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Closer and closer. we broke news that mark putnam, one of the top democratic ad makers was in scranton, pennsylvania, where biden grew up, at the house he grew up at. he was scoping it over the weekend. the most clear sign to date that they are very serious about him jumping into this race. >> garrett, lets go to beto orourke. we have more details on what the break down is sfars fund-raising goes, because he has said he doesnt want super pacs, no big corporations behind him. hes had a pretty big...

To run at this point. polling shows that hes got strong name i.d. and would be a leading candidate in the top tier of candidates. but the ambivalence reflects an uneasiness about what might happen, a lack of certainty that he would survive this primary. i can tell you here at the white house, the president is concerned about biden. theres more of a familiarity with him and also a concern that this is somebody who if he gets to a general election could be tough in a lot of those states like penns...

>> i wonder who is funding this. i know hes not paying his lawyer by the -- >> by 9:00 a.m., lets try to get to 500,000 followers, devin nunes cow. >> so what are you going to be doing on the hill today, jake? what are you looking for? >> on top of the playbook today, you allude d to it, joe biden i increasingly showing signs hes going to get in. mark putnam was at joe bidens childhood home in scranton, scouting the location. so, that is a pretty firm sign that putnam has done work for barack ob...

Lets acknowledge there are millions of fellow americans working some of the toughest jobs in the shadows, sometimes paid less than minimum age. lets bring them out of the shadows which will make us safer. >> meanwhile, joe biden continues to dance around a possible entry into the 2020 race, with people close to the former vice president telling cnn an announcement is a matter of when, not if. biden has been working to shore up major endorsements and is making calls to donors ahead of an expected...

Democratic star. >> a person familiar with their meeting says that policy and politics were discussed, but not the possibility of joining the ticket. bidens team is now are considering scenarios for a campaign launch including possible locations in wilmington and bidens birth place of scranton, pennsylvania. boeing ceo trying to reassure the flying public after the two crashes killing nearly 350 people. the boeing chief says that the company is doing whatever is necessary to ensure the safety ...

When you talk a will the, sometimes youre going to say things that will draw scrutiny. but i think the question a lot of people ask themselves is do we want to go back and get a taste of the obama years? and then they talk about electability, a guy from scranton taking back the states that trump won, all the way through michigan and wisconsin. and theres reports that hes been meeting for hayesy ain other words, she would be his vice presidential candidate, which would be an interesting dynamic a...

Several possible locations for a launch or kickoff rally including wilmington back in his home state and scranton, pennsylvania where biden was born and is really part of his narrative as he tells of embracing and promoting the values of the middle class. there have also been discussions about him potentially selecting a ruppinning mate early on in t process. this could generate excitement and try to keep the focus on what he wants to be the primary focus is the fight against president trump. an...

Events and raise money. those numbers we dont expect on line. whats the current mood in the biden vibe? >> biden and his team are closely watching the figures that have come out. also him waiting to come in has given him a chance to size up the field. now theyre working, trying to get all the elements in place to put him in a position where he can see his command of the field once he enters. so theyre working on lining up major endorsements, including from black lawmakers who could be key to sup...

The president might have been actually worried about bidens poll number. theres a lot of concern in the republican party he could get away a lot of those working-class voters. biden was born in scranton, and so he has this authentic connection that hillary clinton and some other democrats dont have to places like wisconsin, ohio, pennsylvania and so that makes those states much easier to get if youre joe biden, and trump is definitely concerned that he wont get some of those moderate independent...

In past elections. >> why would joe biden, just for those who dont follow politics, there may be a few watching, why would those people like biden? the people that the presidents afraid will vote for him? why would they vote for him? >> i think, first of all, these folks have known him for a long time. hes been in public office for a long time. they know that. number two, hes from -- hes from a region thats a very white working class region. hes from delaware. he does very well in pennsylvania. ...