we begin with jacqui heinrich and the response tonight to biden's decision to at a former rival to his ticket. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, shannon. yeah, kamala harris will make history as the first black and south asian woman on a presidential ticket, and reaction has been pouring in. former president barack obama said "joe biden nailed this decision by choosing senator kamala harris as america's next vice president, he's underscored his own judgment and character." also, "every single view vp short-list or congratulated harris. conventional wisdom is the biden campaign wanted a vp who would represent the future of the

would target people who have not in large part then on the picket line the summer, john. >> john: jacqui heinrichin wellington where somebody is clearly working this afternoon. jacqui, thank you so much. >> president trump: so if it were not donald trump's america to use the expression as i'm president, you would have riots like you have never seen. the democrats have lost control of the radical left. don't forget, biden was not going to come out of his basement until the election. >> john: president trunk with laura ingraham in an interview that will air on "the angle" 10:00 on the fox news channel. we have a big show coming up today in reaction moments ago from president trump to joe biden's big speech. he said the nominee is blaming the police more than the rioters. the dnc up next to respond. plus, from politics to the streets of chicago where more than 50 people were shot in one weekend. among the victims, two police officers and a teenage boy. a live report from the ground coming up. plus, monday. >> sarah ellis auditorium. >> john: michael flynn's criminal case alive for now, former assist

molly: jacqui heinrich in wilmington, thank you.ore, shifting now to the trump campaign, let's bring in corey lewandowski, trump 2020 senior adviser. corey, thank you so much for joining us on a sunday evening. we really appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. molly: the other side of the aisle, you know, it's been such a strange political year with covid shutting down various events, we're not seeing the same campaign trail that we're used to seeing, obviously as you know the retail pollicking that is -- politicking that is so popular. how do you make gains when you're living in a covid era in a campaign, particularly a campaign where president trump has been so forward on getting out there, holding the big events and being there at those type the of events? >> you know, molly, in 2016 the rally, as it's come to be known, was so successful for the president. it gave him the opportunity to get his message directly out to the american people not through a filtered source, and it was very successful. since he came down that gol

let's begin with jacqui heinrich.e. >> dana, michelle obama is the keynote speaker tonight. she has been on the sidelines for much of the election cycle but we expect her to talk tonight about the joe biden she knows, possibly touching the significance of having senator kamala harris of t

let's begin with jacqui heinrich. she is live in wilmington, delaware. >> dana, michelle obama is the keynote speaker tonight. she has been on the sidelines for much of the election cycle but we expect her to talk tonight about the joe biden she knows, possibly touching the significance of having senator kamala harris of the democratic ticket. what is less predictable is the message of unity the democrats are trying to present by having former republican governor john kasich and progressive senator bernie sanders take the stage the same night. behind the scenes some progressives are leary leery of how far biden cast the net and even voted down the democratic party platform because it is in a brace medic are for all. others understanding the broad coalition. >> there's a bunch of people out there, silent biden boehner's, republicans that want to vote for biden or will be voting for biden. it's important to let them know they are not alone. it's okay if there are republican leaders that are voting for biden-harris. >> r

jacqui heinrich has more from wilmington, delaware. jacqui? >> jon, the announcement comes as the campaign announced biden will travel to pennsylvania tomorrow to, quote, lay out a core question in this election, are you safe in donald trump's america? the campaign is pushing back on messaging from republicans that americans won't be safe in joe biden's america, repeating claims biden wants to defund police which he has repeatedly denied. that claim was circulated again today by house minority whip steve scalise, in a video democrats say was altered, computer generated audio from a progressive activist who has als and uses voice technology. the clip manipulates a conversation over redirecting public safety funds to wrongly show biden agree to redirect police funds. barken wants an apology to the entire disability community and democrats say the trump campaign is dealing in fear. >> kellyanne conway said it unapologetically it is better for this president if there's more anarchy, more violence, more chaos. he has had every opportunity to try to

>> neil: jacqui heinrich, thank you very much.o a little bit more than 25 minutes away from that big event. how the white house is taking all this in on other matters not amiss on these political matters. john roberts with the latest from pennsylvania avenue. john? >> good afternoon to you, neil. and the president of the united states and his campaign continued to hammer kamala harris the new running mate. his campaign just released an ad that really focuses on her record this time. but the president suggesting that he was very surprised that kamala harris was chosen as the running mate because not only was she mean to joe biden during the prime marry campaign but also she inflamed out before any votes were cast. here's what the president said about it. >> she is very big into raising taxes. she wants to slash funds for our military at a level that nobody can even believe. she is against fracking. fracking is -- she is against petroleum products. i mean, how do you do that and go into pennsylvania or ohio or oklahoma or the great

we begin with jacqui heinrich. how's it going there today? >> good afternoon, dana.t night was about establishing job i did as the best qualified leader to guide the country through this pandemic and economic crisis. tonight we might hear some more policy talk. were going to hear from gabby gifford, a gun-control advocate. also nancy pelosi, fierce critic of president trump. former president barack obama is expected to talk about biden's character. elizabeth warren who is acting as sort of an economic advisor to biden, also hillary clinton, the last time she was at the dnc she was the nominee. let's see what she says. and of course kamala harris will have the spotlight, making history as the first black and south asian vp. last night john kerry and former president bill clinton blamed president trump for bringing the country to this point, but jill biden gave a personal testament of joe biden's faith and resolve in times of struggle. >> four days after his funeral i watched joe shave and put on his suit. i saw him seal himself in the mirror, take a breath, put his sh

jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware with details. acqui. >> a lot of buzz about the double standard senator kamala harris is facing after a member of vp vetting committee, former senator chris dodd questioned loyalty over attack she made on biden over debate. harris laughed off questions saying that's politics, seeing cheap shot to make biden incentive. some obama administration officials and even media fired back in the aftermath claiming a man would not be disqualified from consideration simply because of his own presidential ambitions and might be even be praised for having asked tough questions of the nominee. harris' allies did seek out the phone call. harris is getting support from another place, another vp contender congresswoman karen bass who is called the antikamala because she notoriously shies away from the spotlight, that shutdown attempt to be pitted against harris. >> aside from racial code, gender code, we both experienced that. i remember when she was da in san francisco and i was speaker, you know, people wondered wh

jacqui heinrich has that. she's live in wilmington, delaware. jacqui? >> hi, dana.ortedly interviewed 11 vp candidates in the last ten days of his search. in the end, he went with a choice shaped by a personal connection. kamala harris and bo -- beau biden.harris was long considered to be a leading contendner the search. she's the daughter of immigrants, considered a rising star in the party after questioning brett kavanaugh. for the majority of her career, here ideology has been in line with biden's. she drew big crowds and made headlines. she's a certain fund-raising power raking in more for the biden campaign than any vp candidate so far than elizabeth warren. biden believed harris was the choice despite the concerns from the vetting committee whether she would be loyal or eyeing her on presidential campaign day one. biden whittled it to seven candidates and calling harris 90 minutes before the announcement came out. >> hi, hi, hi. sorry to keep you. >> that's all right. you ready to go to work? >> oh, my god. i'm so ready to go to work. >> first of all, is the a

jacqui heinrich covering the biden campaign from wilmington, delaware, she has the breaking story forqui. reporter: we are still waiting details of upcoming travel. we heard from the biden campaign in the last few hours really based on his address to national guard association yesterday. biden implicitly accused president trump of leveraging the u.s. military for a political outcome as president trump tries to make law and order a center piece of his reelection bid. the remarks came after general mark milley, chairman of joints chief of staff, armed forces will have no role of carrying out election process. he has not commit today accepting the election's results. the biden speech follows criticism president trump aimed at states like oregon which have resisted federal intervention amid ongoing violent protest and after widespread looting, arson and violence in wisconsin, biden's campaign is countering claims that people will not be safe in joe biden's america. >> i think suburban voters are looking around at what is going on in the country and they are looking at donald trump, they d

kristin fisher on a reaction from the trump campaign, but let's start with jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware. >> good afternoon. despite a somewhat weak tone from former first lady michelle obama, she tried to drum up voter turnout, pitching joe biden as the antidote to the health and economic crisis driven by president trump. she said people better vote for a biden their lives depend on it with some unlikely allies and a number of republicans. sanders acknowledged while progressives didn't get everything they wanted, they stand to lose a lot more if president trump is reelected and compared to 2016, seemed at peace endorsing biden who was invited policy collaboration from the left wing with a party despite that affiliation, several republicans also pledge support less because they agree with joe biden on everything but because they say they trust him more with the future than president trump especially on the economy. >> i'm sure there are republicans and independents who couldn't imagine crossing over to support a democrat. they feared joe may turn sharp left and leave them behin

but in the meantime, let's get the read from jacqui heinrich on other dnc plans to get the party going tonight. >> hey, neil peer democrats are trying to project an image of party unity. they have bernie sanders, juxtaposed with john kasich. showing broad support among folks who want to vote president trump out of office, despite considerable division on the issues. we are also said to hear from jim clyburn, credited with rescuing the biden campaign after the primary really galvanized support among black voters. a big issue for the democrats is how this ticket gives black voters and other minorities a seat at the table. maybe even michelle obama, the keynote speaker tonight, we'll talk about representation on this ticket, which could make up lost or not from 20. that was keith back last cycle. it is going to be a challenge to build energy without the crowds of years past. meantime, while the democrats cure this image of a united party, biden has gotten a lot of flak for failing to give interviews or hold press conferences, but he did sit down with cardi b. that was a strategic message

i want to bring in jacqui heinrich now. joe biden says he can win the presidency from his house. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, bill. the former vice president spend the weekend at his beach house and remained here today, but the campaign is pumping out virtual counter programming. underway right now is at town hall for the north carolina youth vote, including a message from senator kamala harris. painting the rnc as the tram convention, saying president trump won't be able to reach struggling americans. showcasing as many trump family members as republican speakers. another significant endorsement today. joining more than two dozen former g.o.p. lawmakers, supporting biden for president. facing questions of whether it is really possible to be president trump from the comfort of his home. including an in person event today, trying to build energy, but biden says his way has worked so far. i will toss it back to you. >> bill: jacqui, thank you for that. >> president trump: but i want to just say this is some little gathering. from the heart. this is from the heart. so you know

we begin with jacqui heinrich and the response tonight to biden's decision to at a former rival to his ticket. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, shannon. yeah, kamala harris will make history as the first black and south asian woman on a presidential ticket, and reaction has been pouring in. former president barack obama said "joe biden nailed this decision by choosing senator kamala harris as america's next vice president, he's underscored his own judgment and character." also, "every single view vp short-list or congratulated harris. conventional wisdom is the biden campaign wanted a vp who would represent the future of the party and be a minimal target for president trump. harris is a generation younger than biden and her candidacy will move the marker forward for women in politics and give black women voters a seat at the table, which many african-american groups all out right demanded after they rescued his primary campaign. also, harris as a safe ideological choice as a law enforcement background. progressive's criticize harris for her record as a prosecutor. in fact, both p

we also have jacqui heinrich in delaware with the biden team, the fallout from the russian matter that happened just hours ago but first, chief white house correspondent john roberts kicks off our coverage from the north lawn. good afternoon on this friday. >> good afternoon to you. and just the last couple of hours upping the pressure on democrats to come back to the table and sign a coronavirus relief bill in a series of tweets outlining what he is prepared to do immediately said that democrats are holding him up but the president said he is prepared to do more direct payments to all americans to the tune of $3400 for a family of four, that mirrors the first direct payment and also additional paycheck protection plan payments to small businesses and spend more money for states and local governments including $105 billion to schools. one of the main sticking points in getting the deal has been mining the democrats are demanding from the post office, $25,000,000,000.03 and a half billion dollars to handle the expected surge of mail-in voti voting. the president is very critical of that

it's jacqui heinrich. i apologize. >> that's all right, neil. there's two jacquis.crats are refuting republican claims that people won't be safe in joe biden's america. this as president trump tries to paint himself as the law and order president. you saw biden give two surprise live interviews today. senator kamala harris gave interviews a half mile from the white house. she spoke on justice. she spoke about jacob blake in wisconsin and supported protesters but didn't condemn violence that ensued after saying people must not condition fuse peaceful protests with looting and violence and now the shooter accused of murder. she talked about the administration's handling of the pandemic and the crisis and contrasting the democrat's national strategy. >> the republican convention is designed for one purpose, to soothe donald trump's ego. it's not supposed to be about him. it's supposed to be about the health and the safety and the well-being of the american people. >> biden called out white house counselor kellyanne conway that said the more violence the better is for w

now let's turn to jacqui heinrich who is covering the biden campaign, jacqui.r: chris, resuming travel to swing states after labor day the biden campaign continues to make this election about coronavirus and how the trump administration mishandled it, but simmering turmoil in kenosha threatens to derail the strategy. former vice president joe biden is clear about where he stands on police brutality and protests over it. >> once again a black man jacob blake shot by the police in broad daylight with the whole world watching. running mate stepped further following progressive criticism. >> based on what i've seen it seems that the officer should be charged. reporter: warn violence and crime will spread. >> you won't be safe in joe biden's america. reporter: biden will have to go to swing voters. biden condemned the violence, accusing republicans of using unrest for political gain. >> to prove that you should be scared and joe biden pointing to what's happening in donald trump's america. reporter: he hasn't committed to visiting kenosha despite visiting to four sw

jacqui heinrich live in wilmington, delaware. jacqui? >> harris, i want to briefly note the biden event behind me just wrapped up. biden and harris signed the documents to accept their presidential and vice presidential nominations next week at the dnc, and then they left without taking any reported questions. going back to this issue of masks, yesterday president trump said biden wants the commander in chief, with the stroke of a pen, to tell 300 million americans to wear a mask for the next three months. he characterized it as big government overreach with the potential for abuse. it's worth noting that, while biden deal call on governors to enact national mass mandate, he did not call on the white house to enact a federal mandate or ss president's call for that same thing. still, the biden campaign is dragging the president on his coronavirus response, releasing a memo titled, "coronavirus lies, 152 and counting," showing how they say president trump is undermined the public health response to the virus. he also released new ads in se

fox's jacqui heinrich is in wilmington with the details for us, jackie? >> >> reporter: hey there, connell. yeah it was a brief event there was no reporter q&a afterwards but reporters did try to get questions in and only harris answered. >> make this official. we're going to be signing our request to get on the ballot. we're starting out by signing delaware. >> reporter: [inaudible] >> i'm signing this because i'm in this race to win, and with that guy right there, and we're going to get it done. >> reporter: well the larger event is tonight, another virtual fundraiser and the two days after announcing harris as vp, the biden campaign brought in $50 million, 48 million in the first 48 hours , a staggering sum really when you remember harris brought in 40 million for her entire presidential campaign, and biden raised just over 60 million in all of 2019. the hall comes as a fox news poll shows biden leading president trump by seven points with a large majority of voters concerned about the spread of coronavirus and president trump under performing with som

and jacqui heinrich. let's start with the postconviction strategy, david. >> as we close in on the two month mark, the president is waging war and it's not just against joe biden. >> joe biden is the puppet of the radical left movement that seeks to obliterate and destroy everything that you hold dear. >> in 2020, the race for president is more than just a difference of opinion. ask president trump, and it's a fight between good versus evil. >> we are not going to let our country be destroyed by a bunch of not drugs. >> back on the campaign trail less than 24 hours after giving his acceptance speech on the south lawn of the white house. at a friday night rally in new hampshire, the president blamed democrats for the violence plaguing u.s. cities. >> the puppet biden wants you to cancel weddings, funerals, and schools, but has no problem with thousands of so-called peaceful protesters cramming into your streets, mugging people, hurting people. >> it's all about replicating a winning strategy from 2016 when

jackie: jacqui heinrich, thank you. connell: jackie, jacqui, thanks to both of you.ut joe biden this hour. president trump is set to hold a news conference in the next hour. that will be live from the white house. we'll take you there as soon as it begins. we'll be right back. given my unique lifestyle, that'd be perfect! let me grab a pen and some paper. know what? i'm gonna switch now. just need my desk... my chair... and my phone. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat and score. follow the teams you love. and, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. with the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. say xfinity sports zone into your voice remote today. connell: on "fox business alert." we've been covering it this hour. joe biden's announcement. he is expected to speak alongside his newly announced running mate kamala harris tomorrow in delaware. t

that is the latest from jacqui heinrich in new york. another news conference by president trump this evening highlighting hopeful economic signs he says and the latest on the coronavirus. kevin corke is tracking all the very latest, hey, kevin. >> evening, shannon. in her running mate debut today, california senator kamala harris actually spoke for about 17 minutes. i know, because i was counting. as you can imagine it didn't take a very long to benefit from thinking joe biden to blaming president trump. >> america is crying out for leadership. >> newly minted and obviously ready for battle. democratic vice presidential candidate kamala harris took aim at president trump in her remarks in delaware this afternoon, blaming him and his administration for job losses, and economy and a failure to manage the coronavirus pandemic, but the president, usually a free swinging political pugilist, seemed to take the punches in stride, choosing instead in his press conference to question the wisdom of the former vice president's selection of harris

first, jacqui heinrich jacqui heinrich live in biden's hometown of wilmington, delaware. jacqui? >> good afternoon, harris. former vice president joe biden is here now doing a walk-through. senator kamala harris did hers last night preparing for our big moment in the spotlight when she'll accept the vice presidential democratic nomination as the first black and south asian woman to do so. harris, we expect her to talk about her story, the daughter of immigrants and woman who has broken boundaries before. ahead of her, we will hear from the country's first black president, barack obama. democrats will deliver an image of the america that could be, they say, without president trump at the helm. right before him, the nationwide ad will air talking about why obama believes the path is through joe biden. >> somebody's faith has been tested, and who knows who to lean on to find the light. a resilient and humble servant. through his life, he has never once forgotten the values and the moral fiber that made him who he is. the best part is he is nowhere close to finished. >> last night dr

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jacqui heinrich is live from wilmington, delaware, hi. >> hey, kristin, yeah, it appears the democrats may be closing the enthusiasm gap a little bit after adding harris to the ticket. in the 48 hours after announcing harris as biden's running mate, the biden campaign brought in $48 million and that's really a lot of money when you consider that biden only raised a little over 60 million dollars in all of 2019. also, new this morning, the campaign releasing its first ad featuring harris, which is also its first by lingual digital ad. the campaign says it showcases harris as a champion for the latino community. >> now joe confirmed he's walking with perfect company. a champion of the latino community for years, kamala is the final piece of the puzzle. >> it comes one day after the campaign announced new ads in several battle ground states, one a spanish language add. they'll launch 290 million in paid media across 15 battle ground states. the new poll shows biden maintaining the lead over president trump by seven points. a slight drop from the eight-point lead last month and greater dro

we are first going to go to jacqui heinrich, live and joe biden's hometown, wilmington, delaware. cqui? >> harris, former first lady michelle obama spoke with a mother's concern about what she says she is seeing happened in this country, saying president trump's lack of empathy has stoked hatred in the darkest corners of society while failing to lead the country through the pandemic and economic crisis that has left a mark of so much loss. she also said president trump's 2012016 win was a consequent of lazy democratic turnout, telling people to go to the polls early in person or with enough time to be counted by mail. she said biden is the remedy for the last four years because he has led the country for times like this before. >> if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will. if we don't make a change in this election, if we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. >> there was not much policy discussion. we are told that will come later this week. the focus was democrats and even some repu

. ♪ gillian: well, joe biden hasn't announced his vp pick yet, obviously, but the -- jacqui heinrich ive from new york to tell us who is poised to come out on top, whenever that may be. jacqui. >> reporter: california congress woman karen bass has surged to the top of biden's vp short list after congressional democrats praised her as being well liked across party lines. she said she doesn't have presidential ambitions of her own, in line with the unsaid tradition of choosing a running mate that won't outshine the nominee. she wouldn't likely give president trump a target for criticism in the same ways kamala harris or elizabeth warren would. she's been calling union leaders to gain endorsements. but today bass is addressing one snare threatening to dampen her chances, a video surfaced on a conservative website showing bass speaking at a scientology church opening in 2010. critics say the church is ripe with incidents. bass says since then the group was exposed, everyone is now aware of the allegations against scientology. back in 2010 i attended the event knowing i would address a gro

jacqui heinrich is live in wilmington, delaware with more on this story. i. >> reporter: hi, arthel. former vice president joe biden is set to resume travel to swing states after labor day. but there's speculation he may make a visit to protest-torn kenosha, wisconsin even sooner, as republicans paint president trump as the law and order resident, biden is facing calls from within his own part to not just address police brutal at this and racial -- brutality and racial disparities but to also recognize the role of police, keeping citizens safe. debbie dingell said she has seen blue lives matter signs cropping up over detroit. she has urged the biden campaign to not let president trump control the law enforcement narrative. they have not said whether biden will visit kenosha. the town is in at tha tatters ar protests escalated to widespread looting, arson and violence. biden and harris already smoke with the blake family. >> he's going to do what he's been doing across the course of this summer, which is calling together people, uniting the country, leading,

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jacqui heinrich in wilmington, delaware covering the biden-harris campaign and has more on that, jacquiast night former vice president joe biden reacted to the news that trust postal service was removing dozen os blue-steel mailboxes across several states amid warnings from usps to state that is mail-in ballots may not arrive in time to be counted. biden said i was joking earlier with a couple on the call, i wonder if you're outside trying to hold down your mailboxes. they're going around literally with tractor trailers picking up mailboxes. you ought to go online and check out what they are doing in oregon. i mean, it's bizarre. the post office claimed the removals were part of routine effort to shift underused boxes to higher-volume areas but following widespread criticism the agency announced they would stop removing boxes after election. democrats quick to claim voter suppression and president trump admitted he we wanted to block to rescue agency because he opposes mail-in voting which has long argued is right with fraud. post master general loyal supporter and republican donor enac

jacqui heinrich is live in will minton, delaware -- wilmington, delaware, with the latest. >> reporter: joe biden is in the final stages of deliberations and now is the time when we're going to see allies go to bat for their favorite vp candidates, also opposition research rear its head. congresswoman karen bass out of california has surged to the top of the pack, enough so that the trump campaign has her in their sights. she's been working against criticism against her explaining her past trips to cuba, saying she regrets her statement at the time of castro's death, calling him commander in chief which some saw as differential to a brutal dictator. it's reported the vp vetting committee is impressed with her and house democrats have been lobbying for her on her behalf. allies of the early frontrunners, senator kamala harris, they're trying to repair her chances after she's faced questions about loyalty stemming from her attacks on biden during the first debate. last week supporters tried to set the record straight in a phone call. today she gained the endorsement of george floyd's fam

. >> dana: jacqui heinrich, great update. thank you so much. the host of the progressive podcast. it's great to have you both here. let's talk about 2020 and how we started this week was we didn't know who the vp nominees would be and now we know it is kamala harris, we know the rollout has been from the biting campaign, their perspective would be its fairly smooth and it's been lucrative, $50 million in 48 hours. but this idea of a national mass mandate has really caught attention and you think it helps to get persuadable voters, not just democratic voters because that's where this race lies? >> he is asking governors to put an mandate on for people to wear masks were a couple of months we can get this under control like much of the rest of the modern world has done. this presidencies only president that has refused to lead on the efforts to get rid of covid-19. i don't understand why. there have been 160,000 americans dead that we know of and about 5 million people who are infected and there's no sign of this going away anytime soon. in fact, we have to be worried about the fall

jacqui heinrich has more. >> this speech indicated there might be some worry within the biden campaign that president trump will carry the law and order mantle and use it as a political wedge. republicans have repeated claims that people won't be safe and joe biden's america, and trump's meeting with groups and protests tomorrow. biden praised law enforcement saying most cops are good people who risk their lives every day while also touching on racial divisions, attempting to bridge that divide quoting jacob blake's mother, "she was praying for all police officers." he called for healing condemning violence, and same people taking part in it should be prosecuted. he said the trump strategy has boiled down to a campaign of fear. >> this is not an image of some joe biden america in the future. these are images of donald trump's america today. he keeps telling you, if only he was president, if he was president it wouldn't happen. if he was president, you'd feel safe. he is president, whether he knows it or not. >> biden then cited his record saying when he was vice president of violent cr

molly on in a moment but the response from the team over at the trump campaign and we began with jacqui heinricheporting live from wilmington, delaware. do we have anybody in delaware, what do you know? >> good afternoon, dana. last night was about painting the country in a state of chaos and crisis and blaming president trump era tonight will be about joe biden trying to be the leader who can ride the ship. biden will have a positive core beliefs of the country to be united and will lay out a plan. so far keynote speaker skirted specific policy talks, mostly selling the candidates. testimonial supporters served to highlight policies and tackle health care, immigration and gun control. biden's speech will focus on the pandemic and the economy indicated by the new ad released in battleground states. >> what happens now, now that the rent is due but they cut your pay? now that the virus has cost lives, but your health care cost too much, now that the president has had months, but he still doesn't have a plan? what happens now? joe biden knows how to lead through a crisis because he's done it befor

jacqui heinrich is standing by in wilmington, delaware, the home turf of the former vice president who is spending this sunday pondering his selection. hi, jacqui. >> reporter: hey, there, eric. well, there is plenty of jockeying happening ahead of the crucial week and allies of some of the top contenders are lobbying the vp vetting committee in order to push their people to the front of the pack. but some of the vp short listers are addressing criticisms against them, themselves. head-on. california congresswoman karen bass has surged to the top of the pack, enough so that the trump campaign has her in their sights, tweeting an article about her time in cuba yesterday and saying she joined a pro-castro militant group that trained in terrorist tactics. she said her involvement in cuba began over concerns about oppression. today she is on the board of the nationalen d do dowment for democracy. she denies being a castro sympathizer. >> you look back on that and think you were a bit naive? >> oh, i think as any 19-year-old would be, sure. in my early 20s, i went to cuba to help the cuban

fox news's jacqui heinrich is in wilmington, delaware with all the details.ere we go with the new policies, jackie. reporter: good afternoon toe you. the former vice president called for a nationwide mask mandate at least three months at least to be enacted by governors. he made the announcement after meeting with a health officials including a former surgeon general. he has been having these meetings for a while. he was joined by his new vp pick, kamala harris and they delivered that call together. >> estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months, 40,000 lives. the people act responsibly. and, it is not about your rights. it is about your responsibilities as an american. reporter: harris took a dig at the trump administration saying public health officials should be leading the country's policy biden also reacted to president trump's comments this morning indicating the president is holding up stimulus funding to block mail-in voting. president trump: they want $25 billion, billion, for the post office. now they need th

jacqui heinrich reports from wilmington, delaware. >> i am ready. >> former vice president joe biden and his vp pick, senator kamala harris, made it official today signing documents to accept their democratic nominations next week when harris will officially become the first black and south asian woman ever on a presidential ticket. later in her first interview on team biden for a moderated conversation about gender and race, harris answered two attacks that her candidacy and breaking barriers. >> joe biden had the audacity to choose sees how incredible isn't and what what a statement about joe biden? >> harris received praise from barack obama who seem to suggest harris might say someone other than vice president mike pence on the debate stage. >> she is someone who i think will be able to share the stage with mike pence or whoever and dissect some of the terrible decisions that have been made over the last four years. >> the biden campaign is focusing on showing voters how their administration would address coronavirus typically than president trump. yesterday calling them governor

jacqui heinrich, thank you. leland: we'll hear from the democrats in a minute. first we bring in trump 2020 campaign director. start with this vp pick. it's clear how the trump campaign is going to brand anybody vice president biden picks, something along the lines of they're a socialist, aligned with bernie sanders, medicare for all, et cetera. does any one of the vp picks on the list right now make it easier or hear harder for you g? >> it doesn't matter what name comes out when biden makes his pick. as has been happening all along, he's pushed along by the extreme elements of the democrat party. he's an empty vessel being filled by the radical left. whichever name comes up will just continue that trend. i think what we saw yesterday with karen bass, you know, the fact that joe biden is even considering running with someone who was a pro-castro communist cuba sympathizer really says an awful lot and that's a deal breaker for many cuban americans, particularly in florida. leland: you talked about that. conceivably that would make it an easier argument. i'm sure

jacqui heinrich following all of that for us, hey, jacqui. >> reporter: reports indicate there's beenffling of the deck at the last minute with the one-time front runner kamala harris shifting into did background over questions about her loyalty stemming from her attacks on biden during the first democratic debate. harris allies organized a call to the vetting committee to set the record straight. there are reports she doesn't hold much support from black voters. house democrats are campaigning for congresswoman karen bass. she has no presidential ambitions, is known to be loyal and wouldn't give president trump a target for criticism in the same way that harris or senator elizabeth warren would. bases has been calling -- bass has been calling union leaders to gain endorsements. susan rice has a strong relationship with biden, a known figure who could be trusted, a rumored top quality for biden. senator tammy duckworth has also slipped into the background over legal concerns about her birth place. her father was in the military. she was born overseas. biden has said he will make his c

jacqui heinrich is wilmington, delaware. hi, jacqui. >> reporter: hi, there, eric. said that he would make his choice this coming week and there is a lot of last minute jockeying going on. reports indicate congresswoman karen bass has surged to the top of the list after house democrats including speaker nancy pelosi piled on praise for her ability to work across the aisle, reliable record and loyalty. a rumored top quality for biden. bass reportedly has been calling union leaders to gain endorsements and pelosi shared her esteem with former president barack obama who counseled my bn to an extent. another past president, bill clinton, has reportedly gone to bat for keisha lance bottoms according to the wall street journal. allies of senator kamala harris had a phone call trying to set the record straight after questions about her loyalty surfaced within the vp vetting -- first presidential debate. coming to her defense, karen bass, responding to criticism of cay ma kamala's presidential am. >> her campaign was not a symbolic campaign. she was a viable candidate. she

jacqui heinrich monitoring all of these developments with the vice-president, the former vice-presidentlmington, delaware. >> hey there, neil. after months of coronavirus shutdowns are we're just starting to get information what the convention looks like and it might be the dnc has the hottest lineup of the summer. we'll see who the republicans have. bil bill ie eilish, the chicks, john lend and others. and an effort to show broad support. michelle obama will speak on monday and on tuesday aoc and bill clinton will deliver remarks. later on we'll hear from harris and biden. when kamala harris accepts the vice-president nomination, she'll be the first woman on the presidential democratic ticket. >> joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. how incredible is that? and what a statement about joe bid biden. >> it appears democrats might be closing the enthusiasm gap a little bit after adding harris in the ticket. in 48 hours after she was announced as biden's running mate the campaign brought in $48 million it's a huge sum when you hear that he raised 60 mil

that's fascinating connell mc shane in scranton, pennsylvania want the read out with jacqui heinrichery very closely what former vice president plans to do tonight with his big speech. you know, you think about it, and i know you're in wilmington, everyone knows joe biden right now. he's been vice president, you know, for eight year, been a senator, goes back to almost 50 years of a public career, but he does have to reintroduce himself tonight. what are we hearing he plans to do? >> yeah, he sure does, neil. it be tough to imagine that anything could prepare anybody for a democratic presidential nomination, stripped of all of its usual energy and reduced to a screen and a 77-year-old politician who thrives on retail politics but that's the task at hand, and dnc programming indicates biden will unleash the same criticism of president trump we've heard from other major speakers describing the country under this administration in a state of chaos and crisis delivering his vision for the future amid pandemic, and social unrest. last night both former president barack obama and senator k