A very good day to all of you from the Tom Brokaw New Center in los angeles. Welcome. We begin with decision 2024 and 94 days until the election day. Vice president Kamala Harris is behind the doors at this hour in her final stages of selecting a Vice President ial Running Mate. Nbcnews is reporting that the field is whittled down to six contenders. The Vice President is said to be consulting with former Attorney General eric holder, seen right there arriving at the Vice President s residence earlier today. Meanwhile, Donald Trump will speak at a rally in atlanta and he will be at the same Venue Field last week by enthusiastic democrats who showed up for an appearance by vp harris. Also a debate debate. The top and heres campaigns are sparring over time and place and where they might square off in september. Trump is favoring a Fox News hosted event September 4th. Vp harris says she plans to show up on September 10th for the original Abc Debate Trump agreed to with President Biden. New
Now and see how much you can save assignment with audie cornish. Listen wherever you get your podcasts this is cnn breaking News Hello again everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im Fredricka Whitfield and we start this hour with breaking news, a statement from the u. S national Security Council, just a short time ago saying the strike and the Golan Heights that killed 12 children was carried out by the militant Group Hezbollah and says, it should be universally condemned also, new this hour, israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was meeting with senior members of his government as they weigh their next steps. Israel is warning hezbollah will pay the price for the attack. Israeli warplanes have already struck the iranbacked group, Deep Inside Lebanon and the incident is fueling fears of an allout war on israels northern border. It all comes as Cia Director Bill burns is in rome for a new round of Gaza Ceasefire talks. Theyve got full coverage for you, Jeremy Diamond is in the
From the president ial election. Lets jump in with more from the week five democrats rallied behind a new president ial candidate. There is a time and a place for long years of experience in public life. There is also a time and place for new voices, fresh voices. Yes, younger voices. That time and place is now. In just a few months The American People Will choose the course of americas future. I made my choice. I have made my views known. I would like to thank our great Vice President Kamala Harris. She is experienced, tough, capable. She has been an incredible partner simi and a leader for our country. Now the choice is up to you, The American People Will. I have given my heart and my soul to our nation, like so many others. I have been blessed 1 Million times in return with the Love And Support of The American people. I hope that you have some idea how grateful i am to All Of You. Everything about america is here. The people rule. History is in your hands. The power is in your hands
It together. So lets act together, preserve our democracy. President biden addressing the nation for the first time since ending his reelection campaign. In a somber speech, the president talked about uniting the country and putting whats best for our democracy over his desire for a second term. Were going to have more on his historic remarks in just a moment. Also ahead, another day on the Campaign Trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, working to shore up support in her bid for the White House. Donald trump was also on the trail yesterday, but he had a much more pessimistic view of the country. Well have more on that. Meanwhile, President Biden will hold a high stakes Meeting Today with Benjamin Netanyahu following the israeli Prime Ministers Joint Address to Congress Yesterday, which was skipped by dozens of congressional democrats. A lot going on. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is thursday, july 25th. With us, we have the host of way too early, white House Bureau Chief a
Of our lifetimes burst into A Million pieces, gone. So much of what we will address this afternoon, that is exactly what happens next is still uncertain. Theres one thing thats still crystal clear, even now, something we should state as fact out of the gate, and it is this. In an arena so often lacking selflessness and honor, the man who has already pulled our democracy back from the brink once is showing that he is willing to do whatever to do to do it again. Today following president Joe Bidens noble, albeit difficult decision to bow out of the 2024 president ial race, a party seems completely reinvigorated, confident and firing on all cylinders, transformed. Still restless, perhaps. Many upset about exactly how the last 3 1 2 weeks went down, but that party is ready, nonetheless, to unite and to fight and to win. Like a Steam Locomotive picking up speed, Vice President Kamala Harris is, as we speak, effectively consolidating support ahead of the democratic national convention, which