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"face the nation," shocking news out of the middle east, as israel recovers the bodies of six hostages, including one american. anger and grief from hostage families, as israel confirms the discovery of the bodies in a tunnel in gaza. new outrage in israel aimed at the country's prime minister and new political pressure here at home. what will all of this mean for efforts to secure an elusive cease-fire? we'll hear from the father of one of the hostages still held in gaza. and back in the u.s., labor day campaign kickoff. both sides embark on a battleground blitz, talking reproductive rights, the border, and the economy. >> and unlike donald trump, i will always put the middle class and working class families first. i come from the middle class. i know what i'm talking about.

coming into our country living in luxury hotels above where the veterans are. it's so reverse of what it should be. >> one big union still hasn't endorsed either candidate, the brotherhood of teamsters. they president spoke at the republican convention. what are he and the members thinking now? then a report on the impact of the biden administration's asylum restrictions at the border. texas republican congressman tony gonzalez will join us. democratic massachusetts governor mora healey will also join us. about finally, with early voting in some states about to get underway, we'll check in with law distributor david beckham, all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ ♪ good morning, and welcome to

"face the nation." margaret is off today. we begin this morning with new details from the middle east, where the israeli military says the bodies of the hostages in gaza were found in a tunnel. one of the hostages was a 23-year-old american-israeli, who was abducted from a music festival. one of 250 hostages taken captive on october 7th of last year. in a statement last night, joe biden said he was "devastated and outraged" and recalled that hersh had lost his arm during the attack. our reporter is in tel aviv this morning with the latest. >> reporter: his name is hersh. >> reporter: the parents worked tirelessly to keep the hostage crisis on the stage. even addressing last month's democratic national convention. >> hersh, if you can hear us, we

love you. stay strong. survive. >> following the announcement, the 23-year-old's remains have been recovered from a tunnel in southern gaza. his family released a statement saying, with broken hearts, the goldberg-polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, hersh. the bodies of five other hostages have been recovered. according to the israeli media, preliminary autopsy reports found all six were shot in the head. the israeli military has said hamas was responsible for their brutal murders and said the remains were discovered not far from where another hostage was found alive just last week. news of the killings has triggered grief and anger across

israel, with many blaming benjamin netanyahu for, in their words, sabotaging the hostage negotiations for months. >> all they care about is the politics. and they didn't approve a deal with hamas. and so, our loved ones are still there. and currently, we don't see the horizon and don't see know when they will be back with us. >> reporter: in a taped address, netanyahu said the israeli government is committed to continue striving for a deal that will return all of the hostages. president biden told reporters it was time to end the war in gaza. >> i think we're on the verge of having an agreement. it's time to end it. time to finish it. >> reporter: until an agreement is reached, the violence rages on, even as the u.n. attempts to vaccinate 640,000 palestinian children to prevent a major outbreak of polio in gaza. based on a framework of a deal that israel and hamas have agreed to, three of the six hostages that were killed would

have been released as part of what is the humanitarian category during the first phase of an eventual cease-fire agreement. and hersh goldberg-polin would have been one of them. >> so close to freedom. thank you. we are joined now by jonathan, the father of one of the israeli american hostages still being held by hamas. he joins us from tel aviv. jonathan, thank you for being with us. i can only imagine what a difficult night it has been for your family, for all of the families of the hostages. have you been able to connect with the goldberg-polins or any of the families who lost their loved ones? [ no audio ] >> sorry about that. yes. i have corresponded with them over the course of the last few

hours, expressing condolences. we are all absolutely horrified by the needless senseless death of the six, beautiful, young people. >> what, if anything, have you been told by the israeli government about how these six individuals died and when they died? hamas said they were killed by israeli bullets. do you believe that? >> yes. we know what we know from the media, actually, and from some statements from our military. they died shortly before they were found by idf troops. all of them, they were certainly living in a state of deprivation, for many, many months. but in tend, as your reporter said, they were executed by hamas. the same is true of six other bodies of israeli hostages that were returned the week before.

those were older men, in this case, this week, younger people. but all of them alive, for months in hamas captivity. so, time is absolutely working against us. and quite honestly, against the people of gaza, as well. >> you heard the report that several of the hostages who were killed were next in line to be released, if there were to be a cease-fire. who do you hold responsible for the fact that there is still no cease-fire today? >> well, the situation exists because hamas on october 7th invaded israel, killed nearly 1400 people, committed mass rape, mass looting, destroyed homes and property, and has refused since october 7th, to return all of the hostages. that said, given that we're

dealing with satan, that's the launching point for any discussions. israelis at large and myself included, have been extremely critical of the israeli government for not negotiating in good faith for many, many months. there is no explanation -- reasonable explanation, why our government is refusing to deeply engage in these negotiations and complete them, when our entire senior military establishment and intelligence community has been saying publicly and openly for weeks and months, that the time has come to end the fighting in gaza. get our hostages home, as many alive as possible. we know many dozens of the 101 remaining hostages have already been murdered. and to end the madness in gaza. simply, the government is preventing it. >> you are originally from connecticut. your son is the father of three young girls. one of whom was born while he

was in captivity. he's among 38 hostages taken. what, if anything, do you know about where he is being held and what condition he is in? >> one small correction. on october 7th, 79 people were taken from our kibbutz and 51 slaughtered. there are 29 remaining from my kibbutz. he's 36 years old, father of three little girls. his 7-month pregnant wife, miraculously survived with their two little girls on october 7th. the only thing we know for sure is that as of late november, early december, he was wounded but alive. we know that because in the first hostage exchange, 40 of the 100 women and children who were released by hamas in that first negotiation were from our kibbutz, and a handful of

them, men mostly in the tunnels, could tell us that he was still alive. >> israel's opposition leader is now calling the netanyahu government a death cabinet. he's calling for labor strikes against netanyahu. do you share that anger? you said netanyahu has not engaged seriously. why do you think that is? >> i don't think it's my opinion alone. the vast majority of israelis -- they have now come to believe, by his actions, not just words, but by his actions, that he's been driven primarily with a desire to retain power with a narrow, radical mess dcjanik coalition in the israeli government. and he's made choices to pursue this fantasy of total victory over hamas, a terrorist organization. no doubt.

but this idea of total victory is from his partners and not realistic. he's preferred that, to date, over the well-being of all of the hostages. there's seven americans still remaining in hamas captivity amongst the 101. >> cbs news has confirmed that national security adviser jake sullivan is going to meet with you and the other families of american hostages virtually. do you believe that the u.s. government has done everything it can to bring hostages home? >> well, i think the u.s. government itself would say they have done enough when all the hostages are home. they say that in our meetings. i can absolutely state that since a couple of days after october 7th, the u.s. administration, from top to bottom, has been extraordinarily supportive of the hostage families, inclusive, sensitive, and empathetic. i believe they have done everything in their power, up to now. at the end of the day, two men

have to say yes. one is in a tunnel under gaza somewhere, with the blood of thousands on his hands. israelis and palestinians. jerusalem. president biden, i believe, has done everything he can. we need some more. time is against us. there's no question of that. >> we are hoping you get more. and we appreciate you sharing your story with us today. thank you so much. "face the nation" will be back in one minute. stay with us. "face the nation" back in one minute. stay with us. minutes. but crest pro-health's antibacterial fluoride protects all day. so it stops cavities before they start... crest.

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than president biden is. but when she was interviewed this week, she said that actually, she is in lockstep with president biden. she wouldn't do anything differently. you are the governor of a state with a lot of colleges and universities. you know how young people in particular feel about this issue. does she need to say more? >> i think what she has said is exactly right. her statement last night, this morning, and what she said last week at the convention. she's been clear about the need for america to continue to stand by israel. for the hostages to come home. for there to be a cease-fire and a peaceful resolution here. and i think the way she has articulated this has been both with compassion and with a very clear understanding about what needs to happen. >> you signed a big maternal health bill in your state last week. it would expand insurance coverage for pregnant women, for women who are struggling with

postpartum depression. president trump announced this week that he wants to require insurance companies to cover ivf treatments. is that something that you and parents in your states would welcome? >> well, first of all, don't believe anything that donald trump says. as attorney general, i had to sue him over 100 times for his lies. as governor, i've seen the real difference between a trump administration and an administration that we'll have with kamala harris. when it comes to health, women's health, reproductive freedom, there can be more clearer difference in this election. kamala harris stands squarely for reproductive freedom. she supports well -- women's access to health care. she knows the importance of giving women freedom and the resources to protect care. donald trump, remember, is the architect of the undoing of roe. he said just the other day, he is going to support the draconian abortion ban in florida, the six-week abortion

ban. i don't think donald trump can spell ivf, let alone understand what it means. his own project 2025, remember, which establishes a fetal personhood, would undermine and take away ivf treatment. in addition, donald trump is the person who tried to undo the affordable care act time and time again. don't believe donald trump when it comes to women's health, women's reproductive freedom and americans' access to health care. he doesn't believe in or support any of it. kamala harris does. she will fight for it. she will protect it. >> were you surprised to hear a republican embracing what sounds like an insurance coverage mandate? do you see that as a step in the right direction? >> you can't take this seriously. this isn't just a republican. this is -- by the way, i work well with republicans. this is donald trump. he will say anything and

everything depending on where the wind is blowing. he caught some heat, as you know. he comes out with a statement that he is a believer in ivf. it's false. it's offensive. i think what's important is that kamala harris and tim walz are out there day after day on offense. they're touching rural areas. they're in red counties, in red states, all over. not just talking to democrats. they're talking to republicans. to independents. and to so many americans who are just tuning in this labor day and haven't made up their mind about who they are going to vote for. on issue after issue, protecting the middle class, a well-functioning economy, standing up for reproductive freedom. these are things that kamala harris and tim walz will fight for and things that donald trump and j.d. vance don't know the first thing about and cannot deliver on. >> i want to turn to immigration. last year, you blamed a, quote, federal crisis of inaction for

the large numbers of undocumented migrants who were ending up in your state and other states. you even declared a state of emergency. border crossings have come down pretty significantly over the last couple of months after the administration's asylum restrictions went into effect. is your state over capacity? or has the situation improved? >> border crossings are below 2019 levels. border crossings have come down as a result of president biden's executive action. what i have said and experienced as a governor in massachusetts -- i talk to colleagues around the country. this is the problem of congress. months ago, we had a bipartisan deal on the table, negotiated by democrats and republicans. it would have solved the border crisis. it would have put more agents down there. as former attorney general, i know the importance of securing th border, as does kamala harris.

she has been clear about that. to stop the trafficking of drugs and guns and human beings. remember what happened? dnald trump killed that deal and said he did not want a deal on the border. so, the fault is donald trump when it comes to the border and what has happened. one thing that kamala harris was clear about last week, among other things, she would not only push for bringing back that bipartisan bill, she would fight for it and sign it into law as president. that's what states like massachusetts needs. >> if you think that this policy is working, do you wish the administration would have put it in effect a lot sooner, back when you and other democratic governors started sounding the alarm bells? >> i think the administration handled this as best they could. it is congress that needed to act to give us the resources, the funding and the -- for our states, who are dealing with this. s a for agents down on the

border to stop the flow of fentanyl, to stop unlawful immigration into america. really, the fault is with congress. congress didn't act and didn't act because too many republicans were kowtowing to donald trump. that's why president biden took the action he did. i'm glad and i know it's important in this election to elect kamala harris to deal with the border once and for all. >> governor healy, one more quick question before i let you go. you're the former state attorney general. your name has been floated as a possible u.s. attorney general if harris is elected. is that a job you'd be interested in? >> i love being governor of this state. i love what we've been able to do. free community college, better access to health care. making sure we do things to move forward economically. i'm a pro-growth democrat, as is kamala harris. we just cut taxes in the state, that is something that kamala harris wants to do, cut taxes for the middle class. donald trump wants to raise taxes for the ultrawealthy.

i'm focused on doing everything i can to elect kamala harris and tim walz in november. it will be good not just for massachusetts, but good for america. >> governor maura healy of massachusetts. thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. we'll be right back. we'.

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the other nine have all issued their endorsements for president of the united states. they all endorsed vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz. it's now september 1st. where has summer gone? when do the teamsters plan to announce who they are endorsing? >> i think historically teamsters have endorsed after both perspective conventions. this is a little different. under our leadership, we brought every candidate to the table in front of our rank and file members and general executive board, and we're waiting on vice president harris to commit to come to meet with us. >> i believe her campaign says they are working with you to figure out a date for that. her policies are more or less in line with the current president who you did sit down with when you thought he was going to be the nominee when we all thought he was going to be the nominee. are there concerns that you have about harris being less pro-labor, less pro-union than

the current president? >> our union is different than most unions. we represent 1.3 million members. half of our members are republicans. half of our members are democrats. we have to serve all of our membership equally. everybody has a different style of leadership. we want the opportunity to sit down with vice president harris. i said to someone the other day, you don't hire someone unless you give them an interview. this is our opportunity to ask her about teamster-specific issues and labor issues. until we have that meeting, we will wait to make that determination. >> quickly, you didn't endorse anyone in 1996. is there a possibility that could happen again? >> we want to make sure we make the best decision and endorse the best candidate for labor. you know, 1996 was a long time ago. it's all going to be driven by our rank and file members and

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