elections. good day. i am chuck todd in philadelphia. it is a city rich in american history and a fitting place to talk about the future of our country less than a week before some of the most important primaries on the 2022 midterm calendar. pennsylvania will be key in the midterms and key in 2024. it may have replaced ohio as the state. we spoke to voters, officials and one of the top republican senate candidates at the center of a very muddled and messy primary. today the focus is on the future of the democratic party and the message pennsylvania democrats appear to be sending is clear as an unorthodox politician appears to be pulling away in the primary. this wasn t expected to be a blowout if you will. according to one poll the lieutenant governor john fetterman is up nearly 30 points over the more moderate congressman conor lamb and malconkenyata. we have an exclusive look at the fettermans, he and his wife in a moment. the question on the minds of democrats around the
Action. So it is important that we act and it is important that we act in a very serious and deliberative manner, and we will. Look, we expect this up on the floor on wednesday, and i expect it will pass. Democratic momentum toward impeachment leaves little room for an offramp. Just last hour republicans objected to a democratic resolution, calling on the Vice President to invoke the 25th amendment and to oust President Trump. The president , we are told, may deliver remarks today. He plans to lash out at the Big Tech Companies now banning him from their platforms. Aides and advisers say the president is in a venting mood, and he told allies over the weekend that he is not at all at fault for last weeks deadly insurrection despite his words all caught on camera. A republican strategy session set for this afternoon will tell us if there is any public desire to punish the president. Some republicans over the weekend say, yes, the president did commit an Impeachable Offense and that he sh
Good morning, everybody. I hope you all enjoyed your memorial day. It is tuesday, may 26th. And im yasmin vossoughian. America and the world saw two very different displays of leadership this memorial day. One from the president who made two public appearances yesterday without wearing a face mask. The other from former Vice President joe biden who emerged from his home for the first time in two months yesterday wearing a face mask. The president participated in the traditional wreath laying cemetery at Arlington National cemetery and spoke at baltimores ft. Mchenry as the death toll from coronavirus inches closer to 100,000. The president declared the service of americas Fallen Soldiers to those serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. In recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. Once more, the men and women of the United States military have answered the kale to duty and raced into danger. Tens of thou
Rick scott. Governor scott is trying to look like hes taking a step in the opposite direction of the nra. Panic at a Mental Health facility. Youre scared. Anxious. Investigators say a person armed with a rifle shot at deputies before taking three hostages. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning, were starting with three women who are dead after a hostage standoff at a Veterans Home in yountville, california. There are three victims. The gunman who was found dead had been suffering from ptsd, had been treated at the home. Heres dan simon. Reporter investigators are trying to figure out what caused a military veteran to barricade himself with three hostages, murder them, and then apparently take his own life. This happening in the town of yountville, california. This is the heart of napa valley. This area is home to the largest Veterans Home in the united states. On the campus theres a Nonprofit Center called the pathway home. Helps veterans deal wit
States senate, 2018, massachusetts, whoo hoo. I am in this fight to retain my senate seat in 2018. Thats where im focused, thats where im staying focused. No pledge, though, on the six years . I am not running for president. Whoo hoo. I didnt know folks in massachusetts said wouhoo hoo. We begin the hour with new president ial tweets and one that speaks volumes. The president is retreating about guns and gun violence. The president who lectured just days ago that people are afraid of the nra, they retracted the nra wishes. Also missing, any big white house rollout. The memo was distributed sunday night. The president is tweeting today but no event on the schedule, no effort to use the traditional bully pulpit. Instead this pair of tweets. Strong improvement of background checks will be fully backed by white house. Legislation moving forward. Bump stocks will soon be out. Highly trained expert teachers will be allowed to conceal carry, subject to state law. Armed guards okay. Deterrent.