With byron pitts. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, with just 83 days left until election day, Presumptive Democratic of candidate for president , joe biden and Kamala Harris stepping out for the first time and already on the offensive. Heres janai norman. This is a moment of real consequence for america. Everything we care about, its all on the line. Reporter this afternoon in delaware, the official debut of the joe bidenKamala Harris ticket. The former Vice President and hi his historymaking choice. This morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities. But today, today just maybe theyre seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. Joe, im so proud to stand with you. And i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. Whose sacrifice, determination and resilience makes my presence here today even possible. Reporter the candidates walkin
Delays, disappointments. Now the Nations Capital paid tribute to the civil rights titan. Now, nightline, with byron pitts. The extra 6 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits. Some say its too much. But for millions, its the one thing keeping a roof over their heads and food on the table. This woman never used to worry much about paying for shes usually surrounded by meals working at an elementary school. But now, trips to the grocery school are filled with anxiety. I spent 41. It was a light shopping day for me. But sometimes this bill can be very, very big. Reporter laid off in march, the mom of two had to rely on the 776 shes receiving every week. A combination of federal and state Unemployment Benefits. Its a little less than what she was making between her day job and parttime jobs before the pandemic. What does stress look like in your house . We struggle to pay bills. With the kids home, its rough because they eat more, they need clothing, the electricity bill is going up, and the p
Republican opponent . Nightline starts right now with byron pitts. Tonight, less than one week away from the 2020 Democratic National convention, the big announcement by joe biden. Putting past tensions aside to choose Kamala Harris as his running mate. Rachel scott is outside the senators home in d. C. Reporter the anticipation has been building for days, and tonight, frenzy outside Kamala Harris apartment, television crews, cameras, reporters, all camped out. We have seen this crowd grow hour after hour. So many of the voters i have spoken with here say they didnt support harris in the democratic primary and they didnt support biden either, but seeing the diversity was enough to stoke their hope in the election. Bidens barrierbreaking running mate. I am not perfect. Lord knows, i am not perfect. But i will always speak with ct senator Kamala Harris, the 55yearold stepmother and wife. The daughter of immigrants, a jamaican father and indian mother, who, as her Guiding Force growing up
For more than 55 days, protesters a protesters have taken to the streets in portland in often violent clashes. A judge has entered a temporary restraining order barring journalists from being removed from the protests. Heres kayna whitworth. Reporter in portland, a mostly white city, and these mostlywhite protesters, and these black mothers, hope that protesters arent just here to raise their own voices. They hope theyre willing to listen to others. Weve still got some ways to go. We realized through our protest on monday and especially tonight that we still have a big journey ahead of us, and we really need some black leaders in that wall of moms group. Reporter here clashes have raged for days. They increasingly look like a war zone. Moms are here reporter and its the mothers showing up to form walls on the front lines. Protesting Police Brutality and systemic racism. I feel like ive been protesting all the way back to trayvon martin, where i protested in washington, d. C. , you know
Fought in the name of justice and equality, even when equality sometimes meant face the blows of a billy club and tear gas. Still the crusader for civil rights persisted and now after nearly six decades the torch is passed to the next generation. Heres abcs steve osunsami. And lead me home and someday when we do form a more perfect union, whether its years from now or decades or even if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. Reporter from the church in atlanta that is the beating heart of the Civil Rights Movement bells rang today in honor of congressman john lewis. 80 times for 80 years of his storied life. Welcome to Ebenezer Baptist church. Spiritual home of Martin Luther king jr. Reporter three former president s, members of congress, mayors, past and present, mourners braving the heat outside, all came together to remember and celebrate the man who stared down death and fought for life. John lewis, first of the