Case. And hes quoting a conservative Supreme Court justice to make his point. Good morning. 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart in for ana cabrera. And we start with that Breaking News overseas. Israeli forces say they have rescued a 52yearold hostage from a Southern Gaza location. He had been abducted by hamas on The 7th Of October Massacre and is in stable condition. Lets get to matt bradley in tel aviv with the very latest. What more do we know about this . This operation and who this hostage is and how hes doing . Hes 52 years old, as you mentioned. Hes a member of the bedouin arab minority here in israel. And hes been held since october 7th, well more than 300 days. And he was rescued by Special Forces from a tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip. Now, this is a man who has 11 children. He was a Security Guard at a kibbutz in southern israel. Hes from a bedouin Arab Community in southern israel. So this man now, hes in stable condition, according to the idf. Hes at a hospital, where shes undergoing observations by doctors. But weve already seen pictures of Him Convalescing at the hospital. His Family Members have come, theyre surrounding him. So, you know, it looks like hes in pretty good health. We dont really know exactly how he looked before. We have these pictures. He looks a bit thinner than he does in some of these images, but it looks like in some of these images he was maybe a younger man. So its hard to know exactly what kind of conditions he was in and how he was feeling. Thats all going to be coming out in the coming hours and days. But this is a situation that is going to be obviously, you know, a cause of celebration here in israel. Weve already seen, as we have in the past, when these three hostages were released or rescued a couple of months ago, you know, we saw this image here of one of the lifeguards broadcasting this out on one of the beaches this time in southern israel. Thats kind of becoming a common tradition here in israel, whenever theyre seeing a Hostage Being released or rescued, and we heard celebrations. But at the same time, theres still a lot of information we dont have, which, for instance, how many people were killed in this operation or whether anyone was killed at all. If you remember, when those three hostages were rescued a couple of months ago, there was Something Like 200 palestinians who were killed in that operation. And the israelis said there were only 100, but that number, those 200 from Health Officials in the gaza strip was an enormous number nor the number of people who were rescued. We dont have that information here yet. But this is the kind of information thats going to be coming out as the hours and days go out on. But right now, for israelis, this is a time to separate. Important to note, too, jose, this is only the eighth hostage who has been rescued by force, and theres still thought to be well more than 100 left. Some 30 of them are thought to have already been killed or died during those more than 300 days, ever since those october 7th Terror Attacks back last year started this latest round of conflict. But there are still ongoing negotiations in cairo to try to free those remaining hostages. We heard from the white house yesterday. They said that these negotiations are now in smaller working groups, theyre still ongoing, despite the fact that weve heard really strong notes of pessimism from those involved, including the israelis, the negotiators themselves have been trying, the United States has been pouring huge amounts of diplomatic resources into this. The Secretary Of State antony blinken, has just recently made his ninth trip to the middle east, for these negotiations, in the past ten months, if that gives any indication of what a priority this is for the Biden Administration. So were still hearing a lot of frustration about the fact that here in israel, these remaining hostages have not been let go. We heard from the familys hostages forum, they were celebrating. This is the group that represents the remaining hostages. They were celebrating the news of this hostage who had been released. But at the same time, reminded that this was only this is only the eighth hostage to have been released in a military operation. And that what is really needed, they said, is some sort of successful Hostage Negotiation Deal to release the rest of them. Jose . Matt, i know this information is just coming out, but i want to underlying where this hostage was rescued from. And you know, there were two kind of points there that you mentioned. One, in tunnels and two, in southern dpauz. Thats right. In the Southern Gaza strip, thats some of the information we have. Again, this is a part of the gaza strip that has been the site of repeated israeli incursions for the past several months. We dont have any specifics on where this was, exactly. But we know that there have been Evacuation Orders that have been released for many, many different places over the gaza strip, really in just the past week. Its going to take a little while before we find out exactly more information information. You also mentioned, yes, he was rescued from a tunnel. We dont know this for sure, but it sounds like this is the first time weve heard of a hostage whos a live hostage whos been rescued from one of those tunnels underneath the gaza strip, which are thought to be vast and also run underneath some of the borders of the gaza strip, and have been a Proprietor Concern of the idf during their Ongoing Operations in the gaza strip. Jose . Matt bradley, thank you very much for bringing us the very latest on this Breaking News story. Really appreciate it, matt. And joining us now by phone, retired idf colonel, mary eisen. Thank you for being with us this morning. And i know that the information is coming out as this story evolves. Whats your Immediate Reaction and what are your perceptions of what happened there in Southern Gaza, from the information that weve been able to gather so far . Jose, as you were saying before, were 10 1 2 months, almost 11 months. You know, these people have been inside these impossible conditions, so when i look at it from the intelligence points of view, first and foremost, its that we knew where the hostage was. In a very exact way now. That takes a lot of Information Gatherering that can no just be from technology. It has to be eyes, ears, i mean, im even going to say nose. You have to know where the person is. Thats the first thing you have to know. And thats one, and theres still another 108. And i want to hope that we know where they are, too. But when you know where they are, that doesnt mean you can just sweep in and bring them out. That is only in hollywood movies. I wish life was like that. The way that the idf put out the statement, it was a combined effort. They put out that there were Special Forces, that there were engineering forces, which is why i do think that were talking about something underground in tunnels. They talked about tank forces, and that means that there must have been something above the ground that had to contain the area. When you go in for a rescue kind of event like this, you want to be sure that all of the shoulders that are going into rescue come out just like the hostage, everybody alive. So you have to be sure of the way in, the way out, and where the hostage is. That is incredibly complex. Kudos to those who could do so. God, i wish we could do the other 108, but we still need to do diplomacy. I dont think as ive said before, eight were done this way, but we neefrd 50 were done in an exchange. Well have to do another exchange to get back the rest. There are so many questions about this operation. And i think when you mention that there were different branches of it were seeing these pictures that are just coming into our offices flout Medical Center in israel, where you see that the hostage is now freed and he is receiving medical care. What is it like to be 300 plus days in what could be, an existence underground for the entire time . So one of the things people dont realize is how unhealthy it is to be in an underground arena for so long. The air there, the lack of light, what it does to your eyesight. There are all sorts of things that most of us know, you have to get sunlight, its part of things that the human body needs. So im just talking about the basics of no sunlight and the air itself, which is condensed underground, it isnt easy to breathe. In addition, you realize that they are i mean, when i say jail, you know, not that jail is nice, but they are held in captivity, brutally held in different ways. I dont know specifically about family. I havent heard yet in the pictures that ive talked to. First and foremost, youre seeing somebody whos looking at you, hes alive, hes smiling. In israel, its mainly a sense of relief. And its the understanding that a, they didnt starve him to death, but he looks very thin, fragile. Lets hope that he does well. You mentioned that among the different forces that were utilized by the Israeli Special forces engineering and you know Tunnel Experts and tank forces, does that tell you that this could have very much been a very deadly operation for many people that werent directly involved in holding this person hostage . Im going to ask you a question, jose. At the end, that was always the question. That was the question after we brought back three israelis a couple of months ago and everyone was very harsh on israel for an open day operation. So we shouldnt do anything . So we shouldnt try to rescue our hostages . So its like were supposed to just stand still. The tanks are going to be backup. Theyre the heavy duty. And they were used. I mean, as ive seen whats been coming out, because ive been reading the arabic side. I want to see what they say about it. And theyre not talking about they dont know where it happened either. Meaning that here, it was in an area where you had overt israeli troops, which is all over the place in the gaza strip, but the action itself of going in to retrieve our hostage seems to have been done in a way where there was no confrontation, so nobody knows where that happened. And i think perhaps some of the secrecy, maybe there were more people there. Maybe they can bring out more. I dont know. I want to hope, but i think thats part of the secrecy. The tanks are there for the just in case. You want to bring out the hostages and the soldiers and bring them all back. And you know, they can bring all of that. 108 right now and this would be over, as we all know hamas took these people. So the operation is our way to get in and to do it on our terms. There is no easy way about it. This one is, for at least this 52yearold man, a happily ever after. Well, and we have to underline the fact that that october 7th, when these hostages were taken, was also a day that will live in infamy, when more than 1,100 israelis were massacred inside their homeland. Mira eisen, i thank you very much for being with us. Always appreciate your time. Thank you so much. When we are back in just 90 seconds, the race for the white house, just 70 days left for trump and Vice President harris to make their pitches to voters. Plus, Special Counsel jack smith wants a classified case against stroimped. 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Its supposed to happen on the 10th of september, but trump has recently indicated that he may back out, as the two campaigns bicker over debate rules. Im joined now by nbc news Garrett Haake in washington. Amie parnes, senior Political Correspondent for the hill, and in new york, republican strategist Susan Del Percio and basil smikle. So where do things stand with this debate . To hear the Harris Campaign tell it, the debate over the debate is over. This all stemmed from a rule change that the Harris Campaign wanted, which would allow both candidates microphones to stay open the entire time. Thats a change from what the debate rules had been when it was biden versus trump. The Harris Campaign wanted this, Trumps Campaign didnt. But when he was asked about it yesterday, he said, it was basically fine with him, although he was annoyed about the idea that the rules were changing. Trumps campaign has said nothing more since, so its a bit of an open question about where well land. But the bottom line is this debate will certainly go forward, because both candidates want to see it happen. Trump remains supremely confident in his abilities a as a debater. He thinks it was his Debate Skills that knocked joe biden out of the race in the first place. And he told our Colleague Jake Trailer yesterday that hes not even really preparing, hes just kind of riffing the way he likes to do as he gets ready for this showdown on september 10th. Heres a little of what trump had to say about this yesterday. Im not spending a lot of time on it. I think my whole life, ive been preparing for a debate. So you know, theres a little debate prep, but ive always done it, more or less, the same way. You have to know your subject, and i think i know my subject. I think i know it better than anybody. Knowing his opponent is also key for trump. Hes worked with republican congressman matt gaetz in the past, and hes preparing to face off. Tulsi gabbard is involved. I do not see Trump Backing away from that stage. Garrett haake, thank you very much. Another Big Question Mark is, when will Vice President harris sit for a lengthy interview . She said she would do one by the end of the month. Thats this weekend. Do we know any if theres been any movement on that front . So people inside the campaign, shay, tell me that its going to happen. Its just a matter of when, its not if. And i think theyre trying to plan that, obviously. Theyre trying to decide who would be best. She needs to be very purposeful in this interview. I think thats part of the delay. She has to go in there with intention and talk about certain issues. Its not just being on the defensive. I think she wants to go on the offensive. And thats part of what the calculus is right now. But she certainly needs to, the pressure is on, obviously. I think people were waiting until after the convention. And shes been riding this high. And she needs to continue to do that and use all the tools possible to continue this momentum that she has right now. Yeah, i mean, basil, obviously, reporters are clamoring for that sitdown, but its been a line of attack from trump. Today he sent out a Campaign Email saying its been 37 days since biden exited the race and still no harris interview. To be clear, she has taken questions from the press, just not in a lengthy televised sitdown. Do you think this matters to anyone other than journalists . I think it matters to some, but Vice President harris has to be very intentional about what she does do. The biggest task at hand, mai