TAPPER: Breaking news in our 2020 lead. After a promising start with huge crowds and impressive fundraising numbers, California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris this afternoon announced she is dropping out of the race for president. CNN's Jeff Zeleny joins me now. And Senator Harris blamed her decision squarely on money.</s>JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Jake, that was her official reason and that is the reason, of course, she was getting out of the race. She simply did not have the money to go forward and pay the staffers. Of course, why wasn't she raising money? That is the central question here. She really found herself, you know, without a particular home. She wasn't a progressive, she wasn't necessarily a moderate. She had a couple of feet in both camps. She started that way back in January when you asked her if she was for Medicare-for-All. She vacillated, but that was sort of a sign of what was to come for her campaign. But she addressed her supporters this afternoon in a video and this is why she said she couldn't go forward.</s>SEN. KAMALA HARRIS (D-CA), FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I've taken stock and I've looked at this from every angle. And over the last few days, I have come to one of the hardest decisions --
Sen. Kamala Harris Dropping Out of 2020 Presidential Race.