the hour, i'm kate bolduan in milwaukee, wisconsin. were really any moment we could find out who donald trump's running mate will be as a republican national convention soon officially kicks off hear the former president is here in milwaukee less than 48 hours after he was shot during an assassination attempt for showing you this is video as he walked off his plane, as he was arriving in milwaukee. this morning, we are learning new details about saturday's tragic rally shooting sources are now telling cnn, he would be assassin vought has ammunition just hours before his attack. as for a motive, the fbi says that is still unclear, but breaking overnight, donald trump is sharing his first reactions to what he lived through and how the experience he says is now reshaping his view on the week ahead. here's the quote i've had. i had all prepared an extremely tough speech, really good all about the corrupt, horrible administration. but i, threw it away. i want to try to unite our country, but i don't know if that's possible. people are very

thanks, kate. coming up for us. the rust armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of halyna hutchins on the rust movie set. now called testify in the trial against alec baldwin. what is going to happen when she takes the stand and right now, more than 1 million residents in texas remain without power. blistering, heat it continues to threaten the area and officials say, some may may be in the dark until next week. what is happening there? let's do details about a crime spree that ended with officers are going to read it. you got to read it officers falling hamsters out of a man's pants we'll be back i loved cnn is live from milwaukee as republicans unite behind our nominee, his vp, and their plan to take back the white house follow cnn for complete coverage. >> the republican national convention starts monday at seven on cnn. >> the future is not just going to happen you have to make it and if you want a successful business all it takes is an idea and now becomes the future a future where

i'm kate snow.c news daily" starts right now. >>> today, thursday, july 4th, 2024. >>> conflicted. nbc news has learned president biden is privately torn about his re-election bid as he faces mounting pressure to reconsider his run, what we know about those discussions and what the president is saying publicly today. >>> party in the usa! americans across the country putting on their red, white and blue as fourth of july celebrations are kicking off, but from the beach and the fireworks, will the heat and severe storms get in the way? we're tracking all of that. >>> not so easy. self-checkout lines were designed to make shoppers' lives easier. why are retailers moving away from do-it-yourself lanes. >>> plus, summer of sequels! from despicable me and h, will hollywood's nostalgia draw people back to the box office. >>> welcome, everyone. happy independence everyone. we begin this july 4th in our nation's capital and new reporting today on this holiday about president biden's political future. nbc ne

scott kate scott. would you describe frank church as politically ambitious? yes, i would. yes i would. and there was some trepidation, frankly, about choosing frank church to lead this sensitive investigation. but the trepidation came from mainly people within the democratic party who were concerned that frank church harbored presidential ambitions, that he might use his position as the chairman of this committee to gain national spotlight and therefore to sort of get a foothold in this in this in a in a in a presidential campaign. in fact, mike mansfield, who selected frank church for this position, really had some of those very same concerns. and he expressed them to frank church at the time. now there's some debate about whether or not frank church told mike mansfield that he would not run for president if he was chosen to run this committee. but in the end, he did decide to run for president. he declared his candidacy in the spring of 1976 as the committee, as the committee's work was winding down

scott kate scott. would you describe frank church as politically ambitious? yes, i would. yes i would. and there was some trepidation, frankly, about choosing frank church to lead this sensitive investigation. but the trepidation came from mainly people within the democratic party who were concerned that frank church harbored presidential ambitions, that he might use his position as the chairman of this committee to gain national spotlight and therefore to sort of get a foothold in this in this in a in a in a presidential campaign. in fact, mike mansfield, who selected frank church for this position, really had some of those very same concerns. and he expressed them to frank church at the time. now there's some debate about whether or not frank church told mike mansfield that he would mat run for president if he was chosen to run this committee. but in the end, he did decide to run for president. he declared his candidacy in the spring of 1976 as the committee, as the committee's work was winding down

thank you, kate. back to you brian. >> thank you so much for that and thinking to the mayor for his time as well. we've got much more. we're going to contract that new hour cnn news central starts now and top of the hour, i'm kate bolduan here in milwaukee, wisconsin back inside for day three of the republican convention here in the convention hall. today we are standing by for the, we'll call it the second most important speaker of the week to take the stage behind us, donald trump tomorrow, we'll be speaking tonight. the vice his vice presidential pick, jd vance steps into the spotlight with what is likely the biggest speech of his political career so far. it's vp night here at the convention and vance is now just hours away from his first and first for some and reintroduction to some republicans and democratic voters alone like speaking to the republican hopefuls faithfully that are in the hall, but also it could be, he could be setting the tone and the stage for his future face-to-face with the cu

thank you kate.ning protests are erupting in venezuela after the reelection of nicholas maduro, marking his third six-year term as president. but this election has been marred by serious accusations i've electoral fraud. and now the united states and others are calling on the venezuelan government to immediately release data on the disputed result. cnn's stefano pozzebon is in caracas with much more on this estefan. and what are you seeing now? what's the latest? >> yes, kate, we're learning that there will be processed to later in today, starting at 11:00 a.m. local time, which is the same as the eastern time. you can tell that unfortunately tension is destined to keep growing and growing here in caracas as the opposition and widespread collation like we yesterday, we witnessed there are some of the most violent protests that i've seen here in venezuela since coming here first in 2016 and still like most of the people that are that were on the streets yesterday, there were not fighting for the oppos

i'm kate snow. zinhle essamuah is on assignment today. "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪♪ >>> today, friday, july 12, 2024, asked and answered. reaction is pours in after president biden's high-stakes news conference. did he do enough to sway doubters and defenders one way or another? >>> hold the phone. at&t says hackers stole private data from nearly all of its wireless customers. what millions of americans need to know about the information that was taken. >>> leaving las vegas. one of the strip's most iconic hotel and casinos is folding. why visitors are betting big at the mirage before it closes its doors for good. >>> and my girl, a surprise of a lifetime for one father and daughter. >> hi. >> my god. >> they're heart-warming story is today's "good news." i promise you, you do not want to miss that story. it just makes you feel good about the world. >>> let's begin this hour with the big news overnight. president biden, he's on his way to michigan for a political rally right now, one day after last night's high-stakes solo news c

they want to continue to grow. >> all right, kate, thank you. kate rogers. relief, tim. >> it is.ue is a relative term at starbucks. i get that they've got these pairings and this $5 value, but -- speaking of kind of the loyalty program. $33.5 million loyalty members at this point, up 7% year over year. the china news is the kind of news that we've been expecting and doesn't really -- we're kind of expecting that at this point. the cost controls are a big thing. the elliott dynamic is helpful. it doesn't solve starbucks' issues. and i think the new machinery and the improved operational performance is fine. i think they need to be careful about brewing out of that machine rather than just a traditional drip brew. it just -- >> you don't like the machine? >> i dislike the machine a lot. doesn't taste as good. >> goes after the starbucks, the chipotle, up by -- >> because i love these brands, because i love these companies, and i'm disappointed. i mean -- >> i'm a channel check. >> right. >> and they should be listening to you. >> like a peter lynch sort of -- >> chipotle makes a bu

i'm kate snow. my co-anchor zinhle essamuah is on assignment today. "nbc news daily" starts right now. >>> today, wednesday, july 3rd, 2024. >>> second thoughts. bombshell reporting from "the new york times" says president biden told a key ally he knows he may not be able to salvage his campaign for re-election, depending on what happens in the coming days. the white house strongly disputing that reporting. as the president meets with top democrats today. >> holiday heat wave, why the timing of these dangerously high temperatures is sparking major concerns. >>> land of the freeway, if you're planning to travel over the next few days, buckle up, airports and interstates nationwide are jammed right now, we'll tell you how to avoid the very worst of it. >>> and the best of chums, in sunny california, shark attacks are rare even though sharks aren't. >>> but we begin this hour with a stunning new report from "the new york times" it says president biden told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to bounce back from his performance at the first presid

we have to all be part of it. >> exactly. >> kate, thank you. >> thank you, kate. >>> time now for anothero take a look at the radar. severe storms about to affect minneapolis. probably some airport delays there. ditto for detroit. we are looking at some severe weather from the plains to the midwest. the possibility of strong storms firing up today. from scranton, buffalo, chicago, indianapolis into des moines. 32 million people at risk, mostly for winds, especially from chicago to des moines, could be airport delays there as well. tomorrow more strong storms firing up from scott city all the way to albany, new york and pittsburgh, damaging wind. can't rule out a tornado or two. could be flash flooding from chicago to cleveland. also down into parts of central ohio and parts of the northeast as well. that's what's going on around the country. >>> and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you. >>> still ahead, what a moment. an emotional wimbledon welcome for princess kate, receiving a standing ovation, a long one during a rare public appearance during her ongoing cancer trea

>> that's right, kate. but before we get to those new details, i just want to talk to that video that you mentioned earlier in the show because it is truly stunning to look at what you're looking at is video. just moments before those shots rang out at that rally back on saturday. and you can see what appears to be the suspected would be assassin the gunman crawling on the roof of the building just outside of the perimeter before the shooting takes place. and you can hear in this video supporters of the former president, seemingly alerting law enforcement and raising the alarm that there is a shooter on the roof. so again, that video i think we're going to be looking at for some time, but just because it is so disturbing to see the shooter thomas crooks, crawling on that roof prior to what ultimately happened. now, i also want to mention kate directly to your question to the latest on the investigation we are learning from us secret services spokesperson telling our cnn's whitney wild that the secret servic

i'm kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman. this is cnn new central all right. breaking overnight, it expanded universe of swing voters. that is what the harris campaign says, has opened up to democrats after the vice president jumped into the race. that campaign released a memo overnight claiming that the campaign is redrawing its electoral map going beyond the blue wall, states of wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania the biden campaign, it's or resigned itself to that strategy. the harris campaign says, it can expand meanwhile, president biden is preparing to give an oval office address that he honest it's like never wanted to give explaining why he has dropped his campaign. cnn's arlette science is at the white house. arlette first with the vice president, what she doing well, john harris says campaign is arguing that this race is now more fluid than ever with vice president kamala harris expected to be at the top of the democratic ticket to face off against donald trump in november, the campaign chair jen o'malley, dillon released a memo this morning arguin

think of kate steinl. 32, walking with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. yeah referencing the kate steinle story there many years ago from the east bay killed in san francisco. tonight's theme, make america safe again and it takes on new significance after the attempted assassination against former the former president. another busy night in milwaukee. let's get right to nbc's jocelyn moran. jocelyn, a lot of familiar faces on that stage tonight. yeah. raj some of the biggest names in the republican party took the stage to speak in support of donald trump. in addition to messages of unity from both nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis, illegal immigration was front and center, with one lawmaker invoking the death of kate steinle in san francisco back in 2015. as an example. tonight, former president donald trump, making his second appearance at the republican national convention, president donald j. trump with a bandage on his right ear. trump walked out with

i'm kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman. this is cnn new central an aide for president biden says, we're done talking about the debate. >> and from a senior white house official i'm moving on to my day job, but this morning, nancy pelosi told morning job that just part of the new white house strategy to move past concerns over biden's fitness for office. nancy pelosi being very tepid on whether or not she thinks biden should continue to run, but there is a potentially big new wrench in the form of senator michael bennet. he is the first democratic senator saying these words to the public out loud donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> and so for me, this isn't a question at polling, it's not a question of politics it's a moral question about the future of our country ben, it is not alone overnight, we learned two more senators privately said they too think biden simply cannot win in november and a rally last night in miami, as you

i'm john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. this is cnn news central happening right now, president biden's fight to stay in the 2024 race and disproved democratic doubters comes to a head today with press conference. >> this evening, his first since the cnn debate, the exact unscripted type event that democrats say president biden has needed if he's going to shake off calls to exit and if he's going to get democratic lawmakers, donors, and voters to stop rethinking the whole thing. now add to that conversation, new polling out from abc news this morning showing biden and donald trump continue to run evenly nationally with no real post-debate change in voter preferences. yet the same poll finds 62% of democrats and democratic leaning voters in this poll said that he should step aside 54% of self-proclaimed biden supporters say that biden should step aside and as this is also as the first sitting democratic senator, senator peter welch says publicly in a new op-ed that he also thinks joe biden should end his run. cnn's arlette s

think of kate steinl. she was 32, walking with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. yeah referencing the kate steinle story there many years ago from the east bay killed in san francisco. tonight's theme, make america safe again and it takes on new significance after the attempted assassination against former the former president. another busy night in milwaukee. let's get right to nbc's jocelyn moran. jocelyn, a lot of familiar faces on that stage tonight. yeah. raj some of the biggest names in the republican party took the stage to speak in support of donald trump. in addition to messages of unity from both nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis, illegal immigration was front and center, with one lawmaker invoking the death of kate steinle in san francisco back in 2015. as an example. tonight, former president donald trump, making his second appearance at the republican national convention, president donald j. trump with a bandage on his right ear. trump walked

a great week, kate.having you. our first guest tonight is an emmy award-winning comedian and the longest serving cast member in the history of "snl." he will host "olympic highlights with kevin hart and kenan thompson," which airs exclusively on peacock during the summer olympic games in paris beginning july 26th. please welcome back one of the best, kenan thompson, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: yes, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] kenan. >> my goodness. >> seth: my goodness gracious. >> my goodness. >> seth: here you are. >> thank you very much. i am here. >> seth: you are here. and this is very exciting, "snl" turning 50 next year. >> yeah. >> seth: you've been on the show 22 years, almost half of it. >> that's right. that's so crazy. >> seth: that's just the craziest thing. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, that's so crazy, man. >> seth: and you are both -- for me, you are both the future of "snl," you're the present, but you're also the past. i have great memories of our past toge

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kate rooney has more on the move from the big to the small. kate >> kelly, yeah, so individual investors had a key part in what we've seen around small caps in the rally. tom lee calling it small cap summer these are stocks where the market cap is typically below $2 bill billion. according to new research, there has been record daily inflows from the russell 2000. iwm and tna, all stocked by the cpi print. higher expectations for a fed rate cut it comes during what is seasonally a slow time for this market activity around retail trade. rates are seen as beneficial to the smaller companies. part of the rotation, typically, they have a higher debt loan part of the interest rate story there. there's been increased expectations, of course, of a trump victory that we've talked about in november. retail participation has a much more direct impact on the performance of some of these small cap names versus any of their action in the mega cap tech names retail investors, speaking of mega cap, had been overly indexed, aggressively over indexed. that gro

>> yeah, kate. know, it is almost like telling another person's story every time i recount this. it still doesn't feel real. i talked about this with the producer, with the camera crew. it still hasn't fully set in, but i will tell you, we came to this trump rally like any other. i was just at another one this past tuesday in south florida. these rallies are often held outside, but typically, at every rally i've been to, the security is so intense. i mean, everyone that passes through those security perimeters, you go through mags. you are screened heavily. every item that is on your person is looked at by security agents, whether you are a member of the public, a member of the press, whether you are an elected official. in the immediate aftermath, all of us were so confused, because we just couldn't understand how something like this could have happened, how someone could have gotten in. we know this shooter was outside of the perimeter, but i will just walk you through those moments for us and our

i really appreciate your time. >> thank you so much kate sarah. thank you so much for that joining us right now is david urban, former senior advisor to the trump campaign and cnn political commentator, democratic strategist paul begala, as well. i mean david, we were sitting here listening to those together. i've literally never heard donald trump in that way that salena zito was describing. >> it listed i i've never heard the president that way either. >> sleet and our good friends, we work together for a long time. we've known each other since the late 90s. i spoke with her yesterday about her conversation with the president because she and i we've talked the president we've been together with the president in the past in pennsylvania and at pittsburgh and what selina says, you know, just rings true. you get shot and he misses his the president never puts up. i've done probably 40 rallies with the former president. he never uses graphics, he never says, let's go to the powerpoint. and he had a big slide up about, about immigration. and so he lo

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i'm kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. this is cnn new central we are standing by for tough questions on the failed assassination attempt about donald trump, including we will hear for the first time from the new acting director of the secrets service ronald rowe. >> we just got to look at is prepared opening statement to two senate committees. he will say, quote, what i saw made me ashamed with us now cnn law enforcement correspondent whitney wild, what are we expecting to learn today? whitney? >> what we're going to hear from the acting director is that one of the first things he did in his role as he went to butler and he climbed up on that roof, john and he laid prone and he saw the gunman would have shot saw. we have seen and right now, what he's saying in his prepared remarks that we will hear live at about an hour from now. is that he cannot defend why that roof was not better secured. so there are many questions about the advance here. and one of the things that i continue to hear from sources and certainly the act

>> because upsurge go ahead, kate go ahead. >> i look. i was just gonna say i look, i broadly agree with almost everything john said there, including the very key point that we should talk about this with humility nobody has a crystal ball. and what happens is people wind up getting so worked up on their own opinion and their own belief that they tune out all of the other information that's critically important to making a decision like this, which by the way, we are facing somebody who's running for president on the republican ticket, who believes that we shouldn't take our democracy of course, these seriously i mean, there couldn't be a bigger threat to the things that we love as americans then that this is incredibly serious moment. i just want to underscore what john was saying. i think there is from everybody every democrat who is concerned. what they, what they all share is a desire to beat donald trump. and i think the question is just how bad? as do we get there? and i think that's an okay conversation to have, but i also think th

the key question now kate, is what happens now? >> what happens in the next minutes and in the next 106 days now, right? so let's get over to cnn's eva mckend. she's got more information as it's all still coming in. a lot more detail coming in about what to learning about what kamala harris has been doing since the announcement and what you expect to shore up support and what you expect to hear from her today what i can tell you, kate, is that she has spent these last crucial hours having these conversations with democrats across the country trying to shore up in china's support. >> these are members of congress sorry, governors, labor leaders, civil rights leaders. i spoke to the head of the congressional black caucus and he told me in their conversation was abundantly clear to him she understands that the next coming weeks are going to be a real test that just because president biden endorsed her, that it isn't going to be a core a nation that she will have to really put in the work in the days ahead. one thing she does have on h

well, look, kate, i mean donald trump for over a week now has really laid low. he had had no public events, really trying to keep the spotlight on all of the hand-wringing happening in the democratic party over whether or not they believe that president joe biden is fit to serve for another four years, but we are seeing his return today with this rally in miami, and it's interesting because miami is where marco rubio is from. one of donald trump's top advisors. i am told that rubio is going to be present at that rally later today. however donald trump's advisers say not to read too much into that. i also want to note that later this week over the weekend, donald trump is going to be holding another rally in butler, pennsylvania that's just on the border of ohio where we know senator jd vance, another top contender, is also his his home. and so there's a lot of questions over the location of these rallies and whether or not that means donald trump is ultimately going to make his vice presidential announcement. but donald trump said, just as late as last night, th

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>> i mean, what if this happens again, to kate's point about somebody making the case against donald trump joe biden could not make that case on that stage face-to-face with donald trump and this was a debate that his campaign wanted and set the rules for so i think you've you've said it right. >> which is it's a gamble whatever we do, we just don't know. and the question is, what is the safest choice? and i think what's missing in this debate, and i hope we can turn this way donald trump, donald trump is the it's a black swan and in american politics, the rules don't apply to him. and we have to think as a party and as americans, that as we get closer to the eye, the antidemocratic ideas, the anti-choice ideas, the radical views that we keep hearing, and sometimes nonsense we're hearing. what actually become the centerpiece of this campaign. so the gamble is that we spend a month or two precious months trying to debate within the party who is the best candidate and not taking that case to donald trump. but i think you're right. and i think we have to remember that it isn't a gamble

>> kate camilla's reset this race in two ways. she's a prosecutor and she's prosecuted folks who've been convicted of fraud. she's prosecuted people who have been charged with sexual assaults or sexual harassment, and she's going to be standing on the stage with a convicted felon who was also found civilly liable textual assault. i liked that matchup between the prosecutor and the felon, but even more important, she's the future donald trump is yesterday's chaos and why would we go back to it? america broke up with this guy four years ago because of unnecessary pandemic deaths economic meltdown of violence on attack on the capitol y. go back to that pass. let's embrace the future in any race, man, i'm going to bet on the future over the past. >> do you think that the commonwealth is better off for democrats? do you think you're better off having kamala harris at the top of the ticket? >> let me just say this. i'm excited about it. people, you know, people worried after the debate. no ifs, ands or buts and, you know, i could see as

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kate's killing it. kate's killing it. >> seth: kate knows what she's doing. >> how you doing?o see you, i guess it was last month, at the pen america awards here in new york city. >> yes. >> seth: you introduced the two georgia election workers who basically had been -- you know, basically besmirched -- had their reputations besmirched -- >> what's that word? >> seth: "besmirched." >> okay, great, i've gotta look that -- >> seth: i've got a brand-new calendar. i'm gonna get you one. >> okay, great. >> seth: it's one word a day. >> yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] ruby freeman and shaye moss, yeah. >> seth: and you introduced them, and they spoke about the incredible journey they've been on. >> yeah. >> seth: and, you know, you're obviously based in georgia. these are sort of two heroes from georgia. and what was one of the reasons you wanted to come up to new york city and present for the two of them? >> well, i just think that it's so important that anybody who's working our elections feel that they are important, and that they should not be ostracized for just doing their jobs

. >> and i'm kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. >>> today, thursday, july 18th, 2024. >>> pressure campaign. some of the nation's top democrats unite, agreeing president biden should reconsider his 2024 run, why they fear the party could lose more than just the white house this november >>> troubling time line, stunning new details are emerging about this weekend's assassination attempt on former president trump, when local police first identified the gunman as a suspicious person. >>> center stage, all eyes on former president donald trump tonight as he speaks at the national convention, what he's expected to say to american voters after making drastic changes to his speech. >>> and heart of a champion, three-time olympic gold medalist gabby douglas knows what it takes to win big on the world's biggest stage. we'll catch up with her just days before the olympic games. >> i can't wait. what a powerhouse. >> she'll have some insight i'm sure on what to watch for as the olympics start next week. >>

i'm kate baldwin with sara sidner. john berman is out today. this is cnn news central. >> happening today, a defiant president biden back on the trail as our colleague stephen collinson this morning sums up where his campaign is right now. quote, biden's critical news conference didn't end his reelection, but it showed why it will be so hard for him to save it as soon as biden finished speaking last night, three more democratic lawmakers called for him to step aside, including the top democrat on the house intel committee, congressman jim hime. >> imagine that three months from now, we get another performance like there was in the debate right before the election. do you want to take that risk? i don't. >> well, overnight, cnn exclusively learned former president obama and former speaker nancy pelosi have now expressed concerns with one another about biden's ability to win in november. more on this in just a bit. but first, let's bring in cnn senior white house correspondent kayla tausche. how is biden himself feeling about his performance last

kate, how do you read this? what does this tell you about the mindset of the man who you worked for and the mindset sayyed that white house right now well, i think i mean, luck it is. we should acknowledge that both the white house and the campaign or flatly denying the reporting. but even setting that aside, i think there's no question this is a significant stretch of time that the campaign and the white house are entering into here. i think they know that the task ahead of them is to put president biden out there fair for him to demonstrate that he is energetic, that he's capable, that he's vigorous at this campaign over the next four months is going to be about about taking it back to donald trump. i mean, that's an addition to a assuage some of the concerns about age and energy, which is an immediate task ahead of him. the other big task for him here is to drive the message of the race back to trump and back to what is actually at stake here and back to the fact that his opponent is somebody who has said he'

i'm sara sider with kate bolduan and john berman. this is cnn new central the question is democratic law makers have been asking and have been asked for days include, should president biden stay in the 2024 race? >> can he carry the message against donald trump effectively? and is there really a viable alternative? very soon, maybe some answers. the first of two critical meetings happening today will begin shortly as biden looks to once and for all, put to bed those democratic doubts all house democrats gathering for the first time since biden's debate performance, this meeting will put those who have publicly come out to call for biden to drop out in the same room with the group calling for him to stay in and forge ahead. no cell phones allowed, which means things could get quite real shortly after that, senate democrats will be meeting for a similar conversation when their weekly lunch cnn's arlette saens leads us off from the white house this hour and arlette, what is the view from the white house of these congressional meetings t

kate's killing it. kate's killing it. >> seth: kate knows what she's doing. >> how you doing?was lucky enough to see you, i guess it was last month, at the pen america awards here in new york city. >> yes >> seth: you introduced the two georgia election workers who basically had been -- you know, basically besmirched -- had their reputations besmirched -- >> what's that word? >> seth: "besmirched." >> okay, great, i've gotta look that -- >> seth: i've got a brand-new calendar. i'm gonna get you one. >> okay, great. >> seth: it's one word a day. >> yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] ruby freeman and shaye moss, yeah. >> seth: and you introduced them, and they spoke about the incredible journey they've been on. >> yeah. >> seth: and, you know, you're obviously based in georgia. these are sort of two heroes from georgia. and what was one of the reasons you wanted to come up to new york city and present for the two of them? >> well, i just think that it's so important that anybody who's working our elections feel that they are important, and that they should not be ostracized for just

>> reporter: hey, kate, good to see you. and overall the sentiment was not surprise but some disillusionment. take a listen. >> i thought it was a good thing for him to do. >> why. >> biden is old, he's done his job. let someone else step in and do what they can do to keep trump out of office. >> who do you think that is? >> harris. >> i wish there were more options. from the beginning, from the previous elections, our choices to voters were taken away by all of the other candidates kind of dropping out and leaving us with the establishment's choices versus the people's choices for our candidates. >> reporter: you heard from registered democrat as well as someone who identifies as independent. the threat has been people wanting more options. i actually just wrapped up a panel interview that featured some millennials and gen-z viewers. nick, we've been talking all afternoon. you said if biden didn't drop out of the race you would have voted for rfk jr., what's your stance now. >> definitely could vote for kamala, got to see w

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is kate robson there ? hello there? hello >> hi. >> hi. kate >> hi. kate robson. >> hi.bson. yeah, >> hi. kate robson. yeah, i >> hi. kate robson. yeah, i was just saying. so let's start with the good news, you must be delighted. after months and months of campaigning, months and months of protesting peacefully in a respectful manner, you must be delighted that the barge isn't going ahead. let's start with the good news in your community first, kate robson. >> i mean, well, kate robson. >> i mean, well , absolutely, >> i mean, well, absolutely, ecstatic. but mired. it's bittersweet because you know, you've there is no plan b. so at the end of the day, the bibby stockholm was completely untenable on paper based on cost alone , we were looking at alone, we were looking at £54,000 per migrant annually to keep one on there. you know, that's what a family of four salary. i mean, it was just completely untenable. it was a it's a treacherous use of taxpayers money, i think the fact that labour have shut down the bibby stockholm , they've the bibby stockholm, they've seemed to h

we're joined now by kate hills, founder of make it british. kate, welcome to the show.es and decades, we've outsourced our manufacturing. we've given to in cheap foreign laboun we've given to in cheap foreign labour. we haven't protected british industry. we haven't protected british jobs. we've been addicted to cheap imported laboun been addicted to cheap imported labour. quelle surprise, we don't make anything anymore. how don't make anything anymore. how do we fix it ? do we fix it? >> oh, god. where do we start? well, a decent industrial strategy, i think would be the main starting point. we've not had one for years. manufacturing has been totally neglected by a whole succession of governments. it's been pushed aside in favour of a service industry, and it's decimated communities, businesses and communities and it really it should be the backbone of the uk economy, it's halved since the 1990s. we've seen this huge decline in manufacturing. it's not been the same in other european, you know, countries like germany, italy , france, they're all ahead italy, france, the

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kate. we will be and have started on that already- kate-— already. kate.inister put to the question of i minister put to the question of prisons — minister put to the question of prisons question make your prison minister— prisons question make your prison minister said but i see this. we are addicted _ minister said but i see this. we are addicted to — minister said but i see this. we are addicted to punishment. people are in prison— addicted to punishment. people are in prison who should not be. ie, given— in prison who should not be. ie, given a — in prison who should not be. ie, given a prison sentence and they should _ given a prison sentence and they should not— given a prison sentence and they should not be. do you agree, yes or no? and _ should not be. do you agree, yes or no? and are — should not be. do you agree, yes or no? and are you going to continue with the _ no? and are you going to continue with the early release of prisoners. and the _ with the early release of prisoners. and the reminder scheme, is that dead _ and the reminder scheme, is