Morning in the town where joe biden was born, in scranton, pennsylvania. You can see at the top there, city native joe biden accepts democratic nomination proving that the best news is always local news. Look at the subhead there. Former Vice President rises from green ridge streets to lead party. And then of course look at the rest of the front page. Down in the lower righthand corner, this is where it started, northeastern pennsylvania biden backers hold watch parties to mark key moment. Then look at this in the lower left. Trump questions bidens local roots. This is the scranton paper. He said hes from here . Hes not really from here. Dont believe it when he tells you hes from here. Were about five minutes away from President Trump saying that joe biden is from kenya too. Hes not really from scranton. The president questions bidens local roots. Heres how it looks around the country including in some states that are thought to be in play. Arizona republic on left. Biden takes democra
Msnbc special coverage of this Republican National Convention Starts right now. Second rnc is making way not just for what the speaker said but an unprecedented rules. Timing and issuing a president ial pardon for an exrobber as some sort ever partisan gimmick. Breaking tradition, using the white house has a political backdrop. They found tonight of all nights tonight to oversee a naturalization ceremony for new i immigrants and then a stunning breach of diplomatic protocol well get into. Trumps former rival rand paul and pam bundy and a parade of trump family members who echoed the dark warnings and Fear Campaign and eric trump remixing the religious culture war with cancer culture scare tactics. To all people stripped of our religious freedoms and religious liberties, my father will fight for you. And while polls and trump children were going on offense, the first lady took a different tactic explicitly addressing this pandemic this nation. My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone wh
Under arrest. In a notoriously tough and now nationally familiar office, the Southern District of new york. And his attorney entering a formal plea of not guilty for steve bannon. Heres what the fed. They have evidence to prove political fraud and corruption and this alleged corruption comes at the worst time for donald trump, reinforcing a main argument at the dnc from biden allies and former president obama himself about trumps corruption, and personal abuse of power that they say threatens democracy itself. Now here tonight is the legal evidence as we know it. The feds say he was part of a plot with three others that fraudulently misused a lot of money from a political operation that claimed to be all about backing Donald Trumps border wall. The effort raised about 25 million for building the wall through a go fund me page, just like the ones you may see friends and family use. Even the bannon, Donald Trumps former number one, took about 1 million from that effort into his own pocke
President ial power. Donald trump timing and issuing president ial pardon for exbank robber as a gimmick, raw exploitation of his office. Breaking tradition, using the white house as backdrop and known for harsh immigration backgrounds saw tonight as night to oversee nationalization ceremony for new immigrants, and then stunning breach of military protocol. Former rival senator paul and parade of trump family members who echoed the dark warnings and fear campaign. Includes eric trump remixing the culture war with a dollop of cancel culture fear tactics. To all faith stripped of religious liberties. My father will fight for you. While going on offense, first lady addressed the pandemic in the nation. My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one and prayers with those ill or suffering. Donald will not rest until he has done all he can to take care of everyone impacted by this terrible pandemic. Joined now by jason johnson, professor of politics and journalism and liz
And distort coronavirus reality. First a day of angst and anxiety here in the United States. Hurricane laura now a category 3 storm sending millions in texas and louisiana into a rush to get ready or get out. In wisconsin, a new fracture over how this country threets black men and a new debate making a line through protests and undermining your argument through destruction. And kenosha the latest tinderbox. A third night of protests over the Police Shooting of a black man. The shooting took place just before midnight. Police trying to sort exactly what happened in that chaotic scene. County demanding the governor call up more National Guardsmen to police. Jacob blake shot by Police Sunday seven times. The blake family attorney say the 29yearold was trying to stop a fight between two women. Police followed him to his car and opened fire. Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. Cnn sara sidner is live on the scene in kenosha. Sara, whats the latest . Reporter a couple bits of new inf