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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Month, September 2024

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Month, September 2024
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Month, September 2024

2024-10-01 12:04 Last Updated At:12:11

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky in New York's Lower Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky in New York's Lower Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Liut brigade fires his D-30 artillery cannon towards the Russian position near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Liut brigade fires his D-30 artillery cannon towards the Russian position near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, sits outside the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, sits outside the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman cries during the funeral procession of two Hezbollah members, killed when a handheld device exploded, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman cries during the funeral procession of two Hezbollah members, killed when a handheld device exploded, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A youth cycles past a man taking a bucket bath at a school where people displaced by gang violence have been living for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A youth cycles past a man taking a bucket bath at a school where people displaced by gang violence have been living for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Israelis take cover next to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Israelis take cover next to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

A pedestrian stops to watch a television across the street at Alley Cat showing the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A pedestrian stops to watch a television across the street at Alley Cat showing the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Participants hold posters celebrating marriage equality in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Participants hold posters celebrating marriage equality in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Relatives try to comfort a woman crying after viewing the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue in the western city of Eldoret, in Rift Valley, Kenya Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Relatives try to comfort a woman crying after viewing the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue in the western city of Eldoret, in Rift Valley, Kenya Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier of the Azov brigade sits at the stabilization point after arriving from the front line, near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier of the Azov brigade sits at the stabilization point after arriving from the front line, near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A woman walks past a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Moreshet, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A woman walks past a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Moreshet, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A woman looks at her dogs sitting on a sofa, as she stands inside her home that was flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman looks at her dogs sitting on a sofa, as she stands inside her home that was flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An American flag sits in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

An American flag sits in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

A resident carries a dog amid smoke from fires in a forested area in the Guapulo neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

A resident carries a dog amid smoke from fires in a forested area in the Guapulo neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

The twin daughters of Muthuthewarkittan Manohari, a tea plantation worker, stand in the foreground as their grandmother Lakshmi, center, drinks a cup of tea in their home in Spring Valley Estate in Badulla, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The twin daughters of Muthuthewarkittan Manohari, a tea plantation worker, stand in the foreground as their grandmother Lakshmi, center, drinks a cup of tea in their home in Spring Valley Estate in Badulla, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Annika and Moritz embrace as people walk by in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Annika and Moritz embrace as people walk by in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Birds fly near a church in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a foggy Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Birds fly near a church in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a foggy Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A woman shouts slogans as she joins a rally to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in August, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A woman shouts slogans as she joins a rally to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in August, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Hezbollah supporters carry a flag depicting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they ride a scooter following the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hezbollah supporters carry a flag depicting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they ride a scooter following the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Richard Gere, center, sits with the photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Wolfs'" during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Richard Gere, center, sits with the photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Wolfs'" during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Boys row on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Boys row on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky in New York's Lower Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Liut brigade fires his D-30 artillery cannon towards the Russian position near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Liut brigade fires his D-30 artillery cannon towards the Russian position near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, sits outside the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A man who was injured in the explosion of one of the handheld devices, sits outside the Eye Specialist hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman cries during the funeral procession of two Hezbollah members, killed when a handheld device exploded, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman cries during the funeral procession of two Hezbollah members, killed when a handheld device exploded, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A youth cycles past a man taking a bucket bath at a school where people displaced by gang violence have been living for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A youth cycles past a man taking a bucket bath at a school where people displaced by gang violence have been living for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Israelis take cover next to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Israelis take cover next to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from Lebanon, in Nahariya, northern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

A pedestrian stops to watch a television across the street at Alley Cat showing the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A pedestrian stops to watch a television across the street at Alley Cat showing the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Participants hold posters celebrating marriage equality in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Participants hold posters celebrating marriage equality in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Relatives try to comfort a woman crying after viewing the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue in the western city of Eldoret, in Rift Valley, Kenya Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Relatives try to comfort a woman crying after viewing the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue in the western city of Eldoret, in Rift Valley, Kenya Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier of the Azov brigade sits at the stabilization point after arriving from the front line, near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier of the Azov brigade sits at the stabilization point after arriving from the front line, near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A woman walks past a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Moreshet, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A woman walks past a house hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Moreshet, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A woman looks at her dogs sitting on a sofa, as she stands inside her home that was flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A woman looks at her dogs sitting on a sofa, as she stands inside her home that was flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An American flag sits in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

An American flag sits in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

A resident carries a dog amid smoke from fires in a forested area in the Guapulo neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

A resident carries a dog amid smoke from fires in a forested area in the Guapulo neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

The twin daughters of Muthuthewarkittan Manohari, a tea plantation worker, stand in the foreground as their grandmother Lakshmi, center, drinks a cup of tea in their home in Spring Valley Estate in Badulla, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The twin daughters of Muthuthewarkittan Manohari, a tea plantation worker, stand in the foreground as their grandmother Lakshmi, center, drinks a cup of tea in their home in Spring Valley Estate in Badulla, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Annika and Moritz embrace as people walk by in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Annika and Moritz embrace as people walk by in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Muwasi, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Birds fly near a church in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a foggy Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Birds fly near a church in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a foggy Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A woman shouts slogans as she joins a rally to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in August, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A woman shouts slogans as she joins a rally to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in August, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Hezbollah supporters carry a flag depicting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they ride a scooter following the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hezbollah supporters carry a flag depicting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they ride a scooter following the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Richard Gere, center, sits with the photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Wolfs'" during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Richard Gere, center, sits with the photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Wolfs'" during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil for the slain students and teachers at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Boys row on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Boys row on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

First-graders attend the traditional ceremony for the first day of school in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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Walz and Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate

2024-10-01 12:01 Last Updated At:12:10

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election.

The debate in New York hosted by CBS News will give Vance, a Republican freshman senator from Ohio, and Walz, a two-term Democratic governor of Minnesota, the chance to introduce themselves, make the case for their running mates, and go on the attack against the opposing ticket.

Tuesday's matchup could have an outsized impact. Polls have shown Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump locked in a close contest, giving added weight to anything that can sway voters on the margins, including the impression left by the vice presidential candidates. It also might be the last debate of the campaign, with the Harris and Trump teams failing to agree on another meeting.

The role of a presidential running mate is typically to serve as an attack dog for the person at the top of the ticket, arguing against the opposing presidential candidate and their proxy on stage. Both Vance and Walz have embraced that role.

Vance's occasionally confrontational news interviews and appearances on the campaign trail have underscored why Trump picked him for the Republican ticket despite his past biting criticisms of the former president, including once suggesting Trump would be “America’s Hitler.”

Walz, meanwhile, catapulted onto Harris’ campaign by branding Trump and Republicans as “ just weird,” creating an attack line for Democrats seeking to argue Republicans are disconnected from the American people.

A new AP-NORC poll found that Walz is better liked than Vance, potentially giving the Republican an added challenge.

After a Harris-Trump debate in which Republicans complained about the ABC News moderators fact-checking Trump, Tuesday's debate will not feature any corrections from the hosts. CBS News said the onus for pointing out misstatements will be on the candidates, with moderators “facilitating those opportunities.”

Ahead of the debate, allies of both men were lowering expectations that their candidate will have a decisive performance.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called Vance “an accomplished debater” and contrasted that with Walz, saying he was “not a lawyer-debater type.” Klobuchar said Walz spent time growing up thinking about football, not debating.

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, portrayed Walz much differently than Klobuchar.

“Tim Walz is very good in debates, really good. He’s been a politician for nearly 20 years. He’ll be very well prepared for tomorrow night,” Miller told reporters Monday. He predicted the Democratic governor of Minnesota will be much more “buttoned up” than he is on the campaign trail and ready to defend his record, but added, “That’s not to say that JD Vance won’t be prepared tomorrow, or that somehow he isn’t up to the challenge.”

Vance, speaking to reporters last week, said he didn’t “have to prepare that much” for the debate because he had “well-developed views on public policy.”

But Vance has been doing debate prep sessions where he’s been joined by his wife, Usha Vance, Miller, senior Vance aides, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who has played Walz, according to a person familiar with his preparations who requested anonymity to discuss strategy. Moderating their mock debates was Monica Crowley, who served in the Trump administration, hosts a podcast and contributed to Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for remaking government that Trump claims he knows " nothing about.”

“JD Vance is prepared to wipe the floor with Tim Walz and expose him for the radical liberal he is,” Emmer told reporters on Monday.

Walz’s debate prep has included sessions hunkered down in a Minneapolis hotel, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg standing in for Vance, according to a person familiar with the process who requested anonymity to discuss the campaign's internal dynamics. Others helping in the preparations include Rob Friedlander and Zayn Siddique, who helped Harris prepare for her debate with Trump, along with other aides to Walz and the campaign.

Klobuchar said Walz will show the American people “a real person” who brings “buoyancy” and positivity to the debate stage that will contrast with Vance, but “he is not going to be shy about pointing out the problems.”

“Just because he’s an optimistic, positive person doesn’t mean he’s a pushover,” she said.

Associated Press writers Jill Colvin in New York, Josh Boak in Baltimore, and Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.

This combination of photos shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, at the DNC on Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Sept. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich. (AP Photo)

This combination of photos shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, at the DNC on Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Sept. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich. (AP Photo)

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