What was going on behind closed doors leading to President Biden's bombshell announcement. A number of close advisors to the president headed to Biden’s vacation home in Delaware to convince him he had no choice but to bow out. As les Trent reports, the president was reluctant up to the last minute. And the big question now is - who will Kamala Harris pick as her running mate? Many say the top veep contenders are all governors including Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, North Carolina's Roy Cooper, and Kentucky's Andy Beshear. Plus, political watchers say that train wreck debate against Donald Trump sealed President Biden's fate. In the 25 days between the debate and the bombshell announcement he was dropping out, the Biden campaign didn't get much of a break. And the Director of the Secret Service could have used some protection herself today as she appeared on Capitol Hill, facing tough questions about what went wrong during the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

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