KING: There's a new push to get Elizabeth Warren to the White House, allies for the former 2020 candidate now urging Joe Biden to pick Senator Warren as his running mate. CNN's MJ Lee joins us now with that, MJ?</s>MJ LEE, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, John, we know that Joe Biden is currently deliberating over one of his most important political decisions and that is, who is he going to choose as his V.P. running mate? And today we're seeing a fresh effort, pushing Biden to choose Senator Elizabeth Warren. This is a letter has now been signed by more than 100 activists, strategists, and celebrities. And they're saying that 2020 really is the most important election of our lifetime. They see it as a crisis election that is going to require a big running mate. Just want to read a part of that letter. They write, the most important criterion is who would be the most capable to be President if necessary. In our view, Elizabeth Warren has proven herself most prepared to be President, if the occasion arises and deeply expert on the overlapping emergencies now plaguing America, COVID-19, economic insecurity, racial injustice, and climate change. Now, of course, Warren ran against Biden in the 2020 primary, and he formally endorsed him back in April. And we know, John, this is a process that is very tightly guarded that Biden himself has already committed to choosing a woman. And he has also said that there are multiple black female potential candidates that he is looking at. We know that there's going to be a lot of scrutiny on names like Congresswoman Val Demings or Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, particularly given the tumultuous last few weeks that we have seen across the country. And we know as far as timing goes that he hopes to have somebody --
Warren Allies Urge Biden To Pick Her As Running Mate.