how long can joe biden be the kid from scranton, pennsylvania?e hasn't lived in scranton for 65 years. and he's saying he's the kid from pennsylvania. at some time he has to become the guy from delaware. the blue collar joe business is getting old. i don't think he'll make it through the primaries. and if he did, donald trump will reef mind everybody of the failures of joe biden as u.s. senator. and tie him to the economy and the failures they had for kate years to bring the manufacturing jobs back. i don't see joe as a viable candidate for president, and the notion he can beat donald trump i think is a complete fallacy. judge jeanine: he's always talking about how what he and barack did, that will insure to his deficit. let's talk more about the imagine the president calls sleepily joe. joining me now, katrina pierson. i want to talk to you about the fact, you have got joe biden out there, and at this point he seems to be the guy that everybody wants to beat. they are going to keep beating on this guy. in the end i think that may to be their det

i like to talk about the scranton test. a lot of people like to talk about scranton, pennsylvania. i think some of those issues will not play well in areas that barack obama and donald trump won in those types of regions in the country. i think their message to this audience, they have to keep an eye toward the general election, not just pander to a primary audience in new orleans. >> jess, do you disagree? >> yes. obviously i don't think it's pandering to talk to black people about issues black people care about. if we apply the test is this going to fit perfectly comfortable with the white working class in the white rust belt state, we're going to being leaving a lot of issues on the table. we're living in a polarized country and we got to have this nuanced conversation. >> in addition to talking issues, kamala harris at the jazz fest is talking about homeownership. homeownership is something that all americans, everyone is aspiring to do that but particularly in the black community when there are so many disparities, whether it's getting loans, et cetera, she is unveiling a plan

everyone from amy adams to will ferrell, to idris elba, has shown up at dunder-mifflin's scranton office a few times ourselves. >> sorry about that. >> "entertainment tonight." going to get entertained tonight. >>> we all remember where we were when we found out john f. kennedy jr. and his wife carolyn bessette tragically died in plane crash off the coast of martha's vineyard. this tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of their passing and now we're hearing a lot of stories about their final days and about their love story which seemed to be far from camelot. >> their marriage was complicated for the fact that it was so public. but the public only sees a little bit. >> how's married life? >> good, i recommend it. >> the rumors surrounding jfk jr. and carolyn were many at the time, hidden drug use, carolyn felt trapped. >> everyone likes to think john and carolyn were fighting and it was over and heading for divorce and none of it was true. >> carole radziwill, who was married to john's best friend and cousin anthony, was part of their inner circle. in a new two-hour documentary, she shares

he came from scranton, and there were no jobs. the fact of the matter is my dad, every time we moved back to delaware, he said joey, the job is a lot more than a paycheck. it is about your dignity, respect, it's about your place in the community, being able to say it your child and will be ok and mean it. today, so many people cannot do that. that is my north star. i think we have to rebuild the middle class and bring everybody along, no matter their race, religion, who they love. for me it is about restoring the dignity of work, people being able to provide security and joy for their families. how can a person maintain dignity if they cannot afford to care for their sick child or family member? i'm not joking. think about it. how can you sustain your dignity if your child has a pre-existing condition, and there's nothing you can do to pay for the insurance to take care of them. or how can you maintain your dignity when your child is suffering from a terminal disease, and the insurance company comes along and says you have outrun

. >> they were new to punta gourda and had moved from scranton, pennsylvania. tara, almost grown up said she would stay behind and make her own life. >> she didn't want to come down. i'm sure it was a change when you are older. we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here because we are so close. we had a bet going. i think she lasted three weeks? >> i'm going to stay here on my own. >> yes. >> she got a job and made plans to start college and decided she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. >> she her books and everything? >> yeah. >> sharon's then fiance, keith, was not officially her stepdad, they had a father-daughter relationship. >> we were very close and always hung out together and would make our peanut butter and jelly triple decker sandwiches. she was my buddy. >> now he didn't know where she was. sharon was just finishing her work day. >> i will never forget that call. i remember saying i have to leave now. it was a 40-minute ride. i cried that whole way home. please don't let nothing be wrong. please, please. >> i remember my m

had moved, recently, from scranton, pennsylvania.tara, almost grown up, told them she'd stay behind, make her own life. >> she didn't wanna come down, you know. i'm sure it was, you know, it's change, especially when you're older and -- but we had a bet going on how long it would be before she got here, because we're -- we are so close. so we had a bet going, and i think she lasted three weeks? >> "i'm gonna stay here on my own." "no, i'm not." >> yeah. yes. >> yep, no. >> reporter: she got a job. made plans to start college. had already decided that she wanted to be a crime scene investigator. >> she had her books and everything. >> yeah. >> reporter: and though sharon's then-fiance keith wasn't officially tara's step-dad, they had a father-daughter sort of relationship. >> yeah, we were very close. yep. always -- always hung out together. she would make our famous peanut butter and jelly triple-decker sandwiches we would have. and she would be going to make them all. she was my buddy. >> reporter: and now he didn't know where she w

do you feel like in the face of the front runner, who's joe from scranton, the american people got tou a little better last night? >> a little, but it's in increments. certainly everyone wants more time in those situations. as i told my wife, you can only answer the questions they ask you. >> we like it when you answer the questions we ask you. oftentimes you guys don't. but yes, that is always the goal. i want you to listen to two of the front runners on the stage last night. this really struck me. here's elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. >> you know, i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. [ cheers and applause ] >> i get a little bit tired of democrats afraid of beiig ideas. >> i've heard some people here tonight. i almost wonder why you're democrats. you seem to think there's something wrong about using the instruments of government to help people. >> do you think they have a point? that democrats like yourself should be more aspirational, should shoo

he left scranton." it's true, i was in third grade. i left them.er] i don't know why i did that. >> also in iowa, cory booker took the stage of the aarp form into mine yesterday. behind the scenes he's getting ready to try and do something different. his senior advisor is according to a report by the sourcing press, he said it's eighth place in the real clear politics average of i will polls previous trying to read the ship in time to secure a spot in the september debate. we don't know how crowded it will be, everybody there will be splitting of democratic donations. as politico reports that president trump all by himself on the right is cashing six-figure checks from famous republican donors, including his small business administrator, former small business administrator, linda mcmahon. and nebraska's marlene ricketts. there are some boldfaced names from hollywood, but there mainly donated to the other side. especially elizabeth warren. politico pulled out the names that made maxed out individual donations. they include comedian amy schumer, acto

. >> we came from coal guy who scranton, no jobs.of womenton. represent thes and towns that make up middle class americans. all my time in public life i have been referred to as middle class joe not always meant as a compliment. >> i know i'm called middle class joe and that's not compliment. >> i know i'm called middle class joe in washington and i know that's not a compliment. steve: documents filed show he is actually a millionaire. he and his wife have made millions of dollars in the two years since he left office earning about $15 million. got a number of 6-figure speaking arrangements. he wrote a couple of books. joe biden is rich. and that flies in the face of his income inequality message that he and the party are talking about. griff: and when the "new york times" opinion columnists are calling him joe biden closet republican, comparing him to liberal bob dole. that's just not good news. ainsley: i wonder if he will own it though. president trump said his dad gave him the million dollars. he grew it to billions of dollars. p

our abc affiliate that covers this school district near scranton, reports the man who wrote that letterograms. they're owed $22,000 by roughly 1,000 students, four accounts show parents owe more than $450 each. >> i don't understand what authority they have to say that their children would be taken away. >> they're trying to say that, well, we'll take you to court, and then court -- through the legal process that somehow they could be taken away. they're not saying they will take them directly away. but the whole thing is just -- seems a little -- >> i also want to know, how did the parents receive this letter? did they go to the kids, in their backpacks? >> it's a good question, the kids reading this saying, wait, they're going to take me away? yeah, that's really a good question about that. >> people need to pay their bills, obviously. >> they do. >> but that seems -- >> yeah. >> more than extreme. >> there are a lot of officials there who say they overstepped. >>> when we come back, the records broken at the box office. >>> plus it's a big day for birthdays. "the skinny" is next. "th

it was obtained by cbs scranton affiliate wyou.as been sent to school every day without money and without breakfast and/or lunch. this is a failure to provide your child with proper nutrition. the result may be your child being removed from your home and placed in foster care. the vice president of the school board said the letter had been written by an unauthorized official who later apologized, but, you know -- >> i thought it was a joke. >> it really seems awful because, you know what? 20,000 people -- $20,000 in school lunch debt, 14% of the families in the school district live below the poverty line. that's 10% higher than the rates throughout the entire state, and one interesting note nationwide it says that 75% of school districts report having unpaid school meal debts. >> it happens. >> it's a problem. >> when i was a little kid, single mom for the first couple of years after she got divorced. i was on a school lunch program. this story hits home. embarrassing when you're on the virtuosoer program. it seems like a slap in t

i have not brought back your jobs to scranton and schenectady.y tariffs have hurt your farms and factories. i have not brought back opportunity for all. the stock market is good, but not everybody on main street is feeling it. what i can protect is the most important commodity you can have, your whiteness in this country. i will show those folks don't have it, i'm here for you, because with that you can still be the one-legged busboy. that's the most important commodity. i have not brought back the economy, but i will protect that for you. >> how should democrats react to this in light of what he's saying? there's a lot of frustration among republicans not talking about economic issues, not talking about jobs or the employment rate. how do democrats respond to items like we saw this week? >> it's an opportunity for democrats to show they have vision. i do think it provides an opportunity for democrats to say, look, i'm not just counter to him. i'm not just the opposite of him. i have a vision for how to move the country forward. i feel pretty str

i know the factor there, that's joe biden's state, scranton and all that, but he's down double digitsnk it's small, i think because there are incremental benefits to people in their biweekly paychecks, i think prices are rising a little, we have a big swath of the country that are being impacted directly by tariffs. neil: you keep track of your money. you would notice a few extra bucks. >> look, if you very kindly at the end of this show gave kat $5 and thank you very much, then you gave me $25 -- >> or a million. >> they would have a right to feel somewhat hard done to. >> i would be at the ice cream truck. >> even though she may have found it in her jacket, she will think why the heck did he get that and i get this. neil: i think you would be happy with that no matter what. >> we know amazon doesn't pay any federal tax. big pharma companies don't pay any tax. democrats have done a pretty good job demonizing them. neil: well, it might be small percentages with everything else, r & d and all that, i get that, but one of the things that's come up here is that it was weighted, to jerry'

we love sharing that and i wanted to share with all of you, i got some ladies from scranton, pennsylvaniaana. i'm sure everybody down around robin's family saying thank goodness. >>> good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. cloudy and a little bit milder this morning, but the clouds linger and keep us cooler this afternoon. the 90s are gone until they return sunday. >>> national ice cream day is coming up this weekend, so we are celebrating early thanks to our sponsor, halo top. yes, are you eating them? are you loving them? halo top known for its pints has launched a snackable pop which are mini ice cream bars with only around 50 to 60 kcalories per pop. can you believe it? so we have selected some lucky people who will play our "gma" ice cream pop-up. yes, this is elias and this is jalen. you're each going to have ten balloons full of confetti. t'get thgeolontti >> where is it? >> wait. who got it? >> i don't know. >> i think i saw it over here. come on over. let's bring in the prize because i believe that was elias who got that. yes, congratulations. you not only get this

the chance of severe storms scattered across the upper midwest and also centered around new york, scrantonrtford, boston, as well, just north of philadelphia in this area, we could see torrential downpours, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and also small hail and damaging wind gusts possible, as well because the rain is initiating from the remnants of barry, there's a lot of moisture in the downpours. we could see rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour locally, we could see 2 to 4 inch of rain we have the threat of flooding as the storms move in later today. again, also a chance of severe storms through the upper midwest. it is dry for the most >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in san jose, starting out with sunshine, a nice cool temperature as you get ready to head out the door. we'll see the high temperature reaching up to 83 degrees. some upper 80s for concord and even a few low 90s in parts of the east bay, and far to the north in ukiah. santa rosa today up to 88 degrees, with san francisco reaching 66. throughout the forecast we see some slight cooling for tomorrow

maria: joining us right now is sound income strategies founder and ceo, david scranton.> good morning. maria: we've got rock bottom rates on the one hand. you've got a federal reserve that seems poised to lower interest rates at some point this year. you've got a jobs market that continues 51-year low on unemployment, another good showing for the month of june that we got on friday. and then you've got some uncertainty there. how do you want to position yourself with all of these things coming at you, knowing that we don't have a china deal yet? >> well, i think right now if you can forecast what the federal reserve is going to do with interest rates, you'll be able to forecast what the stock market's going to do. you know, so ironic that in may, the may jobs report was so bad, but yet in june the markets did really well. june's report was wonderful and now the markets are starting to slowly pull backwards. so everything is based on the anticipation of what happens with the federal reserve. if you could forecast that one thing, if you could handicap that one thing, you'd

he's joe from scranton. what you saw in the first debate is a piercing of the notion, because kamala harris put herself forward as someone who could stand on that debate stage and disassemble joe biden. if she could do it to joe biden maybe she could do it to trump. but it's only one debate. and to noah's point at some point this is going to also become about the issues and a number of these issues, you know, the democrats are starting to put themselves into categories, into buckets where the polling tells us these things are not broadly popular with the broader electorate. such as providing health insurance for undocumented immigrants. so i think that, you know, this was a good initial performance and like the biden people say, they were always expecting things to tighten. and this is definitely all going to come down to whether he sees a repeat performance because next time is not going to just be most likely kamala harris on the stage, it will be elizabeth warren and by golly, she was definitely watching

is he from scranton, pennsylvania. i'm from youngstown, ohio.e have differences of opinion on certain things. i was against nafta and all the trade agreements. you know, i have taken on the big banks. i wasn't for glass stealing being removed. there is some key issues here that we have got to deal with that i'm little bit different than the vice president on. we have to heal the country. people are so tired of this. brian: go through rapid fire what democrats are talking about what you are for and against. are you ready? >> yeah. brian: free college, are you for that. >> i'm for k through 16 initiative. k through 12 is free that was for the old economy. the new economy but it's got to include certification. it's got to include two year degrees. we can't. brian: free? >> can't forget those people who don't go to college. brian: free? >> yeah. brian: if you get into harvard don't pay. forgive news of student debt that don't have it. >> we have to help them renegotiate their costs down. meaning my wife has a student loan 8, 9%. you know, that's way

it is certainly hard to claim that a guy from scranton, pennsylvania, that's dedicated his entire lifetes, to serving the united states through one personal tragedy after another doesn't love this country with all his heart. philip bump, thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. great reporting as always. >>> when we come back, we'll be going over fund-raising numbers. they're all in and there's some winners but boy, there are some losers too. when you look at the numbers and you wonder how some of these candidates -- some high profile candidates can continue their presidential campaign. "morning joe" will be right back. ampaign. "morning joe" will be right back i don't keep track of regrets. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is boost® delicious boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals. boost® high protein. be up for life. here, hello! starts with -hi!mple... how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! [ camera clicking ] wifi up there? -ahhh.

the great novellest wrote an essay in the turn of the century about a coal mine in my hometown of scranton, and he described all of the horrors, all of the darkness. he described the way of a minor could die, he called it the hundred perils, life threatening, but it talked about it in a moving way. he talked about the mine being a place of inkriewtable dark -- inscriewtable darkness, a tangible place of loneliness. loneliness because you can't see your hand be in front of your face and loneliness, of course, if you're injured on the job or if you have -- have an injury that debilitates you or if you, in fact, lose your life. tens of thousands of people lost their lives in the mine. and i know that's a long time ago. i know we've made advancements, but it is still hard work just as it is to do the job, as i mentioned -- the other jobs i mentioned, whether you're a teamster or a bakery and confectionary worker, just pick your particular work area or union. so we've got some work to do here, and we're going to have to fight through a lot, but we're grateful that we have some momentum and some