environment of liz harris was behind introducing gumdrop to the campus. so how much of an effect have these cultures had on the sale of plastic and general kind of coffee cup yes today we have saved 85000 disposable cups from being used there are now 10000 of these cups in circulation and we have just committed to eliminating single use plastics by 2022 so the cops are really good stuff in the right direction and i think it has really captured people's imaginations because it's quite nice that we could link it to the chewing gum recycling and by having your coffee or helping to close the way. these gumdrop bins have started a chewing gum recycling craze but it's much more than that it's about changing people's behavior. and people like anna are inspiring people to think about the way that you use single use products which is so critical if we're going to be able to reverse any of the current worrying environmental trends. entrepreneurs across the globe tunning their attention to the plastic menace. in september 201824 year old dutch inventor boy and slots

hi, liz. >> yeah, kamala harris is well-known to all of us here thin bay area. of course often called the daughter of oakland she has a steep history in california politics. so as the choice to pick her as vp may come as a surprise to some a look at her past shows how her political trajectory has in many ways been leading to this moment. born in oakland in 1964. her father who was jamaican taught at stanford university. her mother who was the daughter of an indian diplot breast cancer scientist. she died of colon cancer in 2009. she grew up in berkeley. during her run for president she spoke about growing up there. >> you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bussed to school every day. and that little girl was me. >> reporter: harris earned her law degree from uc hastings in san francisco working first in the alameda county district attorney's office before being recruited to join the san francisco's district attorney's office and later working in the city attorney's office. in

known, she would likely not give president trump a target for criticism in the the same way kamala harris or liz better warren would. she has been calling union leaders to gain endorsements. saturday she addressed one snare threatening to damp her chances. a video shows her speaking at a scientology church opening in 2010. critic seas the church is reach with controversy including anticipations of sexual abuse and intimidation culture. seven now allegations against scientology. she said back in 2010, i attended the event knowing i was addressing a group of people with very different beliefs than my own, and spoke about the things i think most of us agree with. she said she attends new christian fellowship baptist church. >> my response was why are you comparing me with her? why don't you compare whitman with warren. so you might have seen it right after i woke up and saw that article, we tweeted out right away. don't zoo that. kamala harris is my friend. we're from the same tight. >> biden has said he'll make his choice this is coming week. >>> there's a growing number of political analysts who

harris officially becoming the vice presidential nominee. the first woman of color to ever hold that title. former president barack obama also spoke tonight. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz is here with the details. >> senator harris used her speech to show her personal side. she was introduced by her sister, her niece and her stepdaughter, and she talks about her late mother and her bay area roots. but she also went on the attack and took sharp wipes at president trump. >> reporter: in a nearly empty ballroom in delaware, senator kamala harris delivered the biggest speech of her life. >> i accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. of america. >> the oakland native made history as the first black woman and first indian american on a major party's presidential ticket. a moment she said she wished she could share with her late mother. >> oh, how i wish she were here tonight, but i know she's looking down on me from above. >> reporter: harris introduced herself to the country with a story many who have followed her career in the bay area know well. adds the daughter of immigrants from jamaica and india who met while fighting for justice during t

harris. charles: liz peek, i did not know that they were close when i watched the first debate but apparentlyhave mended the fences if you will. liz, i don't know the whole process has been almost complicated as a goardian knot. this is tortured process. they don't know where to go with this thing, liz? >> i think it is interesting, it has been postponed a couple times about the announcement who his pick is. the problem he got himself into a box. he committed having a woman run with him many, many months ago. because of various gaffs he has made, because he is very, has a lot of african-american support, i think it has to be a woman of color. i don't think there is any question about that. so the problem is that the two best contenders, i would say the three top that were already mentioned all have problems. kamala harris is a law enforcement, has a law enforcement past. that is not very popular with brac voters these days. susan rice as tons of baggage. republicans will go after her from the get-go. care ran bass no one knows. i don't think these are terrific choices or terrific opportunitie

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and, liz, it's interesting. >> reporter: very interesting, dan. senator kamala harris certainly appears to be a major front-runner. she checks all of the boxes when it comes to what the biden campaign is looking forment still democrats are split about whether she is the best choice. with joe biden in the final days of finalizing his vp pick, the big question for the bay area, will he choose hometown girl senator kamala harris? >> i've always rooted for kamala. >> reporter: debbie mez low was a long time friend and adviser to senator harris, who is crossing her fingers she gets picked. >> i think kamala holds a couple special advantages over anyone else in the field. she's had large electoral victories. she's won in california statewide three times. she has fund-raising strength. and i think that she's going to excite new voters. >> reporter: supporters of harris also say her name recognition and experience on a national stage makes her a safe pick for the job. but some critics have questioned her ambition and her loyalty, pointing to that moment on the debate stage whe

usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- easy. ♪ >> bret: finally tonight send her harrismate. she is getting the spotlight, but there is another likely winner. maia rode up from the cast of "saturday night live." >> there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools. and she would bus to school every day. and that little girl was me. now, aaron, that little girl you just introduced, that little girl was me. i am also america's cool end. [laughter] a fun aunt. and i call that a funt. likely getting more air time. that is it for "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid, the "the story" hosted by martha maccallum as you have senator harris? >> i would say i did. we went back and forth on this last night. and i think harris was a solo picked throughout, but i thought susan rice had a good shot at it too. that is how we play the game, right, bret? good to see you. with that, i am martha maccallum in new york and this is the breaking story tonight. the ticket is set and it will be biden/hera and picked kamala harris commi

harris officially becoming the vice presidential nominee. the first woman of color to ever hold that title. former president barack obama also spoke tonight. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz is here with the details. >> senator harris used her speech to show her personal side. she was introduced by her sister, her niece and her stepdaughter, and she talks about her late mother and her bay area roots. but she also went on the attack and took sharp wipes at president trump. >> reporter: in a nearly empty ballroom in delaware, senator kamala harris delivered the biggest speech of her life. >> i accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. of america. >> the oakland native made history as the first black woman and first indian american on a major party's presidential ticket. a moment she said she wished she could share with her late mother. >> oh, how i wish she were here tonight, but i know she's looking down on me from above. >> reporter: harris introduced herself to the country with a story many who have followed her career in the bay area know well. adds the daughter of immigrants from jamaica and india who met while fighting for justice during t

. >> liz: well the time for tax cuts is during bad times, richard, is it not and by the way i do want to get to kamala harris his wing woman that he has picked, and why, you know, why she is the one to help him get the centrists not to fear the business and economic policies that maybe coming. >> right so kamala harris i think is positioned exactly right, nationally and certainly in the democratic party. she's progressive but not too much. she certainly was very friendly with the tech sector, but she's also shown her ability to stand up to big businesses and big industries, if there's a broader public policy interest at stake, and i will just say one thing. the employees of the tech sector will love biden and harris because they will probably restore the state and local tax deduction and also with chaina they will approach things in a multilateral way not this bilateral tariff on everything approach that's been a failure. >> liz: okay i just want to say what's on the screen barbara. necessary all sandberg of facebook, brad smith, microsoft president, and linkedin founder, of course, the widow of steve jobs,

and remember tomorrow night at the dnc isn harris is set to speak.he w live in nsroohe tm liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much,u n ca tch it begins at 7:00 p.m. right after our early newscast, abc 7 news t south bay a racist and homophobic rapt caught on camera. the melt down happened at a marshals in campbell when one nma even more sanisprur tin behind the tirade is known for wshi with the lgbtq community. you're looking at the first of hopbic srs aseral racist language caught on camera. this confrontation happened inside ts marshalls in campbell on monday. witnesses say employees had asked the man to put on a mask or. that's when the man challenged workers saying doing so waould . beyond offensan le also capture his pants. >> what's what's your name? >> reporter: ag to captain ian with campbell pd. >> really looking at the crime aspect of exposing one's self in the middle of a populated store and tryingoha t at to identifyheea t man. dan noise with 7 news i-team recognizing and confirming the man as tim gaskin seeneer i we've reached out to gaskin but not have heard back. inh

. >> liz: well when we look at pocketbook issues we wonder about kamala harris and they see her as a centrist or a progressive because the progressives aren't happy and maybe the far right isn't happy but then as you mention the centrist feel that the magnetic pull comes right to the middle. >> well yes and we've got to be clear. we're building up an enormous amount of debt and justifiable during this coronavirus recession, but come 2022 and 2023 we're going to have to do something to bring down that deficit and that probably means higher taxes, higher interest rates, whoever is in power so i think with the economics going to drive policy more than the other way around after this pandemic is over. >> liz: yeah and which kind of means that people will be watching what kind of promises are made by the president for capital gains tax cut versus what perhaps the democrats would look at and that may mean a hike in corporate taxes, as the president takes the stage , can i just get your reaction quickly on that, david? >> yeah, well we can't, we need to do something about the deficit and if

with social distancing and masks, biden and harris held their first joint event yesterday and it was unlike anything we've witnessed before in politics. liz kreutz has the highlights. >> reporter: wearing matching black masks and keeping their social distance in a crowdless high school gymnasium, joe biden and kamala harris appeared together for the very first time as democratic running mates. >> let me introduce t for the first time your next vice president of the united states, kamala harris. >>. >> joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. and i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. >> reporter: biden and harris both outlined their vision for the future drawing sharp contrasts between their ticket and president trump and attacking his response to covid-19. >> when other countries are following the science, trump pushed miracle cures he saw on fox news. >> reporter: biden acknowledged the historic nature of their campaign. >> this morning all across the nation little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today, today just maybe t

and remember tomorrow night at the dnc is when senator kamala harris is set to speak. live in the newsroom liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, liz. you can catch live coverage of the democratic national convention wednesday and thursday night right here on abc 7. it begins at 7:00 p.m. right after our early newscast, abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> in the south bay a racist and homophobic rapt caught on camera. the melt down happened at a marshals in campbell when one man refused to wear a mask. even more surprising the man behind the tirade is known for his work with the lgbtq community. you're looking at the first of several homophobic slurs and racist language caught on camera. this confrontation happened inside this marshalls in campbell on monday. witnesses say employees had asked the man to put on a mask or. that's when the man challenged workers saying doing so would be a health code violation. beyond offensive language the man is also captured unzipping his pants. >> what's your name? what's your name? >> reporter: a primary concern according to captain ian white with campbell pd. >>

joe biden and his newly named running mate kamala harris held their first joint event unlike anything we've witnessed in politics. abc7 news anchor liz has the highlights. >> reporter: wearing matchskdke together for the first time as democratic running mates. >> let me introduce to you for the first time, your next vice president of the united states, kamala harris. >> and joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. and i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. >> biden and harris both outlined their vision for the future, drawing sharp contrasts between their ticket and president trump and attacking his response to covid-19. >> when other countries are following the science, trump pushed miracle cures he saw on fox news. >> biden also acknowledged the historic nature of their campaign. >> this morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their duties, but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. >> harris's vice presidential candaidacy also putting a spot height on california. g

liz and mike need it- easy. ♪ shannon: senator kamala harris criticized over way she questioned a catholic nominee for federalortion. she a raised eyebrows as attorny general in california rather thanng pursues abortion officia, she went after the investigative journalist who recorded them. will it be an issue. with the man called himself a devouted catholic, we discuss tom bevin. and a new book out. this week. >> good to see you. >> very interesting read. let's start with. national review said, headline kamala harris antica anticatholc bigotry said this. you may remember this, as we covered it, there was a catholic nominee, a member of the knights of columbus who was questioned on his -- >> yes, she was trying to makes case that disqualifies you from takings position he was nominated to taking having values that people who believe in the bible, and who hold catholic faith and christian faith in general that marriage is defined by god and life in womb is sacred, she tried to make an argument that is represenreprehensible. itom shows just her feelings her attitude toward religious people and their views. shann

ask for a look at what is happening in the news, here is liz took >>> here is a look at the top national headlines. joe biden and kamala harris making their bid for the white house official, submitting the paperwork to become the nominees for president and vice president. >> if we do not correct course, the damage will be irreversible. everything is on the line. >> my president trump claiming harris he was born in oakland is not constitutionally allowed to be vp because her parents are immigrants now constitutional law scholars say that is not true. under the 14th amendment anyone born in the united states automatically becomes a citizen into my president trump office younger brother robert is in the hospital and the president visited there earlier today. >> how is your brother robert doing? >> i have a wonderful brother and we have had a great relationship from day one, long time. and he is in the hospital right now and hopefully he will be all right. he suffered a heart attack. >> mr. trump did not mention why his brother is in the hospital >>> the first state to surpass 600,000 cases of coronavirus and tonight we are closi

host: liz harrington, your reaction to what the president said this week about senator kamala harris, calling her nasty and angry. is that appropriate? caller: president -- guest: president trump calls it like he sees it. it is interesting to see someone like kamala harris who said last week, there is no vaccine for racism. i wonder if she thinks joe biden can be cured, because it was her who called him a racist during the democratic debate, that is a divisive message. what are you saying? you are basically saying this country is irredeemable and deplorable. that is a divisive message. it is not a unifying one. president trump seen her comments and it is very telling -- she either does not believe that joe biden is a racist and has acted inappropriately toward women -- that is what she said when she was running against him in the primary and had to drop out before christmas -- but now she is singing a very different tune. she either did not believe it and will say anything she can for power, or she does believe it and just does not care for power. president trump calls it like he sees

kamala harris and liz warren. you look at it that way joe biden's choice if he is going to pick a woman of color to be vice president, then it is kamala harris. if joe biden will look at the polls and say who does the best job govern, it is elizabeth warren. others under consideration and we'll find out who he talks to this week. i think it's all along between two people, kamala harris and elizabeth warren. >> trace: doanors and supporters are saying maybe we should look for an alternative to kamala harris because she took cheap shots at joe biden during the primary? >> unfortunately the very people making those comments publicly we know their names remind me of the biden campaign when they came in fifth in new hampshire. i prefer the biden campaign like the obama campaign when we heard public comments about this process this week. no one votes for president based on vice president at all. i think there may be an enthusiasm issue with younger african-american women in in case to pick a woman of color. reality is t

i did get some news from peter doocy that liz warren is now self identifying as kamala harris and gladlyccepts the invitation to the ticket. i don't know how they're going to deal with it. i find it very strange. we can pretty much agree that joe wasn't involved in this decision. i don't believe he was in the room. he might've been in a room but not the room. maybe a room with a shawl on some hot chocolate. i think somebody else made this choice and i will say again i don't think the ticket is done yet. >> dana: that has been your position and you are sticking to it. katie, one thing that's swirling around is that susan rice had been the national security advisor for barack obama was under consideration. one thing i thought about it, it would really tie joe biden backwards. to the barack obama administration which for many democrats, they loved. this ticket is new and it's a signal they want to move forward. i will let you give your reaction to that or your general impression. >> katie: it would've been easy to say with susan rice on the ticket that it's obama's third term. that the left

their first interview together with david muir and robin roberts with biden and harris on the >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lizra resources. the massive and still largely uncontrolled wildfire has killed at least five people, destroyed at least 560 structures and has burned more than 314,000 acres with 15% containment. >>> happening today house speaker nancy pelosi is leading a vote on giving the u.s. post office $25 billion and banning any operational changes that have slowed mail service across the country. meantime nearly 800 save the post office protests are planned in cities across the u.s. save the post office.net shows dozens here in the bay area. one in berkeley starts at 11:00 this morning and also in palo alto at 11:00 on hamilton avenue and downtown san mateo at 11:00. all require social distancing and masks. >> the view from our east bay hills camera you can see the layer of smoke here. obviously another spare thecoass 71 in mountain view. as we look live here from mt. tam you'll notice we have the layers of clouds. a few more high clouds today, and we're looking at hazy conditions with the numbers

liz is here with more on biden's california choices. very interesting. >> very interesting. we are counting down the days. senator harrisppears to be a front-runner, checks all of the boxes the biden campaign is looking for. still democrats are split whether she is the best choice. >> reporter: the conversation will joe biden choose cam louisia -- kamala harris. >> she holds special advantage. she has won in california statewide three times. she has fund-raising strength and i think she will excite new voters. >> reporter: supporters of harris say her name recognition and experience on a national stage make her a good pick for the job. but there was this -- >> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose busing in america? >> there has been criticism around her ambition. without ambitious women we probably wouldn't have the right to vote. bro >> reporter: brandon says he hopes biden picks the other woman on the short list from california, karen bass. if joe biden wants to reach out to progress i was, he needs to excite us and someone like bass would be someone for us to get behind. >> reporter: it is a fine line, so

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joe biden and his newly named running mate kamala harris held their first joint event unlike anything we've witnessed in politics. abc7 news anchor liz has the highlights. >> reporter: wearing matching black masks and keeping their social distance, they were together for the first time as democratic running mates. >> let me introduce to you for the first time, your next vice president of the united states, kamala harris. >> and joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. and i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. >> biden and harris both outlined their vision for the future, drawing sharp contrasts between their ticket and president trump and attacking his response to covid-19. >> when other countries are following the science, trump pushed miracle cures he saw on fox news. >> biden also acknowledged the historic nature of their campaign. >> this morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their duties, but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way. >> harris's vice presidential

a long list of prominent city leaders who watched kamala harris climb the political ladder after the we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... two!? ...they didn't panic. they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family. after shopping around for insurance, they called usaa - who helped find the right coverage for them and even some much-needed savings. that was the easy part. usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it- easy. we continue our coverage on joe biden's twenty-twenty vice presidential pick we're taking a look back at when senator kamala harris made history. >>back in 2017 when she was sworn in as the first indian-american senator by then vice president joe biden harris was one of 7 new members of the senate to join those who won reelection in receiving the oath of office from biden and there's a long list of prominent city leaders who was says harris worked her way up the political ladder, including former san francisco city attorney ernie louise 2020. >>kron four's michelle kingston talks about the or shar

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more information about senator harris, about jill biden, about the harris family we saw tonight as well. when it came to the politics, liz, i won't be the first person to mention in these first three nights the democrats have certainly not gone as negative on trump as he tends to do with his opponents. there was a part of the harris speech that did this. anyone knows her cross-examination skills and oratory. let's listen to kamala harris on donald trump. >> i know a predator donald trump's failure of leadership as cost lives and livelihoods. right now we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose. >> liz? >> i actually was going to bring up that quote without knowing that you were going to play it because in my opinion that just summed up the power of this moment, right? and when she said i know a predator when i see a predator she did not actually mentioned donald trump, she had not even mentioned the current president by name. but every woman watching knew exactly who she was talking about, right? for so many women for the last 4 years

harris scored as the most liberal u.s. senator in 2019. out ranking bernie sanders and liz warren. that said will the voters buy into harris recasting herself as a moderate? >> first of all, it's ultimately going to be a trump/biden race. right now we're seeing an explosion of gushing commentary and coverage of kamala harris. i haven't seen anything like it since the clinton/gore bus trip of 1992. you can't hear a single criticism of kamala harris. "the new york times" news story, let's see, harris is ready to fight. her whole career prepared her. in my estimation she is not quite as liberal as bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. she was flirting with that getting the presidential nomination. she back tracked on the medicare for all. her presidential campaign imploded and question her record as a prosecutor. the criticism is off base from the right as biden didn't really make this pick, she will be running the show. he will step down and she will become president. no evidence of any of that. >> julie: i do think there is talk and there was talk before he actually made his official

liz and mike need it- easy. >>> joe biden and his running mate kamala harris are about to speak together in delaware for the firstvent will begin any moment. i should say the first time as running mates on the democratic ticket. i want to bring in cnn's jeff zeleny. he is back with us. and this is the effective launch of the ticket, jeff. but what might it look like, what can we expect in this age of coronavirus? it's going to be very different from similar roles in the past. >> pam will, there is no question about it. this is not going to be similar in terms of what we've seen in the past. if this was a traditional rollout, there would be all the families there, there would be hugging, there would be a large crowd. so this is definitely a different moment particularly on the democratic side. one thing the biden campaign and the former vice president himself has been trying to show that he is taking the pandemic in a much more serious fashion than some would say that the president and vice president have been doing. this is going to be different in every respect. we can see the podium there. and there is a stool

liz? >> i wonder if he's going to give us his phone number so we can call to fix problems of his -- that his administration is overseeing. so obviously, we have seen joe biden and kamala harris respond to this say, this is trump's america. right? and they are laying out the problems that are existing under this current administration. and i think for many of us who are watching, right, talk about mob rule, and bull dozing the suburbs that is no such thing as a peaceful protester, i think a ridiculous, and it's laying out a fingsctional reality. and this isn't derision. it is inspiration. we know there is one this week who took up his own arms and killed and shot protestor ngs the street, and used that same kind of rationizatialization of behavior. protestors, the looters, the people are dangerous. so we really have to be careful in the way that we talk about this. and in the way we -- where we put the responsibility and who becomes accountable. because it is -- i believe incredibly dangerous, and this rhetoric will not -- as we no in the next few weeks, you know, will only get worse. >> i appreciate your point. this is not a drill. people are dying just two nights ago in wis

liz, thank you. >>> endorsementes are pouring in from bay area leaders for vp joe biden and kamala harris.today, state senators scott weiner announced his support. he's joining us live via zoom. thanks for your time. what would a biden-harris presidency mean for california and specifically the bay area? >> well, it would be tremendous for our community. for many of the reasons that it would be great for the whole country that we would have an administration that was focused on ending this pandemic, and on bringing our economy back, and investing in infrastructure and doing all the things that we need an administration to do. we are in huge need of infrastructure investment. wave very large immigrant population. our immigrant neighbors who are trying to survive and run businesses and work and raise families here. and they have been stigmatized and attacked by this administration. that will end. so i think california and the bay area will prosper under joe biden and vice president kamala harris. >> obviously, a different situation this year because of the pandemic. you don't have thousands i

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don't worry, liz, if joe wins, he'll make you the chief of something. chief, she definitely has the genes for that. yeah, harris nod but not from joe. well, he nodded, but he doesn't even in the room. oh, he was in a room but not the room. he was tucked away e in a safe house, strapped in a rubber snuggy. here's hour npr covered it. who's bigger? look how the atlantic covered it. look at this picture, who's bigger? a what's this tell you when biden is relegated to a movie poster version of robin and she's batman? we know who the top of the ticket is. i'm looking forward to how "the washington post" covers it. so does kamala help the ticket? of course she does. she's under the age of 90, she doesn't need her food cut up by a day nurse. she knows where she is. but like joe, she can talk and say almost nothing, and that is a step up. and i think this lady on msnbc really nails it in a segment we like to call -- >> stuff i my 8-year-old definitely said, i swear on a stack of bibles. ♪ greg: now check this out. >> i e like to look at it through the lens of what my daughter who's 8 years old when she heard that the v

liz and mike need it- easy. >>> we're standing by for an event with joe biden and running mate kamala harris in delaware.to talk about this. right now we are seeing the biden campaign is making masks a very central campaign issue. in a new ad released today biden calls for a nationwide mask mandate. drawing a clear contrast with president trump on this simple thing. listen to this. >> joe biden knows we need to listen to medical experts and take action now. that starts by expanding testing, calling for mask mandates nationwide starting immediately and producing more protective gear here at home. >> joining me now is cnn's arlette seins in delaware. we'll call it tripling down on the message now. >> reporter: yeah. they certainly are. you have heard over the course of the past few months joe biden has repeatedly turned back to the coronavirus response and has been quite critical of the president's handling of covid-19. in the events that they held yesterday as well as these new ads you are seeing them reinforce that message. biden and his new running mate kamala harris had a coronavirus briefing yesterday

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liz, let's begin with you. >> this is the announcement we've all been waiting for, finally here and it is an historic one. senator harris who we know very well in the bay area is the third woman in history to be picked for the vice presidential on t first announcement came in and then a tweet. senator kamala harris knownany oakland hack officially tapped as joe biden's running mate. biden's pick, historic. she is the first black female and first indian-american on a presidential ticket. this news was overwhelming. >> those of us who worked on her campaign, i cannot, as a woman, as a woman of color, as an indian-american, i can't tell you what this feels like. i'm just so happy. >> she was among several women biden was considering for the vp position including elizabeth warren and karen bass. in a tweet biden explained why he picked harris saying she worked closely with his late son beau when he was attorney general of california. i watched as they lifted up working people and protected women and kids from abuse. i was prout proud then and i'm proud now. but things haven't always been so warm between the running mates. l

there is new poll, "harris poll" , support priority system, high-risk people should get it first. here is the thing i worry about, lizorters and others i think they're setting president trump up to sort of negate what would be an amazing october surprise, vaccine approval, they will say in my mind trump and administration will give vaccine to cronies, to rich people and that they're going to ignore the, listen, this is my hypothesis, because the communities that have been hit hardest are the black and hispanic communities. they will turn this amazing news in my mind into some sort of a racial issues. so should the white house put out a concrete plan right now, just outline who is going to get the vaccine first? >> look, charles, i think probably having a plan is a very good idea, sure, why not tell people what they're thinking about. clearly what they need is to use this vaccine to open up schools, number one, and protect people who are vulnerable in that process, like teachers who are older or whatever. secondly they need to get our businesses open. we know how to protect seniors. seniors are the people most vulnera

harris will be holding first public event together happening today. bide an announcing pick for running mate yesterday. brand-new reaction still pouring in. liz. plus chicago on the brink, some of the city's biggest attractions may soon have to close their doors after continued unrest there. and an update on the reopening of schools nationwide, kellyanne conway will be joining us with some new information live from the white house, join us live from america's newsroom as we begin a brand-new hour top of the hour. jillian: in the meantime quick headlines for you right now. portland's district attorney plans to drop charges against hundreds of riotsers claiming voices should be heard. dhs secretary chad wolf says city has been encouraging protests. >> what we know about portland is that they foster an environment that allows this type of violence to go on. there's over 75 nights of us taken violence night after night after night and i think that's very concerning. jillian: in the meantime seattle police chief carmen best will resign after the city vote today defund the department. best said it wasn't about the money but lack of respect for her

liz. >> sounds like you're in a good mood tonight, senator harris. >> oh, i am!rica's fun aunt. i'm also america's cool aunt, the ka -- you know what, let's not do that. tonight, i'm not going to worry about the polling numbers. i'm just going to have fun and see if i can get some viral moments. mama needs a jiff. >> that was maya rudolph on "snl" doing her best impression of kamala harris, now vice presidential running mate to joe biden. joining us now, new york state's attorney general, letitia james. kamala had a similar job in california. claire mccaskill has the first question. we're going to have all of the prosecutors gather together here. claire, take it away. >> general, it's good to be with you this morning. i'm not sure that people realize the power the attorney general has to protect the little guy, to go after the biggest and most powerful interests in this country. i know that when kamala was a.g. in california, she took on big oil, she took on big banks. you recently have taken on one of the most powerful interests in our country. talk about the ex

liz and mike need it- easy. our flight is early tomorrow. and it's a long flight too. once we get there, we will need... buttercup! ♪ mark: welcome back kamala harriss is your life. not the spin of the narrative of the new york times or washington post but your actual record. attorney general in the state of california, mark who is contributing editor for law and liberty. mark, well tell us about some of her actions or nonactions as attorney general of california. >> in 2016, i wrote a long article for city journal which was a profile of kamala harris while she was running for the senate but before she got elected. and i looked at a number of her things that she did and didn't do when she was attorney general. and some of the most controversial things that she did and the things that i think are most indicative of her true character are, for instance, she refused to defend a proposition 8 on appeal proposition 8 was a california initiative that had declared marriage to be a union of one man and one woman. and following the lead of her predecessor attorney general jerry brown defend law contrary on her oath on appeal and low and behold initiative fo

liz joins us live with the very latest. >> yes. this is the announcement that we've all been waiting for, finally here and it is an historic one. senator harris who we know very well in the bay area is the third woman in history to be picked for the vice presidential nomination and the first woman of color. the announcement came in a text and then a tweet. xhar kamala harris known by so many locally as the daughter of oakland has officially been tapped as vice president biden's running mate. she is the first black female and the first indian american on a presidential ticket. this news was overwhelming to the co-california state director of south asians for biden in the bay area. >> for those of us who worked on her campaign, as a woman of chore, as an indian american, i can't tell you what this feels like. i'm happy. >> reporter: senator harris was among several women biden was considering for the vp position including elizabeth warren and karen bass. in a tweet biden explained why he picked harris saying she worked closely with his late son beau when she was attorney general of california. i watch as they took the big banks, lifted up worki

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liz: to the race for the white house. we are now less than seven hours away from a major moment in the history of our nation. vice presidential nominee kamala harris expected to speak tonight at the democratic national convention. she is the first black woman and the first person of asian descent on a major party ticket but she's not the only big gun on the schedule. tonight's speakers also include joe biden's former boss, president barack obama. massachusetts senator liz warren. and president trump's 2016 rival, hillary clinton. one place you know folks will be glued to the tv, the suburbs in the all-important battleground state of pennsylvania. connell mcshane live outside of philly in westchester, p.a. connell, what are you hearing on the ground there? reporter: a lot of biden support in this area which isn't very surprising, liz, when you look at the trends of how chester county has been going in recent elections. there was a fox poll that pointed out the support the former vice president has not only among suburban voters but women voters in this state that came out in late july, up 26 with suburban voters in pennsylvania, up 17 with women vo

all right, liz, who have you got your money on for joe biden's veep? >> kamala harris.pundits and media analysts and d.c. mead you i can't beltway echo chamber say from here to new york city. why? susan rice would be the second contender. susan rice has a lot of baggage. she has said statements prove demonstrably wrong. she told the u.s. congress, that james comey did not debrief her about the trump-russia probe. when james comey did according to government documents, within the weeks of the probe launching. kamala harris has a prosecutor's background. this is the time of the year when voters take up notice. they see biden is in cleanup, doing damage control. making mistakes time and again. what they see with kamala harris, she has the tough on crime background maybe the base doesn't like. number one thing, people want to know in the voting booth they want safety. there is a lot of problems with kamala harris. she looks like she would be the safe churches. the other choice would be val demings, former, ran a police precinct, the police department in orlando. she is a pr

. >> liz ann, forgive me for a moment we have breaking news on the vice president biden's vice president pick >> it's camilla harrisbsite indicating he is picking mila ha camilla hair whois ran on the democratic side of the aisle did not win. had contentious moments involving joe biden but the former vice president has apparently overlooked those contentious moments and decided that camilla harris is the person that can help him win in november kamala harris, of course, one of the most outfolkspoken critics the trump administration she really came to attention nationally before her presidential campaign in part because of her role at high profile hearings grilling trump administration officials home run presidential bid fizzled out. joe biden feels that kamala hair kiss help him win the white house. >> and, of course, they had a famous clash during the first debate but talk us through exactly what she adds to his ticket i mean the simple point, of course, is that she comes from a state you can already pretty confidently know you're going to win. >> sure. yeah he's not making this pick because he needs help in calif

host: liz harrington, your reaction to what the president said this week about senator kamala harris,asty and angry. is that appropriate? caller: president -- guest: president trump calls it like he sees it. it is interesting to see someone like kamala harris who said last week, there is no vaccine for racism. i wonder if she thinks joe biden can be cured, because it was her who called him a racist during the democratic debate, that is a divisive message. what are you saying? you are basically saying this country is irredeemable and deplorable. that is a divisive message. it is not a unifying one. president trump seen her comments and it is very telling -- she either does not believe that joe biden is a racist and has acted inappropriately toward women -- that is what she said when she was running against him in the primary and had to drop out before christmas -- but now she is singing a very different tune. she either did not believe it and will say anything she can for power, or she does believe it and just does not care for power. president trump calls it like he sees it. i watched