>> a busy wednesday morning in politics, vice president joe biden is stepping back into the spotlight today, giving a speech this afternoon in miami, first major event since speculation began about the plans for a 2016 bid. nbc news has learned that the super pac hoping to draft the vice president into the race is staffing up in the key primary state of south carolina and this morning biden is getting encouragement from a prominent republican. >> i think it's good for the democratic party. they need more choices, they are far short of candidates compared to us. we have a lot of candidates. >> yes, you do. >> i would love to see joe run. my attitude is go for it, joe. >> nbc's peter alexander is here with me this morning. good morning? >> nice to see you. >> welcome. it looks like a campaign and sounds like a campaign. joe biden will be on the campaign trail in essence while he'll fight for the importance of community colleges, miami-dade with a huge hispanic