Held in front of a studio audience in the battleground state of Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey fielded questions from voters on gun violence, abortion rights, and more.

Oprah Winfrey returned to the talk show format for an in-person and virtual event for Kamala Harris, interspersing emotion and uplift with infomercial appeals to organize for the vice president’s candidacy.

By Gabriella Borter and Stephanie Kelly FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) -A star-studded virtual event hosted by Oprah Winfrey Thursday night to build enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign was marked by teary moments and celebrity endorsements,

Oprah Winfrey interviewed Kamala Harris in a virtual rally in Michigan on Thursday night, gathering organizers and celebrity guests to help get out her campaign message. Harris fielded questions from a studio audience in Farmington Hills,

The two are meeting in a suburb of Detroit at a virtual event called “Unite for America,” which will featured members of some of the online groups that have coalesced around Ms. Harris.