Joe Biden Campaigns in New Hampshire; Audio Glitch Makes Bill de Blasio Sound Like Chipmunk.
HOWELL: U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden took his campaign to New Hampshire this weekend. It is a small state but it is a key state, as Biden looks to cement his status as Democratic front-runner. More now from the Granite State.</s>ARLETTE SAENZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Joe Biden made a two-day swing for New Hampshire taking his pitch and message directly to voters here in this first in the nation primary state. One thing Biden has repeatedly focused on is the notion of electability. But in New Hampshire, Biden laid out the election, said it's not just about defeating President Trump but also about sparking a movement. Take a listen to what he had to say.</s>JOE BIDEN, FORMER U.S. VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We can't just be a campaign about beating President Donald Trump. He's trafficking in some of the ugliest and darkest forces that have long run through this nation's history. A simple campaign is not enough to beat him. It has to be a movement. It has to be a movement, a movement grounded on the values and ideals that define us as a nation.</s>SAENZ: He was also asked during a gaggle with reporters about concerns from some voters about his age. In the past, he has said his age is a legitimate issue in this campaign. Take a listen to what he had to say Saturday.</s>QUESTION: Mr. Vice president, every other voter that I talked to that comes to your events says they're concerned about your age and these are people of all ages. What do you say?</s>BIDEN: I say if they're concerned, don't vote for me.</s>QUESTION: They're asking if you lost a step.</s>BIDEN: What do you think?</s>SAENZ: After this trip Biden, is heading to South Carolina next week -- Arlette Saenz, CNN, New Hampshire.</s>HOWELL: Democrats hoping to secure the presidential nomination of their party won't be able to debate just on a single issue. The party's national committee voted against single issue debates, including one on climate change. Candidates Beto O'Rourke and Elizabeth Warren have both expressed support for a climate change debate. New York's mayor Bill de Blasio is hoping for a shot at the Democratic nomination as well. Like all dedicated candidates, he never misses an opportunity to address his potential voters. But when he appeared by video to a group in Iowa, let's just say it didn't quite go as planned. Jeanne Moos explains.</s>JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): What do The Chipmunks, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio have in common?</s>BILL DE BLASIO (D), NEW YORK MAYOR AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I thank you, everybody. I'm so happy I'm with you and I apologize I couldn't be there in person.</s>MOOS: Do not adjust your set. The mayor's voice is distorted beyond fixing. Someone tweeted: I like him better this way. Mayor de Blasio's flight was cancelled due to weather, so he made an on screen appearance at the Iowa Federation of Labor Convention.</s>DE BLASIO: A real, intense, bold change.</s>MOOS: What was real and intense was his change of voice, which technicians tried unsuccessfully to fix, even as he spoke.</s>DE BLASIO: A really, really difficult battle.</s>MOOS: And no, the presidential candidate hadn't been sucking helium like Jimmy Fallon. De Blasio's high-pitched voice inspired only a stifled chuckle in the room but jokes dominated online. He represents the lollipop guild.</s>MOOS: When de Blasio ended his presentation --</s>DE BLASIO: Thank you, everybody.</s>MOOS: -- the emcee responded.</s>DE BLASIO: OK. So, that was a little bit different.</s>MOOS: There were other audio issues. Joe Biden's mic was turned off at one point.</s>JOE BIDEN (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Spread it. Go spread it, guys.</s>MOOS: And even the emcee had to blow and tap, tap and blow. Organizers apologized and later gave de Blasio a second chance to speak undistorted.</s>DE BLASIO: Crystal clear.</s>MOOS: De Blasio later joked a cancelled flight can't stop me from auditioning for "Alvin and the Chipmunks." Oh, we're talking about it.</s>DE BLASIO: My message comes down to three words: working people first.</s>MOOS: Correction, working audio first or your campaign will be headed -- Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.</s>HOWELL: Finally this hour, do you remember the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz"? August 25th marks the 80th anniversary of the release of the classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz." And Google is commemorating the occasion in a rather magical way. If you search "The Wizard of Oz," the results look -- at first they look normal but click on Dorothy's ruby slippers and you are transported back in time, to a world of black and white, not unlike Kansas all those decades ago. But if you're not, a quick click of the tornado icon and you are back in the present, in glorious color. Thank you for being with us. The news continues right after the break. Stay with us.