The first debate between President Trump and Joe Biden goes down tonight. It is sure to be an unpredictable affair that so far has been a game of expectations. Trump has portrayed Biden as sleepy and senile while still saying he has a ton of experience in the debate arena. Biden on the other hand has to keep the gaffes at a minimum. Tyler Pager, national political reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for a debate preview.




Next, new documents obtained by STAT News show just how involved the military is in Operation Warp Speed, the effort to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics. The $10 billion initiative is going to pose a huge logistical undertaking once a vaccine is approved and that is one of the benefits of having so many in the military involved, they are good at complex logistical issues. Nicholas Florko, Washington correspondent at STAT News, joins us for more.




Finally, the CDC, one of the most admired public health agencies in the country has seen its credibility erode over the course of the pandemic. There were some stumbles early on in the roll out of test kits to the changing guidance on aerosols and how the coronavirus spreads, the agency has also had to deal with political interference. Lena Sun, health reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for how 2020 has been a disaster for the CDC.

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