are fell:a defiant resident biden on the campaign trail despite the alarms set off by his performance at thursday night's the bait. the president and first lady are attending campaign events in new york and new jersey. they are at hamptons fundraiser with meta-donors and to liberty guests. top campaign officials are working to calm the fears of biden allies. welcome to fox news live. ibly8 thank you for joining us. you saw it, president biden sent shockwaves through the democratic party. among those calling for him to step aside, the new york times's editorial board had this headline, to serve this country, president biden should leave the ranks. time magazine has a devastating cover on the next issue, one word, panic. there is no walking off to one side. longtime democratic voters are troubled by what they saw. >> biden has some real problems with african-american voters. my phone was ringing after the debate the other night. many black entrepreneurs are saying they are done. this is embarrassing. it's unwinnable. i think that where you look at who wins the race, who can persuade the other side's support base? without african-american voters, biden goes down. without overwhelming african-american support, democrats go down. ibly8 alan rivera live at the white house, the latest on this. >> reporter: that's exactly it. a snapshot if you will, and they resolve around one question. >> conversation we have is what do we do next. it is barack obama debate happen. the president above all focused on what we do next, what do i need to do and you saw north carolina, what he needed to do yesterday. >> reporter: the president landed in the last hour for the first three fundraisers in new york and new jersey. he was asked by one of the reporters if he is considering dropping out. the president did not respond to. there is no indication the president is leaving the race. the campaign is touting a $27 million fundraising goal from thursday to friday night, a bright spot in the middle of these dismal headlines. the campaign is trying to put the focus back on donald trump and the lies he told on the debate stage. a campaign reception in new york city the president said this. whether young or old, here's what i know. i know how to tell the truth, i know right from wrong, i know how to do this job. i know how to get things done. the president will likely recycle those lines that is events today. he made misstatement including the assertion there were no military deaths under his leadership, that's not true. 13 service members died at the airport in couple in august 2021 and three service members died from a drone attack in january. ibly8 thanks so much. ibly14 president biden is in the hamptons for a fundraiser. the washington post reporter the dnc is holding a short notice call with members on the fallout from thursday's dbase. a former advisor to house speaker john boehner, a republican who endorsed president biden earlier this week. do you have an ear inside the dnc? will you answer based on your experience? let us know where you're coming from. what will be discussed in this meeting and who is on the call? >> my former boss endorsed biden. i do not endorse anyone for president. i will not be on his collar have insight to it. interesting they are now panicking but this has long been a known thing. when president biden ran for office in 2020 he was older then. that's how time works. panic has set in. a had been preparing for this debate they asked for for over a week. what was the preparation for it. it's a little bit cruel not to recognize the state of things. both candidates declared cognitive declines which we are supposed to pretend this is the best we have to offer? it's not. it is incumbent on both candidates especially in the biden camp to assess is this worth it? is your service because you believe in the service and your legacy and those things, it is important you put the country before your self. it's time for him to do that. arthel: i heard your assessment of the former president. we will stick with biden for the sake of this particular conversation, not dismissing that. how much time does the dnc have to shore up support for president biden or devise a different path forward and is there a knee-jerk element to this? >> there is a knee-jerk element but they should have been saying it. we talked two weekends ago and i told you -- arthel: i queued that up and we will play that. hold on. continue, just not with that. >> they should have been in preparation and they have been scouting other opportunities and how to do it. they are looking at how they do this and this call today is to formulate the plan and see what the feedback is. arthel: this is what congressman dan goldman told anderson cooper who did not matter rate -- moderate. >> let's have another debate where the moderators push back on donald trump's lies, he intimidated your network and there was no pushback. he was giving free rein to lie as much as he wants. that's not helpful to the american public either. arthel: should there be a second biden/trump debate? >> i don't know we will benefit from it because they didn't talk about anything materially. to the congress when's point on twitter or x, they have readers notes. fact checking in real time, i understand we need -- moderators didn't want to interrupt the conversation and that affair point but on both sides, both president biden and the former president trump were spewing lies there and being an accurate. people who tuned in 10 to 15 minutes, that is what they saw and not to have it checked in real time is a disservice to voters. arthel: who was most inaccurate? >> donald trump. he goes so fervently and so quickly it is hard to keep up. so many times biden could have pounced on him but he couldn't keep up with him. that the disturbance to us as voters. cnn could do it after the fact when people go to bed because it is late at night but that's not helpful to anyone. arthel: president biden and first lady jill biden fundraising today. who is making the donations at this point? tell us about biden's support. >> he is still in this race, to show that he is beyond the debate. i understand the strategy but the amount of cleanup needs to be done is insurmountable. the donors he's looking at, celebrity donors, reflective of that, simply to show he still in this race. i don't know the people who are propping it up by doing it for the good of the country or for themselves and that's a shame. arthel: i want to play a portion of our interview two weeks ago. let's listen. do you expect either candidate to drop out of the race? >> part of me doesn't believe joe biden is going to be the candidate. i long believed in august he will let the party know he's not up for another four years of this job. it's not good for him, his health or the country or the party. arthel: do you feel the same way? >> absolutely. being president is a grueling job. the schedule is robust and that is putting it lightly. i don't see how he gets there. i don't see it happening. arthel: many americans don't want to see either of these candidates. do you expect changes on the republican side, the former president is aging as well. do you think the former president will remain the presidential nominee for the republican party. >> i believe he will. the vice president pick, voters look at that more closely and become more important because their age is up there and they are showing cognitive decline. we have to assess the vice president position more than we ever have before. i don't see trump backing down, it's going to be taxing on him going through the next four years should he win again. it's not a good reflection for us. republicans holding out on trump hold their nose because the alternative is unthinkable now. arthel: with the former president attach nikki haley as vp candidate? >> i would be very surprised but that could change some things for people who see her as a responsible adult in the room. some disagreeing with her but you will never find a candidate you agree with all the time, if you find somebody you are 75% of the way you are doing pretty well. arthel: we have a short time to see what's going to happen. thank you very much, take care. eric: no indication the president is going anywhere. that hasn't stopped buzz about who could replace him if he does step aside. we have a look at those potential top contenders. >> reporter: minutes after president biden's rough performance a number of names were floated as a possible replacement. let's start with a democrat who put himself on the national stage in a big way. gavin newsom, conservatives can slam him over crime in his state. this man stays in front of the cameras. the legal analysts believe he is running a shadow campaign. he's been making president will moves for months. after hamas's october 7th attack, to discuss climate initiatives, he ran abortion-rights ads in republican-controlled state and went head to head with former gop presidential candidate ron desantis on fox last year. he was at the presidential debate thursday after biden's rough performance. he was asked about replacing biden. here is his response. >> the president of the united states running for reelection. he is our guy. that's part of the diversion tactic. this is intentional, complete nonsense. it is all a sideshow to create anxiety and uncertainty. i'm not playing in the fray. that's not even in question. >> reporter: another name that has gotten a lot of buzz is gretchen witmer. both chambers of the state legislature, blue away her fight for abortion-rights, a key issue among democrats this season and in addition to being a swing state michigan is home to one of the largest muslim and arab-american communities in the us. having witmer on the ticket might help those who stop supporting biden over the war in gaza. the washington post let out another replacement including the governor of a swing state, josh schapiro and current vice president kamala harris and michelle obama, who is wildly popular among democrats. eric: gavin newsom shutdown with sean hannity. whether he admits it or not. arthel: two astronauts stuck in space, what was supposed to be a mission lasting a week or so. they are wondering if they can come down to earth next month. that story coming up next. on for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. 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(♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) sandals rhythm and blues caribbean sale is now on. visit sandals.com or call 1-800-sandals. eric: the supreme court ruled cities can enforce bands on overnight homeless encampment in public spaces. the decision came after a small city of grants pass would find any homeless person speaking -- sleeping on the streets, in portland, they will enforce their own ban starting on monday. the homeless crisis has grown in the past year. the number of people living on the streets were portland sits nearly doubled since last year. the republican commissioner just south of there, how bad is the problem been in surrounding areas. >> the problem is persistent, we try to get ahead of it but the policy of the state legislature prohibited us from getting ahead of the problem. eric: the supreme court ruling gives the municipality the ability to fine and or potentially arrest people, especially those tents. what do you think of this decision? >> it's a fantastic decision. the supreme court got this one right. however, in 2020 the oregon state legislature has bills out of the state legislature. it appears we have to repeal those bills before we can get a handle on what's happening in the greater portland area on the west coast so we have work to do at the local level but we have to do with these things head on. the homelessness, the human despair we've seen, our hands are tied, to clean up tend camps and not allow permissive culture to persist in communities that allow this behavior. eric: they unfairly punish people going through difficult time in their life. justice sotomayor said in her dissent, quote, the majority, she says, focuses almost exclusively on the needs of local governments, the most vulnerable of our society is left with an impossible choice, either stay awake or be arrested. what your reaction? how do you deal with someone who has no place to live? >> i disagree with justice sotomayor. we share a 10 mile border with the most populated county in the state in the portland area and its recovery oriented system that focuses on giving people the care they need but to allow people to languish on the streets is not compassionate or fair to those who live in the communities that want safe streets to live in, places for kids to go and subsist and exist in your community in a way that allows you to be happy. our hands have been tied. we can't deal with the situation, we don't have the levers of accountability necessary to clean up our streets and we have a culture of public camping. it's not safe, not clean, we are surrounded by human despair in our communities and we need to address these things head on. the right to camp is not allowing anyone to get the care they truly need to become whole and self-sufficient. eric: governor gavin newsom supports the supreme court ruling, it provides state and local officials the definitive authority to implement and enforce policies to clear and save homeless encampments and help us with commonsense measures to protect the safety and well-being of our communities. that hits it on the head. is there a sense that government is failing? it is not working, the programs we have, the billions of dollars in this industry to drive addiction to help alcoholism, to get these people back on their feet and reach out, it's not working if there has to be something else or something more done so that government can protect not just citizens but most vulnerable like many people who need help. >> california, oregon and washington are doubling down, housing, i can tell you how the new house will look. we need to focus on the human element that allows people to have dignity to get through the treatment and care to become self-sufficient and if money was a problem, it's not about money but hearing the right policies to give people the care they need so they don't have to subsist in tent cities. i agree with gavin newsom for once but he's part of the problem, his failed policies year after year, cycle after cycle have contributed to this epidemic we all face today. eric: potential marshall plan for mental health to deal with this, and the state senator said we don't have the money or enough experts and psychologists to deal with this. do you think the government could or should have a broader issue to try to address the mental health and addiction issues underlying homelessness. >> we need to look at this as a healthcare problem, and addiction issue, we need to stop perpetuating problems that exasperate tent cities in our communities. there are pockets of excellence. we've seen a 65% reduction in homelessness and we are in the portland metro area. our local government operates within a different worldview. we are not solving the problem. in oregon, providing excellent care to people and we see a tale of two counties, the city of portland and us next door. we are not okay with allowing people to live on our streets. we are not okay with veterans living on our streets, those dealing with trauma issues. eric: the gore programs are working? >> programs are working, yes. we do it a little different. we are not doing at the portland way. the whole nation, it's not working. eric: mr. west, thank you for joining us on this heartfelt issue. >> biden's open border nightmare has stolen countless innocent lives. yesterday in houston, you read about this got 12-year-old joslin nongary, i talked to her mother, just devastated, crooked joe proved last night he has no regret, no