Nominee. applause for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to gov. Dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable Death Penalty for he killer . No, i dont, bernard. And i think you know that ive opposed the Death Penalty during all of my life. I dont see any evidence that its a deterrent, and i think there are better and more effective ways to deal with violent crime. Weve done so in my own state. And its one of the reasons why we have had the biggest drop in crime of any industrial state in america; why we have the lowest murder rate of any industrial state in america. But we have work to
Coming up on this mornings washington journal, we will take your calls and comments on the news that the president and first lady have tested positive for covid19. Host good morning. It is friday, october 2. People around the country and the world are reacting to the news that broke overnight that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. We have a two hour washington journal for you today before the house comes in and we want to get your reaction. There is how to take part in the conversation. Epublicans call 202 7488001 democrats, 202 7488000. If you are an independent, call 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. Please leave your name and the town you are texting from. Broke just before 1 00 a. M. Eastern time when the president sent out this tweet, tonight, flotus and i tested positive for covid19, we will begin our quarantine immediately. We will begin this immediately and get through this. Eastern. At 12 54 a. M. The
The president is expected to carry out his duties without disruption while recovering. They point out that trumps diagnosis will have a destabilizing effect in washington, raising questions how far the virus has spread through the highest levels of the u. S. Government. The Vice President of the United States tweeted around 2 00 a. M. Eastern time, karin and i send our love and prayers to donald trump and melania trump. And swiftr their full recovery. God bless you, donald trump and the first lady. One more piece of information, nbc news has posted a letter from the white house physician about the president s covid diagnosis. It is fairly brief. That, i a note less released the following information with the permission of President Trump. Both have tested positive for the virus. The president and first lady are both well at this time, they plan to remain at home. The White House Medical Team and i will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support provided by some of our count
Talkers. What are we supposed to understand about this new National Security law . If you come to hong kong, they can arrest you. If you go to china, they can arrest you. And this is setting a great caution on people who do business this china to be very careful what they say. They are taking advantage of some of our programs and sending military officials in. They also use americas own universities, our most advanced laboratories against us by infiltrating plaaligned scholars maria i felt that it was real and there was sincerity because you had real people out there. Well, i think that this week is about truth. I think this week is about facts. What we saw last week is the sky is falling, the world is coming to an end, and this week is a reminder of all of the things President Trump has done. Maria how will the gop resonate with a Broader Group of people . We look forward, we dont look backwards. If you look at the democratic convention, it was people who have been there for more than
Talkers. What are we supposed to understand about this new National Security law . If you come to hong kong, they can arrest you. If you go to china, they can arrest you. And this is setting a great caution on people who do business this china to be very careful what they say. They are taking advantage of some of our programs and sending military officials in. They also use americas own universities, our most advanced laboratories against us by infiltrating plaaligned scholars maria i felt that it was real and there was sincerity because you had real people out there. Well, i think that this week is about truth. I think this week is about facts. What we saw last week is the sky is falling, the world is coming to an end, and this week is a reminder of all of the things President Trump has done. Maria how will the gop resonate with a Broader Group of people . We look forward, we dont look backwards. If you look at the democratic convention, it was people who have been there for more than