If it's Thursday, President Biden and Vice President Harris hold their first joint event since President Biden ended his reelection bid,

appearing for an enthusiastic crowd with the feel of a campaign rally as they celebrated lowering prescription costs for millions on Medicare.

Plus, former President Trump is set to take questions from reporters this hour

one day after hammering Democrats on the economy and rising prices,

while also lobbying the kinds of personal attacks on Harris

that allies have been urging him to avoid.

And an urgent round of ceasefire talks underway right now in the Middle East

without Hamas officials at the negotiating table and with the threat of Iran retaliation

still looming.

Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kristen Welker.

In just a few minutes, former President Trump is set to hold his second news conference in as many weeks at his Bedminster Golf Club. We will bring you that live when it begins.

But we begin with President Biden and Vice President Harris holding

their first joint event since President Biden stepped aside and Harris became the Democratic nominee.

The two of them receiving a warm welcome from the crowd as they touted the administration's effort

to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Now, the White House today announced an agreement with drug makers

to lower costs under Medicare for 10 common prescription drugs,

which include medications for diabetes, heart failure, blood cancers, and more.

Medicare was prohibited by law from negotiating lower drug prices.

And those costs then got passed on to our seniors, but not anymore.

Today, I'm proud to announce that Medicare has reached agreement with all manufacturers

on all 10 drugs selected in the first round of negotiations.

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