and then nikki haley is going to deliver a major speech to abortion and then two legal battles surrounding former president donald trump in sudan, a shaky cease-fire as an evacuation is under way to help foreigners. what we know about why tucker carlson and don lemon were forced out. and then we remember harry bwho died president biden announced he s running for re-election he kicked off his bid for a second term with the release of a three-minute video called freedom, and he asked voters to tk give him more time biden also says maga extremists are lining up to cut the social safety net and take away personal liberties the announcement comes four years to the day after he launched his 2020 campaign when i ran for president four years ago, i said we are in the battle for the soul of america, and we still are the question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more or less freedom, more rights or fewer. i know what i want the answer to be, and i think you do,
we cannot do if we do it together this hour, we will bring you new developments in the criminal and civil cases against former president trump. i will ispeak to a top former diplomat who negotiated peace deals. good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington we expect to hear from president biden this hour at a gathering of his strongest supporters here in washington, members of the building and trade unions. the president s first public remarks since announcing his re-election bid in the online video featuring vice president kamala harris and highlighting his record on the economy, abortion rights and the fight to preserve democracy when i ran for president four years ago, i said we re going to battle for the soul of america we still are the question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less. more rights or fewer i know what i want the answer to be i think you do, too. this is not a time to be complacent that s why i m running for re
something to do. but that cannot detract from the fact that we are on the way. reporter: a way paved in part by a man and his music daylight come and me wanna go home reporter: rehema ellis, nbc news that wraps up the hour for me i m jose diaz balart watch highlights from today s show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, president biden makes it official. setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. both candidates facing headwinds. today s announcement on video making biden the oldest u.s. president in history to run for re-election. let s finish this job i know we can. because this is the united states of america. there s nothing, simply nothing
56 after the hour. we finish up this hour, we are taking a moment to remember the life and legacy of icon harry belafonte. he died this morning in new york city at age 96 of congestive heart failure. his wife pamela by his side. he was known across the globe for his artistic ingenuity and for his work as a civil rights trailblazer. rehema ellis looks back at his life daylight come and me wanna go home reporter: his voice made him famous growing up in harlem, his mother taught him to use it to do more