Good morning, good morning, to sunday september 1st. Im ali velshi. We Come On air with Breaking News out of the middle east. The bodies of six israeli hostages taken by hamas during the October 7th attacks have been recovered in gaza. There bodies were found late yesterday in an underground tunnel beneath the southern city of rafah. According to the israeli military, it appears the hostages were killed shortly before the idf was able to reach them. They have been identified by the idf as carmel gat, eden yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Master Sergeant Ori danino and american israeli, hersh goldbergpolin. Hersh goldbergpolin was attending the Music Vessel one hamas launched the attack took he was taken hostage along with many others and later became one of the most wellknown captives having been injured in multiple Hostage Videos that were purred out by hamas. In the wake of his capture, his parents were extremely outspoken in their efforts to bring home their son and the other hostages. You been days even taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention two weeks ago urging the immediate return of the hostages while pleading for The End to the bloodshed in gaza. Right now, in israel, protesters are protests are unfolding as demonstrators pressure the government to close the deal that would likely see the return of the remaining hostages. Lets get to Nbc News International correspondent Matt Bradley was live for us in Tel Aviv. What more do we know about this . Reporter we are seeing protests as you mentioned and this could be one of the more blistering protests we have seen out of months of very strong protests coming from the hostage families. Theres thought to be dozens of them still alive, where than 100 hostages are remaining. We understand quite a few of them have been killed or died of wounds sustained on October 7th. We are seeing large protests in Tel Aviv and in front of the office in jerusalem and we are even seeing the hostage family forum, a group that represents the hostage families, speaking with trade unions, trying to organize a mass protest, a walkout, a strike tomorrow. So the actual name of for these protests, shut down the country. They want to shut down the country, which is a really step up, a massive strike. In addition we have already been hearing from local disabilities throughout the country saying they will be joining in a strike. So this is a very resonant moment here in israel. It is not just a day of sadness, it is a day of rage for so many people and they are not just demanding Israels Government come to a Negotiation Deal to free the remaining hostages, though that is the chief demand. We are also fearing Hearing Front and center from the beginning, they want to see the back of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. They want him to resign and that is not even a new demand. Ever since October 7th, if you remember, we saw a huge Protest Movement a year ago. Talking about another sort of different political situation. Benjamin Netanyahus Effort to he called it reform the judiciary. And these issues kind of lay back to back seamlessly across the tragedy of October 7th and ensuing war in the gaza strip. So they have joined seamlessly now and the amount of anger we are seeing in these places, from mostly a secular leftwing folks in israel, that has really clawed out a very strong position in israels internal Culture Wars and this is something that has been cleaved open again and again as the war continues. As always, we appreciate your ported analysis. We will stay close to the story and to you today. Matt bradley, reporting from Tel Aviv. Lets turn to the 2024 election, 65 days until Election Day and at this stage if you Split Screen the election youre going to see two different campaigns. It feels like weve been trying for a years collectively to come up with the right words to describe the politics of Donald Trump. It is hard to put into words. He is a man who unabashedly lied and cheated right in front of our eyes and wears every Scandal And Felony conviction as a badge of honor. More or less it works for him. He still the standardbearer for one of our major political parties. Use a nominee for president , again. During his presidency we talked a lot about the earth one and earth two because it felt like with his election we veered off into some dark timeline of alternate reality. And minnesota governor Tim Walz entered the race this year as, harris Running Mate, Walz Call Trump and his republican Running Mate j. D. Vance weird. Which is a nice midwestern kind of insult. But the word weird really did seem to bother trump and if you look at the two sides of the Campaign Trail from this past week you can definitely see a team normal versus team weird pattern emerge. The Campaign Trail ran through georgia for Vice President Kamala Harris and her Running Mate Tim Walz last week. They embarked on a bus tour, two parts of georgia that dont typically get a lot of attention from democratic politicians. According to the Harris Campaign it was the first time a general Election President ial candidate has campaigned in savannah since the 1990s. They greeted College Student from savanna state university, georges oldest historically black university, they crashed a Marching Band Rehearsal at Liberty County high school. And they stopped for barbecue at local establishments. Honestly, not much to see here because that is what normal campaigning looks like, meeting people, shaking hands and trying out local cuisine. Georgia was the site of Harris And Walz pop wells is first interview, and interview remarkably normal. Standard fair, no threats of authoritarian threats to pool. Donald Trump And J. D. Vance on the other hand, their vibe was in fact weird. While the measured Kamala Harris discuss plans and defendant qualifications, trump spoke at a Town Hall in wisconsin about windmills and bacon. Earlier in the wiki to base the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery and deeply offended a lot of american and veterans. This is what team normal versus team weird looks like this past week. Prices in particular for groceries are too high. The american people know it and i know it, which is why my agenda includes what we need to bring down the Christ Price of groceries. Some people dont eat bacon anymore and were going to get the Energy Crisis down. When we get Energy Down this was caused by the horrible energy wind. They want wind all over the place. I think it is important to have people at the table, some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences and i think it would be to the benefit of The American public, to have a member of my cabinet is a republican. Remember the ivanka line. I loved those shoes. Tell your daughter, she made great shoes. She was making so much money with that thing. I said what is going on. We have had in the former president , someone whos really been pushing and and Agenda And Environment that is about diminishing the Character And Strength of who we are as americans. The War On Christmas is back. Remember . Eight years ago i said theres a War On Christmas. They were afraid to say merry christmas. And Vice President harris and i win this election we will have your back like you have had a his entire time. President trump and i are proud to be the most proworker republican ticket in history and i want to talk about why we are fighting for working people , why were going to fight for unions and nonunion alike. Interim measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you listen. Nobody knows what her last name is. I go, okay, im going to give the first time, tell me the last name. I said kabbalah, they have no idea who the hell she is. Women dont like Donald Trump. I said thats wrong. They love me. He suggested you happened to turn black recently for political purposes. Questioning a Core Part of your identity. Same old tired playbook. Next question, please. Timor Mall Versus Team weird Split Screen is accurate but it is not a complete picture. Trump and vance seem weird because they are doing an entirely different thing, playing an entirely different game. Kamala harris and Tim Walz are talking about plans and policies and trying to relate to voters because they are normal political figures who want to leave the country and believe they have the best ideas for america. Donald Trump And J. D. Vance are alienating voters, sending people and delivering meandering offtopic remarks. It doesnt seem they are trying to win over voters with policies and plans they believe in. They represent a shrinking Party Tater Catering to extremists which pushes dangerously unpopular policies and are led by a convicted Felon And Election denier who tried to overturn the last election he lost and trying to lay the groundwork to do it again. The democrats play different Game And Ballot harvesting but you also have people getting ballots. In california, your people getting seven ballots. Anytime you have a mailin ballot, theres going to be massive fraud. Lets talk about some of the things he might be able to do as president. You can do everything. The president has such power. That was just last week. So when you see the juxtaposition of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the way they speak, the way they act, the tone they use, it almost doesnt matter. What matters is this. One of the nominees wants to take american rights away. They want to consolidate the power of the federal government under his finger. Wants to deny the will of the people if things do not go his way. During Harris Interview last week she was asked what she would do on Day One as president. Heres her response. What would you do on Day One . They won is going to be about implementing my plan for what i call an opportunity economy. Ive laid out a number of puzzles on that regard. Which include what we are going to do, to bring down the cost of everyday goods. What we are going to do to invest in americas small businesses. What we are going to do to invest in families, for example extending the Child Tax Credit to 6000 for families, for the first year of their childs like to help them buy a car seat, to help them buy baby clothes, a crib. Low, Day One is a weird thing because you have to judge the presidency on the whole time and for some people they criticize harris for calling that, thinking that was a vague answer. So i guess if specificity is your measuring stick, Donald Trump won this round with his super specific answer about what hes going to do on the proverbial Day One of his presidency. You would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. Except they won. Hes going crazy. Except Day One. I want to close the border and i want to drill, drill, drill. That is not retribution. Im going to be i love this guy. He says youre not going to be a dictator, you . I said no, no, other than Day One. Absolutely normal stuff. Joining me as awardwinning journalist Roland Martin, host of Roland Martin unfiltered daily show, author of white fear, how the browning of america is making white folks lose their minds. Stuart stevens is with the Lincoln Project, and author of several books including the conspiracy to end america, five ways my party is driving our democracy to autocracy. Good to see you, thank you for being with us. Roland, the point im trying to make is that you can and probably some of us should evaluate the competing policies of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. But mostly we have to not lose sight of the fact that this is about democracy versus authoritarianism. This is about wacky weird stuff versus normalcy. Actually about Common Sense versus entertainment. He said media wants Vice President Kamala Harris to offer policies and prescriptions and they want entertainment from Donald Trump. Weve got to own up to this. We got to understand what media has done in allowing trump to do what hes done, since 2011. He will play into his. But we have to go back to the tea party. They want chaos, terror of it all down. You got the freedom caucus. You have a lot of people in this country who say all of this is awful, tara down, lets get rid of it and so they see Donald Trump as the person who can come through as a Bowling Ball and destroy everything. And It Appeals to them. So he makes these crazy comments and they go yeah, yeah. That is what we want. But it is unrealistic and those of us in media have to be willing to call a thing a thing. The longest, he wouldnt even say he lies. We have to be far more stronger and unfortunately too many Video Folks with ratings go up, they get more clicks and revenue goes up and we have to call that thing what it is. As you know roland, ive said for years, i would take zero ratings and a peaceful democratic country that doesnt require. Stuart, there was a thing you put out from the Lincoln Project which has gone viral. About what could happen to people who are trying to get an abortion if they cross state lines. It was a dramatic commercial. And you said many times on the show and others, you said if policies to lean into, abortion might be one of them. The fall of roe v. Wade maybe one of them because that commercial indicated wasnt whether you like abortion or dont like abortions. Whether you think women and their families and doctors should be jailed for it. It is a very distinct matter, that seems to be one of the matters that will drive a lot of people to the polls. It is interesting when you think about it. On the republican side, we attack national health care, obamacare, and on one basic principle that you didnt want the government to come between you and your doctor. And that resonated a lot with center and right motors. The same argument now, applies to the extremism and opposed roe v. Wade world because this is exactly what has happened. You are putting the government there between a woman and her doctor. Her family and a doctor. The Lincoln Project, we have looked at a lot of these voters in the key states, and there is a large segment of them who maybe 40 of them are just abortion but they find it repugnant. They say it taking away for two generations a constitutional right. That is anticonservative. That is something that is the heavy hand of government. And that, i think, is a lot of what this race is about. Is not typical ideological lines. It is about the power of government versus the power of rita versus individual rights. And it is actually much more traditionally conservative position to support harris. That is where she is versus where my own party has gone. I recommend people look up the ad and watch it and send it to people because it is the heavy hand of government. It is a Police Officer who pulls over a father and his daughter and has all the information that the Police Officer needs to apprehend them and arrest them. Roland, it is not just about calling out Donald Trumps lives. I think it is also about outlining to people that this is a man who deliberately denied and lied about the upcoming last election and is fully setting the table for that to happen again. So it actually almost might be irrelevant to people, if Kamala Harris wins more votes or wins more electronic more Electoral College votes. Hes already said everybody in california is getting seven ballots. Memory remind people when he taught lost to Ted Cruz in iowa, he called that rigged as well. That is what he does. People need to understand, there is no bottom for Donald Trump. Theres no bottom. Theres no such thing as, hes hit it doesnt exist. When you are dealing with someone like that, you have to hit them with everything. You cannot play normal politics. So the campaign of harris, walz, they need aggressive communication than Biden And Harris did in terms of how theyre going at him. That is what you must do. Also the campaign has to do is also expand the idea in terms of how you are talking to people. Reproductive rights, is an issue. Reverend William Barber talks about if you have 140 million poor and working in america, 70 Million are women. The economic issues, actually stayed. Say poor and working poor and how we want to be able to affect folks with a 50 living wage. Because it is an economic issue. 66 Million of those people are white. No one talks to them. Trump would never say that but you have to juxtapose, we impact real people, Working People Versus somebody who only cares about the rich. You cannot get sucked into his drama. That is why when she said, next question, was so important. Because he wants the race conversation. He wants a