maryanne, can you respond? thank you.lly the same thing on super tuesday when we were together in washington, that the efforts by donald trump to highlight his record on matters of hbcus, crimejustice reform, all of those things, are in many ways designed to appeal to white suburban voters. i said that many times before. i'm not the only one saying it! i hear what you are saying but it's simply not, the intention you are assigning to me is simply not accurate. can we move on the conversation. maryanne marsh, looking at the picture that president trump was attempting to paint of a nightmare ofjoe biden ‘s america, do you think that was successful. we had a week's worth of that talk and certainly donald trump is the most effective communicator on that point. he is going to drive that message from tonight through the weeks to come. i think the challenge for him is covid—i9, the collapsing economy and racial injustice is all tied together and has happened on his watch. the fact is it is donald trump you has to this. it is don

she's always been his favorite. >> we also hear what maryann thinks about her brother donald. >> and then you get donald who won't do anything for anybody unless it's going to inure to his -- i mean, he won't do any -- publicly. i mean, if you -- anything he did, he says, look what i've done. aren't i wonderful. and he's as tight as a duck's ass. just like dad was, really. >> now, we've reached out to maryann trump barry for comment but have not heard back. i'm now joined by mary trump, donald trump's niece and author of "too much and never enough," the best-selling book. it's sold millions and millions of copies. mary trump, it's nice to talk to you again and thanks for being on with us to unpack the convention. it was something else, the convention, i should say. >> it was, indeed. >> i think a lot of people want to know what tight as a duck's posterior -- what does that mean? >> it just means really cheap. it's a little more colorful. >> so donald trump really put on a show of his family, really pushed the adult children forward, even tiffany pushed them all out forward. what do y

. >> maryanne trump also said about her brother, all he wants to do is appeal to his base. he has no principles. none.

maryanne? >> reporter: well, the county supervisors just voted on this and the decision was unanimous. now, this new ordnance goes into effect immediately. this barber shop in downtown san mateo is now offering haircuts outside. it's the only way they can operate now that san mateo county has landed on the state's covid-19 watch list because of a spike in cases and hospitalizations. to curb that trend and get more people to wear masks, today supervisor david canepa proposed an emergency ordnance to fine people who don't. >> people need to wear their damn mask. they need to take it serious. people are dying because of a virus and there's a lot of -- a lot at stake economically. because of what's happening around closures. >> reporter: if approved, the new ordnance would go into effect immediately. law enforcement staff and rangers would enforce the law and initially give offenders a warning. after that, people could be fined $100 to $500. nearly every we talked with today supports the proposed l

we'll have more of the newly released secret recordings of maryanne trump barry. president trump goes on the offensive against the fda, accusing the agency of playing politics with coronavirus vaccine trials. and wild weather on two u.s. fronts. california battles some of the largest wildfires ever, gulf coast residents eye two tropical storms. >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to you our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> it is the eve of u.s. president donald trump's big week in the spotlight. testimonials from those who know him best are expected around his party's national convention. those comments are normally preapproved and flattering, but remarks by his older sister are anything but. retired federal judge maryanne trump barry is heard bitterly criticizing her brother in audio secretly recorded by their niece mary trump a vocal critic of the president. listen to this. >> tweet and the lying, oh, my god, i'm talking too freely, but, you know, the change of stories, th

the bombshell release of tapes from the president's sister, maryanne trump barry, with a brutally honest assessment of her brother. >> his god [ bleep ] tweet and lying, oh, my god, i'm talking to you freely. >> that's just a taste of what's on the tapes secretly recorded by the president's niece. reaction from the president in just a moment. >> and we'll be hearing from the president himself in just a few hours in a 5:30 news conference to announce what the administration says is a breakthrough in covid treatment. the surprise briefing announced just hours after the president appeared to go to war with his own fda. in a tweet that has experts concerned that he's politicizing the vaccine process. and it comes ahead of a convention where the president will be faced with the task of convincing a country that's seen more than 175,000 deaths that his handling of the crisis is the best america can do. >> and fresh off his own convention, joe biden ready for a fight in his first interview as the official democratic candidate, former vice president takes on the issue of his age and attacks on h

that's when she revealed she recorded 15 hours worth of face-to-face conversations with her aunt maryanne. did you receive all of those 15 hours of recordings? >> no. i asked her the question you mentioned, but how she knew, and if her book she states flatly that her uncle, president trump, had paid someone to take his s.a.t. tests. so i wrote about profiles about mary, wrote about the book, so forth. i asked her basically, you know, what is the basis for this. she in responsible decided to reveal she had secretly recorded her aunt saying this. it does not confirm that this individual did take a test for donald trump, but does confirm that she was told this by her aunt. then i asked her, would she then provide other examples from the tapes of what her aunt had said to her? she provided me with a number of excerpts, ought i don't tapes, some of which have put on online, some of which have not. this is the president's older sister. she's known him obviously since he was born. they were at times very close. there is a rift that occurred a couple times as i describe in the story, but she shou

we'll have more of the newly released secret recordings of maryanne trump barry. president trump goes on the offensive against the fda, accusing the agency of playing politics with coronavirus vaccine trials. and wild weather on two u.s. fronts. california battles some of the largest wildfires ever, gulf coast residents eye two tropical storms. >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to you our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom."

maryanne, what do you make of that criticism?to ron. the factors donald trump has been dividing america everyday since he has walked into the white house and continues to do that through to this day and it is his campaign strategy to try to hold onto power. i think the speech you will hear from joe biden tonight will be about bringing people together, which is something he has always done. he wants to work together with everyone, he wants to work with everyone, he wants to work with republicans as well stopper you will hear him outline that tonight and that he, understanding with the country is, the challenges it faces, that it never had to be like this, we did not have to lose over 170,000 people. 1 million plus people every week applying for unemployment stopper he will show people that he understands the problems we face and that he will get thejob done. with all due respect, we are supposed to be analyst, not propagandist for a particular campaign. as an analysis, i would say my assertion is entirely founded. i am an american

. >>> on the eve of the republican convention, trump is making headlines, maryanne trump. was secretly recorded by their niece, mary trump. you may recall mary trump recently released that scathing book about the trump family. more now from our randi kay. >> my role is to speak to you about the trial of the criminal case. >> that's donald trump's older sister back in 1992, despite her fore-decade career as a prosecutor and federal judge, we haven't heard much from her until now. in a secretly recorded auto aud tape, she's talking about her brother in the white house. >> the god damn tweet and the lying, oh, my god, i'm talking too freely. but you know, the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, the holy shit. the audio was reported in 2018 and 2019 by trump's niece, mary trump, who has called her uncle unfit for office. she told the po"the post" she rd 15 hours of audio with mary trump who slams her brother repeatedly. in another audio clip, the president's sister appeared to confirm her niece mary trump's priest allegations that donald trump had a friend t

in san jose, maryanne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, an update on our breaking news. nbc skyranger over san mateo county. this is near skyline boulevard where a large brush fire is growing in size. mandatory evacuations just ordered for the 1,000 acres. you can see it's generating a lot of smoke. we're going to have another update. >>> and we'll talk more about who is seeing the worst of that wildfire smoke and how much longer this excessive heat warning, which is helping to fuel the energy for a lot of these fires, how long is that going to stick around and around the bay area? we'll have a look when we come right back. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, ahead ha for us, the postmaster general promises to halt postal cutbacks until after the election. why democrats say it's not enough, and will it be safe to vote in-person this november? what experts say you should know about that on "nbc nightly news." >>> okay. we have multiple fires raging out of control in the bay area right now. one of the largest and most concerning is this one burning in san mateo cou

so she did finally confirm that this came from maryanne barry, trump's sister herself. this was, you know, part of the effort to combat a lot of the attacks that trump's niece had been getting, claiming that this information wasn't accurate. but it is really hard to dispel, when you're hearing that from someone who the president speaks glo glowingly of, previously. a federal judge in new york, whose rivalry with her brother actually stems from some chagrin over the president trying to take credit for maryanne barry's current position. >> how does the idea of the president's family, how is it going to play out and affect the 2020 election overall? because on the one hand, you have these leaked recordings, you have the president's niece writing this tell-all book. on the other hand, you have the rnc, you're looking at the list of speakers, as you just ticked through some of. and if you look at the whole entire list, it seems as if there were more trump family members speaking than there are legislators, you know, congresspeople, senators that are speaking. >> well, look,

trump, the president's niece, released new recordings between herself and the president's sister, maryannebarry. one of those includes conversations about the president's children. take a listen. >> when -- when that damn ivanka puts this picture of the madonna and child on instagram, when the big news of the day was -- >> children are being ripped from their families. i couldn't blame -- i never heard of samantha bee before but i couldn't blame her. meanwhile eric's become the moron publicly. ivanka gives a [ bleep ]. she's all about her. >> she's a mini donald. >> yet, he's besotted with her. he's always been. she's always been his favorite. >> maryanne join ed cnn last night. >> it's amazing anyone took the claims that he was charitable seriously or that he was particularly a person of faith. >> cnn has reached out to the white house and maryanne trump barry for comment. we have not heard back. and we will be back. >>> coming up -- it's starting to happen every day. people are surprising themselves the moment realize they can du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent, the add-on trea

oh i maryanne demasi in london quick look at headlines factory workers have gone on strike and tens of thousands of people have rallied in the heart of bella roosters capital minsk in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown around 7000 people were detained and hundreds of been injured since protests broke out after sunday's disputed election at least 2000 people have now been released speaking in a video message from lithuania opposition candidates for atlanta taken off sky or called for peaceful protests and an end to police violence and. we need to stop the violence on the streets of by the russian cities i call on the government to stop this and to come to the negotiation table i ask all town mayors to act as organizers of peaceful mass invest in each town on the 15th and 16th of august. meanwhile president alexander lukashenko issued a warning to those on strike to get back to work. the partial bit of good people must be told that they have the only chance to save the enterprise that feeds them only saving their factory will feed their families they can take to the streets t

think oh i'm maryanne demasi in london now top story today tens of thousands of people have filled the washington d.c.'s national mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform a march on washington also commemorates the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech the demonstration has been dubbed the get your knee all found next march echoing how george floyd was killed by police in may the u.s. has been gripped by racial protest since his death and the outrage fled again this week off to the police shooting of another unarmed black man jacob blake who's been left paralyzed his sister lived with him and was at the rally and americans to stand against oppression america. your reality is not real catering to your delusions is no longer an option we will not pretend we will not be your dad slave we will not be our 1st goal 7 to our press and most of all. we will not dress up this genocide and a blow they call it always brought salad. we will only pledge allegiance to the truth black america. hold you accountable you must stand you must fight but not

. >> reporter: maryanne trump barry asked for a call to secure the nomination and said she would have gotten it but the president held this over her head for years and the president responded saying every day it's something else, who cares? he also noted that i miss my brother robert trump who recently passed an i way and i'll continue to work hard for the american people. not everyone agrees but the results are obvious. our country will soon be stronger than ever before. the president will have an opportunity to rebut these allegations about his character. the president's children are expected to be on full display with speaking slots at the republican national convention over the coming week. >> all right. jeremy diamond, thank you so much. >>> joining me is brandon buck, a former top aide and harryset miller. welcome both of you on this busy sunday morning. the president has been able to brush off damning attacks from those within his orbit before colluding his niece and what impact do the recordings have given that it's happening on the eve of the republican convention that they a

the president's sister, maryanne trump barry, a retired judge, offered her niece a blistering assessmentf how her brother has operated as president. >> all he wants to do is appeal to his base. he has no principles. none. none. and his base, i mean, my god, if you were a religious person, you want to help people not do this. >> thanks for the question. like what exactly has he accomplished? >> i don't know. >> nothing. that's the answer. >> he has five bankruptcies. >> good point. he did accomplish those all by himself. >> yes, he did. yes, he did. >> that is very true. >> you can't trust him. goddamn tweets and the lies. i'm talking too freely. the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying. holy shit. >> the record williing is legale state of new york. mary trump began taping conversations. neither maryanne trump barry nor the white house have commented on these recordings. >>> four years since colin kaepernick last suited up in the nfl. the commissioner now goes further than he ever has admitting where the league fell short. we made usaa insurance fr veterans like liz and m

we are hearing new recordings of the president's sister maryanne trump barry unloading on her brother. secretly recorded by the president's niece mary trump, the former federal jujhar dge hy criticized her brother. >> the tweet and the lying, oh my god, you know it is the change of stories, a lack of preparation, the lying, the holy [ bleep ]. >> for the latest on this, let's bring in jeremy diamond who's at the white house. this drama could not come at a worst time as the president is preparing to make case starting tomorrow for re-election. this is his own sister saying this. >> reporter: that's right. in these candid conversations, maryanne trump barry the president's sister describes him as someone that's cruel, no principles, doesn't even read and that frankly isn't all too dissimilar we heard this past week as sodemocrats and some republicans making the case. we awe former president obama, michelle obama, republican john kasich all describing president trump in very similar terms to what we now hear from the president's own sister and she also describes the president as someone

now we're learning what she's been keeping to herself. >> president trump's sister maryanne trump barry blasting him in secret recordings revealed the "the washington post." >> he has no principles, none, none. >> the leaked conversation between the president's sister and their niece were secretly recorded who says she taped talks between 2018 and 2019, the retired federal judge labeling her brother cruel and phony. >> he's a lier. oh, my god you know, the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, holy (~bleep ). >> trevor: no, man, come on, are we living in the twelfth season of a soap opera? where in real life was a sister come out of nowhere to start a feud with the main character? who is she? where did she come from. i hate my brother... you know thing are bad for trump when he has a hard time wrangling the trump vote. hard to win the swing states when you're polling poorly with people you're sharing parents with. i have to say, this made me a fan of trump's sister, not because she dislikes her brother, buzz because she's 83 years old and she apparently loves cussing. i

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london a quick look at the headlines now demonstrators have gathered for a 7th day and by a ruse calling for a long time leader alexander lukashenko to step down after last week's disputed election protesters also laid flowers at a makeshift memorial where one man died in clashes with police demonstrations of the biggest challenge to lukashenko to his nearly 3 decades in power and a phone call with russian president vladimir putin said the 2 were hoping for a swift resolution to the country's problems set for us and is in minsk with more. a mere pushkin. metro station where the 34 year old car mechanic was killed on monday a night it's still unclear. but it's for sure that he had an open. during the night and also nights in the week. also here where a lot of remains. rubber bullets we have found in the last 6 hours people have been streaming in to. put the. car mechanic but also as a sign of protest and defiance thousands of people also carrying children. around. very euphoric atmosphere i have to say earlier in the day when there was a one minute silence

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london a quick look at the headlines now demonstrators have gathered for a 7th day in by a ruse calling for a long time aide to alexander lukashenko to step down after last week's disputed election protesters also laid flowers at a makeshift memorial where one man died in clashes with police demonstrations of the biggest challenge to lukashenko to his nearly 3 decades in power and a phone call with russian president vladimir putin said the 2.

you wouldn't have voted for him on the basis of maryanne said. maybe baron? maybe his wife? sure who it is. >> yeah. i hope families are left out of this because it's going to get ugly as you said. >> i think it's important -- >> yeah? >> it's important. i admire the bravery of mary trump very much. >> thank you. >>> a most famous athlete in the world isolating after a coronavirus scare. >>> the postmaster general grilled by house democrats today as hedynys accusations that he is trying to suppress voters. >>> video shows a police officer shooting a black man at close range with his children in the car. what we know so far ahead. wayfair has way more ways to renovate your home, from inspiration to installation. like way more vanities perfect for you. nice. way more unique fixtures and tiles. pairing. ♪ nice. way more top brands in sinks and faucets. way more ways to rule your renovation. nice! on any budget, with free shipping. wayfair. way more than furniture. iredefined the wordng th'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning thr

>> one quote from what maryanne trump barry, the older sister, retired federal judge, 83 from new york said in this audio, this tape that was recorded, all he wants to do is appeal to his base, he has no principles. none, none. the base, i mean, my god, if you want to help people, not do this. and plenty more quotes like that. very disturbing development. once again, 83 years old and probably understandable why she didn't come to the funeral, come to washington on friday in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. clearly she's not a young person at all. jeremy, stand by. there's more news to follow. last week the white house chief of staff indicated the president to support a standalone bill for the postal service. the house approved $25 billion for the u.s. postal service. today meadows said president trump would only support funding as part of a broader relief bill. republican congressman from illinois adam kinsinger is joining us. the bill passed overwhelming in the house, 26 of the fellow republicans voted with the democrats to approve the postal service funding, $25 billion, that t

>> no, he doesn't read. >> reporter: maryanne slamming her brother over his twitter account. >> i saidaid get rid of twitter. stop this. >> he literally can't help himself. >> he can't. >> reporter: the leaked conversations between the president's sister and their niece, mary trump, were secretly recorded by mary who says she taped 15 hours of their face-to-face talks between 2018 and 2019 in order to protect herself from possible litigation over a family inheritance dispute. in her recently released book, mary trump calls the president, quote, the world's most dangerous man. she also alleges he cheated his way into upenn's wharton business school which he regularly brags about attending. >> you do have one potentially explosive allegation in the book, at least one. >> mm-hmm. >> and you write that when the president was trying to transfer from fordham to penn, he had someone else take his s.a.t.s? >> yes. >> this was 1964. how do you know that? >> i've been told this by people in my family. i am absolutely confident that it's true. >> reporter: in the audio recordings barry appears to

hello i'm maryanne demasi and london al main story thousands of women have launched embed a ruse to denounce state law it's against protesters since the presidential vote 3 weeks ago authorities have arrested thousands of people and now they started withdrawing accreditation from foreign journalists with some expelled on saturday and the mob are reports. defying what looks like a crackdown on dissent in belarus these women chanting we won't forget we won't forgive part of what they call a peacekeeping force designed to stop peaceful protesters being intimidated thousands marched in the capital minsk. since alexander lukashenko was reelected as president earlier this month officially winning 80 percent of the vote there have been daily demonstrations several people have been killed and hundreds more injured and now the authorities have started withdrawing the accreditation of journalists working for foreign media outlets the government says the move was recommended by bellerose his counterterrorism unit opposition leaders for planets a kind of sky in exile in if the way near says she's worrie

i am absolutely confident that it's true. >> reporter: the audio appears to reveal that maryanne trump barry was one of those relatives. >> he was a brat. he went to fordham for one year and then he got into university of pennsylvania because he had somebody take his exams. >> no way. he had somebody take his entrance exams? >> s.a.t.s or whatever. >> oh, jesus -- >> that's what i believe. i even remember the name. i did his homework for him. >> reporter: in a statement, a spokesperson for mary trump said, she felt it prudent to tape conversations in order to protect yourself, anticipating litigation over a family inheritance dispute. the trump family rift now deepening, just days after the president held a funeral service for his late brother robert at the white house. president trump has responded in a statement to abc news saying, quote, every day it's something else, who cares. i miss my brother and i'll continue to work hard for the american people. not everyone agrees but the results are obvious. our country will soon be stronger than ever before. the white house has previously t

. >> reporter: the audio, first obtained by "the washington post," is reportedly of maryanne trump barry, a former federal judge who has never spoken out publicly against her brother. >> donald's out for donald, period. >> reporter: the reported 15 hours of conversation had not been verified by abc news. in a statement, the white house calling the audio absurd, saying, every day it's something else, who cares? a small number of republican leaders will be physically present at the convention this week in charlotte, north carolina, but most of the convention will be virtual. tonight, speakers include south carolina senator tim scott and donald trump jr. president trump is expected to make an appearance each night of the convention. mona, kenneth? >> all right, andrea, thank you. abc news will be covering the convention tonight through thursday beginning at 7:00 eastern on our streaming channel, "abc news live." george stephanopoulos and the powerhouse political team pick things up at 10:00 p.m. on abc. >>> the gulf coast is preparing for an unprecedented double threat from two powerful sto

of conversations during 2018 and 2019 with her aunt, the president's sister, former federal judge maryanne trump barry. >> his damned tweet, the lying, the holy [ bleep ]. but he's appealing to the base. what they're doing to the kids at the border. i mean -- >> unfilters maryanne trump barry speaking about her brother, the president of the united states. here she is sharing with her niece how she did the president's homework while he was in college. she also says the president got into college by having somebody else take his entrance exams for him. >> he went to fordham for one year and then he got into the university of pennsylvania. i guess he had somebody take his examines. >> no way! >> and he -- >> he had somebody take his entrance exams? >> sats or whatever. that's what i believe. i even remember the name. >> oh man! >> but then he, you know -- >> i mean, that's a shock but -- >> but now when you do -- when he does stories he never mentioned fordham. >> of course not. no. he went to the worst school. which wasn't true. >> he went to the university of pennsylvania. >> and took a cou

maryanne trump barry, a former federal judge, also appears to be the source for mary trump's allegation in her tell-all book about her family that donald trump paid a friend to take his sat's for him. mary trump recorded her aunt in 2018 and 2019. >> and the line. oh, my god. the lack of preparation, the lying. but he is appealing to the base. what they're doing with the kids at the border, i meaean -- amy: to see our interview wiwith mary trump, you can go to demomocracynow.org. a u.s. district judge sentenced actress lori loughlin to two months in prison friday for paying bribes to get her two daughters into the university of southern california by lying about their athletic bone fides. judge nathaniel gorton told loughlin at her sentencing -- "you have participated in the corruption of the system of higher education in this country." over 50 people e have been chard as part of the college admissions scandal. loughlin's husband, fashion designer mossimo giannulli, received a sentence of five monthshs. and in california, the manan knn as the golden state killer was sentenced to life wi

to "the washington post" by the president's niece mary trump, your hear president trump's sister, maryanne trump lashing out her brother. delivering harsh judgments on his conduct in office. >> [ bleep ]. oh, my god, i'm talking too freely, but you know. the change of stories. the lack of preparation. the lying. >> white house chief of staff mark meadows joins us now. thank you for joining us, mr. meadows. have you spoken to the president about those tapes? what is his response? >> obviously, he's been public with his response. just another day and another attack that we continue to see, george, i can tell you that i have never met the judge, i was at the funeral the other day, i was hoping to meet her there, she didn't show up for her brother's funeral, and the president that i have the privilege of serving is not the one that's being described on a 15-hour, i guess is what i'm reading secret tape, i mean, what family member tapes another family member for 15 hours secretly? i can tell you this, the president is committed to this country, loves this country, in terms of the one principle

reporter: on saturday "the washington post" released audio recordings of the president's sister, maryannerump barry saying her brother cannot be trusted. >> it is mind boggling. but that's all about his base. all he wants to do is appeal to his base. he has no principles, none, none. >> reporter: the recordings were reportedly made by the president's niece mary trump. her spokesperson said mary began recording conversations in 2018 after concluding that her relatives had lied about the value of the family estate during a battle about her inheritance. >> so listen, this is politics as usual by a niece that was written out of a will that would apparently just has an axe to grind because she wants joe biden to be president. >> reporter: in an intervew with abc news democratic presidential nominee joe bieden defended his mental fitness. >> watch me, mr. president, watch me. >> president trump has repeatedly attacked biden's acuity even though the former vice president is just three years older. >> but i, only thing i can say to the american people, it's a legitimate question to ask anybody. w

maryanne trump, a well respected retired federal judge says her younger brother is phony self-servinge didn't know she was being recorded the washington post got a hold of the tapes. >>it changed his story is a lack of regulation the only. >>i mean i get in place. >>what do i know you get into college. and he went 4 to one here. and then he got into her seat because he knew he had somebody is in a sea lions. and no way. >>and it's which is aimed he said she that's what i do believe i think >>oh man. >>marianne trump's off the cuff remarks about her younger brother were recorded by her niece who wrote a tell all book about the president and she released the tapes to the washington post. president trump didn't seem shot and didn't get defensive. he simply said quote every day it's something else who cares i miss my brother and i'll continue to work hard for the american people. the president is pushing another unfounded conspiracy theory, but this time it's against his own administration. >>he says the fda is working with the deep state to delay the release of a covid vaccine. polo sand

president trump is also facing scathing criticism from his sister retired federal judge maryanne trump barry. according to audio, barry was recorded by her niece slamming the president. nciples.ter: there are reports a forthcoming vote of confident of confident of first lady melania trump contains audio recordings of her disparaging the president and her stepdaughter ivanka trump. meanwhile joe biden's running mate kamala harris told younfg people to vote. >> donald trump reminds us who he is and how much worse it can get with a second term in office. >> reporter: president trump will be making an appearance each night of the republican convention. tonight he's expected to thank first responders. other speakers former u.n. ambassador nikki haley and his son donald j. trump, jr. norah. >> o'donnell: thank you. and this programming note, live coverage of the convention begins at 10:00 eastern. national guard is sent to kenosha, after police shot a black man in the back several times. tonight he's in stable condition. 'so officers placed on administrative leave, and a warning, what you're

. >> reporter: the audio first obtained by "the washington post" is reportedly of maryanne trump barry, a former federal judge who has never spoken out publicly against her brother. >> donald is out for donald, period. >> reporter: the reported 15 hours of conversation have not been verified by abc news. in a statement the white house calling the audio absurd, saying every day it's something else, who cares. a small number of republican leaders will be physically present at the convention this week in charlotte, north carolina. but most of the convention will be virtual. tonight's speakers include south carolina senator tim scott and donald trump jr. president trump is expected to make an appearance each night of the convention. mona, kenneth. >> andrea, thank you. >>> and we turn now to that abc news exclusive, joe biden and kamala harris sitting down for their first joint interview since becoming the democratic nominees for president and vice president. they got specific about their plans including what will happen to your taxes if they're elected. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us t

puesident trump is also facing scathing new criticism from his own sister, retired federal judge maryanne trump barry. according to audio first obtained by "the washington post," barry was recorded by her niece mary trump slamming the president. >> reporter: and there are reports that a forthcoming book by a former confidant of first lady melania trump contains audio recordings of her disparaging the president and her stepdaughter ivanka trump. meanwhile today joe biden's running mate kamala harris told young people it's essential they vote. >> i don't need to tell you what is on the line in this race. donald trump reminds us every day who he is and how much worse it can get with a second term in office. >> reporter: now president trump will be making an appearance each night of the republicans' convention. tonight he's expected to thank first responders. other featured speakers tonight include former u.n. ambassador nikki haley and the president's ron donald trump, jr. norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy at the white house, thank you. and this programming note, we're going to have live covera

accusing him of lying the president's niece mary trump claims to have secretly recorded her aunt maryanne trump, barry. and 2018 2019. the washington post first obtained the transcript and audio from mary trump who recently released a book criticizing president trump, various more critical comments focused on how her brother has operated as president. >>he really it changed his story is a lack of regulation the only. >>well there is a retired a federal appellate judge who has never spoken publicly about disagreements with her brother the president. the audio seems to tell a different story mary trump had made a made it clear from her book and the release of this audio that she has major differences with her uncle president donald trump. the white house issued a statement saturday night saying not everyone agrees with the president. but he is continuing to work hard for the american people. when the white house counselor kellyanne conway is saying goodbye to the trump administration. conway says that she'll be leaving her post at the end of the month citing quote family as a reason for her

maryann, what you make of the battle lines drawn and you thinkjoe biden has done enough tonight?'s the best startjoe biden could hope for going into the general election, the perfect set up for it. it promised to be a president of every american, eve ryo ne president of every american, everyone in the country think it's an a very unifying message and it is a referendum on donald trump. he now has a four year record to defend and joe biden is going to keep him accountable to the record and at the same time show it into a betterjob than donald trump has done over the last four yea rs, has done over the last four years, and that is what this election is all about. ron, very briefly, looking ahead to next week, do you think the gau ntlet next week, do you think the gauntlet has been thrown down? what do you think republicans have to respond to now? lewis, the gauntlet has been thrown down and i think you are going to see mostly life speeches by the republicans and i think they will look at the last several days and draw contrasts on everything we have heard about where joe biden want

secret recordings have been revealed of president trump's eldest sister, maryanne, making highly criticalther. the recordings — published by the washington post — were made by her niece mary trump, who last month published a book about donald trump. in one of the clips, which have not been independently verified by the bbc, the president's sister can be heard calling him a liar. the white house has dismissed the tapes simply saying, "every day it's something else, who cares? " here's the first part of the recording — where the president's sister talks about how much donald trump lies. goddamn tweets and the lying, oh my god. i'm talking too freely but you know, the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, holy bleep. but he's appealing to the base. what they're doing with the kids at the border, i mean... earlier i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes, in los angeles, and suggested they were explosive for donald trump. they are damning words, aren't they? calling the president a liar, a phony, someone who cannot be trusted and she talks about his immigration

. >> reporter: in leaked recordings, maryanne trump barry painting her brother as "cruel" and "phony," saying he's a liar who can't be trusted. >> the change of stories. the lack of preparation. the lying. holy [ bleep ]. what they're doing with the kids at the border. >> reporter: the retired federal judge blasting the trump administration's family separation policy. >> all he wants to do is appeal to his base. he has no principles. none. none. >> reporter: the audio, first obtained by "the washington post," is from 15 hours of face-to-face conversations secretly taped by the president's niece, mary trump. the first in his family to publicly turn against him in a new book. >> you write that when the president was trying to transfer from fordham to penn, he had someone else, a man named joe shapiro, take his s.a.t.s? >> yes. >> this was 1964. how do you know that? >> i've been told this by people in my family. >> reporter: shapiro's family is denying that allegation. but here barry appears to back up some of her niece's claim. >> he had somebody take his -- take the exams. >> no way.

oh i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program lawyers for jacob blake the black man paralyzed after being shot by police say he's died on the handcuffed to his hospital bed. the batteries president says he's ordered hoffa's all me to be ready for combat is the e.u. prepared sanctions against better russian officials. and days after he became japan's longest serving prime minister in emotional shinzo abbay says he's resigning for health reasons. tens of thousands of people have filled washington d.c.'s national mall to rally for racial equality and criminal justice reform the march on washington also commemorated the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr as i have a dream speech the demonstration had been dubbed the get your knee off on next march echoing how george floyd was killed by police in may the u.s. has been gripped by racial protests since his death on the outrage fled again this week after another unarmed black man jacob blake was shot in the back 7 times by a police officer leaving him paralyzed it's natural widman is the sist

begins with lots of extraneous drama, including brutally harsh words from his elder sister, judge maryanne trump barry, who was secretly recorded by his niece, mary. >> he has no principles. none, none. you can't trust him. >> reporter: judge trump barry describes her brother's actions as president as harshly as anybody who spoke at the democratic convention. >> god [ bleep ] tweet and the lying, oh, my god, i'm talking too freely, but you know. the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, the -- holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: as the convention kicks off, kellyanne conway, one of the president's most fiercely loyal advisers, announced she is stepping down to spend more time with her family. "our four children are teens and tweens starting a new academic year," conway wrote in a statement. "for now and for my beloved children, it will be less drama and more mama." there's been no shortage of drama for the conways. her husband, george, has become one of the president's harshest critics. he announced he'll take a break from twitter. the republican convention plans have been curtai

stay there, let's chat to maryanne marsh again now.with an apology, my surname is double—barreled and i spent most whole life with people only saying half my name and getting it wrong and i was doing that long to you earlier on so apologies to you for that. what do you make about what katy was saying they're aboutjoe biden's character. is likeable, he can't be demonised and that is such a big plus point? she is absolutely right. the real test here is that donald trump hasn't been able to do it. he has struggled to try and demonise joe to do it. he has struggled to try and demonisejoe biden today. trying different nicknames, trying to demonise him and go of his family. thus far it has failed. i do think there is a deep well of good faith and feelings towards joe biden across the poetical spectrum, biden across the poetical spectrum , across biden across the poetical spectrum, across the democratic party and even some republicans who in the private moments will tell you they would work with him. he talks about all the time. on the democr

hello i'm maryanne demasi there watching al jazeera live from london also coming up on the program russian dissident alexina valley arrives in germany for specialist treatment tests are underway for any suspected poisoning. the u.s. house of representatives is set to pass protections for the postal service and mail in ballots. and all eyes on by mco west african leaders of pushing for a return to civilian rule after a military coup toppled mahdi's government. hello welcome to the program the exiled leader of belarus his opposition has told al-jazeera the people of her country will never forgive the police for their violent crackdown so atlanta taken off sky it says protests will continue until president alexander lukashenko steps down more from our interview in a moment 1st though we've had 1st hand evidence of brutal beatings at the hands of the authorities off to that disputed election while victims demand justice they have no court to turn to a step vasa now reports from minsk. worse than a horror movie that's how to fit family described their ordeal inside a detention center the entire

a low i'm maryanne demasi with a quick look at headlines corona virus infection numbers in latin america have doubled over the past month mexico has eclipsed the u.k. with the 3rd highest number of deaths and colombia now has over $10000.00 deaths lockdowns that plan to last throughout august and the government is expecting the peak to be reached sometime this month. negotiations for a u.s. coronavirus relief package have finished for the day democratic senator chuck schumer says they were more productive than previous discussions but a deal is some way off the talks centered around the $600.00 a week and hans payment for people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic 30000000 americans are now unemployed were test as a back out on the streets of israel demanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu resign and angry at the government's handling of the virus outbreak and the demonstrations have been further fueled by a collection case against netanyahu terry force that has more from west jerusalem. this is now 3 weeks of really large protests was we were meant to behind them these are s

this is damning, but the question is, can he overshado what maryanne trump barry is saying and the booict mary trump has written? i think he's trying to ov overshadow this, trying to deflect from what his sister said, and also by being on the convention every night. is it ego or trying to rally the base to extort him yet again? or both david, we are learn trump et cetera team has been working on a nomination speech. so i want to remind you of what the mt. rushmore speech was like. >> the goal is not a better america. the goal is to end america. >> in its how does that compare? >> i think he wants to have it both ways. we're being held hostage by the socialists. i think joe biden dispend most of that but it's really important. he can't just say how term things are. that's why he's got these every night. democrats heavily lean 57% of republicans polled called the death of more than 76,000 deaths acceptable. april, how can that be? >> i've said this over and over again, it's not about people the numbers are rising. the reason why anyone who supports this is because he's dismissive of it. th