additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams. and coo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural fference -our communities. the corporation for public anoadcasting. contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. robert:at inside,e ground pennsylvania. with the voters who could decide it all. will president trump stun thcae politiworld once again, or will vice president biden win the statend the white house? the pandemic, of course is ais y e. >> it was political for our president fro the very beginning. robert: but so are debates on a righ race. >> he's been onef the most pro life predents of our generation. >> i would like police officers removed from philadelphia schools. >> and the economy, it hovers over everything. my company has lost literally dozens of jobs to the chinese. the working man is getting nothing. robert: coming up on "washington week's" special report.

additional funding is provided by -- the estate of arnold adams ancoo and pricia yuen through the yuen foundation. the corporation for publi broadcasting. and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening to a special hour-long edition washington-week kicking off the final weekend of a campaign that's left this nation tense ed and div in our first half-hour we'll discuss the latest on the fight for the white house and in our second half-hour, which will be carried by many pbs station, w oll take youn a journey across pennsylvania. but first, we beginith three trusted reporters who have been friends of this programro hout the campaign. kristen welker, white house correspondent for nbc news and co-anchor of "weekend today," sh also served, as you know, as the steady and sharp moderator of that final presidential debate. e yamicindor, white house correspondent for pbs newshour and today we learned winner of the national association of black journalistward for journalist of the year. congratulati

additional fding is provided by -- the estate of arnold adams and koo and pricia yuen through the enoundation committed t bridging cultural differences in our communities. the cooration for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. bert: good evening and welcome. where does this race stand? en well, in r mowers, i pressed my sources to be ndid. veteran democrats told me they remain confident. they believe the early voting surge is aign of enthusiasm on their side. they believe vice president biden is steady enough and amida a dedly pandemic with case numbers spiking to record levels nationwide, theyrgue that steady and centrist will be what wins in the suburbs. and in the sttes, th're trying to turn blue. but top republicans told me not resident trump from 2016 with raes, grievances, and brutal attacks. they also see an uptick in g.o.p. registration in some states and theynsist that in the final days trump can paint biden as a progressive and connect with americans who are restless

announcer: additional funding is provided by -- the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. on again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. and welcome to "washington week." 18 days. and here's what i know. my democrati sources say vice president biden's campaign is now working to expand the political map into the deep south and the sunbelt, whispers of a blue wave, they grow louder by the day. inside the g.o.p., my sources are upbeat about judge amy coney barrett's likely confirmation. but republicans are worried about the democrats' hits on health care and about getting pulled into president trump's riptide of grievances. those grievances, however were front and center at this week's dueling town halls. president trump: i denounce white supremacy. what's your next question? i just don't know about qanon. what i do hear about it is they are very s

announcer: additional funding is provided by -- the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. we begin with the crisis that has gripped the nation. president trump is at walter reed national military medical center tonight one day after he and first lady melania trump received positive coronavirus tests. aides have told rorters that the president might remain there for several days and they have said he is not seriously ill. but due to factors facing the 74-year-old president, he decided to step on to marine one tonight and head to the hospital. before going, president issd this statement from the white house. president trump: i want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing very well. but we're going to make sure that things work out. the fir

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