Hi, this is Teal in Denver, Colorado. I just got finished watching the World Series where the Dodgers finally won.

I've been waiting for them to win for 32 years, ever since I was born. This podcast was recorded at.

2.39pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 28th.

Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but one thing is for certain, I will be in Denver

celebrating with all the rest of the Dodgers fans around the world. Go Dodgers!

That's great. There's something else in the world other than politics.

Congrats to you. I'm a small solid. I cover the presidential campaign.

I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent. As we head into the fall, the number of COVID cases

are on the rise again. Over the last week, an average of 70,000 Americans have tested positive

each day. That's a new all-time high. The entire general election has also been waged against the

backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, and now that election comes to an end in just six days.

So, given those dynamics, we wanted to invite our health correspondent,

Allison Arbery, to join us on the show again. Hi, Allison. Thanks for having me. Great to be here.

So, I'm actually out on the campaign trail with Joe Biden in Delaware. Well, frankly,

I'm actually grabbing lunch right now. So, I'm on a bit of a lunch break in my car.

On the side of the road. Been there, done that.

Jason to I-95. So, you all may hear some highway traffic in the background.

But, you know, earlier today, Biden had this public health briefing.

And one of the experts that briefed him, made this comment that there is no doubt we are now

in the midst of the third wave. Is that what's happening in the US right now? You know,

call it what you want, but cases are surging. I mean, the US has been averaging about 73,000

new cases per day. This is more than a 30 percent increase compared to just two weeks ago.

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