New signs today that Vice President Harris is ready to pick her running mate.

The lead starts right now.

Vice President Kamala Harris about to hold a rally in the key battleground state of Georgia, as

CNN learns that Harris's VP pick will be joining her on the campaign trail as soon as next

week.

Harris today out with her first ad blitz while the Trump campaign hits

back with new ads of its own going after the VP on the border.

Mitch and Governor Gretchen Whitmer will join me to discuss the state of the race and her new book.

Plus, we may be several months from Election Day, but the election deniers are already

sewing the seeds of doubt and as conspiracy theorists and election liars prepare for 2024 and their new jobs

as election officials in key battleground states.

We'll take a look at that and blast in Beirut the Israeli military conducts what it says is a targeted strike against a key Hezbollah commander

Retaliation they say for the Saturday attack by the terrorist group that killed 12 children in the

Golan Heights were live in both Lebanon and Israel with the breaking developments. Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper, and we start today with our 2024 lead because in just a few hours

Vice President Kamala Harris returns to the campaign trail in the crucial battleground state of Georgia. And ahead of her speech, CNN's M.J. Lee is report. the The search for a Democratic vice presidential candidate is nearing its end.

Today the race to define Vice President Harris to the public began a new chapter.

The Harris for President campaign launching its first TV ad in a nearly 50 million dollar

push focusing on the Vice President's career in public service.

As a

prosecutor, she put murderers and abusers behind bars.

As California's attorney general, she went after the big banks and won 20 billion dollars for homeowners.

And as vice president, she took on the big drug companies to cap the cost of insulin for seniors

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