>> well, aliquippa was a booming town. down, it's nothing. >> reporter: that shift shook up life in aliquippa including in recent years, its politics. aliquippa is one of the most populous cities in beaver county which once reliably voted democratic but since 2008 has picked a republican for president. part of the reason, the state's become a battleground. >> it was the police department. >> reporter: the mayor believes this could mark another political shift. >> there's a lot more, i would say, optimism about the future. >> reporter: we went to put mayor walker's theory to the test in a place that since the steel industry's disintegration has become the undisputed beating heart of aliquippa, its football community. >> you've been doing this how long? >> i've been doing it since maybe 1996, '97. >> reporter: coach mark is the mayor's cousin. >> how has aliquippa changed since you were a young man growing up here? >> first and foremost, industry. i mean, jobs, this was actually a job destination. that in and of itself is th

we need jobs here in aliquippa.round the city, i think they knocked down two buildings just today. >> reporter: a new beginning? >> definitely a new beginning. >> reporter: in a small city that could make a big difference come election day. >> all right, good work, guys. >> our thanks to jacob for that report. >>> a first of its kind study has found that the symptoms of long covid can be different in kids compared to adults. researchers found kids ages 6 to 11 surfed with headaches, memory or focus issues, stomach pain. those over 18 include change or loss in taste. they're calling covid a public health crisis for children. some in the clinic have had to drop out of school, while others struggled due to their health. >>> still to come, a mega mistake. it's being scrubbed from t inrn. nduthy.e what's up, you seem kinda sluggish today. things aren't really movin'. you could use some metamucil. metamucil's psyllium fiber helps keep your digestive system moving so you can feel lighter and more energetic. metamucil keeps

>> aliquippa was a booming town. now the mill shut down.p life in aliquippa. it's one of the most populous cities in the county, which vote the democratic, but since 2008 has picked a republican for president. part of the reason the state has become a battleground. the mayor believes this election could mark another political shift. >> there's a lot more, i would say, optimism about the future. >> reporter: we went to put the mayor's theory to a test in a place that since the steel industry's dissint grags has become the heartbeat. the football community. >> we have been doing this how long? >> since about 1996. >> reporter: coach mark walker is the mayor's cousin. >> how has aliquippa changed since you were a young man? >> first and foremost, industry. jobs, this was a job destination. that in and of itself is the major change, the economy. it went down. the mills went, jobs went. >> reporter: if you asked somebody what matters in aliquippa and they said football, they are not really talking about football. >> no, it's a mind set. heart an

i was in aliquippa, pennsylvania. pennsylvania delegation.e campaigns think, by the way, about these states based on where they put the delegations. i already showed you california. let me show you where pennsylvania is over here. come right this way. i told you everybody wants to talk to congressman raskin. take a look. pennsylvania's over here. delaware's over there. there's a sense of excitement. and in aliquippa where i was and actually where vice president harris and governor walz were over the weekend people were talking about how they may come to turn out and vote for the first time in a while. and that sort of spirit, that sort of energy is here on the floor. there's an excitement. and you also feel like all of the eyeballs, not just inside this arena but outside -- i actually want to show you something cool that i didn't know about. i don't remember seeing it at the republican convention but come on, let me show you this. there's something called a boiler-room, you probably know more about this than i do, nicolle. it's outside this a

kamala harris and her running mate, governor tim walz and their spouses there and a fire house in aliquippa they are touring for cities in western pennsylvania, letting folks know where they stand and what the vision is this day forward. now, just one day ahead of the democratic national convention alright, tens of thousands of pro palestinian protesters are expected to arrive in chicago to march in opposition to israel's war in gaza activists are pushing democrats and vice president kamala harris to take a harder line with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government. and today democratic senator tammy duckworth says harris has committed to a quick and peaceful end to the fighting i think we need to work hard on getting the ceasefire agreement. and i think what she can push for is to talk about making sure that we get the humanitarian aid into gaza. and i think she will lean more heavily towards the humanitarian side of things. >> i'm joined now by hatem abu day. he is the spokesperson of the coalition to march on the dnc had tim great to see you. what are you hoping? what are you hoping

. >> you were in aliquippa, pennsylvania, over the weekend.are going to take pennsylvania? >> absolutely. i said the energy out there and to be with those high school kids, to see what that means, xieing. >> thank you very much. nice to talk to you. nice to see you as well. rachel, i think i pulled a muscle trying to do that, but we made it happen. >> well done. and by the way, we just got a call from all the restaurants that still have sneeze guards on their salad bars and you're barred from all of them. thank you, jacob. well done. well done. he was right over the sneeze guard there. that was so inappropriate and so excellent. >> did you see the staff. they realized he was live on msnbc. it was a train of people coming down to say hey, how did you get here? >> you busted out laughing. did we get that? >> from both of his kids. >> wow. most relatable. >> yeah. i mean, the thing about it is he just doesn't -- he seems, i don't know, he seems pretty unflappable. i have been so struck by someone who went in a very, very short course of time from