use it. i got a bill i just paid and i can t use the water. hello and welcome, it is friday, september 2, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and philadelphia where u.s. president biden says donald trump hand his extremist supporters are a threat to the very soul of the nation. he lasted their election conspiracies, assault on civil rights and calls for political violence. plb i mr. biden is heoping to set the tone for the midterms. reporter: president biden delivered one of the most forceful speeches of his presidency thursday night in philadelphia taking direct aim at donald trump and what he says is the extremism that is coursing through the republican party. maga republicans have made their choice. they embrace anger, they thrive on chaos, they live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies. here in my view is what is true. maga republicans do not respect the constitution. reporter: this message coming nine weeks before the midterm election
overtly political theme, rebuking maga republicans without alienating all republicans, and delivering a dark warning tempered with an uplifting vision. listen. as i stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. so tonight i ve come to this place where it all began, to speak as plainly as i can to the nation about the threats we face, about the power we have in our own hands to meet these threats, and about the incredible future that lies in front of us if only we choose it. maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. backwards to an america where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love. they promote authoritarian leaders and fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. and i want to be very clear, very clear up front,