Good evening. It is a historic night in this country, regardless of your politics. It is a historic

night in the historic arc of this country because a short time ago Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris

of California to be his running maid for the Democratic presidential ticket. She is the first

black woman on a major party's presidential ticket. She's also the first Asian American

woman as well. She's also the first candidate whose marriage is multi-racial. Harris is the

product of an American dream that began beyond these shores. Her mother and father both immigrants

from India and Jamaica, respectively. They not only rose to prominent positions in academia but

marched in the civil rights movement, giving what Harris has called a quote,

stroller-eye view, unquote, of activism from a very young age. President Obama released a

statement after her selection was announced. It reads, in part, quote, I've known Senator Harris

for a long time. She's more than prepared for the job. She spent her career defending our

constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. Her own life story is one that I

and so many others can see ourselves in. A story that says that no matter where you come from,

what you look like, how you were, Sherpur, who you love, there's a place for you here.

It's a fundamentally American perspective, one that's led us out of the hardest times before

and it's a perspective we can all rally behind right now. It's good more from our senior

Washington correspondent Jeff Zellani. So what do you learn about how this decision came about?

Interesting. Good evening. We're learning some new details and we are told that about 90

minutes before this announcement was made, which was about 415 or so here in the east. So about

245 or so, Senator Harris was at her Washington condominium and she received a phone call with a

job offer from former Vice President Joe Biden. Of course, they have been talking throughout this

process. They had at least one meeting that we know of, which was a virtual meeting before this,

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