as several top democrats are rallying behind kamala harris after president joe biden announced he's ending his re—election bid and endorsing her as the new democratic nominee for the 2024 us presidential election. in a post on x vice presient harris said... a source has told the bbc that — following the endorsement — vice president harris has been making calls to key democratic officials, lawmakers and governors to secure support. this follows president biden�*s announcement on x, where he said...

the 81—year—old president — currently in isolation while recovering from covid — was under increasing criticism since a poor debate performance against his republican opponent donald trump in latejune. a number of democrats called for president biden to end his campaign. democratic donors also threatened to pull funding. former president trump reacted on truth social, saying...

our news partner cbs news has also gotten some reaction from the former president. in a phone conservation with cbs news�* chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa, mr trump said... i asked our north america correspondent about the endorsements the vice president has so far. you have this group of governors that were suggested as potential contenders tojoe biden�*s throne. you had the governor of california gavin newsom who has backed kamala harris tonight. you have the governor of pennsylvania josh shapiro. you have the governor of michigan gretchen whitmer who has not explicitly endorsed

kamala harris and then you have the kentucky governor andy beshear who has not specifically endorsed her. we will have to wait and see what happens in the next few days and weeks, i think the democratic party will want to unify behind one candidate. they have been in such disarray over the past few weeks while republican parties are coalescing around donald trump and we saw that at the republican arsenal convention. what they will want to do is get back to focusing on the issues rather than the focus being on ifjoe biden is fit to run for the white house. they want the focus to be on is donald trump fit to run for it? you are there outside of the white house. can you give us a sense of what people they are saying? they are not necessarily voters, tourists from around the world but what is the atmosphere there? it is busy here.

it always is, it is the summer and the weekend. you have so much media of course and people were coming up to us and asking us what was happening and in shock thatjoe biden has stood down. there were a group of people outside the white house that were saying thank you joe. he did the honourable thing. yesterday there had been a protest outside the white house from a group of voters who back the democratic party who felt it was time forjoe biden to step aside. i spoke to one woman who is a donald trump supporter and she said that she thinks thatjoe biden has been pushed out. she believes that donald trump will beat whichever democratic candidate that would board. more democrats are coming out including progresses in the party also in last a la elizabeth warren and alexandra

cortez supported her. warren emphasising her role in protecting abortion rights as she said kamala harris has been a ferocious warrior on the issue of abortion and under her leadership we will get reverses weight back into the law of the land. there endorsements and those from other top figures in the democratic party gooding and hillary clinton and congressmen and influence lawmaker. let's speak to a democrat from massachusetts who had previously called forjoe biden to our out of this. good to have you on bbc news. do you endorse kamala harris at this hour? , ., , hour? yes i did endorse her hours ago. _ hour? yes i did endorse her hours ago. i _ hour? yes i did endorse her hours ago, i practise - hour? yes i did endorse herl hours ago, i practise aborted and i think you'll be a nominee

and i think you'll be a nominee and she has the courage and vision and expertise and wisdom to prosecute the case against donald trump and to present a vision that contrast dramatically with his dark vision for the future of america. vision for the future of america-— vision for the future of america. ~ ., ., ., ., america. what do you want to see happen — america. what do you want to see happen in _ america. what do you want to see happen in the _ america. what do you want to see happen in the coming - america. what do you want to l see happen in the coming days? we know kamala harris has been on the phone with several lawmakers and governors trying to shore up support. what do you want to see happen in the party? you want to see happen in the -a ? , you want to see happen in the .a ? , ., ., you want to see happen in the .a ? ., ., you want to see happen in the party? does a lot of momentum behind her _ party? does a lot of momentum behind her candidacy. _ party? does a lot of momentum behind her candidacy. she - party? does a lot of momentum behind her candidacy. she has. behind her candidacy. she has been endorsed by a lot of top democrats. there are also some who say we should have an open process. i think it open process. i think it open process is fine, chose the american people be open to new candidates and ideas even though i do proudly endorse the vice president and think she will eventually be the nominee. at the end of the day, the democratic party will be very united and fundamentally we are showing the american people we

are willing to respond to their concerns because three out of five americans said they did not want either nominee, joe biden or donald trump at the top of the ticket. one party just got in my behind the former president putting aside their moral infections and concerns and just doing donald trump's bidding. another party, the democratic party has said we hear you. we will present a new idea. a new candidate and a new idea. a new candidate and a new idea, new opportunities for the country. that's a forward—looking vision that has been absent from the rest i think everyone will get excited about. did think everyone will get excited about. , ., , ., about. did that vision, in time? there's _ about. did that vision, in time? there's a - about. did that vision, in time? there's a few - about. did that vision, in l time? there's a few weeks about. did that vision, in - time? there's a few weeks until the convention, a little over 100 as to the election. does kamala harris have enough time to not only valley democrats behind her but also voters? it would have been better if it happened earlier but the contrast between her and donald trump will be so dramatic i think she has the time to show her story, talk about her vision for the future and

really prosecute the case against donald trump. this is a week nominee that the republicans have put forward. he had a terrible debate performance, was overshadowed byjoe biden. he has a dark vision for the country that involves taking away rights and millions of americans. doing things that will dramatically increase inflation, having no solution for big problems like the border. this is not a vision for the future at all. when americans get to contrast those ideas coming out of the republican party, with the bright opportunistic vision entered by kamala harris, i think there will be plenty of time to decide the selection and for democrats to win. we are seeing — and for democrats to win. we are seeing some messaging coming from the republican party from the trump campaign that kamala harris is responsible for the same" health policies" ofjoe biden especially as the borders are. —— failed policies. what will they have to do to fight the criticism?—

they have to do to fight the criticism? . �* , , , , criticism? that's the best they can come _ criticism? that's the best they can come up _ criticism? that's the best they can come up with _ criticism? that's the best they can come up with and - criticism? that's the best they can come up with and they - criticism? that's the best theyj can come up with and they are in trouble. this is a different leader with a different vision. she will be able to present that over the coming weeks and months to the american people. she's been a great vice president but that doesn't mean she agrees with everything joe biden has done. at the same time, she can build off of the incredible legacy and all the great things the president has accomplished. this is a president who in incredibly divided times past major bipartisan edges lesion like the infrastructure law, the chips and science act, we didn't see that out of donald trump. kamala harris is in a good position because she can build off of the legacy ofjoe biden which is also free and fully capable of presenting new ideas where she disagreed with the president. i ideas where she disagreed with the president.— the president. i want to drill down into — the president. i want to drill down into that. _ the president. i want to drill down into that. what - the president. i want to drill down into that. what makes the president. i want to drill- down into that. what makes her and her vision different from joe biden?— and her vision different from joe biden? . ., , , joe biden? fundamentally she represents _ joe biden? fundamentally she represents a — joe biden? fundamentally she represents a new _ joe biden? fundamentally she represents a new generation. | represents a new generation. she represents different backgrounds, she is the first

asian american, black woman to be vice president of the united states. she brings to the forefront lot of issues because of my generation and younger americans. she has tremendous experience from the senate and the white house. also from california, where she was a career prosecutor. there's a lot of but she brings forward that does present different ideas and opportunities from joe biden as remarkable as he has been. joe biden as remarkable as he has been-— has been. and a lot of names bein: has been. and a lot of names being tossed _ has been. and a lot of names being tossed around - has been. and a lot of names being tossed around as - has been. and a lot of names being tossed around as a - being tossed around as a possible buyer's presidential nominee to go along with that ticket. if she is indeed confirmed, what would you like to see? it confirmed, what would you like to see? , ._ confirmed, what would you like to see? , confirmed, what would you like tosee? , ., , ., to see? it is way too early to tell. to see? it is way too early to tell- she's — to see? it is way too early to tell. she's got _ to see? it is way too early to tell. she's got a _ to see? it is way too early to tell. she's got a good - to see? it is way too early to i tell. she's got a good problem on our hands because there's a lot of talent in the party and thatis lot of talent in the party and that is what american people will see in the coming weeks as we have a lot of talent in the party and we are willing to have a competition of ideas. we

are notjust going to fall into this cult like situation but the republicans had behind donald trump. it's a great thing for democrats and america and it is why even though it is late and i get it, it's late and is not a lot of time, i do believe we have enough time to win the election. [30 believe we have enough time to win the election.— win the election. do you think she should — win the election. do you think she should select _ win the election. do you think she should select someone i win the election. do you think. she should select someone from a swing state?— a swing state? that is one argument- _ a swing state? that is one argument. she _ a swing state? that is one argument. she could - a swing state? that is one argument. she could be . a swing state? that is one - argument. she could be looking for someone with more foreign policy experience, someone with different backgrounds and geographic location or at certain constituency like one of the key swing states to help put her over the top. a lot of considerations i'm sure the team will consider.- considerations i'm sure the team will consider. always good to have you _ team will consider. always good to have you on _ team will consider. always good to have you on bbc— team will consider. always good to have you on bbc news, - team will consider. always good j to have you on bbc news, thank you so much. to to have you on bbc news, thank you so much-— the us secretary of state antony blinken says he is proud to have worked forjoe biden and vowed to work for him through the remainder of his term.

another high—level cabinet official lloyd austin did not endorse kamala harris but praised joe biden, as part of a statement... for my am joined by the former democrat congressman, good to have you on the show. i want to

start by asking you, these are unprecedented times obviously. we heard just after the news was breaking and joe biden endorsed kamala harris, that she was getting on the phone with members of congress and governors trying to shore up support. also members of a pretty influential groups within congress like the black caucus. how unusual is that? i think under the circumstances it is not unusual. she is trying to get out ahead to make sure constituencies are with her. it's important in terms of the member's of congress that she demonstrates that support and it's been a historic day, a long day, a hard day and in many respects. at the same time it's been exhilarating to think there's a new feature for the party. yesterday things were not looking so bright for us. do you think things look bright

now that vice president kamala harris has a good chance not only to rally democrats around her a lawmakers, but also voters? i her a lawmakers, but also voters? ~ her a lawmakers, but also voters?— her a lawmakers, but also voters? ~' , ., voters? i think whenever you have something _ voters? i think whenever you have something like - voters? i think whenever you have something like this - voters? i think whenever you . have something like this happen and forjoe biden, this has been a tough day and i love joe, who is a good, decent, honourable man. unlike the other guy who is a character. he always put the country before himself and he demonstrated that today. at the same time, the exhilaration of knowing the unknown and we're not quite sure 100% that will be, i think kamala harris has the wind in her back right now. she will likely become the presumptive nominee. there are many ways a good plough, who the vice president nominee will be. there is much more excitement, we can see in the campaign money numbers right now about $30 million and about six hours has been raised.

that's a lot of money, a fast clip. that's a lot of money, a fast cli -. ~ ,., that's a lot of money, a fast cli . _ . , ., g ., that's a lot of money, a fast cli_. �* that's a lot of money, a fast cli. �* , clip. we saw joe biden struggle in olls clip. we saw joe biden struggle in polls among _ clip. we saw joe biden struggle in polls among some _ clip. we saw joe biden struggle in polls among some key - clip. we saw joe biden struggle in polls among some key parts| in polls among some key parts of the democrat coalition. young voters, black voters and unions. what do you think kamala harris needs to do to bring these voters back into the fold if she is indeed confirmed? i the fold if she is indeed confirmed?— confirmed? i think the democratic _ confirmed? i think the democratic party - confirmed? i think the democratic party is i confirmed? i think the i democratic party is epic confirmed? i think the - democratic party is epic tent party. unlike the republican party which is pretty much what it is, we have a of different political thought and ideas and i think kamala harris or whoever the candidate will be will bring that freshness we were looking for. it is interesting, just the other day joe biden was the oldest person to 14 joe biden was the oldest person to 1a office for now it is squarely on donald trump, he is the oldest candidate ever and she will reach out all of those groups. the support will be there from unions, a lot of the other support will be there as well. the institutional support within the party itself be there. as importantly it will

be interesting to see what the polls look like. and where the american people especially democrats are on this. particularly in battleground states, what do you think she needs to message in those states like michigan and wisconsin to wind up? i think civen wisconsin to wind up? i think given her— wisconsin to wind up? i think given her law-enforcement i given her law—enforcement background is the former district attorney in san francisco, as well as the attorney general, who has prosecuted people. running against the person who is scooted and found guilty of 3a counts as a felon. he's been adjudicated and raped someone. it's kind of hard to say. that's what she is running against and to juxtapose those individuals, it's pretty stark individuals, it's pretty stark in terms of what she brings to this if she becomes the nominee. i think she will have to speak to the issues of public safety, that she will not be raising taxes on less

than $400,000. she needs to reiterate that and make sure people are paying their fair share, going up to the billionaires and people who have not been paying their fair share. ~ ., share. we saw in some of those oles share. we saw in some of those poles and _ share. we saw in some of those poles and heard _ share. we saw in some of those poles and heard from _ share. we saw in some of those poles and heard from the - share. we saw in some of those| poles and heard from the trump campaign team in some reports that there was starting to look at traditionally blue states including your state of new york is a possibility of winning more towards republicans than they had been previously. do you think kamala harris can easily lock in states like yours?- harris can easily lock in states like yours? first of all i did states like yours? first of all i did think — states like yours? first of all i did think you _ states like yours? first of all i did think you new - states like yours? first of all i did think you new york - states like yours? first of all i did think you new york was really at risk. we saw the support for the president but it was high single digits and with three orfour it was high single digits and with three or four months ago before the election i do think that whoever the democratic nominee including kamala harris that if she is the nominee she will be able to bring back many people within new york. it makes the seats in new york more competitive for democrats and i think for a lot of those

folks running for the senate now it is a nuance and something different to get excited about. we have a new candidate. the other partyjust doubled down on white males and very conservative, ultraconservative. their theme music was all about white men being in charge. that world does not exist anymore, our country has gone through a lot of changes and i think for the better. we don't want to go back to the 1940s and 50s or 60s, we want to move forward and that is what will happen. the democratic leadership. last . uestion, the democratic leadership. last question. who _ the democratic leadership. last question, who would you like to see as a possible vice presidential pick for kamala harris if she is on top of the ticket? ., , ., ., , ticket? there are so many really good _ ticket? there are so many really good people, i- ticket? there are so many| really good people, i think that the governor of michigan is incredible. i thinkjosh shapiro is an old friend of mine, a great guy from pennsylvania. governor cooper in north carolina. tim walls from minnesota, my other good friend mark kelly from arizona.

there are a bunch of great folks and a deep pool we have on our side. folks and a deep pool we have on our side-— on our side. plenty of names out there. — on our side. plenty of names out there, great _ on our side. plenty of names out there, great to _ on our side. plenty of names out there, great to have - on our side. plenty of names out there, great to have you | on our side. plenty of names i out there, great to have you on bbc news and i, thank you for joining us. bbc news and i, thank you for joining us-_ the president's family has come out in strong support of his decision to leave the race. joe biden's communications director elizabeth alexander said this. -- jill —— jill biden. we can speak to franklin forest. how much influence do you thinkjoe biden's family had in this decision in the end? , .,

had in this decision in the end? ., �* �* , ., , end? joe biden's well, not 'ust his family fl end? joe biden's well, not 'ust his family but is i end? joe biden's well, not 'ust his family but is staff�* end? joe biden's well, not 'ust his family but is staff are h his family but is staff are extremely patriarchal. he is the strong father figure and everything can really revolve around him. the advice that he gets back from his family tends to reflect his own opinion and that was true of his inner circle which is why it was such a struggle for him to get to this decision ultimately. that he was really encapsulating the bubble where information was being filtered by people who tended to share his view of the world. ., ., ., , . ., world. you wrote a piece today in the atlantic— world. you wrote a piece today in the atlantic with _ world. you wrote a piece today in the atlantic with the - world. you wrote a piece today in the atlantic with the title - in the atlantic with the title that his greatest strengths were his undoing. you said before his age began the source of his political demise it supplied him with wisdom. for his stubbornness more him to be inevitable it carried him to unlikely tribes and you said despite his advanced and she was point back on those very tendencies, disastrously so. what do you think than ended his run for him? jae

what do you think than ended his run for him?— his run for him? joe biden is fundamentally _ his run for him? joe biden is fundamentally a _ his run for him? joe biden is fundamentally a politician. l his run for him? joe biden is. fundamentally a politician. he is able to count noses and read polls and i think today he started to see the polling fallout from underneath him in places like virginia and new mexico where you would have counted pretty safely in the democratic column stop you start to hear from democratic column stop you start to hearfrom politicians notjust nancy pelosi and others at the top of the party but from this broader base of politicians and he's always had respect for his fellow politicians. he understands how they think in a self—interested sort of way and you can see what they were telling him and that matter to him. it what they were telling him and that matter to him.— that matter to him. it must have been _ that matter to him. it must have been a _ that matter to him. it must have been a deeply - that matter to him. it mustj have been a deeply difficult moment forjoe biden, especially knowing that he believes in his ability as we have heard so many times to prove everyone wrong. right, so it is very hard — prove everyone wrong. right, so it is very hard for _ prove everyone wrong. right, so it is very hard for any _ it is very hard for any president to link with power, there is this padded that if you have a relatively

successful first term you run for a second and by those measures joe for a second and by those measuresjoe biden had a very achievement filled first term. then he is a very proud guy who is like consisted of him suffering humiliations, starting with being bullied for having a stutter when he was a kid and going through various hardships and traumas but also scandals. he was accused when he ran for president in 1988 of being a plagiarist and he always manages to withstand the humiliations by persisting. normally that kind of resilience is something we celebrate as being part of a healthy psyche but in this instance it became the psychological prison for which he really struggled to escape. it was an extremely hard thing for him to arrive at this moment of profound unselfishness but clearly the commonsense decisions for him to make. �* , . ~ commonsense decisions for him to make. . , ., ,, ., , commonsense decisions for him to make. . , ., ,, ., to make. any talk to us about his relationship _ to make. any talk to us about his relationship with - to make. any talk to us about his relationship with his -

to make. any talk to us about his relationship with his vice l his relationship with his vice president kamala harris and what you think led to this point of him endorsing her? it's hard to say that had a particularly close relationship, but the hardest, the vice president is a comic role in washington, is a show on hbo that mocked the vice presidency. the hardest thing is being a former based presidents vice president. joe biden who felt very maligned and disrespected by barack obama at various points in the administration ended up transferring a lot of his baggage onto kamala harris and he thought that he nominally treated her with a great deal of respect and he didn't receive but he really hasn't given her the space to be our own political person. it was hard for her to carve out policy portfolios where she could be successful. she really struggled i think to form an independent identity of the course of this administration.

ifjoe biden was not forced to really push, i'm not sure he would be handing it over to her in particular. given the late hour and the nature of the way that the president and vice presidency interact, there was no other choice.— no other choice. one more question. _ no other choice. one more question. we _ no other choice. one more question, we have - no other choice. one more question, we have about i no other choice. one more question, we have about a| question, we have about a minute left. joe biden says he fully intends to serve out the rest of his term. how do you think we will look at his legacy? i think we will look at his lea ? ~ think we will look at his legacy?— think we will look at his lea ? ~ . , legacy? i think that he will be somebody — legacy? i think that he will be somebody who _ legacy? i think that he will be somebody who is _ legacy? i think that he will be somebody who is dorian - legacy? i think that he will be somebody who is dorian is i somebody who is dorian is considered to be an underrated president. during his time his approval ratings are always in the basement but he contended with crisis after crisis, beginning with covid and economic issues extending through the afghanistan withdrawal, the ukraine war, the guise of war and despite all of that, crisis management he was involved in he managed to pass big pieces of legislation and also install regulation change the economic

trajectory of america that went in a direction that was doing more to protect manufacturing, did more to combat knobbly and inactive this transition the economy —— monopoly. and will be in economy —— monopoly. and will beinjoe economy —— monopoly. and will be injoe biden's america for years to come. be in joe biden's america for years to come.— be in joe biden's america for years to come. and the decision under mentally _ years to come. and the decision under mentally changing - years to come. and the decision under mentally changing the - under mentally changing the trajectory of the election. that'll be a time for, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we are covering all the latest development on our website. you will see a live page updated by all of our correspondence with interviews and analysis from around the world. thank you for watching us and stay with bbc news. hello. it looks like the second half ofjuly will continue to be much more in tune with summer weather than the first half ofjuly. it's going to feel quite warmer out there when you get the sunshine — temperatures at or above average — but this week, a more typical week and there'll be

a bit of a mix around. some rain at times, particularly on monday and thursday, they're the greatest likelihood, but some longer drier spells, too. now one of the wetter spells said monday. it's these weather fronts pushing across the country, which gives a rather grey and misty, murky start to the day. patchy light rain or drizzle for many, but some heavier bursts across scotland and the far north of england first thing. many will brighten up, a scattering of showers will quickly rush across early afternoon southern areas before some longer, drier spells later. further north will also see sunshine develop. lots of cloud eastern scotland, best of sunshine in the west, but some slow moving showers, not much of a breeze here, and where those showers do form in scotland, northern ireland, northern england, there's an outside chance of the odd rumble of thunder. but look at the temperatures in the afternoon with some sunshine —16—24 celsius. they're bang on target for this stage in the year. some of the heavier showers will last in eastern scotland into the first part of the night, but through monday night into tuesday, cloud and patchy rain will push from ireland into wales, central and southern england. and like monday morning, it will be a mild enough start today for many —

coolest with clearer skies in northern scotland. but for tuesday, a ridge of high pressure starts to build in. before it does, though, we've just got this little kink in the isobars, little trough linked to the weather front, which will bring cloud and occasional showery bursts of rain, especially during the morning across parts of southern wales, central, southern england. odd isolated shower elsewhere on tuesday, but for most it will be largely dry. best of the sunshine around northern and western coasts. we will see a bit of a breeze, so temperatures down a little bit on monday's values. a cooler night then to take us into wednesday, but with that ridge of high pressure, a bit more widespread, lighter winds, it will be a much more pleasant day. a few isolated showers can't be ruled out. a lot of dry and bright weather with some sunshine to begin with and then clouds spilling in from the west. longer spells of sunshine for the afternoon in eastern areas — just one or two inland showers. it will feel warmer again, temperatures more widely into the 20s. as we go through wednesday night into thursday, though, this will probably the wettest spell of the week, with these weather fronts pushing across. not completely wet, but there will be some patchy rain or drizzle around again

more widely on thursday, brighter on friday, and turning warmer and drier through the weekend.

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joe biden drops out of the race for president, amid mounting pressure, says it's in the best interest for america and his party, and endorses kamala harris for the race. kamala harris vows to "earn and win" nominations, but can she get enough democrats united to rally behind her? republican presidential nominee donald trump sastoe biden was never fit to run for president and that he will remedy the damage caused under biden to make america great again. world leaders praise joe biden for his leadership and service. ukraine's president volodmyr zelensky thanks him for taking bold steps to support him in the war with russia. welcome to bbc news, and our special coverage of president biden's decision to drop out of the us presidential race.