intended for this to happen. i think that's ball game in the senate. >> thank you. breaking news, moments ago at the white house, vice president kamala harris just swore in former general lloyd austin as the new secretary of defense. he's making history. the first african-american to head the pentagon. you can see a fist bump or an elbow bump. before we go, we want to share another way that the new first family is returning to white house tradition. a first dog. two. pets in the white house this morning. we saw the biden dogs, champ and major enjoying their new home. there's not been a pet living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue for the last four years. the biden's adopted major two years ago making him first rescue dog to live in the white house. that does it for this doggy edition of andrea mitchell reports.