I am katie feng and for alex. The 2020 presidential election was one of the closest races we ve ever experienced in this country although george w. Bush won the election, it was al gore who won the popular vote that your. When you start to slice and dice the electorate into different voting groups, that race starts to look weightless tight. Check this out. In 2000, george w bush dramatically outperformed his opponent among white evangelical voters, winning 68% among that group. In 2024 he increased that support by 10 points. Evangelical support for the republican presidential candidate remained relatively steady for the next two elections and then look what happened in 2016. Donald trump won the support of 81% of white evangelical voters. Trumps ability to supercharge the evangelical vote has largely been attributed to the reason he was able to win the presidency the first time he ran. Without a strong evangelical turnout, it becomes much more difficult for donald trump to chart a repe
Week when i had a little bit of a bug. I really appreciate it. You are welcome and the best news, you ve gotten better, so you have a great labor day weekend. Thanks, chris. You know, labor day weekend, it s finally here. The next three days are the time when americans everywhere try to get the most out of their summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout for beach trip before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But in an election year like this one, labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race and for the campaigns this is a moment when every detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a two day bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Last night the vice president sat down for her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of
We all exist in the context, michael. We do. Given that, that is all we have to do. Rape will continue our coverage right now. Take it away, ali. You have two speech, amazing and intentionally amazing, no matter what you do. Michael steele today is giving us labor day stuff. He has probably got a whiskey snifter there. I mean, somebody accused him of having bourbon in his cup, ali, i am going to investigate myself. All morning, michael is leaning it over, checking out, i m with you, michael. It is labor day. You guys deserve a break. I am just a woman, ali, at work trying to do my part. I love you both. We will see you tomorrow. I hope you have an amazing afternoon. Check velshi starts now. Good morning. It is saturday, august 31st. It is 66 days until election day. This morning, i ve got georgia on my mind, a state crucial to understanding how this election is playing out both in that state and nationally. For decades, georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presi
Donald trump are preparing for a Battleground Blitz this week. The two sides cant come fo terms on debate. We want that tune for people to see donald trump for who he is, not censored, not muted. Kamala harris is looking for an off ramp, they are in trouble. Todd is trump the one with wo mentum . Tulsi gabbard latest democrat to defect and jump on the trump train. Classes just started at cornell and so are protesters. Buildings spray painted and windows busted out. A jewish student will tell us what is happening on campus. And Mark Zuckerberg admits to Ce Censoring Platforms Under Pressure from the Bidenharris Administration. Well tell you what else he admitted to. Im todd piro. Carley shimkus has the day off. Madeleine rivera is live in d. C. With the latest. Good morning. Madeleine the standoff involves mics. President bidens team wanted to mute mics when not in use in the debate. We want that opportunity for the American People to see donald trump for who he is, not censored, not mu
Sure. We are looking at mainly clear skies with those patchy dense fog, tracking the own shore flew, especially along the coast and along the bay. You can see the fog on the Treasure Island camera. Right now in San Francisco, 47 degrees with that fog, foggy in san jose and santa rosa, 45 san jose. Down to 31 degrees, subfreezing for santa rosa. 40 in concord. Oakland at 45. Good morning to you and livermore at 36 degrees. As we head through the afternoon enjoyed the sunshine. Mild temperatures above average for this time of year. Three to eight degrees above average. Low 60s in San Francisco, mid 60ss oakland and san jose and concord. We will talk about the rest of the week ahead into next week coming up in just a few minutes. Lets check in for the latest in the east bay. The east bay in brentwood. We have that trouble spot along vasco road where lanes still shut down this is vasco road between highway 4 and this is a fatal incident. The investigation will take time. Avoid the area. Us