It. Doubled trumps criminality is front of mind for voters, yet once again. This past week special Counsel Jack Smith gave us the clearest appearance of the objective to sur vert the election. The picture showed the length he would go should he get back in power. Especially now that hes got the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling on his side. In the final stretch of this election, the Harris Campaign is making clear exactly whats at stake. Its really rich for democratic leaders to say that Donald Trump is unique threat to democracy when he peacefully gave over power. You say he didnt lose the election. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim, i am focused on the future. Thats a damming nonanswer. America he think you got a really clear choice of whos going to honor the democracy and who will honor Donald Trump. Its always the damming nonanswers as our next guests can tell you. Bring in Ms Nbc Analyst and cohost of Prosecutor Donald Trump Podcast Andrew Weissman General Council and former senior
Still getting towards faults, darker in the morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us on this tuesday morning. Will they or wont say new questions about the Schedule Debate between Kamala Harris and donald trump. After the former president said this abc debate when you watch this weekend and its the worst of all networks. But when i looked at the hostility of that, i said, why am i doing it . Lets do it with but the network i want to do it. I think abc is really should be shut out. Id much rather do it. On nbc scheduled for just two weeks from today. That debate could be voters only chance to see and hear the candidates face off in person. And even if the debate does go ahead, just what the voters can hear is the sticky important right now what would you want the microphone muted and the debate whenever youre not speaking, we agreed to the same rules. I dont know. Doesnt matter to me. Id rather have it probably on, but the agreement was that it w
Were looking at a critical week ahead for donald trump. The republican president ial candidates and american democracy. Former president Donald Trumps 18 codefendants are required to surrender to a Fulton County jail to face charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Nbc news reports that the former president will not appear before thursday, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis, who gave the defendants a deadline of noon on friday august 25th. But they could turn themselves in at any time before them. So they also tell nbc news that trump is officially skipping the republican president ial primary debate on wednesday, and instead hes apparently seeking an interview with tucker carlson. Eight other candidates will take the stage without him, but inevitably that trump name will come up often. It remains to be seen how many of them will continue to defend the former president , and who will condemn his actions and stand up for democracy. This is the fourth crim
capital insurrection. they stand trial for suggestions conspiracy. they are all complaining that they were simply awaiting orders from donald trump. she was once republican royalty but now, this woman, liz cheney, she says she is prepared to break a 40 year republican voting street to keep election denying, big lying members of her own party out of power. what is behind her choice to keep such a lonely world? who is backing her on that journey. you are not going to believe this week s selection for that banned book club. it has never even been banned. girls who code is a series written for middle schoolers. it is a babysitters club but with computer science. there is not a single thing that is remotely controversial about these books but the book banners came for them. we will talk about why the book banners are threatened by girls getting into science and more. velshi begins now. good morning to you, i am ali velshi. into saturday october the 8th. it is day 227 of russia s w
in georgia, raphael warnock s lead in the polls over herschel walker, it is a narrow lead and stacey abrams is trying to unseat brian kefrpt in the second head-to-head battle for governor. nearly three quarters of a million georgians have already cast their ballots. in pennsylvania, john fetterman is holding a slim lead in a race with trump backed mehmet oz. and tonight in florida, ron desantis holds his only televised debate with charlie chryst. this morning bernie sanders who caucuses with democrats is warning them to focus more on the economy and less on abortion rights. house speaker nancy pelosi pushing back on that. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than economy. but it s about both. and i can tell you, that that issue is very, very provocative and encouraging people to vote. here now cnn s senior data report harry enton. a laser focus on key senate races here. and in some of them, republicans have gained ground. in some of them, most of them they ve gaine