emhoff is redefining the term husband.ah has more. >> we have been talking about how kamala harris is that rarity because of her gender, race, life experience and so too is her husband who is trying to make history in his supportive role. vice presidential candidate kamala harris officially takes her historic step forward on the presidential ticket. but it's the man who posed with her at the end paving his unique path beside her. husband doug emhoff tweeted this with dr. jill biden, ready to go. >> let me introduce the woman -- >> reporter: he was an ever present plus one on the campaign trail as his wife ran for president. the quiet guide. cheerleader when needed. sometimes the unscripted husband. in security scare last year at a campaign event, a protester got this close to harris. the female moderator got in between, then one of the three men taking charge and dragging him away was emhoff. the look on his face unfiltered, unmistakable. and when her presidential hopes ended he was her source of comfort. >> we're a good c

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>>kyung lah looks at what we've seen and can expect to see from doug emhoff. >>vice presidential candidate kamala harris officially takes her historic step forward on the presidential ticket, but it's a man who posed with her at the end paving his unique path beside her husband, doug emhoff tweeting this with doctor jill biden ready to go is a he was an ever-present plus one on the campaign trail as his wife ran for president taha. a quiet guy. a cheerleader when needed active on social media as mister kamala harris. >>and sometimes the unscripted husband, i in a security scare last year at a campaign event a protester got this close to harris. the female moderator got in between then one of the 3 men to charge and dragged him away was and haas a look on his face unfiltered an unmistakable and when her presidential hopes ended he was their source of comfort where it happened on in that i think you can i don't like. >>you know. on modern husband now waiting to barely charted territory this is only the 3rd woman vice presidential nominee and so he will be naviga

douglas emhoff. he happens to be married to a certain u.s. presidential running mate. cnn's kyung lah reports on the man who could become the country's first second gentleman. >> reporter: vice presidential officially takes her historic step forward on the presidential ticket, but it's the man who posed with her at the end. husband doug emhoff tweeting this with dr. jill biden. ready to go. he was an ever-present plus one on the campaign trail as his wife ran for husband. the quiet guide. >> kamala, kamala -- cheerleader when needed. active on social media as mr. kamala harris, and sometimes the unscripted husband. in a security scare last year at a campaign event, a protester got this close to harris. the female moderator got in between and then one of the three men to charge and drag him away was emhoff. the look on his face, unfiltered, unmistakable. and when her presidential hopes ended, he was her source of comfort. >> we were a good couple going in and i think we came out of it like -- >> reporter: a modern husband, now waiting through

their spouses, jill biden and doug emhoff are also expected to be there. and it comes as we learn biden long believed harris was the strongest choice for the job. biden publicly acknowledged the close friendship that harris had with his late son beau that helped guide his decision. and harris, one source says, spoke at last about their friendship. jeff, as we wait for this event to begin, you're learning more about that intense ten days before biden made his final decision on senator harris as his running mate. >> reporter: pamela, we are. and it's clear that california senator kamala harris was anticipated and viewed by most democrats inside and outside the process as the person to beat essentially. this vice presidential search with the most experience, the national campaign experience. someone who had legislative experience, of course had executive experience as the attorney general. but, it was clear that aides to the former vice president wanted to give him a series of options. so we are told that behind the scenes of this, the last ten days of this s

biden and emhoff join their spouses on zoom earlier this week. >> yes, let me get him. hey dougie?to work. >> reporter: harris stepping into her most high-profile role yet, becoming the first black woman and asian-american on a major party ticket with emhoff by her side. the lawyer turned political spouse quickly embraced harris' political aspirations. once even jumping on stage when a protester grabbed the microphone out of his wife's hand. joining harris for her historic announcement with a message that he's ready to work. also gearing up for their moment on the national stage, harris' stepchildren, cole and ella. >> i can't wait for america to get to know my husband doug and our amazing kids, cole and ella. my family means everything to me. >> reporter: their kids giving her her favorite title of all, momala. >> vice president will be great but momala will always be the one that means the most. >> reporter: harris not only hit it off with the kids but with their mother kerstin too becoming friends with her husband's ex-wife, often joking that their modern family is a bit too fun

during that time she would meet her now husband entertainment lawyer doug emhoff on a blind date. >>to marry me. >> reporter: he was there by his wife's side through her presidential campaign and kamala harris taking on the role of momala to his children cole and ella. >> she loves it. she's always wanted to be a mom. i mean, she actually wanted to have a lot of kids, and she has quite a few godchildren. she has her wonderful niece. kamala has always loved children. >> reporter: emhoff could become america's first second gentleman. his friend and spouse of former democratic candidate pete buttigieg lending his support. >> look, i think the best thing you can be as a political spouse is loving and supportive and compassionate and patient. it demands a lot of you, right? your spouse is the star. >> reporter: as for harris' friends, no expectations here. just pure excitement for their childhood friend. >> oh my goodness. i'm just so excited, and, you know, overwhelmed with joy, and, you know, just so proud of her. >> i just started crying. i'm still getting a little choked up about it.

both and while a g and 2014 her close knit family expanded she married los angeles attorney douglas emhoff. she has made a lot of noise as california's junior senator on the high-profile judiciary and intelligence committees she has stood out in hearings using her skills as a prosecutor attorney general barr has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone. >>i wouldn't i wouldn't. yes santa. strict could you repeat that question i would put it in a chamber dominated by republicans who has helped lead the fight for national police reform and the federal anti-lynching bill they're not marching in the streets for water down proposals been vocal on the need for more relief and critical of the white house handling of covid-19 i think there's been a other vacuum of leadership out of this white house and supported impeachment of president trump i am in favor of beginning impeachment proceedings and the reason is that you know i've read the mueller report there is clearly outlined at least 10 cases of obstruction of justice in her run

>> jill biden tweeting, hey, douglas emhoff, are you ready?is. >> let's get to the latest on that decision. mary bruce in washington with more. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy. history will be made when kamala harris joins joe biden, their first event together as a ticket. kamala harris will be speaking out now as the first black woman, the first asian-american tapped to be vice president. after months of speculation, joe biden over a video chat asking senator kamala harris to join the historic ticket. biden then breaking the news in a tweet celebrating his former rival as a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants. harris responding saying, joe biden can unify the american people because he's spent his life fighting for us. i'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for vice president. harris is now the first black woman and the first asian-american on a major party ticket, and only the third woman to be chosen for vice president. and senator amy klobuchar once considered a con

their spouses jill 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 comment

both and while a g and 2014 her close knit family expanded she married los angeles attorney douglas emhoff. she has made a lot of noise as california's junior senator on the high-profile judiciary and intelligence committees she has stood out in hearings using her skills as a prosecutor attorney general barr has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone. >>i wouldn't i wouldn't. yes santa. strict could you repeat that question i would put it in a chamber dominated by republicans who has helped lead the fight for national police reform and the federal anti-lynching bill they're not marching in the streets for water down proposals been vocal on the need for more relief and critical of the white house handling of covid-19 i think there's been a other vacuum of leadership out of this white house and supported impeachment of president trump i am in favor of beginning impeachment proceedings and the reason is that you know i've read the mueller report there is clearly outlined at least 10 cases of obstruction of justice in her run

. >> reporter: now, kamala harris' husband doug emhoff will be the only family member with her tonighte's been working on that speech since the day she was selected. just a short while ago, joe biden tweeted ahead of her speech saying they say choosing your running mate is the most important decision you're make while running for president. i am confident he made the right choice, he said. >> looking forward to hearing her speech later tonight. let's talk about all of this and more with the former national security adviser the former u.n. ambassador susan rice. she's the author of the book "tough love: my story of the things worth fighting for." the paperback edition is out with an all-new afterword. let's talk a little bit about what we're expecting to hear tonight from your former boss, president barack obama, a man you know obviously very well. here he is speaking about president trump. let me put it up on the screen and i'll read the quote from the former president. he's shown no interest in putting in the work, no interest in finding common ground, no interest in using the awesome

both and while a g and 2014 her close knit family expanded she married los angeles attorney douglas emhoff has made a lot of noise as california's junior senator on the high-profile judiciary and intelligence committees she has stood out in hearings using her skills as a prosecutor attorney general barr has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone. >>i wouldn't i wouldn't. yes santa. strict could you repeat that question i would put it in a chamber dominated by republicans who has helped lead the fight for national police reform and the federal anti-lynching bill they're not marching in the streets for water down proposals been vocal on the need for more relief and critical of the white house handling of covid-19 i think there's been a other vacuum of leadership out of this white house and supported impeachment of president trump i am in favor of beginning impeachment proceedings and the reason is that you know i've read the mueller report there is clearly outlined at least 10 cases of obstruction of justice in her run for

expect to see now the vp pick, senator harris as well as her husband doug emhoff holding virtual grass root events, holding targeted virtual meetings and virtual events talking to different minority groups. all of those things they are laying out now. we don't know yet if we will see them on the campaign trail just yet? we are 73 days out at this point. as you mentioned it has been largely virtual, their campaigning so far. do you sense there could be a lack of personal connection that could end up hurting the campaign? >> it's somethiinteresting thaty that. because as we have seen in the past few months joe biden's lead in the polls have really skyrocketed against the president. and he has not traveled besides here in delaware and right next door in pennsylvania. he has not been out in the country too much. of course the first person to say that they regret not being able to campaign in person is the candidate himself he is known as a tactile politician. i have seen him at hundreds of events where he spends so much time on the rope line trying to connect with voters. of course he does

their spouses, jill biden and doug emhoff are also expected to be there. it comes as we learn biden long believed har

and there you see jill biden and kamala harris' doug emhoff.t's the first time we have seen all four of together. clearly they are abiding social distancing. they wore masks coming into the room and took them off as they spoke. she moved to making the case against donald trump saying the case against donald trump, mike pence is open and shut. she talked about kids not being able to go to school, homelessness, hunger, covid deaths. she brought up ebola and what she said was trump's failure to take covid-19 seriously from the start. dana bash is joining us. dana, what do you make of this first appearance, somewhat awkward just given the sort of orchestration of it, lack of actually an audience there, other than reporters, i'm not sure who else was really in the room. >> yeah. given the situation, it could've been a lot more awkward. these were two extremely strong pointed speeches from the presumptive nominees of the democratic party. and it is very, very interesting to me just starting with kamala harris the way that she wove in the joe biden me

> i'm just looking, andrea, at -- i'm just looking at twitter and kamala harris' husband, douglas emhoff has tweeted a picture of joe biden in that gym, obviously, earlier in a blue suit and a blue tie and a mask. we are expecting them come out, again, any moment now. we already saw the mics being checked. but andrea, while i still have you and to use a poor basketball analogy, in your conversations with the campaigns, what -- and we can see them wiping down -- this is a message coming from this campaign very consistently to be very careful. they have been very careful. they have put out a message that is about wearing masks, that is about being very aware of all of these kinds of procedures, washing your hands, and in that case, obviously, a disinfectant wife -- a disinfectant wipe that is being used on the podium. but andrea, what do they hope, reasonably, to accomplish here today. what would be an essentially three-point shot from half court that goes through with nothing but net in terms of the politics of this? >> i think seeing them together, seeing them interact, seeing the chemis

. >> reporter: she's married to douglas emhoff, an entertainment lawyer, and is stepmom to his two kids, who call her mamala. her love of cooking. we caught up with her many times on the trail, including in november last year. >> the one thing that i think is critically important is that democrats be honest and check themselves in understanding that you should not take any community for granted. >> reporter: harris was congratulated by some of the other women considered for the role, including former national security adviser susan rice and michigan governor gretchen witmer. former president obama weighed in on the pick praising harris as more than prepared for the job. one notable statement came from sarah palin who offered advice on instagram. trust no one new. keep your own team with you. and don't forget the women who came before you. she was pictured there with the 1984 democratic vice presidential nominee geraldineferraro. she joins an exclusive group of women. >> solid advice there from sarah palin. thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> president trump wasted no time in going a