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[silence] >> that is frozen. but i do believe he is with us. we are going to come back to matt bradley in just a second. joining me shortly here in the studio to impact the latest in the israel-hamas war, and what could lie ahead. we'll be looking -- for visor secretary of state -- intern msnbc contributor. as well as -- who was editor in chief of foreign policy magazine. the images that you are seeing on your screen right now, everyone, this is how life television works. obviously matt bradley shot froze, so we're getting our guests into the studio. but the images you're seeing on your screen right now, they're images that, you, know our teams in gaza, who are on the, ground have captured. and these are just harrowing, harrowing images. of towns, and the human toll of this crisis. i want to go back to our nbc foreign correspondent, matt bradley. he is with us i believe. matt, what is the latest in lebanon? >> live television symone, i know the feeling. right now we just heard from the hezbollah ahead, hasan nasrallah, it was an interesting speech. really not so much for what he said, because he spoke for an hour and a half, and he didn't really move the ball in terms of whether or not hezbollah would be going into israel. but he did say that all options were open. the remarkable thing symone about this speech, was that it took so long for hasan nasrallah to speak to his adoring crowds. that's what -- he was speaking over video. we were in in arena, filled with thousands of hezbollah supporters. a lot of whom said that they were really prepared to go to war against israel. they want to go to war against israel. so hasan nasrallah later two things. they said they could expand this conflict, if they see is really expanding their conflict in the gaza strip. we don't know what kind of redline he has there, because of, course israel has already been pounding the gaza strip relentlessly for the past several weeks. it makes a question, what is hasan nasrallah and hezbollah waiting for? i have to tell you small, in the other thing, it has shown through loud and clear in his comments, he hopes the united states, in equal contempt to israel, and his message was just as much aimed at washington as it was a tel aviv. he says over and over again, something to the effect of washington, back off. hold your troops and reserve. and he was holding, you know, he saw the deployment of additional troops, additional weapons, not one but two aircraft carrier strike, roofs just off the coast here in the mediterranean sea, as antagonistic, and inflammatory moves by the united states. >> nbc's matt bradley, live in beirut lebanon. thank you very much. all, right my political panel i believe is. here -- is with us, as well as ravi agarwal. you know, as we talk, as we continue to have this conversation, and we are seeing what's unfolding in the region, what strikes me is that battles, right, wars are fought out in the field. but they are ended, the battle is headed, the worse are ended at negotiating tables. and i am just wondering, how will we get to a point where the war can and other negotiating table, when you have leaders of hamas who are saying, their intent on continuing to strike the israeli people. they would like to eradicate the israeli people, hamas siv. and you've got israeli government officials saying we are here to eradicate hamas. doesn't sound like any negotiating will happen. >> we are unfortunately far away from any negotiating actually happening. but i think anyone who knows history, and is looking to the future knows that at the end of the day, this will end with a diplomatic solution. it's the only way it's gonna end. otherwise, every few years, it's not a so we have a taj war with hamas, or with i.s.i.s., or other terrorist extremist organizations. so i think right now, the focus should be, if i was at the state department, you have a secretary of state who's back in the region, where he needs to be. because it is about de-escalate, de-escalate, de-escalate. talking to regional leaders. because you, know gulf leaders are in a very untenable situation at the moment. images that you just showed on the screen, the anger in the streets, what is happening with, you know, the humanitarian crisis that we're all witnessing, it's getting to a point, where they can no longer say, okay, we are going to be supportive, status quo. they just cannot do that. i think it's important for blinken to continue to, i think continuing to talk to the, it's other counterparts. because pretty soon, this will go south if we don't do that. >> robbie, the diplomatic conversations that are happening, that secretary blinken is leading, it is, it's not a one size fits all. because, world leaders are divided on humanitarian pause versus cease-fire. how do you think the israeli government is weighing what their counterparts in the region are saying? >> israel's been here before in the sense if you consider other wars it's hard to wage against hamas. 2006 among. down but there's a very clear understanding on the part of israel right now, that they have some time here to do what they need to do. they want to eliminated loss. they need to show results on that front for their people, for the domestic constituents. what they're calculating globally, is how much room they have to maneuver their, i think they understand that they are already losing support globally. they understand that the images that we see from gaza, it is hurting their power. it makes them look bad. but they are willing to take that. i think you have to understand the immense sense of rage after october 7th in israel. and weigh that against their desire for vengeance, their desire to show hamas that they could never do that again. you have to weigh all of that against what secretary of state blanket has tried to do in the region. he too has several constituents here. he wants to show the israelis that he does stand with, them while pushing them to move towards these humanitarian positives. he wants to show leaders in the region, that america is in just purely, blindly supporting israel, but willing to listen. he is speaking to qataris, in fact he just spoke to qatar's prime minister today, to further discussions about a hostage negotiation. and then finally, interestingly, domestically, there is a lot of dissent within the state department. there's a lot of reporting now that shows that there are many diplomats and workers at the state department who are upset that america is supporting israel to the extent that it is. and isn't pushing for a cease-fire. >> there are many factions at play here, as we used to say when i worked at the white house. a former president weighed in very recently on this. i am talking about president barack obama, he spoke out about the conflict, forcing what he calls a moral reckoning. i want to play this for you guys, and get a reaction on the other side. >> i will admit, it is impossible to be dispassionate in the face of this carnage. it's hard to feel hopeful. the images, of families morning, of bodies being pulled from rome. it forces a moral reckoning on all of us. >> a moral reckoning. what does that mean in practice? in general, however one comes down on the side of this issue. i think general folks would agree with former president obama. what does that mean in practice? >> i think that president obama is speaking to the images and the moment, what it's doing to hearts and frankly this global trauma that we're all undergoing. watching these images on tv. the reality is, separate and aside from what he's saying what i think would need to focus on's words versus action. so yes people can talk about a cease-fire. there is gonna be a humanitarian policy. but you have to look at these little things. a few days ago, i was talking about the news that you had the israeli finance minister say, he had decided to freeze the tax revenues that go to the palestinian authority. and why would you do that in a moment now, if there is an alternative to hamas, we think, it is the palestinian authority, that the best we have got, as imperfect as it is. -- and that changed in the last couple of days. now between the finance minister and defense minister. because even the israeli defense minister was not reflecting -- on them. i think we have to really focus on the things that are actually happening. that was the point that ravi just made. -- the egyptians. take one step back and think about the countries and the region. we sent -- several billions of dollars to israel -- and to egypt as well. a country in the region, right there on the border that normalized relations with israel. and is an ally of ours and an ally of israel. that is a picture of what is a possible future, if you are a nation-state or a territory or a people, that you can look beyond the here and now and a mansion -- and by the way, it's not going to pay to vision -- i saw that the egyptian foreign minister was asked about that leaked israeli intelligence memo, which essentially suggested that the entire population of gaza should move. and he said it was preposterous. and it is. because we have to figure out a solution where they can exist side by side. it won't be easy. >> it won't be easy but it will be necessary. i appreciate you both. we'll continue the conversation throughout the next couple of weeks. because this war is not into tomorrow. coming up folks, here on symone, we're going to get into speaker mike johnson. he's on a collision course with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. past republicans have passed israel aid package and apparently it's already dead on arrival in the upper chamber. my political panel will join me next. don't go away. xt don't go away. puffs plus lotion to save it from harm. puffs has 50% more lotion and brings soothing relief. don't get burned by winter nose. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. is it possible my network could take my business kinda like me. to the next level? 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the proposed 14.3 billion dollars would hand on counting the amount from internal revenue service funding authorized in the inflation reduction act. the congressional budget office has rejected the doing that would add more than 26 billion dollars to deficit, due to lost revenue from collecting unpaid taxes. democrats sent a bill needlessly politicizes aid to israel. but there is also another problem. the republican bill does not include aid for ukraine, which means it's dead on arrival in the senate, porter's bipartisan support for both israel and ukraine. joining me now to discuss more is basil smikle, democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic part b and j.c. polanco -- commissioner of the new york city part of elections. new york is in the building today. >> the bronx! >> okay, the bronx in the building. -- basil, speaker johnson and minority leader mcconnell are not on the same page here. previously, before this aid package passed, even senator schumer said, we're going to see what people partisan pregnant is in the house. some democrats did vote for this bill, but it's a nonstarter, right? so where do we go from here? >> it is a nonstarter. and the hope is that the grown-ups in the room, actually called it a mitch mcconnell a grown-up in the room in this very specific case, if he can find a way to push -- number one, he stood with the ukrainian ambassador to say, we are going to support you. so there is no way he can go back on his word but also that certain aspects of certain win of the house republicans push him back. that's just not go into -- that shouldn't have, number one. number two, there is a real question as to why do this so that you can watch members of the house and the senate debate israel in front of the american voter. i do understand that. and i think from their perspective it's, let's get some of the folks on the left. let's draw them out to see how loyal they really are and maybe that has some impact. but the reality is, we do not, no one wants to see this debate in the way that it could be in front of everybody's eyes. this should be -- >> it doesn't feel like this a good strategy, and maybe i'm wrong to suggest there was a strategy here in the first place, but speaker johnson has said, look, he's willing to consider ukraine aid but he wants to tie it to porter security. i would note, the initial package that president biden suggested, this a package, it had ukraine aid, israel aid, border security, it was like -- look, taiwan, stuff for everybody. >> merica controls the house of representatives. only a small number of those guys or controlling -- they get rid of the speaker and made us wait almost a month for a new one. and quite frankly, there is no support for ukraine among the maga bandits, as i call them. they're going to make sure there is no room for negotiation here -- if he even thinks about negotiating on this, you don't know what's gonna happen. and if st. a message, just a few weeks ago, you miss with us, we'll take you out. an old unit as a couple of folks to bring the house of representatives down. frankly, they don't care about ukraine at all. and i think this is a very interesting connection that's been made, with the irs funding and the israel aid. and the reason for that is, many republicans, and many independents, like myself, across the country, think were overtaxed. and here you have the speaker saying, hey, did you know that democrats are pushing for billions of dollars in new irs agents there are going to come for small mom and pop businesses? we're standing up for you! we want to make sure the dot come after you and audit you and bring you down -- >> it does. i just think the iris argument is so interesting because the irs has lost a lot of folks. the force is retiring. so most of the money is to hire people that are leaving. but it's a whole thing. this whole conversation, though, it's not just playing out, you know, in the halls of congress, and the white house. but it's also playing out amongst various constituencies when it comes to the democratic party electorate. i am thinking about this, the people who are out there saying, joe bottom just lost the election with how he has responded to what's happening, the israel-hamas war. i don't think it's true. but i do think, given some of the demographics, like michigan for example, the arab american community, the muslim vote there, in the suburbs. you cannot be a democrat in michigan and when in michigan but winning some suburbs. you've got a winterburn. >> that's true -- changing demographics of the democratic party itself. a lot of the messaging, the older coalitions that win elections, they don't quite caught it as much anymore. so it's going to force every democrat, everybody running for office, to kind of rethink, not just your language and messaging, but the policy overall. if you focus -- and all at the focus on where the energy is. you have these new populations, particularly children of immigrants that are hyper focused on what's going on in the world. so even though, historically, most people don't vote on foreign policy, a lot of new populations and new voters will because they want to make sure of the country there and now, and their current leaders, are being responsive to what's happening globally. that's a relatively new feature, i think, in our politics. but it's one that is the future of the -- >> important point. what does this mean for republicans? i know there is a robust, i'm using quotes, robust primary going on. but it seems as though donald trump is going to come out on top. i can count delegates. what does this mean for republicans? donald trump is not necessarily a bastion of good foreign policy and defending that little guy abroad and at home. >> i don't believe the donald trump muslim ban -- dividing the country in half. he took funding away from palestinian people. and it was president biden that gave the palestinian specks of money, so they can get some things going on on their own and bring some reform to the place. i think president biden is doing absolutely everything right. he's standing up for israel and -- this idea he's going to lose michigan because he's taking a position that is pro israeli, remember once we politicized this in that way, it's very dangerous for future foreign policy. what does this say about the future of the democratic party? what about jewish voters? this is a issue that unites everybody. this is a coalition of folks, three angry at a mosque, that have joined forces and support the israelis right now. so it's not arab americans and muslims versus everybody else. that's what's going on. there is an honest debate going on here in the country about coalitions -- and i say, social media -- that's what it is. the social media echo chamber is not america. >> there is disinformation and misinformation. >> to that point, i do think it's true. when presented, and i know the biden administration can do this, when presented with a clear alternative, i do not think that a lot of the folks that are concerned about his position right now are going to go vote for donald trump in the election. i hope that's not the case. i can't imagine a scenario where that happens. but if the white house makes its case, and i hope to god that they will, and i think they will, i can see that that choice becomes a very clear choice for many voters. >> i think so too. the concern might be that folks just stay home. >> that's exactly right. >> don't yell go anywhere, we have more to discuss. we'll ask people to stay on live television. coming up, folks, donald trump's legal problems. they're just acting up. on top of the numerous felony charges, now he's facing lawsuits in two states, trying to keep his name off the 2024 ballot entirely. new legal arguments -- if they hold water? 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>> a lot of times, running an election is trying to figure out how to get people off the ballot. listen to both of his arguments, this is the problem. because it's not an easy fix. it takes time and in that time, what's gonna happen, you're gonna have all of donald trump supporters engaged, enraged, and exacting some kind of retribution, if you will. is that something that we democrats want to be able to engage when we're also trying to pump up the biden harris ticket, and by the way, the rest of the ticket. having said that, having said that, i have this sort of zoom out concern. which is, we're debating whether or not donald trump to be president, given what he did. i'm also concerned that millions of black men in this country, we are still debating whether or not they should be able to vote in this country. it seems like it's a clearer line for what donald trump did -- not as clear a lot in the public debate about restoring the rights of those african american men. so my point is that that law works differently, and we interpret that law and embrace that law differently for different populations. and i think people noticed that and see that. and if you're an african american, saying look at what donald trump has done, and he gets to run for president. i did my time, i can't vote. that is a problem that we really should be focusing on. >> i would agree. the civil rights attorney in may is never callum to not be in favor of talking about restoring the rights of people that have been impacted by the system to have access to the vote. i think that part of a problem, when you're having this conversation, there is a lot -- democrats quite frankly have been missed your problem and a messaging problem. when i talk about that, what i mean is, when your form of the conversation about donald trump, democracy, the future of democracy, part of this, and everything you've talked about, has to be ingrained and embedded into your message. you can't make the message about whether donald trump is put to hold office or run for president. you have to talk about democracy in terms of who has access. we have done a good job in terms of voting disenfranchisement, and rights and redistricting, but we have not done a good job of having a conversation that -- >> i had a poster, i talked a poster recently. and he has been going around the country specifically talking about this democracy issue in focus groups. i looked focused crippled in polls. the focus group people tell you what really. think in the focus group conversation, he said democracy does not resonate well with certain communities and constituencies who feel as though that democracy has never work for them in the first place. >> exactly. >> so in talking about democracy being on the ballot, if you will, whether it's this upcoming tuesday or next year, they have to recognize that the democracy is currently broken. no j.c.? >> democracy is broken but you have someone who is running for president who's already demonstrated he has three little cure for the constitution with democratic principles. we saw it ourselves, we heard it. you don't need to have a trial on this. the question that we have is, are we afraid, and i'm an independent, you're democrats, are we afraid? >> are you a democrat -- you know what, stood out of the question. now [laughter] >> are we afraid of a decision that may upset his base so much that we would look the other the other way and not enforce the constitution? >> -- fani willis! >> and you are talking about the integrity of the institution. and in the same way, i am talking about the same thing from a legal precedent. from -- whatever i saw or i believe, donald trump's responsibility was, with respect to january 6th, percentage to be some articulation by the court to say, here are your across the line and work doesn't matter. >> i call on basil smikle. >> thank, you i also say, and this is the concern. because it has to go through the courts. how long is that going to take? my issue is, the more time you spend talking about why we shouldn't vote for donald trump, the last time we have to talk about what we should be voting biden harris. >> well, well, well -- >> that to me is, and it's going back to this earlier point about democracy. if you think about, let me go back and center african american men like myself, because in this moment in time, if i'm thinking about democracy as a whole, how often in my life to eiffel tymochtee actually works for me? so i want more time, as much time as possible, for the administration that wants to vote to tell me what i should here. >> basil smikle gets the last word on this. i would note, and he wrote a lot of great questions. we ask none of them today. this was a great conversation, and this is also my last panel with three main. because y'all don't follow directions overtime. but i appreciate you anyway. basil smikle, j.c. polanco, charles coleman. -- we coming up, americans head to the polls and a couple of days -- i've been to brighton on the key races that are going to be on the ballot this tuesday. stick around. stick around but here i am... being me. keep being you... and ask your healthcare provider about the number one prescribed h-i-v treatment, biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in many people whether you're 18 or 80. with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to undetectable—and stay there whether you're just starting or replacing your current treatment. research shows that taking h-i-v treatment as prescribed and getting to and staying undetectable prevents transmitting h-i-v through sex. serious side effects can occur, including kidney problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening side effects include a buildup of lactic acid and liver problems. do not take biktarvy if you take dofetilide or rifampin. tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines and supplements you take, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis. if you have hepatitis b do not stop taking biktarvy without talking to your healthcare provider. common side effects were diarrhea, nausea, and headache. no matter where life takes you, biktarvy can go with you. talk to your healthcare provider today. >> and three days, americans head to the polls for election day 2023. and focus on tuesday will have enormous implications around the country. much of the focus is going to be on pace for states, ohio, iamississippi, and kentucky. in ohio, a state constitutional amendment called amendment what is on the ballot. it would enshrine a legal right to an abortion in ohio. that woman's right to make decisions about her own body, it has been a losing issue for republicans since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. the ohio amendment will be the latest test for whether or not that still the case. in virginia, the focus is on ntl of the state senate. or frankly, the house of delegates, to. the whole capital. democrats have a slim, slim, slim majority and the republican governor glenn youngkin has said, he wants to win back the senate in order to pass a 15-week abortion ban he supports. right now, virginia is the only southern state that hasn't sort of reproductive freedom and the full of road. and we have kentucky, all eyes are on the governor's race. governor andy shear is one of the few democrats leading a red state. he's been challenged by the state attorney general, daniel cameron. democrats hope abtion rights will be a winning issue for tuesday. gun safety is so top of mind in the wake of a post-mass shooting at a louisville bank. governor putin's ports passing a red flag law in kentucky. and finally let's talk about the great state of mississippi. republican governor tate reeves is facing off against democrat brendan pressley. a distant relative of elvis presley, might i add. brendan pressley is running on exnded medicaid to two injured 20,000 people. pressley also opposes abortion rights. which could test democrats willingness to support him. on the other hand, governor reeves has been plagued by a recent welfare scandal involving former nfl star brett favre. we elect in the states will impact the lives of millions of folks. so on tuesday, if you haven't already voted early, make some time to head to your polling station, because the stakes, they couldn't be higher. coming up next, folks. college campuses are very tense places right now. especially after a series of high-profile threats against jewish students at cornell university. up next, the president of the cornell student's assembly joins me to discuss the mood on campus now that a suspect is in custody. stick around, you are watching symone on msnbc. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? 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>> yes, thanks for having me on, simon. i think there is a lot of stress on campus. there is a lot of students who are struggling with the events of the last couple of weeks. there are a lot of students still have a lot of fear even after a stormy day yesterday. >> patrick, i don't know if you can still hear me, but can you hear me? >> yeah, i can hear you. >> >> thank you, i want to take a step back. because i notably did not show the comments that some of the most inflammatory comments that were posted online and the threats. but can you just talk a little bit about why things are tense, why people feel the way they feel? just the kinds of things that have been floating around out there on campus? >> yes, absolutely. i think that the issue we are dealing with on campus now, as well as around the united states that campuses all across the world even. i think there's so many different perspectives and so many different sides and all of that comes a lot of hatred, which is not acceptable. the events that we have seen at cornell in the last week where we had a student post threats online messaging form were incredibly scary for a lot of students. and costa lot of stress. and we are still trying to deal with that and trying to support all students and resources of conversation in the fees and of making sure that all students feel like they've a place where they can express their place without feeling threatened or unsafe. >> you talked with some of our producers before the show and you said that the student body was so worried about doxxing so much that you pass legislation to denounce it, what exactly that a priority? >> boxing has become incredibly important issue at college campuses. not just during this incident over the course of the last few weeks, but also in previous years with the advent of all of us being online, all of the time. we have had incidents, luckily very few at cornell university, though it has happened, but it's definitely prevalent across the united states. a students speaking out on topics and then having their information posted online. we have seen this again at cornell, luckily not too many times during this one. but we are doing our best to make sure the students feel like they are safe and being able to express their viewpoints in a constructive manner, to really bring people together. so that we don't have a situation where you just have, you know, students throwing stones at each other metaphorically of course. but can actually come together and have conversations about these incredibly difficult topics and be able to create an environment where we can work towards solutions, where we can build bridges rather than break them. >> do you think, patrick, that the administration of cornell, as well as your professors in the faculty that they are doing enough to create safe spaces and place for the conversation to be had? >> yes, great question. i think there is always more we can do. i think that the administration has worked really hard to provide spaces for students to be able to express their ideas -- express their feelings and emotions towards these incredibly difficult topics that have caused a lot of stress and anxiety for a lot of students on campus. so there has been a lot of that going on. i think there is always more we can do. we need to be promoting positive conversation, we need to be bringing people together. we need to be uplifting voices of peace and of collaboration. and unfortunately, when we don't have those, you just start to see devolve meant. >> wow, patrick carroll, i appreciate you taking the time today and just for the real thought and care that i know that you have put into making sure that folks are safe on campus and bringing the student body together, thank you very much. >> yes, absolutely, thank you, simone. >> and thank you out there r watching symone on this saturday, am symone sanders-townsend, you can watch me here on msnbc weekends at four pm eastern. meantime, over on peacock where hub every monday.n the msnbc now coming up, filmmaker and activist michael more joints reverend all sharpton to top gun reform and the michigan supreme court decision to end the flint water case. that is next on politicsnation with the great reverend al sharpton, that starts right after this short break. ♪ ♪ ♪ buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. take a moment to pause and ask, why did you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia? 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