headquarters in new york city. if there s a path, prove it. the blunt demand from senate democrats who now want evidence there s still a way for joe biden to win. could the meeting happening right now bean the biden campaign s best and last chance to convince them. plus, the president prepared for arguably the biggest news conference of his life with his political future on the line. with the stakes, the scrutiny, and pressure all off the charts, can he deliver when it matters most? with all the chaos on the democratic side, where does that leave donald trump s veepstakes. the new comments from the former president with just days to go before the republican national convention. but we start with the president s top campaign officials right now huddling with senate democrats behind closed doors trying to do what the washington post says party leaders demand they do, convince them that the president can still win re-election. it s part of an urgent all hands on deck effort
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
it s 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. the first public warning from a democratic senator. donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. a shocker from hollywood. with democratic advocate and supporter george clooney announcing in the new york times that the party needs a new nominee. a deeper dive into the nato working sessions beginning this afternoon with the u.s. ambassador to the alliance and intelligent committee chairman mike turner, as nato tries to rush weapons and air defense in ukraine. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell on a busy day in washington where president biden is hoping his performance at the nato summit this week is going to quiet or hope quiet democratic dissent about his re-election bid. concerns among foreign leaders, they are worried about his abili
i am ana cabrera reporting from new york. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i am josé diaz-balart. we begin with the questions that continue to surround president biden and his re-election campaign, and this comes as president biden is set to host dozens of world leaders in washington beginning today for a nato summit. overnight, the president s personal physician released a letter seeking to clear up why a parkinson s disease specialist has been to the white house eight times in eight months, and the doctor, the neurologist, dr. kevin cannard said president biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical. with us, ali vitali, and just outside the national democratic headquarters in washington where the democrats held their meeting, aaron gilchrist, and jake hilliard. reporter: members have been told not to talk about what happened in that room. they actually have gone to a lot of effor
between senior israeli and u.s. officials including secretary of state antony blinken. nbc news has learned they are meeting virtually to discuss alternatives to a ground assault on rafah, the meeting supposed to happen in person last week, but prime minister netanyahu canceled the talks after the u.s. declined to veto a u.n. resolution calling for an immediate cease fire in the war. and it comes after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in israel this weekend calling on prime minister netanyahu s governor to resign and hold new elections and criticizing the governor s failure to free the hostages. meanwhile in gaza, israeli officials say they have withdrawn forces from the enclave s main hospital after a two-week raid. the hamas-run ministry of health says hundreds of civilians were found dead. the world health organization says 21 patients died and the medical facility is now in ruins. nbc news has reached out to the idf for comment. joining us now from tel