2022, MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WAS SELECTED AS THE RUNNING MATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. ARIZONA SENATOR MARK KELLY WAS BEING CONSIDERED. HE'S NOW CAMPAIGNING FOR THE VICE AND TODAY I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. SPOKE ABOUT THE DEBATE LAST NIGHT, AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES >> ONE WAS CLEARLY PRESIDENTIAL OBVIOUSLY READO TAKE OVER AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES. AND TRUMP JUST WASN'T, YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T HAVE A COMMAND OF THE ISSUES. HE DOUBLED DOWN CALLING AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND EVEN LAUNCHED INTO SOME NEW ONES. >> YOU KNOW, OUR STATE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A BATTLEGROUND STATE YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE. YOU KNOW REGARDLESS OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, BUMPS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. IN YOUR OPINION, DO YOU FEEL LIKE NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN TO WIN ARIZONA? I THINK THEY WILL WIN ARIZONA, AND THEY'RE GOING TO WIN THE ELECTION, BECAUSE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM IS REALLY CLEAR. >> SENATOR KELLY SAID SPECIFIC ISSUES LIKE ABORTION AND THE BORDER WILL HELP VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS GAIN SUPPORT IN ARIZONA. AS FOR THE BORDER, KELLY BELIEVES IMMIGRATION SHOULD NOT BE SOLVED THROUGH EXECUTIVE ACTION. PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK EXECUTIVE ACTION THIS SUMMER WHEN A BIPARTISAN BORDER BILL FAILED TO PASS. CRITICS SAY HE WAITED TOO LONG. >> I THINK IT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR ARIZONANS TO KNOW LAWS ESPECIALLY IMMIGRN AND BORDER SECURITY GENERALLY ORIGINATE IN CONGRESS. THE US HOUSE OR THE US SENATE, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY PASS LEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH ISSUES LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY. >> WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTING IN GEORGIA, WHETHER YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT EVEN IF YOU DON'T VOTE, BUT YOU'RE A PARENT AND YOU TAKE YOUR KID TO SCHOOL, IT'S FRIGHTENING. >> IT'S ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING. I HAVE A KINDERGARTNER, YOU KNOW, I'M DROPPING HIM OFF AT SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, AND I SEE HIM, YOU KNOW, WOBBLE OFF TO SCHOOL, CAN BE DONE? LIKE, ACTUALLY BE DONE TO PREVENT THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING? >> WELL, LET ME START BY SAYING I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE SENDING YOUR KINDERGARTNER OFF TO SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO, AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT HAS THIS, THIS LEVEL OF GUN VIOLENCE GUN VIOLENCE AGAINST KIDS, US STAND OUT THE WORST OF WAYS. AND THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO. I MEAN SAFE STORAGE LAWS FOR FIREARMS AND HOMES. BACKGROUND CHECK MAKE SURE THERE'S A UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE YOU CAN BUY A GUN. KNOW, SOME RESTRICTIONS ON THE TYPE OF GUNS. YOU KNOW WHY DO WE ALLOW GENERAL PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST DEADLY FIREARMS THAT ARE ONLY INTENDED FOR OF THE MILITARY? SO WE CAN CHANGE LAWS VIOLENCE AND GUN RIGHTS. THEY WERE ONE OF SEVERAL TOPICS DURING LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. FOLLOWING THE DEBATE, BOTH SIDES CLAIMED VICTORY