Im good, good. Well, i look forward to being back with you tomorrow morning. Early this morning outside my apartment in virginia, there was , butcident unrelated to me shots were fired so i ended up having to shelterinplace. Involved the officers will be safe and as it happened, it was 5 45 this morning. Delayed up having a start. So i look forward to being back , cancelingd others my tv hits this morning based on that. It was a security issue . Was with arlington police. It was an event that was unrelated to me, but with shots fired, in close proximity to my apartment. We are excited and very hopeful for a confirmation of one of the most qualified judges that i have had the opportunity to get to know on a personal basis, so we are excited about that confirmation that hopefully will happen on the senate floor this afternoon. And if that happens, then we expect for a swearing into happen later this evening. If all goes well. I think the American People will be well served with an indepe
Barrett to the Supreme Court, with National Turn it National Journal Senate Reporter. Maryellen klaas, and then Michael Binder. Journal is next. With eight days to go until election day 2020, congas begins with a stalemate over Economic Relief and a response to the coronavirus pandemic and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the support. The senate has a rare weekend session to move forward on the nomination and democrats are holding the senate in session through tonight, into this morning. You can see live pictures of the senate floor right now. Heres how we are dividing the lines. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can join the conversation by texting with your first name, city and state, at 202 7488003, or go to twitter, or facebook. Com cspan. Has covid19 impacted your vote . If it hasnt, we want to hear from you as well. What is impacting your vote and if the pandemic impacts your vote, we want to know why. Why has it motivated you to
The only person waving a white flag and a white mask is joe biden. We will defeat the virus. We will not control it. We will try to contain it as best we can. If you look at the full context of what i was talking about is we need to make sure we have therapeutics and vaccines. We may need to make sure that when people get sick that they have the kind of therapies that the president of the United States has that we can provide those emergency use authorizations and they should be coming in very short order. Hopeful, based on a number of conversations that vaccines are just a few weeks away when we are in preparation for that. Time, eight National Lockdown strategy or a National Quarantine strategy that is proposed by the left is not effective, is not what ultimately will contain or control this virus. And a suggestion that we are waving the red flag, i mean the white flag, is certainly not in keeping with this president. You know him, he doesnt give up and he will not give up until all
Of the moon. Welcome to the program. The World Health Organization has warned that european governments need to accelerate their response the coronavirus. Cases are rising sharply across the continent with dozens of countries reporting a record rise in infections. Spain added more than 52,000 cases over the weekend. Hugs of a vaccine also growing in the u. K. With the British Government anticipating a mass rollout in the first half of next year. Hospitals across europe are under mounting strain. In spain, emerging emergency wards are overrun by covid19 sufferers. The country has followed france and belgiums lead in imposing nighttime curfews. A response set by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to an extreme situation. One by one, countries are tightening restrictions. France has been reporting deckard reporting record daily figures. A leading scientist who advises those the government believes the infection rate could be twice as high, adding to laws for a full shortterm lockdown. The virus
In washington, flags mark the lives lost. In the u. K. , tougher restrictions are rolled out. The Prime Minister warns that normal is still months away. And remembering the past but looking to the future. Mali marks 60 years of independence from france. For the first time in history, World Leaders have been meeting virtually for the annual nodded nations General Assembly because of the coronavirus. On tuesday, the fight against covid19 dominated the speeches. ,ost called for a united fight calling for the United Nations to repurpose itself in a world changed by the pandemic. On the same day the u. S. Death toll from the virus passed 200,000, donald trump once again pointed the finger of blame at china. Like all the other World Leaders speaking at the United Nations, president trumps speech was prerecorded. His words, though, as controversial as ever. We have waged a pierced battle against the invisible enemy, the china virus which has claimed countless lives in 188 countries. In the un