Katy Perry was the night’s big honoree, but Hillary Clinton got the biggest ovation as the former presidential candidate presented the pop star with an award from UNICEF at Tuesday’s Snowflake Ball. 
 
 Clinton, who lost the recent election to Donald Trump, gave Perry the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award for her charitable efforts with the organization. Clinton’s appearance at the event was a surprise, and she got a sustained standing ovation from the cheering crowd. 
 
 She described Perry as someone who has “the spirit and the energy and the compassion that Audrey Hepburn brought to her work from UNICEF.” 
 
 She added that Perry had the most Twitter followers, then jokingly added that she “might have some competition” — an apparent reference to the ever-tweeting president-elect. 
 
 Clinton also said Perry’s lyrics “remind us when you get knocked down to get back up” — causing more cheers to erupt in the audience. 
 
 Perry was a big supporter of the Democrat, who won the popular vote, and even campaigned for her. She broke into tears when Clinton surprised her with her appearance at the event. 
 
 In her acceptance speech, Perry credited Clinton for helping her use her voice for more than just her hits. 
 
 “Hillary has lit that voice inside of me, and that light will never go out!” she shouted. 
 
 “It will get brighter and brighter and brighter. Thank you, Hillary. You motivate me and so many millions of people who appreciate you for your incredible work,” Perry said as the crowd gave Clinton another ovation. 
 
 Clinton has made only one other public appearance at an event since conceding the race to Trump. ||||| Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) (Associated Press) 
 
 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT): 
 
 8:45 p.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is wooing Pennsylvania voters with a free performance by pop star Katy Perry. 
 
 Clinton is telling a crowd gathered at Philadelphia's Mann Center that it's "all on the line" on Election Day. 
 
 She says, "I want you to say I voted for a better, fairer stronger America." 
 
 Perry took the stage to the song "Nasty." She has been a big supporter of Clinton throughout the presidential race and opened with her song "Roar," which has become an anthem for Clinton's campaign. 
 
 Perry says, "Tuesday's going to be fun, but Wednesday is going to be better." 
 
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 5 p.m. 
 
 Tim Kaine says some employees at the FBI are "actively working" to support Republican Donald Trump and the agency has suffered a "massive blow" to its reputation. 
 
 The Democratic vice presidential nominee says in an interview with Fusion that the FBI had become a "leaky sieve" and some of its employees have improperly worked to leak information harmful to running mate Hillary Clinton. 
 
 FBI Director James Comey told Congress last week that the bureau is looking into newly uncovered Clinton emails. Comey's letter to lawmakers didn't say whether investigators are likely to turn up anything of note. 
 
 Kaine criticized Comey's decision, but said he does not think Comey is trying to influence the election. Instead, Kaine said some of Comey's politically motivated subordinates may have forced his hand. 
 
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 3:30 p.m. 
 
 President Barack Obama is pushing back against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey's use of the Democrat's words in a campaign ad for his Senate race. 
 
 Obama responded Saturday to a Toomey campaign TV ad that shows Obama speaking outside the White House in 2013 and thanking Toomey for his courage in backing a gun control bill, despite its failure. The ad is running in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. 
 
 In a statement to The Associated Press, Obama says courage is telling voters "where you stand on the tough issues." Obama also criticized Toomey for refusing to say whether he'll vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. 
 
 Toomey is working to win over moderate voters in his too-close-to-call race against Democrat Katie McGinty in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania. 
 
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 2:30 p.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is telling young people in a conference call with primary rival Bernie Sanders that it's "all hands on deck now." 
 
 She says millennials "will decide this election" and is urging them to vote. She's asking them to do phone banking in their dorm rooms and canvass neighborhoods in the final days. 
 
 Sanders said on the call that Clinton will bring the country together and the stakes are high for policy issues like climate change. He says "the future of the planet is at stake." 
 
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 2 p.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is going prime-time on the eve of the election. 
 
 Her campaign says she'll do a two-minute national TV commercial Monday night, running during the NBC program "The Voice" and "Kevin Can Wait" on CBS. 
 
 Altogether, her campaign expects the ad to be seen by a combined audience of 20 million. 
 
 Earlier Saturday, her campaign debuted a battleground-state ad to run through Election Day in nearly a dozen states. It's set to the Katy Perry song, "Roar." 
 
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 1:50 p.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is cutting a speech in South Florida short, after a sudden downpour. She told the soaked crowd, "You're a hardy bunch" and asked them to "vote for the future." 
 
 Clinton left the stage after speaking for seven minutes. The event is expected to be her last in Florida, where her campaign has been encouraged by high levels of early voting among Latinos. About 60 percent of the state is expected to cast ballots before the election Tuesday. 
 
 She's heading to Philadelphia, where she's hosting an event with pop star Katy Perry. 
 
 Also in Florida, her running mate, Tim Kaine, urged supporters to take advantage of the last day of early voting in the state. 
 
 He told a rally in Fort Myers that early voting helps Clinton decide where to spend time and money in the final days. 
 
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 Melania Trump is back campaigning for her husband. 
 
 She joined him Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina, telling supporters the country needs a president who will keep the nation safe, lower taxes and bring back jobs. 
 
 Earlier this week, in Philadelphia, she delivered her first speech since the Republican National Convention. 
 
 She says she had so much fun she "decided to do it again." 
 
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 1:15 p.m. 
 
 House Speaker Paul Ryan and Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, have joined together in a sign of Republican unity. 
 
 They appeared at a rally Saturday in Wisconsin's most conservative county — a month after Ryan said he would no longer defend or campaign with Trump. 
 
 Both Pence and Ryan said it's time for Republicans to "come home" and vote for Trump. Pence heaped praise on Ryan, calling him a friend and great conservative leader. 
 
 Just days earlier, Pence refused to say whether he thought Ryan should be re-elected as speaker. 
 
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 1 p.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is courting voters in a Haitian-American neighborhood of Miami. 
 
 She told cheering supporters holding Creole campaign signs that Haiti has been close to her heart for a long time. She urged them to get to the polls to vote. 
 
 Her husband helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the country as a United Nations special envoy after the 2010 earthquake. Hillary Clinton visited multiple times as secretary of state and her family foundation has been involved with aid programs in the country. 
 
 Some Haitian-Americans question the success of the Clintons' relief efforts and blame them for some of Haiti's corruption. 
 
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 Noon 
 
 Donald Trump is scheduling a last-minute stop in Minnesota as he tries to make inroads into traditional Democratic strongholds during the final frenzied days of the race. 
 
 Trump is also expected to campaign in Pennsylvania and Michigan, two other traditionally Democratic states. 
 
 Trump says, "We're going into what they used to call Democrat strongholds where we're now either tied or leading." 
 
 Minnesota hasn't cast its electoral votes for a Republican since 1972. 
 
 A Republican hasn't won Michigan or Pennsylvania since 1988. 
 
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 11:50 a.m. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is stopping by an early voting location in Miami to encourage her supporters to cast their ballots as soon as possible. 
 
 The Democratic nominee visited the West Miami community center where Florida Sen. Marco Rubio voted earlier this week for himself and, he implied, Donald Trump. 
 
 Clinton was accompanied by singer and actor Jencarlos Canela, and Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin. 
 
 Columbian dancers were among the supporters who turned out to cheer Clinton. 
 
 She is making a final swing through Florida before Tuesday's election. A majority of voters in the state are expected to cast their ballots before Election Day. 
 
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 10:40 a.m. 
 
 Donald Trump is bragging that he doesn't need celebrities like Jay Z to fill up arenas. 
 
 Trump tells a Tampa, Florida, rally that when it comes to drawing crowds, he does it the old-fashioned way, by appealing to supporters drawn to his message. He's contrasting his events with the star-studded rallies of Hillary Clinton in the final weekend before the election Tuesday. 
 
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 10:30 a.m. 
 
 Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence says Hillary Clinton "personifies" the failed status quo. 
 
 The Indiana governor told a crowd of hundreds in Holland, Michigan, on Saturday morning that Donald Trump would push "commonsense conservative principles" if elected president. It is Pence's third consecutive day of campaigning in Michigan, which has not backed a Republican nominee in 28 years. Trump is hoping to change that Tuesday. 
 
 Pence is urging Republicans in conservative-leaning western Michigan to "come home" to the Republican candidate to keep Clinton from shaping the Supreme Court. 
 
 Pence is set to also campaign in Wisconsin and Virginia on Saturday. 
 
 __ ||||| Mrs Clinton said, "We need champions like Katy" when introducing Perry, who was receiving the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award. 
 
 The Snowflake Ball celebrates Unicef's lifesaving work for children around the world and has raised $27 million over the past eleven years. ||||| "I've gotten to spend time with her and I know how deeply she cares about making our world a better place," said Clinton of Perry, who was brought to tears on Tuesday night. "We need champions like Katy now more than ever." 
 
 Hillary Clinton made a rare post-election appearance at UNICEF's annual Snowflake Ball to surprise honoree Katy Perry, an outspoken supporter throughout her presidential campaign. 
 
 "On a personal level, I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be here to help celebrate … a global megastar, a social media queen with the most Twitter followers in the world — although she's getting some competition — and someone whose powerful voice and creative lyrics remind us when you get knocked down to get back up,” Clinton said while presenting the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award to the musician, who was immediately brought to tears as the attendees of Tuesday's gala at Cipriani Wall Street gave her a standing ovation. 
 
 “I have seen Katy's commitment to the causes she believes in firsthand,” she continued. “I've gotten to spend time with her and I know how deeply she cares about making our world a better place. She is serious about understanding the complex problems we face and pulling people together to solve them. We need champions like Katy now more than ever: her passion, her energy and, yes, her voice, louder than a lion.” 
 
 .@HillaryClinton: @KatyPerry's "powerful voice & creative lyrics remind us when you get knocked down to get back up" https://t.co/RHT281TFU2 pic.twitter.com/TwreH0hAXN — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 30, 2016 
 
 Perry — an ambassador for the organization since 2013 who has participated in field visits to Madagascar and Vietnam and also raised over $1 million for UNICEF through her most recent world tour — jokingly asked the ballroom, “Does anyone have a tissue?” And as Clinton exited the space with her security detail, Perry told her, “I've always had a voice — a singing voice — but I've never had a voice like I've had before. Hillary has lit that voice inside of me, and that light will never go out, it will continue to get brighter and brighter and brighter. Thank you, Hillary. You motivate me and so many millions of people. We appreciate you for your incredible work and your heart.” 
 
 Like Clinton, Perry also included a subtle dig at Donald Trump: "Even though I've only been on a few field visits, I'm happy I've helped highlight the effects of climate change, which is real," she said to laughs, also calling for unity throughout her speech. "No more just hoping for the best and easy living. We need to come together united for the best. ... We were all children at one time: born innocent, vulnerable, fragile, and we all needed a helping hand to grow into the people that we are today. If we could keep that thought in our hearts, despite our differences, imagine the kindness, acceptance and empathy that would light the world and remind us once again that we're all in this together." 
 
 The musician, with beau Orlando Bloom and her parents in tow, vowed to continue her international humanitarian efforts. "Truly, my work has only just begin and this award is not a finish line, but a starting line. It will be constant reminder to get back in the field and shine my spotlight on where it matters most." 
 
 Octavia Spencer hosted the event, also attended by Allison Williams, Tea Leoni, Maggie Q, Tamron Hall, Brooke Burke-Charvet and Kyle Maclachlan, among others. The gala dinner, which also honored Moll Anderson, included performances by Sara Bareilles and the cast of The Color Purple.
– Katy Perry gave a "Roar" to Hillary Clinton in a pre-election concert, and Tuesday night Clinton returned the favor. The ex-presidential candidate showed at UNICEF's Snowflake Ball in New York City, serving as a surprise presenter for the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award bestowed upon Perry, per the Hollywood Reporter. "I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be here to help celebrate … a global megastar, a social media queen with the most Twitter followers in the world—although she's getting some competition—and someone whose powerful voice and creative lyrics remind us when you get knocked down to get back up," Clinton said in a speech that left Perry asking the crowd for a tissue. The Twitter remark seemed to refer to tweeter-in-chief Donald Trump, whom Perry also slightly riffed on when she noted, "I'm happy I've helped highlight the effects of climate change, which is real." The Telegraph notes this is only the second public appearance Clinton has made since the election (the first was at a Children's Defense Fund event in mid-November). And Clinton made it a memorable one, noting "I've gotten to spend time with [Perry] and I know how deeply she cares about making our world a better place" and that "we need champions like Katy now more than ever." Perry, a vocal Clinton supporter in the presidential race and a UNICEF ambassador since 2013, returned the compliment as Clinton left the stage, saying, "I've always had a voice—a singing voice—but I've never had a voice like I've had before. Hillary has lit that voice inside of me, and that light will never go out." The crowd apparently agreed, as it gave Clinton a long standing round of applause, the New York Post reports. (Fans in China blame Clinton's election loss for a canceled Perry concert.)