this is cnn breaking news and good evening on an unprecedented night in both american politics and history, vice president harris night working the phones rally democratic lawmakers, donors, even potential democratic opponents to her impromptu presidential campaign as republicans and the trump campaign had begun to redirect back their attack lines after president biden abruptly ended his candidacy this afternoon, something no sitting president has done so late in the election cycle in american history truly is stunning decision. anders and one that brings to mind president lyndon johnson s sudden exit from the 1968 presidential campaign. or so, i ve read president biden s decision comes after for weeks of defections by congressional democrats and donors following what is largely considered one of, if not the worst presidential debate performance in the history of these united states. and one that made concerns over his cognitive abilities and fitness for office. a seemingly i
party and the country. the new focus on the vice president, does she have the party s and voters support? harris saying her intention is to earn and win the nomination, but will other democrats challenge her? the timeline fast approaching, what a means for the democratic convention, getting on the ballot in all 50 states, and what happens to all that money raised for biden? former president trump weighing in, what he told our correspondent about the new state of the race, but are they ready to take on whoever democrats choose? all of this one week after an assassination attempt on the campaign trail. the president s legacy half a century in public life, biden s impact on the country, his achievements while in office amid his struggles. and finally, history playing out in realtime, a political shakeup the nation hasn t experienced in nearly 60 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. tonight we are witnessing a major u
president biden has endorsed his vice president it s kamala harris quoting president biden now quote my very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick kamala harris as my vice president. and it s been the best decision i ve made today. i want to offer my full support and endorsement for camila to be the nominee of our party this year, democrats. it s time to come together and beat trump. let s do this unquote. also tonight, harris is right happily securing endorsements from top democratic officials, lawmakers, even potential opponents for the nomination moments go all 50 democratic party state chairs signaled their support, as did congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, who had warned against a biden exit just days ago. we want to start this hour s coverage with priscilla alvarez in delaware trailing president biden. this evening. so what more are you learning about? what was behind the president s decision anderson the president, had remained defiant, reall
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interest, excuse me, my party and the country for me to stand down. moments after releasing that statement, mr. biden announced that he is endorsing vice president kamala harris to replace him, saying in the post that he is offering his full support of the current vice president. something local democratic politicians are, of course, endorsing. i fully support kamala harris. in fact, she has been trained by the best, joe biden was a vice president himself, so she probably had the best mentor to work under. the president said he will address the nation later this week. right now he is at his home in delaware after he tested positive for covid last wednesday. former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton also endorsing vice president harris for president. in a joint statement, the clintons praise biden for his political compliments and for, quote, standing up for america time and again. but they go on to say they are honored to endorse harr