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Scranton, pennsylvania. he likes to mention that often in his stump speeches. he has been a fixture at this particular labor day parade, one of the biggest in the country, for many years. senator bob casey, i was speaking with him during the parade, and he said he remembered biden having been a part of this parade on and off for the past 25 years. so he is really sort of a hometown boy here in a sense. there was a great deal of enthusiasm. of course, biden has been one of the loudest voices amon...

Greed of the billionaire class and trump and his friends. >> and former vice president joe biden spent his morning at a parade with labor workers and their families, reminding all of us about one of his historically favorite campaign lines, that hes just a scrappy kid from scranton. but he was quick to say the pittsburgh pit stop doesnt mean biden 2020 is a sure thing. >> what does this mean in terms of your political future here? >> it doesnt mean anything in my political future. ive been with ...

Transparent about this nomination. again, ryan, this is the opening salvo in what is a contentious fight for the supreme court nomination. as you can see, what is at issue here is really just tomes of documents related to someone who has a long history in politics and on the bench. its going to continue to be an issue as we go forward. >> could also then end up being an issue on the campaign trail as well. abby philip, thank you. one of president trumps potential 2020 rivals, joe biden, is mar...

37 in allentown, 20 in greensburg. 45 in harrisburg. 99 accused in pittsburgh, 59 in scranton, the numbers are just so staggering for how this was allowed to happen. when you met with the pope, what did he tell you about this? >> so obviously the pennsylvania report had not been out yet, we met in early may. i spent a week with him speaking. but clearly things that you can see in the letter are things we talked about. there is new language now from the vatican that is important to consider. they...

Jon: the fox report goes to the dogs. a curious canine bites off a bit more than he can chew and gets stuck in a sinkhole. a pennsylvania man says he was surprised to see the hole had opened up on his property just south of scranton. as you can imagine, he was really shocked to see his sons dog, a 14-year-old husky named damon at the bottom of the hole. luckily firefighters were able to rescue damon unharmed. the man says damon will not be taking any trips to the backyard any time soon, while th...

More than 500 children remain separated from their parents. a live report on what the administration has to say about that. plus, a few years ago we asked aretha franklin here on "morning joe" to define the meaning of the word "diva." well show you her answer as we remember the life, legacy and the voice of an american icon. first, bill karins has a look at the forecast. >> willie, wish i had better news. late in the summer, weekends, not many warm ones left. a lot of rain out there this upc...

In scranton, a priest forced a young girl to get an abortion after he raped her. in allentown, a priest admitted to a church official that he molested a boy and the diocese ruled, quote, the experience will not necessarily be a horrendous trauma for the survivor. one priest was forced to register as a sex offend fehr child porn convicions in 2005 and still took the church two years to dismiss him from the priesthood. in 1977, the mother of a boy who was physically and sexually abuszed reported i...

>> reporter: they were new to punta gorda. had moved, recently, from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up, told them shed stay behind, make her own life. >> she didnt wanna come down, you know. im sure it was, you know, its change, especially when youre older and -- but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because were -- we are so close. so we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks? >> "im gonna stay here on my own." "no, im not." >> yeah. yes. >...

Minutes from scranton. i think these people relate to him. hes the blue collar billionaire president. he is able to tap into their joy. hes able to tap into their aspirations. the policies have been phenomenal. it will be hard to argue against what the president is putting on the table for every day average americans. judge jeanine: the gdp and the tariffs. the president said tonight, if we get the trade deficit down the gdf goes up. this your forte. he talked about the fact we rebuilt china wit...

Minutes from scranton. i think these people relate to him. hes the blue collar billionaire president. he is able to tap into their joy. hes able to tap into their aspirations. the policies have been phenomenal. it will be hard to argue against what the president is putting on the table for every day average americans. judge jeanine: the gdp and the tariffs. the president said tonight, if we get the trade deficit down the gdf goes up. this your forte. he talked about the fact we rebuilt china wit...