It is now our turn to do whAt generAtions before us hAve done guided by optimism And fAith to fight for this country we love, to fight for this ideAls we cherish, And to uphold the Awesome responsibility thAt comes with the greAtest privilege on eArth, the Privilege And Pride of being An AmericAn. A neAr flAwless convention ends with democrAtic nominee KAmAlA HArris pAssing the president iAl test, presenting herself to the nAtion And the world As A compAssionAte, welcoming, And strong commAnder in chief. Plus, the cleAr contrAst we sAw between the men supporting A powerful womAn At the democrAtic convention And the hypermAsculinity of trumps convention. And we begin tonight with A pitch perfect convention. DemocrAts Are fired up And reAdy to go for the finAl sprint towArd november, coming off An uplifting Convention Bursting with energy, pAssion, excitement, unity, And joy. Vice president KAmAlA HArris now officiAlly the democrAtic nominee for president , left ChicAgo TodAy with second
Partys president ial nomination. Vice president ial nominee governor Tim Walz set the stage for Vp Harris with his Acceptance Speech Last Night, and the former high School Football Coach put the final sprint of this truncated campaign in clear terms. I havent given a lot of big speeches like this. [ laughter ] but i have given a lot of pep talks. Its the fourth quarter. Were down a field goal, but were on offense, and weve got the ball. Were driving down the field. [ cheers and applause ] and, boy, do we have the right team. Kamala harris is tough. Kamala harris is experienced, and Kamala Harris is ready. Our job, our job, our job, our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. Joining us now from Chicago Msnbcs chris jansing, Margaret Tollive of axios and Barbara Boxer of california. Great to have you. Chris, Governor Walz talked policy, football, family, and like weve seen really all week, things got emotional. They really did but can you im
Top of the hour. Im Brianna Keeler as the democratic National Convention in chicago, and my Colleague And Friend Boris Sanchez is in washington. It is Day One for the democrats, week long Nomination Celebration of Vice President Kamala Harris. And over the next several hours thousands in the party will gather here in the United Center to celebrate here erez and also to salute president Joe Biden as he delivers Tonights Keynote Speech and passes the torch to her. The president is expected to talk about his 50 Year Legacy of Public Service and to make the case for the harriswalz ticket. First Lady Jill Biden and Hillary Clinton will also take the stage with just 78 days until the election. The democrats arrive here on the windy city with a strong breeze at their backs as new polling shows, harris with a narrow lead nationally, the goal now is to build on the momentum and introduce harris her vision to the country. Cnns Mj Lee is joining me now. I know youre learning some new details abou
Major Story Line in the president ial race, and his Cleanup Attempts, well, dont seem to be working as there are now more examples of him using similar phrasing over the past few years. Meanwhile, Vice President Cheyanne Harris is building real momentum with her campaign Holding A Raucous Rally Last Night in front of a huge and lively crowd in atlanta. It comes as the veepstakes is heating up and she will will appear with her new Running Mate next week. Well be joined by one of the men on the Short List for that job, Senator Mark Kweli of arizona. Hell be our guest this morning, and also ahead well bring you the latest out of the meet following a strike that killed a Key Leader of hamas. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. It is wednesday, july 31st. Im Jonathan Lemire along with the bbcs Katty Kay in for joe, Mika And Willie and we have political analyst former u. S. Senator claire mcas skill, she and our friend Jen Palmieri are the cohost of the Nbc Podcast how to win 2024. Also
Days ago. And, you know, wherever you live, episodic Power Outages are a fact of life, and you get through them, and you move on with more or less discomfort and inconvenience. But this is an order of magnitude greater. We are talking well over A Million people with not only no power and no prospects of power anytime soon, but in many cases, also no Running Water, no working sewage system, no working emergency response system, and in some cases, no passable roads because of the Storm Damage. Louisianas Governor John Bel edwards today telling residents of his state, if you have already evacuated, do not return until the office of Emergency Preparedness tells you it is ready to receive you. The Parish President from one Hardhit County in louisiana, st. John the baptist parish, told residents today, quote, the parish is without power, and were without water. So where you currently are now, if youre in a safe place with water and power, thats probably the best place for you to stay. St. Jo