filmmaker rob reiner became one of the first to call for a change at the top of the democratic ticket. in fact, writing on social media quote, it's time to stop f-in around if the convicted felon wins, we lose our democracy. joe biden has effectively service with honor decency, and dignity. it's time for joe biden to step down now, a few weeks later, came this moment nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy that includes personal ambition so, i've decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation and now hollywood a-listers are rushing to embrace kamala harris, including my next guest, filmmaker, rob reiner, welcome to laura coates live glad to have you here. thank you. >> thanks for having me, laura, you know, you spoke out pretty early and you continue to make the case. it wasn't a one-off until the president's really his final decision. and here we are. he has officially stepped aside, calm with top of the ticket. how do you feel about it now? >> well, i mean, you can see the party is completely energized. everybody is coalescing around combat as well

rob reineres we need someone younger to fight back, that narrows it down to about everyone on earth.en suddenly got too old just a few weeks ago, which shows how detached these idiots are from real life. if you don't experience crime, inflation, or illegals, do you think they are going to care your guy is clinically dead? biden backer is telling the heifers on "the view" that he's deeply concerned. >> i'm concerned, the democrats have a big bench and heavy hitters. i worry with the debate, difficulty with the debate, it was relatively simple, you just should have told the president, stand up, put a little makeup on for the debate, which should help him and where to look. >> greg: looks like a vegas magician. no amount of makeup could add moisture to the corps. you heard the phrase polishing a turd, with biden, it is polishing a fossilized turd and there are plenty more. pretty much everybody who has been with joe last four years is telling the truth about him, like chuck todd who says he's known about biden's condition for years. if only he knew a journalist who could warn us about i

. >> rob reiner. >> rob reiner. everyone wants to know what the director has to say.wall street is known for discretion. but behind the scenes we've been chatting with them all weekend. as you can imagine, there's plenty of concern, and now the debate hasn'tet been whether he should step down, but for a lot of them, simply win. it would help the supporters to secure the democrat win. >> money talks. money talks and so does whenever you've made "when harry met sally." >> that's a better one. >> business reporter for "the new york times" lauren hirsh, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, business leaders are set to meet in washington for the nato summit. we'll learn what's on the docket as there are concerns weighed about a potential trump presidency. we'll be right back. a potential presidency we'll be right back. is the effortless energy that gets you in the zone. cirkul, available at walmart and drinkcirkul.com. why do couples choose a sleep number smart bed? i need help with her snoring. sleep number does that. thank you. and now, save 25% on our most

you've got rob reiner saying he's going to make additional donations alongside his wife, even beyonceeedom song. and there's a lot of engagement now back from hollywood, both from multiple democratic donors tonight telling me they were happy with that speech. >> you are our business and technology correspondent, when did you think about kamala harris as the means. if she's going viral on a number of fronts. >> democratic voters are telling me s they like how memeable kamala harris is buried harris made the case for black women voters and drying the contrast between herself and former president trump and another you would expect to see her and the wife of possible second lady making the case for the media as well. >> thank. john, what about donald trump has tried to pivot now that he's running again kamala harris? >> he's blame her for every possible bad thing in the binding campaign and the heartbreak of psoriasis. if she's a liberal of san francisco, that's a traditional attack. the dome i joined and said the stakes are so high that he had to get out of the race, they said no, you're

two names i want to highlight our john cusick and rob reiner because they are ugly two most prolific of president biden and they have both called on him to bow out. but of course the biggest name to do so, so far as george clooney with that op-ed. and the fallout from that really has come in multilayers. the first is that it just adds on to the pile effective everything. and also his op-ed reaches a different audience. think of the people go to "e! news" before cable news and of course fund-raising. ella ray, a screenwriter behind "the hunger games" he said this is a town that pays attention to the box offices and the numbers don't look encouraging right now. i do think they are going to have a challenge raising more money. >> richard branson we can add to that list a blog post from a moment ago it's time from president biden to make the most important decision of his life, so he says it is prudent if not imperative for outside observers to speak out on the seminole election. including the question of whether president biden should continue his reelection bid." he made his decision i

they'll filmmaker rob reiner, join including writing on x, democracy is facing an existential threat we need someone younger to fight back. joe biden must step aside and house speaker emerita nancy pelosi noncommittal it's up to the president to subside if he is going to run we're all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short and colorado senator michael bennet on cnn became the first senate democrat to break with biden publicly bennett calling the state of the race very worrisome donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection and maybe win it by a landslide. >> and the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win this election an adviser to the president said, feeling biden's inner circle are concerned enough to pierce biden's firm position. only family could do that. and only if there's hard data, the adviser telling cnn of his wife and sister, jilin valerie won't let him go down in flames since the debate. cnn's poll of polls shows trump leading biden by five poin

rob reiner also jumping with george. that's right, that's right. among the many people. and these are not only symbols for many of us, but there are people who raised large amounts of money. he raised almost $30 million at one fundraiser recently, the biggest in democratic history. so this is important, this kind of person. okay. the debate was a couple of weeks ago. what are the polls suggest right now after the debate? do we have a good sense of it or is it still too fresh or too new? you and i talked about this that very night, and we said, no, let's wait a little while. well, they've been to the water cooler. yeah. and they've decided. and the kitchen table, the dining table. that's right. all of our work spices. that's right. and what's happened, what's happened is he's losing ground. the cook report came out with these six states that were biden states or close to it. and you can see three have gone from certain to likely three have gone from maybe to no. and this is bad. these are swing states that biden must have. and if he doesn't have him, he's in trouble. even

and for his part, rob reiner saying that's my friend george clooney has clearly expressed what many of us have been saying. we love and respect joe biden, we acknowledge all he has done for our country, but democracy is facing an existential threat. we need someone younger to fight back joe biden must step aside and then this morning, senator richard blumenthal, democrat from connecticut, saying to reporters that he is deeply concerned it's about biden's prospects of winning in november after just in recent days saying that joe biden is the nominee and the biden campaign putting that in a press release this morning. and boris, i've just learned from my own sources that organizers for a convention lunch in chicago, that would feature high dollar donors owners. they've decided to scrap that event. it was a relatively small event in the grand scheme of things, but it captures the mood of the donor class right now, which is flashing bright red warning signs, especially in a deep blue part of the country that many of these donors do not feel comfortable tapping their networks and asking the

i'm glad you mentioned rob reiner because he he's obviously a longtime democratic supporter. he tweeted over the weekend. i believe that he is thinks it's time for biden to go. he got a lot of pushback and now he's saying what he said to george clooney. i always learn so much from all of you. thank you. great to see you here. don't go anywhere coming up, president biden's message to naysayers. watch me. well, he's facing a big test today. you see it there. it's a major gathering of world leader, leaders right here in washington. we're going to take thank you. there live. and one of the co-host of pod save america, john fabra joins me along with our very own david axelrod. stay tuned wall we're going to mix up our own show smoothies look i'm hosting shark week i'm just about john cena, shark week all this week on discovery and streaming on max. this summer snatching, just got serious introducing new $3 footlong divers world might not be ready for them, but at $3 a pop your wallet definitely is from cup in their step to shine in their coats. and people switch their dogs foods,

rob reiner also jumping with george. that's right, that's right. among the many people.se are not only symbols for many of us, but there are people who raised large amounts of money. he raised almost $30 million and one fundraiser recently, the biggest in democratic history. so this is important, this kind of person. and here's a notable programing note for you. our nbc colleague lester holt will sit down with president biden next monday. we're going to air this. you can watch the full, unedited interview in an nbc news special next monday night, july 15th at 6 p.m. all right. we're back in seconds. up next, an up close look at just how dangerous fireworks can be. a victim speaking out straight from the burn unit. his message for those doing and watching these illegal fireworks shows. also, could this impact your bank account? the big change at costco for the first time since 2017. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. heat warnings for much of california as tomorrow will mark our eighth day with 100 degree temperatures and or hotter. i'll show you when the heat wave bre

rob reiner also jumping with george. that's right, that's right. among the many people. and these are not only symbols for many of us, but there are people who raised large amounts of money. he raised almost $30 million and one fundraiser recently, the biggest in democratic history. so this is important, this kind of person. and here's a notable programing note for you. our nbc colleague lester holt will sit down with president biden next monday. we're going to air this. you can watch the full, unedited interview in an nbc news special next monday night, july 15th at 6 p.m. all right. we're back in seconds. up next, an up close look at just how dangerous fireworks can be. a victim speaking out straight from the burn unit. his message for those doing and watching these illegal fireworks shows. also, could this impact your bank account? the big change at costco for the first time since 2017. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. heat warnings for much of california as tomorrow will mark our eighth day with 100 degree temperatures and or hotter. i'll show you when the heat

reiner, calling on biden to step aside. and house speaker emerita nancy pelosi, noncommittal. >> it's up to the president to subside if he is going to run we're all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short, and connecticut senator richard blumenthal said he supports biden, but as deeply concerned about him winning. >> he can do it but there will be a question mark for some time biden's inner circle racing to answer those questions. >> and adviser to the president said a few close to him are concerned enough to pierce biden sperm position. only family could do that. and only with hard data. the adviser telling cnn of his wife and sister, jill when valerie won't let him go down in flames since the debate, cnn's poll of polls shows trump leading biden by five points. the first time this year the candidates are separated by a margin of more than three points and some donors in chicago and florida are having second thoughts about private fundraisers they were planning, but for biden, it's full steam ah

rob reiner followed up saying he agreed with j -- with george clooney and joe biden needed to step asidedonors acknowledged this. the alternative is complicated but most of the ones i spoke to believe resident biden step aside. the campaign things that right now big donors are not as important. they are trying to put a focus on small dollar donations. amna: lisa clooney said most worry that biden cannot be trump. if democrats are unhappy with biden as the nominee, why aren't more saying so publicly or forcefully? >> concerned that there is not a better option. others want to help him get out gracefully. overall, there is a lack of certainty and lack of political conviction by many of these members. on capitol hill, if they do not move soon, folks in the biden campaign say every day is a win for him. it helps him secure the nomination. amna: what is the biden team saying about this publicly and privately to democrats? >> biden campaign aides say they are not delusional. biden has been holding calls, even some we don't know about, trying to prove that his candidacy is still viable. they sa

reiner says it's time to stop laughing around is time for biden to step down.he disney errors netflix ce ceo, other ceos will not be held hostage with the president of a 37 percent approval rating. they are vowing to pull all donations and also from house and senate democrats until he is off the ticket. he is losing intel, the donors. what about the media? he had a rough one. >> there's no reason to go back and forth. >> and then every time i answer the question. >> ask about a medical exam that's in the line of question. that is something the president has a couple times a week and then media has been upset by biden's condition and in on the cover-up. they've never raise the age before. cnn top doctor has been saying for years biden seems fit. no need to take a cognitive test. now he wants a test? >> have we been looking at episodes or is this reflective or deeper underlying conditions cracks if you were my dad i would get more cognitive testing and more detailed movement disorder testing as well. >> this morning the media said mr. president everything will be

. >> moore is not alone with other left wing celebs like director rob reiner and author steven king alsoan actor, former star of the sopranos and founder of the ultra free apparel line and joins us now. driveway a, good morning to you. what are all these celebs in are now out. >> the hypocrisy is hysterical. celebrities need to step down from talking about the democratic party unless they are willing to expose how it was completely hijacked. i mean, anybody who is surprised that biden didn't have a great debate in moo my find there is conspiracy going on. i nigh knew this was going to happen. why serve so shocked about it makes absolutely zero sense. we all know who the next president is going to be in his place kennedy ran as a democratic. why no one brings him suspect astounding to me. no one running against him. take a look at that. i'm a liberal i follow that situation very closely. i know they want to put gavin in there so he can turn america into a giant california i can't let my kids walk around it's a dang mess. >> todd: we have heard that over and over again. someone who support

i feel bad for rob reiner and michael moore, i don't think he's leaving. >> lawrence: not leaving. >> feel bad for them? >> brian: nope, i was playing a role. >> lawrence: getting closer to the dollar, steve. i find it interesting, clyburn and nancy pelosi are normally in lock step together. he was minority whip and whipped votes for her when she was speaker to see them a little distanced from each other is interesting. >> brian: congressional black caucus, 60 strong stand behind them. >> steve:y these are politicians and what they say on camera is different than what they say to each other. >> ainsley: we know that, they told us he was fine. yesterday was first day i thought maybe he will drop out, the rhetoric was getting stronger. after last night, if you go on social media and watch networks, they are singing his praises. >> lawrence: so interesting, you talked about rhetoric, the rhetoric coming out is having reverse effect on him. he is digging in his heels every time. the bidens have felt they have been ganged up on. obamas did not like them, hillary clinton made fun of him. be

i looked at rob reiner's feed on x.s a couple weeks ago saying that there's no men better than joe biden. we all know those people are a bunch of liars and it's always because he failed an audition. because we know the hole thing is fake. we know the presidency as a whole acting job because he has been doing it since office. is it hard to be president? absolutely not. an old man can do it. they know there's a bunch of elites that can run the country and the president is a figurehead and they are proving it because they can do the one thing. you can be a completely ineffective leader but as long as you pass the audition and the hollywood elites will be okay with you. >> greg: that is a very small -- smart point tom. michel always great to see you. >> likewise. >> greg: i know. it is true that's why they kept biden behind closed doors and even then we knew, so either hollywood was stupid and didn't know or they are lying. >> absolutely could be both. stupid liars, a bunch of stupid liars. inside george clooney coming out

reiner was screaming and jane fonda was crying.ey weren't having sex? [ laughter ] during a fundraiser on saturday, biden reportedly needed a teleprompter for 5-minute remarks. here's what was in the teleprompter... [ laughter ] this is going to go on for five months. in a recent piece white house aides told axios that from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., he is dependably engaged and he asks that terrorists who wish to attack call back in regular business hours. one of the strongest voices imploring him not to drop out is his son hunter. that way joe will stay alive longer, and hunter won't need to bang jill. [ some applause ] thank you. thank you. [ laughter ] and joy reid equated voting for trump instead of biden to eating a pile of poo. which begs the question... how would she know? it explains the grin. all right, all right, all right. i don't need your applause! [ laughter ] let's do a monolog. "the new york times" editorial board has called for biden to drop out. now, when "the times" asks a democratic president to step aside, what happen

rob reiner agreeing, democracy and facing a threat, we need someone younger to fight back. joe biden must step aside and actor michael douglas is chiming in. watch. >> a wonderful guy and this just happens to be an election that is so crucial. and it is really hard. i don't worry today or tomorrow, a year down the line, i worry. i am concerned. >> brooke: those comments and that damning op ed was not enough to sway house democrats. >> i appreciate hearing mr. george clooney's opinion and we'll continue to deal with this within our democratic family to make sure that we beat donald trump. george clooney is a movie producer, he needs to produce movies. >> he said the guy he was at the fundraiser was same guy on the debate stage, if clooney has concerns, do you? >> i don't, i don't have concerns. >> former obama advisor david axelrod says clooney's observation is devastateing and what people fear. >> carley: new reaction from gretchen whitmer who does not see the harm in president biden taking a cognitive test. >> should he go ahead and take a cognitive test and demand donald

reiner and michael douglas and others who are saying it is time to go.icking up steam, we are in los angeles. william? >> some people invest in stock. others invest in candidate and george clooney just helped raise $30 million for joe biden. three weeks later he tells the people who gave that money, maybe i made a mistake. so there to be bad blood there because george clooney didn't just step away. he kneecaped joe biden and i'm quoting here. it is devastating he said. but joe biden, that was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser is not the joe of 2010, not 2020. he was the same man we all witnessed at the debate. adding we won't win in november with this president. today, governor newson of california who attended the fund-raiser agreed that biden seemed flat, but did not say he should back out. >> i think the first comments,s i had to the president were who did your schedule? i can't -- couldn't handle three hour and red eye. let alone coming from overseas so to me those are two different things. the person that showed is up at the fund-raiser was a

. >> sandra: rob reiner is weighing in an michael douglas and others "my friend george clooney clearly express what many of us have been saying. we love and respect biden we acknowledge all he has done for the country but democracy is facing an x essential threat. we need someone younger to fight back. joe biden must step aside. steve? >> as i said before these folks all knew this terkel years ago and now they are telling us he has to step aside because he is losing in the polls. this isn't really about his mental fitness because frankly he has had real problems at least in the last few years and remember four years ago, sandra, they had them in the basement he didn't even come out and campaign very much. i think the republicans like me, what we have to be saying is look, this isn't really about joe biden's mental fitness is what he has done to the country for goodness' sakes. i mean we have driven up the dead by $7 trillion, you have a border out of control, crime in our cities, chaos on our campuses, we've lost our energy independence, we should be as republicans talking about the is

reiner and many are saying the quiet out loud, joe biden has to go.e democrats have a better plan than to air dirty laundry in front of everybody. this is a disaster, whether joe biden is replaced or stays on the ticket this will hurt every democrat running in november and honestly i love to see it. >> with everything you named, the new york times and washington post and the media are saying it's time. cheryl: after they covered for him for so many years. we'll see you next hour. thank you, thank you. we'll be right back. maria and julio thought their life would never slow down. then one day, it finally did. you were made to find inner peace. we were made to track flight prices to paradise. so, what are you thinking? i'm thinking... (speaking to self) about our honeymoon. what about africa? safari? hot air balloon ride? swim with elephants? wait, can we afford a safari? great question. like everything, it takes a little planning. or, put the money towards a down-payment... ...on a ranch ...in montana ...with horses let's take a look at those scenarios

now, rob reiner supporting clooney, saying biden should step all out the family we need someone youngerden >> he need someone younger and to fight back and joe biden must step aside. and now the guy who started falling down is worried about biden doing the same. >> i'm deeply, deeply concerned. i don't necessarily worry today or tomorrow but a year down the line, i worry. i am concerned. >> laura: okay, first of all, falling down is a great movie. about raymond, what is going on and why the hollywood revolt? >> part of this is face-saving. clooney embarrassed himself once while blowing his pals to attend star-studded l.a. fund-raiser a few years ago and furious complaints. remember jeffrey katzenberg, biden's primary hollywood bundler with compatriots to throw as well also up in arms. he is so humiliated he skipped a biden campaign meeting. >> laura: maybe it is all up in the air. >> look, for reference, this is biden earlier today. because the fact is so many of my -- let me put it this way, 16 nobel economic -- they won the nobel rise for economic, 16 of them. >> laura: economic law p

>> well, all is not quite on the western front, it is not just george clooney, we also have a now robg, you have the head of netflix cackle of these major donors who are pulling the boxing they are not going to do really put the money in it to ajo biden biden campaign, and i think that jason, katie will confirm, you cannot have a campaign if you don't have money. biden continues to do pretty well right now with small donors, he of course has outraised trump initially, so he has some money on hand but going forward into the fall guy he would be innovate perilous situation given with the polls now show and lacking money. i think a lot of that is what is going on in private conversations on the hill, is a donor class is putting the pressure there, even as the politicians are very reluctant to step forward and stick a knife and joe biden. they like a joe biden kojo biden as their friend. >> martha: let me ask you this, let me stay with you a moment to, do you think that george clooney and also john 11 who work for president obama would be speaking out like this if they did not have at lea

i don't expect barack obama to give up, i don't expect rob reiner and george clooney to give up.on't expect the pressure of big-money people to all of a sudden start flowing in because joe said he is going to stay. i think there will be a lot of pressure from that elite class in the democratic party, within their ranks to stop the flow of the money as a means to try to pressure joe to get out. >> i think you're absolutely right. like i said before, he is just an empty vessel that has served it's purpose for the last three and a half years. but you mentioned this and everyone knows it now, the clintons and the obama's have no respect for this man, none. and people know that but i have seen it first hand. i have been in the elevators before, i have heard the conversations. when he is not in the room. and they have zero respect for this man. i think they will wait to the very end and the convention, i think the hope now is that they get him nominated and then as soon as the nomination is over, they talk him into stepping down at that particular point. they nominate him, he steps dow

. >> rob reiner and george clooney asking biden to step aside. and of course, abc anchor george stephanopoulos was apparently caught on audio saying something to the effect that he couldn't serve another four years. biden, how much weight do you think these comments carry with biden, with democrats and with voters? >> well, there's three different groups there and two different topics that you've managed to bring up, which crystallized the situation. three different groups. we have the biden administration. that is the ultimate, say, one way or the other. and how this is going to go. then we have the democratic leadership, which really is sort of, they don't have a lot of weight. they don't have the weight that people seem to think they do. it's a freelance organization. there's no party elders that are going to go to the white house, knock on the door and sit him down, unless it is barack obama and bill clinton. and that's not necessarily in the cards. the third thing is there's a difference between what the washingtonians are saying and the peo

some high-profile democrats like rob reiner and stephen king also want biden to drop out.you know things are bad when the guys behind "stand by me" won't stand by you. [ laughter ] yeah, biden's brushing everyone off. he's like, "hey, people have been telling me not to run for president since 1988. i think i know what i'm doing. i think i know what i'm doing." [ cheers and applause ] yeah, over the past few days, democrats in congress have called for biden to step aside. a lot of lawmakers are weighing in. here's what they had to say. first, congresswoman susan wild said, "most americans are unhappy with both candidates. the whole situation is absolutely, well, my last name." [ laughter ] then congresswoman michelle steel said, "if you can get through this election without having a panic attack, you must have nerves of, well, my last name." [ laughter ] then congressman jared huffman said, "i'm so worked up about the election that when i look at a can of paint, i just want to, well, my last name." [ laughter ] then congressman bill huizenga said, "i've started watching sit

filmmaker rob reiner, joining including writing on x, democracy is facing an existential threat. we need someone younger to fight back. joe biden must step aside and house speaker emerita nancy let's see, pelosi noncommittal. >> 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, and colorado senator michael bennet on cnn became the first senate democrat to break with biden publicly. bennett calling them state of the race, very worrisome. >> that'll is on track, i think to win the election. and maybe win it by a landslide. and the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win this election an adviser to the president said, feeling biden's inner circle are concerned enough to pierce biden's firm position. only family could do that. and only if there's hard data, the adviser telling cnn of his wife and sister jilin valerie won't let him go down in flames since the debate. cnn's poll of polls shows trump leading biden

rob reiner says it's sad i have got to go. michael douglas said it's sad i got to go.kay, go ahead. >> ainsley: this is what i'm noticing after reading all the events the soundbites from people over the last 24 hours or more. when i came in this morning the overall theme is they all knew it behind the scenes. >> lawrence: that's right. >> george clooney. >> steve: we have been talking about it for years. they told us deep fakes, we were editing videos, george clooney said he knew it. still raised tens of millions of dollars and kept his mouth shut until now, when everyone is talking until after the debate. then have you this former adviser to obama, jon favreau who was saying that he is calling on the president to quit. he says it didn't surprise any of us. we were all talking about this at the fundraiser, saying the same thing except for the people working for joe. another one kept his mouth shut until now. chuck todd who said he talked to senior cabinet member who told him two years ago they didn't think that biden could continue as president. the theme is, they all

i think now and rob reiner was against him.ink it's a losing cause. the thing nobody is talking about his policy. they are talking about on the economy, no. the economy is not good, joy, it's not good at all. and they are suffering as a result i think the policies of president trump far away to anyone on the democratic side so for me it doesn't matter who they run but i don't think it will be joe biden at this point. >> john: which is a reminder along the way during this inflation chaos we have listened to the past few years there were folks like david axelrod very close to former president obama who have said biden was appearing very out of touch when it came to the inflation problem. like he just doesn't get with the american people and why they were feeling the way they were through that inflation crisis. here is another voice adding into the mist dave portnoy, listen. speak i couldn't believe they let him do the debate which brings to the point if all of these people, clooney, whoever, everybody knew this man is basically a

they'll make a rob reiner join, including writing on x democracy is facing an existential threat. we need someone younger to fight back joe biden must step aside and house speaker emerita nancy pelosi, noncommittal. >> it's up to the president to suicide if he is going to run, we're all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short and colorado senator michael bennet on cnn became the first senate democrat to break with biden publicly. bennett calling the state of the race very worrisome. >> donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection in may maybe win it by a landslide. and in the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win the election. >> and adviser to the president said, feeling biden's inner circle are concerned enough to pierce biden's firm position only family could do that. and only if there's hard data the adviser telling cnn of his wife and sister, jill and valerie won't let him go down in flames since the debate. cnn's poll of polls shows trump leading

rob reiner followed that up saying that he agreed with george clooney and that joe biden needed to stepdonors acknowledge this. the alternative is complicated but they really do believe, most of the once i spoke to, that president biden should step aside. the campaign of course thinks that right now, big donors are not as important to them. they are trying to put a focus on small dollar donations, saying they have had some of the best fundraising at the start of july that they have had so far. amna: lisa clooney said most worry that biden cannot defeat trump. if most democrats are unhappy with biden as the nominee, why aren't more saying so publicly or forcefully? >> one, concerned that there is not a better option. others want to give him a chance to get out gracefully but overall, there's really kind of a lack of certainty and also lack of political conviction by many of these members. one thing i do know, on capitol hill, i have to tell you that they do not -- if they do not move soon, folks in the biden campaign say that every day is a win for him. it helped him secure the nominatio

i don't expect the rob reiner's and the mia farrow's and thegivr george clooney's to give up. i don't expect the pressure on bigcloonegive u people to alf a sudden start flowing in because joe said he's going to stay. i think there's going to be a lot of pressur joe saido staye fromessure f that elite class in the democratic party within their rank elasss to stop the fw of all money as a means of trying to pressurfe joe to get out. >> i think you're absolutely right, john. i thin an you'rk like i said before, he's just been an empty vessel that served a purposl thate for the last three and a half years. but, you know, you've mentioned and knows it. tdy now, the clintons in the obamas had no respect for this man. none. obama's know that. but but i've seen it firsthand. i've been the holder of i've been on the elevator havt s befa i've heard the conversations when he's not in the roo m. and they have zero respect for this man. so i think they're going to waiave zerot to the very ende they're going to wait for the convention. i think the hope now is thationy they get him nominate

hollywood icons george clooney and rob reiner are calling for the president to step aside in a new york times op-ed, clooney writes, quote, it's devastating to say it. but the joe biden, i was with three weeks ago was not at the fundraiser, was not the joe big effing deal biden of 2010. he wasn't even the joe biden of 2020 he was the same man. we all witnessed at the debate shortly after reiner posted on social media saying, in part quote, we need someone younger to fight back joe biden must step aside. now at the same time, two of biden's closest political allies on capitol hill, former house speaker nancy pelosi, and congressman jim clyburn or publicly questioning whether the president's decision to stay in the race is final lesson it's up to the president to subside if he is going to run. >> we're all encouraging him to make that decision. i want him to do whatever he decides to do and that's that's the way it is. >> decision final oh, i have no idea. you have to ask him. i don't know all right. >> let's start with cnn senior white house correspondent mj lee, who is falling president

reiner was screaming and jane fonda was crying. >> hmm.are you sure they weren't having during a fundraise r saturday? le biden reportedly needed a teleprompter forprompt five ma remarks. >> here's what was in ths he e. teleprompter. this is going to go on for five months. >> in a recent piece, whit recee house aides told axios that from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the president is, quote, dependably engaged. as for the res tt of the day, joe leaves it out of office message asking that terrorists who wish to attack please call back during regular business hours. >> according to the "new york times", one ofs. the strongest voices imploring joe biden not to drop ou the stt is his son hunter. >> that way,his so joe, stay ale longer and hunter won't need to banbang jg jill.[ laug thank you.ht thank you.reid a and joy reid equated voting trump instead of biden, tweeting a pile, which begs the question, how would she know? it? explains the grilains thn. all right, all right. i don't need your applause. ti >> that's your monologue. the new york times edit

reiner came forward as well. i think i saw his twitter saying, okay it is now time correct. and he's named to write her really interesting, right? because he is he's not a young or spry guy. he's out there on twitter saying clooney's right. what we need someone younger to fight back? biden must step aside, so i do think we're seeing examples of what clooney said being amplified by others in hollywood circles when you look at this, the white house biden's camp, pushing back against clooney, kind of trying to get him not to publish this. what are you hearing about that right. there was this effort include involving jeffrey katzenberg and others. katzenberg, of course, is a hollywood executive of veteran. he's now the chair of the biden campaign and some people feel they were misled or even com and by people in the biden camp, i think that's what this has a lot to do with if you're clooney and you hold this fundraiser, i've talked to several people who were now at that fundraiser from several weeks ago. they all cam

rob reiner was screaming about losing and jane fond a had tearse fo in her eyes. ouch.ut it's not jusnda had teart hd liberals desperate for a do over begging for a candidatewoos who could excite the party. the best way to do that hold ah open convention. cue the bright eyed democrats of tomorrog w. bill maher begs for this quote, thiss move the plotline forward . >> democrats could not buy with all of george soros moneynm the enthusiasm, engagement and interest they would get fromge having an open convention. suddenly, instead of rehashing the debate a from. worst episode of the golden bachelor ever. golden >> they would be hosting a competition, something americans love. tinteresting advice. a but there's one person who they're going to haveav to get around, and that's kamala harris. according to business insidee ta harris, his allies are frustrated that democratic figures like governors gavin newsomte s like g and gretchen whitmer of california and michigan are being touted more frequently than the viceren president as potential biden replacements. in many circletlan