i martha maccallum and this is the story.n incumbent candidate has been unseated only twice. jimmy cartr with an optimistic vision of the country, a message he delivered

anyway, martha maccallum and i will be here at 10:00 p.m.nt. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report." fair, balanced, and still unafraid. "the story," hosted by hopefully a drive martha maccallum starts now. >> martha: we been creeping in a couple inches, it's a good night here, i will see you later, bret. ♪ >> [chanting "four more years"] >> martha: president trump in minnesota as he works to rev up his base and law launches a camo my campaign list to rival the biden convention. good evening, everybody, i martha maccallum live in washington, d.c., coming to yo

i want to bring in my partner martha maccallum. how are you doing? good day to you.map behind me. it's called the heat map. this is where we gauge which states haven't had the hardest. i look at this map and i think about the southeast and i think about the southwest and battleground states like arizona and florida. here's the current state as of yesterday. watch this number here. that is the percentage from a week to week. this past week it was 7%. go back a week in time, 9%. another week, 13%, end of july was 20%. two more weeks, july 21st. this was a month ago, july 14th. the point is if you come to the current day right now, florida has had it tough but they're well on the backside of the curve. the same thing for arizona. they have done a great job in arizona. the question is this, do voters in arizona and voters here and florida blame president trump for covid? if they do, he likely loses. what's your bet? >> that such a fascinating map because we are from new york and new jersey and we went through the biggest wave in the early stages of this. then we watched

"the story" posted by martha maccallum starts right now. sunday night it starts all over. >> martha: here we go. have a good half weekend. good evening, everybody. i martha maccallum and this is "the story." american cities are changing before our eyes. people are leaving them because they don't feel safe. ravaged by three plagues, the virus, the devastation of the lockdown and the looting and destruction and 37% increase in homicide in 20 major cities in america that comes along with that. another language of those who are destroying and stealing is escalating. and to no not one of shame but e of purpose. it is a punishment as they say. watch and listen as they explain in this purported video of a black lives matter demonstration taken by concrete reporting in seattle the other night. watch this. >> give black people back their homes. they are sitting comfortably, comfortable as [bleep]. >> i used to live in this neighborhood! >> he used it to live in this neighborhood. my family was pushed out. you are sitting there with your other white

martha maccallum moments away. kristin fisher is at the white house as president trump hits the campaign trail. let's begin with jacqui heinrich. she is live in wilmington, delaware. >> dana, michelle obama is the keynote speaker tonight. she has been on the sidelines for much of the election cycle but we expect her to talk tonight about the joe biden she knows, possibly touching the significance of having senator kamala harris of the democratic ticket. what is less predictable is the message of unity the democrats are trying to present by having former republican governor john kasich and progressive senator bernie sanders take the stage the same night. behind the scenes some progressives are leary leery of how far biden cast the net and even voted down the democratic party platform because it is in a brace medic are for all. others understanding the broad coalition. >> there's a bunch of people out there, silent biden boehner's, republicans that want to vote for biden or will be voting for biden. it's important to

"the story" posted by martha maccallum starts right now.s all over. >> martha: here we go. have a good half weekend. good evening, everybody. i martha maccallum and this is "the story." american cities are changing before our eyes. people are leaving them because they don't feel safe. ravaged by three plagues, the virus, the devastation of the lockdown and the looting and destruction and 37% increase in homicide in 20 major cities in america that comes along with that. another language of those who are destroying and stealing is escalating. and to no

fair, balanced and unafraid and be 25 a starts right now with martha maccallum. >> martha: you always get me all choked up. good evening everyone, martha maccallum and this is "the story" at live in york. tonight, and that they say the economy will be the most important decision at least at this point with regard to the november 3rd presidential election for them. that's according to the pew research center and that is the only category in our brand-new polls that the president believes in. he is ahead of the former vice president on the issues of covid-19, policing, china and health care among others. moments ago the president spoke about improving the employment picture in the united states and here's what he had to say. speak to the economy is coming back in the employment numbers over the last three months are a record in the history of our country and we will be back next year. i think we will be even stronger than the previous year. >> martha: it's of the presidential race now has all of its players on board as kamala harris rounds out the democrat ticket so expect her to contin

we begin with martha maccallum and bret baier. to you first, martha.s promising to counter the message of joe biden last week with a positive vision of american greatness. set up for us what we might be seeing and hearing from the president and the vice president a bit later on today. >> i think they'll try to strike a balance about having a positive, hopeful message. leading up to that there was emotional, a lot of sadness and bemoaning the handling of covid from the dnc and all of that during the course of the first several days of the democratic convention. one of the things i was told to expect in this convention is a very forceful defense of the handling of covid-19 saying we're not going to run away from that issue. you will hear it front and center and how it was handled operation warp speed, the vaccines, fda backing the use of plasma as a treatment for people suffering from covid. so i think you will hear a very forceful defense. when you are an incumbent you have a record of four years in office to talk about and you are going to see a lot of

." >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i am jesse watters with dana perino, greg gutfeld, juan williams and martha maccallum's 5 o'clock in new york city and this is "the five." >> ♪ >> ♪ >> one of the biggest nights of joe biden's life. hours from now he will accept the democratic nomination. trump campaigning in scanton, pennsylvania with searing attacks on the former vp's character and policies. >> tonight we have slow joe will speak at the democratic national convention. i am sure he will just knock them dead. if you want a vision of your life under the biden presidency, pick up the smoldering ruins in minneapolis and the blood stained sidewalk of chicago and imagine mayhem coming to your town. he abandoned pennsylvania and he sold out our country. now he will come in and make a change. i don't think so. >> martha maccallum, you were actually there this delaware where joe biden will deliver his address tonight. we have seen all week the m mediocre campaign. tonight looks different. >> as we noticed last night when they took the wide shot of kamala harris and you saw that empty room. it was just weird! t

fair, balanced and unafraid and be 25 a starts right now with martha maccallum. >> martha: you alwaysllum and this is "the story" at live in york. tonight, and that they say the economy will be the most important decision at least at this point with regard to the november 3rd presidential election for them. that's according to the pew research center and that is the only category in our brand-new polls that the president believes in. he is ahead of the former vice president on the issues of covid-19, policing, china and health care among others.

"the story," hosted by hopefully a drive martha maccallum starts now. >> martha: we been creeping in a couple inches, it's a good night here, i will see you later, bret. ♪ >> [chanting "four more years"] >> martha: president trump in minnesota as he works to rev up his base and law launches a camo my campaign list to rival the biden convention. good evening, everybody, i martha maccallum live in washington, d.c., coming to you from this perch across from the white house, the place that president trump and his opponent joe biden hope to call home for the next four years and this is very much the story of the night, the president out on the trail today and this week making multiple stops and speeches in the midwest including battleground wisconsin where delegates and the leaders of the democratic party were supposed to be gathering this week. joe biden is in delaware and the president took advantage of his absence there. >> these are people that are seriously radical left, joe biden's nothing from their puppet, he has no clue what's happening. he's trojan horse. >> martha: the virtual

"the story" hosted by martha maccallum starts right now. that's one way to do it. >> martha: thanks, bret. good to see you tonight. we've got joe biden speaking in pittsburgh today. the public is not allowed and there weren't any questions but he was out sooner than he' he hd said he was. the president mocked him saying, why wait ten more days? >> hey joe! >> martha: joe delivering pizzas there. but there has been a clear shift in polls and in us urgency of the virus. it left one man died just days after two men were dead. there was no mention of the violent riots but today we are seeing a big change in tone in pittsburgh. typical rioting is not protesting. looting is not protesting. setting fires is not protesting. none of this is protesting. it is lawlessness plain and simple. and those who do it should be prosecuted. i know most cops are good decent people. i know how they risk their lives every time they put that shield on. do you really feel safer with donald trump? >> martha: good evening everybody. i'm martha maccallum and this is "th

let's bring in martha maccallum, anchor of "the story."t is remarkable scene from connecticut avenue, the animals are walking two by two. an amazing scene that we saw here. >> pretty incredible. typical august summer storm. beautiful hot day. now it is just a deluge. >> dana: the president spoke for about an hour already today. you think the flood zone approach. he will be everywhere all the time, but there could be some surprises. we know who the speakers will be and the headliner. what else can we expect from some regular joe's out there? >> presidential surprises each evening to sort of provide kind of the warmer side of president trump, i guess you could say. and also to showcase some of the individuals who will speak about their personal interactions with him. we have a little bit of insight into what we are going to see. international issues. and of those are taped, but it is my understanding that it is within the last 24 hours in terms of logistics, there will be some things that are taped, but because they started this planning abo

i martha maccallum and this is the story. in the past 40 years, an incumbent candidate has been unseated only twice. jimmy cartr with an optimistic vision of the country, a message he delivered when he accepted his party's nomination in 1980. watch this. >> the american people are the most generous on earth who created the highest standard of living. i'm not going to accept the notion that we can only make a better world for others by moving backward ourselves, and those who believe we can have no business leading this nation. >> martha: that's what it sounds like when people there they were applauding in the audience. bill clinton defeated george w. bush, presented himself as the man from hope, ushered in a new era of american politics when he accepted his party's nomination in 1992. >> i have news for the forces of greed and the defenders of the status quo, your time has come and gone in. it's time for a change in america. >> martha: now joe biden hopes that he can do the same thing. coming on the heels of his acceptance sp

with that, i am martha maccallum in new york and this is the breaking story tonight.biden/hera and picked kamala harris committee attorney general, a match up in ways most imagined long ago. in fact, she was asked about on the campaign trail when she was

bret baier and martha maccallum are up next when the con kickoff and we will see you next sunday when the next revolution will be televised. ♪ bret: we are now hours away from the official start of the 2020 democratic national convention. >> jill biden, kamali harrison more than a dozen former rivals teaming up to lay out a virtual vision for the future of their party. and this country. bret: there will be no crowd, no confetti and no delegates in the crucial swing state of wiscons wisconsin, the site of hillary clinton's 2016 defeat. martha: 2020 won't be easier. amid a worldwide pandemic and nationwide protests. >> the polls are getting tighter the base remains up for debate and nobody knows what will happen with millions of mail-in ballots. bret: tonight, reports from milwaukee and across a good on the state of both campaigns amid the covid-19 crisis along with expert analysis and our all-star panel. democracy 2020 starts right now. ♪ bret: good evening and welcome to washington and our democracy 2020 kickoff special. i'm bret baier. martha: i'm martha maccallum and good to be with

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 committee attorney general, a match up in ways most imagined long ago. in fact, she was asked about on the campaign trail when she was still in the race. >> i think that joe biden would be a great running mate as vice president. he has proven he knows how to do the job. and there is certainly at a lot of candidates that would make a viable and interesting vice president. >> martha: back then biden's campaign was nearly left for dead. but all that changed in south carolina. with an assist from congressman jim clyburn and at that time harris rising star spread it out for the moment. and now, here we are with a ticket in place. the choice that makes it clear among other things the former vp was paying attention to this strong message and letter and warning yesterday. it was a letter from over 100 prominent black men including van jones, charlamagne tha god, demanding in fact that biden choose a black woman for his runni

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martha maccallum, host of "the story" on the fox news channel. hit. in your opinion, is that because it's a virtual convention or because of rather weak speakers? which is it? >> i think it's a combination of both, really, stuart. over the years, we have seen the convention process contract, it's gotten short over the years and now's the even shorter than it's ever been. there used to be speakers all throughout the afternoon. most people never saw most of them. a lot of that happened in a vacu vacuum. now it's been contracted into this two-hour period in the evening. i think it's a combination. i also think that when you look at the field of what was there, right, you look at pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren and all of the folks that were in this in the beginning, and the fact that joe biden is the nominee, he's someone people are very familiar with. he's been around for 30 years on capitol hill. so the excitement factor may be a little bit lower. i think adding kamala harris to the ticket, we will see her tonight, i think is one of the things

martha maccallum, host of "the story" on fox news is with us now.l conventions. how's that going to work? >> you know, i started my presidential coverage back in 2004, packed on the floor of the convention in boston, it's where barack obama gave his keynote speech. the electricity in the room was incredible. we were all standing, you know, on top of each other, social distancing was something that clearly didn't exist as everybody was jockeying for their spot on the floor to have a great camera position for the night. obviously, this is going to be vastly different and both of these -- it's going to be interesting to see how the dnc and rnc handle it because those of us in television understand the value of production and i hope these conventions understand the value of production in the way that the game has changed because in order to create some enthusiasm and excitement around these events, they've got their work cut out for them. stuart: yes. we keep saying this, we said this throughout the show, nothing's the same. everything's changed. i don'

also on deck, martha maccallum, karl rove, lawrence jones, jerry baker on top of the wall street journalim to help us out. i hope it is enough for you but i urge you, you have 13 minutes to please get dressed. todd: bernie sanders giving joe biden a progressive push in his dnc remark slamming the president on what was supposed to be about unity. >> our great nation is living in an unprecedented moment. we have a president who is not only in capable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. our movement continues and is getting stronger every day. >> is bernie sanders political powdering? fox news contributor david webb, good to see you, thanks for being here. you've got the democratic party can be split between moderates in the far left progressives as we seen. you are seeing the message from bernie sanders, what was your overall idea, who are they reaching with these areas? >> democrats have spent the last few years, literally fostering complete tearing a part of american culture preaching unity to us, bernie sanders who admires the former soviet un

"the story with martha maccallum" starts right now. p.m. >> martha: yes. for our special coverage of the rnc night 2. >> ♪ >> martha: tonight we begin with the mother of jacob blake and her emotional appeal for peace after unrest sparked by the shooting of her son. >> as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son or my family. if

eastern and company anchors brett baron and martha maccallum will be previewed what we can expect a oneresident trump is planning to do with his campaign this coming week to enter what the democrats are doing, it starts this week right here on fox news. arthel: no coronavirus aid for millions of unemployed americans since it expired weeks ago, with congress on august recess and president trump hitting the campaign trail this week, no signs of any progress with stalled talks, democrats want $3 trillion in aid while republicans offered 1 trillion. david's but has more, he is live in bridgewater new jersey knew the president's golf club. >> hi to you, president trump still in new jersey, he will head back to washington, d.c. in the white house specifically later this afternoon and then will head to pennsylvania, when under minnesota, wisconsin, all swing states, there has been no deal on congress, several weeks of negotiation with the white house chief of staff and the treasury secretary and house speaker nancy pelosi in chuck schumer, nothing came from that, no fruitful discussion came ou

we'll hear from them and you, martha maccallum. ing the coverage of the democratic national convention as our special coverage begins with special report at 6:00 p.m. tonight. thank you to martha for joining us this morning. >> trace: barack obama will deliver a keynote speech at the convention wednesday night. his close relationship with biden is well document. the headline reads behind the friendship was a more complicated relationship which drives the former vice president to prove his partner wrong. let's bring in jose. you read this political article. thank you for joining us and you talk about president obama a big fan of joe biden but not necessarily as a president. i want to read you one more quote from "politico" and get your response. behind all the bff is a more complicated story fueled by the misgiving the 44th president had about the would be 46th. the deep hurt felt among biden allies over obama embraced hillary clinton as his successor. your response to that. >> i think first and foremost it is evident and clear that

bret baier and martha maccallum are up next when the cononononon gillian: it is monday, august 17. seattle police say several officers are heard as protesters shoot fireworks. rob: overnight violence caps off a weekend with a violence on police. we have a live report. >> there are only a few times in a campaign when people really pay attention and one of those times was during the convention. >> the issue for democrats going into the convention is unity. >> it's very much up in the air. gillian: 2020 election is in overdrive. at democratic national convention kicks off in milwaukee today, but joe biden will not be there, but president trump will be in wisconsin campaigning. rob: with abiding in the basement will progressive dominate the dnc? >> support everything, who you are and tell you just react to. gillian: a brave husband fights off a 10-foot great white shark to save his wife. rob: "fox & friends first" on monday morning starts right now. gillian: good morning. downtown seattle turning into a war zone as violent rioters take to the streets overnight. according to the police

martha maccallum joins me now. let's start with melania's moment. what did you make of it? >> martha: that's a strong speech. i think for a lot of people they saw how melania grew into the role as first lady. we don't see her as much as we have seen other first ladies. behind-the-scenes she works with children. her be best campaign was prominent. she tried to humanize her husband and counter balance him. she is very calm and grounded in the way she speaks. he said my husband is a very untraditional politician. he says what he thinks and nobody can say they don't know what is on his mind because it's all out there. she tried to present him as a dogged worker some someone who cares about the country. i think it was a successful speech if you look across twitter, you will see all kinds of criticism of her speech last night. i think that's unavoidable. she will be under attack because she is donald trump's wife. >> bill: i thought one of her most effective moments was when he said i want to talk to mothers and fathers. trying to raise children in a confounding world. on twitter

"the story with martha maccallum" starts right now. if it rains or not we will be here at 10 p.m. >> martha: yes. for our special coverage of the rnc night 2. >> ♪ >> martha: tonight we begin with the mother of jacob blake and her emotional appeal for peace after unrest sparked by the shooting of her son. >> as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect my son or my family. if jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence and the destruction, he would be very unpleased. >> martha: heart break for julia jackson. she was so moving today. at least 30 businesses damaged including car dealer ships and family owned stores that may never recover. one local owner. >> my father's legacy. i don't get it. he's been here for decades. >> [loud music playing]. >> he would be so ashamed and so heart broken. [crying]. i'm sorry. >> [loud music playing]. >> martha: we will talk to a congressman who represents that district. he said help from the feds is necessary in wisconsin. we will spea

. >> and i am martha maccallum.ole of it's not like any roll call we've seen in american history. >> bret: additionally each state delegation is called on and they announced to a tax cheering arena how many delegates they are pledging for the nominee. covid-19 has thrown that all out the window. >> martha: joe biden is being formally nominated by video clips.

today, melissa francis, town hall editor and fox news contributor, katie, editor of the story, martha maccallum is with us today and in the center seat former prosecutor trey gowdy, author of the book "doesn't hurt to ask, using the power of questions to communicate, connect and persuade." trey, great to have you today, i will lean mightily on ability you are teaching us. my copy is six inches off to the right here. so many great ways to get to answers, what would be your first question after what we saw last night? i mean, this doesn't have to do necessarily with jacob blake, just as rioting didn't have to do with george floyd. what would your questions look like? >> trey: why can't we do what his mom has asked us to do. she's asked for prayers. pray for her son's health. she's asked for unity, reminiscent of what the families of emmanuel church family asked. i want to see the inventory search of the car. what was in the car he was trying to get into. is there any audio? the video is damming, the video makes me conclude this was a bad shoot, a criminal shoot. i want to know if there is audio.

bret baier and martha maccallum are up next when the cononononon gillian: it is monday, august 17.veral officers are heard as protesters shoot fireworks. rob: overnight violence caps off a weekend with a violence on police. we have a live report. >> there are only a few times in a campaign when people really pay attention and one of those times was during the convention. >> the issue for democrats going into the convention is unity. >> it's very much up in the air. gillian: 2020 election is in overdrive. at democratic national convention kicks off in

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. >> martha: good evening, everybody, i martha maccallum in new york. the president began a press briefing and then this happened. watch this. >> we'll be topping records, hopefully soon. >> martha: you don't see that everyday. the president returned several minutes later, explained that a suspect was shot by law enforcement right outside the fence area of the white house. the president eventually came back, continue the briefing with an update on covid-19 and the economy and other things, he indicated there will be more information on what happened outside the white house, we will bring you those details as soon as we get them this evening. meanwhile, we turn our focus to 2020 this evening, we are now 84 days from a big election. here's where we are on this august 10th, 6.9 points separate the two candidates at this point. not all that different from where we were four years ago in august of 2016. at that point candidate trump lagged behind hillary clinton just over seven points of these were the sounds from the campaign trail for years ago right around

"the story" posted by martha maccallum starts right now. i have seen you a few times today. >> martha: yes, busy day. good to see you as always. all right, everybody. so the 2020 democratic ticket rolls out today, joe biden and kamala harris together in a quiet room socially distant throughout, biden praises his pick and says he made the right choice. >> kamala knows how to govern. she knows how to make the hard calls. if she gets ready to do this job on day one. >> martha: she thanked him, and then after a little bit she came out swinging against president trump. watch this. >> this is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn't up for the job. our country ends up in tatters. and so does our reputation around the world. >> martha: joe biden at 77 leads opening questions about how long he would be in office, so that makes this choice perhaps more crucial than in the past. or joe biden started by saying that kemal harris, as you saw, would be ready on day one. and biden in the past has said this. >> look, i view myself as a bridge, not as

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martha maccallum, what is the buzz with mike pence's speech and what do you expect from the president tonight? >> we're hearing that over the course of this week the president has sharpened his dialogue and his rhetoric in his speech adding to it. it will be fairly lengthy and he will do it in his own back yard, this has been an unconventional convention. it was supposed to be in charlotte and then jacksonville. seems like the president once those two states fell through, they embraced the idea of taking advantage of the pubully pulpit. so anybody concerned about the hatch act an talk about an investigation, they believe they're on good legal standing and they have whole hog using this backdrop to its fullest extent and you'll see a big show tonight. >> jesse: yeah, the republicans very pleased with not only what mike pence said but how it looked. because that was a lot different than a lot of the visuals that we saw during the dnc. what does the president need to say tonight and how does he attack biden and defend his record and lay out a vision? >> that would take a long speech. tha

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bret baier and martha maccallum are up next when the convention kickoff and we will see you next sundayxt revolution will be televised. ♪ bret: we are now hours away from the official start of the 2020 democratic national convention. >> jill biden, kamali harrison more than a dozen former rivals teaming up to lay out a virtual vision for the future of their party. and this country. bret: there will be no crowd, no confetti and no delegates in the crucial swing state of wiscons wisconsin, the site of hillary clinton's 2016 defeat. martha: 2020 won't be easier. amid a worldwide pandemic and nationwide protests. >> the polls are getting tighter the base remains up for debate and nobody knows

and for martha maccallum, said we are awaiting president trump set to hold a press conference momentse will bring that to you alive as soon as it gets underway. the president will provide an update on the status and negotiations of the coronavirus relief bill and a new economic number. also hearing he has expected to take questions. correspondent mark merritt acids and bridgewater, new jersey, just outside of where the president is this evening. mark? >> good evening, a bit of a friday night surprise. the president did not have this news conference on the schedule earlier

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i am martha maccallum and this is "the story" live from the nation's capital. early experts from the early quote. president obama will unleash his harshest criticism today. both president trump has no >> all this from kamala harris as she accepts the nomination for vice president of the united states. moments ago, the president offered a prebottle aimed at president obama. watch this. >> when i listen to that, i see the horror that he has left us. the stupidity of the transactions that he made, look what we are doing. look at how bad he was, how ineffective a president he was. he was so ineffective, so terrible. >> martha: trump 2020, director of communications joins me now. tim, good to have you here tonight. we know the trump campaign is going to get there opportunity next week to answer a lot of this, but the president went at it a little bit tonight. one of the refrains that we have heard quite a bit when it comes to an indictment on the president's handling of covid-19 is quoting the president when he said "it is what it is." watch this. >> he simply canno

i am sandra smith in for martha maccallum, and this is "the story." >> president trump: we want law andolice. we are not defunding the boys. we could say we're doing the opposite. >> sandra: president trump telling fox news that one of the fundamental pieces of his campaign is his opposition to defunding our nation's police. several cities across the u.s. are considering proposals to slash police budgets. in minneapolis, the side of george floyd's death, a proposal to dismantle the entire department is in the works by the city council. minneapolis, like many american cities r

. >> i martha maccallum, the bun and will address the nation on this, the final night of the dnc from state that launched his political career more than 40 years ago. we have heard a lot about that career and about joe biden, the