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hello, everyone. welcome to the amanpour hour. here is where we are headed to this week. >> i want people to take about one thing. what matters to your family. >> in the final republican congressman dan lays out trump's's vision for america. if republicans want to turn a page on this, they have to move past the divide. >> they could swing the balance of power in washington and democratic congressional candidate john joins us. in southern lebanon becoming the next to gosar? the investigation into israel's bombardment of the country's hospitals . >> the call is coming from inside the house and three americans just got blown up inside the house. >> with the world in need of diplomacy more than ever before, russell and on their love letter to the u.s. state

department with season two of the diplomat. from my archives. >> trying to establish in this area. >> the last ties benjamin netanyahu was first elected israel's prime minister . by 1996 conversation with an arab peacemaker . welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. in three days, america will choose. kamala harris or donald trump? it is election shipped by one of the most divisive campaigns in history. one candidate speaks of the need for unity, restoring hope and turning the page while the other calls for revenge and retribution framing his political opponents as the enemy from within. now, it appears to be boiling down to a democracy of women's rights and the all important economy.

the world is watching keenly, too, because one fundamental belief in tariffs as the major economic tool threatens to upend the global order. donald trump has promised even more aggressive tariffs if he wins a seven second term this time on every other country in the world, especially china, but even on allies. as for the benefit to american consumers, most economists, including a couple of allies have said that they would be upset by much higher prices on trillions of dollars of imported goods . experts warn of high inflation again and trade wars. on so many levels, donald trump's maga legions have made the party unrecognizable to the republican mainstream, like conservatives liz cheney and donald trump's own former cabinet secretary who are now backing kamala harris. my first guest, texas congressman dan crenshaw did vote to certify joe biden's election in 2020, but he is still enthusiasticall y supporting donald trump and

he is our conversation. welcome to the program. >> thanks for having me. >> you are a that and have been a navy seal. you have served your country. i think donald trump's use of the military and language he uses for those who have been injured or killed in combat and as importantly when he threatens to use the military and national guard against what he calls the enemy within, are you comfortable with that? this is a big question in democracy of whether you actually set your military against her own people, which is as far as i know, anti-constitutional in the united states. >> it would never happen and i'm not sure what groats quotes you are referring to. i know fires before he thinks about it. that happens a lot. does it mean he will do it? of

course not. you might be able to justify the fears a little bit more if you have never seen them govern, but you saw him govern for four years. in those four years, we had pretty normal lives and a pretty good economy and pretty good foreign-policy, too , despite fears of what he was going to do on the foreign policy front. actually, he governed well. trump tends to understand the weight of the office that he holds and he does listen to advisers. the reality is that those four years compared to kamala harris four years are night and day, but in the end i want people to think about one thing, which is what matters to you and your family at the kitchen table. those things are the basics. it is how expensive your food is at the grocery store and how fast your wages are increasing. the lowest earner wages increased 15% overall . under biden, zero,

because inflation canceled it out. mortgage rates doubled under president biden. the list goes on. all of this is indeed connected to policies that they put in place. >> you probably saw the economists, which is it a very centrist economic newspaper here and i front page of a cover think that the american economy and the strongest in the world. we know that the economy added nearly 60 million jobs and 6.3 million higher than before and this is under president biden. the unemployment rate dropped and crude oil has increased production and the u.s. economy is continuing to expand under president biden growing at 2.8% in the second quarter. the economy according to the rest of the world , clearly people are hurting. in general, the united states economy is the envy of the world. i just want to put that out there for people to understand. >> i just want to say one

thing. you have to connect policies to good economic outcomes. you can't just say that someone is president and that the economy is doing better. i appreciate that you said it right. president biden didn't create those jobs, but the economy did. we are growing and doing better, but that is despite the policies. i can make the opposite argument under trump when you have tax cuts, less regulations at all of these are pro-business policies, so the outcomes are anticipated to be good. they were. >> from what i gather, you describe yourself as a reagan republican. in today's landscape , that is more moderate than the maga republicans. that is for sure. i am wondering if you are comfortable and there are so many of nobel peace prize winning and other expert economists who have said that donald trump's tariffs, tax and other policies would cause

a huge inflation spike, which is a tax on america and as americans. these people who work for him to all of these names , all of these people who serve their country are coming out against him. i'm still trying to figure out why you think this is the best course for the future. these are still wards of the party and they are voting for kamala harris. >> when i get my ballot and although sometime this week probably early voting, here is what it will say. it's not going to say, would you rather have reagan? it's not going to say, do you think trump is the most perfect leader ever? is going to say, do you want to vote for trump or kamala harris? that is what the ballot is going to say. that is why it is so easy. i mentioned this

before. this is a new collection in we have two candidates with four years for each and the associates from each policy for four years and we can compare them side-by-side . that is quite the opportunity for americans to be objective about how they will vote. you can pick whatever topic you want and i'm happy to discuss it . trump wins on each of those, whether it is foreign-policy or economic policy, the immigration policy for sure. these are the top of the list for american voters on policy issues. i extricate myself from the personality wars and i look objectively at what the policies are and how they will affect my children and i for the next 50 years. coming up, the congressional race that could swing the house back to the democrats. >> 40 of 44 candidate officials who work for donald trump are warning that he is a threat to

the republic. take that seriously. they have gotten real serious. that is with which we should look at the election . the message that america sends with those who reward for trying to overturn an election . >> candidate on what is at stake in the empire state. also, in a world full of war, the diplomat who wants to fix it all. lead actress keri russell join us. >> this show is meant to be a love letter to the state department.

welcome back to the program. viewed from overseas, it's not just the presidency, but who controls congress that is so important on a host of foreign policy issues. while new york state is a democratic stronghold , five out of six key swing seats there are currently held by republicans. my next guest is a democrat fighting to win a seat in new york's first congressional district out on long island. if you have a couple more , they can switch to house of representatives. he is also a former cnn senior political analyst. they matter most to the constituents he seeks to represent. i don't know if you

heard my previous guest who basically said that you've got your ballot and if it says trump and kamala harris for sure , but the two of them up against each other on immigration, economy, foreign policy and the like and there is no contest that trump wins. what is your counterargument? >> i think that was a fact challenge argument driven bipartisan obligations on the part of the congressman and much of his record i respect, but character counts and the idea that we are living in some nirvana four years ago where our nation and much of the world and 1 million covid deaths. there was a skyrocket of unemployment . are you better off four years ago? no question. we are better off than we were four years ago, but more to the point that the idea that trump was not able to do much damage. put on your history lesson lens. we have an

attack on the capital on the back of a lie that trump propagated. if a democratic president lied about the election and try to overturn it, then i think dan crenshaw would be condemning that and would be right to do it. we need to stop the situational ethics and put country over party principles over party and the fact is that 40 of 44 candidate officials who worked for donald trump are warning that he is a threat to the public. take that seriously. take that really seriously. that is what we should look at this election. the message that america sends to the world for something to trying to overturn the election. there is everything else from freedom to rebuilding the middle class and policies and why we need to make the change. one of the many arguments seems to me that if god for bid , democrat is controlling the house. >> you bring up the democracy

peace and that is obviously what kamala harris has been doing. do voters where you are trying to win the seat, today feel that it is the most important issue for the election? is it about the economy? what are you hearing about issues that matter most right now? >> democracy is foundational and i think people are exhausted by chaos. they want to move towards common ground. there is certainly kitchen table issues that have more immediacy of affordability. you pointed out that the american economy is the envy of the world and i think that our conversation around the economy has changed. there is frustration around affordability on long island , which is where we talk about the state and local tax deduction that trump took away and expending the child tax

credit, but also reproductive freedom. we are seeing high turnout among women in particular in early voting and i think it should be between a woman, dr. and her and not the government. supports a 12 week abortion been saying that he would vote for it. that is incredibly out of step. the vast majority of voters here and a majority of republicans are pro-choice here in the new york first district. that is a driving issue and there is frustration for sure. >> can ask you about your own race? not just because i'm interviewing you , but it looks like the districts could be amongst those that have a big ripple effect and might lead to flipping if you win. you have gotten very close and your district has been a republican district for 10 years. the polls say that only three points behind and we have put this up . your opponent artie 7% and have you at 44%.

representative steve israel says that it is in play and pleasantly surprising for national democrats. talk to me about it. >> this is a swing district that was held . it was held by tim bishop democratic and democratic majority of the time. this is a purple district in a blue state and that is where we can make some gains. it demands politics and they are registered independent voters in the district than any other district in new york state. the enthusiasm for donald trump has fallen. the supporters are still tense, but there is not that broad-based support. we have republicans. it has been an important part of building that broad coalition , because if the reagan republicans push republicans and want to turn the page and they want to move

past the tribal divide and i think that is one of the reasons we are seeing momentum. the poll you showed was one week ago, but it showed clear momentum into the direction, which is neck and neck in the margin of error that i like very much where we are and i think we are fighting the good fight and it is putting country over party. >> really interesting. thank you for your perspective. running for congress in the first district of new york for the democratic party. up next, his limit on the next gaza? cnn's investigation into the targeting of hospitals inside the country. tamara kevlar he reports.

welcome back to the program. we returned to the war in the middle east. lebanon has been forced to shut down a third of the healthcare facilities. israel continues bombing the country as it is targeting has the law. the prime minister says that an unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding. last week, deadly israeli strike hit near beirut's largest public hospital killing 18 people and severely damaging the building. it struck a hezbollah terrorist target and it is a similar scenario to what has unfolded in gaza in the war against hamas went no target appears off-limits, including medical facilities. cnn's tamara

qiblawi has this investigation. >> reporter: a ball of fire lights up the night sky. seconds later, loud wounds blooms reverberate throughout the capital. rocking the southern suburbs nearly every night for the past month. in lebanon's largest hospital, glass shatters and panic as an israeli bomb hits the facility. e.r. nurse was there when the explosion hit without warning. >> reporter: meters away from the hospital, that epicenter of the israeli strike with a desperate scramble to get men,

women and children out of the rubble. this is hezbollah seat of power and major flashpoint at israel's bombing campaign. this is also home to 1 million people and most of whom who are now displaced. israeli strikes across the country have damaged 34 hospitals according to health authorities. eight of these have been forced to close. now, the majority of hospitals were not directly hit, but they were inside a blast radius known as a kill zone. it's look at this more closely. the bombing campaign focused on three areas . the southern suburbs of beirut, the valley and country south, which borders israel. we analyzed over 240 israeli airstrikes in the first month of israel's country right offensive . our team measured the potential reach of fragments from each one of these attacks. experts call this a kill zone . 240

meteor meter radius where it can tear through buildings and people. this calculation is based on the types of bombs that we know israel is using today. in the southern suburbs our analysis found that every single hospital was within the kill zone of an airstrike and health authorities say that every single hospital has been damaged as a result. two hospitals were found within these calzones. in the south, villages by israel's bombardment and there were six. cnn was able to verify 19 hospitals that fell within the kill zones. health authorities say that a fifth of lebanon's hospitals have been damaged. many fear that this is just the beginning with emergency workers killed in just one month according to the health ministry. there are echoes of

the apocalyptic situation still playing out for hospitals in gaza. an american doctor who was working in gaza earlier this year and is in lebanon and he is hitting flashbacks. >> there is no humanitarian law. we saw that in gaza for the past 13 months and we are seeing it in lebanon. are we heading in that direction? are we going to see it repeat itself? >> reporter: responding to the findings, operates in strict accordance with international law. it accused hezbollah of being deeply embedded in civilian areas deliberately close to medical facilities. no stranger to war, but the workers say that they have never been more vulnerable, yet they say that they feel they have no choice, but to carry on. tamara qiblawi, cnn, london. coming up, the explosive new season of the diplomat.

i speak to star keri russell and creator after the short break.

welcome back. as the wars in middle east and ukraine wage on and western powers continue their diplomacy, a hit netflix show dives into some issues that the world is currently grappling with . from russian aggression to relations with iran. the diplomat is a fictional take on life as the u.s. ambassador to great britain with award-winning actor keri russell attempting to uncover the source of a deadly plot. >> you dug up a conspiracy inside this government. >> you think you are playing chess, but actually you are playing checkers. >> she is not a vice president. >> she is running with scissors. >> the vice president is on her way to london. >> does she know about me? >> i spoke to her and the shows creator about the new second season and i started by asking

keri russell about what drew her to the show. >> we have said before and really mean it. this is meant to be a love letter to the state department and people who do this incredible work. it was like the specificity of character that she created within that world. the messiness , foul mouth and crazy marriage . all of the fun with this month and political stuff, but the specificity of the messy and bossy fun person. >> the subplot that she is being groomed to be the next vice president. i'm going to play a clip, because it is -- this one has the wonderful allison as the vice president and your character is the ambassador talking to her like

an interview . it's like a job application. >> and no one's first pick is my point. i know i have a lot to learn . if you have any advice, i would love to hear it. >> billy says your dcm has a lot of experience and he's been giving you a crash course. >> yes. >> what have you covered? >> he is fantastic. haven't had a lot of time, but so far he is hung up on the packaging and i would rather focus on policy and senate . >> packaging? >> my clothing and my hair, which he finds particularly upsetting. >> he's right. >> that is hilarious. i didn't expect her to say that he's right. i saw you laughing while you are anticipating that punchline , because she was in there and is a beloved cj of

the white house spokesperson fame during the west wing. you, debora cahn, you put your teeth during the west wing writing. >> i feel like so much of the way that i write was shaped around writing for her. there is so much that she can do. she can do it at the same time and the idea of bringing these two of the acting world together to work with each other seems way too good to be true and i'm still shocked that it actually happened. >> much of the first season was about, will they or won't they bomb iran? talk about topical. the story line was about that, russian mercenaries . i want to play this, because this is a clip where the ambassador and chief -- cia station chief discuss a big reveal of that season one. here we go.

>> put together the attack on the character, but did not hire him. i think the prime minister did. of this country. they are british police. this is a british hospital. our people are not safe. >> you think the british prime minister? >> ordered a strike on his own worship, which may or may not be connected to the bomb in his own city. >> you think he ordered that? >> advocates coming from inside the house and three americans including my husband just got blown up inside of the house. >> that's pretty dramatic. >> yeah, it is. it is a show full of suspense and drama . that is the ark. it is fictional and we are not saying anything about british government currently , but it's exciting.

>> you got some advice and assistance from the current u.s. ambassador to the uk who famously tells, because this is true. she is being an ambassador on four british prime minister's in telescope period of time. what specific feedback did you get? when you went to the house or embassy for that. >> i think what is most interesting is having conversations with her again about what happened earlier that day and she would drop about how she met with a who was struggling to get a message out. it is all very mundane for her . every conversation could have been a story. >> carrie is the opposite of your character. she is beautiful and looks great. she's fabulously dressed. she is a real policy person.

>> absolutely. she knows her stuff and she is effortless. she is so graceful and easy with every single different kind of person that she could have in her orbit. she moves back and forth in and out of it so easy. >> finally, part of it does show you trying to do your best to save the world and/or country from mad leaders at home or where you are stationed or abroad. what do you make of it happening right now? >> it's terrifying. hopefully it is sharing the idea how there are a lot of people who work for the government . i certainly worry that the decision that's going to be made in a few days is is a world building or world ending

one , but i think what i find a lot of comfort in as i learn about the world is that there are thousands of people working for our government. most have great intentions and values . we are proud to have them out there every day doing a retail version of american democracy in a world than perhaps what we see here at home. >> all episodes of the diplomat season one and is the are streaming now on netflix. up next , from israel's deadly wars in the region today, flashed back to a time where middle east peace was emerging and told me how the election of a young benjamin netanyahu might affect those negotiations.

>> welcome back. with israel's ongoing wars in lebanon and gaza despite a new push for a cease-fire and could not be more imperiled. it has been 30 years since israeli prime minister and did make peace and a lasting one at that. it happened just a year after the accords and the iconic handshake between the palestinian chairman . a deal

that proved peace was within reach and turbulent region. both of those accords took guts, strong political will and decision making. that dream of regional peace and a solution came crashing down with the assassination by a jewish gunman in 1995 and his replacement by a new conservative government led by a young man named benjamin netanyahu seven months later. deeply concerned our nations in italy convened an emergency summit in egypt to discuss where the weather benjamin netanyahu would be the is really israeli. after covering first election, i flew in to cover that summit and i spoke to several leaders there , including jordan kim who sang. here is what he told me about the piece under new israeli leadership. >> reporter: perhaps this would

not be held if your original piece partners were still there? you know them very well and went into negotiations and settlement. how has the atmosphere and situation changed? >> i think what has happened is that the area lost it . after that , for many years and i considered him a friend . a variety of reasons brought the change about in terms of a democratic country and have been exercising their rights to choose the person and maybe

assume possibilities for the coming people . that frightened people. there is a combination about this change, but the good is still there and that of the it has changed until we succeed . >> reporter: let me ask you this, there have been some writers who suggested that there is a certain powerlessness amongst the arab states and that for instance the issue of what happened in the is really encouraged into lebanon is not why we condemned as it might be in the reverse process. what can the arab nation and as you have spoken about, this summit do to make sure that israel carries on in a way in which you and peace process? >> this should be the very

clearly understood. we speak about this, because we are committed. we want to leave something behind that is worthy of us and the people to follow us in entirety. that is a commitment we have. we are not just going to take whatever. we are going to try to establish peace in this area and the foundations of that have been recognized and the severity of the situation. >> reporter: do you see the peace process as it exists right now slowing down and proceeding at the same pace that it has been? everyone is asking that question. >> it won't be long . >> reporter: do you think mr.

benjamin netanyahu will meet soon with the palestinian leader? >> i think that it is obvious for meetings in the near future and i certainly look forward to meeting him. moving to the united states, as well. there is a lot of activities and i don't think much has changed with our commitment. >> since then, in the absence of leaders like hussein who are willing to commit to peace, a larger regional agreement has never been further away, yet the u.s. and global consensus is that is the only way to end this forever war. coming up, exploring identity and mortality through dance. my conversation with renowned choreographer bill jones at the brooklyn academy of music. that is after the break.

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stage still here at the height of the a.i.d.s. epidemic and he is keen to highlight that it is a piece that aims to confront everyone's mortality even today. here is what he told me when we sat down together as the show makes its return to the stage there three decades on. >> i said, the next piece i make will be without conflicts. let's choose a topic that we can agree on. you as a woman have your gripes about the culture and i as a black man have my pretty people and trans people. what can we not disagree on ? that is our mortality. i wanted to find work that would breathe spiritually and also be relevant to the lives of people who might see it. >> the mortality you are talking about and the context was the a.i.d.s. epidemic? >> the context was life. >> what do you want people to know about mortality? >> it belongs to us and it is

one of those challenges that frightened us, but it is a way to live with it. this is peace to help people live and not to mourn. this is about us and that it is a challenge of making art my that asks people to have a strong aesthetic point of view, but at the same time be open and brave enough to talk as human beings full of fear, like most of us are. >> that is all we have time for this week. don't forget that you can find all of our shows online as a podcast on cnn.com/audio and all other major platforms. i'm christiane amanpour in london. thank you for watching. i will see you again next week. striking hello, and thank you for joining the saturday aftern