than anybody in this campaign. you can t do it when it s convenient and dodge it when it s not. nothing happened the entire time you were mayor. we believe in redemption, joe. we believe in redemption in this party. i hope you re part of it. i don t know what s happen except you re now running for president. so, i understand mr. vice president welcome back to morning joe. it is thursday, august 1st. wow, the summer is flying by. still with us, we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle, jonathan lameer, steve ratner and joining the conversation, national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc, john heilmann, msnbc contributor kareem jean-pierre and contributing editor for the women s news website bustle elisia menendez. they all went after joe biden
briggs. nice to have you here. i m christine romans. thursday, august 1st. 4 a.m. and in detroit coming into the second cnn debate in detroit, joe biden carried twin burdens. he was the front-runner with a target on his back. at the same time, his unstead performance in the first debate in june in miami had raised doubts whether he had the toughness and vigor to beat donald trump. that meant his wide lead in the polls was under fire as he took fire from every one of his rivals. i ask the vice president point blank did he use his power to stop those deportations. mr. vice president, you want to be president of the united states, you have to answer tough questions. you invoke president obama more than anybody in the campaign. you can t do it when it s convenient and dodge it when it s not. your plan, by contrast, leaves out almost 10 million americans so i think that you should really think about what you re saying.
welcome to a special edition of new day. thursday, august 1st. 5:00 here in detroit. so much drama july couldn t handle it all. no, it quit. it quit on us so we had to make it august. this morning, who s waking up in a better position than last night? was there a breakout or a breakdown in the democratic debate. much of the analysis is in and the verdict is bruising. this was a demanding get it from all sides event, particularly for vice president joe biden. just about every candidate was attacking one aspect of joe biden s record or another. this time he was ready. he had a better and more energetic debate this time around, not perfect but better. senator kamala harris came out swinging and landed some blows on biden, but she found herself on the receiving end of some jabs, too. she was challenged on her new health care plan and her record as prosecutor.
last night s democratic debate will join us live this morning here on set or at least me because my mike is working. new day continues right now. we are ten years too late. we need to do everything we can to start moving the climate in the right direction. she put over 1500 people in jail for marijuana violations. i am proud of making a decision not to just give fancy speeches but actually doing the work. she was uneven. she department expect to be prosecuted on her prosecutorial record. you re dipping into kool-aid and you don t even know the flavor. cory booker turned in a performance. 24 is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is new day, thursday, august 1st. 6:00 here in detroit. joe biden s front-runner status
i consider that a victory. i love your affection for me. [ i can make your handclaps i can make your handclaps. good morning from new york city to detroit, outside the fox theater, that band after the last two nights of debates from the democrats you are watching fox and friends first on this thursday, august 1st. thank you for starting your day with us as always. now at 4:00 am on the east coast, debate rematch between democratic heavy hitters, joe biden, kamala harris feeling the