A gop Talking Point and a frequent topic of conversation on conservative media. The rightwing scare tactic flies in face of President Bidens actual record, though. In fact his supportive 90s era tough on violence, his ability to even win the nomination for president. That, in fact, that joe biden may be the democrats best hope against the incoming attacks preying on voters fears, especially those of suburban men and women who remain a vote. Democrats in private and public are warning that rising crime represent the single biggest threat to their electoral chances in 2022. The ap adds this reporting, quote, white house aides believe that biden with his long legislative record on crime as a former senator is not easy to paint as soft on the issue and the president has been clear that he is opposed to the defund the Police Movement which has been effectively used against other democrats to paint them as antiLaw Enforcement. Biden is also trying to boost progressive efforts to reform polic
Harris as joe bidens running mate, and Congress Inertia on coronavirus relief. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fidelity wealth management. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the centers for Disease Control and prevention is warning that the u. S. Coronavirus death toll could hit 200,000 by labor day. That as the u. S. Suffered its highest daily number of deaths since midmay more than 1,500. Coast to coast, states are recording bleak firsts. California became the first state to top 600,000 infections, while georgia had its deadliest day on record. We will hear
Harris as joe bidens running mate, and Congress Inertia on coronavirus relief. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fidelity wealth management. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the centers for Disease Control and prevention is warning that the u. S. Coronavirus death toll could hit 200,000 by labor day. That as the u. S. Suffered its highest daily number of deaths since midmay more than 1,500. Coast to coast, states are recording bleak firsts. California became the first state to top 600,000 infections, while georgia had its deadliest day on record. We will hear
later this hour. i am symone, and i have something to say. folks labor day weekend officially kicks off the mad dash to the midterms. in just over two months, voters across the country are going to cast ballots in races that will transform congress. that s pretty much the only short thing about the 2020 midterms. look, if you had asked me or anybody else in my democratic friends who will win this election in the spring. i m sure we would ve said get ready for a red wave. the stage truly seems set for widespread republican victories, but with the reversal of roe v. wade and a woman s right to make decisions about her own body being the left at the mercy of state governments. democrats have seen a steady rise in support. it s a development that just might fly in the face of historical trends. and allow democrats to keep congress blue. two of the country s most consequential states is where we are going to start today. it goes to the vote of pennsylvania, where mehmet ho
4095, that is how many lawsuits former president donald trump or his organization, has been involved in, according to usa today. and they cover everything from defamation, contract disputes, personal injury, and more. and they spanned three decades. donald trump has been the defendant in almost 2000 of those civil suits. but the former president has never been a defendant in a criminal trial. if that changes, the trump playbook we have grown so familiar with, the path he nears, the vengeful outbursts, the dangerous lies, they will have no power there. the former president is connected to criminal investigations on multiple fronts. there is the justice department s investigation on trump s handling of classified documents, which most recently was a federal judge says he is inclined to unseal parts of the search affidavit and has ordered the justice department to make redactions. then, there s trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. his former white hous