Biden Ends 2024 Election Bid, GOP's Response To Biden & Harris, Massive Airport Delays, Philadelphia Mass Shooting

Today on America in the Morning Biden Ends 2024 Election Run Never before has a sitting President running for re-election stepped down from the race to the White House this late in the process, but that's just what President Joe Biden did Sunday afternoon, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the top of the Democrat ticket. John Stolnis has more on this political bombshell from Washington. GOP Reaction To Biden’s Decision Republicans, including GOP nominee former President Donald Trump, are reacting to President Biden's decision to drop out of the Presidential race. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. First Kamala Harris Poll What do Democrats think about placing Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democrat ticket? Correspondent Donna Warder has the results of a poll that could give the V-P a boost. Power Grid Angst In Texas Heat-related Texas deaths continue to climb after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power for days or longer. As correspondent Julie Walker reports both Texas residents and Governor Greg Abbott are demanding answers as to why the power outages in the Houston area have lasted so long. Migrant Caravan Heading To US Mexico is reporting that nearly 3,000 migrants from a number of countries are about to depart Southern Mexico on foot, hoping to reach the US border sometime before November. Missouri Woman Released From Prison A Missouri woman who served decades in prison is free after her 1980 murder conviction was overturned. Correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports that the decision to release the inmate came after the judge threatened to file charges against the state’s attorney general. Biden Drops Election Bid After intense pressure from within his own party, President Biden announced on social media he’s dropping his reelection bid. As correspondent Jackie Quinn reports the 81-year-old Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, and said he would address the nation in the coming days to tell the American people why he’s ending his candidacy, but will remain president for the rest of his term. Donors Give To Kamala Within hours of President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to drop out of the 2024 election with less than four months before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is already seeing a surge of large donor support. Democrats Happy With Biden Decision From political experts, members of Congress, and Democrat supporters, the move by Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race was met with applause by those of his own party. Correspondent Julie Walker reports there is hope among Democrats that Vice President Kamala Harris can reenergize their party faithful and help sway independent voters against former President Donald Trump. Massive Airport Delays Fallout from a Friday tech outage continues to cause angst in the airline industry, leading to frustration among passengers across the nation and around the world. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Examining The Global Outage In the story of a global computer outage, it's no small irony that a cybersecurity update causes the largest disruption of networked systems in history. With that part of the story, here’s tech correspondent Chuck Palm. Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police in Philadelphia are trying to figure out what sparked a mass shooting at a weekend party that left three people dead. Bob Brown has details. Finally Heading Home He’s finally coming home - a World War II POW whose remains were located after he went missing nearly 80 years ago have now been returned. Correspondent Rita Foley reports. Another American Sentenced In Russia A rock band manager who was arrested in Russia on alleged drug charges learned his fate. A Kremlin court sentenced Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in a Russian penal colony. Finally The happiest place on Earth may be setting the stage for a labor strike. Kevin Carr has the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices