This is cnn immigration, the economy, abortion, and masculinity. I m michael smerconish in philadelphia. It s labor day weekend. Usually this marks the start of the final dash toward election day. But of course we haven t stopped sprinting all summer long despite all the effort and expenditures by the candidates and their campaigns, the presidential election is neck and neck several polls were released at the end of this week and they all tell a similar story a new usa today suffolk poll shows vice president harris ahead of former president trump nationally 48, 43 big shifts from hispanic, black, and young voters are helping harris. But the biggest change came from lowerincome voters they supported donald trump over joe biden by three percentage points back in june harris now leading in that demographic, 58 to 35%, casting a 23 point advantage then there s a new wall street journal poll, which also shows harris with a narrow lead over trump 48, 47. That s in a headtohead match up the n
The second hour of the future of health care summit. Id like to thank our sponsor for their support of todays great program. We spent the first out on lessons we learn from the coronavirus pandemic. Will expand to look at policymaking breakthroughs and innovation in the face of seen and unseen challenges. Before we get underway a few housekeeping notes. You can tweet as at hashtag the Health Health and taking questions. Ive got a bunch that already come in. Speakers beware. If your experience, with a live stream lees refresh the page. It should be a quick fix. Thats what they say. Lets get started. Im please enter it is my first guest dies Health Official in the land alex faison sect of health and human services. Secretary azar has a a breadthf expense of both public and private sectors. His key areas of focus include healthcare reform, research and innovation come all of which have assumed added significance in the coronavirus era. Well, thanks for joining us today. We had a fantastic
7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can send us a text this morning, if you do its 202 7488003, and we ask that you provide your name and where you are from. You can catch up with us on social media, facebook or twitter. A good Tuesday Morning to you, you can go ahead and start calling in now. The latest focus on Anthony Fauci began last thursday when President Trump gave a interview to sean hannity, saying that faucher had made a lot of mistakes since the outbreak and by saturday the post and other news outlets got a document listing those mistakes from unnamed sources at the white house and by yesterday here were some of the headlines about dr. Fauci from both sides of the political spectrum. From the left, the huffington post, medical schools voice support for how she amid white house attacks. We are concerned and alarmed by the efforts to undercut the top u. S. Infectious disease expert. From the right side of the aisle, from the red state website, sayin
Provider. Intelligence and state Department Officials from three administrations now on u. S. Policy toward china and russia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is the host of this discussion. Welcome to todays program, u. S. China and russian china pandemic. In the 1951 scifi classic, the day the earth stood still, a planets is visited by an alien spacecraft bearing a giant robot and an emissary with a very sobering message, mend your differences or face obliteration. The movie concludes with World Leaders pottering their choice. It would be wonderful to believe whether in the form of a Global Pandemic or a threat to modern space that in fact the world would mend its differences but by the looks of things the rivalries and disputes have only grown, certainly magnified in the time of the pandemic and are likely to continue. They are accelerating preexisting patterns of tension and competition. Nowhere it seems is or are there tensions more evid
Dialogue about the most Critical Issues of our time. Were gathered tonight albeit virtually at a time when so much feels uncertain. But over the past two weeks it has become abundantly clear there is no more urgent time to talk about Voter Suppression than ahead of the upcoming 2020 election. In this moment following ongoing unconscionable tragedies of Racial Injustice in our country i have more hope than ever that our declaration that black lives matter and our protest in support of freedom for all will be unrelenting in bringing about equitable and long overdue change. We feel incredibly fortunate that you tonight suggest this f the most foremost expert on Voting Rights. Leader abrams is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, nonprofit ceo and political leader. She was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major part in the United States. In the race for governor of georgia 2018 she won more votes than any other democrat in the states history. Stacey abrams aga