So lets fight with conviction. Odonnell welcome to cbs News Coverage of the fourth and final night of the virtual Democratic National convention. Good evening. Im Norah Odonnell in the nations capital, and tonight, joe biden looks to deliver the speech of his life as he seeks to fulfill a lifelong dream. Soon he will accept his partys nomination for president in his home town of wilmington, delaware. Biden has been a major figure in the Democratic Party for nearly 50 years. This will be the seventh time hes addressed a convention. Hes only missed one convention, and that was in 1988 when he was recovering from a brain aneurysm. Its his third run for the nomination, and we can expect the former Vice President tonight to mount a fullthroated attack on President Trumps record while laying out his own goals. Tonights official theme americas promise. Youre watching cbs news 2020, america decides. And joining me tonight for analysis throughout the evening our senior political analyst and 60
and yes, it coincides with ugly rhetoric from former president trump and others linking the coronavirus and china as the pandemic worsened across our country. one group tracking anti-asian hate say they ve received some reports of 3,800 incidents with over two thirds of the attacks reported by women. today the vice president, president, atlanta s mayor all condemned such crimes. whatever the motivation here i know that asian-americans are very concerned. we ve been speaking about the brutality against asian-americans for the last couple of months and i think it is very, very troubling. i do want to say to our asian-american community that we stand with you and understand how this has frightened and shocked and outraged. this is an issue that s happening across the country. it is unacceptable. it is hateful, and it has to stop. just today the director of national intelligence, the dni, released a new report about extremist violence compiled with the help of the justice
Happy friday. 5 a. M. Here in new york. 74 days to the election. Last night a Democratic National speech half a sen fcentury in t making. Its with great honor and humility i accept this nomination of president of the United States of america. Trying to draw a contrast without expliciting focusing on the man he wants to replace. Biden did take direct aim at the president s failures when it comes to coronavirus and the broader implications. The president keeps telling us the virus is going to disappear. He keeps waiting for a miracle. I have news for you, no miracle is coming. After all this time the president still does not have a plan. I do. I have a National Mandate to wear a mask. Its our patriotic duty to protect one another. Our current president s failed in his most basic need to the nation. Hes failed to protect us. Hes failed to protect america and my fellow americans, that is unforgivable. An engaging speech urging the u. S. To return to its Global Leadership role helping dispe
Countrys diversity. Instead of balloons, fireworks, instead of a crowded convention hall, there was a parking lot packed with socially distanced democrats. Now officially the democratic president ial nominee drove home a stark message the u. S. Now faces a fundamental choice about its future. America is at an inflection point, a time of peril, real possibilities. We can choose a path of becoming angrier, less hopeful, more divided, or we can choose a different path and together take this chance to heal, to reform, to unite, the path of hope and light. This is a lifechanging election. This will determine what americas going to look like for a long, long time. Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot. Decency. Science. Democracy. Theyre all on the ballot. This is our moment. This is our mission. The history of american darkness began here and tonight as love, hope joined in the battle to resolve the nation and this is a battle we will win and well do it together. Joining m
Tifs descended on the statewide recount of the election on behalf of George W Bush orchestrated by roger stone and his ilk, the Brooks Brothers protests were organized to create a distraction and object to the legitimate recount. The new times, donald trump is staging his objections in advance. Vice President Joe Biden is leading in the polls and at the Dnc Convention this week he showed himself to be a worthy candidate to replace trump at 1600 black lives matter plaza. Trump, clearly fearing he cant win the election on points, is trying to change the rules of the game. Trying to sew doubt that any election that doesnt guarantee that he stays in power is by definition illegitimate. I think this is a very disgraceful situation. I really tonight think that youre going to know anything on the evening, anything meaningful or anything real on the evening of november 3rd. I dont think youre going to know anything. Youre not going to know what happened. To make matters worse for the former re