molinari, 1-time vice chairman of the republican caucus 1990-1997, former new jersey governor christine dodd whitman, administrator of the epa under the george w. bush administration 2001-2003 and the former ceo of hewlett-packard, meg whitman, republican candidate for california governor and co-chairwoman of the presidential campaign, couple highlights, we start with curtis in baltimore, maryland, joe biden on the first night. >> we have to leave this program. you can watch our programs online, c-span.org. the u.s. senate is about to come in, part of our long-time commitment to bring gavel to gavel coverage of congress and now live to the floor of the u.s. senate on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the parliament will read a communication to the senate. the parliamentarian: washington, d.c., august 18, 2020. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ted cruz, a senator from the state of texas, to to perform the duties of the chair. signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the pr