a very tough and very potentially dangerous job. thanks so much stephanie elam. thanks so much for watching i'm fredricka whitfield. brianna keilar takes it from here. hi there, i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington 6:00 p.m. in london and 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks so much for joining us. we're watching three major political stories today. president obama getting ready to unveil his climate change plan in an hour. he calls it the biggest most important step the country has ever taken on that issue. also, the u.s. senate set to vote on cutting off federal funding for planned parenthood. this afternoon's action just the beginning of what's expected to be a fierce political battle. plus we will see 14 of the 17

republican presidential candidates together on the same stage tonight. find out who's expected to make headlines and which of the leading candidates is skipping the event. up first, will he or won't he? the joe biden guessing game in full swing once again and joining us now to talk more about that and other topics here cnn's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny senior political correspondent nia-malika henderson and political director david chalian. thanks guys for chatting about this. and there have been a number of store ryes s stories about biden's chances of jumping in the race which you started jeff with your reporting. and we know a close confidante to joe biden, his son who passed away started a draft biden

super pac. how do we read that? >> there are signs to the family hunter biden, who are supportive of him. josh elk horn is a democratic strategist in wilmington delaware very close to the vice president and biden a rat turks biden world, as we call it. this is a sign that it's coming inside this circumstance that will there's a contingent of people very close to the vice president who want him to seriously, seriously consider this. now, it's important to note that you talk to anyone who's close to the vice president. no one says they know what he's thinking but they say he has not yet made up his mine he's keeping an open mind at least for the next month or so. >> but if the president wanted to shut this down he could, right? >> he absolutely could. he could shut it off in a variety of ways. he's the vice president. he could have the white house stop this immediately. but he's always said he's going to give it a look and consider it. now that we're almost on that this is taking on a bit of a

more important because he's still seriously looking at it. this is a major development, the fact that he's soars youly looking at. >> it he's not ruling it out. would he have enough time. let's say he were to get in in say, september, maybe even later, would that give him time to build the ground game he needs? >> it's a good question as we think about this. it would rock the world of the -- of democrats and, like it would rock the campaign if he got in. but we should also note that doesn't change the fact that hillary clinton is the most forbiddable non-incumbent candidate for the democratic party nomination decades and nothing about joe biden getting in or getting out changes that fact right now. she has all the money. she's done all that ground game organization already in the process of building that. this would certainly shake things up. it would show a potential threat to her but i think we shouldn't overstate that there's some sort of walls caving in around hillary clinton right now. she is way ahead in the polls, way ahead in money, way ahead in

organization and that counts for something. >> it's really good context. she was just in iowa recently talking about her organization and it's there, nia. she's got the support there on the ground in terms of the organization, the work that the campaign has put in. but there's some weaknesses i guess, right? you can smell a little blood in the water that maybe you didn't smell a couple months ago, right? >> that's right. you can look at those poll numbers. her honesty numbers, the sense voters don't feel like she's necessarily on their side and can connect with her. those are the things that are happening and trickling out of polls in the clinton campand democrats who are a little nervous. democrats are always nervous but they're nervous about hillary clinton. and so that's where joe biden comes in. i think, again, though, the problem is they pretty much in the same lane in terms of their policy and politics. they're centrists, they're moderates so it's not like she can tap into that far left progressive energized base that's so far not quite sold on hillary clinton. >> so it's not like biden would

step in and garner all that support that bernie sanders is exciting right? >> sure. he's not from the liberal wing of the party, he never has been. they'd be much more concerned in brooklyn where the clinton headquarters is if elizabeth elizabeth warren was suddenly on the cusp of getting in which she's not. so nia makes a perfect point. they are in the same lane. but it's important to remember that the establishment lane even though it seems like it may be entirely for hillary clinton, this is very very early. superdelegates which pick the democratic nominee usually follow the will and voters of the constituents. some of her people say it would make her a stronger candidate. it would make her better. perhaps. but i think she's fine with not being there. >> is she worried? let's see what hillary clinton's communications director said. >> we'll let him make his decision. however hard it is to scare

democratic nomination is however hard it is. we have no illusions. we never thought this was going to be easy. there's a lot of views in the democratic party and, you know, we'll be prepared to handle whatever comes our way. >> nia, what do you think? >> yeah this is what they sort of have been saying we really expect this to be competitive. i think it's still unlikely that he jumps in there. i think you are going to see spin out of the clinton campaign about him getting in early on biden was saying he wouldn't get in but that he would be on the shelf in case something happened. >> even before hillary clinton, early on joe biden had almost ruled out a run for the presidency in 2016 and quickly realize head didn't want to give up any of the stock that comes with being a sitting vice president and already being a lame duck so he quickly unwound that early on in the administration. >> jennifer is right in saying that you know the campaign never thought it would be easy.

i think they thought it would be easier than this. it's been more difficult for them because of that e-mail server, the private e-mail server set up in the house. they dnt did not answer bhat an issue that would be and it's still continuing. >> it's percolating through the polls. jeff nia, david, thanks so much to all of. you. still ahead, it's the biggest gathering yet of the republican presidential candidates. we'll talk about what's at stake at tonight's republican forum and we'll spoke to one candidate who won't be there, jim gilmore, former governor of virginia. he'll join me live. later on that piece of a boeing 777 found last week is sitting in a french lab and two other island nations are launching debris searches of their own. the latest on the mystery of malaysia airlines flight 370. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift?

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we are just three days away from the first republican presidential primary debate and

there are new numbers right now on where the candidates sand? the race. a monmouth university poll released today has "a more than 2-1 lead over the other gop hopefuls. he's at 26%. jeb bush is at 12%. you have wisconsin governor scott walker at 11%. here's our new poll of poll averaging the five latest national polls. the top three again -- trump, bush and walker then there's a five-way tie for forty place. joining me to talk about all of this ahead of this debate from new york we have ari fleisher, a republican consultant and the former white house press secretary under george w. bush and from harrisburg pennsylvania we have jeffrey lord former aid to president ronald reagan. he's a contributing editor ff american spectator. ari, to you first. you have donald trump and you're looking at these polls. is that going to have an effect? how much of an effect? what way will it affect this deal as they head into this key

debate? >> it's had a dramatic already. it's crowding out lesser known candidates trying to launch their candidates and get noticed. that's what the phase of the campaign is about and donald trump has carved into ted cruz's campaign and to ben carson's campaign and to many campaigns. he's got the anti-establishment vote secure and he's got a low ceiling on how far he can go. >> do you think the way he's performing is affecting the debate prep for these candidates? >> yes, i do. i think behind the scene they're trying to figure out how to handle him. what to say, what to do and i'm guessing here i don't know but i'm guessing he thinks of himself, he keeps talking about how these other guys are debaters and i'm thinking he will present himself as the doer versus the debaters. i don't know whether he'll stick to form, the traditional form that people expect in a debate

or whether-the-he'll more than likely do something quite different and quite donald trump. and i'm sure they're trying to figure out how to handle it if it comes. >> no doubt, ari. and you've heard from a lot of consultants, they say if they were advising these candidates they would say don't go taking donald trump head on. at the same time, there has to be some way, certainly, to respond to him or to take him on in a way that isn't so direct. but how would you advise a candidate to do that? >> i think if you're jeb bush or scott walker you here in a strong position you'll be there in february and march and this race will come down to one of those people probably. their job is to be to look presidential, to rise above donald trump, to be the person the republican party when the field whittles down wants to coalesce behind. that day is coming and that's what they should keep their eyes on. for the other candidates john kasich ted cruz they need a punchout moment. they need to have a chance where everybody says wow, did you see what they did?

that's the way they can get up and beyond donald trump so you have two tiers, different tiers have different needs. >> they need their moment but i wonder if you think it's possible for some of these candidates who may be our -- there were sort of ascendant and you saw donald trump cutting into their poll numbers. is there a way for them to have their moment when you almost -- you could -- you have a safe bet to say donald trump will have a moment right? is there a way for these candidates to challenge that? >> sure i'm sure there is. you have to sort of go minute by minute as this goes to see what the opening is. you remember that famous debate in new hampshire in 1980. no one would have predicted that prarg president reagan would have been presented with the opportunity to grab the microphone and say "i paid for this microphone mr. green." and sort of half rise from his seat. these moments come in a very unscripted fashion.

and it depends on how fast you are on your feet to take advantage of it so i'm sure they're thinking about it. but there's nothing something they can necessarily predict. >> that's right. i was going through moments and i saw that one as well where what he paid to bring the lesser known candidates on in a way because i think a paper wasn't able to pay for the debate. so he took that moment and grabbed the microphone. it seemed a little -- seemed irritated as he said. >> that yes, he did. >> ari, do you think that attitude is something that can help some of these other candidates or will they get in trouble if they do that around donald trump. >> this is why debates are good tv because you have to be fast on your feet. you have to be nimble and able and we'll see what they have to say. but let's say donald trump's opening speech when he announced his candidacy took place on debate night and he referred to mexicans as rapists. that's a prime opportunity for a republican to step forward and make the case for immigrants to come to america for opportunities and make it and become citizens and follow the rule of law, et cetera.

so there's a beginning and end. that's the moment you look for. >> he didn't refer to mexican immigrants as rapist. he was talking about illegal immigrants and this's a difference. >> and that's something he can say on the debate stage. >> he was talking about some mexican immigrants illegal immigrants as reapist. we'll watch you, gentlemen. ari and jeffrey, thanks so much to both of you. >> thank you. >> speaking of republicans, later this hour we'll have the latest candidate to enter the race jim gilmore. he's the former virginia governor. he'll joined me in the studio. in less than an hour, the senate will take up a bill aimed at defunding planned parenthood. we have live pictures to show you after the break. this is legislation that stem trs from a series of sting videos shot by on anti-abortion group reveals planted parenthood negotiating prices for fetal

tissue. >> if we were doing 50 to 75 it would be $300. but stuff like this we don't want to be just a flat fee of like 200 and then it's like -- >> no and you know i think the -- i think the per item thing works better because you can see how much we could get out of it. >> a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the release of any more of these recordings and the senate is expected to vote on the bill that would strip federal funding from planned parenthood. that's an effort that is expected to fail under opposition from democrats and the white house has issued a veto threat against the measure. still ahead, comedian amy schumer speaks out for the first time since the fatal shooting at a lafayette movie theater during a showing of her new movie "train wreck." we have that next. plus police chiefs from major cities gathering today here in washington and they're talking about what they can do to fight

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comedian amy schumer tackles a very serious subject -- gun control. today schumer joined her cousin democratic senator chuck schumer, in unveiling new gun control legislation. this would reward states that submit information to the background check system and penalize those who that do not. for amy schumer, this is a personal issue. >> for me, the pain i share with so many other americans on the issue of gun violence was made extremely personal to me on thursday july 23 when -- i'm not even going to say his name. when this -- when he sat down for my movie "train wreck" at the grand theater in lafayette, louisiana. two lives were tragically lost

and others injured. and i have thought about these victims each day since the tragedy. jillian ianian johnson 3 3, a mother daughter sister and a war r wonderful wife. she was an artist i think we would have been friends and mayci breaux who was 21 who planned on marrying her high school sweetheart. she was an honor student at louisiana student university where she was studying to become a radiology technician. she was kind and loved her family very much and she always made time for them. when i heard about this news i was completely devastated and i wanted to go down to louisiana and then i was angry. my heart goes out to jillian and mayci to the survivors, to the families and everyone who was tied to this tragic senseless and horrifying actions of this man who shouldn't have been able to put his hands on a gun in the first place. i'm not sure why this man chose

my movie to end these two beautiful lives and injure nine others, but it was very personal for me. anyone who knows me knows that i love louisiana. it's my favorite state, wherever i have a couple days off i go down there and i -- because i love the people there. they're the coolest, strongest people i've ever met. and the thought of this community being turned around and upside down by this sings me. unless something is done and done soon dangerous people will continue to get their hands on guns. we know what can happen when they do. i was heartbroken when i heard about columbine and sandy hook and aurora and to many names of other places seared into our memories and i was heartbroken when i heard about lafayette and i still am. and what check said here it

deserve unanimously support we never know why people choose to do these things but sadly we always find out how, how the shooter got their gun. it's often something that should haven't happened in the first place and today's push makes so much sense because it seeks to address the how. we need a background check system without holes and fatal flaws. we need one with accurate information that protects us like a firewall. the critics scoff and say well, there's no way to stop crazy people from doing crazy things but they're wrong. there is a way to stop them. preventing dangerous people from getting guns is very possible. we have common-sense solutions. we can toughen background checks and stop the sale of firearms to folks who have a violent history or history of mental illness. we can invest more in treating mental illness instead of slash slashing funding. these are not extreme ideas and what chuck is describing are sensible measures and

restrictions and no one wants to live in a country where a felon, the mentally ill or other dangerous people can get their hands on a gun with such ease. the time is now for american people to rally for these changes. tleesz my first public comments on the issue of gun violence but i can promise you they will not be my last. >> gun violence is the focus of a summit in washington today, police chiefs from major cities around the country are meeting together to discuss increases in violent crime. they're especially concerned about the rise in homicides and we have d.c. metropolitan police report that shows 87 homicides so far this year. that's up from 69 at this time last year. then police in baltimore, they report 179 homicides compared to 115 a year ago. and in chicago, police say there have been 252 homicides up from 209 at this point last year. we have gary mccarthy, the chicago police superintendent. we have kathy lanier the police chief of the d.c. metropolitan

police department. thanks to both of you for joining us. superintendent you see these numbers, you're seeing them in your city, in chief lanier's city, we see them in baltimore. why is there this uptick in violent crime? . >> you know there's always going to be a number of rnts for it and that's why we convened this particular event. it was kathy's idea when she saw my comments over the fourth of july weekend. we hear mostly that criminals are not being held accountable. in chicago we seize more guns than any city in the country every single year 3-1 in comparison to los angeles and 7-1 in comparison to new york city. this year we've got a 22% increase in our gun arrests. so what's happening when we put these individuals into the system so so what stop this is

person from doing it again before it becomes a murder or a shooting. >> chief lanier you heard in the report just before you this proposal from senator chuck schumer about getting better report ing reporting getting information about them reported to the national system. do you think that's seine snshl. >> i think what is very clear to all of us especially since we got here today. we all had a gut feeling that there was something more than some local tipping point that has occur that has caused this dramatic spike in so many cities across the united states. and what has dawned on us in this discussion today is that the solutions are not local solutions, there are things affecting every city across the united states. not every city has been hit with h this spike yet but with more than 30 cities represented here

today we see it's coming. the federal level has to be addressed nationally so that's why this is so important today. things like gun control laws are just a small part of all of the things that are coming up here today in terms of accountability for a violent fenlders and those repeat violent offenders is a key part of this. >> so when you talk about that, chief, accountability for violent offenders, how are they being treated now and how do you think they need to be treated? >> you look at the statistics that come out city after city after city in atlanta, st. louis, washington, d.c. our top 50 violent gun offenders account for 847 arrests. that's a staggering number. we're hearing it from city after city after city. and when you hear about the high

numbers with gun offenses, the percentage of those persons that spend time in jail is hovering between 2% and 6%. so clearly there's a disconnect. when you have that small number accounting for that large number of violent crimes and such a small amount of time or percentage going and spending time in jail, there's a problem. so i think that is one of the big focuses for today. >> i imagine, suspect, it's quite an experience to get together with other people in your position as you're dealing with similar problem ss what do you think can done superintendent, in terms of working together to find a solution to this problem? >> first of all, we do this frequently. we're members of something known as major city chief's association. what we did differently this time was we convened the individuals having this problem right now and we brought -- we invited elected officials, we only got the mayor st. louis to come because of their schedules but we have prosecutors in the

room speaking the same talk if you will. and what we hope to make a point is that like kathy points out, it's not just happening in chicago or st. louis. until the priorities of the criminal justice system come in line with what the policing world is doing, this is going to continue. so we have to get some solutions out there that are practical. we have to have middle-of-the-road conversations and at the end of the day we can improve our police performance, as i talked going into the fourth of july weekend, i was able to put a third more police officers on the street. people asked what was going to happen i said we're going to seize more guns and nothing is going to change. and guess what? i was correct. >> that's a lesson. thanks for joining us chicago police superintendent gary

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struggled with fund-raising you're back at it again. i wonder what lessons you learned and what do you think you bring to a crowded field that other candidates don't? >> i think it's the entire package, brianna. i am a governor and governors are considered legitimate for this debate in this presidential campaign. a governor has run a state, he understand what is's going on. but i have an additional component. the fact that i'm a united states army veteran, a degree in soviet affairs, that i chaired the national commission on the homeland security for the united states i was during t governor during the 9/11 attack so i have foreign policy credentials to go along with gubernatorial credentials and that combination doesn't exist elsewhere in the field. >> the monmouth university poll of republican voters you have 77% of people who said they don't have opinion of you. that means they don't know you. you have an uphill battle when you look at the numbers and the fact that you aren't polling in the top ten so you won't be in the main debate stage thursday

night creates another challenge. how do you get people to have an opinion of you? >> i think it will be a long race. there's an opportunity to appear multiple times band in additional debates. hopefully i'll be in the debate on thursday with fox it's a chance to talk about issues of importance to the people of the united states. after a while the people of the country will say "look, i'm tire odd the circus. i want a candidate who understands my concerns jobs opportunities and my real concern about the international threat." i'm addressing those issues and i'm capable of doing that. >> your record is going to be looked at. a big legacy for you when you left the state of virginia was you went in very well as governor very well received you got rid of the state vehicle tax which voters told you they wanted but when you left unable to strike a budget deal there was a big budget shortfall and that was part of your legacy. knowing that your record will be

scrutinized butted if you are to gain more attention, what do you say to voters? >> i would say virginia only gets one term. fid chance to serve in the second term there wouldn't have been a budget shortfall. we would have constructed on a budget that delivered on the promise of the car tax cut. but it wasn't to keep a legacy it was to deliver a value to working people. a real tax cut. i'm telling you now, the problem we're facing in the united states today is that the economy is dragging and people don't the opportunities that they need and and represent tax reform policy can revitalize this economy, get our growth up get our wages up and give people a chance for a future. >> how do you take on an opponent like donald trump? >> i'm not concerned about donald trump. i'm more concerned about the opportunity, as you have said, to get my ideas out there, the idea of revitalizing the economy and the deep experience i have to address the international crisis. it's very real. the danger of the united states is serious, we have multiple challenges at this point because

of the weakness of the obama/clinton foreign policy. the obama/clinton foreign policy has made a dangerous world more dangerous. i believe i can reverse the american decline and get america back on the upswing both in terms of jobs and opportunity and foreign policy. >> you say your exive theecutive experience matters a lot. jeb bush says he would crack down on sanctuary cities local cities that don't enforce federal immigration laws. he would beef up security at the border. he would kick out visas with a biometric system. >> i think he's right a sanctuary cities. i'm taken ack by his position that he wants to deport five million people who have overstayed their visas. his signature issue for years has been am necessaryty. jeb has been about amnesty. so i think he's trying to have it both ways.

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for the third time in the last few days a small drone has come close to jfk airport. here's what the latest one sounded like from the cockpit. joining me is jean casarez,

this is so alarming throng this pilot, jean talking about the drone on the edge of the runway. we're talking about multiple incidents now. do investigators think it's the same drone or the same person operating it? >> that's probably at the heart of the investigation going on but in a recent release, brianna, the department of homeland security bulletin is saying there are numerous risks with drones being so closed to passenger aircraft but one big concern is that drones could be exploited as terrorist weapons. so now let's look at the facts of what we have here. three drone sightings in the last three days by commercial aircraft on approach to jfk in new york city. who is doing this and why? the latest was last night, shuttle america from richmond virginia reported an unmanned aircraft off the left side of the embracer e-145 aircraft. then on friday two flights once

again landing at jfk spotted drones so close to their aircraft. first according to the faa jetblue flight 1843 noted a drone at 2:24 in the afternoon when approaching the airport. the cockpit the cockpit audio recording obtained by cnn said the drone was 900 feet below the nose. on friday once again, preparing to land at jfk when the cockpit reported seeing a drone under its wing. listen to live cockpit audio as it happened. first from delta, then jetblue. >> a mile back there was a drone flying just under southwest side of the airport here. >> at what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about a hundred feet below us just off to the right. >> we we were on the final 3-1

right. about 800, 900 feet was our altitude. there was a drone. >> can you give me what direction? >> it was one of those four-bladed drones but color or direction, i'm not sure ma'am. it just popped right underneath our nose. >> roger. and that was when you were about a mile final, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> senator schumer has an answer. >> there is an elegant solution which is called geofencing. you can build into the software of a drone at nominal costs a program that doesn't let them fly in certain places within two miles of an airport, above 500 feet over the pentagon or the empire state building. it's cheap. it doesn't interfere with hobbyists for those who want or need drones and will help sole

have the problem. >> brianna, the faa says in general, across the country it gets about two reports per day from pilots saying they have spotted an unmanned aerial vehicle. >> wow. those are staggering statistics. we may be closer to knowing the fate of mh370. what investigators are doing to solve that mystery.

happening right now, u.s. transportation investigators are heading to france and they will be helping french authorities to figure out if this portion of a plane wing found last week off of reunion island is from flight mh370. earlier today, the transport minister confirmed a very valuable piece of information. >> the wreckage found earlier is

confirmed to be the flaperon from a boeing 777. >> the malaysian airlines flatplane, a boeing 777, disappeared last march with 239 souls on board. i have david gallo with me a director of special projects at the oceonographic institution. it's been a while now, almost a year and a half since this plane disappeared. if this is from flight 370, what does that tell us about where it went down? >> brianna, i think it's going to be tough from this one piece to tell us where it went down. maybe in very general terms, that it went down somewhere in the eastern side of the indian ocean. i don't think it's going to change much. however, i do think that it's

already had this horrific effect on the family so the emotional impact is huge. the teams that are out there, i think it gives them a boost. because up until now, this is the only piece of evidence that we have that a plane actually impacted the water in the southern indian ocean. so at least that's something for them to go on. and they are halfway down so this would give them a boost to continue. >> do we get any clues, i wonder from the condition of the flaperon, assuming it is from 370, you can see in the video there, there are barnacles on it it's accumulated that debris along the way. does that give you a sense of where it might have rested? >> yeah, brianna. yes. the simple answer yes, in general terms. i think we'll have to wait until the forensic biologists and the like get their hands on it and see what they can tell us. but i know from the air france 447 experience in being looking at that debris that the bea

will get an awful lot of information about when and how this might have come off the aircraft and they will be able to tell it by looking at the connectors a the the metal skin. i think we're about to hear a little bit of a generalized story about how this piece came to be separated from the rest of the plane. >> we'll hear a generalized story. just real quick, before i let you go and your satellite window closes does this help towards finding that important black box? >> again, only a boost for the search teams. i don't think there's going to be enough information from this one piece to change what they are doing already, which is a methodical search of the sea floor. >> dave gallo, thank you for being with us. president obama is making yet another bold move today. in just minutes, he'll talk about limiting the emissions from greenhouse plants to fight the alarming rise in global

temperatures over recent years. that's what supporters say and it will require involvement from state governments. it will likely be a tough fight for the president. many states have already vowed to resist and we'll be bringing that to you live when it happens. that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern. the news continues right now. hi there. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. any moment now, president barack obama will be stepping up to the podium any moment here at the white house because he will be making a massive announcement basically unveiling this clean power plant which is being hailed as the strongest action by a u.s. president but we should also point out it's being met with fiery political opposition for the white house. as soon as we see the president, we'll bring it to you live. let's talk about this frantic manhunt happening