adolfo franco is a republican strategist in chicago james warren is executive editor of news guard that's an independent fact checking news tool he's also a former managing editor and washington bureau chief of the chicago tribune newspaper and in burlington vermont is a democrat and a candidate for the state senate in vermont she's also a social equity activist welcome to the program james let me start with you just how much has covered 19 impacted the presidential campaign now i'm thinking less here about policy than i am about the candidates themselves and how this affects them when it comes to day to day campaigning the kind of stuff you don't see on t.v. . well in a macro sense to my great surprise i think the surprise of many seemingly not much at all if you think in the last month or so the 1st presidential debate the 1st vice presidential debate the president was hospitalized he had a selection controversy for the supreme court and the economy shows further signs of slowing down and nevertheless the basic numbers of the race remain the same as they've been for many many months wit

. ♪ >> joining us our guest in washington dc, adolfo report -- adolfo franco.lt lake city, rick wilson cofounder of the lincoln project and author of everything trump touches dies. in nashville, former north carolina senator and elected delegate to the national democratic convention. welcome all to the program. adolfo, as a republican i think the general mood yesterday was this was going to be a game changer for trump. this could be his last chance. do you think this was a wasted opportunity? >> i don't think it was a wasted opportunity. i was happy to see there was an opportunity to see the contrast between two candidates. we can delve into the details and go back and forth on the points that were discussed during the debate. for the american people, it's an impression that is left. for my take on the impression is that at the end of the evening, you have donald trump is a non-politician, an outsider with results. that's what he was projecting. the other side, joe biden, is a person who has been in washington for nearly 50 years and in key positions in governm

much in play and very much within the president's grasp unfortunately we're running out of time adolfo franco brick wilson clock plaxico i really appreciate your contribution your insight thank you. and thank you for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website www dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com for was last a.j. inside story you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is a.j. and so i saw it from the house and the entire team here by phone now. a career in doomsday cultist would hundreds of followers to a tropical paradise. one o one a student mr gates the secretive sect accused of abuse and violence in fiji. on al-jazeera. the 1st reaction was shock hush hush across the u.s. meatpacking tromso covert 19 hotspots these are people being treated as hogs in a machine rather than actually being cared for for clients investigates whether corporate america has put profit before the lives of its workers they care more about pieces of meat going in the tray then they care about their team members virus on the pou

much in play and very much within the president's grasp unfortunately we're running out of time adolfo franco brick wilson clock plaxico i really appreciate your contribution your insight thank you. and thank you for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our web site for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot called for was last a lot of you can also join the conversation on twitter a.j. and from the entire team here life enough. held for over 3 years in an egyptian prison cell denied the right to a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent mark new saying his crime journalism. to demand my true thinks and boy solidarity with all detained journalists sign the petition. to send. do you feel validated in some way as a type of performative activism. let's go back to specifically you calling. the lights. there's nowhere to hide join me richelle carey is up to the questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking political debate. from. the soon as the sun goes down. russia is a very challenging p

much in play and very much within the president's grasp unfortunately we're running out of time adolfo franco brick wilson clucked mexico i really appreciate your contribution your insight thank you. and thank you to for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our web site for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot called for was last a lot of you can also join the conversation on twitter a.j. and from the hash a lot about the entire team here by phone now. held for over 3 years in an egyptian prison cell deny the right to a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent mark new saying his crime journalism. to demand more neutral leaks and voice solidarity with all detained journalists sign the petition. 'd to say. dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic let's start with some of the all new ground realities affecting the news coverage what's the lay of the land there stripping away the spin a gripping story about presidential corruption he did he's real with gore it is not in your game and challenging assumptio

much in play and very much within the president's grasp unfortunately we're running out of time adolfo franco rick wilson clucked mexico i really appreciate your contribution your insight thank you. and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website www dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com for was last a.j. inside story you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is a j inside story from the entire team here by phone now. i'm counting the cost for the biden victory means for china as the democrats line up a multi-billion dollar plan to confront beijing and president she's project to rival silicon valley plus how africa businesses are coping with the pandemic counting the cost on the al-jazeera on the deserted streets of they've become familiar figures couriers on bicycles delivering food or medicine to lock down colombians most of them here are venezuelan migrants they might go miss a mother of 4 says contagion is always on her mind none of them receive health insurance for their work and exposin

nosotros y aileen nÚÑez, directora tÉcnica separa el comitÉ nacional bÚlgaro, y el estratega adolfo o francodo cuenta que tambiÉn las convenciones de ambos partidos fueron de esta forma? ¿por quÉ no estarÍa dispuesto a hacerlo el presidente? >> como dicen, es una noticia que acaba de salir, y estÁ en desarrollo. el presidente ha comentado que no estarÍa de acuerdo en perder su tiempo en un debate virtual. tiene la prerrogativa de decidir si debate o no con joe biden de esa manera. creo que esos eventos se han hecho con todas las precauciones posibles, en cuanto a lo que se refiere a salvaguardar la salud de los presentes, no hay un gran pÚblico, vimos ayer en el debate vicepresidencial que se usaron barreras plÁsticas, si el presidente prefiere hacer un debate en persona, como es la manera tradicional que se ha realizado durante muchos aÑos, su prerrogativa y se le respeta. satcha: adolfo, hay que hablar de lo que ocurriÓ en horas de la noche se debate a la vicepresidencia, hay algunos analistas, y tambiÉn sondeos que indica que kamala harris fue la vencedora, ¿por quÉ mike pence no habrÍa c