good evening, and welcome to politicsnation. we re following a busy evening of breaking news from the 2024 presidential race. former president donald trump and his newly minted vice presidential running mate jd vance are about to take the stage in the swing state of michigan for their first joint campaign rally as a presidential ticket and, for trump, his first rally since surviving an assassination attempt. on the other side, vice president kamala harris was in massachusetts this afternoon speaking at a major democratic fundraiser just hours ago. president biden, meanwhile, is is vowing to return to the campaign trail next week as he spends the weekend in delaware recovering from covid and facing calls from lawmakers in his own party to teardrop out of the race. first let s go to grand rapids, michigan, where former president trump and his running mate, ohio senator jd vance, are holding their first rally together. vaurn hillyard is covering the event, vaughn, what do you
swing-state numbers are looking like, anderson in these swing states, the biden campaign has spent already. the trump campaign and the outside groups have not spent already and you think about the debate, you think about the george stephanopoulos interview. you think about the putin and trump comment last night. and you think about nearly $1 behind those ads that is going to shift public opinion that s what guys like me are really, really worried about as we move forward into this campaign with so much at stake. kate, i m wondering what you made at the congressman s point. and also today, the head of the united auto workers urge democrats not to quote, put our heads in the sand and hide from reality well, the congressman may be right that some members of the delegation weren t there, but look at the voters who were there in ultimately as the voters who are going to decide this election. and i think you had an incredibly raucous, energetic crowd here that was really feeding
good evening. no president should have to do what this president did today when he spoke up in defense of the right to vote and the obligation elected officials have to graciously leave office when the voters say it s time to go. after nearly 2 1/2 centuries as a functioning democracy that should obviously be a given. sadly it s not, which is what made president biden s speech today in philadelphia so significant, the fact it was even necessary. and sadly, it is. whatever else you might think of his specific legislative agenda on voting rights, the filibuster, even who you d prefer to see in office. after four years that tested nearly every pillar of american electoral politics and after month and month of lies that have corroded public faith in elections themselves, it has become clear that the institutions and traditions of democracy are in need of defending. traditions, for one, such as not concocting a convoluted conspiracy theory to explain away the simple fact of losing
filibuster, even who you d prefer to see in office. after 40 years, after month and month of lies that have corroded public faith in elections themselves it s become clear that the institutions and traditions of democracy are in need of defending. traditions, for one, such as not concocting a convoluted conspiracy theory to explain away the simple fact of losing an election. a big lie is just that, a big lie. [ applause ] the 2020 election is not hyperbole suggest the most examined and fullest expression of the will of the people in theistry of this nation. this should be celebrated. if that weren t clear enough the president said this followed by a warning about the wave of state voter restriction laws based on that big lie. in america if you lose, you accept the results, you follow the constitution, you try again. you don t call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experiment just because you re unhappy. that s not statesmanship. that s not statesmanship
final but how you do you split these two teams? it s so tough when you consider italy are former winners, they ve won it in 1968 and may two final since then. england in their first european final, how do you call this one? it s going to be very tight, isn t it? a nation waits. how are your nerves, jane hill? are your nerves, jane same tight, isn t it? a nation waits. how are your nerves, jan- are your nerves, jane same as everyone are your nerves, jane same as everyone else s! now, who would you expect to bump into at the rovers return? cheering and applause the queen made a visit to the sets of coronation street and met the cast and crew of the itv soap today. her majesty walked down weatherfield s famous cobbled streets but on a red carpet in fact, it s the second time she s visited them. herjourney to the region will also see her visit manchester cathedral. time for a look at the weather. 0ne one word sums up our weather at the moment and that s changeable because w