Uncommitted voters in the swing state of pennsylvania. And for the very latest, we go to jonathan karl, who was in the room with the president in philadelphia. Jon . On balance, this was a pretty good event for donald trump. He got to show another side of himself, an empathetic side, talking about the incredible death toll from covid19. This was something we rarely see from the president. That said, he also said again he has absolutely no regrets for anything about the way he handled the crisis. He wouldnt do anything differently, and he said some things that are sure to generate controversy. During one exchange with a pastor from here in philadelphia, an africanamerican pastor, the president said, well, i hope theres not a race problem in america. And he had a back and forth that was very interesting on the subject of race. He also said that he believes the virus would go away, even if there wasnt a vaccine. Thats something that i am sure many Health Professionals will disagree with.
Vote, starts right now. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight, the candidatehielf, joe biden, making a surprising appearance, rounding out a night of virtual fanfare from those both sides of the aisle. We go straight to ra an. How do you do a political anvention like big zoom meeting. Marianne williamson said it was like Binge Watching a marriott commercial. I found it delightful and charming and fl reality, much o the kind of hollering, slightlydrunken polls that you get in the conventions, just screaming out the vote totals of the state. That was a highlight. I bet the republicans will copy that. More substantively, however, i think this was a nht where it was the past of the Democratic Party, the past that joe blt biden. We heard from bill clinton and jimmy carter, john kerry, from colin powell. And then to hear from jill biden, who story in a way no one else can. Michelle obamaar act to follow, but being there in the classroom was an effective touch. For alexandria ocasiocor
Linsey, what a night. I think the most important thing i take away from it was the backdrop, the use of the white house as a political prop in a way no president could have imagined. Donald trump doing it boldly and defiantly and it looked great. The speech itself he gave went on a long time, and he is an excellent communicator, extemporaneously when hes riffing and kind of lacerating his opponents, reading the crowd, throwing out the red meat, reading a 75 minute kind of meandering speech off a teleprompter is not his strong suit, but his image reminded me of other countries at the president ial palace, not the white house, but walking down the balcony to receive the plaudits of his people. Thats one of the things we havent done before. It was new. And i think the white house was the fault line tonight in the country. There on the south lawn, President Trump and his supporters and outside, the north lawn, on pennsylvania avenue and beyond, protesters, stirred by the demands for Racial
After nearly 50 years in politics, joe biden tonight wrapping up the last day of the Democratic National convention and the biggest night of his career in public service, delivering the acceptance speech for his partys nomination. Lets get to mary bruce in delaware where biden made his delired the most important speech of his political life. In deeplypassionate remarks he promised to unite the country and lead america out of what he described as this chapter of darkness, and he says the end of that chapter starts tonight. He cassays his priority will be getting control of the pandemic, something the current president is failing to do, failing to protect this nation. He promised to be a commander in chief americans can trust. He said its time too root out systemic racism, accepting the 30ears i the. As fireworks rained down he was wearing his mask, but byron, you could tell he was smiling underneath. Our thanks to mary. Now more on joe bidens big night. Heres my nightline coanchor, juju
Voting. Youre going to have a catastrophic situation. With universal mailin votes. He doesnt want an election. Our Convention Coverage starts this morning with senator Bernie Sanders, top Trump Campaign strategist jason miller. Nate silver. And insight and analysis from our powerhouse roundtable. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. Four years ago, on the eve of the democratic convention, we were in philadelphia as the delegates gathered. All set to broadcast from the Convention Hall as all networks have done since the dawn of the tv era. Not this year. The pandemic thats upended so much of our lives has essentially cancelled the convention, the delegates wont beeakers will be taking a virtual stage. Beaming in from all over the country. In an epic display of social distancing. One thing that wont change from four years ago, the kickoff speaker will be the runnerup of did nomination, Bernie Sanders