Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. Today the Harris Walz Battleground blitz is officially in full swing. The Vice President along with her newly announced Running Mate Minnesota governor tim walz are hitting key Swing States after kicking off their tour in pennsylvania yesterday. At a rally in philadelphia, Governor Walz gave a preview of what the Campaigns Message could be in the next couple of months. He wasted no time attacking Donald Trump. He doesnt know the first thing about service. Trump weakens our economy, to strengthen his own hand. He mocks our laws, he sows chaos and division, and thats to say nothing of his record as president. All this as the campaign says that it raised over 20 Million yesterday after Governor Walz was announced as harris Running Mate. Joining us now, Nbc News white House Correspondent Monica alba, Peter Alexander and zerlina maxwell. So, monica, you have new reporting about how Governor Walz went from being a Dar
It is good to be back with you for this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, a blue Wall Battle Ground blitz with just 90 days to go, Tim Walz declares, well sleep when were dead, continuing a Campaign Sprint across the u. S. With Kamala Harris. Theyre standing by for their live remarks In Wisconsin, set to begin in just moments. Plus, as a former teacher and coach, Tim Walz knows practice makes perfect, the sinkers and one liners hes testing out on Donald Trump. And trailing them on the trail, where Harris And Walz go, so does j. D. Vance. His new remarks questioning walz Military Service and what he calls stolen valor garbage. Were also live in the critical state of michigan, democrats say it is a must win. So what do voters think about a race thats gone through very topsyturvy weeks. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with a little more than 24 hours after becoming comparess vp, Tim Walz whos showing off his ability to be
Theyre certainly in our Thoughts Today will do hello, thanks so much for joining us. And sciutto in washington, Fredricka Whitfield is off today. We are following several major moments on the campaign trail, starting in atlanta, where a short time for now, former President Trump Trump and his running mate, j. D. Vance will hold a rally there event comes just hours after trump announced that he was agreeing to he said a whole new Debate Plans and this one on Fox News in front of a live audience against his democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris Harris has not accepted that new invitation. Given shes sticking with what was the previously planned debate, agreed to by trump as well, hosted by abc News Trump now backing out of that plan, also this weekend can harris is meeting with her Beading Team for indepth presentations on each of the finalists to be her running mate, she is expected to meet with the top candidates as well this weekend an announcement of her final decision, t
Vp Vetting Team here In Washington with the expectation she makes a final decision by this tuesday, cnns Alayna Treene, and Priscilla Alvarez joining us now im going to begin with priscilla. So priscilla, as we look at this decision here, shes meeting with her team, any sense of whether the focus is on a Battleground State in this decision or just more a broader whos a better campaigner with me. So according to a source, her top consideration is electability. So who is going to strengthen her chances on the electoral map and especially on this condensed timeline. The Democratic Party abruptly shifted candidates. So that is something that they have to consider as they look toward november. But she doesnt have a close and personal relationship with any of these candidates either. So its over the last several days, there has been polling, there has been focus groups, there have been conversations that she has had with President Biden and with advisers to also consider who would be the bes
In order to win the election. Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and the Rule Of Law . Or a country of chaos, Fear And Hate . And here is the beauty of this moment. We each have the power to answer that question. The power is with the people. We each have the power to answer that question. And in the next 105 days, then, we have work to do, we have doors to knock on, we have Phone Calls to make, we have voters to register and we have an election to win. More senior democrats have thrown their support behind Kamala Harris to be the Partys Nominee for president. The Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said they proudly endorsed Kamala Harris after Joe Biden ended his bid for re election. President Biden Who had been isolating with Covid Has now returned to the White House and is due to give an address from the Oval Office later to discuss how hell spend his remaining months in office. Lets speak to our correspondent in washin