President Kamala Harris and second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will commemorate the victims and hostages of that devastating attack. Well bring those remarks live as soon as they get under way. We begin with the 2024 president Ial Demain now roiled by a deadly disaster in a republican nominee who is defined by his neverending penchant for lying. Heres what Vice President harris said to describe Donald Trump in a podcast last night. This guy is full of lies. I mean, i just have to be very candid with you. You know, in my career, from the time i got out of Law School through most of my career as a prosecutor, i understood that the words that i spoke and what i did with those words would be the difference between whether somebody was charged with a crime or went to prison, maybe prison for life. When i was attorney general, i was the top Law Enforcement Officer of the biggest state in the country, and i was acutely aware that the words i spoke could be the difference between whether a corporation was in business or out of business, that the words i spoke could move markets. The idea that somebody is not only cares and irresponsible and reckless but out and out lies, to create Fear And Division in our country i, and thinks he should be President Of The United States, standing behind the seal . Of the President Of The United States . Using the microphone that comes with that . And using that voice and those words in such an irresponsible and thats mild way . And this is why this election matters. Now, what the Vice President was responding to was a question about trump using really heinous disinformation to deflect from his record on reproductive rights. Her call to use the Bully Pulpit matters more than ever as millions of americans seek to recover from Hurricane Helene and millions more brace for another hurricane to hit florida this week. While we are conditioned well, lets listen to the Vice President. In a few moments, doug and i will plant a tree here on the grounds of the residence of the Vice President of the United States, and we dedicate this tree to the 1,200 innocent souls in an act of pure evil on October 7th, 2023, who were massacred by hamas terrorists. 46 of our fellow americans were killed in this brutal Terrorist Attack, including a singer from missouri who died shielding her son from bullets, and academic and Peace Activist who studied in seattle and who is the grandson of holocaust survivors, and a dancer from california who was killed alongside her fiance while attending the nova music festival. Im devastated by the Pain And Loss that occurred on October 7th, and doug and i pray for the family and Loved Ones of all of those who were lost, and may their memories be a blessing. Today i know many jews will be recritesing or reflecting on the jewish prayer for mourning, the qudsish, the words of the prayer are not about death. It is a prayer about our enduring belief in god even in our darkest moments. So as we reflect on the horrors of October 7th, let us please be reminded that we cannot lose faith. The jewish rabbi wrote, and i quote, religion begins with a consciousness that something is asked of us. So in this moment on the Oneyear Commemoration of October 7th, what is asked of us . What is asked of us . First and foremost, i believe that we must never forget. I will never forget October 7th, and the world must never forget what is asked of us. We must work to ensure nothing like the horrors of October 7th can ever happen again. And on this solemn day, i will restate my pledge to always ensure that israel has what it needs to defend itself and that i will always work to ensure the Safety And Security of the jewish people here and around the world. What is asked of us. We must reunite the hostages held in gaza with their families, and i will never stop fighting for the release of all the hostages, including the american citizens living and deceased. Oman, hidan, sagi, keith, judy, god, and etay. What is asked of us. We must uphold the commitment to repair the world, an idea that has been passed on throughout generations of the jewish people and across many faiths. And to that end, we must work to relieve the immense suffering of innocent palestinians in gaza who have experienced so much Pain And Loss over the year. What is asked of us. We must continue to see light amidst the darkness. As the late rabbi Jonathan Sax said, a people that can walk through the valley of the shadow of death and still rejoice is a people that cannot be defeated by any force or fear. That is why today we plant a Pomegranate Tree, which in judaism is a symbol of hope and righteousness. So for years to come, this Pomegranate Tree will stand here, spreading its roots and growing stronger to remind future Vice President s of the United States, their families, and all who pass through these grounds not only of the horror of October 7th but the strength and The Endurance of the jewish people. It will remind us all not to abandon the goal of peace, dignity, and security for all, and it will remind us all to always have faith. Thank you. And i will now turn it over to the second gentleman, my husband doug. Thank you. As we gather here today on what was the deadliest day for jewish people since the holocaust, im still filled with pain and despair. This is an incredibly challenging day for jews around the world, myself included. October 7th hit us hard as a community. We are still hurting. And today feels just as raw as it did one year ago. What happened on October 7th is seared into our souls. I cant stop thinking about the hostages and their families and all of those weve lost over the past year. Earlier today i attended ajcs national October 7thMemorial Commemoration at 6 and i, and i recited a prayer for peace, that we all see the day soon when this War And Bloodshed come to an end. As the first jewish spouse of an american president or Vice President , i take this role very seriously. Kamala is the one who encouraged me to use my platform i have to fight against antisemitism and hate. Shes also the person who encouraged me to lean into my jewish faith. When we first moved into this residence, we affixed a Ma Ziz Za on the Door Post with our family present. Now as we prepare to leave a legacy of our time here, we plant this Pomegranate Tree to honor this solemn day and for the families who will come after us to enjoy. This is the first Tree Weve planted since we moved in here, and it will be the Firstfruits Tree ever planted by a second family at the residence. Kamala and i are proud to continue the tradition with a symbolic meaning for every family whos lived here and will live here, and it is especially meaningful to me that this property will now always commemorate the pain of the jewish people as well as the Resilience And Hope of the jewish people. May the memories of those weve lost be a blessing, thank you. Were watching vice President Kamala Harris. It looks like shes fielded a question from the Press Pool there during this event from the observatory. She wasnt close enough to hear what they said. Well try to turned that around for you. Vice President Kamala Harris and second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at a somber event marking the Oneyear Anniversary of the brutal hamas Terrorist Attack on israel, the deadliest massacre of jewish people since the holocaust and the dead will iest day since their 76year history. More than 1,200 men, women, children, and infants were killed by the Terrorist Group including 46 americans. More than 250 hostages were taken on that day. And roughly 100 still remain in captivity, including at least seven americans. More than 43 are believed to have lost their lives. Along the highway, a Human Chain calling for more to be done for the safe secure release of the hostages as well as many come membership racings around the globe including here in the United States from New York to los angeles, and in d. Kr678d, a group of volunteers set up a table with empty chairs and signs with the names and photos of the hostages. At the White House, president Joe Biden along with first Lady Dr. Jill biden lit a candle in remembrance of the victims. President Joe Biden also spoke with the israeli president , reiteraing his commitment to the Safety And Security of israel and the israeli people and to the peace in gaza and The End of suffering for the palestinians and civilians. Sitting along with me at the table is mara gay, former Senator And Head of msnbcs podcast, claire mccaskill, and Donny Deutsch is here. Donny. Its a really tough day, honestly, and its a tough day as the backdrop of manhattan and all around are protesters instead of a day that should be a memorial day, more happying violence. I was on joe this morning with very prominent rabbis. In this tragedy, which we dont have to talk about the vileness of it that we know, there has been about a lot that has happened as a jew. Im talking on a personal level. Im not someone whos overly religious. You got so in touch with your history and so proud to be a jew, but ive never felt more bullish as a jew, more prouder, or more hopeful, and i think out of this tragedy, this kind of Group Identity that has happened, theres a light there. Theres a light there. Say more. Its been really hard. Its been really hard. I understand what people for the first time in my life, i felt like the president has not been doing anything. And the expresident , if we lose, its the jews fault, youre not a good jew. Weve been a very flourishing group in this country, and the holocaust seems like it was over there somewhere. I think what happened and i talked about this with you in our gut, something very primal happen. Wait a second, this didnt happen 500 years ago. This happened 80 years ago. I said this before, one of my friends talked about the holocaust. And i just, as i said, through this strategy, i know myself as a jew, ive never been more in touch with my jewishness, so theres a blessing that comes out of that. To hear Doug Emhoff to give voice to that, to say im still filled with pain and despair, i think, is an important way to articulate the ongoingness of it. I read barry weisss piece too. Its still unfolding, including seven americans. Feign doesnt go away. We follow what happens in the news every day. Israel will do what it needs to do to defend itself and make sure theyre safe, and this is the world well continue to live. Theres no solution to this. Theres what every scenario you play out, this and this and this and this, and i also want to say sometimes some jewish people get upset when theyll give speeches and theyll say, we pray for the safety of palestinian unoh sent people. Thats a very jewish thing to do, to care about the other. Thats okay. It doesnt nullify your devout commitment to the jewish cause and to the preservation of judaism. Its okay to care about the other. Thats what judaism is all about. Every israeli Family Member of a hostage who i interviewed on this program prayed for the civilians living in gaza. Yes, yes. I mean, from their own sort of pain and despair. Yeah, yeah. So thats okay. I just pray. I just pray. I pray every night. I hug my children every night. I say were going to keep mizzou das on the street, were going to keep praying for everybodys safety. The Vice President handing over the podium to her husband to make this history together was a moment. Yeah, and i thought it was appropriate that she gave him typically its the highest Ranking Official that speaks last. She was the warmup for doug today, and i think it was her way of putting a line under, that his pain, while she has a lot of pain about what happened to the israelis who were massacred a year ago, she knows his pain is deeply rooted in his faith, in his jewish faith, and i think she wanted to recognize that, and i thought it was a sweet moment. We are at a moment where the Coping Mechanisms and the shorthands and the politics require us to zero sum all of this and to view it as inconsistent, to stand with the victims of the Terrorist Attack and grieve just as deeply for the innocent civilians who have lost their lives in gaza, but it feels like theres some space being created to hold those two thoughts in our head at once. I think so. And, by the way, thats called humanity, and thats why i think its so disappointing that we have a major party in this country thats nominated a man for president that is devoid of that humanity. He has a great deal of difficulty expressing anything that is not selfpromoting. He has a great deal of difficulty expressing the kind of pain that i think the Vice President and her husband expressed today. He always has to make it about Dividedness And Something ugly and the notion that he is saying to everyone of jewish faith that somehow if you dont vote for him, youre not jewish. Youre a bad jew. Youre a bad jew. Youre a bad jew. And if he loses its your fault. Its the jews fault. Because we dont have enough targets on our heads in history. Its, frankly, astounding to me that that is normal for him. Its astounding. And that its been normalized by, you know everything else. His followers. Mari, i feel like youre always here on these very difficult days, sort of holding these deep wounds in a conversation at the same time. This has, though, anyone that works at a College Campus, goes to school on a College Campus is living with this wound, this injury, this pain that Doug Emhoff gave voice to as well as The Voice that donny gave to. I grew up in New York city, in westchester, and then i went to the university of michigan, and in every place i have lived my entire life, there has been a large flourishing beautiful jewish community, and ive spent many a Friday Night at shabbat dinner. I have friends who have lost Loved Ones on October 7th, and my entire life and when i was a child, i actually grew up Hearing Stories about the holocaust from my friends grandparents who were survivors of that holocaust. They came to our school, and i dont know how many more generations are going to get that experience. This is part of the immediacy of making sure we fight antisemitism. But what i do know is that its been very clear to me that jewish people are seen as outsiders around the world, and i think what was so powerful today for me personally was seeing a you know, a frontrunner for president who is holding the office of Vice President and her husband, you know, at the center of power, at the most powerful nation in the world say actually, im going to affirm the humanity of the jewish people, and they are insiders, and i think the more we see one another as Human Beings and as insiders, everyone has a seat at the table. The harder its going to be for people like Donald Trump to come along and take our things and divide them among us. To me, to hear the second Gentleman Talk about his mizzou za, I Cant think of anything more fitting to establish and reaffirm the americanness of the jewish people than that, so that just makes me really