LIVE 5 PM ET: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses Joint Session of Congress for Hist

Good evening and welcome to the Capitol Report on Entity Television. I'm Steve Lance. Here's a look at what's coming up. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel surpassing Sir Winston Churchill as a foreign leader who addressed a joint session of Congress on the most occasions with the Israeli leader's messages to the American people. And in light of Netanyahu's address, what's at stake for the nation of Israel? And what can we expect from his meetings with President Biden, now candidate Kamala Harris, and former President Trump in the coming days? Victoria Coates of the Heritage Foundation will join us to assess. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering a historic address to a joint session of Congress while thousands of protesters gather around Capitol Hill demanding for his arrest. Our Washington correspondent, Luis Martinez, has more. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a historic fourth speech to a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu has now surpassed Sir Winston Churchill as the foreign leader to have had that honor the most times. During his address, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the U.S. for the military support they've received so far and appealed to U.S. lawmakers like Sir Winston Churchill did during World War II to deliver the tools to finish the job. Our enemies are your enemies. Our fight is your fight and our victory will be your victory. Democrats had threatened to boycott Wednesday's speech from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vice President Kamala Harris, the President of the Senate, instead participated in a campaign event in Indiana. But Congresswoman, Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz from Florida, for example, made the best of today's opportunity. I'm proud to be serving on the Escort Committee, an opportunity that I'm going to use to make sure that I relay to the Prime Minister the absolute necessity to make sure that we can finalize and he will agree to the deal that President Biden and Vice President Harris have proposed. It's important to note that Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American lawmaker, did participate in Wednesday's address and held a sign that said, War Criminal. Republicans instead showed strong support for Israel and their war against Hamas. Many Democrats are boycotting the presence of Benjamin Netanyahu. It should not be partisan. It should not be political. Republicans stand strongly with Israel. That's been evident. We're excited to see Benjamin Netanyahu today. Protesters gathered around the Capitol demanding the immediate arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the National Park Service, in between 5,000 and 10,000 protesters showed to Wednesday's event. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also met on Wednesday with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and with the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. On Thursday, Netanyahu will meet with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in separate meetings, and on Friday, Netanyahu will meet with former President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News. The Israeli Prime Minister's address to Congress comes during a week of historical political change right here in the United States. So what are the implications of those changes for Israel and its relationship with the U.S.? Joining me now to assess is Victoria Coates, national security and foreign policy expert at the Heritage Foundation. Victoria, it's great to have you with us. Good to see you too, Steve. So Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress today, a historic address at that for the fourth time. What are the key points of his address that you took away, and what kind of support do you think he's ultimately seeking from the United States? Yeah, it was a very forceful, almost vintage address from Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has, of course, addressed the United States Congress a number of times. This is a very high stakes moment for both of our countries. And I think one of the key points he made was that, you know, the war is taking place in Israel right now. But this is not just a war for Israel, that when they shout death to America, the enemies of Israel, or death to Israel rather, these enemies will then shout death to America. And so we have to realize this is a war on both of us. And we just at Heritage saw this afternoon the three American flags in front of Union Station down the block be ripped from their flagpoles and burnt as the protesters shouted Allahu Akbar. This is very much directed against the United States as well as Israel. But as the prime minister said, the good news is that when Israel and the United States stand together, that becomes a we win, they lose proposition. And I think that should be the attitude of all Americans who value this relationship, but also just value America. So Victoria, Netanyahu and President Biden are scheduled to meet on Thursday. What do you think are the key issues that they will be discussing, particularly with regard to the ceasefire with Hamas? And how significant is this meeting for both leaders at this stage in their respective terms? Well, it's really unprecedented. I don't think we've seen anything like this, where a president has said that he's not going to run for reelection, but still is having state meetings. You know, it's not clear what they really have to talk about at this point, what decisions Biden is making. So it's a deeply unsettling time for all, again, for all Americans to try to figure out what's happening. I guess we'll hear from the president later on tonight what his plans are. But for the prime minister to come here, meet with the now official candidate of the Democrat Party, who's the vice president, meet with the sitting president, and then go down to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the former president. It does not seem exactly like one stop shopping for him. So I'm very curious to see how this unprecedented situation plays out. You point that out. He's not just meeting President Biden. He is meeting Kamala Harris and former President Trump, both candidates in both major parties for 2024. How do you think this is being perceived by Hamas? Well, Hamas is unfortunately involved, because what they hear from the Biden administration is that they're going to get a two-state solution out of this. They hear very strong statements out of Vice President Harris of support, that she is much more concerned about the activities of the Israeli government than she is about Hamas. And I think they would see this as their point of strongest opportunity, because President Trump was very frank in some of his remarks recently that he is not going to tolerate the fact that these people are still holding Americans hostage. That's what's so outrageous about permitting these kinds of pro-Hamas demonstrations in the streets while they are holding our people hostage. So I think Hamas is going to try to get as much as they can out of the Biden administration while it's still in office, because they know if President Trump is reelected, they know what that sheriff does when he's in town. Just lastly, briefly, I was going to ask you about it. You raised the very important point that there are still Americans inside of Gaza from the October 7th attack being held hostage. What should the strategy be for the U.S. and Israel to secure the release of these hostages, these Americans? No, absolutely. From the day one, the president should have been much, much more forceful, saying that there are going to be no concessions for Hamas, no proposed exit state for them while they're holding Americans hostage. Give them back now, and then maybe we will have a conversation then. But they've spent the last 10 months giving encouragement to Hamas, not making them feel any pressure for this. So I think the message to Hamas is from President Trump, give them back or else. And unfortunately, I don't think our current leadership will deliver that. Heritage Foundation, Victoria Coates, thank you so much for joining. Thank you. And within just a few blocks of the Capitol, demonstrators taking over the streets. Most of them protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit. Entity Sam Wong hit the streets to hear from both sides. What are we here for today? We're here because Benjamin Netanyahu, the president of the Entity of Israel, is in town to give a speech to Congress, and he should not be here. And we are here to try to prevent him from speaking to our Congress. I'm here for any voice that wants to speak out, to speak out, regardless of the side of the issue they're on. Our veterans are dying on the streets by heroin, and they don't care about that. They care about giving money to foreign countries like Ukraine and Israel. For America first. Free Gaza to end the genocide, to let the U.S. government know the will of the people. Benjamin Netanyahu's a war criminal, and Congress should not be recognizing him. And as Americans and as Jews, you know, we're outraged. You know, I understand totally about the Israeli hostages that should be freed as soon as possible. But, I mean, someone said one evil doesn't fix another evil. We in English say peace, the Jews say shalom, the Muslims say salaam, peace, salaam, shalom. But there aren't very many people on the pro-Israel side that have the courage to come out. But I am not a Jew with trembling knees, and that's what I'm here to say. What's your message now to members of Congress for welcoming Prime Minister Netanyahu into the Capitol? Shame. End the arms embargo—start an arms embargo, stop selling arms, and send him to the Hague. Do you have any hope for Vice President Harris in terms of breaking peace in the Middle East? Well, I think America is in a unique place, and hopefully maybe President Harris can do something about it. She's new. We want hope. We have to—you can't give up hope. Hopefully, yeah, but I'm not confident, really. She hasn't said anything to me to win my vote. Whoever ends up being president next can help resolve peace in the Middle East in a way that is in favor of the Israelis and the Palestinians. But, you know, we have to defend ourselves. We're being attacked at seven borders. And coming up, why he dropped out of the race and what is next for the sitting president of the United States. That's what President Biden is set to explain to the nation tonight. What we know about his address and what the latest polls are showing about a race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. And the FBI director today telling Congress everything currently known about the gunman who shot former President Trump. That and more when we return. Where nature embraces you and fills you with invigorating joy. Treasuring every little moment as these romantic memories gather up to complete our blissful memories together. Mokpo. Say goodbye to arch bitter coffee and hello to a delicious smooth brew. 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So President Biden would address the nation at around 8 p.m. Eastern time from the Oval Office. That's the first time he gives a speech after he announced on Sunday afternoon that he's dropping out of the 2024 race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden said he would talk about what lies ahead and also how he will finish the job. And Vice President Kamala Harris said today that Biden will highlight his accomplishments. He will talk about not only the work, the extraordinary work that he has accomplished, but about his work in the next six months. Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers say President Biden should explain his decision, especially to Democratic voters. He should have made this address days ago. I think Democrat voters deserve to hear from President Biden. They haven't really been given any option. And today we got more details about how President Biden came to the decision to drop out. The White House told us he made his decision in a very short period of time, adding that it's not related to health. It started Saturday evening. The next afternoon, which was Sunday afternoon, he made that decision. A small group of advisors, including family, they have nothing to do with his health. It is not a cover-up. The White House added that Biden has, quote, no regrets. It also called suggestions that President Biden should resign right now ridiculous. But three weeks after the first debate between Biden and Trump, Biden's team tried hard to convey the message that President Biden was not going to drop out and was staying in the race. He held a solo press conference at a NATO summit. He did TV sit-down interviews and also held rallies talking to voters. But now all this focus will now shift to highlighting President Biden's legacy and also helping Vice President Kamala Harris win in November. According to several polls conducted after Biden announced that he's dropping out, including those conducted by CNN, Morning Consult, NPR, PBS and Marist, former President Trump is leading Harris by a narrow percentage points at around one to three points. But a Reuters poll shows that Harris is leading by two points. And today Fox News suggested that Biden and Harris should debate on September 17th after their slated ABC debate. And Trump has said he absolutely wants to debate Harris, adding that he would like to debate her for more than just one time. And tonight, former President Trump is speaking at his rally in North Carolina just right before President Biden is set to address the nation at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Back to you. And today's White House correspondent Iris Tao reporting live from the North Lawn of the White House. Thank you, Iris. And back to that new RealClearPolitics poll suggesting that former President Trump could beat Vice President Kamala Harris. Let's discuss some of the factors that could impact the polling over the next few days and how Democrats and Republicans may be faring among younger voters. With that said, let's bring on pollster Dustin Olson from American Pulse Research and polling. Dustin Olson, thank you so much for joining. Pleasure to be here. It's great to have you, Dustin. So how do you think the Harris-Trump matchup looks right now? And what are the polls telling us? Does this give us a clear picture of where things stand so early in the race is the best way to put it right now? So early and so late since we have like 100 days left. Yeah, so it's really it's interesting. There's been a lot of talk for almost a year about this possibility happening. So there actually are quite a few polls. Repair Politics has been tracking this Harris versus Trump for almost a year. I think there's 51 polls or so that they've tracked. However, there is a difference between the imaginary and reality. So my guess is that we actually don't really have good numbers as to what is happening until maybe next week. And that'll give us a good sense of where the race actually is. But currently, in the previous polling, Donald Trump was ahead of Harris. That being said, it wasn't reality until just a couple of days ago. Exactly. And with that said, you also have sort of that injection of enthusiasm based on everything that happened before. And now they have some fresh blood in there. That may take some time for that reality to settle in as well. You know, VP Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, she only has a few weeks to choose her running mate for the upcoming DNC. Strategically, what should Harris be looking at when considering a vice presidential pick that will help her in this election? Well, if it were me and I was in that situation, I'd be looking for someone who can help me in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan or Pennsylvania. Though, one of the things we're going to be watching as we go through this, you know, in the last few weeks, while we weren't really able to keep up with all the historic events happening, it was clear in the swing states that the bottom was falling out for Biden. We started seeing polls like in Virginia where Biden was losing to Trump. And if that happens, that's what I call the whack-a-mole scenario where all these different states are popping up as being competitive. And that's really expensive because all of a sudden you have to go compete in a place like Virginia or possibly New Hampshire. If that doesn't change for Harris, then, you know, it's going to be basically the same thing as it was with Biden. With that being said, if she's able to shore up those states, I would say Pennsylvania is the place I would be focused, and Josh Shapiro, if it's possible. He's polled pretty well as a governor and has been pretty well-liked. That would be where I would focus if I were picking a running mate. Justin, Kamala Harris, since her nomination, she's taken some social media platforms by storm, specifically the CCP-linked TikTok seems to be giving her a pretty good boost. Gen Z voters are a big target for both campaigns, especially for her. What do you make of the impact of social media and pop culture influence and what it will ultimately have on this election? Well, you know, the media that someone consumes really does have a big impact on what they think about politics. And, you know, we've been watching in the polling for the last few months the fallout from Biden with younger voters as well with minority voters. And Donald Trump has made real inroads there. But mostly it was Biden who lost support. So the question is, is there actual new intensity and energy behind Harris? There definitely was a lack of that with Biden. The two things we look to predict were the ballot numbers, the horse race, the this person versus that person numbers. We look at favorability and we look at intensity. So we've talked about intensity. I think there's a lot more of that now on the left than there was. There's definitely a lot of intensity and energy on the right. And I would say that the Republican Party is very unified in the last week and a half that's really actually increased, which might make a difference of a point or two in the horse race numbers. But the other thing is favorability. And that's a little bit easier to track than, say, these hypothetical head to head matchups with Harris and Trump over the last few months. Favorability up until about a week and a half ago, Harris actually was less popular than Biden and they were both less popular than Trump, which despite what you see in the media, it's kind of surprising for a lot of people. But Trump has had an advantage. I think right now he's close to about four points in favorability from what we call net favorability with Harris. So that is a predictor as to where the ballot numbers are going to go. So if he is able to keep that up, that difference, then I would expect that even after an initial honeymoon, that is likely going to be a continued lead for Trump going forward. But, you know, at this point, the only thing the Democrats could do was reset the race. And it seems as though they've done that. So who knows what's going to happen going forward. But that was really the only thing they had left to do. Dustin Olson, American Pulse Research and Polling. Thank you so much. Absolutely. Thank you. Investigating the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Congress today questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray as new details continue to emerge about the shooter. NTD's Washington correspondent, Jack Bradley, has the detail. FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing new details about the assassination attempt of former President Trump. It was met with mixed reactions here from members of Congress at the House Judiciary Committee. We do not yet have a clear picture of his motive. One of the things we've learned in finally getting into his phone, which was also a significant technical challenge from an encryption perspective, but in addition, once we got on the phone, it turned out he was using some encrypted messaging application. And that's not all. Wray said the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, flew a drone around to survey the area just prior to the rally starting, about 200 yards away from the speaker podium. He also said that Crooks searched online for details about the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, such as where his assassin positioned himself. He did a Google search for, quote, how far away was Oswald from Kennedy? Congressman Lou Correa was among a group of lawmakers that went to the site of the shooting on Monday. He said there was an overall lack of communication. Not enough communication, not enough coordination. And I, you know, my line of questionings, I tried to, again, emphasize that I was told by some of the locals quietly, you know, they weren't sure what was going on. These kinds of hearings are meant to make sure that we, as a federal government, are doing the best job we can to protect our candidates, both sides of the aisle. Our democracy depends on it. As the FBI continues its investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Trump, there are many unanswered questions left to be resolved. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Jack Bradley, NTD News. And for around-the-clock original news coverage, visit us at NTD.com or download our NTD mobile app. That's all we have for you this evening on The Capitol Report. Thank you for watching. From the nation's capital, I'm Steve Lance. Have a nice evening. See you a little bit later tonight for special coverage of Joe Biden's address to the nation.