Exxon mobil and American Power is the study of the oil giant and its role in world affairs. I am pleased to have steve coll back at this table, welcome. Steve thank you. Charlie i can imagine they said this, it is an exciting time, i cannot remember a more exciting time. To be looking at what is happening in the world, to be a journalist. Steve it is exciting to be at a journalism school, all these young reporters going out into this environment, trying to figure out how to do their job professionally. It is a time i think, when the attacks on the press has strengthened the press, made it clear what our role is, and also raised the bar on our performance, we have to earn it. In this environment of trying to delegitimize the press or divide the press. It is an exciting time to be in his profession. Charlie should we as journalists have learned something from the campaign . Steve yes. In theere lots of misses runup to the election by journalism. We have lots of journalists in this countr
To do anything at all. Quoting, throughout january mr. Trump repeatedly played down the seriousness of the virus and focused on other issues, an array of figures in his cabinet identified the threat, sounded alarms, and made clear the need for aggressive action. The article described an email chain between Public Health experts inside and outside the government sounding the alarm in january calling themselves red dawn, an inside joke based on the 1984 movie about a band of americans trying to save the country after a foreign invasion. There was delay after delay after delay as Health Officials in the Trump Administration a la urnled action only to be turned aside. When the top Disaster Response official at health and Human Services department tried to warn the president personally at the end of february the disease was more dangerous than previously thought, he never got a chance and the reason is the president was too upset about the sinking stock market. The meeting that evening with
Has previously called, quote, a national emergency. He is not expected to call it that officially though. Rather, it is expected he will call it a Public Health emergency. The difference, among other things, dollars and cents. We have assembled quite the team of experts. Starting with Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. What are we expecting to hear from the president . As you said, krascraig, the president is going to declare that open yoipd, opoids are a Public Health emergency. Before we get to what that means, what it doesnt means, it means that states wont have access to the fund crisis. It will be for shortterm crises like hurricanes and other natural disasters. They argue that naming it a Public Health emergency will reduce some regulations. Lets look at some of the top lines of what specifically this will mean. It will allow treatment and prescriptions through whats called telemedicine. That means if youre in a rural area, you can do a Video Conference with your doctor who
They want to spend their time going after joe biden along his career. Theyre welcoming that time. Theyre welcoming that time provided to be able to talk and defend themselves. He is prepared to defend his record. But hes going to try to change and turn the conversation toward the future. One thing that bidens Campaign Officials were recently asked was, whether biden is prepared for that question about a generational argument. He will be standing on stage next to Pete Buttigieg who is several decades younger than the former Vice President and has talked about how this needs to be an election about the future and not the past, a Biden Campaign official says he has an answer ready in the generational argument is made in this debate. Biden has been hunkered down for days now doing these mock debates. Kind of getting ready for those arrows that may be coming his way. Tonight well see just how effective that preparation was. Brooke . Thank you, well be watching this evening, lets talk a litt
Police now searching the home of a person of interest. The potential clue discovered on facebook. Parents punished. An update on that Little League brawl. Police now identifying the mothers and fathers slugging it out on a ball field. What theyre now facing. And amazing rescue. The teenager spotting a toddler in danger, catching her before she hits the sidewalk. Tonight, the hero and child reunited. And good evening. Its great to have you with us on a busy thursday night. Im tom llamas, in for david. And we begin tonight with round two of the democratic debate. The second wave of ten candidates taking the stage in miami. Joe biden and Bernie Sanders front and center. The former Vice President and early frontrunner will be tested in the national spotlight. Senator Bernie Sanders standing at his side. Polls show him in second place. Also on stage tonight, senator kamala harris, who has already gone after biden on both race and criminal justice issues. No one mentioning joe bidens name in