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Mills here with me. how did they not know? heres joe bidens defense, by the way. take a listen. >> we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a cam bane debad -- campaign debate exchange cant do justice to a lifetime commitment to civil rights. i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice including busing. i never, never, never, ever opposed voluntary busing. i fought my heart out to ensure that civil rights and voting rights, equal rights are enforced everywher...

>> what is the biden campaign saying about how this has been playing out. they cannot be pleased about last night. >> reporter: i think the biden campaign is aware that this was not the former vice presidents best performances. were told that biden is aware that he needs to do better going forward and there are real questions about the former vice president and whether he is a candidate who meets the moment of the current democratic party. but one thing going forward thats also going to be impor...

60 seconds on campaign debate exchange cant do justice to a lifetime commitment to civil rights. i never, ever opposed voluntary busing. >> reporter: hes reacting to the debate confrontation can kamala harris. >> 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. >> we want to have this campaign litigated on who supports civil rights and whether i did or not, im happ...

I never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busing. as a program that senator harris participated in. >> now he wants to look forward. >> we have to recognize that kid wearing a hoodie may very well be the next poet laureate and not a gang banger. there are too many black men and women in prison. >> that right there is perhaps a nod to bidens comments last night during the debate that while harris was a prosecutor in her past life putting people in jail biden was a public defender during some o...

But, you know, we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange cant do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights. i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including busing. i never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busing. and as a program that senator harris participated in and made a difference in her life. i did support federal action to address root causes of segregation in our schools and our communities, including taking...

I fought my heart out to ensure that civil rights and voting rights, equal rights are enforced everywhere. >> former vice president joe biden defending his record on civil right yesterday in the aftermath of senator kamala harris debate night attack. joining me now, margery clifton and amy holmes. ladies, welcome to you both. marjory, what do you make of how the former vice president has responded to the criticisms by kamala harris? do you think its going to hurt him? >> the challenge biden had ...

Known what he already had said a week or so later. honestly, joe biden put his foot in his mouth a week or so ago when he brought up the whole section about segregationist. she shoved his foot down his throat. >> laura: she didnt meanings that they were both democrats. the democrat senators in the south is a convenient fact a lot of democrats today want to sweep under the rug. joe biden tried to clean up what he said last night at a rainbow push event today. lets watch. >> i heard and listened t...

What he already had said a week or so later. honestly, joe biden put his foot in his mouth a week or so ago when he brought up the whole section about segregationist. she shoved his foot down his throat. >> laura: she didnt meanings that they were both democrats. the democrat senators in the south is a convenient fact a lot of democrats today want to sweep under the rug. joe biden tried to clean up what he said last night at a rainbow push event today. lets watch. >> i heard and listened to and ...

Committed to civil rights. i never, never, never, ever opposed voluntary busing. >> tom foreman takes a deeper look at the facts surrounding the controversial stance on busing. >> reporter: it is the sharpest attack of the debate. kamala harris lighting into joe biden for opposing racial busing decades ago. >> and there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools. and she was bused to school every day. and that little girl was me. >> reporter:...

Accuse root problem in the community and including changing the way neighborhoods were segregated. >> we should note he never opposed voluntary busing and he said he never opposed busing period. what is your reaction? >> well, first of all, the record speaks differently from the quotes from the time and i read them, again it is decades ago, problematic and he needs to talk to the record, from the 1994 crime bill, i was a law student and who was being followed or singled out by police that led to...