First look at governor walz introduction being dubbed as walz wednesday. We re going to show you in a moment. First, a look again at the power of last night, and why this convention feels so fresh. Michelle obama summed it up like this. Saying, quote, hope is making a comeback. She s right. For those of us who remember, this convention does feel a whole lot like 2008, when, as barack obama said last night, the dnc was good to a kid with a funny name. Ultimately the electorate was good to him as well. Will it be good to another kid with a funny name this year. That answer is firm maybe. Along with the fundraising numbers and the better polling, this race against donald trump is still very much a race. The torch has been passed. Now it is up to all of us to fight for the america we believe in. And make no mistake, it will be a fight for all the incredible energy we have been able to generate over the last few weeks, for all the rallies and the memes, this will still be a tight race, in a
Hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers around the world. Im Fred Pleitgen right here in london and here is whats ahead on Cnn Newsroom President Biden remains defined as calls for him to step aside, grow louder, well tell you whos joining the chorus and what the White House has to say. Russia sentences american Journalist Evan Gershkovich too for espionage. Why washington called the conviction, quote, a sham and a cyber meltdown around the world from airlines to banks. Were learning what happened and how long it could take before things get back to normal our top story go u. S. President Joe Biden is vowing to stay in the race despite a growing list of fellow democrats telling him to drop out more than 30 democratic lawmakers are now publicly urging him to step aside. And that includes a dozen On Friday alone, a source says the president is quote, seething at former House Speaker Nancy pelosi. Since some of her close allies are joining the calls earlier legendary Journalist Carl
The question is what will be left for society . We cant know the answer in detail but heres what we are hoping for, that reason remains. Logic, the ability to think clearly and rationally, the one thing we cant lose, going to need it to rebuild. Thats why of all the moral atrocities being committed at the moment In The Name Of Equity and inclusion, its the relentless attacks on science i should command our special attention. So for the next hour, we will consider those attacks in some detail and start with Americas Response to the covert pandemic. When the Coronavirus First arrived in our country last winter, most americans uncritically accepted what the authorities said about it. If you imagined our leaders would leverage a public Health Emergency for their own political gain, that seemed like the one line that even politicians wouldnt cross and yet almost immediately, they crossed it. Around the country, democratic governors used Quarantine Restrictions to reward their allies and to
Question is when it does come, what will be left of ourt society. We dont have the answer in detail but heres what we are hoping for. We hope that reason remains, reason, logic, the ability to think clearly and rationally. Thats the one thing we cant lose. We are going to need to rebuild. Thats why of all the moral atrocities being committed inn the moment at the name of an equity and inclusion, its a relentless attack on science that should command our special attention. Going to consider those attacks in some detail and going to start with Americas Response to the covidd pandemic. When the covid virus arrived on our shores last winter, they thought they could trust the people in charge. If you imagine that our leaders would leverage a public Health Emergency for their own political gain. That seemed like the one line that politicians wouldnt cross. And yet almost immediately, they crossed it. Around the country, democratic governors rewarded their allies and punish their opponents. A
This vote made it official. Donald trumps Big Lie has fully enveloped the republican party. Trumps Big Lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of lincoln. We all know whats Going On here. Senate republicans chose to defend the Big Lie because they believe anything that might upset Donald Trump could hurt them politically. Shame on the republican party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under the rug because theyre afraid of Donald Trump. Senator mcconnell working in what the Washington Post describes as a relentless effort to kill the legislation before bipartisan commission could be established. The Senate Gop Leader functioning the same way as Kevin Mccarthy. The gop now loud and proud in its objection to Fact Finding about the deadly insurrection and the underlying threat it revealed. Namely that radicalized white supremacists and trump supporters pose a threat to the United States homeland. That threat the focus of two Homeland Security bulletins this