Sec. Leon Panetta reacts to Harris being selected as Joe Biden’s VP

Secretary Panetta says he thinks this is a smart move by Biden

NOT ONLY BECAUSE HEFOLLOWED HISCOMMITMENT TO NAME AWOMAN AS HIS RUNNINGMATE, BUT ALSOBECAUSE OF KAMALAHARRIS'S CREDENTIALS.SHE IS A FORMERCALIFORNIA ATTORNEYGENERAL, AND SANFRANCISCO D-A.SHE WAS AMONG THECANDIDATES RUNNINGAGAINST BIDEN FORPRESIDENT BUT DROPPEDOUT IN DECEMBER OFLAST YEAR.SECRETARY PANETTASAYS CHOOSING HARRISAS A RUNNING MATE WILLBRING US ONE STEPFURTHER IN UNITING THEDIVIDE.0:02:37 "I THINK THE COUNTRYKNOWS THAT IT'S TIME TO TRY ANDHEAL SOME OF THESE DIVISIONS INTHIS COUNTRY.

AND I CAN'T THINKOF ABETTER WAY TO DO THAT THAN TOHAVE A PRESIDENT AND VICEPRESIDENT KIND OF REPRESENT ACROSS SECTION OF WHAT AMERICA ISALL ABOUT." 0:04:30 "WE PROMISEDEVERYONE IN THE DECLARATIONINDEPENDENCE THAT WE WERE ALLCREATED EQUAL.

THIS IS ONE WAYTOSHOW AMERICA THAT WE WERE ALLCREATED EQUAL."IF THEY WERE TO WINTHE ELECTION, THATWOULD MAKE HARRIS THEFIRST WOMAN EVER TOHOLD THE TITLE OF VICEPRESIDENT.COMING UP AT SIXTHIRTY, WE'LL HAVEMORE ON THEANNOUNCEMENT FROMWASHINGTON.REPORTING IN MARINA,I'M KYLA LINVILLE, KSBWACTION NEWS EIGHT.