endorsem barack obama says he is the man for the moment.resident obama: joe has the character and experience to guide us tough one of the darkest times and heal us through the recovery. laura: ompic dreams deferred. two athletes generation apart coped with being able to compete. ♪ if you are wating on pbs and ound the globe, welcome to world ns america. as the number of coronavirus infections in years 2 the u.s. has more reported cases and deaths than any other country. over 25,000 people in america have died. the rate of new infections is slowing but california's sgovernor laid out plan for how and when to lift the the president says he has total power reopen the economy. the governor says he is not a king. porter: america isti h. coronavirus has claimed over 25,000 lives. nearly 600,000 people have been infected. the economy reeling. 17 million unemployed in three ek schools have closed. president reporter: last night at the briefing, the president spent the first 45 minutes railing a the media for being unfair to him. president trump: we

bush and include barack obama's 2008 election. the university of virginia's miller center hosted the event. >> we're going to get started here with round two of presidents on whom olyphant was able o bestow his gifts and a country on which he was able to bestow his gifts by commenting visually and with words on those presidents. i'm mike nelson. i'm the guy you had to put up with during the first panel. fortunately we have a new cast of people to add their voices to the wonderful voices you heard from the scholars on the first panel. once again we have miller center people here and the miller center, one of its main emphasis is the focus on studying the presidency in depth, historical depth, with objectivity. in other words we're all in the business of doing stuff that an editorial cartoonist is not which is reacting to events on a day-to-day basis as pat oliphant did more than 10,000 times in his 60 plus years as a newspaper cartoonist. we all strive to be as objective as we can but the job of the editorial cartoonist and pat as

>> and what do you want young leaders to know about barack obama besides being the first black president? >> well, it's interesting. i was at the nba all-star weekend in chicago and happened to have an event that michael willbon, my colleague at espn was hosting and it had-- barack obama was there with yanis ant yanis -- giannis ant giannisan tch giannisantkumpo, and what obama does to elevate a discussion and he was interacting with the athletes and you could watch the athletes in the sense of thinking more deeply about how they could influence and use their own power for good on social issues, a fascinating discussion. i think that, look, it's hard

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today barack obama officially endorsed joe biden in his bid to become the next u.s. president in november presidential powers of persuasion now compare that to see the imagined power of donald truong in a tirade on live television last night the president seemed confused about his own powers and their limits now there has never been a presidential crown america has a constitution not a king you and i know it does double trump know where to i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. of the story of the total fake it's a fake newspaper and they were it fake stories that you bought yourself time you didn't keep the cap off bills he didn't use it to rant about testing. you so displaced from his face or the way you said it was a tiny box that. you know you're a fake you know that your whole network the way you cover is fake 5 new contracts to procure large we've done this right and we we really we really have done this right the problem is the press doesn't cover it the way it should be but i guess i'm doing ok because to the best a minute you and the president of the unite

has health care and who doesn't this is not a close call let's take climate change as an example barack obama and joe biden push very progressive climate change proposals having to do with the power industry and others and sign on to the paris climate deal donald trump says that climate change is a hoax so if progressives these people who backed bernie sanders really care about addressing climate change this existential threat this is not a close call you go issue by issue let's take gun violence rock obama and joe biden have pushed ways in which we should limit access to guns not interfering with the 2nd amendment god forbid but making sure that we reduce gun violence doubles from things we should do nothing other than get his guns in as many hands as possible so progressive presumably care about that too so you go issue by issue peter and this is not actually a close call in 2016 these people who were people who either voted for trump or voted 3rd party thought at what differences may respond when we now know what the implications of donald trump when you get are so people who support

this is barack obama, so i will not dispute the characterization. he is not the person you hang out at the neighborhood bar with. is the portrail of hillary clinton. you will will recall that she was seen as out of touch. when she ran again in 2016, she was seen as not the choice of working-class voters. at this particular moment in the 2008 for the neutral primary, barack obama was winning a lot of young people, african-americans, was not winning that white, working-class voters that in the end prolonged the primary contest. we went all the way until virtually the last presidential primary because after the initial victories that obama one he lost a huge number of states in the midwest. the irony is that at this particular moment, particularly only moment in the hillary clinton campaign she was seen as the champion of the white working class voters. >> this looks to me like harvard and yale law school at the bar trying to figure out how to drink a beer it just made me laugh. the guy with the harry back and his pants falling down. the whole thing ma

president barack obama is one of the most popular political figures in the world before years out of office his voice still carries weight his opinions they still matter to many people especially to the man who used to be his vice president joe biden today obama officially endorsed by giving his support publicly to the candidate in campaign intent on making dumb move trump a one term president but if there's one thing we've learned as a country for moments of great crisis it's that the spirit of looking out for one another can't be restricted to our homes or our workplaces or neighborhoods or our houses of worship it holds so has to be reflected in our national government and that's why i'm so proud to endorse joe biden for prez of the united states and i believe joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now he's someone whose own life has taught him how to persevere how to bounce back when you've been knocked down the obama touch bush talk about that i'm joined tonight by a man who has worked closely with 2 former u.s. vice presidents move was a senior adviser to both a

it reads, history will regard barack obama's years in office as one of the great american presidencies. there is no better partner of the battle in the soul of this nation, and no one i would rather have standing by my side. jill and i are thankful to barack and michelle lyrically impersonally, their friendship and the connection between our families has been a great gift. c-span has around-the-clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it is available on demand at ronavirus./co track the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps, watch

footage, america knew that he was going to be endorsed by barack obama. he say that in a field of 20? >> harris: did they? why did joe biden say. i know it's hard with the delay. but if that a cut in there, scott, then why in the world is joe biden saying he didn't need presidents endorsement? and why the 12 minute video? in fact, he didn't have his official endorsement. but my question, now, is doesn't even matter? >> well, force it matters. it matters for party unity. but when biden said he didn't need his endorsement, did he get the nomination without the endorsement? you yes. did he have the delegates more than anyone also far, yes. did the other candidates convalesce around biden? yes. so he was right. he didn't need barack obama's endorsement, but what he needs right now is party unity with the progressives and bernie sanders. and there's a lot of work that still means to be down there. they're saying the right thing, they're doing the right thing, they've got these quebec committees that are going to go to work. but you still have some out there wh

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. >> host: what do you want young readers to know about barack obama despite -- besides being the first black president? >> guest: the nba all-star weekend in chicago happened to have an event the my colleague at espn was hosting and it had barack obama was there with chris paul and kevin love and it was discussion about what athletes do and how they use their influence on issues and it was a reminder of what someone like obama does to elevate a discussion and he was interacting with the athletes and you could watch the athletes in the sense of thinking more deeply about how they could influence and use their own power for good on social issues, fascinating discussion. i think it is hard to become president. i don't care who you are. we are watching that now. it is really difficult, a long journey so to be the first african-american to do that is a signature achievement many people thought they would never see in their lifetimes so that always stands at the top of the mountain. >> the majority of the profiles are not athletes. >> we have 6 athletes and so even those, the people who were

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i think argued for jessie jackson, as a forerunner to barack obama. he kind of first set the idea that it was possible to a lot of people didn't want to run for president, and also as a great oratory and some of who inspired many generations to have hope and faith. there was a lot of debate. people were getting knocked down and added on, and it was very spirited. >> host: you are the co-author of a a book on justice clarence thomas. was he considered for this "the fierce 44"? >> guest: he was raised, too. and as a supreme court justice he certainly was someone who was raised. there were a lot of people who were raised. i think that we were mindful also of not trying to make these choices based on ideology or based on factors that, hey, this person was isolated from the race. we tried to look at achievement and what was done. obviously with 44 you're missing a lot of people, you know. tiger woods is not on here. you know, i think louis armstrong is another debated. >> host: but duke ellington is in here. >> guest: yes. part of the process was we though

i think i argued for jesse jackson as a forerunner to barack obama. he kind of first set the idea that it was possible. a lot of people did not want to run for president, and was also as it was a great orator and someone who inspired many generations to have hope and faith. there is a lot of debate. people were getting knocked down and added on. it was very spiritual. >> host: you are the co-author of a book on justice clarence thomas. was he consider for this "the fierce 44"? >> guest: yes he was raised to, as a supreme court justice who certainly someone who is raised. there were a lot of people who were raised that i think we were mindful also of not trying to make these choices based on ideology or based on factors that hey this person was isolated from the race, we try to look at achievement, and what was done. obviously, with 44 you are missing a lot of people. tiger woods is not on here. i think louis armstrong is another that was debated. >> guest: but duke ellington is in there. yes he's in there the process was we thought about we don't want

barack obama has mostly avoided speaking out publicly about the campaign until today.nd, otherwise, he spent the inst several months working the , ones behind the scenes, hoping to unify his party ahead of november's election. today he also sent fundraising emails and texts for joe biden and says he'll be back out on the campaign trail as soon as he paign trail as soon as he >> o'donnell: all right, ed, thank you. this news tonight: by tomorrow about 80 million americans will have received one of those $1200 stimulus checks. one payment processor says much of the money already collected is being used for food. but tonight there are concerns about the supply chain for feeding americans. hundreds of workers at food ococessing plants in five states have been infected, forcing several to shut down. as dean reynolds reports, the ripple effects are being felt from farms to supermarkets. >> reporter: at the j.b.s. meat packing plant in greeley, colorado, 78-year-old saul sanchez was feeling sick, but his daughter could not convince him to stay home. b my dad was an amazing, h

and my conversations with people close to former president barack obama, they say that he will invest heavily in the biden campaign. they say they wanted today to be a big rally-type event. obviously circumstances didn't make that possible. but to the separate topics that relates to the president's comments, and i know we're going to get into this a little bit further, the president has been going back and forth through the course of this day, andrea. you saw a tweet in the last hour saying tell the democratic governors mutiny on the bounty was one of my all-time favorite movies. a good, old-fashioned mutiny now and then is an exciting and vig rating thing to watch, especially when the muteneers need so much from the captain. too easy, the critics comparing president trump to captain smith, captain of the "titanic," than captain bly of the bounty here. but they said this is an unnecessary foot foul as one described it, the president should be trying to present some unity in this moment. that it's unnecessary. that things appear to be getting better despite some early failures and perh

there's barack obama.ou just -- once you've done the outline of the face and say the ears with obama, even before you completed it, people can tell what you're drawing. it's a mystical thing. our facial recognition software in our brains is very acute and it's one of the things that caricaturists can use to their advantage. it takes a little effort to be nonpartisan when you're doing things for the coasters and stuff. i mean, my instinct and what i'm paid for at politic ol is to have a political opinion and express it strongly. same with anne and sam with cal. we have to dial that back, which i also understand is not just that we don't want to unnecessarily roil people when they come in to the bar for a drink or something like that, but one of the nice things about washington, there's a lovely word of members about comedy. you can get along. you may disagree politically but you can sit town and have a drink with them. that's sort of the spirit of the bar and sort of the spirit that i think we all bring to

barack obama will be helpful on the margins.ecause the central issue in this election now is who do you trust to dig us out from a crisis, barack obama can attest like nobody in the world can attest to joe biden's qualities, leading the recovery act, the work he did on h1n1 and the ebola virus. so i think barack obama's close working relationship with joe biden was already always going to be important pre-pandemic. it's hard to describe how important it is now because he can say, i saw this guy in a situation room, and you can contrast that with the way trump's mishandled this. but i agree with robert. i think quality is more important than quantity. but just as the biden campaign is going to have to figure out what happened, joe biden can't be out there as much as we like to do. then you're going to have think about how to fully leverage barack obama in a more digital and virtual way. now, that's more natural to him, so i think that can play to some of his strengths. >> gentlemen, thanks for staying up with us and thanks for ha

it was barack obama versus john mccain.ohn mccain had stumbled in his appointment of sarah palin as his vice presidential candidate, and barack obama gave a press conference in which he surrounded himself with names like paul volker and robert reuben and people from the clinton administration, and the message he was conveying was you may not think i'm all that experienced or as experienced as john mccain, but look at this team i'm assembling behind me to handle this financial crisis. i'm showing that video on screen right now. you can see a number of former leaders from previous administrations gathering around barack obama. there's an issue with joe biden in the minds of a lot of people, right? maybe he's sort of past his prime on this, he's prone to some gaffes. he doesn't have support across the political spectrum, even amongst democrats. talk to me about this move, this idea that we're in crisis, and i might present you with a team and you're sort of voting for that team, not just me. >> well, absolutely. there is no on

, former president barack obama endorsed joe biden for the 2020 presidential race. the biden campaign released the announcement by video which ran about 15 minutes. barack obama: hi, everybody. let me start by saying the obvious. these are not normal times. while we navigate a pandemic unlike anything we have seen in a century, shall and i hope you are safe and well. if you have lost someone to this virus or someone in your life is sick, or if you are one of the millions suffering hardship, know that you are in our prayers. please know that you are not alone, because now is the time for all of us to help where we can and be there for each other as neighbors, as coworkers, and his fellow citizens. in fact, we have seen plenty of examples of the kind of courage and selflessness we need to get through one of the most difficult times in our history. michelle and i have been amazed at the incredible bravery about health professionals who are putting their lives on the line for others. the workers taking risks every day to keep our economy right and everyone making their

i think i argued for jesse jackson as a forerunner to barack obama and he kind of first set the idea that it was possible. a lot of people didn't want to run for president and also a great orator, and there was a lot of debate. people getting knocked down and added on and it was very spirited. >> you're the co-author of a book on justice clarence thomas. was he considered for this fierce 44? >> he was raised, too, and as a supreme court justice he was someone who was raised. there were a lot of people who were raised, i think, that we were mindful, also, of not trying to make these choices based on ideology or based on factors that, hey, this person was isolated from the race. we tried to look at achievement and what was done and obviously, with 44, you're missing a lot of people, you know? tiger woods is not on here. you know, i think louis armstrong, you know, was another that was, you know, debated and-- >> yet, duke ellington is in here. >> yes, duke ellington is. part of the process, we don't want to have it overly weighted with civil rights or activist figures, you could have f

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the ballot in 2008 and 2012 and people could vote for barack obama.when barack obama wasn't on the ballot and he was out there campaigning, didn't have as much luck. that was 2010, 2014 and obviously 2016. >> well, we're living in a whole new world right now, steve and you're going to be the one to keep us up on every twist and turn during this election cycle. steve, thank you so much. thank you at home for watching. that wraps up this very busy hour. i'm stephanie ruhle. my friend and colleague ayman mohyeldin picks up coverage on the other side of the break. that's why we're still offering fast, free two day shipping on thousands of items. even the big stuff. and doing everything it takes to ensure your safety. so you can make your home everything you need it to be. wayfair. way more than furniture. working day in, day out.e. at&t is here. providing support with advanced services for first responders. and connected temporary hospitals, mobile testing sites and emergency management centers. because until their job is done, it is essential that we all

and could not have any one better, joe biden knows barack obama, barack obama knows joe biden.e can speak to his character about the empathy and kindness that we see in the middle of this pandemic from so many americans now going to the white house, as he said. but now to the fact that gee, this is a guy who helped us with the recovery. this is a guy who helped us when it came to dealing with ebola, this is a guy who knows what he is doing. he is knowledgeable and experienced and ready for the job. with regards to this, this is about sanders and i think it was sanders p.r. person who said i am not endorsing joe biden. i cannot even tell you the woman's name, but it is a unified democratic party at this point against donald trump. this is why donald trump was going to the ukrainians. he did not want to face it. >> jesse: i would disagree about a strong economic recovery, i would also disagree about a unified party. but greg, what do you think about it all? >> greg: i heard when joe was told that he got obama's endorsement, he also said, did he write for deposit only? nobody like

the former president barack obama has now endorsed joe biden. it is official. >> the kind of leadership that's guided by knowledge and experience. honesty and humility, empathy and grace. that kind of leadership does not belong in our state capitols and mayor's offices. it belongs in our white house. that's why i am so proud to endorse joe biden for r president of the united states. these days, it's anything but business as usual. that's why working together is more important than ever. at&t is committed to keeping you connected. so you can keep your patients cared for. your customers served. your students inspired. and your employees closer than ever. our network is resilient. our people are strong. our job is to keep your business connected . it's what we've always done. it's what we'll always do. >>> a closer look at how some states are dealing with the question of reopening even as they are trying to fight with coronavirus. arkansas, 1400 cases and 30 deaths so far. they'll help determine what restrictions can be lifted and at what point dur

on saturday, president barack obama went golfing at the robert trent jones country club. obama was driven to the course about 40 miles from his home. here's a picture of it from politico. if you look you can see obama is clearly enjoying himself and obviously, why wouldn't he be. it's beautiful out on the links. and noticed there aren't many people around, because both virginia and washington, d.c., are still under quarantine. they have all been marked at home but but for him golfing at his country club was an essential activity. two days later after this picture was taken, the beleaguered residents of washington, d.c., began to

we knew that barack obama would endorse joe biden.arly, b whatack obama decided to do was to throw his support behind him after bernie nders had already endorsed. four years - aall of this is kind of educated about what happeneden four years ago hillary clinton lost. four years agobarack obama endorsed hillary clinton before bernie sanders got on board, and perhaps there was somese ment between the supporters. barack obama wanted to avoid, hold off, and then come in as a uniter after a contentious binary toe donald trump. time will tell whether that is succ>>sful or not. great to get your perspective on this, anthony. joining us from washington. lots more comingsop on "outside ce." we will beooking at a new gures from england and wales. a new suggestion that many more coronavirus than the numbers that are being released daily from the british government. >> the death toll in scotland has passed 60 with 40 deaths confirmed in thet p hours. at the daily briefing, the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon adjust claims that the nhs in

look, barack obama is the best asset that democrats have, you know. figure who is widely respected across the party, who had the ability in both '08 and '12 to turn out the base in big numbers, particularly african-american voters, but also reach beyond the base in a way that hillary clinton struggled to do in 2016. he is certainly the most important surrogate to democrats. and one thing i was struck by in his extensive statement today was that, while he criticized the republicans on policy, he mostly praised joe biden on character, rather than policy. and i think it suggests the kind of contrast that he is going to be comfortable drawing between his former vice president and the current occupant of the office. >> right. here's the thing, though, with president trump monopolizing that afternoon daily briefing on the coronavirus task force, at the expense most afternoons of any detailed updates from his own medical experts, how will there be room for any pushback or fact-checking from the democrats, and more specifically, joe biden and obama, without b

president barack obama endorsing joe biden today. 12-minute-long video. as much as it was designed to articulate his support for joe biden who was his number two, his message was also as importantly an overture to the progressive wing of the democratic party, reminding everyone what's at stake. >> the other side has a massive war chest, the other side has a propaganda network with little regard for the truth. on the other hand, pandemics have a way of cutting through a lot of noise and spin. to remind us of what is real and what is important. this crisis has reminded us that government matters. it's remind ed us that good government matters. facts and science matter. that the rule of law matters. that having leaders who are informed and honest and seek to bring people together rather than drive them apart, those kind of leaders matter. in other words, elections matter. >> wow. joining our conversation, former democratic senator claire mccaskill. and michael steele. michael steele, that could have been the substance of a convention speech. facts matter. el

. >> host: what do you want the young readers to know about barack obama besides being the first black president? >> guest: i was at the nba all-star weekend and there was an event my colleague was hosting and barack obama was there and there was a discussion about what athletes do and how they use their influence on issues and it was a reminder of how to elevate a discussion. he was interacting with the athletes and you could just watch in the sense of thinking more deeply about how they could influence the dead use their own power for good. i do think that it's hard to become president. i don't care who you are. we are watching that now. it's a difficult journey. to be the first african-american to do that is a signature achievement many people never thought they would see in their lifetimes, so that always stands at the top. >> host: the majorities of the profiles are not athletes. >> guest: we have six and even those the athletes that we do have in the list, some owned by a debate for she is the greatest gymnast, michael jordan, not only was he the first, the first black athlete ou

barack obama and joe biden led the global response. the failure of leadership is causing chaos around this country. it is so preventable, on so many levels. there is been a lot of stories recently delving into the administration's response. the life that have been lost. we are still going to be counting those in the coming months. this is life and as you said. how do you capitalize on it at the same time, you don't want to be crass. this is people's livelihoods, it is their health. about making is sure americans are safe. it is about making sure we do our best to mitigate the challenges that we have right now. and we need leadership that is honest with the american people. crisis management is about speaking clearly. it is about speaking accurately. it is about speaking compassionately. this president is 0-3. you see members of congress doing this. the vice president has outlined -- vice president biden has outlined a plan where we would lead the world, lead the global response. it should not be up to mayors and governors to be competi

barack obama and joe biden now have not mentioned trump by name. that's something they do specifically. i thought that was an important element of obama's video. >> harris: interesting. it's nearly 12 minutes long, that video. i do point out that the former president obama endorsed hillary clinton on june 9th, sanders endorsed hillary clinton on july 12th. decidedly, this time around, the candidate who it looks like will be joe biden, under any estimation, on the democratic side. we have a lot more time than hillary clinton did in the past to get ready to unite. normally i don't go to a doctor on politics, but, dr. saphier, i missed the sound of your voice. this may have something that is actually in your lane. that is, how much covid-19 -- this whole pandemic -- weighs in on our ability going forward to even get to the polls. november will be here before me know it. what do we need to get done if people want to head to the polls and not sent in by mail, in your estimation? >> dr. saphier: thank you very much, we all know i'm not a policy expert by

karl rove on the barack obama news today.d we met the goldmans two months ago on a cruise ship in japan. today, they were at the white house. we will talk to life coming up and we see when a a couple minutes away. >> bill: all right, back with me now, former secretary of state madeleine albright, got a new book out today, it's called "hell and other destinations: a 21st century memior" where she reflects on approaching the final stages of one's career, and working productively in your later decades. you write that when you are leaving the secretary of state's office, interviewers would ask you how do you want to be remembered, and he would say i don't want to be remembered, i want to do. and you've got on to do so much. and in this book, you talk about how you are an optimist that worries a lot. and i wonder what do you worry about the most? >> well, i worry about the fact that were not getting on the messages that were out there. by the way, i didn't realize that the title was going to be so germane at the moment. it was bui

barack obama launches his campaign from springfield. it is all about abraham lincoln and the team of rivals. george w. bush will tell you, my favorite president is lincoln. all he does is read lincoln books. nixon during the hype of watergate would drink gin and talk to a lincoln portrait in the white house. [laughter] theodore roosevelt, who i wrote about in his love of charles darwin, our great science president. he just has a real cast on the imagination, lincoln, because the civil war in the end is the crucible time in our country's history. but really, washington can be tied with lincoln. those are the big two. edna: to what extent, though, does his assassination factor into his popularity? because he was assassinated, he did not have that opportunity during the second term to make mistakes. what would have happened had he lived? would we think of him in the ame way? brian: as you know, barack obama finished 12 out of the 44. he is the first president since eisenhower, i believe, to get 50% of the vote twice. two terms. what is you