This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (15:40 - 15:40) A Debate? Let’s Call It a Debacle.: The Republican Presidential Candidates Were Set Loose, and the Loser Was American Politics

PART II (23:12 - 23:12) ‘There was a Deep Malevolence, Bordering on Sadism in Your Actions’: British Nurse Turned Serial Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison After Killing Seven Babies

• British Nurse Who Killed Babies on the Job Gets Life Sentence by Wall Street Journal (David Luhnow and Humza Jilani)

PART III (27:1 - 27:1) Driverless Car in San Francisco Hits New Roadblock — Wet Concrete

• Driverless Car Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete in San Francisco by New York Times (Michael Levenson)