Joe Biden asks if dead congresswoman is in crowd during speech

Jackie, are you here?' US president says during anti-hunger event.

Joe Biden asked if a late congresswoman, who died in a car crash last month, was in the audience as he addressed a crowd.

The US President was speaking to an event about tackling hunger, which had been organised by politicians including Jackie Walorski, a Republican congresswoman from Indiana.

Mr Biden said: "Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie? I think she was going to be here."