In just a couple of hours. From his golf club in bed minister. The white house has not officially said whether or not he is going to sign an executive order. But all signs clearly point in that direction, coming off the News Conference, the president hastily arranged last night in bed minister, where he said he did plan to move forward with executive action because congress has not been able to get a deal to extend these benefits that so many millions of americans are relying on. We expected trump was going to take more time before moving forward by that. He suggested by the end of the week, which many meant likely next week that potentially creating more pressure for congress to find a compromise that would avert the need for the president to go around congress by signing something himself. Now the president scheduling this new press conference today. We do expect it is possible he will move forward with at least part of what hes talked about doing threw executive action ask. The item
Celebrating the formal launch of this general Election Campaign with a full fireworks experience. This final night of the dnc touted some more personal aspects of joe biden and his wife, jill, while weaving politics and culture together with powerful musical performances. And it culminated in a simple Closing Argument from joe biden, that he would draw on his decades of Public Service to be a leader for all americans. Biden speaking at a High Altitude with an implicit contrast to the low bar set by the current president. Here and now, i give you my word, if you entrust me with the presidency, i will draw on the best of us, not the worst. Ill be an ally of the light, not the darkness. Its time for us, for we, the people, to come together. And make no mistake, united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in america. So its with great honor and humility i accept this nomination for president of the United States of america. There you have it, that was the moment it became offic
Biden said he had spoken by phone for about 15 minutes with jacob blake who is now out of intensive care. He talked about how nothing was going to defeat him. How whether he walked again or not, he was not going to give up. I think whats unleashed with a lot of people is, they understand that fear doesnt solve problems, only hope does. And what i came away with was the overwhelming sense of resilience and optimism that they have about the response. His mom talked about my wife asked to say a prayer, and his mom said a prayer. She said, im praying for jacob, but im praying for the policemen as well. Im praying things change. In a statement family Attorney Ben Crump said mr. Blake senior talked about the need for reform because the excessive use of violence by police against minorities has gone on far too long. Made poignant by the fact in rochester, new york, yet another family deals with the pain of death of a man in custody. Well have that later on the show. The reason we havent shown
Msnbc. Good to be back. Think back to january of 2017, the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump spoke at the time of the peaceful transfer of power. Every four years we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power. And we are grateful to president obama obama and first Lady Michelle obama, for their gracious aid throughout this transition. That was then. Four years later things are very different. Since the lebs, the president h has declared himself the winner and made baseless sakaccusationf vote a voter fraud. He spends most of his weekends playing golf. He played today. This should come as little surprise. After all, he said this is what he was going to do. It looks like can you give a direct answer, you will accept the election . I have to see. Look, i have to see. No, im not going to just say yes. And i didnt last time either. Now, the president and his campaign are playing a game in courts of law and the court of public opinion. It is a game t
All those folks before they were us, they were them. And when each new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those who were already here. They faced hardship. They faced racism. They faced ridicule. But over time as they went about their daily lives, as they earned living, as they raised a family, as they built a community, as their kids went to school here, they did their part to build a nation. They were the einsteins and the carnegies and women and men whose names history may not remember, but they are who we are, built this country hand by hand, brick by brick. They all came here knowing what makes somebody an american is not just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles. And the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. And thats still true today. Just ask alan alima. Alans here. Wheres alan . Hes around there he is, right here. Now, alan was born in mexico. He was brought to this country by his pare