Hillary Clinton promotes book in Portland ahead of general election

Biden. Perhaps no one quite knows what it's like to go up against Trump on election night. Then Hillary Clinton, who was back in Portland tonight, promoting her latest book. Catherine Cook was in that audience and joins us in the newsroom. Catherine David. For those at tonight's event, the timing felt significant. Eight years ago, most of them voted for Hillary Clinton, believing she'd become the nation's first female president. Now many are putting those same hopes in Kamala Harris, something audience members and Clinton wanted to talk about the name on the marquee Hillary Clinton. But those gathered at the schnitz to see her Monday night were buzzing just as loudly over another name. Kamala Harris. Yeah, I absolutely believed in her and the Democratic Party, so that's why I'm here to represent as well and looking forward to Kamala Harris being the next president. Please welcome to the stage former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Governor Tina Kotech. Once on stage, Clinton herself through support behind Harris Governor Tina Kotech served as moderator. Honestly, Tina, I think that she's run a near flawless campaign. I don't know what else she could do to make her case. And yet it's gonna be a very close election. Clinton is on a national tour promoting her new book, Something Lost, Something Gained reflections on life, love and liberty. Attendees paid anywhere from $76 up to 469 for a VIP experience with Clinton. Some look for savings elsewhere. Oh, I'm gonna get the book from the library. On stage, Clinton shared her fears over the state of women's reproductive rights. Don't turn your backs on people from places like Idaho because they're American citizens, too, and their rights should not depend upon what state they're living in. If they're Americans, this was not Clinton's first time at the schnitz promoting a book in 2017. She was here discussing her memoir called What Happened. She wrote it after her failed 2016 presidential bid against Donald Trump. What we have learned about Russian interference in the election is more than alarming. It's a clear and present danger to western democracy, and it's right out of Putin's playbook. Now, years later, some argue little has changed. In four weeks, Americans will once again choose their next president. They have a lot to look back on. I was so crushed in 2016 and I felt like the lesson was no little girl. You cannot grow up to be president. And here we are eight years later, and I just I want to hope and I'm so afraid of getting crushed again. Clinton shared some behind the scenes anecdotes about the current campaign. She said when Harris was prepping for her debate with Trump, she used the same Trump stand in that Clinton used in 2016. David, that's an interesting nugget right there. All right. Thank you, Catherine. We'll see how it goes in a couple weeks.