actively. one that's building towards the future. >> how excited are you to vote? this is going to happen three days after you turn 18, the election day will be there in front of you. i want to know what that means to you. >> well, i have always believed voting is the best way to change something if you want it changed. for me, i couldn't be any more excited to cast my vote for kamala harris, who not only is the best candidate for president, but also i am thrilled that tim walz, my governor, will be her running mate. >> isaac winkler, pleasure to talk to you. thank you for taking the time. >> if this is your first time voting, go to nbcnews.com/planyourvote. there's a spanish language lish link there too. that will wrap up our

coverage. >> thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more coverage of the dnc from chicago right now. right now on a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports," live from the democratic national convention, fired up and ready to go. an incomparable one-two punch from michelle and barack obama. >> america, hope is making a comeback. >> i'm feeling fired up. even if i'm the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama. >> both of them taking aim at donald trump. from michelle, with the stakes so high and she says only 76 days to fight back. with the first time her message is not to aim high when they go low. >> we do not need four more

years of bluster and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse. >> who is going to tell him the job he is seeking might be one of those black jobs? [ cheers and applause ] >> hours earlier, kamala harris in battleground wisconsin, beaming into the dnc after a raucous roll call. >> we are so honored to be your nominees. this is a people-powered campaign. and together, we will chart a new wave forward! >> tonight, minnesota governor tim walz in spotlight for the biggest speech of his career. former president trump strikes a dark tone during his week-long

swing state campaign blitz. >> you can't walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. you get shot. you get mugged. you get raped. thousands of terrorists coming into our country. thousands of terrorists. these are the people that blew up the world trade center. bad things will happen. ♪♪ i'm andrea mitchell in chicago. tim walz takes the stage tonight to deliver his first primetime speech to a national audience. two weeks after kamala harris chose the little-known minnesota governor to be her running mate. house speaker amerita nancy pelosi also. the democrats delivered a show of strength, packing two arenas, 85 miles apart, with 15,000

supporters in milwaukee, where the rnc met just five weeks ago, while 20,000 people packed the convention hall in chicago. all joined by satellite on split screens. >> they have nominated coach walz and me to be the next vice president and president of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] and i thank everyone there and here for believing in what we can do together. >> president obama using a sly reference to the crowd size on section to take down trump. >> the crazy conspiracy theories. this weird obsession with crowd sizes.

[ cheers and applause ] >> it was first lady michelle obama abandoning her usual uplifting tone and electrifying the crowd in a rare raw and powerful address. >> it's up to us to remember what kamala's mother told her. don't just sit around and complain, do something! so if they lie about her, and they will, we have got to do something. we gotta pick ourselves up, throw water on our face and what? >> do something! >> so consider this to be your official ask. michelle obama is asking you -- no, i'm telling y'all to do something. >> that roar in chicago was energized by an unprecedented play list turning the routine roll call into a dance party.

dj cassidy spinning songs for each state, including for georgia, a surprise performance by rapper and georgia native lil john. ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to officially nominate kamala harris for president! ♪ another round of shots, dnc turn out for what ♪ ♪♪ >> minnesota, we cast ten votes present and we deliver 81 votes for kamala harris and tim walz! ♪♪ >> the great state of california, how do you cast your votes? >> my name is governor gavin newsom. [ cheers and applause ] from the great state of nancy

pelosi, california, we proudly cast our 482 votes for the next president, kamala harris! ♪♪ >> here with me for our own dance party, nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell, who was rocking herself, from her vantage point on the podium platform, nbc news managing editor carol lee and white house correspondent monica alba. welcome all. what a night. they pulled that off. you want to talk about choreography. kelly, we have covered so many of these. >> we have. >> how does last night compare? >> it was an extraordinary event. we are here to be independent observers. i was trying to restrain myself from busting out my '80s moves. there were a few. it was a long night. i lost a little of my composure at times. if you had been looking at the

order of the night on paper only and you see roll call and former president and former first lady going to speak, you might have thought, it's a night of tradition and elder statesmen and women. it was not that in any way. somehow i think being out of office now, even though it's been 16 years -- you think that would put you in the elder statesman category. it does not for barack and michelle obama. she framed her own experience in losing her mother, how that's a primal change. she will tell you what she thinks now. to do it without the constraints of being in office or seen as a former first lady and what you have do with that, a bit unbridled, a bit raw. at the same time, i was struck by the generational piece. she and the former president are about the same age at kamala harris. they would have been in high school at the same time. we have had this shift from the joe biden period. it felt like it really was the start of a second part of the convention. >> michelle obama -- barack

obama is always a headliner. his speeches are eloquent and beautifully delivered. carol, michelle obama -- we know she doesn't like politics. she has written about that many times. she didn't want her husband to run. she had to be persuaded. without being a political performer, she comes out and gives this speech unlike anything she has done before. you could hear in her voice, this is what she has wanted to say but never said. >> part of the reason why we are hearing her say this now is because you have seen various iterations of michelle obama talking about former president trump, talking about what the stakes are in the election in 2016 and 2020. now it's now or never. if it's time to say something, now is the time. that's what we saw her do last night. not only when she criticized the former president, but she also had several other messages for democrats, which is, don't get

complacent. this is all great and everyone is happy. we seem unified. it feels like we have the momentum. that can go away. don't rest on your laurels. don't be petty. don't sit around and wait for someone to ask you to do something. take the initiative and do it yourself. she said very clearly, there is no other choice here. don't even be thinking about anything else. this is the choice. it was a real call to action at the same time as it was a takedown of kamala harris' opponent. >> the point is, monica, nobody is perfect. you don't have another choice. so get over it, democrats. go to the barricades. it was a call to action. tim walz, i mean, barack obama said jokingly, that was a set line, not an ad lib, i'm the only one stupid enough to follow michelle obama. there's no good answer to that because she's so dramatic and most popular political figure

that crosses -- she's a crossover figure into pop culture as well. tim walz, how does he perform? he has this joyful character. the traditional role of a vice presidential running mate is attack dog. >> certainly. this is someone who we just spent a couple minutes talking about, very well-known figures in our political history in this country. governor tim walz is somebody who most people may not know his entire story. tonight is all about from their vantage point introducing him to america and not really getting deep into maybe some of the policy but focusing on his personal story. he will come out and speak about his roles that compliment vice president harris' experience. things she hasn't done. being a former high school football coach. serving in the military. talking about those aspects that they feel will be appealing to certain kinds of voters. i think we also saw from former

president obama's comments last night where he was ribbing governor walz about his choice of flannel shirts and his outfits. we saw his wife appreciated that moment and seemed to echo it. there's also a little bit of humor and there can be a little light in his role in all of this that i think we should expect to see. tonight, they are going to be leaning into a couple of those themes while making sure he speaks to what he believes she can do for working families, they say, across america. that will be a plain part of his message as well. >> i can't think of a better dance party than you ladies, sisters, as we go through this together. monica, kelly -- >> a little caffeine. good to be with you. >> we will be back. one of the star's from last night, tennessee lawmaker justin pierson on the emotion on the floor.

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♪♪ from memphis to mountain city, the movement for justice, rooted in love in tennessee is still strong! it's a movement where kids are free from gun violence, a movement where women have the right to choose, a movement where working people get access to economic opportunity, a movement where those who have pushed to the periphery are brought to the center, a movement where those who have been pushed down are lifted up. it's alive in tennessee because we believe that justice will roll down like water and righteousness like an ever flowing stream! >> that was tennessee state representative justin pierson during last night's roll call

here in chicago. he was one of three democrats who became known as the tennessee three after state republicans in nashville sought to expel them from their house seats for supporting gun control measures after the school shooting. he was not expelled last night. he was in the center of the floor. he joins us now. justin, what was it like last night? >> it was one of the most electrifying experiences that i have ever had. i'm so grateful, humbled to represent district 86, memphis and shelby county. vice president harris and this amazing ticket. with thousands of people who all believe in justice, opportunity, believe that our country can be better, who believe we can do more. it means so much that i was able to be a part of that. >> tennessee, how do you cast your vote? >> mr. secretary, the great state of tennessee, birthplace of -- >> you saw it all there. justin, you are the first state to cast your ballots and to lead

all the delegates and push them all over to kamala harris. why that switch? was it a difficult decision? what was your feeling about joe biden? let's be honest. >> i love and appreciate joe biden. president biden invited us to the white house. we had the chance to be with him. we had the chance to talk with him on zoom the day after we were expelled. i believe his leadership to the country deserves all of our praise and gratitude. i believe that this moment in american history he met by ensuring that we all would understand that vice president harris is the leader we need in this moment in time. i believe the gratitude that everyone shared on monday was worthwhile and deserving of a person who has given his life to this country in service. i think for tennessee, we realize that our job is to do everything that we can to have democrats in office in the white house and vice president kamala harris is the leader that we need in this moment in time. she cares about people.

she's authentic. she cares about ending gun violence, cares about the environment and doing something about climate. she cares about us. that's who we need. >> what difference has that made with young people? what are you seeing this month? >> it's extraordinary. i have not gotten so many phone calls, texts, instagram messages from young votes. they are fired up, ready to go, excited about what we are going to do in this election, having nearly 41 million people registered, young people will decide this. she's investing in young folks across the country to make sure our voices are heard and our issues are paid attention to in a way that hasn't typically happened in national elections. >> michelle obama, an unusual speaker. let me play a little bit of that and what that said to you and your generation. >> she understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. we will never benefit from the

affirmative action of generational wealth. >> that's her take on affirmative action and all the criticism of that. >> that was amazing. that was one of my favorite lines of the night. it is so true. people talk about affirmative action for race. generational wealth, the benefit of whiteness that donald trump has had for centuries has helped him to get to the place where he is, where he has robbed, stolen, hurt people to become the success story that he is. a lot of people will never have a silver or gold spoon or gold tower in their name. the majority of people will have to work for what they get. the majority of us working class folks, people who make it into the middle class, have to give all they can every day, make sacrifices, just to have an inkling of the american dream. we need a president who understands that and wants more people to have access to the opportunities that america has, not just for the rich, not just the billionaires, not just for elon musk. >> you will be on the stage yourself. >> tomorrow.

>> you and the other two members of the tennessee three and others talking about gun reform, common sense gun legislation. >> we need to do something about the gun violence epidemic. it's the number one killer of children, more than car accidents, more than cancer. it's destroying our communities. the authoritarian actions of the tennessee republicans expelling us was an assault on our democracy. it's a dangerous and unprecedented step. we don't want to see that continue. we want to see action to end the gun violence epidemic. >> justin pierson, we have got gotten to know each other. you are amazing. next up, the challenges tim walz is facing as he takes center stage tonight. he would will talk with lawmakers from connecticut. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" live on msnbc.

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milwaukee with supporters packed into the venue where republicans held their convention. tim walz taking a swipe at donald trump. >> a month ago, the republican party gathered their -- for their convention right here on this very spot. not only do we have massive energy at our convention, we got a hell of a lot more energy where they had their convention, right here. that one guy is going to be so sad tonight, so sad. so sad, so sad. >> joining me now, two democratic lawmakers from connecticut. senator chris murphy and congressman jim himes, the top democratic on the house intelligence committee. you are on the foreign relations. chris, let's talk about last night. what it meant to have barack and michelle obama -- michelle obama in a way we have not seen or

saying what she really thinks. you guys only have 76 days. this is going to get uglier. >> yeah. first of all, it was a fun night. the contrast that the country is seeing, the democratic party, which recognizes the challenges this country faces, knows people are going through hard times, but approaches that challenge with joy. the republican party, which is so negative and dour, seems obsession with division rather than trying to unify the nation. the obamas' speeches were fun. i can't wait for tim walz today. tim walz has done a fantastic job of helping to grow out the middle class, make communities safer, build better public education. he is going to tell a fantastic story tonight. the positivity, the energy of last night, you can see why we are not having problems filling multiple venues, multiple big stadiums at once, because there's a bunch of people that wanted nothing to do with politics, who now, because of

the enthusiasm behind kamala harris and tim walz, are flocking to be part of the movement. >> congressman, you have to put meat on the bone. you have to turn enthusiasm into something other than a sugar high, to mix all of my metaphors. you have to get volunteers. i'm told volunteers in a number of key states are turning up. money is pouring in. it's tough. they have the same -- they have money. republicans have resources. they probably don't as much infrastructure on the ground. what are you seeing as the challenge? >> the answer is super clear. this is a celebration. this is a remarkable, historic celebration for a bunch of reasons. what's super clear is that this optimism, this happiness, this joy needs to be turned into fuel for a lot of unglamorous, hard work. james carville came and addressed the connecticut delegation. he said, congratulations, you won august. you know what that matters? zero. shut up and work.

what has to happen starting this weekend is that all of this joy and optimism needs to be turned into the unglamorous work of makingcalls, knocking on doors, and making sure this turns into motivation to show up at the pohe polls and save this country. >> there's criticism saying kamala harris has to show more than just the biography. she has to show policies. she has to do interviews. you have worked with her in the senate. how prepared is she on foreign policy at a time when we have two wars, not the cease-fire they hoped for this week. secretary blinken coming back empty-handed for his work on the ninth shuttle to the middle east. >> she's ready on day one, because she has been part and parcel of joe biden's campaign to restore america's credibility all around the world. i was with her on a few of her international trips. two times she went to munich to speak before the security

conference. she was powerful. she conveyed a clear message to ukraine. she was instrumental in getting the deal to bring our prisoners home. it was some of her intervention that made that possible. even on the issue that republicans think that she's vulnerable on, the border and her work in central america, she was given a task to drive down migration. within two years of being give than task and made trips and doing diplomatic missions to the northern triangle country, migration from those nations went down by 60%. that's a record she will be able to talk about and run on. >> first time gaza, a lot of pressure to agree to an arms embargo. there are protesters outside. they are doing it politely inside the hall. does she need to differentiate herself from the biden policy and show more than empathy for the people in gaza?

>> when you say differentiate herself from the biden policy, the biden policy has been the policy that most americans support, which is that we're going to stand by our ally israel, especially after the horrors of october 7. but we are going to push at every opportunity -- chris and i have participated in this with ambassadors, with israeli generals to say the war must be conducted better, differently, with more in tune to keeping civilians safe and allowing the humanitarian situation to improve. i wouldn't expect a radical change in that policy. i would point out -- americans should think about this. we had gaza protesters here. we had people in the party saying there are two sides to this complicated thing. both sides deserve a hearing. what about on the other side? there weren't protesters there because they know there's no voice inside the republican party for both sides of this very complicated -- >> on ukraine, ukraine hitting moscow with drones. they say, you have taken the handcuffs partly off. we can go across the border and

go after sites that they are hitting us atacms, more freedom to go deeper into russia. ukrainian soldiers are telling our reporters that they are still badly over matched. >> yeah. i would say a couple things about my own opinion, which is perhaps at odds with the president. we have been too late, too little in our support for the ukrainians. easy for me to say. i don't bear the consequences. two things about the ukrainians. we have to remember, this is our fight. this is very much our fight. yes, we are sending dollars, but we haven't sent people. number two, as people say, negotiations need to start, what's the end game? ukrainians always surprise us. nobody, not our secretary of state, not chris, not i, four weeks would have told you the ukrainians would undertake a successful invasion and they did. we need to let them do what they have been doing and support them in that effort. >> senator, you are nodding. >> i agree with jim.

there's also a primary obligation that the commander in chief has, which is to protect the united states. part of the reason why we are sometimes slow to deliver weapons to ukraine is because we have to make sure we can backfill our own stock. i'm all for giving ukraine what it needs. but not if it jeopardizes our ability to defend the united states of america. sometimes the ukrainians get frustrated, they don't get things as fast. that's usually because the president has an obligation to make sure he is not conducting foreign policy in a way that jeopardizes us. >> senator, congressman, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. we have very sad breaking news to report. longtime democratic congressman bill pascrell of new jersey died. he served four decades in politics. he was known for his sharp attacks against donald trump. he had been in and out of the hospital this summer. he was seeking his 15th term in office. new jersey party leaders having

in next thursday to select a new nominee. he was 87 years old. our condolences to his family. the message next. kristin welker joins me on the democrats' pitch in chicago and what kamala harris and tim walz need to accomplish. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports." this is msnbc. here's to gettingr with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now available: boost max! when your home gets bugs, the struggle-is-real.

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something wonderfully magical is in the air. isn't it? yeah. you know, we're feeling it here in this arena. but it's spreading all across this country we love. it's the contagious power of hope. america, hope is making a comeback. >> michelle obama last night with that powerful endorsement of kamala harris and tim walz and eviscerating donald trump. joining me now, kristin welker and jon meacham, who occasionally advises president biden on historical matters. day three of the dnc. how are people feeling about the past two days? what has the response been? >> i think that the speeches fired up this convention.

i think that they fired up democrats, quite frankly. i think that michelle obama spoke in some of the plainest terms that we have heard from her. when she basically said, now is the time not to wait for a goldilocks moment with these candidates. now is the time, basically, to do something. she was quoting. she basically, look -- trying to make the case, vice president harris, tim walz, they are the best candidates to defeat donald trump. it was extraordinary. remember what we heard from her in 2016. when they go low, we go high. she pivoted from that last night. she took the gloves off. she went directly at donald trump. really delivered one of the most amazing takedowns we have heard of him from her, but quite frankly, from anyone at this convention thus far. it's a sign and a little

preview, i think, of what we can anticipate on the campaign trail. it's a recognition by the obamas and by the democratic party that in order to defeat trump, they needed to shift their tactics. we will see how it plays out. i don't think we will hear that language from kamala harris. it's clear the obamasing direct trump. >> it's a 76-day campaign. there's no time for a long windup. let's talk about this moment in history. unprecedented. the enthusiasm, the callback to hope made by michelle obama. the way they were orchestrating this. let's face it, an historic change of the nominee that this convention chose and switching just a month ago, a month and a few days ago, candidates. a president of the united states giving up power voluntarily. never before. >> not a huge category, as we

know. it's what president kennedy said, there's a reason profiles in courage was short. not as much material as we hope. i believe -- president biden is my friend. i help him when i can. i believe he did a heroic and selfless thing by passing the torch. he enabled a very vigorous challenge to an illiberal threat that's in donald trump. that's not speculative. we have seen what we might get with a second trump presidency. i think what president biden did will be written about and talked about by people like us forever. as long as the american republic

survives. it was a decision that is going to help the american republic survive. i was thinking, conventions. president johnson once said in his first state of the union in 1965, he said that presidents paint a path forward, forge a path forward by picking up the scattered elements of the american past. it's a wonderful phrase, the scattered elements of the american past. a convention is about trying to figure out, what are the timeless values that can be applied in a timely way? i think the democrats are doing a terrific job of articulating that case. >> to follow up, that would validate the decision to introduce not just the biography, but the character issues of these candidates, both through their own voicesval

validators. >> it's a matrix. i think you have lived so much of this as well. character in the end is what matters. because you just don't know what's going to hit the desk in the oval office. the temperament, the values, the dispositions, the tendency to do good or the tendency to do ill that's in the heart and soul of the person we send to the the pinnacle of power matters enormously. i don't want to overestimate the significance of the american presidency. a democracy is a covenant and a complicated sort of historical blend of human motives and human impulses. that said, it's the tip of the

spear. it's the fullest manifestation. it's where power and aspiration or where power and a disposition to advance one's self as opposed to the country meet. so talking about character, talking about biography is absolutely essential. i think actually responsible. >> doug emhoff was the validator of his wife and talking about their dating and joking and self-deprecating about how he was when he met her, he was so smitten. also this about their family, what he called the blended family, which is typical of more and more families in america. >> it's so significant. there's really no better -- >> kamala connected me more deeply to my faith. even though it's not the same as hers. she comes to synagogue with me for high holiday services. i go to church with her for easter.

i get to enjoy her mom's chili recipe every christmas. she makes a mean brisket for passover. >> that gives insight into their personal lives. >> it's so significant. there's really no better character witness than doug emhoff to vice president harris. here he was taking this convention, the american public, the biggest audience yet, inside their relationship, her role in raising their kids. that is significant for a range of reasons. it helps people to understand more about the vice president. she served as vice president for nearly four years, but a lot of people not that familiar with her. the other piece of this, republicans -- j.d. vance in particular have been accusing democrats of not being family oriented enough when it comes to their policies. this was a very subtle but firm way to answer some of those

criticisms and to say, we are focused on family here. >> also talking about his jewish faith. he has been a spokesman against anti-semitism. >> that's one of his biggest issues. >> thank you so much. we will watch tonight. it's great to have you here. next, both obamas ripping into former president trump in their own ways, taking the trash talk to a new level. after his speech at the convention, i spoke with state senator malcolm kenyatta. >> i would like to remind people, politics does you. what you saw on that stage, my presence as a poor black gay kid from north philly, to be on that stage talking about our future, you see a party that looks like america. but even after all these years, restoration is still possible. learn how at tedhelp.com.

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some of his most stinging comments ever. >> here is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. it has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that's actually been getting worse now that he is afraid of losing to kamala. >> joining me is brendan buck. you have been to a lot of conventions. do enough to heal divisions that i'm still hearing by some members of the house democratic caucus and angry at those who spoke out publicly against joe biden. >> well, i do think that making

tim walz the vp candidate has gone a long way to massage a lot of those feelings. tim is a wonderful replacement and in many respects embodies many of the qualities of joe biden -- of joe biden himself. and i think that that is resonating with house members in particular. >> and brandon buck, stephanie grisham was one of the republicans at the convention last night validating kamala harris and tim walz. >> the trump family became my family. i spent easter, thank, christmas and new year's all at mar-a-lago. i saw him when the cameras were off. behind closed doors, trump mocks his supporters. he calls them basement dwellers. he has no empathy, no morals,

and no fidelity to the truth. >> that was a devastating insider critique. >> yeah, and look, obviously a few better people to make these arguments and the people who saw him behind closed doors. i think that this is an important audience for the harris campaign. there is not a huge number of republicans these days willing to cross over and vote for a democrat. but there may be enough that could tilt this election. and the harris campaign, i think, needs to be welcoming and inclusive and talk about those things that are much bigger than policy. i think a lot of republicans are not going to agree with harris on a lot of her platform. but what they can agree is that things like character matter and that telling the truth matter and not embarrassing your country matter. that is the -- that should be some basics but donald trump continually fails to meet those and if she could articulate that

i'm the president for everybody, i think that could be a significant game-changer for her when we're talking about an election on the margins. >> jasmine, tell me what you think about kamala harris and whether she's not just filling out the resume, but becoming more real to people across america. >> i think that is definitely why the key note spokers are trying to do and what doug emhoff was trying to do last night. i think she knows a lot of americans don't know her beyond some of the caricatures that have been portrayed so they're seizing on this convention to tell her story and in ways that will resonate with many different americans. her husband was talking about the blended family and how he raised children from his first marriage and was a single mother and michelle obama was drawing on their shared experiences so i think they're emphasizing different backgrounds as a prosecutor to draw the contrast with trump to make her relate to

as many people as possible. >> nancy pelosi who you know so well was on the colbert show live in chicago and was interrupted by protesters demanding an arms embargo against israel. let's watch. >> israel has the right to defend itself. >> agreed. and hostages to be returned. >> and hostages to be returned. unless you have a two state solution, we'll not have a resolution of this. and that is -- at a time of opposition. >> please don't interrupt my guests. >> joe, how difficult is the gaza issue for the democrats here? >> look, it is -- it has been an issue for quite sometime now. i do think that nancy brings a balance to it and she's very credible on this issue amongst democrats in particular. but, look, having seen the mental leadership and you can't avoid protesters these days. it is -- it is inevitable. but i thought she did a good job. i think steve colbert did a good

job reining it in as best as he could. >> and montana is now the eighth state with abortion on the ballot. >> they did. we saw on night one of the convection, they had a number of speakers who just regular people spoke about their experiences needed abortions for medical reasons and how devastating it was in states with the restrictive bans, a threat to the mother's life and democrats feel this is the best issue, that kamala harris is a strong messenger on it and they feel in states with the ballot measures, that will help them turn out the voters too. >> thank you very much. and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." chris jansing starts here after a short break. richs jansing starts here after a short break. with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need,

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