From msnbc world headquarters in new york. Welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. We begin with decision 2024 and 66 days until election day, 10 days until the first residential debate, and six days until voting by mail starts in north carolina. New today, another push by the harris campaign for open microphones at the september 10th debate with donald trump. We will have more on that in just a moment. Also new, reaction from the first gen z member of congress, touring college campuses and talking with potential student voters. Maxwell frost is telling my colleagues at msnbc s, the weekend, that young people are energized. People are fired up all across the entire country. North carolina, arizona, ending today in pennsylvania. The rooms are packed. Students are assigned to go organize. Young voters have been so neglected in politics for generations, and we are seeing a candidate run a full campaign to court the youth about, and people are saying, this is out of this world. Morning rea
Six days for west nile virus recently? i remember reporting that. It is in such context right now. We think it is far away but it is happening in our backyards. Thank you. I would like you to come back later in the show to repeat this information. Thank you. September 10th will be here before we know it. In moments, what both candidates are doing and not doing to prepare. It may surprise you. good day to you. I am alex witt and this is alex witt reports. We begin this hour with breaking news from the middle east. U. S. Military operation in iraq killed at least 16 islamic fighters and six soldiers were injured but none of them were described as lifethreatening. The joint operation with the rocky mac security forces happen in the country s westerni desert. Joining me from rehobeth beach, delaware, gary is here. What is the biden administration saying about this? reporter: at this point, not a lot. We have that statement reporting of the operation, along with the security forces you
Far as we followed chris getting. Certainly the day was wild. What is often reported is the level of also camaraderie among the writers on the day, a surprising aspect that i didn th fully anticipate. We sort of show this in the film, where after the evening of the sixth, they go back to the hotel and are having an after party, barbecuing in the street, sort of celebrating and talking about their exploits of the day. It is extraordinary. I have love talking with you, i wish you the best of luck with this film, homegrown. Thank you so much for joining us. In just a few minutes, steve korn nike breaking down the shift for, harris in one battleground state. Very good day to all of you from him as a bc world had go to new york. Welcome to alex witt reports. We begin with decision 2024, and 66 days to election day and the countdown to the first e presidential debate. That is just 10 days from now. The harris campaign today pushing on social media to keep candidates microphones open during t
Ticket because, quote, the alternative is simply untenable. And remember the american soldier who dashed over the dmz into north korea . What we are learning about a plea deal for travis king, and history will have to wait at least one more day. The setback for spacex ahead of a launch that would send astronauts on the farthest mission from earth in five decades. We are live on floridas space coast with an update. Msnbc reporters have the latest development. We start with the fight over georgias election rules. Msnbc correspondent lisa rubin is with me. Lisa, explain what this is all about and how it could complicate things in november. Chris, this is a lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board. Its a fivemember board that makes rules essentially for the conduct and administration of elections in georgia. The suit is over two rules in particular that affect novembers elections, both of which allow for local county election Board Members to do a reasonable inquiry on one hand or
The cost already off the charts. More than the gdp of some entire countries. And the dramatic rescue of a 52yearold israeli hostage grabbed from a tunnel in southern gaza, raising new hopes for the 108 people still being held by hamas. What were learning about how the idf pulled it off. So much to get to but we start in georgia where democrats are suing the State Election Board over new rules they say will sow chaos and uncertainty election day. The rules allow Election Boards in 159 counties to make what they call reasonable inquiries about the vote count before certifying the results, but the rules dont explain what reasonable actually means. The lawsuit alleges that even individual Board Members can have the power to delay certification while they hunt for Election Irregularities and then a Battleground State like georgia that could mean holding up not just the state results, but potentially, then, National Results as well. All of it coming as trump keeps fueling the idea that the o