his scheduled appearance is stirring controversy among the nabj.abj traditionally invites presidential candidates to its convention every four years, but trump had previously declined to attend his appearance at the largest gathering of black journalists in the country is stirring up controversy in and outside of the organization, and our andre senior is in chicago this morning attending the nabj's live in chicago with a look at what's going on. >> and andre, quite a bit is going on. what's the reaction out there? >> looks like well, we are in the lobby of the chicago hilton, right on michigan avenue in the heart of downtown chicago. what you see right behind me is a line of people, the crush of people that are going in to watch the president form the former president trump's form. that's going to be held here in about 45 minutes from now. the line has been slow, but it's getting thinner. people are making their way inside. it's perhaps the most popular event here right now. on the opening day of the nabj convention. that's going to be lasting here

is there any way that nabj can justify this?m but you have to have folks who are willing to go at him and say, i am sorry, that is a lie. that is not true. you must stop it in the moment it is said. you cannot sit here and allow him to pontificate. we know he will lie about hbcu and black things. more and portly, nabj and condemned him multiple times for his attacks on the media. what you are dealing with is a serial liar. unless you are willing to go toe to toe with him and harris faulkner and fox news will never do it, you cannot deal with a liar. you must be as aggressive in fact checking him as he is aggressive in lying. >> roland, i want to assess quick because i think this is key. the situation is not one of donald trump aggressive and violent, he is called the press the enemy of the state. he has encouraged in violence against pacific number of the organization. he has made it clear that in product 25, he is comfortable with jailing journalist. this is not just on the black nabj. it is an open threat. do you think that an

good afternoon, nabj, and welcome to a conversation for former president donald trump. this continues a decades long tradition during election years of inviting journalists to discuss impact with the candidates who are running for president, and the impact of policies. for presidents george w. bush, barack obama and bill clinton have attended nabj conventions as presidential candidates or presidents in past years. nabj is currently in conversation with vice president kamala harris's team to schedule a q and a either in person or virtually in september. as journalists, we use opportunities like these to inform our reporting it also to help voters understand the choices they face in a consequential and historic election year. nabj have partnered with the fact -- with politifact to fact check this in real time. you can access that on social media -- [applause] the hashtag is #nabjfactcheck. let's bring out the former president of the united states, the republican nominee for president, former president donald trump. ♪ thank you. mr. trump: how are you? >> mr. president, we

to the president and board of nabj, y'all got played.trump showed up at the convention for exactly three reasons. one, to try to dispel the notion he's scared to debate a black woman a presumption one can draw from his refusal to debating vp harris who again, for those in the back, is a black and asian woman. it's also why he lost it like a grumbly senior at the retirement home who didn't get his jello dessert when abc's rachel scott challenged him to answer basic questions. and how likely is it that he would have shown up at all the lady from the network that paid 787 million dollars legal settlement wasn't included on the panel. second to steal the attention that vice president kamala harris has hijacked from him because she's just more interesting and her support is more joyous and rooted in popular american culture. and three, to create clips to play for his very white, very right wing maga fan base of him standing up to the blacks. joining me now is april ryan, white house correspondent for the grillo and msnbc contributor. april, d

you're headed to nabj watching this. weren't there live, though. played some of the sound. by the way, the first five to seven minutes of that q&a. a lot more after that as well. give me kind are your first gut reaction to what you heard from the former president. >> yeah. i mean, look, jasmin, basically every question was a new, answer a new headline. supposed to go for an hour. could have gotten more from this interview. journalists interview newsmakers and the former president definite made news in this conversation. combative, evasive, defensive, attacking vice president kamala harris at times was attacking some of the black women journalists that were on the stage. look, he was answering questions that on top of -- in a way that he normally is not asked on the outlets that he prefers to go to. topics like immigration, police reform. on january 6th. on his running mate j.d. vance. asked what a black job i think maybe the first time since he uttered that statement. really, so much to dig into and unpack here, and you know, the harris campaign already reacting to this int

she took issue right away, saying that it was inappropriate for nabj to invite mr. trump here, considering his past treatment, she says toward her. and she was agreed with by several other reporters that cover the white house on a regular basis. i should say, though, going around and speaking to colleagues here, colleagues i've known for 20 years, i can't say that was shared with everyone else. a lot of the journalists here, they do believe, as the republican nominee here, he is entitled to come here and speak and be grilled, if you will, by the journalists who attend. as for kamala harris, she did not attend, the former president did take a moment out to point that out. the fact that she was not here here is a quote, sent out by the harris campaign. it says not only does donald trump have a history of demeaning nabj members and honorees who remain pillars of the black press, he also has a history of attacking the media and working against the vital role the press plays in our democracy. it goes on to say black voters see donald trump's lies and empty pandering for

nabj have partnered with politifact to fact check this in real time. you can access that on social media -- [applause] the hashtag is #nabjfactcheck. we have a lot to get to and don't want to waste any time. let's bring out the former president of the united states, the republican nominee for president, former president donald trump. ♪ thank you. mr. trump: how are you? >> mr. president, we so appreciate you giving us an hour of your time. i want to start by addressing the elephant in the room. a lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today. you have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from nikki haley to former president barack obama, saying they were not born in the united states, which is not true. you have told congresswomen of color who were american citizens to go back to where they came from. you have used words like animal and rabid to describe black district attorneys. you have attacked black journalists, calling them losers, saying their questions are stupid and racist. you have had dinner with a white su

ken lemon is the actual president of nabj. and he said that he invited trump, joe biden, long ago to do this event. biden plan to come. trump planned to come back he is not going to cancel donald trump even though there have been some organizations, journalism organizations, and i guess i paternalism in quotes there that want trump not to come or that the nabj should somehow pay that there should be retribution for that. meanwhile, ken lemon, the president of nabj said, we will also let you know that we extended an invitation to kamala harris. up until about an hour ago, we have not heard that she was coming. she decided all sorts of scheduling that is going on this week which includes a funeral for sheila jackson lee, a representative, another event -- and other events. she had one last night in atlanta. now we learned that she is going to do it by remote and that has been in the last 60 minutes or so. so this fluid. and it is all really an answer to what the man who has lead in the polls is able to do on the ground and that

and the reality is that the nabj should have anticipated this would happen.l go in front of an audience of black people to play to his ranks on the right. those same people, childhood slavery in america, said his legal trials the worse thing to happen in american hishistory. a hoar risk situation completely prevent and sad thing for the nahb and for this country. >> all else, julie, we could talk about. john touched on this. he not only called the first questioner rude, disgraceful. complained about being treated in a horrible manner since quoting him. i love the black population. he was asked a number of times about his vice presidential pick, and talked about how he went to yale and his personal story many people know from his best-selling book, but when asked if j.d. vance was ready on day one. his answer, i've already had a lot of respect for him and went into how historically the vice presidential pick really doesn't matter much. given a chance to say j.d. vance would be ready on day one, he didn't take it. >> well, donald trump is not interested in upli

headlines that identify harris as an indian american well, trump's appearance was 35 minutes at the nabj of nonstop insults. it was a packed room. hundreds of journalists were there. he faced questions from three moderators from the abc news reporter rachel scott harris faulkner, a fox news, and kadia goba from semaphore, who is joining us in just a moment. but first, you know, trump went off the rails almost immediately in this room, which by the way, he was there by choice. and we know one forced him to be there. he chose to be there as president harris was not there, he chose to go. and here's how it went from the first question you have pushed false claims about some of your rivals from nikki haley to former president barak obama, saying that they were not born in the united states, which is not true you have told for congress when women of color who were american citizens to go back to where they came from you have used words like animal and rabbit to describe black district attorney's. >> you've attacked black journalists calling them. losers are saying the questions that they aske

. >> joining us live from that nabj conference in chicago. tori, you were there inside that conversation, that roundtable discussion, it appeared combative at times. and i'm just curious, what was it like being inside that room and what is the response been from attendees? >> you could absolutely have cut the tension with a knife in that room today. christina, from the very first question that rachel scott asked as soon as former president trump stepped onto the stage, she did not hold anything back. she immediately asked him about the dni comments that we've been hearing touted by certain republicans throughout leadership. and she asked specifically, mr. president, do you endorse these comments and do you support them? and if so, or if not, are you going to encourage your fellow republicans not to continue with this rhetoric? so she really had a challenging question that set it off. former president trump then, was a bit more combative with her throughout the rest of the time that they were speaking, he was a little bit kinder to the other t

jean-pierre: so that nabj convention decision was done by the campaign.would have to refer you to the campaign on both of your questions about the president and the vice president as obviously the president is no longer a candidate. i am assuming that played a role into it. as for kamala harris, you will have to ask the campaign about her. reporter: this is something typically during an election year that presidential candidates do take part of. is this something that is overshadowed because of recent controversies? i mean, is the white house paying attention to the recent controversy about donald trump going there tomorrow, what can you tell us? sec. jean-pierre: i am certainly not going to comment on the former president's campaign stops. the na b.j., they make their own decisions on guests, so it is for them to speak to. what i can say more broadly and how we as an administration, taking away the campaign, just as an administration, what we have done for the last three and a half years, we appreciate the importance of speaking to all americans, includi

but trump appearance is getting some pushback from nabj members and other journals. was invited to speak at the event but said she was unable to make it citing scheduling issues. vice president harris offering to deliver a virtual address to the convention but was unable to reach an agreement with nabj. nabj denies she was available virtually during the convention in the next-hour there will be a q&a with former president from. or harris faulkner will be co-moderating that event alongside other journalists. according to nabj, the focus of the discussion is on pressing issues facing the black community. we will bring you any breaking news from the convention as it happens. >> onto this. turn into to matter, and google who are being accused of censoring photos and information related to information related to the trump assassination attempt. earlier this week, google's auto complete results seemingly omitted any mention of the attempt on trump's life. look at that. you see it to the. meanwhile, facebook flagged this iconic photo from that day as. metroaccess the mistak

the nabj extends an invitation to presidential candidates every four years.itations to attend. the group also invited the presumptive democratic presidential nominee, kamala harris, who could address the convention virtually. since you'll be on the campaign trail, well, the head of the heritage foundation's project 2025 has stepped down. paul daniels stepped down. it comes after there was pushback from donald trump's campaign. project 2025 is a 1000 page handbook. it outlines far right policies aimed at overhauling the federal government. donald trump repeatedly distanced himself from project 2025, calling some of the policies seriously extreme. the head of the heritage foundation, kevin roberts, says he will lead project 2025, going ahead. >> let's get out the door here. 740 what's happening with the morning traffic, sal? >> you know things are settling down there. garcia and dave, right now, we don't have any major problems. in fact, some things are improving. let's go right to the bay. i'm sorry. the richmond bridge here. you can see that's improved a litt

karen attiah, a washington post columnist stepped down as co-chair of the nabj convention in part overhis, posting on x that she was not informed of the decision. vice president harris isn't expected at the journalists' convention but is in talks to eak to nabj members in september. but at a rally in atlanta last night, she called out trump by name after he backed away from a scheduled debate. vp. harris: as the saying goes if you've got something to say, , say it to my face. lisa: the harris rally had plenty of star power including a performance from rapper megan thee stallion. harris took aim at trump and the conservative "project 2025" . vp. harris: just look at his project 2025 agenda. [crowd booing] vp. harris: i take it you've seen it. lisa: this after the head of project 2025 working with the conservative heritage foundation stepped down yesterday amid criticism and calls from the trump campaign for it to end. heritage says the work started by project 2025, and the dozens of former trump administration officials who shaped it, will continue. but in atlanta, harris deployed anoth

nabj chair co-chair and washington post columnist karen attiah stepped down from her position. took to x, saying she wasn't consulted about the decision to include trump. several others posted to x about their disapproval, citing trump's continuous attacks against journalists and black women. the nabj extends an invitation to presidential candidates every four years, but trump had previously declined to attend. the group also invited presumptive nominee harris, who could address the conference virtually since she will be on the campaign trail and the director of the heritage foundation's project 2025 has stepped down. paul dan's exit comes after pushback from donald trump's campaign. project 2025 is a 1000 page handbook outlining far right policies aimed at overhauling the federal government in favor of government workers more loyal to a trump presidency. trump has repeatedly distanced himself from project 2025, calling some policies seriously extreme. the president of the heritage foundation, kevin roberts, says he will lead project 2025, going forward. >> lawmakers continue t

the vice president is in talks to address the nabj in september. norah?nikole killion with all of those details. nicole, thank you very much. soon vice president harris speaks to a black sorority as she can pains in houston. campaign has put out a statement about trump's remarks appeared she has yet to speak herself. ed, my guess is we are going to hear from her. >> reporter: that is likely, norah, but for now the hostility trump showed onstage a day is the same hostility has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office and throughout his campaign. and while the vice president's on the roof tonight, she is still expected to interview finalist to serve as her running mate. while the candidate try to keep it under wraps, cbs news has learned there at least three governors in the mix, josh shapiro of pennsylvania come andy beshear of kentucky coming tim walz of minnesota, the arizona senator mark kelly other transportation secretary pete buttigieg. and campaign aides say there are other names not widely known that could surface still in the comin

candidate, joins a meat now, i want to get your thoughts on those and also some of what we heard at the nabjs this sort of masculine approach for the rnc and the way they describe maga dudes? >> at the reality is this is a party that has stripped identity politics, it's disgusting and anti-american, the idf segregating different groups based on your race or ethnicity or your gender i think it is un-american at its core. it is consistent with the bases for selecting kamala harris, many of the prominent democrats at the time she was elected as the vice president for joe biden, specifically on her race and gender which made no sense at the time but i will give them points for consistency, day one thing, this is a party of assessed with identity politics and they are running their campaign accordingly. >> martha: i think you make a great point because and looked back at articles from 2020 and president biden inside it, then it candidate, he said he wasn't looking at like ten a woman for vise president and he said a four of those a woman or a black woman, and that was given a lot of attention, co

there was a point he said we were starting $30 minute late and nabj wasn't starting on time so maybe that factored into the decision. but it tells me that possibly they thought this wasn't going well, so they pulled him off the stage. i also want to read to you a statement he just got from the harris campaign, if you would allow me to, i think it underscores how they're seeing this moment. would that be okay? >> of course, of course. >> they write, the hostility, this is michael tyler, communications director for the harris campaign, the hostility donald trump showed on stage today is the same hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office and throughout his campaign for president and he seeks to regain power and inflict his harmful project 2025 agenda on the american people. trump lobbed personal attacks at black journalists the same way he did during his presidency. donald trump has already proven he cannot unite america, so he attempts to divide us. the statement goes on to say, today's tirade is simply a taste of the chaos and division that has been a h

the co-chair of the nabj and washington post columnist, karen attiah, stepped down from her positionfter the announcement that trump she went on x, saying she wasn't consulted about the decision to invite trump. several others posted on x about their disapproval. they cited donald trump's continuous attacks against journalists and black women. the nabj convention extends an invitation to presidential candidates every four years, but donald trump previously declined to attend the group also invited presumptive democratic presidential nominee kamala harris, who could address the conference virtually since she'll be on the campaign trail. well, the director of the heritage foundation's project 25 has stepped down. paul dans, and his exit comes after getting pushback from donald trump's campaign project 2025 is a 1000 page handbook. it outlines far right policies aimed at overhauling the federal government. trump repeatedly distanced himself from project 2025, calling some of the policies seriously extreme. the head of the heritage foundation, kevin roberts, says he will lead project 202

her opponent by the way donald trump will address the national association of black journalists or nabjday in chicago. >>> so while candidates continue being out among the people, stumping for votes, those charged with protecting them are in the hot seat. after that assassination attempt in pennsylvania on former president trump. today, the investigative panel formed to examine security failures will continue their work. it's a bipartisan group that has subpoena power and want to know why agents the day of the assassination attempt let trump take the stage even after reports surfaced that they had spotted someone who was suspicious. >>> time right now 6:40 in the morning. the federal reserve expected to make a big decision today. what that could mean for your wallet. that's coming up in our moneywatch report. >>> and from curtain call to college, meet a san jose theater student ge hold on... this trip got me alaska gold 75k status?? looks like i leveled up somewhere between san francisco and new york. i knew you earned miles faster than other airlines but like...okay, this is next level