Biden heads to Del. to celebrate first lady's 70th

U.S. President Joe Biden left Washington Wednesday for a rare midweek beach getaway.

The president and wife Jill Biden are heading to their Delaware beach house to celebrate the first lady's milestone birthday on Thursday.

The Bidens bought a home in the Delaware resort town of Rehoboth Beach in 2017.

They have spent most weekends since Biden took office in January at their home in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Bidens are due back at the White House on Friday, and are scheduled to leave again next week on their first overseas trip.