know this is a rational i have seen people on the other side of the aisle republicans engaged in conspiracy theories about the election about january 6. i don t want to be that person, but yes, that is where her mind is going. and i think it just says so much about where we are in this country when it comes to trust, when it comes to the information and misinformation ecosystems we live in and for all this talk about coming together as a country clearly, if people have two very different worlds and understandings of reality how can you come together when you don t have a shared understanding, a shared a basic understanding, of what is, is, what fact is what reality is that s the only thing. the only basis of unity yeah, it s great so good to see you donie. thank you so much. and you re doing that great reporting as always we have a new hour of cnn, new central. it starts no w top of the hour. i m kate bolduan here in milwaukee, wisconsin, sitting inside the rnc convention h
ainsley: oh, it was a powerful moment. we were there. former president trump making his first public appearance since narrowly surviving that assassination attempt. he greeted the crowd on the first night of the republican national convention as god bless the u.s.a. played in the background. watch this. if tomorrow all the things were gone i worked for all my life and i had to start again with just and my wife [cheers and applause] i thank my lucky stars to be living here today cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can t take that away. [cheers and applause] and i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free i won t forget the men who died. [cheers] who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today cause there ain t no doubt i love this land sing it! god bless the u.s.a. is steve: it was a night to remember. mr. trump was met by roaring applause here in milwaukee. his head
biden is old. he s not as articulate as he once was. i m going to run and win again. he may not be the best choice to take on donald trump. are you sure you are being honest with yourself when you say you have the mental and physical capacity to serve another four years. you have to pick the strongest candidate possible and every day he delays in making that decision makes it more difficult. joe biden is running against a criminal. it should not be even close and there is one reason it is close and that is the president s age. do you have questions? all the data shows the average datagram out there in the 14 million of them that voted for me still want me to be the nominee. john: president biden facing what could be the most consequential week of his career as more lawmakers in his own party car on him and to end his reelection campaign. in a short time from now we are expected to get reaction from the white hou when the briefing gets underway. that will be
for your country. the move could spur private sector companies to take similar steps, which some already have. the same goes with masks, which are required again indoors in washington, d.c., even for the fully vaccinated. it s the latest jurisdiction to change public health protocols since the cdc urged americans to mask up again. while some republican governors are refusing to budge, one of them is greg abbott of texas, who says he will not impose new mask mandates while at the same time ordering state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants, saying it will stem covid risk. an order the department of justice today told abbott to rescind. meanwhile, in florida another republican governor, ron desantis, is mocking the cdc guidance as his state reports over 16,000 new cases, the highest one-day total since mid january when the vaccine was not widely available. and where a new variant discovered in colombia is showing up in patients. where is governor desantis as all of t
senator rob portman of ohio. plus, after the summit the tone of the entire meeting was good and positive. president biden and vladimir putin take the measure of each other. this is not about trust. this is about self-interest and verification of self-interest. putin deflects evidence of russian cyber hacking, but both leaders say they hope for a better relationship. i ll talk to trump and obama russia adviser fiona hill. for the third time, obamacare survives a supreme court challenge. the supreme court has just ruled the aca is here to stay. signaling the likely end of the republicans decade-long efforts to kill it. joining me are washington post bureau chief ashley parker, democratic pollster, cornell belchr e belcher. pbs newshour s amna nawaz and republican strategist brad todd. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning and happy father