. >> brian: michael bennet. >> lawrence: michael bennet and obama bros.you look on twitter and social media, the obama bros, everyone within the senior staff of barack obama, the most trusted advisers of him. he may say publicly that joe biden to stay in and i have his back. but all of his people are saying another thing and that's why -- that is who joe biden was talking to when he said the elites within the party want me. >> ainsley: already chose biden as his vp. >> lawrence: he did. he sidelined him on at love decisions when he was in office. >> lawrence: it's very telling that we have had axelrod and carville and now george stephanopoulos plus, three of the biggest, most influential democrat talkers and they all admit the same thing, joe biden can't win, and so they don't want joe biden to be the candidate -- well, he county candidate. the nominee ultimately. >> lawrence: tough. >> steve: they are telegraphing to the world he can't win, he can't win. do you know what? there is an item in the "new york times" this morning that says that what democrats

i was told that yesterday that was expressed by not only michael bennet, but also sherrod brown and jon tester, two of the most vulnerable senate democrats expressed in private lunch to their colleagues, michael bennett went on with kaitlan collins last night and went public with his concerns about democrats across the board donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection in maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> so for me, this isn't a question that polling, it's not a question about politics it's a moral question about the future of our country senator bennet, there is saying what some of his endangered colleagues cannot. i'm thinking bob casey in pennsylvania, the open race in michigan, tammy baldwin from wisconsin. he is calling out saying, think about the rest of the ticket here. it would be very, very difficult. for a senator who is up for reelection this time to say what he said. but that doesn't mean that they don't think what he thought in dana as you first reported from that luncheon yesterday, that was a worry that ran through the co

you just saw colorado senator michael bennet. he it well, i was telling me the other night that he doesn't believe that biden can defeat donald trump, but he didn't yet call on him to drop out of the race, so they're obviously watching that closely. the white house has not really sharing a lot about how they'd been preparing for this press conference. obviously, they know they're going to get questions on his his acuity, his ability to not just serve right now, but also until he is age 86, which is what he would be at the end of a second term. so there's a real question of how he handles this, how he deals with the concerns, is he dismissive of them, which is really wrinkled some democrats? or does he confront them head on? >> want to bring in shermichael singleton into this conversation. shermichael, as you probably have heard, cnn has learned some democrats are actually blaming biden's inner circle for shielding him and preventing the public from getting the full extent of what's going on, what's your reaction? >> sure. some bl

a third member, though, did michael bennet of colorado, who is not up for reelection this year, but i can tell you in talking to democratic senators, they may not want to say it publicly, but privately. there are those fears that joe biden could bring them down with, bring them down with him at the top of the ticket manu raju reporting from capitol hill, kayla tausche, over at the white house. >> thanks to both of you being while there's breaking news right now, we're getting a look at president biden's first in-person meeting with the new british prime minister, keir starmer. the bilateral i'm talks happening at the white house on this, the sidelines of the nato summit, that's unfolding here in washington. let's listen to this tape that's just coming in. listen to this i heard good news is right. i tell you what. it's all because of the prime minister not lost a game on to the labor government to 20 it looks like it will welcome we had a long conversation on the phone. anyone give me your brow the best of allies in the whole world, and we really we really need to continue to cooperat

senator michael bennet, thank you for being candid and for telling us what's actually happening behind closed doors in front of the cameras. i appreciate your candor. thanks for having me i want to turn now to david axelrod, cnn senior political commentator and former adviser to procedure, adviser to president obama, who's here with us now david, i had a lot of questions for you about some polls, but i want to get your reactions to senator bennett just now. >> first off well, look, i think he's saying what a lot of people, what a lot of members of congress and elected officials are saying behind closed doors. i mean, i've heard from many of them and you probably have to kaitlan. i think there's a great deal of worry. there's a great deal of respect and affection for the president people feel feel good about what the president has done. but that's not what's on the ballot. what's on the ballot is he fit to serve for four more years? and that took a big hit it. people had doubts because of his age before the debate, it took a big hit in that debate and numbers are reflecting that and i t

senator richard blumenthal of connecticut, senator michael bennet of colorado. you have seen their comments on other networks. today on capitol hill, senate democrats will hold a special caucus lunch to hear from senior biden advisors and biden campaign chair, according to a person close to senate democratic leadership. they will meet behind closed doors to hear from the biden campaign about the path forward. you get to let washington know what you think on this. mark in pennsylvania, independent. good morning. caller: good morning. please do not cut me off and you can ask any question you want. first, 81 million people voted for this guy. he cannot even hold a crowd of 500 people. if you have to pass a bill to make people think you are doing great -- the infrastructure bill , $7 billion to put in seven electronic whatever they are. no one is buying these cars. the inflation reduction act, please. give me a break. democrats complain about democracy all the time. they are nothing but dictators. they want power. you can see it. they are all panicking because this

seven house democrats are calling on president biden to end his re-election bid and now michael bennetas become the first democrat from the senate to publicly echo the same sentiment. >> trump is on track, i think, to win this election. and maybe win it by a land slide and take with him the senate and the house and so for me, this isn't a question of polling, it's not a question of politics. >> brian: yep, this after house democrats met behind closed doors yesterday discussing biden's re-election bid. it seems they are still divided. >> are you all on the same page? >> no. >> what do you mean you are not on the same page? >> not even in the same book. >> we're ridin' with biden. >> conversation about. >> we're riding with biden. >> was there conversation about vice president kamala harris there. >> we're ridin' with biden. >> lawrence: why is he so smooth? axios reporting that just hours before yesterday's meeting a smaller group of swing districts democrats held what sources describe as a despondentens gathering with actual tears. >> steve: they were crying, that's right. the "new yor

that's michael bennet. comments of a wide range of senators leave a whole lot of doubt about how much confidence they have in him and his future. earlier today, richard blumenthal saying he is concerned that joe biden can win this race. sheldon whitehouse of rhode island, tina smith of minnesota. i could go on and on down the list of all the different democratic senators i have talked to who have been reluck tant -- reluctant to embrace this. the president has to do more. none of this is enough to instill the type of confidence that would be necessary to suggest that joe biden is over this hump and is prepared to fight donald trump leading into the november election. what many democrats are telling me is that they will pay close attention to this press conference that's going to take place tomorrow. it's a solo press conference where he will be forced to answer tough questions. if he aces that, perhaps that's enough to put away the concerns and everyone come together and fully support him, not in this halfw

it stood out because in a senate full of a lot of grand standers, michael bennet is not that. he is not a guy who goes out of his way to get a ton of attention. he is clearly saying this and that halting, anguished way because he believes it and because it is what all of the available data we have is showing right now, as imperfect as it may be. now in the past hour senator peter welch of vermont published an opinion piece calling for biden to drop out of the race. the first senator i believe on the record calling her that. this morning house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in. no one has more experience and more stake in leading democrats to unify and get in line for the good of the party the nancy pelosi and here is what she said. >> does he have your support to be the head of the democratic ticket? >> it is up to the president to decide if he is going to run. we are all encouraging him to make that decision, because time is running short. i think overwhelming support, it's not for me to say, i am not the head of the caucus anymore, but he is beloved, he is respected and people

for reelection and we're learning tonight that during the meeting of senate democrats, senators michael bennet sherrod brown, and jon tester all three senior, very respected senators, warned their colleagues that they don't believe biden can beat trump, who right now is campaigning in florida, trying to take advantage of the revolt chaos inside biden's party. just listen to how one democrat described their position on biden staying in the race maybe the same book talk about being blind. >> well tonight the cook political report, which has been a very reliable predictor of election outcomes, just moved five states toward trump and away from biden. now, i just want to show you those states because several of them are crucial swing states must win. you've got arizona, georgia, minnesota, new hampshire, and nevada on that list. shifting in that direction. kayla tausche is outfront live outside the white house. and kayla, we talk about those the cook political report. you talk about the senator's, you talk about mike, you, cherelle, but the nato summit coming at a very high-stakes moment for biden.

you're with biden whatever he decides, you will support democratic senator michael bennet, though, has now come out to say that he does not think that joe biden is capable of winning reelection after that debate performance, i want to play for you what he said on cnn donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection. >> and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. i think that we could lose the whole thing and the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win this selection separate from if, you think biden should keep running or not, because ben, it's actually making a separate call their do you agree with his assessment that joe biden he does not think joe biden can win this election now well, no, i think joe biden can win the election. he said a great record. unemployment is down the stock markets tops. people get insulin at $35. he took home the health care that big pharma and he won he's been a leader and appointing an african american lady to the supreme court a

michael bennet has not gone that far, but has said that he believes that donald trump is on path to winning this election potentially in a landslide fashion. i asked both welch and bennett in the aftermath of this closed door meeting whether they believe that this has changed at this poll, whatever information to the biden campaign presented to them has changed their views. they indicated that their minds have not been changed tell us if you could change your mind, have you changed your mind i have not changed my mind, but i really appreciate the white house folks coming over really appreciate my colleagues have an opportunity to ask questions and an opportunity to engage in, you still think that biden's going to lose after today, we had a good discussion in there and i've got to get in here you stand by your comp past comments i see and this all comes as senators are saying they're going to be watching tonight's press conference with the president very closely in the hopes that he can stabilise his campaign. >> but if there is any he's sort of slip up or any sort of indication that he does

told cnn that three members of that chamber, jon tester of montana, sherrod brown of ohio, and michael bennetcolorado told her colleagues, they simply don't think biden can win in november, here was bennett on cnn donald trump is on track. i think to win the election. and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house and the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan and to win this election, it's a moral question about the future of our country. and i think it's critically important for us to come to grips with what we face if together, we put this country on the path of electing donald trump again all right, our panel's here. jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters, former federal prosecutor, cnn legal analyst elliot williams, former state department official hillary clinton, adviser fully brightness, and matt gorman, former senior adviser to tim scott's presidential campaign. welcome to all of you at felipe. i just want to put this question to you as someone who's inside one o

that is something that's senator michael bennet said last night on our air. now, the biden campaign pain in the white house say that the president will be pushing forward with his schedule today. this morning. he will be meeting with union chiefs at a afl-cio meeting later in the day, he will be attending various events for the nato summit, as well as hosting the new british prime minister here at the white house. this is all part of his efforts to show that he is out there doing the job of president. and of course, a lot of eyes will be on that solo news conference playing out tomorrow at a time when many of president biden's allies, and also those with concern say that he needs to do more in this campaign to show he's up for the job arlette. >> thank you so much more reporting coming from. where our white house team all throughout the morning. sarah kate, if there was a sign that president trump is loving all this, this is former president trump danced off the stage last night in miami. after launching several new attacks against biden and the chaos he says

comes after colorado michael bennet the first democratic senator question mr. biden's candidacy.hite house the time since that disastrous debate i think has done nothing to demonstrate that of a plan to win this election warned of a potential republican landslide victory.

michael bennet of colorado saying that saying that not only he will biden lose it, it could be a landslide and the house and the senate can go along with it. that concern still is prevalent within the democratic circles, even as many are refusing to say so publicly, there are two other democrats who voiced similar concerns as michael bennet, sherrod brown of ohio, jon tester of montana. two of them in difficult reelection races, we caught up with sherrod brown earlier today, as well as other senators. and as brown directly about those comments do you, think he's going to speak to the legitimate concerns of all iowa voters my job is to fight for them on everything, to fight for lower drug prices. concerned, are you about his chances in november? >> i'm very concerned. it's going to be a close race and we already knew that but i mean, you have to be concerned about his viability aren't you? >> i am deeply concerned about joe biden winning this november because it is an x existential threat to the country if donald trump wins. so i think that we have to reach a conclusion as soon as possible.

and michael bennet coming out publicly to say that he doesn't think biden can win hey, kate. >> good morning. if you unpack what speaker pelosi is saying there it's actually quite interesting. she is saying that hold off, no one should make any proclamations at least publicly to the michael bennett's and others of the world but she's also saying, let's see how this week goes. let's see how the nato summit goes. let's see how the rest of the week goes, and that includes what does polling show. so kate, i am told that democrats really are in a state of disbelief over how this has played out. but particularly they are keeping their eyes on some swing states. what does the data showing this week? so if you listen to what former speaker pelosi, who is as close and as a sharp of a reader as polls and the dynamic has really anyone in the party, she is saying, let's take a breath and hold off what she did not say is try to a really quiet the conversation and that biden and as all in she said it's up to president biden so it was pretty extraordinary there. and of course, i'm thinking back now

and also what michael bennet, the senator from colorado grotto as saying he thinks trump could win in a landslide. >> yeah. i mean, i think that the democrats, the president, said he is staying in and after thursday or after tomorrow press conference, if that remains the truth and the democrats are going to have to pivot away and they're going to have to even take on donald trump. that is the fight here that we need to be moving toward the november. so the republicans to focus can focus what they want to focus on. that's going to be he, joe biden, but the democrats need to focus on the contrast of fighting back to donald trump. and i do think that everyone is gonna be watching him. i mean, if you saw it yesterday when he gave his remarks from a teleprompter people, i always spoke from a teleprompter. it's like, well, this is a speech this is just it's a speech on the world stage. this is not abnormal. obama and trump both gave speeches at nato on teleprompter. so it is going to be an uphill well battle for him every single day. but if the president chooses stay in, democrats need to c

. >> colorado's michael bennet claims biden cannot beat trump in november. >> for me, this isn't a questionut polling. it's not a question about politics. it's a moral question about the future of our country. >> and now, new post-debate analysis shows trump gaining ground in key swing states. the cook political report has shifted arizona, georgia and nevada from the toss up category to lean republican, and it's shifted minnesota and new hampshire from likely democrat to only lean democrat. president biden held a video call with nearly 200 democratic mayors last night, reiterating he was staying in the race. he opened the nato summit in washington, hoping to reassure voters and u.s. allies. >> let's remember the fact that nato remains the bulwark of global security did not happen by accident. it wasn't inevitable. again and again, at critical moments, we chose unity over disunion, progress over retreat, freedom over tyranny, and hope over fear. >> the white house says president biden will meet with zelenskyy tomorrow and will hold a news conference. his first in eight months. rhiannon. >> a

biden advisers are set to brief democratic senators at a special caucus luncheon tomorrow after michael bennet of colorado became the first sitting senator to say this publicly -- >> donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> reporter: the question now, will the floodgates open on capitol hill? >> i am deeply concerned about joe biden winning this november. we have to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. >> reporter: abc's george stephanopoulos apparently reaching his own conclusion, now acknowledging he should not have said this in a video posted on tmz just days after interviewing the president. >> what do you think? do you think biden should step down? you've talked to him more than anybody else has lately, and you can be honest. >> i don't think he can serve four more years. >> reporter: tonight the biden campaign is promising more unscripted events to convince lawmakers, donors, and voters that the president is all in. >> gabe, there's late word from capitol hill tonight about subpoenas regardin

this comes after colorado michael bennet became the first democratic senator to question mr. biden's candidacy rinsing the white house and the time since that disastrous debate has nothing to demonstrate they have a plan to win this election. warned of a potential republican landslide victory. doug across the country gather for the republican nominee for president. watch as they lay out their priorities for the next four years the party's vision for the future. the republican national convention live monday on c-span perceived that now or online at c-span.org. c-span, your unfiltered view of the convention. c-span is your unfiltered view of government been funded by these television companies and more including cox. >> connection is needed most cox is there to help. tech to boys and girls club whenever or wherever they matter the most. other television pride is giving a front row seat to democracy. senate attempted to begin work on the senate supporting abortion access and other reproductive health care issues. the bill is blocked of failing to get the 60 votes needed to proc

. >> reporter: after michael bennet of colorado became the first democratic senator to publicly predict president could lose in a landslide. two senior democrats tell cbs news the biden campaign could face financial problems. concerns about the president's health and wavering democratic support, campaign donations could dry up, in a race that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, norah. >> norah: scott macfarlane, think you so much on your reporting. it is hard to overstate how critical this week is for the president's reelection campaign is. let's bring in cbs's ed o'keefe. and, ed, seems like each week is burning more troubling signs for the biden campaign. what are you hearing from your sources? >> reporter: well, norah, as one senior campaign official told me, this is the toughest moment of the campaign. some at home might ask, why does george clooney's opinion matter? well, he is someone who spent personal time with the president just over three weeks ago and noticed his decline, having met with him several times in years past. he is a well-known character witness for many vo

this all comes after michael bennet of colorado became the very first senator to publicly warn that biden cannot win the election donald trump is on track. i think to win the this election. and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> so for me, this isn't a question about polling, it's not a question about politics. it's a moral question about the future of our country and that appearance on cnn came after dana bash reported that yesterday, at a meeting of senate democrats, senators bennet and senator tester of montana and brown of ohio, all privately said that biden is going to lose. now, they all stopped short of calling on biden to drop out but that isn't stopping other elected democrats this afternoon. congressman pat ryan from a swing district in new york became the eighth house democrat to publicly call on biden to step aside, but but the white house says, they're done talking about this. aides to president biden tells cnn they are no longer interested in discussing biden's debate fiasco, or any questions about his wherewithal questions from democr

election, they have publicly voiced this so far only nine congressmen, the last being senator michael bennet to win this election and win it by a landslide, and take both houses of congress with him. biden's longtime ally, the former speaker of the house of representatives, is also not enthusiastic about the us president's prospects in the elections, but is still choosing her words carefully. i want him to do what he decides, let it be as he decides, i think that’s very important, i hope. will support me in this, give it to him first end this nato summit. biden has special hopes for the last day of the summit; he plans to end it with a press conference, which, of course, will attract close attention. but it seems that no matter how hard the american president tries and no matter how good he looks , few people already believe that he will be able to work for another 4 years in the white house, and the nato summit, no matter how successful biden calls it, in this sense did little to help the american president. alexey vasilovsky, natalya markevich, alexander gusev, ntv, usa. cognitive abilitie

this comes after colorado michael bennet became the first democratic senator to question mr. biden's candidacy rinsing the white house and the time since that disastrous debate has nothing to demonstrate they have a plan to win this election. warned of a potential republican landslide victory. doug across the country gather for the republican nominee for president. watch as they lay out their priorities for the next four years the party's vision for the future. the republican national convention live monday on c-span perceived that now or online at c-span.org. c-span, your unfiltered view of the

. >> reporter: after michael bennet of colorao became the first democratic senator to publicly predict landslide. two senior democrats tell cbs news there are financial problems awaiting the biden campaign. concerns about the president's health and the wavering support from democrats could dry up donations in a race that's expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. >>> across the country, millions continue to swelter in a blistering heatwave. the city of las vegas has hit a new record. the fifth day in a row of 115 degrees or greater. in texas, nearly a million people still without power days after hurricane beryl battered the state. cbs' omar villafranca reports from houston, where many people are relying on donated food and water. >> reporter: in the lone star state, hundreds of cars lined up for several blocks to pick up needed supplies. the heat index hit 100 degrees in houston where residents are rushing to distribution centers for food, water, and ice. >> we have no food right now, nothing, zero. >> reporter: the punishing heat is o

and michael bennet, the senator from colorado went on cna and said the same thing publicly and that's the first senator to say something publicly that damning and i think it is significant that there is still a lot more time left in this game. >> when you hear about these meetings on the hill the day with the democrats? >> first what we hear is a whole lot less than we were hearing about these phone calls that democratic leader was having with members over the weekend and there was so many leaks and there has been an attempt by democratic members to clampdown on what is being discussed and then some of them are nervous about saying amongst their colleagues what they think privately or in small groups. what is interesting is it seems like even though as was just mentioned and senator bennett what he said publicly a few months ago and tester and brown privately in this hearing, that there seems to be this acceptance and acknowledgment that they may not be able to do anything about biden at the top of the ticket. they have come to realize that he isn't going to listen to congress, that h

advisers are now set to brief democratic senators at a special caucus luncheon tomorrow after michael bennet of colorado became the first to sitting senator to say this publicly. >> donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election and maybe when it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> the question now, will the floodgates open on capitol hill? >> i am deeply concerned about joe biden winning this november. we have to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. >> abcs george stephanopoulos apparently reaching his own conclusion, now acknowledging he should not have said this in a video posted on tmz just days after interviewing the president. >> reporter: do you think biden should step down? you've talked to him more than anybody else has. >> i don't think you can serve four more years. >> tonight the biden campaign is promising more unscripted events to convince donors and voters that the president is all in. >> within the last few hours, axe's reported senate majority leader chuck schumer has signaled his openness to the democratic presidential ticket without bi

. >> michael bennet so farther only senator to say it out loud. >> do you think that are other democratshat are worried about president biden being at the top of the ticket? [inaudible] >> and gillian, the temperature on the hill must be so concerning for team biden that they are going to meet with senate democrats as early as tomorrow afternoon. senior biden advisers mike done lynn and steve richetti and jen o'malley will be there presumably to try to prevent this dam from breaking. gillian? >> gillian: aishah hasnie on capitol hill for us this evening. thank you. >> aishah: got it. >> gillian: well, democrats are united on one thing, and that's opposition to former president trump. a key issue for them the g.o.p. strategy known as project 2025. tonight we find out exactly what happens in the plan and what isn't. here is fox news chief legal correspondent and anchor of "fox news sunday" shannon bream. >> project 2025 will destroy america look it up. >> democrats from the white house on down or taking aim at a 900-page document drafted by a group of conservative organizations and spearhe

>>late today, charlie, sherrod brown from the whale michael bennet from ohio all quoted coming out that winning.what they think this will be trump's election. what of that? >> suddenly, these people areu n playing with other people's money. jon tester and looked around ang sees the polling and sees what it will do to him, it is one thing for the president to losea the white house, but you are talking about the senate. democrats losing the senate.g you are talking about themto losing seats in the house. a huge majority to republicans. so when donald trump takes office, has major, major, nature strong majorities in both. this can be absolutelythan devastating for democrats and nobody deserves more blame than barack obama. if barack obama had ned never pd and had never dragged joe biden out of the dustbin of forgetting him forever and made him his vice president, we would not be going through this nightmare now are co. >> laura: a lot of people to blame. >> it may be about all this stuff but it's all his fault. and>> laura: he graded the newc reenergized joe biden. mullah e and charlie, th

whether it is jon tester or brown or michael bennet saying president biden is going to lose. >> i have been speaking three or four days to members of congress and governors that are trying to figure it out. it is deep anger at the family and folks in the white house. it is an untenable position. the president does not want to withdraw. democrats were he is going to lose by a considerable margin. here is part of it, if you are a democrat and you put out a statement saying biden should not lead, and biden refuses, guess what, this fall the republican party is going to throw that back and say you don't even want him in the race. how can you defend him now. i think the strategy is to try and replay the 2020 primary. the liberal elite don't like me but i got the voters on my side. that is working in some corners. he's obviously got strong support on capitol hill. he is trying to ride this out by reprising that strategy. here is the complication. what happens the next time? what happens when the next wave comes out showing him losing and losing considerably. that is what i'm curious about. >

members huddled with house members, senate during their lunch, it did sort of feel like, okay, michael bennet to come out, we'll see mikie sherrill, but, by and large, this feels like it is dissipating. wednesday, former speaker nancy pelosi came on "morning joe." it was a moment where she was deliberate. one lawmaker told me there is nothing she does by accident. certainly, she is someone the caucus listens to, despite the fact she's no longer in an official leadership capacity. she is very much a thought leader in the party, and many members have said to me, as i'm sure they have to you, they think she's one of a select group of people who could potentially talk to the president or signal to him in a subtle or not so subtle way that they want him to reconsider the decision he has, as you rightly point out, already made that he is staying in the race. we could end up seeing more members now that nato is ending start coming out today. at the same time, the longer this drags out, and this is the question i was asking lawmakers yesterday, how much longer can you do this before you utterly kneec

the latest from stephanie blendon delle michael bennet london. >> whoever is behind this wanted to makeof people missed the opening ceremony and potentially some events happening tomorrow morning. >> tomorrow morning will be tough from germany to take a train to be at 9:00, so maybe they will miss the first match. >> you just heard from the technical director for germany's volleyball team who will take on japan tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. local time. they say some of their administrators are still stuck. rail officials say there were multiple correlated attacks on the country's atlantic, northern, and eastern roots, despite the massive security presence around the olympic event centers themselves. these attacks happened outside of those areas all across france as you saw on that map. the french train operator fmcs said in a statement it would ensure transport for all olympic delegations but did not elaborate, and also stepped up their ground and air surveillance including with 50 drones. this all started overnight when several fires were started. signal boxes, substation, cables. and

this week but then he changed course were guessing he got a call from the white house, colorado michael bennetocrat senator to openly predict biden will lose to trump november, new jersey congresswoman mikey cheryl become of the seventh democrat lawmaker to publicly call for biden to drop out of the race, south carolina congressman ralph norman house budget rules and financial service committee. thank you very much for being here this morning, what is it like being in washington amidst all of this, what can you tell us? >> the democrats are frantic. they say the emperor has no clothes, joe biden is been shown for what he is not now, they cannot hide the fact that cognitively he is gone and democrats have a right to be upset but to defend what the camera shows and we had a front row seat for the last three and half years it's gotten progressively worse. maria: complete cover-up of it. >> a cover-up. we've seen him follow the stage and not know anybody in his cabinet, can't really teleprompter but now during the debate to see what we saw is an embarrassment and also you this is a national securi

senator michael bennet of colorado said yeah, i voiced concerns about the president's electability and he put his name to it. senator welch of vermont going a step further here, but as we're in the hallway talking with these senators, the meeting they're leading up to around lunch time is with a trio of biden campaign aides who will try to push a path forward. a strategy for where things are. senator durbin, what do you need to hear from the biden campaign? senator welch, can you explain your decision here? >> excuse me. >> the senator saying he wrote about this. he wrote about coming to his decision. sorry for the hustle in there. it's a crowded space. but the senator saying he came to his sdig on asking the president to step down from the role as the party's standard bearer in an op-ed last night. he said he didn't want to expand on it, he already wrote about it. you saw dick durbin saying welch was the person to talk to. we also have blumenthal, who left the door open, saying he wants to give biden the space to make a decision here. the reality is, biden has already made a decision.

. >> overnight, senator michael bennet delivering this blunt warning. >> donald trump is on track to this election and maybe win it by a landslide, and take with him the senate and the house. >> sources tell abc news senators jon tester and sherrod brown also raised doubts about the president winning the election when democrats met behind closed doors. >> do you still support president biden? >> ohioans have legitimate questions about what president biden is going to do. >> that's not a "yes." >> house democrats met for hours, too, sources calling that meeting rough. >> are you on the same page? >> no. >> what do you mean you're not one the same page? >> not even in the same book. >> when it was over, democratic leadership from both the house and senate saying this. >> right now president biden is the nominee, and we support the democratic nominee. >> are you confident that president biden has what it takes to win in november and serve the next four years? >> as i've said before, i'm with joe. >> all of it putting some members who have concerns in a box. >> we have no choice but to s

this comes after colorado senator michael bennet told cnn tuesday he doesn't think biden can win reelectionut stopped short of calling for his withdrawal. >> donald trump is on track i think to win this election and may be by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. for me, this isn't a question about polling, politics. it is a moral question about the future of our country. nermeen: on wednesday, "the new york times" published an-op ed by actor george clooney headlined "i love joe biden. but we need a new nominee." clooney co-hosted a major fundraiser for president biden last month and wrote -- "it's devastating to say it, but the joe biden i was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser was not the joe 'big f-ing deal' biden of 2010. he wasn't even the joe biden of 2020. he was the same man we all witnessed at the debate." meanwhile, former democratic house speaker nancy pelosi said wednesday she is waiting for biden to make a final decision on running. this all comes as biden insists he is staying in the race and has been backed by many progressive congressmembers, even some

but that seems to have flipped with michael bennet and john and peter welch topically calling for bidenand there are pockets of support for biden among the congressional black caucus and to some degree among the congressional house caucus. >> yeah, if there is one commonality between the two chambers, it is that both chambers have been feeling in the absence of robust communication and response, that is satisfying to lawmakers in the house and senate. they have lost even more confidence in biden and the operation around him. they were expecting the full- court press, individual calls, outreach from biden and his team . they haven't seen that. one house ada told me, and i know this has felt similar in the senate, if one of the top leaders called the white house switchboard and try to get through to president biden, they are not sure anyone really could at this point in time. all of these concerns have been compounded in both chambers by the awful polling that lawmakers have seen. i don't think it is a surprise you have seen a handful of new york lawmakers in the house suddenly tweak thei

you saw what michael bennet said. and so there's been this kind of hint, hint, hint.nd nancy pelosi gave everybody permission to say it out loud. and that's what you're seeing right now. and i think the president is definitely weighing his options at this point. and i think anyone who says that he's not considering getting out isn't reading the right tea leaves. >> mike, do you think he could -- could we get a sunday night address to the nation saying, you know, i've decided to step -- you know, i'm not going to run for re-election? and delegates, you know, you can vote your conscience? >> look, there's no question we could. the question really is -- and i think the debate within the democratic party is, should there be a change, when the potential of the variables ofan unknown are certainly an unvetted candidate could have much, much greater significant down side than upside. i think that's what's being weighed right now. i think the president's clearly hearing a lot of the public concern, certainly from within his own party. but i also, you know, just today you saw

the problem, especially when we are talking about senator michael bennet, who said he should run -- because they are concerned people are going to sit home and it will be a landslide in the senate and house for people that don't photo. you have been asking questions who they voted for? i haven't voted for the presidential ballot for the last two elections. i will not vote this time. my mother sent back in the 1980's when ronald reagan was running. that she took care of an old man, that she wasn't voting for one. but i will vote down ballot. the problem is it is those three states. fact is, i really believe he won't do it. i like his policies. i like what he has done, but being in colorado doesn't make any difference. he is leading colorado by 13 points. the situation is he will not be able to win because people that voted for him in 2020 that are sitting there concerned about his mental acuity not only will not vote for him and stay home but they will not vote down ballot and that will be a very negative thing for the democrats and put the republicans in charge and i know too much about the

colorado senator michael bennet had originally said that in private. he had said that in private. you know what? to his credit, laura, when he was asked about it on cnn, he said, yeah, he had said it, not just the trump may win in a landslide, but the republicans will probably take both house and senate in november. here's a clip of that interview. donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. and so for me, this isn't a question about polling. it's not a question about politics. it's a moral question about the future of our country. and i think it's critically important for us to come to grips with what we face. if together, we put this country on the path of electing donald trump again. now, earlier this week, president biden sent a letter to democrats firmly stating he was running and that should be the end of it, he said. but this morning on morning joe, former speaker of the house nancy pelosi made it sound very much as if this decision is still up in the air. it's up to the president to dec

during the meeting of senate democrats, senators michael bennet, sherrod brown, and jon tester, all threeected senators, warned their colleagues that they don't believe biden can beat trump. >> donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election. and maybe win it by a landslide. >> they are glum. they're basically holding a wake over on capitol hill. funeral vibes was how the mood was described at an all-hands meeting. >> one member described it to me as being like a funeral. >> seth: oh my god, democrats, get your [ bleep ] together. there's still four months left to go and you're already admitting defeat and holding a funeral? and this is like a football coach giving a half time speech that ends with, "clear eyes, full hearts, we're going to get [ bleep ] crushed!" [ laughter ] don't just mope around, you know, do something. you think biden some step aside, then tell him to get out and start the process of replacing him. if you think he should stay in, then get to work and right the ship now. but this melancholy hand-wringing woe-was-me bull [ bleep ] is so exhausting. no one cares