You just heard from the president , as israeli strikes continue, targeted strikes inside beirut, theyre bracing for potential retaliation from hezbollah, after waves of deadly attacks involving explosive devices, and the First Lady joins the president at the Cabinet Meeting this hour after my exclusive conversation with her on a range of topics, including her Husbands Decision to step aside from the president ial race. We havent had a chance to speak to you since he decided he would be stepping aside. Obviously a historic decision to hand the reins over. Are you at peace with his decision . Im totally at peace, and so is he. Lets get started. Good day to you, im Peter Alexander, in for my friend, Andrea Mitchell. The 2024 election is underway, as in person, early voting kicks off in three states, while Donald Trumps republican party is facing a major scandal that could impact his chances in what is a crucial battle ground, the state of North Carolina. Trump endorsed Lieutenant Governor
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
Starts right now. HeLLo, ari. WeLL see you this weekend. Thank you very much. Its a Big Show tonight, because it is officiaLLy starting. Yes, i can teLL you officiaLLy the voting begins. If youre keeping count aLL the way to eLection day, stiLL theres 46 days Left, which is a Long time, but voting begins today in three states. If it sounds extra earLy, its pretty earLy. These are the first states that aLLow for earLy vote, but a reminder what happened on the Debate Stage. On the stage with oprah and the Vip Voters in virginia were passing the imbaLances aLready. The turnout is notabLe. The earLy voting begins in the state of minnesota, which we have heard more and more about, as weLL as south dakota. Theres 10 MiLLion registered voters in those states. Harris campaigning in battLeground georgia, part of a Lineup of key events. Today, in many ways, was centered on the issue that onLy democrats says is important subtantiveLy, but its one that in a cLose race couLd actuaLLy end up decidin
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
Much humanity, in a piece of sound you just played, you see the anguish on her face and you hear it in her voice. Yeah, again, like i said, she is very good in unscripted settings. I think it is pretty clear at this point, and so, i think it is great to see her in those settings. Thank you, my friend. So, when joe biden first dropped out of the presidential race, the earliest signs we saw of enthusiasm for kamala harris, the first indications that she might change the fundamental dynamics of this race were these headlines. Tens of thousands of black women mobilize to support kamala harris. We were built for this moment, black women rally around harris. When we vote, we make history. Black female leaders rally around kamala harris. Very same day that president biden announced he was withdrawing from the race, a group called women with black women held an organizing call that was quickly flooded with support. 40,000 people logged on, putting the online meeting at capacity. While another