Senator amy klobuchar, a close ally of kamala harris and tim walz and she is coming up first. Plus, we will show you my behindthescenes trip through the convention hall this week and i may or may not have taken a shot with illinois governor j. B. Pritzker before i left chicago. Also, a top architecture project of 2025 on caught on camera talking about his cozy relationship with donald trump. What he said and why it should concern us all. And later, you might know them as deputy national security adviser kate harper, actors of westland fame are here in studio for a conversation i have been looking forward to for a very long time. [ music ] okay, the democratic national convention kicks off tomorrow in chicago, and over the next four days, politicians, presidents, and maybe even some pop stars, we will see, will come together to celebrate the legacy of joe biden, and of course, the candidacy of kamala harris and tim walz. I think it is safe to say there is one guy out there who is reall
Welcome back to the weekend. With early voting starting in just 29 days, can you believe that, 29 days? democrats are hoping to keep their recent surge in momentum going on this week s national convention with help from some of their party s biggest political starts. President biden will deliver the opening night keynote on the first night. On tuesday, a speech from former president barack obama. Governor tim walz will take the stage wednesday night. Thursdays marquee event, vice president kamala harris will formally accept the democratic nomination. New this morning, this year s hosts, illinois governor j. B. Pritzker and chicago mayor brandon johnson will also speak, welcoming democrats to their neck of the woods. The dnc also announced the themes on each of these nights, centered around for the people, for our future. Joining us now, dnc chair, jamie harrison, who is looking calm, cool, collected. And up early because he is in chicago. Thank you, chairman harrison for joining us thi
There s not a normal week for you. You are not done by any stretch of the imagination. I am hoping for a nap, schedule and wheaties. But there s not a nap this week because there s too much to do to talk about important hours of the night. So i m going to be watching you guys all week and i thank you for everything you re doing and for some amazing shows this morning. And you guys, have a great few hours of breast. Yeah, write. A couple of hours and we are off. Have a good one. Velshi starts now. Good morning, to saturday august 18th. The election is 79 days away and tomorrow democrats will kickoff the national convention in chicago with the wind at their backs. Hoping to build on kamala harris momentum. This morning it was revealed the theme of this year s convention will be for the people, for our future. Which borrows from the vice presidents pass campaign slogan, kamala harris for the people. Is going to be s a slightly different affair from past democratic conventions and a very
Brought to you by Meso Mesobook. Com if you or a loved one have mesothelial mac will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to 14000 today on inside politics, kamalanomics, the Vice President , unveils her first economic policy proposals geared to make your life less expensive plus Fools Gold or up for grabs Kamala Harris heads to north carolina as some democrats wonder if shell be another obama like exception to four decades of electoral losses there. And the biden white house reaches for the stars, tv stars from a fictional white house. Were going to talk to two of them who have a New Book out about the famed tv show im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics up first, policy promises the Vice President pitches its her country on fitchs the country rather on her first concrete plans as nominee, you can sum it up this way. Its all about bringing down costs of things she believes are too high. The price of groceries,
and he s going out the same wayy he came in. i full of hope for the future of o the country.ry we ll hear his message from his last presidential presspress conference.er and the message he got from hish wife shortly after. abuse allegations from the set of new movie a dog s purpose. tmz posting video that hadt had animal rights active visitsis demanding answers.nswers now, this morning, the studio and one of the movie stars is speaking out. and later bleep. bleep. reporter: yeah. a new study shedding new lightel on swearing that may have you thinking twice about anyone with a foul mouth.. bleep.leep good day at 9a starts now. you guys behave. let s not start it on bad otot. bleeping out all the bad words.. good day dc9:01 on this thursday january 19th i m mauer even en alongside holly, steve andtevend wisdom.wi we are t m counting until the big inauguration events get underwae right here in d.c. d we ll have much more on then transfer of power coming up u e