cnn's eva mckend and steve contorno are all monitoring all the developments. eva is on the harris campaign trail in atlanta. so the vice president just spoke in detroit soon, making your way to georgia. will the message, message be similar or different? from the vice president is hurt increasingly using the former president's own words against him as she aims to the rise himself him as fundamentally unserious in on hinge and it's a strategy that could work with swing-state voters, particularly those in georgia. those who had those republican voters who have illustrated that, they just cannot support the former president, those split ticket voters. and she's standing by that strategy. take a listen. >> he's becoming increasingly unstable and unhinged and it requires that response. i think the american people are seeing and witnessing in real-time and we must take note of the fact that this is an individual who wants to be president in the united states. and i think the american people deserve better than someone who actually seems to be unstable president, has b

eva mckend for us there in georgia. thank you so much for that and joining us with more on this, larry sabato, the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia, and editor of the book, return to normalcy, the 2020 election that almost broke america, larry, thanks so much for being here thank you, jessica we're just let's start with former president trump. his campaign says they are, this is their closing message that they are, they are wrapping their arms around it. this is what they are going to close out the campaign with. and we saw the former president yesterday talking about some of the familiar themes we've heard. but then going on these meandering stories, one of which was about arnold palmer's naked body is this the closing message they want? and can it move the needle? >> well, one would hope it is in the closing message that the staff ones, but of course they've got a candidate who frankly is around the bend and off the tracks. and this is something that even though it's the end of the cam

let's check in on both campaigns with cnn kristen holmes and eva mckend. eva, we just heard from harris and her first event in michigan today. what's the message he is delivering? >> jake, so we heard her today on the campaign trail, needling the former president, clearly trying to get under his skin here by suggesting that he is not up to the task, arguing it is a legitimate question to ask if he has the ability to return to the white house and this lends itself to a larger argument that she has long me that he is unserious and that he lacks the temperament required. take a listen now sucking debates and canceling interviews come on >> his own campaign team recently said it is because of exhaustion the campaign trail, it raises real questions about whether you are fit for the toughest job in the war so jake, this theme i have to say is perhaps one of the loudest applause line she receives in response to it last night in wisconsin, she said, clearly, when you listen to him, he doesn't know what he's talking about and she was just met with roaring applause.

jess alright, eva mckend for us there in georgia, and let's talk more about all of this with floridagresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. she's also a former head of the democratic national committee, congresswoman. good evening. >> thanks god, jessica, good to be with you. >> thanks for being here as we just laid out, this race is historically close. harris is trying to close the you'll how does she do that well with the joy continuing like you heard today with georgia voters celebrating her birthday and carrying her on their shoulders mean, we've gotten record turnout early vote turnout going on in georgia right now, early voting starts tomorrow in florida, and we expect a very enthusiastic motivated group of voters to start coming to the polls tomorrow and they're already voting by mail here. >> the way that the vice president is going to make sure that we can elect her to the white house is by contrasting as she has the stability and the progress that we've been able to make the typically around our economy. and focusing on middle-class issues like she has, making sure that she ta

or eva mckend is joining us now. eva, what can we expect to hear from harris tonight increasingly using the form of president's own words against him, whether it is pointing to how he characterized his fellow americans as the enemy from within. >> more talking about how he described himself as a father of ivf, even though he has course, was responsible for elevating the three conservative justices, that led to roe versus wade overturn. they believed that this is an effective strategy. especially to appeal to conservatives in states like this one, you have to remember jets. there are split ticket voters in georgia. there are republicans in georgia that just have no appetite for supporting donald trump to take a listen that soundbite, but the vice president earlier today in detroit, she said that the former president is is exhibiting behavior that illustrates that he is unstable, unhinged, and unprepared to meet this moment. >> but listen jess, when i speak to democrats here in this state, forces here. they say that thi

eva mckend is in son chris georgia. eva, have we seen any shift in harris his tone in the final days? >> well, mano, i can tell you that the vice president has been intentional in terms of characterizing the former president as unfit and unhinged and that of course, is a very different argument than if you agree with her on every policy matter. so clearly they are trying to create an opening here for voters who may similarly agree with her that some of the behavior that the former president is exhibiting illustrates, in their view that he should not return to the white house, but also key to the strategy here in georgia is appealing to black voters. that is why she is going to address that's new birth missionary baptist church today we're expecting an animated surface as pastor jamal bryant is just that. then she heads over to jonesborough where stevie wonder will be at a souls to the polls event. but listen, this is not an entirely performative exercise for the vice president. she grew up in the black faith tradition, a

cnn's eva mckend was at a rally yesterday in atlanta where she's stepped up her attacks on trump's handling of key issues. eva. good morning. >> victor amara, here in battleground, georgia, vice president harris, elevating the issue of reproductive rights, acknowledging amber nicole thurman, family in the crowd, and how she died because of her inability to get lifesaving care in this state with restrictive abortion ban now, trump still refuses to take accountability to take any accountability for the pain and the suffering he has caused or even to just acknowledge the pain and suffering that has actually happened. >> it is my pledge to everybody here when congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom nationwide, as president of the united states, i will proudly sign it into law democrats say it's all about boosting energy and enthusiasm on the ground. >> usher here to lean into that sense of momentum, the vice president going to continue to make her case to voters at a predominantly black church in georgia, as well as in a souls to the polls event victor amara, eva mckend. >> thank

cnn's eva mckend is at the service or was at the service earlier at stone crest, georgia. va what was the vice president? biden's message today well, fred, she told congregants at this was the time for them to choose what kind of country they wanted to live in. >> did they want to lean into the politics of chaos and division or support her in a candidacy that she has defined as about freedom compassion, and justice. take a listen. to what she told the church who tried to deepen division spread that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know, which is the true measure, this time, leader is based on who you lift to the polls effort. >> fred, the idea being that after you meet voters where they are in predominantly black churches, that after service they go vote and listen, this comes at a time when democrats routinely have been accused of taking black voters for granted, being that they are the base of the party but listen, the campaign are not treating anything. i've taking anything for granted. they have long described blac

cnn's eva mckend is there in wisconsin with more president harris centering the issue of reproductive rights arguing that the former president has created the conditions in this country that have led to women dying from sepsis she also chided the former president for characterizing himself as the father of ivf, saying that he instead has put women's lives in danger and argued more broadly that he doesn't know what he's talking about. take a listen. >> he is the one who by the way, is responsible for it being at risk in the first place and what sadly, what is sadly interesting. >> i think is that when you listen to donald trump talk it becomes increasingly clear. i think he has no idea what he's talking about the vice president maintaining the cheetahs, the underdog in this contest, leaning on wisconsinites to make a plan to vote early voting begins in this state. >> next and same-day voter registration is an option as well wisconsin voters who haven't registered to vote can still show up on election day and participate in the process. eva mckend, cnn, green bay, wisconsin still ahead,

cnn's eva mckend, was there vice president harris centering a country over party message in arizona where she talks about how if elected, she would create a bipartisan council of advisers a clear attempt to pick up those nikki haley voters and republicans who will not support the former president and as harris works to rebuild the multiracial coalition that led in part to president biden's victory in 2020. >> she's also in spaces where she can reach black men to hold it account hall with charlemagne tha god tuesday in detroit, the radio host reacting to trump's comments, demeaning the city and asking breakfast club listeners to submit questions ahead of the event vice president kamala harris is a woman of color, black in india when trump says the whole country is going to be like detroit if she becomes president, he's telling folks that they need to fear america becoming two black i want local voices from detroit at voices from all the battleground states to get the opportunity to ask vice president kamala harris some questions. >> i know we got some pressing issues to talk about the futu

but they may agree with this argument that the former president is just unhinged fred alright, eva mckend. >> thank you so much all right. >> so both campaigns are encouraging supporters to turn out for early voting. our next guest is the president and ceo of thurgood marshall college fund welcome, dr. harry william's thank you. >> thank you. fredricka for inviting me to be here with you this sunday. >> well, it's so it's so wonderful to have you because it is so important. what year group is doing and what so many others are doing to encourage people to vote to participate. so you have been doing a lot of grassroots organizing at hbcus particularly in critical swing states like north carolina and georgia. harris is a graduate. the hbcu, howard university. so how much more potentially impactful do you believe hbcu students votes? we'll be critical. this election is so, so important not only for our hbcu community, but for everybody so we have been razor focused and making sure that we're getting the message out about the importance to vote. and we're are bipartisan organization. we work w

fred alright, eva mckend thank you so much. and already something like 1.4 million georgians have voted in early voting thus far. all right, we've got new details now about a devastating strike in northern gaza. health officials there say at least 87 people were killed and 40 injured in an israeli airstrike the united nations is now warning that nightmare in gaza is intensifying as israel accelerates its offensive in lebanon the army says three of its soldiers were killed in one of several israeli airstrikes near the border lebanon's army is not part of the fighting between israel and hezbollah, which had been exchanging intense fire across the border the idf says at least 160 rockets were fired into northern israel this weekend let's bring in now congressman jimmy panetta. he's a democrat from california and a member of the house armed services committee was also part of a bipartisan delegation that just returned from israel egn jordan great to see you thanks, fredricka. so in your view, is israel determined to eliminate hezbo

cnn's eva mckend is live on the trail in wisconsin. eva, what message can we expect to hear during this surprise joint appearance? >> well, brianna, the message here is country over party, the vice president going to argue to republican and independent voters that a harris administration would be principally concerned about upholding the rule of law, about upholding democracy in the constitution. and it is those fundamental tools that are most important, even if there are policy disagreements, she will be joined by liz cheney to make that argument in hopes of appealing to republican voters. we spoke to one woman from ripon. this of course is the birthplace of the republican party. she's an independent voter and she seems receptive to this message. let's listen i voted for president reagan then but the last few years has been democrat because i don't go for party, i go for who represents me i'm not going to agree with what everything they say but i wanted to represent what i feel the best republican and independent voters will not only

>> your voters to get out and vote early, early voting begins in this state in just a few days eva mckend, cnn, greenville, north carolina larry sabato is the director of the university of virginia's center for politics and editor of a return to normalcy, the 2020 election that almost broke america. and he joins me now from charlottesville. appreciate you being with us thank you so much. rosemary. >> so jealous. >> 22 days to election day in america, and both candidates are campaigning hard and critical battleground states. but cnn's poll of polls shows donald trump and kamala harris deadlocked in three of those states, wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. >> and even though harris is slightly head in that poll nationally at 50% compared to trump's 47%. >> it is within the margin of error. and that is creating panic within the democratic party how bad is that panic? do you think? >> i've been through a lot of panics in the democratic party. they have them regularly usually with each major election. so they know how to react and those of us who observe them know how to react and they wil

let's get now to cnn's eva mckend, who joins us now from kalamazoo. eva, what more can you share with us about this michigan visit will rahel new this hour we're learning that before this big rally here in kalamazoo, the vice providers as well. this comes at a time when reproductive rights get back to eva mckend justice soon as we can get her shot re-establish our ebit. >> thank you. but in the meantime, let me bring in my next guest who is here to talk more about the race for the white house. his name is justin carter. he's a podcast host and also an investigative reporter for the shade room. that's a website that focuses on celebrity the politics and trending news and predominantly focused on the african american community, adjusted great to have you thanks for joining us today. the vice president has been really leaning in, as you know, on star power in recent weeks up beyond, say, willie nelson joined her last night in texas. bruce springsteen campaigned with her a few days ago in georgia. obviously obama. >> justin, how much do you think these cel

helene harris visited the fema headquarters in washington while trump was in southern georgia cnn's eva mckend and kristen holmes has the latest on how both presidential nominees are responding to the disaster we know the vice president is receiving regular briefing. she gave brief remarks at fema headquarters where she described the destruction as heartbreaking she acknowledged loss of life, the loss of homes, those without power and pledged the full support of the federal government. >> i plan to be on the ground as soon as possible but as soon as possible without disrupting any emergency response operations because that must be the highest priority in the first-order of business to everyone who has been impacted by this storm. president biden and i, and all of the folks behind me are with you we will continue to do everything we can to help you recover and to help you rebuild. no matter how long it takes. >> and this comes at a time when the campaign has had to pivot. she was going to stay out on the west coast a little longer for campaign events, which he came back early to be able to addr

>> eva mckend in michigan. thank you for that. and donald trump was also yesterday. he was in michigan before holding a rally in the keystone state and that's really fine. danny freeman, who's in state college, pennsylvania where trump spent the night trying to pick up votes. so danny, what are you learning to characterize former president trump's past 48 hours is really it was all about reaching out to young men. >> first you had that event last night, right here in state college on penn state's campus. and there was much of his normal pennsylvania type stump speech during that particular rally. there was a lot about fracking, bashing the biden-harris administration on immigration also, at one point, he made fun of vice president harris and targeted superstar beyonce because beyonce did not sing at that friday night rally in texas but early on he really played to that hometown crowd when he actually highlighted the penn state wrestling team, he brought them up on stage. he commented over and over again about how muscly they were and praised them for their successful

and dependable and help save lives let's hit the campaign trail now cnn's eva mckend is at harris rally in arizona, at least lucy kafanov is at the trump rally in new mexico eva harris is set to speak at any moment. how much is immigration going to be? the part of her message in that border state expected to be a part of the message here in this border state. >> but i should underscore that it's not the only issue of importance to the latino families here in this crowd. there also urgently concerned about the cost i'm she talked about the opportunity economy in her vision for bringing down those costs. but on this issue of immigration, we hear the vice president trying to thread this needle here talking about border enforcement, but also making a passionate case for immigrants. latest incident shift. >> i spoke to an immigrant rights activists about this here's what she told me. take a listen we could see a lot more but what we have seen in when she was here at the border, we saw that she spoke about comprehensive immigration reform. and the truth is that trump wants to deport our commu

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cnn's eva mckend is in phoenix for us, the battleground state of arizona.nn's kristen holmes is in washington. kristen, what is the trump campaign saying about the former president's comments? i mean, trump said at that rally, his own advisors had been telling him, please don't say this yeah, he's repeatedly said this line. >> obviously you took it a step further this time by adding this part about whether you like it or not. but donald trump has continually said on the campaign trail, i'm going to be your protector talking to women. he's even acknowledged the fact that there is a huge gender gap at one point, he said at a rally in aurora, colorado that women just don't like me. they liked some of my policies, but they don't like me. i mean, this is an actual issue for the campaign in the last three weeks, they've really been trying to pound the pavement to try and secure as many women voters as they possibly can. but i do want to play you the sound from last night so you can hear it. take a lesson about four weeks ago, i protect the people. i want to prote

i'm jim acosta in washington cnn's eva mckend is in washington with me. what do we know about kamala harris is rally in houston tonight. it's a big deep red state, obviously perhaps not in play for the vice president, but it is a message she wants to get across. there were some big stars. >> jim, they're traveling to what they describe as the epicenter of abortion bans. the event will feature a texas couple who led a lawsuit against the state's abortion bans after suffering life-threatening pregnancy complications. she net william, she is the mother of ambert nicole thurman, who died in 2020 from a treatable infection due to delays to her medical care stemming from georgia's abortion law she will be in attendance as well. and the campaign thinks that this is a compelling argument. they are leaning on women to tell their own stories, to illustrate the tragedies abortion restrictions have led to and then having some fun as well with the star-studded lineup of texas native. it's like beyonce and willie nelson, jim yeah, and she had that big rally in georgia

harris said that she sees iran as the greatest adversary of the united states cnn's eva mckend takesr look now at harris is current media strategy, as i said to vice president kamala harris, in the midst of a media blitz, women as the democratic presidential nominee tries to reach as many voters as possible. in the coming weeks of a campaign that is exceedingly close, it is good to be with you among the flurry of unscripted interviews, most of them on non traditional nusha including an appearance on the view, were harris was asked if she would have done anything differently than president joe biden. >> there has done a thing that comes to mind and then in terms of and i've been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact harris leader pointed to one way she would differ from biden if elected difference between joe biden and me will that will be one of the differences. i'm going to have a republican my cabin because i don't i don't feel burdened by letting pry get in the way of a good idea the trump campaign quickly seized on the vice president's comments, saying in a stateme

eva mckend and kristen holmes appreciate it very much. i want to get some more on the breaking news our political experts are here with me in the situation room. is shermichael singleton hearing those vile racist, pretty hateful remarks at that madison square garden rally last night that trump organized and his people held was the rhetoric that we heard. it was awful, rhetoric. was it acceptable to the republican presidential race? >> let me answer this as a strategist, i'm looking at a state like pennsylvania, a critical battleground state where we know there are 465,000 plus puerto rican voters. now, i would argue that the harris campaign has sort of been struggling to find their footing in pennsylvania, which i believe is a must-win state for either side. you've now given the harris campaign an opportunity to potentially target that demographic with ads, spanish and english, to be able to put their door knockers and focus on heavy puerto rican communities to turn them up, turn them out rather. so if you're looking at a one to 2% margin

our thanks to eva mckend. let's turn now to lucy kafanov in albuquerque, new mexico, where trump is set to take the stage. at any moment, lucy, what is the trump campaign? in saying about the comment he made last night >> no official response from the trump campaign. the former president's plane touched down literally last night to note, donald trump hasn't that so most protector of women on the campaign trail, obviously taking it so much further last night by adding in the part about whether they like it or not speaking to the already converted maga crowd for whom he can do no wrong there cheering wildly, right? now it appears that maybe the pooling up the question of course, is whether those comments are what wrong please women, weapons, former president will be able to close that gap. now, after white albert not a dairy avia mean that by thousand last time around, which you know, is trying games with the done garbage remark biden's martin rallies and also trying to boost the local house and senate race sorr

but let's start with eva mckend with the harris campaign in north carolina. an, eva harris is going to hold a rally soon, but his already taken a few shots. our political rival during that church visit what can you tell us about what she said? >> on the campaign trail? vice president harris routinely argues that the former president lacks the temperament to return to the white house counts and that he doesn't have a sense of basic empathy. she maintains she seemed to lean into that argument again today, though notably, she did not referenced the former president by name. let's listen there are those who are channeling people's tragedies and sorrows into grievance and hatred and one may ask why, and i think sadly, frankly, the motives are quite transparent to gain some advantage for themselves to play politics with other people's heartbreak. >> and it is unconscionable now is not a time to incite fear referencing some of the misinformation that we have heard about the response to these neighbors axel disasters. >> but less than omar key to the vice president st

this is the final fortnight cnn eva mckend is tracking the harris campaign today. good morning to you, eva good morning to you. >> john loved the eminem references. yes, we are learning that he is going to join former president barack obama, introducing him at a campaign event in detroit. are jeff zeleny learning about this rare appearance clearly there is a pattern here from the campaign to leverage celebrities in order to get their message out there. some people may be not paying attention to politics, but eminem fans, are sure fans. lizzo fans will start to tune into this contest is the hope and also clear court of the strategy here is using the former president's own words and actions against him and to get under trump's skin in a way that the vice president can steer this contest back to the issues where she is most strong. it's a mix of this and doing these big events aimed to get at tension, the cnn town hall tomorrow, talking about reproductive rights on the campaign trail, as well as trying to reach disaffected republicans through these country over party e

eva mckend has our report vice remarks at a rally in greenville to argue that the former president is being transparent enough with voters when it comes to sitting for that 60 minutes interview along honored tradition when it comes to going up against her for another debate, or even on releasing his medical records take a listen wonder why does his staff want him to hide away? question. are they afraid that people will see that he is too weak and unstable president and her two-day swing here in north carolina which to try to recreate president biden's winning multiracial coalition that he relied in part on in 2020 with intentional outreach to black voters. >> she met with black farmers, hsu met with community leaders and faith leaders in raleigh, and she also spoke at a black church. but what we're also hearing from north carolina democrats is a big push who are voters to get out and vote early, early voting begins in this state in just a few days eva mckend, cnn, greenville, north carolina one of the top black leaders in the democratic party is downplaying recent polls that show kama

. >> all right, let's go to cnn's eva mckend. eva, what is in store today with the vice president going to a state more let's be honest, she likely won't win yeah, john, they're traveling to texas because they described it as the epicenter of abortion vans the event will feature a texas couple who led a lawsuit against the state's abortion bans after suffering life-threatening pregnancy complications she net williams, the mother of ambert nicole thurman, who died in 20 a 22 from a treatable infection due to delays getting reproductive care in georgia. she's going to be in attendance as well and listen, john, this is what we've been seeing from the harris campaign. they're leaning on women to tell their own stories, to illustrate some of the tragedies abortion restrictions have heated. here's how harris talks about reproductive rights on the campaign trail even acknowledge the pain and the suffering he has caused he insists that quote, everybody wanted for roe versus wade to be overturned which is just a touch the man is closing ar

eva mckend, cnn, stone crushed georgia and earlier i spoke with political analyst michael genovese about the state of the race, just over two weeks ahead of election day with both sides mobilizing their supporters. >> i asked him what trump's strategy was with some states supporting record turnout for early voting his own identity and in his campaign, this notion that early voting is bad. and so there are a lot of republicans who are reluctant to vote early because they still can hear the voice of donald trump resonating in their heads. don't vote early. it's corrupt, it's fixed trump has changed his tune for obvious reasons because he needs those votes and wants to get people out. and some people just can't get out on one particular date, election day, november 5 and so you want to have more flexibility. trump is trying now to change gears and move to an encouraging of his voters to get out and vote early generally speaking speaking, if past is prelude, early voting tends to favor democrats it's probably going to favor democrats again this time around. but maybe not as much, but not as

eva mckend as well. thank you both you've got other stories we're following as well, just ahead the u.s says it is sending troops and anti-ballistic missile systems through israel will go live to the region and find out why the u.s. >> is doing this. now, you're in the cnn newsroom. stay with us meadows or they a fruit or a vegetable you're actually both, right? but botanically speaking, the us supreme court ruled that a tomato is a vegetable because of how it's used. who's didn't cookie? >> i didn't know that now you do. scout is protected by simply erica trio and he's in it to win it since paris the trio is the first two would triple protection no problem with some para, the trio, this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures, use with caution and dogs with a history of these disorders for winning protection go with sympatric, a trio, our right to reproductive health care is being stolen from us. >> i can't believe this is the world we live here, where we're

eva mckend, cnn, kalamazoo, michigan all right. eva, thanks so much. while harris hit the trail in michigan, president biden headed to another swing state, pennsylvania. he's leaning into his own key voter-base to energize them for harris, cnn's betsy klein during this now, that's a good morning to you. tell us about president biden's message union workers in pittsburgh on saturday, and he had a strong and forceful argument against former president donald trump, who him he repeatedly cast as a loser while saying that vice president harris has a quote, backbone like a ramrod. >> he also had a notable message for male voters. take a look >> my sister couldn't do as well or better for finally finally getting the point where women are beginning to have a shot a fair shot a fair shot like i said, they can do anything. any man can do colludy, beating president of the united states is an acknowledgment that the harris campaign has work to do to turn out male voters, particularly male voters, who maybe unenthusiastic about voting for a female candidate. >> now

let's start first with cnn's eva mckend, who is with the harris campaign in kalamazoo, michigan and danny freeman with team trump and state college, pennsylvania, even what are we expecting to hear from michelle obama perhaps one of the most sought-after democratic surrogates first lady michelle obama ama i quite firm and quite clear she is telling people don't sit around and looking at the polls get out and vote, get out and do something that this race is just too close. vote like your life depends on it. she's also encouraging people to find volunteer since in their community, take a listen close to close. >> and with so much on the line, our freedoms, our future, our progress it's easy to get a little nervous but i want you all to listen to me in this final stretch. >> we have to give it everything we've got we need to vote like our lives depend on it, and show up in numbers that cannot be denied. >> look, kamala harris is putting in the work. we see it every day, but she can't win this thing alone she needs our help. so don't just sit around and look at the polls or wait to be called.

let's bring in cnn's eva mckend, who joins us now from kalamazoo. so eva talk to us a little bit about what the vice president and former first lady are expected to focus on during this rally later today in michigan rahel, as you can see behind me, people already getting lined up here for the big event. i can tell you the last time the vice president was here in kalamazoo? it was in july. you were with her this was before she became the democratic nominee and she was joined by a former trump fficia was a message to republican and conservative women on this issue of reproductive rights. so they are confident in the strength of that argument. and it is going to be a key feature at this event today. but different now is that she will be joined by former first lady michelle obama for the first time on the campaign trail. and i can't help remember michelle obama's comments at the dnc when she told democrats that this was not the time to be delicate if you didn't hear from the campaign directly that this contest is just too urgent and cannot sit on the sid

and i'm quoting him now, a day of love cnn's eva mckend is on the trail for us. she's there. the vice president will speak again. i take it the next hour eva, what is harris's main message in wisconsin? >> all four seeing the vice president centering her economic vision here in this state, she's talking about manufacturing, protecting workers, entrepreneurs she visited a college campus today with billionaire surrogate mark cuban. who are they visited young business hi when the campaign is feeling especially confident on this particular issue that she's gaining ground on the economy, gaining the trust of voters on this issue. and it comes on the while. she is characterizing herself as a consensus candidate, someone who can work with both republicans and democrats. she argues the former president is unhinged unstable, and not ready to meet this take a listen last night you may have seen i went on fox a univision it's now on hall where a voter asked him about january 6 okay. >> so now we hear no january 6 was a tragic day. it was a day of terrible violence. and what do donald tru

all do that what you want in a president, someone who gets you, and we'll have your back cnn's eva mckend has more from kalamazoo vice president harris focused on the pillars of her closing argument, asking michigan voters to take advantage of early in-person voting that started in the state. this weekend. she talked about the former president's enemies list just contrast in that with her to do list for the american people, she argued that trump in a second term would operate with no guardrails and reminding voters about his calls to terminate the constitution take a listen so much. >> this is going to be a tight race till the very end so we have a lot of work to do but we like hard work hard work is good work >> we will win saw vice president harris on stage with former first lady, michelle obama, who argued that this race should not even be close and asked supporters to do something, not look at the polls but instead do all that they could to support the vice president. >> she also asked women to lean on the men in their lives on this issue of reproductive rights, arguing that they have

eva mckend, cnn, stone crushed georgia donald. trump spent his sunday in the critical state of pennsylvania. and after making headlines this weekend with a meandering story about arnold palmer that included a vulgar reference to the golf legend, genitals, the former president kept it more low key this time focusing mostly on attacking king his opponent danny freeman has more on sunday evening, frankly, we saw a more disciplined former president donald trump on the campaign trail here in pennsylvania, there were far fewer tangents be victories even shorter than normal, and it certainly seems like me, former espn host who moderately event plus the campaign selected voters who asked the candidate a question since really, we're able to keep former president donald trump more on track throughout the evening. >> he emphasized his proposals on the economy, including no taxes on tips and overtime, talked about supporting fracking. and of course, he mostly railed against the biden administration when it comes to immigration. now, there wer

and were harris will be later today, eva mckend, is there an eva? what are you? learning about what the vice president plans to do in who she is trying to target oman. >> and what we're seeing from the vice president is her doubling down on her outreach to black voters we are in pit county. this is a county that president biden won in 2020 by about 20:10 points and what we're seeing at least thus far in the polling. and this of course, could change as people wake up and start paying attention to this contest. but what we're seeing right now is the vice president is struggling to replicate biden's winning 2020 multiracial coalition so she met with black elected faith and community leaders last night at a restaurant in raleigh. she told him that the nation could see its first hbcu graduate as president in hershey, of course, is a graduate of howard university. she also packed up supplies during that stop as of course, some parts of the state is still reeling from the impact of the hurricane. today, she will speak at a church, give remarks, as well as meet with blac

cnn's eva mckend is traveling with the harris campaign in michigan in a worker focus pitch. the vice president pledging to protect jobs and arguing she would have worked to create opportunities if elected for skilled workers opportunities that don't require a college degree. she also blasted the former president arguing that this record has been a disaster for working people and she touted the efforts of the biden/harris administration to shore up union jobs and an assembly plant in lansing, michigan take a listen. >> here's what i will do. i will invest in communities like flint factories, hire locally and work with unions to create good paying jobs, including jobs that do not require a college degree degree is not the only measure of whether a worker has skills and experience she gave a nod to the flint water prices, telling people in this community that to understand all too well, the significance and having clean drinking water as she tried to characterize herself as someone who was principally concerned about the environment and community 30 safety. >> but the vice pres

alayna treene is with the trump campaign in arizona, but i want to start with eva mckend and harris campaign pain in north carolina. eva sounds like the vice president may take the stage at any moment, but what can you tell us about her visit tomorrow? carolina omar, what we have seen from the vice president over the last two days here in north carolina, is a real effort we create biden's winning multiracial coalition of 2020. >> that's why the outreach to black voters, in particular has been so intentional. she met with community leaders in raleigh. she is slated to address black farmers. here in north carolina and cheese smoke at a black church this morning. her message to those congregants she was admonishing the former president for how he's been talking about the response to the hurricane. that of course has devastated so many people in this state. >> though she did not call out the former president by name. >> take a listen yet church, there are some who are not acting in the spirit of community and i'm speaking of those who have been literally not telling the truth lying hard to help

cnn's eva mckend has more on that vice president harris using her remarks at a rally in greenville to argue that the former president is not being transparent enough with voters when it comes to sitting for that 60 minutes interview along honored tradition. >> when it comes to going up against her for another debate or even on releasing his medical records take a listen it makes you wonder you wonder what does his staff want him to hide away? >> okay. >> one last question one must question. are they afraid that people will see? he, that he is too weak and unstable vice president from this two day swing in north carolina was to reach black voters. >> in particular, she met with black electeds a black faith and community leaders in raleigh. she also spoke at a black church and met with black farmers but another big push here that we heard from north carolina democrats was telling supporters, telling voters to get out and vote early in just four days, early voting begins in this state. jess eva mckend. >> thank you, north carolina, of course, one of those critical battleground states pen

again cnn's eva mckend is in wisconsin and has this report this was a very different campaign event for the vice president. >> she typically talks about reproductive rights. the economy, gun violence. this was not that this was a conversation for the country about core values. the vice president joined by liz cheney. cheney. seemingly recalling some of her the work from the january 6 committee, she strenuously outlined for voters the many ways in her view, the former president threatened the peaceful transition of power. the vice president warning this audience that there is no guarantee that if former president trump is re-elected, that he would honor his oath to the constitution. >> take a listen. >> donald trump lost the 2020 election he refused to accept the will of the people and the results of an election that was free and fair armed mob to the united states capitol were they assaulted law enforcement officers he threatened the life of his own vice president and refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power and let us be clear about how he intends to use power if elected. ag

eva mckend.ou so much meantime, former president donald trump is in pennsylvania today as he tries to distance himself and change the message or change the topic when it comes to racist comments about puerto rico that we're told at his rally in new york soon trump is going to speak to voters in allentown, an area where a significant puerto rican community. >> yeah. and that is no coincidence. that is where we find cnn's kristen holmes, kristen the trump campaign, really trying to contain the fallout from that event. the question will be, can they, what is trump saying about it today? and do we expect him to address this directly? tonight well, puerto rican leaders would like him to address it tonight. >> we have heard a number of calls from republicans and democrats from puerto rico saying that donald trump should condemn these remarks. berks that he needs to comment on the day needs to apologize for them. now we know donald trump is not one to apologize, but we will see if he addresses them late

eva mckend, live force in michigan. eva, thank you. now, let's go to alayna treene, who is at that trump rally that just wrapped up and alayna, we heard the former president talk about that. beyonce rally. what else did we hear him say? >> he did he did he tried to mock kamala harris, are arguing falsely. i should say that they were busing people in for that event and that people were booing both her and beyonce because beyonce didn't perform things that we know just aren't true. we would have heard eva talk about that if they were but i'll go to what donald trump said today, which was really trying to focus a specifically on issues that matter to this area, novi, detroit or excuse me, novi, michigan, a suburb of detroit. he's really been ramping up in his remarks and he's different from battleground states are the last several weeks, things that he knows are specific to the audience he is talking front and no and i note this rahel that we know donald trump has often dangled promises as he has sought new audiences. we saw that when he

as some internal jitters begin leaking out from some democrats seen as alayna treene in detroit, eva mckend is in washington. alayna, first to you, what are we going to see from trump today? >> well, john, we're going to see donald trump here in detroit and just a couple of hours. oh, excuse me. i'm getting a little feedback. he's going to be a couple of hours speaking to the detroit economic club at 1:00 p.m. now, this visit comes as recent polling from quinnipiac university shows that the race in the blue wall state. that means here in michigan, but also pennsylvania wisconsin really tightening those polls are three of them actually from quinnipiac showed that snl actually harris says lead and pennsylvania has been trimmed. her donald trumps or excuse me, her lead and michigan has essentially been erased and was constant remains very close. now, we know that donald trump won these states in 2016. he lost them in 2020. and i know that the trump campaign is really making and all out push here in michigan, but also pennsylvania and wisconsin as we look ahead to november now for what he's goi

eva mckend. thank you so much for that. let's talk about all of this with our political experts. we have meghan hays was the director of message planning for the biden white house and kristen davidson is a republican strategist and partner with axiom strategies. all alright, kristin, the father of ivf is this one you think trump's should lean into you know, i don't really know what that means, but i do know that trump has been for our party. >> the on the forefront of promoting ivf women's health. i mean, when you look when you look back to the primary of last year trump was getting hit by his opponents in the primary for being too moderate on issues like abortion and women's health and ivf. so go back to that decision in alabama, trump was one of the first republicans to come out and say, whoa, whoa, whoa, we are not going to do anything to harm that, to get in the way of it. then promoting it now, i don't necessarily know the terminology. i think that townhall could have been missed opportunity to have someone maybe like megyn kelly or katie britt or money or someone there to,

victor amara, eva mckend for us there in flint, michigan. >> thanks so much. let's bring it now. errol louis, cnn political commentator and host of the big deal with arrows louis on spectrum news, errol. good morning to you. and let's pick off pickup where eva left off there this meeting that happened between vice president harris and some arab american leaders there in michigan. of course, so many are disappointed in the administration's support for israel and the execution of the war with hamas us this group emgage they asked her to show distance between how president biden is executing the war and what she would do as president. that's not going to happen, is we should expect any departure from the biden administration good morning, victor. that's exactly right. when it comes to the broad strokes of foreign policy in the middle east, she's not going in a radically different direction. in fact, that direction is supported by something like 70% of the american public, which is something resembling slow progress towards a two-state solution. unwavering support for israel while un

and let's get out to cnn's eva mckend. vice president harris is preparing to deliver a big speech tonight. this key speech from the ellipse, what are we expecting to hear? >> she is the campaign says that this is by design, choosing the ellipse is not an accident. they are aiming to show contrast. they say that there are some folks in this country would trumpnesia. they don't remember those years well enough. and so part of this is trying to remind voters of the chaos. they argue came to define that period. but also this is about crystallizing her final argument here. she has been actively making the case for why she wants to be president and much of that argument is centered in the opportunity economy working to bring down costs for everyday americans seconds. and then also working to restore reproductive rights. i'm told that it's going to be hopeful and optimistic when she touches on those points now, boris and brianna, you well know a key part of the democratic coalition are black voters. and there has been this frustr