DONALD TRUMP and Kamala Harris (Shutterstock).

Urging voters to “put country before self,” Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd estimated at 75,000 people at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., the same place that then-president Donald Trump helped to incite a mob of supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 to attack the U.S. Capitol.

In the shadow of the White House, Harris said “Donald Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other. That’s who he is. But America, I am here tonight to say: That’s not who we are,” Harris said. “I pledge to be a president for all Americans — to always put country above party and above self.”

Trump was in Pennsylvania for a rally after making some remarks at Mar-A-Lago in Florida, where he referred to a “lovefest,” according to the Associated Press.

ELECTION DAY is less than a week away (Shutterstock).

“Nobody’s ever had love like that,” said Trump of event held at Madison Square Garden. “It was really love of our country.”

In other election news, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned thumbs down on an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr from the presidential ballot in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

It’s not clear which major candidate might benefit or suffer from the decision. Kennedy was originally an independent candidate and at one point polled over 5 percent. However, he dropped his campaign and has endorsed Donald Trump.

Having Kennedy on the ballot might draw some votes from Trump, but the “Kennedy name” is political royalty among some Democrats and might pull some votes from Harris.

Israel air strikes kill dozens

 Dozens of people – perhaps 55 or more – were killed in an Israeli attack on a residential  building in northern Gaza on Tuesday.

ISRAELI F-15 fighter-bombers (Wikipedia).

According to The New York Times, the attack came to the town of Beit Lahia. The Palestinian Civil Defense puts the number killed at 93 including 25 children.

 U.S. State Department spokesman Matt Miller called the attack “a horrifying incident with a horrifying result.”

 The strike came as Israel resumes its offense in northern Gaza against a “regrouping” of Hamas. Several days ago another Israeli air strike – which was called a “precision strike” killed dozens of people.

On Monday, the Israeli parliament barred the operation of the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency in the country. The UNRWA is the main agency providing humanitarian relief to Palestinians in Gaza. The new law comes over the objection of the Biden Administration.

Actress Teri Garr dead at 79

TERI GARR

Teri Garr, a comic actress famous for her roles in “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie”, has died at the age of 79. She died of multiple sclerosis, according to the Associated Press.

She rose in her career as a background dancer for Elvis Presley and later appeared in a variety of TV shows including “Star Trek” and “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”

After appearing as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in “The Conversation” she met Mel Brooks, who cast her in 1974’s “Young Frankenstein.”

Weather: Rain by the weekend

Enjoy our moderate fall weather this week, because some rain is headed for our West Orange County area this weekend. The forecast call for daytime highs of 70 or 71 Wednesday through Friday (overnight lows 51 to 56) with some clouds. But there’s a 65 percent chance of rain on Saturday, but just showers … probably.

Great Thoughts

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.”

– Mark Twain