senator harris ran for president this past year. if you had asked me at the start of the democratic presidential primary who among the 27 candidates in the race was most likely to win, i would have told you that i thought kamala harris was most likely to win that race. i thought that she was going to win the primary, that she was going to become the democratic nominee. this is why i'm not a pundit. do not ask me to pundit. my punditry is stunted. it bears no fruit. i cannot see in the future when it comes to electoral prospects. do not ask me. but i thought she would win. she did not win. that said, i think there's a reason this is where we are. in terms of that presidential campaign, she announced she was running for president in january 2019. that made her the third office-holding african-american woman to ever seek the democratic nomination. she announced her candidacy on mlk day. that also happened to be 47 years to the day that shirley chisholm had launched her presidential bid, the first african-american woman to serve in cong

kamala harris for the people.rs and applause] i knew our criminal justice system was deeply flawed. i also knew the profound impact law enforcement has on people lives. it's responsibility is to give them safety and dignity. i knew i wanted to protect people and i knew the people in our society who are most often targeted by predators are also most often the voiceless and vulnerable. i believe -- [chanting] on that point, i believe -- i believed then as i do now, no one should be left to fight alone. [cheers and applause] in our system of justice, we believe a harm against any of us is a harm against all of us. that is why when a case is final, it does not read the name of the victim, that it reads, the people. this is a point i have often explained to counsel, survivors of crime, people who face harm often at the hands of someone they trust, be it a relative or a bank or a corporation, i would remind them, you are not invisible. we all stand together. that is the power of the people. my whole life i have only had

this is senator harris. justice in this trial as yet another example of the way that our system of justice has worked , or more accurately, failed to work. he is the thing. frederick douglas also told us struggle,here is no there is no progress. " he went on to say that power concedes nothing without a demand. and he said it never did and never will. to wrestle power away from the few people at the very their power, the american people are going to have to fight for the voice of the people and the power of the people. we must go into the darkness to shine the light and we cannot be deterred and we cannot be overwhelmed and we cannot ever .ive up on our country we cannot ever give up on the ideals that are the foundation for our system of democracy. we can never give up on the meaning of truth, justice. it is part of our history, our past, clearly our present, and makeuture that in order to these values real, in order to make the promise of our country real we can never take it for granted. there will be mome

harris? >> harris: i know you have some questions, so we've got that going on live, potentially at any moment. peter doocy in wilmington, delaware, thank you very much. >> failure to comply will result in a citation or arrest. tear gas, crowd control, and/or impact munitions. >> harris: we talk about this almost daily, now you get to hear the declaration of a riot for yourself. that announcement going out in oregon last night. portland police declared another riot after demonstrators flooded the downtown area and wouldn't leave. the city marks nearly 11 straight weeks of protests. meanwhile, in bend, oregon, protesters their blocked buses for nearly 12 hours. they were carrying at least two people detained by immigration agents. dan springer is live at our northwest bureau. dan? >> yeah, harris, immigrations and customs enforcement was doing a special operation going after criminal aliens who had committed domestic violence. they had made two arrests in bend, oregon, when things went sideways

one on senator harris. very simply, is she going to help with former vice president biden's appearances in november? >> well, i like vice president mike pence much better. he is solid as a rock. he's been a fantastic vice president. he's done everything you can do. he's respected by every religious group, whether it's evangelical, any other group, they respect mike pence. he's been a great vice president. and i will take him over kamala and the horrible way she again treated justice kavanaugh. that was a horrible event. i thought it was terrible for her. i thought it was terrible for our nation. i thought she was the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the u.s. senate. she's also known, from what i understand, as being just about the most liberal person in the u.s. senate, and i would have thought that biden would have tried to stay away from that a little bit because with what they're doing is open borders and sanctuary cities where they're trying to protect them, which is also pro

harris: i do. >> you have family, i here? sen. harris: i have family. i have quite a crew. >> what is your name? how are you? how are you? good to see you. how are you? >> great. >> good to see you. [laughter] hi. good to see you. how are you? how are you doing? >> you came to my house last year. >> that's right. there is not many guys who can say that. [laughter] good to see you. guys. >> hello. >> nice to meet you. >> professor at the university of maryland. >> is that right? what do you teach? >> high temperature. literature. >> happy to meet you. thank you. good to see you. welcome. she is thewhat, around boun best. she is the very best. [laughter] uncle. how are you? >> journalist and a mathematician. >> all of these guys are journalists, but i don't think they can add or subtract. [laughter] good to see you. all right. ok. ok. we got it? >> everybody -- >> i am not doing it. [laughter] january, 2017.m you can see the diversity in her extended family. holly otterbein, the vice president said going into this process, he wanted someone like him when

that's what harris is arguing. what you will about that position, but it is not in any sense moderate. it's radical. and many of harris' views are whether you like it or not. consider this tape in which she claims all the federal government should respond to the coronavirus pandemic. again, whatever you think of affirmative action, it's like you never imagined affirmative action would be applied to life-saving medical treatment, but kamala harris thinks it should be. >> the disparities that have long existed based on race are noww highlighted, so one of the things i'm calling for around this pandemic is that we make decisions about where the resources should go based on that issue. >> tucker: so we make decisions about where the resources should go to keep people from dying on the basis of skin color. so only people of a certain color get the vaccine, for example. that's what she's arguing. this is a lot of things. it's immoral. it's unconstitutional, obviously. but above all it is definitely not moderate. nor is t

kamala harris believes that.he did it as attorney general and as the d.a. >> tucker: i'm wondering, will they get rid of the carried interest loophole that allows private equity moguls to pay half the tax rate the rest of us wage earners pay? if you wanted to make the country fair, you would change the tax code but they are servants of wall street so they won't. it's a tiny bit nauseating. >> i think they are talking about changing the tax code tod tilt it toward the middle class and away from bias towards the rich. >> tucker: if it's part of that. it's a scam, and everyone knows it's a scam, but they never wila because their donors are -- how can a ticket supported primarily by the tech moguls and wall street fight for economic fairness? sincere question. >> tucker, donald trump had the house, the senate, and the white house for two yearss and did nothing against corporate interest. you're complaining about joe biden's position.th >> tucker: i know you want to make everything about trump.ut today joe biden chose

harris: i do. ,r. biden: you have some family i hear? sen. harris: i have family. i have quite a crew. mr. biden: what is your name? >> ella. >> cole. hi, how are you? how are you? good to see you. how are you? >> great. mr. biden: good to see you. [laughter] >> hi. mr. biden: good to see you. how are you? how are you doing? >> you came to my house last year. mr. biden: that's right. there is not many guys who can say that. [laughter] good to see you. guys. >> hello. >> nice to meet you. sen. harris: professor at the university of maryland. mr. biden: is that right? what do you teach? >> literature. mr. biden: happy to meet you. thank you. good to see you. welcome. i tell you what, she is the best. she is the very best. [laughter] hello, uncle. how are you? sen. harris: journalist and a mathematician. and all around troublemaker. mr. biden: all of these guys are journalists, but i don't think they can add or subtract. [laughter] mr. biden: i am teasing. good to see you. all right. ok. ok. we got it? >> everybody -- mr. biden: if you can't see the big guy i am not d

harris? >> harris: yeah., i had also further red they haven't determine if it will be permanent yet but a disturbing detail. jonathan, thank you. emmanuel cleaver will join me now, the democratic congressman from missouri. member of the congressional black caucus. i do want to talk to you about the convention, r.n.c. and all of that but i first want to welcome you to the program. just get your top line thoughts about where we are in wisconsin. we need some leadership there to talk to the people. you saw the mayor struggling. the bull horn removed. where does it go? another democrat-led city where we need to hear so people can have a conversation and possibly get them off the street. >> it is going to be a difficult -- i spent time in ferguson immediately when the incident began because representative there lacy clay was out of the city. so, at the end, couple of weeks later lacy clay, mccaskill and i met with eric holder in st. louis. at the u.s. attorney's office. we were given information that we had had al

but so far no sign of harris.are seeing a large crowd gathering here of neighbors and crowd but no harris. i do want to show you a picture that is coming from the former vice president's instagram feed. take a look at this. we're just learning this photo was taken today when he was informing harris she would be his pick for vice president. i have the great honor to announce i've picked at kamala harris a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants as my running mate. back when kamala was attorney general, she worked closely with beau. and i watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people and protected kids and women from abuse. i am proud her to have my partner in this campaign. and, anderson, i know that we have heard from arlette and others, jeff zeleny. but beau biden really playing a big role in this, in the fundraising emails and the announcement emails in this photo he speaks of beau biden's relationship with kamala harris. but here in washington, d.c.,

roosevelt, harry s.uman became the 32nd president of the united states on the evening of pril 12, 1945. president truman quickly and skillfully assumed all of franklin d. roosevelt's responsibilities. among the many important problems and duties was the united nations conference of international organization in san francisco, to which the president journeyed by plane. at san francisco's hamilton field, the president is welcomed by a host of high-ranking officers and world diplomats, ambassadors, ministers, secretaries of foreign affairs, the governor of california, united states senators, and equally important representatives from all the continents of the earth. diplomatic readings were followed by meeting the ilitary. the president inspects the guard of honor, his first formal inspection of a military unit since he became president of the united states. when he came abreast of the bandleader, mr. truman stepped aside to thank him for his election of the music. his greetings and official inspection of t

harris's father from jamaica, an economics professor at stanford. her mother left india to attend berkeley, coming a leading breast cancer researcher after they divorced harris and little sister maya were raised mostly by their mom. she passed away in 2009, but harris has called her the most important influence in her life today quoting her in this new biden campaign ad. >> growing up, whenever i got upset about something my mother would look me in the eye and ask, so what are you going to do about it? >> reporter: harris is now 55, a wife and step-mother, but she's often candid about how her early experiences shaped her, including the perhaps the most talked about and controversial moment of her presidential run, when she criticized her now running mate's record on bussing. >> growing up my sister and i had to deal with the neighbor who told us her parents couldn't play with us because we were black you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bussed to school every day

senator kamala harris of california. the news broke about 4:15 eastern time with texts and email from biden going out to his campaign supporters, saying -- >> he followed up shortly with a tweet calling senator harris -- >> the senator's first reaction came on twitter, writing she's honored to join the ticket and do what it takes to make biden the commander in chief. it was a fitting virtual reveal and reaction for a campaign that's been running almost entirely without in-person events for months amid the coronavirus crisis. joe biden's campaign photographer posted this photo after the announcement, showing the moment that he told senator harris that he had selected her as his vp today over video chat from his home in delaware. but they are actually going to be together in person tomorrow. they'll deliver remarks at an event near biden's long-time home in wilmington, delaware. a lot of americans were introduced to senator harris during her presidential campaign last year. she was born and raised in california. the daught

harris is the key to victory in november. we need. >>let's kick it in america, we need to show to america. president will value diversity and there's no better representative than that then out senator harris biden and harris will make their first public appearance together on wednesday in wilmington delaware. >>at the white house and whitney wild their selection doesn't come without questions from some liberal organizations. >>throughout her career kamala harris has come under fire from progressives for her work as both san francisco district attorney the district attorney and california attorney general's critics have questioned the former prosecutor and whether she was progressive enough kron four's ella sogomonian talked with the chair of the parade progressive caucus of the state democratic party tonight to learn whether the caucus will be backing the biden harris campaign. >>l a. >>7 can when senator harris first announced she was running for president reports came out criticizing whether she did enough to embrace criminal justi

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and advice for kamala harris from sarah palin. tomorrow kamala harris joins joe biden in person to kick off their campaign. tonight, though, a lot of reaction and not all of it is positive. >> so what is at stake? can center harris transform the ticket and give biden the boost to beat donald trump? nbc bay area's cheryl hurd kicks off our coverage in harris' hometown of oakland. >> reporter: a kamala harris vice presidential nomination creating excitement among many supporters, particularly women. >> the american dream just got a little more real today. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf putting into perspective the significance of joe biden choosing california's junior senator as his running mate. >> so many americans can see themselves in kamala's story. >> reporter: harris was born at kaiser hospital in oakland in 1964. she is the daughter of indian and jamaican immigrants, living with her mother and sister in this duplex in berkeley, attending thousand oaks elementary, where a mural is now painted in her honor. senator ha

and he talks about the ways in which beau talked about kamala harris and liked kamala harris, and the ways in which he admired beau biden, his son and took him at his word when he talked about kamala harris in the way that he did and talked about their friendship. that was very important to him in terms of thinking about kamala harris as a partner. so that ended up being very key to one of the things that he did hear, which was to pick her, which was to trust her, which is to see her as a loyal partner and above all else as someone who could be president. >> all right. well, we are standing by for the first joint event with joe biden and his new running mate kamala harris. we will bring that to you live. >>> plus, in making his vp pick, joe biden credited his late son's friendship with harris. and up next i'm going to talk to an attorney general who knew them both. how about poor fred wilson? what a shame. so soon after retiring. i hear his wife needed help with the funeral expenses. that's ridiculous! -he had social security. -when my brother died, his wife received a check from soci

>>senator harris. she did began her political career after graduating from you see hastings law school and san francisco that was 1989 in 1990 she took the role of deputy d a in alameda county. 13 years later she was elected san francisco district attorney she served 2 terms and was then elected as california attorney general in 2010 harris began a second term and announced he was running for us senate she was elected in 2016. and in 2019 she announced that she was running for president and now she and twenty-twenty she has joe biden's running mate. in 2008 them san francisco da harris. did signed papers to become an official candidate for attorney general of california and kron 4 was there as she entered the race she told us she had big plans for the state of california. >>his district attorney kamala harris won't confirm whether or not jerry brown told her he isn't running for attorney general again, i'm running for attorney general with the assumption that it will be a vacant position she has said s

biden naming senator kamala harris as his vp selection harris now the first woman of color ever on a major party ticket how biden announced the choice to his supporters and the reaction tonight from president trump. >>> russia's bold claim it has the world's first coronavirus vaccine. vladimir putin saying one of his daughters has taken it why health experts are skeptical. >>> the college football crisis. the big 10postponing their fal seasons. some of the biggest teams in the game benched due to covid the powerful

allegiance was a republican candidate who competed with harris.al media disgrace. president trump is calling kamala harris horrible and nasty and further unloaded with fbn's maria bartiromo. >> she was so angry and hatred with justice kavanaugh. i mean, i've never seen anything like it. she was the angriest of the group. howie: the president also had comments on mika brzezinski and joe scarborough is air head. >> what's your thing with women? you really have a lot of problems with women, like you're scared of them or something. i think this kamala thing has you completely strung out. howie: the president uses strong language against women as well but only women are called -- they are just tv shows without the delegates and the 15,000 journalists. we will all take the key speeches but i suggest you will hear more from the pundits and it also means so much spin that you'll have to sort things out for yourselves. coming up trump campaign spokeswoman katrina pierson weighs on kamala harris pick and the upcoming convention. stay with us. howie: joining

here is the way we ended that interview with kamala harris ten years ago. >> kamala harris, attorney general elect of california. thank you pour joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> and you are invited back on the program to announce your presidential campaign in 2016, as soon as you are ready to make that announcement for 2016. thank you very much. >> i'm ready to get to work as ag. thank you. >> thank you. >> she ran for senate in 2016, after senator barbara boxer announced that she would not run for re-election. kamala harris won 61% of the vote that time. she won 54 out of 58 counties in california. and she was, then, a proven vote-getter in the biggest state in the union. and she was perfectly positioned to spend eight years in the united states senate, gaining the governing experience and the resume credibility to run for president of the united states. but something happened the night that kamala harris was elected to the united states senate that was not supposed to happen. hillary clinton lost the electoral college. and so, the next opening to run for president was, suddenly

this morning, we have brand-new details about how biden decided on senator harris, why he selected harris, what she brings to the ticket, as the daughter of indian and jamaican immigrants. what that says about the face of america. also, new information about the generous financial support provided to her campaigns by white house staffer, ivanka trump, and her father. >> we also have a series of developments related to the coronavirus pandemic. espn reporting that the big 12 conference will move forward with the fall football season. that official decision expected to be announced this morning. the big 10 and pac 12 conferences announcing they will not play this fall. tonight vaccine front, russia's claim of a new coronavirus vaccine being met with widespread skepticism. dr. anthony fauci expressing his serious doubts about its safety and effectiveness. >>> and another sobering milestone in the u.s. new single-day highs for reported coronavirus deaths in florida and georgia. we begin our coverage with cnn's arlette saenz, who's live in wilmington, delaware, where biden and harris will appe

harris? >> harris: wow.at-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs. the violence is rampant. there is looting, chaos, destruction, and murder. president trump is the law and order president, from our borders and our backyard. >> we will have law and order on the streets of this country, for every american, of every reese and creed and color. >> harris: several speakers at the republican national convention last night heavily pushing president trump's message of law and order. some democrats are reportedly concerned, worried that the unrest and kenosha, wisconsin, could incur some swing state voters to vote for president trump in november, after condemning the violence and a video message, joe biden, just today, about an hour ago, again culture piece. >> how do i condemn violence in any form, whether it's looting or wherever it is. i spoke to the family. mom was a fairly straightforward. "this is not who we are as a family, this is not who my son is. we condemn the violence." >> harris

harris will be back tomorrow.na: joe biden and kamala harris set to make their first appearance together since the big announcement. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino. this is "the daily briefing." biden and harris set to speak soon in wilmington, delaware. the former vice president joe biden said he picked the california senator to help him navigate multiple crises. here's the moment biden asked harris to join him. >> ready to go to work? >> oh, my god. i'm so ready to go to work. >> dana: senator harris is the first black woman and the first south asian dissent to join a major party's ticket. the president called her phony and said he's happy with the choice. >> she was my number 1 draft pick. we'll see how she works out. she did very poorly in the primaries, as you know. >> dana: let's bring in our stellar panel, chris wallace, bret baier and martha maccallum. chris, let me start with you and maybe get your overall opinion about the reaction so far to this pick. how do you think it's playing? >> well, like every

she is right outside of harris' home. tell us there what the reaction is. >> reporter: well, pamela, we have not seen kamala harris here at her condo building since sunday. that was the last time our crews laid eyes on her. we did see her husband earlier today going out for a coffee. but other than that we have not seen them here. of course a lot of buzz in this neighborhood though as people come out to check out what's going on. we're getting information, too, a statement in from susan rice who was also in the running to be biden's running mate. she put out a statement saying she is confident that biden/harris will be a winning ticket and is committed to doing whatever it takes to make sure that they win in november. back here in washington, d.c., we're also seeing tweets from harris' husband and jill biden, of course, the political spouses going back and forth. jill biden asking are you ready? her husband saying, let's do this. so you can see the team really forming. those two couples at the top of the ticket ready to a

harris was scorched by a federal judge after harris and her staff defend the indefensible after it wasealed that a state prosecutor falsified a transcript of a confession. so ever since, harris has, well, set foot on capitol hill, she's been working overtime to pander to the far left and pretend like none of that ever happen. remember the michael brown case, ferguson, missouri? just last year, tweeted "michael brown's murder forever changed ferguson and america and his tragic death sparked a desperately needed conversation and a nationwide movement. we must fight for stronger accountability of racial equality in our justice system." and by the way, even the justice department of obama said he was innocent. membership promoted the hate crime hoax saying this was an attempted modern-day lynching. wrong again. now more recently, harris actually appear to endorse the idea of less cops on the street. this wouldn't end well, take a look. >> we have confused the idea that to achieve safety you put more cops on the street, we really do need to understand and reimagine what and how we can actua

what is biden-harris about? obama had hope and change. harris and biden have change and history. they need to focus on change, the country in the middle of the pandemic with the economy in the tank. suburban women don't like the character of the president. you want to change what you have, here's a great option for it. so, obama is big on the story art. his point is give people a north star because there's going to be a lot of clutter and a lot of things thrown at you. that was his advice to biden. find a narrative that gives you a north star to look at. they think this works. we're about to find out. >> thank you all very much. our breaking news coverage continues. senator kamala harris, the daughter of indian and jamaican immigrants. kamala harris has had a long career in law enforcement. this means a long record. trump's campaign already on the attack. is harris really ready to take on team trump? there's skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved... ...90% clearer skin at 4 months... ...after just 2 doses. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections... ...and lower your ability to

i'm harris faulkner.he president was life treating barack obama's scathing speech, questioning the former president support for joe biden. why did he refuse to endorse low joe until it was all over, and even then was very late? why did he try to get him not to run?" other democrats also dropped the gloves, as "the hill" put it, unleashing a fury of assaults on the incoming president. >> for close to four years he has shown no interest in putting in the work. no interest in finding common ground, no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends. >> people have told me, "i didn't realize how dangerous he was. i wish i could do it all over. or, worst, "i should have voted. look, this can't be another woulda, coulda, shoulda election. >> we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose. >> harris: and this is developing, president trump is now headed to joe biden's birth state of pen

biden choosing senator kamala harris as his running mate. >> harris is the first black woman and firstmajor party ticket. she'll make a joint appearance with biden today in wilmington, delaware. harris reportedly found out she was selected 90 minutes before the announcement. >> reaction is pouring in. former president obama said biden nailed the decision. president trump responded calling harris nasty. >> vice president pence said, congratulations, i'll see you in salt lake city, which is where they'll debate. >> reporter: for the first time in our nation's history, a black woman is on the ticket. the first asian american too. after weeks of speculation, joe biden this afternoon over video chat informing senator kamala harris of his historic decision. biden tweeting the news, i have the great honor to announce that i've picked kamala harris, a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants, as my running mate. harris responding, joe biden can unify the person people because he's spent his life fighting for us. as president he'll build an america tha

harris didn't prosecute a single new case. it's possible of course that none were reported but when you look at the numbers from the government accountability institute showing that all of the larger cities in the country had a least one prosecution during that time it looks like harris caved to her cities politically powerful catholic establishment. why would, la tijera's do something like that? let's see, during her campaign as d.a. she received unprecedented amounts of cash from the catholic establishment in tampa and cisco. all told more than $60,000 in donations in return she covered up their sexual abuse scandal. as far as i'm concerned there is no worse crime than the sexual abuse of children and yet kamala harris sided with the abusers against the victims. that is sickening. amy klobuchar's vice presidential hopes were killed by something which frankly she had a far better explanation than harris ever did but it shows in the modern democratic party identity politics trump's everything even child sexual abuse. how could

harris? >> harris: mark, thank you very much. we'll keep an eye on the screen for the president when he arrives. house speaker nancy pelosi is interrupting august recess, calling lawmakers back to capitol hill to hold hearings and pass additional funding for the u.s. postal service. the agency has warned that nearly every state faces potential delays regarding the november election. top democrats as well as senator bernie sanders are accusing president trump of trying to sabotage her mail and voting. >> what you are witnessing is a president of the united states who is doing everything he can to suppress the vote, make it harder for people to engage in mail-in balloting, and a time when people will be putting their lives on the line by having to go out to a polling station under load. this is a crisis for american democracy. we've got to act and act now. >> harris: however, the president insists widespread mail-in voting has major problems. >> it's going to be a disaster. just one thing, take a look at what happened in newark. di

and then just practically and pragmatically, i think kamala harris, senator kamala harris was the personould have probably been something of a plot twist. >> yeah. and that's the thing, plot twists are bad in politics. the thing i -- here's a picture. here is senator biden -- former vice president biden on skype, i guess. he's either on skype or he's on, you know, one of the things, you know, calling senator harris and letting her know that she had gotten the gig. there it is. there's that high tech moment that joe biden is having to like move into. there's this generational marriage that you're seeing there, too. this marriage of somebody who is blunt with him on race, and his ability to take that. and say, you know what? i can deal with that. that feels important to me, that he was able to do that. >> well, it does feel important to me. i also think that given what has happened in this country, in the past three months, the past four months, and the kind of reckoning that people have had, you know, you can look at senator harris as having done him a favor with that baptism by fire in t

that's what i like about senator harris.red to tackle this head on and she didn't allow her past history of being a prosecutor to stop her from being merciful and changing the laws. >> congresswoman norton, it's interesting with that -- earlier nia mallika henderson was saying, this was a safe choice for him, this is the expected choice. she was pointing out, look, this is a risky choice. there is still systemic racism, there is still -- this is a barrier that has not been broken. do you think the country is ready? >> for an african-american woman? >> yes. >> oh, i believe so. i believe so because the country seems to have tired of the same old way to approach the presidency. if you are joe biden, you need to show that you're not from the old school. one way to show you're not from the old school is to choose an african-american woman. we have seen that women, who by the way are the reason we took back the house of representatives, are driving this election cycle. and when you consider what has been in the streets about d.a.

do you think that kamala harris or, i should say, what makes kamala harris ready for this historic moment>>t's a lot to become the first woman to be district attorney of one of the largest cities in thcountry, san francisco, to head up the legal arm of the largest estatin s california, wh was the first -- largest staten california, when she was the first black woman to be attorney general, now the first black woman to become a vice presidential ninee. you don't go up those ranks in politics without getting your knees scraped a ltle bit and having to take tough fights. i think that her lineage and her legacy and politics have shown she is ready to lead, ready to serve, ready to be in the executive office. i think, at the end of the day, joe biden was looking for a to lead and govern with him on day one, to be that partner standingeside him. she has proven that through her past. jane: we have seen the democratic party conflicted between how centrist it needs to be and the more progressive win . it is kamala harris somebody who can unite the party? -- is kamala harris somebody whort can unit

not another been kamala harris. >>governor gavin newsome previously endorsed harris for president when she was a candidate he tweeted about harris principled brilliant compassionate empathetic on us the perfect choice for joe biden that's kamala harris let's go win this. house speaker nancy pelosi released a statement that reads quote as a united states senator, a california attorney general and in every leadership position she has held kamala harris has advanced a more just and fair future for all rooted in strong values and her proud american story vice president harris will be a tireless champion for hardworking families everywhere. and this tweet by oakland mayor libby shaft. she's from oakland as well and we already talked about kamala harris being born and raised in oakland chaff says hello proud our country needs this fierce and compassionate woman in the white house. now let's fight like health for a biden harris winning in november. president trump is weighing in on biden's pick the trump campaign had an ad

tonight here, who is kamala harris? her childhood, her firsts, the history that she has made already. and what about all of that talk about senator harris took aim at biden on the debate stage during the primaries? and the former vice president himself and his own notes on kamala harris in recent days, captured in a photo, in his own writing, writing, "do not hold grudges." it seemed to be a major hint that this was coming. and tonight, president trump, just moments ago, weighing in on this pick. abc's mary bruce leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, for the first time in our nation's history, a black woman is on the ticket. the first asian-american, too. after weeks of speculation, joe biden this afternoon over video chat informing senator kamala harris of his historic decision. biden then tweeting the news -- "i have the great honor to announce that i've picked kamala harris -- a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country's finest public servants -- as my running mate." harris responding -- "joe biden

harris? >> harris: yeah, we actually didn't hear the name of donald trump from jill biden, but we might hear it from hillary clinton. that's what i hear you saying. jacqui, thank you very much. the trump campaign is reacting tonight to train with a digital webcast called "the real joe biden." it blasted with a claims the parties complete takeover by the radical left and had some harsh words for the speakers. watch. >> bill clinton looks old and terrible. you have sally yates, fired by president trump for being awful. let's be honest. and then john kerry, they sort of rolled out the losers tonight. >> are we going to call it the loser night? >> if you want to. >> harris: lets go live to chief white house correspondent john roberts. >> harris, good afternoon to you. the white house responded saying the campaign response has been to mocked the democratic convention, as well to poke fun at joe biden's stay at home policy. the press secretary, kayleigh mcenany, on or not official twitter account,