Picture of what is happening down ballot for several weeks. We have assembled a stellar team to help us navigate a couple of key questions. What happened, and why . Was there an expected gap between expectations and results . If so, what was the cause . How are the two parties, democrats and republicans, going to move forward in terms of both their program, their policies, and how they position themselves electorally. The that, let me turn microphone to my coconspirator in this endeavor, ellen toscano. Hello. I am cofounder of the inside american politics series. Hosted for 10 years by last year and this year come up by the center at nyu. We started the annual Conference Following the historic election of barack obama as president of the United States. Together to discuss the election of joe biden. An equally historic Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman of color. A find ourselves in transitional and dynamic moment in the transfer of power from the current president , donald t
News with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are coming on the air tonight with breaking news on several fronts. Just six days before the election, tonight, that powerful hurricane zeta is slamming into louisiana at 110 miles per hour, the fifth time that has happened this year. More than 30 million americans are in the storms path right now, and tens of thousands have already lost power. At the same time, the Coronavirus Crisis is reaching a dire new peak tonight, both at home and overseas, cases are exploding. The u. S. Is now facing its worst week of new infections since the pandemic began. In the past seven days, more than half a Million People have been infected nationwide. That news, along with nationwide lockdowns in france and germany, sent the dow into freefall, dropping more than 900 points today. And tonight, the Coronavirus Crisis is slamming headlong into the preside
And the covid gender divide. The virus forcing more women than men to leave the workforce. Tonight we go inside the troubling new report announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening again 19 days till the election. And less than an hour away right now from dueling town halls. The president ial debate canceled instead President Trump and joe biden will face questions straight from voters President Trumps town hall is in the battleground state of florida while joe bidens is in the must have of pennsylvania. A live look at miami now where Savannah Guthrie will moderate nbcs eventual with the president. About 60 florida voters, some of them said to be undecided, to be in the audience and asking questions. You can watch it here on cnbc and across nbc platforms right after this newscast. The former Vice President prepping for his own town hall in philly. Same time on abc meantime, his running mate Kamala Harris pulled herself o
Pres. Trump thank you. [crowd chanting usa] [cheers and applause] pres. Trump well, thank you very much and keep that enthusiasm going. Get out and vote. We have to vote these people into oblivion. Vote them into oblivion. Got to get rid of them. Our country. First of all, im feeling great, i dont know about you. How is everyone . [cheering] im honored to welcome we call this a peaceful protest to the white house in support of the incredible men and women of Law Enforcement and all of the people that work so well with us. I have to tell you, our black community, our Hispanic Community, thank you very much. Thank you. But before going any further, i want to thank all of you for your prayers. I know you have been praying. In that hospital. I was watching down over so many people. And i went out to say hello to those people. I took a little heat for it but i will do it again. It me tell you, i would again. On behalf of myself and the first lady, this has been an incredible outpouring. We
Midaugust. Plus, well show you one university where the president resigned after a massive outbreak on campus. And fighting to get back on track. James brown has the first tv interview with nascar driver kyle larson who was fired for using a racial slur. Hear larsons apology and why he hopes to get a second chance. First, heres todays eye op opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I denounce white supremacy. Whats your next question. It feels sometimes youre hesitant to do so. Like you waited here we go again. President trump and joe biden facing voters, instead of each other, on the night that would have been the second president ial debate. He said i would not get into court packing. I would not pack the court. It depends on how this turns out. Everybody is working hard to get this thing out of our country. An explosion of covid19 as the country closes in on 8 million total cases. Its a president ial responsibility to lead, and he didnt do that. A wildfire thats burning in colorado is