Philadelphia wednesday at a drivein rally outside Citizens Bank park. This is 35 minutes. Pres. Obama hello, philadelphia man, it is good to be back in pennsylvania. What beautiful weather we have, a Little Indian summer. You know, i know the president spent some time in erie last night and apparently he complained about having to travel here. He cut the event short. Poor guy. I dont feel that way. I love coming to pennsylvania. You guys delivered for me twice, and i am back here tonight to ask you to deliver the white house for joe biden and Kamala Harris. I want to thank mr. Philadelphia, charlie mack, his daughter india marie, what an outstanding lady. Those of you who are fathers who have daughters, you know how that feels when you see your daughters just shining. I know a little bit about that. It was great to see representatives brendan boyle, mary scanlon, governor tom wolf, attorney general josh shapiro. Philadelphia, we have 13 days. That is our lucky number. 13 days until the
Committee, though not physically present at the moment, some are joining in person and others will be joining us, almost every member of our committee will be participating expected in todays hearing. The focus of todays hearing is the implementation title 1 under Veterans Mission act, program of assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace. While officials were invited to discuss the critical programs they oversee, the department chose to decline that invitation. This committee and the va shared a common goal to pass the mission act in 2018 to better serve veterans and their families and we continue to Work Together to address important issues for our nations veterans. I would expect them to be here with this to share all theyve accomplished since the va was transformed with this legislation and discuss what needs to be done to make improvements. The va is an integral part of in dialog, which is why i planned a whole subsequent
With france reporting record infection rates as germany curfews go into effect in berlin and frankfort. President trump is back on the campaign trail after announcing he has fully recovered from covid, claiming he is now new. Well get rid of it all over the world. You see big flareups in europe, big flareup in canada, very big flareup in canada you saw that today a lot of flareups, but its going to disappear congressional lawmakers have rejected a white house proposal for a new 1. 8 trillion Coronavirus Relief package, as talks to reach a fresh stimulus deal before the november election remain at an impasse. The Trump Administrations plan would include aid for state and local governments and Liability Protection for business, along with 20 billion in support for the struggling airline sector. Senate republicans, though, oppose the plan in a weekend call with treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and white house chief of staff, mark memeadows, saying they were not pleased with the high cost
Mr. Mcmaster we need leaders to make sure that they are not part of the problem, that they are not creating opportunities for our adversaries. Judy all that on more on tonights pbs newshour. Announcer major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf the engine that connects us. Announcer Consumer Cellular, johnson and johnson, Financial Services firm raymond james. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems, skolfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives in the u. S. And around the world, on the web at lemelson. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by T Corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Than you. Judy two big stories dominate e news tonight, the highstakes battle builds over the future of the u. S. Supreme court, and criminal charges are filed in the sh
Brennan the contrwie ews poll shows views om republicans. Cound. Make sure, because the only way were going to lose this election is if the election is rigged. Brennan that kind of talk from mr. Trump has fueled a furious political battle over the postal service. Well have the latest on efforts to ensure your vote gets counted. Plus, well hear what the g. O. P. Has planned this week from the head of the Republican Party. Biden National Campaign cochair mayor e Eric Garcetti will also join us. And will the convention be overshadowed by the arrest of former Campaign Aide Stephen Bannon. He has been charged in a fundraising scheme to build the border wall. This as a committee concluded that Paul Manaforts ties to russia pose a grave counterintelligence threat during the 2016 campaign. Well talk with the former head of the f. B. I. , james comey. And well get the latest on the coronavirus from dr. Scott gottlieb, and then talk with the robert robins, as some schools are forced to make dram