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Election 2024 updates: Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris

Vice President Harris will hold her first campaign rally Tuesday in Wisconsin.

Last Updated: July 23, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT

After President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the party favorite to replace him at the top of the ticket.

Biden endorsed Harris on Sunday -- and, since then, a wave of others Democrats have done so. Harris on Monday secured enough delegates to become presumptive Democratic nominee, ABC News reported.

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When Biden took ill in Vegas last week, roads were shut down on route to hospital: Police

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began shutting down roads leading to UMC Hospital last week when President Biden took ill in Vegas, according to the department.

"The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was notified that President Joe Biden was sick on July 17th during his visit to Las Vegas. We did not know the nature of his illness. As a precaution, LVMPD proactively began to shut down roads leading to UMC Hospital. The Secret Service then advised LVMPD the President was going directly to Harry Reid International Airport and would be leaving Las Vegas," the department told ABC News.

Biden tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, following a campaign event in Las Vegas, the White House said. He has been self-isolating in Rehoboth, Delaware.

-ABC News' Josh Margolin and Alex Stone

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VP vetting process has begun: Shapiro, Cooper, Kelly, Beshear asked to submit materials

The vetting of potential running mates for Harris has already begun, according to a source briefed on the process.

"The horse has left the barn," the source said.

The campaign does not see Aug. 7 as a deadline -- a date that marks the end of the planned virtual roll call, according to the source. The vice presidential pick is unlikely to be finalized by then.

The source said these four individuals have all been asked to submit materials: Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly; Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania; Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Andy Beshear of Kentucky.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in the Rotunda of the state Capitol, Mar. 26, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky.
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But that list is "not exhaustive" -- in other words, there may be another name or two, the source added.

-ABC News' Jonathan Karl

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Biden to address the nation tomorrow

President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, in Washington.
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President Biden will deliver remarks about his decision to drop out of the 2024 race on Wednesday.

"Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people," Biden wrote on X.

Biden announced his decision to not seek reelection in a letter addressed to his "fellow Americans" that he posted on social media on Sunday.

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Harris issues statement on fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, said she 'deserved to be safe'

Harris has issued a statement on the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot in her own home by a deputy after calling 911 to report a possible intruder.

"Sonya Massey deserved to be safe," Harris wrote in the statement. "After she called the police for help, she was tragically killed in her own home at the hands of a responding officer sworn to protect and serve. Doug and I send strength and prayers to Sonya’s family and friends, and we join them in grieving her senseless death."

Police body camera footage was released by by the Illinois State Police Monday afternoon.

"The disturbing footage released yesterday confirms what we know from the lived experiences of so many – we have much work to do to ensure that our justice system fully lives up to its name," Harris said.

Harris said he joined Biden in calling on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act -- a bill she coauthored when she served in the Senate.

"In this moment, in honor of Sonya’s memory and the memory of so many more whose names we may never know, we must come together to achieve meaningful reforms that advance the safety of all communities," Harris said.

-ABC News' Sarah Beth Hensley