biden: my name is joe biden. i am jill biden's husband. that's how i'm known in my family. i'm proud of it. thank you. chad, thank you for the kind introduction, and for your leadership and commitment to this cause. and it is a cause. i think it is, and i've said this for the last 10 years, it is the civil rights issue of our day. i am not looking for applause. it is about who we are as a country and who we are as a people. that's not hyperbole. folks, i told you before, chad, for example, gave me credit for coming out early, but it was very late. it was very late. early for marriage and equality. i told the team that asked me to join them as vice president, i affirmativelyot make the case, but if i was asked i would not remain silent. [cheers and applause] mr. biden: and i have told you before, this was not difficult for me. it took nothing. it just was -- as i told some of you before, i learned early on from my father it was a simple proposition. i was being dropped off at thet city hall in wilmington, delaware at a place called rodney square to get an application to be a

chairman biden: you had to mr.you would like to move into government or move out of practice? you you specific in what wanted to do? prof. hill: i told him only that was interested in pursuing something other than private practice. oep now some of the activities atthe office of civil rights the time were pretty controversial. we heard testimony about the fact it was under court order to change its practice for carrying out its duties. some have suggested mr. thomas had done an exemplary job in changing things. some have suggested otherwise. did the controversy surrounding the office detract from your interest in taking this job, or did you consider it? prof. hill: oh, i certainly considered it. thereidered the fact that was talk about abolishing the office. i considered all of those things, but i saw this as an opportunity to do some work that i may not get at another time. chairman biden: did you think job? was a good prof. hill: pardon me? chairman biden: did you view this as a good job or did you as an intermedi

biden: my name is joe biden. i am joe biden's husband. that is how i notice my family.nd i'm proud of it. -- i am jill biden's husband. that is how i am known in my family. and i brought it. your commitment to this cause, and it is a cause, i said this for the last 10 years, it is the civil rights issue of our day. i am not looking for applause. it is about what we are as a country. i told you before, chad give me early, butcoming out it was a very late. coming out early for marriage equality. i told the team that asked me to join them as vice president, that i would not make the case, but if i was asked, i would not remain silent. i have told you before, this was not difficult for me. it took nothing. as i told some of you before, i learned early on from my father a civil proposition. i was being dropped off at city tol in wilmington, delaware get an application to be a lifeguard in an african-american community. i wanted to work on the east side. i was 17 years old and i got out of the car, two men dressed in suits, one heading to the hercules building, the other head

biden: my name is joe biden. i am joe biden's husband. known in my m family. of it.ud thank you.nk you for the kind introduction. your leadership and commitment to this cause. and it is a cause. i think it is, and i've said for the last 10 years, it civil rights issue of our day. i am not looking for applause. it is about who we are as a country and who we are as a people. that's not hyperbole. told you before, chad gave me credit for coming out early, late. was very it was very late. early for marriage and equality. toold the team that asked me join them as vice president, i would not firmly make the case not f i was asked i would remain silent. i have told you before, this was not difficult for me. it took nothing. as i told some of you before, i learned early on from my father it was a simple proposition. i was being dropped off at city hall in wilmington, delaware, to get an application to be a lifeguard in an african-american community. i wanted to work on the east side. i was 17 years old and i got out of the car, two men dressed in suits, one heading to the hercules buildi

biden. day, and sheed our gave her talk, something that really resonated with me was how she kept talking about the treasure of time. that is something that clearly, joe biden values, that they value together as we hear them say, one more day matters. i was sitting in the back, talking to craig, and it made us think about our niece a lot. we don't talk about it, a lot. we don't always have the opportunity because frankly, it is very sad. craig saidaway as earlier when she was three. she would have been eight. parents, who are the strongest people i know, they live in south carolina, and on her birthday, they gather her friends around, the friends that would have grown up with her, and they've released pink balloons into the sky. today is the first time that i have listened to what everyone up or has been saying, i've heard what people have said, coming from these groups in the talks we had this afternoon, and i actually thought, if this had happened to her today, if her, had been found today

biden: my name is joe biden. i am joe biden's husband. that is how i notice my family.nd i'm proud of it. -- i am jill biden's husband. that is how i am known in my family. and i brought it. your commitment to this cause, and it is a cause, i said this for the last 10 years, it is the civil rights issue of our day. i am not looking for applause. it is about what we are as a country. i told you before, chad give me early, butcoming out it was a very late. coming out early for marriage equality. i told the team that asked me to join them as vice president, that i would not make the case, but if i was asked, i would not remain silent. i have told you before, this was not difficult for me. it took nothing. as i told some of you before, i learned early on from my father a civil proposition. i was being dropped off at city tol in wilmington, delaware get an application to be a lifeguard in an african-american community. i wanted to work on the east side. i was 17 years old and i got out of the car, two men dressed in suits, one heading to the hercules building, the other head

jill biden. [applause] mrs. biden: thank you. thank you. thank you. hey chad, who made aviators popular? [applause] thank you, it is such an honor to be here with you tonight. [laughter] [applause] these are incredible times, aren't they? so much is at stake. this community, has a leader fit for these times. let me begin by saying thank you to chad and thank you also to your mom and dad, betty and butch who are also here with us tonight. when i was 13 years old, i stopped on the street of my pennsylvania neighborhood and knocked on the door of a boy named drew. drew had been making fun of my little sister, bonnie, who was just nine years old at the time. throwing worms at her again. she was terrified to go back to the bus stop. he was a serial offender and i was tired of it. i had no idea what i was going to say to him. so when he opened the door, i pulled back and i punched him right in the face. [applause] and then i ran as fast as i could. [laughter] i hate bullies. [applause] at the biden foundation we have several pillars helping middle-class fam

senator biden: thank you. now, before i swear judge thomas, i ask that the police officer go to the front of that door while judge thomas is speaking. do not let anyone in or anyone out. he is entitled to absolute quiet in this room, no matter who wishes to enter. judge, would you stand to be sworn? judge, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, god? judge thomas: i do. senator biden: judge, do you have an opening statement? please proceed. judge thomas: mr. chairman, senator thurmond, members of the committee, as excruciatingly difficult as the last two weeks have been, i welcome the opportunity to clear my name today. no one other than my wife and senator danforth, to whom i read this statement at 6:30 a.m., has seen or heard the statement. no handlers, no advisers. the first i learned of the allegations by prof. anita hill was on september 25, 1991, when the fbi came to my home to investigate her allegations. when informed by the fbi agent of the nature of th

and biden is back. what he said in a pittsburgh parade about his own political future and his message for the democrats ahead of the midterms. >> we're in a fight for the soul of america here. it's about time we restored dignity into work and start talking to each other like we're civilized and deal with one another with respect. >> we start with the politics guiding this week's supreme court nomination hearings. brett kavanaugh's missing paperwork as well as his opinions on abortion and presidential power will dominate day one of the questions and answers. so, too, the posturing for the midterms and beyond. at least three democrats on the judiciary committee are prospective candidates for the party's presidential nomination. cory booker, camilla harris and amy klobuchar of minnesota. and then there's president trump who could use a win as he barnstorms battleground states ahead of november's elections. we start with our nbc team of reporters. white house correspondent kristen welker and justice corresp

. >> former bryce president joe biden delivered the keynote at the summit of the biden cancer initiative held in washington, d.c.. he talked about the quick growth and the medical break breakthroughs for cancer patients. a half hour. ♪ >> thank you. thank you very much. i know it has been a long day for you. lindsay is right. it is not hyperbole. tell, and women in the workplace know this. you can tell the men who really respect to and believe you as a if not a superior. am i joking? you can feel it. that, i am you a slipping into my violence against women passion, but take a look, and i will bet you every one of those men had a strong, independent mother, for sister, for grandmother, or somebody raised. and i have been fortunate, i do not plan on saying this, but my mother had a backbone like a ramrod. my deceased wife was fierce. jill, you have seen how independent and committed she is. and i always kid, but it's true, every brother should have a sister like i do. a hell of a lot better looking and a lot smarter. we went to the same university together. we used to be three years apart

you know, let's talk about joe biden for a second.at he's wanted to be president. he's run. as the president has frankly rightly said, when he's run his own campaigns, they haven't gone so well. since then, he was vice president for eight years and established a different kind of relationship with democratic voters. >> yeah, that's right. and the question is does he pull the trigger. you talked to democrats, they're split about whether or not he ultimately decides to do it. i think he's probably also split about whether this is the right time. i think this presidential campaign is going to happen very quickly. it's going to take off soon after the midterms this november. you hear candidate after candidate making their intentions clear, that either they're going to do it, seriously thinking about it. this is going to be a huge democratic field. it's going to be wide open, no clear front runner. biden may be considered the most well-known name, but he may not end up being the nominee if he were to choose to run because this is such an u

jill biden is my favorite biden. kristen, one thing becomes apparent whether the bidens talk about cancer research, funding, a cure. they are all in on this. that's why me and my wife down here today for the biden cancer summit. they're spending the day convening thought leaders, researchers, doctors, health care providers and they're coming up and talking about best practices. they firmly believe in the next ten or 15 years we should be able to find a cure for several cancers in this country so that's why i'm here and why they're here. here in washington, d.c. just a few blocks from you. >> just a few blocks away. craig, you talked about how personal it was for both of you. and i thought that was one of the more revealing parts of the interview. and you asked them, look, if you do become president, what does that mean for cancer research? i thought that was such an important question that you asked and i wonder, craig, if you can give us your sense of his answer to you not only in that moment but when you asked more

i'm a big joe biden fan. wherever he goes, he's able to bring in some of those folks who have been treading along the middle or, you know, supported president trump. i think that this is going to be a really exciting time for them. in some ways, it actually could, you know, at least set the -- begin to set the table for 2020. what are the issues? how do people run? who makes sense to have out there as surrogates? i think we're going to see a lot of that between now and november 6th. >> other democrat getting attention, the former secretary of state, john kerry. take a listen to what he said over the weekend. >> are you going to run in 2020? >> talking about 2020 right now is a total distraction and waste of time. what we need to do is focusen o 2018. we need to win back the confidence of the country. >> what is the future for your, for you, john kerry? >> i'll continue to be an activist and continue to fight. >> donna, he did not say no. >> no, he didn't. i think there are a lot of folks out there not saying

. >> and biden's message. the former vice president delivers a labor day message of civility and what he says is at stake for our country as the midterms loom. let's start with what a confirmation win may mean for republicans and democrats. day one of brett kavanaugh's hearings for the supreme court begin tomorrow. republicans are confident in victory. president trump is ready for a win to taught on the campaign trail. three democrats on the judiciary committee are ready to signal to their base they have what it takes to be the party's standard bearer for 2020. white house correspondent jeff bennett and justice correspondent pete williams. pete, i want to start with you. as you look to this hearing, do you think there is any chance that a democrat lands a real blow in an opening statement? i mean, we have seen in the past ted kennedy, for example, with robert bork, simple statements that make an impact. >> yeah. i don't think that's going to happen this time. things have moved so beyond where that was during t

i do want to say something about the biden rule. you're right. it is not "the biden rule." joe biden established it and said here is the warning. we are not going to confirm anybody on the supreme court until after the election. glad to adopt your term as the biden tactic. caller: there you go. one last claim, and i think this is my most important. i'm disappointed with the way these charges have come out. -- >> where fortunate today and we have an extremely distinguished panel with us. we are talking about an important issue. how do we develop a negotiation strategy with north korea. we also had fortuitous timing. we do not know the summit would be ending when it did, but it is well-timed for us.

the bidens are here in washington, d.c., for a fantastic cause, the biden cancer summit.he day, the confirmation process of judge brett kavanaugh here. dr. ford says she wants to testify, as you know, mr. vice president. but now, the battle seems to be over how versus when. she wants to make sure she's protected. she wants to make sure she's treated fairly. how would you suggest that the senate handle the allegations? >> i think they should do an fbi investigation. we did that for anita hill. it took two days, number one. number two, most importantly, anita hill was vilified by a lot of my colleagues, character assassinati assassination. i hope my colleagues learned from that. learned from that. she deserves to be treated with dignity. it takes enormous courage for a woman to come forward under the bright lights of million of people watching her. she should be treated with respect. >> you brought up anita hill. you were chairman of the judiciary committee in 1991. you were roundly criticized for not doing more during that hearing. looking back on that, specifically, how w

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i do want to say something about the biden rule. you're right. it is not "the biden rule." that it is a rule in the senate. but joe biden established it and said here is the warning. we are not going to confirm anybody on the supreme court until after the election. i will be glad to adopt your term as the biden tactic. caller: there you go. one last claim, and this is my most important. i'm disappointed with the way these charges have come out. i do agree with your guest that is very difficult in terms of the public realm for the character assassination that occurred. there is a stigma that comes along with this type of assertion that is difficult for all parties on both sides of it. my biggest fear is that should this be proven to be a fruitless thing or something that is not done to be factual and something that has already been heavily fear thisd, what i does to the movement and discussion and the public realm around sexual assault and things of that nature, i am just really thated about how damaging will be should this not deemed to be appropriate. i agree with you so c

what areio biden's chances? a crossfit gym, we're really engaged with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. - [narrator] custom ink has hundreds of products and free shipping. upload your logo or start your design today at customink.com. arthel: former vice president joe biden dropping hints he is considering a 2020 presidential run. speculation about the political ambitions taking on new light after he blasted president trump during a speech last night. rich is live at the white hous with more. reporter: good afternoon, arthel. the former vice president, joe biden , says president trump kelsey exerts power of those that have little or none. the former vice president speaking to human rights campaign national dinner last evening. he says he wishes he had spoken out against president trump earlier. >> barack obama and i agreed to remain silent for a while to give the administration a chance to get up and running the

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jill biden sat down for an exclusive live interview this morning on "today." >> the interview with craig melvin was at the anthem theater in washington, d.c., where the biden cancer summit will take place today. the bidens discussed their initiative, which focuses on changing the culture of research and care of cancer. >> there's so much opportunity. if we didn't find one more cure, if docs started to share data, not hoard it, make it available to everybody for research, we'd extend lives beyond anything we're doing now. >> the bidens talk about the possibility of joe making a run for president in 2020. you can watch the full interview with joe and jill biden at 7:00 a.m., following "today in the bay." >>> happening today in the east bay, a cancer summit sponsored in part by vice president joe biden, east bay congressman mark desaulnais is sponsoring the community summit in concord part of the biden's campaign to double cancer fighting efforts. today's event is focus odd cancer prevention, diagn

here's what joe biden said. the presumption is with you. with me, the presumption is with you, and in my opinion, it should be with you until all the evidence is in and people make a judgment. that's the chairman of the judiciary committee, joe biden, during the clarence thomas proceeding. well, my colleagues would do well to remember this commonsense principle. after all, this is america. every american understands the presumption of innocence. i'm glad that chairman grassley, his staff, and committee investigators have worked so hard to clean up this mess, clean up this mess and put together a fair process. and i'm encouraged by the committee's choice of rachel mitchell, a career prosecutor with decades of experience and and -- experience in sensitive investigations who was recognized with an award by arizona's then-democratic governor janet napalitano to lead expertise in this important process. it's time, mr. president, for senators to hear from both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh under

vice president biden remarks go straight to my heart.s one of those people where immunotherapy was right on the cusp. i'm happy to be here. >> i'm sean and i'm glad you're here. i'm an economist, we are focused on this technology who has exponential curves for the convergence point is creating impact. i recently moved to the netherlands were focused on how to we formally engage nurses in the innovation agenda. >> our first question comes from cyril in the crowd, is he here? >> thank you for the opportunity. i am the director of a nonprofit in d.c. our mission is to facilitate collaborations across the public private sectors. one thing we have seen in our work is collaboration works when you align incentives and interests. i wonder in the survivorship phase if you can talk about how we can help increase the incentives to bring public and private sectors together to focus on length of life and quality of life and diverting adverse events associated with therapy? >> i'll start. survivorship is a wonderful thing. there are 15 and half millio

as joe biden considers whether to run for president in 2020.ight he have an anita hill problem for his role in the clarence thomas hearings? and could there be a worst week for his sentencing for sexual assault? what will the #me too factor be? what are we to make of the times story friday claiming deputy attorney general rod rosenstein discussed the possibility of invoke thing twoivth amendment and suggested wearing a wire during his dealings with the president. this will onwn fuel the cries o witch hunt in this investigation. if you're the president -- he calls ag jeff sessions and says fire rosen stun. when sessions refuses, he fires them both. then he install as pliable ag that shuts down the mueller probe. i'm just observing the cover the story provoids him. at least one person said rosenstein brought up wearing a wire ingest and other outlets are now backing that up but thetumes report it he tds twice. rosenstein denied the story and calling it factualy incorrect and quoting anonymous sources. and after the white house meeting issued a se

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let's talk about joe biden here. not just joe biden but also this idea that maybe john kerry is perhaps thinking about 2020. if i wasn't 100% sure of the calendar, i might think i'm in the late '90s. is this a good sign for the democrats that all of these blasts from the past are thinking about running for president again? >> first of all, happy labor day to you guys. if you look at the field that's shaping up, you are going to have an enormous field of democrats. right? it will be as large or larger than the 17 republicans that ran in 2016 for that primary. you are going to have a lot of people at the top of the age ladder. if you just look at some of the people that are being talked about, elizabeth warren, sanders, kerry, they will be in their early to late 70s in 2020. you have the sort of geriatric caucus up there. but then i think you are going to have a whole slew of younger, you know, i think it's fair to say maybe more exciting candidates. i bet some people who win election this year in the midterms and emer

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jill biden sat down for an exclusive li >>> new this morning, former vice president joe biden and dr.jill biden sat down for an exclusive, live interview on nbc's "today" show. >> nbc's craig melvin interviewed the couple at the anthem theatre in washington, d.c. that's where the biden cancer summit is taking place today. the bidens discussed their initiative, which focuses on changing the culture of research and care of cancer. >> there's so much opportunity. if we didn't find one more cure, if docs started to share data, not hoard it, make it available to everybody for research, we would extend lives beyond anything we're doing right now. >> the former vice president also talked about the possibility of making a run for president in 2020, and let's just say he's nowhere near all-in. instead, he said there are a lot of ways to change the landscape, and he mentioned the bay area's camilla harris. >>> a cancer summit, there will be a biden community summit. happening in washington, today's event is focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment. this starts at 1:30 at the

biden and hillary deserve each other.long as they engage in self-pity and toss around platitudes, they should ride off into the sunset. that's the memo. if they do decide to make a run for president they will probably have to fend off fresh-face newcomers. is it about time these two hang the up along with liz warren? joining me now benson and harf radio commentators. what do you make of the offensive joe biden and hillary clinton are on. >> i was slightly distressed by your ageism. kennedy: i didn't use the word decrepid. >> hair on fire, you have to be furious and woke or you are not paying attention. that comes more naturally to some than it does to others. the atlantic essay she wrote, i fell asleep two par graves in so i couldn't tell you about the rest of it. kennedy: that's the epilogue to "what happened?" >> i'm in favor of all these people running for president. would i like to see a big lengthy primary. i would like to see where there are not only two debate stages, but three. when you have 10 mountain big kids t

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but the fact is the instinct of joe biden and instinct of the george h. w.bush white house was the same, investigate it, don't assume it's true, don't false. now look at this case. look at where we are today, despite repeated requests of the white house and the republicans for the federal bureau of investigation to look into this matter, despite repeated requests for them to ask the fbi to do this, they have refused. the republicans refuse an investigation of the charges by dr. ford. dr. ford has called for the fbi to investigate her own charges. they refuse. if they truly believed that there was no evidence, no witness to back up the charges of dr. ford, wouldn't they obviously have called the fbi and said do your job? find what you can, and we're confident at the end that judge kavanaugh will be exonerated. but they haven't. they haven't. and despite all the calls for fairness, fairness over and over again by senator mcconnell, fairness would dictate that a nonpartisan investigative group like the fbi look into t this matter and come to conclusions,, whate

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nothing -- the direct answer to your question is, for example, biden looks like biden's staff is -- is asking him not to attend the hearing. that wouldn't have raised anything for me other than -- >> not even where it came from? you received an e-mail from a republican senate staffer with the subject line, spying. that is not overly subtle. this staffer appears in over 1,000 documents received together with both you and mr. miranda. she says she has a mole for us and so forth. none of this raised a red flag with you? >> it did not, senator. again, people have friends cross the aisle who they talk to. at least this was my experience back then. maybe it has changed. there was a lot of bipartisanship on the committee. there was a lot of bipartisanship among the staff. there were a lot of friendships and relationships where people would talk to -- i have a friend on senator ted kennedy's staff or senator hatch's staff or a friend on senator specter's staff. that conversation and information sharing was common. it did not raise the flags. >> judge, i was born at night but not last night. if

melvin was at the anthem theater in washington, d.c., where the biden cancer summit will take place today. the bidens discussed their initiative, which focuses on changing the culture of research and care of cancer. >> there's so much opportunity. if we didn't find one more cure, if docs started to share data, not hoard it, make it available to everybody for research, we'd extend lives beyond anything we're doing now. >> the bidens talk about the possibility of joe making a run for president in 2020. you can watch the full interview with joe and jill biden at 7:00 a.m., following "today in the bay." >> 5:46. >>> a popular south bay thrift store that raised thousands of dollars to help cancer patients is celebrating its grand opening this morning. live look at the american cancer society's discovery shop in los gatos. the store has been closed for the past five months after flooding from a water heater caused major damage there. lost income during the closure is estimated at $118,000. ceremonial ribbon cutting will take place when the doors open at 10:00 this morning. there will be o

. >>> could this be the night we find out joe biden is running for president? at the human rights campaign national dinner in washington, d.c. that's the same dinner biden spoke at three years ago as he considered getting into the 2016 race. speculation is rampant about renewed presidential ambitions. experts like yourself looking for any sign in tea leaves. any indication we could hear something tonight? >> alex, he is careful not to discuss 2020, especially this year as they try to keep the focus on the 2018 midterms. so far, the vice president himself said he is hoping to have that decision by january. those close to him say it is the same as he tells them in private. he was the first vice president to support same-sex marriage, that had to nudge president obama along for his support. he stayed involved in the lbgt community. his foundation announced as you are, trying to promote family acceptance. but certainly a lot of folks in that room and other places are watching and waiting for any signs he might be giving about a 2020 run. >> biden has been more voca

but joe biden established it. and said, here's the warning. that they wouldn't confirm anybody in the supreme court until after the election. lb got to adopt that tactic word. caller: one more point which i think is the most concerning -- i am disappointed with the way these charges have come out. i do agree with the guests that it is a difficult -- in terms of the public realm for this having to occurred and there's a statement that comes along with this type of assertion that it is very difficult for all parties -- both on the sides of it. my biggest fear is that should this be proven to be a frivolous thing or something that isn't found to be factual and something that has already been heavily politicized, what i fear movement andthe the discussion in the public realm around sexual assault and things of that nature -- i'm worried about how damaging that will be should this not be deemed to be appropriate. guest: i agree with you completely. and i'm glad you brought that up. because it is something that others may. because there are women ou

and biden is back.e about his own political future and his message for the democrats ahead of the midterms. >> we're in a fight for the soul of america here. it's about time we restored dignity into work and start talking to each other like we're civilized and deal with one another with respect. >> we start with the politics guiding this week's supreme court nomination hearings. brett kavanaugh's missing paperwork as well as his opinions on abortion

biden coul biden cd persuade us. joining us, james freeman, contributor at "the wall street journal." what's that i you have in frontf you? this is how much we think. >> i like to keep showing it if we can. lou: we both have a copy. still. >> you are the man, lou. lou: no. you're theman. great to have you here. first of all, you're getting a shout out from the president on twitter. >> yes. lou: and a phone call with him. >> yes. lou: tell us how that went. >> good. i went on our sister network this morning and i was talking about, to your point, what's so exciting for the middle class is the manufacturer -- lou: growing. >> -- rebounded that president trump promised in 2016 is happening. last month the best month for manufacturing in 14 years. lou: 14 years. >> productivity in the second quarter, 2.9%. now that's just one quarter. we don't know if we can continue it forever. but that's getting back to old american style post-war growth and productivity and that's how you get those rising wages for the middle class. l

biden was in pittsburgh to march in the city's labor day parade.g down the street, which led to jokes about whether it was a signal that he would run for president in 2020. biden says he'll decide whether to run by january. >>> and "sports illustrated" reports colin kaepernick is the face of nike's 30th anniversary just do it campaign. the former san francisco 49ers quarterback tweeted the new nike ad, which has the words "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything." kaepernick started the wave of social justice protest by nfl players two years ago when he kneeled during the national anthem. he hasn't played since 2016. nike signed kaepernick in 2011 and says it has been paying him all along. >>> still to come, why president trump is lashing out at a top labor union official. ngth and e! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure. now up to 30 grams of protein for strength and energy! (cat 1(cat 2) smell that? (cat 1) gravy! (cat 2) that's not gravy, that's extra gravy.

biden and ed rendell, he was on the set with us.cerned about what was about to happen in pennsylvania even when people in the clinton campaign brushed it off. >> nobody was more concerned than bill clinton. >> yeah. >> the first democrat since franklin roast to be re-elected to the white house. and you have bill clinton there and you're not listening to bill clinton. barack obama was concerned about it. this isn't monday morning quarterbacking by democrats, this was really -- i do want to point out john kerry brought up something very important. yes, white working class voters in those industrial midwest states, there were people that voted for barack obama twice and then voted for donald trump. but you look at the turn out and how low it was, it wasn't so much who voted for donald trump, but who stayed home and did not vote for hillary clinton. >> exactly. >> and 2018, it all depends on who gets out and vote and will those who stayed home in 2016 understand they have a reason to get off the couch and drive down to their local eleme

i should note that pittsburgh is ort of biden's home turf.of course, was raised in scranton, pennsylvania. he likes to mention that often in his stump speeches. he has been a fixture at this particular labor day parade, one of the biggest in the country, for many years. senator bob casey, i was speaking with him during the parade, and he said he remembered biden having been a part of this parade on and off for the past 25 years. so he is really sort of a hometown boy here in a sense. there was a great deal of enthusiasm. of course, biden has been one of the loudest voices among democrats since the 2016 presidential election calling for democrats to speak to workers, to speak to their issues to blue-collar voters, to talk about trade, talk about some of these other issues, and he was here doing that today, drawing a contrast with the president on trade, saying that president trump isn't going about renegotiating nafting in the right way, he would do it differently. so certainly he is working on those issues that he sees, biden sees, as being k

joe biden is pretty popular. a lot of people want biden to run. joe biden said that he would decide in january. >> and he will be out there campaigning too for others. >> yeah. and so it turns out obama/biden still have a lot of juice in them and they are really leading the charge for the democrats right now. >> and then bottom line is will trump be campaigning and excite more than just his base, will he be getting the attention of those outside of his base. >> right. i mean that is really important. i think we tend to forget that former president obama and joe biden are incredible campaigners, right, but neither of them were able to stave off losing midterms in both 2010 and 2014. and so i think president's challenge is to be able to bring out those independents, republicans and democrats, who either sat on the sidelines or voted for him reluctantly to get them to have as much energy as democrats have to regain the house and/or put a dent in the down ballot seats that they have lost in the past nine years. >> and then michael, are obama and biden

i am following eric holder, i'm met joe biden. i love joe biden. am so honored to be here the nationalesent quality award to my friend and sister, anne hathaway. [applause] i was lucky enough to start with tar in ocean eight -- two s with her in oceans eight. has supported the lgbtq community forever. and she makesne us feel like her best friend. who didn't want to be here and the "devil wears prada?" maybe not the beginning because she had rough times. we can see in her eyes and smile that she understands what it is like to feel different and to dig deep and power through life challenges. it is something we can all relate to. she is a true friend to the lgbtq community. from speaking out for equality early in her career, to fighting for marriage equality, or donating the sale of her wedding photos, to funding her marriage. she walks the walk. community might stem from accepting her day brother, but her involvement says that. she keeps showing up for the cause. she is determined. she is principled, and in it for the long haul. clear, she has been t

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the person who echoed that the most was joe biden. there's nothing new here, folks. when it's a democratic president they adopt the positions that their arguing against now. that's nothing new in politics. i'm shuure we do the same thing. this man, judge kavanaugh, is not doing anything wrong but talking about this issue the wap -- way he talks about it. what we're doing wrong is blending concepts. to justify a vote that's going to be inevitable. you don't have to play the games to vote no. just say you don't agree with his philosophy. the thing i hate the most is to talk concepts and turn them around, upside down to make people believe there's something wrong with you. there's nothing wrong with you. the fault lies on our side. most american, after this hearing, will have a dimmer view of the senate, rightly so. i don't want anybody to steal anything. did you steal anything from anybody why you were working at the white house counsel? >> no. >> did you know that anybody stole anything or did you encourage them to steal anything? >> no. >> did you use anything that w