visit ncicap.org] morning, joseph bristow -- joseph bustos. he is scheduled to be at the debate tonight and she is here -- good morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: first, let me ask this question, the same event we have been talking about over and over, the nomination of amy coney barrett to the supreme court, that event at the white house, was lindsey graham at the event? guest: his office said he has not been around the president for several days. he actually took a test yesterday and his campaign announced that senator graham and his staff have tested negative for covid-19. that was a concern from people organizing the debate, even jamie harrison and his campaign. he took a covid-19 test and he said he is negative, so we are good to go. host: that was going to be my next question, is the debate still on given everything happening in the senate and the third positive test from a center this morning? guest: it was quite the whirlwind watching the news yesterday and senator graham said during an event yesterday that he had spoken to