As It Happens

As It Happens: The Monday Edition

Nov. 2, 2020

Full Episode Transcript

Part One

Texas vote
The largest county in Texas has made voting more accessible than ever, offering drive-thru and 24-hour options — which allowed our guest to cast her ballot at 3 a.m. 

North Carolina vote rally
When a reverend in North Carolina led a march to the polls, many in the group planned to cast their ballots. But that became impossible after police pepper-sprayed them.

U.S. election: no party
In 2016, our guest hosted a satirical election-day bash that included a mock Hillary Clinton e-mail server, and a fake wall. But this year, she says, no one's in a laughing mood.

Part Two

Kabul University shooting
A professor at Kabul University tells us today's deadly attack at Kabul University that targeted students was an attack on the future of Afghanistan.

Bob Ross exhibit
Curly of hair and calm of voice, Bob Ross could paint a landscape at a breakneck pace, while offering strangely soothing instructions. Now, fans are celebrating the late TV teacher at an exhibit where they get to make happy little accidents of their own. 

Part Three

Alaska forest
The Trump Administration has axed a regulation prohibiting the development of logging roads in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. But locals say they've been down this path before — and it's a dead end. 

Navajo Nation voting
An activist is hoping to get fellow members of the Navajo Nation to the polls — so she's been leading them there by horseback.