Hi there, everyone. It is 4:00 in new york with 55 days to go ahead of election day. The first and potentially only debate between kamala harris and the disgraced twice impeopled four timed indicts expresident has injected a jolt into the race thanks to a masterful performance by kamala harris. We turn that 90minute debate watched by a whopping 57. 75 million people into what the new york times called a quote referendum on donald trump. A speech with words and with her body language and facial expressions and even a simple handshake. That image there of vice president kamala harris from the moment she took the stage, walking straight up to donald trump and introducing herself. And insisting on shaking his hand set the tone for her control of the room for the next 90 minutes and what would prove to be a powerful reminder that donald trump, who had seven prior presidential debates was immediately outmatched by vice president harris s talent and prosecutorial skills. And i m going to actu
Former President Donald Trump and swearing off in the abc president ial debate in philadelphia with less than two weeks to go before election. Ever think that she believed three years ago and four years ago was out window. She will go to my philosophy now and in fact, i was going to send her my maga had. I will do something and attend Donald Trumps rallies out of exhaustion and boredom. People dont leave my rallies. We have the most incredible rallies in the history of politics and that is because people want to take their policy back. Shes been against fracking for 12 years. Defund the police, she has been against that forever. She gave all that stuff up very wrongly, very horribly. She was big and defend the police. In minnesota we do minute, im talking now if you dont mind, police. Does that sound familiar . Donald trump was fired by 81 Million people. Lets be clear about that and clearly hes having a difficult time processing that. I talked with Military Leaders who work with you a
heritage. after all our flaws and disagreements, and the push and pull of all that makes us human there is a nation that cannot accomplish, there s nothing was nation cannot accomplish when we stand together, and defend with all of our hearts, that which makes us unique in the world. our democracy. we are not only a nation based on principles, but based on an idea. we are the most unique nation in the world. an idea, that everyone is created equally and should be treated equally throughout their lives. we don t always live up to it, but we never walked away from it. that is what makes us strong, that is what makes us who we are, and that is what those hijackers most hoped to destroy when they targeted our buildings and our people. they failed. no terrorist could touch the wellspring of our american power, and it falls enough to keep it safe on behalf of all those we lost 21 years ago, on behalf of all of those who have given their whole souls to the cause of this nation every
3,000 u.s. souls we lost that horrible day. it is what makes us who we are. america at its best. to me, that s the central lesson of september 11th. it s that at our most vulnerable, in the push and pull in all that makes us human, in the battle for the soul of america, unity is our great strength. president biden was joined saturday at ground zero in new york city by former presidents obama and clinton, while at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, former president george w. bush evoked the time that the united states came together after 9/11 in purpose and with compassion and in the name of service. the republican also warned not just of threats from abroad, but threats here at home, with a clear reference to the january 6th insurrectionists. there s little cultural overlap between violent
flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, warmed that domestic extremists at home pose a threat to this nation, perhaps as much as foreign terrorists do. he alluded to the january 6th attack on the capitol, and right now, d.c. is preparing for a rally related to that attempted insurrection. the u.s. capitol police chief briefed congressional leaders today on saturday s right-wing rally in d.c., which is in support of those arrested for their actions on january 6th. it s a rally that law enforcement officials are warning could very well turn violent. they re certainly concerned. cnn s melanie zadona joins me from capitol hill. what did we learn from this capitol briefing about their plans for saturday? reporter: we re starting to get a very clear picture of exactly how the capitol police are preparing for this september 18th rally and how seriously they re taking the threat. earlier today, the capitol police chief told me that the temporary fencing will go back up around the ca