President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will take the Debate Stage here in philly for their first Facetoface Meeting in fact, ever, giving voters a fresh look at the race after an historic few weeks. For Vice President harris, these 90 minutes on stage could be the biggest of her political career so far, her largest audience. A chance to drive a contrast between her and Donald Trump directly to his face, and define who she is for viewers. Its an opening to once again boost the enthusiasm after a new round of polling this week shows her Honeymoon Phase could be stalling. In other words, a tall order. So how is she going to do it . And how will Donald Trump do it. After failing to land an effective Attack Line against her, well have some insight on the possible Strategy Hell be leaning into tonight. What trump told our own Garrett Haake about the challenges that he says hes ready for when he faces the Vice President on that Debate Stage. And how recent polling shows he
through something like this. yet again, black parents grieve a son s death from police brutality. it s a story that dates back to the very origins of america. and it s a history that conservatives are fighting very, very hard to eliminate from our schools. also tonight, the unanswered questions in tyre nichols death and the police chief responsible for hyperaggressive police units with names like scorpion and red dog. plus, the possibility that a former fbi official accused of secretly working for a russian oligarch could have played a role in tipping the 2016 election to donald trump. we begin tonight with the fallout over the tragic death of tyre nichols at the hands of five memphis police officers. now, if you have a heart, what happened to the 29-year-old father, skateboarder, fedex driver and amateur photographer should outrage you. it should shock and disgust you. as should the so-called brothers who chose to begave like a little blue gang rather than black men
who s at the center plot to overturn the election. the man whose lies about the results pose a threat to democracy to this day. the ex-president himself, donald trump. that subpoena promises to add to his mountain of legal trouble and peril. the ones he already faces. multiple investigations into his handling of government records, family businesses and his attempt to overturn his defeat. it sets the stage for a number of big decisions for the january 6 select committee. abc news is reporting this. on internal deliberations within the committee on what his testimony could look like. there s been talk for months about whether they want trump to testify in a live setting. no doubt they want him to testify under oath. some members are hesitant to give him a live stage while others view it as beneficial to the investigation as they would get to question him under oath and there appears to be more of an openness to committee members having him appear live. should he refuse, the co
dangerous cult as evidenced by his creepy rally for jd vance this weekend. as the new special master gets to work, why does trump seem so confident that his preposterous claims of executive privilege will hold up? plus, why ron desantis may have gravely miscalculated the politics of using migrant men, women, and children as political pawns. we begin tonight with qanon. the conspiracy driven cult born in 2016 on the idea that there is a kabul of pedophiles including prominent democrats and media elites running the world, drinking the blood of babies. and only donald trump can stop them. they also believe that jfk jr. is leading their resistance movement against the baby eating hordes. despite the fact he s been dead for more than 20 years. that bonker idea, which used to be relegated to the darkest corners of the internet, has now become mainstream in today s republican party. they even got some congress members in the faith. that was evidence this weekend at a rally in yo
we appreciate it. stick around. we ll talk to you again in a few minutes on morning joe. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. to do something with 50 votes is rough. to do small things with 50 votes is rough. to pass such a major piece of legislation with only 50 votes, republican minority, a caucus running from bernie sanders to joe manchin, wow. senate majority leader chuck schumer after the senate passed a sweeping climate health care and tax bill, putting democrats on the verge of another major win ahead of the midterms. republicans also scored a win for big pharma. we ll explain. donald trump s republican party gathered in dallas for cpac this weekend, where the big lie was on full display. along with an incredibly ridiculous guest and this is not the one i m talking about. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 8th. with joe and me, we have corresponde