Your thoughts on the Supreme Court in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Virtual Event in newspapers, americas road ahead i am mike allen and cofounder, welcome to my home in arlington virginia, i will be joined by the morning podcast of today. We would like to thank the bank of america for making these conversations possible and thank you for joining us on the many platforms of the events, we would love for you to follow along on twitter, our first guest is senator tim kaine of the commonwealth of virginia one of only 30 people of American History who serve their neighbors as mayor, governor and United States senator and how is this for a fun fact, i have been senator keynes can situate as richmond mayor and governor and now is my senator, senator kaine, welcome. It is great to be back together talking to you. We talked about how election day is now election month, i saw some pictures of you earlier in the county, my old stomping grounds outside of richmond voting and you a
Sweat good morning i am jonathan opinion writer for the Washington Post. Welcome to the first look Washington Post lives one stop shop for news and analysis on the most pressing issues of the day are news issues of the day. We are focused on the president ial debate concerning the chief National Correspondent and veteran political reporter and editor. Ng good morning dan pursuant good morning jonathan. So i read your column on the front page of the New York Post one should give. [laughter] it was a late night an early morning. [laughter] marty. Im so sorry. The Washington Post, gives viewers a thumbnail of what you wrote today . Ame Vice President , mike pence came armed with a case he wanted to make against joe biden and the Democratic Party and Kamala Harris. Time and again it was clear what undermined significantly as a a person he works for, President Trump. That was obvious really from the get go in the discussion focused on the coronavirus pandemic and the administrations handlin
With our National Political editor. Good morning, dan. I read your column this morning on the front page of the post. Why not give viewers a [laughter] late night and an early morning. My god, what a horrible mistake. Im so sorry. Front page of the Washington Post, give viewers a thumbnail of what you wrote today. I think that the sum and substance of the debate is that the Vice President , mike pence, came armed with the case he wanted to make against joe biden, the Democratic Party, and Kamala Harris. Time and again it is clear that what undermines the case most significantly is the prison he works for, President Trump. It was obvious really from the getgo when the discussion focused on the coronavirus pandemic and the administration handling of it. The Vice President in essence recycling statements the president has made repeatedly over many months, which he himself has said, touting what they claim is a great record against all the evidence of how this country has a much higher dea
Go and vote. Good morning. Im jonathan capehart, welcome to first look Washington Post lives onestop shop for news and analysis on the most pressing issues of the day. News issues of the day. Were focused on last nights Vice President of debate as we have on many mornings. We strive to achieve National Correspondent and veteran political reporter and editor downfalls. Good morning. Good morning. I read your column this morning on the front page of the new york post. What do you give the viewers [inaudible] it was a late night and early morning, oh, my god, what a marty, fred, so sorry, just to be candid. The Washington Post. Get viewers the thumbnail of what you wrote today. I i think the some substancef the debate was the Vice President mike pence came armed with a case you were to make against joe biden and the Democratic Party, and, let harris. But time again it was clear what undermines that case most significant is the person he works for, President Trump. That was obvious really
Today because of coronavirus. Deaths all across this nation. And undoing tables, kitchen tables that weeks and months ago were filled with a loved one, a mom, dad, brother or sister. In many cases, the pain was made a lot worse. With people tell me this Close Friends of the family telling me because they were unable to visit their elderly parent or grandparent in the nursing home before they passed away. No matter how many stories i heard from the nurses, saying they held up the cell phone to the patient on the ventilator, in the bed. That is all they can speak to. Were notthat people able to hold Funeral Services where they could pray together and remember the loved ones that they lost. Rituals have come to help us cope with pain and loss, to help us honor the lives of those we loved. They are just not available in the middle of this pandemic. Me now is that we have been living with this pandemic for so long, that i worry that we risk become numb to the toll that is taken on us and ou