Good evening once again, i am Stephanie Ruhle one we are now just 42 days away from the election. On one hand it seems like tomorrow. On the other hand it seems like its never going to get here because one or both candidates doing right now . They are leaning into an issues that energize the respective base. Vice president Kamala Harris spoke with a local Wisconsin Radio station and talked about restoring Abortion Rights under roe v. Wade. We should eliminate the filibuster for row and we need to get us to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom. Did you hear what she said . This is the first time Vp Harris confirmed her position on eliminating the filibuster to Codify Roe since becoming the democratic nominee. Meanwhile Donald Trump was in georgia for the first time in two months. He promised to lower taxes, raise tariffsend quote, take other countries jobs. Tomorrow Kamala Harris iS Prepared to give a speech
You just heard from the president , as israeli strikes continue, targeted strikes inside beirut, theyre bracing for potential retaliation from hezbollah, after waves of deadly attacks involving explosive devices, and the First Lady joins the president at the Cabinet Meeting this hour after my exclusive conversation with her on a range of topics, including her Husbands Decision to step aside from the president ial race. We havent had a chance to speak to you since he decided he would be stepping aside. Obviously a historic decision to hand the reins over. Are you at peace with his decision . Im totally at peace, and so is he. Lets get started. Good day to you, im Peter Alexander, in for my friend, Andrea Mitchell. The 2024 election is underway, as in person, early voting kicks off in three states, while Donald Trumps republican party is facing a major scandal that could impact his chances in what is a crucial battle ground, the state of North Carolina. Trump endorsed Lieutenant Governor
The Vice President spent The Weekend in pittsburgh preparing for the debate. During a Radio Interview that aired this morning, she talked about what she expected from trump during the debate. He plays from this really old and tired playbook, right, where he theres no floor for him in terms of how low he will go, and we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth. And we should be prepared for the fact that he is probably going to speak a lot of untruths. For his part, Donald Trump held a rally in battle ground, wisconsin, on saturday. As both candidates prepare for tomorrows debate, new polling shows an extremely tight race. A New York times Sienna College national poll gives trump a 1 Point Lead over the Vice President. The Yougov Poll of michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin show a close but tied race in the battleground states, with the results in the margin of error. With us now, Nbc News correspondent, garrett haake,
the ripple effects from the collapse of silicon valley bank on friday are being felt accross the world. the us government has now said it will ensure all svb account holders will be able to retrieve any funds they have on monday morning. a statement by the us treasury and federal reserve said the plan will ensure the resilience of the broader us banking system. meanwhile in the uk, the government is warning that up to 200 british start ups and technology firms, are at risk, following the collapse of svb. its british arm, svb uk, has helped with financing for numerous technology and life sciences companies. but it s now feared they won t be able to pay wages or suppliers. the government is due to announce what their plan is to help these firms effected before the markets in london open this morning. here s our business correspondent, marc ashdown. at silicon valley bank we deal in innovation. it s the cool bank for cool customers. the uk arm serves 3500 of the brightest new te
witness store. right now in new york, it s the prosecution s turn as we speak josh steinglass is delivering his closing argument, and donald trump s hush money trial/election interference, and directly addressing the holes the defense tried to poke in michael cohen s testimony. and steinglass says the case against mr. trump boils down to three key points, that there were, in fact, false business records, the false records were designed to cover up an election conspiracy, and that donald trump himself was involved. is it enough to counter the defense laid out by attorney todd blanche, donald trump s attorney in the closing argument this morning, or has the defense done enough to sway at least one person in that jury box, and how soon could the jury start deliberating. judge merchan says jurors are willing to stay late today, so we re also going to talk about what that means for tomorrow s schedule, including jury instructions. there s so much to go over, back with us, nb