Anderson Cooper Welcome back to the whole story. Im anderson cooper. President Bidens Decision to step aside from the race came as a shock to many americans, including some of his own campaign and White House staff. Even after the disastrous Cnn Debate against former President Donald Trump and the growing calls from democrats for him to pass the torch, biden seemed Dug In. So the question is, what finally changed his mind . Over the next hour, cnns Pamela Brown examines the Rise And Fall of candidate Joe Biden from his motivations for running against Donald Trump to the final days and hours before his historymaking decision. [music playing] Pamela Brown voiceover it was summer 2017, Joe Biden was out of the vice presidency, out of washington dc, and in his Home State of delaware. Evan osnos Joe Biden found himself in a place he hadnt been in his entire adult life, frankly. His politics had defined his identity, and now all of a sudden, he was a man without a purpose. Jeff zeleny it was
Whole story. I m te house staff. Even after the disastrous cnn debate against former president donald trump and the growing calls from democrats for him to pass the torch, biden seemed dug in. So the question is, what finally changed his mind? over the next hour, cnn s pamela brown examines the rise and fall of candidate joe biden from his motivations for running against donald trump to the final days and hours before his historymaking decision. [music playing] pamela brown (voiceover): it was summer 2017, joe biden was out of the vice presidency, out of washington dc, and in his home state of delaware. Evan osnos: joe biden found himself in a place he hadn t been in his entire adult life, frankly. His politics had defined his identity, and now all of a sudden, he was a man without a purpose. Jeff zeleny: it was always hanging over the question, would he get back in and run? jill biden: every single day, would come up to me at work or in the grocery store or the pharmacy, people on the
good evening everyone, thanks for tuning in, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn tonight. we have a lot to talk about. we are one night away from what will be the unofficial kickoff of joe biden s likely reelection run, also known as his state of the union address. what case will he make to the nation to elect him to a second term? a lot of political types think it s not just what he says, it s how he appears. president biden would be 82 if he wins reelection. he s already the oldest american president ever. is that why so many people are still on the fence? plus, lebron james is on his way to breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. remember when he was advised to just shut up and dribble? he did not take that advice. now he s 36 points shy of lakers legend gerard s record. we will talk about it. is it stressful at all? the chase? no, because it was never goal, it was never journey. the stress so far for me is competing every single day. also, nerve-racking moment
This and inspire kids and inspired people who are older two, is, like i said, in my broadcast on the cockpit, never too late. You need to go flying with me. I am i cant wait to teach me. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thanks to our panel for being here. Thanks to all of you for watching. Im Kasie Hunt Santa new central start right now the former fixer, takes the stand. Michael cohen once describing himself as trumps spokesman, thug pitbull, and wallace lawyer. This morning, he could be the linchpin in prosecution chins case and trumps criminal trial. Yeah. High drama as we hit the crucial moment in Donald Trumps trial. Meanwhile, Jury Selection begins in the case against democratic senator bob menendez. What is what he is saying about resigning if he is convicted and propalestinian protests disrupt College Commencements across the entire country. Students walking out of graduate duration ceremonies and turning their backs on speakers. Im sarah sayyed, kate baldwin and john berman. T
see her, why don t we feel her? why doesn t she have a platform in his administration where we can tangibly feel a black woman at work? can i take a guess and i don t know the answer. and i don t doubt that she s working hard. i m that one of the people are who says that she s not doing anything. i think she s working very hard. it feels to me that talking too much about kamala, or putting kamala harris up front is somehow going to make joe biden look less capable, look older, look less fresh, less new. and i just think that sucks. because she is part of why i voted for him. i m republican. i voted for joe biden because i thought, he s not crazy and he was to make america good again. but his vice president mattered. he could ve picked people that i would not have voted for. he picked kamala, and i thought, she s smart, she s not to progressive, she s going to fix some problems, where has she been?