we ll see if it shows up. anderson is now. good evening. so it begins. four years the day after he entered the 2020 race with the video condemning the former president s comments after a white supremacist rally, joe biden is running for a second term. he appeared in a video released saying we still are in a fight for the soul of the nation. he spoke about the need to, in his words, defend democracy. repeatedly spoke of the need to stand up for what he termed personal freedom. this time, not just against the extremism of a former president who hopes to retake the white house, but a republican party, the president believes is enabled by him. we protect our rights, to make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally and everyone is given a fair shot at making it. but, you know, around the country, maga extremists are taking on the bedrock freedoms, cutting social security that you paid for your entire life while cutting taxes for the very wealthy, dictating what de
it was hot, around 90 degrees. and 100,000 people turned out to see him. he himself said from the stage, from the podium at the front of the crowd, that the crowd was about 80,000. but the police actually said it was bigger. police said it was 100,000 people. , again this was in 1936. so if you want to address to that forward for sure, it was $1. about if you want to adjust that to account for how big the population of the country was at the time compared to now, hundred thousand people than convey to the overall size of the country, that will translate today to a crowd of like 250 260,000 people. which is a really big crowd. particularly since the person they were all there to see was just some guy with a radio show. have you ever heard of a politician nude william lembke? he was a congressman, a candidate for president. third party candidate in the 1936 presidential election. and that, that huge rally on labor day weekend, and chicago in 1936, was a rally in support of will
removal of tucker carlson from fox news. fox made the announcement six days after the company settled with dominion voting systems for more than three-quarters of a billion dollars. carlson would ve likely to testify were at odds with what it its stars were saying. he texted other staffers that he passionately hated former president donald trump and that his tenure in the white house was, quote, disaster. he his text messages after the election released by dominion s attorneys also showed carlson disparaging fox leadership. whether his sudden departure actually connected to the dominion case or other lawsuits facing fox for other reasons is a topic we ll get into. they have agreed to part ways and thanked him for his service and said his last show was this past friday. joined now by our senior media reporter oliver darcy. do we know exactly why he was ousted? i would imagine that you can t disconnect this from that big dominion suit. even though tucker carlson wasn t a foca
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, fox news stunner, with legal problems mounting and major troubles with the truth, the networks top rated anchor, tucker carlson, is fired. president joe biden appears to be finalizing his 2024 campaign plans, hours ahead of unexpected formal announcement. this, as new polling shows most americans don t want him or donald trump to run again. plus, both warring factions in sudan agree to a 72-hour cease-fire. but concerns remain about how long it will hold, and how to get americans and other ex pats out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, fox news has severed ties with the host of its highest rating primetime show, in a stunning move that is sending shockwaves throughout the world media and politics. tucker carlson drouin conservative viewers with his right wing rhetoric and conspiracy theo
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, president biden finalizing his 2024 campaign plans, hours ahead of his expected announcement. this has new polling shows most americn him or donald trump to run again. shakeup at fox news with legal troubles counting and troubles with the truth. tucker carlson is shown the door. both warring factions in sudan agree to a cease-fire. concerns exist how long it will hold and how to get american expats out. thanks for joining us. all eyes are on the white house today, with president joe biden expects to announce his bid to run for a second term in 2024. mr. biden has teased and dropped hints at the announcement for quite some time. sources close to the president confirmed that he s picked a campaign manager and decided where the headquarters will be. with a formal announcement just hours away, there s more questions what the 2024 race will look like. cnn s