Shannon watts in san francisco, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. You have had a powerful voice in the american political arena for the last decade and more, but you never sought elected political office. You chose to be an activist. Why . I think you can in many ways get more done and not have to have a certain persona or act a certain way, or present yourself a certain way. And for me, you know, being in the trenches, organising women, really summoning their audacity and helping them find ways to have an impact on the political system, when in america we have very little political power as women, or at least have in the past, that has been incredibly rewarding. And, you know, people ask me all the time, are you going to run for office . And the answer is no i feel like ive been running for office now for 12 years in many ways, but i do get incredible joy from helping other women run for office and win. And it seems to be working. Ri
Why . I think you can in many ways get more done and not have to have a certain persona or act a certain way, or present yourself a certain way. And for me, you know, being in the trenches, organising women, really summoning their audacity and helping them find ways to have an impact on the political system, when in america we have very little political power as women, or at least have in the past, that has been incredibly rewarding. And, you know, people ask me all the time, are you going to run for office . Are you going to run for office . And the answer is no. Ifeel like ive been running for office now for 12 years in many ways, but i do get incrediblejoy from helping other women run for office and win. And it seems to be working. Right, now, lets take it back to 2012, when you founded Moms Demand Action in response to, i think, one particular terrible mass School Shooting. Why was it so important to you that this was very much a women focused and a Women Led Movement . You know, w
This. Thats it for now. Deadline White House picks up our coverage right now. Everyone, happy monday. Its 4 00 in the east. She has raised 200 million. She got 170,000 people to sign up and volunteer. Shes drawn massive crowds and breathed new life into the 2024 president ial contest. Now comes her first really hard part, the single biggest decision of her president ial campaign, Vice President kamala mate. S, her choice of a running it has to be done in an incredibly compressed timeline. It had to be done in a matter of two weeks. Theres only 92 days left before election day. Harris has a lot of options to choose from. Our six candidates, a slew of popular governors, a Swing State senator, a member of the cabinet, a whos who of rising democratic superstars, attesting to the historically deep bench of talent that exists in the one political party that has not become a cult to one man and one man only. Here is what we know. Vice president Harris Met with Mark Kelly, Minnesota Governor t
Larger than the size of Los Angeles and is 0 contained it even sparked a fire tornado, vortex The Flames and ash spurred on by turbulent winds. And for some residents, just seeing smoke from the Park Fire is enough to bring back horrible memories of 2018 Camp Fire, which incinerated much of a nearby town of paradise was very impactful. Every once in a while and we smell smoke or see smoke like that. It does trigger us, triggers the people here paradise. And im getting Evacuation Alerts and be ready. And so im packed up my dog my cat so i can do is wait cnns Camila Bernal is on the ground there in Butte County california. I mean, that is devastating behind you is that the Home Or Business hey, fred . Yeah. This was someones home and thats why its so difficult to see what this fire has left behind here. Its just the chimney. When you look at all this area, you realize the destruction of this fire. I just got off the phone with a firefighter who told me this fire is aggressive. It is acti
Is covering the Trump Campaign from Nashville Eva Mckend is in, Washington Covering or when youre not in war, you are, youre in Washington Covering the Harris Campaign while shes making her way to a massachusetts. So even you first set the stage for what this weekend is all about for her. So fred, the strategy right now is to really capitalize on the momentum that shes enjoying. There are 100 days until the election but even less time in some places where voters can take advantage of voting early. So the Campaign Kicking into high gear, leaning on supporters to knock on doors and work the phones. And then also several governors who are reported to be on her short lists for Vice President. They are out on the campaign trail, right now, Governor Waltz, governor beshear, and Governor Shapiro crisscrossing the country, making their case. Lets take a listen to what Governor Waltz said earlier today in minnesota but hes here today in the state of hockey to complete his trifecta, he lost in 1