Whole story. Im Anderson Cooper with just two months to go before election day. The polls show a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with many voters still undecided. Were going to take the next two hours to examine five key issues for boeing both campaigns, the economy reproductive rights, immigration, foreign affairs, and the state of democracy. First, cnns Audie Cornish takes a look at Harriss Record on these policies during her time as a prosecutor, a senator, and as Vice President , she begins with the number one issue for most american voters, the economy one day after president Joe Biden announced his decision to drop out of the race and endorsed his Vice President , Kamala Harris, addressed a Campaign Staff at the wilmington, Delaware Headquarters Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency in her first interview as candidate, she doubled down on that commitment. If you are elected, what would you do on Day
President Kamala Harris to speak together at a Labor Day Rally in the key Battleground State of Pennsylvania President stepping up his new role as a top Paris Campaign surrogate also this hour, israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing hamas will pay a heavy we price after the bodies of six hostages were recovered In Gaza. And hes asking for forgiveness amid huge protests over his failure to secure a hostage release deal. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Alex Marquardt and youre in the Situation Room we begin with the race for the White House we begin with the race for the White House as Labor Day, marks, the unofficial kickoff to the final sprint to Election Day. Were standing by for Kamala Harris to make her pitch to Working Class Voters in pittsburgh with a high profile assist from president Joe Biden, cnns kayla tausche. She is on the ground for us and joins us now, kayla, pennsylvania is a mustwin for K
Jerusalem. So what do we know about where thesE Bodies were found . The reaction from officials. And is there any definition yet any clarity around the description of therE Being found being killed a short whilE Before they thE Bodies were discovered we know that they were found in a Tunnel In Rafah in the south of gaza during ongoing Combat Operations by the idf. But on that specificity of the amount of time that they were killed before the troops got there. Thats not clear. We dont know how they died and we dont knoW What led the troops to that tunnel during that combat operation. So theres a lot of unanswered things here. And in that vacuum a lot of pain, a lot of suffering, a lot of angry accusations that the vast majority as you were saying of the families of the hostages, are saying that the Prime Minister should take responsibility and own the fact that it is his own personal style of negotiating and terms of negotiating that have led to the deaths of these hostages. The Prime M
Heartbreak, Israeli American Hostage Hersch Goldberg holon is dead slaughtered along with five others by hamas, found by israeli Forces Hostage Families Demand and as ceasefire now, but are the two sides any closer to a deal and sit down . Kamala harris sits for the first interview of her candidacy. My values have not changed with just days untiL The first votes are cast has she shared enough with voters to win democratic Senate Candidate Congressman Adam Schiff is next, plus damage control. Donald trumps sends mixed messages on abortion. We have the whole thing brought back into the stage and tries to contain the controversy after his visit to Arlington National Cemetery. WilL The fallout hurt him with independent voters and ally who is helping trump prepare for the debate and was with him at Arlington Tulsi Gabbard joins me exclusively a long Dana Bash in washington where the state of our union is . This grieving, the loss of a fellow american . We begin with the breaking news, israe
Race. Recent from a clear trump the advantage to no clear leader plus donald trump caught between a rock and a hard place. His track record on abortion, he would veto but abortion ban that was sent to your desk well, what s happening is you re never going to have to do it. And voters support for fertility treatments. I kept hearing that i m against it and i m actually very much forward. And triggers conservative theory in the process. And what she left unsaid same old, tired playbook. Next question harris declines to enter the chat why she s ignoring the debate over trump, race, and gender live at the table. Nayyera huck mike dubke chuck rocha and shermichael singleton. Welcome to a special edition of newsnight, state of the race good evening. I m audie cornish in new york. Abby phillip has the night off, so let s get right to what america is talking about. Where exactly does donald trump stand on abortion? the answer would depend on whether you asked him yesterday or today for example