Blamed Donald Trump. Who has been the Vice President for the last three and a half years. Youre running mate. Not mine. Real leadership would be saying you know what . I screwed up. We will go back to Donald Trumps border policies. This is what happens when you dont want to solve it you demonize it. Israels right to defend itself is fundamental. Those close to Donald Trump understand how dangerous is he when he is this dangerous. For people to fear the United States you needed peace through strength. You said you were in Hong Kong during the deadly tiananmen protest. I im a Knuckle Head at times. I misspoke on this. I want us as a Republican Party to be profamily in the fullest sense of the word. Donald trump put this all into motion. He brags about how great it was that he put the judges in and overturned roe v. Wade. Well just ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share. If Kamala Harris has such great plans how to address Middle Class problems then she ought to do them now. Cut taxes for american workers and american families. Kamala harris is bringing us a new way forward. Shes been the Vice President for three and a half years. We need a new direction. [cheers and applause] shut up and dance with me. Lawrence look that. We are in muskegon, michigan at Steak And Egg. We have a big crowd here in michigan. [cheers and applause] lawrence thank you so much for being with us. Okay. Before i go to the count, lets codo a quick poll who thought Governor Walz won last nights debase. [cheers] who thought senator j. D. Vance won the debate last night. [louder cheers] what a performance from senator j. D. Vance last night. He came in and relatable and talked to the american people answered told his story and told the american Dream Story that we once had under Donald Trump but unfortunately the last three years have not been so good. Its great to be here in michigan, guys. [cheers and applause] brian i think they are finding you very relatable. Very likeable and relatable. Steve lawrence, you have got to go back to talk to that Person Or Couple of people back in the corner who said that tim walz won. Because that is not a commonly held belief. Brian but its okay. Steve yeah. We want to hear from them. Lawrence steve, if you know me, you know im going to talk to everyone. I will try get to the bottom of this on why they feel that way. Steve lawrence, i was looking at the place you are at right now the Steak And Egg there in muskegon. They have got something on the menu. I dont know if you have looked at the menu yet. Texas style french toast. Lawrence you know i did. Steve i want you to try something for me. It is the Peanut Butter Bacon pancake. That just sounds like. Lawrence they want me to try. Steve peanut butter. Bacon [laughter] lawrence very good. You know im in texas so we love bacon anything. Ainsley saw those two midwesterners on stage. Nice guys in the midwest. Midwestern matchup. First and only likely Vice President ial debate. Heavy on policy with the nominees keeping it very simple. Many in the media praising j. D. Vances performance. Brian here are some headlines i would like to share with you. One was it was a very midwestern Debate And Vance won walls are closing in. And the Wall Street Journal j. D. Vance was confident. Walz was uneven in debate. Heavy on policy. The 90 Minute Debate not without controversy. And it wasnt really from the candidates democrats. The Cbs News rules barred the moderators from factchecking the candidates but they did. J. D. Vance called t. Them on it when they did. Watch this. Thank you, governor, and just to clarify for our viewers, springfield, ohio, does have a large number of Haitianing Mys Who Have Legal Status Temporary protected. Margaret, the rules were that you werent going to factcheck. Since you are factchecking me. I think its important to say what is actually going on. Ainsley good for him. Steve and they cut his mic. Former President Trump who was watching ripped Walzs Performance Quote he has been indoctrinating with lies thinks thinking he could overcome confidence he is as nervous as he can get. Walz taking lot of notes and stumbling while trying to defend Kamala Harris record and his own past comments. You said you were in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protest in the spring of 1989. Minnesota public radio and other Media Outlets are reporting that you actually didnt travel to asia until august of that year. Can you explain that discrepancy . Ive not been perfect and im a Knuckle Head at times. The question was can you explain the discrepancy . All i said on this was i got there that Summer And Misspoke on this. So i will just thats what i have said. Steve well. At least they called him on it. Brian took a while. I grew up in nebraska. I was a coach. And then he said i misspoke. Kamala harris grew up in a Middle Class family. What wars the question . I forgot. Ainsley i had the same reaction. When they asked him why did you lie about saying you were. Ainsley i grew up in the midwest, i grew up in nebraska. And then he got around to enaing. Brian lawrence, they did not plow heavily into china connections. I thought it was funny when Bernie Sanders honeymooned in russia. But he hone mind in china. Lawrence look like a kid who got caught with his fingers in the cookie jar. Brian is he a Knuckle Head. Lawrence thats good, brian. He looked totally guilty. I guess i was wondering. We have been told by the media he is relatable. He is a coach. Is he a guy that people like and love. And he didnt come off as that guy. The Debate Overall was pretty respectful between both of the candidates. Brian i liked it. Lawrence j. D. Vance turned out to be the relatable One And Walz was all over the place. Steve before Kamala Harris picked him, he was an Attack Dog. Brian he was. Steve for the left. And for Joe Biden. And j. D. Vance was the Attack Dog and has been for Donald Trump. And they were both very effective. That was back when walz actually did interviews and stuff like that. But, whats interesting. One of the things that walz one of the Monikers Walz put on republicans and j. D. Vance was weird. Said he is a weird guy. Theyre weird. Its a weird party. Last night, j. D. Vance did really good job and dismantled the weird label. Because he was relatable. He was likeable. What went on between the two of them was civil. And ultimately, i think the benefactor was the american people. You actually got to see two diametrically opposed points of view, oftentimes. But it kind of hearkened back to a time when politics was civil. And respectful. And people got answers. And i think people you know, it would be nice to get back to that more often. Brian i watched jimmy Carter And Ronald reagan. They were civil. Nixon and jfk, they looked like two professors. Steve right. Brian with a third professor called moderator. Steve those were the days. Last night was a great debate if you wanted a debate. Janes. Ainsley i thought j. D. Vance really excelled at doing. Every response he would answer the question but always bring up their records and compare Kamala Harris record to Donald Trumps. And one time he harped on the fact that she has been the Vice President for three and a half years. He said Food Costs driven up 25 . Housing up 60 . Open the southern border. Made middle clarks our lives unaffordable. He said if she had such great plans, she should do it now. Not when she is asking for a promotion. She should have already done it. Do this while you are Vice President before you can become president. Brian lawrence, what i did because i didnt know if you everywhere going to watch this because you didnt know because you were traveling. I used my vcr. I taped it last night. Here is a portion of an exchange i wanted you to see in case you werent age to stay up the late at night. I think we should be able to find some common ground. In but we Cant Blame immigrants for the only reason. Thats not the case thats happening in many cities. The fact of the matter is we dont have enough naturally affordable housing. Tim just said something i agree with we dont want to blame immigrants for higher housing prices. We do want to blame Kamala Harris in letting in millions of illegal immigrants in this country which does drive up costs tim. 25 Million illegal aliens competing with americans for scarce homes is one of the most significant drivers of Home Prices in the country. Governor, i do want to let you respond to the allegation that the Vice President is letting in migrants. I guess we agreed not to factcheck it. Costs are down from when crump left office. Again, blaming and not trying to find a solution. Senator, on that point, i would like for you to clarify. There are many contributing factors, to high housing costs. What evidence do you have that migrants are part of this problem . Well, there is a federal Reserve Study that were happy to share after the debate. Put it up on Social Media actually that really drilsz down on the connection between increased level of migration, especially illegal immigration and higher housing prices. Now, of course, margaret, thats not the entire driver of higher housing prices. Its also the regulatory regime of Kamala Harris. Steve so he said that they would put it up afterwards and they did. They posted it on x. Formerly twitter. J. D. Wrote as promised earlier tonight, here is Mitchell Bowman of the federal Reserve Board of governors with a quote given the current low inventory of affordable housing, the inflow of new immigrants to some geographic areas could result in upward pressure on rent. So, in other words, j. D. Vance was accurately quoting what the federal reserve said, which is more people in the country fighting over a certain number of houses, prices are going to go up. Ainsley lawrence, you said 25 Million illegals competing with americans for scarce homes leads to massive increase in prices. It makes sense. And we are seeing migrants taking over apartment complexes. Seeing migrants take over hotels here in new York City, and were paying for it. Lawrence ainsley, can we just take a moment to appreciate the precision of j. D. Vance . In a normal debate you just shut the opponent down. You just shut them down and go back and sling some mud. But what j. D. Vance had said look, i dont blame the people for wanting to come here. And going across the border and taking advantage of all the resources that our government is allowing them to take advantage of. But i do to blame the administration for allowing it to happen. To allow the Grocery Stores to be raided, the communities centers to be taken over. Affecting the housing market. For the criminals coming across the border. And it was such a way of saying, look, i dont want to say i dont want to say that im not compassionate. But we have a Duty And Obligation to protect our people first. And the question is who do you want Negotiating Deals as the leader of the senate . Do you want a j. D. Vance who does it with such precision or do you want someone like walz who was all over the place last night, guys . Brian right. There is a lot there. We didnt hear anything about walz trying to defend what he did in the riots in minneapolis still has not recovered. We did not hear anything about ukraine last night. I thought that would have been a vulnerability for trumpwalz the trumpvance team, lets see. Nothing on defense spending. Nothing on the antiisrael riots on campus. And you didnt have you didnt have Kamala Harris. No one talked about the Port Strike that we have been talking about or the slow response to hurricane helene. Heres what the media did say in praise of vance. The two issues driving the campaign right now are harris has a big deficit on the economy. Harris has a big deficit on immigration. And republicans were happy tonight and democrats a little bit nervous. On those two issues, vance carried it. I agree. J. D. Vance is much more experienced at this at public speaking and defending himself and pivoting. I felt that if you were sitting at home and watching and not factchecking and you werent familiar with what j. D. Vance has said previously or what Donald Trump stood for, he seemed, at many moments, to be reasonable. I think walz did seem unsteady and, frankly, what i saw in walz is somebody who has not faced questions on a national stage since he became the democratic nominee. In contrast, j. D. Vance was very smooth. Brian jonathan karl, lawrence, sat down with j. D. Vance for, i think, a half hour. And this was one of three shows he did. So if Vance Wasnt up to the task, since getting the nomination, being picked by trump. He became up to it. But i think that he came off a rugged senate primary, too. And then a Senate General against tim ryan. So he wakes up in the morning and is he used to brawling. Lawrence well, brian, youre a former coach so you understand this principal. You may like you practice. So j. D. Vance has been doing the work. He has been doing interviews. And he was prepared for this moment. Lets go talk with some folks though because i want to get their reaction to the debate last night. Hey, how are you all doing . Were doing great. Lawrence were live on air, whats your name . Mary jo. Lawrence i love your name. The debate was last night. Who do you think won . We know that j. D. Won. Lawrence why do you think he won though . He won because he was able to articulate very well. He knows the issues. He tried to actually have more on the table there. But i felt like tim walz was like moving away from that debate judges. Lawrence moderators. I felt they were moving away from it. You know it was kind of one sided. Absolutely. Lawrence whats your name . Michael. Lawrence tell me, how do you feel about Walz Last Night . He was supposed to be this relatable guy. Did he accomplish that task last night . No. He was too nervous. Too nervous. He just i dont think he knew he is phony. He is too plastic. You know, he knows he doesnt know the topics like vance. Vance is educated, as Mary Jo said, he can a articulate the information. Vance knew the facts. And right away, i mean, right from the beginning he set the tone, started with trump right away. Its like no, we are talking about the country. We are not talking about the person. And thats what i took away from it. Lawrence okay. There was someone that raised their hand when i said did walz win the debate. Someone raised their hand and said yes. Who was that . Anybody want to claim it . I want to talk to them. Was it you, maam . All right, lets talk. Lets have the conversation. Okay. Lawrence tell me, you said that you believed walz won the debate. Why do you think he did such a great job. Is he very articulate. He knows his facts. J. D. Vance totally switched the script last night. He told untruths. He just he flipped the switch. He lied throughout the whole entire debate last night. What he said was untrue. His stance on abortion, his stance on on housing. His stance on the finance. Everything was not true. Lawrence why do you think most people, when you look at the independents and the dials and even some democrats still say j. D. Vance won the debate last night . I think its because he has had more experience on public stage in debating. And tim walz is just your guy next door. Lawrence thank you so much. All right. That was the perspective right there. Most folks say they believe j. D. Vance won. Her position is that he has way more experience but j. D. Vance has only been into politics for two years. Governor walz is a two Term Governor and was in the senate for almost a decade, guys. Steve very good Focus Group over breakfast time. And its great that that lady expressed exactly how she felt. Thats what we call a fair and balanced. Lawrence i love that thats right. Brian will teacher do you that every day. One thing not discussed last night, the Port Strike. Now in its second day. Effectively shutting down 36 major shipping hubs along the East And Gulf coast. And huge Container Ships already beginning to back up. Ainsley Todd Piro is here with the latest for us. Todd . Todd Container Ships seeing the effects of the strike with now 38 waiting at an come, offshore that according to everstream analytics just three offshore. President biden encouraging both sides to come back to the bargaining table. Negotiations are stalled. Longshoremen association pushing for 77 Wage Increase over 6 years while the ports are offering a 50 pay hike. Ila Union President Harold Daggettt is leading the strikes as long presented himself as advocate for blue collar workers. But we are learning more about his own salary. Last year he raked in 728,000. That according to union filings from the department of labor. Now for compari