About the candidates but they have agreed to express that enthusiasm only twice, at the end of the debate and now, when i introduce the candidates. Please welcome california senator Kamala Harris and Vice President mike pence. [cheers and applause] being here. We are meeting as President Trump and the first lady continue to undergo treatment in washington after testing positive for covid19. We send our thoughts and prayers for them for the rapid and complete recovery, and for the recovery of everyone afflicted by the coronavirus. The two campaigns have agreed to the ground rules tonight. Im here to enforce them, on behalf of the millions of americans who are watching. One note, no one in either campaign or at the commission or anywhere else has been told in advance what topics we will raise or what questions i will ask. This 90 minute debate will be divided into nine segments for about 10 minutes each. I will begin a segment by posing a question to each of you. Sometimes the same quest
By susan page was hosted by the university of utah in salt lake city. We have a small and socially distant audience and have taken special precautions. Everyone in the audience is required to wear a face mask and the candidates will be seated 12 feet apart. The audience is enthusiastic about their candidates, but they have agreed to express the enthusiasm only twice, at the end of the debate and now, when i introduced the candidates. Please welcome california senator Kamala Harris and Vice President mike pence. [applause] thank you. Senator harris and Vice President pence, thank you for being here. We are meeting as President Trump and the first lady continue to undergo treatment in washington after testing positive for covid19. We send our thoughts and prayers to them for their rapid and complete recovery and for the recovery of everyone afflicted by the coronavirus. The two campaigns have agreed to the ground rules for tonight. Onm here to enforce them behalf of the millions of ameri
Armenia and azerbaijan agreed to work to end their conflict. In just under an hour the 2 candidates for Vice President of the United States will face off in their only debate of the campaign ahead of the november 3rd president ial election clear plastic barriers will separate mike pence and. Have both tested negative for corona virus pictures here from Salt Lake City ahead of this 90 minute debate in the state of utah this is the hole in the university of utah where it will all happen. Rob reynolds as our correspondent there today so much anticipation for this one is that they were not usual for a Vice President ial debate these are not usual times. Absolutely kemal i mean the the Vice President ial debates every 4 years are usually pretty forgettable although those of us who are of a certain age will never forget lloyd benson is classic putdown of dan quayle in 1988 senator youre no jack kennedy but this time the stakes are even higher the focus will we squarely i think on covert 19 a
Making history. Shes become the first black woman to stand on a Vice President ial debate stage the night officer, a prime opportunity to energize would be voters. She is the daughter of a jamaican father, an indian mother shes also served as the District Attorneys of San Francisco and then. The attorney general of the state of california. Harris is pointed questioning of the president s appointees in Court Nominees during Senate Hearings and what not have help make her a young star in the democratic born and raised in oakland harriss team predicts she will focus on the president s coronavirus response. They say she will also have the chance to explain her views on Law Enforcement. Area some progressive us have criticized her on as for Vice President pence he aims to highlight the administrations economic record the president has been touting a lot up until the time of the pandemic of course is still so much talk on capitol hill about whats to become of the stimulus package of discussi
Headquarters. Now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. And welcome back to our special coverage of the race for the white house. Tonights Vice President ial debate, now just moments away. That is the scene at the university of utah in Salt Lake City where Vice President mike pence, senator Kamala Harris are going to take a stage retrofitted with plexiglass shields to protect against covid. Everyone not on stage will be wearing a mask. The moderator, susan page, will direct nine tenminute segments on topics of her choosing. No new rules have been put in place to keep things in order. Our correspondents mary bruce and rachel scott are inside the hall and mary, the Biden Campaign insisted on these new covid protections. We can expect that senator harris is going to put mike pences record as head of the Coronavirus Task force on the stand. We heard that from her chief of staff just moments ago. George, Kamala Harriss goal here tonight is to put mike pence, the head of the Coronav