Month. What the feds are now revealing about ryan routh, his weapon and his getaway car, and the letter he Left Behind in case he failed. That fast moving president ial campaign, 43 days out from the election it found two seemingly contradictory facts are both true, Donald Trump continues to be battered by challenging headlines and yet his race against Kamala Harris is still shaping up one of the tightest in history, new Sun Belt Polling from The New York Times Today Trump has gained a lead in arizona and remains ahead in georgia, two states that he lost in 2020. But in North Carolina, which has not voted for a democrat since 2008, miss harris trails Donald Trump by a narrow margin. Our Weekend Poll shows harris up nationally by five. But more dramatically her favorable score is up 16 points since july, now surpassing trump. It comes as trump heads to pennsylvania later today amid Ground Game concerns, the Associated Press reports that dozens of republican officials, activists and oper
Right. The economy does do better under democrats. And as vice president kamala harris announces a major plan to boost small businesses, economists are saying that trump s proposals, like for instance, tariffs, would actually hurt americans. Also tonight, we are just days into the new school year for many students, but we ve already had our first school shooting, leaving four dead and several injured at a high school in georgia. Plus, breaking late today, republican liz cheney, who once said that donald trump is unfit for any office, announced that she will be voting for vice president kamala harris. But we begin tonight with it s the economy stupid. James carville s famoused a moe in addition from the 1992 election that remains true today. Polls show the economy continues to be the top issue for many voters, including inflation and affordability. And yet there is only one candidate who is proposing policies that would actually help americans. Vice president kamala harris. Here she is
Us into your homes. Were grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Thanks, nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Let me tell you what we are tracking and multiple stories including this deadly horrific School Shooting in georgia. In have an update on that during tonights newscast. Theres also very serious revelations about the ongoing scandal surrounding the supreme Court And Clarence thomas and his wife. We have that. And in the middle of the program im going to share with you my report on the Maga Play Book and accountability in the age of trump. Why they want you to be retired, and you might want to resist. So all of that is coming up. I want you to know what were doing on a very serious news day. Well begin with our top story, the general election under way. Donald trump has a light schedule this week. Kamala harris has a busy one. Shes an Offense Campaigning in New Hampshire on abortion rights. You know how hard people fought for these freedoms and that they are founda
As this week. Our Latest Reporting is ahead. New polls show a changed president ial race, especially on some critical issues as Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with President Biden in pennsylvania. Donald trump is facing new scrutiny for his comments to Fox News that he had, quote, every right to interfere with the 2020 election. Today, a new russian Missile Strike in ukraine hits a Military Academy near a hospital. Dozens are dead. Nbc news speaks with President Zelenskyy about what comes next. Good day. Im Peter Alexander in washington in for my colleague Andrea Mitchell. We hope you had a good Labor Day weekend. Today Benjamin Netanyahu is defiant, vowing revenge after six hostages executed by hamas days ago were found in Southern Gaza over the weekend by israeli forces. The discovery and the heartbreak sparked some of the biggest protests since the start of the war. The largest union joining the protests along with demands for a Ceasefire And Hostage deal. Among the six murd
Developments in multiple wars overseas threaten to throw a curveball into the campaign. Will Kamala Harris Role in this white House Help bolster her chances to win in november . Or backfire instead . Plus, will it be a boys versus Girls Election come november . A new poll shows Kamala Harris stretching her lead with female voters, and trying to win over even more with her new Bus Tour focused on Reproductive Rights. Does Donald Trump have a plan to try to win them back . Plus, a stunning new indictment accuses a former top aide to new York Governor Kathy Hochul of secretly working for the chinese government. Authorities say the alleged scheme was designed to promote chinas communist agenda in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks. The latest on the charges and the arraignment Coming Up. We start with new eruptions of Unrest And Violence in Israel And Ukraine on the first day of the final push toward november. Adding a complex new dimension to a president ial election that so fa