Pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening and welcome to this pbs newshour special, on the night joe biden has been declared the next president of the United States. Im judy woodruff. In just a moment, president elect biden and Vice President elt Kamala Harris will appear before cameras in their first remarks since the winn was called. Its been four days since the nation gathered at tv sets and smart phones to watch election returns, only to discover the vote count would take longer. Weve been waiting patiently nce then, and late this morning, the Associated Press called the state of pennsylvania for biden, putting biden above to become president. Tes needed his running mate Kamala Harris is breaking three glass ceilings at once becoming the firstwo n, the first black american, and the first Asian American to serve as Vice President. We expect both of them to speak shortly in wiln and to see some of the celebration to follow. Well talk with analysts and with our correspondents, inclu
Before election day on november 3rd. The candidates will face off in about three minutes. Belmont university in nashville, tennessee. You may remember the first debate. It was filled with interruptions. Quite unorthodox. The commission on president ial debates decided to change the rules a bit. The microphone of the candidate who isnt speaking will be muted for the first two minutes of each separate debate topic. Lets get you to the white house correspondent, Kristen Welker, who is moderating the debate. The Debate Commission said she will not be responsible for Fact Checking the candidates but our analysts is standing by to do just that. For realtime Fact Checking, you can go to nbc news. Com. We just saw a few moments ago, the guests have been seated. The candidates are waiting to take the stage. Lets get to you. So much anticipation here at Belmont University. You can hear a pin drop as they walk out on the stage. Watch for President Trump to go after joe bidens son hunter biden. An
Late stage Clinical Trials to treat covid19. But it safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by the fda. The white house physician says that the first lady who also tested positive had a mild cough and a headache. The former vp joe biden, who was on stage with the president at tuesday nights debate, has tested negative. He spoke at a Campaign Event in grand rapids, michigan, today and he wore a mask of the entire time. His wife, jill, and his running mate, also both testing negative. Cbs correspondent has been following these late breaking developments from washington all day long. Reporter an extraordinary turn of events, a surreal day here at the white house is the president elect here to go to walter reed where he will be staying a couple of days. The white house as he will be working there and he will also b receiving treatment. President trump the part of the white house friday evening to go to Walter Reed National military Medical Center after he and First Lady Melania T
Going to be looking at the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have classified the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen as americas iliad, of that great epic battle. This great voyage will be quite significant and important. A few years ago, the Atlantic Monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and lewis and clark make the list at 70. What i find interesting is they are the only names on the entire list where they are listed together. So, it is almost like they are inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the 100 most significant americans, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark once again made the list, and sacagawea also made the made it. This young teenage shoshone woman was considered one of the 100 most significant americans. So, there is an impression acr
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