the american legion on only members history, to help keep history alive. pplause] you teach young americans to have pride in our history so they will have confidence in our future. history and culture, so important. for generations now the american legion has taught our young people the principles of americanism. you emphasize the need to reserve the nation's cultural, moral and patriotic values. you encourage the observation of patriotic holidays. you stressed the need to enforce our laws, including our immigration laws. [applause] president trump: you teach the responsibilities of citizenship and the importance of the pledge of allegiance. [applause] president trump: true. so important. it all for all -- do god and country. [applause] president trump: that is why we are here today, for america and for god. but to fulfill our patriotic duties we must take care of our great veterans. [applause] one year ago at this gathering, and i remember so many of you so well, i promised you i would make it my priority to fix the broken v.a. and deliver our veterans the

for generations now, the american legion has taught our young people the principles of americanism. you emphasized the need to preserve the nation's cultural, moral, and patriotic values. you encourage the observation of adriatic holidays -- patriotic holidays. you stress the need to enforce our laws including our immigration laws. [applause] you teach thep: responsibilities of citizenship and the importance of the pledge of allegiance. [applause] president trump: and you do it for godour motto says, and country. [applause] president trump: that is why we are here today, for america and for god, but to fulfill our patriotic duties, we must take care of our great veterans. [applause] one year ago at this gathering, and i remember so many of you so well, i promised you that i would make it my priority to fix the broken va and deliver our veterans the care they so richly deserved. [applause] and you seeump: what has been happening. now, you have a true reformer .nd secretary david chilton he has done an incredible job. working night and day to implement the 10 point reform plan that i

he will speak to the national convention of the american legion. also he has plans to sign a bill that matters a whole lot to that crowd and americans across the nation. it's a bipartisan legislation aiding veterans. we are standing by in washington dc, alicia in reno is ready to go. let's start there, alicia. >> you're talking about the law the president is here to sign. this is something very important to the audience he will be speaking to right now. what this law will do is streamline for disabled veterans who are trying to appeal their -- their disability benefits and this will make it much easier. right now 470,000 people are waiting determination by the va. now the message he writes here today according to the white house is one of unit. he's expected to call on americans to heal the wounds that divide us. that's a quote. that is if he sticks to the script. he went off script last night in phoenix after ex saw. he went after the media for about half an hours time. criticizing the media's coverage on how he responded to the violence in charlot

the american legion not only remembers history, you help keep history alive. you teach young americans to have pride in our history so that they will have confidence in our future. history and culture, so important. for generations now, the american legion has taught our young people the principles of americanism. you emphasize the need to preserve the nation's cultural, moral, and patriotic values. you encourage the observation of patriotic holidays. you stress the need to enforce our laws, including our immigration laws. you teach the responsibilities of citizenship and the importance of the pledge of allegiance. true. so important. and you do it all as your motto says, for god and country. that's why we're here today, for america, and for god. but to fulfill our patriotic duties, we must take care of our great veterans. one year ago, at this gathering, and i remember so many of you so well, i promised you that i would make it my priority to fix the broken va and deliver our veterans the care they so richly deserve. and you see what's been happening. now you

we salute your service, the american legion, not only remembers history, but you helped keep history alive. you teach young americans to have pride in our history so they will have confidence in our future. history and culture is so important. for generations now the american he wiamerican legion has taught the principals of patriotism. you encourage the observation of patriotic holidays. you stress the need tone force our laying including our immigration laws. you teach the tonights of citizenship and the importance of the plej of-- pledge of allegiance. and you do it for god and country. that is why we're here today, for america and for god. but to fulfill our patriotic duties, we must take care of our great veterans. one year ago at this gathering, and i remember so many of you so well, i promised you i would make it my priority to deliver veterans the care they so richly deser deserve. now you a true reformer in secreta secretary. now secretary chilton has done an incredible job. he is working night and day to implement the ten point reform plan that i discussed with you last year

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he will speak to the national convention of the american legion. to sign a bill that matters a whole lot to that crowd and americans across the nation. it's a bipartisan legislation aiding veterans. we are standing by in washington dc, alicia in reno is ready to go. let's start there, alicia. >> you're talking about the law the president is here to s

for generations now the american legion has taught our young people the principles of americanism. emphasized the need to preserve the nation's cultural, moral and patriotic values you encourage the observation of patriotic holidays you stress the need to enforce our laws, including our immigration laws you teach the responsibility of citizenship and the importance of the pledge of allegiance. true, so important and you do it all as your motto says, for god and country. that's why we're here today for america and for god, but to fulfill our patriotic duties, we must take care of our great veterans as one year ago at this gathering, i promised you i would make it my priority to fix the broken v.a. and deliver our veterans the care they so richly deserve. >> and you've seen what's happening. you have a true reformer now in david schelka. we are publishing wait times online for every v.a. facility so you know what the wade is we have delivered same-day emergency mental health services at every v.a. medical center we've opened the promised white house v.a. hotline that's a big deal. th

the american legion embodies the spirit of patriotism. at is the true source of our forngth and the best hope our future. you love our country. you cherish our values. ouryou definitely defend great american flag. no doubt about that. [applause] above all else, you believe in america. just like america believes in you. [applause] to honor youhere for the sacrifices you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. we are also here for another reason. we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face. we are here to draw inspiration from you as we seek to renew the bonds of loyalty that bind us together as one people and one nation. the nation'sr uniform come from all different backgrounds and from every single walk of life. but they are all united by shared values and a shared sense of duty. teamare all part of one with only one mission. in mind. most importantly, they are all americans. and they work together. they fight together

less than 24 hours later at the american legion convention in reno, nevada. >> the president sticking closely to prepared script in his teleprompter, choosing not to attack republican foes in nevada after he slammed two gop senators -- john mccain and jeff flake -- during his arizona earlier rally. today the president is back at the white house with no public events scheduled. jason carroll has more from reno. >> reporter: the president is back in washington, d.c., and he's left a lot of that fiery rhetoric and that awkward defense, inaccurate defense, of his response to charlottesville back in phoenix. here in reno, the talk was all about unifying the country as he addressed the american legion convention. the president was scripted. he read from prepared remarks. he was tied to the prompter. and certainly a number of people wanted to see him focused just on the script of the day. many of the veterans that we spoke to basically telling us that they thought the speech was well delivered. some of them calling it measured and focused. here's a listen to part of what the president had to

that's ahead of his speech at the american legion. >> craig, it was one of the biggest upsets in americans that i ended up undertaking this project was, i wanted to understand what went on. and for those of us who were looking at every single day at the polls, this is true for the public polls, the internal clinton and trump polls. all showed that hillary clinton was in the driver's seat. there are no certainties in american politics, but she was the person you would rather be than him. and he ended up winning. so i think it's important to kind of look to see what ended up occurring. and to me, those last 12 days really did take a race that was almost out of reach into one that donald trump maybe only needed to kick a 50-yard field goal, but it would have been a 65-yard field goal had the election been held on october 27th. >> like i said, if you're watching or listening and you haven't had a chance to read the article, it's certainly worth the read. mark, thank you. >>> in the new audio clips of hillary clinton's upcoming memoir obtained by "morning joe," clinton also describes in detail

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excellent speech talking to the american legion in reno, nevada. very measured.alked about his quest, which he is already making strides with to reform the v.a. and make it more veterans friendly and more efficient. but he also talked about racial unrest in this country. it didn't start with president trump but it peaked at charlottesville, perhaps. this is what his message was in las vegas. but it was really to everybody. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us. and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. [cheers and applause] we are not defined by the color of our skin. the figure on our paycheck, or the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity, by our citizenship in this magnificent nation and by the love that fills our hearts. [cheers and applause] steve: so there he was calling for unity, just the day after his phoenix rally where he really blasted the media and blasted some rivals as well. and there is news out this morning just about the schism between the

i would rather him go to the american legion. i would rather him go to the veterans of foreign wars. i would rather him go to places like the naacp. i would rather that he go to the chamber of commerce, to businessmen and talk about the future of this country. that's where presidents should go, not kind of reliving the last campaign. that campaign is over. he's now president of the united states. and what he should be doing is focusing on getting something done for this country. >> i want you to stand by, mr. secretary. there is more we need to discuss. we have to take a quick break. we'll resume this conversation right after this. hey, i've got the trend analysis. hey. hi. hi. you guys going to the company picnic this weekend? picnics are delightful. oh, wish we could. but we're stuck here catching up on claims. but we just compared historical claims to coverages. but we have those new audits. my natural language api can help us score those by noon. great. see you guys there. we would not miss it. watson, you gotta learn how to

stage there at that rally in reno, nevada and he is said to deliver that keynote remark at the american legion convention. those comments he made during coverage of this newscast, i can tell you we're watching it because this is live right now in reno. if you would like to watch uninterrupted remarks, we have a live feed going on nbcbayarea.com. you can watch it there also. >>> this speech follows the one president trump gave last night in phoenix, arizona. he was met with protestors. police in riot gear deploying smoke bombs to break up that crowd of rally protestors. several scuffles broke out and demonstrators started throwing rocks and bottles at police. there are protests set up for today's nevada speech. and for what the president said, he tore into some familiar targets. he defends his remarks about the tragedy in charlottesville. >> i didn't say i love you because you're black or i love you because you're white or i love you because you're from japan. i love all the people of our country. >> and the president also threatened the government shutdown if he doesn't get funding for the bor

i was in phoenix with him the day before the beautiful american legion speech. he was not teleprompter trump. there were teleprompters but notes in the president's pocket and he came ready to talk about something else. this is how it goes. he can deliver a speech off the teleprompter. impressed upon him you're speaking at the american legion, speaking to veterans. got whatever you needed to get off your chest before, stick to the script and get through this and he's not appearing before cameras today. he knows he wants to say whatever he wants to say, best way to do it, on twitter. why it's so hard to work for this president. why aides don't want to predict what he's going to say in speeches because you don't know. you don't know if he'll tell you, i'm not going to pardon sheriff joe arpaio but hint it's coming later down the road. impossible position working in this white house and dealing with a man who still believes he is his own best communicator. that is not going to change. >> a quick break. are republicans willing to back up the president's tles of build

the president issued a call for national unity less than 24 hours later at the american legion bridge convention in reno -- american legion convention in reno. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. we are not defined by the color of our skin, the figure on our paycheck, or the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity. >> the president sticking closely to the script there on the teleprompter, choosing not to attack republican foes in nevada. after slamming gop senators, john mccain and jeff flake, during his arizona rally and tweet being flake during the following morning. the president back at the white house with no public events scheduled. >>> joining us to discuss, cnn contributor cena zito, reporter for the washingtesshington -- t "washington examiner." >> good morning! >> good to see you from pittsburgh. bright and early. >> good morning, go priorities! -- go, pirates! >> you're a happy girl. let's talk about what the "washington post

heavy delays back to the american legion bridge. over that crash and here it is right now. you can see emergency crews on scene. looks like some fire trucks there and this looks like the nature of the crash although there's a lot of vehicles that are a part of this. this is on the outer loop again in virginia. it is taking out the left most two lanes this crash on the outer loop. it is also kind of taking out the express lanes, too. i believe on the utmost left side, yeah, you can see a car going by. that's the shoulder of the express lanes so if you do take the express lanes on the outer loop you can squeeze by on the soldi shoulder. you can see that delay on the two right most lanes which is going to be very heavy. that will take you all the way back to the american legion brge as long as it's out there. looks like it involves quite a few vehicles. that's the only accident we've had on the roads so far. metro earlier train malfunction at mclean impacting the silver line. expect delays to largo town center and metro weekend work on

american legion trump, respectful and strong! ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) and now, look, don't get me wrong. all politicians adjust their performance for different crowds. obama speaks differently in a black or a white crowd. bush spoke differently to farmers and bankers. ted cruz speaks differently to people than the pile of human heads in his basement he says are his friends. ( laughter ) it always happens. but trump is different. when he talks to different audiences even within a few days, he doesn't tweak his style, he changes his message. >> we cannot remain a force for peace in the world. we are not at peace with each other. >> the only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news. "the washington post" is terrible. the democrats have no ideas. barack obama never said it took place because of radical islamic terrorism. he never said that. >> we are people. we are people who love. we are people with heart. we are people who adore. we are people that are great. >> trevor: wow. (

♪ >>> president trump appear to reno today delivering a speech at the american legion convention.ss than 24 hours after he delivered an off-the- cuff speech at a campaign style rally in phoenix where he went after everyone from the media to prominent members of congress. today the president struck a more unified tone. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. mess scores of protesters gathered outside the reno sparks convention center where the president was speaking. but it was generally a peaceful protest. >>> that was not the case last night in phoenix. the protest it turned violent. some of the anti-trump protesters through rocks and bottles. they responded with pepper spray . select let's talk more about the last 48 hours in the world a president trump with our science professor james taylor. last night, they were really angry at the president. really digging in at the media and members of congress. today, more a unifying tone. what do you make of those two contrast ? . >> part of his speech in arizona ,

president trump scheduled to speak at the american legion in reno, nevada, just about an hour from now is expected to call for a new unity based on america's common values. will it be a carefully scripted and delivered message, or more of what we saw last night? >>> also, rewriting history, president trump igniting his base last night with that revised version of the actual comments he made immediately following the charlottesville violence. but he didn't stop there. he blamed the media for twisting what he said. and the obstructionist democrats for his stalled agenda. how much longer will his core supporters, will the gop and the country ignore his alternative

and the american legion va, respectful and strong.ad the dems have no one who can change tones." >>> a software engineers fired by google is preparing to file a lawsuit. james damore lost a job after writing a company memo questioning women's abilities in the tech industry. according to business insider damore hired a civil rights attorney named harmeet dhillon. >>> somebody in massachusetts matched all six numbers in the powerball drawing. two people here in the bay area scored big matching five of six numbers for the $758 million pot. >>> and we are tracking a new accident along 680 northbound approaching south mission boulevard. do expect slowdowns. we are slow in the southbound direction. 12 minutes from 580 on down towards highway 4 in the red for 880 drivers, 21 minutes. do expect a slow ride across the san mateo bridge, 22 minutes from 880 to 101. >>> good morning. so that fog just got nasty look at this covering the golden gate bridge. it's now affecting visibility. our visibility maps showing visibility in some areas even to

one home and one great flag, president trump calling for unity this afternoon, speaking to the american legion in reno, nevada. details for the president's new message for americans coming up. >>> the white house's timeline for tax reform it is getting clearer and clearer. a top republican senator is predicting a deal by the end of the year, just in time for christmas but lawmakers will be cutting that deadline very close. >>> vice president mike pence is in south florida this hour. he is focusing on that ongoing crisis and assault on democracy in venezuela. coming up byron york, from the "washington examiner," fox news media analyst, howard kurtz, and jordan sekulow from the american center of law and justice. melissa: back to the markets. the dow fizzling after the best day in four months as investors are growing concerned over the president's economic agenda. nicole petallides is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. and, nicole, what everyone is talking about? >> big picture here, they see the back and forth action. they want to get back to the agenda, big picture. but we have a day

and american legion, respectful and strong.ike a match.com ad. >> there's they want and there are two deucers and executive producers and he's talent. he doesn't understand -- >> i know. he doesn't understand -- i mean, so -- >> he performs and then reviews his own performance. >> more than a performance. there's some politico reporting that john kelly is trying to control the information he flows i guess as a first step to controlling the performance. politico reported that john kelly is instituting a system used by other administrations, they had normal presidents to make him the last word on what crosses his desk. to making -- without making him feel shackled or out of the loop. that doesn't seem like the paper flow, doesn't seem like he's awash in so many white papers he doesn't know which one to land on. it sounds like he's watching cable and twitter. >> in the steve bannon type of wing of outside type advisers we talk about the strategy and is this madness, how dumb is this to attack your open -- own party there's the phi

president has met with protest as he hits the road at a rally in phoenix and then a speech at the american legion in reno and secretary of defense james mattis meets with turkish president. and pledge of support against the kurdish p.k. k. and china and russia protest the united states at the un for a series of new sanctions designed to curtail north korea's nuclear program i know a chance sitting in for ed schultz here in washington d.c. you're watching our team america. good evening we start tonight with the president back on what looks like the stump president followed up a rally in phoenix arizona on tuesday night with a speech to the american legion in reno this morning both of ants were met with protests the administration has been blamed for insensitivity in the wake of the charlottesville violence president attempted to clean up his image by focusing on a new message in phoenix you always understood. what washington does not are a movement is a movement built on love love. love for struggling americans who've been left behind and love for every american who deserves it of all of their dre

president trump followed up a rally in phoenix arizona on tuesday night with a speech to the american legion in reno this morning both of ants were met with protests the administration has been blamed for insensitivity in the wake of the charlottesville violet's president attempted to clean up his image by focusing on a new message in phoenix you always understood what washington d.c. did not are a movement is a movement built on love it's love for fellow citizens it's love for struggling americans who've been left behind and love for every american who deserves the chance of all of their dreams come true. for more on the president speaking to our will go now to dr gene allowed in conservative author and don jones former georgia state representative ladies thanks for being with me this evening so as you saw the president help us for a campaign so.

. >>> president trump calling for national unity today during a speech at the american legion conventionhis reno, nevada. it struck a different tone from his campaign rally style in phoenix last night. >> 59% of americans think the president's behavior has egged on white issue premtists and only 35% of americans approve of his current job hanld ling. >> president trump promised important changes at the department of veterans affairs. >> i will sign another history bill that the american legion helped us deliver the veterans appeals improvement and modernization act. you help keep history alive. >> reporter: part of that history the valor of veterans who fugt against nazis. >> jews will not replace us. >> reporter: less than 24 hours earlier a different donald trump was on display at a campaign rally in phoenix. >> they're trying to take away our culture, our history and our weak leaders, they do it over night. >> reporter: the president sought to relitigate his response to charlottesville quoting his own remarks. >> here's what i said on saturday. we're closely following the terrible ven

. >> for american legion member david elmore this was the focus not followed -- politics. volunteer and let's take care of them when they get back. >> a vastly different cause for hundreds of protesters. reno resident said the president means to be more thoughtful. >> we saw -- stand on the side of love and we feel his actions are hostile and divisive frankly threatening. >> other said he failed to address the deadly violence. >> i think he was wrong and he didn't stand up and he was a presidential. >> some of the base mixed in with the crowd including scott armstrong who voices support for the protesters. >> i appreciate the fact that they are protesting peacefully and it's their constitutional right and i think if they want change they should do it through the legislative process. reno police made no arrests during today's protests. >>reporter: the american legion is nonpartisan and has served presidents from both parties since 1935. >> before we let you go, max, how was his speech today compared to last night in phoenix? >>reporter: certainly a different tone in many ap

washington after a two day trip out west firing up his supporter, president this afternoon speaking to american legion in reno, nevada, he called on americans to unite. heal wounds that divide us. a more m measured tone for president last night torched national left wing media and relentless effort to take down his presidency, john roberts with our report. reporter: it might be a tuesday thing, a week ago yesterday that presidenta an argument with media at trump tower over his handling of charlottesville aftermath. last night argument was more one-sided. today, day two, a much more tempered environment. in reno, a different president trump than the one that command podium in phoenix last night, citing new protect for american veterans and speeching unity and healing. >> time it heal wounds that divide us and seek a unity based on common values that unite us. we're one people. with one home. and one great flag. reporter: in phoenix, it was president unbound by any restriction of protocol or policy, unloading on a number of topics, including a 30 minute rant against the media. >> for most part, honestly

when you look at what he said today, what he said in phoenix, when he talked the american legion, when he talked to the veterans. veterans that are suffering in louisiana where there are long wait lines. in washington, d.c., we have a va director -- >> kat: all presidents fire up database but not all of them called george stephanopoulos a tiny little man. have to acknowledge there's a difference. >> david: i didn't say there wasn't a difference. come out with the speech, make it sound as if it's true -- >> chris: i want to make this clear. i love you. before i shoot you down. the president lies even when he quotes himself. the biggest controversy over his speeches. he made me miss seinfeld because he went late last night. i've seen everyone 25 times. but he yada-yada-ed. >> david: here is what i will suggest to you. i will email you a transcript of what he said when i came to charlottesville and you can choose intellectual honesty or you can choose intellectual dishonesty about his words. you can debate the terms are used but you cannot debate the full context of the speech. you sit he

. >> president trump calling for unity in a speech at the american legion's national convention, good evening, i'm jessica dean. >>> aim nicole brewer. ukee's off tonight. that speech comes as americans weigh in on whether the president is a unite error divider. 62 percent say president trump is doing more to divide country according to a new quinnipiac university poll while 41 percent say he is doing more to unite it. natasha brownies live with more on the message the president delivered today, natasha. >> reporter: president trump certainly struck a much more subdued scripted tone speaking to veterans in reno, nevada. he called for unity on the heels of the raucous rally in phoenix 24 hours ago. >> this is the big one. >> reporter: president trump signed a bill wednesday making it easier for veterans to appeal decisions on their disability claim. signing ceremony came after a speech to veterans at american legion convention. >> in longer will veterans be kept waiting for years to get an answer, to their appeals. >> reporter: president stuck to the script wednesday asking all america

he will be speaking to the national congrevention of the american legion. just one day after calling for racial healing and unity, the president went off teleprompter and wildly off message, basking in the warmth of an adoring arizona base, he unloaded his fury and defended his commends that inflamed racial tensions. last night's remarks so divisive, james clapper publically questioned whether president trump is fit to hold office. let's listen to some key moments from the president's speech. >> i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, neo-nazi, i got them all in there. let's see. kkk. we have kkk. i got them all. they're trying to take away our culture. they're trying to take away our history. and our weak leaders, they do it overnight. these things have been there for 150 years, for 100 years. now the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it. but believe me, we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. i don't think we can make a deal. so i think we'll end up probably terminating naf

tomorrow he speaks to the american legion.should refer back to that speech so he can continue on that same -- he also toured the board this morning. that's going to have to be something that comes up. i do think he will have some sort of reference to charlottesville like he did on monday night. doesn't necessarily have to be too specific. it was a very different audience. it's not the military. this will be a very excited cloud. i really high approval rating in arizona. i expect that he will enjoy the speech but i would be curious about what he thought about his own speech last night. it did get some pretty high marks but on substance it's been picked. i wonder how he feels about that? he did not to be today. i don't know. >> kimberly: unusually quiet. you make a great point that he will be in front of the really welcoming crowd. people that are really feeling the president. he should get some enthusiasm and energy from that. someone follow-up, if he makes any comment specifically about the senators? i heard brian kilmeade say

we just watched teleprompter trump give a speak to the "american legion." sticking to script in which he called for national unity. he was nothing like the president trump that spoke last night in phoenix. the president started off that rally by telling thousands of his supporters that our movement is a movement built on love. but then mr. trump went on the defensive, going off script, blasting the news media. >> and do you ever notice when i go on and i'll put like out a tweet or a couple tweets, he's in a twitter storm again. i don't do twitter storms. you'll put on a little tweet, i'm going to be with the veterans today. they'll say donald trump is in a twitter storm! these are sick people. >> shepard: sick people. the president defended his comments on the violence in charlottesville. he took swipe at fellow republicans and threatened a government shut down and threatened to pardon a controversial sheriff in arizona. this morning, president trump tweeted phoenix crowd last night was amazing. i love the great state of arizona. not a fan of jeff flake. we

called for unity, patriotism, more changes to the veterans administration in a speech to the american legion. night and day away from the tone and tenor from the "take no prisoners" attack on the media in phoenix. president trump made no mention of that speech this afternoon. the echoes of tuesday night are reverberating around political washington and much of the nation. chief white house correspondent john roberts starts us off tonight. >> good evening. might be a tuesday thing. and we could go yesterday the president got into a serious argument with the media at trump tower over charlottesville. last night, the argument was slightly more one-sided. today a much more tempered environment. in reno, it was a much different president trump than the one who commanded the podium in phoenix last night. signing new protections for america's veterans, preaching healing and unity in the wake of the charlottesville violence. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. >> in phoen

. >> today in reno, president trump addressed the american legion and delivered a message of unity. white house with a look at that for us. >> reporter: and if you watched last night's speech versus today, would you have seen a very strong juxtaposition between the two. what was notable about what we saw last night, president trump was speaking at a campaign rally. it was not an official white house event. so for 77 mint utes, we saw him speaking largely unscripted just as he did before he took office. in two days, two vastly different tones from president trump. today in a speech to the american legion -- >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: but last night at a campaign rally in phoenix -- >> the only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news. >> reporter: the president facing renewed backlash after defiantly retreading his response to charlottesville. >> we condemn in the s possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. that is

to what is expect to be a very different kind of speech to the american legion. >> now he's oscillating between giving prepared remarks o s on camera, to delivering his rants where he does his sch tick for applause. any time you hit your mark and you say what your strategists want to say and the next day you go out and just sort of ad libs, it goes against everything you're trying to do. it's important to remember that speeches are tactics, so what you should be doing is have a broad strategy of what is it that you really want to do? is passing health care reform, is passing tax reform part of your agenda. he's responding not being pro active. >> i do see a theme running through the last three speeches, the speech about afghanistan on monday and then yesterday. he's starting to talk much more got patriotism, loyalty, history, heritage. i think this gets into dangerous territory, because he gives off the idea that you can only be patriotic in this country by being loyal to him. he's trying to get loyals behind him. at two events in three days. >> is that based on what he needs and wants

signing ceremony came after a speech to veterans at the american legion convention. president trump asked all american s to come together >> it is time to heal the wounds and seek a new unit based on the common values that unite us. >> the president's call for calm was a stark contrast to his campaign rally speech in phoenix. he accused the press of misrepresenting his response to the deadly charlottesville protest. >> he was literally breathing down my neck. that's how hillary clinton described donald trump in an excerpt from her upcoming book what happened >> clinton recounted the moment from the second presidential debate and a portion of the audio version, said mr. trump made her uncomfortable and paced near her on stage. >> my skin crawled. it was one of those moments where you wish you could hit pause and ask everyone watching, well, what would you do? you stay calm. keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space or do you turn, look him in the eye and say, loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. get away from me. >> clinton's book is

in phoenix on tuesday night, then we saw him again yesterday in reno, where he addressed the american legion. they were very different speeches. if you watch them all in a row, they are going to give you whiplash. the president went from calling for patriotism, unity and love to bragging about how big his apartment is and going after the media. the president said the fake news is now complaining about my different types of back-to-back speeches. there is afghanistan, somber, the big rally, enthusiastic, dynamic and fun and the american legion, respectful and strong. too bad the democrats have no one who can change tones. it's not just a change in tone, john, it was a change in message. we saw him talking about very different things and calling for the country to come together and going after his critics in a fierce manner and members of his own party. then we have one more tweet from the president this morning. it was a photo of him eclipsing barack obama. he retweeted this photo. as you can see on the screen, it shows him slightly moving into the position where barack obama is. so, it's saf

to reno, nevada to address thousands of military veterans at the 99 national convention of the american legion. c-span, where history unfolds daily.

president trump sijing a different tune as he addressed american legion conference in reno, nevada. relentlessly blasting the media frying to torpedo members of his paertd, the president was calling for unity and love. chip reid now with a tale of two speeches. >> it is time to expose the crooked media deceptions. >> reporter: president trump returned to his fiery campaign trail rhetoric last night in phoenix. a sharp contrast to today in reno. where he read from a teleprompter. >> it is time to heal the wound that divide us unity based on the common val use that unite us. >> in phoenix, he once again, defended remarks he made after a violent white supremacist rally earlier this month. one woman was killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. here's what i said on saturday. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. >> what he actually said was this. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on many sides. on many sides. >> the w

the signing ceremony came after a speech to veterans at the american legion convention where he asked americans to reunite. >> it's time to heal the wounds that divide us and seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> last night in phoenix, the president released one rant after another. he claimed the media misrepresented his response to the event in charlottesville and claims to shut down congress if they do not fund the border wall. >> you won't see -- it's a former -- valley wilson is looking to -- valerie wilson is looking to fund enough money to buy twitter so president trump can't tweet. saying if twitter executives won't shut down trump's violence and hate, it's up to us. more than $6,000 of her (100) 000-0000 -- $1 billion goal. they say -- >>> guest ready for a taste -- get ready for a taste of fall. we have your changing forecast next. >>> caught on camera, a guy swipes a television from his dc home. we'll walk you through the heist. >>> a warning about scammers posing as (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you re

he will be at the american legion national convention.rds he will sign new legislation that stream lines the processes that veterans go through to appeal claims for disability benefits with the v.a. >>> those are just a couple of the morning headlines. mike, sal, gasia, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> a call to remove a statue of christopher columbus from san jose city hall. there is a petition to have city take away the statue. they say it represents the genocide of native-americans and should be moved away from city property. the statue was donated to the city in 1958 by the italian american community. >>> in san francisco, another controversy over a statue at city hall. >> reporter: it sits between the asian art museum and main library near san francisco city hall. you may not have noticed the monument before but it is gaining notoriety in the wake of the removal of controversial statues nationwide. mainly confederate memorials. >> just off the bat it looks degrading into a facebook group of about 200 people calls the

today he spoke to the american legion, their national convention out in reno, nevada. a speech toned down in style, substance, and sheer volume. certainly compared with his rally in phoenix last night. >> we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage, and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face. we are here to draw inspiration from you as we seek to renew the bonds of loyalty that bind us together as one people and one nation. >> that's how it went and that was how it was written in few than 15 hours, the president had gone, however, from attacking republican senators and journalists alike saying the media is trying to take away our heritage to calling for healing and unity. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> they were having a hard time with that one. because i said everything. i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi, i got them all in there. let's see. kkk, we have kkk. i got

signing ceremony came after a speech to veterans at the american legion convention. president trump asked all american s to come together >> it is time to heal the wounds and seek a new unit based on the common values that unite us. >> the president's call for calm was a stark contrast to his campaign rally speech in phoenix. he accused the press of misrepresenting his response to the deadly charlottesville protest. >> he was literally breathing down my neck. that's how hillary clinton described donald trump in an excerpt from her upcoming book what happened >> clinton recounted the moment from the second presidential debate and a portion of the audio version, said mr. trump made her uncomfortable and paced near her on stage. >> my skin crawled. it was one of those moments where you wish you could hit pause and ask everyone watching, well, what would you do? you stay calm. keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space or do you turn, look him in the eye and say, loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. get away from me. >> clinton's book is

will be speaking to several thousand veterans, meeting at the 99th national congressional of the american legionwe will have live coverage of the president's remarks at 2:00 eastern or when they get underway. s washingtony'a journal. host: mark zandi is the chief economist. a decision on raising the federal government borrowing limits. it's is a lot of really big numbers that we are talking about. just explain why the average person should care about this debate over the debt limit. guest: if we don't raise the debt limit, then the government won't be able to pay somebody. we run a deficit about $700 billion a year. that means about raising the debt limit, we won't be able to pay bills worth about $700 billion. that means social security recipients, defense contractors, that means bondholders, a lot of different people. it will affect everybody there -- the very significantly if we don't raise the debt limit. host: what would it mean for the u.s. federal government, our credit rating if that doesn't happen? guest: not speaking for the rating agency, but i suspect it would mean a lower rating. yo

he attended the annual conference of the american legion and signed a bill, streamlining a process for veterans to appeal disability claims. he then delivered a much more inclusive message compared to what we saw last night. >> it is time to they'll wounds that divide us. to seek a new unity based on the common values that union you'd us. we are one people with one home and one great land. >> the president also told the supportive crowd that america is strengthening its military. >> i was crying so hard. >> no cheers, just fears. a disturbing video. cheerleaders repeatedly forced to do the splits and why it led to a police investigation. >>> unsafe levels of lead and what's being done about it. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. areas of drizzle across san francisco. plus, a hotter weekend and how long upper 90s could last. in about ten minutes. sisters, missing after going to watch the eclipse. - >>> a desperate search is underway for these two missing sisters. they went missing after going to watch the eclipse. 18-year-old melissa and 7-year-old sister left their south lake tahoe ho