Good to be with you, im ali vitali, and with 64 days until election day, both campaigns are gearing up to make their final push to the polls. The Harris Campaign will have a bus tour, with the fight for reproductive freedom. It will kick off in palm beach, florida, that aims to, quote, Hold Trump directly responsible for the devastating impacts of overturning roe v. Wade including threatening access to ivf. And while the Harris Team has ivf and reproductive rights at the center of their financial push, the campaign is on defense over a fallout from Arlington National Cemetery. Harris joined the chorus of those who criticized the Trump Team for filming at the cemetery, saying they disrespected sacred ground. The Trump Team doubled down, releasing a new statement signed by Family Members of several u. S. Troops killed during the withdrawal from afghanistan, attacking Vice President harris for criticizing the visit and praising trumps leadership. The Trump Team followed that with a new Ca
Harris campaign, the Vice President and her Running Mate holding Labor Day events in three different Battleground States today. So how will those events set the tone for the Campaigns Stretch Run . And were Smack Dab in the middle of what is believed to be the busiest Labor Day Travel Period ever. But heat and Heavy Rain could make it a rough road for travellers in some parts of the country. Well have the latest. But we start with the dramatic escalation of public fury in israel where half A Million people poured into the streets as part of a general strike venting Anger And Grief over the killing of six hostages by hamas. But many are also blaming the israel government and prime Minister Netanyahu specifically for failing to reach a deal that would have brought them home safely. The funeral for one of those hostages, hersh goldbergpollin, was held today in jerusalem with thousands of mourners gathered outside. Back here in new york city, the father of another hostage, eddan alexander,
A special Labor Day edition. Enjoy the 5 00 p. M. Hour, ari. I was going to say, nicolle, it doesnt feel right being here 5 00 to 6 00. Doesnt feel right. But at least i got to see you. Yeah, have a great show. Its a great time. I was happy to come in early. Youre now here early. Its great to get to see more of you. Absolutely. And have a great rest of the Labor Day with you and yours. Welcome to the beat, everyone. Im ari melber. It is Labor Day but theres a lot going on in the world, on the campaign. The news doesnt stop. I can tell you Vice President harris is on the campaign trail. You see here the preparation with President Biden. Theyll be campaigning on this Labor Day holiday. We can also show you them arriving. This was moments ago. So were going to bring this event to you here in this 5 00 p. M. Eastern hour. As i mentioned, theres kamala i should say with the president. But i mentioned with my colleague Nicolle Wallace were here in the 5 00 p. M. Hour. Were going to bring you
And we also ask for the rest of the world to support israel to stand with us because there is no time. Protesters also took over the streets ofjerusalem, including outside prime minister netanyahu s office. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports now from jerusalem. Hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, israel s army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, 0ri danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they ve caught me. And hersh goldbergpolin, a 23yearold usisraeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages as their guardian angel. Carmel s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. Her cousin today inconsolable. It s too late for us. It s too late for carmel. I will never hug her again. But 101 people can still hu
On on this new hour, what happens to the remaining hostages in gaza? hear from the father of one of them whose son has been held sap active since october 7th. Plus when it comes to donald trump s legal troubles, his game of delay is working. Let s do it. Let s do it. Today hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of tel aviv. Demonstrators are threatening to shut down the country unless netanyahu finally agrees to a deal with hamas to release the hostages and israel s largest labor union is calling for a general strike tomorrow. Many inside israel have reached a boiling point with netanyahu after the israeli military recovered the dead bodies of six hostages from gaza. They were identified as carmel g guy, alexander lobanoff, master sergeant ori denina and hirsch goldberg polin, one of the american hostages found. The crowd erupted in chance of bringing them home. It s described spending nearly 11 months in an excruciating state of limbo where every day they hoped to no