your money's good, you feel good the number one want to win earth with leah primer sunday at nine on cnn the first presidential debate of 2024 is in the books and at this writing, it's likely to be remembered as the defining moment of the race good morning, everyone. >> cnn this morning is live in atlanta. it is 5:00 a.m. here on the east coast. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us to stakes last night, we're extraordinarily high and in the eyes of many democrats, their candidate failed to meet the moment he failed to prove that he has the ability to lead for four more years. they say because of moments like this thank you. >> sure. that we're able to make every single time person eligible for what i've been able to do with the covid excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with if we finally beat medicare president's performance marred by a frequently inaudible voice and several instances where he struggled, seems to struggle to complete a thought or make his case 40% fewer people coming across the border illegally, his bedroom, he left office and i'm going to continue to move until we get the total ban on the total initiative relative to what we can do with more border patrol and more asylum u.s. >> president trump. >> i really don't know what he said at the end of their sentence. i don't think he knows what he said either even as donald trump spoke, biden's stare projected an image that his team had hoped to avoid and as millions of americans watched, viewers noticed in a cnn instant poll following the debate, two thirds of viewer said that trump won. >> and now the previously unspeakable is being said out loud. democrats were wondering, should joe biden be replaced as they're presidential nominee? one democratic source telling me overnight quote, if i were newsom, gavin or witmer, gretchen, i'd be making calls tonight the california governor says that no phone calls are necessary, claiming he's got no interest in challenging the president i would never turn my back on president biden never turn my back on president biden. i don't know what democratic party that would do so, especially after tonight we have his back, we run that the 90 yard dash. we are all in. we're going to double down in the next few months. we're going to win this election all right, let's bring cnn senior data reporter harrington and alex thompson. >> he has national political reporter for axios. good morning to you both. thank you very much for being here after this late night. alex thompson. i know you are incredibly wired in with the ball biden's team. we we saw those circuits, it took them a minute to get out there onto the floor last night, but when they did, they came out trying to project this message of strength isn't going to work. >> well, listen, i've covered the biden white house now for three-and-a-half years. and as someone that's reported on his age quite a few times i can tell you that the white house is response every single time has come up for three-and-a-half years has been to deflect to gaslight, to not tell the truth, not just to reporters, not just other democrats, but even at times to themselves about the president's limitations at his age, there's a reason why he has not done as many interviews are present conferences as any president in decades, there's a reason he does not do events almost ever before 10:00 a.m. and is rarely on camera after sick pm. and the reason is because he has limitations. he is 81 81-years-old, but the problem was they were not forthright with other democrats. they weren't at times forthright with themselves. and that is why democrats sorry, i'm full freak out mode because what they saw is finally what they have been obscuring alex how much of this is relatively recent because it does seem like there has been the level of anxi and hand-wringing behind the scenes has started to bubble up really aggressively in the last couple of months in the cuellar, is there something that happened? >> it was was there a turning point scholar? i mean, it's father time. i think the thing is you have to remember, take us back to 2022 and it was supposed to be a red wave. there wasn't sorted the exuberance of victory, or at least not doing as proceed victory, not doing his bad they hoped there was there was a sense that, hey, we can do this and thing is that when joe biden, you look at joe biden even like late 2022, the fact is that he has his public performance has slipped considerably over the last year, and that's why you saw basically a lot of democrats get inke see now, joe biden was able to put off some that inks in the say, the unit union address, but he was on a teleprompter there and now he wasn't a teleprompter. it was 90 minutes. and this is what happened. >> yeah. i mean, i will say even compared to the state of union you're right. he was on a teleprompter, but everything about the way he presented on camera, even when he wasn't talking, was different in the state of the union harry entin, the white house has said, i want to play a little bit more of some of what we heard from the president over the course of this debate that's one of the things that kept coming up in the texts that i was an emails i was exchanging with democrats as this was all unfolding and that was the president's voice. the persistent cough. now, the white house said get in the middle of the debate while the president had a cold, let's just play a little bit of that sure mr. trump, love me we brought on position where communist world you two the ability for the u.s to be able to negotiate drug prices with big pharma companies i mean, it's tough. it was very tough for the democrats. i talked to you last night to watch what as a nonpartisan analysts, it was tough to watch. it was like watching a great ball player in decline. i went back and watched his debate performances during the 2008 democratic primary murray season or in the vice presidential debate in 2008. and the market difference between the man that i saw back in 2008 and the one that i saw on that stage last night, it was almost as if i was looking at two completely different human beings. >> it is very striking. you are absolutely right when you go back and look at some of those previous debate performances, alex, um, one thing i keep coming back to here because as we enter this morning where clearly we are now going to have a conversation about whether democrats are going to push to remove president biden from their presidential ticket ahead of the convention. it would basically take him deciding to drop out for that to happen and part of why the pressure is so intense is because of the x essential way that democrats view this election, right? he's not running against nikki haley or marco rubio, or a generic republican. he is running against donald trump, who clearly interfered with a peaceful transfer of power and he did it in no small part because president biden is in this race in no small part because he beat donald trump before and seems to think he's the only one that could beat him again in december, he acknowledged this fact. he said, i'm not sure i would be running if donald trump wasn't running. he said this at a fundraiser he was asked about those comments when he returned to the white house. let's just watch that respect. >> so but he is running have to run no not now i mean, that is so incredibly telling as we head into this moment where clearly there are going to be democrats putting pressure on joe biden and jill biden just to get him to do something different here. >> yeah. i have to run that was the key part of that that statement he feels this obligation. he really does feel this great loading for the moral character of donald trump. he does see himself as this bulwark of democracy. but if you're a democrat and you believe that the republic will fall if donald trump is elected and you are wondering tonight is if joe biden is the most electable candidate. now the problem is there in the worst of both worlds here, let's actually so you just say, let's say tomorrow or today, joe biden drops out of the race you, the democratic convention does not happen until mid to late august. that means that whoever they pick an early voting starts mid september. so whoever they pick, they are going to have four weeks to stand up an entire campaign to actually get the money. and then the party could very well pull itself apart for over palestine, over lots of other issues at the convention as they both sort of like jockey pile over. and so it can actually even be a worse outcome yeah, there are no good answers. there are no good answers were in an unprecedented moment, something i feel like that in some way might be written up by aaron shock and at some point in time and i just i don't know. but what i do know is this joe biden was trailing going into last night, he lost the debate last night, i went back. i looked at incumbents who lost the first debate, who are also trailing going into the first debate, you know how many of them one in the modern era? 000 i go and i say, look, i've been through a lot of things in politics were still a lot of time until november but democrats are panicking and you know what they should be panicking if the west wing was aaron seconds dream, i guess maybe night all alright, gentlemen, stick with us. thank you very much. are coming up next here president biden is going to try to take his campaign to voters today after that dismal debate, performance, this as republicans are around, around their guy praising his performance then we'll dig into this moment from last night i didn't have sex with a pornstar i guess we should have expected to hear that on the debate stage. our coverage of cnn's presidential debate continues a quick break judge, roger i've been waiting for this all year march sunday, july 7 on discovery edge dream on a heart attack. >> do they have life insurance? >> no. >> but we have life insurance john, i'm trying to find something we can afford fortunately, it only a few minutes, select poll found john a $500,000 policy for only $29 a month and his wife and a $500,000 policy for only $21 a month. >> go to select quote.com now and get the insurance your family needs price. you can afford. select quote, we shop, you save america, you love alien take and now you can get two roles for free. that's right. three introducing alien take the double-sided ultra strong tape that bonds instantly hold on tight. just cut alien tape to size, place it where you want it peel off the back and in bonds instantly to almost any the surface. and when you're done, just give it a twist and it comes right off check this out, haley and tape works on glass, metal would tile carpet, and so much more, it sticks instantly. it's almost anything alien tapes, nano grip technology locks into place and holds tied alien tape is great for a quick fix. all around the house hang outdoor lights with no tools it's perfect for installing security cameras. alien safe, instantly locked down rugs and holds them in place so they don't blow away just cut alien tape to size, peel off the bat, place it where you want it, it bonds instantly and locks tied on to almost any surface. and when you're done, just give it a twist, then it comes write-off, no nails or screws. you'll use it indoors, outdoors, and it even works on stone, brick, and more. and remember, haley tape is the double-sided for, strong tape that instantly locks into place and holds on tight. >> there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of uses for alien. now, here's your chance to try alien in types of tv offer call, or go online to get your role of the incredible alien tape for the low, low price of just 1999 plus shipping and processing order today i can get two additional roles of aliant take absolutely free. >> that's right. you can get three roles availing and tape for one low price gears out of order to order call 1806 521656. that's 1806 521656. or go to trial i alien tape.com, so-called 1806 521656. that's 1806 521656. or order online and try alien tape.com the best things, in life come in twos two scoops of ice cream, two thumbs up and now by any phone, when you switch to consumer cellular and get two months of his free, that's right, two months free. all the fast, reliable nationwide coverage make this which today when we say it will be on time, they expect it to be on time. >> turned shipping to your advantage keep those expectations with reliable ground shipping thanks, brandon, with usps ground advantage i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. >> now, they're sky rosie, things are looking afghan symptoms control well, macron's means everything to me feel significant symptom relief at four weeks with sky rosie, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements sky rosie is the first il-13 inhibitor that can deliver remission and visibly improved damage of the intestinal lining and scan receipt is proven to help deliver long-lasting remission at one year serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms had a vaccine or plan to liver problems may occur in crohn's disease now's the time to ask your gastroenterologist how you can take control of your crone what's sky rosie learn how fv could help you save i'm laura madowo on the streets of nairobi. >> and this joe biden had one thing he had to do tonight. no, he didn't do it. does that mean that joe biden is not a candidate? i don't know that. i do think people feel like that we are confronting a crisis confronting a crisis that was former democratic senator claire mccaskill talking about last night's debate president biden seemed though afterwards, to brush off concerns about his performance watch he did well, did you have any concerns about your performance no, i talked to debate a lot it's hard to debate a liar harry. i mean argue on twitter last night there was this whole thing. oh, trump was alive. why wasn't he getting fact check them real time? that was joe biden's job. he is supposed to be back checking donald trump in real time. if there's such an agreed, just like when you were arguing bring about procedure, you are losing you are losing and last night, it was very clear to me that the rules that were set up, which were supposedly going to be so beneficial to donald trump actually helped donald trump. they hurt joe biden. he seeming that we're supposed to be beneficial to joe biden is correct, right? yeah. correct. sorry, 505 were early for early they were supposed to be beneficial hello, joe biden. in fact, they were beneficial to donald trump. he all of a sudden, look, we've been through now, what three general election debates in 20162 and 2020. this is the first time that donald trump scored a clear victory, well into ads that really quick. let's remember, this debate was joe biden's idea. this his campaign's idea now some advisers weren't sure if this was a wise plan. i can tell you back in the spring, but joe biden wanted to debate donald trump joe biden believed mano a mano face-to-face i can take this guy on. he then went on howard stern he and he was asked, are you going to bait? he said, yes, we're going to be two or three weeks later. they set this up they set this up in june. they basically said all the rules and they set the date and this and it backfired. >> never underestimate that the candidate are in this, i mean, in this case, the president, but also the candidate, what they want goes, i mean, these organizations, these campaigns are reflections of the people at the top very briefly, alex, i want to play this moment kamala harris did an interview right here on cnn with anderson cooper and the immediate aftermath. and you could kind of see that she was taken aback a little bit by some of the questions from anderson which were entirely fair. but here was how she described. she called it a slow start, but a strong finish. let's just watch it yes. there was a slow start, but it was a strong finish. people can debate on style points, but ultimately, this election and who is the president of the united states has to be about substance and the contrast is cleared now. of course why is what she does so interesting? >> because she is the vice president of the united states and then a conversation about replacing the top of the ticket. she's inevitably in it. >> oh, absolutely. i mean, she would be the front runner automatically despite some democratic concerns. and that's why i need democratic concern. since i would i would i would argue at least according to my reporting mind you but the thing is that she's going to have joe biden. >> you're not going to see any cleavage because her path to the nomination lies through joe biden. if that is going to happen, and if joe biden loses her path to the 2028 nomination also probably lies through joe biden. she is not going to show any cleavage, but she's a little bit i think she was a little bit shaken there because she's been out there very publicly saying joe biden has been in control. he is coordinating all these meetings. he is completely fine, especially right after the robert hur report, which raised serious his concerns about joe biden's age over that interview with robert hur last fall, she was out there saying, he is great. key is fine. she was actually a huge validator, really interesting. all right, coming up next here, the candidates, of course, we're pressed on the issues we're going to talk about donald trump's promise on abortion and from policy to personal attacks. there was some nastiness on stage last night attrition stages of convicted felons meaning, when he talks about a convicted felon, his centers, a convicted felon at a very high level july 4th. >> cnn concert event with performance by keith urban, shanty, maybe wrexham, the killers, and many more go for, dinner america. >> there thursday, july 4, dead seven eastern on cia kinda riva support your brain health. mary janet, hey, eddie know fraser, franck franck bread. how are you fred fuel up to seven brain health indicators, including your memory joined the new riva brain health challenge did i read this? 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