three hours of reaction to the debate. and once again, we want to show you tonight the debate. ms. welker: good evening from belmont university in nashville, tennessee. i am kristen welker, and i welcome you to the 2020 residential debate between president donald j. trump and former vice president joe biden. tonight s debate is sponsored by the commission on presidential debates, and conducted under health and safety protocols. the audience in the hall has promised to remain silent. no cheers, boos, or other interruptions except for right now as we welcome to the stage former vice president joe biden, and president donald j. trump. [applause] ms. welker: i want to say good evening to both of you. this will cover six major topics. at the beginning of each section, each candidate will have two minutes to answer without interruption. the debate will turn on your microphone only when it is your time to answer, and turn it off exactly when two minutes expire. after that, both mi
donald and mike pence supporters (202) 748-8001. undecided (202) 748-8002. for your texts (202) 748-8003. a tweet ato send us c-span w day and post your thoughts. facebook.com/c-span. his religion a key factor in your vote. mike pence and joe biden had opinion pieces in the christian post on the same day. we ll start with mike pence. is the bestump choice for americans of faith. the american people and particularly people of faith have a lot to be proud of. he further says we must vote to protect the very foundation of our country. the american people know the foundation of america is freedom but the foundation of freedom is faith. our freedoms are a gift from our creator and when we defend the we make his work on a our own. on earth our own. people of faith have no greater champion than donald trump. that s from vice president mike pence in the christian post, the same day this piece was written by the presidential candidate joe biden. the greatest commandment has guided m
director of national intelligence john ratcliffe and fbi director christopher wray held a news conference wednesday evening on election security. director ratcliffe said voter registration information has been obtained by iran and russia in an attempt to push misinformation. here is the briefing. good evening. the president has instructed the intelligence and law-enforcement communities to ensure that the 2020 elections are the safest and most secure in our nation s history. we take that mandate and responsibility seriously. there is nothing more sacred in our republic than the fundamental democratic principle of one person, one vote. it is our duty to ensure the sanctity of u.s. elections. that includes ensuring the security of voting systems. the intelligence community s role is to assess the intentions, capabilities, and actions of foreign adversaries. our duty also includes empowering the american people to understand information or perhaps, more accurately, disinform
good afternoon. and thank you, secretary azar, for joining us today at cdc headquarters. it is a privilege to have you with us and we appreciate your leadership throughout this unprecedented response. covid-19 is the most significant public health challenge our country has faced in more than a century. and the pandemic is not over. earlier this week, covid virus cases reached over 40 million globally. here in the united states, we are approaching a critical phase. in a few moments, dr. jay butler, cdc director for infectious disease and the former incident manager of the cdc s covid-19 response will provide you a brief update on our current situation. i know it has been a difficult year for americans, but we are going to come through this on the other side. i am also optimistic that we will have a limited supply of one or more covid vaccines available for distribution before the end of this year, but we re not quite there yet. that is why it is so important that all of us rem
discusses the 2020 campaign. we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. host: good morning. it s the washington journal. president trump is in arizona and joe biden is in ohio. senator harris returns to the campaign trail in floor. early voting begins in that state. vice president pence is in pennsylvania. he will also go to maine. devoted to youis telling us about your top issues heading into election day. what is it? perhaps it s the pandemic. maybe there are other topics. this is how you can let us know. if you support joe biden. (202) 748-8001 if you support president trump. if you are undecided, (202) 748-8002. you can text us. you can post on our facebook. the gallup organization pulled republican men and women what their top issues were. gauging that and response, when it comes to matters of the economy, 48% of republican men and 49% of republican women say the economy versus 38% of democratic men. when it