The focus, were being told, is the shooting of blake and the ongoing unrest that has followed. And today, the First Court Hearing was held for an illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters in kenosha. Hes now being charged as an adult with homicide. Were going to have the latest on that case in just a few minutes as well. All of this unrest is the simmering undercurrent of the general election which begins frankly in earnest today. President trump, who will rally supporters in New Hampshire in a few hours, appears to have found the message he thinks will carry him to another four years. As he accepted his partys nomination, he seized on the unrest in kenosha without once saying the name of jacob blake. And warned that chaos and violence that is happening during his presidency would reign under a biden presidency. Joe biden and his supporters remain completely silent about the rioters and criminals, spreading mayhem in democratrun cities. They never even mentioned it during tha
Dream. My father declared his dream in 1963. But we must never forget the american nightmare of racist violence. Theres a knee upon the neck of democracy, and our nation can only live so long without the oxygen of freedom. Meanwhile, parts of texas and louisiana are still recovering from the wrath of hurricane laura. President trump says that he plans to visit over the weekend. We are waiting more details on that trip. All of this while the coronavirus continues to rage on across the country. To put it in perspective for you, the u. S. Added more than 173,000 cases since the rnc began on monday and an additional 4,200 people have died in that same time. The newly updated model projects more than 317,000 americans will have died of the virus by december 1st. Joining me now is shannon and anna. Let me begin with you, anna. I want to get to your new reporting in playbook this hour. Some people were hoping there may be some cause of optimism. I want to start by asking you what you wrote th