Next phase. Israel moves troops into lebanon despite calls from the White House for a diplomatic resolution plus a Running Mates showdown, tim Walz And Jd vances first and only Debate Tonight in what may be the last time the campaigns Face Off On Stage . If you think too much about the beautiful chimney, right village that i remember from last week. Its hard to handle grappling with helene. Hundreds reported missing and recovery operations underway as devastated communities are trying to rebuild plus a milestone birthday, Jimmy Carter becomes the first us president to reach the century mark. Youre going to take a look back at his time on the public stage. All right. 6 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. A live look at Capitol Hill on this tuesday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us breaking overnight. Israel into Southern Lebanon and the israeli military undertaking what it calls a limited Ground Operation Targeting hezbollah in and around villages along the border reporting that israeli attacks have caused quotes severe damage in the south as far north as beiruts several explosions this morning in the southern suburbs considered a hezbollah stronghold. Hezbollah has responding Firing Artillery and rockets into northern and central israel, at least two people reported injured in those areas. The israeli government characterizing this moment as the next phase in their war against the militant group. This latest escalation coming despite an intense effort by the biden administration in recent weeks to reach it a ceasefire deal. Heres President Biden, just a few hours before israel announced its operation that israel may be now launching a limited operation into lebanon. Are you aware of that . Are you comfortable with their plan . Im more aware than you might know, and im comfortable with them stopping we should have a ceasefire now this offensive is just the latest instance of israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly defying President Biden on numerous, numerous occasions in the last few months, the israeli leader has chosen not to inform the united states before taking actions that were certain to affect american efforts at diplomacy see in the region that was the case in april when israel struck an iranian diplomatic compound in damascus. And again last week when israel used american Bunker Buster bombs to kill hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah all of this further straining the relationship between Biden And Netanyahu these are two guys have known Each Other for 40 years. Jake in they have never and i suspect they will never agree on every single aspect of Foreign Policy and what were trying to get done in the Middle East. But they do agree on the big thing and the big thing is the Safety And Security of the state of israel and, you know, trying to avoid an allout war that would put the people of israel at even greater risk. They agree on that right . Our panels here to discuss Isaac Dovere, cnn senior reporter, elliott williams, cnn legal analyst, former federal prosecutor, doug jones as the former democratic senator from alabama. And mike dubke, former trump White House communications director. Welcome to all of you. Thank you all for being here. Senator, i want to start with you just because you are you have a personal relationship with President Biden. You heard what he said there. His his tone a little bit risharp honestly, in a way that he hasnt always been as this war has unfolded. What did you make of what he said here and what kind of position is is the president in as israel moves forward here . Well, i think its a tough position. Obviously, he does not want to see this conflict escalate the way it seems to be escalating right now, i think hes done a lot to try to tone that down and try to get a ceasefire. Weve had you know, weve had our diplomats over there, all of the time trying to negotiators, ceasefires. And it is a difficult situation. So he isnt really difficult spot. He does sincerely want to protect the state of israel but also think hes got some serious disagreements with the Way Netanyahu has handled this war over the last year. But particularly now as they step it up because, you know, what, what youve got to keep an eye on is he ran looking over this so so shoulder of hezbollah right now, and that is, thats what everybody i think is concerned about. So speaking of iran, i also want to show everyone this was what the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to say in the last day or so, looking at are ron talking to the people of iran . In a somewhat certainly eyebrow raising way. Lets watch he wants times. Dont care about your future. But you do what do you, ron is finally free and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think everything will be different. Are two ancient peoples, the jewish people and the persian people will finally be at peace senator, i mean, he says that the moment when iran is gonna be free might come a lot sooner than people stink. Is he talking about Regime Change . What do you hear there . You know, you hear what you can read into that a lot of different things right now. You know, look, iran has been unstable. There has been, theres a lot of opposition to the government in iran that has been going on for a long time i think what were seeing now is israel trying to step that up to create that clearly that was a message to people to say help yourself a little bit. Whether that means something greater militarily. I dont know, but it is certainly something that folks have got to keep an eye on isaac lets talk a little bit about the politics of all of this because its obviously an issue that has dominated a lot of domestic political conversation here. Its been obviously much more focused on the war in gaza. But i think you can see that political influence and how President Biden was talking just there. And obviously Kamala Harris is trying to figure out how to thread this needle herself. I mean, it seems hard to argue that the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who is a terrorist who has much, much blood on his, so much blood on his hands is a bad thing. But at the same time, there does seem to be some uncertainty among democrats on this. I look and think about where weve been over the last year, its six days shorter the anniversary of october 7, a year ago. Right now, Joe Biden and people in his administration in thought we were headed toward a possible multilateral Peace Deal with Saudi Arabia and towards a twostate solution. This is a war that has gone on longer than any War Israel has ever been involved in. It has torn the democratic party apart. And then it seems like there has been some mending of that from where things were in the spring, Kamala Harris has clearly the tried to put herself forward as someone who has a slightly different view of this than Joe Biden, while also saying she actually has the same view as Joe Biden, right and its a matter of tone. And what you say, its in talking to people who are part of the uncommitted movement in michigan what they have said is they feel better about Kamala Harris and they did about Joe Biden i say anybody thats married will say matters remains has not been a different place and they feel nonetheless like shes taking a fresh if you this, that if she were president , that it would be fresh. Now, i do think its also just its not just about the democratic party. Youre talking about nasrallah. We are three days now since he was killed, we have heard from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and about it, we still have not heard from Donald Trump, even a mark of this was a good thing, which is what the bidenharris statements were. So this is not just an internal democratic party, i think should look, i i mean, i dont know this qualifies as an October Surprise because this has been going on, but we have strife politics, we have stormed politics and we have striked politics. Were not talking about here is its not just lebanon. Now, israel is in a threefront rwanda. They fired missiles into yemen so youve scott this this international crisis that biden is trying to handle. But harris has to answer for and thats where were at right now. All right. Weve got a ton more to talk about today. So Coming Up next on cnn this morning, a polarizing abortion in a critical southern Battleground State is struck down, but putting the spotlight back on reproductive rights, how old . Ruling impact voters at the Ballot Box in november, plus, its Debate Night in america, j. D. Vance and tim Walz Meet on the stage for their first and only time facing off, were going to take a look at how each it has been preparing and more than 100 dead and hundreds more missing. We bring you the latest on Recovery Efforts across the southeast united states it makes no difference who you are. 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Vance will each get their own chance to create such a memorable moment in a Vice President ial debate. Walz has been hunkered down in michigan for the past several days. Justice anywhere in michigan, petoskey, michigan, fabulous place. I highly recommended for several days top aides and advisers preparing for tonight, although some of those advisers tell our Isaac Dovere that the Minnesota Governor may be feeling some nerves in the lead up to Tonights Showdown. I think this is Expectation Setting governor, what do you want voters to learn about story . Walz, his opponent in the debate. Now in New York, he, j. D. Vance arrived on monday, hasnt talked publicly about Tonights Showdown much in recent appearances but his Running Mate has certainly shared plenty of thoughts i think jds going to do grade is a very smart guy, has done a great job. People like him a lot. Hes going up against a moron, a total more on how she picked him as unbelievable. And i think its a big factor theres something wrong with it, guy. Hes sick so isaac trump is apparently not gotten the memo from his Campaign Official that hes supposed to say that hes the expectations are supposed to be well, you know, his spokesman is out there saying Tim Walz is really great at debating. Obviously there, harris people are telling you that well, he is nervous. Remember he told us he was bad at this when we picked him and that was he said it in the interview with harris that Running Mate interview in august, is that look, just so you know, im a bad debater. Now, you may look at that and say this is a guy who has been governor for six years, isnt the house for 12 years before that is teacher is professional politician at this point, but he is really, its not just Expectation Settings from what i have reported here. He has really caught up in making sure that he makes this case. He makes it for Kamala Harris. He doesnt want let Kamala Harris down. Hes thinking about what is my Resting Phase Look like when im not answered . Well how i, smile at the interests of all these think about it on national televised debate, right . First Thing Anyone ever told me when i started getting to fix that but its also the answers. Right. And he also very much feels like Donald Trump should not be proud president again, and he has to make sure to make that not happen. But he said in an at a fundraiser in New York last week, he was asked Hows Debate prep going in someone in the room told me that he said, listen, you know, when youre a teacher were trained to answer the question, we train our students to answer the question thats not what this is in fact, the advice well, he is the then he than he actually has learned that lesson because in every interview that ive seen, hes never answered the question. And thats what vance needs to make him do. I hope vance follows up when walz is going down some Lane Opposite of what he was asked the question thats for me, thats what vance is. Job is. And then the second thing is vance can overreach. He has a tendency to maybe go a little too far. Hes got to pull it back back, be a little bit more restrained. And then i think well see some success we have work to do on the childless cat Ladies Situation yeah i mean, thats some point. Dont bring it up anymore, or if they keep talking about her, youre going to play that clip but the broader question of Expectation Setting around Tim Walz, if you remember right at the time he rolled out that the narrative was oh, he cant speak off the teleprompter. He cant do it. He doesnt know. And he actually did quite well when doing so its all about lowering the expectations. You know, its funny. These debates are largely about just managing, not having that viral moment we saw admiral james stockdale there and we all have to snl, which we were talking about the brake skewered him. You forget the admiral james stockdale was a War Hero and a decorated Navy Vet who had been a prisoner of war. But the one thing people remember is that one line and the goal for both of these Candidates Tonight is just avoid that happening, right . Last word well, its not a debate. Lets just be candid. None of these are debates in the traditional sense of the word there just a series of answers and youre going to answer what you want to do. You know, look, i think Tim Walz needs to be Tim Walz. I agree. Dont you know, hes going to hes going to say what he wants to say. I think j. D. Vance is the one that may go down these Rabbit Holes with things that he said. He said some crazy stuff. But, you know, he came to springfield, ohio. I know. But but Tim Walz nice to talk about where he is in this race, what theyre doing. Id stay away from the childless cat. Ladies, stay away from springfield. Those are going to come out anyway, talk about what theyre going to do for america and the hope and the joy that Tim Walz lets brings. I talk about my Mole Football Team that walked out on that stage at the dnc. That was a moment, folks, i got to tell you home and spoke to a lot of people across this country. All right. You can watch tim Walz And Jd vances first Face Off in their Vp Debate hosted by Cbs News Tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern right here on cnn. And ill be heading to you or to do some of our pre debate coverage. Dont miss it straight ahead here on cnn this morning, we continue to bring you the latest on the devastation across the southeast and the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene plus new this morning, Tens Of Thousands of Dock Workers go on strike. Potentially massive disruption to the economy. 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