[no audio] john: andrea neal? andrea: this summer of social unrest, the summer of mask wearing the year of covid-19 are , issues that are actually -- extremely different from what the country was facing in 2016. i have got to think in some ways the election is going to be a referendum on the trump administration's policies on covid, on law and order. i think that mike pence tonight is going to make a case on law and order. i think he's going to blame democratic leaders for some of the unrest we have seen that has resulted in violence. i think the republicans are hoping to capitalize on that. and, mike pence can legitimately claim a law and order status as he is a strong defender of law enforcement, full funding of police, and such. so i think the 2020 election is , a whole different ballgame from 2016. john: another twitter comment, this one saying "what do you think about pence's record in public health emergencies? the hiv outbreak and the pandemic task force?" andrea: he took flak for being slow to recognize the

and author and former indianapolis star journalist andrea neal will join us to talk about the record of vice president mike pence. also, the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and response with the bipartisan policy center chief medical advisor. live atshington journal 7:00 eastern wednesday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. compromiseto reach a on another coronavirus relief bill have come to an end without any resolution at the president trump instructed white house officials today to stop negotiating until after the election. he made the announcement in a series of tweets where he accused house speaker nancy pelosi of not negotiating in good faith. the associated press reports this latest move from the president comes after federal reserve chairman jerome powell warned earlier tuesday that the economic recovery remains fragile without further economic stimulus. in response to the news, speaker pelosi said "once again, president trump showed his true colors. putting himself first at the expense of the count

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neal skupski missed out on a place in the semi—finals. the 13th seeds were beaten 6—4, 6—4 by defending champions germany's andreas mies and kevin krawietz. former british cycling and team sky chief doctor used "a screwdriver or blunt instrument" to destroy a laptop which may have contained medical data, crucial to a doping investigation. richard freeman is accused of ordering testosterone to the sport's headquarters at the national velodrome "knowing or believing" it was intended to boost an athlete's performance. he's admitted 18 of 22 charges against him. britain's geraint thomas has been forced to pull out of the giro d'italia, after suffering a fracture to his pelvis in a crash before the start of yesterday's third stage. a sprint at the end of today's fourth stage required a photo finish to decide who won. eventually arnaud demare on the right of the picture was given the victory ahead of peter sagan and davide ballerini. portugal'sjoao almeida retains the overall lead. italy's luca wackermann was taken to hospital after a helicopter "flying too low" caused a crash near the end of the stage when barriers were moved by the wind. wack

neal skupski missed out on a place in the semi—finals. the 13th seeds were beaten 6—4, 6—4 by defending champions germany's andreas mies and kevin krawietz.ing a fracture to his pelvis in a crash before the start of yesterday's third stage. a sprint at the end of today's fourth stage required a photo finish to decide who won. eventually, arnaud demare — on the right of the picture — was given the victory ahead of peter sagan and davide ballerini. portugal'sjoao almeida retains the overall lead. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. many of us saw some rain at some point during the day on tuesday. there was some big puddles out and about on the roads. for example, in the highlands of scotland with the wet weather here, and it wasn'tjust in scotland, the rain was pretty extensive and at its heaviest across northwest england, where in rochdale, in the greater manchester area, we picked up 42 mm of rain. that was the wettest place in the country. it did bring one or two localised issues. still a few showers at the moment, then a clearer slice of weather, but further out in the atlantic, the next lump of cloud is developing, and this