it s monday, july 22, right now on cnn this morning. after weeks of will he or won t he, president biden end his bid for reelection, sending his party into an unprecedented scramble to find a new nominee plus the vice president s kamala harris, already attempting to earn and win her spot as the president s son plays but at the top of the democratic ticket and major players in the democratic party lineup to pledge their support for the vice president. but a few big names still sitting silently on merit endorsements 5:00 a.m. here in washington a live look at the nation s capital on a momentous monday just a few dozen series of days before we get to november. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us for the first time in over half a century, a sitting president who can still run for reelection will not appear on the ballot. president joe biden, making the stunning announcement on sunday he said in part quote, this, i believe it is in the best
breaking news, we re following a contentious hearing on capitol hill lawmakers are grilling the secret service director as calls grow for her to resign after the assassination attempt of former president trump. let s listen in somebody seven feet tall. and you re five feet tall. there s going to be a delta there that is problematic in protecting the protectee. and i m asking is that a consideration when you when these agents not saying you, but when they re assigned to the protectee the agents that are assigned to our protectees are perfectly killed came. so sure is what i m concerned about because the primary objective here seems to be something other than securing the site, securing the principal, and securing the people at the site, and that s the concern based on the answers that you given today so far without a yields, jim chair now recognizes mr. moskowitz from florida. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for this hearing. i want to thank the subpoena that you sent.
secret service director under fire over lack of answers and shake-up on the democratic ticket raising a lot of questions. should there be an open convention? seems less likely now but democratic presidential candidate williamson still thinks so. here with reasons why. with donors lining up behind kamala harris will it be the vp picking her own vp. and who could that be. we ll ask democrat the particular governor. i m neil cavuto. this is your world. i want to go to the white house what has been an incredible past 24 to 36 hours. to you my friend. neil, president biden s doctor is telling us his covid symptoms almost resolved completely but still not has been seen or heard from at least on camera since wednesday. it is vice president harris who is here leading official events. joe biden s legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history. in one term he has already, yes, you may clap. our president joe biden fights for the american people
welcome back to msnbc s continuing coverage of president biden s historic decision to end his re- election campaign just 107 days before the november election. i m jonathan in washington, d.c. just hours ago, president biden announcing he will be stepping down as the democratic nominee, and endorsed vice president kamala harris. and a statement posted to x, biden announced, while it has been my intention to seek re- election, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term. and a second post, biden also made clear his choice to replace them is vice president, harris, writing on x, today, i want to offer my full support and endorsement for kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. and in her own statement, she vowed to earn and win this nomination. harris will be speaking at an event at the white house tomorrow morning. biden s campaign h
lima, someone needs to customize and saved hundreds and car insurance would liberty neutral. let s fly chief i thought you were right behind me. only pay for what you need labor day au rafael romo at the georgia state capitol in atlanta. this is cnn if you re just joining us, i m wolf wolf blitzer in washington, kaitlan collins joins us from new york. i want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we re following very fast moving major breaking news president biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and is publicly endorsing vice president kamala harris to be the democratic presidential nominee. he made historic and stunning announcement at around 1:45 p.m. eastern time earlier today, sending out a statement that reshapes the 2024 presidential race just one month before the democratic national convention in chicago and wolf we re now learning from sources that the president s exit plans were set into motion operationally last ni