6 AM ET: Democrats against Biden, Beryl 'flattened' island, Jewish graves vandalized & more

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

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A growing number of leading Democrats want President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race for the White House. Hurricane Beryl is making its way towards Jamaica after the Prime Minister of Grenada said it "flattened" an island there. There are warnings that 4th July heat could be "exceptionally dangerous and lethal" for parts of the US. 250,000 people were at a religious ceremony in India that ended in a deadly crowd crush. Plus, the FBI is investigating after dozens of Jewish graves were vandalized in Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, July 3rd.
0:08.0	A growing number of Democratic leaders say they want President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024
0:14.4	race after his disastrous debate performance for the good of the party and the
0:19.4	country.
0:20.4	CNN talked to dozens of current and former party officials, donors, and longtime Biden allies,
0:26.4	with many saying he should quit and some were wanting it to happen this week.
0:31.0	Representative Lloyd Duggett of Texas is the first sitting Democratic
0:34.8	congressman to break ranks publicly. I salute President Biden. I just feel that
0:40.1	it's time for him to step aside if we were to be able to protect what he
0:45.2	allowed us to gain in 2020. He delivered us from Trump then. He could be
0:50.2	delivering us to Trump this year.
0:52.0	Biden has blamed his poor debate performance on his can be delivering us to Trump this year.
0:52.6	Biden has blamed his poor debate performance on his grueling travel schedule,
0:56.9	saying at a fundraiser last night that he, quote,
0:59.7	almost fell asleep on stage.
1:01.9	And the White House is adamant that he's staying in the race,
1:04.9	avoiding commenting on polling that showed Vice President Carmelah Harris could have a better chance
1:10.0	in a matchup with former President Donald Trump.
1:13.0	Take a listen to how Harris responded,
1:15.0	when CBS News asked her if she'd be ready to lead the country.
1:18.0	Look, Joe Biden is our nominee.
1:22.0	We beat Trump once and we're going to beat him again. Period.
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