President . Simone biles leading Team Usa to gold in the womens team competition. The fans have dubbed clark kent, Stephen Nedoroscik showing his superpowers. 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 and now she wants to be known as black. I do hope you will can reconsider meet me on the stage because the saying goes, if E Youve got something to say, say it to my face. A beautiful and emotional homecoming this week for three american citizens detained for years in russia. On thursday night, their families, along with president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted evan gershkovich, paul whelan, alsu kurmasheva, who were among the 23 people freed who are being held in seven countries and a historic Prisoner Exchange with moscow. Their return was the result of r several years of international diplomacy that included Vice President harris herself, person
And well have more on that in a moment. As the season heats up, they are hitting the trail in pennsylvania this afternoon. Vice president harris will speak in philadelphia in the next 2 1 2 hours or so well Donald Trump will speak in butler. Here is a live look at the city of milwaukee which officials are prepping for the republican national Convention And Trump is teasing his pick for the Vice President ial Running Mate saying it is down to the North Dakota Governor and senators marco rubio, Jd Vance and tim scott. We do have some new numbers. 24 Million people watched the post natal Press Conference thursday. With the wind at his back he shifted his focus to trump at the Friday Campaign stop in detroit. He has filed bankruptcy six times. He even went bankrupt Running A Casino and i didnt think that was possible. And doesnt The House always win in a casino . One of the president s allies reaffirming support same for democrats this election should be home the president is running again
Vaccines for young people, faced Sexual Harassment And domestic violence allegations, And once made the case for Slave Owners being the ones who should get reparations. More on Larry Elder, the man who could save newsom. Plus an amazing interview with Sidney Powell. She has been assailed over her lawsuit, but not sure she as ever been asked this before. Do you hear yourself And think it sounds ridiculous . No. I know myself very well. I have been in me a long time. I have been in me a long time. Thats one the virtual moments about a documentary about rightwing media And the big election lie. More on that as well. We begin with the fight over abortion rights. Texas republicans enacted one of the strictest laws after years of push back from democrats. In the summer of 2013, thenstate senator Wendy Davis filibustered for 11 hours to stall the vote on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Despite delaying the vote the bill passed And way signed by Rick Perry weeks later. For
A precursor to jooverturning it. A Far Cry from mississippis 15 Week Restriction and texas is a full 18 weeks before the current standard. President biden called the Texas Law unamerican today in his first on camera words about it, and is looking for ways for his Justice Department to limit it. The most pernicious thing about the Texas Law, it sort of creates a Vigilante System where people get rewards to go out to anyway, and it just seems, i know this sounds ridiculous, almost unamerican, i was told that there are possibilities within the existing law to have the Justice Department look and see whether there are things that can be done that can limit the independent action of individuals in enforcing a state law. The Senate Judiciary Committee now plans to hold a hearing examining not only the law but also the high Courts Decision to allow it to take effect. In a scathing rebuke today, democratic Chair Dick Durbin argued the court allowed it to see the light of day without public del
The storm drenched public transit, highways, streets and homes in a few hour and brought much of the city to a standstill. Much of philadelphia as well, forcing rivers to rise several feet. In New Jersey towns were swamped with water while tornados rampaged across several communities. The storm has killed 43 people from maryland to connecticut. In louisiana four days after Hurricane Ida, nearly One Million homes and businesses remain without electricity as we head into the holiday week end. Tomorrow president biden will be on the ground in louisiana to see the damage up close. Today the president said what the storm was an urgent warning about the dangers of Climate Change. The past few days of Hurricane Ida and the wild fires in the west and the unprecedented Flash Floods in New York and New Jersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms in the Climate Crisis are here. We need to act. This isnt about politics. Hurricane ida didnt care if you were a democrat or a republican.