Going into the november election. It s a thrill to have you on here. Congratulations on this book. The book is titled america s deadliest election the cautionary tale of the most violent election in american history and its out today. Thank you dana bash. That s our show for tonight. Now it s time for last word with ray lawrence o donnell. Good evening. Why did they make some are shorter this year , alex? they did. Would you call about the timing of labormac like doesn t have to be the first or 6 september? i had six or form week of summer plant but here we are. It s daylight savings. The calendar should be open to constructive, you know, a constructive process to find the dates that work for us all. Someone around here , i have to turn off my phone. Pardon me. Someone around here has to keep reminding me what day it is. That might help. It s september 15, labor day was late this year, does that make you feel better? it feels much better. Thank you. With only 64 days of the campaign, c
A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre freaking out right now. One admissions official told me, some colleges are so worried about being sued in the wake of this decision that theyre thinking about scrubbing racial and ethnic data from their websites. There has to be some discrimination here. There has to be something against Asian Americans specifically. This case is going to be something more than just about admissions. The notion that noticing race is per se unconstitutional could be devastating for a number of areas of the law. An
Developments in multiple wars overseas threaten to throw a curveball into the campaign. Will Kamala Harris Role in this white House Help bolster her chances to win in november . Or backfire instead . Plus, will it be a boys versus Girls Election come november . A new poll shows Kamala Harris stretching her lead with female voters, and trying to win over even more with her new Bus Tour focused on Reproductive Rights. Does Donald Trump have a plan to try to win them back . Plus, a stunning new indictment accuses a former top aide to new York Governor Kathy Hochul of secretly working for the chinese government. Authorities say the alleged scheme was designed to promote chinas communist agenda in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks. The latest on the charges and the arraignment Coming Up. We start with new eruptions of Unrest And Violence in Israel And Ukraine on the first day of the final push toward november. Adding a complex new dimension to a president ial election that so fa
Harris is actually in the campaign trail. You see the preparation with president biden. Campaigning on this labor day holiday. We can also show you them arriving. This was moments ago. We are going to bring this event to you here in this 5:00 p. M. Eastern hour. There s come all over the president but i mentioned with my colleague, nicolle wallace, we are here in the 5:00 p. M. Hour. We are going to bring you these two. First time since the dnc, big deal. We are going to bring that you live this hour. We think it s about if you want a rough estimate. Now i can tell you that harris was in detroit. She delivered a big speech surrounded by union leaders and tried to contrast her and the biden administration record with donald trump. At the former president over his policies. Intends to pull us back, including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize. He appointed union busters to the national labor relations board. And he supported socalled right to work laws. We fight fo
Trail in support of his Vice President , Kamala Harris. Joining her right now in the keystone state, pennsylvania is going to be a key to a potential Harriswalz Victory come november. On this Labor Day former President Trump meanwhile unleashing another tirade on his political rival Calling Harris A Quote Radical Left Marxist who will destroy the country. Both sides now hardening into position as this race for the White House enters its final stretch. Plus, down Ballot Races moving to the top of voters minds right a around now as Elections Day gets closer to the big issues as well as battle for control of congress all on the ballot. Gillian first, we begin tonight with major developments in the war in gaza. Six hostages including a 23yearold american were shot and killed at close range by hamas terrorists. A ceasefire negotiations are at the same time ongoing between israel, hamas, qatar and the u. S. President biden has condemned those brutal murders but also dinging the israeli Side