O this summit, the future of america in america summit. Were published by good and upworthy and were with the Aspen Institute and Society Program for this event. Im aaron, and im the founding director of the Aspen Institute science and Society Program. Part of the Broader Health medicine. Science and society was established in 2019 with the mission to elevate public trust in science and to help fost ear more diverse scientific workforce. Next slide. The gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the rita allen foundation. We would like to thank the eneral supporters. This event accompanies a magazine that talks about the lection issue. It was very positively reviewed. It was positively reviewed in the washington post. Are a number of the articles that you can view online if you heck out the magazine. Next slide. We are thrilled to have a stellar lineup of experts to discuss the future so future of science in this country. The format is rotating pair conversations during which two experts wi
This year because of the covid pandemic do we have any real baseline to understand what is going on with the electorate going into this election . I think this election will be unlike anything we have seen in the past. Its hard to know if there is a good corollary. At this point we are seeing far more early and absentee voting then we saw in 2016. Its really off the charts. That looks atart early and in person voting and how it has trended over the past couple of years. People can see from watching it that the trend has been for more voting by absentee or mailin ballots then by in person on election day. What is happening in the thinking about conduct of elections that has led to this and celebrating this trend this year . Its been a trend about 20 years in the making. Ever since colorado and Washington State made it easy for their voters to vote by mail we have seen that once voters have that option they like that option. In a pandemic voting by mail is a good and safe option. In addi
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Judy all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. When the world gets complicated, a lot goes through your mind. With fidelity wealth management, a dedicated advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. Consumer cellular. Johnson johnson. Financial Services Firm Raymond James. Bnsf railway. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world at hewlett. Org. The Chan Zuckerberg initiative, working to build a more healthy, just, and inclusive future for everyone at czi. Org. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy questions about federal income taxes are swirling around President Trump again tonight. The issue has surfaced repeatedly since he first began running for p
The weather. Announcer todays weather is brought to you by the makers of nondrowsy 24 hour claritin. Live claritin clear. All right. Lets look ahead to your weekend. We start off with saturday weve got a much nicer day in the southeast after so much rain record heat continues in the rockies. A fire risk out west wet in the Pacific Northwest sunday, sunday autumnal warmth in the northeast. Much cooler in the plains. And the fire risk unfortunately continues out west thats whats going on across good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Lets take a look at our high temperatures for today. The last, very nice and comfortable day before some high heat comes in. Well see our temperatures in oakland reaching 73. 78 in palo alto. And 85 today in antioch. But then as we go into the weekend, there will be high fire danger for a lot of our bay area hills, especially in the north bay. And there will be a high concern as were going to also have some hot temperatures extending into early next week.