today on inside politics, democracies on the line. that s president biden s message as he kicks off his 2024 campaign using the third anniversary of the capitol insurrection to warn what s at stake if donald trump wins another term. plus blasting the front runner. ron desantis escalated his attacks with just days left to close the huge gap with the the former president. and don t sit back. the former president needs his sportupporters to show up to wie dominating victory he says he s expecting. it s why he s headed back to iowa today to try to get out the vote. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. f f flz. we start near valley forge, pennsylvania, where the george washington troops were there for a long time as he was leading during the revolutionary war. today it is where joe biden will make his rereelection pitch that donald trump poses an existential threat to u.s. democracy. arlette saenz is there. what are you hearing from your sour
filming in the lake district. 0 nto onto a sporting mission, and let s say good morning to holly hamilton. good morning. northern ireland s rory mcilroy and the norwegian victor hovland share the lead at the open championship going into the final day at st andrews. playing together, they finished the day on sixteen under par. it puts them 4 shots clear of the field. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. it s all about dealing with the pressure, play your shot, take the applause, then wait for your loyal followers. all good, and on we go. young leo set the example at st andrews. victor hovland is a junior in major golf terms, just 24. the norwegian made four consecutive birdies at one stage, then the others had to respond. well, whatever transpires over the course of the championship, i think the third round will be remembered for what rory mcilroy did right there. from problem to solution. on the tenth, it was an eagle, too and that took rory mcilroy into the lea
2020 election. this all comes as the biden campaign has been eager to start ramping. their contrast with the former president a at a time when the iowa caucuses, the republican primary campaign is set to kick off formally in the coming weeks. in the end, the campaign does believe that democracy is not a sideline issue. it s a central issue of the campaign. but one thing going forward whether other issues will resinate and dominate voter s attention. but democracy, everything else from it, they are hoping that this speech day will serve as the opening for the campaign. prejanuary 6th is his aids are arguing that the soul of america was the whole crux of his campaign. thank you so much for that reporting. let s talk to our reporter here in the studio. tia mitchell of the atlanta journal constitution.
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everything about this is impossible to believe given the warm and positive feelings most americans have for your country. overstating any of it? the only thing is i have not gotten the bill yet. that s a sideline issue. i have been concerned about the bureaucracy in this country. i have been seeking documentation from [inaudible]. it was upscaled to a higher body before a week i was told upon my return to my job in washington i would be asked to come into a hotel which is a hotel which has been turned into a detainment facility.