STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE HARRIS/WALZ TICKET WINS THE ELECTION.

>> ERIC: BUT FIRST, MARY LAHAMMER HAS A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THIS AMAZING WEEK IN POLITICS.

[ Cheers and applause ] >> Mary: TIM WALZ'S DEBUT AS A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CAME IN FRONTS OF A ROARING -- IN FRONT OF A ROARING CROWD.

>> WELCOME THE NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TIM WALZ!

[ Cheers and applause ] >> ON HIS BIGGEST STAGE YET, THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR, GLADLY EDUCATED THE AUDIENCE ON HIS CREDENTIALS.

>> DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE TEACHERS.

>> Mary: THE TEACHER AND VETERAN EXPLAINED HIS SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN QUESTIONED.

>> FOR 24 YEARS, I PROUDLY WORE THE UNIFORM OF THIS NATION.

[ Cheers ] >> Mary: THE COACH DETAILED HIS SUCCESSES.

>> FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES AND COACHING FOOTBALL.

[ Cheers ] INCLUDING WINNING THAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

[ Cheers ] >> Mary: INCLUDING A CONGRESSIONAL CAREER FROM A CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT.

>> I LEARNED THE ART OF COMPROMISE WITHOUT COMPROMISING MY VALUES.

>> Mary: BUT HE WENT ON OFFENSE.

>> DONALD TRUMP SEES THE WORLD A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN US.

[ BOOING ] FIRST OF ALL, HE DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT SERVICE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR IT BECAUSE HE'S TOO BUSY SERVING HIMSELF.

>> HE'S GOING TO THINGS THAT NOBODY HAS EVER EVEN HEARD OF.

HEAVY INTO THE TRANSGENDER WORLD, HEAVY INTO LOTS OF DIFFERENT WORLDS, HAVING TO DO WITH SAFETY, HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE BORDERS, HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE WALLS, HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY FORM OF SAFETY FOR OUR COUNTRY.

>> VIOLENT CRIME WAS UP UNDER DONALD TRUMP.

THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING THE CRIMES HE COMMITTED.

[ Cheers ] >> Mary: WALZ APPEARED READY TO SQUARE OFF AGAINST JD VANCE.

>> AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, I CAN'T AIT TO DEBATE THE GUY.

[ Cheers ] THAT IS, IF HE'S WILLING TO GET OFF THE COUCH AND SHOW UP.

[ Laughter ] >> Mary: AND HE CONTINUED THE ATTACK LINE THAT MADE HIM FAMOUS.

>> THESE GUYS ARE CREEPY AND, YES, JUST WEIRD AS HELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE!

THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE!

[ Cheers ] YOU KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE, SO SAY IT WITH ME.

WE AREN'T GOIN' BACK!

WE AREN'T GOIN' BACK!

>> Mary: THEN IN NEARBY WISCONSIN, BOTH VP CANDIDATES HAD DUELING EVENTS IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.

>> I WANT TO DEBATE GOVERNOR WALZ BECAUSE NOTHING TO DO WITH GOVERNOR WALZ BUT BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE TO SEE THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE THEIR VICE PRESIDENT STAND BEFORE THEM AND TRY TO PERSUADE THEM.

>> SOMEBODY'S HOT CAN WE GET SOMEBODY TO HELP?

YOU OKAY?

>> Mary: WALZ STOOD OUT FOR STOPPING THE RALLY TO GET SOMEONE HELP BEFORE RETURNING TO THE SPEECH.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DEBATE!

[ Cheers ] LOOK, I'VE DONE THIS ENOUGH.

I KNOW BULLIES.

♪ FREEDOM FREEDOM ♪ ♪ WHERE ARE YOU ♪ ♪ NEED FREEDOM TOO ♪ >> I WANT YOU TO DO THIS WITH ME.

LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER.

WOULD YOU BE MY RUNNING MATE AND LET'S GET THIS THING ON THE ROAD?

>> I WOULD BE HONORED, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.

THE JOY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING BACK TO THE COUNTRY, THE ENTHUSIASM THAT'S OUT THERE, IT WILL BE A PRIVILEGE TO TAKE THIS WITH YOU ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> TIM WALZ BASHING HAS MADE CAMO AND CARHART COOL AGAIN.

>> Mary: AS SOON AS THE NEWS BROKE, MINNESOTANS IN THE GOVERNOR'S NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERED IN SUPPORT.

>> IT'S AMAZING TO BE HERE.

I GOT UP THIS ORNING, WATCHING THE NEWS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, AND I'M JUST ACROSS THE RIVER, SO I JUST HAD TO BIKE OVER AND WHEN I SAW THE BARRICADES WITH, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF SANDBAGS, I HAD TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A I BEST VIEW POSSIBLE.

>> Mary: WHAT DID YOU SEE?

>> SO GREAT TO SEE TIM WALZ GETTING IN THE CARS, SEEING EVERYBODY MOVING AROUND.

THE THOUGHT THAT THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED, TO HEAR A HELICOPTER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO HEAR SOMETHING POSITIVE IS NICE.

>> I FEEL HOPE FOR THE FIRST FULL TIME.

I FEEL LIKE SINCE OBAMA.

YOU KNOW, IT HAS THAT KIND OF ENERGY AGAIN.

SO EXCITED TO WEAR MY SHIRT AND HAVE A WOMAN HOPEFULLY BE OUR PRESIDENT.

IT'S JUST -- IT'S EXCITING.

>> Mary: WHAT ABOUT A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FROM MINNESOTA?

>> I MEAN, MINNESOTA PRIDE IS LIKE NOTHING ELSE.

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, SAW THE NEWS, AND GOT IN MY CAR AND HEADED OUT.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS NEIGHBORHOODS AND THIS IS WHAT MINNESOTA'S ALL ABOUT.

>> Mary: HOW COOL IS IT TO BE IN THIS CROWD AND SEE THIS FIRSTHAND?

>> THE ENERGY IS GREAT.

IT'S SO MINNESOTA WRAP, IT -- MINNESOTAN, IT WASN'T CRAZY, PEOPLE HAD THEIR COFFEE, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> Mary: THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULDN'T MISS HOW MINNESOTAN THEIR ORGANIC GATHERING FELT.

>> EVERYBODY IN THE NATION NOW IS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO USE JUMPER CABLES.

>> Mary: GOUS OF GOVERNOR WALZ?

>> THAT'S RIGHT: >> Mary: WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO SHOW UP TODAY?

>> WALZ IS A GOOD GUY, SCHOOL TEACHER, DOWN TO EARTH, HE'LL DO A GOOD JOB.

>> WE'VE GOT SOME REAT YOU BETCHA ENERGY HERE TODAY, LET ME TELL YA.

>> Mary: YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> YEAH, St. PAUL, HAD TO