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GALLERY: Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine bring Pa. bus tour to David Lawrence Convention Center

Shirley Green, a Beechview resident, yells at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supporters protesting across the street from the line into David Lawrence Convention Center Saturday for a Hillary Clinton campaign event. more
Trump supporters held signs and shouted back in a jovial if politically charged exchange with Clinton backers. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Adam Stout is at his second Clinton rally after going to April's event at Carnegie Mellon University. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
The campaign reported an attendance of 5,100 people. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Catherine Greer, a school teacher and Beaver Fall resident, ran into her student, Madison Flynn. Flynn was attending the event with her parents. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Flynn, 10, wrote a poem about Clinton, which her mom holds a copy off. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Sign language translators flanked the stage for the benefit of any special needs attendees. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Pennsylvania House of Representatives member and Democrat Ed Gainey speaks to the crowd. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
John Fetterman, Braddock mayor and former Senate candidate, implored the crowd "not as a Democrat, not as a mayor, but as a father" to make sure they vote for Clinton in 2016. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editormore
Democratic candidate for the US Senate Katie McGinty spoke as well, arguing against Trump and her opponent, Republican Pat Toomey. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Democratic Congressmen Mike Doyle also spoke. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Billionaire entrepreneur and Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban endorsed Clinton for president at the rally, and formerly introduced her and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editormore
Clinton and Kaine are on a bus tour of Pennsylvania following Clinton's official nomination in Philadelphia this past week at the Democratic National Convention. Thye two spoke in Johnstown, Pa. earlier in the day. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editormore
Both candidates spouses also appeared. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Tim Kaine spoke first, re-using his Donald Trump impression from his speech at the Demprtaic National Convention. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
Then Clinton spoke, touching on policy such as a promise to pass a new infrastrucrtyre spending billl within her first 100 days, including broadband internet access for every home and business. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editormore
Kaine and Clinton continued on that night towards Youngstown, Ohio for their third campaign event of the day. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor
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