Donald and hillary going at it over whos better to handle our economy. Billionaire investing legend turned trump supporter carl icahn is here to weigh in. This is risk reward. Im adam shapiro filling in for deirdre bolton. Billionaire carl icahn moments away. First also in the show today, whats oft orlando shooters radical father doing a few feet away from Hillary Clinton during a rally . Were going to get answers. Also a tumultuous summer in urban politics, but almost half of americas mayors fear their own Police Officers doing harm to others. More on the war against those hired to save us coming up. And Amusement Parks are they death traps for children . Little kids, you know . They just screamed a little bit and hit the ground and laying there. A child beheaded, three others hospitalized after tragic accidents, should the federal government do more . Thats coming up. But first our top story of the day, donald trump announcing economic plan for the country and next guest says it is t
Bigname republicans. Several will be noshows tonight at a campaign in wisconsin. There is a growing rift. Reporter no doubt about that. And it looks like donald trump is trying to reduce some of that distance there between himself and the gop. Making the announcement theyve wanted for so long, endorsing paul ryan, endorsing john mccain, senator kelly, after a disastrous week for the nominee. As for Hillary Clinton, polls are certainly in her favor right now. But terror lingering issues out there there are lingering issues out there. Truthfulness and emails. She was asked about those at a gathering in washington today. Reporter Hillary Clinton blamed herself for inconsistencies during an interview about what fbi american people. What i told the fbi, which he said was truthful, is consistent with what i have said publicly. So i may have shortcircuited it. Reporter Ongoing Trust issues dont appear to be hurting her candidacy. Polls show she has a double digit lead in New Hampshire and pen
With scott pelley. Dubois good evening. Scott it off tonight. Im maurice dubois. Donald trump is coming to the end of the worst week of his campaign. National polls show Hillary Clinton has opened a sevenpoint lead. Have a look at the end of the conventions they were just about tied. In just one week, shes up, hes down, after one misstep after another. Now, keep in mind the election is a statebystate battle for 270 electoral votes, and it will be decided in these 11 states that could go either way. Two are on trumps schedule today. Heres Dean Reynolds. Reporter as a chaotic week of political blunders and sagging poll numbers drew to a close, donald trump patted himself on the back. Ive been told by so many people that know me under pressure, donald, thats when you do the best. Reporter he was in iowa this afternoon and will be in wisconsin tonight, battleground twice in general elections and states whose republican primaries ted cruz won this year. So, trump has work to do. And if you
We will hear excerpts of their acceptance speeches in houston, texas, as well as Julian Assange, who addressed the Green Party Convention via video stream from the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. He spoke about donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Most unpopular president ial candidates in u. S. History. Going into the presidency, they are going to continue to oversight and resistance, which will not only garye a fertile field for johnson and jill stein to prove their support, but it will create a very fertile field to holding the government to account. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. We breaking with convention. Im amy goodman. In chicago, hundreds of protesters marched through the streets and blocked traffic in a series of demonstrations following the release of video showing the Fatal Police Shooting of an unarmed African American teenager. The newly released video from Police Body Cameras shows the moments before
Concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. However, shes conscious and okay. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 8th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with the death of a 10yearold boy during a family outing at a water park. Caleb schwab was riding on the slide in kansas city, kansas, the tallest in the world 17 stories high. The name means insane or crazy in german. Riders have to follow some strict rules. Theres no word, though, on how this accident took place. We honestly dont know whats happened. Thats why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. All our rides are inspected every day. And our rides are inspected by an outside party at the start before the season starts. The water park will be closed yet again today because its lifeguards may be too sdrau t distraught to work there. The first fatality since the park opened seven years ago. To politics, donald trump looking to get back on m