Administration is preparing a Sweeping Campaign to encourage americans to take the covid19 vaccine when its available to them and as vaccine supply increases. And it all cant come soon enough. The centers for Disease Control and prevention report more than 600 cases of the more contagious covid19 variants from the united kingdom, brazil and south africa across 33 states. According to the latest forecast models, an estimated 631,000 americans would have died from covid19 by june 1st. The mounting of a real federal response to the covid pandemic for the first time comes alongside the Historic Second Impeachment Trial of the former president who failed and refused to lead that fight. The second Impeachment Trial of the accused insurrectionist donald j. Trump begins on tuesday. It does not appear that there would be enough Senate Republicans to join in convincing the former failed president of his role in inciting the mob that attacked the capitol one month ago on january 6th and thats not
A sense of what the polls are estimating of the moment. You know well at the moment the polls are telling us that joe biden has about a lead of around 10 points nationally and that hes also opened up some important leads in some of those big crucial swing states ill tell you that in florida its about 3. 8 points in michigan a little bit over 8 points in pennsylvania around 6 points and the same in wisconsin remember these are those delegate rich states that are so crucial really for both men to win but especially president if you want to secure that path to reelection i will also say that joe bidens team has been exceedingly cautious about these polls theyre well aware that they dont always reflect how people actually are already voting or how they will vote on november 3rd and that Hillary Clinton had very strong polling numbers in 2016 at the same time and one Campaign Worker speaking the media earlier this week said were actually campaigning as if we were 20 points down right now so
In bell month university in nashville, tennessee. Just this week the Debate Commission made a change in the debate rules. One candidates microphone will now be muted while his opponent delivers an initial two minute long answer at the start of each of six topic segments. The topics tonight chosen by the moderator are fighting covid19. American families. Race in america. Climate change. National security. And leadership. The final debate has in the past focused on foreign policy, and the Trump Campaign complained about the changes made as a result of the cancelation of the second debate which the commission decided would have to be done virtually. This debate on the latest kal ender date in recent his it tree comes as the Coronavirus Infection rate is again rising across the United States. And after the president himself contracted the virus three weeks ago. This matchup comes as early voting continues and at an historic pace in all 50 states with more than 47 million americans having a
Nbc news because of the rockets nature of the first debate between these 2 candidates, the microphones will be muted at certain times during the debate there are 6 topics for discussion tonight. Fighting covid19 American Families race in america Climate Change National Security and leadership also because of concerns over the coronavirus and because President Trump had a recent diagnosis for the illness there were plans for plexiglass partitions between the game than this however weve got minutes ago that were that those plans were dropped there will not be plexiglass however both candidates did have to test negative for the virus and today they did also because of covid only about 200 people will be allowed inside that auditorium there were. The debate is being held at Belmont University in nashville representative with the commission on president ial debates. Well use the mute button backstage to ensure that each candidate has 2 minutes on interrupted to deliver opening answers to th
Candidates will face off for the final time. You are looking at live pictures from the debate hall at can the bell in nashville, tennessee. Were seeing records broken already. Nearly 50 million americans have voted, and thats more ballots cast before election day in 2016. A rot of people. This is presidenPresident Trumpt opportunity to go face to face with a former Vice President. As you remember, their second debate was canceled when mr. Trump balked at a virtual format after he tested positive for covid19. Now, each candidate held an individual town hall one week ago. Both were tame affairs, compared to that first meeting, which you can describe as an overthetop slugfest, marred by insults and interruptions that left many wishing the organizers could simply just cut the microphones. So tonight, while one candidate is answering a direct question for two minutes, the other candidates microphone will be muted. The moderator, nbcs Kristen Welker, has chosen six topics fighting covid19, A