TAPPER: Breaking news. The vice president's chief of staff, Marc Short, has just said that the Pence team objects to a plexiglass barrier being installed for both Pence and Senator Kamala Harris at tomorrow night's first and only vice presidential debate. CNN's Ryan Nobles joins me now. Ryan, just to make it clear, it is the Trump/Pence White House's own reckless behavior that has caused this -- the White House to become a hot zone and Pence has not been quarantining, even though he should be according to medical experts. And now, they are objecting to the idea that Senator Harris wants some sort of safety on the stage?</s>RYAN NOBLES, CNN WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: That's exactly right, Jake. The Harris camp asked for this provision after the debate between the two presidential candidates last week which, of course, President Trump shortly after that debate tested positive for the coronavirus. So they thought that additional precautions should be put in place here in Salt Lake City for the vice presidential debate. Among the things they asked for was that the candidates to be separated further apart than what was originally planned. They agreed to that from seven to 12 feet. And then the Harris campaign also asked that both the vice president and senator have a plexiglass barrier in front of them to separate them even more. Now, the Pence camp said they had no problem with Harris having the plexiglass barrier around her. What they object to is the vice president having that same plexiglass barrier. Marc Short, who is the vice president's chief of staff, telling our Jim Acosta they don't believe there is any additional safety benefit to having that plexiglass barrier put in place. What we don't know at this point if it will have any impact whether this debate is taking place.
Pence Team Objects to Plexiglass Barrier at Tomorrow's VP Debate.