[applause] please welcome our county chair. Hello, iowa. Fellow democrats from across america. All 50 states of america, welcome to polk county. Celebration for our Democratic Party. Together, we will get to meet 17 candidates who are leading a conversation about the future of our party and our country. One of these 17 people will be our next president. They say bad weather brings good luck, and it rained like heck at last years steak fry, and then we won back the congress. I hope the weather we have today is going to win us back the white house next year. Before we get started, please join me in welcoming the elected officials and candidates who are here today. Usually, we read all their names at our events, but obviously this is a little bit eager, so we are not going to go through all hundred of them. Please join me in welcoming them here today. Welcoming join me in five of our newer steak fry leaders. Lindsay paulson and peter crane are our steak fry chairs. Our executive director
County democratic steak fry. We are going to show you some of the comments now beginning with Michael Bennet and former hud secretary, julian cstrastro. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Family here today, iowa democrats, if we do our job, 400 days from today, we can send donald trump back to maralago long,d, and end, the National Nightmare we are facing and save our democracy. I am Michael Bennet and it is great to be here. Thank you. [cheers and applause] i am not a career politician. I was in business saving jobs and then was the superintendent of the Denver Public schools, a large, urban School District where most of the kids live in poverty but have the exact same dreams as my kids. I have been in the Senate Facing tough elections in a purple state. 10 years ago, when i got back to washington, i thought what i would find is the bedrock of our democracy. The government of the people, by the people, and for the people. And instead, what i found was steve king. And mitch mcconnell. Characters
The American Woman and her family held hostage by the taliban for five year as referring in Canada Overnight revealing a painful event from their time as prisoners. The murder of my infant daughter martyr boyle. Their hopes to build a new future now for their family. And amazing upset. A wakeup call in the word of College Football this morning. The gridiron shockers. Touchdown and the play that has people flipping out. And good morning. We are heading into another difficult day in california where theyre dealing with the deadliest wildfires in state history. Were looking at a new round of hot, dry winds expected to fuel those flames of a situation thats already dire in so many places. We want you to look at this body cam footage, however, from a sheriffs deputy. He was driving through a neighborhood completely engulfed by flames. Yeah, were going to play more of this coming up. He actually rescues somebody. Heres what we know white now. 17 fires burring right now in the state. 5,700 st
Mulaney, Richard Branson and musical guest halsey, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause band playing stephen hey were not going to let you hang there whats wrong . Jonathan, whats going on . audience chanting Stephen Stephen thanks have a seat youre very kind, ladies and gentlemen. Folks, welcome to the late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert cheers and applause happy st. Comeys day, everybody of course, everybody celebrates comey day if their own way. Were kind of traditionalists around here. We watched tv and wrote jokes. Everybody was looking forward to the former f. B. I. Director testifying about all the juicy details of his meetings with donald trump. Because, remember, comey wrote everything down. And all his memos are going to be collected in his new Childrens Book james and the guilty orange. cheers and applause heart warming. A lost masterpiece. piano riff tim burtons
A radio call in contest, where the hits are so old we replace their hips. What was i . Right. Mr. Comey, is there any evidence that President Trump colluded with russia. Not a question i can answer in an open setting. Stephen what if we i had made a pillow, would you tell me in there . No. Stephen can you give me a hint . No. Stephen how about i ask a question in a different way. Lets say you had anker orange cat, really fat and lies a lot. Would the cat enjoy drinking vodka . Difficult to say in the abstract. Stephen i admit thats a reach. Were not getting anywhere and security will drag me out. Ill make it easy. You dont have to respond with words. Just signal in any way, did donald trump collude with the russians . laughter applause got it. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight stephen welcomes john mulaney, Richard Branson and musical guest halsey, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Steph