His base, which is why many people were shocked when he muddied his position on abortion this week remarking on a florida ballot amendment that could overturn that state's ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy i think the six week because to shore, it has to be more time and show that. And i've told them that i want more weeks you'll vote in favor of the amendment on voting that i am going to be voting that way need more than six weeks after backlash from conservatives, trump's campaign tried to clarify his position saying quote, president trump has not yet said how he will vote even though we did just hear how he said he would vote at that moment in time on the ballot initiative in florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short, then yesterday, this is what president trump said. Are you voting yes or no on amendment four in florida? so i think six weeks you need more time than six weeks. I've disagreed with that right from the early primaries my marriage when i heard about it, i disagreed with it at the same time, the democrats are radical because the nine months is just a ridiculous situation that where you can do abortion in the ninth month and, you know, some of the states like minnesota and other states have it where you can actually execute the baby after birth and all of that stuff is unacceptable. So i'll be voting no for that reason. Again, a lot of untruth in that statement as well. The harris campaign now trying to seize on trumps back and forth stance on abortion over this last week by announcing a new bus tour across several key battleground states the campaign saying the tour is aimed at advocating for women's rights productive rights, and highlighting this issue heading into november, priscilla alvarez joining us now for what more can you tell us about this bus tour? they're putting together and what they're trying to accomplish here. We'll just get it's been the strategy from the beginning that reproductive rights was going to feature prominently in the harris campaign. And before the harris campaign. And then biden campaign, they see it as an issue that really galvanizes voters and that they can get some momentum on, especially as they tried to make inroads with female voters. Now, this reproductive rights tour is going to kick off on on tuesday and it's notably going to start in florida, of course, that is a state that an abortion is on the ballot for president donald trump saying that he would vote no this week. So expect that to come up quite a bit over the course of the coming week. Now, this is going to be a tour that includes surrogates, mostly that includes electric did officials, for example, on tuesday, senator klobuchar will be in florida to kick this off. And also, the cacampaign says celebrities and others along the way, this is going to be 50 or at least 50 stops. Now, we don't have details on all of the stops just yet, but what this tells us is that they very much plan to keep this issue front and center note that it is an issue that the vice president has been the voice on for the biden administration just at the beginning of the year, she had kicked off a reproductive rights tour. I was at that first often followed it thereafter and it was during that tour that she coined the term trump abortion ban. Now, that has been used to describe by the campaign and debris for crowds, all of the abortion restrictions across the country, putting the onus really on former president donald trump for the overturning of roe v. Wade. So this is going to be a theme over the course of the next two months. And certainly one that the campaign is leaning on with this reproductive rights tour kicking off next next week absolutely right. Priscilla alvarez for us in washington, dc. Thanks so much for that reporting. Former democratic senator from alabama, doug jones is joining us now to talk about this and other issues. Senator. Great to have you thanks so much for coming on. This saturday afternoon. We know as priscilla just reported, the harris campaign trying to make abortion front and center in this race. And honestly, it was an issue that republicans and former president trump at the rnc when president biden was still on the ticket, had seemed to kind of felt like they had put it to bet. They'd put it to the side and we're going to be able to kind of press on focusing on other issues. But do you think it's as potent of an issue for voters? as it was in 2022, especially now with vice president harris at the top of the ticket, who's been really the chief communicator on this issue for the biden administration? yeah. I think it's a much more potent issue right now. Or earlier in the year and in the summer, i think the thought that they could just kinda leave it alone, not address it. It would go away because there were other issues when president biden was on the ticket now they've got probably the administration's chiefs chief spokesman, person on the abortion issue this has been the issue that kamala harris has gotten her voice gotten her platform and they see that across the country and all of a sudden now they're having to scramble and you see answers that are just all over the board. They know exactly know what to do also since that time, you've also had things like the alabama ivf ruling that put ivf and contraception front and center. I think republicans along the way and especially donald trump and j. D. Vance, are really struggling to try to find answers to these questions questions that satisfies they're very conservative prolife base. But at the same time doesn't alienate so many women across this country and that's a, that's a very delicate balance that i don't think they're doing a really good job of right now. And so much of the data is showing us that what is driving harris's momentum right now, enlarged it's part are a lot of female voters of all ages, but especially young women as well. I'm curious what you, how you think strategically. The harris campaign or democrats writ large are going to use president trump's backandforth on the proposed florida abortion legislation that we were just we're hearing about. There to their benefit i think they're going to continue to hammer that home. Not just in florida i think they're going down to florida for this because the media is going to be there. They're going to cover this, but they're going to go all over the country with the same message that's the thing about democrats right now. We have got the same message that speak to women, to speak to america about this issue republicans don't. They are trying to struggle and that's exactly what you see so i believed that you're going to see the harris campaign continuing the same message. It's going to be front and center wherever they go, whether it is georgia, whether it's pencil mania, wisconsin, michigan, it is going to be front and center on this issue to remind people constantly remind people of how the republicans have taken away so many freedoms of women in this country and the rights that are being taken away, and the rights that are being threatened in the future regardless of what donald trump sat trust say to folks right now, those freedoms are threatened in the future and vice president harris sat down with our colleague dana bash on thursday for her first interview since she became the democratic nominee, she was asked about some of her previous policy positions. I just want to listen to these clips and we can talk about it. In 2019. I believe, in a town hall, you said you were asked, would you commit to implementing a federal ban on fracking on your first day in office and you said there's no question. I'm in favor of banning fracking, so yes so it changed in that campaign in 2020, i made very clear where i stand. We are in 2024 and i've not changed that position nor will i going forward kept my word and i will keep my word what made you change that position at the time well, let's be clear. My values have not changed. Something that you set in 2019 when you first ran, there was a debate. You raised your hand when asked whether or not the borders should be decriminalized do you still believe that? i believe there should be consequences. We have laws that have to be followed and enforced that address and deal with people who cross our border illegally. And there should be consequences. Dana, i think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed senator just first, you think all of this is a pivot to the middle on a lot of these issues i don't know if you could say it's a pivot to the middle. I think it is an education process that the vice president has gone through as vice president of the united states. It's one thing to be in the senate to have one view representing a state, a very large state, by the way. And then running for president, it's another thing to be able to be vice president united states working with it administration on all of these issues, getting all of the information, educating yourself, and being able to modify positions as you see that they are effective and that you want to do. This is not a political flipflop as much as it is an education no process. The political flipflops or what you're seeing on the other side. But between j. D. Vance and donald trump on every issue, it's very transactional if they get, if they get hurt by veterans for some of the crazy things. And weird things at donald trump says about veterans. He tries to do something at arlington cemetery foot are photo op which also blows up in his face. So i think the vice president has done what we expect. Our political leaders to do. And that is to educate herself and be able to work with the educate and the things that she sees that works best for the american people. That's what i think we're going to see in this campaign. But what would you say to the voters out there? who watch this and say, well, but isn't she flipflopping like is it the same or they've all flipflopping, what would you say to them? i hear what you're saying is that in in your in your view, this is more of an education and she's evolved over time but you can understand that some voters have a hard time kind of separating all of that out and making the destruction i see that on one level. But i'd like for folks to listen to what she change everyone should even political leaders should be able well, two not only change their mind, but also to evolve with changing circumstances and an education. We don't want somebody so dogmatic. They are not going to listen to the other side and potentially be swayed by what they here that's what i think kamala harris has done. She has been in the room where it happens for three can i half, almost four years now. And she has learned a lot. She has seen things that she didn't see as an attorney general and prosecutor seeing things that she has not seen as even a united states senator for a couple of years so i think people should appreciate up politicians, public officials public servants, who will listen to people and get to know the issues and make adjustments to what they want to do going forward, because that's the key now, what is she saying that she's going to do as policywise, going forward. And i can assure you that what she is telling folks now, policies that she wants to see implemented going forward, she's not saying one thing and a bait and switch and going to try to pull something else that's what i believe folks are going to be seeing from the trumpvance team. She's telling people where she is now after the experience that she had been vice president the united states and obviously this is early, it's not even labor day yet but of course there's always speculation about if x candidate wins, then who might they fill their cabinet with? axios has reported recently, your name has been floated as a potential attorney general and a potential harris administration i know at least well enough to know that you're not going to go down any road there, but i am curious if you are interested in doing something like that, serving with her and if you've been contacted by anyone working on a transition plan well, yes. Good luck. The first things first, you know, my goal right now is to do whatever i can to help kamala harris and tim walz get elected. I think they will be a great president and vice president, united states. That's goal number one. Then we'll just see anything i can do that might help this administration to the next ministration be successful. That's what all americans should be wanting to do. And that's where i've got my eyes set right now, making sure that someone i knew and served with that i think is a great leader and will be great for the united states is both elected and as successful as president united states senator doug jones. Thanks so much for being here with us. We appreciate it thank you. Jessica. Still ahead. How once of intelligence work? let american and rocky forces to an i. S. I. S. Hide out in the desert and a raid that injured separately u. S soldiers plus, you're going to see a new inside look at ukrainian troops pushing deeper into russia. As russia makes major advances of its own into ukraine you're in the cnn newsroom monday night to our whole story special the e candidates, and their record on the key issues for the election season. 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This is it's an early statement by the idf, but it does seem that they are preparing the way here for more details which are clearly going to be absolutely brutal, harrowing, and horrible for the families of these but is that they say that they've discovered we don't have any other details about who these hostages may be or whom they may be indeed, the idf is urging people stay away from speculating about it, but they are clearing the way here for what we're going to say what we know from the idf i've just to be very clear what we have from the idf. They're not saying specifically these, these are hostages. They are saying that they have found bodies. This is what the idf is saying. Clearly that they have found bodies and they're working to retrieve those bodies. And identify them. So this is a very early signal at the moment. The idf has of information, new information in gaza. And i think we're going to what will clearly be waiting for the updates from the idf tonight okay. Nic robertson stand by for us there in jerusalem. We also have alex marquardt, who is standing by in washington dc you see. And so alice for getting this information, the idf again, just just to remind everyone, it's very sparse information at this point, but the idf saying that only that it's found both bodies in gaza. Of course, this is coming as these talks continue as the u. S. Continues to try to pressure both sides to come to a ceasefire and hostage deal. What more are you tracking right now? well, this is just obviously extremely difficult situation for the families to be in because they start to hear these rumblings and they start to wonder who it is who has been found. Now you can be certain that the idf is going to be telling the hostage families first who it is that they have found out just this comes on the heels of an israeli bedouin hostage who was rescued alive just a few days ago. 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