The most wellknown captives having been featured in multiple Hostage Videos put out by hamas. In the wake of his capture his parents were outspoken in their efforts to bring home their son and the other hostages, even taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention roughly 2 weeks ago urging for the immediate release of the hostages were pleading for The End of the bloodshed in gaza. Protesting unfolding across israel. Thousands of people out as temperatures try to pressure the government to close a Cease Fire Deal that would likely see the return of the reading hostages. Also the largest Trade Union in israel has called for a general strike to take Place Tomorrow which so far we have learned will close the airport in tel aviv. Joining me now is an independent journalist with over 20 years of experience covering the israeli palestinian conflict. Tell me about what is happening today in israel as a result of this. Reporter there is a lot of term old tumbled israeli society all th
With michael steele. Alicia is on. Today the harris campaign is in georgia. Donald trump defends his disastrous visit to arlington national cemetery. Elizabeth warren slams trump s proposal saying he thinks women are stupid. Marc elias is back as the fight to protect the 2024 election is already underway. Grab your coffee, settle in, folks. Welcome to the weekend. folks, there is just 66 days until election day. You heard me, 66. The first ballots will be mailed out in just six days. Vice president kamala harris is showing up in places that haven t seen a presidential nominee in quite some time. Harris took her bus tour with governor walz to southeast georgia this week, marking gains in the battleground state. According to her campaign, a presidential candidate hasn t stopped in savannah during a general election cycle since the 1990s. While in savannah, harris sat down for her first major interview is democratic nominee. Here is how she explained her shift on some policies. I thin
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
Margins matter. That idea is at the core of Kamala Harris strategy, saving precious time and money fighting for rural voters. Then the goal, to bring it inline with the Supreme Courts recent Immunity Decision and keep the heart of his case alive. Will it be enough . Israel in the opening phases of a military attack, not in gaza but in the palestinianoccupied portions of the west bank. We begin with Kamala Harris and walz rewriting the campaign to rural georgia, and its a place democrats seldom go. Todays Campaign Bus Tour Through Southern Georgia is a big deal, monumental, in areas anxious for attention. Theres a plan that the campaign believes can even hurt trumps margin in those rural areas, and its a bold move. Georgia ended up being the closest state in the country that year when clinton won. In the words of one of harris top aides, quote, these are the types of places you might not be able to go from losing 90 10 to winning them, but you can stave off a bigger defeat. Its really i
Now, ahead. Vice president harris heads to the sun belt ready to fire up voters in Battleground Georgia as a state gop official says the race is tighter because of her. And israel sends tanks and troops into the west bank adding even more anger and instability in the region. Good to be with you. Im katy tur in for andrea mitchell. Jack smith has filed a new Superseding Indictment against donald trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. While he doesnt add new charges, jack smith recasts his case as a prosecution of a Candidate Running for office, trying to work around the Supreme Court decision that gives president s broad immunity for, quote, official acts while in office. Gone are the conversations donald trump had with the doj. Gone is the primary reference to him as the 45th president. Instead, hes mainly described as a candidate and changed is coconspirators like Rudy Giuliani are described, they are, quote, private attorneys. Will that be enough . We have analysis