Welcome to the beat, I'm Mari Melburn, we're following a lot of developing news in this 2024 race.

A lot's been happening late into the afternoon. TV Network ABC has announced a Harris

Trump debate for next month. Trump basically reversing course at least in his words now saying he will debate Harris

Apparently worried the race is now trending away from him and there's more to the story we have that news coming up in this hour while we begin

With Kamil Harris taking her

running mate tour through Michigan to address autoworkers today.

There's a suggestion that somehow strength is about making people feel small, making people feel alone.

But isn't that the very opposite of what we know unions know to be strength.

This is a bit of preaching to the choir, but the choir needs to sing right now.

The choir needs to sing. know we know that unions built the middle class the rest of America has to you you know who doesn't believe that

Donald Trump

You hear both the candidates there on the Democratic side and this event built on the rallies

they've been holding this week showing enthusiasm.

Trump was actually asked about those large Harris rallies when he spoke to reporters this afternoon. The Harris campaign

says they are thrilled with what they call this blue-collar Midwest down-home

credibility that Governor Walls brings to the ticket. Another shot of energy for Democrats. And what is usually

let's remember a sleepier political season where you have the ice cream trucks

out in the August heat and people hang outside.

Kids run around the neighborhood.

Where I've been, most everyone tries to grab an ice cream from the freezer or the truck if they can a popsicle

From one of those trucks that drives through the area playing the tune we all know and people have their different favorites

one classic is the patriotic firecracker popsicle you see here. I

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