Similarities infinite. We have shown that the heart of this nation still beats with kindness and courage. That is the soul of America Joe Biden is fighting for now. Once again nbc news has reporters spread out across the country covering the convention. Lets start again with Shaquille Brewster and kristen welker. Kristen, tonights theme a more perfect union, what do we know about how the speakers plan to convey that message to viewers . Reporter craig, this is going to be another historymaking night here at the Democratic National convention with a focus on this historymaking ticket. Senator Kamala Harris becoming tonight the first woman of color to accept her partys nomination for Vice President. So expect that powerful history to be on display. And then based on conversations with officials familiar with her remarks, she is also going to talk about the need for more inclusivity, she will make the case for joe biden, why she believes that he is the right person to lead the country rig
Brutality. More on recovery from hurricane laura where the president was heading today. Priscilla is in lake charles, louisiana. You had it tougher. You were in the middle of a storm there. How is the recovery going right now . How is america helping them . Reporter well, its bright and sunny here today, richard, and folks are out of their homes working on their homes, working on their businesses like you see here. At this gas station, there are folks working to clear away some of this rubble and assess whats going on here. But just a few moments ago, we saw helicopters going overhead, likely the president on his way to orange, texas, continuing to survey the damage here. He was actually on the ground just a little while ago, seeing much of the destruction that we have been seeing over the past several days. The homes that have been utterly destroyed, all of those downed power lines that have led to roughly half a Million People to be without power, not to mention the more than 200,000
Economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in. Its all on the line. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. You hear the music. The Democratic National convention is getting under way today as the party tries to make a virtue of being virtual bringing in hollywood stars and emcees. Hoping for no technical glitches and injecting as much youth as they can to energize young voters to come out to the polls including joe biden doing an interview with rapper cardi b. Oh, snap. Is this real . How ya doing . Hi. How are you . How are you . The names joe. I love ya, joe the massive virtual effort we will see throughout the week is the democrats big chance to grab an audience and make their chance that joe biden is the right man to lead the country reeling from a coronavirus pandemic and a crippling recession. The latest snapshot of the race. Our new nbc news wall street journal poll part of a clearer pictures we see in three other major polls. Biden hitting 50 or higher
Dejoy also distanced himself from the president s repeated untrue claims that mailin voting is fraudulent, telling a Senate Hearing the post office is capable and committed to its, quote, sacred duty of handling election mail this november. But House Speaker nancy pelosi, who says dejoy told her he wouldnt replace any machines already removed, is still skeptical of the trump administrations actions, and she is urging americans to stay vigilant with regards to their vote. Dont pay any attention to what the president is saying, because it is all designed to suppress the vote. As is the suppressing of the ability of the postal system to deliver on its responsibility, to treat ballots as first class mail and to deliver in a timely fashion and not and not ignore the need for overtime, ignore them, make a plan to vote, do so to vote early. Straight to capitol hill now and cnn National Correspondent suzane. The vote on this extraordinary u. S. Postal service bill happening very soon. Youve be
Different state. Trump made a trip to North Carolina while biden stayed in his home state, delaware. American families all across this country are paying the price for his failures. Failure to take this virus seriously. Failure to provide science based guidelines. Failure to model basic responsibility. He is offering nothing but failure and dilutions delusions. In North Carolina the president was focused on violence in various cities. He likened it to lawlessness and chaos. This is the most important election in the history of our country. We are running against people with big issues, big, big problems. They are stone cold crazy and we have to keep our company. As you know, joe biden doesnt have a clue. They are an ar kifts. They are agitateors, they are looters and rioters. He would love our police and law enforcement. A few hours ago, the president announced that he began the process of defunding four cities he said this the new guidelines require the department of justice to put ou