everyone i m martha maccallum and this is the story. what a story this is. here is just one of the latest wrinkles that s being uncovered. this report says behind the scenes there is backstabbing, no big surprise here. reports that some white house advisers are talking behind his scenes about how to begin to convince the president to step aside. the new york times reporting the campaign is quietly testing polling on a harris versus trump race and they have to make the case to the president who remains convinced of that strength of his campaign that he cannot win against former president donald trump . they have to persuade him to believe another candidate like vice president harris could potentially lead mr trump so says and purports the new york times. another element would be to assure mr biden should he step aside character process to choose another candidate would be orderly and not devolve into chaos in the democratic party. note these are nameless advisors in this piec
sandra: president biden s campaign and full-blown crisis mode as more lawmakers in the democrat party call on him to exit the 2024 race. we expect to hear it directly from the white house when the white house press briefing begins. it is expected at any moment now. already pushed back by a half-hour but we are at the new time now. hello and welcome, i m sandra smith in new york and john great to have you back. john: good to be back. could be fireworks there. i am john roberts in washington and this is america reports. president biden is trying to rally his party behind him as he enters a critical week for his campaign. this morning he sent a letter to house democrats declining to step aside and minutes later he appeared on msnbc with that same firm message. listen here. i have a neurological test every single day. try sitting behind this desk and making these decisions. you know it and they know it. i am not bad at what i do. it doesn t mean i never make a mistake. i
this was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. i never thought in my lifetime i would see an unconditional surrender to the taliban. this is betrayal. i do not believe a word you re saying on this. i do not wish to hear from you. what you said is dead wrong. i don t wish to hear your lie. it is so unfortunate the consequences. you need to resign. that would be leadership. dana: senator mike rounds will question secretary blinken this morning on the senate side. peter doocy with the latest from the white house. let s go to capitol hill where aishah hosni is standing by for day two. if it was anything like yesterday it is sure to draw the ire of republicans. blinken yesterday defenlded the withdrawal of the troops from afghanistan at one point hitting his message home saying we inherited a deadline. we did not inherit a plan. he also revealed there are still several thousand u.s. green card holder on top of the some 100 citizens still stuck in afghanistan. th
why the president s sweeping agenda is now in peril, and a new tropical storm forms in the gulf of mexico. nicholas on track to hit a battered region with up to a foot of rain . good to have you with us. north korea said it test fired a new strategic weapon in a move that will likely rachet up tensions in the region. the north korean media reported on successful tests of long-range cruise missiles over the weekend which hit targets 1500 kilometers away. the u.s. and korea are looking into the claims. good to see you paula. putting aside the timing of this, coming as it did on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, just how significant is this really? reporter: well, rosemary, it is significant that north korea is testing new weapons if that is the case. this is what statement media said. it is a new strategic develop in development for two years. we have seen the new weapons systems on show. experts were saying at some point north korea will need to test them and that is
president biden singing collapses unlikely. john: there s been no new information from the state department on american stranded in afghanistan. as far as we know, the taliban still refusing to allow planes ready to evacuate americans from taking off. jacqui: florida congressman standing by. you will have a chance to question blinken. first, to congressional correspondent aishah hasnie. hi, jacqui. good afternoon. we could expect some fireworks today during the hearing. ranking member michael mccaul told me he is ready to hold blinken s feet to the fire that he will be bringing up prior previous testimony to this hearing. secretary of state is set to appear virtually in front of the house foreign affairs committee at 2:00 this afternoon. you would expect some sharp questioning from republicans and democrats over the role the state department played in this chaotic withdrawal including questions about the about the state department email fox obtained showing the departme