Damage has already been done. Good wednesday morning, everybody. It is august 19th. And im yasmin vossoughian. Completing night two of the Democratic National convention. Joe biden now officially the democratic nominee for president. He secured the votes of Party Delegates in a first of its kind virtual roll call last night that spanned all 50 states and seven u. S. Territories. We heard from a Diverse Group of delegates and those representing them. Teachers, Small Business owners and elected officials, each representing their home state, casting their votes by video. A lot of them sharing brief but poignant messages. Lets watch a couple of those moments. I grew up in poverty as immigrants but weve been able to make a decent living were extremely lucky. And now we have three family members who tested positive for covid. And it doesnt feel safe. When joe biden was young, his father came to his house in scranton, sat down on joes bed and told him he lost his job. Its a moment that stayed
Biden. Welcome to tuesday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd. Were following a number of stories. The postmaster general is going to testify before congress in just three days. Negotiators are back at it trying to figure out a deal for virus relief and post office funding. Democrats ready to come down from their 3 trillion plan. Its night two of the Democratic Convention. And, oh, dont forget, the coronavirus continues to upend everything. The schools across the country reversing plans to reopen. You have to wonder if well look back at this moment and this week as yet another instance where we vastly underestimated this virus. Essentially a memorial day 2. 0 for us. Well have a lot more on that as well coming up. Its a jammed hour. Were going to begin with the president s reaction to the Opening Night of the Democratic Convention which tells you just about everything of where this campaign is going. If you think hes running a negative scorched Earth Campaign now . You aint seen n
No chance of winning. We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012. Weve got to show up with the same level of passion and hope for joe biden. Weve got to vote early, in person if we can. Weve got to request our mailin ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately and follow up to make sure theyre received, and then make sure our friends and families do the same. We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast too because weve got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to. Look, we have already sacrificed so much this year. So many of you are already going that extra mile. Even when youre exhausted, youre mustering up unimaginable courage to put on those scrubs and give our loved ones a fighting chance. Even when youre anxious, youre delivering those packages, stocking those shelves, and doing all that essential work so that all of us can keep moving forward. Even when it all feels so overwhelming, w
Blame for her fathers death from covid19 on the u. S. President. Good to have you with us. So democrats are making their case for a joe biden presidency on the first night of their unconventional National Convention. Former First Lady Michelle Obama came out swinging against donald trump, criticizing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his divisive character. Donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is. So if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this. If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we dont make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. Four republicans crossed party lines to endorse joe biden. Former Ohio Governor john kasic
Sandra that disturbing scene played out just blocks away from the federal courthouse. The d. A. Condemned the attack saying assaults will not be tolerated in our community. More on this Ongoing Investigation in just a moment. But we begin with the Democratic National convention. Weeklong Virtual Event kicking off with democrats calling for unity while slamming President Trump. Im sandra smith. Trace good morning to you, im trace gallagher. Tonights speakers are the rising stars like alexandria ocasiocortez, as well as heavy hitters like bill clinton and the presumptive nominees wife dr. Jill biden. Last night Michelle Obama and senator Bernie Sanders both slammed President Trump on character and leadership. The state of this nation is very different. More than 150,000 people have died and our economy is in shambles because of a virus that this president down played for too long. Whenever we look to this white house for some leadership or consolation, or any semblance of steadyness, wha