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Biden to give Oval Office address in first remarks since dropping out of 2024 presidential race
President Biden will address the nation Wednesday night from the Oval Office in his first on-camera remarks since he announced his shocking decision to drop out of the race for president.
The president will speak at 8 p.m. ET “on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people,” as he put it on X. The White House has not previewed the president’s remarks.
Democrats have fallen in line behind Vice President Kamala Harris, who Mr. Biden endorsed for the Democratic nomination shortly after announcing he would be ending his campaign. Mr. Biden cannot appoint a successor for the Democratic nomination, but since his announcement on Sunday, Harris has secured endorsements from a majority of Democratic delegates.
But otherwise, the president has been quiet since the political earthquake that he wouldn’t run for reelection as he recovers from COVID-19 symptoms at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The White House said on Tuesday that he tested negative, although it’s not clear when he tested negative. Mr. Biden told reporters Tuesday upon his return from Delaware that he’s feeling “well.”
In his Oval Office address, the president is expected to lay out what he plans to accomplish in his final six months as president.
Oval Office addresses are rare for a president, including for Mr. Biden. Before last week, Mr. Biden had only delivered two Oval Office addresses in three-and-a-half years as president. Last week, , after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Although Mr. Biden plans to participate in campaigning, stepping down from the Democratic ticket allows him to focus on the task of the presidency itself, away from the most intense rigors of the campaign trail.
“I’m not going anywhere,” the president told his campaign staff — who are now Harris’s campaign staff — Monday. “I’m going to be out there on the campaign with her, with Kamala. I’m going to be working like hell, both as a sitting president, getting legislation passed, as well as — and campaigning.”
This Oval Office address, as well as any speech the president gives at the Democratic National Convention, will be one of the most critical of not just Mr. Biden’s presidency, but of his legacy, as he completes more than five decades in public service.
How to watch President Biden’s Oval Office address
- What: President Biden gives Oval Office address after dropping out of 2024 race
- Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Location: White House – Washington, D.C.
- Online stream: Live on CBS News in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
- TV: CBS stations (find your local station here)
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.
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A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia police were notified about a shooting on a SEPTA bus traveling on Allegheny Avenue near 3rd and 4th streets in North Philadelphia, Inspector D F Pace told CBS News Philadelphia.
There were an estimated 30 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, Pace said, but only the 17-year-old boy was believed to have been shot. Investigators said they believe it was a targeted attack on the teenager and that he was shot in the back of the bus at close range.
According to Pace, the SEPTA bus driver alerted a control center about the shooting, which then relayed the message to Philadelphia police, who responded to the scene shortly.
Officers arrived at the scene and found at least one spent shell casing and blood on the bus, but no shooting victim, Pace said. Investigators later discovered the 17-year-old had been taken to Temple University Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition, according to police.
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Through their preliminary investigation, police learned those involved in the SEPTA shooting may have fled in a silver-colored Kia.
Authorities then found a car matching the description of the Kia speeding in the area and a pursuit began, Pace said. Police got help from a PPD helicopter as they followed the Kia, which ended up crashing at 5th and Greenwood streets in East Mount Airy. Pace said the Kia crashed into a parked car.
The driver of the crashed car ran away but police were still able to take them into custody, Pace said.
Investigators believe there was a second person involved in the shooting who ran from the car before it crashed. Police said they believe this person escaped near Allegheny Avenue and 4th Street, leaving a coat behind.
According to Pace, police also found a gun and a group of spent shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting in the same area.
“It’s very possible that there may have been a shooting inside the bus and also shots fired from outside of the bus toward the bus,” Pace said, “We’re still trying to piece all that together at this time.”
This is an active investigation and police are reviewing surveillance footage from the SEPTA bus.