Groups role in campaign 2020. Nextgen americas benjamin insel talks about his role getting the youth to support joe biden. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is the washington journal. You are looking at the Wisconsin Center in milwaukee, one ofseveral sites for this years Democratic National committee convention, which starts this night. Program would take place from there, but it can be held from other areas. Cspan willf that, be covering at 5 00 this evening. We want to hear from you about political conventions and if you think they matter in this day in age, especially in the new environment we are in. You can let us know your thoughts by calling us. For republicans, 202 7488000 free democrats four democrats, and independents 202 7488002. Us, tweet ustext cspanwj, and a post on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The New York Times has a highlight of who you will see tonight, including minnesota senator amy klobuchar, the nevada senator and the first latina to lead a Se
Joe biden, you saw what happened in iowa, you saw what happened in New Hampshire. Do you think its time the party moves on . Plus, were oneonone with Amy Klobuchar after taking third in New Hampshire and tom steyer pouring money into those next critical contests. And its time to stop the tweeting about the department of justice criminal cases. An extraordinary rebuke from the attorney general. In an exclusive interview with abc news. But questions about the president and political interference in the Justice Department persists. The latest fallout this morning. Pierre thomas joins our powerhouse roundtable. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning and welcome to this week. On this president s day weekend. With the first two major contests in the 2020 race behind us, all eyes are now on nevada and South Carolina. With no clear democratic frontrunner, the next two contests could prove decisive in the sprint to super tuesday. The day when the
Raining, but what can you do . You just have to enjoy it. Its not like we caused any rain. You cant change it yourself. Go through a great song, great city, blue skies, get outside, charge the day. Good to have you back, sal. Lets go across the bay in San Francisco. I know weve shown you the latest matrix feel filming in San Francisco. It seems like marvels venom 2 is using San Francisco as a backdrop. The fans of the caught sight of the films star, tom hardy, during filming this week. Venting 2 is set to hit theaters. We educated our young boys and show them the chase scene and bullets. Are there any great San Francisco movie moments you two grew up with and i just so thankful to be able to share with the world . When i was child acting , i wasnt extra with deadpool with clint eastwood. I would say deadpool. I would say clint eastwood, i think it was deadpool, where he goes in for the coffee at the corner of third and branding, right . That building is no longer there, and he confront
Democratic president ial candidate tom steyer hosted a town hall in waterloo, iowa. Is two hours. Good evening. Gruber, and i am vice chair of the county democrats. A fewant to acknowledge of the dignitaries tonight. Jeff, a member of the school board. [applause] pat harper, former state senator and state representative. Of course, we have jerry, who is currentk hawk county democratic secretary. Are there any elected officials or former that i missed . I am a councilmember of the Cedar Falls Community school board. [applause] tonight, i have the honor of introducing tom steyer. Tom left his investing business seven years ago to give his own money and all of his time and energy to fight for progressive causes. He soon became one of the leading forces in registering young voters, registering voters of color, fighting Climate Change, working for racial justice, and fighting to secure better lives for all americans. [applause] tom has led a number of peoplefirst, grassroots campaigns that
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