the new law named in honor of attorney general beau biden, who died in may. delaware bureau reporter tim furlong tells us how this law could make the state's children safer. >> i need you guys to start making your way to the blacktop. >> reporter: a busy afternoon at this camp. who doesn't love dance party day. the blue-shirted folks leading the nae-nae, they all went through checks and training before they could work for the y. >> pretty extensive. they asked all the right questions they need to ask when working with kids. >> if someone is flagged, we have to have that conversation with them and say you can't be a member at this ymca or i'm sorry, you can't be a volunteer at this ymca. >> reporter: with the governor's signature background requirement delaware will soon become even more thorough and required in more places where adults work with kids. bill 144 goes into effect in january. it will clean up, streamline and improve delaware's standard requirements and push smaller schools and private camps to get all employees and volunteers checked. the late at

when beau biden died this summer, many americans got to see in joe biden what many delaware residents already had. >> i love joe biden. he's a man of the people. >> reporter: he is a straight talking, sometimes too straight talking guy who some say might finally win if he decides to once again run for president. >> i think he's an all around good guy. i don't mind that he speaks off the cuff. >> i find it refreshing. >> reporter: biden would be playing catch-up to hillary clinton. she's a fund-raising machine, getting in the race early got her lots of promises of support from people in high places. normal folks still have time to decide. >> i don't have the energy. i don't think he does energy. >> reporter: at 72, he thinks biden might be too old to be president. delaware senator tom carper is not so sure. >> people think he's honest he's real. he really cares about normal people. >> reporter: carper has been friends with joe biden and hillary clinton for a long time. he says controversies and distractions that hinder the clinton campaign open a window for biden but says it won't stay

josh alcom beau biden's chief of staff, announced yesterday. talked to him this morning. ft biden movement. calling, soliciting supporters and soliciting money. i made a commitment today to a substantial contribution to the draft biden effort. so there is an effort going on. i do think joe biden ought to run if he can put, look the loss of him, he lost two children, the loss of this child, this recently, is something he has got to decide whether he can put that aside and run for president. i mean he has a very been through a very very traumatic process and period. so that is a decision he a personal decision he has to make. if he makes that decision i believe heave will be the next president of the united states. >> is it that you support biden so much? or you don't believe hillary clinton can win? or would be a good president? >> well i think there is a combination of both. i think hillary clinton, you know i supported barack obama over her in '07, '08. i don't think she is a very good candidate. i don't think she has that relatability factor that patty talked a moment ag

adding an emotional component to this is the death of his son, beau biden, in may. on the one hand, that blotted out thinking of anything else, but also according to columnist maureen dowd, beau biden asked his father to run for president. that report over the weekend is what has gotten a lot more people talking about this. the other thing, of course, is that hillary clinton has shown some weakness in the polls, which some people think creates abopening for biden. he's not ruling it out, but those i've talked to who are close to him say he's not naive about how hard it would be to run. >> pelley: what are some of the obstacles he would face? >> well, money and organization. if he's going to run against hillary clinton, she has a lot of both. he'd have to catch up quickly, and there's not a driving passion for a biden candidacy, which would help in raising money and building organization. hillary clinton is still very popular among democrats. joe biden is not idealogically different. he's not from a new generation. he is of a different gender, but most democrats thin

hunter, not just beau biden apparently has said, you should do this, but others in biden world don't think it's a good idea. they don't think he should go out on a down note. the donor question is a big one a lot of money has been given to hillary. >> what's interesting here is that some of this is driven by -- that the clinton people are trying to smoke him out. they have actually leaked these anecdotes because he's sitting out there, hovering over the campaign and it make them nervous. >> i'm not captain of that conspiracy. i think about what the bidens have been through if maureen's sources are correct, then that son's request is very powerful i would think. >> i think it is too. >> i don't know -- i read bill schneider's column in which he points out vice presidents get nominated because people like them and they appreciate their loyalty, but they don't, in fact get elected president. the exception to that was george h.w. bush because people wanted a third term of ronald reagan. this is schneider's writing and i think he's on target. it's about 43% approval railt rating for vice

the column contained direct quotes from beau biden. alized he was not going to make it he asked his father if he had a minute to sit down and talk. of course, honey, the vice president replied. at the table, beau told his dad he was worried about him. my kid's dying, an anguished joe biden thought to himself, and he's making sure i'm okay. dad, i know you don't give a damn about money, beau told him, dismissing the idea that his dad would take some sort of cushy job after the vice president to cash in. beau was losing his nouns and the right side of his face was partially paralyzed, but he a mission. he tried to make his father prom toys run, arguing that the white house should not revert to the clintons and that the country would be better off with biden values. any close reading of it indicates that there's only one possible source for the two people in this conversation when the lines are in quotations marks. that reads like a direct conversation with joe biden about that very personal moment. >> it definitely does read that way. you

top political and fundraising advisor to joe biden's late sun former delaware attorney general beau bidenu biden died in may of brain cancer, alcorn also raised money for joe biden's 2008 presidential campaign. >>> hillary clinton is airing the first tv ads of her presidential race this week. the $2 million ads start tomorrow in two of the early voting state, new hampshire, iowa. they focus on clinton's work on behalf of families and her relationship with her late mother. it is an effort by her campaign to re-introduce clinton to voters as progressive fight here under stands the struggles of the average american. >> malaysian authorities are asking resident on reunion islands to help look for more evidence of plane wreckage on their beaches. meantime, authorities determined that debris that was found this weekend, it was a domestic ladder and not part of missing malaysian airlines flight 370. a piece after boeing triple seven's wing was found on the beach some 2,000 miles from where crews are searching for the missing jetliner. >>> well zimbabwe officials look to extradite minnesota dent

the times reporting that joe biden is actively exploreing a white house run. his beauraged biden to run before he died in may. democrats close to biden said he has not made up his mind and waiting until september to decide. the spokesperson said the family is still grieving and the rumor of running is premature and inappropriate. he would face a task to catch up to hillary clinton who staffed up a significant field operation. the clinton campaign is not worrying a decision by biden. >> we will let him make his decision. however hard it is to secure the democratic nomination is however hard it is. we have no illusions. we never thought this would be easy. there are a lot of views in the democratic party. you know we will be prepared to handle whatever comes our way. >> a big move by the clinton campaign. overnight, the campaign rolled out the first set of television ads. $1 million buys in iowa and new hampshire. these will run for five weeks. one ad tells of her mother dorothy, who grew up in poverty and helped by a teacher. >> when she needed a champion someone was th

months after his death former delaware attorney general beau biden is being honored, we will explainow and wye whom. >>> plus a big change coming to pennsylvania politics at least the way you vote for your politicians, the governor's announcement is next. >>> police think may have their man. come up how they think they found them. >>> we are nearing the papal visit and septa is urging residents to take advantage of their services. they have thousands of passes left for that week even. >>> plus a big time businessman says people of means, need to give. we will show you just how he is putting his money where his mouth is. it is friday, august 28th, weather-wise, a perfect day to come on down to fourth and market between 7:00 and 10:00 to daze and help us a as we fill backpacks as we get ready to go back to school. it is a school supply drive here we will have here at fox 29. perfect weather for it. >> no excuses, right. step outside, nice and comfortable. you don't need the coat just a little cool right now in the suburbs but it will warm up around sunrise at 6:25. it is 66 right now.

sparked this push to get joe biden to consider -- or talk about another run. i don't thinkbyr beaus likely the driving factor? also most importantly do you think it's enough to get his father to run? >> i think it's unquestionably a factor. but it's certainly not the only factor. joe biden has been interested in becoming president of the united states for many many years. and he has been talking about it in the last few years as a matter of fact. well before beau urged him to do so. as to whether he is wasting his time or not, he is going to consider this carefully. that's for him to determine. he knows a lot about the process. he is still going through a grieving process right you no. this is knots the easiest time for him in any respect. but i'm confident by the end of this month, or sometime in september he will be in a position to make a good decision. >> real quick van, i mean you talk about the fact that everyone loves jooi joe biden but they are not yearning for him to jump into the race. an important thing with these politician with running is do folks trust them. recent po

beau biden, of course, and wa he said on his death bed but not the only part of this. as far as i know, has just looked at adversity and challenges and just -- they are all like let's get up and go and run over them. i think what we heard from beau biden is part of the dna of every person in the biden family and it is hard to imagine that anyone is trying to put brakes on joe biden's aspirations. >> there is a report of a meeting being scheduled after labor day, senior party players, and a bunch of biden loyalists getting together. what could they be talking about? >> i think a presidential run, lawrence. i think it is safe to say joe biden wants to run for president and has been running for president the last 28 years off and on. i think that there are some advisers close to him that are worried about what it may mean for his legacy, about the possibility of losing. so, i think there's some push and pull within biden world but i don't think anybody should be under any mistaken impression that joe biden doesn't want to be the president of the united states. >> steve, i

enough to bear not only your burdens, but the burdens of other. >> so now after beau's death, just how broad you are joe biden's shoulders? jeff, my understanding about beau's death is that it kind of cuts both ways for the vice president. on the one hunt, the biggest booster of his dad, on the other hand he left behind a widow, two young children and vice president biden feels responsible to take care of them. >> jake, no question, that's a painful and real predicament that he finds himself in. he's in delaware helping his granddaughter celebrate the first birthday without his father, so family ties run very deep, but several friends and advisers are still urging him to run for president. one of the thouf friends toll me he has not made of his mind yet. he's definitely still thinking about it. >> i'm joe biden, i'm looking for a job. >> the question for joe biden is, which one? he's long eyed the presidency, and is still considering joining the 2016 race. the summertime speculation has suddenly hit full boil, over whether he'll challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. >> one factor weighing hea

referencing the fact that the biden family is going through the grief process after the death of beau biden in may. >> i want him to reach whatever the right decision. he has to do that. it has to be a really hard one. i was at his son's funeral. i cannot even imagine the grief and the heart break. joe has had more terrible events than most people can even contemplate. losing his first wife. losing his first daughter. now losing his son. he has to do what he has to do. i will continue with my campaign. i'll do what i believe i should do. he will have to decide what he should be doing. >> reporter: sources have said the vice president is likely to make his decision in the coming weeks in the run up to the first democratic debate. miguel and alison. >>> hillary clinton says she understands why people question her use of the private e-mail server when she was secretary of state. she says she is taking responsibility for a decision that quote wasn't the best choice. clinton says she was confident she never received confidential e-mails. >>> donald trump ending one feud and escalating another. t

maureen dowd placinge inging beau biden to his father. what a narrative that is. >> she got the inside the room details. i don't think there were a lot of people inside that room. so this is something that's probably coming from either hunter biden or joe biden himself. you know hunter biden said to be extremely active in pushing his father obviously, somebody's pushing joe bide on the get into the race through the pages of "the new york times." the broader story that beau biden was in favor is something that "the new york times" reported a while ago. not only do they want him to run and think about beau biden's dying wish there, but also wanted to make sure it was repeated and got a little bit more traction. >> it certainly striking. pulls on people's heartstrings. when you break down the possibility of a biden candidacy and look at it objectively, jon, the first thing that he would have to do is beat her in a primary. and if you look at the breakdown, is it way over 50%, possibly 60% of the primary electorate in the democratic side is w

it does seem at the heart of this is what his son beau biden thought before he passed away in may. he encouraged his father to run. we know biden has not made up his mind at this point. he is expected to potentially decide in the next month or so. john and christine. >>> thanks so much. the senate votes on a bill to halt federal funding for planned parenthood. democrats are confident it will in the get the votes it needs. some republicans are calling for a government shutdown. rand paul of kentucky not one of them but he does want funding pulled after the undercover videos showing the staffers discussing money and issue of fetal tissue. >> they manipulating the baby and turning the baby around to get to body parts and selling the liver. the doctors saying livers are popular for sale. i think most americans don't want their tax dollars going to this. when something is some more morally wrong, why put tax dollars to this. >>> the obama administration will announce a climate change plan designed to dramatically reduce greenhouse an gas emissions from goal burning plants. the plan calls

and now, one of beau biden's close advisors are joining a grassroots movement called draft biden.ent is holding political meetings of his own with his old network of supporters to see if there is interest in backing a new campaign. questions about clinton's candidacy hangover the biden boomlet. a recent quinnipiac poll showed only 37% viewed clinton as honest and trustworthy while 57% did not. forred bien it was the reverse. 58% found him honest and trustworthy. 34% did not. new hampshire democratic mary carey foley is all but begging biden to run. >> hillary does have a problem with trust in this country right now. and i do believe that when and if he decides to run, joe will add a new dimension to this -- to this race. >> reporter: biden has run for president twice before. he has never ruled out a third time. if he did, the gaffs from more than four decades in politics would surely follow him into the race like this famous expletive right before president obama signed the health care law. >> this is a big -- [ bleep ] to do. >> reporter: he told gloria border last year he would

i had a chance to talk with the late beau biden when it was obama inauguration celebration. ade a gap, a public gaffe referring to himself as the president instead of the vice president. it's clear he wanted this for a long time with two former attempts. and that beau has been supportive as well as his son hunter of making that happen for their father. it's been very very special and intimate in their family. what i've been told by a source a biden source, is that it's going to be a family decision. joe biden is not there yet. he's not yet decided or made that decision but they will get together with his wife jill and his son hunter and other relatives, and make that decision within a month month and a half or so. this is something that is close to all of them. as you know his sister was the campaign manager, and his niece the political director. we've also seen one of beau's staffers jumping in on this draft biden movement. s it getting ing-- it is getting close and a lot of people who would have supported biden have been gobbled up by the clinton machine in terms of buildin

at least from a political advisory point of view, can you set the record straight on that, did beau biden want to see his father run for the presidency? >> there's no doubt in my mind beau thought his dad would have been an incredible president. we talked a lot about 2016 when we were together, he talked a lot about, who would we bring into the fold, hire for pulses and things like that, he was talking about his race for governor in 2016. >> what did he say about his father running in 2016. >> whenever we got to talking about his dad's race, beau would look at me and say, you'll still work for me, right? >> when was the last time you spoke to the vice president? >> i saw him at beau's funeral. >> at beau's funeral. let's talk a little bit about the wall street journal today which reported he will announce his decision next month many are we any closer to a decision? >> i think the time line is what the time line is. he has a deliberative process he has to go through with his family. he has to understand the commitments -- he'll make up his mind when he makes up his mind. >> this was a sou

this morning a senior adviser to biden's late son, beau is joining the draft biden super pac. michael isikoff reports john cooper was set to be a so-called hill starter but told isikoff i was trying to come up with a rationale for her candidacy but i couldn't do it, saying she was too calculating, too cautious too controlled. ann marie dowd sparked speculation over the weekend, writing about beau biden's message to his father while dying of cancer. quote, he tried to make his father promise to run. the white house should not revert to the clintons and the country would be better off with biden values. joe biden knows what beau wants. now he has to decide if it's who he is. a decision could come this september from the vice president. >>> hillary clinton is going up against her first ad buys $2 million to be exact. here is one of those ads reintroducing himself to voters. >> after law school she went to work for the children's defense fund. in arkansas she fought for school reform to change lives forever. then as first lady she helped to get health care for 8 million kids. you

he choked up, thanking the crowd for their support following the death of his son beau biden. beau biden used to attend this event as the state's attorney general. >>> it is pretty much quiet around the capitol, but do not be surprised if you see helicopters and emergency crews here tomorrow and on tuesday. u.s. park police, capitol police and officers with the district are all plans medical evacuation drills. there may be street closures between 6:30 and 8:30 in the morning and at the same time in the evening. >>> all new this morning we're told a protest at a church is cancelled. teachers from jericho christian academy in landover had planned to protest at that church which operates a private school. now, the school is closed right now after a legal battle over who's in charge. students haven't been able to go to class. teachers say they're out of a job. those teachers plan to protest outside the church today. but they say the principal asked them to hold off for now. >>> tomorrow begins a new school year in prince william county and a brand-new school will open up its doors

you mentioned beau biden, hunter biden bid, biden biden, and dr. jill biden. if he decides to run none of the stuff i just said matters. if one of your son's dying wish cess that you run for president this may just be about joe biden wanting to make good on that. you know so it may not be a political calculation per se. that's what makes it hard to handicap, i think. >> and we'll have a lot more coming up later in the program on that. i did want to talk about donald trump and the "wall street journal" -- msnbc/"wall street journal" polling. dump topping the list at 19%. ben carson at 10%. ted cruz at 9%. we now can sort of see, we'll know at 5:00 tomorrow night, according to fox news when they average the national polls, but, jean cummings, what are the most likely candidates now in this race? at least on the debate stage? does john kasich make it in his home own state and is rick perry the one falling off the ledge here? >> that's what it looks like now. at the moment kasich and chris christie look like they are going to secure the last two slots. but we don'

>> i know beau biden believed his father would make an incredible president. ere is no doubt in my mind beau thought his dad would make an incredible president. we had a lot of conversations and we sat together in the office and talked about who our fund-raisers would be. they were always talking about his race for governor. that was his focus. >> you almost had me there. >> yeah, yeah. >> the bidens haven't asked to you stop doing this. to begin this draft biden campaign. that gives you hope, i would imagine. >> i wouldn't be here if it wasn't the right thing to do. two weeks before i joined, i heard friends of mine and beau's in the biden network of supporters. i heard from people on the ground in iowa. iowans who i helped organize for his run in 2007. calling me insane, he would get in the race and we would love to see him on the stage in las vegas. this is the right place for me to be right now. >> and you are obviously getting out there as part of draft biden and getting grass roots support. >> our list has grown significantly. >> how much support is there

now the "the new york times" reporting that biden's son beau who died of cancer pressed his father to run and the vp has been holding meetings at home talking to family friends and donors about jumping in. one thing is certain, biden is not saying no. >> happy new year. >> reporter: for "this week," cecilia vega abc news new york. >> thanks ececilia. >>> but now to the republicans and the upcoming debate it's the first big test for front-runner donald trump, the stakes are in a word huge. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter:s front-runner trump not studying but spectating taking in a golf tournament in scotland. >> as far as the debates i am who i am. i'm not a debater. >> reporter: the brash billionaire surprisingly down plague expectations. >> maybe i'll do terribly. >> reporter: who he'll take on is still up in the air, only the top ten candidates in five of the most recent polls qualify. if a debate were today, some of the notable names would be left out of the main event. rick perry and rick santorum. candidates sharping their attack lines. >> if this deal goes through, the obam

and in talking with friends of joe biden, they've made clear that beau expressed, even after he was sick, expressed to his dad that he would like to see his dad run. hunter biden, the bidens' younger son, has even reached out to friends in recent weeks even after beau biden's death and has said that he still wants to see his father run. so certainly that has to factor into this decision. and at this point, it appears that joe biden is at least listening to his friends and political allies who are urging him to jump in the race. he's at least giving this some consideration, but it's worth noting that hillary clinton still has a very big lead. this would be a steep hill to climb for joe biden. it's not as if he's secretly been building a campaign organization during this time. and so he would be coming to this essentially from a standing start and would have a lot of catching up to do. >> is it a standing start when you're the vice president, you're highly identified, you've run for president? it's not like, as rich pointed out, a donald trump who has no legacy or no political background.

the grassroots movement is brought on a long- time advisor to beau biden. he reported on his deathbed, beau biden urged his father to get in it the race. there is a possibility of raising money. hillary clinton's camp is not worried although it is interesting the timing, they are rolling out her first tv ads, watch this. >> the secretary of state joined the cabinet of the man who defeated her. because when your president calls you serve. and now a new title grandma. >> i believe when families are strong america is strong. >> she doesn't list accomplishments as secretary of state and notes as an outreach she was a good soldier and worked as secretary of state. and over in the white house top aids like josh ernest. it could be good spirited race and good for the democratic parrott. >> when president obama and selected senator biden as his running mate said it was the smartest decision he made. >> his advisors mentioning the tv ads and 1 million spent in each state and starting on tuesday. they are talking about how it is reintroducing hillary clinton to the v

tonight, reports his late son's wish, beau biden's wish that he father would run. here is johnathan karl. >> reporter: if biden runs, it's quite a dilemma for the boss. just listen to how barack obama talks about him. >> the single best decision that i have made was selecting joe biden as my running mate. >> reporter: but hillary clinton was his loyal secretary of state. >> i think she would be an excellent president. >> reporter: the three of them, a team, all there at the biggest moment of all, in the situation room for the osama bin laden raid. but the team of rivals may soon just be rivals. aides to vice president biden say he plans to make a decision on running for president by the end of the summer. one big factor, biden's son beau, who died of brain cancer in may. >> my friend, my father, my hero. >> reporter: "new york times" columnist maureen dowd reporting that before his death, beau had a mission, he tried to make his father promise to run. while the latest polls still show hillary clinton with a commanding lead -- there could be an opening for biden, who

a close adviser of biden's late son beau, he has joined the draft biden super pac and that's just oneng, and "the new york times" is reporting that beau biden who passed away in may, he pleaded with his father to run for president once again. joining us to discuss senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny and cnn political commentator and former senior adviser to president obama dan pfeiffer. great to see you both. so jeff, you have been reporting on this on the conversations, the fact that biden is still considering it. what is the latest that you're hearing right now? >> hey, kate. we know that vice president joe biden is keeping his options open. one adviser told me that anyone who thinks he's made his mind up simply is wrong. he has not made up his mind. he's keeping his options open, and he's extending his window a little bit. a few months ago we thought early august was the time frame when he would make his decision. i'm told he's moved that back a little bit. it could be in september, perhaps even slightly beyond that but not much beyond that, and he's simply observing what's

give it the my whole heart and my whole soul and right now, both are pretty well banged up, biden's son beau, delaware attorney general, died in may as you well know. >>> democrats are drafting resolution honoring work on beau biden. the vice-president's eldest son served as delaware attorney general. they are expect to vet during summer meeting in minneapolis. it will be last time they are all together before the nominate of the candidate for president next july at the democratic national convention right here in philadelphia. >>> nasa scientists say their latest research shows polar ice melting and sea levels rising. researchers say since 1992, seas have ridden nearly 3 inches. it may in the seem like a lot but rising see levels can cause flooding and storm surges, higher sea levels means more water push inland. >>> we are starting to see the impact of sea level win creased flooding in the low lying areas of miami or in new jersey. over the next hup years we do expect sea levels to continue rising and more impact from storm surge. >> researchers say it is their job to pass along their find

dowd also wrote about beau biden biden's message to his father.house should not revert to the clintons and the country would be better off with biden values. joe biden knows what beau wants. now he has to decide if it's who he is. a decision could come in september. >> what do you think? >> i think he's going to run. joining us from washington -- >> before that i love that what beau said to joe. >> yeah. >> biden values. anybody that's been around joe biden enn more than three minutes knows exactly what that means, and his family knows exactly what that means. all they agree with him or disagree with him, joe biden is just a great man. i mean richard haass, we have all spent time with him. and we know what biden values means. that really rings. >> yeah, and his life has been in some ways defined or mired in tragedy from when he first got aleblthed at 29. his wife and child were killed and he stood by his family. he also managed to do public service. there's a -- willie used a key word. authenticity. i think it's powerful. it comes through who he i

an advisor to beau biden son is joining the draft biden movement as a fundraiser.ou wrote a piece about what all this means. so tell us, if biden gets in what does it all mean, particularly for hillary clinton? john: if he gets in, it will be bad news for hillary clinton. i'm told the odds are less than 50-50 that he will get in. although the way that these leaks came out was designed to send a message that he was looking at it. it will be bad for hillary clinton. starting at the very top, it's bad for hillary clinton in terms of the media dynamic. that is the top line from my piece. hillary is already getting that coverage. mark: biden will make the debate stage more crowded and take some of the steam out of bernie sanders. it will make the debate friendlier for him. counter to your peace and conventional wisdom, i think a joe biden run helps her. john: she's at her best when she was fighting, she was at her best in 2008. but i think the vote map, bernie sanders could and probably would not beat her. in a three-way race, whereby men clinton are competing for the s

ago when beau biden knew he was dying and every word was difficult to say with the right side of hisparalyzed. maureen said beau had a mission. he tried to make his father promise to run arguing that the white house should not revert to the clintons and the country would be better off with biden values. polling shows hillary clinton slipping in new hampshire. bernie sanders pulled within six points of hillary clinton in new hampshire with clinton at 42% and sanders at 36%. in the wmur poll of likely democratic primary voters with a margin of error of 5.9%. in the last poll clinton was at 51%. bernie sanders was town at 13% but elizabeth warren was in the poll and she polled at 20%. enl, dionne, this new hampshire poll for hillary clinton. if that was the final result in new hampshire if she ended up only six points ahead of bernie sanders, people would be worried about her ability to get the rest of the way. >> i'm not sure that's true. i think bernie sanders has a decent shot of winning in both iowa and new hampshire. because those states are kind of perfect for bernie. iowa is a ve

on the one side, that argument is beau biden told his father he wanted to run. e biden had the chance to be elected after running twice before and does not want to give up that dream. on the other side, personally does all that stress in the family because of his son's death. several people told me he is not in the mood to go screaming down the presidential campaign trail. in the end, personal will decided and i think it will be very hard for the family to decide this. john: i think you are 100% right on the personal thing. the interesting thing about people around the president, they are very confident they can raise the money, campaign, all the stuff the press can focus on. it's clinton weaken up to challenge them? all that stuff, they think there's an appetite. and there is space. the question comes down to biden's pardon. the way that biden recovered when his wife and child were killed in 1972. the way he recovered was throwing himself into work. part of him thinks a campaign would be recovery. another part of it thinks if he cannot do this joyously, he can d

>> reporter: and now, "the new york times" reporting biden's son beau, who died of cancer, pressed his father to run and that the vp has been holding meetings at home, talking to friends, family and donors about jumping in. one thing is certain, biden is not saying no. >> happy new year. >> reporter: for "this week," cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> thanks, cecilia. >>> we'll have much more on the vice president later, but now, to the republicans and the upcoming debate, it's the first big test for front-runner donald trump, as "the new york times" put it, the stakes are in a word, huge. here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: the first debate just four days away and front-runner donald trump not studying with you spectating, taking in a golf tournament in scotland at a course he just happens to own. >> as far as preparing for the debates, i am who i am. i have never debated before. i'm not a debater. i get things done. >> reporter: the brash billionaire surprisingly downplaying expectations for his own performance at the gop showdown. >> i have no idea how i'll do. maybe i will do t

al corn was top advisor to joe biden's late son, former delaware attorney general, beau biden. alcorn also work for joe biden during his presidential run, in 2008. the 72 year old scranton native has not yet announced if he will run. >> big day for eagles fans, as the birds fans start to train at the nova care complex. >> indeed they do. coach chip kelly whole sale make over every his roster making trades, signing new talent, tomorrow is an open practice, so that means fans can check out the practice at the linc with eagles alumni for the fun. pre-season game less than two weeks away. >> can you believe it, pat? >> holy cow. >> is your child a picky eater? you may have a reason to worry about that. >> that's coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", also, police officers take new approach to catching distracted drivers in the act. >> warm now, maybe some storms later on. meteorologist, katie fehlinger, has her eye on what could become a steamy, and stormy day. we're coming right back. >>> twenty-nine year old man in police custody this noon accused of slashing tires on nearly dozen