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j.d. vance, elon musk, all of them will be in pennsylvania. michelle obama's first appearance on the trail will be a get out the vote in kalamazoo. yesterday the vice president shared the stage in texas with beyonce. and she zeroed in on protections for women's reproductive rights. >> if you think you are protected from trump abortion ban because you live in michigan or pennsylvania or nevada or new york or california, or any state where voters or legislators have protected reproductive freedom, no one is protected if there is a trump national abortion ban and it will outlaw abortion in every single state. >> let's give you a live look in michigan. yesterday, rallygoers in michigan were forced to wait an extra three hours in cold

temperatures while did he a two and a half interview with radio host joe roggin. >> here's what they wanted to do. we got so tied up. i figured you wouldn't mind too much. we're trying to win. my people came to me, sir, we could cancel our evening event. i'm sure the people wouldn't mind. i said are you crazy? i'm not canceling. >> new reaction from surrogates on both sides to john kelly's comments this week about trump, fascism, and hitler. >> john kelly was fired by donald trump and he's pissed off about it and he won't stop talking about it. who do we believe? do we believe multiple eyewitnesses or case gruntled exemployee? >> when he calls our service members who died in battle losers, when he calls our fellow citizens vermin.

people make excuses for him. as long as our side wins, it's already. >> a reaction from voters who set out the 2020 election but do plan to vote this year. here's a sample of what they've said about their hopes and fears surrounding vp harris. >> when it comes to kamala harris, what are you hopeful about? >> i'm hopeful she will do what she says as far as lowering costs of everyday goods. >> when it comes to kamala harris, what are you most fearful of? >> i'm afraid if she tries to do all the things she wants to do like building 3 million new homes and plans for this and plans for that, the deficit will just spiral out of control. >> and now here's a samp their hopes and fears surrounding trump. >> when it comes to donald trump, what are you most hopeful about? >> i would hope that just overall, our economy and people's day to day living would hopefully be a little easier.

>> what about him scares you? does anything scare you about trump? >> if he were to get elected, i would be afraid he would spend his whole term, you know, twitter fighting and fighting in the courts rather than being president. >> we've got reporters and analysts in place following all these new story lines for us. we'll begin with aaron gilchrist where the vice president will hold her next rally a few hours from now. welcome. what do you expect to hear from the vice president today? >> well, we expect to hear really two lines of conversation from vice president harris today. this is going to be her first appearance with former first lady michelle obama, the former first lady's first time on the campaign trail for the harris-walz campaign. and they are trying to push a message about the importance of getting out to vote. as you noted, this is the first day of statewide early voting here in michigan.

you will hear a message to make sure they make a plan and get out and vote early. if not, to certainly vote on november 5th. the other part i think you'll here today is really the message that we heard last night in earnest. the speech she gave in houston last night was one that singularly focused on reproductive freedom. that will be something we hear from the vice president today here in michigan today as well. the importance of fortifying that freedom and in the vice president's words, there is a health care crisis when it comes to reproductive freedom in this country and it is a result of the actions of donald trump. she called donald trump the architect of that crisis last night in houston. i want you to hear a little more of what she had to say last night. >> look, donald trump doesn't trust women. but i do. we trust women. and we understand what that means.

and with colin allred in the united states senate when congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, i will proudly sign it into law as president of the united states. >> now, texas is not a swing state, obviously. you heard vice president harris mention collin allred running against senator ted cruz for the senate seat in texas. part of the reason she was there was to support him in that race against ted cruz. at the same time, the vice president presented texas as a ground zero of sorts for the reproductive freedom fight because of the strict abortion laws that are now on the books in texas. the vice president and several other speakers including beyonce there in texas last night talked about how some women have died or suffered greatly as a result of the strict abortion laws there. it's a case she will make here as well. her belief what we see happening in texas could be nationwide if

donald trump were to win in november. that he would advocate for and potentially sign a national abortion ban. the crowd here in kalamazoo, sorry, i had to think about it for a second. the crowd is building for the rally that will happen tonight. >> we expect to see the president and vice president here. i've been to a lot of cities. >> sometimes the candidates forget where they are. i get it. you're in kalamazoo. thank you. we'll go from there to the 2024 campaign with gillian frankel. i'm sure you're aware that donald trump has just taken the stage nearby. the early voting is getting underway in michigan. what is his message in that battleground state today? >> yeah, it's a busy weekend here in michigan with vice president kamala harris and former president trump campaigning in the state today. in novi, we can expect the

former president to knock kamala harris on inflation, the economy. in this final last push, it is really about juicing the base about getting republicans to turn out and go vote for him. we know the early voting kicked off statewide here in michigan today. we're at a polling place now that has been busy since it opened. we know from the michigan secretary of state's office that over 20% of actively registered voters have already cast their ballots. that includes mail-in and early in-person voting. we want to back up to another event trump had in michigan last night. over in travers city, we heard him go after vice president kamala harris accusing her of celebrating and partying. we know she was at a campaign rally in houston with beyonce. i want you to hear how exactly he described that event. take a listen. >> you got a little dose of bad management. you got a little dose of incompetent people.

do you know where she is tonight? he's out partying. how do you celebrate when you're down by like, a lot? do they realize it? you know, the votes, this is not even polls anymore. if they come in even not like they're coming in now. even less good. you know, things can happen. number one, they cheat like hell. maybe they know something we don't. they might know something we don't. why the hell would she be celebrating when you're down? >> and alex, up next for the former president, he'll later be in another battleground state, pennsylvania, later today, as he and harris compete for these swing state voters in the last ten days until november 5th. alex? >> it's definitely a sprint to the finish. thank you for that. let's bring in the bloomberg white house correspondent, and

meredith from politico. meredith, we'll start with you here. i imagine trump's team is hoping today's rally goes a little better than the one last night in michigan. people were seen leaving in droves after the former president was almost three hours late. what happened there? and how detrimental is that in a swing state he really can't afford to lose? >> it was definitely not a good look for the trump campaign last night in michigan when you have people waiting outside for hours to get into these events, then waiting at the events. there's often not a lot of bathrooms, water available, snacks, things like that. they're hanging around waiting for donald trump to arrive at the event. trump was in austin, texas yesterday recording a podcast with joe rogan that went for over three hours. that prompted his delay. his team did send an apology video to people who were there. but when you go to these trump

rallies, i've been to dozens of these. you have to go through really early. you have to go through security and it is a lot of waiting around. for some of the people who were there, they decided to just take off a little bit early before the former president even got on stage. >> yeah. gave up. it was cold, too, we might add. while trump was trying to get from one state to the other, vice president harris was with the global super star beyonce. about 30,000 people attended her rally in houston. how much does the campaign think celebrity endorsements will help them? we're putting on screen a whole bunch of people who have signed on to her. >> democrats finally got their beyonce moment last night in houston, texas. most experts will tell that you celebrity endorsements don't typically make that much of a difference. if they would, it would be from someone like beyonce, like taylor swift who have now both endorsed vice president harris. and much earlier than i think many people expected. beyonce didn't endorse joe biden

in 2020 until november. so now here are these two people with huge fan bases behind her. and something that beyonce talked going was unity. she talked about the historic nature of vice president harris's candidacy as the first woman of color. and she talked about freedom, really the point of that rally last night. highlighting texas's very strict abortion ban. and they had people, some of whom are in vice president's ads who have these really heartbreaking experiences where they needed emergency care. in some places, people died if not serious consequences. they feel it is an example they can use on the trail. >> and the political report that harris won the day yesterday. look, there are only ten days left until election night. how much does this worry trump and his team? >> well, right now for both campaigns, their goal is just to break through. in this final stretch, they want to be able to capture media attention. they want to break through with

undecided voters. this small percentage of voters who remain on the fence in this final stretch in these seven battleground states. so for the harris campaign, really leaning on star power, trying to make a big splash in texas with the event with beyonce, bringing in celebrities and the stars of the democratic party like the obamas in this home stretch is helping to push forward their message. and donald trump is heading to madison square garden tomorrow for a rally in new york city that his team thinks, you know, the setting, being in new york, this iconic venue, bringing in a whole host of republicans and stars from the gop could also help them break through as they try to make their closing argument in this home stretch. >> and just so you know, my control booth is keeping in the air what donald trump is saying. we will bring that to you. you mentioned president obama. he is trying to rally black

plenty to support kamala harris. that will happen today before the msg one being referenced by meredith tomorrow. this is normally a voting bloc that democrats can count on. so why he is the campaign pulling out all the stops to appeal to this group in particular? >> yeah, well, president obama a few weeks ago delivered this very pointed message to black men, really appealing to people he feels like is having excuses to not vote for vice president harris. and they have seen weaknesses with both black males and latino males. this is very much a bloc that democrats are seeking to shore up. and of course, obama is the first black president. so they're having this on this call, win with black men, that had more than 50,000 people when harris first entered the race this summer and raised more than $1 million. doing these calls regularly. having the kitchen table discussions over youtube, over this live stream. so obama will be calling into that tomorrow. having an open discussion where

he will take questions and hopefully have again, the open and honest discussions among black men. >> so a final stretch here. in your new article, you say that harris is closing out her campaign, focused on trump, calling him a fascist and dangerous in recent days. this is a bit of a pivot from earlier in her campaign. she would only occasionally even reference her possibly. why is the vice president ending on this note? >> it is a huge shift. we started to see this campaign that was really about joyful warriors. it was about harris introducing herself and her policies. and the campaign says really they're trying to create a binary choice for voters. in some ways, it is a natural stage of the campaign to create this contrast. she will be delivering a speech next week, tuesday, on the ellipse, the the same spot where donald trump was on january 6th. they believe these appeals to democracy, referencing some of his past former colleagues like

general kelly who have broken with him to bring some enthusiasm, trying to paint donald trump as a danger, as she says, unhinged. the line this pointed me to, this line that she's been using that donald trump will have an enemies list and she will have a to do list. trying to bring together that she has policy initiatives as well as creating that contrast with donald trump. >> so the flip side here, unlike harris, trump's closing message seems to be a little bit muddled and sometimes it is quite unclear. what do trump insiders want his final word to be to voters and how much does his strength matter? >> well, officially, donald trump's closing argument is centering around the idea, kamala harris broke it and trump will fix it. and they are really leaning into messages that center around the economy, around inflation, and around immigration. we saw when donald trump was in texas yesterday, he was talking about migrant crime. issues at the border.

and in the coming weeks, the coming week, we'll hear him talk about the economy and blaming the biden administration for some of the frustrations the voters have had with inflation. but, of course, the big x-factor here is whether or not donald trump will be able to stay on track in these closing days. his team sees some confidence in the numbers around immigration and the economy that they say voters still have at the top of their list when they're going to the ballot box next week. >> okay. we shall see. good to see you both. thank you so much. the early bird gets the worm. what about the early vote? who will benefit the most this time around in next, what we know about the 37 million americans who have already cast their ballots. back in 90 seconds. back in 90 seconds magic eraser... wow - where has this been my entire life? having to clean with multiple products is a hassle. with magic eraser... i use it on everyday messes. i even use it on things that i think are impossible to clean. you need mr. clean magic eraser in your life.

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new today, voters in six more states can go out now and cast their ballots in person as early voting begins in michigan, florida, illinois, new jersey, new york, and california. voters in 33 states are now voting in person. with just ten days remaining in the race for the white house, voters have been turning out in record numbers. by the nbc news count, more than 36 million votes have been cast. and this comes with a new twist. here's part of a report. >> reporter: forget election

day. it's election season. more than 30 million votes with some states shattering records. more than a million in-person or mail-in votes in battleground arizona. more than 1 million in michigan. more than 2 million in georgia. >> i went out and voted like they suggested we do. >> 8% more women than men have voted early. and more registered democrats than republicans, too. but only slightly more. >> now our nbc campaign embeds are out on the trail. they're tracking the early vote for us. we'll begin in emma barnett in new york. it is one of the swing districts. how is the turnout so far and what are you hearing from voters on these tight house races? >> reporter: the turnout here has been fantastic. i don't know if you can see behind me. there is a line that stretches across the parking lot and it also wraps around inside in the building. i spoke to a voter who said he waited online for one hour and 15 minutes to vote. my producer told me at 8:00

a.m., he met someone waiting in line, ready to go. the polls for contacts don't even open until 10:00 a.m. new york is a democratic state. there is almost no doubt kamala harris will carry this state. but it is one of the states that can help determine which party takes the majority in congress. there are seven competitive house races here in the state of new york. for context, back in 2022, it was five races that republicans picked up here in new york that ended up tipping the majority to the gop. take a listen to what some voters have been telling me on the ground. >> absolutely. >> why is that? >> democrat. >> same. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you think he'll be able to pull it off? >> it surprised me last time. yeah. look. all you can do is vote. that's the way i look at it. go by your convictions. i don't make it something

personal. >> reporter: so mike lawler is the current congressman here in 17. he's in the fight for his life to hold on to this race. one other thing to point out since we are in new york. donald trump is originally from new york. he has said on the trail that he thinks he can win new york. he's campaigned in the bronx and long island. tomorrow he has a rally at madison square garden. >> i wondered if he would put money behind that. we'll see. let's go now to alex in norwalk, california, where early voting began just moments ago. welcome to you. what are you hearing so far from voters in the country's biggest state? >> reporter: that's right, alex. the most populous state in the country with the most registered voters. 22 million registered voters in the state of california. and some of them are getting started early just behind me. of course, california is a very blue state in 2020. president biden won it by more than 5 million votes. if you look at the voter

registration data, the latest registration data, about 46% of the state is registered democrat. only about 24% of the state registers republican. the last time that a republican won in california was 1988, george h.w. bush. that's not stopping trump supporters from getting out and voting early. i want you to hear from one voter i spoke to a few moments ago. why do you think it is important to vote even though there are so many registered democrats in the state? >> i think you need to get your voice out there. you know, personally, i do think it makes a difference. and i want my voice to be heard. and i think we need to change california. so i'm out here trying to vote to see if we can make a change. >> reporter: and that woman is emblematic of a larger trend we're seeing throughout several states in the country. more republicans than usual

coming out to vote early. we're seeing that in california, too. at least as of early this morning. >> okay. thank you for the update from there. we'll see you again. meantime, what we know and don't know about new claims of election fraud in pennsylvania.

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2024, giving you a live look at the president. he's at a get out the vote union event. there is in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. so we are monitoring what he is saying there. he's talking about the history of the unions and we will bring more to you if we think it is something that you need to hear. in the meantime, we have new reaction today to an election fraud investigation in battleground pennsylvania. officials say they found potential discrepancies in 2,500 voter registration applications. they were submitted in lancaster county. the state's top election official says the investigation shows the system of checks and

balances is working. >> we understand from the county that there was an outside organization collecting registrations and submitted them right before the voter registration deadline. pennsylvania is one of those states where you have to apply to vote by mail. ballots just don't get sent out to everyone. when you apply, you provide your driver's license number or your last four of your social security number. so there was a verification identity confirmation aspect. when you have cases like this, it should encourage people to have more faith in the system. not less. >> and joining me now, we have two pennsylvania political insiders. we have former democratic congressman connor lamb. he served in areas near pittsburgh. and former republican congressman charlie dent. he served near allentown. just over a week ago, dent endorsed kamala harris indicating he had voted by mail. so i welcome you both. before i get to you and this

whole investigation, i understand you were on the tarmac greeting the president when he landed in pittsburgh. i think he even took a selfie with he and john fedderman. give me a sense of the president's plans today. what he intended to say to the union members there at that get out the vote event and overall, the sentiments he was expressing to you. >> he was about as fired up as i've seen him for quite a while. he's on his way to do two union rallies. one with the laborers and one with our combined labor council. that's his home crowd. those are the people he started his campaign with and built his career around. so i know he's excited to see what really are old friends for him. he's been here so many times. he came off the plane talking about places in the country where he feels like the maga movement is threatening the right of people to vote. he's very concerned about making sure that each person has the ability to cast a ballot and it is counted in this election. and i think like a lot of us, we

feel confident if that happens everywhere, it will be a good night for democrats. >> it brings me to this. the words you're hearing from your sources about this fraud investigation in lancaster and who might be behind it, what do you know about this? >> i don't know anything concrete. i certainly have seen the reporting that there was a far right group that was active, supposedly registering voters in that country. i think we have to, like with any case of accusations, follow the evidence where it leads and see if that turns out to be who it is or someone else. it doesn't matter which side is doing it. if they broke the law, there needs to be accountability. >> there is something more new today. this is condemning what they say is a fake viral video. falsely depicting mail ballots being opened and destroyed in bucks county. intelligence officials say it was created and amplified by russian influence actors. what are you hearing about the biggest concern around all this? >> yeah, the situation in bucks

county, it is just that. it was a russian manufactured video of mail-in ballots being destroyed. in bucks county and elsewhere, federal authorities debunked it rather quickly. the the system worked. just as it is working in lancaster county, a county controlled by republicans. the d.a. and board of elections and everybody else are involved there. and so i'm actually, i'm actually pleased by the way officials have responded to these two very significant incidents in pennsylvania. it is showing that the system is working. we should all be on guard that the russians are out there again trying to meddle in our elections and somehow, trying to discredit the integrity of our election process. >> in fact, pennsylvanians, they are certainly already voting the absentee and mail-in ballots. we have more than 1.2 mail-in ballots already cast. this out of a total of more than 9 million approved so far. does it give you any sense of who is winning?

who is losing? is there any inside line on this? >> no. i don't think so. mail-in voting is still pretty new in this state. so there is no real bench mark to judge it against. republicans have had a lot of success registering voters and getting more people to cast early votes than they did before. but i think in general, people feel around here like it is a total jump ball. if there is any indication, it is the incredible surge in canvassing, phone banking, all of that on the ground work that happens in the last ten days. it might not make up for a 5 percentage point deficit. but if it is 1%, that could make a difference. >> there in your state, as of october 21st, you have 3.9 registered democrats. 3.6 million registered republicans. just over 1 million voters with no affiliation. and 346,000 listed as other. let's try to do the math here.

is there one party that has an advantage there in pennsylvania? >> not really. republicans have been closing the registration gap for some time. and it is down to about 300,000 as you just pointed out. so neither party has a significant advantage. in fact, even looking at the mail-in ballots coming in, you just showed those numbers, too. in 2020, democrats were voting by about a 3-1 ratio by mail. more than republicans. and this time, republicans have cut that margin down to about a 2.1 margin based on the most data as of yesterday. so this is really, i think, as congress said, nobody is sure how this will play out. if they know how pennsylvania will vote, i think they're blowing smoke. i've never seen an election quite like there one. so i do think the democrats have a stronger ground game in the state from what i've seen. and more organized on the

ground. charlie's turning point is a group that the trump campaign outsourced their ground operation to. and i'm not here to say they're doing a good job or a bad job but i'm not seeing a whole lot of them. >> interesting. here's another fascinating stat i want to share. more than 68,000 pennsylvania voters switched from republican to other, or rather, from republican and other, to democrat. and then more than 100,000 switching from democratic and other to republican. how are democrats planning to mitigate these numbers? does having a democratic governor change the equation? does it maybe help turn out strategy? >> i didn't realize you would make us do. so math today. >> sorry! bring your calculators. >> first, it's nothing new in pennsylvania. we've known for a long time there were registered democrats who were already voting like republicans and i think now they've made the switch complete. for example, when i was first elected to congress, trump had won my district by 19 percentage

points. 19 percentage points in favor of trump but it was still a majority democratic district by registration. so it shows people were voting differently. i think when you see vice president harris doing her event with liz cheney in pennsylvania this week, and clearly, messaging toward people like charlie, frankly, who might not have voted for her in the past but are this time, that's how she's making up part of the gap. she knows who the people are who might turn her. it is a country over party message. >> no numbers in this question. i do want to pivot to georgia. nbc news quoted the lieutenant governor jeff duncan saying, because of peer pressure, some republicans are reluctant to publicly support kamala harris adding that there may be a whisper caucus that might lead to more republicans voting for harris than are openly saying. you voted for the vice president. of course, you're saying so. do you sense similar sentiments among republicans in pennsylvania? >> the answer is yes and true.

i think there are a lot of republicans out there who are going to quietly cast their votes for kamala harris, or not vote for president at all. i think many are reluctant to not go public because of peer pressure. as connor just pointed out, in pennsylvania, people are now, they're aligning their voter registration with their voting patterns. out where connor lives in the western part of the state, we have a lot of democrats out there who are functional republicans. just like we ever in the south eastern part of state. we have a lot of republicans who are functional democrats. what's happening is people are lining their voting registrations with their voting patterns. so make no mistakes that's happening. >> the latest polling obviously a dead heat. first, what are you watching in pennsylvania? which city, which county will give you the biggest clue about how this race will go? >> i think the two obviously counties to look at are erie and

northampton. neither is that large so my hope is they'll be counted relatively early and both are historically bellwether 50/50 type of counties. if they're really close on election night, it might not tell us that much. if one candidate exceeds expectations in either of those, that will tell us a lot. >> what about you? what are you going to be most concerned about election night? do you have a sense of how long it will take for a winner to be declared in pennsylvania? >> well, i agree. watching northampton and erie counties, especially where i represented, a classic bellwether state. whoever wins that county will probably win the commonwealth and probably the presidency. the one i watch for on election night is to see what time of a discrepancy it is, and the election day vote. we expect donald trump to be ahead on election day. the question is, will it be enough mail-in votes for the democrats to surpass him? that's what i'm watching. it will take a little bit of time. i don't think it will take four

or five days to count all the mail-in ballots like we saw in 2020. we didn't finish until saturday, if you recall. this time there will be fewer mail-in ballots and i think they'll be ready and working even quicker this time. i'm hoping they'll have those done within a couple. days. i'm not expecting we will have an outcome to announce on tuesday night. >> okay. both of you, thank you so much. you both get an "a" in both polyspi and math. a dire situation. what could come after israel's airstrikes on iran. an looks like my to-do list grew. "paint the bathroom, give baxter a bath, get life insurance," hm. i have a few minutes. i can do that now. oh, that fast? remember that colonial penn ad? i called and i got information.

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what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, i mean, we don't necessarily need to say they're downplaying it. it looks like wasn't all that big of a deal compared to what was expected. this was remarkable in many ways for what wasn't. iranians have said four military personnel were killed. they increased that number from two that we heard about overnight.

it looks like this was very calculated and done successfully so to avoid a retaliation by the iranians. we even heard from the iranians even though just about every government in the middle east has condemned israel's attack against iran, we leader from various members of iran's parliament, hardliners, knocking the israelis for what they called a weak attack and praised iran's own anti-missile defense systems. as you mention in the your introduction, they didn't strike nuclear facilities, the israelis. they didn't strike oil facilities. these were things that washington had warned that the israelis should avoid hitting in order to avoid some sort of retaliatory strike by the iranians which could potentially have brought the entire region to the brink of war and might have even brought in the u.s. forces posted all around the middle east, including that additional missile battery that arrived in israel over the last couple weeks. this was a very dangerous moment. it remains a very dangerous

moment. here's what joe biden said about this earlier today. >> i had a long -- [ inaudible ] with the intelligence community the last half-hour. and it looks like they didn't get anything out than military targets. i hope this is the end. >> reporter: so as you can see, he's saying, we're hoping this is the end. he's hoping that this is the end. we heard from the israeli military saying that this was, the attacks had concluded. we don't know whether it will be followed up with further airstrikes or missile launches against iranian targets. for now the entire region can breathe a sigh of relief. everybody has been waiting for three weeks to see what the israelis would do and whether or not that was going to escalate a situation that looked so terrifyingly close to, as i am before, bringing the region to a

wider, a region-wide war. >> 100%. a grave concern. we'll see you again. so what if donald trump declares victory on election night before the votes are counted? it is an alarming prospect. it can have real and dangerous consequences. my next guest will explain. consequences my next guest will explain

and there we have kamala harris there on the tarmac. let's take a listen very quickly to the vice president. >> we must see de-escalation in the region going forward. that will be our focus. in terms of texas, it was a very good trip. as i said, the reason for being there, there were many. most importantly, there are a lot of people in texas who have been suffering under what i call draconian laws as it relates to how they've been treating women and their right to reproductive

freedom. it is ground zero in terms of the draconian laws in the whole country that have come about because of donald trump and what he did to select three members of the united states supreme court with the intention that they would undo the protections of roe v. wade. i'm here in kalamazoo and in michigan to talk with the folks here about their priorities around ensuring this election produces a president of the united states who honors and protects someone whose right to make decisions about their own body. i'm about to meet with some of the physicians on the front lines of this issue who are addressing the harm that has resulted from these trump abortion bans. but also join the work in terms advocacy with a great deal of courage to highlight to the american people what i think were some for some really intended consequences as a result of the undoing of roe v. wade. happy to take your questions. >> when it come to abortion rights in talking with the providers today, what can we

expect from the conversation? will we hear more in your speech with former first lady michelle obama? >> like i said last night, i've been meeting with health care providers since the decision came down. they are a combination of doing their work in fear of being jailed. we are seeing that, for example, medical students are now more reluctant than ever to go into reproductive health care for fear that they could be criminalized. they are seeing the impact of these laws causing clinics, health care clinic to shut down. breast cancer screenings, hiv testing. so the physicians that i've been talking with are concerned about this myriad of issues that have highlighted the fact that because of trump and what he did with the supreme court, we are looking at a health care crisis

in america which is affecting people of every background and gender. >> a'am, on iran and the middle east, reports that one in five are displaced? you said de-escalation is the goal. why is the u.s. and israel not aligned in that goal in terms of the conflict in the region? >> we've been very clear with everyone in the region. in fact, that's why tony blinken was there several days this week. that we want to work toward ending this war. this war must end. we must get the hostages out and work toward a two-state solution. and we do believe strongly that as it relates to lebanon and the region, that part of the strength of our work is the diplomatic work we will do to reach our end. >> did you say whether the strikes made it less likely that

iran will be able to attack israel again in the future? >> what i can say is that it is a concensus among leaders in the region and certainly it is the strong perspective of the united states that there must be de-escalation and not an escalation of activity in that region. >> ma'am, expand on that. what is the message? >> listen, i feel very strongly, we as the united states feel very strongly that iran must stop what it is doing in terms of the threat that it presents to the region and we will always defend israel against any attacks by iran in that way. >> okay, everyone. that was the vice president there in battle creek, michigan, on kellogg field there. she talked about a number of

things. first of all, keeping the issue of abortion front and center in her campaign and talking about the domino effect of the overturning of roe v. wade. she also, of course, addressed the issues going on in the middle east and how there are hopes for a two-state solution. that's what the ultimate goal would be. of course, this after warnings being sent to iran for their actions and saying that they will always support israel in its support for peace. but we'll continue right now with elon musk whose super pac is still announcing winners for his million-dollar giveaway despite the warning from the justice department that that scheme could violate federal election laws. last week the pro trump billionaire announced they will give away $1 million a day through election day to a registered voter in a swing state who signed an online petition in support of the constitution. apparently, the ruling from the doj has not deterred that.

we have our guest. thanks for joining me, rick. give me a sense of the risks. what are they for elon musk and his super pac if he continues with his sweepstakes? does it violate election law or does it come right up to the line? >> i think there's a very good argument that it does violate election law which says you can't pay people to register to vote or to vote. if you look in the department of justice's own crimes manual, it describes lotteries as that kind of thing that you're not allowed to do which is why the letter went out. what we're seeing in the last day or so from the musk pac is a switch to say, if you get the $1 million, you're being hired as our spokesperson. paying someone to be a spokesperson, that would not violate the federal law. they're trying to recast what they're doing. it's a little odd because they're making it after they've given away the lottery winnings. i think after the election, it's possible that he could face some

criminal liability. there is a charge of up to five years in jail and up to $10,000 fine for each violation. i think jail time is probably unlikely. but if this doesn't get deterred, i think we'll see a lot more of this activity in future elections. >> i don't know if he cares about a $10,000 fine for each incursion. we have election day ten days away. what did he in 2020 which is prematurely and/or falsely declared victory before the votes are counted. here's what kamala harris said. >> i'm very much grounded in the present in terms of the task at hand and we will deal with election night and the days after as they come. we have the resources, the expertise and the focus on that as well. >> so you have teams ready to go? are you thinking about that as a possibility? >> of course. this is a person, donald trump, who tried to undo the free and fair election.

who still denies the will of the people. >> so your article this week which feels kind of like a public service announcement, it warns about a trump victory speech and how a blue shift or red mirage could result in confusion, conspiracies, and potentially political violence. what should we be prepared for? >> what we saw in 2020 was that votes from people who voted in person were reported first and votes from people who voted by mail were reported later. because more democrats were voting by mail, we saw this blue shift where trump appeared to have a lead and then it later changed days later. and trump declared victory in the middle of that. we could see that again. we don't know what the election results will look like. that's possible and it is a dangerous time. there's all this attention with people wondering why have the vote totals changed? why does it look like a trump lead changing to a harris lead or something like that. so the message should be, the

race is too early to call. people need to have patience. they need to wait. wasn't until saturday after election day in 2020 when we knew who was going to win the election. it could be thursday or friday but there could be a pert of uncertainty if it is as close as the polls suggest it could be. >> well two things are different. fewer people will vote by mail this time, a lot of people voted by mail last time because of