It is good to be back with you on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, the fierce fighting on the ground in lebanon. Israel, rushing in additional troops as hezbollah forces vow theyre standing fast, and this is just the start of a long battle. Were live near the border. Plus, Nbc News goes One On one with a senior hamas official. What he told our Keir Simmons about Irans Missile Attack on israel. Into the storm. And from the stage to the stump, tim Walz And J. D. Vance return to the Campaign Trail this hour after a debate that was heavy on policy and maybe surprisingly light on personal attacks. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with nbcs Richard Engel on the ground in lebanon. We know eight israeli soldiers in clashes with hezbollah forces. What more can you tell us . So hezbollah has claimed that it has carried out numerous attacks against israeli troops, and this is just the beginning of a Ground Campaign, a Ground Cam
A very good day to all of you from new york. Welcome to Alex Witt reports. We begin with a new Nbc News Poll with 44 days to go until the election. Kamala harris leaving Donald Trump 49 to 44 . The candidate best representing change, Kamala Harris with 47 to Donald Trump with 38. Steve karnak keep pointing out this Morning Harris is seeing additional growth. Some of the groups that have gravitated the most toward harris is independence, 20. Joe biden was putting up very poor numbers here. For harris you can see a 26 point jumped. As far as issues go, inflation is the top concern for voters. 65 of the people in your poles say the country is on the wrong track. Who is best able to solve the Crime Problem . Trump by six. Who is best on the economy . Trump by nine. Inflation, trump by eight. The election will be close. Weve always known that. Thats what happens in these president ial elections. We know this will be a close race. Vice president harris will be in new York City for an event.
Tired playbook. There is no floor for him in terms of how low he will go. We should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact is not burdened by telling the truth. And, we should be prepared for the fact that he will probably speak a lot of untruths. Its like her monologue was going there. We should be prepared for anything. After all, her opponent is a wannabe dictator talking about imprisoning his political opponents. We have seen this Debate Playbook many times before. We saw this one trump creepily lurked behind Hillary Lake clinton, literally stalking her. You can see if there. In a way she said made her Skin Crawl which many of us watching understand. We saw this moment in the first debate between trump and Joe Biden in 2020. Im not here to call out his lies. Everyone knows he is a liar. I want to make sure dad spent you agreed with bernie sanders. There is no manifesto. Please let him speak. You just lost the love. Let your senators know. Make sure you, let people
And mustaffa on the lion king. James earl jones was 93. And that s tonight s read out. Inside with jane psaki starts now. Reporter: well in just over 24 hour, kamala harris and donald trump will face off on the debate stage in philadelphia. The great steve kernaki standing by to tell us where this race really stand and what impact this debate may have. What is impacting the candidate about these recent polls. I m also going to talk to another former prosecutor from california, congressman adam schiff. The moderator of the last debate has a book out and she s going to join me as well. Let s get you all caught up on what s happening. Late today vice president kamala harris touched down in philadelphia for what is going to be one hell of a high stakes meeting with former president trump. And now as is always on the eve of the debate. There s a lot of expectations setting out there about how this all might go. Including from kamala harris herself. Who had this to say about her opponent on
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