for ohio senator j.d. vance, who is set to deliver a speech on the national stage for the first time as donald trump s running mate. and it comes after donald trump s former rivals took the stage to rally around him in a major show of unity. you don t have to agree with trump 100% of the time to vote for him. let s send joe biden back to his basement and let s send donald trump back to the white house. leading us in this fight will be a man who although wounded and facing danger, he stood up and raised his fist and reminded us that our people and our country are always worth fighting for. krld krld. if there was any doubt left that this party belongs to donald trump, listen to what one of his first political opponents, senator ted cruz, told my colleague, hallie jackson. is this donald trump s party now? absolutely. he is the president, he s going to be re-elected as the president again, and i am proud to be supporting donald trump. he s going to be president, he
the full breadth of perspectives from the caucus about the future of our country. it comes as more democrats on the hill call for biden to drop out of the race. the president addressed concerns about his candidacy in that nearly hour long press conference, insisting he is all in. i m determined i m running. but i think it is important that i allay fears by seeing let them see me out there. and just this morning, a top biden ally, congressman jim clyburn, spoke with my colleague craig melvin. here is some of what he had to say. let joe biden continue to make his own decisions about his presidency. he s earned that right. i m going to give him that much respect. if he decides to change his mind later on, then we will respond to that. we have until 19th of august to open our convention and so i would hope that we would spend our time now folk outing on the record that we will lay out for the american people. joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent mike memol
good morning. 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific on the west coast. we are just hours away from a crucial test for president biden and his political future as he faces pressure from some in his own party to withdraw from the 2024 race. the president will hold his first solo press conference in eight months. he will also sit down for a one- on-one interview with lester holt. it all comes has more democrats call for the president s exit. peter welch became the first senator to call on the president to drop from the race joining nearly a dozen house members. despite the pressure coming from all sides, the president is remaining steadfast. the campaign now firing back at george clooney for calling for a new nominee just weeks after the hollywood star hosted a major fundraiser for the president. the campaign saying, quote, the president stayed for over three hours while clooney took a photo quickly and left. joining me now is senior correspondent gabe gutierrez, alan catelli, ashley park
jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we begin with breaking news from washington, d.c. any moment now, president biden is set to stop by a meeting of national union leaders at afl-cio headquarters. after that, he will head over to the nato leaders summit. all this as the president faces more questions about his health and re-election campaign. here s what nancy pelosi said when asked if the president has her support to be the democratic nominee. it is up to the president to decide if he is going to run. we re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short. he has made the decision. he said firmly this week, he is going to run. do you want him to run? i want him to do whatever he decides to do. and that s the way it is. whatever he decides, we go. and i said, everyone, let s just hold off, whatever you re thinking, either tell somebody privately, but
good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. a very busy morning. supreme court justice stephen breyer expected to announce his retirement today paving the way for president biden to make his first supreme court nomination. we ll look at who may be on the short list to succeed him in what could be an intense political battle over the nation. the kremlin says there are few reasons for optimism after the u.s. and nato delivered written responses to russian demands to end the threat against ukraine as russia continues to build up its forces along the border. we ll go inside afghanistan for a look at the desperate and disturbing measures people are taking just to survive. meanwhile, here in the u.s., covid cases are rising in some areas and falling in many others. a new trend is emerging, people becoming infected with the virus for a second time or more. around the world ceremonies and remembrances today honoring the 6 million jews killed in the