shamus haney became a big deal in my life because he translated baywolf. however, he has a great piece called "the cure of troy." and it is a very common poem that you will remember. biden used a key part of it tonight, and it really is a promise for this country. not to this country because he can't make this promise but we can, to one another. we'll play it, next. we're going to take a break right now. we are national university. in honor of our 50th anniversary, we're committing over $30 million dollars to new student scholarships. because we believe in the pursuit of purpose and in the difference you make in the world. apply for your scholarship today at nu.edu and iwe see you.rence you make ♪n the world. looking out...for all of us. and though you may have lost sight of your own well-being, aetna never did. we're always here to help you focus on your health. because it's always, time for care. simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time cha

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the irish poet shamus heaney says do nothistory hope on the side of the grave but then once in a lifetime, belong -- the tidal wave of the justice can hope and history rhyme. this is our moment to make hope in history rhyme with passion and purpose. let us begin, you and i together, one nation under god, united in our love with for america -- love for america. love is more powerful than hate. hope is more powerful than fear. light is more powerful than dark. this is our moment. this is our mission. may history be able to say, that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here, tonight as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation. and this is a battle we will win and we will do it together. i promise you. thank you. and may god bless you and may god protect our troops. good night. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joe biden accepting the democratic party's nomination last night in wilmington, delaware.

the irish poet shamus heaney says do nothistory hope on the side of the grave but then once in a lifetimebelong -- the tidal wave of the justice can hope and history rhyme. this is our moment to make hope in history rhyme with passion and purpose. let us begin, you and i together, one nation under god, united in our love with for america -- love for america. love is more powerful than hate. hope is more powerful than fear. light is more powerful than dark. this is our moment. this is our mission. may history be able to say, that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here, tonight as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation. and this is a battle we will win and we will do it together. i promise you. thank you. and may god bless you and may god protect our troops. good night. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: this week it is the republican turn, starting monday for four days the national convention, their priorities for the next four years, watch the president and the vice president forpt their nominations reelection. life coverage begin

even joe biden speech, he took from irish poet shamus haney, but also halep acre -- ella baker.s the rnc going to look in terms of diversity next week? i thing we actually lost thomas. we thank him so much for his time. , another u.s. politics american in london. we are going to stick with the u.s. and go over to new york with what is going on in terms of the postmaster general, louis dejoy is set to be questioned. that is as he has become embroiled in a political fight between the democrats and president donald trump over voting and integrity about the election. we are joined by our bloombergquint take reporter. why is the mail service cutback so contentious? >> you know, this year, we are expected to see voters voting by mail more than ever before of course given the pandemic. president trump over the past few weeks has really waged a war over voting by mail and tried to come out and say that voting by mail is in some ways fraud or it is not what people should be doing. that coupled with the fact that louis dejoy, who was also a former trump donor, came out earlier this year a

what they are trying to do is shamus shame us, make us feel bad for supporting donald trump, and intimidate us. when we left the white house last night, it was so obvious, it was so organized, it was so well-funded, it was so well branded with their black lives matter t-shirts. they're trying to make the very nucleus of the republican party the conservative movement, feel uneasy about being involved in politics. people are watching that and they know it. they want people to feel unsafe about supporting donald trump. they're trying to destabilize civil society. this is not the way normal people operate. normal people who have respect how political differences, but they can still respect the other person. when i saw the expletives and the middle fingers, the single finger salutes and the words coming out of the mouths of these mostly young white probably privileged from elite neighborhoods and families attacking seniors, attacking voters, i will never be lectured to again after last night from anybody on the left that says somehow we are trying to intimidate voters with our conservative philo

and i was struck when he quoted shamus heeny, and there's a line he quotes a lot. he was talking about this line in american history or this moment where hope and history rhyme. and i think that is exactly the way he thinks of it and the way his campaign thinks of it and the way he thinks of his run for the presidency. he didn't want to run again. as he told you charlottesville was something that made him decide at the age of 77 he needed to run. and he sees this as a moment that history calls him for, and that is when hope and history rhyme. and i thought it was remarkable. i kind of expected him to start reciting the poem, but i know it's in his head constantly. and so i believe this was the speech that he was supposed to give at this convention tonight. >> david axelrod? >> yeah, i -- look, i said earlier the test was would he -- as much how he presented the speech as the words he spoke -- the words he spoke were powerful and they were strong. the way he delivered it was -- was more than met the moment. you know, what struck me is that he didn't look like a guy

the irish poet shamus heaney says do nothistory hope on the side of the grave but then once in a lifetimecan hope and history rhyme. this is our moment to make hope in history rhyme with passion and purpose. let us begin, you and i together, one nation under god, united in our love with for america -- love for america. love is more powerful than hate. hope is more powerful than fear. light is more powerful than dark. this is our moment. this is our mission. may history be able to say, that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here, tonight as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation. and this is a battle we will win and we will do it together. i promise you. thank you. and may god bless you and may god protect our troops. good night. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> camera by lauren birkin. please pray with me. refuge forve been a us in every generation. as we conclude those convention from the safety of our home, we pray for a national home where security, dignity and prosperity abound for all its inhabitants. our guardian who neither slumber