Wallace good evening from the Health Education campus from Case Western University and clinic. I am Chris Wallace of fox news and i welcome you to the first of the 2020 president ial debates between President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden. The commission has designed the format six roughly 15 minute segments for the first candidate to open and open discussions for the rest of each segment. Both campaigns have agreed to these rules. For the record, i decided to the topics and questions in each topic. I can assure you none of the questions have been shared with the commission or the two candidates. This debate is being conducted under health and safety protocols designed by the Cleveland Clinics serving as the Health Security advisor to the commission for all debates. As a precaution both campaigns have agreed that the candidates will not shake hands at the beginning of tonights debate. The audience here have promised to remain silent, no cheers or other entered options, an
Joe biden asking americans to vote early in whatever way is best for them. Also today happening now on major hearing on the hill, that is the former fbi director james comey testifying about the russian investigation. Chief medical correspondent mike emanuel has details on that and also speaking with former assistant u. S. Attorney Andy Mccarthy and independent counsel ken starr on that. A big hour coming up. We begin on the north lawn with the chief white house respondent john roberts. Nice to see you back at the white house today. Good afternoon. Always good to see you, bill, no matter where in the world we happen to be. To the president just left the white house headed for minnesota for a couple of campaign events. Talking more about one of the big issues that has been talked about in the aftermath of last nights First Encounter with joe biden, why did the president not more forcefully denounce White Supremacy, and what the president said about the Group Proud Boys when he said that
Your daddys Democratic Party. More evidence tonight. The battle over ice and illegal immigration. New levels of intensity, and you could say insanity over the jule democrat protest taking place across the country on Independence Day parade when i think Independence Day, i think protesting Law Enforcement. And we should not be surprised after abolish i. C. E. Has become the new rallying cry for not just the hard left, but the straight up left. I think that this disastrous immigration policy should be abolished. I happen to have voted against i. C. E. , the formation of i. C. E. In 2002. Congress needs to change the policies of i. C. E. So that they do not terrorize communities. Pete those on the ground are apparently, not just apparently, they have resorted to stunt tactics, one protester climbed new york statue of liberty to waive the abolish i. C. E. Banner, liberty island, of course the tea of american citizens and others did not get access to lady liberty yesterday, after hours the
of the press. this was under oath in front of the among american congress in american people. they fit something completely different than what they are espousing no. they did. i think the two worst defenders have to be cabinet kavanaugh really went out of his way to reassure us that the precedent upon precedent according to the casey decision, both of them said it was a precedent. a settled law. amy amy kony barrett was a bit widely or, but she had to be, because she has been on record saying roe should be overturned for years. but even she seemed to not to president it s really outrageous that no one seems to care that these people lied, especially most recently, the people who fooled susan collins and i think they
look through the obama presidency. there were some republican votes for kagan and sotomayor, but far, far more no-votes on these nominations. . and take a look, of course, at the trump presidency. and this was almost pure party polarization. gorsuch, kavanaugh, kony barrett. by kony barrett, you had zero democrats voting yes, you had 52-1 on the republican side voting for her. increasingly, we are seeing these becoming close to party-line votes. in the case of jackson, we are seeing mitt romney, for instance, coming out for this. look for maybe a couple of republicans to vote for this. but it does seem that the new reality of these votes is very, very partisan and they end up being very close. steve kornacki, thank you so much. great seeing you. and with us to continue our conversation is hawaii senator, maisie hirono, who sits on the judiciary and armed services committee. great seeing you, as always. good morning. zpr do you think the supreme