justin has never addressed this head on. he's never actually talked about what happened in june. so, i would expect that justin today will say something and address reporters because he hasn't yet. >> okay, we'll see what he might have to say. chloe, thank you. good to see you here. we'll stay on top of that story. that's going to do it for us this busy week. friday. have a wonderful weekend. we'll see you back here monday, same time, same place. just a programming note, you can watch msnbc live democracy 2024, we'll have a special on saturday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. a special two-hour presentation of our premiere fan event including conversations with rachel maddow, joy reid, lawrenceo'donnell, and jen psaki and other friends and colleagues there who participated in this event. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now.

good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this busy hour with a 2024 race for the white house, with both candidates hitting the trail after tuesday's critical debate. today, former president trump is out west at his golf course in los angeles county to fund-raise before hosting a rally in las vegas tonight. he's also set to hold what his campaign is calling a press conference in the next hour. the harris/walz campaign is also stepping up its ground game with the vice president back in battleground pennsylvania today. her running mate, governor tim walz is making stops in michigan and wisconsin. it marks a major push by both campaigns after this week's showdown on the debate stage. vice president is already calling for another debate, while trump appears less inclined. >> i believe we owe it to another debate. right? we owe it to the voters.

because here's the thing, in this election, what's at stake could not be more important. >> so because we have done two debates and because they were successful, there will be no third debate. it is too late anyway. the voting has already begun. you got to go out and vote. >> joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent aaron gilchrist and nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard live in california for us and amna nawaz, co-anchor of pbs "news hour" and msnbc contributor. what is the vice president's message today in pennsylvania? >> we know pennsylvania is critically important to winning this election in november. and the harris/walz campaign has made that point very clear. we know the vice president spent five days in pittsburgh last weekend and this week, and then a day and a half, two days on the calendar in philadelphia, and now she's going back to pennsylvania yet again. the first two johnstown, pennsylvania and then wilkes-barre. we understand the campaign sees

these two counties as republican strongholds. a counties that former president trump won in the last election cycle and the campaign says their purpose now is to extend the momentum they feel they have from the debate, which they say vice president harris won, and also to try to talk directly to those swing voters in those counties where the vice president wants to grow support. so she'll visit a small business in johnstown, we know that the campaign has put forward ideas to help small businesses grow. and then she'll hold a rally in wilkes-barre tonight. again, the point being to try to reach out to republicans in those areas, she'll be introduced by a republican at that rally in wilkes-barre and try to drum up more support and to chip away at the margins, get whatever support she can from republicans in that critically important swing state to make sure she can win pennsylvania in november, jose. >> what can we expect to hear from president trump in the next hour?

>> that's an outstanding question, jose. here at noon eastern time, 9:00 local here at his los angeles golf club, he is having what is billed as a press event. not clear he's going to take any questions from the press. of course, last week at trump tower he billed a similar type of an event for reporters and cameras to come to and after an hour of speaking, he did not take any questions. so this is going to be his first such type of event yet, a rally in tucson, arizona, yesterday, a rally in vegas, nevada, tonight. of course, though, there is much scrutiny coming out of his debate performance on tuesday night. of course, yesterday he said that he has no intention of going on another debate stage with kamala harris. so, if he does indeed face questions, of course, we could face quite a litany of them here from the gathered press, jose. >> and, vaughn, this comes after trump proposed a new policy specifically on the economy

yesterday? >> right. i want to let you listen to a little bit of his remarks there at that tucson event. take a listen. >> the people who work overtime are among the hardest working citizens in our country. and for too long no one in washington has been looking out for them. those are the people. they really work. they're police officers, nurses, factory workers, construction workers, truck drivers and machine operators. it is time for the working man and woman to finally catch a break and that's what we're doing, because this is a good one. >> reporter: we have seen donald trump try to introduce some of these types of policy proposals, even though they often lack the detail or substance to actually concretely make sense of how they would economically impact not only workers, but also the country here. we, of course, saw just two weeks ago him suggest that he was going to introduce a

comprehensive ivf coverage plan for all americans. we have received no details. you heard on the debate stage earlier this week that he had the components of a plan for healthcare policy, of course after nine years we have not seen that. so there is still a lot of outstanding questions about his own policy here going forward and what he would ultimately seek to work with congress to try to help pass come 2025. >> it seems like it is so difficult to get policy details. i guess that's over the board statement there on everybody. amna, what are you seeing in trump's proposal, which, again, short on details, on no taxes for overtime? >> well, jose, as vaughn pointed out, that's clearly a play meant to appeal to many of his working class voters, which we know are deeply affected by this issue, we know were central to his victory back in 2016, and also central to his support today.

as vaughn rightly pointed out, we haven't yet gotten details from the campaign about how that would be implemented, how it would work, and we should also note that several economists we have been speaking to have raised some questions and concerns not only about -- >> i think i just -- we just lost amna. let's try to re-establish communication with her, if we could. aaron, back to you on this issue, the lack of details by the trump campaign, and not only just this campaign, but as vaughn was saying, we're nine years in to his statement that he would be dealing with health insurance and that has yet to happen. aaron, what is the democratic harris campaign have to say about details, lack of them, in policy proposals. >> well, i think your point is right, jose, the harris campaign and the dnc for that matter have

been trying to in the last couple of days in particular hit the trump campaign over that lack of details. as you noted, they make the point that the -- when trump was in office, there was an effort to get rid of, repeal the obama care and yet there was not a detailed plan on what to replace it with. and so the harris campaign has said, look, you see exactly the same thing again, where former president trump was on the debate stage and given the opportunity to lay out a new plan, and wasn't able to articulate one. wasn't able to even offer contours of a plan, much less details of a plan, so the harris campaign said, you know, particularly as it relates to healthcare that obama care works and the democrats have long talked about making adjustments to make it work better, but they believe it is something that has worked and would continue to work into the future. and would be something that would be useful and helpful as the harris campaign continues to

roll out its plans and we also note that there are several instances where the vice president was questioned during the debate for greater detail on some of the things that she wants to accomplish and didn't offer a full list of details if you will on some of the issues. but obviously the healthcare issue is one that they think they can hit the trump campaign over, over and over again, jose. >> i understand we have amna back. i can hear you, i think, i don't want to ever not hear you, so, amna, there is a cnn stat poll that shows those who watched the debate said the vice president overwhelmingly won. the same poll showed trump winning his june debate against president biden by almost the same margin. is this why the former president is not considering more debates? >> well, jose, i'm glad you can hear me again. apologies for that. i'm not sure what happened previously, but, look, i, for one, if history is a guide would

take anything the former president is saying right now about the potential for another debate with the grain of salt. he's previously expressed reluctance to participate in debates and then has ultimately ended up doing one with biden and now doing one with harris. it is the circumstances are different now. what that debate would look like, because they have now kind of debated each other. we see what the contours were. it didn't go particularly well for him. she was able to go to him and to reacting to several issues that are not central to what republicans want him to be messaging on. and that's why it is interesting to see folks like john thune, number two in the senate, among republicans saying there should be another debate because, again, republicans i talked to want president trump talking about the economy. they want her pressing former vice president harris on things like immigration, that was not the focus of the debate this last time. so, whether or not they will face off again remains to be seen, i think that's very much a question in these next several weeks. >> yeah, and, vaughn, with this

election right around the corner, the former president is plugging a new crypto business venture? >> reporter: we have very scant details, jose, on this new crypto business that the former president announced yesterday that he will be launching this upcoming monday. he will be announcing it from his mar-a-lago estate. we, of course, have seen him profit off of other business ventures since announcing his candidacy in 2022. of course, selling sneakers, selling perfumes, he, of course, sold a bible along with lee greenwood in which he made money off of. and this crypto business, though, is going to be really telling, his sons eric and don jr. are part of this planned announcement, exactly the extent to what aspects of crypto this business will involve, it is not clear exactly to what extent is

he proprietor of this, it is not clear. donald trump is announcing a new crypto business beginning next week. >> aaron gilchrist, vaughn hillyard, amna nawaz, thank you very much. georgia's state senate is holding a hearing to investigate fulton county d.a. fani willis, except she's not there. we'll explain why next. plus, a live look outside the courthouse on long island as pop star justin timberlake makes an appearance. we'll bring you the latest reporting on a plea deal he's expected to cut after a drunk driving charge. look at all the people outside there, waiting for justin. later, why more than 30,000 workers are on strike this morning. we're back in 90 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. s you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. with no perfumes or dyes. it not only makes your clothes softer, it is gentle on your skin.

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13 past the hour. right now in georgia, the state senate committee is holding a hearing investigating fulton county district attorney fani willis, who is overseeing the criminal election interference case against former president donald trump. willis is not at the hearing, and defying subpoenas from the committee ordering her to testify. joining us now, msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin and greg bluestein, an msnbc political contributor. so, greg, what is this hearing

all about today? >> yeah, this is the latest in a long line of partisan attempts investigating fani willis' conduct, really one of the aims here is to discredit her election interference case. it is going to lead to a big legal battle with her attorney saying the subpoenas aren't valid because they're too broad and legal experts say the georgia legislature's subpoena power has never been tested under georgia law and they expect this to go all the way up to one of the state appeals courts. the mantra here is republicans have really gone to different lengths in georgia and beyond to try to discredit fani willis and put her under pressure. >> so, lisa, the d.a. decided not to attend. do we know why not and what are the repercussions to that decision? >> i think we'll start with the second. we don't know what the repercussions of the decision are because as greg just noted, the validity and enforceability of subpoenas issued by the

georgia legislature is an issue of first impression inz courts. she has moved to quash the subpoena from the legislature, meaning hold it invalid. she has two arguments. one, it was improperly issued because the legislature that issued it was no longer the same one that was in session last march. but also she has said it has no legitimate legislative purpose. it is solely designed to embarrass her, the questions and the subpoena and the documents that it calls for are really of a personal nature, and part and parcel of what is already being litigated in the court system in terms of his disqualification. >> so, lisa, meantime, yesterday, the judge in trump's georgia election interference case has struck three more counts from the indictment. what are they and how do you reach a decision? >> so of the three counts, jose, two of them stand against former president trump, and they both deal with filing of documents in a court and specifically a federal court in georgia. one of the documents was trump's

verification of a complaint during the 2020 election season, when he filed a lawsuit against georgia governor brian kemp. the other is the sending of the actual fake electors certificate. again, to that same georgia federal court, and judge scott mcafee of the fulton county superior court ruling yesterday that because of that particular nature of the documents, they were filed with a federal court, that the supremacy clause of the u.s. constitution necessitates letting the federal government take precedence here to the extent that there is a crime at all, it is for the federal government to enforce. >> so, greg, what does this mean for trump in this case? >> it means the underlying racketeering charges still stand. so, the crux of the case still stands, but we're still at this time where the entire case is still in question. we're still waiting for an appeals court ruling for the appeals court to decide whether or not on the case of misconduct

related to fani willis' romantic -- >> we just lost greg today as well. i apologize to you. this live tv, this is the kind of stuff that happens. really, it is friday the 13th. hmm. lisa rubin, greg bluestein, thank you, both, very much. lisa, good to see and hear you. sorry we missed greg at the end there. up next, an nbc news exclusive. new details about an important call between venezuelan opposition leader machado and the chair of the senate foreign relations committee ben cardin. he'll join me next. plus, breaking just a short time ago, the doj makes a major announcement in its investigation into the hacking of donald trump's presidential campaign. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. campaign you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc.

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22 past the hour, breaking news from washington, nbc news has learned that the justice department is planning to file criminal charges in the hacking of donald trump's presidential campaign. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian joins us this morning. ken, good morning. what do we know? >> reporter: that's right, jose. the fbi has said this was an iranian-backed effort, a hack and leak operation where they use the spear fishing technique to gain access to certain email addresses and steal documents from the trump campaign and then certain news organizations have said they were offered those documents through an online persona named robert. and what we're learning is that

the fbi investigation is focusing on that online persona and who was involved in this specifically and are preparing to file criminal charges. it stands to reason the people being charged in this case are overseas and out of the reach of the u.s. justice department. the doj in recent years made a habit of doing these kinds of name and shame cases when a nation state is interfering in our politics. that's what it looks like is going to happen here. >> so it would seem to point to the iranian regime? >> reporter: yeah, that's what the fbi already said, this was an operation, this attempt to hack in was a successful hack of the trump campaign, attempt to hack into the biden/harris campaign, that this was an iranian-sponsored operation, and it was an effort to do a hack and leak and dump, though they apparently hacked some material, but we have not seen any of that material, none of the news organizations that were offered it have published it. and iranians for any reason have not put it online themselves. we understand one of the things

that was obtained was a dossier of opposition research on jd vance, before he was named the vice presidential candidate. and it may be that the stuff just wasn't very interesting. and they haven't gotten any more of it. and so we haven't seen it, jose. >> ken dilanian, thank you so very much. and now to an nbc news exclusive. venezuelan opposition leader maria corina machado has spoken with an american official for the first time since opposition presidential candidate went into exile in spain. machado told senate foreign relations committee chair ben cardin that the fight against venezuelan leader nicolas maduro will go on. she's been in hiding since after the election, when the opposition showed ballots proving that he did not win. senator, i thank you so much for your time. wondering what your conversation with maria corina machado was

like. >> jose, first of all, good to be with you, great to be able to talk with her, to let her know we support the will of the venezuelan people. we admire her courage. we're concerned about her safety. and we're going to continue to do all we can to make sure that the will of the people is adhered to, the maduro regime has no legitimacy, we know that. they need to release those that have been detained and stop threatening people and release the returns of the election and allow the will of the people to go forward. she told me that she will continue her fight for this and i let her know that we in congress strongly support what she is doing. >> and, senator, i apologize there is a five-second delay between us today, we'll fix for the next time, i apologize for the delay, as you know better than anybody else, there have been more than 2,000 arrests in

venezuela since the elections, including more than 100 children, more than 20 people have been killed. repression is on the increase in that country. what is your message to the people of venezuela who are listening to you right now? >> you're absolutely right. we know that there has been so many people -- detained, arrested, harassed. we know that -- we're pleased that the person who won that election is safely in spain. we recognize he was at risk. he's receiving a hero's welcome in spain. we also recognize that the united states, through action, can make it clear that we stand with the venezuelan people. we are considering legislation. i expect we'll see bipartisan legislation move through the united states senate. we're going to make it clear that the maduro regime has no legitimacy and it must release the results of the election and

adhere to the will of the venezuelan people. >> senator, yesterday, the biden administration imposed new sanctions on 16 venezuelan officials allied with maduro in response to this voter fraud in the july elections. there are other sanctions against the maduro regime that have been removed by the biden administration. do you think they should be reinstituted? >> that's absolutely under consideration. i was pleased to see the biden administration take immediate action in regards to the new sanctions. we are looking at ways in which we can enforce those sanctions as part of legislation. there is other areas we think we can act on to make it clear there will be a penalty to pay if the maduro regime does not release those that have been unlawfully detained and start their repressive practices. we also think it is absolutely essential that they release the

results. the will of the people needs to be adhered to. and to date they have refused to do that. we know by the polling that was done and the returns that we looked at that the opposition clearly won the election. we know that. and it is time that maduro acknowledge the results of those elections and we will take action and build upon what the biden administration has done as far as sanctions to strengthen that, and to isolate the maduro regime. >> senator ben cardin, thank you very much for being with us. i appreciate it. up next, another costly blow to boeing. why tens of thousands of its factory workers are on strike this morning. and just moments ago, pop star justin timberlake walked into a long island courthouse. there is his arrival. what we're learning about the plea deal he struck in his dwi case. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. case you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. the 4 signs of early gum disease a toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts.

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33 past the hour. breaking news, moments ago we saw singer justin timberlake going into court in long island after reaching a plea deal in his case for allegedly driving while intoxicated. he was pulled over last june after allegedly driving through a stop sign in the hamptons area of long island. joining us now, nbc's chloe melas. chloe what do we know about this plea deal today? >> hey there, jose. it looks like he's struck some sort of a plea deal. we know he's going to be pleading guilty to some sort of lesser charge, but we don't know exactly what that entails.

i did speak to lawyer misty maris moments ago who said it is likely that his driver's license will be suspended for up to a year and that this really isn't celebrity treatment, that he has struck some sort of a plea deal with prosecutors, because he is a first time offender. now, remember, the police report at the time of his arrest on june 18th, the officer said that justin timberlake had told him he only had one martini. up to this point, justin timberlake's attorney edward berk jr., he has maintained that law enforcement made errors and he actually was admonished by the judge earlier this summer, i was in the courtroom when that happened, when the judge said that he needed to raise the bar, not lower it. and that's when he suspended justin timberlake's license for the duration of this case. but it will be interesting to see if justin has to pay some sort of a fine, community service, take any sort of driving class or course. and also, i just want to point out, there are cameras set up for what looks like to be some

sort of a press conference on the steps of the courthouse in sag harbor, long island. i'm assuming we're going to hear from justin timberlake's attorney but we might hear from justin himself for the very first time. he has not addressed what happened in june head on at all. >> chloe melas, thank you very much. we'll keep a watch on that. also following more breaking news now, over 30,000 boeing workers are on strike. >> strike! strike! strike! strike! strike! strike! strike! >> production is expected to come to a halt on many of boeing's aircraft after workers in the seattle area and oregon voted by more than 94% to reject a tentative agreement by boeing and their union. joining us now is nbc's tom costello. tom, good morning. what are the key sticking points here? >> bottom line is the company had offered a 25% pay hike over four years to boeing employees, but that was a staggering rejection, as you said, 94.6%.

okay, but there is a caveat here. 25% pay hike over four years, they would have to give up their benefits. yes they got some improvements to other benefits, but they already lost their pensions. and their wages have been stagnant for ten years. so, the company had offered this, said it was the best offer, the union said no. you had our wages stagnant for ten years, you took away our pensions and now you're going to give us the slow rollout of a pay hike. a very staggering rejection. this has been a year in which boeing has had a bit of a bad year, from bad to worse. remember everything it has been dealing with. the midair blowout, max 9 door plug, that led as you know to federal investigations and determination that the safety culture at boeing had broken down. the entire production line slowed during that process. it is only now starting to resume. the company pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the max 8 crashes overseas,

more than five years ago, that killed 346 people. and then oh, by the way, the boeing starliner spacecraft which as you know, they had problems with. it left the two astronauts up on the space station and brought the starliner home alone. it landed safely without astronauts last saturday morning. so, again, a bad year for boeing is only getting worse, with this huge rejection. the boeing workforce walking off the job and what does that mean for the economy? listen, boeing is thought to contribute as much as half a percent to the country's gdp. it is a huge factor. and, according to cnbc, it could cost the company upwards of a billion dollars a month if this strike lasts quite a while. the last strike, they were out for 58 days, jose. so the stakes are big. but the union members have decided they're simply not going to take it anymore and it comes in the context, as you know, of all of these labor movements

across the country, they have stood up to companies and earned huge pay increases and boeing workers say we want some of that too. >> tom costello, thank you very much. nbc news digs into donald trump's claims that undocumented immigrants are committing mass election fraud. we'll tell you what we found. plus, new developments for north dakota's near total abortion ban. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. on you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. zyrtec allergy relief works fast and lasts a full 24 hours so dave can be the... deliverer of dance.

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43 past the hour. in north dakota, a state district judge just struck down the state's near total abortion ban, saying the state constitution creates a fundamental right. the center of reproductive rights says there are no longer any clinics performing abortions in the state after the last clinic moved to minnesota. the state's attorney general says he plans to appeal. the ban made abortion illegal in all cases except rape or incest, when the woman has been pregnant for less than six weeks or when the pregnancy poses a serious physical health threat. a doctor found in violation could face a felony and face up to five years in prison.

nbc's homeland security correspondent julia ainsley joins us this morning. so, julia, what did you find? >> the one thing for people to take away, jose, is that imdpra immigrants are not voting illegally in u.s. elections by any traceable amount. we talked to the brennan center, said it was an infinitesimal amount. about 30 may have not been proven citizens. but what is happening is in cities like washington, d.c., and 16 others, they are allowing migrants to vote in local elections as long as they're residents of those cities. here's what we learned. on the debate stage. >> a lot of the illegal immigrants coming in, they're trying to get them to vote. >> reporter: and at campaign stops across the country -- >> they're not citizens, they're not allowed to do it, it is

illegal as hell. >> reporter: former president trump frequently repeats false claims about migrants voting. >> they can't speak a word of english for the most part, but they're signing them up. >> reporter: that's not true. it is illegal for non-u.s. citizens to vote for president. or in any federal election. and there have been few reported incidents of noncitizens trying to vote illegally. there is also no evidence of anyone trying to get undocumented migrants to vote, according to experts. though 17 different cities and towns, allow people who are not u.s. citizens to vote locally. including in d.c., where noncitizens, even those here illegally, can vote in local elections. here at the voter registration fair in d.c., any d.c. resident can register to vote, even if they're not an american citizen. but when they get to the polls, they'll be given a different ballot, like this one, that only lists local candidates for positions like the school board and city council. >> i do not have a driver's license or social security. >> we change the law to make sure that all local residents are able to help have a vote and

have a say in their government and the decisions they make. >> reporter: charles alan is on the d.c. city council. could you be registered in say another country and vote here? >> you would have to be a resident here and claim residency here for more than 30 days. we have seen hypotheticals of people throwing things like that out and they just don't happen. >> reporter: the state of texas says it found almost 2,000 noncitizens who previously voted. but it is unclear if they have been charged and liberal advocacy groups question the claims. but there has been backlash across the country. and fueled trump's claim of widespread migrant voting. which have been echoed by elon musk and conservative media hosts and inspired a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. >> if you've seen the form, you check a box. so noncitizens are on voter rolls. >> reporter: the right to vote now under an even sharper spotlight as the election looms. and we should say we're digging moore into the claim from texas that they have nearly 2,000

people they found who were noncitizens who previously voted. it is unclear how they arrived those numbers and we'll bring that to you shortly. >> julia ainsley, thank you very much. coming up, former president trump due to speak at his california golf course moments from now. and in the final phase of the campaign, trump's entourage just got a little bit bigger. we'll tell you about the person traveling with trump who said 9/11 is an inside job. we'll look into that. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. t you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. '. we're cooking with fire. (vo) switch to the partner businesses rely on. getting older is part of the journey, even with worsening heart failure. so when i had carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back pain, and shortness of breath, i thought that's what getting older felt like. thank goodness... ...i called my cardiologist. i have attr-cm, a rare but serious disease... ...and getting diagnosed early...

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52 past the hour, we're keeping a close eye on california where in the next hour former president trump is expected to give remarks near los angeles. this comes just after trump said he would not participate in another debate with vice president harris days after their face-off into philadelphia. with us now to talk more about this, secretary to former house speaker john boehner and 2012 gop nominee paul ryan and a political analyst and maura rupert, for castro and author of the sub stack power breakers. so trump is now saying he's not interested in another debate with vice president harris. how do you see this? >> yeah, i'm not sure i believe him. he may not want to do a debate now. but he's probably going to find out that he has to. you know, you only have so many opportunities to change the

direction of the race and he clearly did not do well last night and things are getting away from him. it is easy for him to lick his wounds right now and saying he doesn't want to put himself through that but if it is a month from now and polls show he's down. he'll have to get out there. and he likes having attention on himself. but i imagine if he'll have to if that is last thing that he could do to try to save his race. >> and mia, what would the vice president get out of another debate with trump. >> she would get what she got out of the last one. there is no stronger case that i think she could make than to stand on stage with donald trump and let people see that split screen comparison of her putting forth real ideas and talking about voters and him engaging in what seems to be his only move, grievance and ways that he has

been hurt and not talking about the people. i don't think there is a more powerful flip screen than that. >> donald trump has been traveling this week with laura loomer who said that 9/11 was an inside job. he brought there cory lewandowski as an adviser. what do you read in to this? >> i don't know there is say rock bottom any more. but we're hovering pretty close to it. and people probably aren't super familiar with this one. but this is the craziest person on the internet that you know is now advising the republican nominee for president. and it is no wonder that you have a campaign that is engaging daily in conspiracy theories when they're flying around with the candidate to the debate. so it is deeply embarrassing for the party as a republican. but also i don't know exactly what they think they're doing to try to help themselves by engaging in these conspiracy

theories. kamala harris is trying to win over the undecided voters who will determine the outcome of this election and donald trump himself seems only to be interested in feeding the fever swamp. we could throw out the notion this is a disciplined campaign. but it is about this candidate. he thinks this is the type of person he should be around and i think it speaks volumes and i hope people take notice of it. >> and mia, how do you see it? >> i think it should be disqualifying. this association should be disqualifying. sometimes it is important to stake a step back and think about how this would play out if it under anybody but donald trump. he gets held to a different bar because he does so many horrifying things that nothing seems to disqualifying. but this woman is a racist. the comments that she has made about the vice president are disgusting and racist, full stop. there is no another interpretation.

and every reporter with access to donald trump should be doing what they would be doing in any other situation which is asking him to either disavow and condemn the statements or if he can't do that clearly and explicitly, then that is him saying yes, these are sentiments that i'm running with and i'm running on and that should be anyone who is still supporting this campaign, that should be a question. is that really the direction -- this is the leader of the party. is that really the direction of the republican party? i think we have to start treating this the way anyone else would be treated if he were taken advice from someone this nakedly and disgustingly racist. >> maya, harris's campaign said it has raised $47 million in the 24 hours following the debate. how does the vice president keep this momentum going forward? >> i mean, i think, look, big moments like that obviously are going to get people tuned in,

they saw what they wanted to see. i think they invest the resources and the huge momentum and keep translating it to getting more people register and ready to go. this is going to be a race that is going to turn on whether or not people are excited enough and enthusiastic enough that they're picking up the phone and calling friends and making sure people have a plan and go vote. these resources will fuel the ability to run that kind of campaign and that is going to make the difference. >> and brendon, on the other side, trump was talking about a new proposal. no taxes on overtime. how does trump reach out and convince that small sliver of undecided voters they're going to make or break this election. can he do that? >> well campaign keeps trying to set him up to do those things. that is a nice idea if you're trying to win over the white working class vote which they are very focused on and people in the midwest -- but problem is

he can't keep himself disciplined enough. and all of the crazy things going on with donald trump overshadow those things and it is hard to have a disciplined campaign. if you want to make a case that your a campaign focused on working people and you're going to be their champion, you need to talk about that with regularity and consistency. instead, the vice presidential nominee is putting out conspiracy theories and it gets completely lost. so we've seen this time and time again where his campaign will set up an event based on what they think is a winning message, whether it is the high price of goods or something on the border. but he's so wildly undisciplined that they can't deliver on it and it is an opportunity for the harris campaign. they've been spenting last few months introducing harris and understanding who she is and what she's for. and now that they have this money and now they could go much more on the offense against them against some of the paid media

that they're doing and try to take him down a level. >> thank you both very much. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. i'll see you tomorrow night on nbc "nightly news" saturday. and you could watch our show at msnbc/jdb. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. -- a rematch with vice president harris despite having committed to another debate. >> because we've done two debates and they were successful, there will be no third debate. it is too late anybody, the voting has already begun. you have to go out and vote. >> i believe we owe it to have another debate. we owe it to the voters. >> harris in battleground pennsylvania today. trump hitting