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and stay married. >>> joining me is democratic senator, peter welch of vermont, senate and judiciaryommittee. thank you for being with us this money. we got a lot to cover with you, given your expertise with the judiciary committee and the conversation i had with professor roosevelt a little while ago. let's get to project 2025 for the moment. the heritage foundation president said we are in the process of a second american revolution which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be. which sounds a little like a veiled threat and sounds like it leads into this violence that donald trump brings up all the time. and how do you respond to that, and the weirdness around project 2025? it is out there, donald trump now trying to distance himself from the organization, which is an impossibility because it is a creature of the very people who surrounded and will surround donald trump. >> first of all, there's nothing veiled of that threat, it is a real threat. what we saw with january 6th was the adoption by the trump folks, his supporters, of violence as a tool for political persuasi

in the last hour, vermont senator peter welch became the first democratic senator to call on biden toon. and in the house, earl blumenauer became the ninth democratic representative to publicly do the same. earlier, former house speaker nancy pelosi, said time is running short to make a decision. party supporter — and actor — george clooney called for a new candidate. meanwhile, politico is reporting that the house democratic leader hakeem jeffries has told congressional colleagues he'll relay their concerns to the president. our north america editor sarah smith begins our coverage. the secretary—general of the north atlantic treaty organisation and the president of the united states. astride the world stage, joe biden is among friends, surrounded by his nato allies. a welcome escape from the foes inside his own party and it's familiar ground that he's comfortable talking about. we can and will defend every inch of nato territory and we'll do it together. george clooneyjoined joe biden at a glitzy fundraiser three weeks ago. today, he's urging him to step aside. saying the man who was

wednesday vermont democrat peter welch became the first sitting senator to call on biden to pull out of the presidential race. the same day, democratic party mega donor george clooney dealt biden another blow calling on the president to step aside in a "new york times" op-ed. the actor destroyed his interactions with the president at a fundraiser he hosted for biden three weeks ago writing, "he wasn't even the joe biden of 2020. he was the same man we all witnessed at the debate." >> biden can ignore the polls, he can't ignore fundraising. that's why george clooney's statement matters. >> the decision is -- >> reporter: former house speaker nancy pelosi said in an interview yesterday it's up to the president to decide if he's going to stay in the race, but mr. biden's announced he has no plans to drop out. >> anybody saying he should resign is a big mistake. is a big mistake. we have a wonderful president right now. >> everybody knows at some point you got to take your grandparents' keys. like probably around the age joe biden is. >> reporter: biden's republican rival, former preside

this again is vermont peter welch, vermont's peter welch becomes the first democratic senator to call for the president to step aside. also today, pat ryan and earl blumenauer became the eighth and ninth house democrats go public and calling for the president to end his campaign my next guest was one of the first to speak out massachusetts democratic congressman seth moulton. i spoke to him earlier congressman, where do things stand tonight from your perspective obviously, the president and the white house are insisting that he is staying in the race while, the president has to insist on staying in the race because he's all in until he's out and i think that's why a lot of democratic leaders are all in with the president until he's out as well. but for those of us in the rank and file, who represents the concerns of our constituents? and in my case, just want to be honest with people about how i feel we need. what about what we need to do to win this race against donald trump? i think you're going to see more and more come out in favor of a change at the top of the ticket i've spoken

. >> tonight vermont senator peter welch became the first democrat in the senate to publicly call for president biden to step aside. two additional members of the house today joined nine other democrats in calling for the same. biden must not stay at the top of the ticket. whatever the outcome here, it is clear that these calls are making the biden campaign concerned. politico reports also tonight that the biden campaign has been calling pledged delegates to the democrat national convention to make sure they still support biden, and they are discovering cracks in that coalition. so it's clear that the democratic party is not united right now, very clear. but what gets lost in all of the dems are in disarray headlines is that these disagreements are in a way a feature and not a bug. they are a sign of a party that has not given up on the small "d" democratic principle of open and respectful debate. they are a sign of a party with a very large tent and with lots of ideas and with a whole lot of energy. throughout his presidency joe biden has made clear that one of the central challenges

will we see him follow peter welch's way and call on him to step down? an open question right now but if they think is going to lose in november and they're going to send him into that race, how could democrats say that they really need to win? >> i also want to discuss your reporting on nancy pelosi. the rank-and-file of the democratic party, particularly members of congress do still look to her. they listen to her, her guidance. her comments on morning joe this morning, very big. huge. they are raising a lot of questions. was this a premeditated attack? >> look, since the debates, nancy pelosi has been asked time and time again every single day do you think biden should be the nominee, is he the best person to carry the democratic message. i spoke to nancy pelosi yesterday. i asked her, do you still support president biden? i said do you think is the best person to be the democratic nominee. she said i'm not commenting on that right now. when i have a statement to say, i will come out and say that she was scheduled to come onto morning joe so she knew

as vermont senator peter welch and major democratic fundraiser george clooney call for biden to step aside, we will host a debate on what biden should do. then we look at the state of the gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations. a framework for a deal has been reportedly agreed to by hamas and israel. >> the president believes wholeheartedly that the ceasefire proposal we are trying to get done will make a big difference in terms of not only temporarily ceasing hostilities but an opening to end this conflict. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israeli troops have killed at least 30 palestinians in the gaza city neighborhood of tal al-hawa. the attack came a day after israel ordered all civilians in gaza city to leave despite them having no safe place to go. al jazeera reports israeli snipers have been shooting at some palestinians who have attempted to flee. the israeli human rights group b'tselem decried the evacuation order of the city as "absolute madness." the group said -- "based on israel's

will we see them fellow peter welches way. if they think he's going to lose in november. how can democrats say they really need to win it. >> i have a question about speaker nancy pelosi. the rank in file, members of congress they do so look to her. they listen to her. >> sure. >> her guidance, her comments on morning joe this morning, very big. >> yeah. >> huge, they're raising a lot of questions. was this a premeditated, some may call it attack, i would say comments. >> look, nancy pelosi, since the debates since back at the capital has been asked time and time again. you think biden should be the nominee. is he the best person to represent the democrats. i asked her do you support president biden. she says, i always support the president. i said do you think he's the best person to be the best democratic nominee. she said, i am not ready to answer that question. she knows that morning joe is a show that president biden watches that has been reported. i think she came in here strategically. nancy pelosi is a tactical lawmaker. she's ruthless in wanting to win. she's led

a democratic senator peter welch just telling biden to get out of the race. that is a new name, democratic senator peter welch, that news dropping just seconds ago and i'm going to speak to the democratic senator john fetterman in a moment. he has not wavered one bit on his support for president biden. plus giuliani's outburst, a judge silencing the former new york city there after he started yelling in court during bankruptcy hearing today, at one point, giuliani even threatened with jail you've got new details from inside that courtroom and an exclusive outfront investigation tonight. hooton back to and caught on tape trying to sabotage the united states. and you'll see my daughters, camila she is 19 months old she is a little ray of sunshine one of the habeas babies you're probably ever made children with down syndrome typically have a higher risk for developing acute mountain looking at oregon, just looking at in general here we are st. >> jude children's research hospital works day after day to find coors and save the lives of children with cancer. in ot

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senator peter welch became the first democratic senator or to publicly call on biden to drop out george clooney did to nancy pelosi has been speaking he encode it now overnight veteran journalist carl bernstein said this about senate majority leader chuck schumer he's frustrated with the whole situation, especially the way the white house, the way biden away the first family has dug in and has said that there's no so more discussion of this and brand-new just moments ago, and abc ipsos poll showing the race between president biden and donald trump still essentially tie the biden campaign may look at this and say, hey, that's good news, but look at this among all voters, 67% say that president biden should step aside 62% of democrats or democratic leaning independents say he would step aside and even 54% of biden supporters 54% of biden supporters. >> say he should get out of the presidential race. let's get right to cnn's arlette saenz at the white house with the latest good morning, arlette. >> hey john. well, there is no question. president biden is facing a major test today as he pre

witnessing that these pressures are increasing day by day, and we also had the first senator, senator peter welch from vermont , who wants to withdraw from the house of representatives along with several members of the house of representatives, this competition and behind-the-scenes pressure exists at the head of the democratic party. mr. hashmand, i saw and reviewed some of mr. biden's pictures today, this physical weakness was really evident, and now i don't know how much you this has come to your attention. in your opinion , how high is the probability of resignation, according to this evidence , according to the points you mentioned? yes , the strategy of the democratic party also sees the same points. if mr. biden's physical condition worsens, then it will be very difficult to replace the candidate, and then the pressure on the democratic party will be greater , so if they want to replace the candidate , they should do it before the convention and have a chance to advertise for their new candidate. this is an important point. look at pence's senate election last year and two years ago. siman

peter welch expressed concern about the results of the upcoming elections and said: joe biden should be for me. the american senator added that the consequences of biden's disastrous performance in the debate cannot be ignored it has been reported that 11 democratic representatives of the us house of representatives had previously called for biden's withdrawal from the 2024 elections. the bodies of 14 martyrs of the besni genocide were buried. these bodies belonged to the victims of the srebrenica genocide at the hands of the serbs. their legalization ceremony was held in the year of the disaster. in the besni war in 1995, the serbs massacred more than 8,000 muslim men and boys from sarbar nice in less than a week. july 11, july 21 has been named sarul nisa genocide remembrance day by the approval of the united nations general assembly. flooding in central and southern regions south korea left five dead and several people are missing. the flood also caused landslides in some areas. the recent rainfall in korea is unprecedented in the last 70 years. the south korean meteorological dep

we have peter welch asking for him to drop out.rom the house. 10 house democrats have called for him to step out. and who knows what will happen after the press conference is over. speaker pelosi encourage members on television history to at least hold off. joe: in our first hour here, two salvos from the new york times

senator peter welch of vermont penned an op-ed in "the washington post" urging the president to withdraw for the good of the country. he writes in part this. i understand why president biden wants to run. he saved us from donald trump once and wants to do it again, but he needs to reassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. in my view, he is not. for the good of the country i'm calling on president biden to withdraw from the race. vermont loves joe biden. president biden and vice president harris received a larger vote percentage here than in any other state, but regular vermonters are worried he can't win this time, and they're terrified of another trump presidency. the senator continues. states that were once strong holds are now leaning republican. these new shifts in minnesota, new hampshire, nevada, arizona, and georgia must be taken seriously, not denied or ignored. welch concludes, we have asked president biden to do so much for so many for so long. it has required unmatched selflessness and courage, and made him to put us first as he has done before. i urge him to do it n

only senator peter welch of vermont has done that, he even said he'd be in the meeting with biden campaign there are senators who are facing tough re-election battles who were not present at that meeting including john test of montana. i know you and i are both looking at closely as well as senator sherrod brown of ohio and those are key marquee races that we've been looking at and looking closely at the senators that are playing defense in the home states on how they're going to contend with this current moment with the president and with the role that he's going to play in the party going forward. i do think, and as we heard senator hassen, as she was leaving the meeting after being briefed by these campaign officials, what she said is she still thinks that biden is the democrats' best chance to beat donald trump. certainly she's been consistent in having that opinion and there are several of her senate colleagues who agree, and at the same time the griping continues and that's the problem. >> ali vitale, thank you for that. we also have breaking news on that front. what they're reportin

the first senate democrat that has made the decision to call on biden to exit the race is peter welch, vermont's junior senator, he doesn't really ruffle feathers much. he works across the aisle often. he's a big ally of the president's, but he made a surprise announcement last night in an op-ed he wrote for "the washington post" and later talked about it today. watch this. >> is there anything they could say to ease your concerns at this point? >> it's a showing issue for americans. not so much about individual senators in congress. it's really about the challenge. >> can that be proven with one press conference? >> no. it's over a course of time. >> some senators are still waiting through the weekend to see what they hear from the president and his nato press conference today, to hear from the campaign team that has descended on the capitol a couple feet from where i'm standing just outside of the capitol campaign advisers meeting with senate democrats, trying to show them polling, data, convince them according to a background memo we had obtained that biden has a path to victory in

i talked to senator peter welch in the last hour.e the white house the leds up before he released his statement he didn't think biden should be the nominee any longer. what he said was clear. his opinion was formed in the moment where he says this is a point where the white house should be showing, not telling. but they are going to be telling democrats, top members of the campaign meeting a few blocks from the capitol, trying to share their strategy going forward. welch as he says biden shouldn't be the nominee told me he is going to the meeting. >> susan, from all your years covering presidents and news conferences, this is among the fewest we have seen. the last solo press conference lasted 20 minutes. it was a xi meeting. usually that's a joint press conference. i'm presuming that president xi did not submit to questions from the press. that's a pretty bad contrast. ronald reagan had fewer. he had none that i recall in his re-election year of 1984. from the day he announced to the day he was elected. that's hardly a good example

more democrats are calling for biden to withdraw from the reelection bid including vermont senator peter welchhe first democrat senator to call for biden to step aside. chuck schumer could also be open to dumping biden in axios is reporting a public schumate has been insisted he is for joe and in private he is singing a different tune this comes after the wall street journal reported that nancy pelosi is willing to distance herself from biden to win back the house for democrats. top hollywood stars who previously back the president are also suggesting he step down including george clooney who headlined a fundraiser with biden just a few weeks ago, the same fundraiser where barack obama ushered biden off the stage with his hand on his back after he apparently froze in a new op-ed, george clooney writes this, joe biden i was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser was not the joe was a 2010 he was a even joe biden 2020. he was the same man we witnessed at the debate. after michael douglas echoing clooney's concerns yesterday. >> a wonderful guy and this happens to be an election that is so crucia

and just breaking in the washington post, vermont senator and democrat peter welch just saying that joehould resign, not run for reelection. just not just just with with withdraw for the good of the country. so not resign, but withdraw for the good of the country. so that's one more what will happen next? well, we'll stay on this. and now trump rising. that's the focus of tonight's angle. now the red wave didn't materialize in 2022. but this year it's different. biden's record and performance is on the ballot. and now from coast to coast, his party is heading for a crushing defeat since the debate. now they're very concerned that it's not just the presidency that they could lose. they're concerned that they could lose the house and the senate. the senate was always going to be tough. now it's tougher. and they thought that they could maybe very well win the house back. now they're concerned they're not going to democrat members aren't just concerned. even the cockiest ones are irritated and they're on edge, especially when pressed. i do just want to ask you again, if you think president

democrats are calling for biden to withdraw from his re-election bid including vermont senator peter welch, the first democrat senator to call for him to step a aside. chuck schumer could be open to dumping biden. axios has been reporting this. in public he's supporting joe but in private he's singing a different view. than than nancy pelosi is willio distance herself from biden in order to win back the house for democrats. your thoughts. >> i don't think biden is going to make 30 seconds, let alone to this nato conference tonight. the bar is set so low, he's tripping over himself. what we're not talking about today is the economy and inflation. we continue to pay a biden tax of 20%, the 12 million undocumented illegal immigrants, we're not talking about policy and what matters to the american people. we're talking about a man in sharp decline and democrats continued to corvee this up. they should be voted out this november. it's not just about my biden, s about every democrat that run rubber stamped his policies. maria: they us just figured this out after the debate? we've seen politico a

that is vermont senator peter welch we caught up with as he was leaving this hearing. he was very brief in his words trying to say he has spoken to constituents and her their concerns and for that reason it is his opinion biden should no longer be the nominee of the party. he echoed those comments to me when i asked him if at the end of all of this biden remains the nominee as he seems at this point inclined to stay, doesn't that hurt the party overall to have come out and said he's not strong enough to go up against trump in november? welch said, i'm just saying my opinion and relaying concerns of constituents. i have heard from other lawmakers in the senate and house who say they have heard from plenty of concerned constituents as well as those that want them to remain steadfast and support. that is the tension point we are seeing from lawmakers right now. i think yesterday when former speaker nancy pelosi went on the air and gave an opening to have died and make a different decision than the decision he's already made, that was something that perked a lot of years u

day by day these pressures are increasing day by day and the first senator we also had senator peter welchm vermanand , who, along with several members of the house of representatives, is withdrawing . there is this competition and behind-the-scenes pressure at the head of the democratic party. yes , mr. hashmand, i saw and reviewed some of mr. biden's pictures today. really. this physical weakness was very evident, and now i don't know how much this has come to your eyes , how high do you think this possibility of withdrawal is, considering this evidence , considering the points you mentioned. yes, the strategy of the democratic party also sees the same points, for example, mr. david axelrod, who is a consultant he was senior to obama during his presidency in recent interviews with cnn. he is constantly repeating that we should replace biden with another candidate . another important point is that considering mr. biden's 81-year-old age and the four months until november and the election, it is possible. their physical condition is about to get worse . look, we have the democratic party c

as we said cut senator peter welch cut democrat, first of a credit senator to come out and say that the president should withdraw. others have expressed skepticism. 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

or peter welch. do you agree with that, tim? >> i do completely and i would like to beat this matted -- metaphor to death. you only stick with the starting quarterback if he can throw? can the quarterback throw? can joe biden attack donald trump and make the case against donald trump as people do on this network every hour? there are plenty of opportunities to demonstrate a strong contrast. we don't know if joe biden can do it. we think he can, he did in 2020, but can he still do it? i used to do political communications and in a crisis moment like this the logical thing to have done would be to flood the zone with joe biden interviews, to demonstrate it was an off night. to demonstrate that maybe doesn't have his fastball, but has enough of a pitch to bring this campaign back, because they are losing right now, so we need to see that he can do it. the fact they are waiting until friday is concerning. it is a legitimate thing to be concerned about. >> tim miller, jay caspian kang, thank you both. >> thank you. stack coming up, a

up until a few hours ago when peter welch became the first senator to say biden should not be at thecket, it had felt like the senate was taking a more deliberative pass on this. but that seems to have flipped with michael bennet and john and peter welch topically calling for biden to step down and 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 concern

. >> last on senator peter welch in the first senate democrat to publicly urged the president to drop out the race. washing correspondent jessi tenure brings us that story. >> president biden and his campaign are now working more intently to make the case that his record matters more than his age. union leaders gave president joe biden a warm welcome wednesday showing their continued support for his re-election bid. you've always had our back. we have your back. the president and says this kind of support from a key voter bloc is what's keeping him in the race and the whole range of things we're going to get done with your help in the second term, but doubt is growing among congressional democrats that a second biden-harris term is attainable. on wednesday, vermont senator peter welch became the first senate democrat to call on the president to drop out of the race and at least 9 house democrats are now following suit that should the president decide if he is going to run on msnbc? former house speaker nancy pelosi notably did not declare president biden should continue his campaign.

vermont, peter welch not a republican elected to the united states state 40 some odd years.eople now concerned about the national impact of this and the impact upon their deletions in the house and senate. not worried about themselves. i think that's a troubling sign. yeah, absolutely. he is going to be helped by getting off the front page as the republicans jump on to it. but you can bet donald trump and team trump are going to do everything they can to remind people of what was seen on that two weeks ago today and that is a weak man who is unable to put together two sentences and lacks the physical stamina and mental acuity to be effective for the next four years as president of the united states. >> shannon: again, you are looking live. we are expecting a press conference from president biden. it was scheduled for 6:30 eastern after being moved from 5:30. we'll see and let you know. we will take you there live as soon as it happens. meantime read you something from national review as many of them in this town looking beyond president biden saying this: if jon stewart and

you on senator peter welch becoming the first senate democrat to publicly urged the president drop out of the race where washington correspondent jessi tenure now with the latest. >> president biden and his campaign are now working more intently to make the case that his record matters more than his age. union leaders gave president joe biden a warm welcome wednesday showing their continued support for his re-election bid. you've always had our back. we have your back. the president and says this kind of support from a key voter bloc is what's keeping him in the race and the whole range things we're going to get done with your help in the second term, but doubt is growing among congressional democrats that a second biden-harris term is attainable. on wednesday, vermont senator peter welch became the first senate democrat to call on the president to drop out of the race and at least 9 house democrats are now following suit that to the president to sit aside if he is going to run on msnbc. former house speaker nancy pelosi notably did not declare president biden should continue his campa

. >> joining me now, the first senator who called for president biden to step aside, senator peter welch, a democrat from vermont senator. i'm so glad to have you here this evening. i've been really curious about your position knowing now that biden has decided to step aside, what was your reaction to his speech this evening? >> you know, if we step back from the political analytics and just think about this on a human level it's pretty extraordinary. my view very inspiring i mean, this is a man who at 29-years-old ran for the u.s. senate won he lost his wife and daughter later. he lost his house. and other son and he had another son who suffered from addiction he had the will to work through that incredible personal tragedy any a lead. he had a normal number of political setback so what you know is this man finally achieved the office that he was seeking for all his life did an enormously good job, had the enormous affection of democrats he had that debate, which is, is astor and he had to reassess could he win in what would it mean to our country and despite his determination is willin

vermont senator peter welch saying biden saved us from donald trump once. and wants to do it again.eassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. in my view, he is not. that makes the tenth democrat calling on biden to withdraw. now, none of them are the powerful leaders that we're watching. but, it is the language from democratic leadership at the top that is making clear that they really want biden to change his mind. and new polls show 56% of democratic voters agree, despite biden's claim that it's only the party elites that want him out. that number rises to seven in ten among independents. questions about biden's future in office are hanging over the nato summit. even though he had two pretty smooth days there. foreign leaders are facing questions, also, about what the alliance looks like if biden is not in office. >> does not see any issues with dealing with trump presidency or whoever is the president of the united states. the united states is a close ally and partner and friend for us. i have a lot of respect for president biden and almost four years that has been presid

last night we heard from vermont senator peter welch. she became now the first senate democrat to publicly urged the president drop out of the race he had just eaten or brings us the latest on that. >> president biden and his campaign are now working more intently to make the case that his record matters more than his age. union leaders gave president joe biden a warm welcome wednesday showing their continued support for his re-election bid. you've always had our back. we have your back. the president and says this kind of support from a key voter bloc is what's keeping him in the race and the whole range of things we're going to get done with your help in the second term, but doubt is growing among congressional democrats that a second biden-harris term is attainable. on wednesday, vermont senator peter welch became the first senate democrat to call on the president to drop out of the race and at least 9 house democrats are now following suit that to the president to says side, if he is going to run on msnbc. former house speaker nancy

joining me now the democratic senator from vermont, peter welch senator. thank you so much for joining us this evening. look, a lot of your colleagues are not talking on the record, but you are about some concerns that you have about what happened with to president biden last week, what has you worried and frustrated at this stage well, the worry i have is the worry that biden campaign has worry all of us have. >> i mean, by the way, where i'm from vermont, we'd love joe biden. he got the biggest margin of victory in our state. than any state in the union. and we love what he's done, and we love who he is the big question going into that debate was the age question that is what the biden campaign wanted to put to rest the outcome of the debate was that question on h was intensified. and that's been acknowledged by the biden campaign and we have got to deal with that that's the real issue and have frank conversations about it because at the end of the day, the existential question facing the democratic party is how do we keep trump from being president in w

a little more from peter welch the first of a product senator to say biden must go. he writes "i understand why president biden wants to run, he saved us from donald trump once and wants to do it again but he needs to reassess whether he is the best candidate to do so. in my view, he is not." michigan's governor gretchen whitmer is still standing with president biden. even she is saying maybe he should take a cognitive test. >> some have suggested to go ahead and take a cognitive test and demand donald trump to the same? >> i don't think that would hurt to be honest, but at the end of the day, you know -- >> you think he should take a cognitive test? >> i don't think it would hurt. >> and president biden has a lot of good news to go off of, right? good jobs numbers, good inflation data, here at nato but none of it seems to matter. case in point he just wrapped up a bilateral meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy. the only question anybody shouted that he ignored is whether or not his decision to stay in the race is final. maybe we will find out in 5.5 hours of t

on wednesday, vermont senator peter welch became the first senate democrat to call on the president to drop out of the race and at least 9 house democrats are now following suit that to the president to aside if he is going to run on msnbc. former house speaker nancy pelosi notably did not declare president biden should continue his campaign. we're all encouraging him. >> to to make that decision because time is running short. the democratic national convention is next month when the party officially nominates its candidate for president illinois. congresswoman nicky since committed to supporting president biden. if he's the nominee, we need to be focusing and donald trump. senior biden campaign members will meet with senate democrats later today. but president biden himself won't be there. >> he'll be at the nato summit here in dc where he'll be giving his first solo press conference since the debate in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> related news, hollywood star and longtime prominent democrat george clooney is no longer confident in president biden. the decision comes after he co-h

so is democratic senator peter welch and george clooney yes. that george clooney writing this brutal assessment just weeks after he posed for this photo with the president, who says this quote, it's devastating to say it, but the joe biden, i was with three weeks ago with a fundraiser was not the joe big effing deal biden of 2010. he wasn't even the joe biden of 2020. he was the same man that we witnessed at the debate. vermont's peter welch on wednesday became the first democratic senator to say that biden should step aside writing quote for the good of the country, i am calling on president biden to withdraw from the race. those comments make senator welch the tenth congressional democrat to call on biden to step aside with similar statements on wednesday from representatives pat ryan and earl blumenauer, it was these comments wednesday morning from the former house speaker nancy pelosi, who is someone who's council biden actually values. now sounding open to the possibility that biden could change his mind it's up to the president to subside

and michael bennet, peter welch of vermont, democrat and called on joe biden to step aside. 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 ca

thank you so much for joining us now is democratic senator peter welch of vermont. senator. thank you for taking the time to be with us this afternoon. i do want to ask you, in your opinion, is president biden fit to serve right now, is president well, that's the question. yeah, he's wrestling with that and he's reading the polls and you had a terrible debate and the campaign, his candidly acknowledged that. and i'm confident by the way, dead at the end of the day the president is going to make his decision on the basis of what's best for the country. that is how he has approaches entire public life. you'll put the country first he knows that the existential challenge is keeping donald trump out of the presidency so i have confidence that he's going to make a decision and make it on the basis of serving the country. >> is there a sensitivity to not taking a position on that question well yes is the answer. >> but there's also an enormous amount of affection and respect. and the democratic party for who joe biden is and what he's done. and in fact, fermont we gave biden the l

vermont's peter welch became the 1st democratic senator to call on the president to withdraw. yes.onference will be live streamed at 330. pm pacific time. okay back to our 1st alert weather right now, let's give you a live look outside back at oakland if you're living in the east bay, maybe a little bit warmer than in san francisco. if you go further inland is going to get even hotter that show that back in with meteorologist zoe mintz >zoe>coastal communities are still being impacted by that marine layer that fog continues to hold on strong, at least in the really high elevations in off the coast, but in the bay bridge, and the bay area's that's when things have begun to lift in the heat will begin to turn on. i have a really fun time lapse that i have to show everybody because it was a gorgeous start to our morning. the fog rolling in across basically the entirety of san francisco, and the cool thing is look at the fog spilling over the marin headlands. it's so cool, kind of pulled up and then began to dissipate. and look, you can see the presidio and that fog continues to stream

. >> it comes as the first democratic senator, peter welch of vermont, is now calling on biden to step aside the president's campaign meeting today with senators to quell concerns for biden's reelection bid and stave off any more defectors. >> i really think that he has to convince not only members of the senate, but the people of america. >> all right. joining us live now to talk about biden's press conference and his future, san jose state political science professor and dean of undergraduate education, melinda jackson. professor jackson, thanks for joining us. >> happy to be here. >> so how crucial is this press conference for biden's future? >> yeah, i think it's make or break. it's been two weeks since the debate. he has not been able to effectively calm the concerns that have been raised in that time. and a press conference, especially at the end of a three day uh, you know, serious summit, is going to be draining and he's going to have to show that he had that he can think on his feet, that he can answer questions effectively. and i think a lot of us are really watching to see w

no, you can be guaranteed that a pack will now try to destroy sen, peter welch of vermont by smearing him. they will now call him an anti semite for saying that even though he's not, and then they will donate tens of thousands, maybe as much as a $100000.00 to replace it with another canada, they're choosing who says what essentially they want to here. by the way, while welch is pushing for peace, the us state department is pushing for more more in a bizarre, bizarre reaction to a piece gesture by china. where it's a attempting to hold talks to try it, and the fighting in the middle east spokesperson matthew miller. this guy's a piece of work. you got to see this actually expressed anger at china for even daring to talk to the organization. that is royal says, it's a war with we have not yet reviewed the text of the so called beijing declaration. of course though, we will do that. but, but as we have made clear for months of from us as a terraced organization, something that we obviously made clear before october 7th. but when it comes to, to governance of gaza at the end of the confl

the latest call coming from senator peter welch of vermont.e first senate democrat to publicly call on president biden to step asid. he did so in an op ed for the washington post. congresswoman nancy pelosi still sticking by president biden, but changing her tune a bit. she was rather noncommittal in her support today, we're all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short. the, i think, overwhelming support of the of the caucus. it's not for me to say i'm not the head of the caucus anymore, but he's beloved, he is respected, and people want him to make that decision. he has me. he has said he has made the decision. he has said firmly this week he is going to run. you want him to run. i want him to do whatever he decides to do. and hollywood is getting involved. george clooney, who's a big democratic fundraiser, wrote an op ed in the new york times. he says he's a big supporter of president biden, but that the president's age is becoming a big issue. clooney writes, it's devastating to say it, but the joe biden i was wit

. >> reporter: for months, peter welch, the first senator calls for the president's departure, says it's personal, just the president's a drag. congressional democrats and the three weeks since his debate. >> the current situation's unsustainable, and i think the president has to make the decision sooner rather than later. >> reporter: no word yet on where the president plans to campaign next week. democratic party leaders say they plan to formally nominate biden at a virtual meeting in early august in order to avoid ballot access issues in ohio. some calling for biden to go saying it's a move designed to rush the decision democrats should debate in the open next month in chicago. >> maurice: okay, ed o'keefe at the white house tonight, thank you. democrats are struggling to find direction, republicans are celebrating their nominee tonight. former president donald trump capped off the final night of the republican national convention with the longest acceptance speech in history. trump began with a call for unity, but the speech quickly devolved into a familiar list of grievances, and he