Good evening from new york. Im ali velshi for chris hayes. The man who has been leading the democratic primary polls since they started is officially in the race. After waiting for 19 other candidates to enter the field, Vice President joe biden officially announced his candidacy in a video basically saying his entire reason for running is donald trump. Specifically, trumps comments after the White Nationalist rally in charlottesville. He said there were very fine people on both sides. Very fine people on both sides . Those words, the president of the United States assigned a 85 spreading hate and those standing against it. I knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i had ever seen in my lifetime. The core values of this nation are standing in the world and our very democracy and everything that made America America is at stake. Thats why today im announcing my candidacy for president of the United States. Trump responded as he usually does, on twitter, giving biden a nickname, sa
We begin with breaking news, the devastation in oklahoma after a possible tornado slammed into a Mobile Home Park overnight. Emergency Officials Say at least two people were killed and multiple people are injured in the town of el reno, that is t outside oklahoma city. And you see how destructive the storm was. Rescue crews there searching for injured people in that field of debris. A nearby hotel was also hit hard because the owner says all the guests are accounted for. One survivor from the Mobile Home Park stwribdescribed the t as the storm approached. Listen. I heard it coming. I felt the trailer 80 hit our trailer. I know trailer 80 flipped over on top of 81, which we were in. And after everything was over with, and all shaking and jarring and everybody landing on the floor, the sirens went off. Went off a little too late. After that all happened. So you all were in one trailer and did you hear it coming . What did you see . I felt it. I dont know. It just got real dark real fast
As were going to the dmz border and ill be meeting with chairman kim. I look forward to it very much. I forward to seeing him. We have developed a very good relationship, and we understand each other. I do believe he understands me, and i think i maybe understand him, and sometimes that can lead to very good things. He went on to say that all of a sudden a number of months ago, their relationship got better. They got along. Im joined here at the dmz by Paula Hancock. Over the last several months, although this border still remains really the most highly militarized border in the world, there have been steps taken to lower the tensions. Tell us about those steps because a short time ago you went up to the very place where kim and trump will meet in a short time. I was there just a few weeks ago, and the dmz that President Trump will go to is a different one that president obama, president bush and clinton visited in their time. It was a tense moment. In the truce village, which is where
Each other. Most importantly, removing Nuclear Weapons from the korean peninsula. Secretary of state mike pompeo told cnn today that he sees the Nuclear Threat from north korea as weaker, but it is still there. Do you think north Korea Remains a Nuclear Threat . Yes. But the president said he doesnt. Thats not what he said. He tweeted that there is no longer a Nuclear Threat from incom north korea. What he said was its substantially taken down the risk to the American People. Its the mission of the president and the secretary of state to keep the American People secure. Were aiming to achieve that. Cnns will ripley is in hanoi, vietnam, where President Trump and kim jongun will meet later this week. Will, were told that the two leaders will have two sessions together. One will happen behind closed doors. The other with more people around. How will this summit likely be different from their last one . Reporter obviously they have a little more time on the ground here at hanoi. Singapore