Country is by passing the torch. How much progress can he make on his ambitious plan for his final months in office? the door closing fast for anyone hoping to challenge kamala harris. New dnc rules and how they ll speed up the time line for her vp announcement. And new today, the speaker of the house is blasting the fbi director for suggesting it is not clear whether donald trump was actually hit by a bullet. Our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. Let s begin with that nbc news exclusive about multiple conversations this week between vice president harris and former president obama. Nbc s yamiche alcindor is following this from washington. Yamiche, could an endorsement by barack obama be imminent? that s what sources are telling nbc news. They re saying that an endorsement is likely to come soon, though there s not a precise timing. President obama was being careful not to sort of overstep on the fact that president biden was going to be having this natio
It is a question, i think, of looking at the laws and the individual states and finding the right lawyers and attempts. But these laws that are being passed and the efforts to weaponize poll watchers in the polling place are all part of thinking, i think wrongly that intimidation of election officials is going to help republicans. I think what my fellow republicans are not recognizing is what goes around can come around and that this weaponization in election laws can be turned on them. This is not going to be a oneway street. And that overall is bad for the democracy. Yeah. It s not what any party should be about. No. Right. We re seeing that as you two join together. Ben, thank you so much. Bob, really appreciate it. It s a pleasure. Thank you. New day continues right now. Welcome to our viewers not united states and all around the world. I m john berman with brianna keilar on this new day. We do have breaking news. A covid decision that will immediately affect thousands of children
Toward defending our shared democracy. That s the defining challenge of our times now. And that s your reality check. We had a national tragedy. We had covid. We know for a fact that there are those unwilling to come together. I m not sure it s equal blame on all sides. It s not. In this case, but it is notable. John avalon, thank you. Thank you. You can join jake tapper, wolf blitzer and paula reed as we remember 9/11, 8:00 a. M. On cnn. And new day continues right now. Good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. It is thursday, september 9th, and i am brianna keilar alongside john berman on this new day. We begin with breaking news and what could soon be the most consequential mandate in the country. The nation s second largest school district, los angeles, set to require covid vaccinations for students who are 12 and older who attend inperson classes. The board of education is meeting later today and one member tells new day that the measure is expected t
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentary journalist tony grew and the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. caroline and tony, hello again. let me take the viewers through some of those front pages. let s start with the metro. it says there s a growing backlash against borisjohnson over the westminster lobbying row. the same story makes the front page of the i, with the prime minister facing mounting conservative anger over the handling of the owen paterson affair. the former health secretary, matt hancock, is calling for nhs workers to be legally required to get covid vaccinations before the winter. that s in the telegraph. according to the times, gps are to be barred from taking newjobs in richer areas under plans being considered by the government. the guardian reports that a watchdog had to prevent ministers breaching a code on political neutrality and independence during the search for new chairs
of the islamic state group is found guilty: was it domestic or hate related? terror. pardon? terror. back on the campaign trail emmanuel macron heads to areas that are strongholds for his rival marine le pen. the wakefield mp imran ahmad khan is found guilty of assaulting a 15 year old and expelled from the conservative party. and: there it is! after some agonising moments scottie scheffler wins his first major the masters at augusta. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, manchester city face atletico madrid with a reduced crowd in the champions league after the spanish champions were found guilty of discriminatory behaviour. good evening from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. as more russian forces head to the east of the country for a major new offensive, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital here in the north, that they used to control. time and again, we ve been hearing stories of violence against women. in particula