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All okay easy. The u. K. s financial times reports of Pink Floyd sold their Music Catalog and their Name And Likeness rights to sony for 400 Million colors. Shine on you, rich, crazy dime a new hour of cnn, new central starts hits the Campaign Trail with the democratic candidate for president , Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris teaming up to go after crucial voters in key Battleground States and birthplace of the Republican Party. And just over a month to election day, Special Counsel, Jack Smith, revealing a bombshell new details in his case against Donald Trump, unsealed the evidence. He says shows the former president resorted to crimes to stay in office after he lost. And President Biden soon leaves see firsthand, more of the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Now the deadliest hurricane since hurricane katrina, im Sara Sidner with john berman. Kate is out today. This is cnn new central and unlikely duo on the Campaign Trail, Vice President Kamala Harris joined by former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and a critical Swing States, cheney is of course, not just any republican, the former House Gop Conference Chair And Daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney supporting harris, even as she acknowledges, she has disagreements on policy. The two women will speak at the birthplace of the Republican Party the schoolhouse were abolitionists launched the gop in 18 54. Its all part of the Harris Campaigns direct appeal to Republican And Independent Voters in crucial battlegrounds. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez is joining us now this morning. Tell us more about what we expect to see and hear today with these two powerful women well, spec that were going to get a nod to some of what the former congresswoman has said in her endorsement of the Vice President last month, which is that former president Donald Trump poses a danger to democracy and that the Vice President is committed to upholding the Rule Of Law and the constitution. And that alone should serve as a reminder to voters, even if there are differences in policy that is something that of course, Liz Cheney it has talked about before, but of course, this is a notable visit from any of the reasons that you outlined this. Of course, is part of the broader strategy by the Harris Campaign to appeal to a broad swath of voters and move those undecided voters away from former president Donald Trump. And last month, of course, when Liz Cheney he did endorse the Vice President that was yet another example that the campaign seized on, that they are bringing republicans into the fold. In fact, remember that during the democratic National Convention, there was a whole part of that program that was dedicated to highlighting republicans who are voting for the Vice President. So this is an ongoing strategy the in one that we are going to see a lot more of in the last homestretch of this election cycle. Now the wisconsin, of course, is close state, its a critical state for the Vice President. Polls show that she has a slight edge over former president Donald Trump, as shes of course, trying to maintain that edge with his appearance alongside Liz Cheney today. Of course, the first time that theyve come together since that endorsement, and we will see more of this strategy unfold in the Battleground States including pennsylvania, michigan, arizona, and nevada, georgia, North Carolina. So certainly more to come on all of this. But what it tells us is that this is a campaign that is now doubling down on this strategy of bringing in the undecided voters and the republicans who are just not interested in former president Donald Trump, but also trying to appeal to folks who are not diehard democrats, but maybe swayed with big names like Liz Cheney to vote for the Vice President , even if there are differences in policy, sara, she is one of several republicans, two of whom spoke at the democratic National Convention as well, who are voting for kamalaharris and trying to support her. Thank you so much. Priscilla alvarez. Appreciate your reporting there from washington john. All right. With us now, the former Vice Chair of the dnc, Michael Blake and the former Press Adviser to then House Speaker john boehner, maura gillespie, i want to talk about Liz Cheney and i do want to stipulate the five years ago, this would have been unimaginable. It just would have she was the number three republican In The House really conservative, rockribbed, conservative. Dick cheney all that that said or their republican voters out there in Swing States to see a Liz Cheney endorsement now after anything that happens and say, hey, you know, Liz Cheney is voting for kamalaharris. So i might also the fact that shes out on the Campaign Trail today with her, again, to your 0. 5 years ago, i would have never guessed that she would be out there campaigning with Kamala Harris for Kamala Harris. But because she is she has conservative credentials to back her up. But i think this speaks volumes and what she said, you know, we can survive bad policy, we can survive another attack on our democracy. And thats what Liz Cheney said. She believes her being out there and putting her name, her legacy on the line here by endorsing Kamala Harris, it says a lot and i do think there are republicans who are not keen to vote for Kamala Harris, but they know the dangers of Donald Trump, but theyre not happy with how this has gone and how it has caused many losses for the Republican Party over the years. So this may sway some, i dont think to the extend that maybe as needed, but it could move some people like you me, is this about making democrats feel good about, about playing nice with some republicans . Or are there persuadable republicans . Its about wondering election. Its about making sure youre going getting elected here and so the determination is this when youre in states such as the wisconsin where youre essentially talking about one or two points yes, it will matter. Its an and its not just a random place were talking about where the Republican Party began. And so when you think about the surrounding areas, even outside of milwaukee, the wow counties of waukesha, zeki, and washington these are the places that will have tremendous impact. Its a reason why this past friday we hosted and always host a nightly prayer call. We have one of the reverence out of this area to demonstrate whats possible. So when you think about the issues where it be the economy, amy, and when you talk about women, i would rather have a Liz Cheney standing up with us and choosing the country as opposed choosing a call it Jeff Zeleny was saying to me its a sort of a play for the Nikki Haley voters who may not be swayed yet and still could change their minds. I do want to ask about this new book coming out from Melania Trump The Guardian got some excerpts and the former First Lady talks about abortion and has a diametrically different view than her husband in the Republican Party. She says, a woman is fundamental right of individual liberty. Her own Life Grants or the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes, it is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy and deciding their preference of having children free from any Intervention Or Pressure from the government okay . 12dimensional chess here, where you think that Melania Trump is in cahoots with the Trump Campaign trying to muddy the waters on abortion or just something she doesnt care what her husband thinks about. I think melania is making it very clear that she stands on the right side of justice as opposed to her husband and so when we think about whether it be here in New York with Prop One or across the country and saying being a post on abortion ban, she is saying a woman should decide what to do her body fullstop a man can be and should be a feminist at the same time. And she is making a very clear that a woman should decide what to do with her body. It is abundantly clear that this is not just a democratic issue. This is an issue across the country. It is one of the fundamental reasons why republicans have been losing since trump has been on the ballot. It is another reason why Vice President will get elected this year, but embarrassing for the Trump Campaign more or can they pointed this and say big tent i think that you saw Jd Vance change his tune at the vp debate, trying to talk about abortion because if we have to build back trust, women i dont know that people necessarily believe it given the fact that he has been on record for saying that he would endorse a national ban, but i think what shes saying here to me, and ive long believed is it is a conservative message is to say that you dont want to federal government telling me, telling you what you can do with your own body that goes too a conservative belief of having a smaller, more accountable well government. Yet the Republican Party has let it become so much so just a religious Issue And Feeding into the Farright Fringe as opposed to what the, most of the country believes which is the stance that we should have autonomy over our body and medical freedom for half the population. I want to play some sound from Donald Trump overnight where he is talking about haitian migrants in the country who have legal status, temporary legal status. Listen to this you have to remove the people and you have to bring them back to their own country. They are in my opinion, its not legal. So you would revoke that temporary protected is absolutely. Id revoke it and id bring them back to their country. What if they want rosette received them when theyre not . Well, theyre going to receive up, theyll receive did they bring them . Back . Theyre going to receive them all right. There are several different things at play here. Theres the moral issue and there was a political issue. I just want to stay for a second on the purely political issue here in terms of what voters think about about legal versus migrants who are in the country illegally . Is there a difference when you talk about deporting legal migrants . Does that play differently politically and shared . But im afraid that on the far fringe of the maga republicans, it doesnt. And he knows that he can speak about even if they are illegal, he can say that early goal is and i want him out of here. That rhetoric and that language he uses. He does solely to rev up his base. That is, it. I think for the Republican Party at large and for the country at large, we are a nation of immigrants. But never publicly messaging on this to shouldnt always needs to be, has to be the land of hope, an opportunity. We need to have law and order. So of course, you want to have it done in the right process, but to stop and to say that youre just going to deport people who are here legally and contributing to community as many of the haitians are in springfield, ohio, contributing and adding value to the community as a disservice to them. All. We just have to be very clear this is a racist policy being proposed by him this is not just dangerous rhetoric that has impact in ohio where theyve clearly communicated to stop this nonsense its here in New York, whether it be in brooklyn, itd be in South Florida you have a man who is literally saying he would remove american citizens because they come from another country. This is about him trying to win an election to discredit black and brown communities once again. And we cannot tolerate it. And it is reprehensible that we continue to allow this man to say these things he is doing this to win an election, to appease a base who believed that black and brown people should not be here and when we think about the contrast, go deeper. Jd vance is the lead sponsor to eliminate d in federal government. They are saying that a black woman is not black. It is a rhetoric that they believe will be victorious house whoever, lets be very clear whether it be in New York, florida, ohio, Et Cetera haitians belong here, jamaicans like my family belong here, our communities belong here, and we will not tolerate this nonsense and his racism thats coming. There is a distinction though, between citizens and people with temporary legal status. Hes being very lets be clear. This is about the politics theyre not diving into whats one of the other. He is saying you dont belong here. And this is a consistent rhetoric that has come from Donald Trump. This is the same man who tried to kick out black people when it came to housing, the same one call for the death penalty. This is consistent what he believes he does not think we should be here Michael Blake, more or less, speak. Thanks so much for being here. Both the great to see you in person. There. All right. Breaking news, new explosions heard by cnn crews in beirut, and were seeing the result of those explosions as israel strikes at the part of Lebanons Capital city, more on that story. Plus new revelations from Special Counsel, Jack Smith and the January 6 case against Donald Trump. When told my panel thats whats at risk. Trump allegedly said. 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