. >> can we talk about john thune here? talk about the significance for me about his break with the president on mail-in ballots? there's a point -- we talked about the fact the president may be likely alienated a lot of voters, a lot of his base supporters, by talking about mail-in balloting and how he feels it's fraud elementary, although, there's nothing to back up the president's claim. now you have john thune saying the mail-in ballot is a sound way to vote and move forward. does it signal more support from the republicans voting by mail and will we see more of this in the future? >> i do see it as significant. the president and the white house know that, and they've been hearing for weeks from members of congress, state and local leaders that are republican, that this rhetoric from the president is not helpful. what was significant is that john thune said it publicly. the white house does know where the republicans stand, but that he came out and said that publicly to reporters is something. it's not something you see

senator thune introduced a bill that i think is really interesting because what this legislation does, it essentially says, look, we're going to need to find some extra resources to continue to build these networks. we can take some of the proceeds from spectrum auction and allocate those in a separate pool to the fcc for universal service so your not standing -- you're not standing up a new program, you're simply augmenting a program that clearly works and infusing that money as quickly as possible, which i think is a great initiative. there's a number of other things out there. another initiative that i think we need to look at is what are we going to do about the school children. it is almost july. kids are going to go back to school soon, and i'm not quite sure they're going to be going back into their classrooms just yet. we've got to be thinking about what are some constructive ways without overbuilding, being the best manager of public funding to find out where the school kids are and to make sure that we can get them connectivity. and i would say the same kind of effort on the

yes, john thune a republican said that. john thune also talked about mail-in voting why?ecause as we said time and again you don't want to discourage republicans from using mail-in voting because that's what republicans do well. that's what they organize. so this president again once again politically shooting himself in the foot. and john thune bringing up what a lot of republicans are saying behind closed doors, that he's got to stop discouraging republicans from using mail-in voting because that's what republicans have organized best in the past. peter baker we're talking about the election. we've been talking about the coronavirus and the spread of the coronavirus. earlier this week you talked about something that could be a real problem for americans right now. we're all looking forward to that vaccine, we want a vaccine, the president keeps pushing a vaccine. almost hoping it seems that it would be his october surprise. but there's a real concern, a growing concern from doctors and from the medical community and scientists that if it's pushed too hard and too fast,

bloomfield, amy klobuchar, greg walden, john thune, peter defazio all have different types of bills, infrastructure bills and are you leaning towards any of those? >> guest: there are so many that it's probably even hard to list. so yes, there are a few things we think are immediately important. one of the things i would say is senator klobuchar who always takes the lead on broadband issues along with senator kramer form north dakota to keep critical connections and that is the legislation we work to ensure that these stay on even with their customers and ability to pay. it would keep the networks up and running. it's bicameral and bipartisan and i have my fingers and toes crossed in the congress will pass it in an additional stimulus. but then to your question what else can we do, some of you introduced a bill that i think is interesting because in this legislation it is essentially says look, we will need to find extra resources to continue to build the networks and take some of the proceeds from spectrum options and allocate those in a separate pool to the fcc through universal se

president trump: john thune, republican john thune? oh. okay. it is legal.here is no hatch act because it doesn't pertain to the president. but if i used the white house, we save tremendous amounts of money for the government in terms of security, traveling. if we go to another state or some other location the amount of money is, you know very enormous so that is something to consider also. i think it would be a very convenient location. it would be by far the least expensive location. that would be very little in terms of that tremendous traveling security with airplanes and everybody flying all over the place. so i think it would be a very convenient idea. something that we threw out. it would be very cost-conscious by comparison to any other location. yeah, please. reporter: yeah. your son don, jr., tweeted yesterday asking you to direct the epa to reject the pebble mine in bristol bay, alaska. it is a giant copper and gold mine and -- president trump: reject it in what way? reporter: reject the construction. the army corps of engineers two weeks ago sugg

senate majority whip john thune says he is unconcerned about potential vote fraud.ng reporters he doesn't agree with the president that mail-in balloting is going to lead to massive voter fraud or a rig ared election. and more political activism from the judicial branch. the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. ruling that house judiciary democrats have legal standing to sue the trump administration and enforce a subpoena for former white house counsel don mcgahn. the court overturning a decision made earlier this year by a three-judge panel that determined the committee did not, did not have authority to force mcgahn to testify. joining me now tom fitton, his new book, "a republic under assault: the left's ongoing attack on american freedom," is available for preorder, and you better get it quick, because they are going like hot cakes. tom, great to see you. thanks for coming in, appreciate it. john thune, let me first talk about him. contradicting the president on mail-in voting. does he not realize what happened in new york where 20% -- actually, it was 21% of the ballo

senator thune: came up with a targeted physicianically approach to deal with the crisis we are now in and time to start negotiating the next phase of the relief bill. they responded. mnuchin and meadows are sitting down and come up with a reason willable commonsense solution to move us forward in dealing with this crisis. and so, last week, ron johnson came up with an idea to extend the unemployment been fit and make sure those who are unemployed to receive a benefit and the democrat response was pass the heroes' act and martha came up with the unemployment bone just and i think it's pretty clear should be clear we are not going to pass the heroes act. it is not a serious piece of legislation. we think there is common grouped we can find. if they are serious in coming up th relief and it is fiscally response i will and will address and schools reopening and people getting back to work, we hope they will get. republicans want to get a deal and hope that democrats will give up and try to negotiateal real solution. they don't care what the consequences are. we are talking to people and l

asked by reporters about the plan, senate republican whip john thune replied, "is that even legal?" senator thune cited the federal hatch act, which bars partisan political activity by federal employees in places where they discharge their official duties. trump later told reporters the hatch act does not apply to the president. in more campaign news, congresswoman rashida tlaib has defeated detroit city council president renda jones in michigan's democratic i mary held tuesday. in 2018, tlaib became the first paleststinian-amamerican womanan elelected to congrgress. iowa republican governor kim reynolds on wednesday restored the voting rights of tensns of thousands of formerly incarcerated people with felony convictions, with exceptptions r people cononvicted of murder and other violencrimimes. iowa is the last u.s. state to overturn felony disenfranchisement laws. florida voters approved a ballot measure in 20 restoring voting rights parade in estimated 1.4 million excavated ex prisoners convicted of felonies. but a build signed -- but a bill signed by republican governor desantis

senator thune made reference. when this thing passed the house, the new york times -- so everyone can see it -- this is what the new york times said. this bill was more a messaging document than a viable piece of legislation. it was never intended as a viable piece of legislation. so as we travel around our home states and we talk to people, no one comes up to us and says why don't you pass something that gives tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires in california or new york? no one comes up to us and says why don't you pass a bill that provides bailout for new york or illinois? no one comes up to us and says why don't you help the people selling pot to have better banking opportunities? no one says you need $50 million more for environmental justice or $10 million for the national endowment for the arts. and i will tell you, that is just the tip of the iceberg in what is a nancy pelosi's $3 trillion bill. coronavirus is not a time for the democrats to continue with their runaway spending. this is a time to f

>> president trump: the republican john thune? it is illegal, there is no hat check because it doesn't pertain to the president but we save tremendous amounts of money for the government in terms of security, traveling, if we go to another state or some other location, the amount of money is enormous. that's something to consider also, i think it would be a very convenient location that would be by far the least expensive location, there would be very little in terms of traveling security with airplanes and everybody flying all over the place. i think it would be a very convenient idea, something that throughout, it would be cost-conscious. >> reporter: your son don jr. tweeted yesterday asking to reject a pebble mine in bristol bay alaska, it's a giant copper and gold mine. >> president trump: rejected in what way? >> rejected construction, the army corps of engineers two weeks ago suggested it would be okay to proceed with the project but some sources like your son are saying it would be harmful to fisheries. >> president trump:

senator thune's staff, peter feldman, jason vandy and nick rossi. despite the olympics being postponed and everything that is going on around the world today, i am grateful that we were able to deliver good news and take this step today. we are not done. we intend to keep that promise and get this bill across the finish line. we now will continue to work with our colleagues in the house of representatives and the white house to ensure the timely consideration and enactment of the empowering olympic, paralympic and amateur athletes act of 2020. one is too many, but why was there ever more than one? may we never have to ask that question again, and may there never be one in the first place. mr. president, i yield to the ranking member, the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. i am here with profound gratitude and pride, first of all, gratitude to senator moran for his leadership, his vision, his courage, and his steadfastness on a journey

even some republicans expressed opposition and the number two republican in the senate, john thune raised concerns about federal employees should refrain from participating in partisan political activity. why? thune cited the hatch act which is a law that prohibits federal employees of politicking with the exception of the president and vice president and there are norms and traditions that separate government duties from political campaigning. this week you may have noticed that those objections seemed to have disappeared. in fact, the president use the the power of the office in several unprecedented ways in just a single day of the convention, he issued a pardon. he staged a naturalization ceremony and this, the secretary of state took the convention stage and the first lady used the rose garden to deliver a campaign speech in support of her husband, and tomorrow the president will accept that nomination from the white house. joining me now to discuss this and more is former ohio republican governor john kasich. he spoke at last week's democratic national convention after endorsing bil

whip john thune said he v is unconcerned about potential vote fraud.ling reporters he does not agree the president that mail in balloting is going to lead to massive voter fraud or a rigged election. and more political activism from the judicial parameter the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. ruling house judiciary democrats have legal standing to sue the trump administration and enforce a subpoena for former white house counsel don began. the court overturning a decision made earlier this year by a three-judge planet would determine the committee did not comment did not have authority to force began to testify. joining me nowin is tom fitton. his new book of the republic assault, the ongoing tack on american freedom is available for preorder and you better get it quick, they're going like hot cakes. tom great to see things are coming and we appreciatene it. john thune, let's first talk about him contradicting the president on mail in voting. does he not realize what happened in new york where 20%, actually is 21% of the ballots that were mailed in had to

senator thune said i get it when folks are hurting. the benefits got to be one that pace the rent and -- pays the rent and buys groceries. but when unemployment goes down, the benefit should taper down. that's essentially what the democratic leader, senator schumer, and i offered to tie unemployment insurance to the realities of what is on the ground in the american economy. so republicans know the cliff is coming in may. they know a few weeks later that senator schumer and i tried to actually pass a bill that, as i developed it and brought it to our leadership and showed it to colleagues, was really to a great extent sparked by what our friend from south dakota, a member of the republican leadership, said about well, let's kind of recognize when the economy gets better, the benefit tapers off. republicans knew the cliff was coming in july when again leader schumer and i tried to provide certainty for american families and communities by passing our bill. did they come to the table with earnest proposals? senate republicans have spent

>> the republican john thune? okay. well, it is legal. there is no hatch act because it doesn't pertain to the president. but if i use the white house we save tremendous amounts of money for the government in terms of security, traveling, if we go to another state or some other location, the amount of money is very enormous. that is something to consider also. i think it would be a very convenient location. it would be by far the least expensive location. very little in terms of that tremendous traveling security with airplanes and everybody flying all over the place. so i think it would be a very convenient idea. something that we threw out. it would be very cost conscious with comparison to any other location. please? >> your son don jr. tweeted yesterday asking you to direct the epa to reject the pebble mine in bristol bay, alaska. it is a giant copper and gold mine. >> reject it in what way? >> just reject its construction. the army core of engineers two weeks ago suggested it would be okay to proceed with the project but sportsmen li

senator thune said i get it when folks are hurting. the benefits got to be one that pace the rent and -- pays the rent and buys groceries. but when unemployment goes down, the benefit should taper down. that's essentially what the democratic leader, senator schumer, and i offered to tie unemployment insurance to the realities of what is on the ground in the american economy. so republicans know the cliff is coming in may. they know a few weeks later that senator schumer and i tried to actually pass a bill that, as i developed it and brought it to our leadership and showed it to colleagues, was really to a great extent sparked by what our friend from south dakota, a member of the republican leadership, said about well, let's kind of recognize when the economy gets better, the benefit tapers off. republicans knew the cliff was coming in july when again leader schumer and i tried to provide certainty for american families and communities by passing our bill. did they come to the table with earnest proposals? senate republicans have spent

thune: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority whip is recognized. mr. thune: madam president, is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we're not. mr. thune: madam president, last week senate republicans did introduce a new coronavirus relief bill called the health, economic assistance liability protection and schools act. this bill was a $1 trillion piece of legislation focused on getting americans back to work, getting kids and college students back to school, and providing health care resources to help defeat the virus. and as the title says, the health, economic assistance, liability protection and schools act, it does have liability protections in there. i just listened to the senator from illinois attack the idea of including those types of protections in the legislation, but i think it's really important, madam president, to point out that those types of protections are critical if we are going to get the economy reopened again. businesses who are doing all the right things, following the c.d.c. guidelines, adhering to all the laws,

mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the thune amendment to the resolution at the desk be agreed to, the joint resolution, as amended, be agreed to and passed and the preamble be agreed to understand at the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. august 10, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. finally, following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak thereiner for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on

jon thune says this is foolishness. so he's really out alone because it's drn we need to do in america today is make it easier to vote and that's what we're trying to do. >> you certainly are someone that the difference of 400 votes or so can make. if it's chaotic, you know, so many ballots, so little time, do you foresee it possibly throwing this election into -- i don't want to say maybe question or just into such a messy process? do you see that happening? >> i see the trump-ites doing this but i don't think it's going to work. we have a system here that is really going to work extremely well. it's going to i think add to voter turnout. and as we have learned around the country, it's nothing that's new. vote by mail is something we have had since revolutionary times. >> let's talk now about the presumptive democratic nominee. who do you want to see as joe biden's vice presidential running mate? do you think it's essential that he picks a woman of color? >> he's already said he'll pick a woman and there is a big field

political speech like accepting the republican party's nomination but the number two senate republican jon thunehat legal? the president insists it is and he has made clear the cleempspre is the white house. brianna? >> all right. thank you. live from the white house. >>> the heavens and the earth and executive orders. >> the lord and the founding fathers created executive orders because of bickering and divided government. >> listening to peter navarro there, a top adviser, it is god's will to sign executive orders like president trump did with stimulus talks going nowhere in congress but when president obama did it republicans considered it blasphemy. >> president obama has been lawless in his use of executive orders. >> you're not a king or a dictator. you can't do whatever you want. >> president obama uses pen and phone and executive orders to exceed the power. >> the president said before he is not king but acting like one. >> may seem tempting, it may serve him politically in the short term. he knows this is not how democracy is supposed to work. >> nobody ever heard of an executive order

senator john thune, who is the number two republican in the senate, asking, is that even legal?aying, i assume that's not something that you could do. i assume there's some hatch act issues or something there. i don't know the answer to that. well, some of his gop colleagues also don't sound thrilled. >> i don't know why he's doing -- doing that. >> well, he lives there. and so now the question is, can you do that at the white house? >> i don't know whether that's technically legal or not. but it's got to be somewhere. >> well, as for the president, well, he says he's trying to save taxpayer money. >> but if i use the white house, we save tremendous amounts of money for the government in terms of security, traveling. if we go to another state or some other location, the amount of money is, you know, very enormous. so that's something to consider also. >> hmm. even though he has no problem spending that money traveling to his golf resorts all the time. but, still, chief of staff mark meadows says, well, the president lives in the white house. >> then you go over into the east win

. >> harris: all night, leslie, before i come to you, senate republican john thune has said, is that now talking about accepting the nomination on the white house lawn. joe biden won't be in milwaukee, you've got the president talking about, he made accept the nomination on the white house lawn or somewhere on the white house property. moments ago nancy pelosi telling another network, he can't do that. condemned him by saying you don't have political events at the white house. what you say about all of this? >> it looks like it could be a violation and certainly it's not what he can do, president coming up for reelection in the sense as an individual, not as president of the united states even though he's the incumbent. with regard to joe biden, i feel you're a very fair interviewer, chris wallace and jonathan swan who i both know and like and respect, have a tough question as to why joe biden was doing this. the basement strategy certainly is working if you work at the polls, however i don't think that if joe biden trips with any of the three of you that is going to change that beca

john thune said no, that would be ridiculous. has anyone said a word this week?n we watch the third world type spectacle taking place at the white house? that is depressing about the republican party. >> yeah, when you have people like nikki haley vying for positions in it. thank you both. coming up, i'm going to talk to an ethics chief who said that much of what transpired might have been illegal. nspired might have been illegal. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. i wish i could shake your hand. granted. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ tums ver(bell rings)la stick when heartburn hits fight back fast... ...with tums chewy bites... beat heartburn fast tums chewy bites discover what's good - pantene nutrient blends >>> democrats today targeting a top trump official secretary of state mike pompeo announcing contempt proceedings, accusing him of not complying with a subpoena as they quote his misuse. resources. it is the second time this week that democrats are behalfing pompeo. earlier

. >> there was a brief moment a couple of weeks ago when you had republican lawmakers, john thune amonghem, saying it's problematic. simply for the president to deliver an acceptance speech from the white house. now we've had -- i don't know, a dozen events, right, from there, that are explicitly part of, you know, the rnc as a campaign event. is there any republican concern expressed now or is this -- is this done and dusted? >> well, that's what's been striking. republicans have been largely silent that's been a theme throughout the trump presidency where you do have a president who has used the powers of his office to advance his political agenda. even last night when you look at the events at the rnc, he used the naturalization ceremony as well as a pardon during what was a political event. you know, the venue we have talked about just the fact that melania trump is speaking from the rose garden, that the president will accept his nomination from the white house, but look, so much has unfolded this year alone that it's hard to remember that the impeachment investigation was just ear

politically not very smart if you talk to republicans like, for example, the number two in the senate, john thune who said very publicly to our colleagues out there, that doesn't even make any sense, others as well. so, this seems to have been a trial balloon from the president, and the balloon seems to be sinking. and we'll see if it actually goes splat on the floor by the time we get to tomorrow. >> i suspect it will. all right, dana, thank you very much. sanjay, thanks as usual to you. dr. jha, always important to have you here with us in "the situation room" as well. and to our viewers, stay with us, we're waiting for president trump to take reporters' questions at today's white house coronavirus briefing. >>> new clues emerging for what may be to blame for that deadly, horrific explosion in beirut. more than 5,000 people in beirut are injured. we'll be right back. but when yoe the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check... you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can save for an emergency fr

john thune the second senate republican said he thought it would be illegal if the president did thatyou saw senator john cornet of texas raise questions about the legality of the president doing that. several others raising questions of the optics and doing that on federal property, maybe the most major political speech. mark meadows is trying to say, well, if you're over on the east wing, it's not as political as if you did it in the oval office, which no one had really floated the oval office. the idea is to do it on the south lawn. what it shows you is, they run out of venues, they've been thinking of for the president to give this speech. they want it to feel convention style, it seems they're not really sure where else they can hold it. >> there's a cnn film on the trail. it follows a number of reporters, embeds on the campaign trail as they cover the 2020 presidential elections. premiers tomorrow night on hbo max. what do we expect to see? >> you expect to see a bunch of the women that we work with, who have been out on the trail, particularly the younger women who are embedded

john thune adding i think anything you do on federal prompt would seem to be problematic. house speaker nancy pelosi said she agrees. >> the state and local governments are suffering from the virus and we're talking about whether he can have a political event at the white house. he can't. >> reporter: meanwhile, democrats are dialing back their own convention plans after joe biden announced today that he'll accept his party's nomination remotely from delaware instead of milwaukee. and the president today was also talking about debating joe biden, pam. we have now learned that the trump campaign via rudy giuliani has sent a letter asking for a fourth debate with joe biden. right now there are three scheduled. but they say they want one earlier in september because they want to do it before voters start casting their ballots. and they even suggested a list of potential moderators. though it's not clear where this vel request is going to go. >> thank you so much, kaitlan collins. >>> a single mother with two young children explains that each day that passes without congress r

but i took that approach largely because john thune, a member of the republican leadership said i understands are hurting they've got to have good benefits but if unemployment tapers off, the benefit would taper off. that's essentially what senator schumer and i proposed. >> do you think at this point there is a limited time horizon for these negotiations to start back up at all? is there a necessity to do some sort of short-term fix, or are we looking at the stalemate dragging into the fall? i don't want that to happen. senator schumer, the speaker, we all said that. that's why i'm sitting at my desk right now. we're ready to go. we're ready to do the heavy lifting. the fact was we did that with respect to unemployment out of the gate. we started covering gig workers and cell phone and independent contractors. finally the republicans joined us. but we're willing, once again, to negotiate on the key kind of issues preventing evictions, making sure people can make rent, buy groceries and, of course, the key health care questions is testing and making sure that we can prevent this virus that c

senator john thune questioned whether or not that's actually legal given the hatch act. is this something you would get clearance for? >> the republican -- okay. well, it is legal. there is no hatch act because it doesn't pertain to the president. if i use the white house, we save tremendous amounts of money for the government in terms of security, traveling, if we go to another state or some other location, the amount of money is very enormous. so that's something to consider also. i think it would be a very convenient location. by far the least expensive location. very little in terms of the tremendous traveling security with airplanes and everybody flying all over the place. so i think it would be a very convenient idea. something that we threw out. it would be very cost conscious by comparison to any other location. yeah, please. >> your son tweeted yesterday talking about rejecting the pebble mine in alaska. a giant copper gold mine. and the thinking is -- >> in what way? >> reject the construction. the army corps of engineers two weeks ago suggested it would be oka

senator thune. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman simons, as you know, reforming section 230, the communications decency act has been hotly debated here in congress. it's the law that prevents social media platforms for being sued for content users post on their platforms. i introduced a bipartisan bill with senator schotts on the issue. it's known as the pact act, which would stipulate the immunity does not imply to civil enforcement actions brought by the federal government. the doj recommended this particular provision in its recently published list of recommendations for reforming section 230. my question is how would consumers benefit from reforming section 230 to insure that the immunity provided by section 230 does not apply to civil enforcement actions brought by the federal government such as the ftc? >> thank you, senator. so we have a number of instances, it's actually fairly common, for us to go into court and have a defense put on us relating to section 230. so it would be very helpful to us to avoid having to d

beth thune will use that kind of influence, the deep friendship with mrs. roosevelt as well to bring black americans to washington to work in those agencies, but most importantly, to redirect the resources of those agencies towards black americans. all of this long before we get to the voting rights act. this is why black women can never be single issue political agents. they have to be nimble, they have to be inventive, they have to be ready to seize opportunities where they exist and bethune is a wonderful example of a consummate politician, when at the polls figures out now how to get close to power in washington and do something with it. >> thank you so much, martha jones and lisa tetrault for illuminating and a rich discussion of the complicated and important history of the 19th amendment. we'll look forward to the next panels about the present and future of the fight for the right to vote and look forward to seeing all of you at the national constitution center and online at stu constitutioncenter.org. lisa tetrault, martha jones, thank you so much fo

my bipartisan bill with chairman wicker and senator peters and thune to improve the accuracy of the f.c.c. maps was in fact signed into law in march. not soon enough for the pandemic, but we simply can't just hear, we have high-speed internet in our area -- which i know senators wicker and thune heard like i did, and then you go there and that isn't true at you will a. that's why having these updated maps as we look at not just what we're dealing with today but the day after tomorrow, which is a metaphor for next year, when the vaccine starts coming out, when things start going back to a place where people are out and about freely, we've got to make sure that if we have not expanded to everyone with broadband at that moment that we do it then, and to do it then we need accurate mapping. the last bill i wanted to mention is a bill that has passed the house and that is representative clyburn's investment of $100 billion to build high-speed broadband infrastructure in underserved areas, including rural areas, to expand affordable high-speed internet to everyone. i am the lead on the senate v

republican senator john thune said, i think anything you do on federal property would seem to be problematice president brushed off legal concerns noting he's exempt from the act. >> well, it is legal. there is no hatch act because it doesn't pertain to the president. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi said it would not happen and called it a distraction. >> and he is diverting attention from the fact that people are dying in our country. >> reporter: as the president and biden continue campaigning virtually, the former vice president took questions at a conference of black and latino journalists, and was asked what he would do about border security. >> trump campaigned on build that wall. are you willing to tear that wall down? >> no, there will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration. >> reporter: biden also said if he's president, border protection would be based on high technology. as for his running mate, we're still standing by for that announcement, but the former vice president tweeted last night, quote, i'll let you know soon. vlad? >> and we will be waitin

mary cloid ma thune. fanny lou haimer and diane nash.re's another one whose name isn't known, whose story isn't shared, another woman whose shoulders i stand on. and that's my mother. shamala harris. she came here from india at age 19 to pursue her dream of curing cancer. at the university of california berkeley, she met my father, donald harris, who had come from jamaica to study economics. they fell in love in that most american way while marching together for justice in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. in the streets of oakland and berkeley, i got a stroller's eye view of people getting into what the great john lewis called good trouble. when i was 5, my parents split and my mother raised us mostly on her own. like so many mothers she worked around the clock to make it work. packing lunches before we woke up and paying bills after we went to bed. helping us with home work at the kitchen table and shuttling us to work for choir practice. she made it look easy though it never was. my mother instilled in my sister maya and me the

floridian, a staunch voting rights activist in florida in 1919 and 1920, an educator, the founder of ba thune bookman university. when they can't make good on voting rights, she comes to washington and introduces herself to franklin roosevelt and will help roosevelt establish what is referred to as his black cabinet. bethune understands that power in washington comes by way of the election of representatives but in the wake of the depression and the advent of the new deal state, if one can comen deer the agencies which are charged with digging the nation of the depression, one can do a great deal for black areas across the country. and they will use that kind of influence to bring black americans literally to washington to work in those agencies but most importantly to redirect the resources of those agencies toward black americans all of this long before we get to the voting rights act. this is why black women can never be single issue political agents. they have to be nimble. they have to be inventive. they have to be ready to seize opportunities where they exist. and bethune is a wonderful