we expect a long count —— george h w. can we expect a long cou nt afterwards ? —— george h w. fterwards? that's jimmy cardiff. it will take a big margin to keep us from having election a week instead of election day. but by a big margin come if it is five or six points, i think we will know in the wee hours of the day after the election on november four. the wee hours of the day after the election on novemberfour. that assumes that the swing states also make it manifest their choices. when i was make it manifest their choices. when iwasa make it manifest their choices. when i was a election week is the probability if there is are they to three point election. and many people think in the end it will close up and probably will be that. thank you forjoining us, doctor. and you can find more news and analysis about the us election on our website bbc dot com slash us 2020. on our website bbc.com/us 2020. there's all the latest breaking news and blogs from our team including katty kay. in dublin, the irish government has to decided to impose the highest level of restrictions across

george h w bush after being shot. he doesn't believe mike pence, why they don't think mike pence can guide the ship while the presidentovers. jillian: your response, a lot to unpack. >> i missed the point where he went to medical school. neither one of them have credentials to diagnose the president. donald trump is not incapacitated. the example robert put forth was a time they are incapacitated over anesthesia. this is not what occurred right now. what nancy pelosi is doing is a distraction, she should be focused on having a stimulus package to get $1,200 to every american, the president, that is what she should be focused on. if she cared about the people she should be focused on passing control justice reform measures in terms of policing like senator tim scott's justice act. if she were serious, not these -- donald trump, medical doctors, the best in the nation cleared him. let's see where we go when it comes to the debate for political process and the things she needs to for the american people. they do nothing, nancy pelosi is embarrassing. todd: joe biden saying you won't know his position on packing the court

can view this and other programs online at c-span.org/history. >> next, the 1984 vice presidential debate between incumbent vice president george h w bush and new york congresswoman geraldine ferraro. the candidates answered questions from a panel of journalists on topics ranging from abortion to u.s. covert operations in central america. the republican ticket of ronald reagan and george bush defeated democrats walter mondale and congresswoman ferraro in the general election, winning the popular vote 59%-40 1%. ms. ferrero was the first woman nominated for the vice presidency. this is just under 90 minutes. eastern, historical interpreters portraying thomas jefferson and george washington engage in a conversation about their roles in the revolutionary war and the constitutional government that followed. we hear about their exploits and where their politics and policies divert. following that, at 8:55 p.m. eastern, we hear about the decades long

george h w. bush and temporarily transferred the powers of his office to vice president cheney while he went for routine medical procedures, colonoscopy in 2002 and again 2007. canout the 25th amendment? this was passed in the aftermath of the death of jf kennedy, it had been discussed beforehand because of the frankly roosevelt's illness as historians came to understand were more difficult and more dangerous than we knew and just a general concern about what was the process for transferring the power of a president who somehow was no longer able to charge duties. if the president says i will go in for a colonoscopy, the president transmits senate statement, that's chuck grassley today and house speaker nancy pelosi and says i am unable to discharge the powers and duties of my office. and that transfers the power legally to the vice president until such time as the president withdraws this by, again, a written declaration. this is the way that most people are probably thinking to have situation now. there's a second method under the same amendment that in essence if the president is unable to perform the duties of his office but will not give up the authority of

can help us know what they are thinking about. obviously those are carefully screened but i think back to the , 1992 debate with ross perot, george h w bush and bill clinton, where someone asked a question about the economy and george h. w. bush did not seem a relatable or relating to the question whereas bill clinton approached the person and said i come from a small state. if somebody loses a job, i tend to know who they are and what job they lost. and that was a turning point net in the 1992 election. host: that town hall format is happening this year in the second debate and we happen to know the moderator of that debate. usually sits in this chair on sunday morning. filling in for him this morning, just a few minutes left with barbara perry of the miller center at the university of virginia. this is terry in oregon, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you so much. miss perry, i have really enjoyed this segment with you. first i tweeted in my question, and i got so carried away with everything in watching the old clips, which i viewed on our tv at the age of about 12. i found it fascinating. anything on tv at th