History, of course, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gone are the crowded Convention Halls with delegates gathered elbow to elbow to cheer their candidate to victory. Gone are the balloon drops, the signs, silly costumes and all the pageantry and fanfare weve come to associate with inperson events. The truth is we dont quite know what to expect this time around. But while the format has certainly changed, democrats are doing everything theyre supposed to be doing. Theyre showcasing the unity and passion of their party. Heres how tonights headliner former First Lady Michelle Obama highlights joe bidens competency and character in a preview of her speech. His life is a testament to getting back up. And he is going to channel that same grit and passion to pick us all up, to help us heal and guide us forward. This year, however, democrats are staging their convention against a candidate who better resembles an autocrat, an incumbent who has made clear hell try to win by any means necessary
0 it will be impossible to get elected with young people without somehow figuring how to resolve that. interesting to watch supreme court and arizona and shaka. i ll watch shaka. cnn newsroom with carol costello begins right now. see you tomorrow, everybody. lhappening now, same-sex meaning front and center. this morning, how our nation defines marriage on the line. not something that should be imposed on the american people. i believe in equality. and i also believe in the judicial system and i have great faith inform it. more than anything, i believe in love. facebook and twitter, with response you will see everywhere. response to the stubbenville rape case. the internet video exploding. and prince harry will come to see sandy victims. this ain t vegas. believe me, nobody is going to get naked. no full monty. no nude romps in a hotel room. keep it clean. papa christie is watching. live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. thank you for being with me. i m carol
correspondent, pete williams. thank you, pete. you bet. thomas roberts returns with a big lineup tomorrow as they hear the prop 8 arguments. jimmy lasalvia, and former new jersey governor kristy todd whitman who signed an a.m. cuss brief supporting same sex marriage, robinson, and ayanbade jo. don t miss that. cyprus getting a bailout. their plan to avoid financial collapse were laid out earlier today. the island nation received 13 billion from the european union and in return will shrink its banking sector. stocks at home opened higher on news of a deal there, but since pulled back a little. coming up, under state control, new jersey governor chris christie announces changes for camden struggling school system. and spring snowstorm, old man winter not ready to retire for the season, not just yet. yo?
0 a polarized capitol hill. i think it will have no matter what happens in washington, it will have lasting, kind of enduring impact over time. i think it is time to act. i m at the point now where when you consider the future and you have to kind of ask yourself, what did you do when you had a vote. mayor bloomberg is upping the ante the same day those that are for and against gun control are at the white house. the nra rallying on pennsylvania avenue. and hundreds of ee miss could palian bishops are expected to ascend on the same location. joining me now, james left paralyzed from accidental shooting as a teenager. thank you for being with us, congressman. great to be with you. just last week, we learned the nra had its best fund-raising month in a decade, 1.6 million in february alone. with that intensity we have seen on the nra side and congress so deserve a vote. that s what we re asking for, to bring the gun safety measures to the floor, let us have an up or down rule, ma
to some extent might be unfair, might be slanted, you know, but you understand why they love steve jobs so much against that. all right, darren at the apple store in manhattan store, where they have become memorials for steve jobs. we re going to hear more from apple s co-founder, steve wozniak when he talks to chris jansing. that comes at 10:00 on msnbc. we ll look at the apple stock, and former new jersey governor, kristy todd whitman joins me. what does she think of the 2012 field? now that her fellow new jersey republican chris christie is not in. today s trivia question. president pierce approved plans for the first congressional telegraph office in 1853. when did the capitol hill