republican senator lindsey graham and democratic challenger jamie harrison displayed in the south carolina u.s. senate debate tonight. the first time the candidates will meet face-to-face. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're back with brookings institutions governance studies hudak, herew john to discuss with us the president and the first lady's covid-19 diagnosis and what could happen next. good morning. guest: good morning. host: so how serious is it that the president of the united states has a positive covid-19 result? guest: it is probably the most serious crisis sitting president has had since resident reagan 1981.ot in the president help is important to him and his family but it is important to the nation and to the world. ill president creates uncertainty that affects the financial markets, affects our relationship with our allies and obviously with our enemies as well, and i think that uncertainty has really spread throughout the world over the past 24-36 hours. while americans and a lot of people around the world are pr

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senator lindsey graham and democratic challenger jamie harrison participate in the televised south carolina u.ssenate debate tonight. the first time the candidates will meet face-to-face. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> who will control congress in january? stay informed on all of the competitive congressional races leading up to election day with c-span's campaign 2020 coverage. watch the candidates debate and election reports -- results on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, your >> an update on the president and first lady testing positive for coronavirus. brooking institution talks about their diagnosis and plans for

u.s. troops into south carolina. jackson prepares the u.s. navy. the u.s. navy now off the coast of south carolina. jackson is ready to invade the state of south carolina. what's going to happen? the nullify indication crisis, the civil war. we're on the brink because of a tariff. henry clay in desperation proposes a compromised tariff in the midst of this crisis, a compromise tariff that lowers the tariff gradually in a 10-year period. at the end of the 10 years in stages, that tariff will only be 25%. between this compromise tariff, in between jackson's force bill, south carolina backs off and accepts the tariff. calhoun does not like jackson. he doesn't like jackson any more than henry clay does. south carolina backed off. jackson called their bluff. just to prove a point, though. the south carolina legislature nullified the force bill. jackson is like, okay, whatever. go ahead and do that. well, henry clay looks at jackson and says, well, i never thought i would say this, andrew, but thank you. jackson goes, oh, clay. oh, clay. i'm not done. clay says, y

senator lindsey graham and democratic challenger jamie harrison participate in a televised south carolina u.s. senate debate tonight. the first time they will meet face-to-face.

the south carolina chamber of commerce and next our media. the u.s. senate race, south carolina. a live candidate conversation. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. we are coming to you live from our studios in south carolina. i'm amy would. tonight's conversation will be livestreamed and broadcast on our network across the carolinas as well as our partner station in columbia. many of you tuned in this evening to watch the candidates for u.s. senate in their second debate. both campaigns agree to the four net of that debate. this week, campaign staffer jamie harrison asked that the incumbent senator be tested for covid. the senator was tested last friday. in a statement released yesterday afternoon, the harrison campaign wrote, i cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night and allow politics to put my family, my campaign staff, and members of the media at unnecessary risk. the graham campaign responded, mr. harrison is demanding special treatment. if he's not able to interact with south carolinians on the same terms they live their lives,

u.s. troops into south carolina. jackson prepares the u.s. navy. the u.s. navy now off the coast of south carolina. jackson is ready to invade the state of south carolina. what is going to happen? the notification crisis. we are on the brink of civil war over a tariff, who would've thought? henry clay at the last moment, is desperate and passes a compromised tariff. in the midst of this crisis, a compromised tariff that lowers the tariff gradually over a ten-year period. by the end of ten years, and stages, the tariff will only be 25%. between this compromise tariffs. in between jackson's forest bill, south carolina backs off and accepts the tariff. calhoun does not like jackson. he probably did not like jackson anymore than henry clay does. south carolina back soft. jackson call their bluff. just to prove a point though, the south carolina legislature nullified the forced bill. jackson said, okay whatever. go ahead and do that. henry clay looks jackson and says, well ... i never thought i would say this, andrew, but thank you. jackson goes, oh clay. . okay.

the south carolina chamber of commerce and next our media. the u.s. senate race, south carolina.ate conversation. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. we are coming to you live from our studios in south carolina. i'm amy would.

u.s. troops into south carolina. jackson prepares the u.s. navy. the u.s. navy now off the coast of south carolina, jackson's ready to invade the state of south carolina. what's going to happen? the nullification crisis, we're on a brink of civil war over a tariff, who would have thought? they pass a compromised tariff in the midst of this crisis, a comprised tariff that lowers the tariff gradually over a ten-year period. by the end of ten years in stages, that tariff will only be 25%. between this compromised tariff and between jackson's force bill, south carolina backs off accepts the tariff. c calhoun does not like jackson. but south carolina, they back off. jackson called their bluff. the south carolina legislature nullified the force bill. jackson said, okay, whatever. if you insist. go ahead and do that. clay looks at jackson and says, i never thought i would say this, andrew, but thank you. jackson goes, oh, clay. oh, clay. i'm not done. clay says, you're not done? what do you mean you're not done? jackson says there's one other thing. the bank. clay,

as early in-person voting kicked off in south carolina monday, the u.s. supreme court sided with south carolina republicans by reinstating a law that requires a witness signature for mail-in ballots. democrats argued the requirement puts people at risk during the pandemic and decreases voting. the ruling will not apply to ballots that have already been mailed. early voting is now open in california, iowa, illinois, maine, michigan, minnesota, montana, nebraska, south carolina, south dakota, virginia, vermont, and wyoming. meanwhile, in florida, the state's voter registration website crashed and stayed down for several hours monday, the deadline to register for the november election. kristen clarke of the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law called on florida officials to extend the deadline, adding "or we will explore other options to protect the rights of those seeking to register to vote." in iowa, a judge has blocked a republican directive barring counties from sending out absentee ballot applications with pre-filled voter i.d. information. the

we welcome in one of president trump's campaign advisors, nikki haley, former governor of south carolina and u.sbassador to the united nations. as you look ahead to this evening, what would you advise the president, what do you think he has to accomplish out there tonight? >> i hope the one thing the president talks about is what he's done. his record on the economy precoated was amazing and broke all records and the way it's coming back after the pandemic shows he could do it once, he can do it again -- his record on foreign policy, i know they aren't going to talk about foreign policy and i think that's a travesty because he is a stellar when it comes to his foreign policy record compared to biden's and that would've been something for him to really be able to tout. >> bret: one of the topics as national security, we may go down that road a bit, we'll and see what the moderator does but what do you think is the number one foreign policy success for president trump and what is still left on the table or a failure of not getting done? >> i got to tell you, i'm proud of what this president has do

senator lindsey graham and democratic challenger jamie harrison participated in a televised south carolina u.s. senate debate on saturday. the first time the candidates will meet face to face. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> book tv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern pj o'rourke talks about his collection of essays on american history, economics and culture. this is in his book the cry from the farm at all. sunday at noon eastern on in-depth a two hour live conversation with harvard university professor and then and 9:00 p.m. eastern on "after words" foxbusiness news host lou dobbs talks but his book, the trump century. he is interviewed by victor david hanson author and hoover institution senior fellow. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. ♪ >> sunday night on q and a, the cato institute's talks about his book supreme disorder on the history of u.s. supreme court nominations and confirmations. >> although curiously when roe v wade did not play too large a role in the first couple of nominations after roe came d

republican senator lindsey graham and democratic challenger jimmy harrison bridges abate in the south carolina u.stonight. the first time the candidates will meet face-to-face. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. who will control congress in january? stay informed on all of the congressional races leading up to election day, with campaign 2020 coverage. watch the candidates debate and the election results on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. announcer: now the first presidential debate of 2020 between president trump and joe biden. they met at case western university in cleveland, ohio. this runs just over 90 minutes. chris: good evening from the health education campus of case western reserve university and the cleveland clinic. i am chris wallace of fox news and i welcome you to the first of the 2020 presidential debates between president donald j. trump and former vice president joe biden. this debate is sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. the commission has designed the format with two

that tonight from new york. >> it's seen as a win for republicans in south carolina but critics say it's a defeat for democracy. the u.surt back in the south carolina republican party's demand to reinstate the need for a witness signature when voters mailed in absentee ballots. republican state chair drew mckissick says a second set of eyes can stop voter fraud. >> in south carolina you have to have a photo i.d. when you go vote. why wouldn't we then let people return absentee ballots for anything less than someone else verifying they are who they say they are. >> chad robinson says the ruling is misguided and makes it harder to vote. >> it actually hurts the republican party as much as more as the democrat party because it affects a segment of voters that have always been traditional democrat, i mean republican voters. >> supreme court justice brett kavanaugh says it's too close to an election to end the requirement and that the state legislator should not be subject to second-guessing by an unelected federal judiciary. the ruling will likely have its greatest impact on the heated senate race, which polls show his nec

u.s. senate races. first, south carolina. lindsey graham, chair of the judiciary committee, faces jamie harrison in their second debate. that race has gotten closer in recent days, and according to the cook political report, it is now a tossup. after that, the first and only debate scheduled in the texas senate race between incumbent republican john cornyn and his democratic challenger m.j. hega r, an air force and afghanistan veteran. recent polls show senator cornyn holding an edge in that race. democrats need a net gain of four seats to get control of the senate. watch both debates starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> watch live coverage of the senate confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett starting monday with opening statements by judiciary committee members and judge barrett. live coverage on c-span and c-span.org. listen live on the c-span radio app and be sure to visit c-span.org to view a playlist of any county barrett's -- amy coney barrett's legal views. >> this is an update from the washington post on

south carolina? an incumbent senator? a republican going up against a democrat. that is -- whoo! let's talk to the u.s. arolina, jamie harrison. just the fact that it's this close, i mean, that says something about what's happening in south carolina. people should be shocked. >> what people are seeing is what i call the emergence of a new south, one that's inclusive and diverse. senator graham should be worried. he's been in washington, d.c. for 25 years, and people don't like his record. it's sad that he's going to take a moment in a hearing that we shouldn't have because he said we can use his own words that we weren't going to have this hearing in the midst of a campaign. i wish he would take all of that energy and passion he has asking people to go and give him contributions and actually pass a covid relief bill, because that is the issue on the mind os people here in south carolina. we need help. >> i know you're speaking for south carolina, but across the country, people really need help. >> you touched on it, senator graham looking like he's ewing today's amy coney barrett hearing as a campaign a

south carolina? an incumbent senator? a republican going up against a democrat? that is, whoa, let's talk to the democratic candidate for u.smie, good evening. listen will -- >> good evening, don. >> just the fact that it's this close. i mean, that says something about what's happening in south carolina. it's, i -- people should be shocked. >> well,ton, what folks are seeing is the emergence of what i call a new south. >> hm-mm. >> one that is bold and inclusive and diverse. and senator graham should be worried. it is because he has been our senator and been in washington, d.c. for 25 years and people don't like his record. and you know, it's is aed that he will take a moment in a hearing that we should not have, because he said, we could use had his own words that we were not going have this hearing in the midst of a campaign, and i wish he would take all of that energy and passion that at the has, asking people to go and give him contributions, and actually pass a covid relief bill. because that's the issue that is on the minds of people in south carolina. we need help here in south carolina and he will not provide it. >>

andrew mcclintock of south carolina was 82. a u.s.y veteran, father and owner of a trucking company. he was a hard worker, enjoyed telling jokes and deeply compassionate. his daughter, andrea, says she misses her dad but knows he's still with her spiritually. may they less in peace. and may their memories be a blessing. thank you very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'll be back one hour from now. cnn's special coverage of the final presidential debate between president trump and former vice president biden begins right now. ♪ >> we are awaiting a high stakes debate rematch tonight between president donald trump and former vice president joe biden. they are going head to head. for the last time before this election, which is now just 12 days away. it is debate night in america, and this is a special edition of "outfront." i'm erin burnett. now, what we are all about to see e collectively in this couny is another unprecedented twist in the history of

south carolina senator lindsey graham, who tweeted the president needs to make it clear, proud boys is a racist organization, antithetical to american ideals. joining me, now, democratic candidate for the u.s. senate in south carolina, jamie harrison. jamie, good to see you. how you doing? >> good seeing you, done. i'm good. how are you? >> you saw that hot mess, last night, i'm sure, right? i'm doing okay, by the way. >> i got a debate on saturday. so i'm just focused on that, right now. >> so, jamie, a whole lot of republican senators, including your opponent, came out today to try to make sure everyone knew they agreed with tim scott. the senate's only black republican. do they recognize how bad this president screwed up, even if the president doesn't understand it? >> well, don, you know, this is what i believe. i think all of our elected officials, democrats, republicans, independent, men from mars, and women from venus. they've all got to be crystal clear on this. that there is no room, no room, for this type of language, right now. you know, hatred and white supremacy have no place. they have no place in south carolina. they have no place in this country. and so, you've got to push

in south carolina, the u.s. supreme court earlier this month reinstated a south carolina requirement that mail-in ballots must have a witness signature so voters in south carolina are going to be forced to go out in the middle of a pandemic and find someone to witness their ballot. and as we saw last monday in a case that went to the supreme court from pennsylvania, judge amy coney barrett could, in fact, be the swing vote on a case like this. this is a case where last week the supreme court issued a split 4-4 decision that lets stand the pennsylvania supreme court's ruling allowing election officials to count mail-in ballots received within three days of the election, even if they are not postponed. and just last wednesday, the supreme court blocked curbside voting in alabama which was intended to help who? voters with disabilities. in defense, justice sotomayor quoted howard porter jr., a black man in his 70's with asthma and parkinson's who said this -- so many of my ancestors even died to vote, and while i do

u.s. marines. police also arreste in south carolina. on "face the nation" much mitch governor grich gretchen whitmer blamed it on divisive and dangerous rhetoric from president trump. >> groups like this group use domestic ter rusts finding comfort and support in the rhetoric coming out of republican leadership in the white house to our stays house. >> cbs news objected an fbi bull tin warning antigovernment extremeuses are focused on sparking violence in the next three months and presidential elections could be a flash point. >> but given just what happened to you this week, governor, i men are you worried about violence on election day or around it? >> i'm not worried but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. we're going to have historic turnout and we're going to do it right. >> groups that track militias estimate there are 200 across the united states. and the five defendants arrested in the kidnapping case are expected in court on tuesday, facing federal charges. jamie? >> yuccas: tom, thank you.

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u.s. senate in south carolina. jamie harrison. >> i'm good. how are you?> you saw that hot mess last night, i'm sure. >> i have to debate on saturday. i'm focussed on that. >> a lot of republican senators including your opponent came out today to make sure everyone knew they agreed with tim scott. the senate's only black republican. do they recognize how bad the president screwed up even if the president doesn't understand it? >> this is what i believe. i think all of our elected officials, democrats and republicans. independent. men from mars and women from venus. they got to be crystal clear on this. that there is no room, no room for this type of language right now. hatred and white supremacy have no place. no place in south carolina. no place in the country. and so you have to push back and you have to do it strongly against ideas from groups like the proud boys. that they are putting up. and out right now. it's important that democrats and republicans stands up on this. and there's no equivocation on it. you can't quiver. you have to be straightforwar

u.s. marines and a third was arrested in south carolina.ce the nation, gretchen whitmer blamed the attempt to what she called dangerous rhetoric from president trump. >> groups like this group, these domestic terrorists are finding support in the rhetoric coming from the republican leadership from the white house and state house. >> an fbi bulletin was sent out that the groups are looking to spark violence in the next three months. >> given what happened to you this weekend, are you worried about violence on election day and around it? >> i'm not worried but we are preparing to make sure that we do everything to keep people safe. >> the groups say there's 200 across t the fiv defendants arrested in the kidnapping case are expected in court tuesday, facing federal charges. >> tom, thank you, turning to the covid crisis, the cases are rising if faster than we have seen in weeks. 50,000 plus infections have been reported every day since wednesday. lilia luciano has the latest. >> president trump said this weekend that covid is behind him and w

u.s. senate in south carolina jaime harrison. hi, jaime. >> hi, jimmy. how are you? don't know if people know this nationally but you really are a pioneer when it comes to using plexiglass at a debate. i think you even invented it, right? >> well, you know, actually, my wife came up with the idea. and -- my wife came up with the idea, and we sent the staff out to go find some, and lo and behold they did. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i wanted to loan it to kamala for tonight, but i don't think we could have gotten it there in time. >> jimmy: they busted into sizzler and they made away with the salad bar. [ laughter ] your opponent, for those who don't know, in this election is a long-time senator, lindsey grandma, who has -- [ laughter ] i mean graham. is there anyone who scores lower on the integrity scale than lindsey graham? >> oh, man. he's the king of flip flops. there are more flip flops with lindsey graham than there are on myrtle beach right now. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i wouldn't even call them -- i think flip-flops is too generous a term for -- just for example, and i

u.s.. at 6:00, president trump holds a campaign rally in rochester, minnesota. >> four days before election day south carolina republican senator lindsey graham and his democratic opponent jamie harrison debate. live coverage at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. is the daughter and advisor to president trump. she had lined an event in bluebell, pennsylvania, a pennsylvania suburb. she is interviewed by sarah huckabee sanders. this is 30 minutes. >> thank you, very much. thank you. we might need to spend a little more time here. outk you so much for coming on a little bit of a dreary day. thankfully i brought some sunshine with me. one of my very most favorite people, somebody who i know you all love, and someone who has been working extremely hard over the last four years, but particularly the last several weeks, making sure we get donald trump reelected for four more years. [chanting "four more years"] i will jump right in. please welcome my good friend, you ivanka trump. ♪ ivanka: what energy that this is great. an amazing way to start the day. are you excited for five days from now? i could sense that. i don't

u.s. senate seat in south carolina on saturday. were situated 13 feet apart on stage for the event, but harrison added a plexiglass divider as an added safety measure. graham's team declined to comment on his opponent's move. during the span of the debate, graham chided harrison for having what he called a radical liberal agenda, while harrison notably came after the senator for his flip-flopping on whether to confirm a supreme court justice during an election year. >> mr. harrison -- >> you know, sometimes listening to senator graham is like, it reminds me of playing monopoly with my son. you change the rules -- he changes the rules every time he gets. you know, senator, you said, "use my words against me," and you said it after the kavanaugh meetings, not before the kavanaugh hearings, after the kavanaugh hearings. and your words, your promise was that no judicial nominee should be considered or approved or what have you in the last year of an election. my grandfather always taught me, he said, jamie, a man is only as good as his

south carolina seceded. major robert anderson is in the first u.s. artillery. commanding areis in charleston. it is important to realize how small the united states army was at the outset of the war. you only have 15,000 union soldiers across the entire nation at a time. they were kind of spread across the country and less than 100 and charleston harbor. of the 85 men eight were musicians in the band. it was a pretty sleepy post and most of the men who were actually in the first u.s. artillery were immigrants that came from ireland and germany. major robert anderson is an interesting figure because he is actually a southerner. he is from kentucky and he was very much against the idea of secession, but he was not in favor of war. he says his heart was not in the war that he foresaw coming. he was kind of in a tricky situation because it basically came down to property rights in charleston harbor where these federal forts, were they part of the republic of south carolina or part of the united states government? the is where a lot of argument will come over as far as who should fire the first sh

u.s. south, virginian raised in georgia and south carolina, before and during the civil war. he went on to attend the college of new jersey, later renamed princeton university. he studied law the university of virginia before attempting to practice in the south metropolis of atlanta. he quit law, bored out of his woods, and decided to pursue advanced i.d.s in history in politics at the newly established john hopkins university in baltimore, maryland. it had been founded a few years before with the goal of importing the germany university model to combine high-level research with teaching. wilson was a member of one of the very first cohort of americans to graduate in the united states with a ph.d., which he received in 1886 at the age of 30. by 1890 he landed back at princeton and launch a successful career as an academic and public intellectual. he published steady stream of books and essays on american politics in history, and became a popular teacher and lecturer. he was appointed president of princeton, and a decade of his presidency of princeton is seen as a time with un

u.s. supreme court upheld a law in south carolina that requires mail-in voters to have their absentee ballotor some people to vote at all. turns out, though, south carolina isn't the only state making it more difficult for people to vote by mail, and you're asking how that can be? well, our very on roy wood, jr. has more. >> the rona election is upon us and vote by mail is the only way people will be able to vote safely but not all states are making it easy. >> the supreme court approving a request from south carolina to reinstate a law requiring absentee ballots to have a witness' signature. >> the process of notizing your absentee ballot in missouri has been closely watched by local civil rights groups. >> voters in texas are confused about what exactly is allowed in our state. >> if you put on your application that you want to vote by mail because of covid, that application must be rejected. >> damn, states like texas and south carolina really are actively limiting absentee voting. to find out more i spoke with mirna perez an expert in american voting rights. madam perez, bring us up to s

u.s. supreme court reinstated the south carolina requirement that mail-in ballots must have witness signatures in the middle of a pandemic. you have to go to get a witness. in texas, republicans have argued that the pandemic wasn't a good enough reason to let people under age 65 vote by mail. despite the fact that over 42,000 americans under 65 have died from covid. and the governor right now is forcing that state to have only one ballot box per county including in harris county where there are 4.7 million people and for those that thought a judge took care of it, he did but then three trump appointed judges reversed that so we're back to one ballot box for people to drop their ballots off in a county of 4.7 million people. in tennessee republicans have tried to prevent ballot drop boxes. we had the secretary of state as a witnesses at a rules committee hearing and argued in court that covid-19 is not a valid excuse to vote by mail. in north carolina, the supreme court struck down a core co component of the voting rights act and south carolina passed laws so egregious that the 4th circuit stru

u.s. supreme court reinstated the south carolina report requirement that mail-in ballots must have witness signatures in the middle of a pandemic. you've got to go and get a witness. in texas, republicans have argued that the pandemic wasn't a good enough reason to let people under age 65 vote by mail despite the fact that over 42,000 americans under 65 have died from covid. the governor noem is right now forcing that state to have only one ballot box for county. including in harris county. for those of you who thought a judge took care of it, he did but then yesterday 312 appointed judges came in and reversed it we are back to one ballot box for people who drop their ballots in the county of 4.7 million people. in tennessee, republicans have tried to prevent ballot drop boxes i know. we had this state at a witness. they had argued in court that covid-19 is not a valid excuse to vote by mail. in north carolina and the supreme court struck down core component of the voting rights act. what happened? states like north carolina passed laws that were so egregious to make it harder to vote that

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u.s. supreme court reinstated the south carolina requirement that male-in ballots must have witness signatures, in the middle of a pandemic. you've got to go and get a witness. in texas, republicans have argued that the pandemic wasn't a good enough reason to let people under age 65 vote by mail. despite the fact that over 42,000 americans under 65 have died from covid. and the governor is right now forcing that state to have only one ballot box per county. including in harris county where there are 4.7 million people, and for those of you that thought a judge took kash of it care of a it few days ago? he did. yesterday three trump appointed judges came in and reversed and we're back to one ballot box in a county of 4.7 million to drop off their ballots. in tennessee, we is secretary of one of our witnesses at a rules committee hearing and they argued in court that covid-19 is not a valid excuse to vote by mail. in north carolina, the supreme court struck down a court component of the voting rights act. what happened? well, states like north carolina passed laws that were so egregious to make

in south carolina, 649 new cases and 31 deaths saturday. university of washington now projecting 363,000 u.s. deaths by the end of the year. >> given what we know about the effectiveness of masks and about half of americans wearing a mask when they're out, we think about 86,000 lives could be saved if we could get mask use way up. it's very much in our control as to what's actually going to happen. >> back here at new york city this morning, local health offibrooklyn, parts of queens. late last night, saying new york is on the edge of a precipes. obviously that's why the importance of testing is being discussed right now. 130,000 tests across the state, victor and christi, that's a new record. >> victor sandoval, thank you very much. >>> we should say joe biden and kamala harris are getting back to campaigning. >> he will be ramping up his testing and releasing the results of each one. arlette saenz has more for us. >> reporter: officials say joe biden will be tested more regularly for coronavirus, following nuts that president trump tested positive for coronavirus as well as several other p

south carolina. but he was a united states senator who would go to the floor of the u.s. senate and talk about the joys of lynching of black folks. this was the first state to secede from the union because of the issue of slavery. but we have the opportunity here in this election to also become the very first state to have two african-american senators serving at the very same time. and so i believe that we are at a crossroads. and the question is, do we stay in the old south or do we move forward boldly and walk into the light of the new south? and i hope we're going to choose the new south. soledad: the judge, amy coney barrett, is moving to the senate now, and there's really not much that democrats can do to stop it. so let's move past is there going to be a vote. how would you vote on her nomination and why? jamie: well, i'm still listening to the testimonies and would love to hear more from her in terms of what are the settled law, particularly as it relates to civil rights in this country, whether brown vs. board is good law and settled law. some of the other issues

u.s. south. born in virginia and raised in georgia and south carolina before enduring the civil war. he went on to attend the college of new jersey, later renamed princeton university. and studied law at the university of virginia before attempting to practice it in the new south metropolis of atlanta. but he quit law, bored out of his wits within the year, and decided to pursue advanced studies in history and politics at the newly established johns hopkins university in baltimore, maryland. hopkins had been founded only a few years before with the goal of importing the german university model of combining teaching with high-level research to the united states. this was a novel model at the time for american colleges. thus, wilson was a member of one of the very first cohorts of americans to graduate in the united states with a ph.d. which he received in 1886 at the age of 30. by 1890, he landed back at his alma mater, princeton, and had launched a successful career as an academic and public intellectual. he published a steady stream of books and essays on american politics and histo

south carolina 649 new cases and 39 deaths saturday. the university of washington now projecting 363,000 u.s. deaths by the end of the year. >> given what we know about the effectiveness of masks and given what we know about half of americans wearing a mask when they're out, we think that about 86,000 lives can be saved if we can get mask use way up. so it's very much in our control as to what's actually going to happen. >> back here in new york city the local health official saying they're watching four concerning clusters of co-vid, mainly in parts of queens, brooklyn. the former head of the cdc last night weighing in on that saying currently new york is seeing some of these ongoing spreads. specifically in what we describes as religious communities. that's why that increased testing is friday alone new yor city setting a record or the state setting a record, 13,000 tests conducted friday. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> those september numbers out this weekend show the job recovery is slowing down across the country. and that means food banks across many states including georgia are seeing

in south carolina, 649 new cases and 31 deaths on saturday. the university of washington now projecting 363,000 u.s by the end of the year. >> you know, given what we know about the effectiveness of masks and given what we know about half of americans wearing a mask when they're out, we think that about 86,000 lives can be saved if we can get mask use way up. so it's very much in our control as to what's actually going to happen. >> now, the seven-day case average nationwide is more than 20% higher than it was on september 12th but is stillk in back in july. >>> shifting gears a little bit, the iconic carousel at san francisco's pier 39 is reopening to visitors for the first time since march. pier 39's ceo tells us the number of visitors and sales are about 35% to even 45% of what they were before the pandemic. and on some nights, the six restaurants doing dining there are booking 80% of that capacity that they're allowed. with very few out of state and international tourists, people coming to pier 39 are locals. >> a lot of our merchants ask where people are from, and a lot of people from the east

south carolina, but also a united states senator. and when he was in the senate, he would go to the floor of the u.s. senate and talk joyfully about the lynching of black folks. you know, in south carolina, we were the gateway of enslaved people coming into this country, almost 40% of africans came to this country enslaved through the port of charleston. south carolina was the very first state to secede from the union because of the issue of slavery. on november 3rd, we can make history here in south carolina. we can usher in what i call the new south. because south carolina, when i win, will become the very first state in this great union of ours that will have two african-american senators serving at the same time. we can make that history on november 3rd. exactly right. >> that will be something. >> let me ask you about what has to happen now. it's not just a matter of the polling, as we've seen across the country. we know that generally speaking, only 55% of americans vote in presidential elections. we're hoping that all of this turnout means that more than that number will vote this time around.

u.s. supreme court has reinstated a requirement in south carolina that absentee voters provide a witness signature along with their ballot. here with reaction, senate judiciary committee chairman lindsey graham. senator, mitch mcconnell is clear. you have been clear. october 12, the hearings begin. that would lead us to a final vote by the end of october. am i mistaken on that timeline? >> no. i want you to understand we are going to start the hearings october 12, a week from today. safely. if members feel uncomfortable participating in the hearing in person, they can do it g virtually. we have done that a bunch this year. already in the judiciary committee. judge barrett will be there in person. i will be there in person. we will set the room up for social distancing. we are going to move on. as for senator schumer, if you can't see this, you're not looking very hard. i don't remember senator schumer asking protesters to be tested before they came to my house and robroke out my window. i don't remember any democrat worried about testing during the riots. this is an effort to deflect and delay. it