We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were going to begin this friday morning with President Trump and joe bidens separate town halls. The rivals offered different approaches to key issues including the coronavirus pandemic. The struggle to contain the outbreak comes as more than 63,000 new cases in the u. S. Were reported just yesterday. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. Thats the most in one day since late july. And the sevenday average for new cases is spiking in at least 38 states. So Laura Podesta is in washington. Laura, what were some of the bigger takeaways from the town halls . Reporter good morning, annemarie. President trump is facing some criticism this morning for distorting a recent study. And falsely saying that 85 of americans who wear a mask end up catching the coronavirus. Biden, for his part, at his town hall, he was asked how he would have handled the pandemic differently he had been president. He said he would have pushed to have access
We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is
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Debate in cleveland. The phone numbers are on the screen. If you would like to dial in and make a comment. 202 is the area code. 7488920. If you support President Trump. For President Biden, 7488921. And if you are undecided or are supporting someone else, 2027488922. If you cannot get through on the tone lines and still want make a comment, we would love to hear from you via text. Please include your first name and the city you are texting from. 2027488903. S tonights debate kicked off a week of campaigning for Vice President biden and for President Trump. Vice President Biden will be on a train tour of ohio and pennsylvania and thursday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern time, he will be giving remarks at the annual dinner hosted virtually by the archdiocese of new york. That will be on cspan, as will President Trumps remarks at the l smith dinner thursday night at 7 00 p. M. And tomorrow, the president will be live on cspan at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time for a rally in duluth, minnesota. Greta brawn