It s 5:00 o clock in new yor k city, this is the five. nearly 40 days of silence leading up to 26 total minutesds of air time in an interview lass night for vice president harrisn and her running mate tim wales, they sat down with cnn for their first big media interview since replacing biden on the democratic ticket. Fisi harris claimednc her values have not changed when she was pressed on why she s done about face on some major voter issues likesome fracking, take a listen. M do you still want to banac frackingki? no, as vice president i did not ban fracking and as w president ili will not ban fracking. Ch i keptan my word and i will kee. My word. Nd what made you change the position at the time? well, let s be clear, my values have not changed. Gillian: harris fracking 180. Watch what she actually said during the 2020 campaign. Th there s no question i m in favor of banning fracking. Joe biden will not end fracking, she s been very clear about that. D the americanan people kn
Giving conflicting answers about not only his own policy on abortion even how he personally plans to vote on abortion rights measures in his adopted home state of florida this fall. We will set it all straight ahead. According to the cdc, we are in the middle of the largest to wave in two years. I will speak to the doctor ala stafford about how to stay safe and about her work in the biden administration and her personal fight for justice. Good morning. It good morning. It is saturday august 31st. 66 days until election day. This morning, i have joy s georgia on my mind, which is crucial for how this is playing out both in that state and nationally. Georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presidential politics. It was won easily from republicans from bob dole to donald trump. But in 2020, joe biden broke that streak, winning georgia, but by eight tiny 0. 2% margin. And now, this election cycle, george s back in play as a swing state. It s back as the target of misch
Here is the week that was. Israel defense forces say this 52yearold israeli man was rescued from an underground tunnel during a complex mission in southern gaza. A new indictment from a federal grand jury in an election case against federal donald trump. Stripped away supreme court acts that are offlimits in immune from prosecution. Semper fi. Sounds like we have some fans and some haters. That s okay. Mr. Trump also did pending his campaign s recent conduct at arlington national cemetery. I don t of the rules and regulations, i don t know who did it. It with your campaigns tiktok the put out ? i want to be passionate about protecting reproductive rights. The contract cannot be clearer about what we are running against. I am running because i believe that i am the best person to do this job at this moment. For all americans. We have breaking we have breaking news as you join us at the beginning of the katie phang show. Attorneys for former president donald trump late yesterday filed t
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