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former new york congressman george santos is expected to plead guilty to campaign fraud charges in a hearing monday. a guilty plea would avoid a trial set to start next month. santos could change his mind but sources close to him say he will plead guilty to all 23 charges. a warning for swimmers from the national hurricane center, tropical storm ernesto is kicking up life-threatening surf and rip currents the next few days. some beaches are closed today and tomorrow in the new york area and at least 21 people had to be rescued off the north carolina coast this weekend. take a look at this terrifying scene, dozens of people hurt after ferris will caught fire at a music festival in germany. that fire started in one gondola and spread to another. no word yet on what caused it. we've got the schedule for the dnc this week, who is speaking when in just a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪♪ good day to all of you. from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to "alex witt reports" beginning this hour with the big -- dnc kickoff tomorrow as we count 79 days to election day after getting a closer look at the full slate of speakers expected at the highly anticipated affair, that is where they will be speaking. tomorrow president biden will deliver the keynote event. michelle and barack obama will speak tuesday and vice president kamala harris will accept the nomination on thursday. tomorrow, dnc chair jaime harrison will gavel in. >> it really is a multifaceted, there are so many aspects to put on a convention, particularly a convention this size. we are expecting 20,000 people, chicago, the state of illinois have rolled out the red carpet. they have done nothing but the absolute best to make sure this is the best convention democrats have ever had.

>> we have more on the dnc in just a moment but right now vice president harris is in pennsylvania on a bus tour with a running mate, governor tim walz, making stops in pittsburgh and rochester. donald trump, yesterday spoke in pennsylvania. he launched attacks against vp harris and had one of his longtime surrogates offered it him unsolicited advice. >> in the advice giving column, here is what i would say. donald trump, president trump can win this election. his policies are good for america and if you have a policy debate for president, he wins. donald trump, the private tour, the showman, may not win this election. >> also new today, the harris campaign pushing back on trump campaign officials who attacked her in recent days for not doing more media interviews. >> the vice president has been

interviewing. she has been interviewing with the american people. she respects the free media, she respects the press that will come over time but right now, she is communicating with voters that they see her and understand and respect her upbringing and her record, the person fighting for them to protect their freedoms. >> a new "washington post" and abc& poll of likely register voters shows vice president harris ahead of former president donald trump within the margin of error. we've got reporters in place across the country covering all these new angles for us. we begin with nbc aaron gilchrist in pittsburgh, another welcome to you. what does the campaign hope to accomplish today with the bus tour? >> reporter: well, the bus is rolling, alex. you saw the vice president governor wallace land here about a half hour ago and immediately greet some folks who were waiting at the airport hangar there before they got

onto that bus. they will make that 45 minute drive up the road to where we are in rochester, pennsylvania. this trip across this part of western pennsylvania is really focusing on allegheny and beaver counties here, which are two counties that are side-by- side but still have significant differences. there is the harris-walz campaign where they believe they can capitalize on some of the successes they have seen in this area in the past. we know that in rochester, which is in beaver county, this is an area president trump won in 2020 and 2016. the margin by which he won those two races shrank over the four years in between them. the harris campaign believes there could be an opportunity here when they come to this region, there is a blue-collar area where they can talk to potential voters about what the biden harris administration has

done in terms of job creation but we are also talking about what the harris-walz administration would do in terms of supporting unions, which are significant to the presidency in this area. we will hear more from the deputy campaign manager on why they're making this play in western pennsylvania right now. >> we have to talk to people. we have a vision for this country that includes people that live in these rural communities, the small town so we have to communicate that. when we don't, we just see the arguments of the republicans and their extreme agenda and that is what they will believe. we have to continue to talk to these voters and voters across the country these united states, blue states, rural counties, big counties and suburbs, as well. that is the work the vice president and governor walls have to continue to do.

>> reporter: it is not just here in pennsylvania. as we understand a from the campaign, there are 2800 events in battleground states around the country this weekend, leading up to the democratic national convention. they are holding events that are small, things like vote banks and in other cases, i think i saw the list, there was an event at a dog park to try to draw support among folks in those places where they are. the idea the campaign has really put forward is that they are trying to meet people where they are. we have seen events like that today. we will see the vice president and her running mate today, they will hold a larger campaign event in rochester. as we understand it, they will make other stops around this

region, retail shops, for example, maybe as well as other canvassing events, potentially, just to make contact with potential voters while they are on the ground before they had to chicago tonight for the convention this week, alex. >> wow, 2800. large and small events, that is impressive. thank you very much for that detail, aaron. now to chicago's united center, where the dnc is scheduled to kickoff tomorrow. we have been there for days surveying things. mike, you confirmed former first lady michelle obama will speak on tuesday night. what details can you give us about her speech and what you expect from the convention this week? >> reporter: we are traveling the convention on the floor here where the delegation will be here all week. it is the home state delegation so they get prime seating right in front of the riser. we are here, of course, michelle obama, former first lady, this is a hometown convention for, this is where she grew up and met her husband, the former president of the united states. it is so interesting, as a rollout these high profile speakers to give major addresses, they are rolling her out after her husband. that speaks to the fact she is such a powerful voice in the party and for voters across the country. the first lady's office

pointing out when they release that video of former president and then first lady michelle obama calling out harris to endorse her and congratulating her on nominee, that was one of the most viewed posts on the obama has' social media challenges all year. the party is balancing their need to pay tribute to president obama and is tribute to service to the country and also from the home state of illinois, let's listen to her comments. >> that is why being in chicago was so important because here in chicago, we turned things around. we have had nine upgrades here, we have balanced budgets for the last four years. this is the message we are sending when democrats are in charge. we will put the economy back on track and continue the momentum we started. inflation is coming down. i think that is what we will be talking about. >> reporter: so you show the graphic of some of the headline speakers, also on tuesday, we will hear from doug imhoff, the second gentleman, the first- first gentleman if the vice president is successful in this election.

the dnc convention committee, whether there are other surprises we have heard about potential celebrity appearances and musical performances and they said, mike, we are trying to keep the surprises surprises. we will try to get ahead of some of these other big headliners this week, which, by the way, may not be here but participating remotely. >> okay, i was can ask, now we will have adrian coming up, i will start asking her to see if she can share anything. i will pass it along. thank you so much. again, this is the senior advisor spokesperson for the harris-walz campaign shortly. in the meantime, let's go to jake trailer right here. he's got a look ahead at what's on tap for the trump campaign. what is he going to do this week?

democrats are gathering for the dnc. >> reporter: alex, obviously the spotlight is on the democratic national convention this week and donald trump himself knows that. they are aware of it, they have known for a long time the dnc is coming. this is a week really targeted towards coverage of democrats and democratic policies. if you know donald trump, you know he is not to let the spotlight go easily. he will attempt to take some of it. couple hours ago, his campaign put out a memo signaling what their week will look like. essentially, trump and his vp pick jd vance will go into battleground states like north carolina, michigan, georgia, nevada, arizona and they will attempt to have policy focused messaging. specifically on thursday night, that is when harris will accept the nomination . donald trump

is attempting to make as much of a split screen as possible by visiting the border in arizona and having immigration focused messages. the harris campaign says they welcome the split screen and they want americans to see what the trump campaign message is versus a harris campaign want. donald trump, if you remember, had a press conference this weekend said he was entitled to personal attacks against vice president kamala harris. we saw not a ton of specifics over policy. we also saw him talk with the dnc and how it will be a rate can mention. he also said harrison biden have a rift and biden is sad harris has clinched the nomination. take a look at that. >> joe biden hates her, okay? hates her. you don't mind if i go off teleprompter for a second, do you? >> no prame! >> joe biden hates her. this was an overthrow of the president. this was an overthrow. they went out, there has been $100 million fighting joe biden. >> reporter: so we are supposed to see a more specific policy

from donald trump this week, we will see if he is sticking to script or if he instead veers into those personal attacks he says he won't do, alex. >> yeah, he has to ask if we mind him going off to teleprompter. yeah, we do. a new book from the "new york times" shows how vice president kamala harris played in key white house decisions. meet the jennifers. jen x. jen y. and jen z. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. jen x is planning a summer in portugal with some help from j.p. morgan wealth plan. let's go whiskers.

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yesterday to kamala as she laid out her economic plan and would lower the cost of food and housing on day one. day one for kamala was three and half years ago. so why didn't she do it then? >> of course, former president donald trump in pennsylvania saturday, reacting to some of the economic proposal rolled out by vice president kamala harris at her campaign event friday in north carolina. joining me now, good friend adrian elrod, senior advisor and spokesperson for the harris- walz campaign. so, right where you are supposed to be, right where all the action is. here's the thing, you are on the campaign now but you were in the biden white house. what is your reaction to donald trump and what he is saying about the economic policy called out by kamala harris?

>> a couple things, alex, yeah, it is great to be with you from chicago today. there so much excitement here, we are one day ahead of the convention starting. we have the excitement all throughout chicago in the united center. i want to let you know, vice president harris laid out her economic plan yesterday, i am sorry, friday, in raleigh, north carolina where she talked about her vision for america, the fact that she blew the >> grew up, talking about the middle-class upbringing, the fact she worked at mcdonald's and she truly understands what middle-class families are facing. she looks at that through the lens of how she will make her economic decisions and what her

economic policies will be. she laid out her own vision in raleigh, north carolina. she talked about the fact she wants to make sure she is taking on corporations, that she is, you know, diffusing price gouging and focusing on lowering costs for families. by the way, alex, as you know, she was very much part of four major economic bills getting passed under president biden's leadership. obviously, the inflation reduction act, the infrastructure bill, a number of things i worked on in the department of congress, she got a lot done with president biden, but she also wants to make sure she lays out her own economic vision. donald trump can say anything he wants to say but the bottom line is, there is a number of

nonpartisan members that have said project 2025, which donald trump has his fingerprints all over, would actually create a recession. it would raise inflation. it would raise costs for families. she is really making a contract year on her own economic vision and also wants to make it clear she will be putting middle- class families, the american people, in front of any decision when it comes to how she will focus on the economy. >> so, as you are well aware, the vice president and governor walz are on the campaign trail right now. the associated press says the vice presidency reversal on policy issues like frankie -- fracking that are important to the people of pennsylvania, opens the door to attacks by republicans. how will the campaign handle these challenges? >> look, i mean, alex, we know donald trump is not right for the issues, he is not right for american families, he is not running for america, he is running to keep himself out of jail as a felon, different than when he first ran for president. that is something that has

changed since he first ran for president on the ticket in 2020. he is trying to distract because he is not right on the issues. the vice president is making it clear to voters where she stands. she is fighting for american families, she is putting the desires and needs of american families first. every single day she thinks that when she wakes up, how can i improve the lives of the american people? donald trump wakes up and thinks about himself. she is continuing to make that contrast every single day on the campaign trail, you see donald trump look more and more unhinged. he made some crazy, erratic statements, more erratic than usual, which is saying a lot about donald trump on the campaign trail. he is worried about the vice president, he seizes the rise in the polls, he sees the fact she is bringing in independent voters, voters of all types into the fold. he understands the american people are aligning with her vision, they are aligning with her message and it is obviously scaring him and making him nervous so he has to resort to saying erratic things and making statements that are, frankly, frankly not true and

not aligned with our campaign. >> i think you could throw the word ludicrous to describe the statements he is making. let me ask you about a pretty fastening "new york times" profile today that highlights the roles vp harris played in key white house positions but i want to read two short parts. she saw trapdoors around her and wanted to avoid them. she considered herself a team player, but could not always be sure the team had her best interests at heart. here is the other one, her allies believed the president's staff often clipped her wings, appropriating her initiatives for him to announce without building up her own public profile. so look, you are part of the white house communications team. is that an accurate assessment? >> well, look, i mean, alex, i will not sit here and comment about a "new york times" story that has a lot of sources on background or not going on record. what i will say is i was part of the chips implementation team, i was part of the biden harris campaign in 2020 and i saw vice president harris and president biden together working together, collaborating together. president biden has made it clear constantly vice president harris was his top partner and he sought her counsel on a number of key issues. that is something i certainly saw when they were running

together. that is something i observed over the last few years as part of the administration. it is something i still see today when president biden made it clear he would step down, he was going to put his full weight behind vice president harris as the democratic nominee. he said in part, he said one of the reasons he is doing that is because he thinks she's the best prepared democrat to take on donald trump and make sure that we save democracy and keep the policies his administration has going. that is what i have always seen and i don't really want to, you know, talk about conjecture and, you know, sources that frankly, won't go on the record, which tells me they don't really know what they're talking about. >> okay. i get it. because we are out of town -- time, you're lucky i won't ask you more. it would not be a surprise, i bet i could get it out of you. you're off the hook this time. >> i will tell you this, alex,

stephanie cutter and ricky kershner, two the best in the business, who are running the convention virtually before, they are doing this convention here today. it will be a really incredible four days. buckle up and make sure you are watching your tv every single night. it will be really quite something. >> duly noted. we will be there. thank you so much. what to expect from protesters at the dnc in chicago and concerns about safety next. ♪ ♪ t. ♪ ♪ aron) so whatever's next we'e cooking with fire. let's make it happen! (vo) switch to the partner businesses rely on.

right now, live look inside the united center in chicago where the final arrangements are being made for security and public safety before the start of the dnc tomorrow. outside, police have blocked off portions of adjacent streets, anticipating large scale protests throughout this week. joining me now from humble park, chicago, let's talk about the mood there and the protesters and what everyone has been telling you so far

about what to expect. >> reporter: protesters, as they are strategizing for the week ahead, a really pretty optimistic. they tell me this is their one shot for their voice to be heard, especially in front of all the democratic leaders coming in from across the country for the democratic national convention, we will see a plethora, variety of groups way in, that are advocating for their rights around the micro crisis issues, pro-palestine rights, as well as homelessness issues, homelessness, actually, we spoke with the national organizer for the for people's army and actually marched nearly 100 miles with the 20 or so people you see behind me. they camped here overnight, hundreds more are expected to be on buses in place for the march. i wanted you to your little bit from our conversation. i asked her what message she is looking to get to leaders this week. >> we don't think that either party really cares about us.

we think that both the democrats and the republicans need to be in one of those nascar jackets with all their corporate sponsors on them. we don't think they really care about the war and they don't care about homelessness. we have more abandoned properties than we have homeless people. >> reporter: i also asked her if she was concerned about violence because chicago, as a city, historically, we are obviously looking at the shadow of the 1968 riots at the democratic national convention then. that is something people have been on edge the last couple of months as permits have been processed for these protesters. she told me there is always concern for violence. protesters across the board are not looking to aggregate in that sense but the chicago police is prepared for that. there is extensive security

around the united center, which the convention is already going on overnight, the secret service has locked down that security zone and chicago police, other officers from milwaukee and illinois are here to help, if needed. the mayor asked for support earlier this week, saying they had the rights to their first amendment rights, the protesters, but they want to make sure they are protected. joining me now to further this conversation we have a former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence and now msnbc security analyst and a good friend to us. frank, the city of chicago is expecting, what, 50,000 or so visitors? officials say 17 public safety entities are engaged in 264 groups are planning protests. if you were involved in this operation, what would you most be concerned about today? >> by far, the thing that keeps law enforcement executives up at night is the lone actor, you simply cannot defend against that if you have one intent on doing harm and even martyring

themselves. we saw that in pennsylvania with the attempted assassination on trump. that aside, you can't mitigate it except by pushing your perimeter far out. that is being done, as we heard with the plan around the protest marches, far from it. it is a tale of two cities, the city that exists within the hard and soft parameters, which are easily defended and then what happens just outside the soft perimeter. that is what i would be focusing on because there are groups and individuals in the protest and activists world that say they are intent on disruption, not peaceful protests. this particularly applies to anti-israel groups. they will come to chicago in large numbers and police need to be ready for that. we have a domestic terror threat and simultaneously, an international terror threat. the two of those combined right now are high enough for me to say, i don't think we have seen

a convention that has had this level of both domestic and international threat. >> can you get specific? what kinds of things could a large group do like that? is a large group, um, more conditioned to having these violent outbreaks than a smaller group? does size matter in this regard? >> yeah, i mean, think back to january six and the breach of security at the capital. it didn't take many people, well-organized, from the oath keepers, three percentage, those groups and leaderships are charged with seditious conspiracy to help the crowd leverage their size and reach the breach of security. the same thing could happen if large protest groups could decide they could be led by others and breached the inner or soft parameters. the other thing is watch for

global and archivists, the people who destroy cities who just do property damages to wreak havoc, that is an issue, as well. >> wow. the police department, which, of course, famously clashed with protesters during the 1968 democratic convention in the city, has been under a consent decree since 2019. the racial bias complaints, excessive force cases, high- profile racial shootings, will this have an impact, frank, on how law enforcement may be inclined to react if demonstrations were to get out of control? >> we are told by the chief of police in chicago there have been hours upon hours of training to the police, 2500 chicago police officers dedicated to this event and they have been trained on how to interact with protesters when protesters crossed the line and when they will not and how to respond to that.

you can overcome cultural biases within the department but can you do it in a day's training? that remains to be seen. also, let's add the fact that there will be 500 officers, not only from out of town, but out of state, for help within the soft perimeter of the event, as well. that is an unknown factor. here's good news to end on. this has been designated a national security special event, just like the rnc was. that means the feds have got this, in terms of bringing all their resources, everything in their toolkit, all the three letter agencies, some of those tools will even be classified and will fight against a possible international terror threats. so i think this is really going to be confined. the concert will be confined to outside the perimeter. >> okay, i will end on a good note, then. thank you for bringing it to us, my friend.

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beaver county field office in rochester, pennsylvania. we have been listening to vice president kamala harris and her running mate, tim walz, you see them to the right and left of your screen respectively. they are at the phone bank. they have been getting on the phone, talking with people. you can see doug m hoff, as well, the second gentleman, as well, on the phones, as well. i don't know if governor walz' has taken to the phone bank. it is so fun to listen to their enthusiasm. let's see if we can bring that up for you to listen to. >> well, thanks for taking my call. >> hello. >> thank you for trying so much. >> what issues are you thinking about? >> thank you for your support. >> that's right. >> what are you hearing? >> doug m hoff is the second

gentleman. 79 days left until the election. >> thanks a lot. that is great. >> you know, i started my career at mcdonald's. that's were, you know, people are on the ground, people where you build relationships and you have responsive people on a daily basis. you recognize you and your store and gas station and there is so much about what we do so the difference is it has to be more. >> all right, thank you. >> i just want to thank you. >> that is a big one.

>> yes. good. >> thank you so much. >> so that gives you a little taste of what is going on there in the beaver county phone bank. could you imagine how cool that would be to be at the other end of one of those calls? you have all four of them there, you have kamala harris and doug imhoff to the right of your screen. at the end of the table, governor tim walz and then from the second gentleman you have when walz , a force in herself and a beautiful lady. can you imagine being on the other end of those phone calls and be like, what? i am talking to the vice president myself? that is pretty cool. let's bring in our msnbc in bed nnamdi egwuonwu, so much fun asking questions, kamala

harris saying you are right to whoever she was speaking to on the phone. what is it like as you make your way through this bus tour through western pennsylvania? >> well, i think the images used seeing is exactly the purpose of this bus tour, to allow the core principles of the campaign to go into and contact residents of beaver and have that one on one moment. think about the people that are calling here, this is a historically conservative district, maybe people who were in support of the former president or undecided. it shows the campaign at least making an effort to win over these voters not from big scale rallies but through one-on-one interactions. outside of that office, you have a crowd of supporters who have been coming from across the state to seek a glimpse of the vice president. it is really interesting. i spoke to a couple, they do live in beaver county, but on

the other side of the state is where they were earlier this morning. they drove hours in hopes of finding this bus, just to meet the vice president and governor walz. it tells you a bit of how much excitement there is, even in conservative areas, like beaver. listen to what they said to me when we spoke moments ago. >> we are here to see kamala harris. >> we drove 3 1/2 hours, we live 3 1/2 hours the other way at our other house. we got the email saying she would be in rochester, we live across the bridge, we got in the car and left and came just to see her. we have our shirts. >> because we think this country is in such a mess if we don't get her in. so we consider this the most important election of our lifetime. >> reporter: alex, i asked those voters what they hope to hear from the vice president and they want her to continue what she has been doing, focusing on a campaign that focuses on joy and relate to

governor walz because they are both retired teachers. they wanted josh shapiro to be there running mate initially the moment they heard governor walz speak at that rally in philadelphia, they immediately fell in love. you can expect the ticket to be met with pretty high enthusiasm. >> okay, we said that there. thank you, nnamdi egwuonwu. let's bring in former pennsylvania congressman charlie dent. good to see you. let me ask you who you think the democrats and vice president could reach today with the bus tour. we were listening to them talking on the phone banks. this area, this particular

county, went for president trump in 2020. the state, of course, went for president biden. what issues do you think they will be asking of these four when they get them on the phone bank? >> well, in beaver county, pennsylvania, you are correct, that is pretty good trump country and trump will win that county again. what i think the harris campaign has done smartly is cut the margin in that county. from 2020 and 2016, biden cutdown trump's margin in every county except for one. where he lost, he lost big. what they are trying to do here, democrats, trying to take western pennsylvania, tracking will be an issue out there. kamala harris need to do some damage control on that issue because she came out in support in banning fracking and has since reversed her position. that is important in that part of the state. >> that was five years ago in her first candidacy for president and she has since softened that message. but when it comes to this bus tour, it comes on the heel of donald trump's rally yesterday where he launched a series of personal attacks against harris. let's listen to what he said. here it is. >> i said, my running against? harris. who the hell is harris? she is a truly radical left lunatic. her father, who is a marxist,

economic professor, he was a marxist, i say i am much better looking than her. >> i am better looking person than to and six >> kamala. >> come on, now. comments like these winning anyone outside of pennsylvania outside his base? >> no. these kinds of attacks and insults are really not helping him. when he went out there and questioned her race is she black and did she just turned black? i think he is doing enormous damage to himself because people are saying, see, he is bizarre . he is making asked nines statements. really, when he should be talking about issues where she may be vulnerable on fracking or on inflation. instead, he is personalizing this in a way many people think he is just, well, they just

question his judgment and fitness. he carries on like he is unhinged. the way he goes off on the governor of georgia, he seems to be obsessed with luxe. he tells us he is better looking than kamala harris? come on. this is not helping him with anybody except the heart and soul of his base. >> it is interesting. the new poll shows harris leading trump in the keystone state, one of the biggest shifts, charlie, is among women voters. why is that? what are you hearing there? >> clearly, republicans in pennsylvania and throughout the nation are really struggling on issues. this is an issue where republicans are vulnerable. they don't have to talk about this issue post independents. i understand this, i voted against an abortion ban, i voted not to defund planned parenthood. i stayed on my colleagues, we are not on the right side of so these issues but post independents, i think they realize that harris is much more articulate and better able

to help the base with reproductive health in joe biden. i think that might be partly why she is beaten up a little bit. of course, she's a female candidate. maybe some women are responded to that. she has a lot going for her. she has brought the enthusiasm and money to the race. joe biden was unable to do that. now donald trump is saying the same things over and over again, what are those rallies? it looks like a grateful dead concert. i think she has this big advantage right now of women and people of color who are all of a sudden enthused where they were not before with joe biden. >> you're a couple of the things you did. you are one of the first republicans to endorse president biden in 2020. you were, charlie, what are the first to publicly asked biden to step aside this year. what has been your over all reaction to harris' candidacy and will you endorse her? i will remind viewers, you were a republican congressman. >> yeah, look, i am doing work

for an organization and i am really looking beyond this election. i want to reform the republican party. i one the republican party to be a responsible party, free markets, embracing allies, peace through strength, we want to talk about the union and constitution and rule of law, all the things that the peaceful transfer of power, that is what we are about. we want to contrast magda. --not made any endorsements in this race. it is in the spirit of republicans who want something better for the party. we are not getting that right now. i fear that donald trump once again, just as he has, since 2016, will win. >> pennsylvania is a battleground state, both on the federal and local level. do you think the harris campaign affects the down ballot, especially for the eighth congressional district between matt cartwright, the

republican and his challenger, that could help determine which party controls the house. >> no question. there are a few competitive seats in pennsylvania. joe biden had become a bit of a drag on down ballot candidates, there is no question about it. now that harris is in the race, i think momentum is back up. she won't be the same kind of drag. you just mentioned that race, that just means republicans

were donald trump last time, the sea to hold the seventh district is pretty dead even, dead even district, as well. that is another one to watch. in the harrisburg area is another one to watch. the three essentially competitive seats, right now i would say the down ballot in candidates on the democratic side are breathing a sigh of relief that biden is out in harris is in. i don't think she will be a drag. candidates will have to pull themselves over the finish lines in their own campaigns. >> charlie dent, good to see you again. appreciate you. for all of you, we heard them talking inside the phone bank and we will hear them both talking, those candidates, again, just a short time from now, any minute from now, keep a close eye out for that. we will take a quick break. when they break away to speak to the assembled crowd, we will take you there, as well. well. medical or dental procedures. the number one cardiologist-prescribed blood thinner. ask your doctor about eliquis.

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could go on for a wee bit, we will bring in the attorney general of arizona, inc. you for joining me. it will be a little bit, you know, i guess, hopscotch with our interview, potentially. we will be moving them when they go to the podium live. let's talk about the enthusiasm we have seen on this bus tour in southwestern pennsylvania and that which you are feeling in arizona. give me a sense of the momentum being built there. will what do arizonans need to hear from chicago this week? >> well, you are seeing, alex, the same kind of excitement and momentum in arizona. as you know, the polls are up significantly for the vice president and governor walz. they were out here for a rally where we have more people attending this rally than anybody could attend -- remember in arizona state history.

the momentum is strong and it is real and it is translating on the ground to folks volunteering, donating, wanting to be part of what feels like a historic moment, a historic movement and, you know, opportunity to elect kamala harris to the presidency. >> yeah, in fact, i would look at the poll numbers, the latest "new york times"/siena college poll shows the vice president up by five points in your state. this week, trump is set to visit the arizona-mexico border and will hold a rally there. how does the vice president keep this kind of lead in arizona and come out with what is sure to be republican attacks on immigration? >> alex, that is a great question. it is doing what she has been doing. when she was out here for her rally, she talked about when she is president, she will sign the bipartisan border bill that donald trump himself tanked because he didn't want congress solving that problem before the campaign was over.

she is talking about issues here in arizona that matter to arizonans, like taking on corporate landlords who are engaged in price fixing, like taking on grocery stores and wholesalers who were engaged in price fixing and price gouging. she is talking about issues like, you know, climate change and extreme heat and protecting our water supplies. she is talking about fighting the fentanyl crisis, which is something she did when she was a prosecutor, the attorney general of california. she just has to keep doing that kind of thing and i think you will see that in every state she is in. >> yeah, as we look here live, gwen walz is, of course, the wife of tim walz and is speaking right there. we expect the governor to take the podium shortly. but as we are preparing for this election, kris, we are still dealing with all selectors, those who try to

falsify the reports. there is a request to move state charges to the federal court for mark meadows, he tried to do the same thing in georgia last year and he lost. what actions need to be taken in arizona to try to protect against similar schemes for this election and are you worried that plans to subvert the election process have only gotten more sophisticated since 2020? >> look, what i will say, alex, we are ready for everything and we are preparing for anything and everything. one of the reasons that i believe it was important to take the fake collector scheme seriously and to prosecute it was we don't want this to ever happen again. we have sent a very strong

signal that if you engage in an effort to undermine american democracy, and that is what we have alleged in the fake collectors case here in arizona, you will be investigated for it and we will stop it. so, you know, whether it is an attempt by a county recorder or election officials to engage in hand counts that would sow chaos in our elections in november, or it is something like the fake collector scheme or something else, we have sent a strong signal. the rage ease across the country have done the same. we are not in a put up with it and that those kinds of things are illegal. we are taking it seriously and doing everything we can. we are going to continue to have safe and fair and secure elections, not just in arizona, but across the country. >> you know, something that keeps coming up is a.i. that misinformation can get out during the election. how much are you guys focusing on that to make sure that doesn't bleed into problems with the election in november? >> yeah, we are taking a really close look at this. we have some legislation out here that we will start to

address the a.i., this misinformation issue, deep fakes. our secretary of state is also working on that. you know, right now, we are trying to get the word out to consumers who might be affected by a.i., scams and a.i. in politics. we want to be really careful about the sources of information that you are getting, the places you are getting your information. it is all too easy in this day and age for a.i. to be used both for goods but also for bad, in terms of impersonating candidates and sending out false information. it is definitely something we are looking at. >> how do you tamp down intimidation tactics? we have seen those across the country in various states. people get concerned about going to the polls, you know, they are told to go away and then false information gets out there. intimidation is a problem. >> it sure was, it sure is. we saw situations in 2022 in which individuals in arizona

came out and posted themselves outside of voting pricesãmy places and drop boxes carrying ar 15 that were wearing schematics, in the obvious attempt to intimidate and harass voters. we will not put up with that in arizona. we are in constant contact with law enforcement throughout arizona to make sure drop boxes, lection sites are safe and secure. what i have been clear about since day one is that arizona's top prosecutor, we will not put up with an attempt to harass or engage in a death threat or threat of violence against our election officials. we will not put up with it. if you do it, we will prosecute you if it is warranted. you know, in arizona, we saw two thirds of all of our counties lose an election official in the last election cycle because of those kinds of threats.

it is a real word. >> it sure is. i know you are on you, kris mayes, keep on keeping on in arizona. for all of you, we will keep a very close eye on what is going on, we see a hug between the spouses and the candidates. now we have second gentleman dug him off, he has been second gentleman for the last four years. let's listen to the crowd, the enthusiasm and what he has to say. here he is. >> all right, i am just catching up on everything. last time i saw the walzes, we would here. i went away to paris for the olympics, i came back and did a few other events around the country and we just reconnected. so what i told them is what i will tell you. the whole world, the rest of the country, loves tim and gwen. gwen. with t-mobile for business. ♪♪

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