Welcome to the news hour. The 2024 campaign is in full swing with Vice President

Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walls hitting the trail on his own for the first

time. It comes a day after former President Donald Trump's

two-hour live stream with Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter. But what was billed as a

triumphant return to that social media platform was fraught with tech troubles.

Laura Barone Lopez starts our coverage.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Los Angeles, California today.

Stop number one of a five-state dash

that has the VP pick flying solo for the first time.

We can't hope that we defeat Donald Trump. We can't hope that we can

collectively bargain. We can't hope we protect Social Security. We can't hope that

we address climate change. You don't hope to win, you plan, prepare and work to win.

He addressed the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees at its annual

convention, the largest trade union representing the public sector in the U.S.

And it already endorsed the Harris Wall's ticket.

We know exactly who built this country. already endorsed the Harris Wall's ticket.

We know exactly who built this country.

It was nurses.

It was teachers and it was state and local government employees

that built this nation.

People in this room built the middle class.

Thank you, Ashme.

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