Inside the united center sure. Here in chicago, illinois, where the democratic national convention begins imminently. And where we are about to watch history unfold in one of the most consequential weeks of the 2024 campaign. Hello and welcome to the lead. I m jake tapper. Live here at the democratic national convention, vice president kamala harris, assuming the democratic mantle, officially, president joe biden, about to relinquish it today, biden will ceremonial ceremonially hand the reins of the party over to his vice president senate after an election shakeup for the ages, which believe it or not occurred only for weeks and one day ago mr. Biden just landed in chicago for his big speech because we ve seen some new reporting that the president is somewhat relieved and nostalgic about his standoff, but also still a bit bitter over how it all went down we ll see tonight if any of that is discernible in his address, the white house says biden will sketch out his view of the stakes of
Welcome to sunday morning and welcome to live coverage from the floor in chicago day one of the next. The senate with university democrats set together for the national convention. Warning, i am bill hemmer and mark i am dana perino, america s newsroom. I have a microphone so i feel very professional this morning. [laughter] but this is it. This is the stage of the united states or. The hall is empty but it s going to fill up. You can sort of feel the energy. They are excited. Almost feel like we should have our golf voice on. But you can see wisconsin, tennessee, north carolina. Kamala harris from california, that delegation when she speaking to her right, delegates this front seat. Why? joe biden, right behind his pennsylvania. The reason is is candidates got to win pennsylvania. Chicago tribune. All eyes on chicago. Forever they felt conventions here in 1968 became back in 96 and now back again to make up a big splash and we are here today, hello and good morning which will be sensa
And bridge the gap between the two sides at talks in doha. Qatar, egypt, and the us said that the past two days were serious,constructive and positive. Mr biden shared the news with reporters as he hosted an event in the Oval Office a little earlier. One of the reasons why i was late is i was dealing with the Ceasefire Effort in the middle east. We are closer than we have ever been. I dont want to jinx anything, but as my grandfather would say, with the grace of god, the goodwill of the neighbours and a lot of luck, we may have something. But were not there yet. But it is much closer than it was a few days ago. Keep your fingers crossed. Hamas Wasnt Present for negotiations, but the group is in direct communication with the mediators. Its said it wouldnt participate as it wanted to stick to the terms of an earlier deal. It accused israel of changing what was agreed to. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Success Orfailure of a deal was up to hamas, and urged other countr
But when will it be ready . Hello. Welcome to The Programme. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. We start in russia, where ukrainian forces have destroyed a strategic bridge in the kursk region, cutting a supply route, as they continue their incursion into russian territory. In his nightly address, ukraines president zelensky said we see that the occupier is suffering losses, and this is useful, very useful for our defence. Hes described the territory captured by ukrainian forces since they launched their incursion 12 days ago as an Exchange Fund, implying they could be swapped for ukrainian regions occupied by moscow. From sumy, near the border with russia, heres our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. Ukraine isntjust targeting russian troops, but their Supply Lines too. A missile makes light work of a major bridge in russias kursk region. It was a counteroffensive which surprised just about everyone. Apart from the ukrainian paratroopers whove released this footage. Complete with dramatic m
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