JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: One week before the Democratic Party's presidential nominating convention, there is big news from campaign headquarters of Al Gore in Nashville, Tennessee, and for that let's go to our White House correspondent John King -- John.</s>JOHN KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Judy, the election still 90 days away, but tonight Vice President Al Gore already making history: Democratic sources telling CNN he will add Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut to the ticket. Mr. Lieberman will be the first Jewish person on a national, major national party ticket here in the United States. Mr. Lieberman left his house in Connecticut along with his wife some time ago. He is now on a small jet on his way here to Nashville, Tennessee to meet with Vice President Al Gore. The official announcement will come tomorrow. It will now be a Gore-Lieberman ticket against the Republican team of Governor George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Mr. Lieberman best-known in national politics in the United States for being the first major Democratic politician to publicly condemn President Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky during the impeachment scandal in late 1998. In terms of international policy, he is a strong supporter of Israel, but also supported the sale of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. And like Al Gore, when Mr. Gore was in the Senate, he was one of just 10 Democrats who broke with their leadership and voted to support the Persian Gulf War. Again, the official announcement here noontime tomorrow in Nashville as the vice president turns to a Jewish-American, a former colleague in the Senate as he tries to make up a big deficit in the U.S. presidential race -- Bernie.</s>BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: Thank you, John King, in Nashville.
Al Gore Chooses Joseph Lieberman as His Running Mate