gun violence, including georgia representative lucy mcbath and former arizona representative gabby giffords. [applause] >> please welcome georgia representative lucy mcbath. [applause] mc bass. >> when i work for every town for gun safety -- [applause] i saw firsthand the power of telling our stories. you have just heard mine. but there are many more to tell. on december 14, 2012 i walked into sandy hook school. i stopped at the office, chatted with my principal, then started my day with my second graders. suddenly a loud crash like metal folding chairs falling. 154 gun shots blaring. hiding in the coast, trying to sing with my students, trying to read to them, trying to drown out the sounds, terror, crying, running. i carry that horrific day with me, 20 beautiful first grade children and six of my beautiful colleagues were killed. they should still be here. [cheers and applause] at 10:30 a.m. at robb elementary school in uvalde, the school is recognizing my 10-year-old daughter for all a's. she received the good citizen award and we psoed for photos. she wears a st. mary's sweathshirt and

[cheers and applause] gabby giffords. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "gabby"] ms. ffords: our lives can change so quickly. mine did when i was shot. but i never gave up hope. i chose to make a new start and look ahead to not look back. i am relearning several things, how to walk, how to talk, and i am fighting to make the country safer. [cheers and applause] it can be so difficult. setbacks are hard, but it helped myself move ahead. i am finding joy in small things, riding my bike, playing the french horn, going to the gym, laughing with friends. these things add up. we are living in challenging times. we are up for the challenge. [applause] my own recovery has been years. many helped me along the way, and i have learned so much. i've learned that people care for each other and work together , progress is possible. a world is possible. [applause] but change does not happen overnight, and we cannot do it alone. join me. let's move ahead together. thank you very much. thank you. sen. kelly: gabby giffords, everybody. [cheers and applause] arizona democrats -- [cheers]

you. it gabby gifford, how they resonated with you.mocratic party. guns were seen as a third issue, you can talk about it, it was a losing issue, and we have change that because of the power of survivors, gabby gifford, so many other incredible people that have lived through unimaginable pain but to continue going out there and to make sure we are talking about this and we know it is a winning issue, there is a reason we are of course, you know, we have team —— seen tim walz talk about gun control, he himself is a done owner, and he says i believe in responsible gun ownership, what does that means to you and what does it means to you and what does it mean to the average american who is gun owner? i mean to the average american who is gun owner?— who is gun owner? i grew up around guns. _ who is gun owner? i grew up around guns, my _ who is gun owner? i grew up around guns, my dad - who is gun owner? i grew up around guns, my dad was i who is gun owner? i grew up around guns, my dad was an who is gun owner? i grew up - around guns, my d

detrÁs de mÍ estÁ hablando la congresista gabby giffords.to un poco mÁs solemne de lo que hemos visto durante la tarde, pero estamos ya entrando rumbo al final del programa, a la parte estelar. efectivamente. se conocen ya algunas partes de este discurso. la vicepresidenta kamala harris, hablarÁ de su historia y de su familia, sobre todo de su madre, shyamala gopalan harris, que viajÓ a los 19 aÑos de edad, cruzÓ el mundo para llegar a estados unidos y ha sido su inspiraciÓn y ha sido quien la enseÑÓ como siempre, ella suele hablar de su madre. tambiÉn va a dibujar un contraste con el expresidente trump, su principal rival polÍtico, y va a advertir de consecuencias extremadamente serias. eso dice el discurso de una segunda presidencia de donald trump. y por el otro lado, estÁ muy consciente de que esta noche la estarÁ viendo mucha gente. millones de estadounidenses, no solo los demÓcratas. y a ellos les dirÁ que les promete ser una presidenta para todos, para todos los estadounidenses. es la noche de kamala harris en el cierre de la convenci

first, i want to thank arizona for sharing mark kelly and gabby giffords. abby was a classmate of mine in 2006, and they are both national treasures. thank you, arizona. i also had the privilege of serving with congressman gallego. i have to tell you -- [cheers and applause] he was an amazing colleague and is going to be an amazing senator, but -- [cheers] we get a twofer with ruben, because we know who is never going to be a united states senator. to all the local elected officials, thank you, but a most important thank you to each and every one of you. look, you took time out of your busy lives. you got babysitters, took time off work, you walked in miles -- looked, -- you want for miles -- look, i'm from minnesota. we walk on water, it's so damn cold, but not you, you came, and you came to this space with neighbors. and you came here for one beautiful, simple reason. you love this democracy. [cheers and applause] i'll tell you what -- [crowd chanting "usa"] wow. i couldn't be prouder to stand with you and be on this ticket. [cheers] you know what is at th

gabby! >> gabrielle giffords: hello, fellow americans. i'm gabby giffords.ucking stalls and exploring the beautiful desert. i fell for an astronaut. for five years, i served in congress from a swing district. everybody called me a rising star. then, on january 8, a man tried to assassinate me. he shot 19 people. he killed six. terrible, terrible day. i almost died. but i fought for my life and i survived. [cheers and applause] i learned to walk again one step at a time. i learned to talk again one word at a time. so many people helped me come as i worked hard to recover, including a decent man from delaware who always checked in and he still does. [applause] thank you, joe biden. thank you for everything. joe is a great president. my friend kamala will be a great president. she is tough. she has grit. kamala can beat the gun lobby. she can fight gun trafficking. kamala stood up to wall street and the drug companies. she will protect abortion ac access! she will defend our freedom. she saved lives. join me in voting for kamala harris! thank you! [cheers and a

gabby giffords knows it. republicans and independents understand that as well. >> so even if kamala harris is elected, as you know, she won't be able to do it alone. that's what barack obama found out after 26 people, including 20 little kids were murdered at sandy hook elementary school, it's going to take a willing congress, knowing the numbers, the polling, the overwhelming support for voters, for what's been called common sense reform, the things she talks about, background checks, outlawing weapons of war on our streets. why hasn't it happened, and do you think it can? >> i think if democrats are fortunate enough. there was a lot of talk about a special guest at the convention. it seems to me the special guest at the convention was enthusiasm. we have that right now. that in and of itself won't lead us to victory. we need to win back the house of representatives. we saw what nancy pelosi and her leadership team were able to do were very narrow majority in getting across biden's legislation, whether it wa

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. >> please welcome representative gabby giffords. >> david: now 54 years old on the stage there withu know she was doing a meet and greet back in 2011 in tucson having been re-elected to congress when a gunman opened fire. her recovery has been well documented. it's been extraordinary. [ applause ] [ crowd chanting, "gabby" ] >> hello, fellow americans. [ cheers and applause ] i'm gabby giffords. i was born in the great state of arizona! [ cheers and applause ] i was born with grit. i grew up racing exploring the beautiful desert. i fell for an astronaut. [ laughter and applause ] for five years i served in congress from a swing district. everybody called me a rising star, then on january 8th, 2011, a man tried to assassinate me. he shot 19 people. he killed six. terrible, terrible day. i almost died. but i fought for life and i survived. [ cheers and applause ] i learned to walk again one step at a time. i learned to talk again one word at a time, so many people helped me as i worked hard to recover, including a decent man for delaware who always checked in, and he still does. [ app

representative and shooting survivor gabby giffords. she was with her husband, senator mark kelly. here it is. >> i was born with grits. i grew up racing motorcycles and exploring the beautiful desert. i fell for an astronaut. [applause] for five years i served in congress. from a swing district. everybody called me a rising star. then on january 8 2011 -- january 8, 2011 man tried to assassinate me. he killed six. terrible, terrible days. i almost died, but i thought -- fought for my life, and i survived. [applause] i learned to walk again, one step at a time. i learned to talk again, one word at a time. so many people helped me as i worked hard to recover, including a decent man for delaware who always checked in, and he still does. thank you, joe biden. thank you for everything. joe is a great president. my friend kamala will be a great president. she is tough. she has grits. kamala can beat the gun lobby. she can fight gun trafficking. kamala will protect abortion access. she will defend our freedoms. she saved lives. join me in voting for kamala harris. thank you. [applause] h

pink, as well as remarks from harris's sister and niece and speeches from former congresswoman gabby giffords and former secretary of defense leon panetta. now, don't forget, abc news will have special live coverage of the democratic national convention. it all begins at 6:00 tonight and runs until at least 8 p.m, so stay tuned. in the meantime, let's move on to some other matters. in san francisco, a rescue organization for senior dogs is facing a major setback at its brand new location. muttville senior dog rescue says it still doesn't have enough power electricity literally to operate its vet clinic and some worry this means dogs across the state will have to be euthanized as a result. abc seven news reporter lena howland talked with the founder about what's being done to find a solution. >> muttville senior dog rescue has a new home. triple the size of their last location, the only problem? the power, the 29th of july. >> our power went off and it's been off since. >> p-g-and-e's says they worked extensively with muttville to provide guidance on steps needed to ensure safe, reliable and t

arizona senator mark kelly, the retired astronaut married to shooting survivor gabby giffords. first term governor josh shapiro of the must win state of pennsylvania, and minnesota governor tim walz, a retired school teacher and former six term congressman. california senator laphonza butler, who we spoke with on abc seven news at 3 p.m, said this pick is solely being made by harris. >> kamala harris is looking to see which one of these candidates will help. either get people who are going to stay home to the polls, or get those wobbler voters who weren't sure who to vote for put them in her column. >> the new democratic presidential ticket will spend the next several days crisscrossing the country, starting with pennsylvania tonight, and then to michigan, wisconsin and north carolina. she will then make her way to san francisco after she finishes her last stop on her battleground state tour on saturday, the democratic national convention in chicago starts on august 19th. we'll have updates for you right here. this morning, reggie. >> thanks so much, gloria. republican vice pre

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the vice presidential pick are arizona senator and retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords. minnesota governor tim waltz, a retired school teacher and former six term congressman, and first-time governor josh shapiro from must win pennsylvania. some of the democratic party have voiced concerns about shapiro's support for israel and taxpayer funded private school vouchers. >> kamala harris is looking to see which one of these candidates will help. either get people who are going to stay home to the polls, or get those wobbler voters who weren't sure who to vote for put them in her column. >> the new democratic presidential ticket will spend the next several days crisscrossing the country, starting with pennsylvania tonight, then to michigan, wisconsin and north carolina. she will then make her way to san francisco after she finishes her last stop on her battleground state tour on saturday, the democratic national convention in chicago starts on august 19th. reggie. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. republican vice presidential nominee senator jd vance plans to follow the

i whats in an event in glendale, arizona, with my wife gabby giffords, 15,000 people in the room andssed this specifically, myself and the vice president about how the border is an important issue, especially for border states. the state of arizona, that i represent. and it is not only on border security. kamala harris really wanted to reform our immigration system. our immigration system helps support our economy. and i expect, you know, that she will be focused on this after she's elected president. >> you need the rest of the congress to agree to follow that path and you know that is been an -- to date. >> and that -- that has with donald trump still in the picture. once he is done and gone, i really believe that my senate colleagues, the republicans in the united states senate, will get back on to this bill because they negotiated it, and this wasn't meeting them like on the 50 yard line on this issue. this was meeting them on the 10 yarmd on their side of the field and we almost had it done until donald trump said they're not allowed to vote for the bill. so i expect her to help

also under consideration retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords.innesota governor kentucky governor andy beshear. trump previously agreed to a debate on september 10th hosted by abc news. the harris campaign says that trump is running scared and backing out of that debate. vice president harris says she will be there on september 10th and she hopes that donald trump will be there too. whit. >>> overseas now and growing fears in the middle east, iran vowing to retaliate against israel following the assassination of a hamas leader in tehran. the u.s. deploying ships and fighter jets to the region. let's bring in matt rivers in tel aviv. there's a new warning to american citizens. >> reporter: that's right. as we speak u.s. military hardware moving into the region. cruisers, destroyers, fighter jets, all designed to help defend israel against what could well be a large iranian missile barrage. similar or even bigger to what we saw iran do a few months ago. iran's retaliation for a hamas leader's assassination earlier this week expected any time now, a

also a moderate from a key state — is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffordstempt back in 2011. in minnesota, governor walz has enacted several progressive policies including protecting abortion access. the vice president met transportation secretary pete buttigieg on friday, though there are reports that he's due to be in maine tuesday and wednesday, rather than in philadelphia, where kamala harris is expected to appear publicly with her pick for the first time. she is also said to have interviewed candidates virtually, with kentucky governor andy beshear and illinois governorjb pritzker also in contention for the vpjob. her choice willjoin her on a whirlwind five—day tour of seven cities this week as ms harris ramps up her campaign in the battleground states. 0ur north america correspondent anthony zurcher explained the significance of the choice of running mate. well, first of all, she's going to be on the stage with this person throughout the fall campaign. if elected, the vice president would take over the presidency if something were to happen to kamala

we've seen some headliners before them, including gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly which was, of course, another rumored potential vp pick. so the pair, harris and walz, they've been barnstorming through battleground states since walz was announced as the vice presidential nominee. >>> former president trump holding a rally tonight in montana scheduled to get underway in a little less than two hours, but his plane got diverted because of a mechanical issue. the aircraft did land safely in billings. trump is taking a private plane to the fundraiser. >>> meanwhile trump's comments at a press conference yesterday drawing swift rebuke from former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> well, i know willie brown very well. in fact, i went down in a helicopter with him. we thought maybe this is the end. we were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing. this was not a pleasant landing. and willie was a little concerned. so i know him pretty well. >> so apparently that's not true. we caught up with willie brown today and he says nothing abo

former congresswoman and gun violence survivor gabby giffords, florida congressman maxwell frost, michigan governor gretchen whitmer, the vice president's goddaughter, niece and stepdaughter will also humanize her with an appearance. and given harris bay area roots, many friends and associates in her hometown will be watching her make history. among the watch parties, san francisco supervisor connie chan is hosting one tonight on clement street in san francisco and somebody else who will be watching closely and cheering on her old friend is someone who grew up with vp harris in berkeley, carole porter. carol, it's so great to see you again. >> it's so good to see you. kristen, how are you? >> i see you got your t shirt on. i'm good. i'm good. i do okay. you know, i should say harris, because that's what i do. but i know you call her kamala, so go right ahead. you and harris go way back in 2020. she mentioned in a primary debate and later tweeted about being bussed to school as a little girl. we have that tweet. we have that picture. you know, the early days of berkeley schools desegregatio

also on the left, their former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. her husband, senator mark kelly. also former defense secretary leon panetta. michigan governor gretchen whitmer, singer pink is also slated to perform, and prime time coverage is expected to start with a performance by the tricks actress kerry washington, also hosting. and make sure to stay with nbc to watch vice president kamala harris accept her nomination tonight. right after the dnc will have our local newscast. but right now, coverage from the dnc in chicago with lester holt, savannah guthrie, nbc news team starts right now

residence in d.c., including josh shapiro, arizona prosecutor and mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffordsd minnesota governor tim walz, a retired school teacher and former congressman. >> if harris wins this election you will quickly have a kamala economic crash. >> reporter: trump last night rallying battleground georgia hurling personal insuhls. >> she has a very low i.q. >> reporter: many republicans want trump to tone down the attacks. >> every day we're talking about her heritage and not her dangerous liberal record is a good day for her and a bad day for us. >> do you think trump is taking the right strategy in attacking harris? >> i think donald trump needs to stick to the facts and stay along that line and stick to the issues. >> reporter: trump's running mate ohio senator j.d. vance still doing damage control acknowledging that even some republicans are disappointed that he's on trump's ticket. >> i actually take the criticism as a badge of honor. >> reporter: going so far as to say his name on the ticket does not make a difference. >> my attitude is it doesn't care -- it doesn't

he on the short list to be kamala harris as vp and his wife and gabby giffords, former u.s. representative herself was shot by a gunman at small rally and has been outspoken. person there for. gun control. and as we wait for kamala harris to formally accept the nomination, we're going to go to usf political science professor james. >> taylor live with us so much to talk about. what's top of mind for you right now? >> just the energy of that you see demonstrated the democratic convention. the republicans good energy, but the democrats have. i included entire hollywood musical production that might alienate, you know, real america. but it certainly is igniting a lot of enthusiasm. and there's even with that. you know, he's taylor swift or beyonce shows up tonight. and if that happens, it's over the top because the democrats had a very energetic, mostly very positive convention. and when it comes to presidential elections, the bottom line is who runs the best overall campaign? everything that happened from the moment to announce until chosen or rejected by the electorate is the

i am gabby giffords. i was born in the great state of arizona!s, mucking stalls and exploring the beautiful desert. i fell for an astronaut. for five years, i served in congress from a swing district. everybody called me a rising star. then, on january 8th, a man tried to assassinate me. he shot 19 people. he killed six. terrible, terrible day. i almost died, but i thought for life and i survived. i learned to walk again, one step at a time. i learned to talk again, one word at a time. so many people helped me as i worked hard to recover, including a decent man from delaware who always checked on me and he still does. thank you, joe biden! thank you for everything! joe is a great president. my friends, kamala will be a great president. she is tough. she has great. kamala can beat the gun lobby. she can fight gun trafficking. kamala stood up to wall street and the drug companies. she will protect abortion access. she will defend our freedom. she saves lives. join me in voting for kamala harris! thank you! >> i had the honor of meeting vice preside

and the husband, a former congresswoman, gabby gifford, to herself, was shot in the head in an assassination attempt, is seen as strong with suburban women and hispanics, but perhaps a little too tough on immigration issues. what do you think would bring the most to a democratic ticket to out of the 3 candidates for vice president? the ones that you mentioned, john have said a lot of things that are pro sinus shapiro, the governor of, of pennsylvania. he has said that the active is good for the pro uh the pro palestine actors are or he's liking them to the k k k. the other day one. yeah. now who was in the congress, senator mark kelly stood and applauded. when yeah, who was talking about what the active this were doing and that i haven't heard what cooper has said on the subject. but when you distill it all down, it's who is the who does wall street trust and like who is pro zionist? those are who is in favor of the military industrial, complex oil and gas. we're not going to get anyone who's against any of these groups. big pharma, big agriculture. thank you both for the analysis. we're goi

vetted for the tick include -- arizona senator and retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords. minnesota governor tim walz, retired schoolteacher and former congressman. and popular pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, like harris, a former prosecutor. shapiro, who was set to headline fundraisers for harris in new york, clearing his weekend schedule. >> governor, do you expect kamala harris to ask you to run with her? >> i think that's a question for the vice president. >> governor, are you planning on meeting with vice president harris this weekend? >> i think any process questions like that should go directly to the harris campaign. >> governor, you said the last time you spoke to vice president harris was last sunday. is that still true? >> it is. >> if you're not going to the hamptons this weekend, what are you doing instead? >> you really think i'm going to tell you what i'm doing? >> do you plan to be in philadelphia on tuesday, by chance? >> i hope to be, yeah. >> whit: certain certainly fielding plenty of questions. vice president harris has said she will officially acc

he will be speaking alongside him, will be his wife, gabby gifford, too, did survive being attempted mass shooting. she will also be period to talk about the importance of gun control. but of course, what everybody is waiting for us to hear from comma, la harris. and what her vision is for the future, if she is to become president of the united states, can we find something much indeed for now? while the democrats, so trying to show a united front is discontent among their own party members of a denying any palestinian american, the charles to address the convention of the spark voices. supposing is roseanne roach, i'm is of captives being allowed to at least 40 democratic that a good say that uncommitted and have withheld the supports to come in to have a so the by the administration stands on israel as some democrats have open to express their frustration with the highest was campaign and a treat us house, democrats, count them, said the democratic party is making quote, a tragic mistake that pets you. 18 your rage of palestinian voices, likening it to the range of protestants. dif

confirmed arizona senator and retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords, minnesota governor tim walz and pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, also a former prosecutor. like harris, all are being vetted. shapiro was expected to headline fundraisers in new york. for harris, now canceling his weekend plans. do you expect kamala harris to ask you to run with this success here? >> so i think that's a question for the vice president ahead. >> are you working on being in philadelphia on tuesday by chance? >> i hope to be, yeah. >> harris is expected to announce who her vice president will be in the next few days. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> new at 11. chip maker nvidia is facing an antitrust probe from u.s. regulators. that's according to tech website the information. the doj is apparently looking into claims the santa clara based company is cornering the market. allegations include nvidia threatening to punish those who buy from both them and competitors. nvidia denies the claims in a statement, saying it wins on merit. the san francisco giants are h

also a moderate from a key state, is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords011. in minnesota, governor walz has enacted several progressive policies, including protecting abortion access. her choice willjoin her on a whirlwind five—day tour of seven cities this week as ms harris ramps up her campaign in the battleground states. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. david, we are only hours away now from finding out? yes, and before we get onto that, i will bring you a better breaking news. according to the associated press, kamala harris has now formally secured her party's presidential nomination. this following an online rollcall of democratic party delegates that commenced five days ago and finished tonight, including this evening, and that gave kamala harris, according to a statement reported by ap, 99% of the votes of the democratic party. they will meet the leaders of the party to formally certify her nomination, but there is due to be a ceremonial rollcall at the dmc convention in chicago two weeks' time. to move onto the announc

arizona senator and retired astronaut mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords. minnesota governor tim walz, a retired school teacher and six-term congressman. >> hi, governor. anything on the veep stakes yet? >> i got nothing for you. >> reporter: and popular first-term pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, a former prosecutor. shapiro emerging as a favorite, with pennsylvania as a must-win state. but some in the party voicing concerns over his support for israel and taxpayer-funded private school vouchers. harris forced to make this critical decision at warp speed. she has only been a candidate for two weeks herself. sources tell abc news the new pair will debut in front of a crowd of more than 10,000 people tomorrow night in philadelphia, kicking off a blitz through battleground states this week, where she's seen a boost in the polls. in a new interview, donald trump saying any of harris' possible vp picks would be a better president than she would. >> i think virtually every one of them is considered better, smarter, would be a better president than her, but we

are also going to be some celebrity political labs that will be speaking as well. among them. gabby gifford, to was a former congresswoman who survived as shooting that had left her physically disabled. she will be making the case for gun control as well. so it's going to be a very emotional evening. it's going to be a very passionate evening. i can also tell you it's going to be a very crowded evening. calmly, harris is not even going to speak for at least another 4 or 5 hours. and already this room is filled to occupancy and they are already investigating whether or not they can do an overflow venue. given the fact that this is a pact auditorium, a packed auditory and, but there was a phone in the side of this convention, isn't that the own committed delegates, best full and number for they made the presence felt how it stays on us this. well, they certainly have done that outside given the fact that there have been protests a week. we know that there are of also been a presence on the floor. and there has certainly been the platform that has been made part of the democratic party. so tha

he is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords who survived an assassinationor walz is a former congressman. in his state of minnesota, he has enacted a number of progressive policies, including protecting abortion access and restricting gun access. ms harris is also meeting other candidates, but it's not clear who those are. she has until the democratic national convention on the 19th of august to make a decision. on that, we are joined now by the democratic strategist, hilary rosen. good to have you with us. how much difference does that pic of vice president candidate make in the campaign? president candidate make in the cam aian? 2, president candidate make in the camaiun? 2, , president candidate make in the camaiun? ., ,., president candidate make in the camaiun? ., _, ., president candidate make in the cam-tain? ., ,., ., , ., campaign? that is a great question because, campaign? that is a great question because. of— campaign? that is a great question because, of course, _ campaign? that is a great question because, of course, voters - campaign? that is

so the husband of gabby gifford because as, as people know, the, the northern states like minnesota, like michigan wisconsin, have all been kind of known as the blue wall and what's, what's left of it anyway. exactly. and in areas, arizona, arizona has shifted away from being squarely in the republican camp. you know, formerly a red state is kind of gone purple now, so i thought maybe they might be leaning towards a astronaut. might mark kelley. but you know, in this instance i get why they picked waltz speak waltz because, you know, he's, he's kinda noah. there's not nothing really remarkable about him. we're just wondering what is the video for jermel harris? what is, what is the best fit. c i mean, midwest is where you have a but you don't have an access. you don't say anything on land is you just get. 2 when you go to work every day, and that's what they're thinking with this guy, they'll be able to get pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and ohio. i doubt it, they'll probably, they'll certainly deliver minnesota. the rest is you have to be seen. i want to stay on politics with th

he is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords, who survived an assassinationavy. governor walz is a former congressman. in his state of minnesota, he has enacted several progressive policies, including protecting abortion access and restricting gun access. ms harris is also meeting other candidates, but it's not clear who they are. she has until the democratic national convention on the 19th of august to make a decision. but as we said, it looks like that will come much sooner. on that, we are joined now by thomas gift — he's director of the centre on us politics at university college london. good to have you with us. on the face of it, some similarities between these contenders, but talk to us about the nuances in, harris's consideration as she decides who she will actually choose.— will actually choose. thanks so much for havin: will actually choose. thanks so much for having me. _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is grea

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i can see you were moved by the words of gabby giffords and the others. teach to be safe every day and focus on getting an education in school and be safe. >> i appreciate you talking to us tonight. her story is not unique, savannah and lester. over the course of these last several days, we have had so many people here for a variety of different issues, abortion access, their fears of gun violence in the country, their desires to have safe schools and communities. this is one of thousands similar we have heard over the course of the last two days. >> all right, peter. then there is the commander in chief test. that's going to be an issue coming into the campaign. kelley is a former astronaut. he has flown in combat. he has flown in the space shuttle. and vetted by the harris campaign as a possible vp runningmate. >> hello democrats! so president obama had to follow michelle. i had to follow gabby and pink. gabby amazes me every single day. [ applause ] >> she was able to walk out and address you tonight because she's a fighter. and thanks to a team of doc

also a moderate from a key state — is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords assassination attempt back in 2011. in minnesota, governor walz has enacted a number of progressive policies including protecting abortion access. the vice president met transportation secretary pete buttigieg on friday though there are reports that he's due to be in maine, tuesday and wednesday, rather than in philadelphia, where kamala harris is expected to appear publicly with her pick for the first time. she is also said to have interviewed candidates virtually, with kentucky governor andy beshear and illinois governorjb pritzker also in contention for the vp job. her choice willjoin her on a whirlwind five—day tour of seven cities this week as ms harris ramps up her campaign in key battleground states. let's speak to tia mitchell, washington correspondent, for the atlanta journal—constitution. really good to have you with us. i will dive straight in, i would ask you to hedge your bets. who do you think we could be seeing come tuesday second on the tickets for the democrats? i’ll