i went to college at the university of delaware and i taught in high schools. i got up every day so excited to go teach. when i married joe i took off time to establish myself as the boys mom. we don't use the term stepmother. >> they said we have a mom and a mommy. mommy died, this is our mom. and along came ashley. >> our family was complete. >> when i was growing up mom was fun, the headbutting started when i was a teenager. there were some conflicts, she dealt with it by taking up running. she started to basically run marathons. >> i never doubted anything she set her mind to. i got to hand her her doctorate degree in education at the university of delaware. >> let's tarnish positive so you will pass. >> she is not your average grandmother. she is the grandmother who wakes you up at what was it, 5:00 a.m. to go to soul cycle. >> we have a lot of stories. >> she is a prankster and mischievous. when she goes on a run she will find a dead snake and pick it up and put it in a bag and use it to scare someone. >> that is classic. she wasn't really a washington pe

it was also the week that scientists at the university of delaware said that they developed a coding een humans and ai. the new material is a type of polymer known as pedot. it could help create future cyborgs by more easily connecting electronics to human tissue. a team of researchers at the university of michigan has revealed a new rechargeable zinc battery that could provide energy to robots in a similar way to a human‘s fat cells. the new design will help build capacity in robots as they become smaller and will help in applications like drones. an autonomous boat has completed a 22—day mission mapping a part of the sea floor of the atlantic 0cean. the i2—metre long uncrewed surface vessel was skippered from a base in eastern england and the mission was part funded by the european space agency. finally, how handy would it be to have a chameleon tongue—like snatcher to reach all those far away objects? this robot has been developed by a team at seoultech to help collect items without getting too close. the tongue works fast and can snatch up to 30g from 80cm away in under 600 millis

went to college at the university of delaware then i went and taught in high school.excited to go teach. when i married joe, i took off time to establish myself as the boys' mom. we don't use the term stepmother. no,biden: beau and hug said we have a mom and the mummy. our mummy died. this is our mom. then along came ashley. >> and our family was complete. mr. biden: year. >> when i was growing up, mom was fun. >> it started when i was a teenager. it was in public. she drilled with it by taking up running. she started to basically run marathons. ♪ i never doubted that anything she set her mind to, she could do. she got her doctorate degree in education at the university of delaware. >> turn it positive, so. >> say, she is not your average grandmother. .> yeah she is the grandmother who wakes you up at 5:00 a.m. [laughter] >> we have a lot of stories. >> she is a prankster. [laughter] when she goes on a run, sometimes she will find like a dead snake and she will pick it up and put it in her bag and use it to scare someone. >> oh! that is a classic jill. >> she wasn't r

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after a childhood doing whatever you do in delaware, joe went on to attend the university of delawarethe top of their states geographically. no, they haven't harvard but they were fine. i mean, he's going to be able to read an intelligence briefing. and armed with this perfectly adequate education, joe biden was elected to the united states senate in 1972, where he spent the next 36 years building a perfectly adequate record. some good stuff, some bad stuff. overall, a solid b minus. yeah, maybe he shouldn't have worked with segregationist to oppose busing. kamala was right, it was a big mistake. you know who got over it? kamala! so if she's cool wit, what's your problem? besides, you know what mistake he didn't make? partying with jeffrey epstein at mar-a-lago. so let's outoverthink this one, okay? the point, is throughout his political career, joe biden never went off the rails. in fact, this guy loves rails. >> i'm the biggest railroad guy you've ever known. >> he's known as amtrak joe. >> amtrak joe. >> biden has made more than 7,900 round trips to washington, d.c. >> yes, amtrak

i went to the university of delaware. my history was in delaware before i went to the service. i tried to enlist in the service. the minute we were attacked by japan. i was colorblind. calledd what they the enlisted reserves core. they let college students go into with the idea that you would serve basic training and then you would go back to school and the thinking was maybe this war wasn't going to go too far. you go back to school and start again. i tried to enlist, i was colorblind. finally i got in the army. i was restricted in what i could do. for basictexas training. me from texas to the university of connecticut to continue my education. out i had everything they were teaching. we reported to them that i was wasting my time. they suggested they would send me to m.i.t. that is what happened. they sent me to m.i.t. i did my job at m.i.t. from m.i.t. i was sent to nyu. from nyu i went to los alamos. what were you studying at m.i.t.? >> i was basically in engineering the whole time. that is what i had done in college. i graduated before i went to m.i.t. and nyu. once you fi

i went to college at the university of delaware. then i taught in high schools.single day so excited to go teach. when i married joe, i took off time to establish myself as the boys' mom. we don't use the term stepmother. >> beau and hunter said, we have a mom and a mommy. our mommy died. this is our mom. then along came ashley, and -- >> our family was complete. >> yep. >> when i was growing up, mom was fun. the head butting started when i was a teenager. there were some conflicts. she dealt with it by taking up running. she started to basically run marathons ♪ raised on promises >> i never, ever doubted that anything she set her mind to she could do. got her doctorate degree at the university of delaware. >> let's turn it positive. you will pass it. >> i would say she's not your average grandmother. >> yeah. >> she's the grandmother who wakes you up at 5:00 a.m. on christmas eve to go soul cycling. >> yeah. we have a lot of stories. >> she's a prankster. very mis-chievous. sometimes when she goes on a run, she'll find a dead snake and pick it up and use it to s

and i went to school in delaware, i went to the university of delaware, my history basically was in delaware before i went into the service. i tried to enlist in the service the minute we were attacked by japan, but i was color blind and i couldn't get in. but they had what they called the enlisted reserve corps, which they let college students go into with the idea that you would serve a basic training and then you would go back to school and their thinking was that maybe this war wasn't going to go too far. you go back to school and you start again, wherever you left off. so i want to try to enlist, i was color blind, has to go back. finally, i got in the army but i was restricted and what i could do. i want to texas for basic training. i spent 16 weeks in texas. they sent me from texas to the university of connecticut, to continue my education. unfortunately, when i got to the university of connecticut, i found out i had had everything that they were teaching, i had already been through. so i reported to them that i was wasting my time and they suggested that they would send me up to mit.

delawaret to school in i went to the university of , delaware. so my history basically was in delaware before i went into the service. now i tried to enlist in the service the minute we were attacked by japan. but i was colorblind. and i could not get in. but they had what they called the enlisted reserves core. reserve corps. which they let college students go into with the idea that you would serve a basic training and then you would go back to school, and the thinking was maybe this war wasn't going to go too far. so you would go back to school and you would start again wherever you left off. i went to try to enlist, but i was colorblind. had to go back. finally i got in the army. but i was restricted in what i could do. i went to texas for basic training. texas. 16 weeks in they sent me from texas to the university of connecticut to continue my education. and unfortunately, when i got to the university in connecticut, i had had everything they were teaching. i had already been through it. so i reported to them that i was wasting my time. and t

i went to college at the university of delaware. then i taught in the high schools.ff time to establish myself as the boys' mom. we don't use the term "stepmother". >> beau and i said, no, we have a mom and a mommy. our mommy died. this is our mom. and then along came ashley and -- >> our family was complete. >> yep. >> when i was growing up, mom was fun. the head-butting started when i was a teenager. there was some conflicts. she dealt with it by taking up running. she started to basically run marathons. >> i never, ever doubted that anything she set her mind to she could do. i got to hand her her doctorate degree in education at the university of delaware. >> let's turn it positive, so you will pass it. >> i would say she's not your average grandmother. >> yeah. >> she's, you know, she's the grandmother who wakes you up at like -- what was it? 5:00 a.m. on christmas eve to go soul cycling. >> we have a lot of stories. >> yeah. she's a prankster. she's very mischievous. like when she goes on a run, sometimes she'll find like a dead snake, and she'll pick it up and

some top art restoration centers, like this one, run jointly by winterthur museum and the university of delawareo the field of conservation by working on the dioramas. roger blakemore has spent months on this one, featuring the harlem hell fighters of world wa world war . you are studying this now because you want to be one of the people that spreads the word? >> yes, definitely. i think it is truly imperative we understand our history. if you don't understand where you're coming from, it is very hard to grasp where you're going. >> reporter: professor joyce hill stoner has helped students restore foreof thfour of the dioramas. does it make a difference that african-americans are working on art made by other african/americans? >> once they've been lured into the field and really love it, the answer is no, it doesn't have to be. but when you're trying to get people excited, you want to strike a cord. >> reporter: and the dioramas struck a cord for leticia. today she holds a prestigious conservation fellowship at washington's national gallery of art. but earlier, as this time lapse video shows, sh

i was at the university of delaware with joe.t was about maybe a year and a half ago. and i got back and i called john mccain because john was sick, and i wanted to see how he was doing. and he said what have you been doing? i said, well, i was with joe biden. and i tell you, it was the most fun conversation with john talking about joe and how they get along and how they travelled. and i think it's very smart that they're doing this. and they're trying to touch every base. and maybe not touching them all the way they should. i think the comment that alexandria made is very legitimate about are there enough latinos involved with all that. it's just hard to get it all right. but touch every base as i think they're trying to do. and they're trying to reassure republicans. and now this is foreign policy with colin powell that it is okay to be for joe biden. you don't have to just not like trump and write in your mother-in-law, but it's okay to cross over and to vote for a democrat because of the situation we find ourselves in. >> dav

not allows him to run for office again or quasi or say is a professor of history and political science at delaware state university is joining us by skype from dover in delaware thank you very much indeed for being with us on the al-jazeera let's talk about the situation in guinea 1st of all what do you think is motivating off a conduit to go for the 3rd. i think it's purely a question of power he's been in power for quite a while since 2010 and so it believes that he wants to continue to enjoy the power that yes that's what's motivating him. we should point out that this moment he hasn't officially accepted the nomination of the party yet but the assumption is that he will of course i accept that and there is a very strong system the suggestion that there are going to be more mass rallies because we've seen a mass rallies organized by the opposition in the past what do you think is going to the lead up to the election is going to be like in guinea. i think. the. people are going to let him know that they're not happy that he's going against their wishes i'm hoping that the leadership on the west coast as they try

is a professor of history and political science at delaware state university he says it's clear what esident gandhi's motivation is in seeking a tad of ink is purely a question of power has been for quite a while since 2010 and so it believes that he wants to continue to enjoy the yes that's what's motivating the people who are going to let him know that they're not happy that he's going against their wishes i'm hoping that the leadership on the west coast as they try to do in mali would also try to into being. to prevent any possibility of violence but there's no question the president on day insists on running he changed the constitution and clearly is going most of the party's invitation to iraq. the number of covert 1000 cases in africa has now passed a 1000000 as the world health organization warns that a surge in cases could overwhelm hospitals so far more than 21000 people have died from the virus across the continent south africa accounts for more than half of the cases it also has the 5th highest number of infections globally while critics say government corruption has modest

nearly three dozen states are now on the quarantine list with the addition of alaska and delaware. >>> other universities are continuing to face setbacks just days into the school year. notre dame reported nearly 60 confirmed cases of covid-19 since students returned to campus. the university called students back to campus two weeks early to begin classes on august 10th. and just 8 days later, the university has suspended all in person classes. off campus parties are being blamed now for the spread of the virus there. >>> joins us now is dr. peter chen-hong from ucsf. what is your reaction to what is happening at notre dame and north carolina, both going back to virtual learning. this is exactly what so many people were worried about. >> yeah, thanks for having me on, frank. i do believe that this is exactly the worst fears that you had pointed out. the experiment being that can we take young adults, many of whom haven't lived outside of home, put them together on a campus, far away from home, and ask them to not get together with friends, and sadly the results seem to be that this can't happen. >> so th

don't know which location in delaware democratic officials are thinking of sticking biden but whatever they pick, delaware is about to become the center of the political universen the next two weeks, this is where the next democratic vp nominee is going to be selected and it's where the next democratic nominee for president is going to make his acceptance speech. dana? >> dana: peter, if the convention is anything like last year's super bowl halftime show we are in for something else. can't wait to see that. all right, peter, thank you. >> i'm trying to think of what was last year, sure. >> dana: j. lo! and shakira, remember? all right. over in washington, the white house says the clock is ticking for congress to come up with a plan to help struggling americans. the president's chief of staff says if there is no agreement by friday there will likely won't be a deal at all which is almost hard to believe but chad pergram, our congressional correspondent will explain it all to us now, he's on capitol hill. chad? >> these talks are stalled, hundreds of billions of dollars apart and you have republican senators just leaving the capital, the last mode of the weeken

of late. shows you the lengths president trump and by extension republicans may have to go in order to win the cycle. joining me from wilmington, delaware, the center of the political universehis week is my nbc news correspondent ali vitali. also robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and cornell belcher and mike murphy, who is host of hacks on tap podcast. all three of these gentlemen are msnbc political analysts. ali, let me start with you and this in some ways not surprised perhaps if you are the biden campaign, that it's going to be a next level of negative attacks coming from team trump and i assume team biden is ready to dish it back. but their reaction to this next level attack coming from the trump campaign on joe biden's mental fitness? >> look, i think they are ready to dish it back. at the same time, the biggest takeaway from me from last night's democratic national convention, it was a lot of lessons from 2016 on display. whether them highlighting a lot of unity, combating that factionalism that felled the party in 2016. that was clearly on display. when you have bernie sanders to john kasich making the pitch for joe biden against do

andrea mitchell is if wilming i wilmington, delaware, the center of the political universe today. biden's pick for vice presidential candidate. senator harris detailed why she believes biden is the top man for the job in a new ad. >> he's a man of faith, decency and character. he raised his family that way. i saw it firsthand with my good friend beau. as joe

andrea mitchell is if wilming i wilmington, delaware, the center of the political universe today. we're waiting for the arrival of senator kamala harris, joe biden's pick for vice presidential candidate. senator harris detailed why she believes biden is the top man for the job in a new ad. >> he's a man of faith, decency and character. he raised his family that way. i saw it firsthand with my good friend beau. as joe says, we're in a battle for the soul of this nation. but together it's a battle we can win. we just have to take action. >> first of all, is the answer yes? >> the answer is absolutely yes, joe, and i am ready to work. >> andrea mitchell is your host here every day during this hour, and she joins me from wilmington. andrea, set the scene for us. do we know what we should expect to see today? what does the biden team expect from their newest member today? >> reporter: we expect their debut, other than that video we have not seen them together since we saw them together, actually, interestingly, at his last campaign rally march 9 in detroit, a key battleground state. th

delaware. the center of the political universe tonight. we await joe biden's big moment.ept the democratic nomination for president. >> people sitting on their cars waiting for the former vice-president. back to our political panel. chris, the message beyond joe biden is not donald trump. >> [talking in background]. >> it's throughout that he is a descent and good man. we saw a live speech from a kid who stutters. he said joe biden helped me because joe biden had a stuttering problem as a kid and went on to become vice-president. it was an inspiring live message. that's a unique thing through out this convention. >> it is. i don't know that it's enough, though. i agree with bret, he can't deliver a state of the union. it doesn't have to be heavy on stilts. -- details. beyond the argument that he is decent and caring. in the end voters, vote for the person who will make their life better over the next 4 years. it's what george w. bush called the vision thing. he has to persuade people at the age of 77 that he has a vision for where he wants to take the country. some big id

soldier on >> i've been working closely with many of the hbcus and one of the strongest leaders has been delaware state university they have been testing students since july as more and more are returning to campus. they have a very rigorous protocol in place for the frequency they are testing the students a clear action plan for when a student becomes positive without these huge endowments we're really relying upon corporations, high net worth individuals, donors to be able to support the testing that is needed for these schools to remain safe. >> any lessons for public schools, you know, younger kids across america in. >> it's hard to know what's happening unless you have the data testing teachers who are being most exposed to student and a different mix of people will be the take aways for schools of all ages >> that's incredibly costly. >> thank you for joining us. it's good to have you today. >> thank you for having me >>> still ahead, air bnb filing confidentially to go public. if we're reporting it, how confidential could it be rick heitzman will be here to talk about the future of the sharing economy. >>>

of delaware who will actually introduce joe biden in a couple of hours. there you see chris coombs. he'll discuss with me when we come back. we are national university for 50 years we've been home. to the brave men and women who build and serve our communities; who teach our children; and who care for us in our time of need in honor of our 50th anniversary, we're committing over $30 million dollars to new student scholarship funds. because we believe in the pursuit of purpose, in the causes you champion, and in the difference you make in the world. welcome to national university. apply for your scholarship today at nu.edu >>> we're just a few hours away now from joe biden accepting the democratic nomination for president of the united states. joining us now the person who will introduce the former vice president later tonight, senator chris coons of delaware. thanks so much for joining us. from what i understand, your speech will focus in at least in part on faith. faith is a large part of the bidens' lives, he and his wife jill biden practicing catholic. what will your message be tonight? you're going to have a huge audience out there. >> that's ri

delaware . michael fauntroy is the acting director of the ronald w. walters leadership and public policy center at howard university and he says that biden struck the right tone with his convention address. i thought it was what a presidential nomination speech should be. gave a really broad overview of some of the things that he would like to do as president but as we've learned over the course at lest 8 to 10 presidential elections really being able to communicate certain characteristics like integrity decency empathy that kind of thing is is really important and most voters and throughout the entire region resawing people speaking on joe biden have that emphasize that and he drove that point home and self today just sort of discussing how he was raised and some of the trials and tribulations that he's overcome throughout his own life i thought he did a really good job connecting with that and i also think he did a really good job and not going to deeply into policy because i don't think the voters actually want in this kind of speech president trump was quick to react to biden's speech tweeting in 47 is joe did

university poll shows the former vp leading president trump by ten points. that is down from 13 points in the month of june, numbers outlets are. jackie as standing by in wilmington, delaware. >> hey there, there are reports that biden has made his choice and told his advisors who that will be that is owing joining the ticket with them. we knew that he had interviewed all of the candidates, the vp vetting committee had disbanded and we were told they try squid becoming midweek even as soon a today. last hour, ellie mae or eric garcetti on the vp vetting committee if you want to take the dog for a walk, keep them close by because the announcement could really, any time. we're trying to get a feel for just how long of a window that might be. there has been some activity this morning at the hotel dupon where there have been some law enforcement, some members of biden's advance team going in and out of the building so ther is speculation there may be an event there today or tomorrow potentially. a number of finalists include a least six women of color, congresswoman val deming and karen bass also student but senator elizabeth warren an are also in contention. delaware senator

delaware. >> my dad had an expression. he said, "joey, it's not a question of succeeding when you get knocked down. it's how you get up." >> he attended law school at syracuse university united states senate as a long shot, tell it like it is, 29-year-old. >> i think one of the reasons i won is they have more confidence in me than with other people that i will say what i think. >> reporter: weeks later, his wife, nelia, and their daughter were killed in a traffic accident that also injured sons beau and hunter. >> i felt like a piece of me died. >> reporter: biden took the oath of office in a hospita a single-father senator, biden commuted from wilmington to washington aboard amtrak to be home with his kids at night. he met jill jacobs, a teacher, on a blind date in 1975. they married two years later. >> everyone knows i love her and she loves me my name is joe biden. i want to be the democratic sidenee for president of the united states. >states. forreporter: he ran for president in 1987 but dropped out after being accused of plagiarism. a year later he suffered two brain aneurysms but would later write he had no fear of dying. >> judge thomas. >> reporter: biden cha

delaware, hawaii where cases have jumped. this comes as universities and schools have begun to reopen many against a backdrop of significant communityork, governor andrew cuomo says gyms are allowed to reopen at limited capacity at 24th of august shares of planet fitness rallying on that news. new zealand postponed elections as they struggle to contain new infections spreading across the country. >>> it is time now for a cnbc update with sue herrera. sue, what do you have for us >> we have lots of news going on today. thank you very much. >>> two men have been indicted today in the 2002 shooting death of run dmc's jam master j. one of new york city's best known unsolved murders ronald washington who had been living on a couch at the musicians home and carl jordan are accused of killing the hip hop star in his studio >>> even though pizza sales have soared during the pandemic, 300 of pizza hut's 6700 u.s. locations will be closing in a deal between the chain and its largest domestic franchisee which it happens to be in bankruptcy protection. most of those closings will target dine in restaurants >>> former ohio governor john kasich i

tony allen, presidenof delaware state university, was a speechwriter for biden in the '90's. >> he tells the story, as you know, of his father losing his job and the family having to move to wilmington. >> my dad, who fell on hard times, always told me, though: 'champ, when you get knocked down, get up. get up.' >> desjardins: in high school, biden thrived as an athlete. but classmates called him "dash" for his stutter. author steven leavenson. >> he was subjected to a lot of bullying and he didn't want that to define him. so he worked really hard, staring in the mirror and working his lips and trying to make sure that he could speak. >> desjardins: he stayed in delaware for college. and on a spring break trip, he met aspiring teacher neilia hunter. they married two years later. biden got a law degree and almost immediately, jumped into local politics in the state's largest county. >> joe biden started his political career as a newcastle county councilman. >> desjardins: the 20-something councilman soon had three small children. he also had growing ambition. and in 1972, he ran for u.s. senate, an utter longshot.