The Justice Department into a quote, political Weapon Speech coming less than two months before the president ial election is expected to condemn what he calls an escalation of attacks based on quote, conspiracy theories, Dana Peter is falsehoods. Efforts to bully and intimidate career public servants by repeatedly and publicly singling them out and threats of actual violence. Cnns Jessica Schneider joins us now with more and jessica, this is very unmarried. Garland of berkoff, garland to come out like this. Its notable, jim, weve seen the Attorney General respond to these attacks and congressional hearing springs one questioned by lawmakers, may be in response to questions from the press, but he is going to be making a full throated defense of his employees. Doj officials fbi agents in this really notable speech, hes going to be delivering it around 11, 30 this morning to his employees, two u. S. Attorneys who are in town and its real really incredible. You know, we say we wont let th
Not see coming just weeks ago. What were learning about the candidates strategies hours before this faceoff plus confronting cuomo any minute, the former new York Governor set to face lawmakers and theyre looking to grill him on his handling of the pandemic specifically his administrations Nursing Home policies and accounting for deaths. Were live from Capitol Hill Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek hill speaking with cnn after Body Camera Video is released of his detainment by police ahead what the Footage Shows and White Hill said, hes still shellshocked about the interaction. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn News Central we are just hours away from Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trumps Squaring Off for the very first time on the Debate Stage Tonight showdown in philadelphia is setting up to be the most consequential moment since harris took over for president Joe Biden is the democratic nominee. National po
Has a reputation for intensely preparing for these big moments and she has to view this as much as a Job Interview as an encounter with the former President Lock your doors, keep your Porch Lights where is thats the Big Question right now. We want to get this guy is crazy. No idea. Wasnt disrespectful because my mom you raised me that way, didnt cuss a lot of respect for kevin live from london this is cnn with Max Foster and Christina Macfarlane hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im Christina Macfarlane. Its monday, september 9 here, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In philadelphia, pennsylvania, where u. S. Vice president Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. I just one day away from meeting facetoface. The first time on a debate stage, that highstakes showdown in the first president ial debate with 57 days to go until the november election, it will come just before early voting begins in several key sta
Party. Vice president harris reacting to getting the baking from former congresswoman Liz Cheney and also cheneys father, Dick Cheney. The former Vice President following the warning he heard from his daughter, that its not enough just to not vote for Donald Trump. He will take the next Step And Vote for Kamala Harris. In his statement released On Friday, he called trump a threat to our republic and pointed to his repeated 2020 election lies. Quote, he tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again. Trump responded in a social Media Post calling Dick Cheney irrelevant. He also did a lot of other things on Social Media that well be talking about this morning. Good morning. Welcome. Monday morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is september 9th. Good to have you with us. With us, we have the host of Way Too Early, white House Bureau Chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. The president
Trump it will be the first time the two candidates meet facetoface as they hope to move the needle with any undecided voters out there. And it will be crucial as new polling underscoring just how tight this race continues to be with the new york times and siena college poll showing no clear leader new cnn poll, a poll showing harris at 49 to trump s 47%. Again, no clear leader there. The two candidates spent the weekend in battleground states harris meeting with voters it s in pittsburgh while she also prepared for the debate. While trump took time to hold a campaign rally in wisconsin. Let s check in now with cnn s eva mckend, who is in pittsburgh. And eva, i know you ve been following along with the vice president s campaign as they prepare for this debate, what are you learning about her mentality, her strategy going into this debate with just we did get a brief glimpse of her today. She went for a quick walk with the first gentleman, her husband here in pittsburgh. And that was jus