Going into the november election. Its a thrill to have you on here. Congratulations on this book. The book is titled americas deadliest election the cautionary tale of the most violent election in American History and its out today. Thank you dana bash. Thats our show for tonight. Now its time for last word with ray lawrence odonnell. Good evening. Why did they make some are shorter this year , alex . They did. Would you call about the timing of labormac like doesnt have to be the first or 6 September . I had six or Form Week of Summer Plant but here we are. Its 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. Its 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, candid
Im bret baier. As students attended colleges across the northeast returned to classes antiisrael protesters are also making their presence known. We will take you there. A former top aid to new York Governor Kathy Hochul is accused of spying on behalf of the chinese government. Well explain. And after the Labor Day holiday, we are now in the final sprint to Election Day, 63 days until Election Day 2024. The countdown is on. But, first breaking tonight, middle East Policy is the focus of domestic Politics Tonight after the deaths of six hostages including a young american at the hands of hamas. President Joe Biden says israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a Hostage Deal with hamas as critics say the Bidenharris Administration is not doing enough to hold hamas accountable. Biden officials insist the deal is still possible. But the president the president himself has avoided questions on israel since calling on the country to do more to release more than
We begin this hour with Breaking News in the russia ukraine war. Hours ago russia launched one of its deadliest strikes since the war began in central ukraine. The missiles hit a nearby Train Facility near a hospital. Nbcs chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, has been on the ground in ukraine and will be with us in just a moment. Meanwhile we will bring you that interview that richard just held with zelenskyy this hour. The latest demonstrations sparked by the discovery of the six bodies of six hostages being tpheld gaza, shot and killed by hamas as idf forces were close by. In an address on monday, israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for the deaths but reit mated his demands that they remain at the border. In washington, President Biden may offer a final take It Or leave it deal to israel or hamas as soon as this week according to two people briefed on the discussions. A former hostage, whose husband keith, is still being held by hamas was joined by my colleagu
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
New york. Nine weeks to go until election day, folks. Nine weeks until today and one Week Today to what may be the only President Ial debate to transpire between donald Trump And Vice president Kamala Harris. And then, of course, the start of the socalled final sprint to election day, which finds two President Ial diameter rickly opposed, polar opposite camps. She wants to turn the page on a dark and dysfunctional past decade in politics, her campaign has been met with obama levels of enthusiasm among voters, her rallies drawing massive recordbreaking crowds, her campaign enlisting an army of volunteers, racking up endorsements from all across the political spectrum, as politico reports today, quote, the Vice President has flipped the enthusiasm gap, the Money Gap and the Polling Gap in her favor in the six weeks since she replaced president Joe Biden as the democratic nominee. Now, the other person on the menu behind Door Number two, a candidate who is unable to land on an effective l