joining us with a look at our election system is david becker. 's a former civil rights attorney at the department of justice, who now leads the center of election innovation and research. he's a contributor here at cbs. david, it is so good to see you. it is labor day weekend. so, it's the traditional kickoff of the election season. amazing to think that voters in north carolina will start getting their ballots as soon as this week. give us a lay of the land. will it be easier or harder for voters to cast ballots in 2024 than 2020? >> there's a lot of political rhetoric out there about overemphasizing fraud or voter suppression and there have been bad laws passed in some states. for instance, the voters in north carolina will have to provide additional identification when they vote by mail. overall, if we look at the history of the united states, it is easier than ever to vote in american history. and 99.9% of voters will find it a convenient experience. they will be around neighbors. they will wait in line less than 30 minutes. that's the normal

laura: david becker, thank you for your time. david: thanks.aura: -- amna: international aid groups issued a joint declaration today that the hunger crisis in sudan is of "historic proportions." for nearly 18 months, the country has been embroiled in a civil war, which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. in the fourth report in her series from sudan's front lines, supported by the pulitzer center, special correspondent leila molana-allen met some of the men fighting this war, and looked into the powers funding it. leila: elated. defiant. united. these sudanese armed forces soldiers want to show they're ready for a fight. in reality, most haven't yet been on a battlefield. they're fresh recruits, part of the government's drive to grow the army's ranks in the fight against a rebel militia, the rapid support forces. a shopkeeper, an engineer, and a middle school english teacher. a year ago, these men couldn't have imagined fighting. now, they gather at this repurposed soccer stadium for basic training; some still wearing sneakers

voting in some states about to get under way, we'll check in with cbs election law contributor david beckerll just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning. and welcome to "face the nation." margaret is off today. we begin this morning with new details from the middle east, where the israeli military says the bodies of the hostages in gaza were found in a tunnel. one of the hostages was hirsch goldberg, a 23-year-old who was abducted from a music festival. 1 of 250 hostages taken captive last year. in a statement, president biden said he was devastated and outraged and recalled that hirsch had lost his arms helping friends and strangers during the attack. we're in tel aviv with the latest. >> his name is hirsch. >> reporter: the parents of hirsch goldberg worked tirelessly to keep the hostage crisis on the global stage. addressing last month's democratic party convention. >> hirsch, if you can hear us, we love you, stay strong. survive. >> following the announcement, the 23-year-old's remains have been recovered from a tunnel in southern gaza. his family released a statement saying, w

. >>> and we'll check in with david becker on the vote by mail process and the latest on foreign influence campaigns and the growing impact of conspiracy theories from cybersecurity expert and analyst chris krebs. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." [ music playing ] ♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "face the nation." we have a lot to get to this morning and we begin with republican vice presidential nominee senator j.d. vance of ohio. welcome back to "face the nation." >> thanks, margaret, good morning. >> senator, we heard from donald trump this week that he wants to end all taxes on overtime pay for workers. how would this exemption work? would this mean someone working a 40-hour workweek would not pay payroll taxes and not pay income taxes? >> well that is exactly how he envisions it. we're talking about hourly workers and of course when you work overtime in this country, you get time and a half and if you're one of the select hard workers that is busting your rear end to try to make good in kamala harris's economy, then you should get a tax cut and i i think it any fits with h

laura: david becker, thank you for your time. anks. ♪ international aid groups issued a joint declaration today that the hunger crisis in sudan is of historic proportions. for nearly 18 months, the country has been embroiled in a civil war, a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions more. special correspondent layla malan allen met some of the men fighting this war and looked into the powers funding it. >> elated, defiant, united. these sudanese armed forces soldiers want to show they are ready for a fight. in reality, most have not yet been on the battlefield. they are fresh recruits. part of the government's drive to growing the army's ranks in a fight against a rebel militia. a year ago, these men -- [indiscernible] now they gather at this soccer stadium for basic training, some still wearing sneakers and jeans, waiting for their uniforms. you are an english teacher, and now for the first time, you are serving as well. 29-year-old mohamed came here two months ago after the rss burned and pillaged h