asking a final round of detailed questions about how, not whether, to launch a 2016 presidential campaign." according to cnn, "he's asking these people to work for him if he runs. the vice president has been making clear in these calls that his family is fully supportive of him jumping into the 2016 race." and family support, vice president biden said all along, would be the key issue for him in deciding whether or not he would run. truth is whether vice president biden is running or not is absolutely unknown. and yes, we have a fresh batch of maybe clues today. if the vice president does decide to get in the race, if he does decide to take the plunge, one of the first people to know will be my next guest. joining us now is steve shale. he's a democratic strategist and adviser to the draft biden effort. mr. shale, it's really nice to have you here. thanks for being here. >> thanks, rachel. good to be back. >> so just tell us. i know you know.