Eric talked about the prices being too high. Talked about some of the issues that the country is facing. And, you know, a lot of the republicans are like, well, duh, weve been saying this for quite some time. Yeah, Bernie Speech was interesting to me because he really kind of went off message in reinforcing some of the progressive stance of Kamala Harris that she had during the 2019 run. He talked about Health Care for everybody, which is medicare for all, essentially, which harris, of course, did support at one time but now doesnt support. So from a messaging standpoint, i thought it was it was different, especially considering someone like aoc who has a similar politics to bernie. But when she spoke, she didnt really bring out some of those hard core left proposals and was more unified. She stayed near modicum to the right of the left. Yeah. Aaron, bring it to you. Here is Chuck Schumer and what he said tonight. Republicans tend to care about freedom, but they voted no on a womans ri
Chews. Va. Gov i didnt know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and now she wants to be known as black. So i dont know. Is she indian or she black we have seen a lot of celebrities that have been endorsing in speaking out well, what the fields are what do you say to that . Maybe people we are not going back this is how you make an entrance we tried to do the best that never give it. Like like Olympic Games live from london this is cnn newsroom with Max Foster and Christina Mcfarlane hello, a warm welcome to obvious johnnys from the u. S and all around the world. I, Max Foster and im Christina Mcfarlane. Its thursday, august 1st, 9 00 a. M. Here in london and 3am in chicago, where Donald Trump made more racially charged an outright false attacks. Again, its Vice President Kamala Harris she was always of indian heritage and she was only promoting indian heritage. I didnt know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black a
I guess Nicki Minaj is making a lot of people angry this week all because of a tweet she posted expressing skepticism over the covid vaccine. The fact that she simply told people to do their own research made likely ally to Tucker Carlson and millimeter Number One to the supposed black thought leaders in the mainstream media. This is not the woman you want to get your information from. [laughter] she is a wonderful girl. She makes great music. I would not take any advice from her about getting a shot. You have a platform, sister, that is 22 Million followers. Okay . I have 2 Million followers. You have 22 Million followers on twitter. For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives, my god, sister, you can do better than that oh my god, as a fan, as a hip hop fan, as somebody who is your fan . Im so sad that you did that. So sad that you did that, sister. Oh my god. Lawrence do you hear that, sister . You know better, stay in your
Put crime at the center of his campaign. And yesterday, a historic flight. Billionaire Richard Branson reaching the edge of space in a Test Flight aboard Virgin Galactic Space Ship, hoping to send tourists there next. And unrest in cuba. Thousands of protesters take to the streets in the biggest antigovernment demonstrations the country has seen in decades. But we have to start this morning with growing concerns about covid19. Yes, this is is not gone. A new increase in hospitalizations and cases blamed on rapidly spreading Delta Variant. Seven Day Average for new infections up 16 nationwide, and hospitalizations have jumped more than 8 . In Los Angeles alone, Health Officials reporting an alarming 165 surge in cases over the last week. In 14 states, less than 40 of residents are fully vaccinated, with alabama, mississippi, arkansas ranking lowest. Representatives from pfizer are set to brief the top Health Officials about what they say is the need for a booster shot, specifically targ
Or against it. And more New Reaction to a New York times report saying in the final weeks of President Trumps presidency, Mark Meadows pushed the Justice Department to investigate unfounded election fraud. Adam schiff telling me this report shows the Republican Party has become antidemocratic. Its again another assault on the independence of the Justice Department. We shouldnt be having those discussions. But the fact that he was trying to do it to overturn a u. S. Election shows what an antidemocratic party the Republican Party has become. The doj did not take up Mark Meadows suggestions. Were monitoring this. Ladies, welcome to you both. Amanda, what are you hearing about Senator Manchin and how is manchin responding . Reporter with his decision to speak out against supporting the for the people act in the senate here, this is not necessarily a surprise but it is causing a stir. Now there is no path to 50 votes in the senate for this legislation. Manchin had been on the sidelines of