Today has been a lot. Today has been a lot, and were going to get into all of it in the next hour. Thank you, my friend. Its good to see you. All right, take care now. Until recently the national conversation about this 2024 president ial election has been largely focused on white working class voters. President biden considered himself the champion of the working and the middle class. Donald trumps running mate, senator j. D. Vance, he introduced himself of the Republican National Convention as the son of appalachia with hillbilly roots, a man who would fight for the workers in this country. The question of how black voters might vote this year, black voters a key segment of the electorate, that question has been unusually open ended. When President Biden was still at the top of the ticket, polls showed him underperforming with black voters as they slipped to Donald Trump. An indepth Pew Survey of nearly 9,000 dults published this summer before biden dropped out found that 1 in 5 blac
I got treated so rudely by this woman. Oh, my goodness. And im fine with it because she was very rude, sir. Very rude. That wasnt a question. She gave a statement. That wasnt a question. I repeated your statement. My question is on those rioters who assaulted officers. Would you pardon those people . Oh, absolutely i would. You would pardon them . If they were innocent i would pardon them. They were convicted. And by the way the supreme Court Theyve been convicted. That was part of Donald Trumps contentious interview contentious is a good way to describe it yesterday at a conference for the national association of black journalists. Well have more from that interview including the former president s false claims of Vice President Kamala Harris race. And well have the response from the Vice President as she was on the Campaign Trail in texas. Also ahead the latest from The Middle East where fears of a wider war are growing following the killings of a Hezbollah Commander in lebanon and t
Animal and rapid to describe black District Attorneys. You attack black journalists, calling them a loser. Saying the questions they ask are, quote, stupid and racist. Youve had dinner with a white supremacist at your maralago resort. So my question, sir, now that you are asking black supporters to vote for you, why should black voters trust you after you have used language like that . First of all, i dont think ive ever been asked the question so in such a horrible manner, first question. You dont even say hello, how are you . Are you with abc . Because i think they are a fake news network, a terrible network. And it only went downhill from there. That was part of Donald Trumps contentious Interview Yesterday at a conference for the National Association Of Black Journalists, where trump questioned whether Vice President Kamala Harris is black. Well show you that moment and the defiant response from the Trump Campaign to the widespread Criticism And Outrage about the former President S
All right danny, thank you very much and thanks so much to all of you as always for being with us. Anderson starts now good evening. Thanks for joining us in just a few moments. Were going to be bringing you live remarks by Vice President harris will be speaking live in houston to a biennial gathering and the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority its hard to imagine she wont weigh in in some way on what her opponent, Donald Trump, said today, the national association of black Journalists Convention in chicago, white House Press Secretary Karine Jean Jeanpierre has already called his remarks repulsive. Before we play some of what mr. Trump said, i do want to read you a portion of the statement his campaign put out shortly afterwards trying to put their spin on what happened, quoting now, President Trump has continually said that unlike Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, hes running to be president for all americans. If youre running to night, the entire country, you have to back it up with action Presiden
9 11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh mohammed and two other alleged plotters reaching a plea deal. The assassination rocking the Middle East, one of hamas top leaders killed in a strike in iran. The militant group blaming israel. Will it lead to a wider war . The deadly wildfires burning near denver. Nearly 600 homes evacuated in the middle of the night. Plus, the victory 100 years in the making. Meet the women of the u. S. Rugby team after their mustsee lastsecond upset. And theyre everywhere here in paris, tshirts, caps, and key rings, but the question on everyones mind, what exactly is the Olympics Mascot . Announcer this is nbc Nightly News. Reporting tonight from the olympics in paris, here is lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. American swimmer Katie Ledecky doing what she came here to do in paris, win medals. Her blistering finish in the Womens 1500meter freestyle race earned ledecky her eighth career olympic Gold Medal tying the record for most Gold won by an american woman. The S