Outgoing adviser Kellyanne Conway says whats followed in wisconsin only reinforces trumps message. The more chaos and anarchy and anarchism and violence reigns, the better it is for the clear choice on who is best for public safety. Former Vice President joe biden accused trump and his staff of rooting for violence. The country will be substantially safer when he is no longer in office. After nba players boycotted games in protest President Trump criticized the nba as a Political Organization. I dont know much about the nba protest. I know their ratings are a little bad. I think people are tired of the nba, frankly. They have become like a Political Organization and thats not a good thing. Tonight trump is expected to say at no time before have voters faced a clear choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies or two agendas. Earlier today the president said he delayed his speech after a powerful hurricane left a path of destruction but now he says hell visit texas and loui
Arrest with a shooting attack on protesters overnight and this new flash point on the fight for Racial Justice sparked a boycott by nba players on the Milwaukee Bucks that led to all three of tonights playoff games being postponed and the six teams slated to play in the wnba announced they are standing in solidarity and wont play, either. The protest spreading to Major League Baseball with the brewers and Seattle Mariners refusing to play. Im Anderson Cooper along with wolf blitzer in our special convention coverage. Were following a truly devastating category 4 hurricane. Laura is poised to strike with more power than katrina and unleash a storm surge that could be unsurvivable. All of this playing out as Vice President mike pence is about to get his big moment in the convention spotlight. Were told he will have very tough criticism for joe biden and his headline speech and portray democrats as dangerous for america. The Campaign Official tells cnn that President Trump will join the V
Jacob blake who was unarmed. The Justice Department here in washington has just confirmed its sending federal Law Enforcement officers to help with the response. And weve also just learned another major developing story. That the nba playoff games, all three of them tonight have been postponed in protest of the shooting of jacob blake. This is a major story. Well update you on that as well. Meanwhile, theres breaking news involving the coronavirus pandemic. The u. S. Death toll has now topped 179,000 people with more than 5. 8 million cases. And now a source is telling cnn that the cdc was actually pressured from the top down to change guidelines and recommended fewer people here in the United States be tested. Were following all of that, plus hurricane laura now a powerful category 4 storm churning toward the gulf coast and expected to make a potentially devastating landfall later tonight. We have a new forecast thats just out from the National Hurricane center. Lots of news unfolding
Far beyond where you are. It really is, wolf. Its part of why the governor in wesk is requesting Additional National guard from other states including alabama, michigan, and arizona set to be here and could assist as early as tomorrow night. That comes on the back side of what was a very peaceful last night tonight, which was, of course, in stark contrast three nights prior to that when things did get violent including two deaths. Im going to warn, some of what youre about to see may be considered graphic. Theres seven shots now heard throughout the world as people from politicians to athletes are fed up with whats now become an all too familiar story. The nba is now set to resume play later this week after postponing their playoff for days in solidarity with jacob blake. Wnba joining nba. Several nfl teams canceling their practice today to show support. Kind of felt helpless. They felt like they wanted to do something. They felt like they werent a part of it, protected from what every