. >> alcindor: a typical summer barbecue-- near what some see as hallowed ground. it was here fiveears ago that officer darren wilson shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. >> to me that little patch just reminds me of exactly where it happened at. i can't drive over it. i don't know what that is. i don't know how to explain it or why, but i can't. i drive around it. >> alcindor: fran griffin helped arorganize this event as pt of the southeast ferguson community associatn. the group was formed in the wake of brown's death to provide community services. like many othersgriffin was spurred to protest after brown was killed. and eaier this year, she won a seat on ferguson's city council, becoming the first black woman to represent her ward. >> when michael brown jr. was killed ichanged the lives of so many people, not just here in ferguson, but throughout the entire world. it changed my life. i ner ever would have though that i would have been a politician but i found something that i could do that would help my community. >> alcindor: bro's death thrust ferguson,

"this is racist, that is racist." >> alcindor: dan rader grew up here.ys democrats are blowing the president'language way out of proportion. >> he's defending us as americans. he's defending our freedoms, defending our right to free speech, defending our right to, you know, be ae to speak our mind and not get backlash about it. >> alcindor: after supporting president obama in 2008 and 2012, rader voted for president trump in 2016. >> because of obama, that's why we have a trump. you know, people were really turned off by the whole thing. >> alcindor: the father of four works in i.t. for retail storess and ife has improved since the 2016 election. he credits the president. e got a good paying job. i was laid off for a while. i was laid off for a pretty long time. when i got the job i got a good increase. >> alcindor: president trump says he plans to continue his unfiltered style of politics. and here in ohio he's banking on that strategy carrying him to victory one more time. for the pbs newshour, i'm yamiche alcindor in greene county, ohio. >> woodruff:

ouncive a lot of new members. >> alcindor: james knowles is mayor of ferguson. he's one of the few remaining city officials from 2014. he remains the target of intense criticism but insists the cityng has made meal strides. >> we have a tremendous amount of n officers in our police department, a much more diverse police department than we had in the past.uc our courts aremore focused on working with people to not get caught in that trap of that, that kind of cycle of being in, in the court system through traffic tickets or housing fines. >> alcindor: of course, many owe those reform mandated by ast juice department consent decree. in 2015, the d.o.j. concluded law enforcement practices in ferguson were "shad by the city's focus on revenue rather than public safety needs." it also determined that african americans were arrested at dispropoionate rates and some without probable cause. statewide, black drivers are still nearly twice as likely as others to be stopped. in ferguson, the disparity in traffic stops oflack drivers has also increased by 5% since 2013. fer

ou alcindor: the father of works in i.t.etail stores and says life has improved since the 2016 election. he credits the president. w i've got a good paying job. i was laid off forle. i was laid off for a pretty long time. when i got the job i got a good ntcrease. >> alcindor: presirump says he plans to continue his unfiltered style of politics. and here in ohio he's banking ot trategy carrying him to victory one more time. for the pbs newshour, i' yamiche alcindor in greene county, ohio. >> woodruff: that brings us to e analysis of shields an brooks. that's syndicated columnist mark shields an"new york times" columnist david brooks.to helloth of you. so let's pick up on yamiche's reporting, david. all this comes after president trump has been going after conessman eligah cummings, going after baltimore, calling it rat infested. this just a few days afteer h went after four congresswomen of color, "the squad." some people are saying thees ent's being racist. he says i'm the least racist person in the world. how do you see it

yamiche alcindor reports on the latest from dayton and el paso. >> alcindor: well before president trump arrived, protesters in dayton, ohio filled the strees. some denounced his rhetoric on o ce and immigration, and demanded actionevent gun violence. >> the tempers flare but en the of the day, how can we not be out here and tyis is our ci.do >> >> alc others praised the president and welcomed his visit. >> alcindor: as he left the white house, presideid trump e hoped congress could soon pass bipartisan gun legislation, though not a ban on assault weapons >> i don't want to put guns into the hands of mentally unstable people or people with rage or hate. there's a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite for backgroundhecks and i think w can bring up background checks like we'd never had before. >> alcindor: the president also insisted his comments have not fued hate. >> no, i don't think my rhetoric has at all. i think my rhetoric is a very uh, it brings people together. >> alcindor: the president didti >> alcindor: c say he is part of the problem because just before today's vis

white house correspondent yamiche alcindor reports from in biarritz, france. >> alcindor: at the g7, a public show of harmony, paperinover deep divisions. presidents trump and macron ended the conference with the same kind of affection they displayed all weekend. >> if there was any word for this particular meeting of seven very important countries, it was mpunity. i think most important of all we got along great. >> alcindor: but the takeaways from the gathering itself were meager. the seven nations only agreed to a set of statements that filled a single sheet of paper. on many of the mospressing issues he discussed with the other leaders, president trump pointedldisagreed. on iran, macron extended a las minute invitation to iranian foreign minister javad zarif. macron told trump about the invitation only hours before zariff arrived. macron urged iran to return to the nuclear negotiating table with the united states, as the 2015 "deal", whichll mr. trump out of last year, hangs in the balance >> ( translated ): there will have to be a meeting between the iranian and american preside

. >> yang: we'll hear more from the president when we talk to white house correspondent yamiche alcindor, after the news summary. wall street gave ground today, after a batch of disappointing corporate earnings. the dow jones industrial average lost 173 points to close at 25,962.e sdaq fell 54 points, and the s&p ipped 23. in syria, the dominant militant group in idlibnce retreated from a key town, in a new blow to rebel forc the insurgents, linked to al q sheikhoun under heavyn n mbardment and air strikes. as they did, syrvernment troops entered the town, backed by russian air support. idlib is the major rebel bastion in syria. in afghanistan, hundreds of people paid tribute day to the dozens who died in a suicide bombing in kabul. many gatred in mosques, while others visited memorials to the victims. some criticized government officials, including president ashraf ghani, for failing to put an end to the violence. >> ( translated ): the president and his chief executive must resign. they cannot serve the nation, and they should apologize to the people. ghani promised to bring security d

yamiche alcindor reporting for us.g7 thetting underway in southwest france. thank you, yamiche. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, the government of brazil moved to deploy troops tomorrow to rein in raging wildfires ross the amazon rainforest. william brangham reports. >> brangham: large paron of the amre being engulfed in record-breaking flames. more than 9,500 fires haves broken out tst week. today, under increasing pressure to address the crisis, brazilian president jair bolsonaro talked of sending in the army, saying, "that's the plan."ye he had concedeerday that the situation is dire, and that his government lacked the resources to fight i >> ( translated ): the ministry of justice can send 40 men to combat the fight, but do you understand tha 40 men. there are not enough resources. we are in chaos. >> brangha forest fires are common in brazil this time of year, but their numbers haveor skyrocketed tothan 75,000 this year. that's up 80% from 2018. and, the smoke from them has turned sao paulo's midday skies into totalarkness. bolsonaro has said-- with

our white house condent yamiche alcindor was there and joins me now. >> brangham: so the president covered so many different topics today. i'm so glad you were there. one of the issues i want the talk about gs the issue ofns. for just over two weeks now from o to date feelings were hurt, the president seems to have vacillated on what he wan to done background checks. he talked about that, let's listen to what he had to say. >> i have an appetite for background checks. we're working with republicans. we're working with republicans. we already he very strong background checks, but there are thopholes in the background checks. 's what i spoke to the n.r.a. about yesterday. they want to get rid of the loopholes as well as i do. at the same time, i dont to take away people's second amendment rights. >> brangham: we know th president has also been talking to the head of the national rifle association.e do you have aer sense of what the president is willing to do about guns? >> the president is clearly in lock step with the n.r. this issue when it comes to ba

as yamiche alcindor tells us, new rules could mean a big change in how much money it and other groups receive. >> reporter:ore than 1.5 million low income women in the u.s. rely on planned parenthood for reproductive hlth services. many use the group's clinics for birth control, pregnancy tests and std screenings. but access to this care could be at risk. planned parenthood and other organizations that provide abortion counseling are facing a deadline to comply with new federal funding rules. in february, the trump administration announced the policy. it would bring importanges to what's known as title x -- the government's only federal funding program dedicated to family planning for lower-income women. in order to get that funding, planned parenthood and other groups could not provide referrals for abortion servicese the ed to fierce backlash, and then lawsuits including from planned parenthood. the group serves about 40 percent of the country's four million title x patients. while the decision is being appealed, planned parenthood officials say they will pull out of the program. >>

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. >> for more, i'm joined by yamiche alcindor, you saw her there for pbs "newshour" traveling with the president in france. brad stevens, op-ed columnist for "the new york times." what a group. thank you. yamiche, that question you put to him i think is serious, and i -- he -- doesn't he understand that it looks like a continuing pattern of his agency for russia? that the whole question of the scandal involving russia getting involved with our elections in 2016, his role in playing footsie with him, if you will, and then he continues to play the role of russian friend as if the dossier was in technicolor and he's afraid they're going to drop it tomorrow. he's shameless. your thoughts? >> well, opponents of the president would say there is something obviously weird going on with russia. his opponents would say that he obviously has some sort of affinity for russia. maybe he's even feeling pressured by his business connections with russia. of course the president himself would say that he is really is interested in having russia being part of the table because so many people are talking

joining us today, peggy noonan, joshua johnson, carol lee, and yamiche alcindor. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> reporter: this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. throughout his presidency, donald trump has had one powerful and faithful ally, the economy. more than anything else, he has counted on the economy to help overcome doubt about his style and carry him to re-election. but that ally may be deserting him. this week's stock market tumble was not entirely mr. trump's doing. by friday, some of that loss was recovered. but the drop can be tied to the uncertainty that has been caused by the trade war mr. trump has launched against china. the question for the president, will his supporters, who have either embraced or simply accepted some of his norm-breaking presidency, be as forgiving of all of those breaking of norms if the economy falters. our new nbc news/wall street jumpbl po journal poll has the president's approval rating dipping a bit, 43% approving. that 43% sits at the lower end of his narrow trading range, rarely moving two or thr

our yamiche alcindor reportn,s from dayhio. ( gunshots ) >> reporter: 30 seconds. nine shot dead. and a commity reeling from yet another mass shooting. this time the violence unfolded early sunday, in a busy nightlife district in dayton, ohio. police fatally shot the gunman, soon after he opened fire with an automatic weapon. he was just steps away from entering a popular bar-- ned peppers-- in the city's oregon district. anthonreynolds had just left the bar as the shooting began. >> i know it's gunfire, so i'm looking around and i'm like, okay wt's going on? but then what you hear right after that is repeated, like, shots. high power shots like boom-boom- boom-boom-boom.so e just start really running. i'm grabbing my cousin, we ruing. and i just start yelling at the peopleont of me, like, "that's a mass shooter, that's a mass shooter!" >> reporter: at one point, he was just ten feet away from the shooter. >> reporter: the shooter's own d.ster is among the dea till, the motive is unclear. dayton mayor nan whaley said the quick response by dayton police prevented scores more from d

thank you, yamiche alcindor, thank you, susan del percio. a really interesting trio, you guys. you've got a lot of bases covered here. thank you, cornell. >>> coming up, president trump again is looking for someone to lead the u.s. intelligence committee because this guy washed out.irst choice today. that's interesting in five days. well, stay away from the platform today. stay away from all of the excitement. you don't want to be out there today. can the president get it right this time? has he got anybody in mind? plus, he is called the future of the republican party now is heard, the guy from texas. he is quitting politics. is there any room left in the republican party for people who refuse to hitch their wagons to mr. trump? my thoughts on the three witness by the way the impeachment process has reached i believe here we are august 2 a dead-end, and what democrats should do next to hold trump accountable. much more ahead. stick with us. s. [farmers bell] ♪ (burke) a "rock and wreck." seen it. covered it. at farmers insurance, we know a thing or two because we've seen a thi

our own yamiche alcindor went to ferguson and reports that while some progress has been made, many who lived through that day and the protests and the unrest that followed, say their lives have been changed forever. >> when i wake up in the morning, my emotions are all over the place, and i reallydo t know if i want to go forwards, backwards. because every day is a fight for me since august 9, 2014. >> reporter: that was the day lesley mcspadden's son, mir.ael brown, j, was shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson, miouri. the shooting sparked massive protests and unrest in the city. ultitely, officer darren wilson was not indted for killing the 18-year-old. it's now been five years since ferguson became a national symbol and inspired activists across the world. for those who intimately experienced what happened here, the trauma othat time runs deep. and, for mcspadden, the hurt is about what neveras. >> i was left with absolutely nothing as far as a remnanof michael. you know, he didn't have any children. he had never worked a job as a mother, it makes you question yourself eve

thank you, claire mccaskill. >> as always, thank you, yamiche alcindor, and ben howe. coming up, the latest on the breaking news out of philadelphia in north philly where six police officers have been shot. this incident began at 4:30 this afternoon in the nicetown area. >>> plus double standard? recent gaffes by joe biden have democrats concerned as they should. but the president of the united states can't get through his speech without making multiple false statements. yesterday he took credit for signing a bill he never actually signed and made false statements about the united states trade policy with japan. well, montel williams is a former republican party member and he is calling out his former party for using hate, fear, and lies over their country and says the president is dangerously unfit to confront a world he says is on fire. join us later in the show. stick around for montel. much more ahead. stick with us. when i was diagnosed with breast cancer, i went straight to ctca. after my mastectomy, i felt like part of my identity was being taken away. my team m

i'm joined right now by yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for the pbs news hour. jeh johnson politics editor of the root. bret stephens an op-ed columnist at "the new york times." thank you all for joining us. there is a jekyll and hyde aspect to this. but clearly, what is credible, yamiche, is trump on tweet. when he tweets out, what great word, tweet, at 6:30 in the morning when most people are still asleep. that's trump. this guy reading a teleprompter, i love it, in the diplomatic room. in other words, the room where you have to be diplomatic. your thoughts. who is the real guy? >> i'll say this. the great toni morrison who died today said if you can only be tall if someone else is on their niece, you have a serious problem. there are people all ray aye cross this country people who think this president has a serious problem which is he wants to demonize other people. he wants to make immigrants as scapegoats. i just came back from dayton on the, ohio where people are pointing to his rhetoric not only is he creating divisions in our own community, his inaction

our yamiche alcindor was there and breaks down what was on the president's mind then, icy relations. president trump abrupt cancels his upcoming visit to denmark, nlter the scandinavian nation declares that grd is not for sale. and, nature trails versus oil drills-- the shifting political landscape of the western wilderness. >> there are these large landscapes that are still so intact. it's a rare thing, and i feel like we should rally behind that and understand what a area we live in. >> brangham: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> babbel. language program that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's 10-15 minute s are available as an app, or online. more information on babbel.com. ♪ ♪ >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- sklfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> sup

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our yamiche alcindor was there and breaks down what was on the president's mind then, icy relations. president trump abrupt cancels his upcoming visit to denmark, nlter the scandinavian nation declares that grd is not for sale. and, nature trails versus oil drills-- the shifting political landscape of the western wilderness.

the associated press, jonathan la mere, and white house correspondent for pbs news hour, yamiche alcindordrifted to the presidential race, and pop culture, and trucks and cranes. >> this is the white house finds themselves facing time and time again. this was not a campaign rally, just an event on the economy, touting the work he has done for pennsylvania, suggesting the manufacturing jobs that have returned to the state, and i

the associated press, jonathan la mere, and white house correspondent for pbs news hour, yamiche alcindor. the speech yesterday was about the economy, and as one would expect it drifted to the presidential race, and pop culture, and trucks and cranes. >> this is the white house finds themselves facing time and time again. this was not a campaign rally, just an event on the economy, touting the work he has done for pennsylvania, suggesting the manufacturing jobs that have returned to the state, and it became an hour long about every subject you touched and taking credit for the plant there that he was visiting, suggesting that his administration was the impetus behind it creating jobs for pennsylvania. the plant was given the go ahead in 2012, which was not only president barack obama, but president barack obama's first term. >> right. easily demonstrable. we're going to get more into the president's speech in pennsylvania in a moment. we want to begin with new information surrounding the jailhouse suicide of sex offender jeffrey epstein. the justice department official tells nbc news that

and white house correspondent for pbs news hour, yamiche alcindor.s the former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan. and "time" magazine editor at large and nbc political nall anand giridharadas. his new book is called "winners take all" and it's out now. it's a difficult time. great to have you on. president trump's rally in cincinnati, ohio, last night, was his eighth campaign stop this year. he had a pretty big crowd. the first since a racist chant of send her back broke out in north carolina two weeks ago. we all remember that. the president avoided mentioning the four minority female democratic lawmakers by name. but continued his week long attack on america's cities. >> it's been total one party control of the inner cities for a hundred years it's been one party control and look at them. we can name one after another, but i won't do that. because i don't want to be controversial. look at los angeles with the tents and the horrible, horrible, disgusting conditions. look at san francisco. look at some of your

joining me now, nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house, yamiche alcindor, kimberly atkins and gabe gutierrez on the ground in dayton, ohio. let me begin with you. bring us up to speed on what you've seen so far, what you're hearing from folks on the scene in dayton, both from the president and those out to protest him. >> reporter: as you mentioned, the president on the ground here in dayton, meeting with victims, families and first responders. we're in the oregon district where this shooting happened. as you can see behind me, there are some of president trump's supporters behind me. over here you do see demonstrators who say -- some of them say they're opposed to the president's visit. others say they welcome the president, but they want the federal government to enact some sort of gun restrictions. this is ned peppers bar right here. the gunman was taken down by the first responders just in this general area. this is where nine people were killed, more than 30 others injured just a few short days ago. this is a community that has been reeling. dozens of people, perhaps more than

here is yamiche alcindor.e reason that russia was kicked out was very clearly because they annexed crimea. why keep repeating what many people see as a clear lie? >> well, i know you like president obama, but it was annexed during president obama's term. if it was annexed during my term i'd say, sorry, folks, i made a mistake. president obama was pure and simply outsmarted. they took crimea during his term. that was not a good thing. >> all right. there is a lot to unpack there but, i mean, again -- why stray from the truth and make this sort of claim again and again. is he just trying to stick it to his predecessor? what's going on here? >> well, donald just can't stand anything that obama did and has to destroy it, but donald -- and donald creates his own reality. but, you know, listening to this earlier today on tv, i suddenly recalled when i had raised my eight children how each of them would reach a point where, you know, they had imaginary friends, they would make up things as all children do when they'r

trump administration announced today that it plans to implement new immigration rules and, yamiche alcindors, its one of the most aggressive steps yet to limit legal immigration. >> reporter: today's new rule from the trump administration limits who will be eligible to thapply for a green card i u.s. under current law, immigrants are already required to proveat hey are not what the government deems a "public charge." today, the acting head of u.s. citizenship and immigration orvices ken cuccinelli said any immigrants who usemight one day be eligible to use-- an expanded set of public benefits may not be eligible for legal status. ⌞> the benefits to taxpayers is a long term benet of seeking to ensure that our immigration i systbringing people to join us as american citizens as legapermanent residents firs who can stand on their own two net, who will not reliant the welfare system, especiallgey in thef the modern welfare state which is so expansive and expensive frankly.nd >> reporter: the new rule, the benefits involved will include common services afforded immigrants under current law- - pu

that weird thing about yamiche alcindor. know he is a friend of yours, an african american reporter who is one of the top reporters around. i know he is a friend of yours or you like him. what a little cheap shot that was. >> but it's typical trump. again, when he has been challenged, he makes it personal. when you challenge him on the facts and try to elicit a legitimate answer that he doesn't want to answer, it becomes a personal response or retort by him. so, yeah, she said well, here are the facts. and his response was i know you like obama. so that somehow delegitimizes the question. it makes it less serious and makes it more political. that's the space he operates in. i think to governor christie todd whitman's point, that's the number of this. the relationship between him and obama goes back to the white house correspondent dinner. >> here it comes. you're queuing it up. i'm giving you the sugar plum, senator. here it is. president trump's obsession with obama does go back to before he was president. donald trump was

house bureau chief for "the washington post" and white house correspondent for pbs newshour, yamiche alcindor. at the table with us, former democratic congresswoman donna edwards, executive editor for bloomberg opinion, tim o'brien and politics editor from the root, jason johnson. phil, let me start with you. the president about to head out to cincinnati. going to have one of those giant rallies. we saw what happened the last time. he said afterwards maybe -- he wasn't too happy and maybe he would try to tell the crowd not to do it if they did it again. what is the likelihood the crowd would do this again and what's the likelihood the president would say anything if it does? >> steve, the crowd certainly could do this chant again. i don't know. we will have to see what happens tonight. but the president is unlikely to admonish his supporters. i don't think we have seen him do that in the 3 1/2 years as a presidential candidate or president. he's leaving the white house now and just telling the pulling about this, he was asked by some reporters what would happen if the chant happens again, he

. >> reporter: yamiche alcindor with pbs news hour why do you think it's appropriate to invite russia to the g7 given that they've meddled in the 2016 election and if you are worried if russia does come to the g7 it might hurt you politically because it's only going to be a couple months before the 2020 election. >> i don't care politically. i really don't a lot of people don't understand this i ran one election and i won, happened to be for president i don't care politically i'm going to run another election, i think i'm quinning based on polls that i see, whether it's winning or not i have to do the right things. i don't do things for political reasons. is it good, probably not, maybe it is. a lot of people say having russia which is a power, having them inside the room is better than having them outside the room by the way, there were numerous people during the g7 that felt that way and we didn't take a vote or anything, but we did discuss it my inclination is to say, yes, they should be in. they were -- really it was president obama -- i'm not blaming him, but a lot of bad things

yamiche alcindor, you cover this white house very closely. is there someone left in that white house who perhaps the first time he said this the first time he made that up could have said to him here is why russia is no longer in the g8, and if so, who is that person and why aren't they saying things to him now that could influence what he says in public because it's not going well for him right now. >> in short there's no one in the white house that is interested in challenging the president on facts because the president those why russia was kicked out of the g8. it's pretty clear why russia was kicked out of the g8 but he's reflecting and he uses the word obama when he's upset, backed against a corner, when he wants to make a point to rile up his base. we saw the president also use a bunch of other misleading information. not only was he deflecting and completely lying when it comes to why russia was kicked out of the g8, he also talked about the nra and said wayne lapierre the head of the nra wants to close loopholes on background checks

white house correspondent, yamiche alcindor. and that's the time we live in, people so panicked, just assuming it must be a shooter when they heard a loud sound on the scene. >> yeah, it is the time we live in, unfortunately. also the time we live in is growing. i think a growing momentum, willie, they actually get some things done, only a few republicans are speaking out. they are starting to speak out about, again, increased background checks. one member of the house came out and republicans talking about banning military style weapons. a lot of governors starting to talk about these red flag laws. you certainly feel like this epidemic is pushing some republicans to finally move. >> you see in the united states senate in particular, some voices, including that of lindsey graham, lamar alexander and others talking about these red flag laws, and also as you say, the congressman, the republican congressman, michael turner who represents the district in dayton came out yesterday for a ban on some semiautomatic riflings. he h -- ri

yamiche alcindor. >> can't say i don't give you access. >> thanks, mr. president. important to invite russia to the g7 given that they have meddled in the tent 16 election. and are you worried if russia does come to the g7 it might hurt you politically because it's only going to be a couple months before the 2020 election? >> i don't care politically. a lot of people don't understand this. i ran one election. and i won. happened to be for president. i don't care politically. i'm going to run another election. i think i'm winning based on polls we see, whether i win or not, i have to do the right thing. so i don't do things for political reasons. is it good? probably not. maybe it is. a lot of people are smart. a lot of people say having russia, which is a power, having them inside the room is better than having them outside the room. by the way, there were numerous people during the g7 who felt that way, and we didn't take a vote, but we did discuss it. my inclination is to say yes, they should be in. they were really, it was a president obama -- i'm not blaming hi

. >> joining are the discussion issia nearby alcindor, news analyst.ll right, what are the campaigns saying? who thinks that they cleared the bar? and in your view who, did? >> it's not surprising that each candidate in each campaign is trying to claim victory here. i think unlike last night where we saw bernie sanders and warren come out fighting and be a duo that rose above the other candidates, tonight you had a series of candidates having big moments. be a referee and say we just should focus on president trump and turned around quickly and focused on biden saying your criminal justice policies are the reason why we have criminal incarceration. you saw biden going after senator harris about health care and her criminal justice background. tulsi gabbard not too many people were working on or thought she was going to have a breakout moment went for the jugular with senator harris and articulated her record as a prosecutor. then you had senator harris, a lot of the time she was on her heels trying to defend her health care policy. she was trying to de