good day to all good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with the fallout from the first presidential debate. the atlanta journal editors board now calling on president biden two, quote, pass the torch, while the philadelphia inquirer■ç editorial board says trump should leave the race. today, president biden is at camp david for some previously scheduled family time. nbc news is reporting the future of his election campaign will be a new item of discussion on the family agenda. surrogates for both candidates debating the performance of both debaters. you also have to look at what donald trump was able to do. he showed commands of the facts. he was funny, he was engaging, he was pushing back a little bit, but he was doing it with a good-natured demeanor. donald trump lied the entire 90 minutes. one analysis said that he told about 30 lies. i am not real good at math, that i think that s about a lie eve
Kerry stone walled by refuse to go turn over the documents theyhe needs. a landmark decision by the supreme court gives same sex couples the right to get married. the attorney general in texas said clerks can refuse to issue a license. they call the high court decision lawless and flawed and says county clerks and employees can refuse to perform ceremonies based on religious beliefs. he says although lawsuits may be filed there s plenty of legal support to back up their refuse al refusal. it is time for a look who is talking presidential candidate and former governor mike huckabee says while he understands the passion of those who support same-sex marriage the ruling changes our entire legal system. i would warn people that what we have seen this week is something that changes not so much the effect but the process of how we govern. we have always been a nation of law. we are now a nation of men. this case wasn t so much about a matter of marriage equality.
fight with lyndon johnson over medicare and the words he used was that it would compel all americans to spend their sunset years telling their children and their children s children how it was when men were free, and that is what it is like. and however, medicare has been sustained and approved, but the public sentiment lay ahead. one thing we have not gotten and what the president has been trying to do today which as you say is to make a clear understanding of what this bill is about. because lincoln said with public sentiment nothing can fail and without it nothing can succeed. so without it, he who encourages it, will continue. and so that is the battle of the louise ads with president clinton, and so that is the side that americans have to come down on. thank you, doris kearns goodwin. just a little past the hour, and the supreme court has upheld the sweeping health care reform law proposed by president obama. i m candy crowley. in a 5-4 decision, the court upheld the i