Time. Shes more than prepared and spent her career defending our constitution and fighting for folk whose need a fair shake. Her own life story is one i and so many other ks ss can see ours in, who you worship or love there is a place for you here. Its a perspective that led us out of the hardest times before and a perspective we can all rally behind right now. Lets get more from jeff zeleny. Were learning about how this decision came about. Anderson, good evening. Were learning new details and told about 90 minutes before this announcement was made, about 4 15 or so here in the east, so about 2 45 or so senator harris was at her washington condo and received a phone call with a job offer from former Vice President joe biden. They have been talking throughout this process and had at least one meeting we know of, a Virtual Meeting before this but it was an offer of a job to join the president ial ticket, the democratic ticket there. This is the end of what had been a threemonth process or so and ended in the place that Many Democrats thought it would at the very beginning. They have always seen senator harris as one of the strongest choices largely because of her experience on the campaign trail. She has been a test at least in the former Vice President s eyes but he did look at at least 11 other women. Of course, he pledged at the final debate of the democratic primary he would put a woman on the ticket so that certainly was the guiding principle through all of this. It was a robust vetting but in the end senator harris was perhaps the lead choice all along. As your understanding is why did the former Vice President feel she was the strongest contender . He really looked at this but were told one of the central principles was his own relationship with former president barack obama, who i am told acted as a sounding board in this process. He did not put the thumb on the scale, say who he favored or preferred but it was that relationship, im told that the former Vice President joe biden was looking for, a governing partner, someone he could be loyal and trustworthy and more importantly, the fact that she had National Campaign experience. Joe biden knows how hard it is to run for president so he wanted someone who was tested out there. The historic nature of this choice, there is no question the challenges facing the country rebuilding after the protest of the summer. The economy. The coronavirus. This is something he thought she was ready for. So there is a combination of factors but certainly the historic choice and the fact she had run before and she is a bridge to a new generation. I talked that repeatedly he is simply a place holder so shes 55 years old. Almost 20 years younger than him and finally, anderson, it was the connection to beau biden. She served as California Attorney general. He was the delaware attorney general. This is the late Vice President s son who is a Guiding Light to him. His relationship and their working relationship that made her almost seem like family to the bidens despite their rivalry during the campaign, something that obviously, joe biden was able to move on beyond. Yeah, jeff zeleny, thanks. Vice President Biden and senator harris are expected to appear tomorrow for the first time for the democratic ticket. Do we know much about how today played out for her . Well, we know that joe biden made that zoom call to give her the news that he would be selecting Kamala Harris as his running mate. Kamala harris spent a few days in washington d. C. Before this and tomorrow we expect she will be here appearing alongside joe biden for the first time as his Vice President ial pick. They will be giving remarks here in wilmington, delaware and right after that they are participate income a grass roots virtual fundraiser for the first time they will be connecting with their supporters as they are looking to energize the Democratic Base heading into the november election and the last time, you know, biden and Kamala Harris faced off several times over the course of the democratic primary, but the first time that they actually appeared together after harris had endorsed biden was in early march at a Campaign Rally in detroit that actually was the last major rally that biden did before the coronavirus pandemic that brought campaigning to a complete standstill, and at that event as jeff kind of talked about, that was the event where biden said he considered himself to be the bridge to the future of the Democratic Party. It was on that stage where he had Kamala Harris on one side and standing on the other side of him was Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and cory booker was also there. So this is a very also symbolic pick thinking back to the moment where he stood alongside and this relationship with biden and that under states the property ses process. He valued his opinion more than anyone elses and that played a major factor in this decision. Its going to be a busy few weeks for Kamala Harris as she steps into this running mate role. There is that slate of events tomorrow im told that finance team is also preparing fundraisers for her to do over the course of the next month and then one week from tomorrow shell be delivering that speech where she accepts the Vice President ial nominee nation at the Democratic Convention in a virtual format. You follow joe biden on the campaign trail. Do you know much about their actual relationship . I mean, obviously, as you said, she knew had worked with his son. Do we know how much of an actual relationship that have with each other . Well, you know, they encountered each other several times over the course of the democratic primary, at debates and other larger president ial fou forums. They had a friendly relationship. I recall one photo where camilk harris was driving and saw joe biden walking and she jumped out of her car to take this photo with joe biden. They have been friendly over the years. That relationship with beau bidden will be a big factor as they start to form the Building Blocks of this working relationship. Biden is looking to replicate that relationship that he had with president obama and while he and camilKamala Harris may n incredibly close at the beginning, he sees a long term potential to develop that relationship over the coming years. And clearly overcame any animosity about the confrontation they had at that first debate. Appreciate it. In february during the democratic primary, biden was seen at a town hall and asked a simple question about the process of picking a running mate. What would be his criteria when it came time to choose. I have to pick someone, if god forbid something happened tomorrow if i contracted what my son had or Something Like that the person is ready on day one to be president of the United States but the second criteria is i very much like mied a machine station to look like the country, like Barack Administration looked like, black, brown, women, men, gay, straight, across the board to look like the country. As Vice President , i think it would be wonderful to have a woman or a person of color as Vice President. Joining us now gloria borger, abby phillip, Bakari Sellers and nia Mallika Henderson. It a his totoric night. While it may not have been a surprising choice in the list of people hes choosing when you step back and pointed this out earlier in the day, i mean, it is no matter how far this country has come, its still startling for many people. Yeah, it is and well have to see how voters actually are responding to this. You know, i made the comment that it was a risky pick given what we know about the forces of american racism and sexism. Forces weve seen play out quite boldly in 2016. Obviously, with Hillary Clinton facing sexism and then if you just look at the history of women who have been on tickets, gerald and sarah palin and look way back to charlie. Her golfs to broaden americas imagination in terms of who they thought could hold positions of power. What we know presently is that america has not been comfortable with having black women in positions of power. Theyre very few black women in Corporate America who are ceos, black women bosses. There has never been a black woman who is governor, two senators. This idea that this is indefb inevitable and safe, it isnt safe and listen, some African Americans who ive talked to are worried about what is this actually mean for the ticket . You know, democrats obviously relying on suburban white voters to pull the lever for joe biden and now Kamala Harris will Kamala Harris in someways end up being a turn off for some of these voters because weve seen what happened in the past with some of these voters being uncomfortable with black People Holding power, and certainly, never necessarily pulling the lever for a black woman. So this is joe biden asking voters to do something that they have never done before and we saw, right, in this past primary the safe choice was joe biden. When Hillary Clinton wanted to make a Vice President ial pick, her safe choice was a white man. When barack obama wanted to make his pick in 2008, the safe choice was a white man. So this notion that somehow this is conventional, this is safe, and this is inevitable, just not born out by the facts and also, i think it erases the enormous work that has gone into this. Not only from kahlil mala harri herself but the generations of black women before her and black women that put the notion out there it was time to have a black woman at this level. Abby, joe biden called himself a transitional figure. We talked about just a short time ago. He would be the oldest president ever elected. There are a lot of people that believe he wouldnt run for a second term, obviously, if he gets selected. Thats one step if he decides to run again would be another step. How much does it raise the stakes for the pick that joe biden decided to make . Certainly, it raises stakes for camilKamala Harris as a candidad potentially as a Vice President. Its incredibly important, anderson. This is such a kons kwengs l pick and for joe biden, this choice was about deciding who he thought was the most likely to be able to carry on a mantle after he was to leave office and Kamala Harris is someone who for a long time in the Democratic Party has been seen as a bright rising star and one of the things that ive been told by people close to them over the last couple months, especially after she left the democratic race is that biden was careful to really extend a hand, to keep communication up between the two of them encouraging her to remain a part of the party because inevitably, i think he understood no matter whether he picked her as a Vice President or chose her, she would have a critical role. You know, Kamala Harris is someone thats not easy necessarily to put into a hold. One of the challenges of the Trump Campaign is going to face in the coming months is figuring out how to position her. She took positions geared as progressive and she has a more nuanced record in her time as attorney general. As a political figure very wellknown because shes been vetted in the democratic process, shes also someone who i think there is quite a lot that the political universe does not know or understand about her and in that respect she has an opportunity to write her own story in congestion with joe biden for the future of the Democratic Party. So well see what that actually ends up looking like but that is one of the reasons that this pick is so important because unlike many of these other candidates he was considering, she is young. She is long been viewed as the future of the party and has this ability to continue to write her narrative Going Forward and not just be defined by her past political jobs and ambitions. Bakari, there is the historic piece of this in the ark of American History and then there is also the very practical things she brings to the ticket. We talked about it. The ark of justice that always moves slowly and i think the black women, not think, i know that black women have been around long enough. We listen to i speak to kamala often and she says blank women are tired of being thanked. They have been the backbone of the Democratic Party for generation after generation after generation and for a long period of time been taken for granted. Joe biden is a tran sended figure in politics. Yes, joe biden has been a transcended figure in politics. He was a Vice President for barack obama and now chosen Kamala Harris. She stands on the shoulders of fanny lou and not just ella baker but also stands on the shoulders of Hillary Clinton and et cetera. She understands that. This is a phenomenal pick tonight and i must say this, and i dont want to erase her mother at all because we have to remember she is the first woman of asian american, Indian American descent to actually be at the top of the ticket and so this is a fascinating night and what were seeing with the two parties is the narrow focus is going to be on the fact that donald trump and the Trump Campaign have no way and they do not know how to deal with Kamala Harris. It very difficult to say kamala is a cop and be a law and order president. Those two things simply do not mesh. Not only ahistorical and accurate but the message is they collide. So thats first. But second, it shows that the Republican Party and Democratic Party are going in two vastly different directions. The country is becoming more diverse and brown. Joe biden and camillkamala harr represent the demographics what the country will be and donald trump and Steven Miller and mike pence represent a day thats passed. So what i would say tonight is while donald trump and mike pence want to cheer on the confete co confederacy, wheere trying to reimagine what this country will look like. It goes back to a time where americans can feel good about being first and about thinking about what our country can be full of hope and faith. You know, gloria, its often said the picking of a Vice President is the first most important decision that a president makes. Im wondering what you think the process was like for joe biden. Well, i think it wfwas lengt and typical of joe biden talking to my sources that he Read Everything and even though he knew some of these women from debating them or serving with them in the senate, he watched them as they appeared on television. He interviewed them, and he considered it all in terms of who he was as Vice President and spoke with barack obama about this and what it is the president value and i think loyalty and confidence somebody who can govern and tells you about joe biden and emails with one of his choosing someone after him. Not donald trump, you heard donald trump at his press Conference Today talk about how nasty camillKamala Harris is, t the word he likes to use with women i might point out and this is just the opposite of that. Biden got dinged by her on the debate stage and moved on because thats who he is. Any woman who seems strong or asks a tough question is nasty. Nasty. Thats the word or black, anderson, or black. There is that, yes. Everyone, thank you. 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Wayfair youve got just what i need take the good, with the bad live the life you want to have send it off, with a bang whistling [ indistinguishable muffled words ] preorder now and get up to 150 samsung credit. Were going to take a look at the long road senator Kamala Harris took to run for the presidency that began in january and voiced applause from supporters. So lets remember in this fight we have the power of the people. We can achieve the dreams of our parents and grandparents. We can heal our nation. We can give our children the future they deserve. We can reclaim the American Dream for every Single Person in our country. And we can restore americas moral leadership on this planet. So lets do this. Lets bring in kyung law who covered senator harris from the day she announced until she dropped out. What was it like following her on the campaign trail . Reporter that example, that launch in oakland was the fascination that people had with her on the campaign trail. There were about 20,000 people according to the Police Department spill sboog ting int streets of oakland. People wanted to be around her. There was a charisma, fascination, a bit of celebrity surrounding Kamala Harris. Always wanted to show up, take a selfie and get close to her. Thats something that you felt regardless of whether you were in New Hampshire or oakland, california. And something that also i found really poignant is that harris took a lot of pictures. I snapped this picture exactly a year ago. I caught her in a moment that she was just preparing to take the stage in mount pleasant, iowa a very, very small town. It was extremely packed and this was a year ago as shes preparing to take the stage, shes now preparing to take the stage as the vice peresidential candidate for the Democratic Party. Not where she pictured herself a year ago but an important role. She dropped out of her campaign to get the nomination for president. You spoke obviously to a lot of her supporters at campaign events. What kind of audiences did she appeal to . This is really something the Biden Campaign was paying attention to. If you went to a Kamala Harris event no matter where it was, you saw an incredible amount of diversity. It was majority female, almost every single event i went to and again, regardless of the d demographics of the town, it was incredibly diverse as the town would bear and there were a lot of parents, a lot of suburban women and hmothers bringing ther young daughters to the event so they could see the example of camillKamala Harris. Thats a different sort of eninner geni energy and audience and passion that the Biden Campaign certainly must have taken notice of. What ultimately went wrong for her after the first debate she went over biden and her numbers rose and she got a lot of focus and attention and got slammed at the second debate by biden. I cant remember who else it was went after her. I think it was klobuchar. What went wrong . Well, right after that first debate it was in the days right after where she couldnt quite articulate the nitty gritty of policy and what she felt and explaining it in a clear cohesive manner and being consistent but remember, this is a very different time politically for the Democratic Party. So at this point, were talking about how you felt about medicare for all, how you felt about segregation, bussing and what that meant. Those are issues that really are important to the Democratic Party but different when you put it within the context of going against donald trump. So very different time today, anderson but yes, it was sort of that nitty gritty that stumbled her. Kyung law, appreciate it. Thanks. There is a lot of talk of history tonight. We want to get prospeerspective members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Sheila Jackson lee. Appreciate both of you. Congress woman jackson lee, i wonder your thoughts as you reflect on this candidacy. Well, were making history tonight joining myself with a great leader herself. Im delighted to be with her. There was much reflection but a lot of tears and a lot of reflection on the history of what were making today. What i would say is that so many women have tried to climb that mountain top that dr. Martin luther king spoke of in the early 1800s during the truth, tried to move into the suffering movement. We know madam c. J walker, jordan, fanny lou, today it is evident there is an affirmation of not only black women but women of southeast asia, women of color they reached of status where they are affirmed in this nation as equal partners and this mountain that weve all been trying to climb kamala has taken us to the mountain top. Its an enormously important moment and its based upon her own history and talent as she led such a Large Department in the a. G. s office. 4800 staff and 700 Million Dollar budget. It is now affirm that women can lead. Congress woman norton, i guess the same question to you, which is a couple weeks past congressman john lewis funeral, of course. Were seeing racial inequalities in american society. You know, clearly in the forfront of peoples minds. What does senator harris on the ticket mean to you . Well, anderson, they have thrown out or at least biden threw out the old playbook where you look to balance the ticket for instant geographically from california, shes going to get that state anyway. So he wanted a new way to quote balance the history, the ticket. He wanted to make history. And thats what he has done. Weve had white women on the ticket. We have never had an African American woman and he also needed to excite the ticket. We hear to blow the surface and hear the notion hes got a lot of support but the excitement is not yet there. I think this woman will bring excitement that the ticket needs. She went to howard university. I have to say representing the district of colombia, very special pride in that and also shows that biden is a very big man. He doesnt hold grudges because none of his opponents went at him in quite the way that Kamala Harris did. Congresswoman jackson lee, you worked with senator harris on reform. There is some in the black lives Matter Movement for instance who may look at younger people in particular who may look at her record as a District Attorney and say, well, you know, they would have liked to seen her do more on criminal Justice Reform when she was part of the system. What do you say to that argument to convince people otherwise . Well, fir st of all, we have to know kamala was a local prosecutor, senator harris as well as an attorney general. I look to the fact that she won the state of california with progressives and moderates and in between and that she ran this enormous department, but what i saw with policy became her per view, as soon as she walked into the United States senate we worked on her passion bail reform to held people that had not been prosecuted and began to work on mandatory minimums and sentencing reduction and ultimately Prison Reform and working on incarcerated women and frankly, joined me on the juneteenth holiday. When she had the chance to engage in policy, she was a stut well informed and had the passion of knowing the history of her heritage and by the way, she joined a sorority and thats a big deal. Happens to be alpha kappa alpha. She had a service that was when there were problems, when there was problems in the criminal justice system, she had no fear in bringing her policy and her knowledge of criminal justice law or criminal law to the table of reform. Thats what i like about senator harris. She was prepared to tackle this head on and she didnt allow her past history of being a prosecutor to stop her from being merciful and changing the laws. Congresswoman norton, its interesting with that early ernie ya e er nia Mallika Henderson said this is a safe choice for him and expected choice. She pointed outlook, this is a risky choice. There is still system make race sis systemic racism and this is a barrier not broke and do you think the country is ready . For an African American woman . Yes. Oh, i believe so. I believe so because the country seems to have tired of the same old way to approach the presidency. If you are joe biden, you need to show that youre not from the old school. One way to show youre not from the old school is to choose an African American woman. We have seen that women who by the way are the reason we took back the house of representatives are driving this election cycle. And when you consider the what has been in the streets about d. A. And reform from George Floyds murder, i think that ka ka mall mala harris can tur its head the role of d. A. She did reform of the d. A. s role but here where that role was at the top of the consciousness, she will be able to say i know exactly what to do now that the streets have been taken over by people who want just the kind of reform shes had experience in and can lead further. Congresswoman jackson lee, its one thing to she has run a National Campaign unsuccessfully but also run very tough campaigns and shes been in the arena for awhile now and shes one gets better the more youre out there, the more youre campaigning in the game. How important do you think that is and how important do you think that was for Vice President biden to know he was picking somebody who had experienced in the rough and tumble of not only had she been vetted but just in the rough and tumble of day to day campaigning . Anderson thanks is why this is also so doubly significant because those of us who know joe biden and know his heart and have seen him work, his great effort as part of his legislative agenda was the violence against women act know he has also affirmed women but he knows that this is having been through a number of campaigns himself, this is not a party and as evidenced by the first words from president trump, negative words about the relationship between the president , Vice President and senator harris as it related to the debate. She has been in the rough and tumble. She can respond very clearly in attacks that will come against her. The good news is in her own president ial campaign, she reached suburban women, urban and rural areas. She didnt leave any area out and she was gracious and engaging in all areas. She will be an asset in the out reach to those communities and woman pen being over 51 but more importantly, in the hard knocks of politics and campaigning, i think senator harris will astutely be able to handle what will come at her. They will use the vice presidency against joe biden. The Trump Campaign will do so, they are doing so now but she is knowledgeable in intel, knowledgeable in judiciary and issues of law and i think she will be tfar ready for that campaign. Congresswoman, thank you. Thanks. Well take a closer look who biden has chosen to be his running made and how ka Mamala Harris has made history in more ways than one next. So whats going on . Im a talking dog. The other issue. Oh. Im scratching like crazy. Youve got some allergic itch with skin inflammation. Apoquel can work on that itch in as little as 4 hours, whether its a new or chronic problem. And apoquels treated over 8 million dogs. Nice. And. The talking dog thing . Is it bothering you . 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Simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500 coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. Theyre off. In the kentucky derby. Rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. He scores stanley cup champions touchdown only mahomes. The big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. 84 days a black and south asian American Woman is chosen for the very first time to compete on a major party ticket. Many of you are familiar with senator camillKamala Harris but not know her back story a. P. Here a profile of joe bidens running mate. I describe myself as a proud american. Reporter Kamala Harris can add running mate, the first black woman nominated thin that role. I stand before you today to announce my candid see for president of the United States. Reporter it wasnt that long ago camillKamala Harris had her plans to unseat donald trump. I feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best of who we are. And im prepareded to fight and i know how to fight. Reporter big dreams for the daughter of two immigrants, who she says came to america to pursue their own dreams. Kamala harris was born in 1964. The daughter of a jamaican father and indian mother. She attended both a Christian Church and a hindu temple as a young girl while growing up near oakland, california. Her parents separated when she was just 7 years old. Harris later attended howard university. The h the historically black university in d. C. And began her law career after returning to california. It was just a couple blocks from this very spot nearly 30 years ago as a young District Attorney i walked into the courtroom for the first time. Reporter harris became san franciscos District Attorney in 2004. Congratulations attorney general. Reporter in 2011 she became californias first black female attorney general. She considered herself an innovator on crime including a controversial true w controversial tr controversial true web si program. She married an l. A. Lawyer in 2014 and has two stepchildren that call her mamala. Harris is the second black woman elected to the u. S. Senate. It was there senator harris experience as a prosecutor was on full display. Her no nonsense rapid fire slicing and dicing of testimony during key televised hearings kept witnesses on their toes. When she grilled then attorney general Jeff Sessions whether he had contacted with russians nationals, he practically pleaded for mercy. Im not able to be rushed this fastment it makes me near vous. Reporter in 2018 she set her sights on trumps pick for the Supreme Court brett kavanaugh. Can you think of any laws that give the government the pow to er to make decisions about the male body . Im happy to answer more specific question but reporter male versus female. Last year senator harris boldly took on attorney general william bar. Has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone, yes or no, please sir . The president or anybody else . Seems youd remember Something Like that and be able to tell us. Reporter she also took on her now running fate. I do not believe youre a racist and i agree with you when your comment yourself to the importance of finding Common Ground but i also believe and its personal and i was actually very it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on segregation of race in this country, and it was not only that but you also worked with them to oppose bussing. And, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her Public Schools and she was bussed to school every day, and that little girl was me. Reporter despite harris story, some have challenged her racial identity and criticized her for identifying as black when her parents are jay makin and indian. I am black, i was born black and i will die black and im proud of being black and i wont make excuses for anybody. They wont understand. This is the same thing they did to barbarack. They are trying to use powerful voices trying to sew hate and division among us. We need to recognize when were being played. Reporter harris ran on medicare for all and opposes the Death Penalty and hesitant to commit on rep stations. She likes the Green New Deal and in favor of legalizing marijuana. Shes also a proponent of lgbtq rights. I now declare you spouses for life. Reporter officiating at the first legal samesex marriage in california back in 2013. In march after biden became the presumptive nominee, Kamala Harris officially through her support his way. I have decided that i am with great enthusiasm going to endorse joe biden for president of the United States. I believe in joe. I really believe in him and i have known him for a long time. Reporter once a challengers, now a partner. I enever intend to fight for and transparency and trust. I intend to fight. Reporter with the biden harris ticket set, they could soon make history. Randi kaye, cnn, palm beach county, florida. Well have more on kahlmala harris in the next hour. Vladimir putin claims russia approved the worlds first covid19 vaccine. Questions loom large over safety and effectiveness. We have the head of the state run and sanjays take on it next. Vladimir putin took to state tv today to talk about what hes calling the worlds first approval of a covid19 vaccine. He said his daughter has taken it and has a slightly higher temperature after each dose but now she feels well. Its been named sputnik v. Moscow is brushing off skepticism and concerns about the vaccines efficacy or safety. We have the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund thats bankrolling the research along with our chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta. Early Clinical Trials of the vaccine havent been Peer Reviewed and theres no detailed data published about them. Will that be forthcoming . If not, why not . Well, yes, of course. All of the data will be published in august and russia is very forthcoming about the information. I think when we analyze this further, its important to separate reaction to this in the u. S. And some western countries and the rest of the world. I can go into this a little bit later. Thank you for joining us. You know, ive been following the vaccine trials from the start. Things have moved at a remarkable pace, much faster than vaccine trials have in the past, but still many of them are starting phase three trials just now. How is it that youve already had a vaccine thats approved . Has it gone through all the standard Clinical Trials that these types of vaccines go through . Yeah, thank you, dr. Gupta. Im a great fan of your books a lot. You need to understand several things about the russian vaccine. First of all, the history of very strong Vaccine Development in russia. You may know that katherine the great received vaccination in 1768 before any american vaccine was available for the next 30 years. Frankly, we have great scientists, but also russia had a headstart on this vaccine because there was lots of work being done or mers. So we used the work on ebola and mers and had a platform that was tested on thousands of people. You know this platform very well, its the human vector platform. The benefit of this platform is that its been developed over the last six years, tested on thousands of people, and its very different from monkey virus that cannot tested for a lot time and do not have longterm status of those approaches. So we believe that the human vector is the way to go. As a company such as in china and Johnson Johnson also use human investigators and we have a Great Technology if you understand youll be impressed with. We used two different investigators to deliver this vaccine. We believe two shots are needed for longterm immunity and we need to have two different vectors. So we have great scientists. It went through Clinical Phase and phase two trials and the rollout in russia will be very gradual. Were not going to give it to 10 Million People tomorrow. Its going to be a very gradual, careful rollout Going Forward. And i just want to be sure, i appreciate that explanation, mr. Dmitriev. Its this question that you presumably generated neutralizing antibodies in response to this vaccine, which is something that a lot of these candidates are looking for. But i think the question has still been are those neutralizing antibodies going to do the job, sir, right . If you give this to people, are they going to actually provide strong and longterm protection . And the only way to know that is to test is in tens of thousands of people of different ages and different sort of preexisting conditions, all of that. Isnt that necessary . Because the message seems to be coming this is approved and ready to go. It doesnt sound like youre at that point yet. Sure, you are right. The data will be forthcoming that on animals we have actually only labs that has lethal annual model and it showed 100 protection on animals. And also we really analyzed the Clinical Results we have. The rollout Going Forward will be very careful so well give it to highrisk groups Going Forward. The ethics is very important because how do you not give to people something that we believe is proven and can save them when you have it . So its not just an ethics of checking it but an ethics of protecting our frontline medical workers, people who are at high risk. Those will be the people who will voluntarily receive the vaccine. So all of the data will be forthcoming and you will see its very impressive data. I want to underscore two things. First of all, our vaccine platform is much more proven than some others out there. So if you have unproven mrma and you test it on 30,000 people, you still dont know longterm effects. The second point, the skepticism of the west is applied to many things russia does. If we were to introduce water into the u. S. Market, we will get comments it was probably unsafe, there is vodka in it or the recipe was stolen. So we need to more data will be published as well. The world health organization, they said that, quote, accelerating Vaccine Research should be done following established processes through every step of development to ensure that any vaccines that eventually go into production are both safe and effective. To those who are saying that this vaccine was rushed, i mean you believe its been proven. How has it been proven effective . Well, its been proven through phase one, phase two trials. We will have phase three trials in many other countries, in the uae, saudi arabia, brazil and philippines. So you havent done phase three . Well, according to russian law, when you have a pandemic, when you have epidemia like this, you can do phase three with launching into highrisk groups which we are doing. We believe thats exactly the right approach, and this approach makes sense. The rest of the world knowing some of the Science Behind our vaccine really likes what they see. We received 1 billion doses preorder of the vaccine. I think time will tell of the russian approach. I think in six months if its successful, there will be lots of questions that will be asked, why would some other countries instead of studying it a little bit more, giving it some benefit of the doubt, sort of blindly reject it. I think its related to other things like politics and not science. I just want to make sure were addressing this clearly, sir. So the phase three trials are going to include these people who are considered high risk such as health care workers, for example. Presumably youre going to get a diversity of people in terms of ages and preexisting medical conditions. But youre just targeting a specific population it sounds like to begin phase three trials and then youll know with greater certainty whether or not this works. But you cant say that it works at this point . No, we can say that it works. You know, ive taken it myself. Ive given it to my parents, to my wife. If you learn the science, and were happy to share it with you, you will be much more convinced. Other companies are following our steps, such as Johnson Johnson and we will start massive vaccination of russians in october. This vaccine will be available to other countries around november. We know the Technology Works and we will publish the data in august and september to demonstrate that. So its a gradual rollout in august and september will give of course some additional data, but our minister of health, our bureaucrats would not have approved it unless they were absolutely confident that the Technology Works, that it Shows Incredible safety and efficiency and safety is at the core of the vaccine because again, as i mentioned, its proven over the last six years platform that russia had and had a headstart on it versus some other nations who started to use more novel approaches not proven before. Mr. Dmitriev, i appreciate your time. I hope this works and we look forward to the release of the data that you said is going to be coming in august. We look forward to that. Thanks very much. Thank you so much. Sanjay, ill have more with you on this in the next hour. The president ial race has changed in a big way. How will Kamala Harris impact joe bidens bid Going Forward . Much more on this coming up. Good evening. Chris cuomo is off tonight. We begin with the examination of a candidacy this country has quite literally never seen before. Kamala harris will become the first black woman as well as the first asian woman on a president ial ticket. Praise pouring in from all corners of the Democratic Party. President obama said her own life story is one that i and