Welcome everyone around the world to CNN.

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We are a 10 minute down, the middle explanation of world events, and I'm your host.

Carl Jesus.

This is a day of firsts.

This is the first official show of our fall season.

Awesome.

This is the first time we've kicked off a semester outside the CNN Center.

Thanks, coronavirus.

And this is the first time that virtual political conventions are largely replacing physical ones.

Conventions air where America's major political parties formally nominate their candidates for president and where they define their party platforms, what they stand for and what they plan to dio ahead of the presidential election.

Traditionally, the party that doesn't hold the White House has its convention first, and the 2020 Democratic National Convention starts Monday and runs through Thursday.

These meetings will be mostly virtual except for a small gathering of delegates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and will nominate former Vice President Joe Biden for the presidency.

The 2020 Republican National Convention will meet next week from Monday through Thursday.

These meetings will also be largely virtual, except for a scaled down event in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will nominate incumbent President Donald Trump for a second presidential term.

Thes unusual online events in an unusual year will be a test of technology and for the parties to galvanize voter support when they're not gathering by the thousands in person here, my delegate credentials, this is my favorite catches My Donald Trump bobblehead way can't do it like we did in 2016.

That's just not realistic.

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, 2020 political conventions will be dramatically different.

But it's not the first time conventions have undergone a major redesign.

Especially the party loses the party that changes.

It's rules the convention processes sort of always evolving.

Convention, started in the 18 thirties, is an attempt to make the presidential nomination process more democratic and transparent.

Delegates represent the different states and vote on the nominee 17 votes for Governor George Bush of Texas.

In early conventions, delegates were hand picked by party bosses and could vote on the candidate of their choice.

But the process could be a little messy, often requiring dozens of ballots to select a nominee.

There were boos and heckles, even fistfights.

The convention.

Maybe in general you might say that they were more exciting Certainly they were more unpredictable.

With his mother and one of his sisters.

He received the cheers of the convention 19 sixties paved the way for the political events that we recognize today.

1960 was the first year where voters influenced the nomination through the primary process, overruling the party establishment way.

Both parties face challenges throughout the decade.

In 1964 the fight over civil rights for black Americans was one of several issues that divided the Republican Party and their convention.

And then there was the Democratic Convention of 1968 in Chicago, where police attacked anti Vietnam War protestors.

What do you dio after you have a convention that you know, shows a good deal of dissent and division in your party?

My name is Jimmy Carter.

I'm running for president.

Parties made reforms like making delegates vote according to the primary election results, paving the way for the modern convention.

I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.

Some may debate their importance, but the parties use conventions to vote on their priorities.

We can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us to boost rising political stars and build enthusiasm for the nominee and the party you need.

Thio excite the people who are going to get out and work and knock doors, and there's hope for a post convention bounce.

Ah, bump in the polling that may propel the nominee to the Oval Office.

I still believe in a place called hope.

The biggest bounce in recent history was in 1992 when Bill Clinton gained 16% points.

Toe have a big convention is not the right time.

It's anyone's guess.

If 20 twenties, mostly virtual conventions will produce similar bumps, but the delegates air still committed people are excited.

Thio elect Joe Biden.

That's really the point of the convention.

I don't care if I have to walk around with a space suit on.

I'm going to do whatever I can do to convince or to inform voters in my district that Trump is the best candidate.

Okay, 12th Trivia.

The first school bus was powered by what diesel fuel, steam, horse or electricity.

A school bus designed in 18 27 was a large horse drawn carriage.

There are fewer of those running during this back to school season, with some American district's going online because of coronavirus concerns.

In a report that came out last month, the U.

S Centers for Disease Control recommended that schools reopen in the fall.

It said closing them would disrupt important educational benefits and the services that schools give communities.

It also cited evidence that suggested Children weren't major factors in the spread of Cove in 19.

But some schools that have already reopened decided to close again within days because of coronavirus cases.

So quality of education, safety risks, technology and parents ability to work are all factors In a problem with no simple solution, Atlanta's mayor tweeting this week.

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It's noon, and I still haven't been able to get the twins logged in.

Kesha Lance Bottoms Feeling the frustration of some parents across the country as they grapple with the challenges of remote learning.

With schools getting back in session this week, technical problems have been especially worrisome, like in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

I went to the website, tried to log into the E class portal and was getting an error message for the most part, with many students and parents unable to log in this week, the Gwinnett County district asked them to stagger their attempts to access the program.

Meanwhile, the superintendent of schools in Humble, Texas said a cyber attack on their district server blocked some students from logging into their first day of online classes this week.

This comes as the debate rages over whether remote or in person learning will work best during the pandemic.

Teachers could really benefit.

During a zoom meeting with education specialists in recent days, one expert said.

A disadvantage of remote learning is that it doesn't always play to teachers strengths.

The teachers who are the most effective teachers in our we've had so far face to face typical situations.

They may not be the most effective in remote environments, and some parents of students with special needs say their kids just aren't being served as well online.

Like one mother who's suing California's governor over virtual learning.

I have three boys, two with a diagnosis of autism without that team to do that, hands on, learning they're just languishing at home.

There's no type of education going on.

My Children cannot sit in front of a computer screen and do zoom meetings all day long.

It's just of regression is profound and detrimental, one education expert tells CNN.

Almost no state has a specific, effective plan to successfully teach online.

But a clear advantage to remote learning is that it's simply safer, apparent in one, Georgia county who sent her son to school for in person classes, told CNN.

It didn't start well the second day of school.

My son said to me, Mom, I don't feel safe.

We're not social distancing.

There's no precautions being taken to keep us safe.

And sometimes it appears remote learning can keep some top teachers in the fold.

One chemistry teacher in Arizona told CNN he was given no option but to teach in person.

So for his family safety, he resigned.

A lot of us would have stayed if we had had that option or if we'd even had some kind of hybrid option to where we had smaller class sizes, we would have had a lot of us stay for 10 out of 10 today.

It's not often that drivers license photos are the kind of shots you'd want to re post on Instagram.

But one woman in Tennessee recently got a picture that really couldn't prove her identity at all.

Yep, that's it.

The chair.

Oh, she sat in it at one point and a picture of her was taken, but the one that was selected for the license was a little more generic.

Officials admitted their mistake and fixed everything, but the woman and her friends were having fun with the original picture just to lighten the mood.

She's kind of the chairperson of bad drivers.

License photos.

Hey, at least the story has legs.

Four of them.

And if she went back for an update and they said, Take a seat, she could reply.

It already got its close up, and it was terrible up Carlos for CNN.

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We've got Green Valley high school watching today.

So shout out to our viewers in Henderson, Nevada.

We'll see you tomorrow for more CNN.