our interview for this evening is edward beck, a roman catholic priest of the passion is congregation is also an author,, playwright and on-air commentator for cnn on issues of faith, religion and ethics who is worked in mainstream media for over ten years. father bachus, on academic sabbatical working on his second play so we're on it he's joining us this evening. you bespeak a threat with our featured author anne lamott are chief author of the new york times bestsellers hallelujah h anyway, help, small victories, stitches, some assembly required, race eventually, plan b, traveling mercies, bird by bird, and operating instructions. she's also got author of seven novels including imperfect birds, and rosie. she lives in northern california. her new book, "almost everything" is perhaps a book we need most from her right now. uncertainty surrounds us in the news, in our families and in ourselves. even when life is at its weakest when we are as she puts it quote do, stunned, exhausted and over caffeinated, the seat of rejuvenation are at hand. each profound and funny chapter of "almost e

our interviewer this evening is edward l. beck. the roman catholic priest of the passionate congregation and an author, playwright and on-air commentator for c-span2 on issues of faith, religion and ethics, world in the mainstream media for ten years. currently on academic sabbatical so we're honored he is here. speaking with our featured author anne la molt. the author of hallelujah anyway, help thanks wow, small victories, stitches, some assembly required, grace eventually, plan b, traveling mercies, bird-by-bird and operating instructions. also the author of seven novels including imperfect birds and rosy. a past recipient of the guggenheim fellowship she lives in northern california. her new book, almost everything, notes on hope is is perhaps the book we need most from her right now. uncertainty surrounds us in the news in our families and ourselves. but even when life is at its bleakest, when we are, she suits. , do., stunned, exhausted, and overcaffeinate the seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. in each profound and sunny chap

beck for us there in bladen county, north carolina. elise jordan is with me, former aide to the george w. bush white house. she's also an msnbc political analyst and donna edwardsoman from maryland joins me on this friday. just yesterday north carolina republican leaders apparently shifting, saying that they would support a new election if alleged fraud is shown to have changed the race. they had previously called on the board of elections to quickly certify the results. is that a signal to you that we're headed toward a redo? >> i think that there has to be a redo in this election. i mean, the fact is that there are so many ballots in question. the processes and the procedures in question, that it really calls into question the entire election, and keep in mind that robert pittenger who's a current congressman who lost to harris had complained about this to the gop back in that primary race, and so this is not something that's new, and i think it's really incumbent for us to be able to trust elections for harris not to be certified, not to be seated, and for there to be a new election. >> elise, republicans passed that aggressive voter i.d. law in 2013. i was