The first south asian to be a Vice President ial nominee for a major u. S. Party. And in a slick made for television presentation, democrats introduced the junior senator from california to america as an example of what is possible by choosing diversity over division. I accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. Senator harris played up her biography of overcoming adversity through hard work and determination, turning struggle into success to make the case that she would be a champion for so many in this country left struggling. And the crisis it has caused while building a case against president donald trump. Donald trumps failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. If youre a parent struggling with your childs remote learning, or youre a teacher struggling on the other side of that screen, you know what were doing right now is not working. And we are a nation that is grieving, grieving the loss of life, the loss of jobs, the loss of opportunities, the loss of normalcy, and yes, the loss of certainty. As much as harris was celebrated as the new face of a diverse Democratic Party, the overarching theme for the night was the threat to democracy posed by the current president , and it was trumps predecessor barack obama who raised the alarm in a way memorable not just for the stark and dire words, but also the rare show of emotion which at times verged on anger. I have sat in the oval office with beth of the men who are running for president. I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously. For close to four years now, he has shown no interest in putting in the work. No interest in finding common ground, no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends. No interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that it can use to get the attention he craves. Donald trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant. And against that backdrop came the other main message urging voters to turn up on election day with the 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton arguing from firsthand experience that, quote, this cant be another would have, could have, should have election. The evening touched on a biden administrations plans for gun control, health care, Climate Change. But everything it seems was seen through a prism of failed trump presidency. Who is standing in the way . Mitch mcconnell and donald trump. So here is our answer. We will remember in november when we will elect joe biden president. This crisis is bad, and it didnt have to be this way. This crisis is on donald trump and the republicans who enable him. On november 3rd, we will hold them all accountable. And dont forget, joe and kamala can win by three million votes and still lose. Take it from me. So we need numbers overwhelming so trump cant sneak or steal his way to victory. Cnn senior political analyst mark preston is with us now from washington. Mark, it was a big night for Kamala Harris and a historic night for the country, but its that search from a visibly angry former president barack obama which seems to overshadow the vp nomination. Here is part of what obama said. Listen to this. Donald trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 americans dead. Millions of jobs gone. While those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished. And our Democratic Institutions threatened like never before. It really gets your attention when the 44th president warns the 45th president is a threat to democracy. It really is. And especially when you hear those who are very close to barack obama who have come out and said that he didnt want to deliver this speech this past night. He did not want to do that. This isnt something that he really aspired to do. In many way, john, you remember when he left office, he said i am not going to engage in criticism of President Trump unless, unless it has to do with the constitutionality of what he is doing or an injustice. And tonight what we saw from him is that he thought there was an injustice. And i got to tell you, strategically, it was very well played by the Biden Campaign because what it allowed them to do, john, was allowed them to have president barack obama try to beat up donald trump right before joe biden gives his big speech this evening. And when hell try to convince people that hes the one to take on donald trump in november. And mark, we know the president was listening because in realtime he tweeted out again his accusation that president obama was spying on the Trump Campaign back in 2016. Joe biden hit back with a line from obamas speech about trump unable to grow into the job. So it seems like its gloves off. If this is a sign of things to come, obama and trump going after each other, then were in for an Election Campaign like no other. Like no other. But you know whats interesting . Donald trump played right into what Michelle Obama said about donald trump just last night when he said when they go low, we go high. How interesting is it that you are the president of the United States in realtime criticizing his opponents with falsehoods, falsehoods and lie, john, just flatout lies. Those tweets in fact are not correct. But it goes to show you how worried he is right now about where his standing is in the polls in the United States and the fact that democrats seem to be coalescing around joe biden. What theyre hoping is there would be a split between Bernie Sanders supporters who didnt think they could support joe biden. We are seeing right now is that the Democratic Party is being a lot more cohesive than perhaps it would have been prior to covid. Mark, thanks. Good to see you. Mark preston there for us in washington. Thank you. Now in accepting her nomination, Kamala Harris seemed to define her role as joe bidens running mate, defender of the voiceless, the vilified and forgotten, a daughter of immigrants who would confront the systemic racism that seems so deeply ingrained in american culture. And lets be clear. There is no vaccine for racism. Weve got to do the work. For george floyd, for breonna taylor, for the lives of too many others to name, for our children and for all of us. Weve got to do the work to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law. Because heres the thing. None of us are free until all of us are free. Alicia garza is a cofounder of the black lives Matter Movement and the principle of the black to the future action fund, and she is with us this hour from oakland, california. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. Thanks for having me. Okay, this really was a moment in history without precedence, given the democrat primary was a battle between two old white men. What does this now mean for the United States . What impact will her nomination have beyond the campaign, beyond the election, win or lose . Well, i think the nomination of senator Kamala Harris is not only historic, but it is the right choice at the right time. It would have been a big mistake to move into this moment of unprecedented rebellion, of deep crisis with an allwhite ticket that reflects the past of america. This ticket, frankly, represents the future. And so tonight was important. It was important in the sense that the Democratic Party, which traditionally, frankly, has been loathe to really embrace black lives matter, certainly did so tonight. Now the struggle ahead of us will be to match symbol with substance, and to make sure what the gap between them gets smaller and smaller. Thats what that means for america tonight. And thats what thats going to mean for the next 70 days and onward. Well, for senator harris, there is a lot riding on her shoulders. She represents this bridge between the moderate older democrats, the younger progressive democrats, between white and black america. Thats a load of expectation for one person along with she has to be ready as commander in chief on day one. Sure, but weve done this before. The election of president barack obama was also historic. And frankly, he did not have a predecessor that he could take lessons from and learn lessons from. In senator hey, she does have those lessons. She can both take the best and learn how to leave the rest. And she will be governing, hopefully, alongside someone who definitely needs her guidance and her wisdom. And, again, this is important in this moment because, frankly, we have a lot of lessons that we learned over the span of eight years of what it means to have the first black president in the history of this nation, and in some ways, its almost as if the breadcrumbs have been dropped and senator harris i think has the intellect, the wisdom, and the will to make sure that she will pick up those bread krucru also also drop a few of her own. There was not the traditional balloons or bands or cheering supporters. There was socially distance and there wasnt the buzz you normally get. Why does it seem there a lot more excitement over harris being nominated for vp compared to Hillary Clinton four years ago who was nominated for the president ial side of the ticket . Well, thing is a few things, frankly. I mean, number one, we are in the midst of a series of interlocking crises. We are facing a crises in our democracy. Were facing a crisis of climate. We are facing a deepening economic recession deepening economic recession, and certainly we are facing a Global Public health crisis. And so, you know, tonights Convention Really reflected the state of our nation. I do think that moving forward, what is going to be incredibly important, and what is different from 2016 is that people have enjoyed eight years of relative prosperity. Certainly from the perspective of the movement, there were deep criticisms about how we werent going far enough, and i think in 2016, with the nomination and of course the campaign for Hillary Clinton, it was a different moment. I think that frankly, the Democratic Party took for granted the Movement Moment that it was in the midst of. It had a hard time talking about black lives matter. It had a hard time talking about systemic racism. And so i think what youre seeing tonight is an advance. Again, that critical people here will be can we close the gap between symbol and substance. And i think tonight what we saw was at the very least an indication that this is in the consciousness of the party. However, voters in this country will be locking for how we close the gap between symbol and substance. In fact, thats what we do at the black to the future action fund. Weve put forward a black agenda that talks about how you make black lives matter from city hall to congress. Its going to be important for the Democratic Party in this critical moment to embrace those types of policies that meet the Movement Moment, but also move this country forward. Alicia, obviously you love to talk about it. Come back next hour and well talk more and talk about what Kamala Harris means for black voters who essentially sat on their hands four years ago. Thanks for being with us. Thanks. One of the most outspoken critics of russian president Vladimir Putin has been rushed to a hospital inside siberia, the victim of a suspected poisoning. He was on a flight to moscow when he became seriously ill, forcing the plane to make an Emergency Landing. Cnn Senior International respond Matthew Chance is live in moscow at this hour. With the condition of navalny. Obviously details are a little bit sketchy at the moment because were just getting word from state media is reporting on this. His press secretary, who is with him apparently in siberia where he has been hospitalized. She is tweeting about this as well. According to her, his condition well, he is unconscious. He has been admitted into the toxic Reanimation Department of onsk emergency hospital, number one. There has been a report on state media quoting a doctor from the hospital saying he is in serious condition. And of course the speculation. There appears to be a suspicion shared by the doctors is that he has been poisoned. The circumstances around that, he was on a flight from tomsk, which is another city in siberia in the Russian Far East en route back to moscow. Apparently he had been working in the area, collecting kind of evidence of official corruption, which is what he does in that siberian area. And he didnt have anything to eat or drink on the plane. But before he got on the plane, according to eyewitnesses, he had a cup of tea at the airport. Some time later when the plane had already become airborne, he became very sick. The airline says they took all the emergency precautions they had to. They told the captain. The captain made an Emergency Landing in omsk. And he was evacuated to the hospital in that remote russian city. This video thats emerged from passengers on board the aircraft, and its pretty horrific, because it shows the point at which Alexei Navalny was taken off by paramedics who came on to the tarmac and evacuated him from the plane. You can hear him screaming with agony in the background. You cant see him, but you can hear it. Its really quite unsettling and shows this was clearly a very serious situation or is a serious situation Alexei Navalny has found himself in. To be clear, john, he is the most prominent opposition voice in russia. The opposition is pretty fragmented here, but he is the most prominent of the kremlin critics operating in russia right now. He has been remarkably successful in recent years. Motivating people in their thousand, in their tens of thousands in some instances to come on to the streets to protest against official corruption in this country. Of course, when anything like this happens to him, the speculation always turns to is he being punished for his opposition work. John . Were out of time, matthew, but the spokesperson there in the hospital just tweeted that the intensive care unit is now filled with police officers. So well follow that up. Matthew, in the meantime, thank you. Matthew chance live in moscow. Well, while the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, there is word that even when one is approved and available, chances are it wont mean an end to social distancing, face masks and hand washing. Well explain why after the break. As clean as possible. I tell them, you should try cascade Platinum Plus the power of oxi. Cascade platinum oxi penetrates and breaks down food soils some detergents can leave behind, washing away even the smallest food residue, so it doesnt redeposit on your dishes. 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So i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. Reporter the bottom line, many, many lives are still being lost. Texas accelerated past 10,000 covid19 deaths. Florida fast approaching that same sorrowful statistic. Meanwhile, fda emergency authorization for treatment using blood plasma from the recovered is now reportedly on hold after a number of federal official, including dr. Anthony fauci argue the data is still too weak. This according to the new york times. This really underscores one of the problems in the pandemic. Of course everybody is desperate, and we want a hopeful treatment. And when youre really ill, of course you want to do everything possible. But at the same time we cannot take shortcuts in the research. Reporter here in los angeles, the mayor has just authorized the city to cut off the utilities to a house in the Hollywood Hills where he says parties have been taking place in violation of the rules designed to keep us all safe. Nick watt, cnn, los angeles. To los angeles now and dr. Rodriguez of internal medicine and environmental specialist. Dr. Rodriguez, good to see you. Thank you, john. Good to see you. Its been a while. Good to have you back. Everyone who believes a vaccine will mean we can burn our face masks in defiant celebration, dr. Fauci has a message. Not so fast. Here he is. So if we dont get a vaccine that is highly, highly, highly effective, even though it would still be a good vaccine, i think we would have to have some degree of attention to Public Health measures thats going to take a while to build up a cumulative amount of immunity either induced by the vaccine or by natural infection to get to the point where you really have availed protection or an umbrella of protection over the community. So i guess what he is saying, in other words at least initially a vaccine will be just another tool in bringing the pandemic under control. Why the message here there is no Silver Bullet . Thats absolutely right. And even under the best of circumstances, john, a vaccine is not always effective. A vaccine may be 70 or 80 effective, which is the borderline that we need to get what is known as herd immunity so that the people around us cant get it or we cant get it. The issue is not only do we not know about the vaccine and its efficacy, a huge percentage of people are reluctant to take the vaccine. So lets say that only 40 or 50 take it, that brings us down to around a 40 or 35 of the population that will get it. So for a long time, probably a couple of years, were still going to have to be vigilant. We may still be recommended to wear masks, and definitely the hygiene of the hands is super important. Right now in the state of mississippi, almost 2,000 school kids quarantined because of possible exposure to covid19. There is concerns about outbreaks at two state universities. So against that, donald, or the president was dispensing medical advice from the white house. Here he is. For older people and individuals with underlying conditions, the china virus is very dangerous, but for university students, the likelihood of severe illness is less than or equal to the risk of a seasonal few. Can you fact check that for us . There are also these growing concerns about the longterm prognosis for those who may have a mild case because some are struggling to recover months after having the disease. You know what . He probably got his medical degree from trump university, because, you know, this is nothing like the flu. Perhaps for some people, especially some younger people, its a mild twoweek course of debilitation. First of all, there is nothing mild about that. And secondly we dont know the longterm ramifications of this illness for people of any age. So to say that, its very dangerous because it gives people a false sense of security which makes them reckless, which makes us all susceptible. Very quickly, were in the middle of a pandemic. Were coming into hurricane season. Experts at Duke University say communities should be thinking about ways of incorporating covid specific level care and planning, speaking about things like personal protective equipment and storm shelters. Given how hyperbolic the response has been until this point, is this more good advice likely to go unheeded . This is great advice. Look at the states most susceptible to hurricanes florida and texas. The two hot beds right now. And i lived through five hurricanes having grown up in miami. Youre not going to have electricity. Youre not going to have running water. Youre not going to be able to even find your clothing sometimes. This is a potential catastrophe upon a disaster. So shelters need to be prepared with cleanser, with protective devices, with separation of people. It could be horrendous. And thats exactly what is not needed at this point in time. Dr. Jorge rodriguez, thank you so much. Good to see you. You too, john. 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It requires an active and informed citizenry. So im also asking you to believe in your own ability to embrace your own responsibility as citizens, to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure. A year ago many were asking what would it take to stop Mass Shootings in the u. S. . Turns out a pandemic. Not one since the outbreak began. That was once seen a pressing issue on gun reform fall off the radar. But on this third night it was brought back into the spotlight. Former congresswoman gabby giffords, a victim of gun violence delivered her longest speech since she was shot nine years ago. And suffers from Mass Shootings in las vegas, parkland, florida, so too a woman whose 13yearold son was left paralyzed by a stray bullet. In every town across america, there are families who know what a bullet can do. Thats why im a mom who volunteers to stop this. President trump, he doesnt care. He didnt care about the victims after parkland, las vegas, or el paso. I want a president who cares about our pain and grief, a president who will take on the gun lobby to ban assault weapons and close the loopholes to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. And young climate activists like Katherine Lorenzo were given a prime time role at the convention. She talked about Renewable Energy and praised bidens plan which would create jobs, she said, improve Public Health, especially in low income neighborhoods. Erin gloria ryatt. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. Its appreciated. Thanks so much for having us. This message has been pretty clear. Joe biden, in case you missed it is not donald trump because joe biden is a good man and donald trump is noted a goo man. Joe biden will be in bed early. When he is up in the middle of the night, it will not be for tweeting. Could this be one of the few times in history when americans dont vote in a new president , but rather vote out a sitting one . I think thats a great question. And i think its something that we wont really know until weve tallied all the votes and figured out why people voted the way they did. I think tonight Hillary Clinton kind of touched on this in her speech, because in 2016, a lot of hillarys case for herself was im not this guy. Get a load of this guy. And this tonight hillary said that americans need to move towards their candidate rather than away from the person they dont want. Elizabeth warren spoke tonight also. She spoke about the need for child care and the polite of the american parent during our terrible response to covid. She mentioned joe bidens plans to deal with those problems. And, you know, moving toward a candidate with plans is a little different than moving away from a candidate who has made disastrous moves for this country. So i do think that, yes, like the American Voter is pretty fed up with donald trump. His Approval Ratings are super low. His disApproval Ratings are high and a lot of people want to get back to a time when they can be angry at a normal person again. But it seems like tonight there were some people pointing out that joe biden has a plan to move past where we are right now. It was may west who said if its a choice between two evils, choose the one you havent done yet, which may be the price for progressives who went for trump last time. This is the night when Kamala Harris made history. She tick almost every box. She appeals in some way to everyone every way. As historic as that was, there was this sort of lack of balloons and music. There are no cheering supporters. It seemed like a bit of a buzz kill for such a momentous moment. You know, its funny, because i had a totally different response to her speech. Ive covered a few different political conventions, and never have i been in a room for a speech and felt as moved as i was watching Kamala Harris speak to a camera in a room full of nobody. My expectations for her were, you know, based on her performance in the past, which is that she is a person who rises to the occasion. She has never been in the spotlight and flubbed it. So i knew that she was going to be impressive. I wasnt prepared for how impressive she was given the venue that she had to accomplish the task she needed to accomplish. What she needed to do was basically introduce herself to the American People outside of the context that we know her in, which is Kamala Harris the kind of Judiciary Committee questioner, Kamala Harris the attorney general of california, Kamala Harris the campaigner who is a little bit more on the attack. We met Kamala Harris the warm every woman who has a story that touches almost every american story i can imagine. And i thought she was really successful at that. You know, its weird to sit and talk to a camera, as you know, because you do it for a living. And i just thought that she was able to really reach through and communicate with the American People in a way that really, really exceeded my expectations. Only weird for the first 25 years and then you get used to it. By night three, it seems the dnc started to get their act together in terms of making television. And that was the buildup in part to presenting this other side of Kamala Harris. It seemed a lot more polished. The first night was like a Public Access telethon, Television Telethon with a tote bag. This night was a lot more storytelling. I think tonight was really good. The produced segments the democrats have been using to put out their message have been great, especially the ones that feature regular people. There have been a couple noteworthy daughters of Trump Supporters or daughters of people who have had terrible things happen to their families as a result of Donald Trumps policies they think have been really, really powerful. I also think the role call from last night, you know, being at a convention in person, its basically watching people hand the microphone around for like an hour. And watching it, you know, last night we got to see people of different backdrops and in their different states and what they were proud of and what they want to showcase. I think tonight really gave us a chance to see storytelling by the democrats through mediums that were a lot more engaging than a typical political convention. Yeah. And that was the best use of this medium compared to what weve seen in the past. Absolutely. Erin, thank you for that. We appreciate you coming on, your insights. Yes, thank you. The conventional wisdom says the Vice President ial nominee cant win an election, only lose one, but will Kamala Harris be the exception which proves the rule . Motiving the voters who stayed home four years ago. More on that when we come back. Gel. 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Cnns special live coverage begins at 8 00 p. M. On the u. S. East coast. Thats midnight in london, 8 00 a. M. In hong kong. Matthew lippman is a democratic strategist and he served as joe bidens chief speech writer, recently advised the harris campaign. Joins us from studio city, california. Good to see you, matt. Good to see you, john. This is the night when democrats introduce Kamala Harris to most americans. As a rollout, it seemed pretty smooth. There were no gaffes. And one thing that seems pretty clear here is harris is now the future of the Democratic Party. You know, there are a lot of good future leaders in the Democratic Party. I expect to see a bunch of them in the biden administration. Perhaps pete buttigieg, for example, eric garcetti. But yes, kamala is definitely in the lead role now as the president ial nominee, no question about it. There was this message from almost every speaker on wednesday, which was basically get out and vote. Sitting this election out is not an option. And no one knows better than that than the 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton. Here she is. For four years, people have told me i didnt realize how dangerous he was. I wish i could do it all over, or worse, i should have voted. Look, this cant be another would have, could have, should have election. So overall, is harris a net motivator . Will she be the difference between now and getting black voters out to the polls and four years ago when they sat on their hands . So i do think that kamala makes a big difference because kamala is a very enthusiastic campaigner. She is able to raise a lot of money for joe biden, which is really important. And so i think its important that yes, the African American vote is important. Donald trump barely won in wisconsin. In wisconsin in 2016, just in the milwaukee area, there were 40,000 less african American Voters than in 2012. And if the same people had voted in 2016, then Hillary Clinton would have won wisconsin. So if i were Hillary Clinton, id be pretty bitter about what happened in wisconsin too. We need people to get out and vote. So we often talk about, john, the centrists and the independents voting. We really need people to get out and vote who didnt vote in 2012 even more than we need those independents and centrists to get out and vote. Youve worked for a long time joe biden as a speech writer you. Worked closely with him. You worked with Kamala Harris, the Vice President ial campaign. You know these two individuals as leaders and as politicians. How will this relationship work if they win in november . So i think its great. I think the relationship between the two of them, ive been hoping for a long time that kamala would be the vp nominee. And kamala has a ton of experience. The agenda is going to be so big, john, its so robust in terms of the number of things. When barack obama became president , we talked about how he did health care. And because health care was such a big deal, it was impossible to do Climate Change at the same time. Were going have to do ten things like that when joe biden gets into office. So kamala also just like joe biden knows how to work the system. She served in the senate. She served in statewide offices. And so between the two of them, theyre going to have to push every lever that they can thats in the states and thats in the congress in order to get this enormous agenda passed. I was just talking to somebody today who works in the senate Judiciary Committee, and he was listening to me, listing all the possibilities all of the things they might have to do next year and how huge that agenda is going to be just for that committee alone. There is a lot to do. Joe biden can do a lot. He needs kamala to help. Very quickly, bidens speech thursday, the big finale, we expect the moment in history. Will it move the needle . Will it be an fdr new deal moment . Thing are a lot of people voting for joe biden because theyre against donald trump. And there is a lot of enthusiasm against donald trump. And while joe biden is ahead in the points in the polls substantially, we still need more enthusiasm for joe biden. And thats what he has to do tomorrow night. He has to talk about why people should vote for joe biden. Not just why they should vote against donald trump. Matt, thank you. Well get you to stick around next hour. Gun reform. Gabby giffords gives her address to the dnc and why that has been quiet, but maybe on the agenda for the next administration. Thanks. Good to see you. Thanks, john. Officials issuing mandatory evacuations in Northern California because of a series of dangerous wildfires. The lnu lightning complex fire is made up of several wildfires north of san francisco. Napa county, lake county and sonoma county. The scu lightning complex fire is burning through areas to the southeast of san francisco. Officials say hundreds of new fires started between sunday and wednesday. About 10,000 lightning strikes are to blame. Still to come, australias Quarantine Hotels are under investigation because instead of controlling the spread of the coronavirus, theyre now the reason why one state, victoria, is seeing a second wave. , concentration in hectic times. And focus to win the day. Unlike ordinary memory supplements. Neurivas clinically proven ingredients fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Take the neuriva challenge with our moneyback guarantee what if you can have direct access to certified personal what doesecurity agentsel safe . 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South korea once praised for controlling the coronavirus outbreak has now reported tripledigit case number increases for the seventh day. The latest outbreak is thought to have started in a church in seoul. The virus has since spread to surrounding areas, infecting more than 1600 people. Almost all of the active cases in the australian state of victoria have been traced back to two Quarantine Hotels meant to keep the virus from spreading. But instead a number of Hotel Workers became infected, sparking a second wave throughout the entire state. Here is cnns will ripley with details. Reporter australias brutal second wave began as a ripple, a ripple in the shape of one unnamed family who arrived in may, infected with coronavirus that. Quarantined at the ridges hotel in melbourne, one of several the government is using for international arrivals. Weeks later, victoria declared a state of disaster, putting 6. 6 Million People on lockdown. Thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths since may. Genomic sequencing has now linked 90 of new cases in the state back to that one family of four. It is likely that the large majority i said in my statements, approximately 90 or more of covid19 infections in victoria is be traced to the rydges hotel. Reporter epidemiological evidence makes a damning conclusion it may have been avoided if Hotel Quarantine had done its job. Victorias premier Daniel Andrews says the buck stops with him. He has established a judicial inquiry into what went wrong. Returned travelers will appear at the inquiry on thursday. They have already spoken out about what they think is the problem. The security people. Should have been looking after us. Yeah, yeah. They werent wearing masks. They would sleep on the ground. Quite often they wouldnt even hear us open our door because theyd have the earphones in or be on the phone or, you know, talking with another security guard, having a laugh. It just seemed the whole idea of the Hotel Quarantine seemed like a joke. Reporter the inquiry has heard security guards contracted to enforce the quarantine were not properly trained. An online course security staff took indicated not everyone needed to wear a mask to prevent covid19. Guards were not told they should always wear correct ppe. That was all it took for three workers to get infected, spreading it through the state. In terms of china command and who is responsible, i think i made myself abundantly clear today about the way i think that uprights. It stops with me. Im accountable. I understand that. Every day that i have the honor of having this job, i have never moved away from that, not one inch. I understand that to be the case, and thats why i set up an inquiry to give me the answers that i want and that victorians are entitled to. Reporter the inquiry will publish its findings in november. Until then, victoria remains in the grip of the pandemic as deaths mount each day. Will ripley, cnn. Well, im john vause. Stay with us. Ill be back in just a minute after a very short break for cnn newsroom. Stay with us. Its pretty inspiring the way families redefined the word school this year. Its why, at xfinity, were committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. And help College Students studying at home stay connected through our university program. Were providing affordable Internet Access to low income families through our internet essentials program. And this summer, xfinity is creating a Virtual Summer camp for kids at home all on xfinity x1. Were committed to helping all families stay connected. Learn more at xfinity. Com education. I accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. And with that, history was made as Kamala Harris became the first woman of color to become Vice President of the United States