Future. That is a daming nonanswer. Israel vowing to retaliate after propelling the largest Missile Attack from iran. The president headed to the carolinas to see the Storms Destruction firsthand. And new York City mayor fighting Bribery And Fraud charges. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york, alongside jose diazbalart. The 2024 campaign is entering the final sprint after the Vice President ial debate between democrat Tim Walz and republican j. D. Vance. The Running Mates may end up having the last word on the national Debate Stage, and its not only the only unusual aspect of Last Night, unlike the prior debates involving trump this cycle, this one was notable cordial. And the two rivals said they agreed with Each Other multiple times, Reminiscent Of A by gone political era. It wasnt all niceties. Its those that were closest to Donald Trump that understand how dangerous he is when the world is this danger. I think youve got a tough job. Youve got to play whack mole, you got to pretend that Donald Trump didnt deliver rising take home pay, which of course he did, lower inflation, which he did. And you have to defend Kamala Harriss atrocious economic record. Lets discuss with two msnbc political analysts, susan del percio, democratic strategist basil smikle, and nbcs garrett haake. Garrett, Mid Western nice kind of was the rule of night for Last Night. Was this strategic . A couple of guys just hanging out having a beer talking about politics. I think it was. The first rule of Vice President ial politics is to do no harm. Both of these men showed up with that as a goal, not be quite as aggressive as we have seen from either wup of them when theyre on the Campaign Trail on their own. Try to defend their principle and push things forward. This is the extra credit debate. If you were watching it, you have probably made up your mind, and i dont think either one of these men were pushing outside of that window. Is anybody playing clean up . Theres a little bit of amplification happening. J. D. Vance not being able to say one way or another whether or not Donald Trump won or last the 2020 election. Democrats feel like that was Tim Walzs best moment, they want to highlight that and continue to push it forward. Vance is going to have questions he has to answer, particularly his answer about obamacare. I covered Capitol Hill during that period. J. D. Vances had nothing to do with the reality of the moment. Hes going to get pressed on that today. The trump people i talked to feel good about vance. They feel like thats the guy they put on the ticket for this reason, and he delivered. Lets talk about the moment between Vance And Walz on the issue of the 2020 election. Lets look at what part of that conversation was like. He is saying he did not lose the election. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim, im focused on the future. Did Kamala Harris Censure americans from speaking their minds in the wake of the 2020 covid situation. Thats a damming nonanswer. He lost the election, this is not a debate. Its not anything anywhere other than in Donald Trumps world. Look, when Mike Pence made that decision to certify that election, thats why Mike Pence isnt on this stage. What im concerned about is where is the Fire Wall with Donald Trump . How did vance answer that question. Theres also the basic c. He answered it horribly. That was not an answer but he knew what he had to say because he was speaking to an audience of one. Everyone knows where the former president stands on that. I think the fallout for vance may be more about Donald Trump being a little jealous that someone had a better Debate Night than he did, and may not be so happy to let it end there. So we can see what happens. What the voters think, right, thats what really matters as were starting to have early voting happening in parts of the country. One middle of the Road Pittsburgh Voter told us this about that 2020 exchange. What bothered me was how j. D. Vance pivoted the question, and turned it into, you know, really defended Donald Trumps position on january 6th, and the fact that he wouldnt he tried to avoid the answer. Basil, was that moment important for the Harris Campaign when it comes to undecided voters . I think it was because, look, if you look at Tim Walzs the parts of his performance that i think were really good was on child care, Reproductive Rights, january 6th, the answer that you just heard, those are the areas where democrats really have the ability to mobilize their voters, and It Points to the fact of how much Donald Trumps Campaign Strategy relies on believing that he did not lose the election to joe biden. That an Election Denialist Sort of Campaign Strategy is really central to what Donald Trump is doing. Democrats, yes, can go to their voters and hammer that home because what it does is remind undecideds in particular, that if he continues on this path of trying to deny not only the 2020 Election Victory of joe biden, but sow the seeds of doubt for the 2024 election, theres a potential for more violence. Theres a potential for more chaos. So as long as democrats can continue to remind voters of that, i do think it was a really important point Last Night. The Abortion Issue did come up Last Night. It was interesting to hear how these two men on the Debate Stage handled this issue. Lets listen. My party, weve got to do so much better of a job at earning the american peoples trust back on this issue where they frankly just dont trust us. Theres a young woman named Amber Thurman, she happened to be in georgia, a restricted state. Because of that, she had to travel a long distance to North Carolina to try and get her care. Amber thurman died in that journey back and forth. The fact of the matter is how can we as a nation say that your life and your rights as basic as the right to control your own body is determined on geography. Theres a very real chance had Amber Thurman lived in minnesota, she would be alive today. Susan, its one thing for republicans to say they need to earn back the trust of women voters, but have they taken any action to get that trust . No. As a matter of fact, vance lied during that debate on the issue of a national abortion ban. So, no, j. D. Vance using the Word Trust is completely laughable. What was important, i think, for the Harris Walz Campaign was seeing a man for the first time on that kind of national Stage Talk about the importance of Reproductive Rights and where we are post roe. So i think that really helped the campaign a lot to speak to a certain segment of the population, maybe independent men who kind of get their arms around the fact that this is their issue too. Basil, one of the things i noticed is the insistence on the recurrence of Senator Vance turning again and again to the issue of immigrants, or migrants. And blaming migrants from everything from the cost of housing, crowded schools, theres the whole springfield eating cats and dogs, i mean, its almost like a constant issue that he brought in regardless of what the Debate Question was about. What is this geared towards . To susans point, hes got an audience of one, Donald Trump. Actually, hes got two. Hes got Donald Trump today, and hes got the future of the republican party hes looking forward to. In other words, hes trying to audition to be the sort of heir apparent, if you will, to What Trumpism is today. Trump is not going to be, whether Hes President i hope hes not president after this year, but whatever happens to Donald Trump, j. D. Vance is poised to be the future of the party, so hes sort of using this moment to and this platform to showcase that. But in order to get to that point, hes got to show fealty to Donald Trump, which means, Repeat Everything that Donald Trump is saying, just do it better than he did. Hes got to Repeat EverythingDonald Trump is saying. All of what hes discussing, the harsh conversations about immigrants, talking about Reproductive Rights in a way and still repeating election denialism, all of that is meant to just be food for the base because hes going to have to go back to that base, should he have a future in the party. One of the key constituency groups of the Voter Electorate this year is the younger vote. And we checked in with some collegeaged voters and one took issue with an answer related to Tie Everything back to Kamala Harris and the biden administration, trying to really tie her to President Bidens actions in office. Take a listen. If anybody took High School civics class, they would know what the Vice President can do and cant do. I want to make a quick point. Neither candidate on that Stage Talked about what Executive Action theyre going to take on Day One to do what they want, nor were they asked, because they know they cant. Thats not how the Vice Presidency works. You dont get to do what you want, you do what the president delegates you to do. Hes telling it like it is. It gets into the issue of who the incumbent is in the race . This is an unusual race, you have two incumbents. You dont get to judge president ial record against president ial record. With harris, the Trump Campaign wants her to own Everything Voters dont like about the biden administration, and try to prevent her from taking credit for everything they might like about it. Its a difficult Tight Rope that harris has to walk. It creates this dynamic, where its a throw the bums out election, behind the other door, theres just another bum, Somebody Else whos had the job. How the two campaigns handle incumbency between now and the months we have left, 34 days if youre counting at home is going to be one of the major deciding factors. I want to ask a Question Susan brought up on the issue of the debate Last Night, and whether it had any impact or influence on the former president deciding not to do anymore debates. Do you think theres added pressure or any issues going on now because of Last Night . I dont have any new reporting on this, but i have long been in the camp that Donald Trump will not want someone else to have the last word about this campaign for him. I think if this race is close or hes behind, hes always believed hes his own best spokesperson. I wouldnt slam the door on a debate until the last minute. Garrett haake, susan del percio, basil smikle, i know you were up late. Its special to have you on the set. A tension filled tinderbox as Israel Vows Iran will pay for the Missile Attacks. Were in the region. And President Biden is having to survey devastation from helene. Well talk to two Business Owners whose restaurant was completely destroyed. And new York City mayor walking into court for a hearing happening this hour as he faces Bribery And Wire fraud charges. Stay right there. Were back in just 90 seconds. Now i have skyrizi. Ive got places to go and im feeling free control of my crohns means everything to me control is everything to me and now im back in the picture. Feel significant Symptom Relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi, including less Abdominal Pain and fewer bowel movements. 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In fact, nearly 200 bussized ballistic missiles, most shot down by israeli and american air defenses. One palestinian man, however, was confirmed killed in the occupied west bank. You can see here from this photo showing the remains of an iranian missile, just how big these things really are. Meanwhile a few thousands miles away, World Leaders are scrambling. The united Nations Security Council began a meeting on the attack, and what israels response might look like. Joining us now is nbcs Matt Bradley in beirut, lebanon. Jason beardsley, and joel rubin, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of state. Matt, what are we learning this morning about israels plans to respond to this iranian attack . Reporter thats A Million dollar question. Everyone wants to know how israel is going to respond. The ball decidedly in their court. Whatever they decide to do is going to set the Tempo And Tone for the conflict as It Metastasizes across the region and threatens retaliation far beyond the borders of Israel And Iran. We dont know whats going on inside the halls of power in jerusalem, but as usual, the only real insight were getting from axios, and Nbc Cant verify the information. Hes saying the conversation, which he has heard from israeli officials is focused on Retaliating AgainstEnergy Sources like oil refineries. They have, he says, ruled out the possibility of striking nuclear facilities as we hear increasingly Speculation And Analysis of the iranian em battled now, may be moving to a nuclear weapon. At the same time, he has been reporting that they are going to be waiting for their cues from washington, and that is kind of a big deal because it looks as though in the past several weeks we h