Welcome back. We re live in the dnc in chicago. Ahead for us, the obamas on deck. The dnc prepares for a big night, too, with prime time speeches from the political power couple. We ll have a preview. Plus, the dnc may be in chicago, but kamala harris is putting wisconsin front and center. Her plans for a rally at the very sight where donald trump got the republican nomination. And trump defends his personal attacks on harris as not an insult, just a fact. His new comments as he tries to seize back the spotlight. Our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. We begin here in chicago with mike memoli and monica alba. Mike, give us a rundown of what we re expecting to see tonight. You mentioned the obama, especially michelle, who we haven t heard much from. Almost never. As we look at the full list, you see the importance of coalitions for the democratic party. Bernie sanders speaking, does he give harris the stamp of approval? i m sure he will. The first second gentl
Portion of that money all when hed 808 59, 2,400. Thats when 808, 59, 2,400 hello again. Everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im Fredricka Whitfield In Atlanta alongside my colleague Jim Sciutto in Tel Aviv. Well get to you in a moment jim but first right now, Vice President Kamala Harris is on the Campaign Trail in pennsylvania. The democratic president ial nominee is taking a Bus Tour in the key Battleground State of pennsylvania. There theyre west, the western part of the state. And this really is the first time these candidates, Kamala Harris and her Running Mate Tim Walz some their spouses are appearing to gather on this Bus Tour here in pennsylvania. She by the way, is Riding A Wave of momentum new national polls out today shows harris taking the lead over republican Donald Trump for the very first time since she announced her candidacy, just a month ago. Tonight, harris will be heading to chicago, where the Democratic National Convention begins tomorrow. It will feature f
The nhs warns that Tens Of Thousands of people are risking their lives in england because theyre unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Heavy fighting has broken out in the afghan city of mazar i sharif, as taliban militants tighten their stranglehold around kabul. American troops have flown into kabul to help evacuate Embassy Personnel and other civilians stranded in the afghan capital. Britain and several other western nations are also sending troops as resistance from afghan government forces crumbles. The taliban also claims to have captured territory in two other provinces overnight. Heres our Asia Editor Anbarasan Ethirajan talking about the military advances made by the taliban so far. The taliban showed no sign of stopping or even slowing down the military advance. As we speak, heavy fighting is raging in a town very close to kabul, about a0 kilometres, and also in a province in the southern part of k
And please dont stress the seals a plea for Holiday Makers on the North East Coast of england to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Within the past hour, the Afghan President , Ashraf Ghani, has made a televised address to the nation his first public comments since the taliban intensified their latest offensive. Mr ghani said that the remobilization of armed forces was his top priority. He also said he was consulting with international partners to prevent further violence. Heavy fighting has broken out in the afghan city of mazar i sharif, as taliban militants tighten their stranglehold around kabul. American troops have flown into the afghan capital to help evacuate Embassy Personnel and other civilians stranded in kabul. Britain and several other western nations are also sending troops as resistance from afghan government forces crumbles. The taliban also claims to have captured territory in two othe
I am Sarah MulkerrIns lIve tokyo on day 14, where Steven GardIner won 400 Metre Gold to secure the bahamas fIrst medal of the games. LIve from our studIo In sIngapore, thIs Is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to bbc news, broadcastIng to vIewers In the uk and Around The World. Its 6am In the mornIng here In sIngapore and 2 30am In the mornIng across afghanIstan, where the government Is mobIlIzIng Its forces to try to repel talIban fIghters as they move In on several bIg cItIes. ThIs map shows you some of the key areas of the fIghtIng In kandahar, Herat And Lashkar gah. ThIs Is the sItuatIon earlIer on thursday In herat, wIth talIban fIghters reportedly movIng at wIll In much of the cIty. Here are the thoughts of some of the resIdents. TranslatIon the sItuatIon Is tough. Our houses have all been destroyed. People have all fled. There are eIght or nIne talIban on the roof of our house. If the SecurIty Force hIt there, everythIng wIll be destroyed. Then where should we go . TranslatIon we f