Good morning. Its friday, september 4th. Im alicia menendez. Losers and suckers, those are the words used by President Trump to describe american soldiers. According to a new report in the atlantic that says President Trump has repeatedly disparaged servicemembers. Citing four unnamed people, the magazine reports that when trump canceled a visit to an American Cemetery near paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the lastminute decision saying the helicopter couldnt fly and the secret service wouldnt drive him there. Neither claim was true. Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain and because he did not believe it important to honor american war dead. In a meeting, he said, why should i go to that cemetery . Its filled with losers. In a second conversation on the same trip, trump referred to more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at bella wood as suckers for getting killed. He has a continued fixation on the late john mccain, one who accused him after he won the nomination. Trump expressed his contempt for mccain being called a war hero in 2018. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like a war hero who wasnt captured, i hate to tell you. Trump told his senior staff according to three sources with direct knowledge of the event, were not going to support that losers funeral, and he became furious when he saw flags lowered at half stachlt he said what the eff are we doing that for. He was an effing loser. Within hours of its publication trump hopped off air foirs one, made a statement, and took no reporter questions. To think i would make statements negative to our military and our Fallen Heroes when nobodys done what ive done with the budgets, with the military budgets, with getting pay raises for our military, its a disgraceful thing by a terrible magazine. I dont read it but i just heard about it. They made it up. Its probably a couple of people who have been failures in the administration who i got rid of and i couldnt get rid of fast enough, or it was just made up. Shortly after he also released a torrent on twitter writing part, quote, i was never a big fan of john mccain, disagreed with him on many things, but the lowering of the flags and the firstclass funeral he was given by our country had to be approved by me. Also i never called him a loser. I never called our great Fallen Soldiers anything but heroes. The white house also denied the report imts worth noting in 2015 the president retweeted the article with the headline, quote, donald trump, john mccain is a loser. He ant went golfing after not being invited to attend the services. President ial candidate joe biden also spoke. It reads in part, quote, it is another marker how deeply President Trump and i disagree about the role of the president of the United States and if i have the hans of serving as the next commander in chief, i assure americans i will always have their back always. His son who served in iraq added, generations of troops around the world in defense of our freedoms and to protect the u. S. Interest during his remarks at a church in kenosha, wisconsin, joe biden addressed attendees on the need to combat systemic racism in america and how they should handle looting during protesting. Lets get something straight here. Protesting is protesting, my friend john lewis used to say, but nothing justifies looting, burning, or anything else. You should be held accountable, period. It cannot be tolerated across the board. Biden then went after President Trump, krut sizing his remarks after the 2017 rally, a selfproclaimed White Nationalist in charlottesville over a woman who had been killed. Im hadnt planned on rung for anything after my son died until i saw the people coming out of charlottesville carrying torches. Remember. Close your eyes. Their veins bulging, their hatefilled speech. The president was asked, what do you think. He said, quote something no president has ever, ever said there are very fine people on both sides. No president has ever said that. What it did, though, it also exposed what had not been paid attention to is the underlying racism in the United States. President trump is threatening to take away federal funding in cities he calls anarchist. Governor cuomo responded and did not hold back. Heres what he had to say. Hed better have an army if he thinks hes going to walk down the street in new york. He cant have enough bodyguards to walk through new york city. People dont want to have anything to do with him. Its more of the same from him. Its cheap. Its political. Its gratuitous. And its illegal. But it is another attempt to kill new york city. A spokesman for the governor later clarified that cuomo did not mean the president would literally need extra security. He just expressed how unwelcome he would be in new york city. Joining me now from the hill, julia manchester. Good morning. How is his motor base reacting . Elise yarks i think this is something his voter base is going to agree with. Weve seen this after a lot of protests erupt over Racial Injustice and Police Brutality that President Trump has essentially said, look, you know, some of the riots that have spun out of these mostly peaceful protests are happening in democratically run cities, and thats President Trumps attempt to sway this notion that this is happening under his watch, during his administration. So hes definitely trying to pin this on democratic mayors. Its also not the first time hes gone head to head with leaders of these democratically run cities. He tried to send federal troops, and weve seen theres been tension as to whether these cities actually want this federal help. I think this is a clear indication of the tension that really exists between President Trump at the federal level and the mayors at the state and local level. Julia, lets go back to that stunning report on the atlantic of trump using disparaging words to describe american soldiers. How is that going to play out in the next nine weeks . Its going to be interesting how it plays out. Ill be fascinated to see how voters react to it. I think President Trump is vehemently denying it. Hell probably launch more attacks on the media. On the whole, this is not the first time the media has published a blistering portrayal to how hes reacting. You know, im fascinated to see how this will play out on the debate stage. President trump is someone who is the commander in chief of our military as president of the United States, but he does not have experience serving in the military. We know hes had a lot of issues in the past, not serving in the draft. However, on the other side, joe biden is one, i dont believe, who served in the military, however, his son beau biden served in the military, and we know how connected he is with troops and stuff and giving back to troops. Id like to see how that plays out on stage because weve seen President Trump in the past really position himself as a really pro military president , someone whos going to be there for american troops despite making disparaging comments about veterans like john mccain. Julia manchester, thank you. Well talk in just a bit. A car ran through a group of black lives matter protesters, many on foot and bicycles. A dark sedan honked several times before plowing through a crowd leaving a crowd of people chasing after the car. Video shows the car initially stopped for a brief moment and then excaccelerated through the crowd. Protesters were gathered last night following the release of body footage cameras. Theres video showing the police handcuffing daniel prude. Still ahead, the president walks back his remarks that voters should test the system by trying to vote twice. Those stories and a check on weather when we come right back. N weather when we come right back. Im a verizon engineer and im part of the Team Building 5g ultra wideband. Its already available in parts of select cities and its rolling out in cities around the country. 25x faster than todays 4g networks. Its the fastest 5g in the world. This is 5g built right. Do i use a toothpaste that or one thats good for my teeth . Now i dont have to choose. Crest 3d white. It removes up to 95 of surface stains. And strengthens enamel. From the number one toothpaste brand in america. Crest. Go go go go go go go on a real vacation. Visit go rving. Com or your nearest rv dealer. Now to a legal case in North Carolina where a group of voters with preexisting conditions sued the state over a requirement to have mailin absentee ballots signed by a witness. The plaintiff said the rule would force them to come into close contact with others, thereby, jeopardizing their health, but a judge was not convinced. The panel ruled making the change would require making a change for ballot rules and voter guides that have already cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Such a cost will cause delays with all north carolinians. The General Assembly in june reduced the requirement of two witnesses to one for safety reasons but would not remove it all. Danny cevallos joins us. Would they have a right to an appeal when other states have eliminated the requirement of witnesses . These plaintiffs should appeal right away and they have to because time is running out. North carolina is one of only 19 states that has a witness requirement and one of only three that has a twowitness requirement. North Carolina Legislature passed a law from two to one, they were essentially acknowledging a witness requirement is a problem, but they said, okay, we get witness contact would be an issue, so well reduce it from two to one. They recognized the problem but kept the problem. Then you have the court here saying, well, even if it is going to cause a problem, its too much of a hassle at this point and it might end up confusing voters. So theyre essentially recognizing there is a danger with a witness requirement and saying, oh, its probably too expensive and who cares at this point. So obviously im paraphrasing, but this is something that should be appealed not because the decisions in other states are binding in North Carolina because theyre not but because they may have a state constitutional claim here that a higher court might listen. Danny, is there a cause of action for a vote not being counted if not those with preexisting conditions elected not to have a witness in their house . People have a constitutional right to vote, but Constitutional Rights are not absolute, and courts generally take an individual right and balance its against the greater good. Thats exactly what this court is trying to do. Its what almost every court is trying to do when evaluating an village rights claim. So even though the right to vote is maybe one of the most cherished rights in state and federal constitutions, if it infringes or damages the greater good or the population as a whole, then the court may not consider it absolute. So thats right to voteclaims, everyone has a right to have their e vote counted, but like most Constitutional Rights, its not absolute and it can be limited if it goes so far as to harm others. In this case, the Court Appears to be looking at economic harm as a consideration, which is why its worth appealing because another court might look at it differently. All right. Danny cevallos, always good to see you. Still ahead, facebook vows to crack down on disinformation. And also, economists expect to learn recovery slowed even further last month. Morning joe will have the numbers as soon as they cross later this morning. Were back in a moment. This morg were back in a moment a lot goes through your mind. How long will this last . Am i prepared for this . Are we prepared for this . With fidelity wealth management, your dedicated adviser can give you straightforward advice and tailored recommendations, with access to taxsmart Investment Strategies designed to help you keep more of what youve earned so youll know youre doing what you can for your family and your future. Thats the clarity you get with fidelity wealth management. Neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair®. 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That means helping people to register and vote, clearing up confusion how this election will work, and taking steps to reduce the chances of violence and unrest. Misinformation and other toxic content also flows freely on facebook outside of ads. Lets turch to the weather. Hey, bill. This epic heatwave is heading to the west coast. This is a good time to take a step back and look at whats happened this summer in the role of Climate Change and whats been a very, very warm period. The summers are getting harder, no one can argue that. June 2020 the temperature anomaly, it was the hottest june weve ever recorded on the globe, measured by the satellites. July 2020, the Northern Hemisphere had its hottest july on record. August 2020, that was the top three hottest augusts across the southwest. And in areas like phoenix, it was the hottest theyve ever recorded. Theyve had their most 115plus days, the most 90plus degree lows, the hottest july and august on record, and 40 times theyve had excessive heat warnings. And how is the role of Climate Change in all of this . We know theres more intense heatwaves, theyre longer with Climate Change, and you get the warmer summer nights, and that tees up the recordbreaking heatwave well be dealing with. We have 49 Million People under heat warnings or heat advisories, much of arizona, southern nevada, and southern california. Were going to see windy conditions too. Saturd saturday, these are your record highs. You look at billings, montana, close to 100 degrees, denver too. Then we get this wild and crazy swing next week. Look at denver. It could be 99 degrees with record highs possible sunday, and then tuesday it could only be 44 degrees, and theres a chance of snow. So its going to be a wild ride next week. No such luck for cooling down in the desert southwest. Los angeles cools off a bit, but phoenix and vegas will still say excepti exceptionally hot. Heres the forecast for today. Notice the beautiful weather, great lakes, northeast, the level of humidity will be dropping after two days of horrific thunderstorms in the d. C. And washington area. It will be a beautiful afternoon. The southeast as well. Alicia, the getaway day for the Labor Day Weekend looks very nice with the exception of the heat in the west. In the second half of the show, ill give you the full labor day forecast. You know, its still summer. Hopefully everyone can get in the pool to cool off. Well see you in just a bit. Still ahead, breaking news overnight after police shoot and kill a man in Washington State while trying to make an arrest after murder last week in portland. Plus joe biden visits kenosha and meets with the family of jacob blake. Well hear from the democratic candidate next. 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