More than 1.5 million people registered for the Kamala Harris rally in Houston, more than 30,000 got in

The Harris campaign said it’s their biggest campaign event

On a day where the 92-degree heat set a new record in Houston, thousands of people lined up, some waiting for at least a couple of hours to get into Shell Energy Stadium for the Kamala Harris rally on reproductive rights.

The Harris campaign said 1,533,040 people registered for her Friday night rally, but that doesn’t mean they all showed up.

Her campaign said more than 30,000 people were inside the stadium. They say it’s their biggest campaign event to date.

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But 6:30 p.m., the line was still stretched down two blocks outside and people were still showing up to get in line. Multiple streets were blocked off and there were even longer lines of cars with drivers looking for parking spots.

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KPRC 2′s Deven Clark described the outside crowd as “people from all walks of life, all ages, all races, and they didn’t mind waiting outside since the weather was nice.”

Earlier in the day, a few people fainted or suffered heat exhaustion and were treated by EMTs. Houston police handed out cold bottles of water.

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Beyonce is expected, and Willie Nelson will be there too.

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Here’s a look right before 7 p.m. of people still showing up:

In line forbthe Harris rally!
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In line forbthe Harris rally!

In line for the Harris rally!
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In line for the Harris rally!

Inside the stadium, the event was set to get started around 6:30 p.m. tonight, but it looks and sound like they’re running behind.

We’ll keep you updated throughout the night. If you’re at the rally, drop us a Click 2 Pin!


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