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PBS News Hour - Full Show

July 6, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, President Biden dismisses concerns over his age and performance as calls grow for him to drop out of the race. Then, as Iran elects its first reformist presidential candidate in two decades, what his victory means for the Islamic Republic's future. Plus, former astronaut Cady Coleman on overcoming obstacles during more than two decades with NASA. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Tonight on PBS

0:06.0

PBS news weekend, President Biden dismisses concerns over his age and

0:10.3

performance as calls grow for him to drop out of the presidential race.

0:14.3

Look, I mean, if the Lord of Money came out and said,

0:17.6

Joe, get out of the race and get out of the race, the Lord of money is not coming down.

0:21.3

Then Iran elects its first reformist candidate in two decades what his victory

0:26.4

means for the Islamic Republic's future and former astronaut Katie Coleman on

0:31.9

overcoming obstacles during more than two decades with NASA. Good evening. I'm Lisa Desjardin, John Yang is away.

0:52.5

President Biden is facing more calls for him to jump out of the 2024 race

0:57.3

following a disappointing debate performance last week.

1:00.3

Today, moderate Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig publicly declared that Biden should step aside as the party's nominee,

1:07.0

citing the debate and his words since, saying she does not believe he can win against Donald Trump.

1:12.0

PBS news has spoken with major Democratic... not believe he can win against Donald Trump.

1:13.0

PBS news has spoken with major Democratic donors and members of Congress today who are

1:17.2

privately signaling the same call.

1:20.0

This despite Biden sitting down yesterday for a television interview to address those

1:24.0

concerns. The president told ABC's George Stephanopoulos he thinks he can win and does not

1:29.1

plan on dropping out. Domenico Montanaro is NPR Senior Political Editor and Correspondent and

1:34.3

Kadehoba a political reporter for Semifor and my good colleagues who know

1:38.2

politics so well. I want to first talk about who I've talked to today, two members of Congress and a

1:44.1

major donor today who praised Biden to me but said sadly time for plan B this

1:49.2

even after Biden went to such lengths to try and explain what happened at the debate.

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