Were learning that the post master general himself will testify friday before a Republicanled Senate committee. This will be his first chance to answer questions about those delays in service and the implications for our election come november. Meanwhile, President Trump taking his voting rhetoric even further. In just the last two hours, the president raising the possibility of redoing the election. He said universal mailin ballots would be a disaster. He called them rigged. Your daily reminder, there is no evidence of widespread fraud when it comes to mailin voting. Also on the president s mind, the Virtual Democratic National Convention and first lady, former First Lady Michelle Obama at that same event this morning to honor womens right to vote. The president calling obamas keynote speech divisive. The overarching message democrats are hammering home at this unconventional convention, only one clear choice for americans in november. That seems to be their message in d. C. Has repor
Destroyed in this hurricane, about 14,000 people sought shelter and as of last night 100,000 people in texas without power and thousands in louisiana. Id like to bring in peter hotez. We had to interrupt our conversation regarding coronavirus when the president began speaking. Also jake levine former aide to president obama. Is there concern this could converge and become a super spreader event when we talk about the pandemic . Absolutely. There is a lot of worry because even before this hurricane, texas still had one of the highest rates of transmission of covid19 in the country even though it was 10,000 new cases a day, it was down to 5,000 new cases a day, it is still 5,000 new cases a day and those are confirmed cases and what it really means is five or six times higher than that. Louisiana was around 700 new cases confirmed per day. So pretty screaming high level of transmission, one of the highest areas in the country. You have all that disruption. People moving, you know, Emerge
Continues the campaign against mailin voting. Do you realize how inaccurate the voter rolls are, with just people moving around. Not let alone the people that die off but sending ballots out just based on a voter roll, registration, any time you move, youll change your drivers license but you dont call up and say by the way im but there is not widespread voter fraud though. There is no there is no evidence that theres not either. That is the definition of fraud. What is getting chuck and nancy back to washington, it is not concern about the working men and women of america who need our help right now, they want to come back so they could rename the post office the United States ballot harvesting service. Also new today, an nbc news wall street journal poll showing President Trump trailing joe biden. The democrat now leading by nine points. And as we count down to the start of the Democratic National convention tomorrow, Kamala Harris speaking out against Voter Suppression tactics. Beca
Similarities infinite. We have shown that the heart of this nation still beats with kindness and courage. That is the soul of America Joe Biden is fighting for now. Once again nbc news has reporters spread out across the country covering the convention. Lets start again with Shaquille Brewster and kristen welker. Kristen, tonights theme a more perfect union, what do we know about how the speakers plan to convey that message to viewers . Reporter craig, this is going to be another historymaking night here at the Democratic National convention with a focus on this historymaking ticket. Senator Kamala Harris becoming tonight the first woman of color to accept her partys nomination for Vice President. So expect that powerful history to be on display. And then based on conversations with officials familiar with her remarks, she is also going to talk about the need for more inclusivity, she will make the case for joe biden, why she believes that he is the right person to lead the country rig
Hearing is about to begin any minute for the teen suspected of killing two people who were protesting the Kenosha Police shooting of a black man. After another night of peaceful protests, new details on that confrontation. And new questions about why jacob blake, according to his father, has been handcuffed to his hospital bed. Also new this morning, the postconvention campaign, where President Trump is heading today after blasting joe biden in the most ominous of terms. At times inflating his own record in front of a crowd of 1500, in his speech accepting the republican nomination. The breaking news on convention infections. The positive tests were just new learning that are coming out of the rnc this week. Today show exclusive, craig melvin spoke with joe bidens running mate Kamala Harris. I have yet to see these people who profess to be National Leaders speak about this issue of the killing of unarmed black men. Im Hallie Jackson in washington. With nbcs Shaquille Brewster in kenosh