one name you are likely to hear through the week is that of bo biden. oe biden's son who died in 2015. senator harris talked about the relationship that they had during the announcement of her being picked to join the ticket. the memory of bo biden is something that clearly binds senator harris and former vice president biden. mj lee, tonight, takes a closer look. >> reporter: joe biden selecting kamala harris as his vice presidential running mate. a decision, he says, is all in the family. >> kamala, you've been an honorary biden, for quite some time. you know, i came, first, to know who kamala was, through our son, bo biden. they were friends. >> harris, once the attorney general of california, served alongside biden's son bo. >> i would now like to introduce a great attorney general, the attorney general of the state of delaware, bo biden. >> rising political stars. just four years apart, harris and biden forged a close friendship as they tackled shared issues. >> there was a whole -- about how big banks had been involved in activities. >> bo biden lo

. >> bo biden the son of vice president joe biden seccumbed to brain cancer saturday at the age of 46. >> he is the one who wanted me to stay engaged. he was worried i'd not continue to fight for the things i'm passionate about and i'm trying to keep his promise. >> president obama signed the 21st century cures act including the so-called moon shot that could be a giant leap in the fight to cure cancer. >> the moonshot is a symbol of american ambition and achievement. now vice president joe biden will lead a similar effort to cure cancer. >> it will be led by joe biden and is aimed at ending the disease that killed the vice president's son and 600,000 other americans every year >> i think of all the people who have gone through what i've gone through without one-tenth the help that i've had. when you have a son or daughter, husband, wife, someone you adore, you become as educated as you can as quickly as you can particularly when you know it is a very serious form. i learned a lot about the mechanics of cancer and the delivery systems and there are so many changes just on the cusp. i'

also saw, though, was this level of connection and empathy, larry, when they were talking about bo biden and you could see biden nodding. but it almost looked like harris was also -- almost holding back tears when she described that relationship. that seems to be one of their strengths going into this campaign, sit not, that humanity? >> that is their bond. i thought that biden was on the verge of tears too, by the way. you could see how emotional. the bo biden connection is what drew them together. probably the one difference between harris perhaps and the others. she really had a leg up on this whole deal because of that, not that she looked at it that way. but they showed a lot of empathy. you know that's something in short supply these days in washington, d.c. but they seemed to bond, show empathy, you saw the fight in harris. she's ready to go. again, i think that's going to help biden consider my. there's relatively younger peop person is ready to go and work and you had that sense i can't wait to do it. >> you have a lot of dynamics whether, the difference in age and difference in

from across the country, nelaware's bo biden, so of then vice president joe biden. now a recognized name inth democratic party, harris was a clear choice senate seat in california. >> i intend to fightfor truth and transparency and trust. >> reporter: she on in a landslide and was sworn in by biden in 2017. she has sponsored bills on race and federal justic department, including a bill to call lynching a hate crime. >> call it what it is, it is a crime that should be punishable with accountability and consequences. >> reporter: but her most shining moments have come in hepr secutorial questioning, first of attorney-general nominee jeinff session017. >> are you aware -- >> a lot of the people were at the convention. it is conceivable -- >> sir -- >> well, will you let me qualify it. if i don't qualify it, you'll accuse me of lying. i need to ctbe cors best i can. >> i do want you to be honest. >> i'm not able to be rushed this fast. >> reporter: and in the supreme court confirmaon hearings for justice brett kavanaugh. >> have you discse mueller with anyone at the law

some of it was the relationship with -- between kamala and bo biden. but a lot of it is just you respect somebody who's in the same body you are in. and i just think the chemistry is very, very good. this is -- this is -- you know, i think -- you know, exactly right. this is a kind of chemistry that's good for the country. we're looking forward and -- and trump is, you know, is -- is really catering to the worst in people. their fears. their anger. their terror. and biden and harris are, now, saying no. there's hope. and we're going to be the example of how great the united states can be. >> ayisha, there is a disconnect in this kind of campaign. i guess, you can go volunteer and maybe make phone calls and stuff. but it's not -- so far, it's not the knocking on the doors. all the traditional things that we are used to in a campaign. i mean, does that play to senator harris's strengths? how -- how do you see this campaign kind of playing out? >> i have to say that one of the things that had been missing, at least, you know, for people that i talk to fro

and so she‘s held big banks accountable, obviously was close to the family and close to bo biden. erves onjudiciary biden came from the senate. she serves on judiciary where biden came from the senate. she serves onjudiciary where she has questions the trump administration. it is she serves on intelligence. i think all of those pieces with her general, personal story was a perfect fit for him. and i‘m sure as all choices are, and joe biden knows better than anybody what it takes to better than anybody what it takes to be vice president at a good partner. i think they probably hit it all. and figured out that they can really get this country back on track. and boy, we have a lot a work to do here. she is smart she is tough she faced up quite a lot of criticism especially in the press because of her campaign when she was a contender. bad decisions, backbiting, when you look at a record as attorney general she defended the death penalty despite being personally against it in california. 0pposed a bill that would require her office to investigate police shootings. she‘s got a full poli

picand kamela harris was friends with bo biden when they were both state attorney generals. newshour zwruledy woodruff asked jill biden this week whate they looking for this a v.p. pick. jiffle biden said the number o thing they're looking for is trust. after that sheaid i guess experience and wisdom but that idea of a former relationship of whether it's susan rice, kamela harris or not. but think as you've heard, he's thinking about these deeper issues, not thinkingbout which state he is going to win, it doesn't seem. robert c.: there's on so much you can do with this v.p. reporting because it's so umed. h nathan, other big news wit foreign interference, russia trying to interfere onceagain. china programs they say thinking about interfering leaning against president trump. what's the white house's response? jonathan: i --r gt question, which i'm trying to find out now. the trump campaign put out a reonse saying we don't need help from anyone, etc., evtsdz. the administratas been leaning in on china. they've made it very much a china fusnd have tried to elevate china as the

and so she has held big banks accountable. 0bviously he was close to the family and close to bo bidenr vice president biden came from the senate. she serves onjudiciary biden came from the senate. she serves on judiciary where biden came from the senate. she serves onjudiciary where she is questioned the trump administration. and she serves on intelligence. i think all of those pieces along with her general, personal story was a perfect fit for him. and i'm sure as all choices are, joe biden knows better than anybody what it takes to be vice president and a good partner, i think they probably headed off. and figured they could this country back on track. and boy, we have a lot of work to do here. biden himself said that she's smart, tough, she faced quite a lot of criticism did and she especially in the press about her campaign when she was about her campaign when she was a contender? bad decisions, backbiting when you look at her record as attorney general she defended the death penalty despite being personally against it in california. 0pposed a bill which required her office to inv

representative in the state house also spoke at the convention and she was talking about traveling up to bo biden's funeral his son's funeral and being there because beau biden in the state of delaware was the person who pushed for trans inclusive rights and saying you know your son meant so much to me and he said your fight is our fight and that is my fight and this was just a personal moment at his own son's funeral these are the kind of anecdotes that really draw out the person that joe biden is so this was a virtual convention because of covered so as the convention as the democrats were holding the virtual convention president trump was trying to steal a few headlines with an in person rather just outside biden's hometown in pennsylvania so how much is the pandemic going to affect campaign big physically and does an issue well i mean campaigning is is just completely changed the entire get out the vote used to be knocking on doors talking to people shaking people's hands that can't really happen so it's become much more electronic it's become much more phone calls it's been much more mailing n

interview harris spoke at length about her friendship with biden's late son beau biden harris and bo biden served as attorneys general together i learned quickly. >>that boat was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves. he really was the best of us. >>and when i would ask him where to get that where this come from. he knows talk about. >>now with his vice presidential search behind him by believes he has the right person by his side. >>cano knows how to govern. she knows how to make the hard calls. she's ready to do this job on day one. >>that was jessica dean reporting. san francisco mayor london breed is calling senator harris's speech moving the 2 women work together in san francisco. we're harris served as the city's district attorney mayor breed says harris's message reminded her of the need for humanity in the selection. >>we have been dealing with so many challenges with the trump administration for far too long and her speech got us back to focusing on what's most important. the american people the challenges that we're facing in this country becaus

there's not a lot of space between the themes and similar pat coright off the bat and harris and bo biden, joe biden's son, of course, very close partners as attorneys general, fighting for the sam thing, going after banks, promoting climate change. the kind of themes that joe biden really campaign. didn't know her just from her days in the senate. but knows her way back, as well, from her relationship with his son. and i think that becomes more important than almost any other variable. >> you talk about the relationship here but a lot of people question that. i want to play a clip from the first debate which got a lot of attention. >> agree today, do you agree today that you were wrong to opposing bussing in america then. >> no. >> do you agree? >> i did not oppose bussing in america but bussing ordered by the department of education. that's what i opposed. >> okay. so at lot of people talking about that exchange they had but seems like biden saying i forgive for that. let's move on and work together. do you think a lot of people buy that? >> look at this two ways. one hand, you know, th

good evening, bo biden live a life of service —— beau. in this uniform and as a service.try, it's not because you live here but it is when you believe in. i believe in this country and because america uniquely holds the promise of a place where everybody can along. we know that for too many and for too long, that promise has been denied. we also know that america is at its best when we make that circle of belonging wider. just over 10 years ago, ijoined a military where firing me because of who i am wasn't just possible, it firing me because of who i am wasn'tjust possible, it was policy. and now, in 2020, it is unlawful in america to fire someone because unlawful in america to fire someone because of who they are or who they love. the very ring on my finger. the wedding we celebrated here where i am standing reflects on how this country can change. love makes my marriage real but political courage made it possible. including that ofjoe biden who stepped out ahead even of this party when he said that marriage equality ought to be the law of the land. there is a long way t

. >> you are looking now at the late bo biden who died and getting through that moment is a big part 's recent history. he talked about it on the trail. to karl's point, bringing this party together and bringing this country together is a tall order for one speech. >> it is. no one speech can do that. but it can set you on the path. bush saided other thing you needed was the big mo, momentum. a convention, well, this is the last night and the beginning of the campaign and the lights are turned on. now it's a race for both parties until election day. can he get any momentum? take what happened in the last 4 days and keep it going? the unity that the democrats are concerned about right now is not so much unifying the country. it's can they keep this unity they have been able to build? maybe it's real. are the progressives going to be satisfied? will they cause problems? do they understand that they want to link arms and continue on? if they were to win on november 4th, you can bet that is when they will get loud and use their media power to put pressure on the biden and harris campaign.

there will also be a tribute to bo biden who died of cancer. i was inside the room last nigh when kamala harris accepted her historic place on the ticket. and you could really feel just how much this pandemic has changed things. she accepted nomination with only a few dozen members of the press, it socially distant and wearing masks by the monitor behind her displayed an empty room. she will read off a teleprompte with no crowd energy to feed on and when she finished, she stoo alone facing a video wall with only the sounds of her own flapping echoing through the room until the dnc pumped in audio of supporters at home. listen. ♪ >> their was no big hug between biden and harris at the end of the night, they are socially distancing, they held their arm out to each other from a good distance and gave sort of an ai hug, and when she walked backstage he could hear soft clapping from the very few staffers that were there to congratulate her biden will accept his nomination the same way tonight. >> jackie, thank you very much. in the meantime, i want

presidential pick she has a relationship with joe biden it goes back years she was very close to bo biden who is joe biden son his death of course informed his decision not to run in 2016 she comes from california she is very good at raising money in fact she's raised about $5000000.00 for the biden election campaign already she's very personable good on the campaign trail there will be questions about her role as attorney general and california and whether or not she did enough to help the black community there but that will be washed away there will be many people who will be very happy that joe biden hasn't just picked a woman but picked a woman of color and we can expect her to be very feisty in the vice presidential debates when she's up against mike pence she has very strong opinions on certain things that the term campaign has done so predictable yes and i suspect that given we saw a letter from many leaders in the black community over the last 24 hours saying that joe biden had to pick a woman of color this will definitely take a lot of boxes for the mainstream supporters of the d

i think, you know, it helps that she and bo biden had a relationship so there's that familiarity with i think in the short term, we're going to be seeing how they handle each other on the stage, what level of vice presidential deference there is to joe as the presidential candidate. does her star peak a little bit more than his? i think folks are going to be looking for that. all these dynamics are going to play out over the next, you know, few days leading up to the convention. but in the main, this is a race that boils down between two people. it's not harris and pence. it's biden and president trump. and that's what america is going to make its judgment on. and everything else will fall from that as the race unfolds. >> so andrea, what do you think harris' portfolio looks like, both in terms of this candidacy and if biden were to win the presidency? >> well, i think certainly criminal justice. he's an expert in that also, but she can handle a lot of it. the pandemic, she's the daughter of two scientists and has a lot to say about the pandemic and what she would do in contrast to pr

for president as soon as they are selected, but look, i think that she -- she was very close with bo bidenhe biden family. i think she would be a really good partner to him and probably would be looking eight years from now but every vice president does that i thi think. >> chris: all right, panel, it's true, joe biden was thought seriously running in 2016 and who knew that he would run in 2020. we have to take a quick break here but one would, followed from the vile risk relief stalemate, did nancy pelosi misplayed her hand, and new talk of foreign interference in the 2020 election. ♪ >> i think it's going to go very rapidly -- if we get sued, maybe we won't get sued. if we get sued, somebody that doesn't want people to get money. okay? that's not going to be a very popular thing. >> chris: president trump defending his authority to go around congress with executive orders for coronavirus relief and we are back now with the panel. congressman, what do you think of president trump's actions yesterday and put yourself back in the position when you were a republican member of congress, what

her connection to boca might bo biden, she has the senatorial experience which is something that he values on this obviously . in that sense, i think she's as a fake. i'm not sure how much he will excite the african-american bas for the reasons you already talked about, her previous record as a prosecutor. she did not excite african-americans in the primary . she had her moments where she got to about second place in th polls, but never really caught on with voters in the democrati primary and even with african-american voters. that was never really, i don't know that we ever really understood why that was. african-american stayed solidly behind joe biden and in fact rescued his candidacy in the end . i think it's a solid safe pick and we will see how it works ou from your. >> the reactions are pouring in fast and furiously. >> i'm thrilled to welcome kamala harris to the democratic ticket. please join me in having her back getting her elected. this comes at a time this is th third woman of color we'd weed featured on the ticket. hillary clinton four years ago was at the top of the ticket,

interview harris spoke at length about her friendship with biden's late son beau biden harris and bo biden served as attorneys general together i learned quickly. >>that boat was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves. he really was the best of us. >>and when i would ask him where to get that where this come from. he knows talk about. >>now with his vice presidential search behind him by believes he has the right person by his side. >>cano knows how to govern. she knows how to make the hard calls. she's ready to do this job on day one. >>and that was jessica dean reporting for us robin. >>well of joe biden and kamala harris win the 2020 election. there will be a vacant seat in the senate and it will be up to governor newsome to decide who takes heresy for california in the u.s. senate. now on wednesday. the governor said biden's choice of harris is meaningful to california newsome endorsed her for president before backing biden. newsome and here is south of course work together for decades, the governor was asked if anyone has pitched themselves for the po

harris, the first woman of color on a major party ticket her connection to biden through his late son bo and the questions she's facing about her record as a prosecutor. >>> president trump also in front of the cameras late today and taking new aim at harris, why some of his allies fear the attacks could backfire >>> the battle over schools, more than 1,000 students and staff in one georgia district quarantined it's being called the smoking gun. the new study revealing the virus can spread in the air indoors much farther than we knew >>> plus, the challenges for students learning english, and students with special needs when remote learning is the only option >>> the horrific train derailment, at least three killed, including the operator what caused it >>> a lifeline for college football after the big 10 and pac-12 sidelined their seasons, the major announcement today >>> and the twist of fate, reuniting the homecoming king and queen nearly 30 years later. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> the brand new biden harris ticket made its debut today kamala harris

. >> when she was attorney general, harris worked with biden's late son, bo, who served in the same role in delaware. >> i learned, quickly, that bo was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves. >> their sights now set on november 3rd. 82 days from now. >> we need more than a victory on november 3rd. we need a mandate that proves that the past few years do not represent who we are or who we aspire to be. >> and you mentioned that virtual fundraiser that happened earlier this evening. and they raised a lot of money yesterday. even after the announcement to put senator harris on the ticket. the campaign said that they had their best hour of fundraising, ever. continuing on to say they had their best day, ever. so momentum here continues as the campaign rolls forward. live in greenville, delaware, i'm matt delucia. back to you. >> now, governor newsom and kamala harris have a friendship that goes back more than two decades. you may remember, he backed her campaign for presidency and had only praise for her today. >> my -- my insight, in terms of the character

credits jill for giving him a new chance at family, something biden's late son bo once said. >>t's not just my dad that rebuilt our family. it's my mother. [ applause ] because they together truly rebuilt our family. >> reporter: but jill biden has a tough side as well. it was she who jumped up to protect her husband after two women tried to rush the stage at an event in march. an advocate for education, women's health and military families, biden worked closely with her friend and former first lady michelle obama on those issues during the years she served as second lady, while also keeping her day job teaching. and biden recently announced she intends to keep that job if she becomes first lady, working at a community college near washington, d.c., which would be another first of its own. >> i guess i hope to see that i have a sense of independence from my husband. and i'm out there working. >> reporter: she certainly is out there working for him as one of his most vocal supporters. >> this is how we've always done things. i've campaigned in every election. i take one -- you kn

bo in delaware, which is how joe first met kamala harris. biden writes that bo had enormous respect for harris and her work, and that he thought a lot about that as he made this decision. there's no one's opinion i valued more than bo's. after her election to the senate in 2016, harris gained recognition for her tough questioning of witnesses that came before her on the intelligence and judiciary committees, like attorney general bill barr following the release of the mueller report. >> attorney general barr, has the president or anyone at the white house ever suggested or asked that you open an investigation of anyone? >> i wouldn't -- i wouldn't -- >> yes or no? >> could you repeat that question? >> i will repeat it. has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone, yes or no, please, sir. >> umm, the president or anybody else? >> seems you would remember something like that and be able to tell us. >> yeah, but i'm trying to grapple with the word "suggest." i mean, there have been di

david: and we have seen that from joe biden before, when talking about bo, but certainly you sell that tonight, as his voice almost faltered. at the same time, there was a range of emotion because he also got angry when talking about foreign policy and standing up to dictators. jeanne: very strong language. i think the difficulty for donald trump here is that joe biden has really up to the anti-. we had talked earlier -- up to the -- upped the ante. we had talked earlier about trump pushing him as a puppet of the left. you heard him reintroduce himself to the public, saying this is me. it is going to be very difficult now for donald trump to painting as if he's not there and he's just being used by the left. right as they also painted him as feeble. . watch this speech he's going to bubble through it. they even invested in tv commercials to answer that. well, joe biden blew a hole in that. david: well said. as they leave the state with the flashing lights still there, ll.re going to end, as we jeanne.ngs to rick and tomorrow on balance of power,w e'll have much more. bloomberg markets

. >> joe biden is our dad. and bo is our brother. we want to tell you what kind of president our dad will be. >> he will be tough and on his. >> he will tell you the truth even when you don't want to hear. >> he will never let you down. >> he will be rocksteady. >> the strongest shoulder you could ever lean on. >> you will beam with pride every time you succeed. >> you will make your grandkids feel like what you've got is a mother's. >> he will treat everyone with respect no matter who you are. >> he will get up no matter how many times he's been knocked down. >> you will be the worst enemy any believers off. >> he friend you ever his heart. and if you give him your cell phone number, he is going to call it. >> how do we know? >> because he's been that way our whole lives. >> he's been a great father. >> and we think he would be a great president. >> a bow is not with us any longer, but he is still very much alive in our hearts and we can still hear his strong voice just like it was yesterday. >> just like it was yesterday. >> in 200

biden's two young sons. >> we dated two years, actually, with bo and hunter. we went on dates together.r together, we went on vacations together. and we actually all got married together and bo and hunt were on the altar. >> they had a daughter together, ashley, now 39. biden credits jill for giving him a new chance at family. somebody his late son once said. >> not just my dad that rebuilt our family. it's my mother. because they together truly rebuilt our family. >> but jill biden has a tough side as well. it was she who jumped up to protect her husband after two women tried to rush the stage at an event in march. an advocate for education, women's health and military families, biden worked closely with her friend and first lady michelle obama on those issues she served as the second lady. and biden announced she intends to keep the job if she becomes first lady, working at a community college near washington, d.c., which would be another first of its own. >> i guess i hope they'll see that i have a sense of independence from my husband. >> reporter: she is certainly out there working

and let me just tell you about beau biden i learned quickly that bo was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves he really was the best of us and when i would ask him where do you get back where this comes from he'd always talk about his dad. and i will tell you the love that they shared was incredible to watch it was the most beautiful display of the love between a father and a son. and botox about how joe would spend 4 hours every day riding the rails back and forth from wilmington to washington so he could make breakfast choice kids in the morning and make it home in time to tuck them in bed each night all of this so 2 little boys who had just lost their mom and their sister in a tragic accident would know that the world was still turning and that's how i came to know joe. he's someone whose 1st response when things get tough is never to think about himself but to care for everyone else he someone who never asks why is this happening to me and instead asks what can i do to make life better for you. his empathy his compassion his sense of duty to car

what i liked about what jill biden said his joe put his shoulders back and walked forward after the death of bois what americans need to do, be resilient. that was a positive part of jill biden's message that suited her well. jillian: i am curious what role joe biden would play if joe biden were to win the election. >> she might play a close role, they have a close relationship. we've seen her with him a lot. especially because she is a former teacher, she will have some input into education policy and that is where i wonder how far her message will go. she was in an empty classroom and a lot of parents like myself, i have special needs child hungry for better options for our kids during the covid-19 shutdown. i wonder if some parents will say i want more choices and in detroit the school choice groups, the charter school sent letters to the biden campaign asking about education policy. that will probably be something you might see moving forward. as a teacher she might take a strong role. jillian: thank you for joining us, appreciate your insight as always. have a good day. todd: in the next h

bidens. that is through his late son bo. was the attorney general in california at the same time that beau biden was the attorney general in delaware. they worked on mortgage loan issues together. and it was a friendship that joe biden even said in his announcement today. he said that she already is connected to the family. family is very important to the bidens. so that is something that she alone also brought to the table here, anderson. >> she also has been in the rough and tumble of campaigns, not just obviously the campaign for president but for district attorney, in san francisco and in california, obviously for senator as well. >> no question. and that played a key role in this. only a handful of other candidates, certainly senator warren as well had been tested in a national campaign like this. and no one knows what it's like to run for vice president more than joe biden. he did it in 1997 and 2007. he was skeptical, frankly, i'm told, of putting some of these untested figures in this national campaign. the biden camp

that is the soul of america joe biden is fighting for now. after our son bo died of cancer, iwondered if after our son bo died of cancer, i wondered if i would ever smile orfeeljoy cancer, i wondered if i would ever smile or feeljoy again. it was summer and there was no warmth left for me. four days after bo's funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit,

biden were married in 1977. she said she first fell in love with his boys. bo and hunter. and they were front and center in 1980, when she realized that she and joe might be expecting a new baby. >> they went with me to the drug store to get the pregnancy test. >> reporter: i love that. >> they were the ones who actually told their dad? >> yeah, they told joe. >> reporter: we are having a baby. >> we are having a baby. and i said, baby. >> reporter: they chose ashley. as much as jill biden loved being a mom. she wanted a career, she got a dock docterate in education. >> i teach a lot of immigrants and refuges. >> reporter: do you think you will keep teaching if you become first lady? >> i had hope so. >> allde. if we get to the white house, i'm going to continue to teach. it's important. and i want people to value teachers and know their contributions and lift up the profession. >> reporter: so you are really planning to do it as first lady. wow. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: our future first lady. at campaign events from her dining table. >> this pandemic has shown a light

and a little bit of the background between biden and harris and while they did get through joe biden's son, boatural running mate for joe biden. she was looking at it as why not me which makes sense why she chose to attack joe biden in the first debate, doesn't it? sarah: absolutely and for one i'm very glad that he didn't pick peter to be on the ticket because i think it would have been much stronger ticket than the one he has lined up. i think that kamala harris is no surprise that she's joe biden's pick. she is a camp own of the same far-left agenda that joe biden has been touting over the last year. they both support higher taxes, total government takeover of health care, liberal judges, open orders -- borders and the list goes on. the last thing i think we need the two taking over. biden-harris would make hillary clinton presidency further left. that's why we are seeing him pick her and seeing them come together in a ticket and i think they would be a disaster for our country. ainsley: there are some progressives that say she's not left enough and she has a background in law enforcement a

that is the soul of america joe biden is fighting for now. after our son bo died of cancer, i wondered after our son bo died of cancer, iwondered if after our son bo died of cancer, i wondered if i would ever smile orfeeljoy cancer, i wondered if i would ever smile or feeljoy again. it was summer and there was no warmth left for me. four days after bo‘s funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit, i saw joe shave and put on his suit, isaw him joe shave and put on his suit, i saw him steal himself in the mirror, take a breath, put his shoulders back and walk out into a world empty of our son. he went back to work. that is just who he is. there are times when i couldn't even imagine how he did it, how he put one footin how he did it, how he put one foot in front of the other and kept going. but i've always understood why he did it, for the daughter who convinces her mom to finally get a breast cancer screening mom to finally get a breast cancer screening and misses work to drive her to the clinic. for the community couege clinic. for the community college

and family connections to biden she was close friends with his late son bo because this is my belief child of a mother from india and father from jamaica she takes 2 important boxes as a woman of color. such as dynamic or and really good message right she's really good at talking about complicated subject and making it very clear to the audience into the american people former attorney general of california she's used her skills as a prosecutor in senate hearings to pick apart arguments put forward by the come to mr should but that all title has also brought criticism during her tenure as attorney general there are a lot of questions raised about her willingness to intervene in a variety of types of cases including police excessive use of force allegations as well as areas around drug policy that could really become a problem. in the 1st democratic presidential candidate debate she had a tense exchange when she said joe biden's past few on the segregated schools was hurtful but in modern u.s. politics it all seems a long time ago smart and charismatic she's been the front runner for

biden and doug emhoff on hand. the two families share a common bond. harris and bo became friends when they served together as attorneys general. that relationship playing a role in her new partnership as biden's running mate. >> the love that they shared was incredible to watch. it was the most beautiful display of the love between a father and a son. >> reporter: after their in-person event together, joe biden and kamala harris held a virtual grassroots fund-raiser with supporters. biden announcing they raised $26 million in their first day as the full democratic ticket. >>> and donald trump wasted no time slamming harris after she was named biden's vice presidential pick. one day after calling her nasty and mean the u.s. president said this. >> look, he made a choice. he picked her. i watched her. i watched her poll numbers go boom, boom, boom down to almost nothing and she left angry. she left mad. there was nobody more insulting to biden than she was. she said horrible things about him. >> reporter: joining me now is david swerdlick, a cnn commentator and edito

that is the soul of america, joe biden is fighting for now. after our son bor, i wondered if i would ever smile or feel joy again. it was summer, but there was no warmth left for me. four days after bo's funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit. i saw him take a breath, put his shoulders back, and walk out into a world for our

that is the soul of america, joe biden is fighting for now. after our son bo died of cancer, i wondered if i would ever smile or feel joy again. it was summer, but there was no warmth left for me. four days after bo's funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit. i saw him take a breath, put his shoulders back, and walk out into a world for our son. he went back to work, that's just who he is. there are times when i couldn't even imagine how he did it. how he put 1 foot in front of the other and kept going, but i've always understood why he did it. for the daughter who convinces her mom to finally get a breast cancer screening, and this is where she drives her to the clinic. for the community college student who has faced homelessness and survived abuse, but finds the grit to finish her degree and make a good life for her kids. for the little boy whose mom is serving as a marine in iraq, who puts on a brave face in his video call, and doesn't complain when the only thing he wants for his birthday is to be with her. for all those people, joe gives his perso

something the campaign is taltking aou something we'll see throughout biden's byo aphical sketc and i think we'll hear him spea about his son bo as well. a lot of folks talk about him runninfor president in 188, but he filed papers to run in thew nempshire primary four years earlier, 1984. he's beeinking about this night for 36 years. here's his moment, in his home se clearly, this will be an emotional time, but this is a about almost his entire career. >> woodruff: in connection with all tat, what areou hearing about highlights, messages from e convention tonight. you're there in wilmington. what do you expectho see tere? >> we'll have a series of other candidates who opposed vice president biden ithe primary, pete buttigieg, one who says he sees himself in. the progr went aittle long last night. senator booker was oinally set to speak last night, he will speak tonight. i think we hear about the idea of a psitive vision. we'll see how much they go after wesident trump ort not. speaking of thahave seen a few protestors. we hatle video earlier, a dozen some they had creative signs. one of these signs saying totn p is like 50. y

bo. they were both attorney generals at the same time, she in california, beau biden of course in delaware who died of brain cancer in 2015. and he says this. i first met kamala through my son bo. they were both attorney general at the same time. he had enormous respect for her and her work. i thought about that a lot as i made this decision. so as dana was talking about that moment from last summer on the debate stage in miami when senator harris really tried to stop the former vice president and ask questions about his long record in the senate on race, and she talked about his opposition to a busing. yes, biden was hurt by that. but he also says i don't hold grudges. and i have to say, pamela, it reminds me very much of again 12 years ago when joe biden was picked by barack obama. those two had been at odds with each other right before the beginning of the obama campaign, joe biden called obama clean and articulate. senator obama at the time forgave him and picked him because he thought he was the best choice. so now going forward, this is a historic decision without question. senator h

bo. state in their respective states i should say. she talked about the relationship and the love that was shared between beau biden. going during the great recession. they talked about that, their working relationship and the character that she says beau biden learned from his father, joe. she also said of all of the things on her very impressive resume her favorite title is momala which is what her stepchildren referred to her as. and senator harris makes the first democrat from california to be on a major party presidential ticket. >> a lot of firsts, you can really see the emotion on joe biden's face when she spoke about his late son, pretty amazing. thank you. >> california governor, gavin newsom looks forward to works with harris as the next vice president. >> working two terms when she ran for attorney general to be a supporter and advocate the lieutenant governor, worked with her as attorney general. to support her efforts very proudly when she ran for the u.s. senate and now as governor been working collaboratively in a supportive way. >> coming up at 5:30, a political correspondent to get his take on the f

biden at the -- it's actually the california democratic convention. this was back in 2016. he let's just watch a little bit of that. >> it is through my friendship with bo truly came to know joe biden, not just as a leader but, asju a person. so, california democrats, i say, from my personal experience, that thers biden family truly represents our nation's highest ideals.pr a powerful belief in the nobility of public service. let's give it up for joe biden. >> so, of course, we heard some of those themes, julissa, earlier this week when joe biden formally introduced harris as his running mate.wh what are the stakes for kamala harris, here? and you know, i can't help but think back to that historic moment. i was on the podium, actually, at the position the networks have. when hillary clinton became the first woman to accept a major-party nomination. there has to be a lot of meaning in this for women of color, who are seeing the first woman of color take a position on the national party ticket. >>r absolutely. this convention will be a historic one. if you think about it, this year marks 100 years since women had the right to vote in this country. and par

and family connections to biden she was close friends with his late son bo but this is my belief child of a mother from india and father from jamaica she takes 2 important boxes as a woman of color. search and a dynamic or and really good message and she's really good at talking about complicated subject and made a very clear to the audience in to the american people former attorney general of california she's used her skills as a prosecutor in senate hearings to pick apart arguments put forward by the come to but that all title has also brought criticism during her tenure as attorney general there are a lot of questions raised about her willingness to intervene in a variety of types of cases including police excessive use of force allegations as well as areas around drug policy that could really become a problem or. in the 1st democratic presidential candidate debate she had a tense exchange when she said joe biden's past few on the segregated schools was hurtful but in modern u.s. politics it all seems a long time ago smart and charismatic she's been the front runner for a reason and

biden, the senator was riding shotgun. in the lead cop car's and had a ball cap on mimosa thoughts that bo was some kind of federal swat team geyer secret service guy or something. and they get there and they turned to bo and says where we going? both that were were going. you're the one that supposed to know. until they just stopped by the side of the road. finally joe biden, the senator's wife is writing the back with joe darted hammering on the back wall that ambulance think i don't care what you know just get this damn thing going. she saw her husband in peril of his life where they were laying there will they were fooling around the radio and she was not going to have it. smacked the democratic national convention starting this week we are taking the seller to show you some programs about presidential candidate joe biden and the presidential candidates. next joe biden reflects on the importance of her family and community. this is from may of 2019. >> so during one of the campaign, campaigning years people wanted joe to run for president. i was against it. and i told joe i was against it before these fighters came over

biden. he lost a wife, a daughter, and his beloved bo and i just don't think he is a sane man full top i think losses have affected to see it is really sad him try to step up for the party. and -- far to the left kamala is far to the left and she is effective at holding the little guy accountable in her state and i really and truly withve the biggest problem our judicial system starts at the very, very top, where the people make the laws and the judges and the lawyers, so i just don't trust her. the ticket on the police -- let's face it, it's where the laws are made, these are the problems that if you want to talk about systemic racism, it starts at the very, very top. polling you trust the right now on where this election is? caller: i really don't. i find this to be almost surreal. no, i don't trust the polling at all and i feel like we are all boxed in as voters. how bad, talks about how weird mike pence is, but he has been very come a very consistent and kind. i didn't know what to think about him when he was running. teresa in florida. you trust the polls right now? guest: i do. i think t

the trump campaign is making a terrible mistake with their hyper bo hyperbolic attacks on joe biden. they're overselling the case. people know biden. if you want to say he's a bumbler, sometimes he says stupid things, he stumbles around, that's fine. but these attacks that he's stalin, this is a guy who's been attacked for being too cozy with banks and credit card companies and delaware corporations his entire career. so people know joe biden. that doesn't work and the parallel to that is i've already said before, it's what jimmy carter's team did to reagan. they kept calling him an extremist, saying he was going to start world war iii, they kept saying he was the crazed man on the end of the missile of "dr. strangelove" then people saw reagan and they're no, he's not. they're doing the same thing to biden. but i want to read a quote, willie geist, from donald trump's speech last night when he was talking about kenosha. this is the biggest challenge to the trump campaign. they're trying to run as a challenger instead of the incumbent, they're trying to replay this like they're nixon

bo changed his plans. unfortunately, i believe we are out of time. the time nessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. >> if the biden's political currencyembas -- is empathy, it comes from knowing grief which may mean 2020 i finally his moment. 170,000 americans are dead from covid. the whole country is grieving. after all this time, democrats hope that makes jo biden the right man for the job. katty: we are joined by the former chairman of the council of economic advisers under president obama. ihenow professor at the university of chicago. thanks very much for joining me. you know joe biden well. o i was focusihis grief and empathy. apparently i got it all wrong. what you say is he has a booth -- a bruce springsteen kind of >> you are totally right that theme funal humanity of the guy is one of empathy. and as you say, i worked with him closely in the first o term the obama administration when i was in the white house. and i do think that there is a nature of the society, where we are at this moment in american society, which is one with a lot anger and disrespect and people saying nasty things about you and each other. i do think the