Hello everyone. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning it is sunday, august 18. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for joining us. Heres whats happening. Today. Vice president harris and her Running Mate, Tim Walz, will be setting off on their Bus Tour Pennsylvania ahead of this weeks Democratic National Convention plus, were getting new details about the Moment Harris and biden will appear on stage together, the dnc for this symbolic passing of the torch. Ill say ukrainian forces are pushing deeper so. Russia powered in part by u. S. Provided weapons. Cnn travels with ukrainian soldiers as they take their fight to put me on his own territory, Beaches Up And Down the East Coast are closed today as Hurricane Ernesto brings the threat of dangerous Rip Currents. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar is here with a look at the areas facing in the greatest Risk Today i still get the rush though every time you see it, youre like, oh, played by noise. I finally get another one out of
Up soon. Welcome back, everyone. Here is what is happening today. Vice president harris and her Running Mate, tim walz, will set off on their Bus Tour, a pennsylvania ahead of this weeks Democratic National Convention. Plus were getting new details about the Moment Harris and biden will appear on stage together at the dnc for a symbolic passing of the Torch Secretary of State Anthony Blinken fed. It is real right now as negotiators continue to push for a ceasefire with hamas and a Hostage Release Deal. The message hes expected to deliver and where where talks stand right down. The cost of Homeowners Insurance is surging in parts of the country. Why some companies refuse to cover people in some states. And the steps homeowners are taking to make their homes more insurance friendly and new data shows that School Districts have done little to bring down the number of absences since the pandemic ended. The steps some are trying to take to get kids back in the classroom. Thats coming up we
Here in the United States, canada, and all Around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom were just one day away from the democratic convention, where Kamala Harris is set to accept the president ial nomination. What we know about the preparations underway right now Donald Trump launching new attacks against harris by he says shell be easier to beat in November Plus the u. S Secretary Of State flying right now to israel amid the push for peace between israel and hamas. What still stands in the way of a Ceasefire Agreement live from atlanta this he Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber were counting down to tomorrows started the Democratic National Convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris officially becomes the Partys Nominee for president. In the hours ahead, harris and her running mate, tim walz, will launch a Bus Tour through pennsylvania, a key Battleground State well, that comes as the campaign is spending big on false advertising, saying in a statement that is reserved 3
We as a nation spend the best part of the year selecting our president. Many of the Founding Fathers fought against creating the Vice Presidency in the first place. Since then, party bosses have recorded it as a political graveyard. The system has produced some worthy Vice President s. At best, its a compromise. At worst, its a game of roulette with the nations destiny. Ben franklin, when the constitution was written, said we should refer to the Vice President as his superfulous excellency. I think the quote that wasnt worth a bucket of warm spit. What does the Vice President do . You would get a shrug of the shoulders. People would be asked, who is the Vice President . Lets do it. I think when we formed this nation and the constitution was shaped, not an awful lot of thought was given to the Vice Presidency. The office as a general proposition, if you look back over the last 200 and some years, was described in all kinds of ways, most of which meant inconsequential. One Vice President
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