Joining us. Cnn newsnight with abby. Phillip starts right now tonight debate drama. If there s a debate, donald trump turns, i guess into a maybe while the harris camp, one at debater calls trump chicken plus change to i m going to work to get him elected rfk goes from calling trump a big food to betting on him to unify the country. Also a new and startling look at how the trump white house worked from a top general who lived through it, live at the table ashley allison scott james, stuart stevens, and katie frost welcome to a special edition of newsnight state of the race good, evening everyone. I m abby phillip in new york. Let s as always get right to what america is talking about. The debate stage, and whether or not donald trump will actually be on it. The republican nominee has once again, given you at home reason to doubt whether he s going to show up to work on september 10. And here s what he s saying. Good about it. We re thinking about they also want to change the rules. You
Good evening. Does america want a rerun or a brandnew season . This weeks the mc revealing the stark contrasts. Plus democrats like to celebrate the parties diversity, yet it denied Palestinian Americans from speaking at the convention. Why . And derek cook who nearly lost his wife to floridas abortion ban is here with the vital role men must play in the battle for reproductive freedom. I am ayman mohyeldin. Lets do it. This years Democratic National convention was bursting with celebrities. A true whos who of the Democratic Party. It was essentially a Blowout Celebration For Vice President Kamala Harris after a brat summer that took everyone by surprise. Freedom and hope ringing as the main themes of the week. I am feeling hope so. Feeling hopeful. Because this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible. America, hope is making a comeback. Let us choose joy. Let us choose freedom. Why . Because that is the best o
Politicsnation. Tonights lead after party. There are 73 days till the election and, tonight, democrats are catching their breath and gearing up to capitalize on their historic convention. Vice president harris wrote a wave of enthusiasm for her Whirlwind Campaign into chicago this week. Thursday night, she brought the house down with a speech aimed not only at members of her own party, but independents and republicans, as well. I know there are people of various political views watching tonight and i want you to know. I promise to be a president for all americans. I will bring together labor and workers and Small Business owners and entrepreneurs and American Companies to create jobs, to grow our economy, and to lower the cost of every day needs. In my capacity as head of the National Action network, i had the great honor to participate in this celebration of the strength and diversity of our nation. Standing in solidarity with my mentees, the men of the exonerated five, invoking the f
D. C. With her Campaign Crackling and turn charged by the show stopping final night of programming at her convention capped off by Kamala Harris Acceptance speech, a speech that not only detailed her uniquely american personal story and her unassailable professional credentials but also issued a call to action, a todo list, if you will, for her supporters. It was a speech in which Kamala Harris, the former pridor, delivered a scathing indictment of Donald Trump Lake out with surgical precision how Trump Has essentially disqualified himself from ever serving as Commander In Chief again. On behalf of everyone, this story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth. I accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america. And let me say i know there are people of various political views watching tonight, and i want you to know i promise to be a president for all americans. You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred americas funda
Tears streaming down everyones face. Everyone is very emotional already and i do think they are very much looking forward to Everyone Else who will Come On this date. I actually , walked over here to the Illinois Delegation because after jamie reported the news that oprah would be speaking, i wanted to get reaction for people from the hometown crowd. I bumped into the Speaker Of The House. Oprah is coming. We are excited for over. She is a Hometown Girl and we know she will bring it. What more could you ask for if you are from illinois . You already have the convention. You had both obamas and you know jamie is up there and now, you have oprah . In illinois we do things really big. We dream big and execute even bigger. Having this convention on the backdrop of what is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and transposing that with what Republican Party is saying about places like chicago , and you think about the vision we have here and we have been able to work together. We wa