Politicsnation. Tonight s lead, sweet home, chicago. i am here tonight in chicago just hours before the start of the democratic national convention, where democrats will around kamala harris as their presidential nominee in what has been a roller coaster election season. Vice president harris has only been in the race for months a month since president biden step aside, and the polls showed she has gained enough ground already to push the contest to a dead heat. The latest nbc washington abc washington poll shows and tim walz are on a bus tour of pennsylvania right now before heading to chicago later tonight. Here is vice president harris earlier this afternoon in rochester, pennsylvania. Through these next 79 days, we will continue to build community, build coalitions and remind each other that we are all in this together. Joining me now from the dnc convention center in chicago, mitch landrieu, national co chair of the harriswalz 2024 campaign. Thank you for your time tonight. Ob
Either going to be leaving or be living like were going to be living like dogs. Our whole country, our whole system is going to collapse. Do we believe in the promise of america and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight, we win the politics of joy from the democrats versus the politics of fear and weird from Donald Trump. On the Golf Course all week, not on the campaign trail, of course. And wait until you hear a newlydiscovered Audio Tape of Donald Trump talking about governor Tim Walzs respo to the George Floyd protests. And it is completely different from what his campaign is saying now. Also tonight, getting to know the democratic Running Mate with the help of the former students he inspired. One of them joins me tonight. And we begin tonight with joy. No, not me joy, but the feeling joy. The Joy Felt by americans backing the harris walz ticket. A joy that is palpable and pervasive. As illustrated by the massive crowds greeting Vp Harris and Governor Walz at their rallies
Taking questions, you on afghanistan. Carley: doug luzader begins coverage in washington. This reported threat of an imminent attack follows ominous warning coming from the us embassy and that warning said due to threats outside kabul airport us citizens should avoid traveling to the airport, those at the eastgate or northgate, these frenetic evacuations continue but get into the airport has remained a huge challenge for afghans hoping to secure a ticket out of the country and we don t know how many americans remain in afghanistan. State department settled on this estimate of 1500 people yesterday and among them may be a group of families from california. March of this year we spent 19 separate messages, encouraging and urging them to leave the country. There could be others who never unrolled and have not identified themselves to us. Evacuation operations at the couple airport have to end relatively soon to the forces enough time to get themselves out ahead of next week s deadline. Wh
Greg: happy wednesday everyone. What a lineup we got tonight. We have lara trump! there she is! [scattered applause] greg: this is no joke, you should see her workout routine, which is on instagram. Roll it. Nobody told me this was happening. Greg: that s the show! that s really her and it s pretty impressive, especially when you pair her workout to kat s. [indiscernible]. Greg: you should be drinking after the workout, kat, not before. And with got to take seth, everybody. Look at him! [scattered applause] he will bring in another few hundred viewers, those are just his kids. I joke, but he is the father of tonight s studio audience. Even maury povich got tired of telling him you are the father. So do you want to hear a funny opinion? that don lemmon doesn t do opinions. I don t do opinion. The difference for me is i do point of view. So i m giving my point of view as an american, as a black man who happens to be gay, but i m also i also represent cnn and so i must tell the truth, and
the guys are revving up the cars. it is loud. i am telling you it is louder in person. they will be coming here soon to us. we re so excited. we have a great show everybody today. i think they re getting out of the cars now. they said it would be pretty tight. they will get out of these windows, i think. can they get out? here they are. pete: that s great. will: not made for guys my height. must be smaller guys driving those cars, sometime. rachel: good job. good job. who had a hard time getting out the window. pete: i got out first. will: he is taller than me. the guy that got out of that car must be taller than i. it is a first for sure. will: that is a lot of horsepower. you can feel it when it rumbles. pete: the other thing, the steering wheel is right up on your chest. will: that is why you beat me out of the car. forgot to take the steering wheel off. pete: i watched the undercard races. when they drive, they re driving like this. there is no room in there. rachel: like