It is just past the top of the hour, im Chris Jansing and this is the day of historic importance. Let me bring you up to speed of what we know right now about the breaking news. Joe biden, the 46th president of the united states, announcing this afternoon that he will no longer be the democratic president ial nominee for this election. That News Drop at 146 p. M. Eastern on Social Media. Heres what mr. Biden wrote, it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president , and while its been my intention to seek reelection, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on the filling my duties as president for the remainder of my term. In another post moments later, biden strongly endorsed Vice President harris to be the democratic nominee. Quote, my very first decision as the Party Nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President , and its been the best decision i have made. Today, i want to offer my fu
Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with Donald Trump accepting the republican nomination for president for the third time, as President Biden faces growing calls to leave the race. Two people familiar with the discussions tell Nbc News members of the president s family have discussed what an exit from the campaign would look like. This comes as a new Biden Campaign Memo obtained by Nbc News says the president will remain at the top of the ticket, arguing voters are still backing him, despite concerns over his age. And that The Party has, quote, no plan for an alternative nominee. A source close to the president telling Nbc News, quote, in 2015, obama, pelosi, schumer pushed aside biden in favor of hillary clinton. They were wrong then and they are wrong now. Behind the scenes, a person close to the president tells Nbc News, quote, were close to The End. And two sources familiar with his thinking tell Nbc News, the president feels persona
Ana geardadas filling in for The One And Only ali velshi. Were live in New York where members of the u. N. Are arriing in a few hours. In a little over 24 hours, President Biden is set to travel here for the first united Nations Assembly of his president. Could be a contentious few days. In addition to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, which is once again taking the lives of more than 2,000 americans per day, this years general assembly comes just weeks after the calamitous u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan. And days after the biden administration admitted, calling It A, quote, mistake, that a recent Drone Strike in afghanistan intended for isisk members killed zero terrorists, but instead, ten innocent civilians, including seven children. Things also remain contentious on capitol hill. If you want to get a sense of whats at stake in the days and weeks ahead, the New York times sums it up pretty well with this headline this morning. Quote, bidens entire president ial agenda rests on expans
Results. And its what we mentioned first, because tomorrow begins a Twoweek Period that will be critical in determining if this can become a permanent thing. The house returns in the morning and lawmakers will begin a sprint to September 27th, which is the Date Speaker Nancy pelosi set for the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill the senate passed in august. What happens next on the house will set the tone for the rest of President Bidens agenda, as the president finds himself and his agenda between two ideological poles of his party, both of which hold significant sway, and without any help from republicans. When it comes to democrats, theres the Joe Manchins of the world, and now voting Rights Legislation unveiled by democrats last week. Manchin also says that the 3. 5 trillion cost of the reconciliation bill, too high, and in a Facetoface Meeting with the president on wednesday appears not to have changed his mind. In fact, axios reports that manchin wants to pause voting on bidens social
Its version of the 3. 5 trillion Reconciliation Bill expanding the social Safety Net and fighting climate change. Were going to talk about where thing goes from here with Chris Van Hollen. A short time ago, President Biden outlined the plan to make big corporations and the wealthy pay more in taxes to boost the economy and strengthen the middle class in this country. Saying that it is the right thing to do. Its not to punish anyone. Im a capitalist. If you can make A Million or A Billion dollars, thats great. God bless you. All im asking is you pay your fair share. As the f. D. A. s Vaccine Advisory Committee prepares to decide whether to recommend Vaccine Booster shots, well look at how leaders are working to overcome Vaccine Hesitancy. And while many fled or sought to flee taliban rule in afghanistan, were going to talk live to one of the leaders who stayed behind to make sure thAt The taliban uphold their promise to respect womens rights. But we begin this hour in washington, d. C.