. >>> cbs news has learned vice president joe biden is close to deciding if he'll run for president. an announcement could come as early as the next seven to ten days. biden spoke at the human rights campaign dinner this weekend. sources tell cbs news biden is leading towards running but is still cautious because of his family. >>> meanwhile, another republican congressman says that he is running for speaker of the house. jason chaffetz of utah announced yesterday that he'll run against majority leader kevin mccarthy. mccarthy faces opposition from the same hard-line republicans who pushed john boehner out. the house gop votes by secret ballot on thursday, followed by a floor vote later this month. news" live from new york, hillary clinton surprises a -- a surprise on "saturday night live" rather. this is the "cbs morning news." woman: my mom and i have the same hands. same eyes. same laugh. and since she's had moderate alzheimer's disease, i've discovered we have the same fighting spirit, too. that's why i asked her doctor about new once-a-day namzaric . vo: new namzaric is approved

to gain from biden's decision the latest national poll shows margin when biden is taken out of the mix. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. diana>> while biden announced he won't run for president... republican donald trump will try to stretch his lead in the polls with a visit to sioux city next week. he'll be at west high school tuesday evening at six. earlier this year trump p peared at morningside collele before he announced his candidacy. tickets to tuesday night's event are available at the "eventbrite" website. we have a link to that site on "our* website at siouxland news.com. larry>> a new study shows how breathing and thoughtful meditation can help strengthen your body and reduce your healthcare costs. coming up after the break... breathing. larry>> a new study says there's a simple wayayo dramatically cut your health care costs... a combination of yoga, meditation and prayer. diana>> as molly shen reports... researchers say that reducing chronic stress could cut health costs *in half*. [duration:0'10"] ("when you see someone who's stressed and they go (inhales) or they're holding their breath.

. >>> we could know sources tell cbs news biden is under under intense pressure to decide but he feels he has the right to take as long as he needs. >>> coming up, another lawsuit surrounding the wynn casino. >> plus, jon keller takes a look at why casinos are struggling to take off in the baystate. >> webster police are helping a special member of the community and what they did to cheer up a little boy battling cancer. barry? >> kathryn, it's so much different this morning. we don't have the freezing cold weather. it's around 64. a few showers this morning to the north. isolated shower this afternoon with lots of clouds. quite a bit of wind especially on cape cod. how will the rest of the week >>> welcome back. webster police are doing their best to cheer up a 6-year-old boy battling cancer. >> a police officer and his k-9 named red visited brady who has been battling stage 4 neuroblastoma since 2012. he got to ride with red in a mini police cruiser and do training with him. >> i love everything about that story. >> you can tell by the huge smile on his face what a get time it was. >

cbs news, the white house. >> sources tell cbs news biden could announce a decision any day now. but they caution he has ignored self-imposed deadlines in the past. >>> u.s. airways is flying from the bay area into the history books. why a major obviously the wrong video -- a major merger with american could mean headaches for travelers this weekend. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, more than passengers are ab u-s airways flight 19-39 tonight... when it takes off from s-f- headed for philadelphia, i'l take with it-- a bit of history... kris van cleave expl >>> passengers are aboard 1939 from sfo headed for philadelphia. it will also take with it a bit of history. kris van cleave explains it will be the last time we see the u.s. airways logo if the sky. >> reporter: one last hurdle remains before u.s. airways and american truly become one airline. merging their reservation systems. >> it's like doing a simultaneous heart and brain transplant. >> reporter: the reservation system stores vital information including flight schedules, pricing, the number of available seats, and baggage tracing data.

. >> in washington d.c., sources close to joe biden tell cbs news correspondent julianna goldman the vice president is close to announcing whether or not he's running for president. >> the vice president laughed off a call for him to launch a run for the white house. >> thank you very much. no-- i didn't say that. >> reporter: but people familiar with his deliberations tell cbs news joe biden is leaning toward entering the presidential race. as soon as within the next week to ten days. >> it is great to be back with the other. >> hillary clinton and biden gave rousing speeches to the largest gay rights group in the u.s. and cast themselves as champions of lgbt right. >> we're going to face some ridiculousness, especially from our friends in the gop. >> s there's homophobes still left, most of them are running for president, i think. >> reporter: biden also reminded the gathering of prompted the white house to support gay marriage. >> some of you credit me with taking the political risk, or thought i was doing something special. but folks, i was just answering in the straightforward,

biden. sources tell cbs the news that the vice-president could announce a decision any day now.eijia chang has the the details. >> reporter: top two presidential candidates in the g.o.p. race has won a victory over cnbc. network changed its debate rules after donald trump and ben carson sent a letter saying neither mr. trump or doctor carson will participate in your debate if it is longer than 120 minutes, including commercials, and does not include opening and closing statements. but not everyone agrees. >> i am all for two hours. a apparently they do not have the endurance to go the the distance. >> reporter: the other candidates may need extra time because trump and carson more than doubled their numbers in the latest poll. carson has raised the most money of any g.o.p. candidate, even donald trump who is now accepting pledges despite his vow to fun his campaign himself. hillary clinton and bernie sanders both raised more money then carson but vice-president joe biden may be ready to challenge them. >> have you made your decision just yet. >> i can't hear you. >> reporter: th

. >> reporter: in an e-mail to supporters obtained by cbs news, biden advisor and former senator ted kaufman called a possible campaign a optimistic campaign, a campaign from the heart. a campaign consistent with his values, our values and the values of the american people. i think it is fair to say neglect him as we all do that it won't be a scripted affair. after all, it's joe. so what does the vice-president to have say about it. he was asked on thursday, before a meeting with the president of south korea. >> are you running for president? >> unaudible. >> is there still an opening for you in the race, sir. >> unaudible. >> reporter: but many think, later is now, with the first democratic debate in the books and candidates hike hillary clinton polling higher then any other democratic candidate. >> there does come a point where a decision has to be made but certainly i'm not in anyway suggesting, or recommending that the vice-president accept anytime table other then the the one that is clicking inside of him. >> reporter: this is the vice-president's weekend schedule put out by th

. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news that biden is likely to and is leaning toward running. he gave no clues over the weekend when he spoke to the largest gay rights group in the u.s., but he reminded them that he was the one who prodded the white house to support same-sex marriage. >> some of you credit me with taking a political risk or thought i was doing something special, but, folks, i was just answering in the straightforward and direct way what i eve known my whole life, and i mean this sincerely. >> reporter: clinton spoke to that gathering earlier in the day and then appeared on "saturday night live." >> you are really easy to talk to. >> well, thanks. that's the first time i've ever heard that. [laughter] >> reporter: where she used humor to tackle criticism that she's struggling to connect with voters. >> i wish you could be president. >> me, too! >> reporter: biden has run for president twice before, but, scott, he has run twice before and it may not be easy to give up on that dream. >> pelley: julianna goldman, thank you. syria's war took another ominous turn wh

new kid moves in to the neighborhood. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, joseph r. biden jr. stepped into the rose garden, laid out a platform, and then gracefully stepped off, bringing to an end his

. >>> meanwhile, sources tell cbs news joe biden could announce any day whether he plans to jump into the race. but today was not the day. >> have you made your decision yet? [ pause ] >> can't hear you. >> the vice president has reportedly been consulting with old friends and advisers in the early voting states. this as a new suffolk university poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders running neck and neck in new hampshire. >>> you have to be tough to get through the army's ranger school. and today a mother of two made that happen. meet major lisa jaster. she is the third woman to complete the ranger school course. the other female grads were 25 and 26 years old. jaster has 10 years on them. and today, the west point alum earned her black and gold ranger tab. she spent 180 days in that course. >>> i was thinking i scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend. >> good try. >> doesn't rhyme. >> we like ice cream, though. >> that will work. >> dessert before dinner tonight. we said it's okay. friday. kids going, yeah, mom going no, no. mom and dad no, maybe next week. >>> we h

clinton is the overwhelming favorite when biden is taken out news/washington, d.c.) biden sources tell cbs news the vice president feels he's earned the right to take his time. but there are filing deadlines next month the vice president must make to get his name on some state ballots. on the republican side donald trump and jeb bush are escalating a feud over president bush and the 911 attacks. (sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate/courtesy: fnc "fox news sunday")x "i'm not blaming anybody. but the world trade center came down so when he said we were safe that's not safe, we lost 3 thousand people." jeb bush defended his brother saying this proves trump isn't fit to be president. (sot: gov. jeb bush/(r-fl) presidential candidate/courtesy: cnn "state of the union") "it doesn't show that he's a serious person as it relates to him being commander in chief and being the architect of a foreign policy." (nats f owmuc) shlsfoow wh ne online cpaign ad questioning trump's judgment. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. larry>> meanwhile... bernie sanders is back in iowa campaigning. the ver

close to vice president biden tell me that he is likely to clearly signal his intentions be early next week whether or not he is going to be in this race. >> sources tell cbs news that biden is likely to make a decision within the next week, and is leaning toward running. >> okay, now, joe biden may announce as early as this weekend if he's running for president. >> are you a little tired of all this restlessness? he's in, he's out. some say they're not. he'll decide be this would week. >> i would advise them to go to sleep, take a nap and we will know reading the twitch of an eyebrow and when the man himself doesn't know, it's hard to read him. we'll call that eyebrow journalism. with was the source of a maureen dowd column in august that talked about his late son beau and while he was dying, he urged his dad to run for president. >> we talked about it on the show. who else will be the source for that? nobody else was in the room for that conversation. of course it came from joe biden. it would be total by bizarre and insane for her to report that if it hadn't come from joe biden. >> francis, the reaction, at least among biden detractors, this was cold and cal

. >>> this is a cbs news special report, reporting from cbs news headquarters in new york, good day. we are on the air because we are about to hear from vice president joe biden. making a statement in the rose garden and president will be with him. has been considering running for the presidential domination and a decision has been expected soon. cbs news has learned mr. biden is about to announce he'll not be running. let's go to the rose garden. >> not a surprise necessarily, when you think about the venue, it would be very awkward for anyone seeking the democrat nomination to announce a presidential campaign in the rose garden as a sitting vice president, i've spoke to those close to him, other information that's very solidly in the atmosphere that the vice president will say he has thought long and hard, grieved over the loss of his son beau biden thought deeply about what he could do for the country in the end he decided not to run for the presidency but he'll remain a voice in democrat politics and will be an advocate for the president's policies and provide whatever assistance he can on the issues with ukraine, iraq to name two foreign policy issues of

. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news that biden is likely to make a decision within the next week and is leaning toward running. he gave no clues over the weekend when he spoke to the largest gay rights group in the u.s., but he reminded them that he was the one who prodded the white house to support same-sex marriage. >> some of you credited me with taking a political risk or thought i was doing something special. but folks, i was just answering in the straightforward direct way what i've known my whole life. and i mean this sincerely. >> reporter: clinton spoke to that gathering earlier in the day. and then appeared on "saturday night live." >> you are really easy to talk to, val. >> well, thanks. you know, that's the first time i've ever heard that. >> reporter: where she used she is struggling to connect with voters. president. >> me too. >> reporter: biden has run for president twice before. but scott, he's dreamed of being president for decades. and simply put, it may not be easy to give up on that dream. >> julianna goldman reporting tonight. julianna, thanks. >>> syria's civil

didn't say that. >> reporter: people familiar with his deliberations tell cbs news joe biden is leaning toward entering the presidential race. and his decision could come as soon as within the next week to ten days. >> it is great to be back with the other hrc. >> reporter: hillary clinton and biden gave rousing speeches to the largest gay rights group in the u.s. and cast themselves as champions of lgbt rights. >> we are going to face ridiculousness especially from our friend in the gop. >> there is homophobes still left. most running for president i think. >> reporter: he reminded them he prompted the was to support gay marriage. >> some of you credited me with taking a political risk or thought i was doing something special, folks, i was just answering in a straight forward direct way what i have known my whole life. >> reporter: clinton declined the keynote address to appear on "saturday night live" where she played a bartender serving hillary clinton. >> in friendship. >> who poked fun at the republican front-runner. >> all anyone want to talk about is donald trump. >> donald trump

new kid moves into the neighborhood. we all are amazing >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> joseph r. biden jr. stepped into the rose garden, laid out a platform, and then gracefully stepped off, bringing to an end his ambitions of becoming president and a nearly 50-year with president obama at his side, the vice president announced he will not make a third run for the democratic nomination in what would have been an uphill battle against hillary clinton. major garrett broke this story and he begins our coverage. >> i believe we're out of time. the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. >> reporter: joe biden stood with president obama and said the democratic nominees should stand on their accomplishments. >> democrats should not only defend this record and protect this record. they should runon the record. >> reporter: but mostly biden framed an agenda for a campaign that was not to be. >> we cannot sustain the current levels of inequality that exist in this country. i believe the huge sums of unlimited and ofte

news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don daylor. vice president joe bidenial. he will not seek the democratic nomination for president. his announcement ends months of speculation. here's what he had to say. >> mr. president, thank you for lending me the rose garden for a minute. >> it's a pretty nice place. >> as my family and i have worked through the grieving process, i've said all along what i've said time and again to others, that it may very well be that that process, by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president. that it might close. i've concluded it has closed. i know from previous experience that there is no timetable for this process. the process doesn't respect or much care about things like filing deadlines or debates and primaries and caucuses. but i also know that i could do this -- i couldn't do this if the family wasn't ready. the good news is the family has reached that point. but as i've said many times, my family has suffered loss and i hoped there would come a time, and i've said this to

biden has been considering running for the democratic presidential nomination and a decision has been expected soon. cbs news has learned mr. biden is about to announce he will not be running. let's go to major garrett in the rose garden right now. major, surprised? >> reporter: not as surprised necessarily when you think about the venue. it would be awkward for anyone seeking the nomination to announce a presidential campaign in the rose garden as a sitting vice president. but i have talked to those close to the vice president and there's other information that's sol is i hadly in the atmosphere that the vice president will say he has thought long and hard about this and he has grieved over the loss of his son and thought deeply about what he can do for the country but in the end, he has decided not to run but will be an advocate for the president's policies and provide whatever assistance he can as the vice president on single digits tently. and he has often been a crucial negotiator on behalf of the president when things have gotten testy on capitol hill. and jim, i don't need to tell you, we're facing di

cbs news reports biden could announce his candidacy within the next week. >>> a new queen pack university donald trump leading the republican field in pennsylvania. 23 percent of registered republican voters support the businessman, followed by neurosurgeon ben carson with 17 percent and florida senator marco rubio with 12 percent. all of the other candidates are in single digits. trump also leads in florida and in ohio. >>> meanwhile a gun violence controversy dominated the conversation on the campaign trail today. cbs news correspondent craig boswell has the the the latest on the race for the white house. >> reporter: oregon school shooting has spark a new rift between republican presidential candidates on the campaign trail. it began with doctor ben carson suggested victims could have rushed the gun man. >> the idea is to overwhelmed them so not everybody gets killed. >> i don't think that is road to go down in terms of questioning people who have lost their lives because you have no idea what you would do. >> reporter: donald trump tweeted his support saying criticism was unfair. jeb

cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news," everyone. i'm jeff glore. hillary clinton, joe biden, donald trump, jeb bush, all four names were all over political headlines sunday. clinton preparing for new testimony over benghazi. bibin preparing to possibly announce his campaign. bush and trump escalated a bitter spat over 9/11. in our washington >> i don't really know what their objective is. >> reporter: hillary clinton is dismissing upcoming appearance saying two previous testimonies. >> what difference at this point does it make? >> reporter: other congressional inquiries into the 2012 attacks refuteteconspiracy theories and now an attempt to derail her presidential campaign. >> i think it is pretty clear that whatever they might have thought they were doing they ended up becoming a partisan arm of the republican national committee. >> reporter: she is an important witness. but she is one witness. the chairman insisted he wants to focus on events surrounding the e tacks. >> i h he told my own republican colleagues and friends, shut up talking about things that you don't know

. >> reporter: but people familiar with his deliberations tell cbs news that joe biden is leaning towards entering the presidential race. his decision could come in the week or 10 days. >> it is great to be back. >> hillary clinton and biden gave speeches to the largest gay rights group in the u.s. and cast themselves as champions at lgbt rights. >> we're going to face ridiculousness. >> there are homophobes still left. most of them are running for president i think. >> reporter: biden also reminded the gathering of activists and donors that he prompted the white house to support gay marriage. >> some of you credited me with taking political risk or thought i was doing something special. folks-- i was just answering in straightforward direct way, what i've known my life. >> reporter: hillary clinton declined the address to appear on saturday night line, she played a bar tender serving, well, hillary clinton. >> let's us spend our friendship. >> and poked fun at the republican frontrunner. >> all anybody wants to talk about is donald trump? >> donald trump? >>> this weekend, president bara

>> vice president is keeping quiet about his presidential plans but sources tell cbs news that biden hin the next seven to ten days. family considerations remain one of biden's main concerns. some donors who have recently met with the vice president told cbs news they get the impression he is going to run. a biden spokesperson had no comment. >>> a 2-year-old ohio girl missing since friday night is found this morning. a volunteer found peterson last night about a half a mile from her home in youngston. the little girl was hoirngungry and wet but okay. >> he find her. she has flies all over her but she is okay. you're okay, sweetheart. i swear you're going to be okay. >> is that her i hear? >> she is just crying. >> i just got goose bumps. >> me too. i couldn't give up on this kid. thank god. >> her two other older brothers were staying with her great grandparents and they noticed she was missing friday evening. the search lasted all week. the little girl was taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> i got goose bumps on that too. >> thank goodness she is okay. >>> "the martian" had

clinton is overwhelming favorite when biden is taken out of the mix. >> biden sources tell cbs news that vice-president feels he has earned the right to take his time but filing deadline next month. the vice-president must make to get his name on some state ballots. on the republican side, donald trump and jeb bush are escalating a feud over president bush and 9/11 attacks. >> i'm not blaming anybody. the the world trade center came down. when he said we were safe. that is not safe. we lost 3,000 people. >> reporter: remember bush defended this proves that trump isn't fit to be president. >> it doesn't show he is a serious person as it relates to being commander in chief and being architect of the foreign policy. >> reporter: bush also followed with a new on line campaign ad questioning trump's judgment. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a manhunt is underway for suspect who opened fire during a zombie theme festival in florida killing one and wounding five others. >> unaudible. >> cell phone cameras captured chaos as people ran for cover. shooting happened saturday night at

new kid moves in to the neighborhood. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, joseph r. biden jr. stepped into the rose garden, laid out a platform, and then gracefully stepped off, bringing to an end his ambitions of becoming president and a nearly 50-year political career. with president obama at his side, the vice president announced he will not make a third run for the democratic nomination in what would have been an uphill battle against hillary clinton. major garrett broke the story today, and he begins our coverage. >> i believe we're out of time, the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. >> reporter: joe biden stood with president obama and said the democratic nominee should stand on their accomplishments. >> democrats should not only defend this record and protect this record. they should run on the record. >> reporter: but mostly, biden framed an agenda for a campaign that was not to be. >> we cannot sustain the current levels of inequality that exists in this country. i believe the h

silent" (-:27) with 15 months left in office, biden said he wants to work with the new speaker of the house to keep the government open. don champion, cbs news, new york. 3 biden has not endorsed a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination. 3 a local catholic school is the getting a big boost from best buy. employees at the best buy in sioux city got second place in a competition recently... winning a 10 - thousand dollar donation to a group of their choice. friday... that 10 - thousand dollar check was presented to the staff of saint michael's school in leeds. 3 "yeah it's pretty awesome because anything that can help schools i know that their budgets sometimes be a little tight and so a donation like this, especially if it really help further their education improve their lives." "what we're going to do is talk with our faculty and our staff and also our technology department with the bishop helen catholic schools and come up with the best ideas to help students with that money." the money is expected to go toward improvements to the school to help build a better learning environment for both students *and* teachers. 3 and

cbs news has learned mr. biden is about to announce he will not be running. let's go to major garrett in the rose garden right now. major, surprised? >> not a surprise, necessarily. when you think about the venue t would be very awkward for anyone seeking the democratic nomination to announce a presidential campaign in the rose garden as a sitting vice president but have i talked to those close to the vice president. there is other information around here that is very solidly in the at fos mere-- atmosphere that the vice president will say he has fought long an hard about this. he greeferred over the loss of his son beau bieden, thought deeply what he could do for the country. but in the end decided not to run for the presidency but will remain a voice in democratic politics and an advocate for the president's policies. and will provide whatever assistance he can on issues he has dealt with, consistently, ukraine, iraq. and he has often been a crucial negociater on behalf of this president when things have gotten testy on capitol hill. jim, i don't need to te

sources tell cbs news that biden could make an announcement within the next seven to ten days. in one of biden's main concerns. some donors who recently met with the vice president told cbs news they get the impression he is going to run. a biden spokesperson had no comment. >>> a 2-year-old ohio girl missing since friday night is safe this morning. a volunteer found rain peterson last night about half a mile from her home. the little girl was wet and cold but otherwise okay. >> i found baby rainn and she's alive. she's got flies all over her but she's okay. you're okay, sweetheart. i swear you're going to be okay. >> is that her i hear? >> she's crying. >> okay. hair her. oh, i just got goose bumps. >> oh, me, too. i couldn't give up on this kid. >> rainn and her two older brothers were staying with great grandparents. they noticed she was missing friday evening. she was taken to a hospital to be checked out. >> i have good bumps on that one, too. >> thank goodness she's okay. >>> the new movie "the martian" had a huge opening weekend. its story could be planted in science non-

giuliana goldman, cbs news, washington. >> vice president biden could reportedly announce a presidential bid, any day now. long time advisor says that biden feels he's earn the right to make decision about his political feature on his own timetable. that close confidant also says that the vice president will not be bull night make that decision. >> larry david's imitation of bernie sanders on saturday night live is getting some attention on social media. david looks so much like sanders, even the candidates himself is impressed. >> larry david, i think, we will put him up on the stage on the nut and let him do it, rather than me. he does it better than dow. >> how about that? mrs. sanders at the cnn democratic presidential debate which s&l had, one of the lines, quote, i don't have a super pack. i don't even have a back pack. funny clip. 5:36 right now. stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of campaign 2016. when you are not near a tv, hop on line to cbsphilly.com. >> a funeral is scheduled for wednesday for former u.s. senate candidate, tom smith. he died saturday at his hom

new kid moves into the neighborhood. we all are amazing >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> joseph r. biden jr. stepped into the rose garden, laid out a platform, and then gracefully stepped off, bringing to an end his ambitions of becoming president and a nearly 50-year political career. with president obama at his side, the vice president announced he will not make a third run for the democratic nomination in what would have hillary clinton. major garrett broke this story and he begins our coverage. >> i believe we're out of time. the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. >> reporter: joe biden stood with president obama and said the democratic nominees should stand on their accomplishments. >> democrats should not only defend this record and protect this record. they should runon the record. >> reporter: but mostly biden framed an agenda for a campaign that was not to be. >> we cannot sustain the current levels of inequality that exist in this country. i believe the huge sums of unlimited and often secret mon

texas from losing its beats. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news," everyone. hillary clinton, joe biden, donald trump, jeb bush, all four names were all over political headlines sunday. clinton preparing for new testimony over benghazi. biden preparing to possibly announce his campaign. bush and trump escalated a bitter spat over 9/11. we start in our washington bureau. >> i don't really know what their objective is. >> reporter: hillary clinton dismissing upcoming appearance saying two previous testimonies. >> what difference at this point does it make? >> reporter: other congressional inquiries into the 2012 attacks refuted conspiracy theories and now an attempt to derail her presidential campaign. >> i think it is pretty clear that whatever they might have thought they were doing they ended up becoming a partisan arm of the republican national committee. >> reporter: she is an important witness. but she is one witness. the chairman insisted he wants to focus on events surrounding at takes. >> i have told my own republican colleagues and friends, shut up talking about things that you

. >> source close to the vice president told cbs news vice president joe biden does not like to be bullied and he'll make a decision when he's ready. david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> meanwhile, republican presidential hopeful, done al trump, and ben cars owe on, asking for secret service protection. carson however insists secret service came to him after several threats against his campaign. homelands security secretary, dave johnson, reportedly with five senior members of congress before making a decision, the request comes more than year before election day. >>> democratic presidential candidate, jim web, may switch parties, and run as an independent. he's expected to make announcement about his campaign during a press conference later on today. the former virginia senator complains during last week's democratic debate that did he not get enough time to speak. recent national pole put web far behind both hillary clinton and bernie sanders. >>> registered voters in philadelphia head to the polls in just two weeks to elect new mayor. the candidate faced off in a debate last night