>> that was jamie harrison in his debate with lindsey graham this weekend in south carolina where jamie harrison is now tied in that senate race with lindsey graham who announced today the senate judiciary committee will begin the hearing for donald trump's nominee for the supreme court one week from today. two republicans on the committee tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the super spreader event at the t was introduced as donald trump's nominee. a third republican senator who is not a member of the committee has tested for coronavirus. can the senate judiciary committee vote on the nomination without all of the republicans present? will mitch mcconnell bring the nomination to the senate floor if all the snofrs are not present? to consider the new uncertainties that donald trump injected into the confirmation process by holding a super spreader event at the white house, we're joined by democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. she's a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. let's star

harrison. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel takes a look tonight. >> south carolina senator lindsey graham is in the fight of his political life, he's about to lead the confirmation process for judge amy coney barrett, a recent survey suggests it's a dead heat with both graham and democrat jamie harrison with 40% support. harrison has a money edge and is receiving national attention. >> he cares more about his political relevance and power in washington than doing the job that the people of south carolina sent him to do. >> the debate schedule is now off after the two sides could not reach an agreement over covid testing, harrison demanded graham be tested while graham declined a saying he will take medical direction for a doctor. if he is trying to link harrison to hillary clinton and house speaker nancy pelosi hoping that won't play well in south carolina. >> this is a big election between me and mr. harrison, capitalism versus socialism, conservative judges versus liberal judges

jamie harrison had the good idea to bring a plexiglas barrier to his saturday debate with lindsey graham. he was a super spreader event that has apparently led to so many infections in the white house and beyond. the presidential debate commission has decided to install a plexiglas barrier to protect everyone from mike pence at the vice president debate. joe biden and kamala harris will make a rare joint appearance on the campaign trail after the vice-presidential debate in arizona. "new york times" released a national poll -- released a poll of likely voters in arizona that shows joe biden ahead of donald trump 49-41. and nbc walt "wall street journal" national poll of voters before he was forced to reveal he has coronavirus shows joe biden ahead by 14 points. his biggest lead ever recorded in that poll which shows joe biden at 53. and trump slipping down to 39. after this break, we'll be joined by two veterans of the presidential campaign that delivered president obama to the white house. david pluff will join us. david pluff will join us (driver vo) when i started this commute, everyo

we have jamie harrison joining us, john osuf joining us for the fight in the united states senate and early voting is the key to their races. >> absolutely. well done. thanks, lawrence. >> thank you, rachel. >>> well, until i'm voted out or until they're successful in assassinating me, i'm hoping to do what's right for the people of wichita. that's what the mayor of wich a wichita, kansas said after a man was arrested on friday in a plot to kidnap and kill the mayor of wichita because the mayor of wichita supported a mask rule for wichita. the mayor of wichita will join us later in this hour. also joining us later in the hour are two people who can change the course of american history if they win their campaigns for the united states senate in south carolina and georgia. if the polls are correct and joe biden crushes donald trump in the election, exactly nothing on the biden legislative agenda will pass the congress and get signed into law if mitch mcconnell is still the majority leader of the united states senate. nothing. the only way to undo the legislative damage that donald trum

my good friend jamie harrison in south carolina, so many races here, reverend sharpton, where we are running really competitive. but make no mistake about it, everything's going to be close. that's why while i'm heartened by the turnout to date, we got more work to do. everybody's got to get out there and vote. vote this weekend if your state permits. go to the polls tomorrow. get out there. figure out where you have to go we can take the senate but only if everybody gets out there. we can take kansas. what's the matter with kansas? nothing, they're voting democrat. but we got to get out there and vote. >> all right. tom perez, chairman of the democratic national committee, thank you for being with us this afternoon. or this evening. >> my pleasure. >>> joining me now, former spokesperson for hillary clinton and michael steele, former republican national committee chairman. mileage, i' this week you announced you are rejecting your party's nominee and endorsing joe biden. you write in an editorial and i'm quoting you, i'm a republican, voting for joe biden over trump because i'm an a

two weeks from now and now barack obama is being deployed to back senator graham's challenge jamie harrison in south carolina. now they are bringing in barack obama. joining us with reaction. senator lindsey graham. did they raise like $100-million? you are the new ted cruz in this election cycle going up against bozo with $100-million? >> those two ladies were trying to intimidate me. some showed at my house and broke my window. i will be stuck up here getting the judge confirmed. i am more determined than i have ever been to make sure judge barrett gets on this court next monday and take her to the floor this weekend. i will manage the bill. my answer to those two ladies is to put this fine woman on the supreme court where she needs to be. lindsey graham.com. help me stand up to this mob. if these people take over our government, god help us all. they were trying to ruin diane feinstein's life for giving me a hug. >> sean: chuck schumer said no more filibuster. they will pack the courts and they want puerto rico statehood. you have your race and mcsally and tillis in north carolina and pu

not only do they think she lent legit me see, but lindsey graham is neck in neck against jamie harrison, using those proceedings essential to his re-election campaign at the moment. i just asked lindsey graham whether he would use feinstein's remarks praising stewardship of the committee as part of the campaign ad going forward. he said they're on polar opposite issues, will not use her praise as part of his re-election campaign and that praise where she did say these are the best hearings i have sat through, has had such impact among democrats. some democrats want her gone as top democrat on the judiciary committee, and their party takes the senate in the fall, she would be chairman of the committee next congress. uncertain if she gets that position. chuck schumer, top democrat, has not said if he has confidence in her remaining in the top post. he had conversations with her. while democrats are concerned about it, republicans like lindsey graham are defending her, john. >> that political fallout will continue for some time as you rightly know. grateful for the live reporting there. >>

jamie harrison running against lindsey graham, threatening to pull out of tonight's debate, demanding graham take another test for covid-19. he did before the last debate saturday. harrison wants him to take another test before appearing in person. graham says there's no need to do one now. criticized harrison's conduct, says he is showing up regardless, and stakes are enormous in that race, neck in neck. suddenly, lindsey graham is vulnerable in south carolina. >> former new jersey governor chris christie is still in the hospital, under observation, recovering from coronavirus. a source tells cnn. the same source saying no indication now that he is on a ventilator. last weekend he checked into a new jersey hospital as a precaution. he said in a tweet, of course you may remember that he was part of the debate prep team for the first debate, said he tested positive for covid-19 last saturday. the current governor of new jersey, phil murphy, earlier this week said he wished his predecessor well and said that christie is the quintessential jersey fighter. >> i'm carolyn man u. the titans

harrison. this is the biggest election of our lifetime. >> number one, having obama on your side helps if you're a democrat. south carolina is iffy. that tells me harrison campaign realize they need off the charts african-american turnout if they have a prayer. >> they do. i think the poll you referenced, "new york times" poll had it down six, i think it was undersampling african-american voters and still had double digit african-american undecided. i think those are likely to go to harrison if we break it down. both republican and democratic internals show this as a margin of error race. i think this one is also somewhat unique about lindsey graham. more than anyone in the senate he has undergone an amazing transformation from vocal trump critic in 2016 to loyal trump ally. some conservatives aren't completely sold on that evolution in the state. then he has alienated moderates and some center left democrats in the state that would vote for him, too. and again, harrison with $57 million that h

harrison, and south carolina. as if rosie o'donnell and barbra streisand were not enough competition, now they are bringing in barack obama. joining us with reaction, senator lindsey graham. what did they raise, like, $100 million? you are like the new ted cruz in the selection cycle, going up against big bozo with $100 million. >> my opponent raise the most money in the history of the united states senate to take me out, the two ladies who confronted me at the airport were nasty, they were mean, they call judge barrett a racist, they tried to intimidate me. about 150 showed up at my house in washington, broke my window, it's been that way since kavanaugh, now president obama weighing in, the people of south carolina going to have it come lindseygraham.com, a more determined than i've ever been in my life to make sure judge barrett gets on the court, report out of committee thursday, take her to the floor this weekend, i'll be managing the bill, and my answer to those two ladies is to put this fine woman on the su

harrison. >> reporter: to georgia. >> you do not find a lot of people in washington and exactly why we got to get him there. >> reporter: to maine. >> help elect gideon and make sure if joe biden wins he'll have a senate ready to work with him to move our country forward. >> reporter: and in michigan for gary peters. >> gary was there every step of the way helping save the auto industry, protecting the great lakes, covering preexisting conditions. ♪ >> reporter: yet there is little doubt obama's chief focus is on trump. and the feeling at the the president's campaign rallies is mutual. >> he campaigned harder than hillary clinton did for hillary and it just made her stronger. i want him to campaign so much. i want him to campaign. you know? because we are going to do even better. >> now the former president, jake, is beginning his stop here in philadelphia right now at a meeting with black leaders at a community center in north philadelphia. this is one of the specific audiences the former president is trying to reach black men. they believe that they need to increase their suppor

i mean, the hisl toriony that -- the remarkable, miraculous event, if, in fact, jamie harrison were to win and defeat lindsey graham, that means south carolina, fort sumpter where the civil war began one represented bywo african-american upsenators. north carolina, talk about a blown opportunity, and cal cunningham, veteran, family man, state snator, raised al this money running ahead, and, you know, ge etsposed for carrying on an illicit affair the middle of the campaign and, you know, is all of a sudden made a race. if the majority hangs in the balance of north carolina, his name will live in infy i democratic crcles. he had a significant lead over tom tillis. but i think iowa is fascinating. i think maine ifascinating a well, and i think arizona has now put away for the democrats, it appears. >> woodruff: wel with thre and a ha weeks to go, we are going to leave it there, mark shields, david brooks, we thank you both. >> thank you. dr >> wf: again this week, we remember five extraordinary people who have lost their lives in this pandemic. up every day by 5:00 in the tmorning, don mc

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democrat jamie harrison, a former congressional aide, state party chair and lobbyist is raising a staggering amount of money. and bombarding the air waves with ads like this one. >> one of the reasons our political system is broken is politicians who have been in washington so long. >> reporter: harrison has already spent $40 million in advertising, compared to roughly $14 million by graham. harrison has let his ads do the talking, doing little public campaigning, speaking sparingly to the media. >> they have been blitzing us with ads back-to-back. seen a lot, seen much more than on the internet. >> reporter: a father of two young sons and prediabetic, harrison has been cautious in the age of coronavirus. even insisting on large plexiglas placed beside him during saturday's debate. he said his schedule has been packed but his aides would not provide a list of virtual events despite many requests by cnn. mr. harrison, do you have a quick minute to talk before the debate? we've been trying to talk to you for your campaign, not responding to our questions. do you have a quick second to talk abo

small donors are writing checks, and a record-setting amount by jamie harrison -- he raised almost $60 million in one quarter. never seen anything like it. i don't know that you can spend $60 million in south carolina in three weeks. i'm sure he'll be happy to try. >> woodruff: i guess we'll find out some happy tv and radio stations, whoever gets that money. but, tam, fill this out a little more for us. this has to have republicans concerned. >> absolutely. this is not the kind of scenario that they are looking for or hoping for. and just to give you a sense -- and i don't know if this is a trend or a single data point that won't turn into a trend -- but you had north carolina senator thom tillis essentially making the case you need a republican senate to counterbalance a biden presidency. that is not a case that you make if you think you're in a good spot. >> woodruff: i don't think so. i don't think so. that's a new one on th trail. but maybe we'll hear more in the coming weeks. mara keith and amy walter, we thank you both. >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: with the lakers' championshi

we have jamie harrison joining us, john ossoff joining us for the fight in the united states senate, and early voting is the key to their races. >> absolutely. well done. thanks, lawrence. >> thank you, rachel.

jamie harrison said you have been in the white house. you have been with mike lee. take a covid test before we do the debate. get a negative. i get tested two or three times a week. i want to protect the people i love and work with. i want to know. graham refuses. i think the reason he refused because he wants to make sure that he could chair the judiciary hearing for amy coney barrett. if he gets a positive test it might be hard. >> it is really that they are all scared to death. the only hope they have. they are putting all of their eggs in the basket of the hearing of amy coney barrett next week. >> yeah. >> this is where it will be hard for all of us who are heart broken about ruth bader ginsburg and what the president is doing to the seat on the supreme court. we want it to stop. we want to do whatever we can with passion and with purpose to stop the nomination. they are hoping the emotion of the hearing bleeds out. but there is a clear fact, every single senator that is going to go to the hearing next week should have the test. democrats and republicans. that

democratic senate candidate jamie harrison shattering fun raising records in his battle against senator lindsey graham. he raised $57 million, yeah, you heard that right, for a senate campaign in the third quarter. this morning he talked to a.m. joy about why he thinks vote remembers turning to him. >> we are winning over some of those republicans. that's why we are neck-and-neck in the polls right now. that's why he's sweating. he understands there are some people right now who don't like the direction that the state is going in. they don't like the direction the country is going in. and they don't like lindsey graham, who he has become. >> juan incumbent lindsey graham hasn't released his totals for the quarter. graham has been going on air and on line pleading for donations. >> the president has been spending the last several months down playing the coronavirus at one point saying it is totally under control. a documentary out this week looks at the many ways it was not. >> the cdc has identified a case of coronavirus in washington state. there are worries about a pandemic at this po

our latest polling has jamie harrison up by one in south carolina. we have greenfield up in iowa. these are races on the map that are being put on the map. >> i remember so distinctly 2002 midterms post-9/11 and i remember watching democratic candidates ads that were all about how much they wanted to go after al quaeda and how tough they were on the war on terror. they were on the opponents terrain. they were defending themselves from the opponents terrain. and i watch ads like john cornyn who shouldn't be in a close race saying no one is wanting to protect pre-existing conditions more than me. they are wrong footed and back footed on the issue of whether they lose terrain right now. >> that's right. i think it's strange, right. we're in the middle of an extraordinary election where so much of the fighting, so much of the news is about things taking place outside of politic, outside the course of normal politics. voter suppression, prosecuting your opponents, conspiracy theories, qanon, all that. democrats, the reason they're resorting to those kinds of tactics because we are on t

jamie harrison is running a strong race in south carolina. and there are two senate races in georgia. one point ahead of the republican senator david purdue in georgia and in the other georgia senate race, the current pastor of martin luther king jr.'s church, the ebenezer baptist church, is running ahead in a very crowded field of 20 candidates which will probably trigger the need for a run-off election in january because georgia law requires senate candidates to win at least 50% of the vote. the same poll that shows reverend warnock running first in the georgia senate election shows joe biden one point ahead of donald trump in georgia. donald trump won georgia in 2016 by five points today joe biden endorsed both senate candidates in georgia reverend warnock and ossoff. he's cal pain tomorrow with two stops in atlanta and warm springs. reverend raphael warnock will join us next. warnock will join us next this administration and senate republicans want to overturn laws requiring insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions

the other was jamie harrison in south carolina, challenging republican lindsey graham. harrison raised an eye-popping $57 million in quarter three. the question is, how they can spend it all? it is now 19 days until the election. re than 17 million voters in 42 states have already cast their ballots, by mail or by early in-person voting. >> woodruff: that's a lot of voters. meanwhile, a new pbs newshour/npr/marist poll shows former vice president joe biden with an 11-point lead over president trump in the race for the white house. for more, lisa desjardins join me now. know you have been looking at these numbers, what is behind this wide gap for joe biden and how much of it is republicans leaving president trump? >> we got some of fascinating datee here-- data, judy, polls can be flawed. he want to look the a things that can be beyond the margin of errors, it is not republican shifting, let's look at what we see, you lack at who is supporting whom. republicans and democrats are both supporting an overwhelming numbers looking at a graphic, 93 there, 96%, they are support

incumbent lindsey graham considered a heavy favorite against challenger jamie harrison. we went to the senate races are interesting. the latest fox news poll the voters say they will mail in their ballots rate significantly for the democratic ticket 68/27, and in person voters go for the tromped/pence nine-point spread. >> martha: with four weeks to go until election day some states have issues with ballots and the senior correspondent eric shawn joins us from new york. >> people are not only voting now for the president but more than 5 million pilots reported so far. but in some places, they are already counting their votes. in maryland, the numbers are being tallied up but like other states cannot be released until after the polls close on election day. some states will move up the counting process predilections say that would give him a jump start to get the election results sooner. at least 17 states now start counting at some point before november 3rd. but other states like the key battleground pennsylvania want to get a head start too. >> we need the legislature to

. >>> senator lindsey graham faced off against jamie harrison in a -- >> that was tough. did you see jamie brought his only plexiglas to protect himself from lindsey's germs? >> yeah. harrison came with his own plexiglas divider as an added safety measure. >> i would too. these republicans do not believe in the age of enlightenment, they don't believe in science sow you have to protect yourself. >> graham's team declined to comment on their move. he chided harrison for having what he called a radical, liberal agenda and harrison came after him for his flip-flopping on whether a confirm a supreme court justice during an election year. >> listening to him reminds me of playing monopoly with my son. he changes the rules every time he gets. senator, you said use my words against me and you said it after the kavanaugh meetings not after. in 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 taught me, jamie, a man is only as good as his word. well, senator, how good is your wor

maybe some shields like, what, like what jamie harrison did with lindsey graham? but what steps are being taken to keep kamala harris safe from the covid virus that is coarursg through the presidency and obviously mike pence has been exposed. he's tested negative, but you never know, but his staff as well. there's an outbreak at the white house. how do we make sure that the other side is not infected? >> well, and pence, of course, in theory, running the coronavirus task force which i'm sure is going to be something that comes up on that debate stage. there is going to be that plexiglas. we're told his team didn't want it but harris' team likely smartly did. i think the stakes are very high in this vice presidential debate. the president sick, battling covid. vice president pence suddenly more into the spotlight because of that. expectations very high for kamala harris as people see her while, obviously, this campaign is about joe biden. his selecting her as his vice presidential pick puts her on a trajectory to be the future of the democratic party and maybe soon