will include president obama, president clinton, hillary clinton, with joe biden also in attendance meaning obama and biden will be seen together for the first time publicly since biden launched his campaign which has, as we've been talking about, struggled of late. "new york times" reports the campaign effectively dropped its opposition to receiving assistance from superpacs. shane goldmaker reports "the move represents a stark reversal and implicit acknowledgement of his weakened position in the contest. he entered october with only $9 million in the bank. a fraction of his leading rivals." we are so happy to have back with us again tonight jonathan allen, nbc news national political reporter parns, senior correspondent for "the hill." they wrote "the new york times" bestseller "shattered: inside hillary clinton's doomed campaign." is the benchmark reporting on that campaign. it is out in shatterproof paperback, i note, and i also