received a statement from vice president kamala harris about the passing of former vice president walter mondaleesident harris' statement she says, vice president mondale was so generous with his wit and wisdom over did years. i was able to speak with him just a few days ago. and thank him for his service and his steadfastness. i will miss him dearly and my heart is with his family today. each time i open my desk drawer and see his signature there alongside the signatures of 11 other vice presidents, i will be reminded of and grateful for vice president mondale's life of service. former vice president walter mondale died tonight at the age of 93 in minneapolis. he represented minnesota in the united states senate for 12 years before being elected vice president in 1976 on the ticket with president carter. after the carter/mondale ticket lost to ronald reagan in 1980 mondale was the democratic nominee for president in 1984. he made history choosing as running mate congresswoman ferraro, the first woman to run for vice president on major party ticket. axios reported mondale spoke by phone on sunda

she covered walter mondale's time as a senator and vice president. d the carter mondale presidency. that's 1984 presidential campaign. she has spoken to him anytime since then. elizabeth drew, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i just want to give you an open mic moment, to react to the news tonight of the passing of walter mondale. >> well it's always very sad when someone good leaves us. but he had a good life, he was never bitter. he lost terribly in 19 eighties, 84, when he ran for president, he got slaughtered. we were standing outside talking one day, and not long after the election, in a car went by and honk and said i voted for you. in mondale turned to me and said, isn't it great, everybody voted for me. and so he just never lost his sense of humor sense of balance about it. i would not make too much of the -- they had a messy vice presidential process. quite frankly, it was a breakthrough no question about it, probably helped set the idea, but it didn't work. she was not vetted carefully enough. it was too much at the last minute. a

walter f. mondale of the state of arizona has received 49 votes. >> a landslide. >> i did it. >> very impressive. >> then vice president walter mondale finding the humor with speaker tip o'neill in the landslide defeat in the 1980 presidential election. in just a moment, we're going to speak with presidential historian michael beschloss about the extraordinary legacy of the former vice president who passed away yesterday at the age of '93. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is tuesday, april 20th, along with joe, willie, and me. we have former chairman of the republican national committee, now an msnbc political analyst, michael steele. good to have you with us, michael. we're going to begin with the case against former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin for the death of george floyd. now in the hands of a sequestered jury. the panel of six white and six black were multi-racial jurors began deliberating at 4:00 central time yesterday and ended the day without a verdict following hours

judy: walter mondale was 93 years old. ys he revolutionized the role of vice president impacted many who came after him, including the vice president who came along 12 years after mondale left office, al gore, and he joins us now. thank you so much for joining us. we invited you to speak about walter mondale, but i do want to ask your reaction to the verdict in the derek chauvin case, the killing of george floyd? what are you thinking about that this evening? >> thank you for that question. i found the verdict very emotional. it was very powerful. it was a sense of relief, not because a man went to prison, although justice decreed that, but relief that the moral ark of the universe bent ever so slightly more towards justice today, and it gave a sense of redemption for the rule of law, the legal system. in so many cases similar to this with a white policeman and black victim, the outcome often was one that caused consternation. this was a superb prosecution. it brings some sense of closure to all of those who rose up in horr

how will walter mondale be remembered?— how will walter mondale be remembered? ., ., , remembered? — remembered? one of the greatest seconds, maybe the _ remembered? one of the greatest seconds, maybe the greatest - seconds, maybe the greatest seconds, maybe the greatest second in american history. he was a important liberal senator from minnesota, appointed when humphrey became vice president. of course he was second to of course he was second to jimmy carter asjimmy carter's jimmy carter as jimmy carter's vice jimmy carter asjimmy carter's vice president and much to his cheek when he was second to ronald reagan when reagan defeated him in a landslide in 1984. —— chagrin. he will also be remembered for having the first female running mate and for transforming the vice presidency. following up... nobody more than an attack dog for lyndonjohnson or who was frozen out of the kennedy circle. it was walter mondale who foreshadowed the next group of really subsequent vice presidents like al gore, dick cheney and of coursejoe biden. both biden and mondale were great senators, liberal sen

walter mondale, known to many as fritz, was a leading senator when he became jimmy carter's vice president. a job mondale said used to be just going to funerals but he transformed it into a real partnership as he recounted in 2010. >> i worked with the president around the clock. >> joe, i love you. >> reporter: five years later vice president biden told walter mondale he was his role model for how to do the job. >> you really did modernize the presidency. >> reporter: mondale's own bid for the presidency in 1984 was an uphill battle. >> i picked someone who i thought would make a superb vice president or, if necessary, a president. >> reporter: historic choice, but congresswoman geraldine ferraro, the first woman on a major party ticket, tripped over her family finances and mondale's straight talk about taxes boomeranged. >> mr. reagan will raise taxes, and so will i. he won't tell you. i just did. >> reporter: in a second debate, ronald reagan desperate to defuse his age with a classic one-liner. >> i will not exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> all th

and after walter mondale.ore he assumed that position, he conducted a very careful study of the vice presidency and came up with a set of recommendations that former president jimmy carter, to his credit, accepted. he was the first to move into the west wing. he had a very substantive partnership role with president carter. he thought it through from soup to nuts, and every vice president since then has had an opportunity to review the memo that walter mondale provided. his friend dick moe played a role in it and i certainly did. i heard joe biden say when he became vice president, he did the same thing. but fritz mondale really deserves the cdit for elevating the vice presidency into a position where he could be far more useful to the president and, therefore, to the country as a whole. >> woodruff: how do you see his legacy overall? we know we've just aired some excerpts from his speeches over time. of course, the speech at the convention in 1984 where he spoke about raising taxes, but how do you see how he

skyler, thank you so much. >>> breaking overnight, former vice president walter mondale has died. was 93. mondale served as vp under jimmy carter from 1977 to 1981. his family announced his passing away yesterday in minneapolis. natalie brand has more on mondale's groundbreaking. political legacy. >> a few minutes ago -- >> reporter: walter mondale is often remembered for losing the presidency to ronald reagan in 1984, but he also made history by picking geraldine ferraro as his running mate, the first woman on the presidential ticket. hervous. k they'reoo >> ll, house.ne ti a lef anea the son of a methodist preacher, walter mondale's political career was marked with an early success. he became attorney general at 32 and was elected to u.s. senate in 36. in 1976, jimmy carter tapped mondale to be his running mate on the democratic presidential ticket. >> and i'm proud and honored to be a part of this team. >> reporter: after carter's victory, mondale immediately beefed up the job of vice president, moving the vice president's office to the west wing of the white house. he started

but walter mondale did.ms fitting that one of the last people he reportedly spoke to was his successor, vice president kamala harris. and reports are that while he and his family believed his death was imminent, after his calls with president biden and vice president harris, he perked up after those calls. vice president mondale is credited with having remade the vice presidency. the whole idea of the vice presidency is credited with starting with vice president mondale, and with the constructive relationship he had with president carter. mondale was the first vice president to have an office in the west wing. tonight, former president carter put out a statement saying, in part, fritz mondale provided us all with a model for public service and behavior. we extend our deepest condolences to his family. senator amy klobuchar was an intern to walter mondale. she released a statement, saying he set a high bar for himself, and kept passing it and raising it. he will be sorely missed. senator klobuchar, thank you

but walter mondale did. it seems fitting that one of the last people he reportedly spoke to was his successor, vice president kamala harris. and reports are that while he and his family believed his death was imminent, after his calls with president biden and vice president harris, he perked up after those calls. vice president mondale is credited with having remade the vice presidency. the whole idea of the vice presidency is credited with starting with vice president mondale, and with the constructive relationship he had with president carter. mondale was the first vice president to have an office in the west wing. tonight, former president carter put out a statement saying, in part, fritz mondale provided us all with a model for public service and behavior. we extend our deepest condolences to his family. senator amy klobuchar was an intern to walter mondale. she released a statement, saying he set a high bar for himself, and kept passing it and raising it. he will be sorely missed. senator klobuchar, tha

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more on walter mondale's life, from cnn's wolf blitzer. >>> walter mondale was a politician, who alwaysremain minnesota nice. known all his life as fritz, walter frederick mondale was born in southern minnesota, in 1928. the son of a methodist minister and a music teacher. >> they taught me to work hard. to care for others. to love our country. and to cherish our faith. >> from the beginning, walter mondale was a steadfast supporter of social justice. by the time he graduated from the university of minnesota law school, he was deeply involved in the democratic farmer labor party, minnesota's own wing of the democratic party. as a dfl liberal and a disciple of senator hubert humphrey, mondale was appointed minnesota's attorney general. to fill the vacancy left. in 1976, jimmy carter pulled him from the senate to be his vice presidential running mate when carter and mondale lost the election in 1980, mondale was down, but not out. >> the nominee of the democratic party, walter mondale! >>> four years later, he won the democratic presidential nomination and made history. picking the first

former vice president walter mondale has died at the age of 93 a champion of progressive causes, mondaleped define the democratic party first as senator and then vice president under jimmy carter he was called the best vice president in our country's history. president biden remembered his lifelong friend saying mondale defined the vice presidency as a full partnership and helped provide a model for my service nbc's kevin tibbles has a look back at his life. >> reporter: walter mondale changed the face of american politics shattering the glass ceiling by picking gieraldine ferraro as his running mate. when mondale, nick named fritz, ran for president, he had been in democratic politics for three dec decades. he battled gary hart who ran on new ideas in a debate mondale fought back with a fast food chain's slogan when i hear your ads, i'm reminded of that ad, where's the beef >> reporter: the fall campaign against ronald regan was an uphill fight challenging an incumbent in a time of peace and prosperity. >> mr. ragan will raise taxes and so will i. he won't tell you; i just did. >> repor

geraldine ferraro died in 2011, she never lived to see the country's first woman vice president, but walter mondale did. and feel somehow fitting that one of the last people, vice president mondale reportedly spoke to before he died today, was his successor, vice president kamala harris. mondale's friend and former campaign staffer tells axios tonight that while he and his family believed his death was imminent, after his calls yesterday with vice president harris and biden, as well as bill clinton and jimmy carter. he perked up after those calls. vice president mondale, basically is credited with having remade the vice presidency. which kamala harris now occupies. the idea that we now take as a given, that the vice president will take on all kinds of important policy portfolios, will be in charge of key projects, will be a partner in governing with the president. that whole idea of the vice presidency, is credited as starting with vice president mondale. and with the constructive relationship that he had with president carter. mondale was the first vice president to have an office in the west wing

the threat of domestic extremism remains high. >>> breaking overnight, former vice president walter mondaleas died. >> he paved the way for vice presidents to become partners in the white house. his old boss president jimmy carter released a statement saying, mondale used his skill and integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic, policy-driving force that had never been seen before. he was an invaluable partner, a model for public service and private behavior. >> abc's karen travers looks back at his career. >> reporter: for most americans this is the lasting image of walter mondale who made history in politics with his vice presidential pick in 1984, a watershed moment in a political career that spanned decades. born and raised in minnesota, he served in the army during the korean war. mondale entered politics when he was appointed minnesota's attorney general in 1960. four years later he replaced hubert humphrey in the u.s. senate. in 1976 mondale became a national figure when the democratic presidential nominee jimmy carter asked him to join the ticket as his running mate.

at the top of this broadcast, and here is what you need to know about walter for its mondale. l hear in the coming hours and days, from anyone who's been around politics, anyone who was anywhere near walter for its mondale, he was one of the most decent men ever to serve in the often dirty business of politics. his departure from american life, at the age of 93, means he takes a good deal of the history of the modern democratic party along with him. he was born in minnesota in 1928. the son of a minister and a music teacher. family name was originally mandala, going back all the way through their roots in norway. unable to afford law school, mondale entered the army and then later attended on the gi bill. then came politics. minnesota attorney general, then he took over the huber i'm free see in the u.s. senate, where he became lifelong friends with joe biden among others. he was the 42nd vice president of the united states, under president jimmy carter. he was the democratic presidential nominee, and made history when he selected congresswoman geraldine for our as his running

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at the top of this broadcast and here is what you need to know about walter fritz mondale and what youhas been around politics, anyone who was any where near walter fritz mondale. he was one of the most recent men to ever serve in the often dirty business of politics. he takes a good deal of the history of the modern democratic party along with limb. he was born in minnesota in 1928. the family name goes back to the roots in norway. unable to afford law school, he entered the army and later attended on the g.i. bill. then came politics. minnesota attorney general. when he took over the hubert humphrey seat. he was friends with joe biden. he was the democratic nominee and made history when he selected geraldine ferraro his running mate. he lost his daughter eleanor and wife joan both to brain diseases. he truly tried to make american life better through fair housing and consumer protections, and a host of other issues. as a true minnesotan, he loved his place up at the lake. he had a lightning fast sense of humor, always self deprecating. and the quote for his staff. dear team, my time

vice president walter mondale is being remembered as a dogged politician.e passed away at the age of 93 and now many tributes are pouring in. ♪ >> our top story, jurors in former police officer derek chauvin's murder trial spent four hours deliberating but did not reach a verdict on monday. they will resume deliberations in minneapolis later today as the nation waits on edge. chauvin who is white is accused of killing george floyd, a black man, with excessive and unreasonable force by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. floyd's death was caught in chilling video, it sparked protests across the u.s. and around the world and calls for police reform and racial justice. while the jury deliberates over the landmark case, minneapolis and other u.s. cities are bracing for the possibility that a not guilty verdict could bring anger and unrest to the streets. the national guard has even been deployed in parts of downtown minneapolis as a precaution. cnn's sara sidner has more on the dramatic moments in court before jurors were handed the case. and a war

walter mondale passing away today at his home here in minneapolis. in the senate for 12 years, later becoming jimmy carter's vice president. he made his own run for the presidency, losing in a landslide to ronald reagan, but making history, selecting representative geraldine ferraro of new york as his running mate. the first female nominee to run for vice president. walter mondale was 93. from minneapolis, that's "nightline" for this evening. you can watch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you back in

ronald reagan but made history with his choice of a running mate, here is he's cbs ed o'keefe. >> walter mondale's presidential nam caine-- campaign needed a boost, so he chose congresswoman geraldine ferraro the first woman on a major party particular. it didn't work. mondale lost in a landslide to reagan but his bold move broke the glass ceiling for women in presidential campaigns. >> born in rural minnesota just before the great depression mondale served in the korean war before turning to a career in law and politics. after being appointed minnesota attorney general in 1960 he was appointed to the u.s. senate four years later and in 1976 jimmy carter chose mondale as his running mate. they went on to defeat gerald ford. historians credit mondale with strengthening the role of the vice president. he helped to broker the camp david accord that lead to a peace deal between egypt and israel. following carter's loss to reagan in 1980, mondale would take his own shot four years later. the campaign strategy of questioning reagan's age and fitness would back fire leading to this memorable response. >>

. >> walter mondale has died. the right hand of jimmy carter passing away monday at his home in minneapolis. the former president saying, quote, today i more and the passing of my dear friend walter mondale, the best vice president in the country of history. president joe biden saying when i arrived in the united states senate in 1973 walter mondale was one of the first people to greet me. walter mondale was 93 years old. >> george casco says the woman accused of killing her 3 kids will face murder charges which last week she admitted to the killing saying she was protecting kids from their father. the children's dad was trying to get custody of his kids saying korea was delusional and he feared for their safety. jillian: fallen capital police officer brian sickneck died of capital -- natural causes, suffered two strokes, the autopsy found no evidence he 7 allergic reaction to chemical irritants and no indications of internal or external injuries, two men were charged with assaulting sickneck by allegedly spraying

axios in the reporting as the farewell letter that walter mondale who wrote to ms. former staffers since upon his death on monday thanking them for the years of work. here's what fritz mondale wrote to his staffers. dear team, while my time has, i'm eager to be joining joan and eleanor. before i go i want to let you know how much you mean to me. never has a public servant has a better group of people working at their side. together with accomplished so much and i know you'll keep up the good fight. joe in the white house certainly helps. i always knew would be okay if i arrived someplace and was greeted by one of you. i best to all of you, fritz. walter mondale dead yesterday aged 93. back to your phone calls this morning asking about the derek chauvin case. i would like for those who think he is guilty, , not guilty, and not sure. ronald says he's not sure out of lawton oklahoma. good morning. how much of the trial did you end up watching? >> caller: for the much watched most of the trial. not all of it. turned away from it a lot but i would get back to it and watch

. >> former vice president walter mondale has died. right-hander jimmy carter passed away monday at his minneapolis home. the former president saying, quote, i mourn the passing of my dear friend walter mondale. the best vice president in our country of history. president joe biden saying when i arrived in the united states senate in 1973 walter mondale was one of the first people to greet me. walter mondale was 93 years old. >> mourners holding a vigil for 7-year-old girl killed at the chicago drugstore. jacqueline adams was shot in the head and mcdonald's with her father sunday. her family calling for the shooter to turn himself in and for end to gun violence. >> oh 7-year-old baby lost her life in a mcdonald's drive-through. 6 women have some idea, it is about time we take a stand. they have to put down their guns. >> her father was hit in the chest, remains in serious condition. police have not made an arrest. >> the state department announcing plans to update its travel advisory to better reflect health notices from the cdc. the u

mondale's wife of 59 years, joan, died in 2014. they had two sons and a daughter who died of brain cancer in 2011. walter fritz mondale once said he loved public life and always looked for ways to serve. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> our thanks to kevin for that. remembrances are pouring in, jimmy carter says i mourn the passing of my dear friend who i consider the best vice president in our country's history. during our administration, fritz used his personal integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic policy driving force that had never been seen before and still exists today. >>> still ahead here, a medical examiner releases the cause of death for brian sicknick who died after the january 6 riot at the capitol. >>> plus indiana's red flag law could have potentially stopped a gunman from opening fire at a fedex facility last week, but a county prosecutor says there was never a hearing. that and much more when we come back. we come back pain doesn't care how old you are. or what color you are. pain doesn't care if you live in a small town or in the spotlight. pain has no limits. that means w

ask your doctor about jardiance. >>> tomorrow get your oscar's on. >>> walter mondale has died. he was 93 years old. mondale has a long career in politics. he would represent the state in the senate before resigning so e he could serve as vp under jimmy carter. mondale would serve for president in 1994 parties nomination. >>> abc7 small businesses could the businesses. owner fractal flora just moved from a small business to a larger space. >> at least with a microspace you can test the waters out. >> reporter: with the help of a night foundation grant, this microcenter dubbed moment launched in 2018. each space is just big enough to serve during the pandemic. >> we are going to be seeing a lot of these people want to take their, you know, shops or their businesses that they started in their homes to the next level to see if it's actually sustainable. >> reporter: chris johnson says it's a space to offer smaller entrepreneurs to bring new life into public spaces. >> i think what we will see is part of the build back strategy is thinking about retail and experiences at the street d

walter mondale was 93 years old. up next on c-span, we will show you a 2007 interview with mr. mondale, talking about his political career. political career. >> mr. vice president you are unique, you served a considerable amount of time on the senate. you are willing to go back to the senate later on, and yet this senate i gather has changed significantly. during those 40 years or so. what was it like when you went there in the beginning and what is a sense of how it's changed walter: i think it has changed and i underline the word think because i know it has changed. but i know others might disagree with. i think when i came to the senate, i think 68, four years later, while it was partisan and we had our debates. there was a kind of underlying sense of civility. we were all members of this club , and we got to know each other and we would crack jokes. wherever we could, we would try to find ways of doing things together. they used to say the only way a majority to get done what he needs to do is with the minorities help. and we sort of went at it that way. i think now, althoug

that's not view of walter mondale. walter mondale was an uncooperative subject for those vice-presidential comedians. not only was he often the last person in the room with the president when the tough decisions were made, but he became an unofficial ambassador for the administration. his relationship with prime minister begin of israel helped pave the way for a peace treaty between israel and egypt at camp david in 1978. in his ultimately unsuccessful run for the presidency, walter mondale's pick of my fellow new yorker, the late geraldine ferraro as vice president was an early crack in the glass ceiling that our current vice president kamala harris would eventually shatter. he will be -- vice president mondale will be remembered as a lion of progressive politics, an ardent defender of civil rights, aid to school children, child care, health care, and consumer protections. mondale once said my whole life, i worked on the idea that government can be an instrument for social progress. we need that progress fairness requ

>>> remembering walter mondale. tributes pour in for the former vice president, who transformed that role and made history as a presidential nominee. this morning, how his remarkable life of public service is being honored. >>> those stories, plus, first flight. the remarkable new images from nasa's groundbreaking helicopter mission on mars. >> it's the start of a whole new kind of planetary exploration. >>> and "today" exclusive. president george w. bush joining us in studio 1a for his first live interview in three years. and while he's here, he'll lend a hand with a very special event. dozens of candidates taking the oath to become u.s. citizens live on the plaza as they begin their new chapters in their american dream, today, tuesday, april 20, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, guys, welcome to "today," so happy that you're joining us on this tuesday morning. craig is in for savannah. craig, when you walked up, i b

in 1976, jimmy carter selected walter mondale as his vice presidential running mate.uld wage his own unsuccessful bid for the white house in 1984. his family says that he died at home, in minneapolis, surrounded by loved ones. he was 93 years old. >>> we are kicking off a week of special coverage on the climate crisis. tonight, the east bay habitat that is now a battleground. a plan to drill for natural gas in this marsh. >> nothing about this project makes any sense. we should not be debating where our dirty fossil fuel comes from. >>> after months of so little rain, we could be just hours away from the first big water restrictions in the bay area. >>> looking live at downtown san jose as more and more comp >>> all week long, kpix 5, cbs news will be teaming up on a special series for birthday . i on earth, our planet toill for natural gas in e bay. as tre and a political alan marsden uncovers why it is the location that has people really upset. take a look around. there are no houses, or freeze for miles in this part of the bay area. in fact, the only neighbors here

former vice president walter mondale has died. he is credited with transforming the role of vice president while serving under jimmy carter. he was also the democratic nominee for president in 1984. walter mondale was 93. >>> in minneapolis a large group of people are marching for justice and awaiting the verdict in the derek chauvin murder trial. jurors are deliberating on the former police officers fate . closing argument is wrapping up just hours ago. the prosecution telling the jury chauvin shows pride over policing when he painted george floyd down last may. the defense argues floyd died of underlying heart disease and drug use and said chauvin actions were reasonable. >> the kind of ego-based crime that the defendant was not going to be told what to do. >>> the nine minutes and 29 seconds ignores the previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds. a reasonable police officer would in fact take into consideration the previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds. >> comments by california representative maxine waters getting a lot of attention duri

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with his pick for vice president in 1984, walter mondale made history. choosing geraldine ferraro who became the first woman on the presidential ticket of a major party, shattering a glass ceiling with mondale by her side. but mondale's career of service started long before that watershed moment. he served his country in the korean war, was minnesota's attorney general and spent 12 years in the u.s. senate. all before becoming jimmy carter's running mate in 1976. as vice president, he began the tradition of weekly lunches with the president. overnight, president biden saying it was walter mondale who defined the vice presidency as a full partnership and helped provide a model for my service. and in 1984 vice president mondale made his run for president with ferraro, but the pair struggled to overcome opponent ronald reagan's lead. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign. >> reporter: reagan eventually winning in a landslide. mondale's dedication to service admired still. in a statement overnight former president carter saying, i mourn the passing

walter mondale was 93 years old. historians say joe biden and kamala harris owe a debt of gratitude to mondale for changing the vice presidency. >> scott mcgrew, president biden and now harris got an important role as vice president. >> yes, biden very involved of course in the obama presidency, and we see harris, very involved now. so yes, historians say that mondale really established that. before mondale, vice presidents were just figureheads generally speaking, ready replacements and nothing else. mondale created the modern vice presidency. i do like this clip, because look at the first lady and mrs. mondale. they're not going to be interrupted just because the president of the united states is speaking. >>> vice president john nance gardner, who nobody's ever heard of, is more famous for what he said about the vice presidency than being the vice president. what he said is not something i can say on television, but it wasn't nice describing the power of the vice presidency. president eisenhower was asked what vice

i mourn the passing of my dear friend walter mondale, who i consider the best. vice president in our country's history during our administration for its uses political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic policy driving force. mr carter reportedly spoke with mondale on sunday, as did president biden and vice president harris and former president bill clinton. still ahead here, imposing water restrictions because of the drought conditions will tell you which water district is expected to take action as early as today. morrow was getting ready for 4 20 in san francisco. what residents and business owners are expecting, even though city officials are discouraging people from gathering at golden gate park. attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. check cov

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. >>> as we go to break, we want to remember walter mondale. senator, a vice president, a democratic presidential nominee, and also a powerful civil rights advocate who died last week. mondale may be best remembered for how he transformed the vice presidency from a job that was a political backwater to one that became of real significance, and it started under president jimmy carter. here is walter mondale talking about that on "meet the press" in 1977. >> i think the role that the president has permitted me to play is unprecedented in american history. i am privy to all of the classified and secret information. i serve on the national security council and all ofll the crucia. >> walter mondale was 93. [typing sounds] [music fades in] [voice of female] my husband ben and i opened ben's chili bowl the very same year that we were married. that's 1958. over the years, ben's became a gathering place for this community. we've been through all kinds of changes, but this pandemic has been the most difficult of all the challenges i've experienced. [voi

. >>> as we go to break, we want to remember walter mondale. a senator, a vice president, a democratic presidential nominee, and also a powerful civil rights advocate who died last week. mondale may be best remembered for how he transformed the vice presidency from a job that was a political backwater to one that became of real significance, and it started under president jimmy carter. here is walter mondale talking about that on "meet the press" in 1977. >> i think the role that the president has permitted me to play is unprecedented in american history. i am privy to all of the classified and secret information. i serve on the national security council and all of its subcommittees. i serve on all the crucial policy committees. and i have virtually unlimited access to the president. >> walter mondale was 93. you neve house without your luvs or your big dad energy. because...when you see a leaky situation you have luvs ready for that pro-level leak protection. luvs. parent like a pro. up at 2:00am again? tonight, try pure zzzs all night. unlike

quote i mourn the passing of my dear friend walter mondale, who i consider the best vice president in our country's history during our administration, fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic, policy driven force. carter spoke with mondale yesterday, as did former president bill clinton and president biden. and in a statement tonight, president biden said mondale commanded universal respect. the president said he not only created a path for himself, he helped others do the same. walter mondale was the first presidential nominee of either party to select a woman as a running mate. and i know how pleased he was to be able to see kamila harris become vice president. still ahead tonight, a deadly crash involving a test love, but police say no one was in the driver's seat. how tesla's ceo elon musk is now weighing in on the strange circumstances. also fact vaccination appointments, so look at the varying difficulty or he's in booking appointments dependent on the county that you live in and what's causing the discrepancy. curry.

. >> walter mondale has died. he first came to washington dc as a us senator from minnesota serving from 1964 until 1976 when he became jimmy carter's running mate in that year's presidential election. he served one term as vice president before launching his own campaign in 1984. losing dental ronald reagan. nearly a decade later he would become the us ambassador to japan for president bill clinton, irving in that role from 1993 until 1996. walter mondale was 93 years old. >> the chair of the senate natural resources committee says he supports call miners while also backing

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