Harris and Trump end campaigns with final pitch, cede stage to voters

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00:00One last plea to voters in a crucial swing state.

00:06Kamala Harris held her final rally at Philadelphia's Museum of Art Steps,

00:10made famous in the movie Rocky,

00:12describing it as a tribute to an underdog ready to climb to victory.

00:17Encourage folks to make their voices heard

00:20because we need everyone to vote in Pennsylvania

00:23and you will decide the outcome of this election Pennsylvania.

00:28But before the Democrat took to the stage,

00:30TV personality Oprah Winfrey and pop star Lady Gaga rallied the crowd,

00:35adding to a list of celebrities who've made public appearances with Harris.

00:40Earlier in the day, singer Katy Perry played a set at a rally in Pittsburgh.

00:45The vice president also toured other Pennsylvania cities,

00:48canvassing the substantial Puerto Rican community in Allentown and door-knocking in Reading.

00:54After starting the day in North Carolina,

00:57Donald Trump also held a rally in Pennsylvania,

01:00where he warned he would impose tariffs on Mexican imports

01:04if the country didn't stop the flow of fentanyl into the US.

01:07The Republican held his final event in Grand Rapids in Michigan,

01:12another battleground state,

01:13where he also concluded his campaigns in 2016 and 2020.

01:18This is my last, my last rally.

01:22Can you believe that the rallies,

01:24these big, beautiful rallies, there's never been anything like it

01:27and there never will be anything like it.

01:29And it just happened. It caught on.

01:33Polls suggest that it's a historically close race.

01:36The victor may not be known for days after the vote.

01:39Trump has already indicated that he will try to fight any defeat,

01:43as he did four years ago.

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