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at the top of the hour, good day to all of you. welcome, everyone. we begin with the breaking news from the middle east this hour. israel firing a wave of what it calls preemptive strikes overnight after it learned it has plans to launch a massive attack. they say the strikes thwarted plans to launch thousands of missiles and drones including at tel aviv. an israeli spokesman said the death toll would have been in the thousands. has block responded with hundreds of rockets and drones in retaliation for killing a top commander last month and both sides signaling they don't intend escalate further but the exchange of fire raising fears of a wider war that could draw in the united states and iran. >> recent events make the

prospect more probable and that is alarming. this will stretch israel very thin and paramount we de- escalate all of the potential or real conflict situations as quickly as possible. >> these strikes, as top mediators meet in cairo today on the latest gaza cease-fire proposal. joining me now from tel aviv is matt bradley. welcome. let's get to the strikes first of all and what has the law -- has block -- hezbollah i thought maybe you thought it tamped it down a little bit ? >> i think it does because what we have seen is a much anticipated hezbollah strike against israel which had been telegraphed for the past few weeks and it was only last month that the israelis had killed a top hezbollah commander in beirut which inflamed hezbollah . it was a

few hours after that that the israelis were thought to have killed a top hamas official in iran. by the way hezbollah is backed by iran, hugely backed . they vowed to take retaliation with vengeance against the israelis which brought everybody in the region worrying that diplomats from the united states and israel and all throughout the world are worried that there would be a region wide war that could drag in the united states and on one of those two legs of concerns we do see a little bit of release and the fact that hezbollah has done this attack and the israelis have essentially quashed it in both sides have declared victory and both sides have essentially said they are satisfied and won't continue their attacks, it says at least when it comes to the hezbollah israel front, things look a little bit more

calm 24 hours ago. we are still waiting to see what the iranians will do. i spoke to an israeli top official today and was told that the israelis believe the iranian's -- iranians will see how these negotiations pan out. this is mostly in the lebanese media and that didn't happen. hezbollah ended up reacting and tried to attack israel in retaliation for that assassination. we don't know what will happen and i don't know what will happen. it looks as though for now we do have a glimpse of what was owing to happen and now it has happened and it wasn't bad. we didn't see a huge strike against a population center in israel or lebanon and we didn't see an enormous amount of infrastructure destroyed or a qualitative change in the battle or a widening of the geography of the battle and

it's been the area of the conflict, the same area we have seen ever since october eight, the day after those october seven attacks first started this fighting in the gaza strip. and after that it started over the northern border with lebanon. and we saw anymore miss -- an enormous amount of firepower with fighter jets and we saw hezbollah missiles and drones fired at targets all over israel and what we didn't see and what it looks like we won't see is a political paradigm shift and it really changes the calculations of this region. and right now it looks for now that both hezbollah and the israelis have stepped back from the brink of what could be a tragic war. >> okay. but all of this is happening against the backdrop of the cease-fire negotiations and very sensitive negotiations. will it have an effect?

>> well, we know those negotiations were thought to be what was delaying that retaliation against hezbollah and the iranians. it looks as though now those negotiations are continuing and the israelis have sent a delegation with hamas absent. they are getting these in real time and hamas wasn't a member of the core negotiation party to begin with because israel and united states don't speak directly to hamas anyway so they were receiving messages through the into mediators -- intermediaries for the last 10 months anyway. that wasn't such a qualitative change. but we do still see negotiations continue. have they become a lot more pessimistic? i would argue that they have been shrouded in pessimism ever since last november when they were successful for a week and you have to remember that these negotiations haven't succeeded for months so if it does look

like they are worse off now or much worse off than what? >> good question. thank you for all of that. >> we will hear from senator smith about these attacks and the impact on the cease-fire talks in a few minutes. let's go now to decision 2024 with 12 days before the start of early voting. 16 days until the debate and 72 days until the election. another new big number the day. 14 million is how much money the harris campaign says it has raised since the vice president's acceptance speech at the dnc thursday. democrats say volunteers are fired up. >> we have seen more than 4300 volunteer sign-up since the convention alone in nevada which is reflective of what is happening in the battleground states. >> voters in swing states will see a lot more of both candidates this week. former president trump is in michigan, wisconsin,

pennsylvania while vice president harris and tim walz will be on a bus tour in georgia wednesday. today, surrogates debated the role republicans played at the dnc on this mornings talk shows. >> to say the maga republicans are not still undermining common sense pragmatic sensible politics is just wrong. we have a lot more bipartisan work being done then realize and i can't stand this tribalism or the zero-sum game and if there is any semen this campaign that i do love, and it was evident by how many republicans spoke at this convention. >> every election you have some members of one party endorsing the candidate of another party and that's a very traditional aspect of american politics and look at this week. the democratic party under kamala harris has gone so far to the left that you had a kennedy endorsed the republican. >> that is one way to interpret it. we do have reporters in place covering both campaigns and we

will go first to the white house and what are you hearing from the campaign. they are asking whether they are still riding a high this week. >> reporter: you noted, they have collected a lot of money from folks who wanted to donate from both the harris for president campaign as well as other democratic fundraising entities and the democratic national committee and some of the other affiliated organizations to $540 million since vice president harris took over the top of the ticket and about a month ago at this point now. we know 82 million of that was raised last week during the democratic national convention. and there are folks who are part of the harris campaign and they do have momentum to work with going into what really is the heart of the campaign season as we have come after the conventions going to the

labor day and the last few months or so of the campaign season. at the same time, the campaign has said they are not leaving any votes on the table. and they won't rest until they get to election day. i want you here what one of the national cochairs of the harris campaign had to say about the work that is still in front of them despite some of the money they have raised and the volunteers they have signed up to work on the campaign. >> from the beginning, we said no matter how excited we all are, we have a close race and have to get to work. as you know, we have been organizing really aggressively. as a consequence you see this great surge of enthusiasm and 540 million is by a lot by any measurement. you have to keep putting the pedal to the metal and keep your shoulder to the wheel. nobody should be convinced of any other thing and this will be a close election. it will be a goal line decision and we have to get everybody to

the polls. >> reporter: the campaign shared it had 200,000 people sign up for volunteer shifts and since vice president harris took over the ticket and a big chunk of that number happened last week during the democratic national convention, people who could make phone calls, knock on doors, and we see that happening in georgia this week with vice president harris and her running mate both headed to georgia wednesday and thursday to make some campaign stops on their tour bus and hold a rally in savannah on thursday and really try to reach out to a diverse group of voters, potential voters, in southern georgia, part of their efforts to hit every battleground state. this is the last one that the vice president and her running mate will hit together before they spread out again after labor day to do more with the campaigning in battleground states. >> one more time. how many people signed up to volunteer?

>> 200 thousand -- 200,000 volunteer shifts were signed up for. >> that is huge. appreciate that. a busy week ahead, everybody at least for the trump campaign. the former president is campaigning in several swing states over the next two days. we are now joined with more. we have the latest pitch to women voters and it is getting some new push back today. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the issue of abortion has plagued republicans elect poorly since roe v. wade was overturned back in the summer of 2022. on friday we did see former president trump's attempt to retune his language a bit saying he would be great for women in the reproductive rights. now, this particular phrasing is interesting. the word reproductive rights

are used by democrats often referenced by democrats associated with abortion access, birth control and ivf and many pro-life activists were quick to criticize his language saying he was attempting to ingratiate himself with those who are pro- abortion. trump's campaign said that his post was on brand with previous post about his issues. and jd vance joined meet the press earlier today and was pushed on the former president signing a federal abortion ban if elected and he said he could commit that he would not sign that into law and he also furthered that no republican with reasonable power is saying we should have a federal abortion ban of any kind but lindsey graham around the same time this morning on another morning show said he does have a federal abortion ban in mind.

>> i have a bill that says at 15 weeks we limit abortion and keep exceptions in place because the baby can feel pain. >> can you commit, senator, sitting with me today, that if you and donald trump are elected, that you will not impose a federal ban on abortion? >> i could absolutely commit that. donald trump has been as clear about that as possible. >> he would veto that? >> i think he would. >> i don't think you said explicitly he would. >> no republican with any reasonable power is saying that we should have a complete national abortion ban. >> senator graham furthered in his interview that trump won't win or lose the selection based on the abortion issue. look, that is certainly not how many democrats see it. if you turn to any democrat right now they made it a key issue and they hope to capitalize that headed into november. >> thank you for that. the remarkable part of the vice president's campaign and what she is not talking about and why. we are back in 90 seconds.

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reaction to the exchange of strikes between israel and has the law -- hezbollah. what are your concerns about how this escalation can thwart the tenuous cease-fire negotiations underway? could this comically the administration's israel policy because it is seeking to end the fighting and suffering in gaza? >> i am so glad to be with you and the events of last night were deeply disturbing. i am grateful to see it appears that both sides are working to de-escalate. that is a good thing and the biden/harris administration has been dedicated to preventing what is happening with israel and the gaza and hezbollah to escalate into a regional war. it is a good thing that, at least for now, things are calm. the most important thing is we work toward achieving a cease- fire so we can end the terrible suffering in gaza and put

israelis and palestinians in a place where they can be secure. these talks as you say are incredibly complicated and delicate. i know the administration continues to work in every way they can to achieve an end to the fighting. >> 100 percent. okay. be at it hasn't been resolved yet, let's move on to the democrats big week and you were there when the governor gave his speech. he made an impassioned call for democrats to reclaim patriotism which is something republicans have tried to claim over liberals but tim walz reframed patriotism as responsibility for community and caring for one another and how did he do introducing himself to a national audience?'s how do you assess his brand of patriotism compared to that of donald trump and jd vance? >> i think tim walz was exactly at the convention the way he is when i have seen him in my own

backyard and a very downed earth and authentic guy and coming from small towns and the midwest, minnesota, like i do, he understands this patriotism is not owned by one party or the other. it is something that americans feel and is rooted in our shared values. it isn't rooted in who we are but rooted in our shared values around the belief in freedom and opportunity for everyone and the basic dignity of all people. as tim said so well, the idea that we have that when you see your neighbor is struggling, you help them if you can and get them out of the stitch and i think that is one of the reasons we see so much energy coming out of the convention. that energy is a sign i think that people really want to move forward and not back word. i could tell you, i was at the minnesota state fair for the past few days and i did see it there. >> i think it's extraordinary that you had adam kinzinger say he had a secret that he wanted

to let his fellow republicans and on which means the democrats are every bit as patriotic as republicans are. let's move on to the barrier breaking nature of the vice president's nomination. it was everywhere at the dnc but not from harris herself. she is not embracing explicit messaging that she would be the first female president and start contrast to hillary clinton's optimistic feminism and calls to break the glass ceiling. i am curious your thoughts on here is excepting the nomination not as a history making woman but on behalf of every american? >> i did appreciate the approach she took. first of all, when she looks in the mirror every day, everybody can see who she is and they can see she is a black and asian woman. what she wanted to focus on, which is so important, is her importance and skills and capacity to lead the country forward and in all of the ways

she showed who she was on the stage and has been showing people around the country and people can see that capacity for leadership and the capacity to be the commander-in-chief and that sense of strength and compassion to the role. i do have to say also that because of the groundbreaking candidacy of hillary clinton, i think it paved the way for vice president harris in so many ways. >> absolutely. we may not be where we are today if not for hillary clinton and all she did to embrace that. speaking of embracing, the democrats have fully embraced a woman's right to choose which happened all last week spotlighting the speakers who shared gut wrenching personal stories of difficult pregnancies and how restrictions have affected them on reproductive rights and all of this is donald trump walk >> is antiabortion stance saying he wouldn't enforce for example the act that would impose a nationwide ban on abortion bills. does anybody believe that trump has had a change of heart?'s how much will this issue of

abortion rights will fuel turnouts for voters on election day? >> i don't believe american women will be conned by what the latest thing donald trump says about reproductive freedom and abortion rights. this is the individual who is the reason why one in three american women live in places in this country where they can't get access to basic reproductive care like abortion care. people won't fall for this. my belief, from what i have seen and all of the many conversations i have had is this continues to be a salient issue and important to voters because it comes down to the fundamental question of whether you have control over your own body and life, which is what this issue of reproductive freedom is all about. i think it will continue to be a very important and distinguishing point between these two campaigns as folks figure out how they will vote and at the end of the day, it will be momentous in terms of

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nancy pelosi is getting credit for the up be vibe at the dnc getting rousing ovations from delegates in spite of her being sometimes portrayed as a villain. here is what she told the crowd about vice president kamala harris. >> i have known kamala harris for decades, and personally, i know her a person of deep faith. officially, she is a leader of strength and wisdom and eloquence on policy. politically, she is astute and strategic in winning difficult elections, quickly securing the nomination with dignity and

grace. >> joining me now we have the wall street journal political correspondent who wrote a book titled the pelosi published in 2020, molly ball. can i get your assessment first of all for her speech and her endorsement of vice president harris? where does that come from?'s >> it was a short speech as i am sure you noticed. it reflects the facts that that isn't the part of politics she is renowned for or the best at takes the pleasure in. she said what she had to say and got off the stage and think president biden and paid tribute to president harris. i think we have all come to understand, especially in the past few months, is that nancy pelosi's strength is what she does offstage and those things she is capable of and the strategies she is capable of and the operations she is

capable of carrying out behind the scenes when it comes to something difficult that has to be done for the good of the party and as she sees that the country. >> i do want to read a few lines from your latest article. most of the weeks cognitive dissonance was joyfully papered over. hillary clinton linked arms with aoc and republicans shared a stage with left-wing social justice activists and bernie sanders decried billionaires only to be followed by the illinois governor who bragged about being a real billionaire and it was a tent big enough to hold many contradictions and a unity forged by awareness of a common enemy. are you seeing it, essentially, is an anti-trump coalition? >> absolutely. i think that was very clear at the convention. few would deny it and many democrats i did speak to said you wouldn't have those republican former lawmakers and former trump administration officials on stage if nikki

haley is the republican nominee. it is because of donald trump you have this unifying effect where the progressives and the moderates, even in the democratic party who have been at odds sometimes would prefer to fight rather than link arms. they all see it and i believe the quote you read and thank you for featuring my article was followed by a quote by an official that said it is the specter of trump that hangs over everything and created a sense of urgency and a sense of focus so that democrats are focused on november and not focused on some of these other sites that divide the party. >> it was very comprehensive and i do think put everybody there. let's talk about nancy pelosi mentioning the difficult elections that vp harris has fought and won and the vice president also bringing them up. >> these fights were not easy. and neither were the elections that put me in those offices.

we were underestimated at practically every turn. but we never gave up. because the future is always worth fighting for. >> they are both from northern california and you write they have not been close and nancy pelosi never backed harris in any of the races she won and even wanted an open primary when president biden withdrew. did president biden immediate the endorse harris to next pelosi's idea for an open process? >> i think he would probably deny that. those were rumors going around san francisco politics. was interested in reporting the story and figuring out the relationship. as you do note, they come from this very rough-and-tumble world of san francisco politics and when kamala harris first ran against an incumbent, her boss, the san francisco da,

nancy pelosi backed the incumbent strongly. as you know she didn't back kamala harris including her 2020 presidential campaign and there is a mutual respect from what i understand but they run in different circles and they come from different parallel tribes in that politics the world and kamala harris has moved on from san francisco politics now living in los angeles. but what nancy pelosi said when she was calling for an open process and when i asked her in whether she was undermining the candidacy of kamala harris, she said no, but she didn't want to be a coronation and wanted it to be the choice of the delegates whose power it was to choose the nominee and she was satisfied when that process was quickly sewn up and in fact on the same call as part of the california delegation making the nomination of kamala harris

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vice president kamala harris hopping back on the campaign trail fresh off and energetic convention amid what are known team admits will be a

very close race. >> from the beginning we said no matter how excited everybody is, we have a close race and we need to get to work. we have been organizing really aggressively. as a consequence you see this great surge of enthusiasm. when you do look at this fundraising, 540 million is a lot by any measure with 200,000 volunteers. the idea is to put it to work. the good news is we have a structure around which we can put it to work that we have been building for the past few months. >> joining me now is the vice president of political strategy at cricket media and political commentator ashley oates. we heard a lot of talk of the dnc, about not being overconfident. doesn't seem like the harris campaign has learned from 2016? how do you see the state of the race today? >> yes. i think you can see in the poll numbers were you see the vice

president narrow the lead that trump had over biden but in no way, shape, or form does anybody think this is in the bag. enthusiasm doesn't win elections, but votes do. i think that is why mitch landrieu said this monies important but people have to show up in one of your previous guests talk through some of the volunteer sign-ups we have seen and we have been seeing those -- and we are actually trying to get to 75,000 people signing up for that program. but that will be what makes the difference in talking to voters on the phones and knocking on doors because watching the dnc is exciting. you people don't turn out to vote, that won't matter in november. >> to your point, i made the reporter repeat the number of shifts signed up for with 200,000 and i was like, what? that is a lot.

anyway you posted after harris a speech that she could've started a movement and as political reported, it's a common belief. what is so different about harrison this race? >> i think a lot of things. i think post dnc, democrats are on offense and republicans are at defense, which is exactly why you have seen trump refashion himself with just posting last night that he is for women's reproductive rights, which hard to believe when he has taken credit on the campaign trail for overturning roe v wade. i think right now democrats are uniquely positioned to continue this enthusiasm, especially as we saw harris define herself as someone who isn't only patriotic but unifying and somebody who will be a president for all americans. she not only introduced herself to undecided voters who really wanted to hear more about who she is and what her policies are and distance herself a little bit from both biden, obama and run the dnc stage and

talked about the movements created and many who voted for biden in 2020 were part of that never trump movement. there were a lot of disaffected voters that were talked about in the previous segment. but i think harris now is a real opportunity and the polling shows us to create enthusiasm for own candidacy and not just another trump candidate. that is powerful. it will be interesting to see in upcoming days and weeks if she can carry on the enthusiasm that was just mentioned. i think she is up to the challenge. the more she is on the campaign trail talking about how dangerous and extreme the republican agenda is, the better it is to get more votes from those undecided voters. >> trump is now trying to appear more supportive of abortion rights posting on his social media friday that my administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights but it seems light on the details. does it show he knows this is a

major problem for him? >> i think it is clear to donald trump and all republicans that being against abortion access is a losing issue. we have seen that they want the states to handle it. that is what is happening. trump's campaign has reiterated the position that this wouldn't be an issue but the federal government is dealing with but the state should do it but it isn't good for republicans. as long this is handled at the state level, you will have an extreme state legislature around the country trying to pass different types of abortion bans and restrictions and we have even seen them go against the voters will. voters have passed ballot measures that have supported abortion access. some lawmakers are trying to go back and change that. is just making things worse. all we have to really look at if we want to decide whether or not we believe him and he did say in 2016 he wanted to overturn roe v wade and

appointed the justices to do it and it happened and he didn't do anything about it. >> ashley, on the flipside we heard from antiabortion voters who are uncertain if trump is pro-life enough. and do posts like this alienate those voters and will any of them be phased by this toothless statement so far? >> trump has created a career out of being a con artist in many ways. at some point he has turned off evangelicals which is part of the republican base which as you are alluding to doesn't think he goes far enough and then he has jd vance as his running mate who has really staked his entire political career on being against abortion rights. so it is a weird position to be taken and this is how we know that they are truly on defense because they are trying to figure out how to pivot and secure votes with female voters but it isn't going to happen. i will tell you that i am

currently 29 weeks pregnant. if anybody wanted to tell me or were to tell me that a decision is not between myself and my doctor and my own family, that is a problem. this is where republicans are going to lose because they want to say they are the party of freedom, but they are the freedom of -- party of anti- freedom when it comes into government intervention and women's own medical decisions. this will be a real issue on the trail. they better start figuring out how they will tackle it because as he said that post was pretty big. when you have a vice presidential candidate that has staked his entire political career on being antiabortion, it makes it hard to believe. >> i want to clap and you are 29 weeks pregnant and you look great. my last question is this. at the dnc, the my pillow ceo try to go undercover and ended up getting into this confrontation with a 12-year-

old content creator noah as he continued to spread false claims against the election and just watch this. >> 257,000 votes and it happened last week that a judge ruled in georgia missing from the 2020 election. >> so that is your source? >> how is it a 12-year-old can stand up to mike lindell and others like him well republicans in congress can't ? >> i think it speaks to how ridiculous their claims are. noah seems like he is intelligent and really smart and smarter than i was at 12 yourself. >> a me too. >> these are just ridiculous claims they are making. he said that and essentially once you start to dig beneath

the surface and ask questions, these people don't have the answers but the republicans are afraid of donald trump and it's unfortunate to see and i have worked in politics for 15 years. it is really bad and they could have saved themselves multiple times from donald trump and the people he surrounds himself by or not standing behind him now and their fate is tied to him but they are too afraid or do anything about it. >> especially those who have misgivings about him behind his back and it is extraordinary. thank you both and it is good to see you both. 10 states with one millions of voters. will talk about that ahead. with gille mate. ♪♪

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in just over 70 days, 10 states will decide on the future of abortion access for the citizens and one has become a battleground over the issue. it is where we spoke with four women about how the battle over reproductive rights is affect their decision. welcome. what did you hear from these women? >> reporter: we did catch up with these women as they were stumping for colin all red as he launched his group looking to unseat ted cruz. what they said if they are taking their message out of the

court room and directly to voters and while abortion access may not be explicitly on the ballot, they feel they could elect him to the senate and could see change here too. >> reporter: is the race for the white house heats up, so does the battle over abortion access. >> he plans to create a national antiabortion coordinator. simply put, they are out of their minds. >> jd vance telling kristen welker that one measure is off the table. >> so he would veto a federal abortion ban. >> he said he would. >> reporter: abortion rights are on the ballot in 10 states this november with average americans sharing stories of heartbreaking loss. >> when i got pregnant, doctors told us our baby would never survive. >> for three days, we waited until amanda was sick enough to receive standard abortion care.

>> these four women were among the dozen suing texas over a six week abortion ban after they had to wait until their lives were endangered to receive care for nonviable pregnancies. >> reporter: do you feel the energy has shifted with kamala harris at the top of the ticket now?'s >> yes. >> so eloquently she spoke about reproductive freedom. >> it makes me want to work harder because she is a. >> they are now stumping for the texas democratic representative as he looks to unseat ted cruz. >> the women before us fought for roe v. wade in a look at my daughter and my son. we owe it to you to make that change. >> reporter: i am not sure if you could tell, but the woman in the black is now pregnant

again and she is due in january. she said that is a pregnancy she didn't think would be possible when she was denied that abortion and left that clinic that time ago during her last pregnancy. >> i spoke with her also once on the show. her story was remarkable. i think the news of her being pregnant now is just the best. thank you so much and a great interview you conducted with that panel of women. >> joining me now is nikki fried. let's talk about florida because it is one of 10 states where abortion is on the ballot and if passed it could reverse the newly enacted six week ban and how is this engaging voters in the run-up to the election? >> it is great to see you too. it is front and center in the minds of people throughout the state. florida is living under one of the six week extreme abortion bands with little to no exception. what we have seen is we put

together a coalition of democratic republicans and independents who make sure three and shined -- re- enshrined in our constitution. politicians shouldn't be in that ultimate decision between a doctor and their patient and making the decisions. that is for those families. they are working to get this over the finish line. this is a broad coalition which i believe in the hard work and education with what is happening, we will get across that finish line. >> that is good that you have this competence. i did see you. you did have a starring role at the dnc announcing florida's delegate count for kamala harris. you do see momentum in the state with more than 13,000 new volunteers signing up to help the campaign over the last four days. usa today has a poll out today showing harris closing in on trump in his home state. she is

five points behind him within the margin of error. what are the chances that florida goes blue? what will it take? i know a lot of it will be because of you in your efforts. >> what is happening here in the state of florida is inspiring. we do have 13,000 new volunteers this week. collectively, we are over and close to 40,000 across the state and we filled every congressional and state legislative seat and we see this momentum everywhere. look at this momentum. this weekend we had an event in tampa where we had over 500 women show up with no principal and in comparison if you go little bit further north in georgia you had jd vance who barely got to 250 people at that event. you do see this type of energy. it isn't just democrats but also independence which are one third of the state including republicans. donald trump and rick scott are in trouble here in the state of florida. we all know that trump can't

win the presidency without that state so all eyes will continue to be on the state of florida. >> we were focusing on the florida primaries in which we saw half of the 23 governor desantis picks for the school board lose their races and six were challenged to a runoff. what is this tell you about the political landscape overall in florida and the stance on his education agenda? >> he lost the culture war and his power is continuing to diminish and not only are they 23 he lost but there were seeds all over in which he wasn't involved in but appointees. we did see in some of these areas including sarasota which is where mom's for liberty and this resides we did win areas and other parts of our state that are read. we see the fact that people are ready to take back the state and hopefully you will join us

at our website whether it is donations are volunteers and we create a movement in this state and we will take it back. >> you are indeed. nikki fried, thank you. kamala harris left the convention with a lot of momentum and money and how much money? we have those answers at the top of the hour.