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goodwill to christians everywhere celebrating the resurrection, and to the biden reelection campaign after enduring months of dire predictions and disheartening probes. now, going into april with several headwinds from a strong economy and opponent facing no less than four criminal cases, and showing gains against the opponent, donald trump, in several must- win states. it's too early to tell whether the president will re-ascend to the highest office in the land, but with seven months to go, his campaign appears to be back from the dead. will it be enough to convert the undecided and to bring back

black and latino young voters he lost ground with back into the democratic fold to get them to return the biden campaign's principal deputy campaign manager joins me in a minute as democrats try to build on that momentum. also, capitalizing on republicans' vulnerability with women voters over abortion and ivf. hey weakness fully on display in last week's special state house race in deep-red alabama, where a democrat ran on astonishingly pro-choice platforms and won. that democrat, marilyn lance, joins me in just a few moments. so, don't miss it. between me now is quentin folks, principal deputy campaign manager for the biden

2024 presidential campaign. mr. folks, thanks for joining us, and happy easter to you. i want to start with numbers. after months of pulling, showing donald trump ahead of president biden in several must- win states, the latest bloomberg poll shows trump still ahead in seven swing states, but the resident's gaining on him in six of them, pulling at 43 to trump's 47%, and voters improved view of the economy has helped biden pull nearly even with trump in cnbc's latest economic survey. with trump at 46%, biden at 45, what do you attribute in these gains to for your candidate? >> thank you for having me, reverend. look, we should beat the gains are running an effective campaign. we have hit the ground with

incredible fundraising, a fundraiser the other night with $26 million, $5 million more than donald trump the entire month of february, but not just raise the money, what you do with it. we have put it to work, opening up hundred field offices in the month of march. we have a president travel to the original, ground state after he delivered the student union to lay out his vision of what america could look like moving forward vs. donald trump, and we committed to running a strong campaign. you have to run a campaign -- we have been engaging with voters directly, on air, communicative with voters, constituency media for that african american, black voters, api, young voters, because this is what you have to do. you need campaign infrastructure to do it. we have been telling people all along that when this election making between joe biden and donald trump that are base would consolidate. that is evident, and the reason we are seeing this evidence and the energy we are seeing on the ground with other people knocking doors, we are

incredibly proud of that and looking forward to continuing to doing that over the months to come. >> staying with that, the campaign has taken some heat for not doing more national press, instead, emphasizing local media to go after undecided and independent voters in swing states. the president worked in his 2021 can this close the gap that the swing states have with seven months to go in dealing with all of these -- this raising the points of their skepticism? >> look, we live in a very fragile media environment now, but politics is local. we have to talk about what is going on, rounding communities that people care about, because we care about the people living in those committees. that is a stark contrast with what donald trump cares about. the bridge that's been fixed because of the bipartisan and

structure built president biden lead, we will want to talk about that in the local newspaper and media. it's actually important that we're communicative to voters where they are, reaching them where they live, and that's different. what works in jordan will be different than what works in michigan, pennsylvania, so we are going to be everywhere all at one time, because that is what this election requires, but we are taking the case to american voters directly, with the president, without campaign. we will going to continue to do that. >> in a reversal of usual election-year politics, democrats are hoping that maga candidates running in down- ballot races in the swing states will help the resident in november. looking at arizona and north carolina, specifically, as places where the unpopularity of trump-aligned candidates will have a turnout on the president's behalf, how does the biden campaign intend to help that moving along? >> look, it hasn't been well for candidates that trump -- donald trump and self says, 2020, president biden has presided over the highest -- the most successful elections of 1974 and democrats continue to win even in places where

there telling us we should because of republican activism like alabama, kentucky, ohio, so we continue to make sure we are part of that, but i think this is what voters are saying. they're rejecting trump's brenda politics and the maga agenda. we will continue to can indicate exactly what that maga agenda is, because voters, regardless what site they're on, they're tired of the political gains that donald trump and the maga republican party are gaining. we have to communicate that and i think the pieces fall into place. there are voters all across the country who are coming over to the democratic side regardless of what donald trump is doing, because they know he is only in this election for revenge, recognition and for himself. he does not care about the infrastructure of people's community. he does not care about kids getting gunned down in schools. he is telling us to get up for it, and that's the contrast. we will continue to do all of that. >> trump campaign attack the president this weekend, michael, the transgendered day, however, transgendered day of visibility

always falls on march 31st, and this year, it just happened to overlap with easter sunday. still, a spokesperson for the trump campaign said the white house should, quote, issue an apology to catholics and christians across the world. tomorrow is one for celebration only. the resurrection of jesus christ only. the president has responded with the pff, and treating others tweeting on x, quote, i see you, you are made in the image of god, and you are worthy of respect and dignity, end quote. i also wanted to remind our viewers that trump was hustling a trump-branded bible during the past holy week for 60 bucks. another chapter in the form of the former president and his former supporters of linking,

if not comparing him, to jesus. what's your reaction here, mr. folks? >> first, i said, on the transgender visibility date, regardless of what they normally falls on, trans people are people, and we respect them and see them on the biden campaign. we will continue to do that. regardless of when and what, they deserve to be honored and respected like everone else. that is a convincing brand of politics and its worst that trump and his campaign are pedaling to attack the president on that. to the bible, this is what donald trump has been doing all along. he has spent his entire life scamming people, and his entire presidency screwing over the middle class to get his ricks -- rich friends tax bailouts. this is absurd. voters can see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears that this is the individual that says there will be a bloodbath if he is not reelected.

this is the individual that says that people who start and attacked police officers are patriots and hostages, he will glorify them. the last time donald trump was seen with the bible is when he was standing in the oval while people were teargas in american citizens while they were protesting once a premises. perhaps, when he is swearing in before he goes to court to lie. but american voters know exactly who donald trump is, and now campaign will continue to double down and make sure we are joined the contrast of his dark and violent vision for america vs. are positive one, where everybody has an opportunity to succeed under president biden. >> the biden campaign says it all, more than $26 million from last week's fundraiser at radio city music hall here, in new york, just across the street from where i'm sitting. president biden was joined by former president bill clinton and barack obama, who laid out the contrast between the president and his opponent. take a listen. >> at the end of the day, what you want, not just out of your president but out of your government, is peoples whose

values are rooted in wanting to make sure everybody gets a shot. that is willing to fight on behalf of of people who weren't born into privilege, and that's who joe biden is. so, who is in that really sees you and cares about you, i can't -- i'm pretty confident the other guy doesn't. >> how important is it for the campaign to have master key indicators like obama and clinton, bolstering his message as we approach november, and can we expect to see more of these two either solo or teaming up on the trail? >> i think, absolutely, it's incredibly important we have them communicative on our behalf not just because of the

message, but also the unique piece about that is they were both presidents themselves, and there are very few people in america that know what it is like to sit in the seat and know the pressures of it, to know how beautiful america can be additional day, and how ugly it can be, and how hard these issues are to navigate, and what it takes, and so having them, you know, on the trail, doing things like this to can indicate that, is huge for us. i think you will see more of them. i know they are both heavily invested in making sure they do everything we can to save democracy and continue to build off the progress. sitting on that, one of the things that was really inspiring to me is hearing how it all build off of each other. talking about the work that president clinton put in, not president biden doing the same thing, spending with what obama did and trumm was to take away, cutting of african records, 20%, 15% for latino voters. democracy is something that's constantly evolving, and having two former president be at the front of the line to talk about president biden's a compliments

, just exactly how historic the agenda he has -- >> let me stop you right there, because i'm out of time, but i'm going to ask you this how involved is the campaign with black sam brown? i keep hearing that -- getting ready to go into the spring, in the summer -- that there's, like, a drive-by of campaigning in black areas, and they're really not dealing with the validator's and the people that have influence. how involved at the top of this campaign people that represent the base community, black sam brown's, and young people? >> extremely involved. we have to connect it with everyone and rebuild a coalition that sent the president and vice president of the white house four years ago. so, we have been talking to, you know, making sure we're engaging the cbc, members engage in these committees, ramping up those efforts, really utilizing them. the president's diverse cabinet,

operatives all over the country, people of color that we are going to make sure we communicate and continue to do as we go forward in this campaign. >> all right, glenn folks were pencil to be the campaign manager for the biden 2024 presidential campaign, thank you very much for being with us. switching out a way stunning win for democrats from earlier this week, out of alabama, joined me now, marilyn lance, sworn in on wednesday as the democratic represented of for alabama's 10th house district after flipping that seat long held by the gop. thank you for joining me today. first, i want to congratulate you on your historic win. you flipped alabama's 10th district for democrats this week in a 32-point swing, running on a platform of repealing your state's restrictive abortion laws and detecting access to ivf.

during your campaign, you told your heartbreaking abortion story. i want to won out that there were just under 6000 votes cast in tuesday's special election compared to more than 14,000 cast in 2022 when you lost to republican david cole. can you speak to why you think this election, two years later, resulted in massive win for you and the democrats? >> i can. yes. thank you, reverend sharpton, and happy easter. >> happy easter. >> i think, even though we have fewer voters this time, it's a special election turnout that's always notoriously low, but actually, turnout was higher than predicted in this, and in 2022, we didn't have anybody at the top of the ticket. so, democrats really didn't come out, republicans had a lot on the line, there were a lot of

important races, and they turned out in higher numbers than we did. i think had it been 2020, we would have won, but this time, the stakes were different, the stakes were higher. i think people in the state are really fed up. i think are across the country too. we had a lot of crossover, but a lot of republicans resonated with this message, and i hope we can replicate that coming up and moving forward >> may i introduce, in the alabama house, earlier this month from the bill that made it a crime for those helping and vigils under the age of 18 get an abortion without informing a parent or guardian right now, abortion or not, which is complete band with very limited exceptions in alabama, making reproductive freedoms the most restrictive in the country there. when it comes to ivf, some providers have resumed services, but after republicans signed a bill into law aimed at protecting patients and doctors

from the legal liability imposed on them by the controversial state supreme court ruling, now that you have taken office, can you outline your plans to tackle the individual right to reproductive health care? >> great question, and as an incoming new person, i am finding my way and trying to build relationships. certainly, these are priorities for me. i know the republicans say that we have fixed the ivf situation, but we have not. our mobile clinic is not resuming services. a lot of families that were recruited to move here for new jobs are reconsidering whether or not they want to move to alabama. this new legislation is just -- again -- we have gone way too far. the parent -- the reasons for

this could be to be the parent was the abuser. i think people have just really not fought through the proposals, and it's time for some thoughtful leadership and somebody wants to build bridges, and promote bipartisan work ethic, and try to really move alabama and this country forward . >> now, you replace republican david cole, who resigned from his seat back in august after pleading guilty to voting fraud. he was sentenced back in october for his crimes. just this week, george republican official who pushed false claims that the 2020 election was stolen was found to have voted illegally nine times according to a judge ruling. for the last several years, we have witnessed the right claiming their voter fraud committed against them by the democrats, yet, it's the

republicans who seem to be consistently convicted of that. what do you think that is? >> i think it is a crazy world that we live in. i think many people have addressed to me that republican people don't know where the republican party is anymore, that they used to be the party of small government, and now, they're legislating everything. so, i feel like both parties need to really rebrand themselves, and the democratic party, we have always been party of the people, the party that really believes that we are all neighbors, everybody. not just people that look like us, or people that live in our neighborhood, but we are the party of people and the party of compassion. >> before i let you go -- and i might say that my mother is from alabama, buried this year. yesterday, alabama defeated

clemson, and made it into their first-ever final four in program history. however, alabama's now facing the toughest match, upset for next saturday with the tournament's top team and champion, uconn. your thoughts on alabama's victory? >> it is exciting for the people here in alabama to get to the final four. a little sorry it is clemson because i have family members that went to clemson, but the folks in alabama and here,, easter celebration, are very excited about this win. >> alabama state representative, marilyn lands, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. coming up , gearing up for a rebirth that cannot be stopped by republicans playing politics with its recent tragedy that's next in this week's rise up.

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this easter sunday, my thoughts are with the people of baltimore after the tragic collapse of the francis scott key bridge. i'm especially thinking of the families of the six construction workers killed, all of them central american immigrants, who died working to provide for themselves and their loved ones. if only thanks to the swift response of law enforcement and first responders, the more lives were not lost. the bridge collapse was opened has shut down wonderful country's busiest ports, that brings more than $3 billion a year into one of the country's most economically distressed cities. more than 15,000 people work directly at the port, and another wanted 40,000 jobs depend on it.

about 30 1000 vehicles crossed that bridge every day. more than 11 million per year. many commuters will have to find a new route to work or risk losing their employment. oil, gas, and other hazardous, uncles once transported over the bridge might now be driven through residential areas in the majority black city. the democrats who represent the area -- and it is mostly democrats representing -- have mobilized quickly to help baltimore, mayor brandon scott, in his mourning committee. mayor governor wes moore is calling for emergency funds. transportation secretary people to judge has been assisting on the ground. senators ben carton and chris van hollen are working on legislation to get the bridge rebuilt all president joe biden will be visiting baltimore this week. that's government in action.

the republican presidential candidate donald trump, on the other hand, he's had a lot to say in the past about how terrible he thinks baltimore and its leaders are, but in this time of need for the city, he has had almost nothing to say at all. easter is a time we ponder the resurrection, and i can think of a few cities more deserving of miraculous rebirth than baltimore. this tragedy has made it very clear who is willing to rise up and help their struggling neighbors, and is contributing nothing more than hot air. we'll be right back. anactivate. shingles strikes as a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. and it could wake at any time.

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dave jolly of florida and michael hardaway, former staffer to house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, and senator dick durbin. david, let's start with you. president biden is being criticized by some on the right for recognizing today as both easter sunday and transgender day of disability. the trump campaign called on the white house to issue an apology. the trump camp also criticized the biden white house for not allowing overly religious egg designed for the easter event, which political points out, it has been that way under every president since 1976, including under donald trump. house republican speaker, mike johnson, joined in on social media, calling biden's decision, quote, outrageous and important. why are republicans choosing this battle as a way to take on

the president? >> i'm not quite sure, to be honest. there's a little bit of dirty political pool here. i think we got to hit it head on and suggest to residents trump and mike johnson, senator blackburn and others who are relying on the words of the christ and their jesus they celebrate today, they condemn joe biden. i suggest to them that actually, the jesus they celebrate today would be inclusive of the transgendered community, and would be supportive of the transgender community, and command all cushions, including donald trump, mike johnson and others whose orbit today that, in fact, they should love the transgender unity as they love their own god. i'm not sure the theology department today can rely to criticize joe biden. politically, i would say, it's stupid, because among the 5 10% of actual. the persuadable voters, part of their problem is this behavior.

why would you use time as the public is to condemn and exclude fellow americans you do not want to provide equity and equality to all people? that is, essentially, the message that was received by millions of americans today, and i think it is wrong theologically, ron morley, and it is actually stupid politically. >> missed day of awareness for trans-americans says, we recognize, since 2010, and the last time it overlapped with easter was in 2013, so this is not new. or the white house deputy press secretary andrew bates responded to republicans, saying, quote, it's unsurprising politicians are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric. president biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or otherwise, uncle

that is in reference to trump selling his safety dollar bibles. what is the best strategy, in your judgment, for the biden camp to counter these exaggerated cultural scandals we are seeing crop up on most a daily basis? >> we can't fall for the red herring, which is clearly what this is. house republicans and speaker johnson have no records to run on. they presided over disaster over the last year or so in constant threat of government shutdown, and on the other side, donald trump is facing 90 plus indictments across multiple states, he is in a litany of crimes he is addressing. this is simply designed to change that conversation. if you are president biden and the white house, you cannot fall for this sham. whenever you ask about this particular story, you have to hit back, specifically outlining what's at stake, but donald trump has done, what house republicans have not done, and you have to, over, and over, and over again, tell

that story. you cannot be wasting time responding to these ridiculous questions and ridiculous stories over and over again. >> okay. we're switching gears now to the war in the middle east. tonight, there were massive protests in jerusalem calling for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government to resign, and calling for a new election in the wake of the deadly october 7th attack on israel by hamas, and the ensuing war in gaza. meanwhile, back here, in the states, hundreds of pro palestinian demonstrators gathered thursday outside of radio city music hall in new york city ahead of president biden's campaign fundraiser, alongside presidents barack obama and bill clinton. the following day, the biden administration authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bonds and fighter jets to israel amid concerns the military response in southern gaza could threaten the lives

of hundreds of thousands of palestinian civilians. this comes as congressman tim wahlberg of michigan appeared to suggest that nuclear weapons should be dropped on gaza. his office maintains that he was speaking metaphorically. this begs the question, with all the criticism against president biden, if trump were in power right now, wouldn't the support have been even more one-cited, pro israel? >> it absolutely would be, what is the critical point for this slice of the electorate who continues to press concerned about joe biden's handling of the issue in the middle east, the war in the middle east. i would say, look, if we take a step back, that the overwhelming u.s. policy and foreign policy of the biden administration remains very much in lockstep with israel, and they recognize the attack on israel as an act of war by hamas, and they recognize

israel's sovereignty to defend themselves, but it is undeniable, reverent, the shift we have seen in our domestic politics away from just excepting that premise. there are no hard questions about that alliance, and you can see the biden administration trying to address them. look, among the general election profile, this is likely not something to influence the typical voter, but the selection requires building a coalition that does include a slice of people that use a posting scene outside radio city music hall and other places that have expressed grave concern. then, the question for them is this is a binary race do you really think that donald trump would be listening to you more and trying to influence israel and then you who's behavior? the answer is clear, a resounding no. joe biden's administration has understood these concern from the beginning, and will still represent a very pro-israel foreign policy, is trying to accommodate the humanitarian concerns so many people have expressed.

>> i have been one to advocate for a two-time state solution for decades, and i would denounce what happened by way of october 7th and denounce what is going on in gaza that has killed over 30,000 people, but donald trump has never talked about doing anything near trying to solve this in a two-time state way. has absolutely been an avid supporter of netinho. michael, politico reports today that donald trump's aids are getting potential vice president candidates at mar-a-lago as the former president is considering around a dozen contenders. the littlest is in flux, among those being considered are four senators, three governors, and today's numbers of congress, and 1 former member of congress. some of the names are familiar, like marco rubio, tim scott and katie britt. others, like aaron donald's,

tulsi gabbard, would be a bit of a surprise. does anyone stand out to you who trump might go with in your mind? >> first of all, i can understand why anyone would want that job in terms of working for a verbally abusive boss you just might almost user life like mike pence did. i would say to you, maybe tim scott could be a very good option for him, in that he is a southerner, his black, very moderate, and he is very reasonable. basically, he is the black version of mike pence. i think that is what good option. you can also look at totally gabbard, obviously, with the military history. she could be an interesting option as well. given her background. then again, i don't understand why anyone would want that job, but i think those are two very good options from the list. >> david, i am totally out of time, but give me one word, who do you guess trump might take, one name? >> gosh, i don't know. i would

say, wildcard. look for somebody else on that list. look, the biggest thing that could actually hurt him is a sarah palin moment, and reaching off of that list to someone like a katie britt, maybe, would be a sarah palin not for that one. >> all right, david jolly and michael hardaway, thank you both for being with us. still to come, a story of redemption this easter sunday, as one-woman makes the most of her second chance after spending half of her life behind bars. ibly glowing in 14 days! ♪♪ see the difference with olay. awkward question... is there going to be anything... -left over? -yeah. oh, absolutely. (inner monologue) my kids don't know what they want. you know who knows what she wants? me! with empower, we get all of our financial questions answered. so you don't have to worry. empower. what's next.

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april begins tomorrow. with it, second chance for highlighting the challenges faced by more than 650,000 released from state and federal prisons every year. 2016, daniel metz was one of those people, having spent half her life serving a triple-life sentence for federal drug charges until she was granted clemency by president obama in 2016. since her release, she has committed herself to helping other formerly incarcerated people while reconnecting with her now grown children, the dual challenge is now the subject of the new

documentary "community," which premieres this week. join me now is taylor jefferson, director of "committee," and danielle metz, the phillips coproducer and incarceration activist. naylor, daniel, welcome to "the saturday show." we appreciate you bringing this film, "community," to us. but before we talk about the document tree, daniel, i would like to start with your experience. after having spent so much of your life incarcerated, what has a been like no it is not just reintegrating into society and helping other formerly incarcerated people do the same , but also to reconnect with your family, your now adult children, which i understand is the core of this film? >> it has been a blessing in itself, and it always has been not so good, because remember, i

lived with my kids who was 3 and 7. when i came home, they were adults. we are just trying to rebuild our relationship that was basically destroyed by the criminal justice system. i was sentenced to three life sentences plus 20 years, and it has been good, but not so good, because, you know, i have seen a dramatic effect that it has a my kids, and also myself, after being in captivity for so long, but i'm thankful to god for this opportunity, and do you forgive me a platform to just share my story, and just thankful to president obama for , you know, taking a chance on me. the opportunity to come back home to my family. >> naylor, this weekend, president biden issued his commission for april as second chance month. acknowledging the struggles of the more than 650,000 people

facing every year, as they return to their communities after staying in federal incarceration. each of those people has a story to tell. what is it about daniel's that demanded you to tell? >> like myself, daniel, both from uptown new orleans, and we don't realize, we grew up four blocks away from one another. but when you talk about mass incarceration, when we talk about criminal justice reform, file women often left out of those conversations. when daniel and i were getting to know each other and i was learning more about her experience and being separated from her children for 23 years, which they wanted to be triple- left, right, sentenced to triple-like plus 20 years, she would tell me stories about how women were often forgotten when visited in prison. the lines to visit them on the weekends were nearly not as long as men who were

incarcerated. after doing research, i agreed. it's just -- you can't deny it. women are often left out of the conversations. so, through daniel's story, we're not only telling people what happened to her, but we will also shining a light on all the other women that, as daniel says, she left behind. i am just a part of her, because she's doing worked, actually getting women out of prison, and it is a fantastic story. it is quite incredible what she has done in the seven years she has been out. >> daniel, in 2016, you were granted clemency by then president obama as part of his clemency initiative with the president, later writing you a letter of encouragement when he saw that you went to college and became on the dean's list -- a student there -- at a historically black college after being released. can you tell us what it meant after more than 20 years in prison to have your sentence committed by presidential action

, along with the president's moral support sending you that letter? >> it made everything, to me -- i just thought that, hey, it would be the beginning of not just me coming home, but i'm thinking that the next administration would do the same thing, you know, following his footsteps and start women coming home. although it happened to me, i'm really not free until my sisters are free. we have people that's been in prison since 1994 serving, you know, ridiculous sentences like one, michelle wes, roberta bell, these people have been in there since 1994 and so, just the president encouraged me writing that letter, saying i would be the face of change for people looking for a second chance. i took that, you know, to mean that i'm going to stand on it and do everything i can to

bring attention to the women we left behind and the women that are still incarcerated the mother's. you know, some women in there now, they have -- how what i say -- they don't even know where they are anymore if you just look at these women. you know? so, it meant everything to me. >> all right. well, thank you, naylor jefferson and danielle metz. you can stream "community" on world youtube channel. the black public media youtube channel and pbs+. of next, my final thoughts on easter sunday. stay with us.

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