GEOFF BENNETT: Welcome to the "News Hour."

Vice President Kamala Harris# and her running mate, Tim Walz,## are campaigning for a second day in the South,# holding a rally tonight in Savannah, Georgia.

AMNA NAWAZ: Harris and Walz also sat down# for a highly anticipated interview on CNN## this afternoon that will air in prime time# tonight, all that as former President Donald## Trump continues to face criticism for his visit# to Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week.

Laura Barron-Lopez has the latest.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Vice President# Kamala Harris and Minnesota## Governor Tim Walz barnstorming in# battleground Georgia for a second day.

While in Georgia, Harris and Walz also sat down# with CNN for a joint interview.

For Harris,## it's her first major interview since taking# over the Democratic ticket, something her## Republican rivals have criticized, accusing# Harris of shielding herself from scrutiny.

DANA BASH, CNN: How should voters look at# some of the changes that you have made that## you have explained some of here in your# policy?

Should they feel comfortable and## confident that what you're saying now is# going to be your policy moving forward?

KAMALA HARRIS, Vice President of the United# States (D) and U.S. Presidential Candidate: Dana,## I think the most i.. my values have not changed.

My# value around what we need to do## to secure our border, that value has not changed.

I spent two terms as the attorney general# of California prosecuting transnational## criminal organizations, violations of# American laws regarding the passage,## illegal passage of guns, drugs and human beings# across our border.

My values have not changed.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: That interview and# rally putting a cap on what the Harris## campaign sees as an opportunity to win a state# that President Biden narrowly carried in 2020.

A new FOX News poll shows Harris changing# the race in several toss-up states,## taking a lead over Donald Trump# in Georgia, Arizona and Nevada,## while narrowly trailing Trump in North Carolina,# all of the polling within the margin of error.

As Vice President Harris wraps up in the Sun Belt,## Donald Trump campaigned today at a# steel supplier outside of Lansing,## Michigan.

In an event billed as one about the# economy, Trump railed against recent polling.

DONALD TRUMP, Former President of the United States (R) ... Donald Trump is tied, tied.# We were up massively by Biden.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: But Trump's campaign# is still dealing with fallout from taking## video for campaign use of the former president's# visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

It includes moments in Section 60 of the# cemetery, largely reserved for veterans of## the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, where# photos for political purposes aren't## allowed.

The filming at Section 60 led to a# physical altercation with a cemetery staffer.

Today, the U.S. Army responded in a rare# statement, saying Trump's campaign had## been told that "federal laws, army# regulations and DOD policies clearly## prohibit political activities# on cemetery grounds.

An employee## who attempted to ensure adherence to# these rules was abruptly pushed aside."

That cemetery staffer decided not to press# charges.

And the Army defended that employee,## who the Trump campaign accused of# having a mental health episode,## the Army saying: "This incident was unfortunate,## and it is also unfortunate that the employee and# her professionalism has been unfairly attacked."

On the trail yesterday, Trump's running mate,# Senator J.D.

Vance, blasted Harris for the## blowback Trump received, though Harris# has made no statements on the incident.

SEN. J.D.

VANCE (R-OH), Vice Presidential# Candidate: She wants to yell at Donald## Trump because he showed up,# she can -- she can go to hell.

SEN. J.D.

VANCE: Sounds like we# got some fans and some haters.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: And, today, Vance headlined## a Boston firefighters convention just a day# after Tim .. Vance was booed when trying to defend the# Trump administration's record for workers.

SEN. J.D.

VANCE: I want to talk about# why we're fighting for working people,## why we're going to fight for# unions and non-union alike.

(BOOING) AMNA NAWAZ: And Laura Barron-Lopez joins me now.

So, Laura, the full interview there that# the Vice President Harris and Governor Walz,## gave hasn't yet air.

We have only seen# excerpts.

So what stands out to you so far?

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: So, in addition to# what she said about her policy positions,## the vice president was also asked whether# or not she would appoint a Republican to## her Cabinet.

And she said that, yes, she# would, that she values diversity of opinion,## that when important decisions are being# made, she wants different perspectives.

In the room, she didn't say which# Republican she's maybe considering.## But I was talking to an Arizona Republican# voter today, a two-time Trump voter, Amna,## a woman in the suburbs who said that she liked# that Harris is considering a Republican for## the Cabinet.

She also likes that Harris is# talking more and more about border security.

She still is not convinced by Harris, though,## Amna.

And a big piece of that is that she# does want more of those policies specifics.## So we will see if she gets into it a bit# more in the remainder of that interview.

AMNA NAWAZ: As you reported there, we saw# Senator Vance saying Harris can go to hell.

We also saw some pretty lewd sexual posts# that Mr. Trump shared online about Kamala## Harris.

And the campaign hasn't really# responded to those.

Do you think they will?

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: No, I don't think that# they will, mainly because the campaign has## pretty much clearly said that they have no# plans to respond to any of these attacks.

So far, the vice president herself has# not responded to the Arlington Cemetery## incident.

She has not responded herself# to any of these attacks and neither has## the campaign.

They haven't put out statements# on it.

She was asked -- the vice president was## asked in that interview with CNN about# Trump questioning her Black identity.

And she said: "Same old playbook.

Next question."

AMNA NAWAZ: Meanwhile, she continues# to campaign in Georgia.

They're## going beyond Atlanta to more rural# voters.

What's the strategy there?

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Her strategy is twofold, Amna.

She -- Kamala Harris wants to# drive up urban suburban voters,## so get the Democratic base out.

They appear# to be coming home.

But they also say that## they want to cut into Trump's margins in red# counties.

So they went to a red county in## Georgia as well as in Pennsylvania on the bus# tour that they did prior to the convention.

AMNA NAWAZ: You also reported there about that# race tightening in some battleground states like## Arizona and North Carolina.

What are you hearing# from your sources on the ground in those states?

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Longtime Republican# strategists that I have talked to in Arizona## and North Carolina say that that polling is# real, that this race has completely shifted.

And I also spoke to a two-time# Trump voter in North Carolina today,## a woman as well who is a lifelong Republican,# and she still is kind of undecided.

And she said## that the recent events at Arlington# National Cemetery, Trump's actions,## she didn't like it.

She said that she felt# as though he wasn't respectful.

She said## that she understands why he went there and the# attention that he drew to Afghanistan withdrawal,## but that she doesn't like that -- his behavior# so far and feels as though that he's spiraling.

So that could be something that shifts her.

And# you're hearing -- I heard also from the Arizona## voter that she didn't like Trump's behavior as# well at the Arlington National Cemetery incident.

AMNA NAWAZ: All right, Laura# Barron-Lopez, thanks for your reporting.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Thank you.