appreciate the live reporting from wilmington. with she in studio to share their reporting, julie pace, manu raju, matt visor of "the washington post" and "the times ""molly ball. >> was that the right question when armette asked him, why you? and he said it's up to the voters on democratic side. should biden say more? >> he didn't want to answer the question. perhaps he'll late for the train. perhaps he'll have to answer it more. what was striking about the video i thought is the that he tried to make the case very directly that he would take on the president directly, because we've seen all these democratic presidential candidates, a lot of them side step going after the president, talking about the issues, talking about democratic values, not necessarily taking aim at the president, and biden is trying to tell the voters that he is the person who can take the fight to the president, and that's what a lot of voters want to see, so will that work? that's still a big question. >> two reasons biden is doing that. one, through our r

you were there when we got to wilmington. he's taking it directly to donald trump on values, on what kind of america people want to live in. is that the play to make his age and experience an advantage in saying he's the strongest contender to take on the president? >> that's right. we talked to biden campaign team. they view the strongest argument for joe biden as a candidate in this race is to raise the stakes of the election. to make clear the stakes of what would happen if donald trump is re-elected to a second term. what's interesting here is we remember a few weeks ago, we saw the scenes where it looked like joe biden was filming a video. perhaps more to talk about the issues. they made a decision late to go direct to camera and to take the fight immediately to trump. it was interesting. the former vice president is joining a very crowded race and when it was asked of him just at that chaotic scene in the train station about what his message is, he said this will be up to the voters. in the way they are framing this rol

let's start with our nbc reporters in wilmington, delaware. we're expecting the arrival of vice president biden any moment now. carol lee is in washington. she's covered the vice president for years. also with me here in the studio, "the new york times" shane go goldmach. tell us what we should be expecting in the next few days and let's talk about the focus on charlotteville in that new video. >> reporter: do me a favor. if you see a taller gentleman walking down the stairs that looks like joe biden, give me a shout so we can talk to him. he's on a train from washington this morning. the way his campaign is framing this announcement is hitting on three pillars. the first time is that announcement video talking about this fight for the soul of america. that is going to be followed on monday with the former vice president in pittsburgh, pe pennsylvania, and then that third pillar is about bridging the divides in america. that will be in a big public rally on may 18th in philadelphia. he's going to be a little bit of fundraising. that's on the a

arlette saenz in wilmington, delaware.hanks so much. >>> the 2020 democratic field is growing more crowded by the day, and biden's announcement is bringing this total to 20 democrats now running for president. cnn's political director david chalian is here to walk us through what this crowded 2020 race is looking like right now. david? >> 20 candidates for 2020. take a look. here are their pictures. this is the largest field we've seen in modern presidential campaign history, brianna, and it's almost the most diverse field that we've ever seen in presidential politics. let's look at these candidates by the numbers just to show you a little bit about the field. 20 candidates in. look at the age range among them 37 years old at the young end and 77 years old, bernie sanders at the oldest end, but joe biden who got in today is 76. six women in this field, 13 of them are current political office holders. ideologically this group here took a look at the liberal to moderate scale here. they say the average of 2020 candidates hit

when i look out at this crowd, i see the folks from my neighborhood in claymont and wilmington and scrantonlicitous, i mean it. i see people with physical courage and brains. i see people who butted their backs their whole lives to care for their families. i see people like the million a-- millions across this nation who get up every single day to work like a devil to raise their family, pay their taxes and volunteer in their communs to make this country work. i see people understand that being middle class is not a number. it's a value set. it's being able to send your kids to a park where you know they're safe. being able to own your own home and not have to rent it. it's being able to send your kid to a good school and if they do well they can go beyond high school. to trade school or college or beyond. it's about being --

right now he is at gianni's pizza in wilmington, delaware.e because he wants to stand out and get on the folks. he is having a fund-raiser where he expects to raise about half a million dollars. there he goes, just a regular joe. what do you think? >> kennedy: that's right. he went inside, i'm sure he got a slice and ate it with his hands like a real american. [laughter] b when did he fold or not fold customer chiesa depends how thick the pizza was. >> kennedy: he knows what to do with a piece of pizza. he's not john kasich. [laughter] he's pointing at people very aggressively. high-fiving, rather. >> melissa: into the front seat of the car. >> kennedy: he's not miss daisy. >> katie: he was on the train earlier. >> kennedy: amtrak job. >> katie: talking to a bunch of workers outside the station. interesting picture of the way it's going to work. >> melissa: let's listen to what he is saying, if we can. >> the fund-raiser you are doing tonight with major executives and contacts? >> why not public events first before a fund-raiser, mr. vice pre

i think i just saw probably the train station in wilmington, delaware. joe biden is know for his love of amtrak. let me go to arlette saenz. she's been in wilmington to hopefully -- i don't think we have her yet, but when we get to her, we'll bring her in. maybe we can get a little more window into what joe biden told reporters. that's the first time we have seen him other than the announcement video this morning he officially announced his candidacy for president. we'll see what he had to say. >> moving on, though, is this one promise that donald trump is sure to keep? the promise to fight every subpoena coming his way from the house of representatives. so far, that does seem to be the case. this week alone, defying a subpoena to depose a former white house official on security clearance process there. pledging to fight the subpoena to get former white house counsel don mcgahn to testify, and stopping a doj, justice department official from testifying about a question having to do with citizenship that ended up on the census. if that's the white house's

peter doocy live in wilmington. thank you. for more, let's bring in ele elenatreen.s the most diverse field we've ever seen. look at the polls, you have sanders, biden and pete buttigieg. tough to pronounce. the far left of the party know saying look, you know, joe biden is a good guy but he's not our guy. >> right. that's something that a lot of democratic operatives are pushing as the biggest criticism of him. he's a 76-year-old white man. a lot of critics are saying he's not representing the modern democratic party or this era of some of these younger, more diverse candidates, especially at a time when we're seeing the democratic party become more progressive. and definitely a criticism that he has to fight. he has a criticism to several advisers work with biden and been integral to his campaign launch. he's ready to get beat up by president trump and his opponents in democratic field. he said, you know, i've been through a lot. i'm ready for it. bring it on. he says he's the one true candidate that can take on trump. >> trace: a very good point. if you watch this

cheryl: tony roth, the cio of wilmington trust, he has done research on biden.t to the stock market if elected president. he says the fear is a that he would unwind in particular the regulatory framework that president trump has put into place which has been, we have to say, a market positive. >> that's exactly right. donald trump's deregulation and the tax cuts have provided a big boost to the economy. but really any democratic president who wishes to roll that back would be a threat in that case. cheryl: amber, we'll have you back he very soon. amber, thank you. >> thank you. lauren: here are other headlines making news this morning. good news, bad news from deutsche bank. the bank announcing this morning that cost cutting helped to boost first quarter profits 67%, plus the bank also cutting its 2019 revenue targets, saying it expects essentially flat full year revenues. the earnings coming a day after the bank ended merger talks with commerce bank. shares down two and three quarters percent this morning. jack dorsey is standing by twitter's decision to not ta

i believe that pittsburgh and my native town of scranton and my hometown of wilmington and claymont, your help we're going to be able to do that. [ crowd chanting "we want joe" ] >> thank you. well, with your help -- with your help, i think we're going to be able to do that. we're going to be able to do it in pennsylvania, western pennsylvania, northeast pennsylvania, places where a little lately we've had a little bit of a struggle. but the truth of the matter is, i think -- i think we're coming back. so please go to joebiden.com and sign up and join our campaign. we need your help. we need your help. folks, there are three basic reasons why i'm running for president of the united states. the first is to restore the soul of the nation, and the second is to rebuild the backbone of this nation. and the third is to unify this nation. we always do better when we act as one america. today -- today i want to speak about the second of these three, and that's rebuilding the backbone of america. and that is that we have time -- all my time in public life, since i've gotten involved, i've bee

granted he was in wilmington yesterday, with this announcement, but he is a pennsylvania man and pennsylvania is a critical state for this president. they are fearful that they have a competitor, especially right now as the numbers aren't -- aren't showing that this president is able to win an election if it were held today in the state of pennsylvania. the internal numbers are showing he would lose pennsylvania. this is joe biden's strength. pennsylvania, wilmington, delaware and the delaware air so they view this president -- this vice presidential candidate who is now a presidential candidate, well the vice president now a presidential candidate, it is so confusing as a big competitor -- it is like -- it is cyclical around washington now. who was once one thing is now the next. you could be the president of the united states. so they view him as possibly the democrats' break-out candidate they need. he is a challenge or a rival for this white house to them. >> it is fascinating that we saw the president,arlet, bring up age and we heard joe biden address that directly but this is going to b

i believe that pittsburgh and my native town of scranton and my hometown of wilmington and claymount, they represent the cities and towns that make up hard-working middle class americans that are the backbone of this nation. that's not hyperbole. the backbone of this nation. i also came here because quite frankly, folks, if i'm going to be able to beat donald trump in 2020, it's going to happen here. it's going to happen here. i need your help. with your help, we can do that. [chanting]. thank you. with your help, with your help, i think we're going to do that. we're going to be able to do it in pennsylvania, western pennsylvania, northeast pennsylvania. places where a little lately we've had a little struggle. the truth of the matter is, i think we're coming back. so please, please go to joebiden.com and sign up. we need your help. [applause] there's three basic reasons why i'm running for president of the united states. the first is restore the soul of the nation. the second is to rebuild the backbone of this nation. the third is to unify this nation. we always do better when we act

you are looking at a great video of joe biden at a pizzeria and met with dominic wilmington, delaware moments ago after making it official this morning. the 67 term u.s. senator and former vice president making the announcement in an online video using scenes from the white supremacist marches in charlottesville to slam president trump's response to the deadly confrontation. calling the next election a "battle for the soul of this nation." >> looking back on for years that this president, all he embraces as an aberrant moment in time. as we give him eight years in the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. who we are. and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. everything that has made america america is at stake. that's why today i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. the one he enters the crowded democratic field as the front runner, but there are questions about how he will do against a very diverse group of candidates and whether his centrist brand is out of step with today's democratic party. the president, moc

the former veep was spotted exiting gianni's pizza and grill in wilmington, delaware. he met with the staff there, he was talking to people. he did not directly answer any questions that were lobbed at him from reporters but fox business did snag video of him shaking hands and taking photos both inside and outside. let's get to edward lawrence, who has been in the d.c. newsroom tracking all the latest things on biden. edward, we also have the news about what the campaign team is starting to look like. reporter: exactly, yeah. some hirings from the campaign team including communications director from senator bernie sanders' last campaign is now working for vice president or former vice president joe biden. now, the former vice president taking in the attention after officially announcing he will run for president. he walked through the train station in wilmington, delaware after getting off the train there, then seen at the pizza place getting lunch to go. people were taking selfies with the presidential hopeful. his announcement attacked president donald trump as someo

when i look out at this crowd, i see folks from my neighborhood in claymont and wilmington, scranton, not being solicitous, i mean it. i see people with physical courage and brains. people that busted their backs their whole lives to care for their families. i see people like millions of people across this nation who get up every single day, go out and work like the devil, to raise their families, pay their taxes volunteer in their communities to make this country work. i see people understand that being middle class is not a number. it is a value set. it is being able to send your kid to a park where you know they are safe, being able to own your own home, not just have to rent it. being able to send your kid to a good school, if they do well they can go beyond high school, trade school or college or beyond. it is about taking care of your geriatric mom when your dad passes, hope your children never have to take care of you because you earned a solid and decent retirement. [applause] that is middle class. that is not asking a lot. >> we want joe! we want joe! >> everybody knows it. m

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when i look out at this crowd, i see the folks from my neighborhood in claymont and wilmington and scranton. i'm not being solicitous and -- solicitous, i mean it. i see people with physical courage and brains. i see people who butted their backs their whole lives to care for their families. i see people like the million a-- millions across this nation who get up every single day to work like a devil to raise their family, pay their taxes and volunteer in their communs to make this country work. i see people understand that being middle class is not a number. it's a value set. it's being able to send your kids to a park where you know they're safe. being able to own your own home and not have to rent it. it's being able to send your kid to a good school and if they do well they can go beyond high school. to trade school or college or beyond. it's about being -- >> we're going to have to break away. watch the rest of vice president -- former vice president biden on c-span3 or c-span.org. live now to the floor of the u.s. house. house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later

and in wilmington delaware, people were sitting on their stoopz when gunshots rang out. six people were injured at the intersection of 10th and pine street. police there are investigating the cause of the incident. >> a major shake up at the white house amid the battle over border security. kirstjen nielsen is resigning as secretary of homeland security. sources tell nbc news president trump had grown increasingly frustrated over the number of migrant families crossing the border in the days leading up to her resignation. the president announced nielsen's departure over twitter saying she will be replaced by the new acting secretary who served as u.s. customs and border protection commissioner. nbc's dan scheneman has more na. >> reporter: nbc news has learned kirstjen nielsen was asked to the white house and was asked to resign. the president tweeted, secretary of homeland security kirstjen nielsen will be leaving her position. i would like to thank her for her service. he also tweeted, i am pleased to announce that kevin, the current u.s. customs and border protection

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beloved amtrak train from washington to delaware, and then, picking up pizza in his home town of wilmington>> america is coming back like we used to be-- ethical, straight, telling the truth. >> reporter: the former vice president launched his campaign in english and spanish. with a direct shot at president trump, recalling his response to the 2017 white supremacist violence in charlottesville, virginia. >> he said there were "some very fine people on both sides." and in that moment, i knew the shreat to this nation was unlike any i had ever seen in my lifetime. ep reporter: the president flcomed biden to the fray with a tweet calling him "sleepy joe." last year, mr. trump told jeff glor he dreams about running against biden. >> look, joe biden ran three times. he never got more than 1%. and president obama took him out af the garbage heap. >> reporter: even before his announcement, biden courted controversy. in the past month, eight women have come forward to say interactions with biden made them feel uncobl he responded. >> and i get it, i get it. >> reporter: but later made light of thei

his beloved amtrak train from washington to delaware and then picking up pizza in his hometown of wilmingtonback like we used to be. ethical, straight, telling the truth. >> reporter: the former vice president launched his campaign in english and spanish. >> joe biden. >> reporter: with a direct shot at president trump, recalling his response to the 2017 white supremacist violence in charlottesville, virginia. >> he said there were "some very fine people on both sides." in that moment i knew the threat to this nation was unlike any i'd seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: the president welcomed biden to the fray with a tweet, calling him sleepy joe. last year mr. trump told jeff glor he dreams about running against biden. >> look, joe biden ran three times. he never got more than 1%. and president obama took him out of the garbage heap. >> reporter: even before his announcement biden courted controver controversy. in the past month eight women have come forward to say interactions with biden made them feel uncomfortable. he responded. >> and i get it. i get it. >> reporter: but later made light

in wilmington, delaware about if president obama endorsed him. >> i asked president obama not to endorsens should win on their own made -- merits. mark: he is paying special attention to his native pennsylvania, which swung to donald trump in 2016 after voting for presidential democratic candidates for decades. the trump administration is oilying its bid to expand drilling in u.s. waters until after the 2020 elections. they were reportedly worried that the president and republican leaders in the southeast would lose votes if they move forward with the new plan. in 2017 the president ordered the interior department to consider scheduling new sales of drilling rights along u.s. coastlines. russian president vladimir putin says he's willing to share details with the united states about his summit today with north korean leader kim jong-un. president putin says chairman kim is willing to give up nuclear weapons, but only if he gets ironclad security guarantees. kim's last meeting with president trump in vietnam in february broke up without a deal. at talks in brussels, japanese prime ministe

host: let us hear from the democrat come marlene in wilmington, north carolina. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just want to remind everyone that the house voted unanimously -0 to make the report public, mitch mcconnell left that from coming to a vote in the senate as he has many towns before. this is completely, in my view, unconstitutional this. branch of the government is supposed to be a separate and equal branch as is the judicial branch, not an extension of the executive branch. so in my view, we need to vote the president and mitch mcconnell out of office next year, they have hijacked our constitution and our democratic processes. thank you for taking my call. the report completed and turned over to the justice department, the justice department redacted it and now the redacted report is supposed to be released today around 11:00 to the respective committees in congress and made public later on from there. cliff in maryland, republican line. hi. caller: good morning, c-span. that lady from north carolina is completely wrong about the vote taken in

. >> bill: peter doocy live in wilmington, delaware. isn't bragging about his decades-long resume. he is not talking about it at all. instead he is trying to turn his first day on the trail into a dialogue about president trump's response to the race riots in charlottesville in 2017. >> i believe history will look back on four years of this president and all he embraces as an abhorrent moment in time. but if we give donald trump eight years in the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are. and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. >> biden is already being hit hard from the left. the progressive group justice democrats which brags about their role in helping get alexandria ocasio-cortez elected is reminding social media users that biden voted in favor of the iraq war as mass incarceration and against gay marriage. they tweeted this. while we're going to support the democratic nominee we can't let a so-called centrist like joe biden divide the democratic party and turn it into the pa

cnn's arlette saenz has the breaking details from wilmington, delaware. he tries to reframe the entire campaign in a new way in this video. it's fascinating. >> reporter: yeah, joe biden is drilling in on the moment in charlottesville, the clashes there. and president trump's response directly saying this is a battle for the soul of the country and the nation's character is at stake if donald trump is re-elected. take a listen to the message he laid out in the video this morning. >> charlottesville, virginia, is home to the author of one of the great documents in human history. we know it by heart. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. we have heard it so often it's almost a cliche, but it's who we are. we haven't lived up to these ideals, jefferson himself didn't. but we have never before walked away from them. charlottesville is a defining moment in the last few years. it was there in august of 2017 we saw klansmen and neonazis out in the open. their crazed face

cnn's arlette saenz has the breaking details from wilmington, delaware. to reframe the entire campaign in a new way in this

or revisiting of that or his position on abortion or bussing back in the early '70s in wilmingt wilmington. i think they are aware of and i think that the core staff that they have around the vice president at this point is prepared to deal with them. until he is a formal candidate, you do not have quite as large a structure and it is a little more of a scramble. >>> in looking at him as he stacks up against the other hopefuls, a lot of 2020 candidates are here in washington today. how does he stack up in terms of the ability to do the small online fundraising that is necessary in this day and age? >> there is something in politics when you are vetting these candidates that has to do about a moment and it seems that folks having a moment. they are sort of capturing the attention of a section of the democratic electorate at this point. it's still very early. i think the thing that is prublsome for joe biden about this is that this isn't new. there have been memes made about his closeness. i think rather than saying i didn't think that this is inkroept, i think he has to understand that when

we'll take a look at this a massive fire ripped through an auto parts shop in wilmington this afternoon angeles county. the fire was started around 3.20. according to officials and it took crews about an hour to get it under control. no one was injured. a police chase turned deadly this weekend in atlanta georgia. a man from florida was killed when a suspected drunk driver led officers on a chase through downtown. another driver took video of the scene moments after the crash. kuzmina housten she spoke to the driver and we want to warn you in this story. but some people may find it disturbing. >>you know something is so bizarre to support it 03:47am saturday when clinton coleman was in route to drop off his rideshare passengers. >>he was coming down the 7585 connector when he was forced to stop icy lake at least one body distraction one underneath one of the vehicles. one another 100 feet away coleman says he got out of his car and immediately started recording we're like the next car it would have been like elaine or so over to be in the as well. so it's pretty devastating. this crash.

. >> after leaving the train station, biden stopped at a pizza shop in wilmington posing r a number of selfies. by the way, his first big public event will be next week in >ttsburgh. >>altimore's mayor is under fire. federal agents had searched her two homes today. rcarched city hall and seahed a nonprofit that she founded. mayor catherine pugh has been scrutinized for her financial dealings that areated to the university omaryland medical system and saelles of her children's book. coming up later, we'll take a closer look at today's raids and the new calls for her to resig >>> a man who was convicted in connection to a deadly fire at his home in bethesda is going to be sentenced in june. after deliberating into the evening yesterday, a jury found davi beckwitt guilty of manslaughter and second degree murder. a young man nahad been digging underground tunnel system beneath wek btt beneath beck home when the fire broke out. khafra couldn't escape because of hoarding conditions blocking the exit. he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> a d.c. community is remembering a senior citizen

biden was asked about president obama in wilmington. here's what he said. >> why did president obama endorse? >> i asked him not to. whoever wins the nomination should win on their own merits. >> a source familiar with president obama's thinking said the former president is excited by the extraordinary and diverse talent in the field of candidates, adding it's unlikely he will throw his support behind a specific candidate this early. eli, this guy is a big candidate, biden. everybody knows him and most people sort of like him. he's very comfortable. most people are comfortable with him. he's familiar. many say first day as a candidate will be his best. it's going to be tough because he's such a target. >> he didn't make his announcement about me, me, me. he doesn't have to. he's at 25 or 30% before he's even in the race. there is a lot of baggage by not focusing on biography. that will get prosecuted. he is offering a general election argument and a message about electability and a frame about trump. do you want eight years of a trump p

. >> an advertisement featuring model jill jacobs catches biden's eye at the wilmington airport. >> twoights later frank and jim and my sister val were all going out together for dinner with their dates, and my brother frank said, well, i got just the girl for you to meet. >> biden agrees to go, and his date is the exact same girl from the photo. >> i was used to dating guys with jeans and bell bottoms and clogs. when i opened the door there he was in a dark suit and leather shoes, and i thought, "well, you know, this is only going to be one date." we went out on a date and he was really interesting. when he took me to the door to say good night, he shook my hand and i went upstairs and i called my mother and i said, "mom, i finally met a gentleman." >> the boys tell their dad, "you should marry jill." biden agrees and proposes but doesn't get the answer he wants on the first proposal. >> there were absolutely five, but the boys had lost their mother and their sister and i had to be 100% sure that it was going to last till death to us part. >> biden marries jill, who has launched a teac

rainfall totals as we go throughout the day, heaviest totals from charleston, myrtle beach area, wilmingtonhatteras back up to virginia beach and norfolk anywhere in there we could get two to three inches of rain, isolated flooding concerns. as we go throughout this afternoon the highest winds will be out here on the outer banks. gusts up to 55 miles per hour. you could get isolated cases of power outages. not so much in the more folk-virginia beach area. out here in cape cod we could see gusts up to 45, 50 miles per hour. i apologize to my friends in maine looks like the back side of the storm will be cold enough for four to six inches of snow. maybe get snow in the higher terrain of new hampshire and also there in areas of massachusetts. pretty good size storm. this would have been about 100 miles closer to the coast. we may be talking about an april nor'easter. after this is gone a big warm up. >> the final four is set. we'll tell you which teams are headed. are aded ♪ a wealth of information. a wealth of perspective. ♪ a wealth of opportunities. that's the clarity you get from fidelity

he was from new hanover county, north carolina, next to wilmington. he owned no land. he did not own any slaves at all. he lived within a network of family members, and some of them did own slaves. he was certainly the margins of white southern society. nothing's it that was exceptional about him except for illiterate, he is and i told you -- he was illiterate, and i told you he left a body of letters. he obviously dictated his thoughts and feelings to comrades, many whom were barely literate themselves. i ask you to think about the books that many of you have read about the common soldier and those rely heavily upon those men who are highly educated and of a privileged class. those are the voices that surface when we think about the common soldier. the voice of john futch we rarely hear because those manuscripts and letters and i would be william there are -- willing to bet there are many here that come from small soldiers. i had my path to get into the inner world of john futch. john futch did not speak about his opposition to the war. he did not condemn the confeder

charleston and myrtle beach back up to wilmington. even back down in here towards savannah. we'll watch this. i don't think it will be too bad. here's the big headline for the rest of this week. this is all the winter storm warnings and watches and now we have blizzard warnings in effect for south dakota, nebraska, little portion of minnesota. this is going to be a major winter storm. this snow forecast is ridiculous for any time of year let alone april. this area of red is 18 inches of snow is expected in areas of south dakota, southern minnesota, even minneapolis is expected to get a foot of snow out of this. so, yeah, it's going to be a mess. by the time we get through thursday interstate 90 will be closed. this will be an incredibly powerful blizzard. winds could gust to 60 miles per hour and up to 18 inches of snow. middle of april. that's cruel. >> i feel like if we're sitting here on the east coast, 70 degrees and sunny we're over it, seeing that forecast for the people in the middle of the country. >> it was 70s a couple of days ago. >>> what a difference makes. virg

you were in wilmington yesterday. you covered the campaign. how do the biden people think it's gone so far. the video made a splash. they got the coverage on that. the anita hill issue sprouted up >> they got the coverage of the video showing the former vice president wants to make it all a focus about him and donald trump. already looking ahead to the general election match-up. we talked about the comments relating to anita hill. that's certainly not something they want to be addressing on the first day of the campaign. joe biden faced plenty of questions over the past two years really since the me too movement started to bubble up about his handling of the hearings. there are questions about why he didn't address this sooner, why he didn't have the conversation with anita hill sooner. these are questions he'll continue to face. he'll be on the view later. potentially they'll press him on that. there seems to be differences. the campaign is saying he expressed regret for what she endured. anita hill is saying that type of apology isn't enough

. >> reporter: greeting at a pizza parlor in wilmington and later raiding money in philadelphia.he former vice president kicked off h campaign with a video aimed squarely at death penalty blasting the president's response to the deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville years ago and framin the 2020 election as a referendum for the president. >> if we give donald trump eight years in the white house he'll for ever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, whoe are, and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. r: overnight president trump mocking biden on fox news. >> i've known joe over the years. he's not the brightest light bulb in the group. he's a pretty sleepy guy. he's not going to be able to do the job. >> reporter: biden is brushing it off. >> everybody knows donald trump. >> reporter: the former vice president trying to capitalize on the front-runner a status the 2020 rivals welcome him to the race. >> i'm glad he's in and he's joining an extraordinary field. >> reporter: bob biden is running on his partnership with barack obama and the former preside

he got of the train at wilmington, delaware. he went to a pisa shop for lunch. it was take-out.e will have fund-raising event in philadelphia. at the senior executive vice president diversity officer for comcast, david cohen's house. as you know, comcast owns nbc. charles: joining me trump 2020 senior advisor, madison gesiotto. fox news contributor jehmu greene. your thoughts. biden made it official. >> elephant has entered the room. there is no doubt biden is formidable candidate. he is leading when it comes to electability when it comes to democrats. he is leading president trump by largest margin, by seven points, if you average the polls. i wonder what his platform is going to be. we saw a little sample of that. he will be running on character. he will be running on nostalgia, go back to the great obama days but i do think there are many democrats who are looking to see what his positions are, what is he bringing that is fresh to the race and not just kind of bouncing off of that shine from president obama. charles: as a democratic leader yourself, are you somewhat disappoin

of course he was on that sell la up to wilmington, we had that day on the tick scene, the retail scene, joe biden mixing it up with some of his supporters. but a classic joe biden day also involves some of the ghosts from the past and of course it didn't take long before the name anita hill emerged. the campaign was trying to get ahead of the story just simply mentioning the two had spoken and then anita hill in the "new york times" saying yes, he apologized, but she did not view it as an apology but she believes he still have more to account for. we haven't heard too much from joe biden since then. we know he is doing his first interview in the coming minutes. so we'll be listening to see how he addresses that. as it relates to the charlottesville and innovation of heather heyer who lost her life, there was? initial controversy when her mother did say that she was a little bit offended perhaps that the vice president hadn't reached out ahead of time. the vice president last night at a fundraiser did reveal that he had in fact reached out in an interview today, heather heyer's mother d

joe biden was here add to the pizza place in wilmington a little while ago, he was taking it home toat and a little while from now we expect to see him back on the train heading oo philadelphia for a private fund-raiser. >> dana: thank you, peter doocy. also in his launch video, biden explained what he thinks is at stake in the election. watch this. >> folks, america is an idea. an idea that is stronger than any army. bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrants. it instills in every person in the country to believe that no matter where you start in life, there is nothing that you can't achieve if you work at it. that's what we believe. and above all else, that's what is at stake in this election. >> dana: karl rove, former chief of deputy staff, and a fox news contributor. i feel fortunate to be the first one to get your thoughts on the overall launch of the campaign. we've been waiting for this for several months, you know it is here. your thoughts. >> off to a good, but slow start, i mean, i think it is unusual that you put out the video early in the morning t

first in wilmington, delaware. he's going to be arriving shortly where we are here in philadelphia, pennsylvania, for a fund-raiser tonight. it's a fund-raiser hosted by a comcast executive. there's going to be a large showing of congressional delegation from here in pennsylvania, including the state senator bob casey who is among those who endorsed joe biden today. the biden team trying to come out with a strong show of force in this early moment of his presidential campaign. joe biden is hoping the third time will be the charm in his pursuit of the white house. >> how does it feel to be the front-runner? >> well, it's real early. the issue is going to be who -- not only who can win this, but who is the best person to lead the country? and that's what it's going to be all about. it's going to be for the voters to decide that. >> the former vice president making his entry into the race official with an online video. >> i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: front and center in

. >> cnn's arlette saenz is covering the biden run from wilmington, delaware, today. this is a bold decision, taking the fight directly at trump. mentioning his name, going after charlottesville as a kind of visceral moment in the fight for the soul of the nation. was that the vice president's decision himself? >> well, joe biden has talked about charlottesville and this moment at most of his events. i have been covering him extensively for the past few months, and repeatedly for the last year, he's been pointing back to these clashes at charlottesville as a real focal point for this country. and today, in that video, he wanted to highlight those clashes and specifically president trump's response to them as not being adequate enough. he's framing this as a battle for the soul of the country. and warning that if president trump is re-elected, the nation's character is at stake, and he could not stand aside and let that happen. so that was critical in his decision to run for president in 2020. this is just going to be one of the pillars of biden's campaign. that messag

latest presidential candidate to enter the 2020 race was already on the trail, albeit informally, in wilmington, delaware. >> how does it feel to be the front-runner? >> it's real early. i will tell you what, this will be not only who can win this but who's the best person to lead the country? that's what it will be all about and for the voters to decide that. >> what about the rest of the world? >> america is coming back like we used to, ethical, straight, telling the truth, supporting our allies, all of those good things. >> joe biden's comments there a shorter version of his formal campaign announcement where he directly rebuked president trump and warned that another four years would, quote, forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. biden enters the race at the top of most primary polls and morning consult poll gives the former vice president an edge over president trump but this isn't joe's first rodeo. this is his third run for the highest office in the land and the previous two didn't end very well. 2020 promises to be just as challenging for biden, who now at 76, see

reporter: biden has been out and about in wilmington, delaware, today.ddressed why former president obama has not yet endorsed him. >> i asked president obama not to endorse and he doesn't want to -- we should, whoever wins this nomination should win it on their own merits. welcome to delaware. reporter: biden has received endorsements from a number of senators and representatives. on democratic side, chris coons from delaware, bob casey, and doug jones. from the house side, lisa blount rochester from delaware. brendon boil, matt cartwright, both from pennsylvania. some democratic establishment applaud biden entering the race. others on the more progressive side of the democratic party not as impressed saying biden has been on the sidelines too long. one big question, if he can get small donation group of money going to senator bernie sanders. tomorrow he is at a large event getting from large donors, home of a comcast executive. comcast is owned by nbc. first public event at the teamsters union in pittsburgh. connell, very busy start to his political ca

latest presidential candidate to enter the 2020 race was already on the trail, albeit informally, in wilmingtonfeel to be the front-runner? >> it's real early. i will tell you what, this will be not only who can win this but who's the best person to lead the country? that's what it will be all about and for the voters to decide that. >> what about the rest of the world? >> america is com