today on inside politics, democracies on the line. that s president biden s message as he kicks off his 2024 campaign using the third anniversary of the capitol insurrection to warn what s at stake if donald trump wins another term. plus blasting the front runner. ron desantis escalated his attacks with just days left to close the huge gap with the the former president. and don t sit back. the former president needs his sportupporters to show up to wie dominating victory he says he s expecting. it s why he s headed back to iowa today to try to get out the vote. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. f f flz. we start near valley forge, pennsylvania, where the george washington troops were there for a long time as he was leading during the revolutionary war. today it is where joe biden will make his rereelection pitch that donald trump poses an existential threat to u.s. democracy. arlette saenz is there. what are you hearing from your sour
Children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. What specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country . Well, thanks for the question. Its something thats very meaningful. I share your aspiration for our country. Look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. And over the last 20 years of my career, weve always tried to aspire to that ideal. My faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didnt live up to that. Ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. And quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as Vice President , ive always ive always tried to reflect that. You know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. But im not convinced the American People are as divided as
children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. what specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country? well, thanks for the question. it s something that s very meaningful. i share your aspiration for our country. look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. and over the last 20 years of my career, we ve always tried to aspire to that ideal. my faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didn t live up to that. ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. and quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as vice president, i ve always i ve always tried to reflect that. you know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. but i m not convinced the american peopl
just everybody started running and i pushed her down on the ground, we got down on the ground. and just chaos from there. you just kept hearing shots. like 8, 9, 10 shots. we had hundreds of people in munroe park. people scattered. this should not be happening anywhere. a child should be able to go to their graduation and walkion an accomplishment with their friends and families. other people were hurt as the crowd fled in all directions including a 9-year-old girl who was hit by a car. police arrested a 19-year-old who they think may have known one of the victims. he is expected to face two counts of second-degree murder. a big day today for former vice president mike pence. he is set to launch his 2024 campaign for the white house later today. at 1:00 p.m. he will give a speech and officially unveil his announcement video. and then tonight at 9:00, cnn will host a pence town hall at grand view university in des moines moderated by dana bash. and also north dakota
a new episode of my podcast about grief and loss called all their eyes came out today. if you point your phone s camera to the qr code you see on the side of the screen, a link will show up on your phone that you can click and listen. last week, i spoke with president biden on the podcast, at the white house, about how he lives with grief. this new episode is called the greatest loss. it s about the pain of losing a baby, which is something we don t talk much about in this society. millions of women, including my mom, had experienced the child loss during pregnancy, or soon after. but their losses compounded by the silence that surrounds it. people don t know what to say, we don t say anything at all. in this episode, i speak with a texas mom named katie tolman who lost her first daughter when she was 23 weeks pregnant. it s extraordinarily powerful and moving interview. i hope you listen. it s available now on a podcast, spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. cnn town