WELKER.

WELKER. >> GOOD EVENING FROM BELMONT

>> GOOD EVENING FROM BELMONT

>> GOOD EVENING FROM BELMONT UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE,

UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE,

UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. I'M KRISTEN WELKER

TENNESSEE. I'M KRISTEN WELKER

TENNESSEE. I'M KRISTEN WELKER OF NBC NEWS AND I WELCOME YOU

OF NBC NEWS AND I WELCOME YOU

OF NBC NEWS AND I WELCOME YOU TO THE FINAL 2020 PRESIDENTIAL

TO THE FINAL 2020 PRESIDENTIAL

TO THE FINAL 2020 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT

DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT

DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP AND FORMER VICE

DONALD J TRUMP AND FORMER VICE

DONALD J TRUMP AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TONIGHT'S

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TONIGHT'S

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TONIGHT'S DEBATE IS SPONSORED BY THE

DEBATE IS SPONSORED BY THE

DEBATE IS SPONSORED BY THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL

COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL

COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. IT IS CONDUCTED UNDER

DEBATES. IT IS CONDUCTED UNDER

DEBATES. IT IS CONDUCTED UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS DESIGNED BY THE COMMISSION'S

DESIGNED BY THE COMMISSION'S

DESIGNED BY THE COMMISSION'S HEALTH SECURITY ADVISER, THE

HEALTH SECURITY ADVISER, THE

HEALTH SECURITY ADVISER, THE AUDIENCE HERE IN THE HALL HAS

AUDIENCE HERE IN THE HALL HAS

AUDIENCE HERE IN THE HALL HAS PROMISED TO REMAIN SILENT. NO

PROMISED TO REMAIN SILENT. NO

PROMISED TO REMAIN SILENT. NO CHEERS FOODS OR OTHER

CHEERS FOODS OR OTHER

CHEERS FOODS OR OTHER INTERRUPTIONS EXCEPT RIGHT NOW

INTERRUPTIONS EXCEPT RIGHT NOW

INTERRUPTIONS EXCEPT RIGHT NOW AS WE WELCOME TO THE STAGE

AS WE WELCOME TO THE STAGE

AS WE WELCOME TO THE STAGE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT DONALD J

BIDEN AND PRESIDENT DONALD J

BIDEN AND PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY A

AND I DO WANT TO SAY A

AND I DO WANT TO SAY A VERY GOOD EVENING TO BOTH OF

VERY GOOD EVENING TO BOTH OF

VERY GOOD EVENING TO BOTH OF YOU THIS DEBATE WILL COVER 6

YOU THIS DEBATE WILL COVER 6

YOU THIS DEBATE WILL COVER 6 MAJOR TOPICS AT THE BEGINNING

MAJOR TOPICS AT THE BEGINNING

MAJOR TOPICS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION EACH CANDIDATE

OF EACH SECTION EACH CANDIDATE

OF EACH SECTION EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES

WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES

WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED TO ANSWER MY

UNINTERRUPTED TO ANSWER MY

UNINTERRUPTED TO ANSWER MY FIRST QUESTION THE DEBATE

FIRST QUESTION THE DEBATE

FIRST QUESTION THE DEBATE COMMISSION WILL THEN TURN ON

COMMISSION WILL THEN TURN ON

COMMISSION WILL THEN TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONE ONLY WHEN IT

THEIR MICROPHONE ONLY WHEN IT

THEIR MICROPHONE ONLY WHEN IT IS THEIR TURN TO ANSWER AND

IS THEIR TURN TO ANSWER AND

IS THEIR TURN TO ANSWER AND THE COMMISSION WILL TURN IT

THE COMMISSION WILL TURN IT

THE COMMISSION WILL TURN IT OFF EXACTLY WHEN THE 2 MINUTES

OFF EXACTLY WHEN THE 2 MINUTES

OFF EXACTLY WHEN THE 2 MINUTES OF EXPIRE AFTER THAT THOSE

OF EXPIRE AFTER THAT THOSE

OF EXPIRE AFTER THAT THOSE MICROPHONES WILL REMAIN ON.

MICROPHONES WILL REMAIN ON.

MICROPHONES WILL REMAIN ON. BUT ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS

BUT ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS

BUT ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE SPEAK ONE AT A TIME. THE GOAL

SPEAK ONE AT A TIME. THE GOAL

SPEAK ONE AT A TIME. THE GOAL IS FOR YOU TO HEAR EACH OTHER

IS FOR YOU TO HEAR EACH OTHER

IS FOR YOU TO HEAR EACH OTHER AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO

AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO

AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO HEAR EVERY WORD OF WHAT YOU

HEAR EVERY WORD OF WHAT YOU

HEAR EVERY WORD OF WHAT YOU BOTH HAVE TO SAY AND SO WITH

BOTH HAVE TO SAY AND SO WITH

BOTH HAVE TO SAY AND SO WITH THAT IF YOU'RE READY. LET'S

THAT IF YOU'RE READY. LET'S

THAT IF YOU'RE READY. LET'S START. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE

START. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE

START. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE FIRST

PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE FIRST

PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE FIRST QUESTION IS FOR YOU. THE

QUESTION IS FOR YOU. THE

QUESTION IS FOR YOU. THE COUNTRY IS HEADING INTO A

COUNTRY IS HEADING INTO A

COUNTRY IS HEADING INTO A DANGEROUS NEW PHASE MORE THAN

DANGEROUS NEW PHASE MORE THAN

DANGEROUS NEW PHASE MORE THAN 40,000 AMERICANS ARE IN THE

40,000 AMERICANS ARE IN THE

40,000 AMERICANS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT WITH COVID

HOSPITAL TONIGHT WITH COVID

HOSPITAL TONIGHT WITH COVID INCLUDING RECORD NUMBERS HERE

INCLUDING RECORD NUMBERS HERE

INCLUDING RECORD NUMBERS HERE IN TENNESSEE AND SINCE THE 2

IN TENNESSEE AND SINCE THE 2

IN TENNESSEE AND SINCE THE 2 OF YOU LAST SHARED A STAGE

OF YOU LAST SHARED A STAGE

OF YOU LAST SHARED A STAGE 16,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED

16,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED

16,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED FROM COVID SO PLEASE BE

FROM COVID SO PLEASE BE

FROM COVID SO PLEASE BE SPECIFIC HOW WOULD YOU LEAVE

SPECIFIC HOW WOULD YOU LEAVE

SPECIFIC HOW WOULD YOU LEAVE THE COUNTRY DURING THIS NEXT

THE COUNTRY DURING THIS NEXT

THE COUNTRY DURING THIS NEXT STAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS

STAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS

STAGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS 2 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED

CRISIS 2 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED

CRISIS 2 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED SO AS YOU KNOW 2.2 MILLION

SO AS YOU KNOW 2.2 MILLION

SO AS YOU KNOW 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. >> MODELED OUT WERE EXPECTED

>> MODELED OUT WERE EXPECTED

>> MODELED OUT WERE EXPECTED TODAY.

TODAY.

TODAY. >> WE CLOSED UP THE GREATEST

>> WE CLOSED UP THE GREATEST

>> WE CLOSED UP THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD IN ORDER

ECONOMY IN THE WORLD IN ORDER

ECONOMY IN THE WORLD IN ORDER TO FIGHT THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE

TO FIGHT THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE

TO FIGHT THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE THAT CAME FROM CHINA. IT'S A

THAT CAME FROM CHINA. IT'S A

THAT CAME FROM CHINA. IT'S A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC SO ALL OVER

WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC SO ALL OVER

WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC SO ALL OVER THE WORLD YOU SEE THE SPIKES

THE WORLD YOU SEE THE SPIKES

THE WORLD YOU SEE THE SPIKES IN EUROPE PUT IN MANY OTHER

IN EUROPE PUT IN MANY OTHER

IN EUROPE PUT IN MANY OTHER PLACES RIGHT IF YOU NOTICE THE

PLACES RIGHT IF YOU NOTICE THE

PLACES RIGHT IF YOU NOTICE THE MORTALITY RATE IS DOWN 85%.

MORTALITY RATE IS DOWN 85%.

MORTALITY RATE IS DOWN 85%. THE EXCESS MORTALITY RATE IS

THE EXCESS MORTALITY RATE IS

THE EXCESS MORTALITY RATE IS WAY DOWN AND MUCH LOWER THAN

WAY DOWN AND MUCH LOWER THAN

WAY DOWN AND MUCH LOWER THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND

ALMOST ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND

ALMOST ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND WE'RE FIGHTING IT WE'RE

WE'RE FIGHTING IT WE'RE

WE'RE FIGHTING IT WE'RE FINDING IT HARD TO RESIST

FINDING IT HARD TO RESIST

FINDING IT HARD TO RESIST SPIKE IT WAS A SPIKE IN

SPIKE IT WAS A SPIKE IN

SPIKE IT WAS A SPIKE IN FLORIDA AND IT'S NO GUN. THERE

FLORIDA AND IT'S NO GUN. THERE

FLORIDA AND IT'S NO GUN. THERE WAS A VERY BIG SPIKE IN TEXAS.

WAS A VERY BIG SPIKE IN TEXAS.

WAS A VERY BIG SPIKE IN TEXAS. IT'S NOW GONE. THERE WAS A

IT'S NOW GONE. THERE WAS A

IT'S NOW GONE. THERE WAS A VERY BIG SPIKE IN ARIZONA.

VERY BIG SPIKE IN ARIZONA.

VERY BIG SPIKE IN ARIZONA. IT'S NOW GUN. AND THERE IS

IT'S NOW GUN. AND THERE IS

IT'S NOW GUN. AND THERE IS SOME SPIKES IN SEARCHES AND

SOME SPIKES IN SEARCHES AND

SOME SPIKES IN SEARCHES AND OTHER PLACES THEY WILL SOON BE

OTHER PLACES THEY WILL SOON BE

OTHER PLACES THEY WILL SOON BE GUN. WE HAVE A VACCINE. THAT'S

GUN. WE HAVE A VACCINE. THAT'S

GUN. WE HAVE A VACCINE. THAT'S COMING IT'S READY. IT'S GOING

COMING IT'S READY. IT'S GOING

COMING IT'S READY. IT'S GOING TO BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN WEEKS

TO BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN WEEKS

TO BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN WEEKS AND IT'S GOING TO BE DELIVERED

AND IT'S GOING TO BE DELIVERED

AND IT'S GOING TO BE DELIVERED WE HAVE OPERATION WARP SPEED

WE HAVE OPERATION WARP SPEED

WE HAVE OPERATION WARP SPEED WHICH IS THE MILITARY IS GOING

WHICH IS THE MILITARY IS GOING

WHICH IS THE MILITARY IS GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THE VACCINE. I

TO DISTRIBUTE THE VACCINE. I

TO DISTRIBUTE THE VACCINE. I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL

CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL

CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I WAS IN THE

EXPERIENCE I WAS IN THE

EXPERIENCE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I HAD IT AND I GOT

HOSPITAL I HAD IT AND I GOT

HOSPITAL I HAD IT AND I GOT BETTER AND I WILL TELL YOU HAD

BETTER AND I WILL TELL YOU HAD

BETTER AND I WILL TELL YOU HAD SOMETHING THAT THEY GAVE ME A

SOMETHING THAT THEY GAVE ME A

SOMETHING THAT THEY GAVE ME A THERAPEUTIC I GUESS THEY WOULD

THERAPEUTIC I GUESS THEY WOULD

THERAPEUTIC I GUESS THEY WOULD CALL IT SOME PEOPLE WHO SAY

CALL IT SOME PEOPLE WHO SAY

CALL IT SOME PEOPLE WHO SAY WAS A CURE. I WAS IN FOR A

WAS A CURE. I WAS IN FOR A

WAS A CURE. I WAS IN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I GOT

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I GOT

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I GOT BETTER VERY FAST OR WE

BETTER VERY FAST OR WE

BETTER VERY FAST OR WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND

WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND

WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND NOW THEY SAY I'M IMMUNE

NOW THEY SAY I'M IMMUNE

NOW THEY SAY I'M IMMUNE WHETHER IT'S 4 MONTHS OR A

WHETHER IT'S 4 MONTHS OR A

WHETHER IT'S 4 MONTHS OR A LIFETIME, NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE

LIFETIME, NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE

LIFETIME, NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT BUT I'M I'M IN

TO SAY THAT BUT I'M I'M IN

TO SAY THAT BUT I'M I'M IN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING BETTER WE A PROBLEM

GETTING BETTER WE A PROBLEM

GETTING BETTER WE A PROBLEM THAT'S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM,

THAT'S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM,

THAT'S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM, THIS IS A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM,

THIS IS A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM,

THIS IS A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM, BUT I'VE BEEN CONGRATULATED BY

BUT I'VE BEEN CONGRATULATED BY

BUT I'VE BEEN CONGRATULATED BY THE HEADS OF MANY COUNTRIES ON

THE HEADS OF MANY COUNTRIES ON

THE HEADS OF MANY COUNTRIES ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO

WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO

WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE IF YOU IF YOU TAKE A

WITH THE IF YOU IF YOU TAKE A

WITH THE IF YOU IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN

LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN

LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN TERMS OF GOGGLES AND MASKS AND

TERMS OF GOGGLES AND MASKS AND

TERMS OF GOGGLES AND MASKS AND GALLONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

GALLONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

GALLONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND IN PARTICULAR VENTILATORS

AND IN PARTICULAR VENTILATORS

AND IN PARTICULAR VENTILATORS WE'RE NOW MAKING VENTILATORS

WE'RE NOW MAKING VENTILATORS

WE'RE NOW MAKING VENTILATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD THOUSANDS

ALL OVER THE WORLD THOUSANDS

ALL OVER THE WORLD THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS A MONTH,

AND THOUSANDS A MONTH,

AND THOUSANDS A MONTH, DISTRIBUTING