and governor tim walz. >> california, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, the great state of california passes at this time. >> california passes. >> colorado, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary in colorado we know how to climb mountains and we are going to make sure

kamala harris and tim walz reach the summit and when this election. colorado proudly casts its vote for kamala harris. >> connecticut, how do you cast your votes? >> the constitution state. home of the uconn huskies slamdunk. home of keith richards, lead guitar. we vote -- >> tonight we cast 73 votes and one present for the first female president of the united states of america, kamala harris! >> now we are passing the mic

all around the world tonight, so let's do it together. here we go, here we go, here we go, let's go! >> democrats abroad, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, democrats abroad represents millions of americans who live abroad and vote back home in all 50 states and in d.c. u.s. citizens can go to vote from abroad to register and request a ballot. on behalf of our large, diverse community, we joyfully cast 21 votes for kamala harris.

>> the district of columbia, how do you cast your votes? >> we are washington, d.c., home to 700,000 americans. where millions have marched for jobs and justice, where doctor king had a dream and obama had hope and where in january, 2025, we will host the inauguration of president kamala harris! we know kamala harris will fight for our freedom and we will work together to make washington, d.c. the 51st state. the district of columbia is proud to cast its 51 votes for the next president of the

united states, kamala harris! >> florida, how do you cast your votes? >> florida is worth fighting for, that is why we are fighting back against project 2025 and republican extremism. we won't go back. we won't back down. i cast four votes present at 243 votes from the great state of florida for the first female president of the united states, kamala harris!

>> georgia, how do you cast your votes? >> yeah! ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to officially nominate kamala harris for president! turned down for what -- yeah! let's go, let's go! hey everybody get your hands up. hey, everybody get your hands

up. we not going back! we are not going back! vp harris! vp harris! governor walz. >> mister secretary, the south has got something to say. i am congresswoman nikema williams, chairwoman of the democratic party of georgia, the home of president jimmy carter, the cradle of the civil rights movement where we fight for our freedoms. extremist and george are trying to silent our voices by taking georgians off the roll and making it harder to vote, but when we send kamala harris to

the white house she will fight for our freedom to vote, our economic reproductive freedoms and our freedom to thrive. georgia cast 123 votes for the next president of the united states, kamala harris! >> guam, how do you cast your vote? >> i am governor guerrero, the first female governor of our beautiful island of mom. -- of guam. and where america's day begins.

we proudly cast our 12 votes to the next, first female president of the united states of america. viva kamala ! >> aloha, hawaii. how do you cast your vote? >> america, thank you all for loving hawaii. the spirit of aloha means acting with love and kindness. hawaii was the first state to legalize abortion. our state was the first to ratify the e.r.a. our state was the first to pass universal healthcare for all

and target 100% renewable energy. our state is the birthplace of barack obama. our state shares the values of kamala harris and we cast six votes present and 23 votes for kamala harris! >> idaho, how do you cast your vote? >> republicans ripped away our reproductive freedoms, but idaho democrats are mounting our comeback. for the first time in decades we are running in every legislative district. we are not going back. idaho casts 27 votes for kamala harris.

>> ladies and gentlemen, today is a celebration. a celebration of democracy. a celebration of freedom. a celebration of the future. chicago, are you ready? >> our convention hosts, illinois, how do you cast your vote? >> illinois democrats are doing the work to win in november and i am proud to introduce my partner in the fight, my governor jb pritzker. >> the great state, the great state of illinois, the prairie state, home of four presidents

including president barack obama. the birthplace of skyscrapers and the adopted home of superman. the cornerstone of the midwest blue wall. the first state to ratify the 13th amendment ending slavery. and the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. illinois casts one-vote present and 176 votes for the next president of the united states, future madam president kamala harris!

>> indiana, how do you cast your vote? >> indiana welcomed me into its heart. indiana welcomed me into its heart as soon as i married christine from rolling prairie and that is before i lived in hawkins or played the littlest player with the biggest heart at the university of notre dame, rudy. i want what is best for indiana and that means electing kamala

harris the first woman president of the united states of america. >> on behalf of the great hoosier state, home of the largest -- and the indy 500. home of michael jackson. home of david letterman. indiana delivers its 86 delegates to kamala harris and tim walz as the next president and vice president! >> iowa, how do you cast your

votes? >> thank you, mister secretary. the state of iowa, the state that launched barack obama on his way to the president the, -- presidency, the state that put education on it state quarter and the state that feeds and fuels the world cast one vote absent and 45 votes for the next president of the united states of america, kamala harris! >> kansas, how do you cast your vote?

>> i can't hear. i can't hear her. i can't hear. hello delegates from the center of america, the sunflower state, kansas. where are farmers feed america. where we elect strong women who govern from the middle and i am proud to cast our 39 votes for the first black woman president, kamala harris! >> the commonwealth of kentucky, how do you cast your votes? >> since 2021 the biden-harris administration has shown up for

the commonwealth of kentucky and today we are showing up for vice president harris. with this administration we've broken every record for private sector investment, exports, tourism, wages and new jobs. together we are building the two largest battery plants on planet earth and we opened the cleanest, greenest recycled paper mill the world has ever seen. we are proud to cast 56 votes for the next president of the united states, kamala harris. >> louisiana, how do you cast your votes?

>> greetings from louisiana. mister secretary, my name is wendell pierce and i am a proud son of louisiana and louisiana is about family. i'm surrounded by my family of delegates from louisiana and our great congressmen carter. >> louisiana casts its votes in support of our democracy and we stand in line for a more perfect union! >> and born out of that democracy from the big easy -- and nothing could be more emblematic of jazz than democracy and what we swing within the big easy and it is because of that that i am here to cast my personal vote for the next president of the united states, kamala harris. and now the leader of our party,

randall gagne. >> the great state of louisiana, a state that embodies the principles and spirits of hope and so does kamala harris. the great state of louisiana cast one-vote present and our 47 votes for the next president of the united states, kamala harris. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are halfway there. are you ready? here we go, here we go. let's go, let's go, let's go. >> next up is maine. maine, how do you cast your votes?

>> mister chair, the great state of maine, home of environmental climate activists and champions -- happy birthday today, george. the state where the sun rises first on the nation. over our rocky coast, bringing with it today a new day for the brave and openhearted people of this country. we have improved the lives and per stirred -- and preserved our environment for future generations. maine leads and as maine goes, so will the nation. >> maine proudly casts 30 votes for our next president, kamala harris.

>> maryland, how do you cast your votes? >> we are maryland! and we represent marylanders past and present who have contributed to america's greatness. we are the birthplace of harriet tubman. we are the birthplace of thurgood marshall. we are the birthplace of frederick douglass. we are the place where soldiers defended our freedoms in baltimore and also in antietam and the home of thousands of veterans who call maryland home. and this community of patriots is proud to cast our votes for the next president of the united states, kamala harris!

>> the commonwealth of massachusetts, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, the people of massachusetts know something about making history. the first thanksgiving. the first public school. the first public library, where we don't ban books. health care for all and the first shots fired in our revolution and we are proud to make history once again. mister secretary, massachusetts counts 116 votes. all of our votes for kamala harris for the office of president of the united states!

>> michigan, how do you cast your votes? >> good evening from the great lakes state. michigan has an incredible story. we put the world on wheels and we built the middle class. >> we are getting things done in michigan in 2022. we flipped to the house of representatives for the first time in 40 years. we are getting it done in michigan. >> and i am governor gretchen whitmer.

we cut taxes, we protected freedom, we brought manufacturing home and we know how to win. >> together, day >> 125 votes for our next president, kamala harris! >> minnesota, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, the great state of minnesota, home of vice president hubert humphrey, vice president walter mondale and the next vice president of the united states, tim walz. we pass.

>> minnesota passes. >> mississippi, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, i am the state chair from the home of magnolias and mockingbirds. for the great state of mississippi. from the hills of the mississippi river -- proud of our heroes and our special guest, mister january 6, the honorable bennie thompson. with great joy, mississippi delivers 40 votes for our future president, ms. kamala harris!

>> tonight is a celebration of love. a celebration of life, so let the celebration continue. >> missouri, how do you cast your vote? >> mister secretary, i am chairman of the missouri democrats. we are home to super bowl champion kansas city chiefs. we are home to commonsense leaders like president truman, senators carnahan, mccaskill, and we will fire josh hawley -- voters will reclaim reproductive freedom. kamala harris has sent a lightning bolt of energy and hope across this country and we

proudly cast two votes present and 68 votes for kamala harris and our midwestern friend, tim walz. >> i'm only interrupting this for a second to show you what's happening 90 miles away in milwaukee right now. that is a live shot of tim walz having just walked on stage. they have a 19,000 capacity crowd at the fiserv arena in milwaukee and that is happening simultaneously what is happening at the dnc in chicago. so we will get to that in just a second. i wanted you to see that while the roll call continues to happen in chicago. all right, back to chicago. >> i am grateful for the beauty of our land and determined to protect it for future generations. >> we sent the first woman to congress, proudly cast our 24 delegate votes to send the

first woman to the white house. kamala harris! >> nebraska, how do you cast your votes? >> nebraska, home of four tribal nations and icons like standing bear -- and tim walz. >> and the quality of life capital of the country, lincoln. capital of huskers nation. where the biden-harris team and

unions are rebuilding the heartland. >> and omaha, where we will protect -- >> we are ready for it. nebraska proudly casts 34 votes for kamala harris and coach tim walz. >> nevada, how do you cast your votes? >> as a survivor of the largest mass shooting in modern american history, i'm voting for kamala harris because america is done running from gun violence. no more pretending guns are more dangerous to second graders days no more silenced lives, no more shattered families. as vice president she helped

pass the nation's first significant gun safety law in 30 years. nevada is the battleground state and kamala harris was born for this battle! >> nevada is the most diverse battleground state in the country. home of the late, great senator harry reid. the only latina to ever serve in the u.s. senate. catherine cortez masto. and we are the first and only women majority state legislature. >> as nevada's first black woman chair, i proudly deliver the silver states 48 votes for the next president of the united states of america, kamala harris!

>> new hampshire, how do you cast your votes? >> good evening. from the great state, home of the nation's first primary, new hampshire. where we stand granite strong. we are so proud of the many women throughout our state. committed to building a future of opportunity and trailblazing the way for all of us. and now it is my pleasure to introduce our youngest delegate --

>> the great, live free or die state of new hampshire casts all 34 of our votes for the first black woman and first south asian president, kamala harris. >> today we come together as one. as one nation, under one roof. nothing can stop us now. no matter who you are, no matter where you are represent your state for pride as we unite for the future. >> new jersey, how do you cast your votes?

>> everybody, i am governor phil murphy. we are from jersey, baby. and you're not. we care about protecting women's rights and lifting up vulnerable communities. that is what we mean when we say the great garden state. >> my name is -- i am a proud resident of the garden state. i am proud to stand with kamala harris and tim walz because they stand with the lgbtq community. it is time to turn the page on trump. thank you. >> i am leroy jones, chairman of the new jersey state committee. the home of the late, great whitney houston. and these amazing delegates cast two votes present and 142 votes

for kamala harris! president of the united states of america -- when we fight, we win! when we fight, we win! when we fight, we win! >> new mexico, how do you cast your votes? >> buenos noches, here with our delegates from the great state of new mexico where we live our family values, respect

women, love our land, our water, our blue skies, our green chili and our sunsets. we are proud to cast 45 votes for kamala harris and tim walz! >> new york, how do you cast your vote? >> new york! new york! new york! >> mister secretary, my name is

henry -- i am from the great state of new york. new yorkers not only built the empire state, they built the strong middle class across this country. that is why i am so proud to introduce the governor of the greatest labor state of the country, governor kathy hochul. >> as governor of the greatest state that ever existed, hey, we are new yorkers, get used to it. from seneca falls, the birthplace of the women's rights movement. the stonewall, the birthplace of the lgbtq movement. to stoneking mountain, the birthplace of the environmental justice movement.

and the birthplace of the labor movement. we are also not just the birthplace of great progressive movements. we are the birthplace of shirley chisholm. we are the birthplace, we are the birthplace of geraldine ferraro. and we are the home of hillary clinton. and that is why as the first woman governor of new york i am so proud to cast 298 votes to make kamala harris the first female president of the united states of america. >> north carolina, how do you cast your votes?

>> my name is anderson clayton. i have the honor of serving as the youngest state party chair in this country and north carolina is the home of folks like anthony hamilton. governor tim hunt, nina simone, we represent a new south and we are proud to be that again this year by electing josh stein, allison riggs, wesley harris, everyone else that is on our ballot this year. we are going to make sure that we put democrats on the ballot and in people's hearts and minds. north carolina gives 131 votes to the phenomenal kamala harris.

>> north dakota, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, the democrats of north dakota are proud to cast our 17 votes for vice president kamala harris and the best neighbor you could ever hope to have, governor tim walz, for president and vice president of the united states of america. let's go! >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is dj cassidy. this is the dnc roll call and tonight, your voice is the future. >> northern mariana islands, have you cast your votes? >> hello everyone.

we are the northern mariana islands, where our customs, our culture, our land and our oceans breathe life into our people. the earth is not red or blue. the earth is sick and we must protect it. home to some of the living legends in celestial navigation and to some of the friendliest people in the pacific. we are the blue waves of the pacific and we are proud to cast all 11 votes for our mvp, kamala harris. >> ohio, how do you cast your votes?

>> mister secretary, ohioans know how to make history. we put a man on the moon and we are the founding home of the afl-cio. we enshrined abortion rights in our state constitution by 13 points and we are going to send sharad brownback to the u.s. senate. as the first woman to lead ohio democrats, i am proud to cast their ballots for the first woman to be president of the united states. mister secretary we cast one vote present and 142 votes for kamala harris and tim walz.

>> oklahoma, how do you cast your votes? >> hello from oklahoma. where we fight for the future for all oklahomans to be proud of. the future where working families thrive. our diversity is our strength and our values like freedom, equality and opportunity puts us ahead and makes oklahoma proud. we cast our 36 votes for kamala harris and tim walz. >> oregon, how do you cast your vote?

>> from the first state in the nation to hold a presidential election with all mail-in voting, oregon is proud to protect voting rights in america. >> and from the heart of the beautiful pacific northwest, oregon protects our planet and fights were lgbtq equality. >> and where we believe that reproductive rights are human rights. oregon casts 78 votes for kamala harris.

>> party people pleased to be passing the mic at the dnc. it goes wanly, two, three, let's go. >> the commonwealth of pennsylvania, how do you cast your votes? >> pennsylvania, let's go. from the great city -- my city is the city of legends. the only high school in america with three hall of famers. i took the seat in 2009 when my sister was murdered. i wanted to do better. 15 years she has been gone. 12 years the city has been under my watch. i am grateful for the opportunity to lead my city. i'm grateful to the state of

pennsylvania. god bless everyone in this room. i love this state. thank you. >> i am governor josh shapiro. proud governor of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, the birthplace of democracy. the birthplace of freedom. the greatest commonwealth of all. and together, together pennsylvania casts 178 votes for the next madam president of the united states, kamala harris and vice president tim walz. >> puerto rico, how do you cast your votes?

>> buenos noches. puerto rico, a u.s. territory known as the commonwealth of puerto rico and the next state of the united states casts its 60 votes -- [ speaking in a global language ] kamala harris! viva kamala ! >> dnc, let's go! roll call, keep it coming, keep it coming now. one, two, one, two, three, let's go. >> rhode island, how do you

cast your vote? >> i am speaker of the rhode island house. we are the smallest state, but we have the biggest ideas. home to the nation's first wind farm and historic action on climate. we continue leading the way on sustainability and housing. the deep blue ocean state is proud to cast one vote present and 34 ballots for the next president of the united states, kamala harris! >> south carolina, how do you cast your votes?

>> i am chair of the south carolina democratic party. hello from the great state of south carolina, where we pick up residence. the home of the dnc chair. the home of the first black panther chattel roseman. the home of the champion fighting lady gamecocks. one of our sister senators in the john f. kennedy profiles in courage award winner. >> like us, kamala has proven that she has the courage to fight and will fight for all americans. south carolina is not going back. we are going forward.

forward on reproductive rights. we are going forward on voting rights. we are going forward against hate crimes. forward with a prosecutor and not a crook. that is why we are proud to cast all 65 delegates for kamala harris! >> south dakota, how do you cast your votes? >> [ speaking in a global language ] in my beautiful lakota language that means hello my relatives, i shake your hand with a happy heart. that is the spirit of my beloved south dakota.

i want to say that my people are still here. the southern counsel is still here. let me tell you what a kamala harris presidency would mean for me, my friends and my community. more importantly great opportunities, greater access to healthcare and a quality education. that is the future we deserve and it is the future we will win on november 5 when we elect kamala harris. >> thank you, mister secretary. the state of south dakota is proud to be part of such a historic moment in our country's history. we are a land that is proud of our hard-working farmers and ranchers and celebrates nine tribal nations and their incredible cultures. where natural beauty can be seen from the big sioux river to mount rushmore. south dakota is honored to cast all 20 of our votes for vice president kamala harris, who will soon be known as madam president.

>> tennessee, how do you cast your votes? >> mister secretary, the great state of tennessee, birthplace of rock 'n roll. hometown to the blues? home of seven hbcus and the state that gave women the right to vote. >> from memphis to the peaks of mountain city, a movement rooted in where women have the right to choose, a movement of working people with access to economic opportunity, a movement where those who have been pushed to the periphery are brought to the center of movement were those who have been pushed down are lifted up. it is alive in tennessee,

because we believe that justice will roar down like waters, and righteousness, like an ever flowing stream, which is why we are so proud to have been the first state in the union to pledge all our delegates to kamala harris. >> we asked 72 votes for the first woman and next president of the united states, kamala d. harris! >> party people, come on. dnc party people, come on. >> texas, how do you cast your votes? >> [ crowd chanting ] >> hello, chicago!

corpus christi, texas, home of selena here to introduce cecile richards! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i am proud to be here tonight representing a tradition in texas-- my late mother, anne richards, governor of texas-- passing it on to another great texas heroine, kate cox. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm kate cox, and i love being a mom! i have two new beautiful children, and my children are my love. my doctor said my baby would not survive, if i didn't get an abortion it would put if you pregnancy at risk. trump didn't care.

because of his ban i had to flee my home. there is nothing pro-family about abortion bans there is nothing pro-life about letting women suffer and even die. today, because i found a way to access abortion care room i am pregnant again-- [ cheers and applause ] and my baby is due, in january, just in time to see kamala harris sworn in as president of the united states! >> mr. secretary, my name is gilberto hinojosa. on behalf of 30 million americans, texas casts 263 votes for the future first woman to serve as the next president

of the united states, kamala harris! >> utah, how do you cast your votes? >> utah, home of eight tribal nations, the crossroads of the west, the beehive state, the host of the 2034 winter olympics! the youngest and fastest- growing state in the nation, and the next battleground state! mr. secretary, we proudly cast 34 votes for vice president kamala harris!

>> vermont, how do you cast your votes? >> vermont knows the value of public education. we even have a teacher as our congresswoman-- [ cheers and applause ] and in 1777, we were the first state to place a look education in our constitution. as someone with significant learning disabilities, i know the value of investing in every single child. we are proud to call vermont home, and we are proud to cast 24 votes for kamala harris, because we are not going back! !

>>.u.s. virgin islands, how do you cast your votes? >> mr. secretary, we are proud to call the virgin islands of the united states our home. a place of resistance and freedom, home of alexander hamilton, the first slave rebellion in the western hemisphere, fire burn queens we are celebrate caribbean heritage. >> from america's caribbean, the place with the sun rises first in america, from the place of great liberty, and vacation home of president joe biden, we are strong and resilient and committed to vote for the next president of the united states, all 13 votes to kamala harris!

>> the commonwealth of virginia, how do you cast your votes? >> mr. secretary, [ cheers and applause ] mr. secretary-- the commonwealth of virginia is proudly represented by senator mark warner and senator tim kaine, six hard-working congress members and majorities in the general is, we also are proud to be represented by 25,000 hard-working mostly union workers who build freedom , who build freedom-- senator warner-- >> virginia. this year, we are going to return tim kaine to the united state senate.

commonwealth of virginia is proud to cast all 119 votes for the next president cama kamala harris! [ cheers and applause ] >> washington, how do you cast your votes? >> [ laughter ] from the amber waves of grain and verdant oranges of eastern washington to the iconic waters of washington's proud as part of the blue walls-- first south asian woman leading a state party, and honored to pledge nine votes president and looking 101 votes for vice

president kamala d. harris! >> west virginia, how do you cast your votes? >> my name is jean, and i am 83 years old, and as such i am the oldest of the delegates, in west virginia. most of you three-year-olds most 83-year-olds are spending time with their grandchildren, or traveling, but i am here, suited up, and ready to battle.

because, i will not, i repeat, i will not let everything i fought for b taken away by donald trump. >> my name is catherine prather. i am 18 years old, and i am the youngest delegate from west virginia. i am sitting up and ready for battle, because i will not let my freedoms, and my future, be taken away by donald trump. that's why we are proud to cast west virginia's 24 delegates for the next president of the united states. kamala harris! >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> my name is dj cassidy. are you ready? >> my home state of wisconsin, how do you cast your votes? >> thank you for all your good work. as a proud governor of the great state of wisconsin, we are home of the green bay packers. we are home of the wisconsin badgers. we are home of the milwaukee brewers, and the milwaukee bucks, senator tammy baldwin, and our congressional-- i am

here, because i am jazzed as hell to announce one vote for president-- >> while wisconsin casts its ballots in chicago, the left side of your screen shows what's happening in milwaukee, right now. the pfizer forum in milwaukee, where harris and walz are doing an event, a rally tonight. 90 miles away from the dnc in the swing state of wisconsin in which they have filled the five- star arena, the same where donald trump and jd vance held the rnc last month. >> i will get there. i will get there. 94 votes for former

wisconsinite, vice president, and our next president of the united states of america, kamala harris! >> wyoming, how do you cast your votes? >> mr. secretary, delegates, my name is joe-- we are honored to be representing the great state of wyoming! both, the first state and territory in this patient to recognize a woman's right to vote, and the state that the 100 years ago, elected ross, our nation's first female governor. with that legacy in mind and heart, we cast our

votes for the woman who will be the first woman president of the united states, say it with me, now, kamala harris! >> the great state of minnesota, how do you cast your votes? >> hello, minnesota! my name is hans stormich. tim walz was my favorite teacher and coach. we were excited for his classroom every day. that can be rare. we opened our eyes to the world , he taught us how to tackle challenges with curiosity and respect even especially when we disagree, but he was not just a great teacher-- he was also a great neighbor and friend. in fact, when he was in the midst of a budget battle as governor of our state he still

found time to attend my brother prof's funeral. mr. walz means the world to my family, that's how i know he will always be there for you as vice president. >> thank you. minnesota, let me hear you! there you go. 14 years national football league taught me a lot about leadership. a good leader cannot be selfish. he has to look out for his team. coach walz is as unselfish as they come. he has led minnesota with honesty and integrity. and in november, minnesota will seek to moore and kamala harris to the white house. let's go! >> i am a beekley bashar, for the great state of minnesota,

we nearly everyone votes, and purple rains. >> i am from the great state of minnesota! tina smith. the home of the next vice president of the united states, tim walz. minnesota, we cast 10 votes present, and we deliver 81 votes for kamala harris and tim walz! [ cheers and applause ] >> the great state of california, how do you cast your votes? >> my name is governor gavin

newsom-- from the great state of nancy pelosi-- i come from a state of dreamers, doers, entrepreneurs, that prides itself on being on the leading and cutting edge of new ideas. california is the most diverse state and the world's most diverse democracy. and we pride ourselves and our ability to live in advance together and prosper to get across every conceivable and imaginable difference. we pride ourselves most on we believe the future happens in california first. [ cheers and applause ] and, democrats, i've had the privilege for over 20 years to see that future take each shape

with a star in alameda courtroom by the name of kamala harris. i saw that star-- i saw that star fighting for criminal justice, racial justice, economic justice, social justice-- i saw that star even brighter as attorney general of california, as a united states senator, and as vice president of the united states america. kamala harris has always done the right thing. a champion for voting rights, civil rights, lgbtq writes, the rights for women and girls, so democrats and inpedendents. it is time to do the right thing and elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states of america. california proudly casts our 482 votes for the next

president, kamala harris! >> thank you to everyone who participated in our celebratory rollcall. delegates, please know how critical you are to this process, both now and earlier this month, when we conducted our virtual rollcall. i am thrilled to reaffirm kamala harris as the democratic nominee for president of the united states! >> [ cheers and applause ] pursuant to the convention

rules and procedures, vice president kamala harris has been invited to make an acceptance speech, which she will give on thursday, august 22nd. but, now, a special surprise. it is my pleasure to introduce our official nominee for president of the united states to live from my home state, vice president kamala harris! >> good evening, milwaukee!

>> [ cheers and applause ] and hello to everyone joining us from exciting chicago. the delegates at the democratic national convention just completed their rollcall-- and they have nominated coach walz and me to be the next vice president and president of the united states of america! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> and i thank everyone there and hear for believing in what we can do together. we are so honored to be your nominees. this is a people-powered campaign, and together, we will chart a new way forward! if you for freedom,

opportunity, of optimism, and faith. so, to everyone in chicago, and across america, thank you. thank you-- thank you-- and, you are going to hear from our wonderful second gentleman shortly. i will see you in two days, chicago. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> please welcome to the personality, loud and proud latina, ana navarro! >> so they have just finished the rollcall . the ceremonial rollcall, the celebratory rollcall is likely, in chicago. this is the celebrity host for the night, ana navarro. lawrence, watching that rollcall, it was-- a lot of fun- - it was-- i don't think any

state had more fun than georgia did with lil jon. >> the most serious guy in wisconsin, and he had the cheese head. we know you are from wisconsin, you didn't have to, but everyone accept the governor. but, boy, this was as you can imagine, just took a step back, if you go back a couple months to the people, even before the debate, who were urging joe biden to step out of the race and have this open convention-- you would not have the nominee as of now. >> yeah. >> if any of that advice was followed. and, it was not just fallout by joe biden and kamala harris,

who really did everything they could to shut out any petition here, but the reasonable democrats, whose names were being thrown around, were never asked by the way, would you like to compete at a convention for this nomination? people were just dreaming about this openly contested convention here, which i think would have been whisked into chaos. tonight, they are roughly on -time, maybe about 10 minutes. last night was ridiculous, because every speaker except for the civilians spoke more than double the time they were allotted. that hasn't happened tonight. we will see what happens. >> this is a remarkable split- screen. we have kamala harris not in chicago, but in wisconsin, 90 miles away and when-- 50th wedding anniversary with the dj and everything. >> and sold out to arenas. when you are thinking about

what gets under trump's skin, i was at the rnc. flags, patriotism. what we have seen in the last two days is democrats taking those words back. you are seeing freedom on their signs. you want seeing mass deportations. and another quiet flex, every state, you saw another super famous artist and song from that state. think of all the artists and their states that have gone after trump in the last six years, whether it is o'connor, the village people, celine dion, tom petty-- stop playing our song that your rallies-- and tonight, we saw every artist from every genre of music representing their states, including lil jon in person-- that's a flex. >> once again, the cultural capital of the united states. >> what you are selling in a general election, it's an invitation, come with me.

if you glance at social media, everyone was spellbound. and, that does not fall along political-- it was like a sporting event. it was unbelievable live television for everyone watching. and there's a lot of important stuff that happens at conventions, and lawrence is making important points about the road not taken, and how much better this is. you are trying to invite people onto your side. and what they projected to the entire in public, and frankly the world, is a massive, entertaining, inclusive, alienated no one, invitation to come on board. it is a vital strategic step >> back to the states right now, in chicago-- if we can-- again, left side of your screen, kamala harris and tim walz-- sorry, in the left side of the screen we are seeing kamala harris and to moore, in milwaukee. we will hear the first major speed-- we have you both.

for me, 50th wedding anniversary, anniversary, quinceanera-- >> available for your next quinceanera, but it was a heavy jam. >> it was a vibe . it was a vibe. first of all, the rollcall is my favorite thing. i am going to be super nerdy about it, it is my favorite thing about conventions. because, you get to see states in their own character with their own things. chuck schumer, coming out, dancing on out, he's having a good time [ laughter ]

>> all right, let's go to chuck schumer at the podium, in chicago. let's go. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> now, just let me hear you, if you are ready for president kamala harris! friends, we are here to talk about one thing. tomorrow. and, building a better tomorrow for all americans. this november, we can choose a brighter, a fair, a for your future, or-- we can relive the dark knight of trump's american carnage. only one candidate will move america forward-- kamala harris . vice president harris has been the best partner, senate democrats could ever have asked

for-- under her and president biden's leadership, senate democrats lowered prescription drug prices and created millions, millions of good paying american jobs. i worked with kamala harris when she was senator harris. i saw a leader, who was fearless, who stood up for middle-class families, like the one she was raised in. who focused on things that really mattered. helping parents raise their kids . safe neighborhoods. safe schools. and, building an opportunity economy that gives everyone a shot at the american dream. she will lead america forward into a brighter future.

but, she can't do it alone. she needs a democratic majority in the senate of the united states. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> now my friends, two years ago, two years ago-- the naysayers said senate democrats stood no chance in the midterms. i told him, just you wait. we are going to keep the senate, and maybe pick up a seat or two, and that's exactly what happened. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> well ladies and gentlemen, my good friends at this convention, i am telling all of you now, we are going to hold the senate again, and we are poised to pick up seats. >> [ cheers and applause ] ] >> a democratic majority create good paying jobs and lower costs, to defend a woman's right to choose, to deliver for communities back home. our

senators are doing it. like jackie rosen, delivering high speed rail for nevada. john tester, bringing high-tech jobs to montana. and bobby casey and sharad brown, and tammy baldwin, and martin heinrich, sexting bridges in pennsylvania, and ohio, and wisconsin, and new mexico. we also have amazing candidates . ruben gallego, angela alsobrooks, andy kim, blunt rochester,-- more than half of our candidates are candidates of color. we are making the senate look

like america. now, let's compare that with senate republicans. senate republicans pretend to care about middle-class and jd vance did not even show up to vote. senate republicans pretend to care about the border, but they voted no on the strongest border bill built in decades. but they voted no on a woman's right to choose. no to safeguard ivf. no to birth control. that is just a taste of their extreme agenda. is that what we want for america?

do we want a republican senate that assaults reproductive freedoms? do we want a republican senate that cuts taxes for the rich, rich the game for big oil and big pharma mark? the choice is ours. let me close, let me close on a personal note. as the highest-ranking jewish elected official in american history i want my grandkids and all my grandkids to never faced discrimination, because of who they are, but donald trump, this is a guy who peddles anti- semitic stereotypes, he even

invited a white supremacist to mar-a-lago. and, unfortunately. -- issued a muslim ban as president. tonight, folks, i am wearing this blue square to stand up to anti-semitism. to stand up to all hate. our children. our grandchildren, no matter their race, their creed, gender, or family, deserve better than donald trump's american carnage. so, are you ready to make sure donald trump never ever gets near the white house again? so, let's elect kamala harris, tim walz a and a democratic majority in the senate, and

keep the torch of freedom burning bright for generations to come. onto victory, in november! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> democratic leader in the senate, chuck schumer, i believe-- can we move over to milwaukee? we will hear from senator bernie sanders in a moment. here is vice president kamala harris in milwaukee. >> now, think about what that means, think about what that means knowing the individual we are talking about. donald trump has openly vowed to be a dictator on day one. he has openly indicated his intention to weaponize the department of justice against his political enemies. he even calls for "the termination of the constitution of the united

states." so, let's be clear. somebody who intends to terminate the constitution of the united states should never have a opportunity to stand behind the seal of the president of the united states. never again. we are not going back. we are not going back. we are not going back. we are not going back, we are going forward. >> [ crowd chanting ] >> we are not going back. so-- tim just looked at me and said, we are not going back, i think. [ laughter ] so, milwaukee, here's the thing. as you all

know, it's why you are here. it's why you've taken the time to be here this evening. it all comes down-- i love you back-- and all comes down to this-- >> [ cheers and applause ] >> we are here-- >> but here is the thing. here is the thing. the reason that we are all here together, spending this time together, truly and deeply, is because we love our country. we love-- we love our country. we believe in our country. >> [ crowd chanting ] usa! usa! usa! >> as we watch kamala harris, in milwaukee, back to the stage, in chicago, where vermont senator bernie senators

sanders has just taken the stage. >> my fellow americans. it is an honor to be with you tonight, because we are laying the groundwork for kamala harris to become our next president! >> [ cheers and applause ] and let me tell you why that is so important. i want you all to remember where we were 3 1/2 years ago. we were in the midst of the worst public health crisis in 100 years. and the worst economic downturn since the great depression. three, 3000 americans were

dying every day. and, our hospitals were overwhelmed with covid patients. all across the country, businesses were shutting down, unemployment was soaring, workers were losing their health insurance. schools were closing. state and city budgets were running out of money. people were being evicted from their homes. children in america were going hungry. that was the reality the biden- harris administration faced, as they entered the oval office. a nation suffering, a nation frightened, and people looking

to their government for support. and within two months of taking office, our government did respond. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> we passed the american rescue plan, which provided $1400 for every man, woman, and child, in the working class. we extended and expanded benefits for the unemployed. we provided emergency assistance for small businesses to stay open. we guaranteed healthcare coverage to tens of millions of americans through one of the largest expansions of medicaid in history. >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> we provided rent relief and mortgage assistance, which prevented tenants and homeowners from being evicted. we established emergency food programs for hungry children, and the elderly. and, protected the pensions of millions of union workers and retirees from being slashed by up to 65%. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, and by the way, we cut childhood poverty by over 40% through an expanded child tax credit. thank you, president biden. thank you, vice president harris. thank you, democratic congress.

>> [ cheers and applause ] >> now, i say all of this not to relive that difficult moment, but to make one simple point. when the political will is there, government can effectively deliver for the people of our country. >> [ cheers and applause ] and now, we need to summon that will again. because, too many of our fellow americans are struggling every day to just get by. to put food on the table. to pay the rent. and to get their healthcare they need. brothers and sisters, bottom line. we need an economy that works for all of us, not just the

billionaire class. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> my fellow americans, when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, the top 1% have never ever had it so good. and these oligarchs, these oligarchs told us we shouldn't tax the rich. the oligarchs tell us we shouldn't take on price gouging . we shouldn't expand medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing. and, we shouldn't increase social security benefits for struggling seniors. well, i've got some bad news

for them-- >> [ cheers and applause ] >> that is precisely what we are going to do. and, we are going to win this struggle, because this is precisely what the american people want from their government. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> and my friends, at the very top of that to-do list is the need to get big money out of our political process. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> billionaires in both parties should not be able to buy elections, including primary elections. >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> for the sake of our democracy, we must overturn the disastrous citizens united supreme court decision-- and move toward public funding of elections. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> and let me tell you what else we must do. we need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee healthcare to all people, as a human right, not a privilege. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> we need-- we need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.

we need to ask pass the pro act and gain the decent pay and benefits they deserve. we need to strengthen public education. raise teachers' salaries. and make sure that every american, regardless of income, receipts the higher education he or she needs. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> we need to take on big pharma and cut our prescription drug costs in half. so that we no longer pay any more than other countries. joe and kamala made sure no senior in america pays over $35

a month for insulin. we need to make sure that reality is true for every american. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i look forward to working with kamala and tim to pass this agenda. and, let us be very clear, this is not a radical agenda. but, let me tell you what a radical agenda is. and that is trump's project 2025. at a time of massive inequality in wealth giving more tax breaks to billionaires is radical. putting forth budgets that cut

social security, medicare, and medicaid is radical. letting polluters destroy our planet is radical. and, my friends, we won't let that happen. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> fellow americans, in the last 3 1/2 years, working together, we have accomplished more as a government than fdr. but, much more remains to be done. we must summon the courage to stand up to wealth and power and deliver justice for people home, and abroad.

abroad, we must end this horrific war in gaza. bring home the hostages, and demand an immediate cease-fire. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> at home, at home, right here, we must take on big pharma, big oil, big tech, and all the other corporate monopolies, whose greed is denying progress for working people.

on november 5th let us select kamala harris as our president, and let us go forward to create the nation we know we can become. thank you all, very much. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> aggressive powerhouse, vermont senator bernie sanders crediting the biden-harris administration for having accomplished more than any government since fdr. governor of illinois, j.b. pritzker, host of chicago's convention. >> fellow democrats, welcome to chicago! >> [ cheers and applause ] the

great american city in a proud blue state, our patriotism was formed in frost, and in fire, in the stela we forged to survive both. our country has been a tapestry of faith that weaves from abraham lincoln, reuniting a house divided, to barack obama declaring blue states and red states make one united states. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> now, illinois presidential pedigree is unmatched. and given that vice president kamala harris spent some of her early life right here , i speak for the entire illinois delegation when i say we claim

her, too. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> now, when president we will never claim is the con artist, the republicans nominated in milwaukee last month. donald trump once called chicago embarrassing. to quote a great chicagoan who won six world championships on these very grounds, we take that personally. i had to go in for two years while trump was president. let me tell you what's embarrassing. in illinois, we passed a massive bill to fix our roads and bridges. when donald trump proposed his own plan he turned right around and called it stupid. we illuminated the grocery tax.

donald hasn't been in a grocery store since his first bankruptcy. illinois invested in clean energy and the jobs it brings. donald claimed that windmills in the ocean made the whales a little batty. during covid we supported small businesses and jobs, and donald-- donald told us to inject bleach. donald trump thinks that we should trust him on the economy, because he claims to be very rich. but, take it from an actual billionaire-- >> [ cheers and applause ] >> trump is rich in only one thing, stupidity. >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> now, i meet with business leaders all the time, and is one universal thing they all need. people. they need more workers to fill all the jobs they have. but, the antifreedom, anti- family policies of maga republican's are driving workers away. here's the thing. americans don't want to be forced to drive 100 miles to deliver a baby, because a draconian abortion law shutdown maternity ward. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> americans want the hope of giving birth through ivf, not the fear that it might be taken away. americans with lgbtq kids don't want them facing dissemination at school, because the state sanctioned it. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> americans want to go to

their neighborhood grocery store and not have to worry about some random guy open carrying an ar-15. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> americans don't want their kids to be taught in history class that slavery was a jobs program. and, if americans are black or brown, they want to get promoted at work without being derided as a dei hire for the sin of being successful while not white. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> let's be clear. it's not woke that limits economic growth, it's weird. and these guys are not just weird, they are dangerous. democrats are for lower taxes

and higher wages, less inflation, and more business growth. we just think it's wrong to craft this policies for elon musk and not for everyday working people. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> that includes a secure retirement, and good healthcare. we think the government should help you prosper, not police who you are sleeping with. more than anything, democrats want economic policies that are kind. not cruel. but, trump chooses cruelty every time. after all, everything he has achieved in his own life has been by hurting someone else. kamala harris and tim walz have spent their lives lifting people up, not pushing them down. they know that a white house that leads with kindness looks at someone who is struggling

and sees not what they might cost society, but what they might create for it. americans want to grow small businesses, and democrats want to cut taxes for everyday people. more than anything, kamala harris and tim walz one a country where we can all live with a little serenity. the serenity that comes with a balanced checkbook, an affordable grocery bill, and a housing market that has room for everyone. and, if there's one thing i know about donald trump, he's not bringing anyone any kind of serenity.

we have a choice, america, between the man who left our country a total mess, and the woman who has spent four years cleaning it up. >> [ cheers and applause ] and i think it's time we stop expecting women to clean up messes without the authority and the title to match the job! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> vice president was a good title for kamala harris. what you know an even better one? president of the united states of america! let's go get them! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> illinois governor j.b. pritzker, giving a classic straight-up convention zinger- filled speech. we will sit in a quick break.

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she grew up in a middle class home. she was the daughter of a working mom. and she worked at mcdonald's while she got her degree. kamala harris knows what it's like to be middle class. it's why she's determined to lower health care costs and make housing more affordable. donald trump has no plan to help the middle class, just more tax cuts for billionaires. being president is about who you fight for. and she's fighting for people like you. i'm kamala harris and i approve this message. why do couples choose a sleep number smart bed? i sleep great now that my side is as firm as my heart desires. i'm kamala harris my heart desires soft. sleep number does that. your ideal firmness and effortless comfort, all night. during our biggest sale of the year, save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed. shop now at a sleep number store near you.

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former ceo of american express. >> it's a choice about who we are going to be as a country. in his words and actions, kamala harris' opponent has shown he does not believe in our democratic values are it and, he will seek only to serve himself, and his desire for vindication and vengeance. kamala harris will face the facts. she will navigate this country,

the greatest country in the world, through the inevitable challenges, while also leading with the hope and values that america was founded on. kamala harris understands that the role of a leader is to instill hope, to repudiate the emergence of fear, ensuring the best days are ahead of us. she believes in america. the hopes and dreams of our people. and the promise of our future. that is why i believe kamala harris should be the next president of the united states of america. god bless america. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> ken chenault, former ceo of american express. >> he was ceo for seven years.

he was one of only 19 black ceos of fortune 500 companies. but, it was really since 2020 when he became so outspoken, because of election the nihilism . he wrote an op-ed for the new york times talking about what a huge economic risk it is for donald trump to be re-elected, and calling out other business leaders, basically saying you all know better, but you are too afraid of retribution. and perhaps because he is not a current ceo he has the freedom to say these things, but he has been outspoken. >> particularly to vice president harris, he has worked closely with her. >> he has been close to politics, but we haven't seen him as outspoken as we have in

the last year and a half. >> you are the only one of us who has had that dj on your show. >> we have had dj cassidy on the beach. i thought it was incredibly-- he is a well known dj out of california. he has a residency in vegas. the birth of the music fit with the breath of the convention. a business leader on stage. think of what we saw, a business titan, billionaire democratic governor, who announced himself as such, and bernie sanders. i think we are seeing in harris and walz with the tick and choices they are making, they are having a great convention so far, and we saw a former trump aid speaking earlier. >> stephanie was an amazing

speech. >> this was hey, remember her? it was a different type of personal bearing witness that she did to that. you think about tonight and that breath. dj cassidy also mixed in all genres. so you had a house of pain, you had lynyrd skynyrd. dre, tupac, california love, kendrick, all right, not like us, which the harris-biden campaign has used in ads saying they are weird, they are not like us. >> as stephanie pointed out earlier part of the flex is that this ticket actually has permission to use all this music as opposed to the artists

who have repeatedly sued trump for using their music without permission..j.b. pritzker speech was just a classic straight-up, well-done convention speech. >> i thought stephanie grisham was sort of a sleeper hit tonight. her speech had the attention, and it was like a whistleblower giving a first-hand account. >> she was there until the end. >> like you didn't leave over child separation-- but she told an incredible story. but, governor pritzker told a story. you didn't have to know his story. he just made the case. he just laid it out. he had zingers that are clippable. when you put together a convention you need speeches like that that will resonate with your lifelong democrat,

who will care about his, schmitz and standing in the party, with your person just looking for. if you stop you stay and watch that speech. it is accessible. and it will have a shelf life. >> when he said take it from an actual billionaire mama he's like legit a gazillionaire. >> i think the interesting thing, when you talk about diversity, diversity is often tagged it is women, it's minorities, and what you are seeing kamala harris do is diversity is all of us. and i think that's a huge push against donald trump who says diversity doesn't include people like me, but it does. it includes everyone. and that's what this convention is trying to show. diversity really is everyone. >> being called a dei hire for

being successful while not white. >> exactly. >> we don't know at this point how long that will be. they are not running very late- - >> i am just curious, like when will they let barack obama speak? >> we will hear from angela alsobrooks, running in maryland. you wouldn't think maryland is a hard state, but she is up against larry hogan, the moderate republican governor there. so, that will be fascinating to watch. she's coming up in just a moment. we have senator tammy duckworth talking about ivf. and then we move into what we used to call the shank of the evening. doug emhoff, barak obama,

michelle obama. as we have been keeping an eye on the clock, because they went so late last night, they are a little late tonight, but not so much. >> we were talking about the talent on the democratic bench. i was just going back and thinking why does it feel so, just remembering that sequence of '08 and barack obama, winning both houses, and the statewide congressional and senate democrats took some in '12 and '14. you just didn't have a lot of states with democrats governing them in the way you do now. it is a testament to the biden legacy that he has not that happen. >> historic. we are going to go back to the podium with ana navarro. she will be setting up a bio

video about kamala harris, and angela alsobrooks. >> we need a president who is capable of holding us in a big, great hug, when we need it. that is kamala harris. donald trump is only capable of holding two things. a grudge, and a golf club. >> i remember when kamala was first running for district, and they were like i don't know she's tough enough. i had to laugh, because you don't know my sister. kamala had been a hardened tough prosecutor in alameda

county, prosecuting men who were pimping young girls, and rapists. >> kamala wanted to make sure they face accountability and consequences for those actions. >> one of the cases she had early in her career was where a man had scalped his girlfriend. she ended up getting justice for that woman. >> she came to san francisco to defend victims. >> kamala knew that we needed to be smart on crime and if no one else was going to do it, that she was going to do it. >> if i am going to keep my promise to you to keep you safe i had better talk with you about what i'm doing in terms of crime prevention. investing in people coming out of prisons is the smart thing to do for law enforcement. forget that it's just the right

thing to do. >> even as a young kamala harris i've only seen her get more fierce. when she fights, she wins. >> when kamala became attorney general she wanted to protect people, but also to fundamentally pursue justice. >> being smart on crime starts with being tough on violent crime. >> statewide perspective, i think we were concerned about the rise of gang violence. >> in san joaquin county site and does change in our community, and it hit us like a wave. we saw an increase in human trafficking, narcotics, and guns. >> let it be clear to anyone who enters the state with violence, to those who prey on the weak and vulnerable, justice will be swift in the state of california. >> she was always hunting the kingpins, but we didn't have

partnerships with doj or fbi, or dea, or any of those law enforcement agencies. now, we all work collaboratively to help other counties, in california. because of her we destabilized organized crime, disrupted flows of guns and human beings, and narcotics. >> we are here this afternoon to announce the shutting down of one of the biggest and most organized threats to the safety of the central valley. >> i really think of her as fearless, a fighter. >> kamala just perseveres . making excuses is a failure to not only take responsibility, but to take action. if you have the will, the desire, the passion, the commitment, there is no challenge that is insurmountable . >> please welcome the democratic nominee for senate,

in maryland, angela alsobrooks. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> good evening, america. and hello, maryland! people like me-- thank you-- people like me, stories like mine don't usually make it to the united states senate. but, but they should. i am the proud granddaughter of a housekeeper, sarah daisy, who raised her three children in a one-bedroom apartment. it was her dream to work in government, to help people. that meant taking a typing test. but, she didn't know how to type, and she couldn't afford a

typewriter. so, she put a white piece of paper on the refrigerator and drew a keyboard on it. and every night she stood in front of that refrigerator and taught herself to type. she took the test, passed it, and got the job she dreamed of. i am her legacy. >> [ cheers and applause ] and, tonight, i am a candidate for united states senate from the great state of maryland. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i have always been inspired by women, like my grandmother. women who imagine a better future and then have the grid to make it a reality. one of those women is a friend,

a mentor, and a role model. that woman is kamala harris. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> let me tell you about the kamala i've known for 14 years. i first heard about her in 2009, when i was running for states attorney in prince george's county, maryland. i read a story in essence magazine about a district attorney, in san francisco, using new ideas to keep her community safe. few had a better record prosecuting violent crime. she put rapists, child molesters and murderers behind bars. what she knew that was violent crime accounts for about 30% of all crimes. for the 70% that are nonviolent, she created a first of its kind program, called back on track.

after serving time and pleading guilty, these low-level offenders will get the job training, ged help, and apprenticeships they needed to find a job. the result-- after reading about this super bad district attorney, i talked nonstop about her on the campaign trail. two days after i won the election, my phone rings. it's kamala harris. calling to congratulate me and ask how she could help. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> she helped me bring back on track to maryland. and wouldn't you know it, crime went down, economic growth went up, back on track is now a national model. now, donald trump says if

kamala harris is elected, tough guys will treat her like a play toy. do you know who else thought that? the drug cartels she busted, the big oil companies she made pay for polluting. the big banks that she made pay $20 billion to homeowners they ripped off. getting justice for others is not a power trip for her, it's a sacred calling. and hear me, kamala harris knows how to keep criminals off the streets. and, come november with your help, she will keep one out of the oval office. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> ever since donald trump rode

down that ridiculous escalator we as a nation have felt trapped. every national decision has been made in reaction to this one man and his extremist maga movement. we are still frozen by the fear that donald trump might once again come to power. and it's not just our politics that have been trapped, it's our imagination. and then, kamala came along . kamala has reminded us that we don't need to fear anything. not the future, and certainly not that man. this is our moment. to leave donald trump or he belongs, in america's past. we stand with kamala harris,

because we as a country are not going back. for the ancestors, who sat at lunch counters and made sure that we all had the right to vote, we are not going back! for the mamas and grand mamas who marched to make sure we could control our own bodies, we are not going back! for the parents, who work from can't see in the morning until can't see at night, not so that they will have a better future, but so their children will have a better life, we are not going back! when facing an obstacle, my father has often said to me, your faith is stronger than

your fears. tonight, our faith is stronger than our fears. faith in the promise of america , faith in the american idea, the american values that we share, faith, that we the people can choose a new leader, a better future for the people. faith. that as dark as our days and challenges have sometimes felt, it's always darkest before the dawn. we know that we can endure for a night, because joy cometh in the morning. morning is coming. morning is coming, and that joy will be led by kamala harris.

thank you so much. >> angela alsobrooks . democratic candidate for senator in maryland, she won the primary by 10 points. coming up here is the mesa, arizona mayor, john giles. >> i have a lifelong confession to make, i am a lifelong republican, so i feel out of place, but i feel more at home here than in today's republican party. the grand old party has been kidnapped by extremists and devolved into a cult. the cult of donald trump. trump doesn't know the first thing about the look service, and like a child he acts purely out of self-interest.

we all need an adult in the white house, and we have seen what happens when we don't have one. trump made a lot of lofty promises unlimited economic growth. american manufacturing reborn. a secure border. turns out, donald trump was all talk. he wanted our votes, but he couldn't deliver a thing. but, these days, my city of mesa, arizona, is on the move. i am going to ribbon cuttings every week all because joe biden and kamala harris reached across the aisle , and they delivered for my conservative community, and countless more across the country. my hero, john mccain, taught us to put country over party read and that's how vice president harris and governor walz will lead, too. i have an urgent message for

the majority of americans, who, like me, are in the political middle. john mccain's republican party is gone, and we don't-- left behind. so, let's turn the page. let's put country first. let's put adults in the room where our country deserves. thank you. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> it's our dream to have a large family. >> for decades, americans have turned to the miracle of ivf treatments. >> she felt like a dream come true. >> the fact she was able to build a family, that's what i do, and that's why i do what i do. >> i don't know how this would have been possible.

>> but, a party that pretends to be pro-family wants to put a stop to this. they are attacking the right to a family. >> it's unthinkable. >> they may never have the family they've dreamt of. >> in the u.s. senate-- >> republicans locked a bill that would have established productions for in vitro fertilization. >> the republicans, if they cared about protecting ivf this would have been a simple yes vote. >> family to me means support. >> it is the life you build. >> ivf made my family. >> it made my heart whole. >> and we will always fight for you, for your family, for your rights, for your freedom, for your future. >> kamala harris and tim walz honor the decisions of families to make the decision of what's right for them.

>> please welcome illinois senator, tammy duckworth. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, chicago! hello, chicago. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> you know-- you know-- i went to war to protect america's writes and freedoms, so i take it personally when a five-time draft dodging coward, like

donald trump, tries to take away -- tries to take away my rights and freedoms in return. especially when it concerns my daughters. my girls, gamer girl abigail and queen of the bars mightily, are everything to me. but, they never will have been born without access to reproductive care. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> because-- after 10 years of struggling with infertility, i was only able to have them through the miracle of ivf. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> but, now trump's anti-woman crusade has put other americans right to have their own families

at risk. because if they win, republicans will not stop at banning abortion. they will come for ivf next. they will prosecute doctors. they will shame and-- if you think that is far-fetched, just look up what happened in alabama, last year. so, let me say to every would- be parent, i see you. i'm with you. and together, in november, we will send a message to old cadet bone spurs [ laughter ] stay out of our doctors' offices,

and out of the oval office, too. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> look, my struggle with infertility was more painful than any wound i earned on the battlefield. so, how dare a convicted felon like donald trump treat women >> how dare the gop endanger the dreams of countless veterans , whose combat wounds prevent them from having kids without ivf. punishing our heroes for their willingness to serve. it's simple. every american deserves the right to be called

mommy or daddy without being treated like a criminal. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> kamala harris believes that. so, let's make some history and elect her in november. god bless america! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> this is my dad, doug. he was raised in jersey, moved to la, when he was 16. these are his parents. they think he walks on water. voted him most athletic, so he

says. this of a photo at mcdonald's when he was employee on the month. we've had it for years. my dad is a lawyer. a really good one. i mom called him the crisis guy, because he was everyone's first call. my parents split when i was in middle school, and that was not easy. closer than ever. and then he met kamala, the blind date that would dramatically change all our lives. kamala became

"mamala." . our blended family was not used for politics in the spotlight, but we were all excited to step up, especially my dad. then, kamala became vice president. it felt like doug was a bit out of place. he left his practice to standby her side. an example of true partnership. i just got married myself. he has inspired me as a new husband. and when he really gets close to him knows he is kind, loving, and fiercely protective. i mean, just look at this man. this is my dad. the first second gentleman in the history of the nation.

>> we have no choice but to speak up and speak out. there is an epidemic of hate, including a crisis of anti- semitism in our country and around the world. what they are doing on reproductive freedom and freedom in general is just outrageous. >> and next, he is going to make history again as the first first gentleman. i can't wait for everyone to get to know why we all love him. he is the glue that keeps this family together. we are ready to represent all families in america. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> please welcome my dad, the second gentleman of the united

states, doug emhoff. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i guess he didn't want me to give this speech. thank you. hello! thank you. hello to my big, beautiful blended family up there. i love you so much. and a

special shout out to my mother. i see you. my mother is the only person in the whole world who thinks kamala is the lucky one for mary and me. [ laughter ] and to kamala , she's out on the trail listening to and talking with voters. i can't wait for you to come back to chicago, because we are having a great time here. i love you so much. i'm so proud of how you are stepping up for all of us. but, that's who she is. wherever she is needed, however she is needed, kamala rises to the occasion. and she did it for me and our

family. and , now that the country needs her, she is showing you what we already know. she is ready to lead. she brings both joy and toughness, and she will be a great president we will all be proud of. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> now, i am the son of two brooklynites, mike, and barb. they've been together almost 70 years. my dad worked in the shoe business in manhattan, and he moved our family out to new jersey-- where is new jersey? i see you out there. when i was a little kid-- in a lot of ways i had typical jerseys suburban childhood. i biked around the neighborhood. i took the bus to hebrew school . and i rode to baseball in my

coach's station wagon. and if we did well, we got to have a slurpie after. in my neighborhood everyone left the garage door open. wherever you wound up at dinnertime that's the family who fed you. everyone's family took care of everyone else. and the guys i grew up with are still my best friends. the group chat is active every day, and it's probably blowing up right now, guys. my dad had to get a new job, we moved across the country to la. hey, california. money was tight, so i worked at mcdonald's in high school for some extra cash. not only was i employee of the month, but i still have the framed picture,

which you just saw, and there was a ring, golden arches and all. i was working full-time so i could afford to go to college part-time. thanks to scholarships and a little help from my dad, i got myself through law school, and i got my first job as a lawyer. which is also where i met the guys in my fantasy football league. and a lot has changed in our lives since the early '90s, but my team name is still nirvana. yes, after the band. i worked hard, and i love being a lawyer to read and by the way, i still get to be part of it by teaching law students at georgetown.

i got married, became a dad, unfortunately went through a divorce, but eventually started worrying about how i would make it all work. and that's when something unexpected happened. in 2013, i walked into a contentious meeting. we worked through the issue, and by the end of the meeting the now-happy client offered to set me up on a blind date, which is how i ended up with kamala harris' phone number. now, for generations, people have debated when to call the person you are being set up with . and never in history has anyone suggested 8:30 a.m.. and yet that's when i dialed.

i got kamala's voicemail, and i just started rambling. hey, it's doug-- i'm on my way to an early meeting. again, it's doug. i remember i was trying to grab the words out of the year and just put them back in my mouth. and for what seemed like far too many minutes, i hung up. by the way, kamala saved that voicemail, and she makes me listen to it on every anniversary. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> but, that method was not the only unusual thing about that day. kamala, who normally would have been working hard in her office, i just happened to be waiting at her apartment to a contractor to do some work on her kitchen. i was eating at my desk not a regular occurrence for a busy

lawyer like me who appreciated a good business lunch. but, that's when she called me back. and we talked for an hour. and we know that laugh. she laughed. i love that laugh! >> [ cheers and applause ] >> and maybe that counted as our first date, or maybe it was that saturday night when i picked her up and told her, buckle up, and a really bad driver. you can't hide anything from kamala , so you might as well own it. and as i got to know her better, and just fell in love fast, i learned what drives kamala . and it's what you've seen over these past four years, and especially in these past four weeks. she finds joy in pursuing justice.

she stands up to bullies, just like my parents taught me to. and she likes to see people do well. but hates when they are treated unfairly. she believes this work requires basic curiosity and how people are doing. her empathy is her strength. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> over the past decade, kamala has connected me more deeply to my faith, even though it is not the same as hers. she comes to synagogue with me for holiday services, and i go to church with her for easter. i get to enjoy her mom's chili relleno, amazing risk it.

-- she is the one who encouraged me to take up that fight which is so personal to me . and those of you who belong to blended families, now that they can be a little complicated. but, as soon as our kids started calling her mamala , we knew things are going to be okay. kamala, and kirsten, thank you. thank you both, for always putting your family and the kids first. when they came over for sunday dinner with mamala they knew it was going to be real talk. they would have to answer russians about what problem they wanted to solve in the world. they learned that you have always got to be prepared,

because kamala is going to prosecute the case. and in the same breath that colin greenlee told us that they were engaged, they asked kamala to officiate their wedding. and in the same way that she always steps up when it matters, kamala put so much time into those remarks, and she bound them in a book that matched her dark red dress and then turned that into a gift for the happy couple. >> [ applause ] >> a few days ago during this incredible time we were going through there was a brief window when kamala was back at home, and i saw her sitting on her favorite chair, and in the middle of a wild month i just hoped she was having a quiet moment to herself. but, then i realized she was on the phone, and of course my mind went to all the potential

crises that the vice president could be dealing with, was it domestic, was it foreign, was it campaign-- i could see she was focused, and all i knew was that it must be something important. and it turns out it was. ella had called her. that's kamala. that's kamala. those kids are her priorities, and that scene was a perfect map of her heart. she has always been there for our children, and i know she will always be there for yours, too. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> kamala is a joyful warrior. it's doing what she's always done for the people she loves. her passion will in a fit all of us when she is our president.

and here is the thing about joyful warriors, they are still warriors, and kamala is as tough as it comes. just ask the criminals, global gangsters, she never runs from a fight. and she knows the best way to deal with a coward is to take him on head-on. because we know that cowards are weak, and kamala harris can smell weakness. she doesn't tolerate any bs. you've all seen that look, and you know that look i'm talking about. that look is not just mean, it reflects her true honest leadership. that is why she will not be distracted by nonsense. kamala knows that in order to win we cannot lose focus . america, in the selection you have to decide who to trust with you to family's you. i trusted kamala with my

family's future, it was the best decision. this year will be our family tent anniversary, which i know, i'm about to hear that embarrassing voicemail again, but that's not all. that same night i will be hearing my wife, kamala harris, accept your nomination for president of the united states! and with your help she will lead with joy, with toughness, with that look, with compassion, and conviction. that wherever we come from, whatever we look like, we are strongest for when we fight for what we believe in, not just against what we fear. kamala harris was exactly the right person for me at an important moment in my life. and at this moment in our nations history, she is exactly

the right presidents. thank you so much. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> please welcome former first lady, michelle obama. >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> thank you, guys. thank you so much. okay. we have a big night ahead. thank you all so much. >> okay. hello, chicago! yeah. all right. i

-- something wonderfully magical is in the air. isn't it? yeah. you know, we are feeling it here in this arena, but it's spreading all across this country we love. a familiar feeling that has been buried for far too long. you know what i'm talking about. it is the contagious power of hope. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> the anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day. the chance to vanquish the demons of fear, division, and hate that have consumed us and continue pursuing the unfinished promise of this great

nation, the dream that our parents and grandparents fought and died and sacrificed for. america, hope is making a comeback! yeah. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> look, to be honest, i am realizing that until recently i have mourned the dimming of that hope, and maybe you have experienced the same feelings. that "pit in my stomach?" dread for the future? and for me that mourning has also been mixed with my own personal grief. the last time i was here in my

hometown was to memorialize my mother. the woman who showed me the meaning of hard work and humility and decency. the woman who set my moral compass high and showed me the power of my own voice. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> i still feel her loss so profoundly. i wasn't sure if i would be steady enough to stand before you tonight. but, my heart compels me to be here, because of the sense of duty that i feel to honor her memory. and, to remind us all not to squander the sacrifices our elders made to give us a better future. >> [ cheers and applause ]

>> you see, my mom in her steady quiet way lived out that striving sense of hope every single day of her life. she believed that all children, that all people have value. that anyone can see if given the opportunity. she, and my father didn't aspire to wealth, they were suspicious of those who took more than they needed. they cannot thrive if everyone else is drowning. so, my mother volunteered at the local school. she always looked out for the other kids on the block. she was glad to do the thankless, unglamorous work that for generations has strengthened the fabric of this

nation. the belief that if you do unto others, if you love thy neighbor if you work and scrape and sacrifice, it will pay off. if not for you, be for your children, or your grandchildren. you see, those values have been passed on through family forms, factory towns, through prayer roots, national guard, social studies classrooms. those were the values my mother poured into me until her very last breath. kamala harris and i built our lives on the same foundational values. even though our mother is grew up an ocean apart, they shared the same belief in the promise of this country. that's why-- her mother moved

here, from india at 19! that's why she taught kamala about justice, about the obligation to lift others up. about our responsibility to give more than we take. she would often tell her daughters don't sit around and complain about things, do something. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> so, with that voice in her head, kamala went out and worked hard , graduating from an hbcu, earning her law degree at a state school. and then, she went on to work for the people, fighting to hold lawbreakers accountable, strengthening the rule of law, fighting to get folks better wages, that are prescription drugs, kamala worked her way up

to become the vice president of the united states of america. my girl! kamala harris is more than ready for this moment. she is one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency. and, she is one of the most dignified. attributes from her mother to my mother, to your mother, too. embodiments of the stories we tell each other about this country could her story is your story. it's my story. it's the story of the vast

majority of americans trying to build a better life. regardless of where you come from, what you look like, who you love, have you worship, or what's in your bank account, we all deserve the opportunity to build a decent life. all of our contributions deserve to be accept did and valued. because no one has a monopoly on what it means to be an american. no one. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> kamala has shown her legions to this nation, not by spewing anger and bitterness but by living a life of service and always pushing the doors of opportunity open to others. she understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. we will never benefit from the affirmative action of

generational wealth. the affirmative action of generational wealth. >> if we bankrupt a business, if we bankrupt a business or choke in a crisis we don't get a second, third or fourth chance. if things don't go our way we don't have the luxury of whining or cheating others to get further ahead, no, we don't get to change the rules so we always win f. we see a mountain in front of us we don't expect there to be an escalator there to take us to the top. we put our heads down, we get

to work, in america we do something. and throughout her entire life that is what we have seen from kamala harris, the steel of her spine, the steadiness of her upbringing, the honesty of her example and yes, the joy of her laughter and her light. it could not be more obvious of the two major candidates in this race, only kamala harris truly understands the unseen labor and unwavering commitment that always made america great. now unfortunately we know what comes next. we know folks are going to do everything they can to distort her truth. my husband and i sadly know a

little something about this. for years donald trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. his limited narrow view of the world made him feel threaten by the existence made him fearful of two highly educated people who happen to be black. [ cheers and applause ] >> i want to know, i want to know, who is going to tell him, who is going to tell him that the job he currently is seeking might be one of those black jobs

jobs? >> it is the same old kind, doubling down on ugly racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will make people's lives better. look, because cutting our hair, not being allowed to become a mother through ivf like i did, that will not improve the lives of our wives, mothers and daughters. shutting down the department of education, banning our books none of that will prepare our kids for the future. demonizing our children for being who they are and loving who they love. look, that does not make anybody's life better.

[ cheers and applause ] instead, instead, it only makes us small. and let me tell you this, going small is never the answer. going ersmall is the opposite o what we teach our kids. going small is petty, it is unhealthy and quite frankly it is unpresidential. so, why would any of us accept this from anyone seeking our highest office? why would we normalize that type of backward leadership? doing so only demeans and cheap ens our politics. it only serves to further discourage good being-hearted people oufrom wanting to get involved at all. america, our parents taught us

better than that and we deserve so much better than that. that's why we must do everything in our power to elect two of those good big- hearted people. there is no other choice than kamala harris and tim walz. no other choice. but, as we embrace this renewed sense of hope let us not forget the despair we have felt. let us not forget what we are up against. kamala and tim are doing great now, they are packing arenas, folks are energized, we are feeling good. but giremember there are still many people who are desperate

for a different outcome. who are ready to question and criticize every move that kamala makes that are eager to spread those lies. who don't want to vote for a woman, who will continue to prioritize building their wealth over ensuring that everyone has enough. so, no matter how good we feel tonight or tomorrow or the next day, this is going to be an uphill battle. so, folks we can not be our own worst enemies. no. see, cause the minute something goes wrong, the minute a lie takes hold we can not start ringing our hands, we can not get a goldilocks complex to make sure everything is just right. and -- [ cheers and applause ] >> and we can not indulge our

anxieties about if this country will let someone like kamala instead of doing everything we can to get someone like kamala elected. [ cheers and applause ] >> kamala and tim, they have lived amazing lives. and i, i am confident they will lead with compassion, inclusion and grace but they are still only human. they are not perfect. like all of us they will make mistakes but luckily, y'all, this is not just on them. nah, no, nothis is up to us, al of us to be the solution that we seek. it is up to all of us to be the anecdote to the darkness and

division. look, i don't necare how you identify politically, if you are democrat, republican, independent or none of the above, this is our time to stand up for what we know in our hearts is right. [ cheers and applause ] in our hearts is right. [ cheers and applause ] to stand up, not just for our basic freedoms but for decency and humanity. for basic respect, dignity and empathy. for the values at the very foundation of this democracy. is is up to us to remember what kamala's mother told her. don't sit around and complain, do something. >> do something! >> if they lie about her, and they will, we have to do something. >> if we see a bad poll and we will, we got to put down that phone and . >> do something! >> if we start feeling tired,

if we start feeling that dread creeping back in we have to pick ourselves up and throw water on our face and what? >> do something. >> we only have 2-1/2 months, y'all, to get this done. only 11 weeks to make sure every single person we know is registered and has a voting plan. so, we can not afford for anyone, anyone, anyone in america to sit on their hands and wait to be called. don't complain if no one from the campaign has specifically reached out to you to ask you for your support. there is simply no time for that kind of foolishness. [ laughter ] >> you know what you need to do. so, consider this to be your

official ask, michelle obama is asking you, no, i am telling y'all to do something! [ crowd chanting ] something! [ crowd chanting ] do something! do something! >> y'all, this election is going to be close. in some states just a handful, listen to me, a handful of votes could decide the winner. so we need to vote in numbers that erase any doubt. we need to overwhelm any effort to supress us. our fate is in our hands. in 77 days we have the power to turn our country away from the fear, division and smallness of

the past. we have the power to marry our hope with our action. we have the power to pay forward the love, sweat and sacrifice of our mothers and fathers and all of those who came before us. we did it before, y'all. we sure can do it again. let us work like our lives depend on it. and let us keep moving our country forward and go higher, yes, always higher than we ever gone before as we elect the next president and vice president of the united states, kamala harris and tim walz, thank you all, god bless. [ cheers and applause ] thank you all, god bless. [ cheers and applause ]

. now before i go i have one more job tonight. one more job. y'all thank you for all of the love but it is now my honor to introduce somebody who knows a whole lot about hope. someone who has spent his life strengthening our democracy and let me tell you as someone who lives with him, he wakes up every day, every day and thinks about what is best for this country. please welcome america's 44th president and the love of my life, barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] life, barack obama. [ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello, chicago! [ cheers and applause ] ello, c! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! thank you! [ cheers and applause ]

>> thank you, thank you! thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you! chicago! it is good to be home! it is good to be home, i, i don't know about you but i am feeling fired up! i am feeling ready to go! even if even if i am the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama.

i am feeling hopeful. because this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] because we have a chance to elect someone who has spent her entire life trying to give people the same chances america gave her. someone who sees you. and hears you. and will get up every single day and fight for you. the next president of the united states of america kamala harris. [ cheers and applause ] merica harris. [ cheers and applause ] it has been 16 years since i

had the honor of accepting this party's nomination for president. and i know that is hard to believe because i have not aged a bit. but it is true. and looking back i can say without question that my first big decision as your nominee turned out to be one of my best. and that was asking joe biden to serve by my side as vice president. now, other than some common irish blood, joe and i come from different backgrounds. we became brothers. and as we worked together for

eight, sometimes pretty tough years, what i came to admire the most about joe was not just his smarts, his experience, it was his empathy. and his decency. and his hard-earned resilience, his unshakable belief that everyone in this country deserves a fair shot. and over the last four years those are the values america has needed the most. at a time when millions of our fellow citizens were sick and dying. we needed a leader with the character to put politics aside and do what was right. at a time when our economy was reeling we needed a leader with the determination that would drive what will become the world's strongest recovery. 15 million jobs, higher wages,

lower health care costs. at a time when the other party had turned into a cult of personality. we needed a leader who was steady. and brought people together. and was selfless enough to do the rarest thing there is in politics. putting his own ambition aside for the sake of the country. history will remember joe biden as an outstanding president, who defended democracy at a moment of great danger and i am proud to call him my president but i am even prouder to call him my friend.

[ crowd chanting ] [ crowd chanting ] now, the torch has been passed. now it is up to all of us to fight for the america we believe in. and make no mistake it will be a fight. for all of the incredible energy we have been able to generate for all of the few weeks and the rallies and the memes. this will still be a tight race in a closely divided country. a country where too many americans are still struggling where a lot of americans do not believe government can help. and as we gather here tonight

the people who will decide this election are asking a very simple question, who will fight for me? who's thinking about my future, my children's future, about our future together? one thing is for certain, donald trump is not losing sleep over that question. here is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. a constant stream of gripes, grievances that has been getting worse now that he is

afraid to lose to kamala. the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes. it just goes on and on and on. the other day i heard someone compare trump to the neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside of your window every minute of every day. [ laughter ] >> now, from a neighbor, that is exhausting. from a president, it's just dangerous. the truth is, donald trump sees power as nothing more than a

means to his ends. he wants the middle class to pay the price for another huge tax cut that will mostly help him and his rich friends. he killed a bipartisan immigration deal written in part by one of the most conservative republicans in congress. that would of helped secure our southern border because he thought, trying to actually solve the problem would hurt his campaign. he does not -- [booing ] >> do not boo, vote. [ cheers and applause ] do not. [ cheers and applause ] he does not seem to care if more women lose their reproductive freedoms since it will not effect his life. and most of all, donald trump wants us to think that this

country is hopelessly divided. between us and them. between the real americans who of course support him, and the out siders who don't and he wants you to think that you will be richer and safer if you will just give him the power to put those other people back in their place. it is one of the oldest tricks in politics. from a guy who, let's face it, act has gotten stale. [ laughter ] >> we do not need four more years of bluster and bumbelling and chaos and we have seen that movie before and we all know the sequel is usually worse. america is ready for a new

chapter, america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president, kamala harris. and kamala harris is ready for the job. this is a person who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a champion. as you heard from michelle, kamala was not born into privilege. she has had to work to get what she got. she cares about what other people are going through. she is not the neighbor running the leaf blower she is the neighbor rushing over to help when you need a hand. as a prosecutor kamala stood up for children who are victims to sexual abuse. as an attorney general of the

most populous state in the country. [ cheers and applause ] >> she fought big banks, for- profit colleges, securing billions of dollars for the people they scammed. after the whole mortgage crisis she pushed me and my administration hard to make sure homeowners got a fair settlement. did not matter that i was a democrat, did not matter that she knocked on doors for my campaign she was going to fight to get as much relief as possible for the families that deserved it. as vice president she helped take on the drug companies to cap the cost of insulin, lower the cost of health care, get families with kids a tax cut and she is running for president with real plans to lower costs even more and protect medicare and medicaid and sign a law to guarantee

every woman's right to make her own health care decisions! [ cheers and applause ] own health care decisions! [ cheers and applause ] in other words, kamala harris will not be focused on her problems, she will be focused on yours. as president she won't just cater to her own supporters and punish those who refuse to kiss the ring or bend the knee. she will work on behalf of every american. that is who kamala is. and in the white house, she will have an outstanding partner in governor tim walz. let me tell you something. let me tell you something, i

love this guy. tim is the kind of person who should number politics. born in a small town, served his country, taught kids, coached football, took care of his neighbors. he knows who he is and he knows what is important. you can tell those flannel shirts he wears don't come from a political consultant they come from his closet and they have been through some stuff. [ laughter ] have been through some stuff. [ laughter ] . >> together kamala and tim have kept faith with america's central story. a story that is as we are all

created equal all of us, that everyone deserves a chance that even when we don't agree with each other we can find a way to live with each other. that's kamala's vision, that is tim's vision. that is the democratic party's vision, and our job over the next 11 weeks is to convince as many people as possible to vote for that vision. now it won't be easy. the other side knows it is easier to play on people's fears and cynicism. always has been. they will tell you that government is corrupt, that sacrifice and generosity are for suckers.

and, since the game is rigged it is okay to take what you and want just look after your own. that is the easy path. we have a different task. our job is to convince people that democracy can actually deliver. and, and in doing that we can not just point to what we already accomplished. we can not just rely on the past we need to chart a new way forward to meet the challenges of today and kamala understands this. we need to clear away the laws and regulations that made it harder to build homes for working people in this country. that is a priority. she has put out a bold new plan to do just that.

[ cheers and applause ] on health care we should all be proud of the progress that we have made through the affordable care act. providing millions of people access to affordable coverage. protecting millions more from unscrupulously insurance practices. and i noticed, by the way, since it is popular they don't call it obama care no more. [ laughter ] but -- [ laughter ] -- but, kamala knows we can not stop there. that is why she will stop working to limit out-of-pocket costs. kamala knows if we want to help people get ahead we need to put a college degree within reach of more americans. but, but she also knows college should not be the only ticket to the middle class. we need to follow the lead of

governors like tim walz who said if you got the skills and the drive, you should not need a degree to work for state government. and in this new economy we need a president who actually cares about the millions of people, all across this country who wake up every single day to do the essential often thankless work. to care for our sick, to clean our streets, to deliver our packages, we need a president who will stand up for their right to bargain for better wages and working conditions. [ cheers and applause ] and kamala will be that president. [ cheers and applause ] yes, she can.

[ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting ] [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting ] tired old debates that keeps stifling progress because at their core, kamala and tim understand when everybody gets a fair shot we are all better off. they understand that when every child gets a good education the whole economy gets stronger. when woman are paid the same as men for doing the same job, all families benefit. they understand that we can secure our borders without tearing kids away from their parents. just like we can keep our

streets safe while also building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve and eliminating bias, that will make it better for everybody. donald trump and his well heeled donors do not see it that way. for them, one group's gains is necessarily another group's loss. for them, freedom means that the powerful can do pretty much what they please. if it is fireworkers trying to organize a union or put poison in our rivers or avoid paying taxes like everybody else has to do. well, we have a brooder idea of freedom. we believe in the freedom to provide for your family if you are willing to work hard. the freedom to breathe clean

air and drink clean water and send your kids to school without worrying if they will come home. we believe that true freedom gives each of us the right to make decisions about our own life. how we worship, what our family looks like, how many kids we have, who we marry and we believe that freedom requires us to recognize that other people have the freedom to make choices that are different than ours. that is okay. that's the america kamala harris and tim walz, we the people includes everyone. because that is the only way

this american experiment works. and despite what our politics might suggest i think most americans understand that. democracy isn't just a bunch of abstract principals and dusty laws in some book somewhere. it is the values we live by. it is the way we treat each other. including those who do not look like us or pray like us or see the world exactly like we do. that, that sense of mutual respect has to be part of our message. our politics have become so polarized these days that all of us, across the political spectrum seem so quick to

assume the worst in others unless they agree with us on every single issue. we start thinking that the only way to wins to scold and shame and outyell the other side. after awhile regular folks tune out. or they don't bother to vote. now that approach may work for the politicians who just want attention and thrive on division. but it will not work for us. to make progress on the things we care about, the things that really effect people's lives. we need to remember that we all got our blind spots and contraditions and prejudices and if we want to win over those who are not yet ready to support our candidates, we need to listen to their concerns. and maybe learn something in

the process. after all if a parent or grandparent occasionally says something that makes us cringe, we don't automatically assume they are bad people. we recognize that the world is moving fast that they need time and maybe a little encouragement to catch up. our fellow citizens deserve the same grace we hope they will extend to us. that's how we can build a true democratic majority. one that can get things done. and by the way, that does not just matter to the people in this country. the rest of the world is watching to see if we can

actually pull this off. no nation, no society has ever tried to build a democracy as big and as diverse as ours, before. one that includes people that over decades have come from every corner of the globe. one where our allegiances and community are not defined by race or blood but by a common creed. and that is why when we uphold our values the world is a little brighter. when we don't, the world is a little dimmer. and digtate dictators and autocrats feel bolder. we can not eradicate every cruelty and injustice in the world but america can be and

must be a force for good. discouraging conflict, fighting disease, promoting human rights, protecting the planet from climate change, defending freedom, brokering peace, that is what kamala harris believes and so do most americans. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes, she can. >> yes she can [ crowd chanting ] , she can. >> yes she can [ crowd chanting ] . >> i, i know these ideas can feel pretty naive right now. we live in a time of confusion and ranker. where a culture puts a premium on things that don't last.

money, fame, status, likes. we class the approval of strangers on our phones, we build all manner of walls and fences around ourselves and then we wonder why we feel so alone. we don't trust each other as much because we don't take the time to know each other. and in that space between us, politicians, algorithm teach us to characterize each other and troll each other and fear each other. here is the good news, chicago, all across america in big cities and small towns away from all of the noise. the ties that bind us together are still there. we still coach little league and look out for our elderly

neighbors, we still feed the hungry in churches and mosques and synagogues and temples. we share the same pride when our olympic athletes compete for the gold because, because the vast majority of us do not want to live in a country that is bitter and divided. [ cheers and applause ] >> we want something better. we want to be better. and the joy and the excitement that we are seeing around this campaign tells us we are not alone. you know, i spent a lot of time thinking about this these past few months because as michelle mentioned this summer we lost her mom. m

marian robinson. she was funny and wise and the least pro. and because she defended myself when i messed up. i would hide behind her. [ laughter ] >> but i also think one of the reasons marian and i became so close is she reminded me of my grandmother, the woman who helped raise me as a child. and on the surface the two of them did not have a lot in common. one was a black woman, from right here in south side of chicago, right down the way.

went to inglewood high school, the other was a little old white lady born in kansas. i know there are not people from there. [ cheers and applause ] i know there are not that many people from there. and yet they shared a basic outlook on life. they were strong, smart, resourceful woman full of common sense who regardless of the barriers they encountered and women growing up in the '40s, '50s, they encountered barriers, they went about their business without fuss and complaint and provided a unshakable foundation of love for their children and their grandchildren. and in that sense they both represented an entire generation of working people.

who through war and depression, discrimination and limited opportunity helped build this country. a lot of them toiled every day at jobs that were often too small for them, did not pay a lot. they willingly went without just to keep a roof over the family's heads, just to give their children something better. they knew what was true. they knew what mattered. things like honesty, integrity, kindness and hard work. they weren't, they weren't impressed with braggers or bullies, they did not think putting other people down lifted you up or made you strong.

they did not spend a lot of time obsessing about what they did not have. instead, they appreciated what they did. they found pleasure in simple things. a card game with friends, a good meal and laughter around the kitchen table. helping others. most of all, seeing their children do things and go places that they would never of imagined for themselves. [ cheers and applause ] imagine. [ cheers and applause ] if you are a democrat or a republican or somewhere in between, we have all had people like that in our lives. people like kamala's parents who crossed oceans because they believed in the promise of

america. people like tim's parents who taught him about the importance of service. good, hardworking people who were not famous or powerful, but who managed in countless ways to leave there country a little better than they found it. as much as any policy or program i believe that is what we yearn for. a return to an america where we work together, look out for each other, a restoration of what lincoln called on the eve of civil war. our bonds of affection. an american the taps what he called the better angels of our

nature. that is what this election is about we each do our part over the next 77 days, if we knock on doors, if we make phone calls, if we talk to our friends, if we listen to our neighbors, if we work like we never worked before, if we hold firm to our convictions we will elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] and tim walz as the next vice president of the united states. we will elect leaders up and down the ballot who will fight for the hopeful, forward- looking america. we all believe in and together we, too, will build a country that is more secure and more just more equal and more free.

so let's get to work. ggod bless you, and god bless the united states of american g the united states of american ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

. 20 years after democratic national convention speech that launched his career in national politics now speaking as the 44th president of the united states. final speech tonight from former president barack obama. the three final speeches tonight from the first, from the second gentleman doug emhoff winning the relatability of olympics and telling the love story of his relationship with kamala harris they celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary this week, in fact, on thursday night, the flight she will accept formally the nomination for president of the united states. his speech followed immediately by a speech from michelle obama is one of the best convention speeches i ever seen by anybody in any circumstance. not just because she is good at giving a speech but because it

was subtle and deep and thought- provoking and surprising. she did make a parallel point that her husband made as well in his speech, how it will be a close election and there are things to be done. her speech speaking from practical and heart-felt place to be a person in politics, what it is to be a person in politics when you feel like you have the momentum and when there is despair and when people make mistakes and what people need to do to shore you up in that moment. unusual, and perfectly delivered and a stunning speech. barack obama starting his remarks by saying, i am fearing, feeling fired up and ready to go even if i am the only person stupid enough to speak right after michelle obama. he gave a great speech that began with a long detailed ode

to his vice president, joe biden, calling it one of the best decisions he ever played and going into detail about the accomplishments of biden's own precedency before moving on to the necessity of electing kamala harris but, again, a subtle deep, original interesting take on the things that divide us as americans not just politically but culturally. talking about our existences. in the culture that we have right now and how the enthusiasm around the campaign can be one way to feel together in common. deep speeches from mr. and mrs. obama. fun and great and moving from doug emhoff >> yeah, i felt, i feel like i know doug emhoff, he is kind of a neighbor of mine in los angeles. i see him at the coffee joint once in awhile with his little secret service detail following him. i learned more about him in a

speech. i can not say that about anyone else that i know that give speeches i learned more about him than anything i picked up over the years after listening to them privately. a unique spot. the first person in history to be in the spot, the first man, the second gentleman on his way to be first gentleman, no doubt and what he has made of that role is a model. by the way it is a model for spouses of people in power. he was a high-powered member of a law firm, global law firm, working in the entertainment side, no intersection with government. he quit that job and every penny of that income to take a teaching job because he did not want the slightest possible interpretation of conflict of interest because he was with a law firm that might in some other office of the law firm cross into a government situation that could be deemed a conflict of interest. i only wish that other spouses

in these situations male and female spouses would do this. we have a wife of a chief justice of supreme court who still works for major law firms in america taking millions upon millions of dollars a year from major law firms in america while her husband serves as chief justice, so doug emhoff is a great example of that. michelle obama's speech did not need to carry any of the governing specifics that barack obama's speech had to carry. hers got to be shorter, it got to go straight to the heart and the mind. it got to insist to every voter that you need every vote that you can't quibble over a slight difference you might have with this candidate. if you find this candidate to be imperfect but fundamental on your side she call today foolishness, foolishness >> and acting now. talking about the time is slort and what needs to be done now. >> and then barack obama who

has the most difficult job in politics that is following michelle obama on stage. nothing harder to do. it is the way we met him. 20 years ago in exactly this context on a convention stage in boston and he has been the star of every convention stage he has appeared on since. he has done the impossible every time because he has been great every time and then finds a way to be great again that is different from the last time you saw him be great doing this. he and michelle obama went directly at trump which i know we are going to hear from enraged donald trump about, then there were line that had nothing to do with trump it seems but you can not get trump out of your mind when barack obama says "our fellow citizens deserve the same grace we hope they will extend to us when we have disagreements." every previous republican nominee of my lifetime was capable of saying that sentence in a speech, reading if someone

wrote it for them and doing it. donald trump is the only person when you see those words he does not know what they mean. he could not say them, does not know what they mean. talking about the joy that his mother-in-law had just being at the kitchen table with family. donald trump does not know what that means. all of those lines that were about the world that barack obama thinks we all should live in and that we all appreciate every one of those lines is alien to everything about donald trump. >> i want to have our colleagues in chicago join us, joy and alex are there watching on site, tell us what you thought. those were three sort of final speeches. it all went towards the final three, each of which i thought was pretty great. how did it feel in the room? >> i got to say, i want to talk about barack obama first just because i was really struck, we

talked a lot about, lawrence said, the fact that he first appeared on the national radar at a convention hall 20 years ago and it really felt like what we heard from him tonight was kind of if there is a dip tick of the classic obama speech this is the second half of the speech from a man who talked most famously there is no red america, there is no blue america there is the united states of america. then to watch as some of the landmark achievements of his precedency, the attempted dismantling of that by donald trump. it is clear he has been thinking a lot about what kind of america we really are. i am sure that the trump years were very difficult for him not just as a president but as a person who fundamentally believes in the goodness and the hope and the optimism that is part of the american project. it really felt to me that he

looks at the harris candidacy and the potential harris presidency as an affirmation of everything he believes america is about. there is this line at the end of his remarks that he says i believe that is what we yearn for, a return to america where we work together and look out for each other. a restoration of what lincoln called on the eve of the civil war as our bond of affection. i think barack obama recognizes it as divided which is why he invokes the civil war but believes our better angels exist and that kamala harris and her candidacy is a manifestation of that. i thought it was deeply, deeply thoughtful speech at a really critical time not just for democrats but for americans who have questioned who we are and where we are coming from and urgently where we are going. >> very well put, alex. i just think just to take a

meta view of what you are saying part of the message here was depth and originality is okay. not everything has to be a slogan and sound bite. there are places for those but there is a place for deeply reasoned nuanced surprising subtle statement. that is a statement for the cultural impact that you are talking about, joy what did you think? >> i would say tonight, for every democrat in the country, not necessarily just for democrats. i did a quick google as i was listening to one of our great oridtors, guarantee give his speech. when they punch the numbers some 8.5 million people who voted for barack obama turned around and voted for donald trump. so, barack obama has an ability to cross probably the greatest

divide in american politics. some of those trump republicans were barack obama voters. maybe even twice. there are barack obama-trump voters that exist. he still, divisive as his precedency was, to go to war against him and against the first lady michelle obama. he still sits in a place. it is hard to believe 16 years ago but my kids grew up with him as a president that is the world they know. the level of expectation that young americans have about what they can have in a president was set by him. and so i think his speech is important. a couple quick lines, no nation, no society has ever tried to build a democracy as big and as diverse as ours before, our

allegiance not by race and blood but by creed. no other country achieved it. while he understands the difficulty the vast majority of us don't want to live in a country bitter and divided we want better. he can speak to the voter that might be resistant to the idea of multi-racial democracy because they accepted it for eight years at some level and quickly to go to michelle. michelle obama was a force tonight. we were talking about this before, alex and i. one of the things that often forget as talented and brilliant as barack obama is as an oritor michelle obama is his equal and sometimes even better she preached tonight, she gave a sermon to this country. she gave instructions and things that needed to be done and this audience ate it all of the way up. >> yes. >> and the last thing i will say, we heard love stories tonight. it is so rare to hear the kind

of deep and abiding love that we heard from doug emhoff, dougie loves kamala and we got that full on and we can see that barack obama loves michelle and they both loved her mom. that love and that joy, this room lit up with it. it is the reason they are doing so well on this democratic side, they are bringing the love and the joy and the family connection that we lacked at the other convention. >> it is, it is a good point. actually it feels like not a book end but a companion to the "we love you, joe." yes. the outpouring of love last night for president biden on night one and then to have those love stories talked about on night two. it feels like companion pieces. speaking of love, i was sitting next to simone sanders former

staffer for kamala harris. i thought you were going to crawl out of your skin. you were so enthused by that speech. i just, you know, because this is not what doug emhoff signed up to do when he went to law school. he did not have this on his bingo card. and i remember, i remember right after the inauguration in 2020 and the second gentleman then and the vice president they were going to have to walk up these stairs and do something. as they were about to walk up, the second gentleman was about to walk right with the vice president. to see him standing on that stage tonight he was fully in his moment. he was standing there and he oftentimes you talk about spouses, supporting their, you know, partner in a powerful position and i frankly sometimes think we talk about it in a place of weakness and

doug emhoff is a strong person, a strong man, who is self- assured and who the vice president leans on for advice. he is, you know, he is somebody if you want to understand what is going on or how to maybe get your point across better, ask the second gentleman he is the best possible counsel. so, to see him standing up there tonight as an example for so many people across the country. doug emhoff's family looks like a lot of families a blended family. i am a blended family, i am a mom, i have a stepson. i thought it was amazing. michelle levone robinson obama was on the stage, she preached. she was fed up, that is why in 2016, they go low we go high. today, today she looked him dead in the face and gave

america instructions. it was what people needed to hear. >> i just thought it was so striking to think about how he started in a convention hall as we all know and gave a speech about red and blue. it was so striking to have him update it to the algorithm to the maga-division attacks, you build a wall and you feel lonely and apply today to kamala harris and basically said in so many words that she is the rightful successor to the obama/biden era. >> and through the politics that harris is promising we can come together as a country and reinstate the bonds >> my favorite moment was when she talked about mistakes. it is a weird elephant in the room. they are going to make mistakes. no one says that, we are going to kill it, great. they are people >> they are human they are not perfect, like all of us, they

will make mistakes and luckily it is not just on them. >> that to me was a profound point and a profound point about democracy. it is just people all the way down. on the other side the weird ai generated images of this bizarre king figure in donald trump and like it is just people and the people up on the stage and the people in the hall and the people out in the country t. is just people all of the way down and all of their flaws and all of their hope and all of their aspirationses and aspirations. >> the people that did not speak at the republican convention any form anything. when you talk about the human connection we saw that connection in the last few nights and my biggest takeaway has nothing to do with politics. doug emhoff up there as a second gentleman. we say we judge men in that position, we as a society, culture have not decided what to do with the male spouses of

powerful women. he was extraordinary. it was this reminder to our daughters and sons we might have a black female president and it does not matter what your politics are in the scope of you got to see it to be it that is extraordinary. >> and a huge thing for wife- guys, i say it tongue and cheek it is true. beautiful thing, he loves his wife. he loves talking about her and he thinks the world of her and it is a great thing to see. >> we also had two phenomenal first lady speeches. last night hillary clinton was very good and was presidential candidate in her own right and everything. but i think michelle obama speech was something special in part how well it was done but some of the stuff you are talking about chris, the human level. we know what comes next. folks will do everything they

can to distort her, trump did everything to make people fear us, his narrow view of the world made him fear our existence of two highly educated, successful people who happen to be black. who is going to tell him the job he is seeking might just be one of those black jobs. >> it was an incredibly well delivered political punch and also coming from a place of pain. >> really authentic. >> yes. showing her vulnerability in a way that makes you see one another as human beings. they are showing it and saying it. >> it is powerful stuff. >> extremely powerful. >> much more of our coverage tonight ahead. stay with us our coverage tonight ahead. stay with us meet the jennifers. jen x. jen y. and jen z. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. jen x is planning a summer in portugal

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♪ ♪ . hello from new york on night two of the democratic national convention and holy cow, i wish i can say something more than that, a lot happened tonight. everything that we saw tonight, the incredible roll call like a dj, the