Offering todays please welcome. From the greek Orthodox Archdiocese of america. His Eminence ArchBishop Lpa doe for us Let Us Pray to the lord. All almighty and eternal god in peace. We come Before you any Block, your infinite goodness . Look upon this gathering of our nations political leaders and grant them illumined hearts and minds to serve their fellow citizens. Through this RepuBlican National Convention grant. Until the Nominee President donald j. Trump and his advisers and counselors wisdom grace, and the spirit of duty not they may emBrace all americans. His needs shining, the light of good government upon the veneraBle institutions of the roles Best hope for everyones lives liBerty, and pursuit of Happiness Grant unto the delegates a powerful recognition of purpose to Bear witness to Divine Providence which has shielded this great land through the centuries and drives us to a more perfect union with one another ever Building on the laBels of those pioneers of patriotism, who
To vote, unsiege right now in many State Legislatures nationwide. We have reporters out in the streets on this historic day. It is just one of the major stories we are following this hour. We are also tracking Hurricane Ida as it takes aim at louisiana, and we are keeping a close eye on afghanistan where the u. S. Launched a deadly response to the recent Suicide Bombings at the airport. More on all of that in just a moment. We begin this hour with Breaking News and a sea of Voting Rights marches across the country under way right now. Im going to show you a live look at the crowds in washington, d. C. Right now Tens Of Thousands of people flooding the streets in more than 40 cities, all to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the historic 1963 March on washington, to call on congress to pass federal legislation to protect voting access. Nbcs Josh Letterman among the Rally Crowd at d. C. s national mall. We can hear the speaker loud and clear behind you. Talk to me about the atmosphere i
President trump met with the russian president , vladimir putin. This was in helsinki, finland. And as im sure you remember, it did not go well. He said putin did not really attack our election, in 2016. He said the u. S. Showed stupidity for investigating it, in the first place. Trump made international headlines for how poorly he represented american democracy when he shared a stage with a notorious dictator. The one in german is my favorite. It says [ speaking foreign language ] that means summit of the autocrats. It was bad. So bad, that the New York Times was throwing around the Word Treason on the front page. There were stories about how this was the final straw for republicans, who had reluctantly backed trump. That was the Otherlead Story on the front page of The Times that day. About how trumps largelyunshakeable base had been rattled by his behavior with putin. It was a real, open question, whether a mistake this bad could have electoral implications for the president when he
Who to put on the select House Committee to investigate that maga riot. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with the politics lead. Any moment we expect president Joe Biden to hold a News Conference along with german chancellor Angela Merkel who is visiting the White House for likely her last time after 15 years at the helm, and while this is expected to be a publicly friendly exchange, bide Len Floons bring up some issues related to china as well as the controversial russian pipeline while merkel will likely be looking for clarity about bidens plans for afghanistan given the almost complete withdrawal of u. S. Troops and the recent successes of the taliban. At the same time the white House Today is fighting a different kind of war, one against misinformation and the coronavirus, speaking today at the white House Press Briefing Surgeon General murthy says Health Information has cost us lives and every death were seeing from covid19 could have been prevented. As cnns Kai
Gets permission to move into the least restrictive reopening tier. No other Bay Area County being allowed to change status yet were checking on why thats the case. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. Im catherine heenan. In for pam moore. And im Ken Wayne Fire season is here. Crews are already working to contain a fire thats burning in Solano County and flames from a burning car sparked a Brush Fire near westbound. 80 at the american Canyon Road Offramp tonight, crews had to shut down 2 lanes they are now open again embers from the initial Fire Spread to other areas between Fairfield And Vallejo next to the freeway flames are have been closing in on power lines. This is video. Then one Driver Shot and posted on the Citizen App units from Cal Fire and other Fire Departments in that area have responded and we want to show you a live picture where those lanes were shut down, even though they are back open at this hour. You can see emergency crews are sti