Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening on this labor day. Im kate snow in for lester holt. And its been a busy day on the picnics and parade political circuit from iowa to New Hampshire to pennsylvania. 2016 candidates took advantage of this holiday to meet with voters with at least a few voices in the crowd at pittsburghs annual parade urging the Vice President to throw his hat into the ring. Chants of run, joe, run popped up as he marched by. In iowa Hillary Clinton called all the talk about her emails a distraction and said the issue hasnt affected her as a candidate much. Nbcs Kristen Welker has it all covered tonight from iowa. Reporter a crush of candidates this labor day crashing picnics, parading the streets, diving into crow crowds, courting voters every way they can. A crucial moment for Hillary Clinton, making three stops in and around iowa today, a state she lost to barack obama in 2008. Can you do a s
Engage each other more directly and voters begin looking more critically at potential president s. Those factors will start to tell us among other things whether donald trump is a political entertainer or running to win, whether jeb bush can turn around and become the more powerful candidate that we once expected. On the democratic side Hillary Clinton could benefit from a fasterpaced campaign if it diminishes the focus on her emails. Variables in addition to a surprisingly effective challenge from bernie sanders. One is the decision by Vice President biden on whether to run against her. The other is her public testimony in october before the House Committee investigating the benghazi attacks. The final wild card comes this month when president obama and Congress Face off over funding the government. Republican leaders say they want to avoid a crisis, but as weve seen in washington and on the campaign trail, kate, their ability to do that is limited. John harwood, game on. Thanks so mu