to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's ruling party. the working party of korea. in his speech the supreme leader said his army is ready to respond to any kind of war. that's a quote against the u.s. experts say today's elaborate event was meant to bolster the leader's image. and back here at home, new signs tonight that vice president joe biden may be moving closer to a bid for the white house. members of the vice president's team met with democratic national committee officials this past week discussing various deadlines we're told and those arcane but critical rules he in a presidential campaign would need to follow if he does indeed decide to run. we have more on all of this from washington. >> reporter: joe biden still isn't saying whether or not he's going to run, but he is at least taking steps in that direction. the vice president is home with his family in delaware this weekend but earlier this week a group of his representatives met with staffers from the