3rd time he runs for president you always have to keep in mind clear and its going to be interesting because so far i have the feeling the only message the democrats are really having is we are not Donald Donald trump they make this whole election into a referendum against donald trump so it will be crucial for biden to find a way to really mess out his political ideas i think its going to be not enough to convince the swing voters the republicans who dont want to want to vote for trump are going to convince them to vote for democrats this in this years elections if you doesnt really show a political plan and biden and the democrats surely hoping the 3rd time is the charm but this is a Virtual Convention is unlike any in the democrats history fitting for this unprecedented moment in time but do you think a lack of an audience will help or hinder biden in this case. That is a very good point i mean i covered the last conventions that its really like a huge party its a mix between a fami
That. Right i think that the shock value of that is maybe more, lets say, the bark versus the bite i think that theres a belief that we could get a lot a much better picture of what the Health Situation is going to be like in november so its a little premature to be able to say what the president is saying and its certainly contrary to what he was saying about the idea that we do have a vaccine very soon. If we have a vaccine very soon why do we have to delay the election and why does it have to be crooked i think you cant have it both ways you can have the vaccine come out and have a gd election or you must know that the vaccine is not going to come out and you will have what he just tweeted but whatever it sows chaos and chaos is bad for the stock market. We did get some promising vaccine news out of j j as they move to human trials in the u. S. And belgium the earnings which we will talk a lot about this morning are basically shaming the analysts, virtually surpassing the entire ran
Rebecca riches welcome to the program the United States celebrates Independence Day as the country reports another record rise in new coronavirus cases more than 57000 people have been infected in the past 24 hours alone u. S. President donald trump kicked off the 4th of july celebrations an addon event in south dakota fireworks lit up the sky over the Mount Rushmore monument which in a controversial move trump chose as the venue for this years festivities in a divisive speech he criticized recent protesters against Racial Injustice as a merciless campaign to wipe out our history. Trump has promised a night to remember on the national more in washington tens of thousands are expected to gather to watch the flyovers and fireworks display in other parts of the country though 4th of july displays and parades have been canceled due to fears of a further spread of the coronavirus with experts calling on americans to practice social distancing at public and private gatherings not many feel l
Lecture. Im chief historian at the u. S. Capitol historical society. Welcome. Im really pleased today to introduce you if you dont already know jeanne and david heidler. Theyve been speakers here before for their book on George Washingtons circle and today were really honored that were one day in to the official existence of their latest book on Andrew Jackson, the rise of drew jackson was released yesterday. So were at the threshold of greatness here with the book. I hope you all consider buying. Theyll be available afterwards to sign it for anyone interested and i want to point out their previous book was washington circle. Were selling discounted copies back there. Im told that the hard cover that were selling is five cents more than amazons soft cover so that sounds like a winwin. I hope youll have some Great Questions for jeanne and david. This is a hot topic. I assume some of you are familiar faces but some of you might have been drawn specifically because of Andrew Jackson who h
Amendment saying theres not a right to abortion and to give convicted felons the right to vote. [applause] thank you, thank you. Thank you. [applause] mister president , mister speaker, Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders, senators and representatives, justices and judges, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends, and my fellow iowans, please be seated. [laughter] each time i enter this spectacular building im reminded of the generation of iowans who have come before us. And each time i walk into this Historic Chamber i am humbled by the responsibility of following in the footsteps of some amazing leaders and outstanding public servants. We lost a number of those leaders last year. Most notable for us today is chief justice mark katie whose absence is felt right there in the front row. He loved his state and he loved the law and to his family and colleagues in the Iowa Judicial Branch our entire state shares your loss. [applause] we also bid farewell to former Lieu