and millions of americans are well. and millions of americans are living that struggle as we speak. especially in this moment of crisis. especially in this moment of crisis. especially with so manyjobs lost. hello and welcome to a special addition of abc world news america. when you live coverage of the first joint campaign event for the democratic party's president will candidate joe biden and democratic party's president will candidatejoe biden and his nominee for vice president kamala harris. they are speaking in wilmington in mr biden's hosted a delaware and let's listen in. because they certainly don't have anyone in the president now on their side. that will change in the biden harris administration. it will be gratifying to see the strong, enthusiastic reaction to senator harris as our next vice president.

it comes from people all over the country, it's all over occurring. all ideological views, all backgrounds. events were predictable, some of them. from donald trump's white house and his allies. you all know who's coming. could have set your watches to it. he has already started his attacks, calling kamala mean. it's no surprise because whining is what donald trump does best, better than any president. we know that more is to come. so let's be clear, if you are working person worried about

whether or not you have a job to go to, whether or not you will be able to, whether or not you will be able to pay your mortgage or your rent, worried about employees and the area your breathe, worried about your basic right to dignity. which is under attack with this administration,, let under attack with this administration, , let harris under attack with this administration,, let harris has had your back —— kamala harris. she will stand with me in this campaign and all of us are going to stand up for her. on january all of us are going to stand up for her. onjanuary 20, 2021, we will all watch senator harris raise her right hand and swear the oath of office as the first woman ever to serve in the second highest office in america in this land, and then we will get to work fixing the mess of president trump and vice president pence. they have created both at

home and abroad for four years of mismanagement and coddling of terrorist and thugs around the world. not only will america did get —— dig itself out of its hole. we will build back better. we have a public health crisis. court trying to do away with health care, but more than 5 million reported infections, 106 the 5000 people, as a consequence of infections, 106 the 5000 people, as a consequence of covid—19. still, months later, no real leadership or plan of the president of the united states how to get this pandemic under control. no real help for the state of local governments trying to filled the vacuum of leadership from the lighthouse —— white house.

front—line workers the that are holding our country together, instead, he is issuing executive orders and making promises. in the end, will defund the social security syste m end, will defund the social security system while insisting this virus will disappear. joe biden and kamala harris administration have a comprehensive plan to meet the challenge of covid—19. in turn the corner on this pandemic. clear science —based guidance. getting state and local governments the resources they need to open businesses safely. we can do this, we just need a president and vice president willing to lead and take us president willing to lead and take us possibility. as this president says, it's not my fault. the

governors should thank me more. as an old saying goes, give me a break. we have an economic crisis. more than 60 million americans —— 16 million americans out of work. donald trump is on track to break another record. 0n track to leave office as the worst job efforts as any president in modern american history. instead of doing the hard work and meeting face—to—face with congressional leaders, democrats and republicans in the white house, like every other president has done in a crisis, to get americans the relief they need and deserve. donald trump is on the golf course. if i told you three years ago, you would look at me like i'd be crazy. he hasn't even met with the leadership. he doesn't

have time, it appears. we have a climate crisis. donald trump refuses to even acknowledge it. when he thinks about climate change, all be here is the word hoax. the biden harris administration will meet the climate crisis, protect the health of the american public. along the way, we will deliver one word, jobs. good paying jobs. we have a justice crisis. donald trump seeks only to inflame it with his politics of racist rhetoric and appeals to division. you know, today is not only the day i'm proud to introduce kamala harris, it's also the third

anniversary of that terrible day in cha rlottesville. anniversary of that terrible day in charlottesville. remember? remember what it felt like to see those neo—nazis? what it felt like to see those neo— nazis? close what it felt like to see those neo—nazis? close your eyes. and those clans of white supremacist coming out of field, carrying lighted torches, faces contorted, bulging, veins. pouring in the streets of the historic american city, spewing the same anti—semitic bio we heard from hitler's germany in the 30s. remember how it felt to see a violent clash into between those celebrating hate and those standing against it? it was a wake—up call for all of us as a country, for me, it was a call to action. my father used to say silence is complicity, not originally him, but he believed it.

at that moment, i knew i couldn't stand by and let donald trump, a man who went on to say when he asked, very fine people on both sides. i quote, very fine people on both sides. no president of the united states of america has ever said anything like that. continue to attack everything that makes america america. i knew we were in the battle for the soul of the nation. that's when i decided to run. i'm proud now to have senator harris at my side in that battle, because she shares the same intensity i do. she's someone who knows what that steak. the question is for all americans —— what's at stake. who are we as a nation. what do we stand for? most importantly, what do we wa nt for? most importantly, what do we want to be? someone who knows that

the future of this country is limited only by the barriers were replaced own imaginations because there's nothing americans cannot achieve when we put our minds to it. and we do it together. one of the reasons i chose kamala is because we both believe that we can define america simply in one word, possibilities. possibilities. let me say it again, possibilities. that's america. that's what sets this nation apart. everyone, everyone, the ability for everyone, and we need everyone to go as far and dream as big as hard work and their god—given ability will take them —— and we mean everyone. i god—given ability will take them ——

and we mean everyone. | agree “— when i agreed to serve as president 0bama's running mate, he asked me a numberof 0bama's running mate, he asked me a number of questions that i asked kamala. most important he said, he asked me what i wanted. i told him i wanted to be the last person in the room before he made the important decisions. that's what i asked kamala. i asked decisions. that's what i asked kamala. iasked herto decisions. that's what i asked kamala. i asked her to be the last was in the room. to always tell me the truth when she will, challenge my assumption that she disagrees, ask the hard questions, because that's the way we make the best decisions for american people. i got a chance to spend some time in my home today with kamala and doug. i thank them publicly for agreeing to join and take this journey.

thank them publicly for agreeing to join and take thisjourney. doug, you will have to learn what that means in the job you are about to ta ke means in the job you are about to take on. america's first second gentleman. although they are not with us here today, i want to think ellen and coal as well. i had a chance to speak to doug's mum and dad and ella and coal. —— cole. we will get our kids together to let them know what is coming. my grandchildren are about the age of their children. i got to speak to them. my campaign has always been a family affair. so i got some news for you. you're all honourary bidens. kamala, you have been an honourary biden for quite some time. i first came to know through kamala

was through her son. they were friends. they took the same big fights together. kamala in california, bow here in delaware. fights that change the entire country. i know how much bo expected kamala and her work. that meant a lot to me as i made this decision, so now we lot to me as i made this decision, so now we need to get to work pulling this nation out of these crises you find ourselves in. and yes, winning the battle to the soul america. my fellow americans, let me introduce to you for the first time, your next vice president, kamala

harris. thank you, joe. as i said, when you called me, i thank you, joe. as i said, when you called me, lam incredibly thank you, joe. as i said, when you called me, i am incredibly honoured by this responsibility and i am ready to get to work. i am ready to get to work. after the most competitive primary in history, the country received a resounding message thatjoe was the person to lead us forward. joe, i'm so proud to stand with you. i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me who sacrificed —— whose sacrifice, determination and resilience make my presence here today even possible. this is a moment of real consequence for

america. everything we care about, our economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in, it's all on the line. we're reeling from the worst public health crisis in a century. the president's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. and we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscious to the streets of our country, demanding change. america is crying out for leadership. we have a president who ca res more leadership. we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him. a president

who is making every challenge we face who is making every challenge we fa ce eve n who is making every challenge we face even more difficult to solve. but here's the good news. we don't have to accept the failed government of donald trump and mike pence. in just 83 days, we have a chance to choose a better future for our country. so, joe, doctor biden, thank you for the trust you have placed in me. jill, i know you will be an incredible first lady, and my husband doug and i are so grateful, grateful to become a part of your extended family. ever since i received joe's call, i've been thinking, yes, about the first biden that i really came to know and that of course isjoe's beloved son, one

of course isjoe's beloved son, one of his beloved soncole. —— bo. working together to win back billions of dollars for homer's from the big banks of the nation that we re the big banks of the nation that were foreclosing —— from homeowners. let mejust were foreclosing —— from homeowners. let me just tell you about him. i learned quickly that bo let me just tell you about him. i learned quickly that b0 was the kind of guy that inspired people to be a better version of themselves. he really was the best of us, and when i would ask him, where'd you get that? where does this come from? he would always talk about his dad. i will tell you the love that they shared was incredible to watch. it was the most beautiful display of

the love between a father and a son. bo talked about howjoe would spend four hours every day riding the rails back and forth from wilmington to washington so he could make access for his kids in the morning and make it home in time to tuck them in bed each night. all of this, so too little boys who adjust lost their mum and sister in a tragic accident would know the world is still turning. and that's howl accident would know the world is still turning. and that's how i came to knowjoe. still turning. and that's how i came to know joe. he's still turning. and that's how i came to knowjoe. he's someone who's first response when things get tough is never to think about himself, but to ca re is never to think about himself, but to care for everyone else. he's someone who never asks why is this happening to me, and instead asks what can i do to make life better for you? his empathy,

what can i do to make life better foryou? his empathy, his compassion, his sense of duty to ca re compassion, his sense of duty to care for others is why i am so proud to be on his ticket. joe and i, yes, we are cut from the same cloth. family is everything to me too, and i cannot wait for america to get to know my husband doug and our amazing kids cole and ella. whether i'm sharing in the bleachers of a swim meet orc setting up a college dorm or helping my goddaughter prepare for her school debate or building legos with my godson or hugging my two baby nieces, or cooking dinner, sunday dinner, my family means everything to me. i've had a lot of titles over my career, and certainly, vice president will be great, but momala will be the one

that means the most. my mother and father came from opposite sides of the world to arrive in america. one from india and the other from jamaica. in search of a world—class education. but what brought them together was the civil rights movement of the 1960s. that's how they met as students in the streets of oakland, marching and shouting for this thing called justice. in a struggle that continues today. i was pa rt struggle that continues today. i was part of it. my parents would bring me to protest strapped tightly in my soul and my mother raise my sister maia and me to believe that it was up maia and me to believe that it was up to us and every generation of americans to keep on marching. she would tell us," don't sit around and complain about things, do something." sol complain about things, do something." so i did something. i devoted my life to making real the

words carved in the united states supreme court, equal justice words carved in the united states supreme court, equaljustice under law. 30 years ago, i stood before a judge for the first time, breathe deep and utter the phrase that would truly guide my career in the rest of my career. kamala harris for the people. the people, that's why rest presented as district attorney, fighting on behalf of victims who needed help. the people, that's who i thought for as california's attorney general when i took on transnational criminal organisations who traffic in guns and drugs and human beings. if the people who i have fought for as a united states senator where i work every day to hold trump officials accountable to the american people. the people are who joe and i the american people. the people are whojoe and i will fight for every day in the white house. let me tell

you, as somebody who has presented myfairshare of you, as somebody who has presented my fair share of arguments in court, the case against donald trump and mike pence is open and shut. just look where they've gotten us. more than 16 million out of work. millions of kids who cannot go back to school. a crisis of poverty, homelessness, afflicting black, brown and indigenous people the most. a crisis of hunger afflicting one in five mothers who have children that are hungry, and tragically, more than 165,000 lives that have been cut short. many would love ones who never got the chance to say goodbye —— many with loved ones. it didn't have to be this way. six years ago, we had a different

health crisis. it was called ebola. and we all remember that pandemic. but you know what happened then? barack 0bama and joe biden did their job. only two people in the united states died. that is what's called leadership. but compare that to the moment we find ourselves in now. when other countries are following the science, trump push miracle cu res the science, trump push miracle cures he saw on fox news. while other countries are flattening the curb, he said the virus would just proof, go away. quote, like a miracle. when other countries open back—up for business, what did we do? we had to shut down again. this virus has impacted almost every country, but there is a reason it has hit america worse than any other

advanced nation. it's because of trump's failure to take it seriously from the start. his refusal to get testing up and running. his flip—flopping on social distancing and wearing masks. his delusional belief that he knows better than the experts. all of that is reason, and the reason that an american dies of covid—19 every 80 seconds. it's why cou ntless covid—19 every 80 seconds. it's why countless businesses have had to shut their doors for good. it's why there is complete chaos over when and how we reopen our schools. mothers and fathers are confused and uncertain and angry about childcare in the chest —— and the safety of

their kids at school. whether they will be in danger orfall behind. trump is also the reason millions of americans are now unemployed. he inherited the longest economic expansion in history from barack 0bama andjoe expansion in history from barack 0bama and joe biden. and then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground. because of trump's failures of leadership, our economy has taken one of the biggest hits out of all the major industrialised nations within unemployment rates that have tripled as of today. you been watching the first joint campaign appearance as of today. you been watching the firstjoint campaign appearance from joe biden and kamala harris. we will return, but to our viewers on pbs here in the united states, thank you

for watching. we will be back again with bbc world news america tomorrow. i'm jane o'brien, with bbc world news america tomorrow. i'mjane o'brien, thank you for watching and have a very good night. we will create millions ofjobs and good night. we will create millions of jobs and fight good night. we will create millions ofjobs and fight climate change through a clean energy revolution. bring back critical supply chains so the future is made in america. build on the affordable care act so eve ryo ne on the affordable care act so everyone has a peace of mind that comes with health insurance and finally, offer caregivers the dignity, the respect in the pay they deserved. we will protect a woman's right to make her own decisions about her own body, root out systemic racism in ourjustice systemic racism in ourjustice system and passed a new voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act that will ensure every

voice is heard and every voice is counted. the civil rights struggle is nothing new tojoe. it's why he got into public service, it's why he helped reauthorize the voting rights act and restore unemployment discrimination in employment discrimination in employment discrimination laws. today, he takes his place in the ongoing story of america's march fourth a quality and justice as the only, the only who has served alongside the first black president and has chosen the first black woman as his running mate. as joe always points out, this election is about more than politics. it's about who we are as a country. and i'll admit over the past four years, there have been moments when i have truly worried about our future. but whenever i think that there is a reason for doubt, whenever i have my

own doubts, i think of you, the american people, the doctors and nurses and front line workers who are risking your lives to save others. the truck drivers and the workers in grocery stores, and factories, in farms, working there, putting your own safety on the line to help us get through this pandemic. the women and students taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the dreamers and immigrants who know that families belong together, the lgbtq americans who know that love is love. people of every age and colour and creed who have finally declared in one voice that yes, black lives matter. all across the country, a whole new generation of children is growing up and hearing the cries for justice and the chance of hope on which i was raised. some strapped

into strollers over their own —— of their own. trust me, it's a song will never forget. to everyone keeping up the fight, you are doing something. you are doing something great. you are the heroes of our time. and you are the reason i know we are going to bring our country closer to realising it's great promise. but to do it will need to work organise and vote like never before, because any more than a victory on november three. we need a mandate that proves that the past few years do not represent who we are who we aspire to be. joe likes to say that character is on the ballot, and it's true. when he saw what happened in charlottesville, he knew we were in a battle for the sole foundation. together with your help, that's a battle we will win.

earlier this year, i said i do whateverjoe asked me to do. so now lam asking whateverjoe asked me to do. so now i am asking you to do the same. so visitjoe biden .com to get involved in his campaign and vote, because electing joe biden is just the start of the work ahead of us. and i couldn't be prouder to be by his side running to represent you, the people. thank you and may god bless the united states of america. studio: there you have it. kamala harris and joe biden, the democratic team to ta ke joe biden, the democratic team to take on trump and pants in the 2020 election, just over 80 days to go until the presidential election —— trump and pence. now we have the

com plete trump and pence. now we have the complete democratic ticket there. she was the attorney general as well. there she is on stage. you see the bidens there as well. a strange election this year given that we are ina election this year given that we are in a pandemic. normally with these events, you would see a huge crowd and that would change the tone of the way that the speech was held. do you have them in the large stadium in wilmington, delaware, joe biden's home state. there they are as they talk about the sign of the times. you can seejoe biden and joe biden there, putting their masks on. asi as i say, this is the start of what will be a very different presidential election campaign. there they are leaving the stage there, the first campaign appearance

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