Security to 2024 candidates to president ial levels. And israel unleashing new strikes on hezbollah targets overnight, in the region amid ratcheting fears of a wider conflict. Good morning, thanks for joining us. Its 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. North carolinas republican candidate for governor is refusing to step aside after a Bomb Shell Report reverberating from that Battle Ground to the president ial race, that Mark Robinson reportedly made disturbing posts more than ten years ago on a pornography site. A Cnn Investigation reveals that robinson called Himself A Black Nazi, expressed support for bringing Back Slavery and recounted sexually graphic stories including a memory of peeping on women in Gym Showers when he was 14. Robinson took to Social Media to issue a flat denial and insists he is staying in the race. Let me reassure you the things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my wo
Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. And good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with a scandal in battleground, North Carolina, that could have national implications. Mark robinson is facing pressure to leave the race after allegations he made racist and lewd comments on a pornography site, including declaring in one post that he was a black nazi. Robinson who is North Carolinas lieutenant governor, is denying the allegations and vowing to stay in the race. This is not us. These are not our words. This is not anything that is characteristic of me, nor has it ever been. Folks here also know my character. They know who i am. They know my voice, so to speak. This is not my voice. This is not things we would ever say or even think. Cnn published the string of incendiary comments it says it found on the Message Board dating back to 2008, well before robinson began his political career. Nbc
Good to be with you. Im Jose Diazbalart in for katy tur. And we are just 46 days out from Election Day. And after appearing at a Campaign Event hosted by Oprah Winfrey in michigan Last Night, Vice President harris is rounding off the week hitting two Battleground States she hopes to keep blue after President Biden flipped them in 2020. Shell be in wisconsin later this evening, hoping to rally voters after a strategic of new polls revealed a deadlocked race between her and Donald Trump in that state. But first, the Vice President is set to speak to voters in georgia this hour. Focusing on reproductive access and what her campaign calls preventable Abortion Deaths following a recent pro Publica Report which linked the deaths of two women to the states restrictive laws. How shes planning on pinning the blame on the president s abortion record. Were going to take you live to those remarks once they begin. First lets get to the reporting. Joining us this afternoon, Nbc News Washington corre
It is 4 00 here in new york. Im Alicia Menendez in for nicolle wallace. Quote, you are not alone. Vice president Kamala Harris on the Trail Today with a message for women all across this country living under Abortion Bans. Putting up front and cente issue that has been central to her campaign. An issue that she has highlighted during her tenure as Vice President. That is reproductive rights. In just the last Hour Harris gave remarks in Georgia Home to 28yearold amber thurman. As we reported earlier, thurman was a Nursing Assistant and a mother to a 6yearold son who died after delays in getting emergency care. All because of georgias strict sixweek abortion ban. Heres what harris had to say about thurman. A vibrant 28yearold young woman, she was ambitious. I talked with her mother and her sisters about her, and they described such an extraordinary life of a person. She was excited, she was working hard. She was a medical assistant. She was going to nursing school. Raising her 6yearold s
For your time tonight. That is our show this evening. Now it is time for the last word with jonathan capehart, who is in for lawrence. Good evening. I could not hear what you are talking about. What were you talking about? about lindsey graham? lindsey graham took a trip to nebraska to basically try to convince the state to be a winner take all state, so when the electoral votes are apportioned, donald trump gets all of them rather than kamala harris getting one of them and that one vote, gosh i hope it is not true, but could be the difference maker in the election. Maybe this is all, you know, trivia that we will enjoy looking back upon or maybe something we will wish we paid greater attention to in the course of this election season. Thankfully you paid attention to it in your show. We will talk a little bit about it in the show, so with that, alex wagner, go enjoy your thursday night. Have a great show, jonathan. Thanks, alex. It is 47 days to election day and tonight, while donald