Good evening. Good evening. And good evening. The candidates need no introduction. Are you ready? ready. A new race with a new democratic candidate. Mr. Vice president, i m speaking. And a familiar republican opponent. Do i still have to stick to policy? a vice president running to chart a new course. It doesn t have to be this way. Against an expresident with a criminal record. I have been indicted more than capone. With more issues facing the american people, reproductive rights, the economy, immigration, foreign policy, and the future of democracy itself. We are not going back. Tonight, full team coverage with rachel maddow, nicolle wallace, joy reid, chris hayes, lawrence o donnell, ari melber, stephanie ruhle, jen psaki, symone sanders townsend, plus, steve kornacki on the road to 270. Alex wagner at the debate in philadelphia. New jersey senator cory booker, california governor gavin newsom, and pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. Msnbc s special coverage of the presidential deba
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And the aflcios Richard Trumka talks about Union Members and campaign 2020. Then priorities usa chairman guy cecil talks about his super pacs role in the election. Washington journal is next. Ccept yours i a nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. That was californias democratic senator, kamala this is the washington journal for august 20. Joe biden will accept his nomination. You can see that starting at 9 00 this evening. For the next hour your comments on the event of the Democratic Convention including senator harriss acceptance speech. Yo if you support joe biden, 202 7488000. If you support President Trump, 202 7488001. If you are undecided, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003. Cspanwj, and you can post on our facebook page. Our coverage starts at 9 00 tonight for the final night of the Democratic National convention which you will hear from joe biden and senator cory booker and the former mayor of south bend indiana, former president ial candidate,
Some of her advisers would have liked about her life story. That is the first thing she did. The second thing she did was what she is going to have to do between now and november, which is try and make the argument for a joe biden presidency. Effectiver speech was on both of those counts. Power last lot of night with president obama. I think she did what she needed to do. Host usually Vice President s are seen as hatchet men or hatchet women. Do you think she waited into that yesterday waded into that yesterday . Guest i think that is one of the big reasons she is on the ticket. Ne in the has sho senate has been in hearing rooms. She is a prosecutor and sounds like a prosecutor. Got a sense of things to come last night with that as well. Host do you think she has been this process into about her time as attorney general come about her time in those instances . How do you think . . That impacts are Going Forward how do you think that impacts her Going Forward . It was explored when she
Wisconsin, pennsylvania, and arizona. Ncaa officials, university leaders, and armor student athletes testified to a senate panel about the benefits and challenges of allowing College Athletic programs and athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, or likeness. They also talked about the impact of the coronavirus on College Sports. I had to participate in the environment and public works committee. We have a quirky rule in the if in our committees you want to vote no by proxy, that counts. If you want to vote yes by proxy, that doesnt count, so i had to be there in person. We cannot get started. Are you ready . Thank you so much. This hearing will come to order. Convenes toommittee discuss the issue of compensating student athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness and il nil. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for. We will hear from the vice chancellor Intercollegiate Athletics from university of mississippi, my alma mater, where a letter in zero sp