. >> last year vice-president biden said with a new moon shot, america can cure cancer. the last month he worked with this congress to get scientists the national institutes of health the strongest resources that they have had in over a decade. so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he has gone to the matt for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the loved ones we all lost and for the families we can still say, let's make america the country that cure cancer once and for all. >> reporter: as president speech writers used that moon shot analogy and put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, doctors in the national cancer institute say sustain funding and support will show some positive results, like going to the moon or mars curing cancer may have long seemed as any out of this world possibility, and like the first moon land ago this was safe, we have seen out of the world possibility turn into probability is here in america. >> let's get this one done. >> a lot of mon

. >>> and -- >> last year, vice president biden said that when a new moon shot, america can cure cancerst month he worked with this congress to give scientists at the national institutes of health the strongest resources they have had in over a decade. [ cheers ] >> so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done, and because he has gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. [ cheers ] >> for the loved ones we have all lost, for the families, that we can still say let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >> he wants to break down what he calls information silos to try to unify the global front. in that disease is now the leading cause of death around the world. >>> chicago is bracing for more protests today after the release of another shooting video. it shows an officer killing a 17-year-old three years ago, and there are already accusations of lies and coverups. >> reporter: look closely towards the right, and you see the officer try to grab cedrick chapman as he gets out of a car he had alleg

. >> when the new moon shot america can cure cancer. a disease that kills an astronomically high number of people. >> it's not an easy nut to crack. >> no one knows how difficult this disease is. >> so to hear a renewed commitment to do something with cancer was really invigorating. >> dr. sellers has been in contact with vice president's staff since december offering research expertise and advice on what is really needed. >> absolutely more funding is going to be critical, but there could be policy changes and there could be standards. >> there is a day luge of data, not is easily shared or interpreted. >> we are drinking from a we need to take data and turn it into knowledge. >> what's ironic many of the researches believe the cure for cancer is already inside all of us. immunotherapy, harvesting the immune system to cure cancer. >> one of medicine's final frontiers may be figured out here. >> based on the number of patients it treats it is the third largest hospital treating cancer in the country. >>> well it's friday and so we weeke

last year vice president biden said that with the new moon shot, america can cure cancer. today i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done for all of us, i'm putting joe charge of mission control. for had loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. i told you earlier all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air, so is the rhetoric about the enemies getting stronger and our enemyin america geing weaker. more calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. it's expensive, unnecessary and only serves as a recruitment brochure to our enemies. whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is called names, that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling it like it is. it's just wrong. it's one of the few regrets of my presidency. that the ranker and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead o better

. >> last year vice-president biden said that with a new moon shot america can cure cancer. last month he worked with this congress to give scientists at national institutes of health the strongest resources that they had over a decade. so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he has gone to the matt for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of mission control for the loved ones we have all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >> well, vice-president biden has tweeted his ultimate goal, a decade's worth of progress in just half time, five years alluding to the still shattering death of his older son beau from brain cancer. god willing, nieces, nephews and grandchildren will not suffer the same fate. he is optimistic. i guess you can say one small step for beau, one giant leap for mankind if he accomplishes any of that. >>> republican presidential hopeful, gathered for their sixth debate last night. they had a little war room in

biden said that with the new moon shot america can cure cancer. >> tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he's gone to the mat for so many of us i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. [ applause ] for the loved ones we've all lost. for the families that we can still save. let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. what do you say joe? >> all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air. well so is all the rhetoric you hear about americas enemies getting stronger and the world getting weaker. >> our answer needs to be more than tough talk. more than calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as the tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. down the prison at gantt moe. it is when a mosque is vandalized or a kid is called names. that doesn't make us safer. that's not telling it like it is. it is just wrong. it is one of the few regrets of my presidency. that the ranker and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. >> i believe in change because i believe in you. the

last year vice president biden said that with the new moon shot, america can cure cancer. tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. i told you earlier all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air, so is the rhetoric about the enemies getting stronger and america getting weaker. the world will look to us to help solve these problems. and our answer needs to be more than tough talk. more calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. it is expensive, it is unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies. when politicians insult muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is call

. >> last year vice president biden said that with a new moon shot, america can cure cancer. >> and becausee mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. what do you say, joe? >> trevor: yeah! i love it! i love it! (applause) let's cure can semple you know what i love more, is how obama is like, america, we're going to do the impossible and solve the greatest medical challenge of our time. and this guy is going to do it all. (laughter) good luck, joe, good luck with that, buddy. good luck. i'm out of here. now the alcohol speech wasn't all forward looking. because as with every state of the yeurn, sometimes you got to tell the haters what time it is. >> isil will learn the same lessons that terrorists before them. if you doubt america's commitment, or mine to see that justice is done, just ask osama bin laden. (applause). >> trevor: oh! so bin laden is alive! (laughter) quick, someone call sean penn, he's got an interview to do! get out there, sean penn! you get hi

. >> last year, vice president biden said that with a new moon shot america can cure cancer and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. united states the country that cures cancer once and for all. vice president biden's eldest son beau died from brain cancer last summer and he will join us coming up at 8:30. >>> hillary clinton has unveiled a new campaign ad highlighting her commitment to stand behind president obama in his fight against the gun lobby. it comes as a new poll shows her trailing bernie sanders in iowa and trailing in new hampshire, as well. clinton says she always expected a competitive race. >>> near philadelphia a mess for the morning commute in subfreezing temperatures. a large water main break coated everything in a sheet of ice. workers had to use a train to place pieces of concrete in the hole to cap all that water. >>> a big square for shoppers in this party city store in florida. the shelves collapsed creating a domino effect crushing seven aisles. that is a third of the sto

state of the union address. >> last year, vice president biden said that with a new moon shot america can cure cancer. so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. [ cheers and applause ] for the loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. what do you say, joe? >> joining us now from washington is vice president joe biden. always good to see you, mr. vice president and we heard what the president said last night. we know this is very personal for you because of your beloved son, beau. what does this mean? this role and what exactly does it entail for you, sir? >> well, it's not sure exactly months ago after beau passed i said that wanted to be when i was deciding not to run for president i said had i run i would like to have been the leader of a major moon shot that would cure cancer because you know, robin, god love you, you look so good going t

. >> last year vice-president biden said with a new moon shot america can cure cancer. last month he worked with this congress to get signed to the national institutes of health the strongest least sources they have had in a decade. so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done. and because he has gone for the the matt for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years i'm putting joe in charge of the mission control. for the the loved ones we have all lost, for the families, we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once for all. >>> while since that assignment, the vice-president has been on twitter talking to a lot of supporters. he says his focus is to increase resources, and pride, public and private, to fight cancer and break down what he called cile owes and bring cancer fighters together work together, share information and then cancer as we know it. so as bob kelly was talking about the the big traffic jam here it sound like joe biden feels like there is a traffic jam in cancer. he called it fourth rule of politics

. >> last year vice president biden said with the new moon shot, america can cure cancer. i'm announcing tonight a new national effort to get it done. >> reporter: in discussing the economy, he focused on income and inequality, a theme of almost all of his state of union addresses >> after years of record corporate profits, working families won't get more opportunities or bigger pay checks just by letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at everyone else allegation expense >> reporter: he alluded to the race to succeed him. departing from electric addition he waited until the end to declare-- >> i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. thank you. god bless you. >> reporter: we're joined by political correspondented david shuster and another professor at political science. the original word out of the white house was this was going to be focused on his accomplishments of the it felt like we were going back to 2004 and the speech that launched him into the area. >> yeah. it was going to be a different kind o

moon shot has been rekindled as part of vice presidential joe biden's final act on the national stage. here's president obama laying out the challenge. >> last year vice president biden said that with a new moon shot, americaure cancer. so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done. and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the loved ones we've all lost. for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. what do you say, joe? let's make it happen. >> that was strong for the families we can still save. for biden this is personal. the vice president lost his son, beau, to brain cancer just last may. when biden announced in october that he would not run for president, he said if i could do anything, i would have wanted to be the president that ended cancer because it's possible. i'm joined by dr. george dimitri, the director of hard vard's cancer research. doctor, what can you get done through some kind of manhattan-style project like this? >> well, i think our community of researchers across the country and across the world can really mobil

. >> last year vice-president biden said when the new moon shot america can cure cancer. he work with this congress to get scientists the national institutes of health the strongest resources that they have had in over a decade. >> so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he has gone to the matt for all of us on so many issues for past four years i'm putting joe in charge of the mission conn troll. for the loved ones we have all lows lost, for the families that we can still save, lets make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >> reporter: vice-president tweeted this his ultimate goal a decade worth of progress in just half the time in five years and allude to go his still shattering death of his oldest son beau at age 46 to brain cancer. god willing, nieces, nephews, grandchildren will not suffer the same fate. i'm optimistic. alex and mike i said this earlier and this is a a good thought for the the day, if he gets anything accomplish on the cancer fight and this moon shot it would be one small step for beau, one giant

last year, vice president biden said with a new moon shot, america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at the the national institutes of health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade. (applause) so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done, and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control! (cheers and applause) and that's why we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people because of race or religion. (applause) this is not a matter of political correctness. this is a matter of understanding just what it is that makes us strong. it's one of the few regrets of my presidency that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. i have no doubt a president with the gifts of lincoln or roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and i guarantee i will keep trying to be better as long as i hold this office. >> rose: governor nikki haley from south carolina delivere

last year, vice president biden said that with a new moon shot, america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at the national institutes of health the strongest resources that they've had in over a [ applause ] so tonight, i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done. and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. what do you say, joe? let's make it happen. [ applause ] we need the same level of commitment when it comes to developing clean energy sources. look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. you will be pretty lonely. because you'll be debating our military, most of america's business leaders, the majority of the american people, almost the entire scientific community and 200 nations around the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it. [