was outside covering the storm, live on television when he heard screams. -- waited into chest deep water to rescue a woman in her car, carrying her on his back to safety. in a town a few hours from here, one mother and her children lost power for days. and as soon as it was restored, they started a relief drive, distributing food, water and supplies. and opened their home to neighbors in need of laundry or a hot shower. on a visit recently to augusta, i met people who themselves, had experienced extraordinary loss and devastation. many, who did not have electricity or running water. you every day, they left their homes to go to relief centers tell perfect strangers.

so what we have seen here in georgia and in other states his faith in action. individuals who know their power to shed light in a moment of darkness. we have seen the good samaritans walking among us. and for that reason, i say as the scripture tells us, we then must remember that and not be weary. let us not be weary in moments like this. let us focus on what god shows us about the good samaritans walking among us to remind us of the power, the agency, the ability, and dare i say, the duty that we have to come to another's aid in moments of need. to love thy neighbor.

and what god is showing us is that any of us can do that, no matter who we are. and i know -- i learned this at a young age, and i will share with you a quick story. so during my final year of law school, i was a summer intern in the d.a.s office in oakland, california. i was working in the superior courthouse. and there was this one case that i got, and it involved a drug bust. the police had arrested a number of people, including an innocent bystander. a woman who had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. and when i got the case, it was a late friday afternoon and most folks had gone home for the weekend, and i knew in all likelihood, the judge would probably not see her case until that following monday, which would have meant that she had used and the whole weekend in jail.

now, this woman had children. she is a mother. she had children at home and i wondered if they knew that their mother had been arrested, if she would take care of them for child protective services would come and take care of them. everything was on the line for that woman. i asked to have the case called that day, and when that did not work, i pleaded with them. remember, i was not vice president. i was an intern. so yes, i pleaded. and finally, the judge returned to the bench and reviewed her case and with a pound of his gavel, she was free to go home, and she would go home to see her children and take care of them. and i never did get the chance to meet that woman, but i will never forget that moment, and i share that story to say, we have all in our lives, through the earliest stages in our lives -- >> kamala harris talking

outside of georgia in the new birth church, after which she will be dissipating in a soles to the polls event. good morning, from phoenix, arizona. dickstein days until arizona election day. the candidates and their surrogates are out in full force all over the country. i will be joined here in a few moments by arizona senator mark kelly and ruben gallego who is running for arizona's open senate seat. early voting is ramping up in many states and kamala harris campaign is turning focus toward boosting enthusiasm and turnout. yesterday, she was in atlanta, georgia, where early voting began last tuesday and shattered records. more than 300,000 voters cast their vote which is double the record for early voting. as of last night, nearly 1.3 million people have already voted across state. women represented more than half of those early votes so far.

during her speech in atlanta last night, harris spoke about abortion bans and how they have upended lives , not only in georgia, but all across the south. this will be the first presidential election since the supreme court overturned roe v wade. a new set of polling results released just this morning by nbc news suggested is still affecting many american votes. 52% of those surveyed say they are more likely to any candidate who supports a federal law restoring abortion- rights nationwide. the vice president will continue get out the vote efforts in georgia today, which also happens to be her 60th birthday. after attending church this morning, she's going to participate in a soles to the polls event where people who attend church going immediately vote. by the way, georgians are not the only ones heading to early voting site in large numbers. another important swing state, north carolina, also reported record early voter turnout in the last week. more than 350,000 people cast

ballots in the first day of early voting on thursday. a big democratic name was on the ground to kickoff early voting in nevada. president obama urged people not to sit out this year's election. it seems many nevadans have already received that message loud and we're. long lines and some early voting sites yesterday, and is one voter told the independent, the stakes are the highest they've ever been. there may be another reason why we are seeing records are not already. many republicans and cast doubt about the validity of early and mail-in voting, but they have changed their tune this year after some members of the gop raised concerns at all the smack talk was repressing republican voter turnout. this time, republicans of notice lately been encouraging people to take advantage of whatever early voting option would be most convenient to them. even donald trump's told supporters at his rallies to go out and vote early. one of the problems is that is often not disciplined enough to do that message. last night, he began his rally

in the all-important data pennsylvania with a 12 minute story about the golf legend arnold palmer and how he was, quote, all man, which is an apparent reference to palmer's . just a moment ago, harris's running mate, tim walz, commented on the rally last night. >> you saw the off the rails rally by the former president last night. the closing argument is veering into territory that even me, who, you know, 24 years in the military, i learned some colorful words, i'm not even quite certain where to go with some of this right now. but look. the options are very clear. >> in the past week, his campaign event has been largely defined -- trump's campaign events have been largely defined by his behavior and his unhinged remarks, like proclaiming himself the father of ivf and calling january 6, quote, a day of love. trends continue to show that this presidential race remains extremely close. donald trump's behavior can also affect republicans and races as

these actively attempting to rewrite the history of january 6. the latest poll shows voters are a lot less likely to support candidates who say trump won the 2020 election. that could be a factor in the number races across the country, including right here in arizona, or one of trump's staunchest reporters is running for the senate. she has still not conceded her loss in the gubernatorial race back in 2022. arizona has largely been a republican stronghold of the 1950s. it's only voted for the democratic residential nominee twice in the last 70 years and most of it senators have been republicans, too. but that changed, just how much the former president has upended the politics of arizona and how he continues to jeopardize the gop's electoral candidates this year. 20 we know as the democratic senator from arizona, mark kelly. he's a member of the joint committee as well as the select committee on intelligence. senator, good to see you.

thanks for joining us this morning. one of the reasons why arizona continues to be a critical swing state is because arizonans are directly affected by so many of the top issues in the election this year. if a border state, you got a 15 week abortion ban in effect this year, but prop 139 and an abortion vote to enshrine abortion votes. it's a state were donald trump selection to nihilism really took hold, and it's a state where people are concerned about the economy. i would love to know what kind of conversations you're having with people as election day approaches. >> yeah, it's about those issues . this abortion ban, if the one we have today. we had an 1864 abortion ban for a while given to arizona women from donald trump. i mean, he talked about how he broke roe v wade. that's why we wound up with that 1864 ban. now we have a 15 week band with no it options. it is harming women in our state significantly.

they are having to flee to other states to get the reproductive care they need. you also mentioned being a border state. you have an opportunity to really fix this problem away the supposed to be fixed through legislation. donald trump kill that legislation with senate republicans they were about to vote for. we have the votes, he told them -- he was pretty straightforward about it and said he needed it for this campaign. and so it was killed. that really hurt order patrol. order patrol pay didn't go up, we couldn't hire more border patrol agents, we didn't get the fentanyl detection machines we needed to stop illicit fentanyl from coming through our border and killing our citizens. that was done by donald trump. so those are the issues that arizonans are thinking about. because of that, there is incredible enthusiasm for this -- for kamala harris in this election. we have 200 paid staff, 19 field offices, barack obama was

here in tucson just a couple days ago. the amount of enthusiasm in this 2000 election is sort of office charts. for that reason. and because they have a better candidate than they have in donald trump, somebody was unfit and able, i believe kamala harris is going to win arizona. i believe she's going to be the next president. >> you mentioned the bill that didn't happen. a lot of your colleagues in the senate, including your fellow senator came really close to that bipartisan bill, which -- arizona is a great place to talk about this because it was not perfect for everybody. a lot of republicans didn't like some of the things in there, but it was going to move the discussion about the border a little further. it was kept alive as a potent election issue. every time i'm in the car in arizona, i hear nothing but ads that have to do with immigration. this is a perfect example of a problem that we are getting closer to solving that was not solved by donald trump and his

lackeys in congress. how do you move forward with a topic like that? >> well, i think what's unfortunate here's the misinformation from the other side. you know, some of my republican colleagues saying this wasn't good legislation. we had the votes. i mean, dozens and dozens of votes from republican senators. in the former president donald trump just lying about what was in the legislation. there was money to build infrastructure. this legislation was supported by the border patrol union. they wanted it. sheriffs in southern arizona wanted this legislation. you know, it was wildly popular. you know, here in this date, until donald trump, you know, woke up one morning and told senate republicans to walk away from it. they ran away from it, not all of them. a few of them just stuck there because it was the right thing to do. james lankford, who was a republican senator who negotiated the legislation, very conservative guy.

you know, he got a deal that republicans had wanted for years. this is not meeting them at the 50 yard line. i mean, it's sunday, so use a football analogy. this was not meeting them at the 50 yard line. it was on the 10 yard line on our side of the field, defending the goal. i mean, that is what the legislation, you know, how it was look at. there were a lot of popular things in there for me. i represented border state. these were, you know, key components of a plan that we needed to strengthen our borders to 30. but because donald trump, it's now been delayed. kamala harris said she will sign this legislation. i think when donald trump is gone, after he loses, were going to bring that legislation back, we are going to get it to her desk in january. she's going to sign it. border patrol pay is going to come up, we are going to hire more agents. we are going to build the infrastructure we need.

>> joe biden won arizona by fewer than 11,000 voice. .3%, but from the numbers perspective, it was the closest margin. polls suggested similarly close this year, and it's likely going to come down to voter turnout. there continues to be concerned that young voters -- men, men of color -- not as engaged with this year's election, and that could be a problem for democrats. what are you seeing in terms of enthusiasm and turnout? >> well, whether it was kamala harris in glendale a couple of months ago, 15,000 people in medium or about four or 5000 for president obama here in tucson, a smaller community, the enthusiasm is off the charts. i was at the university of arizona a couple of days ago meeting with students. they are really excited. some of these are first-time voters. they know that the next president is going to have an effect on their lives much longer than the rest of us, then you, then me, then

seniors. the issues that they care about. climate change being one of them. women's reproductive rights being another. the economy. and kamala harris has a plan, like a real solid plan to bring down the cost of housing increase hey, help with the price of healthcare, and education. donald trump has nothing. i mean, he literally does not -- he can't even say he has a plan. all he says is he has a concept of a plan. i don't even understand what that is. >> it's been many years of all of us thinking about healthcare, but he's got a concept of a plan. senator, good to see you. thanks for joining us this morning. the democratic senator mark kelly of arizona. still ahead, i bring you a conversation with voters in the swing state of arizona. they have different motivations to votes, but they all agree the selection is critical, and senate seats are up for grabs in nevada, new mexico, and

right here in arizona with a slim majority in the chamber. those are critical if they want to maintain control of the senate. i will speak with ruben gallego and his run for the senate seat here in arizona. tim walz is here and victoria's believers ministries in saginaw as part of a slip campaign stops. this afternoon, his line to the east coast for stops in connecticut. connecticut. to make a choice- one versus the other. new sensodyne clinical white, it provides 2 shades whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf.

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>> so we have to talk, as i always felt women like me. but the fake news keeps saying women don't like me. i don't believe that. because i'm your protector. i want to be your protector's president. i hope you don't make too much of it. i hope the fake news doesn't go, oh, he wants to be there protector. as president, i want to be your protector. >> i am your protector.

probably not known for his consistency, but if there's one thing he's repeatedly demonstrated is that women need protection from him. he has a long history of trampling on the rights and dignity of women both in his personal and public life to routinely demonizing his female peers as dumb or unattractive. not to mention his role in eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, something he probably takes credit or. he only makes his pledge to protect women all the more audacious, reflecting how out of touch he is with the harsh realities women now face as a direct result of this cruel decision. the end of the fundamental right to abortion has endangered hundreds of thousands of women who are now forced to flee their home states just received basic reproductive care. abortion bans are responsible for causing suffering, life altering injuries, and even preventable death of women across the country who can no longer access necessary medical procedures in their home states.

the cruel reality taking shape for america's women is spewing a historic gender gap in this year's presidential race. 58% of women plan to vote for harris compared to 37% of men, according to a recent nbc poll. beneath that gender gap is the political realignment among white women voters, a demographic that has historically leaned republican. trump is faring worse with white women than any gop candidate has this entire century, according to the polls. a recent poll found that 40% of white women report trump marking a 13% drop from 2020. with white women making up more than a third of all voters, 36%. that could have a major effect on the race. and that is especially the case in the battleground states of pennsylvania, wisconsin, and michigan, where white voters make up 80% of the electorate and were abortion is ranked as a top issue for women. several factors explain why this demographic has seemingly voted against its own interest in the past.

one key distinction according to a study looking at women's voting behavior that some women married to men tend to vote on behalf of their husband's interest. in some cases, there are structural forces in play. the gender pay gap, for example, which privileges men's careers and tie some white women's economic interest to their husbands, according to judy kohler, with a gender justice advocate. the gender pay gap also explains why unmarried white women and college-educated women are more likely to vote democratic. and were supportive of policies that address income inequality. while the attack on abortion rights explains why a growing number of white women are turning away from the gop, many hope that this new sisterhood is going to extend beyond that particular issue, or as robin eppley observes, your whiteness will not save you from the horrors planned for women under a second trump administration. historically, white women have voted according to our own interest alone well

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joining me now is rena shaw, former senior congressional aide and former rnc delegate. rachel pearson is joining me now. she's the founder of engage bipartisan organization and a political voltage. thanks for joining me.

let's talk about how reproductive rights and abortion bans are playing with public and women. the republican party's alliance with the antiabortion movement goes back to nixon and reagan who really sort of introduced this as a wedge issue. it wasn't so much before that, alluding to the post roe era is changing a lot of the thinking for republican women. >> yeah, i think that's true. you said it yourself, but i would remember that women are not a monolith. they also outnumber, outvote, and outlive men. all of the conversation centered around what women are going to do this election is rightly placed, but i will say that we know from years prior, and i think even going into this year, but the most important issue for women when they vote as their economic security and the economic security of their families. that's what they think about with her head hit the pillow. there's no denying that abortion reproductive rights, right to life positions is a vote incentivize her, but i believe that women still vote

overwhelmingly about their personal economic situation. >> rena, i want to play something the donald trump played this week when asked about in vitro fertilization and reproductive rights at a town hall and get your take on it. let's listen. >> oh, i want to talk about ivf. >> you don't hear that every day. >> on the father of ivf, so i want to hit this question. >> what is your stance on that, and what would you say to those women? >> so i got a call from katie britz, a young -- just a fantastically attractive person from alabama. she is a senator. she called me up like, emergency, emergency, because an alabama judge ruled that ivf clinics were illegal. and i said, explain ivf very quickly,

and within about two minutes, i understood it. i said, no, no. we are totally in favor of ivf, and we were totally in favor -- the republican party, the whole party. >> there's a whole lot to unpack there, starting with the fact that he is the father of ivf, even though he had to have someone explain it to him. this was a so-called town hall for women voters. the audience was actually stacked with his supporters. that's just a weird answer. how is that playing with republican women? >> number one, he takes a common tactic he always takes, which to call himself a champion of something, though he has no evidence of having been. so that's one thing to talk about here. they know who he is fine now. it's the question of believability. of course, it's trust and likability. so in all three of those characteristics right there, how are women who are in the suburbs measuring him ? that is the part we don't actually

fully know right now. we actually don't even have any good evidence they could show us to how we can draw meaningful conclusion there on how trump will really turn that ship around. of course, he is trying right now at the 11th hour, because what we know when it comes to republican women and their voting patterns, they differ significantly by age and by region. when we talk about age, suburban republican women tend to support broader republican act test compared to their rural counterparts. we know this. we've been operating from that data for about four years now. but the trump campaign has a really -- he is doing the ivf dance now because he realizes this is the play that plays well with suburban women. he is trying to use a strategy that is a throw everything against the wall strategy. at the end of the day, what we need to see