sports are you familiar wit
Streets, our cells. We look at the painful past in order to learn i tions, the so controversial, why are so many people calling for it now . To examine that, we have to go back in time. 1526, the spanish bring 100 enslaved africans to what is now the carolinas and georgia. They were the first known slaves on american soil. We know what happened next. For the next 350 years, africans were enslaved, beaten, tortured and killed. They built the white house. They fought in wars. Their labor built the american economy. And then came the civil war and freedom. Promises of 40 acres and later on a mule. They were free, sort of. There were black codes, allowing black people to be arrested for things like being out at night or not working at a servant. And then there was jim crow. A set of laws that denied africanamericans all sorts of rights. If you violated them, it could get you arrested or even killed. Then, there were housing discrimination laws, and a practice called redlining, where federa
Nightline starts right now with byron pitts. Good evening, thank you for joining us, tonight jacob blake is in the hospital paralyzed from the waist down after the seven gun shots from police. But his name is on the list of thousands who marched in the Nations Capital today. Reporter a city in rage. Black lives matter reporter and the nation in turmoil, after 29 year old jacob blake was shot in the back seven times by a Police Officer in kenosha, wisconsin, his three children sitting in the car. All my grandson asked repeatedly is why did the police arngouroteers strts deman justice for the National Guard called in to kenosha from three different states. Let me be clear. This wasnt an accident, this wasnt bad police work. This felt like some sort of vendetta being taken out on a member of our community. This community is like a box of matches right now. Were just the match that got lit. Reporter this just the latest flash point in a summer of unrest and protest about Racial Injustice a
Nightline starts rightin t joining us, im kyra phillips. A bullet did not silence her, but that single shot still echoes. The island woman shot by her husbands mistress speaking out about the case that changed her family forever. Byron pitts has the story. Tonight we begin with a mysterious shooting in the suburbs in long island. After 27 years, you would think theres nothing new to learn about this story. Oh, but there is. Reporter its the story of a married man with the unforgettable last name, buttafuoco. Joey knew of my intention toward his wife and encouraged me. Reporter his wife, mary jo, unsuspecting of her husbands behavior. Swrojoey is a fabulous liar. I didnt realize that then. I didnt realize how much he man epilated mow and how much he lied to me, but he d. Reporter the drama played out across nearly news outlet ot and tabloid with amy fisher. I was a 16yearold teenager. Now you may think this is an open and shut case. Amy came to my house, shot my mother in the face. Guil