Good to have you with us. The u. S. Democratic party has opened its National Convention making a case for joe bidens presidency and attacking President Donald Trump. The event is being conducted virtually due to the coronavirus. It has speakers including republicans in support of joe biden. Former First Lady Michelle Obama was among the headliners on Opening Night and she delivered an empassioned speech pleading with voters to pick biden. She also called mr. Trump the wrong president for the country and said he was in over his head. 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
Member of congress to join him in crossing the political collide a collide divide. As cnns mj lee reports, an aide tells cnn that harris hopes people will see themselves and their life stories in her acceptance speech. Reporter night three of an Unconventional Democratic National Convention poised to make more history tonight. Senator Kamala Harris, the first woman of color on a Major Party Ticket will deliver the biggest speech of her career as joe bidens Vice President ial running mate. Joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. Reporter the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants, harris will share her story in hopes that americans of all backgrounds see themselves reflected in her remarks. In 12 years after making history as the first black man elected president , barack obama will also speak tonight vouching for the character and experience of the biden harris ticket and address the ongoing attacks on mailin voting. Its time to call the roll. Rep
Be a woman. Ill be making my choice soon and when the choice is made im be ill be sending it over to mitch in the senate and theyll do what they have to do. I think well have a very popular choice, whoever it may be. I think the choice will be next week. Yes i do. Meanwhile, senator Lindsey Graham whose words mean nothing reversed course and tweeted that he will in fact support trump in any effort to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Democrats are mobilizing for an unprecedented fight over ginsburgs seat. In the last 48 hours, act blue a fundraising platform for democrats raised a Record Number of 91 million and it can help galvanize more to vote for joe biden. According to thank you nbc news wall street journal conducted before Justice Ginsburgs death, biden is leading trump by eight points well outside the margin of error, but if elected can biden keep the promises. If i lose to him ill never speak to you again. Im joe biden, and i approve this message. Joining me is Donna Edwards of m
Mike pence who heads the Coronavirus Task force, she was on the task force from day one. Now troy left the white house in late july and shes leveling some tough charges against President Trump in a new video. Towards the middle of february, we knew it wasnt a matter of if covid would become a big pandemic, it was a matter of when. The president didnt want to hear that because his biggest concern was we were in an Election Year and how was this going to affect what he considered his record of success. The truth is he doesnt actually care about anyone else but himself. Troy goes on to say that President Trump made a statement that she will never forget because in her view it defines who President Trump is. When we were in a task force meeting, the president said maybe this covid thing is a good thing. I dont like shaking hands with people. I dont have to shake hands with these disgusting people. Those disgusting people are the same people that he claims to care about. Troy goes on to say
Together our administration in the white house and reviewing who were going to pick for the cabinet positions, and nothing is going to stop that. And so im confident that the fact that theyre not willing to acknowledge we won at this point is not much consequence in our planning and what were able to do between now and january 20th. Those remarks coming as President Trump continues to undermine the legitimacy of the entire electoral process and delay the transition of power. While the president keeps making false claims about voter fraud, Top Republican leaders are enabling him. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell will not acknowledge president elect bidens victory. You heard him yesterday saying trump is 100 within his rights to challenge the results, and just this morning senator mcconnell went further saying there is no cause for alarm, and if there is a new administration, he said the transition will happen at the appropriate time. Just to add on to that this afternoon, secretar