-- chicago's own mayor brandon johnson.lease silence your cell phones so you don't interrupt this podcast. stay out of the main hall -- step out to the main hall for any conversations. we will be recording this interview. ok everybody, we are set up. no we are not. ♪ please welcome to the stage seth thomas m. brandon johnson. [cheers and applause] >> hey. there so many people this is so cool. thank you all for being here. and thank you mayor also for being here. i will give you a second to do the entry you want to usually have people tell us here until you a you do but i think everyone knows. if you want to introduce yourself go ahead. thank you for having me and i do apologize i've been cheering so much speaking to so many people around the globe my place is coming back. just like the interests of working people in this country. [applause] >> you can clap for that, sure that's right. [applause] i am overwhelmed and humbled by the opportunity to welcome the world to the greatest city in the world. [applause] the unique posi

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we are hearing from brandon johnson and j.b.k in no way reflects the way people are living in chicago like that mom who lost her son. >> bill: speaking of the mother, listen to her from your earlier today on fox. >> i'm angry but i tried to be humble. don't go in hostile like you are mad and hurt. you still have to talk to them with respect. they don't give that to me. you don't call me and update me about anything. i think it is unfair. how can i vote for somebody who i don't feel has my back? or any parent who lost their child's back. what are we supposed to do? you want me to vote for you? what do you want to do for me? >> i don't know what the answer is for the community, but i don't understand how a human being like that mother cannot somehow break through with decision-makers in the city. why is that? >> you know, there is this little free step that politicians in chicago, illinois, do that no matter what the problem is, it is not as bad as you think. there is plenty of blame to go around, and we are working on it. what th

and you have mayor brandon johnson speaking monday night, the traditional opening slide of the mayor of the host city welcoming the people to chicago. mayor johnson has had a pretty rocky launch since his election a year ago, and it is going to be interesting to see him address the national stage, a former union organizer for the chicago teachers union, which is one of the most politically powerful teachers unions in the country, and certainly unions in chicago. they are in the midst right now, the chicago public schools some of the teachers union, are in the midst of contract negotiations. mayor johnson has asked the state of illinois for over $1 billion in support from state government. there's a number of issues that there have been some tensions between him and governor pritzker on and basically involving money from springfield. pritzker, during his tenure, has been a very solid money manager for the state of illinois. the state has seen a number of, i believe at least eight credit rating upgrades for a state that was very nearly in default under the previous governor, and pritzke

brandon johnson. [cheers and applause] >> hey. there so many people this is so cool.eing here. and thank you mayor also for being here. i will give you a second to do the entry you want to usually have people tell us here until you a you do but i think everyone knows. if you want to introduce yourself go ahead. thank you for having me and i do apologize i've been cheering so much speaking to so many people around the globe my place is coming back. just like the interests of working people in this country. [applause] >> you can clap for that, sure that's right. [applause] i am overwhelmed and humbled by the opportunity to welcome the world to the greatest city in the world. [applause] the unique position that i'm in as mayor on the son of a pastor. >> i come from a very large family. 10 of us and i'm the middle child which means i probably should have had someone put some money away for my therapy but that's okay. but coming from a working-class family i am so grateful my family my father side comes up from mississippi and in less than an hour away from montgomery coun

brandon johnson is who he says he is. he is a person who come from no movement, he is an organizer by trade and by history, so he believes in the people's right to protest, and that is unimportant important thing in a city like chicago where we had mayors and leadership who maybe have not been that way over the years. yeah. i mean, i can't say that. >> how many people do you expect tomorrow? hatem: yeah. i don't have a precise number. we are going to have many, many thousands. is it going to hand tens of thousands? i believe throughout the course of the week, it's absolutely going to hit tens of thousands of people. >> you've been getting mixed messages from city officials and state officials. has that been part of the problem, as far as the groups? hatem: part of the problem is that, again, i think there is a conservative element within the law department, that has been there for many, many decades. they have been there when they were working under conservative mayors, like rahm emanuel, and they are still there. and the

also this morning, we learned the chicago mayor, brandon johnson, illinois governor j. b.vention as part of the home state delegation. governor j. b. pritzker joins us now live from the convention. good morning, sir. >> good morning, great to see you. >> at morning, governor. are you ready to party, my friend? the headlines are screaming the governor is ready to party at the convention in illinois. you've done a tremendous job getting all of this in place, working with the mayor, working with officials around the country to coordinate this. now the news this morning that the former first lady, michelle obama, will be speaking on tuesday night. this is quite a gathering of democrats particularly given the mood just six weeks ago within the party and the frustrations around joe biden's age and all of that. now you find yourself with the convention i am betting, governor, you are getting a lot more requests for access and credentials then you have ability to give. how do you feel going into tomorrow? the culmination of the work that the good people in your estate put into thi

pritzker and mayor brandon johnson, we're seeing that in full effect this week in chicago. do you make of these polls, congressman? i mean, it looks like kamala harris is in the lead nationwide even though trump is in the lead on the important issues that matter to voters like the economy, like immigration. but, i mean, we don't have a lot on, you know, what kamala harris want wants to do should she return to the white house. she came out with what she's calling an economic agenda on friday, but it was really all about price gouging and holding companies to account and no comments whatsoever on the fact that she spent all that money, $7 trillion on her watch as vice president, and that's what led to inflation. she's blaming corporation america and yet she's still winning even though we don't have much information in terms of what she would do. we don't know what she would do with foreign policy although it's suggested she's not on israel's side. what a do you make of these polls? >> well, first of all, there's a long way to go in this election. secondly, when you do polling

joining me now is chicago mayor brandon johnson. a very young mayor.lan to deal with what appears to be large protests? >> thank you for having me tonight. the city of chicago is prepared for this convention. what better place to launch the first black woman of asian descent to the white house along with a social studies teacher and governor walz like myself? the city of chicago has been at the center of attention for a long time. we are the global city of the world and this is the city that raise consciousness of america through the writings and expertise of ida b wells. we had to keep hope alive and that paved the pathway for yes we can electing president barack obama. protests have played an intricate part in our democracy and protecting the first amendment right is fundamental to protecting our democracy. we will have a very safe, vibrant electrifying convention that will ultimately make history by securing the most powerful position and one of the most powerful in the entire world. that position being held by a black women, the person made in god'

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>> well, unfortunately mayor brandon johnson is going to create a village for about the media and theendees of the democratic national convention because he is temporarily suspended all of his anti-law enforcement policies through the convention. and then they come back in. he wants to get rid of a very powerful, very important technology called shot spotter which alerts the police to shootings when nobody calls them into 911. any one of them out of the city, because he said that shot spotter resulted in the over policing of black communities, so shots potter was ready to go in february 2024 and he said, not so fast, you have to stay through august. so the conventioneers will have the benefit of a technology that other cities have to keep them safe, but after the convention leaves, it's back to business as usual in chicago, which as i say is someone getting killed every 14 hours as a result of the type of anti-cop philosophy that comes out of the academy that believes that america is systemically racist, a philosophy that has embraced both by brandon johnson, the mayor of chicago, by

chicago mayor brandon johnson who is also speaking says they're prepared and ready. >> we're going to protect those individuals whose voices are we're going to make sure we have a vibrant convention. >> reporter: harris is expected to attend almost every night of the convention this week. former secretary of state secretary of state hillary clinton is also taking the stage tonight and other speakers include former presidents barack obama and bill clinton, former house speaker nancy pelosi, and former first lady michelle obama. anne-marie? >> thank you so much. >>> you can watch our coverage of the democratic national convention on "cbs mornings." the "cbs evening news," and on our streaming channel cbsnews 27 -- 24/7 on cbs. >>> an apparent aboutface from ousted congressman george santos. cbs news learned that he's expected to plead guilty to corruption charges that drove him from office. santos is accused of fraud, identity theft, and misusing campaign funds. his trial was set to begin september 9th. it's unclear which of the 23 felony charges santos may plead guilty to, and if he'll

chicago mayor brandon johnson, who is also speaking today says they're prepared and ready. >>>>we're going to protect those individuals who whose voices are being heard, but we're also going to make sure that we have a vibrant, energetic exciting convention. >>>harris is also expected to attend almost every night of the convention >gianna>and our ryan yamamoto is in chicago as well. he's going to be bringing us live coverage of the 2024 democratic national convention all week long. now to this morning's other top stories. a dangerous and deadly flooding in the northeast. two people were swept away by rushing water in connecticut, first responders have rescued dozens of drivers trapped in cars on flooded streets and roads in new york and new jersey. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is back in the middle east for critical ceasefire talks. he arrived in tel aviv today to meet with israeli leaders including prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and will travel to egypt tomorrow. former republican congressman george santos of new york is expected in federal court today to ple

chicago's mayor, brandon johnson, spoke about what that means to someone like his daughter. >> i know that my daughter braden will see not only a reflection of herself in the white house, but she will experience the deepest part of american values. >> there was a pause between speeches to honor the reverend jesse jackson, who went on stage in a wheelchair and did not speak, but waved to the crowd. they were excited to see him. jackson had some of the most electrifying speeches in democratic convention history over the decades. later tonight, delegates will hear from president joe biden, who will officially hand over the future of the party to his vice president, kamala harris. now, in addition to all of the excitement, and there has been a great deal of that, there have also been protests over the very latest. >> let's go to abc seven news reporter julian glover, who is in chicago and joins us live tonight. hi, julian. >> hey there. good evening, dan and ama. we are live here inside of the united center where the dnc is happening. and as you can hear by the applause happening right no

martha raddatz is at the dnc in chicago and will speak to illinois senator tammy duckworth and brandon johnsonefore the convention kicks off monday night. >>> hurricane ernesto battering bermuda. tonight ernesto is making landfall in bermuda and we have more on that. >> reporter: tonight, ernesto making landfall in bermuda as a category one hurricane. slamming the island with 85 mile an hour winds -- branches, leaves, and chunks of debris scattered by that raging storm -- knocking out power on the island. local government officials telling residents to stay off the streets. >> again i have to emphasize, if you do not have to be on the road, please do not travel. >> reporter: the slow moving storm churning over bermuda, hundreds of miles from the east coast. the island under a shelter in place order. ernesto dumping several inches of rain. this parking lot overwhelmed by water, buckets of rain and debris just floating. flash flooding now a major concern as this storm creeps over the island. despite the distance, the east coast seeing backlash from hurricane ernesto -- life threatening rip curre

i think mayor brandon johnson comes out of the activist community. with them regularly, so there's a dialog, there's not an isolation. there has been a route that's been proposed, of course, is going to grow. and i like to hear the young people are having dissent that show it's our democracy is alive and well. we all don't have to do the same thing. we can all sing together, get on the same page. and the question is, we are now being able to nominate a prosecutor person that's upheld the law that republicans have to deal with a criminal, a person who has broken the law. i think there's going to be a start divergent for those that are protesting i encourage them, raise your voice. it's a right that we have and i've been all long seeking reconciliation so we can bring an end to this war. and they are right to raise their voices and let us keep that but unlike our group, we're not going to storm the capitol. that's what donald trump has done. they had officer sicknick killed and they wanted i've been mentioned officer sicknick at there at their democrat

i can't speak what is going through the head of brandon johnson, the mayor of chicago or his minions, you, i think to deny -- we are the only pro-israel group to apply for a permit to march. that's the israeli-american council. the iac and not to allow us our first amendment right to stand in solidarity with our allies that is bee sieged by the enemies of america as well as the enemies of the jewish people is frankly an outrage. i will tell you something else, we were also denied the ability to show photos, to show pictures of u.s. citizens held hostage in gaza in the airports of chicago at o'hare and midway, denied, outright the ability to advertise electronic billboards just showing pictures of her american citizens being held there nope, can't do that. >> carley: why would they deny that? >> isn't that a great question? do you know something else, carley? they wouldn't even put it in writing. it was a phone call. can you give us an actual denial in writing. no, we are not going to put it in writing. it will be a phone call only. this is bad stuff. this should be looked into. elan w

david axelrod, michigan lieutenant governor garlin gilchrist, adam kinzinger, and chicago mayor brandon johnson event was hosted by the university of chicago institute of politics and is about an hour and a half.

. >> todd: mayor brandon johnson is celebrating his city. >> chicago, this city of hard work and caringeople is where democrats will celebrates president joe biden and nominate kamala harris for president of the united states of america. [cheering] >> together we can build a better, brighter future and no better place to start that than in the greatest freaking city in the world, city of chicago. >> todd: chicago is a pretty awesome city when things are going well. do residents feel enthusiasm espoused there when their mayor and council and leadership made it a sanctuary city and residents have to fight for resources and if they get resources, they have to fight to survive because of crime on the streets of great city of chicago. your thoughts? >> everyday we come back and these are headlines, another bloody weekend in chicago. this weekend, 35 shot, five killed. sad part, that is a pretty good weekend for chicago. it does not work. this guy is a chicago teacher union shield mayor. his message goes unheard. he is angry and talks about racism and how black he is and he and his black wife

secretary of state, hillary clinton and chicago's mayor will give the welcome to chicago remarks, brandon johnson. we expect that as well. we want to include you in the conversation tonight as well. before we get to the convention, we want to hear from you. what speakers are you looking forward to hearing from and what do you want to hear from them? here's how you can join the conversation. democrats, dial in at (202)-748-8920. republicans, (202)-748-8921. others, your line is (202)-748-8922. and you can text us as well at (202)-748-8903. before we get to your thoughts, let's go down to the convention for. susan swain is there. host: thanks greta. i am at the floor in front of the stage with the national political reporter for the associated press. before we talk about tonight and the big event here, you win to an event earlier today that was a group of republican senators hoping for some counter programming. what did you learn? guest: this is something the trump campaign is doing each day of the four days the democrats are having their big convention. they are having counter programming. today t

brandon johnson. [cheers and applause] >> hey. there so many people this is so cool.eing here. and thank you mayor also for being here. i will give you a second to do the entry you want to usually have people tell us here until you a you do but i think everyone knows. if you want to introduce yourself go ahead. thank you for having me and i do apologize i've been cheering so much speaking to so many people around the globe my place is coming back. just like the interests of working people in this country. [applause] >> you can clap for that, sure that's right. [applause] i am overwhelmed and humbled by the opportunity to welcome the world to the greatest city in the world. [applause] the unique position that i'm in as mayor on the son of a pastor. >> i come from a very large family. 10 of us and i'm the middle child which means i probably should have had someone put some money away for my therapy but that's okay. but coming from a working-class family i am so grateful my family my father side comes up from mississippi and in less than an hour away from montgomery coun

. >> bill: we heard from mayor brandon johnson, a progressive, is he giving much of an inch on this issue for people in your clip there saying do something? >> no. that is the real frustration for people like alderman and raymond lopez. he represents majority in 15th ward and he says democrats have constantly promised things, promised hispanics to help with undocumented family members and friends in their own families and yet they have yet to deliver. this is yet another issue he says they have failed very constituents they are promising to help out and he's frustrated. there has been pressure on harris to spell out policies and now more pressure to give information what she will do differently on issue much immigration, bill. >> bill: good point. it will go on for a while. until you come up with that. thank you, nice to see you in chicago. bryan ilenas, thank you. >> dana: wall street on watch for new report that could reveal how much job market gains might have been exaggerated under biden administration. bracing for downward revision of up to one million jobs. edward lawrence is live.

democratic mayor brandon johnson supports the anti-israel protesters use of first amendment rights, guyse singman live in chicago for us. 78 days until election day. it will be that quick pier at the latest fox news power shows former president trump leads on the important issues economy and immigration. but kamala harris has made gains since becoming the party's nominee. justin wallin joins me now and this hole was taken before last friday's announcement by kamala over economic policy. so what has kamala harris done besides existing to close the gap with donald trump on the economy? because when this poll was taken, she didn't say a darn thing about her position. >> your little had been said by kamala harris or the campaign about specific issues. this is really a reflection really a great deal of relief amongst democratic voters and some undecideds after president biden left the race. but it israel. so it is interesting to look at that and think, how did this happen absent any concrete evidence that voters may have seen? like you said my things came out friday and we will see how that p

we know that it will not be mayor brandon johnson. if you watch the local news in the evenings here, you hear the things he is saying. and how he is embracing. certainly not fighting it. certainly not telling people to clean up their language. don't threaten anybody's life. an extraordinary and historic move now, the democrats have pushed out joe biden and hoisted and slotted into his place kamala harris, all in fewer than 30 days. it's like a really fast refund except we don't get paid. new details of biden's bits or, next. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪) introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. otezla can help you get clearer skin. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause sever

. >> what's going on with mayor brandon johnson. little bit more in favor of the protesters or whatever reason i believe he comes from a background of semisocialist kind of background. he has been involved in protest before so i guess he has that type. he leans toward the protesters in other words but i hope that sent the dnc is here in chicago they should take them on a tour around the real chicago. the many, many decades of neglect on the south and west side of chicago. if you go to the south side of chicago all the way to 79th and south shore on the east side of chicago i have counted over 1,000 abandon storefronts right there on that one strip on the southside of chicago. that's what i believe ms. harris should take a look at the despair and hopelessness here in chicago after decades of democratic leadership here and chicago. that is something i would like to see there but it for the protest gives only different groups protesting right now for many, many different issues. >> john: can i circle back on that? you counted how many

what organizers say will be tens of thousands of people, protesters, chicago's democratic mayor brandon johnson is welcoming the dissent. >> as far as who will provide some dissent to ensure that the voices of individuals who wants the government to be better, look, that's going to happen. and in fact, we support the first amendment we have to make sure we protect the rights of individuals to be able to bring their grievances to this to the leadership and for our party to respond. spiel one democratic city leader was not happy about that, criticizing johnson's handling of the potentially dangerous situation. >> we are expecting protest to come because we have a mayor who is openly encouraging the protesters to descend on the city of chicago, not just allowing all, but select, like not allowing the pro-israel demonstrators near the united center, but he is allowing those that are supportive of the hamas actions to be close and vocal. >> harris: alderman lopez has a point, this is political flexing by the mayor of chicago. former president donald trump posted this, the radical left protesters in

. >> chicago mayor brandon johnson. you can see why he got elected. we will see you in chicago next week. that is the reidout. all in with chris hayes starts now. >>> tonight on all in. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that were captured. >> donald trump pivots once again to being donald trump. >> everyone gets the congressional medal of honor. they are either in very bad shape because they been hit so many times by bullets or they are dead. >> the outrage and disbelief that the republican nominee for president keeps disrespecting american veterans. >> i was shocked. >> in no planet is it okay to say that the metal you gave to your rich donor is better than or even the same as the medal of honor. >> a day after donald trump's showcase showdown >> i haven't seen cheerios in a long time. >> today's plan from kamala harris on helping americans make ends meet. >> we will end america's housing shortage by building 3 million new homes and rentals. affordable for the middle class. >> why is a republican senator from what should be a

both chicago mayor brandon johnson and illinois senator dick durbin spoke last night and neither mentionedchicago's policies. pritzker takes the stage tonight, stu, and we are prepared to hear him talk more about illinois and chicago successes. stuart: i can't wait for that. thank you very much indeed. the dnc platform references biden's second term more than a dozen times. james freeman with me now. would you say a harris presidency be a second biden term or a bernie sanders first term? which do you think it be? >> you have to worry about the second alternative. this draft proposal platform for the party looks a lot like what bernie puts out every year in the senate. every business, every industry is broken. we need more government across the economy. businesses cheating people everywhere and government has to intervene. it's a story of broken markets. that's what bernie tells. now, of course the markets so-called markets he admires around the world are terrible. you wouldn't want to live there but that is a concern as you look at this agenda, how far could it go? >> does america really w

secondly, let the brandon johnson and his running of the city of chicago be a clear example to thoseeople who are thinking of voting along racial lines that just because they are black and they look like us, don't you mean that they are going to have our needs at hand. and we know that the democratic party has not taken care of the needs of black people in this country. now i also want to say to president trump, former president trump, before kamala harris entered this race, you had it in the bag, you still have the opportunity to win undecided boats, stick to the facts, stick to policy, stick to the fact that the democrats don't really have a policy that is going to benefit mainstream americans. they don't. and if they have one, they have not made it clear yet. so this is the perfect time for president trump to talk about unity, because we saw on the streets yesterday with all of the protests, just how unhappy people are. >> harris: and it is not just here in chicago, i have been a major cities and was in milwaukee for the rnc conv convention, it pays places where people are struggl

. >> now mayor brandon johnson and the teachers union want to spend billions more to invest in schoolsbe closed. one glaring example is douglas academy high school that can hold 900 students but lester had enrollment of just 34, meaning there was one teacher for every five students compared to the rest of the district that averages one teacher for every 19 students. when it comes to funding, douglas spent three times the district average with $68,000 per student. despite all of that, last year douglas failed to produce a single student who could do either math or english at grade level. in fact, according to the illinois policy institute, the last time douglas had single student proficient in math or reading was seven years ago, dana. >> dana: garrett, how is that paul stole? that lasted to stick your are important but on the campaign trail. >> bill: here. >> i handed kamala and crooked joe biden a searching economy with no inflation. no inflation, kamala harris is radical playbook sends the mexicans job and well to other countries. the jobs go to other countries. anther wealth goes to

everything to do with the fact that this city was relatively safe because of the work of mayor brandon johnsonr the next couple of weeks it fares will sit down for a debate and show you her 30 years of experience. the media has to be very careful when they say because the proof will once again be in the presidenting you. >> will: one you are coming on the will cain show and we will have a fuller debate. two, it was safe around the convention but remains dangerous on the south side of chicago. the police were there for the dnc. >> homicides are down 20% in chicago. >> will: dive into kamala harris' experience and policies. we can do that together and we as a nation to try to figure out. >> we sure can. >> will: richard, great conversation. thank you. >> it's good to see you. >> will: take care. lawrence is having breakfast with friends talking the issues with voters as the dnc wraps up, next. ♪ say hello ♪ hello ♪ ♪ >> on the final night of the dnc, vice president kamala harris rewrite her soft on crime record. watch this. >> in our system of justice, a harm against any one of us is a harm agai

first lady jill biden, former secretary of state hillary clinton, and chicago mayor brandon johnson areo set to deliver remarks tonight. as for the rest of the week, see gentleman and pritzker and others will speak. later, pete buttigieg, speaker nancy pelosi, and former president bill clinton, and then the dnc will close out thursday night with a keynote address from vice president harris who willformally accept the democratic nomination that evening. >>> protesters, meanwhile, have already started showing up in chicago for the dnc. thousands of protester activists marched through downtown chicago yesterday. meanwhile nbc is learning new details about a number of protesters expected to flock to the windy city this week. in all, there are 264 different protest groups expected to show up, and those groups are thought to comprise of more than 20,000 total protesters. in response, the city of chicago has decembering ig nated a 1.4-mile-long court-approved protest route near chicago united center, which is the home of the dnc. groups participating are primarily focused on palestinian rights

we have gone into this point because people like my mayor kyle brandon johnson, they encourage theseuals to act this way in our city. rather than set a tone that said we will not tolerated this, they have been silenced since yesterday and is unacceptable. >> martha: here's brandon johnston speaking about the situation with a migrant crisis. we know how he is followed allowing criminals to not be held was in custody, and the impact of crime on society. watch this... >> we don't negotiate around, this is a welcoming city. the of most expansive, most comprehensive welcoming centre, in the new arrivals operation into the country. thousands of children being educated, and we are finding opportunities for the unilateral is to work because that is what is the one to do to treat your reaction to that? and i will play reaction from residents. >> everything he's negotiating his values, think we see them playing out in the streets of chicago as we speak because he has prohibited police officers from other jurisdictions to make arrests in chicago. even talking about education and immigration yes

we saw this, and their brandon johnson right before he took office, there was the plan infamously called" tax hikes. none of those have passed or been introduced because they are so unpopular. i think the administration would be wise to recognize that. >> sandra: i want to play out this, the impact of harris' tax policy. this is what he says happens to the job market. a former obama fund-raiser. listen. >> what that would do is reduce entrepreneurship. who do they think are creating these jobs? businesses, small businesses, midsize businesses, and entrepreneurs that create the jobs america needs. if you tax businesses, as history has shown us, what will happen is job production will go down. >> sandra: i mean, can you blame him? that's the reality of a situation like this. i look around at this city, and you and i have so many personal stories in the city. the building my uncle lived in, we had a family celebration down there at smith & wollensky's. you can't tax them to death. they will take their ball and go home. that said they have happen here. he's pointing out the obvious nature of

coming up on this week, martha raddatz talks to chicago mayor brandon johnson about how the host city has prepared for the four day event. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. and new this morning, secretary of state antony blinken is set to arrive in israel to push for a cease fire and hostage deal in gaza. it's blinken's ninth trip to the region since the war began on october seventh. he is set to meet with to meet with israeli officials today. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office says he also met with negotiators recently. they say they're optimistic about reaching a ceasefire deal. former new york congressman george santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case. santos is scheduled to appear at a court hearing tomorrow on long island. the news comes weeks before jury selection for the case is set to begin. santos has previously pleaded not guilty to a range of financial crimes. that includes lying to congress about his wealth, collecting unemployment benefits while working, and using ca

. >> it has a lot to with the work of the mayor brandon johnson room.do with vice president kamala harris really uniting this party and a new and invigorating way. number fundraising over half a billion dollars raised. to her and thousand shifts people are signing up for today. speaks to the back she's organized party united the party 776 on the selection have united democratic party he pretty much have united republican party the questparty thequestion now becof them hello can turn out their base and talk to independent voters and voters are likely to not vote in this election to get them out to vote without swing on a couple weeks in some states. >> a couple reasons why democrats are trying push the message of unity the first one is pretty obvious they just ousted the president of the niceties in the ticket and replace them from someone who had not won a single electoral vote from any democrat. it's important to pretend that did not take place to pretend there is unity. the first guest on your program rfk junior lifelong democrat from a really importa

former mayor of chicago brandon johnson and former president clinton.ice president kamala harris has told convention staff she wants to be here for those important speeches. tuesday night, a bold vision for america's future. that starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. tuesday's speakers, former president barack obama. governor of illinois jb pritzker who had been on the shortlist of contenders for the vice president shall slot, and the second gentleman, doug emhoff. the ceremonial roll call vote of the states will happen that night. at this point, the rollcall has been cast and harris has the nomination but it'll still be fun to watch as each state makes its case. wednesday nights theme is a fight for our freedoms. 7:00 p.m. start time. former president bill clinton, nancy pelosi, transportation secretary pete buttigieg. it is the official acceptance speech of vice president on nominee tim walz -- vice presidential nominee tim walz. thursday nights theme, for our future, 7:00 p.m. eastern start time. all ears will be listening for vice president harris's his

single store in the surrounding area to keep it safe from looters and rioters that our mayor, brandon johnsonas welcomed here and colors are pitiful. >> are you supporting kamala harris? >> i haven't decided because even when joe biden was asking for the democratic party's endorsement here, i was the lone democrat i'm not going to jump in and endorse him. i see what the immigration situation has done to neighborhoods. >> laura: i saw it out there today. >> we got no answers. we get no support. there is no plan for the future. that really bothers me as we move forward. >> laura: government funded provides up to 15,000 in rental assistance for six months for asylum seekers. more of a priority. than the regular -- chicago people. i saw a lot of people on drugs, a lot of homeless. >> we have every day chicagoans struggling to pay rent. getting no support. we even have our own national guard who are here this week to protect us sleeping in the hallways of the police headquarters because we couldn't put them in hotels. we have whole hotels dedicated to the undocumented asylum seekers. >> laura: ald

are excited to introduce the next speaker, the teacher, mayor, and champion of chicago, mayor brandon johnson i was wondering who was making noise in the city, it was wisconsin. how many major johnsons can you have in the room at one time. what's going on? thank you for your leadership. i'm so grateful. you do a wonderful job in the party in this great state of wisconsin. to all of the elected leaders here. a built of trial and have someone step-up. it's a good example for the rest of the country. elected progressive governor. you all the know what you are doing in wisconsin. you are doing it in a way that grounds our country. it's the fundamental values of places like wisconsin that our party gets to champion the rest of the world. you have a cross of so many different ideas of people industry. you are really the embodiment of our nation. that's why your state is literally called a battleground state. it's not simply about votes. it's about ideas. it's about the promise of our future. that's why i'm grateful the future is in the hands of wisconsin to make history when we elect the first blac

there may be, but in addition, brandon johnson, the very progressive mayor of chicago, is a very different figure than richard day. daily, who was tough irish american, and was really spoiling for a fight with the anti-war protester is gave it to them. >> yeah, certainly got one. chris, always great to speak with you and thank you so much for bringing that ita history. it's it's really important reminders. thank you. >> thank you. >> and so as we do wait for the dnc to get underway in just a few hours. you hear the preps behind us with us now is democratic congresswoman of florida, debbie wassermann she is a former chair of the democratic national committee huge week. what are you expecting tonight to kick this? >> well, i think tonight will see our current president, joe biden be classic. joe biden, where he will make sure that not only does he pass the torch, but that he highlights the legacy, the historic presidency, and the incredible accomplishments that they have real so he's done together along with congressional democrats and a contrast between extreme maga republicans led by donal

also speaking tonight, chicago mayor brandon johnson, jill biden, and former first lady hillary clinton, will be on that stage. >> alright, welcome to a very special edition of the cnn newsroom. from chicago. i'm jim acosta, and i'm abby philip and we have a full team coverage here at the convention as the harris campaign looks to capitalize on their momentum in this moment in polling and in fundraising, coming up this hour, los angeles mayor karen bass also, michigan senator gary peters will be here on set with me life. and later in the program, a very special guest, lynda carter, aka wonder woman, will join me live, find out why wonder woman herself as putting her power behind kamala harris. but first, joining me here is congressman the brendan boyle of pennsylvania, democrat, congressman. thanks very much for joining us this morning. really appreciate it. as you know, the commonwealth of pennsylvania is a key battleground state. we saw the candidates crisscrossing pennsylvania over the weekend how is your assessment of the race right now, has kamala harris made up something? some gro

raddatz is at the dnc in chicago and we'll speak to illinois senator tammy duckworth and mayor brandon johnsone the convention kicks off on monday. mary? >> mary: okay, gio, overseas now. ukraine continues its incursion in russia's kursk region. breaking overnight, the ukrainian air force reporting it's destroyed a second bridge in the region. this after another bridge was demolished on friday. the bridges are critically important for supplying russian troops. this comes of course, as there are new worries over the safety at ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a drone strike nearby. will? >> will: staying overseas now, antony blinken is arriving in israel today while negotiations of a cease-fire between israel and hamas appear to be making progress. abc's tom soufi burridge is in tel aviv. he has the latest from overnight. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, will. there appears to be real momentum in these cease-fire talks. israeli prime minister netanyahu saying his negotiating team expressed, quote, cautious optimism about the possibility of reaching a deal with ha

he understands that i, i want to throw in here then mayor brandon johnson. deed refer to the war and gaza today as a genocide. yeah. a number of democrats are willing to say that call it for what i believe it is including high ranking officials like americans here in chicago. it doesn't even if that is even as important this. so his stance on this, the way that he is approach government is not so much a top down kind of approach on all kinds of issues. i don't expect that he's going to see is a solution to people expressing themselves peacefully for the, for the police to be violent that don't pick for that as a solution. he sees a substitute. and i also do believe that for the fast, vast majority of the people who are protesting here, awesome are shut, his son. thank you so much for talking to us. he's a delegate from vermont who supports comma la harris, but also it's been working toward as soon as fire in. gotcha. it matches one of the views of the myriad views on that issue that's reflected here in these protests indeed. and thank you very much, john. 100, we have for 2 coverage

coming up on this week, martha raddatz talks to chicago mayor brandon johnson about how the host cityvent. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. and new this morning, secretary of state antony blinken is set to arrive in israel to push for a ceasefire and hostage deal in gaza. it's blinken's ninth trip to the region since the war began on october seventh. he is set to meet with israeli officials today. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office says he also met with negotiators recently. they say they're optimistic about reaching a ceasefire deal. former new york congressman george santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case. santos is scheduled to appear at a court hearing tomorrow on long island. the news comes weeks before jury selection for the case is set to begin. santos has previously pleaded not guilty to a range of financial crimes. that includes lying to congress about his wealth, collecting unemployment benefits while working and using campaign contributions to pay for personal expens