She participated in the meetings where Big Decisions were made. She has seen the consequences of things working well and things not working well. And there has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office. Ever. That is the truth. That is the truth. So bottom line is i know hillary can do the job. That is why im so proud of North Carolina who endorsed Hillary Clinton. Now i recognize i know i probably dont need to tell anyone here why we need hillarys steadiness, level headedness, and temperament right now. Right now. Because we have been through some tu roubling times in this century. And we face more in the years ahead. This november, this election, you have a very clear chase to make between two fundamentally different visions of where america should go. And this is not really a choice between left and right, democrat or republican, this is a choice between weather hether we will o an imaginary past, or move into the future. This is about whether we have an america that works for everybody. Or just a few people. And hillary is not someone that fears the future. She believes that it is ours to shape. The same way it has always been. Hillary understands that we make our own destiny as long as were together. As long as we think of ourselves not just a collection of individuals, states groups, or statesmen. She knows that. She knows when our economy works best when everybody has a fair shot at success. As hillary mentioned when i came into office, things were not they were a little shaky, if you recall. We were losing 800,000 jobs a month, pursuing by the way, the same proposals that the republicans are still pedaling. Over the past six years we have grown more than 14 million jobs. By the way, and by the way, because they talk about us be g being democrats, we cut our deficit by 75 . Wages for families are starting to rise again. We have so much work to do. In the 21st century, were not going to help families. Were not going to create jobs. Just by pretending that we can turn back the clock, and women will somehow not be in the work force any more, and people of color wont want a better fooch for their kids. Future for their kids. Were not going to ignore the progress america has made in the last 30 years. Were not going to take back rights from women, minorities, or americans with disabilities to be in the work force. If were going to give all working families a chance to succeed, we have to make sure they can afford child care and they have sick leave and paid leave. And we have to make sure that women get equal pay for equal work. And we should make it easier, not harder, for workers to organize for better wages and working conditions. And we should not eliminate the minimum wage, we should raise it high enough so that if you work full time you dont live in poverty. Each of these policies, the policies that hillary mentioned would help working families feel more secure in todays economy. She has a plan that is paid for. It is on paper, you can actually look at it. The fact that we have not gotten all of these done, its not the fault of immigrants, unions, or a liberal socialist scheme. It is simple. Republicans in congress and governors have been blocking these ideas for the last eight years, its that simple. So look, i just want to be clear, not everybody votes there are other issues. I understand. But if your concern is who will look out for working families. If youre voting your pocketbook. Who will stand up for the guy on the construction sight or the guy in the factory or the woman cleaning a hotel room, or you know somebody who is really working hard, the working family if that is your concern, this is not even a choice because the other side has nothing to offer you. The other side has nothing to offer you. Hillary hillary im going off script here but i want to repeat this. If youre concern is working people, then is not a choice. I dont care if youre white, black, hispanic, native american, polka dot, male, female. I dont care. You want folk whos are fighting for a better life for themselves and their children, then i dont know how you vote for the guy who is against the minimum wage. Against unions. Against making sure that everybody gets a fair shot. Against legislation for equal pay, against sick leave and family leave. Against all of the things that working families count on. So if you are voting for the other team, its not because of the economy. Its not because of the economy. We have to be clear about that. Even the republicans on the other side dont know what the guy is talking about. They really dont. They really dont. You ask them and theyre all like i dont know. And then they have to duck the other way. Am i joking, no so you can choose a path that will divide us, with harsh rhetoric and pitting people against each other, all the while pushing policies that will help folks at the top go better. Or we can transform our politic sos theyre responsive to working families, so all people of all races and all backgrounds get a higher wage. And all folks get Quality Health care an a decent retirement. And all children in this country get a better education that lets them dream bigger than their circumstances. Thats what Hillary Clinton believes and that is why im supports hing her for president the United States, and thats why you should too. Now, to me that in and of itself would be enough to make the choice. But we have some other choices. You can go the path that denies Climate Change is real. Or you can choose a path where american jobs and businesses lead the world. In the last seven years we have doubled Renewable Energy in this country. Remember when we were all concerned about our dependence on foreign oil . We have cut the amount of oil we guy fr buy from other countries in half. The other team promised they would get gas prices down in like ten years . We did it. We did it. So we have been able to shape an Energy Policy good for your pocketbooks and your environment. And we have agreed with nearly 200 other nations to save this planet for future generations. Maybe you dont care about that. Maybe you think 99 of scientists are wrong. Or you can youre welcome. But the point is youre not done with this, so where we go from here is up to you. You can vote with the climate deniers, you can doom us to a more dangerous world, or you can vote to put people back to work building a cleaner future for all of us. That is what is at stake in this election. That is one of the reasons that im supporting Hillary Clinton for president. You know, hillary mentioned how we operate on the world stage. Let me just say, i know the other guy says make America Great again, america is really great. And just the other day, somebody saying that parts of the world didnt think we were that great, but now they think were the greatest. And that were the strongest. They think were in the best positi position. And you can look that up, thats a fact. Not something i just made up and tweeted. So there are surveys done. They polled people so you know what people think, you dont just assert it and it turns out that is what they think, you can look it up. Part of the reason is because we have a outstanding secretary of state. Part of the reason is that hillary continues to understand that a bunch of tough talk does not replace diplomacy. A bunch of phoney bluster doesnt keep us safe, and that we cant retreat from a world that needs american lip. That is why she offers a smarter approach. America can offer the power to protect our people and our allies. She will be a stateswoman that makes us proud around the world. She will deploy diplomacy around the world. She has what it takes to be commander and chief and she will use force when it is necessary to protect us. And she will know how to mobilize the world around the causes that we believe in and make sure other countries pull their own weight. That is strength, that is leadership. And that is why Hillary Clinton has to be the next president of the United States. Im with her im with her you know part of the reason why were here is we all share the believe that we only live up to our potential when every single one of us get a chance to succeed. Black, white, native american, rich, poor, turkish american, gay, straight, male, female. We all matter. We all share the same creed. We all pledge allegiance to the same flag. That doesnt mean we have to agree on everything. We all have different ideas and that is part of what makes America Great. But i agree with hillary that our democracy works best when there are basic bonds of trust between us. When we recognize that every voice matters, and the people who disagree with us love our country as strongly as we do. You have not heard her demonize other people. Not being willing to engage with other folks. You ask about folks in the senate. When she was first lady, she still worked with them when they were trying to tear it down. And that brand of leadership is how we will get things done. How to protect more of our kids from gun violence. After newtown the other side blocked any new gun safety reform. After orlando, they blocked gun safety reform. Democrats and republicans who support background checks and making sure someone on a no fly list cant go out and purchase an automatic rifle. Hilly knary knows how to build coalitions and that ke can take smart steps to protect our rights and our kids. We can go to the movies, a church, a nightclub, a school, and if you believe that too, there is no choice, you have to vote for Hillary Clinton. Her leadership can fix a broken immigration system and it lives up to a nation of laws and immigrants. Unless youre native american, someone brought you here. Someone came here. You came from some place else now, so i just want to be clear about that. And not everybody had their papers straight when they came. Im just saying. And there are millions of striving young people whose lives hang in the balance. And they want to give Something Back to this country they love. They want to serve in the military, they want to be doctors and cure diseases. And for years the republicans that run this talk about Immigration Reform and then they dont do anything. Now they picked a nominee who is only plan is to build a higher wall. That is not a plan. No no no, hold on, i was waiting for this opportunity. Dont boo, vote. Dont boo, vote. Booing doesnt help. You need to vote. But if you care about a smart immigration policy that controls our borders and gives everybody opportunity, this is your day. You have to vote in this election. And if you dont think your vote matters welcome to the lead. You have been listening there to president obama speaking along size Hillary Clinton. We just lost the audio and video feed there in North Carolina. The president was about 20 minutes into what was a very resounding endorsement. He seemed fired up, ready to go, giving her a resounding endorsement and going off script to bash donald trump. This comes on the same day were back to president obama, we have the signal back, lets have a listen. The Supreme Court is no joke. The people who sis on tht on th court. Theyre having thunderstorms down there in North Carolina, and that is why were having difficulty with the comments there. Just to reiterate, they come as james comey, the fbi director saying they are not pressing criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for using her private email server. Woe are with the Clinton Campaign in charlotte, North Carolina. Actually, we dont have jeff, we have trouble with his signal as well. Let me bring in our panel now, Hillary Clintons 2008 campaign manager, donald trump York Campaign chair, and conservative Columnist Bill crystal as well. If i could go to you first, patty. That was an energetic president obama that we saw there. How powerful of an endorsement for her . I think it is huge. A really strong ringing endorsement. And this is someone who is the current we are going back, we have the president back. That is why hillary should be the next president. When you have not campaigned in awhile, you start just enjoying it too much, and let me simplify this. And can i be plunt . Hillary has her share of critics. That is what happens when youre someone who is in the arena. That is what happens when you fight for what you believe in. That is what happens when you dedicate yourt to Pubic Service in the course of a lifetime and what sets her apart. Were a new culture. When i came on the scene in 08 everybody said oh, he is new. But they dont say that now because im not. But sometimes we take someone who has been in the tren issues and fought the good fight, and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act as if never having done something and not knowing what youre doing is a virtue. We dont do that, by the way, for airline pilots. We dont do that for surgeons, but we think president of the United States. I dont know, who is that guy, come on. So as a consequence, that means that sometimes hillary doesnt get the credit she deserves. But the fact is, hillary is steady. And hillary is true. And she has been in politics for the same reason i am. Because we can improve other peoples lives by doing this work. We dont care about the arrows thrown at us. That is how real change and progress happens and that we with if were willing to work hard, can bring about changes that can make life better for some kid out there, some senior out there, season unemployed out there. Sometimes it takes more than a year. Sometimes it takes more than a term, sometimes it takes more than one presidency or generation nap is old fashioned, i think she will fess up to that. But we want people to believe their government can work. And their president cares, and that everyone should have the same change that this country gave us. We were not born with a silver spoon. And we know that sometimes behind the rhetoric, and the points scoring, and the we have common sense, and we share common hopes and dreams. Thats why i ran in 2008, and i believe in those values more than ever. I believe in you, the american people, more than ever. Im more optimistic about our future than ever. That is why my faith is stronger about the simple american ideal as old as our founding, the people in the country can change it for the better. I have seen it for the better. I have run my last campaign. And i could not be prouder of the things we do v done together, but i am ready to pass the baton. And i know that she is going to take it. And i know she can run that race. The race to create good jobs, better schools, safer streets, a same e safer world. Thats why im fired up, ready to go, im with her, and i need you to work just as hard to make sure that Hillary Rodham clinton is the next president of the United States of america. God bless you, North Carolina. God bless you. God bless the United States of america. You have been listening to an exuberant president obama. This in support of Hillary Clinton, her run for president , the first time he has been on the campaign trail. A resounding endorsement. Jeff is with the Clinton Campaign in charlotte. The essential message there was that she has the goods to be president. That was the message, but it was more than that. This endorsement, these words from the president , you still see them behind me now, one of the most Significant Developments of this campaign, here is why. Hillary clinton has not excited some democrats as much as some of her supporters would like. President obama is saying if you liked me, vote for her to continue my legacy. They used donald trump as a foil throughout the speech. But he broke down her argument. So reminiscent of four years ago when he accepted the nomination for reelection when bill clinton made a similar argument giving a long speech in prime time explaining why barack obama should be reelected. He will deliver it again and again until election day making that case to fire up his coalition. Lets take a listen here to a bit of their message earlier this afternoon. I have also known him as the friend. That i was honored to stand with in the good times and the hard times. Someone that has never forgotten where he came from. And donald, if youre out there tweeting, it is hawaii. I believe in Hillary Clinton. I want you to help elect her to be the next president of the United States of america. Thats what i want. Now significantly, jim, no megs today of the email controversy. But president obama did say clearly i trust her judgment. He is making an implicit case here that she was a good secretary of state. At some point he have have to acknowledge the developments here in the last 24 hours or so. Republicans are seizing on them. But jim, basically this is a face election. President obama trying to fire up his coalition, why North Carolina is absolutely critical. He won the state of course in 2008. It was a blue state, four years later it was a red state with mitt romney narrowly winning. They want to turn it into a blue state once again. And well see president obama on the campaign trail more than we have seen any sitting president in years. Ronald reagan is the only one that slightly compares and that was in 1988. Just in time in the last few months we have seen president obamas Approval Ratings tick back up, how important is that as the president will be out on the campaign trail more often in the coming weeks . That is absolutely critical in is what the Clinton Campaign has been waiting and hoping for. And people who voted for president obama coming home here. His is not on the ballot, but his presidency and legacy essentially is. Voters are saying were okay with what is going on now compared to the choices we have. So his Approval Rating will allow him to make the case for Hillary Clinton. Not just barack obama, but Michelle Obama who is extraordinarily popular here and across the country to also be campaigning here. So the obamas will be fully on board in this election. His legacy depends on it, and donald trump defeating him is so personal to him as well. That is why we saw some of those jabs there, but more substantive than some of the endorsements we have seen. The president you see there leaving an enthusiastic crowd. I want to bring our panel back now with bill crystal. Patty, if i could go to you first, certainly a fired up, pumped up president obama there. How powerful of a voice is he. It is now about whether or not democrats will be excited about her. How important is his voice in winning the democrats over, in effect . Extremely important. I think more than bringing in democrats, he is there today speaking as the current president. He know whats it takes and he says i trust her and he said it in a personal way. I like her, i know her, i trust her, vote for her. I think it is really important, and just in contrast to trump, we had Elizabeth Warren come out, we had president obama today, Vice President biden on friday. This party is coming together. The Democratic Party is coming together. Right now donald trump is having a hard time getting people to speak at the Convention Much less endorse him. So you want to get the base fired up and ready to go, but there was interesting comments there going after it. He said you have a very clear choice to make. Not a democrat or republican choice, those who want to cling to an imaginary past, indicting the trump view of the world, and to win over some independents and republicans . I thought it was noneffective at winning over independents. He is saying there is no choice. If youre an undecided voter, you think gee, it is a tough choice. And the polls show a lot of indecision. President obama framed it saying it is a referendum on him, america is really great he said, things are going in the right direction, but two thirds of the elector rate think things are going in the wrong direction. I would be worried about being the candidate of more of the same. The public is in a mood for change. I think they were foolish to go with trump, but the public is in the mood for change and i think if youre donald trump, you think fine, lets have a referendum on what president obama just said. Things are fine in this country, were going in the right direction, lets have a referendum on that. The president there took very direct swipes at donald trump as the rescuer of the middle class. He says if youre voting for the other team, its not even about the economy. It seems that was a message there, an accusation, that there is a racist undertone. Ly not speak about the racist under tone, but for the First Time Ever i might be agrees with what mr. Crystal has to say. This might be effective for rallying some democrats, but independents are who is at stake. And it is a case of two hillarys. Barack obama saying Hillary Clinton is uniquely qualified to be president a few hours after the fbi director says she is extremely careless. Maybe you have the Great Campaign ere in chief out there, but you to own his record and his record is not all roses. Obama care, the v. A. Administration, and one thing we didnt here was anything that Hillary Clinton was in charge of during his administration because the obama had min administrations Foreign Policy has been a disaster. I think the news today was no criminal charges against hillary. And Hillary Clintons vision and plan for america moving forward, and Donald Trumps plans or lack there of. I think when independent voters are faced with this choice, they will choose Hillary Clinton. Looking with obama out there, republicans must understand that this can be an asset, at least for portions of the country. When you see that speech are you concerned for the republican candidate . Im not a big fan of the republican candidate. I think donald trump is the only republican hillary can beat. He is only five points down. Barack obamas approval has ticked up to 52 . So if i was the Clinton Campaign, they played the card well today. The speech will help take the edge off of what the fbi director said. But i would still be worry thad here i am with two thirds of the country thinking were on the wrong track, and the president saying im going to hand the baton off to Hillary Clinton, do they want someone running the same race . Thank you very much. No reasonable prosecutor would bring charges against Hillary Clinton. The fbi director saying those words that the entire Democratic Party should be there now. Well be with our other top story after this break. Its all thanks to our birds eye chefs favorites side dishes perfectly sauced or seasoned. What are you. . Shh im live tweeting. Oh, boy. Birds eye. So veggie good. Words panera lives by. No artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. No colors from artificial sources. 100 of our food will be clean by years end. Thats food as it should be. So we know how to cover almost almoanything. 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But james comey laid out a litany of ways that clinton and her state Department Staff should have known better, calling her extremely careless in the handling of classified information. With those seven words, fbi director spared Hillary Clinton the devastating prospect of a fbi indictment. Looking into the mishandling, we cannot find a case that supports criminal charges on these facts. But in a surprise conclusion, he issued damming criticism of the nominees use of multiple private email servers. We did not find any evidence that intented to violate laws, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information. The fbi found that 110 emails had classified information at the time they were sent. The finding contradicts her evolving explanations of the email use. She said none of the emails were sensitive when she read or sent them, saying they were only classified after the fact. Im confidence that i never sent or received information that was classified at the time it was sent or received. The fbi found numerous emails containing information that was classified at the time they were sent. Director comey also addressed the claims that none of them were marked as classified. Im confident this process will prove that i never sent nor received any email that was marked classified. The process found that a small number of emails were marked classified at the time that she and her staff sent them. Comey also talked about her private servers never being breached. The system that we used was set up for president clintons office. It had numerous safe guards. It was on property guarded by the secret service and there was no security breaches. Comey concluded that while they found no evidence of breaches we assess it is possible that hostile actors could have gained access to her personal email account. The spokesman repeated her apology. She says it was a mistake to use her personal email and she would not do it again. Were glad this matter is now resolved. Donald trump was less convinced fbi director said crooked hillary compromised our national security. No charges. Wow. Rigged system. Joining me now is a congressman who has endorsed donald trump. Thank you for covering both events, the president saying four more years of his administration with hillary, and in this case, the unindicted conspirator sending information outside of an authorized system. Lets get to the emails. I want to share what you tweeted. You said the fbi decision shows how the clintons and others at the top get to live by a different set of rules. We heard a similar argument from donald trump saying the system is rigged. Lets talk about this investigation. Director comey over saw it. Said it was impartial, took months. He was appointed by a republican president. He laid out the case if why she was not charged but he did criticize her. Are you questions his impartiality. The top inspector in casa bshs lanca would oversee that. Am i doubting he says the whole trust this is james comey who confronted John Ashcroft on his death bed to fight for his view on what he thought the law was. Are you saying he has not been a fair adjudicator of this case . Thank god he stood by his convictions in that case as we later discovered. The fbi director said he could not get into an apple phone, and we obviously got into it. Youre not always right. In this case, he is saying there is nothing to prosecute. Im telling you there is. And ill give you some examples. There is a navy sailor being prosecuted right now for a picture left on a phone that was thrown away that had limited classified value. And that person is being prosecuted and he will get five or six years and is dishonorable discharge. There is a double standard. Were not talking about Hillary Clinton, were talking about a double standard. If this were someone of lesser power, there would be a plead prosecute. Im from a navy marine town, san diego. I have tens of thousands of marines and corpsman and naved personnel and,000s more contractors and more that know if they lost their jobs they would be in big trouble and likely prosecuted. She lied publicly about knowingly transmitting and receiving classified information. So do i have a problem with the fbi director . In this case i do and the first problem is the use of the word careless is inappropriate. It was reckless. It was reckless to send and received classified documents. And she could have been prosecuted for it. You would have been prosecuted for it. I hear your point and others have made that point. I want to ask you this, donald trump tweeted that the decision means the system is rigged. It is a theme, as you know, that he has hit before. He said he could not get a fair trial because the judge is of mexican heritage. Is he saying that our legal system is politically corrupt . There needs to be a single standard and it needs to be the same for that sailor that took a picture and left it on a phone when he threw it away, or the same or more of an example. General david petraeus, the finest combat officer i have ever met, was forced to deal with a conviction in spite of the fact that the difference there legally was that he intentionally shared classified information. If you speak to lawyers, the key standard here is was there intent, and that appears to be what they could not establish. He shared within someone cleared of the level of information that he shared. She sent and received classified information including ones classified on their face through an unsecured network. How could you say that was not to design a system that enables you to do it. To keep it a secret, and to do it. She did it and shes the one thing you cant call Hillary Clinton is dumb. 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Trump is still facing his own fire storm set off by his tweet of a graphic features an image of clinton with 100 bills and a six pointed star that resembles the star of david with the caption most corruption candidate ever. Paul ryan criticizing trump for his misstep. My understanding is that this was done by staff, not by he himself. And ben carson also appeared to take issue with the tweet. The Trump Campaign refuses to apologize, but it trying to explain the origins of the tweet. They called the star a sheriffs badge that is a sheriffs badge and is available under microsoft shapes. It was lifted from an antihillary twitter user where count less images appear. The website is filled with conspiracy theories. And a twitter use freakily posted messages. The amazing thing about mr. Trump is anything that is put out on his twitter account is 100 him. He talked about had the twitter habits in the past. I shout it out to one of the young ladies. In the evenings after 7 00 or so, i will always do it by myself. As donald trump tries to move past this controversy, he is nearing on a decision on his running mate. He will likely announce his pix in the next week. Coming up, the newsroom the lead, and now were going to the situation room. Happening now, breaking news. No charges. The fbi says they will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for using a private server for her emails while secretary of state. But james comey says her staff was extremely reckless. And donald trump says the system is rigged. Can trump avoid his own missteps long enough to stake advantage of clintons controversy. And president obama campaignor