United states and around the world. This is early start. Im laura jarrett. Im christine romans. Thursday, august 20th. 5 a. M. In new york and it is 75 days now to the election. On night three of the Democratic National convention, a fierce sense of urgency for the biden harris ticket. President obama delivered a striking takedown for his successor. I am here tonight as a testament to the dedication of jenngenerations before me, womed men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, lib bert at this and justice for all. I accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. Ahead of bidens speech tonight, so far the convention has made biden look real, decent, normal. That, the course says, is what the country wants now. We get more now. Senator Kamala Harris accepted the nomination to be the Vice President ial candidate on the democratic ticket during a rousing speech last night in wilmington, delaware. She made history being on that stage as the first black woman, as the first Indian American woman to accept a major partys nomination. If elected in november, she would, of course, reach the highest heights of any woman elected official in this country. She did not dwell on that particularly in her speech. Her presence certainly made that point clear but senator harris also focused on the challenges facing the country. She only mentioned President Trumps name twice but she left no question that she is running, that joe biden is running to repair a wounded nation. So make no mistake, the road ahead is not easy. We may stumble. We may fall short. But i pledge to you that we will act boldly and deal with our challenges honestly. We will speak truths and we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us and lets be clear, there is no vaccine for racism. We have got to do the work for george floyd, for breonna taylor, for the lives of too many others to name, for our children. Of course, another very powerful speech on wednesday night at the convention from former president barack obama speaking virtually from philadelphia, talking about democracy. The location was picked for a reason. He said in blunt terms the democracy of this nation is indeed at stake. He was almost delivering a president ial like address. It was not a convention address because there was no applause but he was summoning americans to do a course correction in november but he did have very strong words for President Trump. I have sat in the oval office with both of the men who are running for president. I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously, but he never did. For close to four years now he has shown no interest in putting in the work. No interest in finding common ground. No interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends. Donald trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant. The consequences of that failure are severe. Reporter those words were striking in the fact that a former president made them against a sitting president. Nothing is unusual about this relationship. Donald trump spent years going after barack obama and his family but that is not what drew the former president to the stage. He came to the stage and gave this type of speech because he believes america is at a turning point. Finally at the end of the evening joe biden surprised the convention by appearing on stage with his wife and waiving. No balloons were falling but it was that moment of unity. Joe biden has been running for president for three decades or so but has never reached this period. If he were to win, he would only be the second Vice President in American History to run and win outside of the oval office, outside of the presidency. Richard nixon ran as well. Joe biden i am told is going to try and deliver an on pptimisti message. Jeff, thank you so much for that. It would take thousands of tests every day for colleges to stay as coronavirus free as possible. Response coordinator for the white house dr. Deborah birx held a call with state and local leaders. Heres what she said in audio obtained by the center for public integrity. It brings attention to the responsibility of the universities. How are you going to do 5,000 samples in one day or 10,000 samples in one day . Shes talking about how schools are facing mounting challenges as they try to reopen. Several students were evicted from their dorms after an on campus party. Notre dame football practices are on pause. Notre dame was set to host a pezpez president ial debate. Theyre requiring flu shots for children over the age of 5. Friends and families of more than 1300 americans lost a loved one. The death toll remains stubbornly high even as the number of people hospitalized begins to decline. Testing is falling in more than a dozen states. They say encouraging trends can turn quickly. We need to be absolutely diligent about adherence to public relt recommendations or else we could have flair and outbreaks. This thing could turn around very quickly if were not careful. In other words, its easy for a good trend to turn bad. One person who was at sturgis has tested positive for the virus. Hundreds of thousands attended that rally. Health experts are worried it could turn out to be a super spreader event. Los angeles mayor Eric Garcetti will shut off power at a Hollywood Hills party house which is rented by tiktok star brice hall. Trouble persists for businesses nationwide. The mall of america is entering into a forbearance agreement. Amc, the Worlds LargestMovie Theater chain will open more than 100 u. S. Locations a day. Theyre offering 15 cent tickets promoting as 1920 prices in 2020. School year is starting and many parents have to choose between their jobs and staying home with their kids. New data shows one in five working age adults is unemployed because coronavirus changed their child care arrangements. Women are nearly three times more likely than men to stay home for the kids. Some parents can work from home. Its not an option for people who have to be physically at their jobs. The jobs crisis has been worse for women than men. In july the Unemployment Rate was 11. 1 . Even worse for black and hispanic women. In a few hours well find out how many filed for unemployment claims last week. With no new stimulus deal in sight, millions are in limbo. That child care issue is the issue on the minds of almost every family. So much stress surrounding what is going to happen when kids go back to school. 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It never has been and id like to think maybe i could have some people that could back that up. I am very, very sorry and i beg for your forgiveness. Brennan is one of the top nfl play by play guys for fox. No comment yet from them. The reds say theyre going to address the broadcast team in the coming days. Facing criticism after postponing the fall season kevin warren said the decision is final. In an open letter published online yesterday he explained why the conference made the controversial call. The vote was overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited. The decision was thorough and deliberative and based on sound feedback and medical advice. There was too much medical uncertainty and too many unknown health risks and the impact on the student least. Randy wade is organizing a protest outside of big ten headquarters tomorrow morning demanding more answers. The raptors getting a win over the nets to take a 20 series. 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Dont settle for silver gold bond champion your skin loreals magic root cover up three seconds to flawless roots three. Two. One. Roots gone magic root cover up by loreal paris oh my gosh we will speak truth and we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us. Kamala harris makes history accepting the democratic nomination for Vice President. President obama eviscerating his successor in a way he has never ton before. It could take thousands of tests a day. Good morning, everyone. This is early start. Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. On night three of the Democratic National convention, the most prominent members of the party injecting a fierce sense of urgency for the biden harris ticket. President obama delivered a striking takedown of his successor on the same night bidens own Vice President ial pick accepted her historic nomination. My mother instilled in my sister mya and me the values that would chart the course of our lives, and even as she taught us to keep our family at the center of our world, she also pushed us to see a world beyond ourselves. She taught us to be conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people, to believe Public Service is a noble cause and the fight for justice is a shared responsibility. Ahead of bidens own speech tonight, one ally tells cnn the convention has made biden look real, decent and normal. Thats what the country wants. More from cnns jeff zeleny. Reporter senator Kamala Harris accepted the nomination to be the Vice President ial candidate on the ticket during a rousing speech in wilmington, delaware. She made history being on that stage as the first black woman, as the first Indian American woman to accept a major partys nomination. If elected in know much she would, of course, reach the highest heights of any woman elected official in this country. She did not dwell on that. Her presence made that point clear. Senator harris also focused on the challenges facing the country. She only mentioned President Trumps name twice but she left no question that she is running, that joe biden is running to repair a wounded nation. So make no mistake, the road ahead is not easy. We may stumble. We may fall short. But i pledge to you that we will act boldly and deal with our challenges honestly. We will speak truths and we will act with the same faith in you that we asked you to place in us and lets be clear, there is no vaccine for racism. We have got to do the work. For george floyd, for breonna taylor, for the lives of too many others to name, for our childr childr children. Reporter of course, another powerful speech from barack obama speaking from philadelphia talking about democracy. The location was picked for a reason. He said in blunt terms the democracy of this nation is indeed at stake. He almost was delivering a president ial like address. It was not a president ial address. There was no applause. He was summoning people to come to their own decisions and a course correction. He did have very strong words for President Trump. I have sat in the oval office with both of the men looking to be president. I never thought he would embrace my policies. I did hope for the sake of it, but he never did. For four years he has never shoni interest in putting in the work, no interest in finding common ground, no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends. Donald trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant. The consequences of that failure are severe. Reporter those words were striking in the fact that a former president made them against a sitting president but nothing has been usual about this relationship. Donald trump spent years going after barack obama and his family but that is not what drew the former time. Joe biden surprised everyone by joining them on stage. Certainly different than previous years no balloons were falling but it was a moment of unity. This is the biggest night of joe bidens political life. If he were to win, he would be the second Vice President to run and win outside of the oval office, outside of the presidency, outside of the white house. Richard nixon won by leaving Vice President. Joe biden will deliver an optimistic message, forward looking message. The election is less than three months away. Prominent women dominated the third night of the democratic convention. Hillar