Thrown its support behind the Harris Walz Ticket, the first endorsement of any political candidate in the 95Year History. Trump is headed for bright red boazman, montana, after Yesterdays Attempt to seize back political attention with a Press Conference full of falsehoods. But to show the early power of their political coat tails in states with major senate and other down ballot races. So for today, its a clash of campaign events, but come september, well see at least one battle on the Debate Stage. Both candidates have agreed to a debate hosted by abc news on September 10th with trump challenging harris to more. Joining us from glendale, arizona, Aaron Gilchrist, and national editor for the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst, Phil Rutger. Aaron, well start with you. Vp Harris is pushing into the southwest, they need democrats to turn out, and independents and disillusioned republicans. Is the message to the audience changing at all given that landscape . Reporter i think the
Blitz. This hour, analysis from our top correspondents and political experts. Just moments ago on a tarmac in philadelphia, reaction from Donald Trumps Running Mate J. D. Vance. More instructive for what it says about Kamala Harris, that she doesnt care about the border, about crime, about american energy and most importantly, she doesnt care about the americans who have been made to suffer under those policies. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We can fact check J. D. Vance in a moment. The democratic ticket is set. Kamala Harris has chosen tim walz as her Running Mate. The newly named Harris Walz Tick ticket cemented, capping off a 16day Vetting Sprint. Walz has accepted the offer. We expect to see a video from the campaign featuring the new pain. In a Text Today to supporters, harris called walz a battle tested leader who has a Track Record of getting things done. A military veteran, high school social Studies Teacher, a defender of harris, walzs gay hair and midwestern de
Party and the country. The new focus on the vice president, does she have the party s and voters support? harris saying her intention is to earn and win the nomination, but will other democrats challenge her? the timeline fast approaching, what a means for the democratic convention, getting on the ballot in all 50 states, and what happens to all that money raised for biden? former president trump weighing in, what he told our correspondent about the new state of the race, but are they ready to take on whoever democrats choose? all of this one week after an assassination attempt on the campaign trail. The president s legacy half a century in public life, biden s impact on the country, his achievements while in office amid his struggles. And finally, history playing out in realtime, a political shakeup the nation hasn t experienced in nearly 60 years. Announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Tonight we are witnessing a major upheaval in american po
Debate with donald trump. The calls for president biden to step aside growing louder. The emotional drama behind the scenes. The biden family zoom calls. And after his decision, the president immediately endorsing vice president kamala harris. Tonight harris says it is her intention to earn and win this nomination. Will the party rally behind her? the key endorsements already coming in tonight. Donald trump and his campaign already pivoting to target vice president harris. The democratic national convention just 29 days away. 107 days until the general election. A special edition of world news tonight begins now. Reporter: from abc new, this is a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. Good evening and great to have you with us on this sunday night. A political earthquake in the race for president. We begin with president biden s historic announcement to drop out of the race. Writer a letter to my fellow americans and posting it on social media. Saying although it has be
President trump. First that global tech outage taking down one major industry after another. Airports across the globe at a standstill. The u. S. , europe, asia, and australia. Cybersecurity firm crowdstrike reporting a glitch in a software upd update, took down institutions at every level. Hospitals, banks, offices, media, and 911 all disrupted. Computer screens glowing with what s called the blue screen of death. How long before everyone is back up and running? erielle reshef here in new york. The numbers piling up against president biden. At least 31 democratic lawmakers call on him to withdraw from the race. More than a dozen new members coming forward today. The president issuing his own statement while being treated for covid at his home in delaware, insisting he will be back on the campaign trail next week. On the heels of the republican national convention, donald trump and j. D. Vance will be appearing together for the first time at a rally in the michigan battleground. Trump