The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died, congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary elec
This morning my interview with senator Bernie Sanders of vermont. Plus our brandnew nbc news wall street journal poll on the eve of the Democratic National convention, also as covid relief talks break down. Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gave a damn. President trump says no deal, no new Postal Service funding for mailin voting. Its very simple. How are they going to do it if they dont have the money to do it . Sabotaging the mail in order to help his reelection chances what weve never seen before is a president saying im going to actively kneecap the secures a agreement in the middle east. Ill talk to National Security adviser robert obrien. Joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news capitol hill correspondent casey hunt. Former Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson, carol lee and Charles Benson from our nbc affiliate in convention city, milwaukee. Welcome to sunday and our coverage of the Democratic National convention. Its meet the press. From nbc news in washingto
Agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary election seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location have dozens of impacts of peoples right to vote those that are predominantly black and brown neighborhoods and Police Violence to underscore that systematic racism and with those political ends with Foreign Influence Campaign and americans the president does not have the power moreover the Cybersecurity Infrastructure agency released Risk Assessment of vote by mail while there are risks associated with mailin voting just like every other method they can
Hour, and we will also head to Wrigley Field as the return of baseball is expected to bring Big Television ratings on pentup demand for live sports Brian Kilmeade is joining us with that cant wait but first to our nations capitol and questions over getting backtoschool. New cdc guidelines seem to favor a full reopening, this as President Trump is acknowledging that some schools may have to delay opening their doors in the fall. Fox Business Correspondent ed lawrence on the debate over getting the doors back open. Edward . Reporter yeah, david, these new cdc guidelines designed to do just that open schools safely. Also what to do if a child tests positive inside that school. Now, in this it does mention or talk about how the importance of getting kids backtoschool and inPerson Instruction and how schools help developed the whole child. But ultimately the guidance is designed for individual districts to make that decision, and now President Donald Trump changing his tone on schools just
Starting with what you will see before you. And then second beginning at 315 with the problems of tackling disinformation and we are delighted to start off today with remarks of those run the frontline we have the director performance security and infrastructure security at the department of Homeland Security and then coming right from the frontlines to deal with these issues he will give us an overview of what that government is trying to do to tackle the issue head on. And then most recently was the National Security council and the director for resilience and then to be engaged in Election Security and integrity. At that the Harvard Institute of politics and with that Public Outreach and the various issues so we would be concerned since the 2016 election. Mark will be joined by a david founder for the center for election and research one dad is devoted to this precise issue and has spent many years at the Pew Research Foundation looking at public am pulling opinion. And last but not