senate democrats did nothing to stop these dangerous and disastrous of policies from the biden/harris administration. by the way the democrats do not have a personnel problem on the ticket. they have a policy problem. the policies of joe biden and kamala harris in the senate democrats have failed our country. i am confident the american people will right this ship in less than four months. [inaudible] >> i think i will continue the weekly tradition. >> do you agree with the decision granted immunity from actions he took while in office? >> look, what the supreme court actually did was lay out the parameters but not apply them to this particular case. they put it down to the lower courts to find facts rather than making up facts that were not before the court yet so yes i am completely comfortable with it. >> our adversaries are watching. there watching videos of the president just like we are. they see the same thing we do. do we have a situation today were leaders like xi jinping, vladimir putin, kim jong-un own are becoming more aggressive? testing that boundaries more closely becau

you have zero senate democrats. they have walked up to the line without quite crossing it but that's the dynamic we're dealing with right now. we're in the middle of the zone right here. what we wrote this morning, a lot of biden's defenders are making that worse, it's amplifying and validating the chief republican attack against president biden, which is that he's too old to serve as president. and sort of the idea that democrats are shooting themselves in the foot by amplifying the president's biggest vulnerability in this campaign. host: the president sending a letter to capitol hill, particularly to democrats. what's the tone of the letter and what impact is it having? guest: defiance, right? democrats read that letter and weren't necessarily surprised. nobody expected joe biden at this point to say that he's going to step aside or show any sort of hez tans at this point. the members i talked to wasn't surprised about this letter. it bass quite de -- it was quite defiant. the president verbally, he went on "morn

jeffries: house democrat, senate democrats and president biden are unified on the affirmative agenda that we have for the american people related to lowering housing costs, ending price gouging, or growing the middle class. defending democracy and fighting for reproductive freedom. president biden, house democrats and senate democrats, are also united in pushing back against project 2025 and the extreme maga republican agenda. that's unifying, not dividing us. reporter: leader jeffries, president biden said he's staying in this race but after your conversations throughout this week do you think it's time for him to reconsider that based on what you're hearing? mr. jeffries: our conversations have been candid, comprehensive, clear-eyed and they are ongoing. reporter: thank you, leader jeffries. you have another congresswoman saying biden should resign. are you war thraid biden is a liability for your most vulnerable members? mr. jeffries: no. reporter: do you think house democrats can win back the house? mr. jeffries: house democrats will win back control of the house of representativ

there was a senate democrat named scoop jackson. scoop jackson had the courage to stand up even if it was a democrat president and fight for american national security. i wish we had even one scoop jackson democrat left in the senate. even one democrat who would stand up and say, look, i'm with the biden white house most of the time, but on cutting off weapons to israel, on funding gads, on sending -- on funding gaza, on sending money to iran and hamas enough is enough. i can't do that. it's within the prerogative of every senator to do just that. and i would note it's possible. we just had a senate judiciary markup going into the markup every assumed the nominee would be voted out. this was a radical nominee, who ordered a 6'2" biological man, a serial repeat rapist to be housed in a woman's prison. it's an extreme and radical nominee. i and others led the opposition to it. we just had the markup. we walked into the markup, and everyone assumed, as has happened for three and a half years that the democrats would vote like the politb

senator blumenthal says he is concerned. he is expressing some doubts. we know democratic senators are planning to meet tomorrow at a lunch meeting. they're going to meet with biden campaign advisers like donnellan, stever shetty and jenna [ inaudible ] what is going on here? >> this is sort of senate democrats trying to figure out how to handle this emerging situation. senate democrats had their first lunch yesterday, the first time huddling as a group since that debate performance and sources said the majority of democrats in that room said president biden would lose to former president trump come november. there is a caveat there. they did not say he should step down so the question was well, if you are sending in your nominee to a race that you're saying is the most consequential race in modern history and you believe they are going to lose, what is that calculus? as we saw peter welch today break through that and say you know, i don't think president biden should be the nominee. of course the key question is, will we see more democrats follow suit, people like john te

the first senate democrat that has made the decision to call on biden to exit the race is peter welch, vermont's junior senator, he doesn't really ruffle feathers much. he works across the aisle often. he's a big ally of the president's, but he made a surprise announcement last night in an op-ed he wrote for "the washington post" and later talked about it today. watch this. >> is there anything they could say to ease your concerns at this point? >> it's a showing issue for americans. not so much about individual senators in congress. it's really about the challenge. >> can that be proven with one press conference? >> no. it's over a course of time. >> some senators are still waiting through the weekend to see what they hear from the president and his nato press conference today, to hear from the campaign team that has descended on the capitol a couple feet from where i'm standing just outside of the capitol campaign advisers meeting with senate democrats, trying to show them polling, data, convince them according to a background memo we had obtained that biden has a path to victory in

yesterday, senator welch became the first democratic senator to say that president biden should withdraw for the good of the country. i cannot like foloss the country, and worried about november' election the stakes cannot be higher. we cannot un-see president biden's distrous debate performance. cant ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since that night. i understand why president biden s toun. he saved us from donald trump once wants to do it again, but he needs to reassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. in my view, he is not. for the good of the country, i'm calling on president biden to withdraw from the race. as many of you heard yesterday, after george clooney also writing in the new york times that president biden should withdraw from his reelection bid. there are also nine democrats who have publicly call for the president to dso as well. as we get to your calls, let's take a look at those nine. francine in new york, independent, you are up first. caller: good rning. thanks for taking my call. i realize the democrats are very nervous about this election. it is

eastern when she anchors the source democratic senator michael bennet will be joining her. there'll be an important interview and just ahead, we'll get an insider's take on the democrats private wrangling over president biden's candidacy. a congressmen urging the president to step aside mike quigley will join us live. that's coming up next then later cnn is on the scene of a donald trump rally down in florida. as the speculation about his vice-presidential okc is clearly intensifying right now. stay with us. you're in the situation i love milwaukee cnn is live from milwaukee as republicans unite behind their nominee, his vp, and their plan to take that the white house follow cnn for complete coverage. >> the republican national convention starts monday at 8:00 on cnn to test the toughness of the key is sorrento x pro, and the key is renato turbo-hybrid we read created some of the wettest spring hottest summers wendy is false and coldest winters all on one track to prove these three roe suvs were built for the unstoppable movement that inspires if you're shopping for a home r

especially since this is a democratically controlled senate and democrat in the white house.ou have a very slim margin here in the house for republicans. we should be working together to construct bills that can actually pass. that will actually help people. i mean again, i brought an amendment to the -- i had an amendment in the rules committee last night to bring two bills, financial services appropriation bill and ag appropriations bill that we had testimony on, bring them to the floor. i think they're garbage bills the way they're writ but i had an amendment that made in order all the amendments offered, democrats and republicans, and we didn't protect any amendments from any points of order. we could have had a debate and hopefully made the bills better. but they were so bad. so bad. that republicans didn't even believe they could twist enough republican arms to pass them. so we wasted time. and they poled them. and i will say, the bills that are being brought to the floor today, i want to give my friends who are watching a little insight into the way they think about fa

the us senate democrats chuck schumer _ endorsed.crats chuck schumer said bite _ endorsed. the us senate democrats chuck schumer said bite and - endorsed. the us senate democrats chuck schumer said bite and once i chuck schumer said bite and once again put his country, his party and our future first. this again put his country, his party and ourfuture first. this is again put his country, his party and our future first. this is where we get the reframing, that pr exercise, where the democrats form this —— frame this as him doing the honourable thing. the republicans will make capital out of this by saying this party is in disarray. we were saying this party is in disarray. - were talk about this moments ago, even some of these figures that were saying that resident biden should step aside, are now saying to defend his record. it is certainly likely that after this week of chaos and disunity, the party will not want to show that they are fit for office, they are the party of government and you will see lots more people trying to draw

senate democrats had their first lunch yesterday. their first time huddling as a group since that debate performance. the majority of democrats in that room said that president biden would lose to former president trump come november. now there's a caveat, they didn't say he should step down. so sort of the question was. if you're sending in your nominee to a race that you're saying is the most consequential race in modern history and you believe they're going the lose. what is that calculus. how does that work. we sort of saw peter welch today breakthrough that and say, i don't think president biden should be the nominee. key question is, will we see more follow throw. will we see them fellow peter welches way. if they think he's going to lose in november. how can democrats say they really need to win it. >> i have a question about speaker nancy pelosi. the rank in file, members of congress they do so look to her. they listen to her. >> sure. >> her guidance, her comments on morning joe this morning, very big. >> yeah. >> huge, they'

house democrats, senate demo democr democrats? >> i've seen it from the press. >> george: i've heard from dozen of your supporters in the last few days and a variety of views, i grant you that. the prevailing sentiment is this. they love you and they will forever be grateful to you for beating donald trump in 2020. they think you've done a great job as with the, and the successes you outline, but they don't think you can win. they want you to go with grace and they will cheer you if you do. what do you say to that? >> i say the vast majority are not where those folks are. i don't doubt there are some folks there. have you ever seen a group in time when elected officials running for office aren't a little worrworried? have you ever seen that? i have not. same thing happened in 2020. biden, i don't know, man. what's he going to do? he may bring me down. >> george: mr. president, i've never seen a president with 36% approval get re-elected. >> i don't believe that's my approval rating. that's not what our poll shows. >> george: if yo

senate democrats are planning to meet tomorrow. but key to all the conversations on both sides is whether staying on the ticket would kill democrats' chances to control congress. there will be more tests for biden this week as he leads the nato summit and he and his campaign execute an aggressive battle plan that includes ramping up his appearances while donald trump has been nowhere to be seen. nbc's ryan nobles is reporting on capitol hill. aaron gilchrist is covering the white house. also with us, jake sherman, co-founder of punchbowl news and an msnbc contributor, and michael steele, co-heft of msnbc's "the weekend." great to have you guys. what is the president's plan to win back support and confidence, and how is it taking shape? >> well, chris, i keep thinking back to the volunteer in philadelphia yesterday who told president biden that she wanted to see dark branded again. he responded dark branded is coming back. that's the person we heard on the call with msnbc this morning. the fighter joe biden. talking about the reality

ten house members, one democrat senator wants him out, another democrat senator thinks he will lose in a land slield. nancy pelosi says the decision is his but, please, get on with it. they're running out of time. senate leader schumer reportedly telling donors he wouldn't mind a different candidate. one slip tonight and it's a stamm paid if out of biden's -- stampede out of biden's campaign door. on the show today, the housing market, why does florida have eight of the ten cities where prices are falling, and when will gen-z folks ever get a fair shake at buying a home? donald trump talks to brian kilmeade. why has nikki haley not been invited to next week's republican convention? his answer may surprise you. thursday, july 11th, 2024. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ ♪ you can jump right in. ♪ let the music pull you in, you can jump right in ♪ stuart: ah, yes, jump right in. why don't we do just that, let's jump right n. the big story of the morning as far as the financial markets are concerned, this is inflation. the consumer level prices up exactly 3% over the past year. goo

but his senate democratic colleagues are not on the same page. and that includes intel chair mark warner who just last week was reported to be rounding up a group of senate democrats to call on president biden to step aside. and here's what he told our camera, just moments ago. >> asking questions, at least in my case, made me a better campaigner. and i think a lot of folks are raising some questions and. >> so vulnerable democrats have also been cagey about their support for president biden. ohio senator sherrod brown reportedly said today that his voters have some legitimate questions about biden's future. new mexico senator martin heinrich said the president must demonstrate it was really just one bad night. jon tester biden has to prove that he really is up for another four years. >> the senators are up for election. they are going to have a lot of input. anxious to hear from them and anxious to hear from their conversations with the president. they have had that see what happens. >> today the president sent a letter to congressional democrat

look, on the senate side of this building, one of the key things we had been waiting for is if any democraticator would go so far as to say that biden should step down as the nominee. i talked to senator peter welch in the last hour. gave the white house the leds up before he released his statement he didn't think biden should be the nominee any longer. what he said was clear. his opinion was formed in the moment where he says this is a point where the white house should be showing, not telling. but they are going to be telling democrats, top members of the campaign meeting a few blocks from the capitol, trying to share their strategy going forward. welch as he says biden shouldn't be the nominee told me he is going to the meeting. >> susan, from all your years covering presidents and news conferences, this is among the fewest we have seen. the last solo press conference lasted 20 minutes. it was a xi meeting. usually that's a joint press conference. i'm presuming that president xi did not submit to questions from the press. that's a pretty bad contrast. ronald reagan had fewer. he had none t

senate democratic leader chuck schumer and houston a critical leader hakeem jeffries have given their endorsement of vice president harris is the next president of the united states. they spoke to reporters about their support for her and also commented on president biden's decision to not seek reelection. >> okay, good afternoon, everybody. today is a great, great day for the democratic party and the country. vice president harris will soon be our nominee and will be elected president in november. we are brimming with excitement, enthusiasm, unity. on sunday, president biden showed the world what a great man he is. his true patriotism, his profound sense of decency came shining through. we all know it was not an easy decision for him, but just as he has done in his entire life, president biden selfless decision not to seek the nomination and put our country, our party, our future first. he is an honorable man, a family man, a man of deep faith. we love him. we truly do. i will have more to say on president biden this afternoon in my floor speech. but president biden's selfless decisi

the fonts of butler senator, thank you so much for coming in. adam schiff is a democrat running for your senate seat, which you've announced that you'll be vacating after this term. he and other dem say that there are real concerns that biden is going to drag down the ticket. you're standing with biden. do you think those concerns? are wrong i think all of the concerns are valid the president admitted and the people saw horrible debate performance. >> so all of the concerns are valid and have to be taken into consideration as i've said before, i believe the president is responsible people, patriot, who's going to take into consideration all of those all of those key points. and the american people are expecting us to get here to do the work, deliver, and to put forward candidates that are going to deliver on what their will is issues like abortion and education and housing. and i think this is a president that has demonstrated he's committed to do it when that house, house democrats are meeting now, senate democrats are gathering later a little later for the week we laun

he will be coming out of what's probably about an hour and a half long at this point senate democratic lunch. it stands to be pointed out that this happens every week. the same goes for the house democratic huddle that we witnessed this morning. it's not infrequent that these meetings happen. what's notable is the topic of conversation at this pivotal moment in joe biden's presidency. now, what's different about what we've seen on the senate side of this is that no senators at this point have come forward to say they think joe biden should drop out and no longer be the democratic nominee. instead, what we've heard is senators who are saying what we all i think have heard at this point publicly and privately from lawmakers writ large which is that the debate performance about a week and a half ago gave them pause, concern about biden's ability to carry the party as the standard bearer and they would like to see him continue to show, not tell, that he can be that person as he remains defiant and is going to stay the leader of this party. that of course is something that chuck schumer him

you have 250 democrats in congress between the house and senate. biden to step down. you are talking about less than 10%. fewer democrats have called on president biden to step down than counts on which donald trump was convicted, 34. the reason why people are asking this and we're having this robust discussion within our party we believe donald trump is dangerous. if donald trump were just -- if he were say ronald reagan or george bush or someone like that this discussion would be as robust. g6 members and several others expressed the same thing including several talking about this several -- >> sandra: democrats, when they meet behind closed doors, they come out truly believing that joe biden is the only candidate that they can put forward that can beat donald trump. >> i didn't say that. >> sandra: i will give you a chance to correct that if it's not fair. matt, first your thoughts. >> this is why i believe the democrats say how democracy is at stake. they don't believe it. their words don't match their actions. if they really believed that the d

starts right now i'm going to disagree with some people in that room but i'm all in on joe biden democratic senators behind closed doors hashing it out house democrats met earlier, one describing a sense of sadness in the room all this week, plummeting poll numbers with biden on top the ticket. >> i had the democratic party split as the bidens dig in. but first, the message president biden needs to convey on the world stage with this big nato speech. now, just minutes away, plus donald trump's return to the campaign trail, pushing a watered down platform, trying to say he knows nothing of controversial project 2025 we're live in miami with what he says next welcome to the lead. i'm jake tapper. we're going to start in our 2024 lead with a feeling of quote, sadness. that's how one top democratic lawmaker described today's house caucus meeting to discuss whether president biden should remain at the top of the ticket in the race for president telling cnn's lauren fox, it was quote, talking about someone you love who is in obvious decline senate democrats emerging from their own meeting just minutes ago

senate democrats. there are many more who harbor deep concerns about the state of the biden campaign. some of them hope he makes a decision that ultimately step aside if he does not do that or does anything in the way of a shaky performance tonight expect more of them to make voice public and trying to pressure the president to make that decision. but there's also some concern by doing that. it got essentially force the president to dig in already the president has plans to campaign next week, and that is the message that they sent behind closed doors to senate democrats today when top campaign officials brief senate democrats, they said to the president was going to hit the battleground states he's going to do a major television interview on monday and made no indication i'm told that he plans to step aside here. so this tension is only going to build after tonight. erin, especially if he stumbles in this high-profile moment that could define his presidency and the rest of this campaign and alright, m

leadership of president biden in partnership with vice president harris, house democrats and senate democrats have turned things around in order to create a brighter future for the american people. that's the democratic track record. extreme maga republicans have been in the majority for over 18 months. can anyone name a single thing that extreme maga republicans in the house have done in order to make life better for the american people, a single thing that they have done? you can't. as many house republicans like the distinguished the gentleman from texas, the honorable chip ria -- roy pointed out, can't name a single thing that maga republicans have done to make life people's lives better. they are incapable of governing. there's a big difference between the leadership of president biden, vice president harris, house democrats and senate democrats and the chaos, disfunction and extremism that we have consistently seen from house republicans. questions. reporter: thank you. considering the demonstrations that we saw outside the building, many of these people associate with the left wing of

. >> ben, you're reporting on the quarterly fundraising boost where senate democrats are also raking e cash, particularly in a few key races. you write, in all but one of the ten competitive races, democratic senate candidates raised more than their gop opponents, pulling in a combined $90.6 million, compared to 64.4 million for republicans. the question becomes is that fundraising advantage quieting vulnerable democrats who have at least privately expressed worry about biden being at the top of the ticket? >> i think in short, no. think of it in two ways, one, more money as a candidate, every candidate wants more money. it allows you to run the campaign you want to run. you can control what you can control, and if you have the money to run the campaign you want, to run the ads you want, to do the persuasion you want, you can control that part of it. there's a whole outside of it, there's been a steady drip of is biden fit, should biden step down, a new democrat came out in the past couple of hours saying maybe he should step down. this kind of optics, this national mood is not good f

matters is an election, if this is a policy election we win. >> senator, understand your focus on vice president harris, the presumptive democraticee, but there are many americans who do not have children. you're also not just a senator, you're a political strategist. you work informally with former president trump and many republicans. you have a political line. is it a mistake for senator vance to keep talking about americans who don't have children when it comes to a national campaign? >> right. yeah. i don't have children, but i'm going to vote for j.d. and trump because i think we'll be safer and more prosperous and more secure. i want to end the biden-harris debacle. you should never say anything to hurt anybody's feelings, but when why look at all these interviews by j.d. he was talking about how the democratic party has abandoned the traditional family. this election will be decided by the american people on who can correct the problems in their lives and here's what most americans are experiencing. having to choose between buying food and gas, a border that is beyond broken. the largest cause of death among americans and

peter welch is the only senate democrat calling for the president to step aside. competitive re-election bids aren't outspoken about president biden yet. >> do you think a joe biden -- >> i'm hearing legitimate concerns from ohio voters. my job is to listen to them. >> will you still support him if the president remains as nominee? >> should he drop out? >> fox is told some democrats do not want to call for the president to step aside until the nato summit completes in d.c. democrats don't want to undermine the president with world leaders in town. >> john: chad pergram with the latest in the quickly evolving situation on capitol hill. thank you. the "new york post" editorial board weighing in on the turmoil. the headline, democrats' civil war continues and biden has no way to end it except surrender. jason chaffetz is a former utah congressman and fox news contributor. what do you think. is the dye cast for biden? >> i think it is. i was really smiling on that chad pergram report because as a member of congress walking from hall to hall and room to room the last

the president phasing the first senate democrat to say he could not win in november. ael bennet warning that democrats could also lose the house and senate. joining senators tester and brown who raised their concerns privately. >> i just think this race is on a trajectory that is very worrisome. i think that we could lose the whole thing. >> chuck schumer saying that he is standing with joe. and the president got a full-throated endorsement from alexandria cortez. >> as i have said before, i'm with joe. >> joe biden is our nominee. he is not leaving this race. necessary this race. and i support him. >> in public, the nato sessions are mostly set pieces on teleprompter, as with the welcoming speech the president delivered last night when he contrasted donald trump's comments on nato. >> i didn't know what nato was. it didn't take me long to figure it out. two minutes. >> it's good we are stronger than ever, because this moment in history calls for our collective strength. make no mistake, ukraine can and will stop putin. [ applause ] >> that contrast is the issue at nat

and democrats who are spectacle remain spectacle. there was a lot of pushback from senatorso the pitch that the biden camp is giving on capitol hill is not moving democrats right now. in >> neil:ed the biden camp looks to improving economic trends. improving inflation today. it didn't necessarily assure and americans are not sure buying it. that conundrum remain for the white house, done it? >> it does remain. we have the nato conference. you guys will be covering it and democrats tell us they will be watching it. i'm not sure on either side that the president can say or do that is going to move folks right now. i think the most important thing right now is the polling. democrats are not certain he can win. they are worried about the down ballot effects and money drying up. if the presidential campaign can't compete financishly, that puts them at a huge disvan advantage. folks we talk to wants to get it figured out quickly. there is just over 100 days until the election. >> neil: great talking to you. following all of that. stephan was mentioning the money. that could dry up

democratic party. the diversity of strength and diversity of geography of in our party where our representatives and senatorsni primary. i don't think many democrats are. >> shannon: very interesting. okay, we are standing by. waiting for this live press conference from president biden as the world watches, we will take a quick break. much more with our panel and we will take you there live when our speech starts. ♪ ♪ this is remington. ...he's a member of the family, for sure. we always fed them kibble— it just seemed like the thing to do. but ...he was getting picky we heard about the farmer's dog... and it was a complete transformation. his coat was so soft, he had amazing energy. he was a completely different dog. it's a no-brainer that (remi) should have the most nutritious and delicious food possible. i'm investing in my dog's health and happiness. most people call leaffilter when their gutters are clogged and they notice one of the many issues that can bring. sometimes it's the smell of mildew when water has seeped into the interior walls. or maybe they've spotted mold in the attic. but most often it'

developments and we start with the latest from capitol hill and the critical meeting between senate democratsisers that wrapped up moments ago. nbc's ali vitale is with us and what do we know about that meeting? anything yet? >> we are seeing the trickle of senators leave that meeting with the trio of top biden campaign aides sent to capitol hill to talk with senators and assuage their concerns effectively lay out a game plan and show hard data that could possibly get senators back onboard. there's been skittishness both on the house and senate side of this building about the biden campaign and about president biden himself going forward. you've had people like senator michael bennett willing to say so far that he's been concerned that biden's drag on the ticket might not just cost them the white house, but could also cost them the senate and the house. i believe we have senator bennett talking about this meeting and the general stakes up here on capitol hill. watch. >> i don't want to pre-judge what they're going to say. we'll see. i think what's on everybody's mind is -- is -- is there a cl

this hour, the growing list, which for the first time now includes a democratic senator, who says this is about the good of our country. plus, key biden aides heading to capitol hill this afternoon, can they stem the tide and convince skeptical democrats to fall back in line? >>> and later, the countdown to milwaukee. republicans now four days away from their convention. so where is donald trump's pick for vp? >>> good morning. it is 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from los angeles today. in just hours, president biden will take questions at what could be the most closely watched press conference of his 50-year political career. it will be his first solo presser in roughly eight months. and the first since that debate against donald trump, that sent democrats into a tailspin. a dozen congressional democrats have now called on biden to exit the race. a list that now includes a senator. and today, key biden aides will meet with senate democrats, despite all of this, president biden isn't budging, now lashing out at party elites, pundits, and pollsters. gabe gutierrez is at the w

difficult thing to ask someone and that may be what happens. >> emily: we are moments away from senate democratspresident biden's senior advisors. house minority leader hakeem jeffries news conference we will bring both of those to you live. plus as democrats scramble, house republicans are teasing an investigation into the potential cover of president biden's mental fitness. that's next. it's time we listen to science. one a day is formulated with key nutrients to support whole body health. one a day. science that matters. i hear it all the time. people tell me they'd love to buy gold. but because it's gold - they think it must be complicated. it isn't. not with rosland capital. with rosland... the entire process from start to finish is built on one concept... one... keep... it... simple. rosland capital - a trusted leader in helping people acquire precious metals. gold bullion, lady liberty gold and silver proofs, and our premium coins, can help you preserve your wealth. call rosland capital at 800-630-8900 to receive your free rosland guide to gold, gold & precious metals ira, and silver broc

my source tonight is a key senate democrat. meanwhile, donald trump's search for his next vp pick is now entering the home stretch as his former rival turned allies, senator marco rubio was center stage he did his florida rally tonight. a decision potentially just days away also, ukraine's president tonight saying that the whole world is waiting for november's us us presidential election. and that includes, he says, vladimir putin as nato allies and washington are on edge. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source we're live here in washington tonight are there has been mass despair inside the democratic party, but so far, no mass defections. but the eyes of the world on him, president biden addressed world leaders gathered here for the high-stakes nato summit earlier today, starting with a forceful speech highlighting the military alliance. as he sought to downplay concerns about his performance before this war, putin thought nato would break. today. nato is stronger than it's ever been in its history, russia will not prevail

happen under the direction of mark warner here, scrapped and i wonder, was it scrapped because senate democrats don't want to talk about this. they're not where house democrats are was scrapped because it got public. >> no. i mean, what we're hearing is that it's because it got public. that's what are sources who who told us as well that this was going to be scrapped because they felt like if they couldn't have a candid conversation with senate democrats because of the way the news about the meeting leaked and i'm sure seeing the fallout of this house meeting where you'll pretty much immediately we all knew what was said on that call. we all knew that there were now for additional house democrats who are calling for biden to step aside and more than those for express a serious concerns. and so this is a very politically tenuous situation for democrats to be in. and this week is going to be hugely important. and whether we see, you know, the handful of people who have come out on the record and called on biden to step aside, whether that trickle turns into a flood this week, it's going to really

just how divided are senate democrats? >> reporter: well, bennet, of course, is someone who came out last night, said and really owned what he said in the private democratic caucus meeting. that's really one of the things we were watching yesterday, democrats who might have been willing to air their grievances, concerns, their panic in some cases about biden as the nominee privately have not been willing to do so publicly. bennet, of course, came out and said, yeah, that's what i said to my colleagues in a very lengthy democratic lunch yesterday. and he remains out there as one of the few vocal senate democrats about concerns about biden's electability. there is that divide we're watching emerge, whether or not senators will continue to take that position alongside bennet or if they are as senator bob casey, for example, in the last hour or so, said to me here in the halls, he's not concerned in the way that bennet is about biden's electability and, of course, bob casey is one of those other democrats that we're watching he

bob menendez has served in the us senate since 2006, but democrats and republicans are calling for him to step down, including the powerful senate majority leader chuck schumer, so far. however, menendez has resisted those calls present. so maybe i'll just hear of new york still ahead and i'll just narrow dozens of people have been injured as student protests and bundle with dish. the. the relationship with nature is one of in balance fossil fuel extraction, intensive agriculture, over consumption. it becomes quite clear. we need a reset, ohio, the planet excuse how reassessing human kind place within the well is teen tech lean climate change? this is a totally different piece piece of will we me, we have costs with nature, no support from it on out you 0. the challenges here with the, [000:00:00;00] the watch and i'll just 0 reminder about top stories this hour. and he's rarely strike on while i run school and on the say, the refugee camps killed at least 23 palestinians displaced people had been sheltering out. the facility. it's the 6 you went up on the 8th of school talking to advi

no senate democrats have come forward and said that biden should drop out. that being said, we did hear senator michael bennett, the most forceful and public of democratic senators, to be out there saying this about the president and airing concerns about electability, not just for the white house, but up and down the ticket for the senate and the house too. >> and every move joe biden makes is being scrutinized. he's at nato right now speaking with other world leaders. >> let me close with this. this new pledge sends an unmistakable message to the world that every nato member is committed to doing their part to keep the alliance strong. we can and will defend every inch of nato territory and we'll do it together. and that we're investing in our future strength to ensure nato will always be ready for whatever threats we have faced should be a clear message we're making to the world. so i want to thank you, every nato member, for your commitment, for our shared security. and i will now ask the press to depart so we can get started. >> thank you so much, presid

. >> to be clear, the president already said he is still running, and now a democratic senator offers this warning. >> donald trump is on track i think to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide. >> michael bennett becoming the first democratic senator who publicly express doubt about president biden's chances. >>> plus, this hour, president biden heads to a major union headquarters as he tries to shore up labor support to tamp down democratic anxieties, and then's back with nato leaders who are already fearful of a potential second trump term. e ae ♪♪ady fearful of a >>> good morning. thank you for being with us. it's 10:00 everyone. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a very busy morning for president biden. this hour he'll travel from the white house -- e house -- is president biden the man who can beat donald trump in november? speaker nancy pelosi dodged when asked when he should stay in the race, this after colorado's michael bennett became the first democratic senator to say publicly that biden won't win. let's begin at the white house was nbc's aar

>> i don't have anything more to say about this. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed senate democratsmeeting with the president's campaign team. >> i think that we could lose the whole thing. and it's staggering to me. >> reporter: after michael bennet of colorao became the first democratic senator to publicly predict the president could lose in a landslide. two senior democrats tell cbs news there are financial problems awaiting the biden campaign. concerns about the president's health and the wavering support from democrats could dry up donations in a race that's expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. >>> across the country, millions continue to swelter in a blistering heatwave. the city of las vegas has hit a new record. the fifth day in a row of 115 degrees or greater. in texas, nearly a million people still without power days after hurricane beryl battered the state. cbs' omar villafranca reports from houston, where many people are relying on donated food and water. >> reporter: in the lone star state, hundreds of cars lined up

now, this week senate democrats intend to pick up where we left off in june by bringing every single member of this chamber to task on a woman's fundamental right to choose. tomorrow the senate will vote on the reproductive freedom for women act hoping to finally put women's healthcare decisions up to them once and for all. i think senator murray for leading this bill every single female senator on our side for cosponsoring it. that resolution ask some very simple questions where do senators stand on freedom of choice? do we believe a woman should have a basic right to healthcare? do we agree the right is protected under it wrote should be protected under federal law? of course it democrats have made it abundantly clear where we stand. yes we emphatically believe that women should be free to make their own healthcare choices. all year long senate republicans have shown everyone how out of touch they are with the mainstream. senate republicans have shown that for all of their attempts to sound moderate reproductive care, when it comes time to vote they will choose at maga extremism ove