queer and trans nuns. correspondent jeff paul tracking that story from our west coast news room, hey, jeff. weeks of controversy for the dodgers finally coming to an end tonight, uninvited then reinvited lgbtq+ group of satirical nuns known as the sisters of perpetual indulgence with the team s community hero award. one hour before the game started and as can you probably see by this video that captured the moment, the stands were mostly empty. outside the stadium the message of thousands of protesters that they were sending it was abundantly clear. from fans to catholics, high ranking leadership within the church itself, and people of other faiths, well they are not too happy about the group being honored, grievances don t have to do with the group s charitable work, outrage is aimed at the over the top outfit that many feel mock not only nuns but the religion itself, calling it out right blasphemy, held a mass today to heal the harm caused by the dodgers. i have no id
campaign trail for the first time more than 50 days since announcing his re-election bid. there are renewed concerns among democrats tonight over the president s age, the 2024 primary schedule, and the possibility of a third party candidate derailing his re-election effort. correspondent mark meredith is following it all. he joins us live from the north lawn. good evening, mark. bret, good evening to you. president biden told a crowd in connecticut today he is far from finished when it comes to addressing gun violence. also far from certain he will win re-election next year. tomorrow, he is going to take his biggest step yet to try to shore up support among democrats. kick off of your campaign tomorrow? i kicked it off a while ago. 52 days after announcing his re-election bid, president biden is set to campaign for the first time. saturday s rally in philadelphia comes only hours after he won dual labor endorsements from the american federation of teachers and the afl
different story showing biden is vulnerable among democrats, you can see here, in a usa today survey showing 21% of democratic primary voters remain undecided. former president barack obama taking aim at two specific candidates, nikki haley and senator tim scott. listen here. i think there is a long history of african american or other minority candidates within the republican party who will validate americans saying everything is great and we can all make it. both are firing back, haley tweeting, barack obama set minorities back by singling them out as victims instead of empowering them. democrats deny our progress to protect their power. finally, kevin, let s go back to biden s speech today he ended it with a rather bizarre
voters not to look elsewhere. obama says he has doubts about two specific republican candidates former u.n. ambassador nikki haley and south carolina senator tim scott. i think there is a long history of african-american or other minority candidates within the republican party everything is great and we all can make it. scott and haley firing back. haley tweeting today barack obama set minorities back by signaling them out as victims instead of empowering them. senator scott adding democrats deny our progress to protect their power. both senator scott and nikki haley continue to trail president trump in the polls and just this week, bret, the rnc reminded the candidates that if they want to be on the debate stage in august they are going to have to sign a pledge to support the republican nominee, whoever it is. bret? bret: mark, back to president biden for a moment. is he generating some buzz for a bizarre remark he made at the end of that speech today.
why not? already been to the moon. who let the dogs out. who let the dogs out governor haley tweeting, heard who let the dogs out, by baha men on the way to chester county and forgot how fun that song was. trying to get it out of our heads. and wrestler challenges the barack to get in the ring and he says that president obama has had an open invitation to face-off in the ring and he says the wrestling name to be the barack and john mccain s wife tweets, loving the large indian wedding pounding away outside my hotel window. need sleep. issue hashtag greta on your tweets and posts and don t forget to follow me on