It's polling better than Biden, but that's not nearly good enough.

We start here.

Vice President Kamala Harris tries to chart a new path to election.

If her first campaign stop is any indication, it's going to be the exact same map as Biden.

But first she has to shore up the Democratic base, what new polling says about her strengths and weaknesses.

A wildfire explodes in Northern California.

All of a sudden there was a major shift in the wind here and this fire just spotted right up.

What we know about the damage and the suspected arsonist behind it.

And a Chinese spy balloon is one thing, but what are Chinese bombers doing off Alaska?

Kind of the equivalent of an aerial... Chinese bombers doing off Alaska.

Kind of the equivalent of an aerial finger to the US.

The US scrambled jets to escort them away for what might not be the last time.

From ABC News, this is Start Here.

I'm Brad Milkey.

This week began with President Biden making the historic

announcement that he would not be seeking re-election. This week ends with

his Vice President Kamala Harris in full presidential campaign mode.

We are witnessing a full-on assault on hard fought, hard-won freedoms and rights.

On Wednesday, Harris was in Indianapolis holding a social justice town hall.

Yesterday she spoke to thousands of teachers at an AFT union event in Houston

before meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

back in DC. We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow

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