Hours. What we will see in this Arena Today will be radically different than what was imagined just a month ago as Kamala Harris prepares to formally accept her partys nomination. For president , a party that is now reinvigorated. And for good reason, cnns latest poll of polls shows the Vice President two points ahead of Donald Trump. Very small lead, yes, but one that President Biden never saw and since harris is Running Mate, is a former coach, that wisconsin and Pennsylvania Delegates got a peptalk of sorts. This morning from the Vice President ial hopeful Well Sleep when were dead, when this is done. But not now not now because no one in this room wants to wake up on that next day and have anything except looking at your children, waking Up To that sunny November Morning and being able to smile and say, my god, we elected a Woman President of the United States democrats are keenly aware that none of this would be possible without Joe Biden and his decision that completely upended t
59, 2,400 Welcome Back. Im Brianna Keilar in chicago where it is day one of the historic Democratic National Convention. And my Colleague And Friend Boris Sanchez is in washington right now, president Joe Biden and first lady jill biden, are on their way here to the windy city where in just a few hours, they will be taking to the stage each to make the case for why Vice President Kamala Harris should lead the country tonights Keynote Speech will be a bittersweet moment for the president who had his sights set on a second term before leaving the race less than a month ago. Instead, hell now tell american voters why he believes harris should be his successor cnns Mj Lee is with us now on this mj, what are you hearing about Bidens Speech Tonight . Yeah. Brianna, weve just learned that President Biden is going to be introduced tonight by his daughter, ashley biden. She is going to be speaking after the first lady, jill biden. This is really a moment of poignancy here for the entire Biden F
Black women, they say those comments simply supercharge their motivation to get Kamala Harris elected as president. Rene marsh, Cnn Chicago welcome home. A three american friends, our back in the united states after historic Prisoner Exchange with russia, their emotional Return President Bidens Message and the hurdles that they cleared to make this thing happen 24 People Exchange seven different countries. Big money. The Harris Campaign just announced that its raised 310 Million. Last month and one month double what the Trump Campaign says it brought in. But what does it mean for this now reset president ial race. And Justin Timberlake has a court appearance today. Okay. For his dwi from the summer. Im Kate Bolduan with omar jimenez, sara, and John Are Out today. This is Cnn News Central all right. Breaking overnight an emotional union for three americans. Finally freed after being wrongfully detained in russia, former us marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter evan gershkovic
Problem for the american people. And so i never thought he would make it to the 11th i always said a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Kamala Harris. And i think thats whats playing out. You also said in addition to a vote for Joe Biden, well, you said a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Kamala Harris. You also have said, if we nominate Donald Trump, i guarantee you were going to have president Kamala Harris and youve said, whichever party the retire its 80yearold candidate first is going to be the one that wins the election. Do you still feel that way . I think that look, the democrats are very smart to put in a younger candidate. I think that thats what america has craved. But i think what you look at as they put in the weakest candidate. They could put in you look at the fact that camila i mean, she had one job that was to deal with illegal immigratiOn And the border. She didnt do it. She was the most progressive senator that we had next to bernie sanders. You can see it playing out w
Order banning Mask Mandates, in schools, his Office Today put out a Statement Warning of, quote, financial consequences for noncompliance for dissenting School Superintendents and schoolboard members. The most recent data shows the Positivity Rate in florida, for children under 12, at more than 20 . And more than 24 for ages 12 through 19. And because kids under 12 cannot be given the vaccine, publichealth experts have been pushing for mask wearing in schools. Which, in florida, puts them at odds with the governor. Same for texas, where Covid Hospitalizations are climbing so steeply that at one, big hospital in houston, tents are being set up, in case they are needed to handle the overflow. The School Superintendent there, recently, proposed a Mask Mandate to be taken up by the board laterthis week, in defiance of governor abbotts orders. And schools in dallas announced a mandate, today. In South Carolina, which also bars such action, the governor, henry mcmaster, had this to say. Shut