Harris and Oprah hold star-studded US election rally

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00:00Please welcome, Kamala Harris!

00:04It wasn't technically a campaign rally, but it may as well have been.

00:08Kamala Harris was welcomed with open arms by superstar host Oprah Winfrey

00:13in front of hundreds of thousands of live streamers

00:16and a studio audience in Michigan,

00:18one of the seven crucial battleground states that will decide the election.

00:22It seems to us that something happened to you

00:27the moment President Biden stepped aside and withdrew his candidacy

00:33that a veil or something dropped

00:38and you just stepped into your power?

00:43The next week, I saw you walking in the thing.

00:47What happened to you?

00:53You know, we each have those moments in our lives

00:56where it's time to step up.

00:58From Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts

01:01to Chris Rock and Ben Stiller,

01:03the Unite for America event was marked by celebrities

01:06who beamed in remotely to endorse Harris

01:09and this pitch to gun owners from the Democratic candidates.

01:12I'm a gun owner. Tim Morris is a gun owner.

01:14I did not know that!

01:17If somebody breaks in my house, they're getting shot.

01:20A seemingly candid comment from Harris.

01:23I probably should not have said that.

01:25Nonetheless, support stricter gun laws,

01:27including a ban on assault weapons and more background checks.

01:31The glitzy talk show screened with the presidential race neck and neck

01:34and six weeks to go to election day.

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