♪ america america ♪ >> performance at the democratic national convention night three from maren morris, singer-songwriter. knight three is underway. bartender, another round. welcome to our special coverage

of the democratic national convention in chicago. we at msnbc know you can watch these proceedings anywhere. it makes us grateful and so happy you're watching with us. i am rachel maddow at msnbc headquarters in new york with all of the people you most want with you on a night like this. in chicago, right in the throbbing heart of the action itself are our beloved colleagues joy reid and alex wagner who are having so much fun, it almost makes you mad, almost, but we can't sustain any anger. night three of a political convention traditionally belongs to the vice presidential nominee. tonight minnesota governor tim walz will officially accept the nomination to be kamala harris's running mate. in contrast to the republican side this year where ohio senator j.d. vance has proven in the polls to be perhaps the most unpopular, disliked vice presidential selection ever

made by a major party in modern u.s. history. the democrats twice, governor tim walz, has taken off like a rocket. he is in his second term as governor. he spent 12 years in congress. 24 years in the army national guard. a long career as a high school teacher and coach. tonight this will be by far the biggest speech of his political life after that long career. he is essentially establishing a national profile for the first time. now the scale of the speech in terms of its importance tonight is a little bit off the charts for everything that has previously happened in his political life. you can measure that in part that among his opening acts tonight, among the people who will speak leading up to him tonight are both bill clinton and oprah winfrey. they will be opening for him. so, yeah, no pressure coach walz. we will also hear from pete

buttigieg. pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. we will hear from the political power structure as we live it. nancy pelosi will be speaking tonight. poet amanda gorman will speak tonight. maryland governor wes moore will speak. we will have performances from john legend, sheila e, stevie wonder. in addition to that maren morris performance we just saw. we are so happy you are here. we hope you walked the dog and loaded the dishwasher tonight because it will be a lot to keep up with. there is a lot going on. let's start by going to chicago. jacob soboroff is in the midst of the minnesota delegation, which is really having its moment tonight. this is what they came for tonight. >> this is the delegation of the evening. you can see there is a lot of flannel in this allegation tonight. -- this delegation tonight. read the flannel people, stand up.

stand up for me. will you stand up for me? everybody. look at this. it will be the hottest, the hottest look of spring and summer 2024. everyone is very excited in the minnesota delegation. i just talked to a friend of mine over here. tell me your name again. you are from where in minnesota? >> minneapolis, minnesota. >> reporter: i was telling you earlier, i consider myself half minnesotan. the people of minnesota, i will be real with you, including my mom, are very excited about what is happening right now on the world stage and what might happen on this stage tonight. i see your button. voting is my black job. talk to me about how you feel casting your vote for governor walz and vice president harris. >> we talk about black jobs in the last couple of months, but that is my job and we need to get people out to the polls and have a place at the table and

it is time to show up. >> what does this mean for the people in minnesota? >> it means everything. our governor who gives us so much, that we can share with the rest of the world. >> reporter: it's nice to talk to you. thank you very much. excuse me for one second. excuse me for squeezing in here, but i want to say hi. i have been seeing you all night. is this a big moment for minnesota? >> absolutely. >> reporter: did you plan on wearing that flannel? >> i had this for a year. >> reporter: thank you very much. nice to talk to you. flannel's are not a costume in minnesota, rachel. it is the real deal. they are all very happy. they are all very excited. i will be hanging out a lot tonight. >> you are preaching to the choir on the flannel thing. i can explain later. it has a whole other nuance thing between you and me right now. we will talk about it when you're older. jacob, thank you so much. >> reporter: i embarrass myself

on national television. >> not embarrassed so much as gently brought along into my people's culture. >> reporter: we will talk later, thank you. >> that's the best. he's fantastic. when you had him on your show yesterday and the whole thing opened up, you did an interview about what is going on with the georgia election board and it was like are you talking about the georgia election board because i was thinking about going over to the delegation and you went with him. >> i spent more like 24 minutes with him, going through everything i was supposed to hit. he is incredible. he is getting in his steps on live television, but what is amazing is no one knows he is going to walk up to them. he will sort of assess what he has been hearing and everyone where he sticks a microphone, he really has his finger on the pulse on what is happening on the ground. >> it's fantastic and being the minnesota delegation tonight, we are having this tim walz

moment tonight. tim walz obviously is well known in minnesota. the second term governor. 12 years in congress. but simultaneously having this moment where the democrats are so happy they picked him and most casual observers don't exactly remember anything about him except maybe the coach thing. they are just getting used to him, so this is celebratory and also an introduction. they have to do the work of rolling him out tonight. >> this is the biggest opportunity he has had and will have until november and he has become this vessel for the democratic party for joy, for optimism. for speaking like normal people speak at the hardware store and it has happened organically, but it has become the message of the democratic party over the last couple of weeks, which is fascinating. i think we will hear a lot about him as a teacher. we will hear about his time in the national guard. his time, you know, as a father

and reliance on ivf in order to have his kids. a big introduction moment for tim walz. we will see what he wears. will he wear flannel? will he wear a hat? we don't know. >> chris, what are you expecting? >> he has a great story to tell. it is almost a west wing level bio. it is such a good story and it is a good story precisely because it was very clearly not crafted in real-time to be a great story, to have a biography. that is what makes it such a great story. he really did join the national guard when he was 17. he really did go to be a teacher because that is what he wanted to do. he found himself called to a life of politics and public service. he has a broad appeal and if you are the speechwriter, what a fun biography. what a fun set of anecdotes and life experiences and tales to tell this audience that as you astutely note, we all now know the tim walz story, but if you

move out of the concentric circles of the modern american public, they don't necessarily. >> it will be 20 million people. if numbers hold up from previous nights and i think there is no reason to expect that they want, especially with oprah speaking and bill clinton and all of the other people. in terms of celebration and introduction or maybe reintroduction of tim walz, what do you expect? >> walz was the riskiest choice kamala harris could make in one way and that is he was never tested on the national stage. you know barack obama didn't take that risk. he picked joe biden who had been on the national stage for many years but also was on the actual debate stage with him running for president. picking someone who ran in the primaries against he was actually her safest choice. that is the choice barack obama made. that is the choice joe biden made. i was not a choice available to kamala harris. so there were more, better

known people on that list that she could have chosen. she chose someone who had the least exposure, but a sudden surge of crucial exposure before the decision was made where he was very successful on tv. but there had to be a big holding of the campaign breath when he first stepped out on the stage and look how remarkably well it has gone. >> i'm going to say one of the things that is going to happen in this hour of the convention is there is going to be a focus on the border and immigration and those issues in particular. on donald trump weighing in and killing the bipartisan border bill, which we will hear from senator chris murphy about in just a moment. this is a video set of senator murphy's remarks. watch. >> i have a question for you. who really wants a solution at our border?

>> our administration worked on the most significant border security bill in decades. some of the most conservative republicans in washington, d.c. supported the bill. even the border patrol endorsed it. >> and that bill included thousands of new border agents and personnel. new technology that can detect and stop threats. more judges and faster asylum processing. for the first time in decades, a chance at a real bipartisan solution. >> but at the last minute, trump directed his allies in the senate to vote it down. >> they are blaming it on me. i said that's okay. please blame it on me. please. >> he tanked, tanked the bipartisan deal because he thought it would help him win an election. which goes to show donald trump does not care about border security. he only cares about himself.

>> the real differences. >> i was attorney general of a border state. in that job i walked underground tunnels between the united states and mexico on the border with law enforcement officers. i went after transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers that came into our country illegally. i prosecuted them in case after case and i won. so here is my pledge to you. as president i will bring back the border security bill that donald trump killed and i will sign it into law. and show donald trump what real leadership looks like.

>> please welcome connecticut senator chris murphy. >> so i just want to let you know, i want to let you know that everything you just saw in that video, that is exactly what happened. i know because i was the democratic senator who negotiated that bill to secure the border with president biden and vice president harris. i want to tell you this, as well. donald trump's allies weren't just in the room. they helped us write the whole bill. it was a bipartisan bill. it was a tough bill.

$20 billion in new border security. it gave the president the emergency power to shut down the border. made compassionate but serious reforms to our asylum system. one republican said it would've had almost unanimous support if it weren't for donald trump. trump killed that bill and he did it because he knew that if we fixed the border he would lose his ability to divide us. his ability to fan the flames of hear about people who come from different places. you guys know this, right? hate and division, that is trump's oxygen. right? people like trump and j.d. vance, they need it to survive in politics. people are saying that they are weird, that they are creepy and they are weird, they are creepy,

but even worse, they are weak. kamala harris is not weak. for 20 years, kamala harris has been tough as nails when it comes to securing our border. when she was a california prosecutor she went after drug smugglers, human traffickers. she put 100 gang members away in a single sweep. trump says that a safe nation can't be an immigrant nation. that is flat wrong and kamala harris knows this. she knows this, too. engraved on the statue of liberty is a poem. the last line reads beside the gordon door.

for generations that lamp is called people to start a brave new life in america. my ancestors, your ancestors and the parents of the next president of the united states of america. kamala harris knows that we can be a nation of proud immigrants and a nation of strong immigration laws. that is why when she is president she will bring that border bill back and kamala harris is going to pass it. how do i know this? because in this race there is only one candidate who has ever been willing to do the worthy, redeeming work of making our country better. of recognizing that we do not have to choose between celebrating our heritage and enforcing our laws. right?

the beautiful thing about america is that we can be both. we can be a nation of immigrants who love their country and a nation with a secure border. and there is only one candidate, there is only one candidate who can deliver that vision of america and it is kamala harris. thank you very much, democrats. >> please welcome bexar county sheriff javier salazar. >> on the other side of the border the traffickers, they pack migrants into 18-wheelers like cattle. 50, 100 at a time and then they

seal the doors. that is when the 911 calls come. we hear them. desperate, terrified, gasping for air. now sometimes we get there in time. sometimes despite our best efforts, we can't. when donald trump comes down to texas, stands next to officers in uniforms just like mine, he is not there to help us. don't think that, not there for a second. he is a self-serving man. i mean look, just like when he killed the border bill. he just made our jobs harder. kamala on the other hand has been fighting border crime for years. she's gone down to mexico and worked to stop the traffickers and when the traffickers didn't stop, she put them in jail. down in my neck of the woods we

call that fooling around and finding out. i may be paraphrasing a bit. we protect, now, the border sheriffs that i know and i, we are like kamala. we protect and serve. we enforce the law. we show compassion and we fight to protect our border because we all know in texas -- when we fight, we win! >> please welcome -- >> the sheriff from bexar county, texas, javier salazar. we want to sneak in a quick break. there is a lot we want to make sure we get to, we just want to get in a quick break. stay with us. we will be right back. has the ? that's why i love my swiffer wetjet.

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you told them that one day their son would reach 14 million followers on social media, graduate law school and speak at the democratic national convention. they might not believe you. but this is the united states

of america. the land of opportunity, where anything is possible. i know this, i know this because daily i interact with people who, like my parents, came to america to fulfill the dreams and ambitions that in their home countries were impossible. people who work hard, contribute to society, pay taxes, because yes, immigrants pay taxes. and love this country deeply. the same people donald trump wants you to believe are poisoning the blood of our country. this is dangerous and it is outright anti-american. because as ronald reagan once said, ronald reagan a republican one said we lead the

world because unique among nations we draw our people, our strength from every country and every corner of the world. reagan knew, reagan knew that welcoming immigrants is not a democratic or republican value. it is an american value. to be pro-immigrant is to be pro-america. and that is why kamala harris understands this, too. and that is why once elected she will reject tate and find solutions that make our nation stronger. so let's get her elected. let's get her elected and ensure that our country remains

a beacon of freedom and opportunity for all. thank you. god bless you and god bless the great state of texas. >> his name is carlos eduardo espina. he is a daca recipient who graduated this year. he is an influencer with 10 million followers. up next is olivia troye, a member of republicans for harris. she was an advisor to vice president mike pence. they should be very interesting. >> four years ago i resigned from the trump administration. as a republican who dreamed of working in the white house, it was a hard decision. but as an american it was the right one. i saw how donald trump undermine their intelligence community.

our military leaders and ultimately our democratic process. now he is doing it again. lying and laying the groundwork to undermine this election. it is his mo, to sow doubt and division. that is what trump wants, because it is the only way he wins and that is what our foreign adversaries want. because it is the only way they win. as a national security expert, -- [ speaking in a global language ] -- being inside trump's white house was terrifying. but what keeps me up at night is what will happen if he gets

back there. the guardrails are gone. the few adults in the room the first time resigned or were fired. i grew up in the kind of working family that trump pretends to care about. conservative. catholic. texan. july 4, was our most sacred holiday. those values made me a republican. and the same values make me proud to support kamala harris. not because we agree on every issue, but because we agree on the most important issue.

protecting our freedom. so, to my fellow republicans, you aren't voting for a democrat. you're voting for a democracy. you aren't betraying our party. your standing up for our country. thank you. >> to my fellow republicans, you are not betraying your party, your standing up for our country. olivia troye, member of republicans for harris and advisor to mike pence. this is geoff duncan who until last year was the republican lieutenant governor of georgia.

>> let's get the hard part out of the way. i am a republican. but tonight i stand here as an american. an american -- and american that cares more about the future of this country than the future of donald trump. my journey started to this podium years ago when i realized donald trump was willing to lie, cheat and steal to try to overturn the 2020 election. i realized trump was a direct threat to democracy and his actions disqualified him from ever, ever, ever stepping foot in the oval office again. i could spend my time revving up this crowd, but i'm certain i don't have to talk anybody out of voting for donald trump here, so i'm going to focus my

attention on the millions of republicans and independents that are at home and are sick and tired of making excuses for donald trump. if republicans are being intellectually honest with ourselves, our party is not civil or conservative. it is chaotic and crazy and the only thing left to do is dump trump. these days our party acts more like a cult, a cult worshiping a felon thug. look, you don't have to agree with every policy position of kamala harris. i don't. but you do have to recognize her prosecutor mindset that understands right from wrong, good from evil. she is a steady hand and will bring leadership to the white

house that donald trump could never do. let me be clear to my republican friends at home watching. if you vote for kamala harris in 2020 for you are not a democrat, you are a patriot. in our family, in our family my wife and i are raising three boys and we have a family motto. it says doing the right thing will never be the wrong thing. during 2020 during the lowest of lows when we had armed officers outside our house, protecting us from other republicans.

donald trump had targeted us. my son came downstairs. and he handed me this coaster that i had given him years before at a father-son retreat for our church and he said, hey dad, doing the right thing will never be the wrong thing. stay strong. to my fellow republicans at home that want to pivot back toward policy, empathy and tone, you know the right thing to do. now let's have the courage to do it in november. thank you and god bless you. >> we will never give up, we will never concede.

it doesn't happen. you don't concede. and after this we are going to walk down, and i will be there with you. we are going to walk down to the capital. because you will never take back our country with weakness. you have to show strength in you have to be strong. >> it does look like we are going to have an ad hoc march. it's going to be on here. there is a crowd headed east. >> mike pence, i hope you are going to stand up for the good of our constitution and for the good of our country and if you are not, i'm going to be very disappointed in you, i will tell you right now.

>> please welcome mississippi

representative bennie thompson. >> on january 6, like most of my colleagues, i had one goal. to uphold the votes of the american people. the cornerstone of our american democracy. but as for what you just witnessed, let me remind you that the members of that violent mob had another goal. they wanted to stop the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in american democracy. thank god they failed.

because in this country we settle our differences at the ballot box, not through violence. it took a long time to get here and we are not going back. because i remember that dark history. it is my own history. in this life, my father never cast a vote because of jim crow. so i dedicated my career to protect the votes against violence and discrimination. you can imagine what i felt on january 6, when i saw with my own eyes those insurrectionists trying to take that away. they did it to rob millions of americans of their votes. they did it because donald trump could not handle losing.

he lied about the election fraud. he called his conspiracy led mob to washington. he would rather subvert democracy than submit to it. now he's plotting again. his campaign proclaims that elections won't end until the moment of inauguration. we will win or it was rigged. we win or else. this is donald trump's america. elections are about choice. choose democracy, not political violence. choose the america we always taught our children to love. choose kamala harris.

>> please welcome -- >> bennie thompson of mississippi, congressman who chaired the january 6 investigation. now sergeant aquilino gonell, who retired after being injured in the january 6 battle at the u.s. capitol. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. before i begin, before i begin i need to acknowledge the sacrifices of the five officers who died as a result of january

6 on that day. my name is aquilino gonell. i emigrated to the u.s. from the dominican republic when i was 12. i became an american citizen. i was a sergeant in the u.s. army and a capitol police officer. i had seen violence while serving in iraq, but nothing, nothing prepared me for january 6. we officers risk everything to protect innocent people. we were beaten and brian did. -- and blinded. i was assaulted with a pole attached to an american flag. president trump summoned our attackers and sided with them. he betrayed us. when i joined the army and capitol police, i took an oath

to defend the constitution. i did so with duty in my soul and i still feel it. to donald trump i asked, why don't you? on january 6 i nearly died protecting the capital and i would do it again for our democracy. the way to preserve it is to elect kamala harris, our first female commander in chief. >> please welcome new jersey representative andy kim.

>> when i was a kid, my parents brought me to the capitol. they taught me that it is sacred ground. a symbol of our democracy. when i got to congress, i was excited to bring my little boys to the same beautiful building. i asked them, do you like the capitol? my oldest son austin said i love the capital and lowercase, too. they are so sweet. but shortly after, we saw something unimaginable. a mob tearing down flags. assaulting police officers. that night i walked into the rotunda. the floor was covered in broken glass and garbage.

strewn with the chaos unleashed by donald trump and i thought to myself, how did it get this bad? so i did the only thing i could think of. i grabbed a trash bag and i started cleaning up. what i learned on january 6 is that all of us, all of us are caretakers for our great republic. we can heal this country, but only if we try. many of you are doing your part. through your voices and your votes. always remember, this chaos that we see, it does not have to be this way. as a father, i refuse to believe that our kids are doomed to grow up in a broken america.

there is a hunger right now in this country for a new generation of leadership to step up. let's choose kamala harris and tim walz. let's do this for our kids and our grandkids. thank you. >> new jersey congressman and likely soon to be new jersey u.s. senator andy kim. we have to take a very quick two minute break. when we come back on the other side of this among the people you're going to hear from our stevie wonder. stay with us. oh... stuffed up again? so congested! you need sinex saline from vicks. just sinex, breathe, ahhhh! what is — wow! sinex. breathe. ahhhhhh! (♪♪) (♪♪)

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>> beyond prayer, i know the importance of action and now is the time to understand where we are and what it will take to win. win the broken hearts, win the angry spirits, now is the time.

this is the moment to remember, when you tell your children where you were and what you did. if we stand between histories pain and tomorrow's promises, we must choose courage over complacency.>> [cheers and applause] >> it is time to get up and go vote.>> [cheers and applause] >> listen, the choice is clear, clear, then anyone else is saying. you feel me?

we need to choose joy over anger, kindness over recrimination and peace over war. every time. >> we must choose to be above the hate for anger and the division those words and anger create. we must keep on keeping on, until we truly are a united people of these united states. and then, we will reach our higher ground. are you already? are y'all ready to reach the

higher ground? are you ready to reach a higher, higher, higher ground? tell me. are you ready? because you know we need kamala harris, yes we do. and we need a great man, as a future vice president, you know that. so you know what? i'm depending on you to do as spike lee would say, the right thing. are y'all ready?>> [cheers and applause] >> clap your hands like this everybody, clap your hands. clap! clap! clap! now somebody scream!>> here we

go.>> [music]>> are you already? i want y'all to sing with me, come on, people. people keep on dying. soldiers, y'all keep it going. yeah! the world keep on turning. are y'all with me?>> [music]>> [singing] the people keep on dying.

the world will keep on turning. because it won't be too long. oh yeah! going to keep on trying, till i reach the higher ground. till i reach the higher ground. alright! till i reach the higher ground.>> [cheers and applause]

>> somebody scream! >> wow!

wow! wow! i couldn't see the rest of y'all, but nebraska was getting down. stevie's song is powerful but so is his words. he said courage over complacency. he gave us a call in his remarks. but, i've got to tell you, the party is going to keep going. we are just getting started, y'all. and this is a set that i'm very, very excited about, because it might be wednesday night, and we might be in chicago, but it is starting to feel like something i've wanted to say my whole life, live from

new york, it's saturday night. please welcome keenen thompson. >> [music]>> [cheers and applause] >> all right, what's up dnc? y'all remember this big old book from before? jared polis ripped the page out of it, this is project 2025, the republican blueprint for a second trump term, yeah, yeah, boo! it is a real document that you can read for yourself at

kamalaharris.com/project25, you ever see a document that can kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? here it is. you know how when you download an app and there's 160 pages you don't read, it's just the terms and conditions and you just click agree, well these are the terms and conditions of the second trump presidency, you vote for him, you vote for all of this. let's take a look. we've got matt here with us tonight? there he has. how are you, sir? now, matt, i understand that you work as an av tech in nevada and you make a decent hourly rate, is that right? i don't know if we can hear

matt. who's going to fix this? keep speaking till we can hear you. okay, that's good. i guess we are going to move on from that. and this is becky. becky, can we hear you? >> hi, kenan, it is great to be here. >> good, becky you are married, correct?>> me and my wife have been together for about eight years.>> that's amazing, very, very cute.>> thanks.>> but, i've got some bad news for you. on page 584, project 2025 calls for the elimination of protections for lgbtq+

americans. so yeah, we are going back to the stone age, i'm afraid so. >> that is terrible.>> yes, it is, thank you for being here and making that wonderful point. next up, we have navana, i understand that you are on insulin to manage your diabetes, yes?>> yes, and thanks to president biden and vice president harris, i only pay $35 per month for my insulin.>> [cheers and applause] >> that is great. that is great. but, on page 465, project 2025 calls for millions of people like yourself to pay more for

prescription drugs like insulin.>> why?>> why? i guess to help big pharma make more money that they can donate to republican politicians, i assume.>> yeah, that makes sense. >> unfortunately it does make sense. let's talk to anita, are you there? yes, hello, and what do you do for a living?>> i deliver babies, ob/gyn.>> she is an ob/gyn that delivers babies, uh- oh!>> it's bad news, isn't it? >> it sure is, on page 459, a law from the 1800s to ban

abortion nationwide and throw healthcare providers in jail. >> this is awful.>> yes, it is awful, let's do one more. is sharya with us? i understand you work for the federal government? >> yes, sir. the united states department of education, a proud solicitor of it. >> she works for the department of education and she is a proud civil servant. well, unfortunately for you on page 78, project 2025 calls for president trump to purge the civil service of everyone who isn't a maga loyalist . are you

a maga loyalist ? >> no, certainly not. >> i'm just asking. also, page 319 calls for the complete elimination of the department of education. yeah, there's a bunch of stuff in here but that is all we have time for at the moment, just remember, everything that we just talked about is very real. it is in this book, you can read it online at kamalaharris.com/project2025 and most importantly, you can stop it from ever happening by electing kamala harris as the next president of the united states.>> [cheers and applause] >> kenan thompson from saturday night live, the terms and conditions of the

presidency, you got to love the av tech guy who was first who had a tech problem, that was a part of the humor of it all. i mean, they've been doing this project 2025, different ways to feature it.>> and i actually loved that metaphor of the terms and conditions because it is sort of exactly right, they know what they want to do. we have a normal life, and is just like reading the fine print, perfect analogy. here is mindy kaling point >> welcome to the third night of the democratic national convention, my name is mindy kaling , thank you. for those of you who don't know me, i'm an incredibly famous

gen-z actress who you might remember from the office, or as the woman who courageously outed kamala harris as indian in an instagram cooking video. yes. you're welcome. i am so proud to be here supporting my friend, but the real reason i'm here is that deep down, i truly believe that as a woman of color, and as a single mother of three, it is incredibly important that i be appointed ambassador to italy. that is how this works, right? why i'm here. i have never been, i'm dying to go and guys, i just really need a break. i know it's not the priority tonight but just think about it. i'm actually here because i have known the vice president for a long time and i want to

tell you a story about one of the first times i ever met her. she wasn't madame vice president then, she was my senator and we were filming a video where she came to my home to cook a south indian dish. yes, it's not everyday that a senator comes over and i was pretty nervous. but, when she arrived, we immediately hit it off. we talked about the love we have for our moms, who had both passed away from cancer, both of our mothers were immigrants from india who came to america and committed their lives to serving others. my mother became an ob/gyn. thank you. kamala's mother became a scientist with a phd who dedicated her life to try to find a cure for cancer.

and after speaking to, kamala it was clear to me that she passed down the same fearlessness to her daughter, but the thing i remember most is that kamala harris can cook. guys, she was so much better than me, but she also knew that my family was watching. so, as she gently corrected my sloppy dose, she was complimenting me every step of the way. making sure that my daughter heard how good of a cook i am. she had no desire to be seen as better than anyone else. she just wanted my kid to be impressed with her mom. and when she finally bit into it, she looked at me and said, really good, and never took another bite again. yes, yes. but, it is that warmth, that

generosity of spirit that i know she will bring to the white house as our next president. kamala harris cares deeply about other people. she will fight to protect our freedoms, because those are the values that her mother passed down to her. but, in order to protect those freedoms, democrats also need to win the house. so what we want to do, please welcome to the stage your next speaker of the house, hakeem jeffries .>> [music] >> good evening democrats. it is my honor and a distinct privilege as a brooklynite, new yorker, and as an american to

stand before you today and unequivocally express my support for kamala harris and tim walz to be the next president and vice president of the united states of america. over the last few years, house democrats have been hard at work and we could not have asked for better leader to partner with then president joseph biden who will go down as one of the most consequential presidents of all time. president biden, selflessly passed the torch to vice president kamala harris who was ready, willing and able to fight for the people. kamala harris is a courageous leader, a compassionate leader and a commonsense leader who will deliver real results for everyday americans.

kamala harris is fighting for our freedom. kamala harris is fighting for our families. kamala harris is fighting for our future, together let's make kamala harris the 47th president of the united states of america.>> [cheers and applause] >> and in our great country, when you work hard and play by the rules, you deserve to earn a living wage, you deserve to have an affordable place to call home. you deserve to educate your children in a great public school. that is free from gun violence. and you deserve high-quality, affordable healthcare. and you deserve the chance to one day retire with grace and with dignity. but, for far too many people in

our great country, they are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. and as a result, the american dream is out of reach. here's the thing. extreme maga republicans don't care about everyday americans, they only care about themselves. our approach led by kamala harris and coach walz is very different, we care about you, the american people. and we will fight hard to make sure that the american dream is alive and well in every single community. the road ahead will not be easy, which brings me to you know who. donald trump is like an old boyfriend, who you broke up

with, but he just won't go away. he has spent the last four years spinning the block, trying to get back into a relationship with the american people. bro, we broke up with you for a reason.>> [cheers and applause] >> trump was the mastermind of the gop tax ban , trump failed our country during the covid-19 pandemic, trump is a chaos agent who is focused on himself, not the american people. trump tried to destroy our democracy by lying about the election and citing a violent mob to attack the capital. trump put three extreme justices on the supreme court who destroyed roe versus wade. we broke up with you for a

reason, donald trump can spin the block all he wants but there's no reason for us to ever get back together. been there, done that, we are not going back. kamala harris and house democrats, will always put people over politics. kamala harris and house democrats will lower costs and grow the middle class. kamala harris and house democrats will fix our broken immigration system and secure the border. kamala harris and house democrats will strengthen the relationship between the police and the community. kamala harris and house democrats will continue to combat the climate crisis with the fierce urgency of now. kamala harris and house

democrats will protect social security, protect medicare, protect medicaid, protect the affordable care act, protect working families, protect small businesses, protect the middle class, protect free enterprise, protect our children, protect our seniors, protect our veterans, protect our dreamers, and always protect a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health care decisions. extreme maga republicans want to divide us, but the constitution promises equal protection under the law. we are one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

together, together, together let's build a brighter future for our children and our grandchildren. in the old testament, book of psalms, the scripture tells us that weeping may enter during the long night, but joy will come in the morning. here's how we do it. strategize on sunday, meet the moment on monday, take it to them on tuesday, work it out on wednesday, thank the lord on thursday, fight the power on friday. set it off on saturday, get a few hours of sleep, wake up the next day and do it all over again until julie -- joy, joy,

joy comes in the morning. with only 76 days left, there are only 76 days left, we must continue to speak up, we must continue to show up, we must continue to stand up not as democrats or republicans but as americans. and when we do, nothing can stop kamala harris from becoming the 47th president of the united states of america, nothing can stop house democrats from taking back the majority, nothing can stop the american people from continuing our march toward a more perfect union, nothing can stop us, we are all the way up, god bless you, god bless kamala harris and may god bless the united states of america.>> tran28

>> he is very good at this, the chicago home of the democratic national convention, you guys are in chicago right now, it feels like people are going crazy for hakeem jeffries. this is supposed to be boring. >> can i just say, if jay-z decided to be a united states congressman, he would be hakeem jeffries, he would rhyme every time , we have been speculating that low-key is plan b. it is plan b, for him to be a part of the hip-hop community. your thoughts? >> rachel, i have mentioned this before but hakeem jeffries came here with a dj , he has his own new york event, and he had anthony hamilton, dj clark, he comes prepared. >> he is from brooklyn, what

else can you expect? that is what we do.>> the brooklyn translation to chicago is not missing a beat, people went crazy. fantastic. >> but it's also, the culture is here, the culture is inside this hall tonight and people are infected in a good way with the enthusiasm. >> we are near new jersey, geographically where we are physically outside, we are next to new jersey, new jersey has been hyped all night, and georgia is behind us, they are still reeling from lil' john. they know, they got the secret sauce.>> and i will give you a couple other places where you got a strong reaction, huge reaction for olivia, she got a lot of love in the room and i talked to her earlier in the

hall and one of the things she talked about was how heartwarming it felt to be a republican in this space and feel so loved and accepted, republican duncan did get strong reaction when he said that his party is acting like a cult worshiping thug. >> we have a lot coming up, including tim walz. we will throw it back to you, there is a lot happening.>> and former president clinton starting off what is going to be a very high stock of speakers between now and the presidential nominee, tim walz. z >> [music]

>> thank you. thank you. >> [cheers and applause] >> let me ask you something. after the last two days, aren't you proud to be a democrat?>> [cheers and applause] >> and i'm very grateful to the republicans and independents that have joined us and have been on the stage and i hope they feel better about it now. because i have seen all these things that even i had to be reminded of from time to time

when i get my spirits down. i love seeing the obama's here, i love seeing president biden, and i thought hillary gave a great speech, too.>> [cheers and applause] >> but, i love seeing all these young leaders, much of them are coming up after me. they look better, they sound better and it'll be exciting. i do want to say one word about president biden. remember, he had an improbable turn, and we were in the middle of a pandemic and economic

crash. he healed our sick and put the rest of us back to work. and, he strengthened our peace and security, he stood up for ukraine, trying to get a cease- fire in the middle east. and then he did something that is really hard for a politician to do, he voluntarily gave up political power. george washington knew that and he did it. and he set the standard for us serving two terms before it was mandatory. it helped his legacy, and it will enhance joe biden's legacy.

and, it is a stark contrast to what goes on in the other party. so, i want to thank him for his courage, compassion, class, service, sacrifice.>> [cheers and applause] >> joe biden -- thank you, joe! thank you, joe!>> and he kept the fight, now let's cut to the chase, i am too old, two days ago i turned 78, the oldest man in my family for four

generations. and the only personal vanity i want to assert is i'm still younger than donald trump. >> [cheers and applause] >> last night and what i thought was a very moving series of episodes, we nominated kamala harris and tim walz. and, just think about that. two liters, with all-american but still improbable life stories. it can only happen here, their career after all started in community courtrooms and classrooms. two leaders who spent a

lifetime getting the good job done. one of the things i have noticed over my increasingly long life, that is a presidential election is unique in several ways. first of all, it is the greatest job interview for the greatest job in the world. secondly, the constitution says we the people get to do the hiring. and the third thing is, that every four years, we get to change the requirements for the job. so, here's what i'm thinking. because i try to apply this in every election, will this president take us backward or forward? will this president give our

kids a brighter future? it depends. will this president bring us together or tear us apart? will the president increase the peace, security and stability and freedom that we enjoy and extend to others as we can? we the people, we have to make a decision about these kind of questions. and every four years, it is a little different, because the people come at the candidates and they say, as they are saying now, here are our problems, solve them. here are our opportunities, sees them. here's our for years -- fears,

ease them. here's our dreams, help them come true. >> a president can answer that call by saying i will do my part but you have to help me, we have to work together. or, you can dodge what needs to be done by dividing, distracting and diverting us. so, in 2024, we got a pretty clear choice, it seems to me. kamala harris for the people. and, the other guy who has

proved even more in the first go around that he is about me, myself and i. i know which one i like better for our country. kamala harris will work to solve our problems, sees our opportunities and ease our fears and make sure every single american has a chance to chase their dreams. you know, when she was young, she worked at mcdonald's, and she greeted every person with that smile and said how can i help you?

and now at the pinnacle of power, and she is still asking, how can i help you?>> [cheers and applause] >> i would be so happy when she actually enters the white house as president because she will break my record as the president who spends the most time at mcdonald's.>> [cheers and applause] >> now, but we've got an election to win. and remember, we have a guy that is pretty good at what he does, donald trump has been a paragon of consistency. he is still dividing, blaming, belittling other people, he creates chaos and then he curates it, as if it were

precious art. let me say, not a single day goes by, even though i've been gone for well over 23 years on the white house, not a day goes by that i don't think the lord for the chance i had to serve and what it meant. and one of the reasons -- thank you.>> [cheers and applause] >> one of the reasons i love the job so much is that in the toughest times, even though on

the darkest days, if you try hard enough, there is always something good you can do for somebody else. now, some days that is not easy to do, you have to deal with all these emergencies, there is something going on here, there, or yonder but, kamala harris is the only candidate in this race who has the vision and the experience, the temperament, the will, and yes, the sheer joy to get something done. i mean, look, what does her opponent do with his voice, he mostly talks about himself. right? so, the next time you hear him, don't count the life, count the

"i's" it's his vendetta, complaint, conspiracies. he is like the tenors opening up before he goes on stage, by saying me, me, me, me, me. when kamala harris is president, every day will begin with you, you, you, you, you.

so, we've got to ask ourselves the questions, do you want to build a strong economy from the bottom up and middle out, or do you want to spend the next four years talking about crowd size? you are going to have a hard time believing this, but so help me, i triple checked it. since the end of the cold war in 1989, america has created about 51 million new jobs. i swear i checked this three times, even i could not believe it. what's the score? democrats 50, republicans 1.

>> [cheers and applause] >> i'm glad that we've got a championship winning coach on our team. but, even the most limited of us in what we know about football, or any other sport, knows that if you've got 50 and the other side has 1, you are ahead. what about affordable housing? it is a terrible problem in america, we need more.

and affordable healthcare, it's why the democrats put a limit on monthly payments for insulin and a $2000 per year out-of- pocket limit. and they are trying to cover more drugs by bargaining for prices. we need more financing for small businesses. we need still to strengthen our alliances. i almost croaked in the first debate of this election season, when president trump said nobody respected america anymore, like they did when he was president. weight, and with a straight

face. look, he is a good actor, with a straight face, he cited as evidence of the respect that existed for us when he was there, the presidents of north korea and russia. i would rather have the people who respect us now. and, one of the things, when you send a signal to the other countries, you want them to know whether they agree with you or not, at least that you are on another level, here's what you are and what you believe. what are they supposed to make to these endless tributes to the late, great hannibal

lecter? i mean, president obama once gave me the great honor of saying i was the explainer in chief, folks, i thought about it, and i don't know what to say.>> [cheers and applause] >> like hakeem jeffries, i also want him -- in america that is more joyful, more future focused, just think what a burden it has been on us to get up day after day after day, buried in meaningless hot rhetoric, when there's so many opportunities out there, so many problems that need to be solved, i want that.

and that's the america kamala harris will lead. she has already made her first presidential decision and she knocked it out of the park. when she asked tim walz to be the nominee for vice president. that is to say, when i was a young man growing up in arkansas, you do not have to be all broken down, you just look at tim walz, listen to him, follow his record, as a teacher, as a coach and national guard, as a congressman, where he was the

only democrat elected in that district in more than 100 years. and he stayed a long time. and then he became a great governor. and, by all accounts, he was a great shot who had the courage among his constituents to say we do not need these assault weapons available to people who can kill our kids in schools.>> [cheers and applause] >> so, armed with her first

decision, kamala harris confronts an interesting dilemma. we are going to walk out of here feeling pretty good i think. we are happy, we feel like a load is off our shoulders, and we know we are just being asked to fight the same fight that the forces of progress have had to fight for 250 years. and in the face of often violent opposition, we have to find a way to go forward together. where, we the people make our union more perfect. so, that is a good thing. how can we possibly lose?

kamala harris has fought for the kids her whole life, that were left out, she has taken on gangs, trafficking across the border and she has fought to protect the rights of homeowners, she has been our leader in the fight for reproductive freedoms and we know the majority of american people are with us on that. and she has gained an invaluable amount of experience as vice president, advancing our values and interests around the world. she has already said she's going to work really hard to make sure that no american working full-time lives in poverty or has to worry about their children living in poverty.

we have to make homeownership an achievable dream for everyone, not just the privileged. she said, and this meant a lot to me, that she would protect everybody's right to vote, whether or not they voted for her, they were citizens and they deserve the right to vote. the other day her opponent implied that it's his people, if they voted one more time, they would be able to rig it from now on and they won't have to vote again. you think they are kidding, but i know a lot of these folks and most of them are really good people, but some of them think that if they are bound to dominate america politically,

economically and socially, and they have to use politics to do it, and they should rig the system. i don't believe that. so, here's what i want to tell you. we have seen more than one election slip away from us, when we thought it couldn't happen. when people got distracted by phony issues or overconfident. this is a brutal, tough business. i want you to be happy. one of the reasons that president to be harris is doing so well is that we are also happy.>> [cheers and applause]

>> but you should never underestimate your adversary. and these people are really good at distracting us. and triggering doubt, and triggering buyers remorse. as the obama's said so eloquently last night, they are human, they are bound to make a mistake now and then, we've got to be tough. so, as somebody who spends a lot of time in small towns and rural areas in new york and arkansas and other places, i urge you to talk to all of your neighbors. i urge you to meet people where they are. i urge you not to demean them, but not to pretend you don't disagree with them if you do.

treat them with respect. just the way you would like them to treat you. as for your help in following our leader, kamala harris, ask them, how can i help you? we democrats have a lot of hay in the barn. we've got massive achievements, massive advances, but there is still a lot of slips between today and election day that we have to navigate. and so, i want to say this from the bottom of my heart, i have no idea how many more of these i will be able to come to. i started in 76 and i have been

to everyone since. but, no, 72. but, here's what i want you to know. if you vote for this team, if you can get them elected and let them bring in this breath of fresh air, you will be proud of it for the rest of your life. your children will be proud of it, your grandchildren will be part of it.>> [cheers and applause] >> take it from a man who once had the honor to be called in

this convention the man of hope, we need kamala harris the president of joy, to lead us! so, i will be doing my part and you do yours, i will see you when we are making a real joyful noise when the votes are counted, god bless america.>> [music]>> former president bill clinton saying, at 78 years old, i'm the oldest person in my family of four generations, then he said the only personal vanity i want to assert is that i'm still younger than donald trump. just as a housekeeping matter from president clinton, his

allotted minutes in the tiktok that is establishing how things are supposed to be unfolding over the course of the night, the democrats since night one have been pretty good at finding places to collapse the agenda a little bit and get some time back when people have gone over. we shall see. still ahead, we are expecting to hear from nancy pelosi, we are expecting to hear from josh shapiro, we are expecting to hear from governor wes moore, we are expecting to hear from oprah winfrey which is going to be a big speech. all heading toward vice president tim walz. let's get back to mindy kaling on stage in chicago. >> i love you, massachusetts. everyone is always hating on us, but they just don't get it,

go sox! go jason tatum, dunkin' donuts is the best coffee in the world. okay, our next speaker needs no introduction, she was the first woman to ever serve as speaker of the house. yes. you know what's coming. this woman was doing brad before it was brad, the mother of dragons, please welcome nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi hello california!

hello, maryland! hello democrats! on january 20th, 2021, with the inauguration of joe biden and kamala harris, we established one of the most successful presidencies of modern times. and we quick lviv proved that democrats deliver. millions of jobs, stronger infrastructure and rural broad band, a biden child tax credit rescuing human pensions, honoring our veterans, bold climate action. lowering the cost of prescription drugs all thanks to joe biden's patriotic vision of a fairer america.

doing so with liberty and justice for all. thank you, joe. i know that vice president harris is ready to take us to new heights. i have known kamala harris for decades. personally, known for her community care and service. she is a leader of strength and wisdom and eloquence on policy. most recently demonstrating fighting for a woman's right to choose. politically, she is astute and

strategic in winning elections, choosing tim walz as our vice president. i had the honor of serving with tim for 12 years in congress. he united democrats, republicans, and independents to turn a red district blue. he showed courage when he came to congress in voting for the affordable care act. meeting the needs of his constituents despite republicans' lies and misprepresentation. when he went home, won the election, he returned to congress, he fought for our america's heros as the democratic leader of the veteran's affairs committee thank you, tim. january 6th was a perilous

moment for our democracy. never before had a president of the united states so brazenly assaulted the bedrock of our democracy, so gleefully embraced political violence. so willfully betrayed his oath of office. let us not forget who assaulted democracy on january 6th. he did. but let us not forget who saved democracy that day. we did. and thank god we had a democratic house of representatives then. return to the capitol that very same night. we insisted on certifying the election results. and we demonstrated to america and to the world that american democracy prevailed.

the parable of january 6th reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with its care. and we must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections, who respect is peaceful transfer of power. the choice couldn't be clearer. those leaders are vice president harris and governor walz. when the sun rose on january 7th as our national anthem declared, we gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

now in this election, we are called upon to do the same. to stand together. to reject autocracy. to choose democracy. and we will do so by electing a democratic house with hakeem jeffries as speaker of the house. electing a democratic senate, electing tim walz as vice president of the united states. and electing kamala harris as president of the united states. onward to victory.

>> speaker amerita, nancy pelosi. that was not a term that existed. it didn't make sense for her just to be a former speaker or a member of congress given her absolutely keystone role in the party. we are about to hear from the niece, nephew, and godson of kamala harris. >> kamala harris is our auntie. >> she will be a president who cares for all of us. >> she will lift us up. in 2016, we celebrateed auntie senate win. we saw trump winning. i was only nine but i knew enough to be concerned. auntie said do you know what

superheros do? they fight back and we will, too. she will make time for what matters. you know? no one is busier than my auntie but she always makes time for family. from moments as simple as cooking and sharing a meal, to exchanging stories and jokes. auntie taught me about being present and what's important. and i know that's how she will lead. >> she will treat everyone with respect. even as a kid, she made me feel that i was seen. that my words are important. that i am important and loved. i know she will value others' perspectives no matter their age or their background. >> auntie, we love you. >> we are so proud of you. >> and most importantly, you are a baller. and as you say, let's win this

thing! >> let's win this thing! >> niece, nephew, and godson of kamala harris. we are next going to hear from lateefah simon. a congressional candidate for barbara lee east district in california. she worked at the san francisco da's office with kamala harris. a remarkable personal story. a great speaker. >> hello democrats! my name is lateefah simon and i am running for congress. and i'm here tonight to tell you all about the kamala harris

that i know. i'm going to tell you. when kamala harris was the district attorney, in san francisco, california, i was a teen mother running an organization, working to end trafficking among beautiful young women and girls to build a self-determination, and power among those girls. and kamala learned about the work that i was doing. and she asked me to join her team. and i joined her team. she saw my potential. my commitment. and the good work that we could

do together. and i saw her, i saw kamala harris holding the hands of sexual assault survivors. i saw scores of mothers who lost their babies to gun violence, lining up day after day at the courthouse, waiting only to speak to kamala because they knew, they knew that she would hear them. that she would truly see them. because there is something about kamala harris. for those who know her, you know. when she hears your story, she carries it with her. when she sees you, she truly sees you.

she truly sees you. she is the best among us. after working with kamala harris day in and day out for five years to create programs that supported young people to get out of the criminal justice system once and for all with good jobs, with opportunities, she wanted to get to the root cause of a broken criminal justice system. i say her chip away. she came early and left late every single day. because you know, like those mothers, like those sexual assault survivors, when she goes into that oval office, she, when she goes into that

oval office, i guarantee you she will take all of us with her. all of us. the single mothers. the disabled veterans, the low income folks who are dying to survivor. the immigrants who are trying to work toward the promise of america, she will take us all. the farm workers, she will take us all with her. all of us. that is the kamala harris that i know. so deeply. that is the kamala harris that i love. a woman of the people. a woman, a fierce woman for the

people. goodnight democrats. >> lateefah simon, running for barbara lee's seat. this is kamala harris' brother- in-law. both in the business world and from the obama administration. >> my first week in law school, i met a classmate, maya harris. we became best friends but the way kamala tells the story, we had already fallen in love by graduation day. i gained a life partner i adore, a daughter i adore and a

mother-in-law revere. i also gained a sister. a sister i cherish, kamala. we each pursued different careers but were motivated by the same values. a belief in equal opportunity. a yearning for fairness. a passion for justice. values mother harris taught those two little girls. values that powered kamala's public service from the very beginning. you know, one of kamala's very first cases in the district attorney's office involves a woman, an innocent woman wrongfully arrested in a police raid. it was a friday afternoon and the courthouse was shutting down for the weekend. and look. most prosecutors, they would have gone home and dealt with

the matter the following monday. but not kamala. you see, my sister-in-law knew that if the judge didn't see this woman that afternoon, she would spend the entire weekend in jail. and kamala wondered, does this woman work weekends? would she lose her job? does she have young kids at home? who would feed those kids? so kamala pleaded for the judge to return to the bench and hear the matter. and, the judge agreed. and within minutes, that woman was released back to her family that night. now, it may seem small, but that's what it means to stand up for justice. that's what it means to stand for the people.

and if kamala says when you know what you sand for, you know what to fight for. and look, believe me when i tell you. as a sister, a daughter, an auntie and a mother, i have seen kamala fight for her family. as district attorney, attorney general, u.s. senator, and vice president of the united states, i have watched her fight in the halls of power for those who have no voice there. and as president, i know. i know she will fight for you. she will fight for all of us. because friends, when kamala fights, we win. thank you. god bless you.

a crime against one of us is a crime against all of us. >> the work she did as an attorney general was taking on issues to help people who were trying to make a life for themselves and their families. >> when kamala harris came into office in 2011, the most urgent economic crisis facing communities throughout california was the foreclosure prices. >> for too many californians, hopes for lasting homeownership have been dashed. victims have fallen prey to a series of mortgage scams, and unfair business practices. >> when kamala was negotiating it wasn't just about the money.

it was about real people. i vividly remember her thinking about mommy who could finally afford to buy her first home and how proud mommy was. kamala knew what was at stake for families and even whole communities. >> we are very proud to announce a tremendous victory for california. >> she truly believes that every single person, every american is worthy of the promise and the prosperity of this country. and every time kamala has run for a bigger office, it is because she believes she can have a bigger impact. >> we are making a commitment tonight with this celebration of this senate race to bring our country together. >> in the senate, to get them positioned on the intelligence committee is very coveted because it is about protecting our nation's security and kamala hit the ground running. she would not let a witness off easily. >> did you have any

communications with russian officials for neurine during the campaign that have not been anything. >> i don't need to be rushed this fast, it makes me nervous. >> the questioning of attorney general sessions was historic. and she earned the respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle. >> kamala as a senator was a truth teller. she was there to expose what some of these guys were and what they intended to do. >> can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body? >> i'm not thinking of any right now, senator. >> they didn't know what hit them. and in those moments, so many people saw her for the first

time. >> if they had not reviewed the evidence. >> that's a question for bob mueller. >> we can move on. >> when she is on a mission, she is determined and relentless. >> when our fundamental values are being attacked, do we retreat or do we fight? i say we fight. >> if you want to go forward in this country, not go backward, then there is only one choice. >> please welcome, nevada senator katherine cortez masto.

>> hello chicago. you know, before i was senator, i was nevada's attorney general. and that is when i met kamala harris, my colleagues in california. we bond over many things. and working together, i quickly learned what kind of person she is. she is a strong leader. here's how i know. as ag, we took on the big banks after the foreclosure prices. let me tell you, kamala did not settle for less than home open owners deserved. her leadership helped win billions for working families nationwide. delivers for family, that is kamala harris.

kamala and i also work to protect our southern border. during that time, kamala invited a group of ags across the border to meet with mexican officials. now we work together to put transnational criminals and drug smugglers behind bars. holding criminals accountable, that is kamala harris. when we took on human traffickers, kamala had us meet with survivors so we could understand who we were fighting for. standing up for justice, that's kamala harris. so trust me when i say i know she will fight for our families and our freedoms. now we must fight for her.

every vote matters. i know. in 2016, nevadans elected me. the granddaughter of a baker from mexico, to serve as the first latina in the united states senate. i tell you what. and in 2022, my reelection came down to 7,928 votes. because of voters in nevada, the democrats won the senate majority. and i'm here to tell you we can do it again. we can send kamala harris and tim walz to the white house. are we ready to do it? are we ready to fight?

let's get it done chicago. thank you everyone. >> senator catherine cortez masto. the first latina to serve in the united states senate. she is from the crucial hard fought battleground state of nevada. nevada and pennsylvania are two of the states that democrats are absolutely whiskers away from the republicans and they need to win both of them. here is the democratic superstar governor of pennsylvania, josh shapiro. >> two-and-a-half centuries ago, a band of patriots declared their independence from a king. and sent ourselves on a path of self-determination. generation after generation has embraced that responsibility.

ordinary americans rising up, demanding more, seeking justice. in every chapter of our american story, we have made progress and advanced the cause of freedom. today, well today, we find ourselves writing that next chapter. will we be a nation defined by chaos and extremism? or, will we choose a path of decency, honor, and continued progress? kamala harris, well she has spent her entire career making progress. donald trump, a man with no guardrails, wants to take away our rights and our freedoms. and listen, while he cloaks himself in the blanket of freedom, what he is offering isn't freedom at all. because hear me on this, it's

not freedom to tell our children what books they are allowed to read. it is not freedom to tell women what they can do with their bodies. and hear me on this. it sure as hell isn't freedom to say you can go vote but he gets to pick the winner. that's not freedom. but you know what? you know what, democrats, we, we are the party of real freedom. >> that's right. the kind of real freedom that comes when that child has a great public school. an awesome teacher because we believe in her future. free freedom that comes when we invest in the police and in the

community. so that child can walk to and from school and get home safely to her mama. real freedom. real freedom that comes when she can join a union. marry who she loves, start a family on her own terms. breathe clean air, drink pure water, worship how she wants, and live a life of purpose where she is respected for who she is. real freedom. real freedom comes when she can look at madame president and know that this is a nation where anything and everything the possible. that is real freedom. and that is what we are fighting for.

you know, kamala and tim's names may be on the ballot. but it is your rights. it's our rights and our future and freedoms that are on the line. and you have the power to shape the future of this country. just like our ancestors, our ancestors who fought for freedom on the battlefield and sat in at lunch counters so our kids could stand up. now. now it's on us. it's on us my friends, to organize in our communities and on our pages. around three basic american principles. we value our freedom.

we cherish our democracy. and we love this country! and listen, we love this country. and listen. despite our challenges, hear me on this. i want you to know, i have never been more hopeful. because i have seen in you the enduring promise of america. it is our direction for the future. you see, you all give me hope and you all have the power. so let's use that power. let's do the hard work necessary to win this election. and write the next chapter in

our american story. so are you ready to protect our rights? are you ready to secure our freedoms? and are you ready to defend our democracy? and are you ready to elect kamala harris and tim walz? america, let's get to work! >> the governor of the most crucial swing state in the country. one that both campaigns believe they most win. josh shapiro. we are now about to hear from amanda gorman. the youngest inaugural poet in american history when she spoke at the biden inauguration in 2021. here's amanda gorman.

>> we gather at that hallowed place because we believe in the american dream. we face a race. our earth shall perish from this country. it falls to us to ensure that we do not fall for a people that cannot stand together cannot stand at all. we are one family regardless of religion, class, or color. for what defines a patriot is not just our love of liberty. but our love for one another.

this is loud in our country's call because while we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all. empathy emancipates making us greater than hate or vanity. that is the american promise powerful and pure. divided we cannot endure, but united, we can endeavor to humanize our democracy and endear democracy to humanity. and make no mistake, cohering is the hardest task history

ever wrote. but tomorrow is not written by our odds of hardship. but by the audacity of our hope, by the vitality of our votes. are we aware perhaps the american dream is no dream at all, but instead, a dare to dream together. like a million roots tethered, branches up humbly, this is our country for many, won from battles won, our kingdom come has just begun.

we redeem this sacred scene ready for our journey from it together. we must birth this early republic and achieve an unearthly summit. let us not just believe in the american dream. let us be worthy of it. there's a word i heard. the word is called freedom. can you tell me what it means? >> interesting.

let me think about that for a second. >> the spirit of freedom. for me, oh, yeah. >> freedom to me means choice. >> the ability to laugh with friends. >> be who you want to be. go where you want to go. >> living your life day-to-day. have new chapter ins that life. >> i believe in having your own words and being able to do what you want to. >> the freedom to raise our family in healthy communities. >> the idea i can turn to my partner, my husband, and say i love you with every being of my soul. >> being able to start a family when i want to. being able to support the missions that i want to. to go to the churches that i want to. >> not everyone has the same

opportunities. but the united states. is the one place where you can accomplish more. >> the big fantastic thing about america is that it is the land of opportunity. i know that sounds trite. but it is the truth. >> i grew up with a single mom and she really imbued in me the qualities that you really have to care about your neighbors and your family and your friends. >> i feel like the american dream is having opportunities. having opportunity to go to college if you want to. having opportunity to get any job you can, no matter who you are or where you come from. >> the american dream is about having the ability to make choices about your medical care and do whatever you want to do with your life without anybody

telling you it's not good enough. >> we are in an incredible moment in history. we see women stripped of their most fundamental right to autonomy over their body. >> the freedom to make choices about your body, your life, your career, should be entirely in your control. >> but i have found. >> the good people want to do good things. >> you find a way to move forward under ugly and scary circumstances. >> the work that lies ahead is to make america live up to its highest ideals. >> the work to build a better future depends on all of us coming together. >> we have to bring back that respect for everyone. >> i don't think we are as divided as we seem. >> let's come together as one

big nation. >> i feel like we are on the verge of something amazing in this country. >> it makes me want to fight for our children and future generations to ensure that they have just as many if not more freedoms than we had. >> i believe a future filled with a healthy and vibrant planet. where families are not separated by fences or jail bars. >> a future in which we all get what we need. >> for people who are younger than me. >> hopefully the kids i teach can choose their dreams and what they want to be. >> i want the future for him to know he is covered and protected. >> everyone should think about what they can leave to the next generation. it's our responsibility. it's what we have to do. >> my name is tyler.

>> my name is yvette. >> and we believe in love. >> i'm alex. >> i'm kiara. >> i'm steven. >> i'm charlie. i'm a proud seventh generation texan. >> i'm from waterford, michigan. north of detroit. >> i'm from east tennessee. >> and we believe in the american dream. >> we believe in a better world for our child and we believe in this country. >> my name is karen and i believe in justice. >> my name is nancy. >> i'm tyrell. >> jenny. >> dana. >> todd. >> and we believe in freedom. >> my name is gina and i believe in freedom. >> my name is pat and i believe in the freedom to work together.

please welcome oprah winfrey. >> good evening everybody! who says you can't go home, again? after watching the obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn't it? some epic fire. we are now so fired up we can't wait to leave here and do something!

and what we are going to do is elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states! i am so honored to have been asked to speak on tonight's theme about what matters the most to me, to you, and all of us americans. freedom. there are people who want to see you as a nation of us against us. people who want to share you, people who want to rule you. people who would have you believe books are dangerous. and assault rifles are safe. that there is a right way to worship and a wrong way to

love. people who seek first to divide and then to conquer. but here's the thing. when we stand together, it is impossible to conquer us. in the words of an extraordinary american, the late congressman john lewis. he said who said no matter what ship our ancestors arrived on, we are all in the same boat now. congressman lewis knew very well how far this country has come because he was one of the brilliant americans who helped to get us where we are. but he also knew that the work is not done. the work will never be done because freedom isn't free.

america is an ongoing project. it requires commitment, it requires being open to the hard work and the heart work of democracy. and every now and then, it requires standing up to life's bullies. i know this. i have lived in mississippi. in tennessee, in wisconsin, maryland, hawaii, colorado, california. california! and sweet home chicago illinois!

i have actually traveled this country from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters and seen racism and sexism and income inequality. i have not only seen it but been on the receiving end of it. but more often than not, what i have witnessed and experienced are human beings, both conservative and liberal who may not is agree with each other. but who still help you in a heartbeat if you were in trouble. these are the people that make me proud to say that i am an american. they are the best of america. despite what some would have you think, we are not so different from our neighbors. when a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's

race or religion. we don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted. no. we just try to do the best we can to save them. and if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out, too. because we are a country of people who work hard for the money and we wish our brothers and sisters well and we pray for peace. we know all of the old tricks and tropes that are designed to distract us from what actually matters. but we are beyond ridiculous tweets and lies and foolery.

these are complicated times, people. and they require adult conversation. and i welcome those conversations because civilized debate is vital to democracy. and it is the best of america. now over the last couple of nights, we have all seen brave people walk onto the stage and their their most private pain. amanda and josh, katelyn, hadley. they told us their stories of rape and incest and near death experiences from having the state deny them the abortion that their doctor explained was medically necessary. and they have told us these things for one reason. and that is to keep what happened to them from happening to anybody else. because if you do not have

autonomy over this this? over this? if you cannot control when and how you choose to bring your children into this world and how they are raised and supported, there is no american dream. the women and men who are battling to keep us from going back to a time of desperation and shame and stone cold fear, they are the new freedom fighters. and make no mistake, they are the best of america. i want to talk now about somebody who is not with us tonight. tessie prevos williams was born in new orleans not long after the supreme court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.

that was in 1954. same year i was born. but i didn't have to head to first grade at the all-white madonna 19 school with a u.s. marshal by my side like tessie did. and when i got to school, the building wasn't empty like it was for tessie. you see, rather than allowing madonna to be integrated, parents pulled their kids out of the school, leaving only tessie and two other little black girls, gayle and leona, to sit in a classroom with the windows papered over to block snipers from attacking their six-year-old bodies. tessie passed away six weeks ago. and i tell the story to honor

her tonight. because she like ruby bridges and her friends leona and gayle, the new orleans four, they were called. they broke barriers. and they paid dearly for it. but it was the grace and gut and courage of women like tessie who helped to pave the way for another young girl who nine years later became part of the second class to integrate the public schools in berkeley, california. and it seems to me that at school and at home, somebody did a beautiful job of showing this young girl how to challenge the people at the top and challenge the people at the bottom. they showed her to look at the world and see not just what is, but what can be.

they instilled in her a passion for justice and freedom and the glorious fighting spirit necessary to pursue that passion. and soon and very soon we are going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an indian mother and jamaican father, two idealistic energetic immigrants , how this child grew up to become the 47th president of the united states. that is the best of america.

you know. you know. let me tell you this. this election isn't about us and them. it is about you and me. and what we want our futures to look like. there are choices to be made when we cast our ballot. now there is a certain candidate that says we just go to the poll this one time. that we'll never have to do it again. well you know what? i am proud to vote again and again and again. because i'm an american and that's what americans do. voting is the best of america.

and i have always since i was eligible to vote, i have always voted my values and that is what is needed in this election now more than ever. so i'm calling on all you independents and all you undecided. you know this is true. you know i'm telling you the truth. that values and character matter most of all. in leadership and in life. and more than anything, you know this is true. the decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024.

and just plain common sense. common sense tells you that kamala harris and tim walz can give us decency and respect. they are the ones to give it to us. so we are americans. we are americans. let us choose loyalty to the constitution over loyalty to any individual. because that's the best of america. and let us choose optimism over cynicism. because that is the best of america. and let us choose inclusion over retribution. let us choose common sense over nonsense.

because that's the best of america. and let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return to yesterday. we won't go back, we won't be set back, pushed back, bullied back, kicked back. we are not going back. not going back. not going back. let us choose truth, let us choose honor, and let us choose joy! because that's the best of

america. but more than anybody else, let us choose freedom, why? because that's the best of america. we are all americans and together, let us all choose kamala harris! thank you, chicago! thank you! >> nicole wallace halfway through that speech. chris hayes mumbled under his breath, first ballot hall of fame. >> very, very good at this. i think you had these speeches people talk about for a long time. long after this convention is all cleaned up. obama, oprah. and she was the full oprah. i think, you know, she was truth, honor, joy, in the oprah

voice, freedom comes out after josh shapiro. what freedom is and isn't. a powerful stretch. >> she said i vote with my values. i am speaking to you independents. i'm speaking to you undecided voters. right? we haven't heard in the last few days any speakers really saying i'm speaking to my fellow democrats over and over, we are hearing i'm speaking to you, my fellow americans and that is clearly what oprah was say. >> hearing from the very articulate impassioned republican saying a vote for kamala harris is a vote for your country. it is a patriotic vote. to have her articulate this message to independents is important. >> it is also remarkable the way they have seized freedom as a word and a concept. i mean, you have been immersed in history of conservatism of the mid 20th century and young america for freedom. and freedom is a central call word of the right for years. and the degree to which that

hay been abandoned has left an opening for the democrat to grab the word back. >> is exactly what wes moore is going to talk about. his entire message is about reclaiming patriotism maryland governor wes moore. >> thank you. on march 26th, at 1:30 in the morning, a container ship the length of three football fields slammed into the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. and the bridge collapsed. a port that drives 13% of our state's economy was now closed. thousands of workers were hours away from waking up and realizing they no longer had a job. six marylanders who had been on

the bridge in the middle of the night fixing potholes lost their lives. when the first phone call i got that morning started with these three words. gov, it's kamala. she said i know you spoke to the president and i want you to know we are here with you every step of the way. now, i join the army when i was 17. in fact, i was too young to sign the paperwork. i had to ask my mom to sign the paperwork for me because i don't have bone spurs.

i led soldiers in combat in afghanistan. and my training, my training taught me that you never learn anything about anybody when times are easy. you learn everything you need to know about somebody when times are hard and when the temperature gets turned up and america, i saw that kamala harris is the right one to lead in this moment firsthand. and united with the almighty god's grace we brought closure to the familys closure to the familys the families of the six victims and while many said it could take 11 months to reopen the

port of baltimore, we got it done in 11 weeks. [ cheers and applause ] >> because that is the story of america. we are a nation of patriots who serve when the mission is hard and who serve when the destination is uncertain. i know our history isn't perfect , the unevenness of the american journey has made some skeptical. but i'm not asking you to give up your skepticism. i just want that skepticism to be your companion and not your captor. i'm asking that you join us in the work because making america great doesn't mean telling people you are not wanted.

and loving your country does not mean lying about its history. making america great means saying the ambitions of this country would be incomplete without your help. it is the legacy of those six workers who fixed potholes on a bridge while we slept. who were born in a different country but knew that america was big enough for them too. [ cheers and applause ] it is the journey, it is the journey of a man raised by a remarkable immigrant single mom, a man who

felt handcuffs on his wrist at 11 years old, who now stands before you as the 63rd governor of maryland and the first black governor in the history of our state. it is the story of a prosecutor who defended our freedoms and had marilyn's back when we needed it most and now mvp, we have your back as well. >> [ crowd chanting ] >> my brother and the next vice president of the united states, town walls.

tim knows in the military, you count the days toward mission completion. guess what, y'all, we have 75 days and a wake up until election day. 75 days and a wake up for us to prove what americans can do when the pressure is on. 75 days and a wake up for us to show that true patriots do not whine and complain, we put our heads down and we get to work. 75 days and a wake up to build a future that those who came before us hoped-for and those who come after us deserve and 75 days and a wake up to elect

a leader that is willing to believe in the best of us and that leader is kamala harris, the next president of the united states thank you, god bless you, let's leave no one behind. >> this generation of post-9/11 veterans represented by two of the democratic party's best communicators, two men nearly certain to be on future democratic presidential ticket, the man you just saw, maryland governor wes moore, and the man you're about to see, u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. good evening, democrats. thank you, chicago. here is a sentence i never

thought i would hear myself saying, i'm pete buttigieg and you might recognize me from fox news. [ cheers and applause ] a very good cause electing kamala harris and thomas as the next president and vice president of the united states. the choice could not be clearer. donald trump rants about law and order, as if he wasn't a convicted criminal running against a prosecutor. [ inaudible ] talks about the forgotten man, hoping we will

forget the only economic promise he actually kept was to cut taxes for the rich. and don't even get me started on his new running mate. at least mike pence was polite. j.d. vance is one of those guys who thinks if you don't live the life he has in mind for you, then you don't count. someone who said if you have kids, you have, quote, no physical commitment to the future of this country. senator, when i deployed to afghanistan, i did not have kids then, many of the men and women who went outside the wire with me did not have kids either. let me tell you, our commitment

to the future of this country was ready physical. choosing a guy like j.d. vance to be america's next vice president sends a message, the message is they are doubling down on negativity and grievance. committing to a concept of campaigning best summed up in one word, darkness. darkness is what they are selling. the thing is, i don't believe america today is in the market for dark nests. -- darkness. i believe america is ready for a better kind of politics. yes, politics at its worst can be ugly, crushing, demeaning but it doesn't have to be. at its best, politics can be empowering, uplifting, it can be a kind of soul craft, my

faith teaches me that the world isn't made up of good people and bad people, but rather, each of us is capable of good and bad things. i believe leaders matter because of what they bring out in each of us, the good or the bad. right now, the other side is appealing to what is smallest within you. they are telling you that greatness comes from going back to the past. they are telling you anyone different from you is a threat, they are telling you that your neighbor or nephew or daughter, who disagrees with you politically, isn't just wrong, but is now the enemy. i believe in a better politics, one that finds us at our most decent and open and brave. the kind of politics kamala harris and tim walz are offering, as you have felt these many days, that kind of

politics feels better to be part of. there is joy in it as well as power. if all of that sounds naove, let me insist i have come to this view, not by way of idealism but by way of experience, not just the experience of my unlikely career, someone like me serving in indiana, serving in washington, serving in uniform. i'm thinking of something much more basic, i'm thinking of dinnertime at our house in michigan. when the dog is barking and that air fryer is beeping and the mac & cheese is boiling over, it feels like all of the political negotiating experience in the world is not enough for me to get our 3-year- old son and 3-year-old daughter

to just wash their hands and sit at the table. it is the part of our day when politics seems the most distant and yet, the makeup of our kitchen table, the existence of my family, is one example of something that was literally impossible as recently as 25 years ago when an anxious teenager growing up in indiana wondered if he would ever find belonging in this world. [ cheers and applause ] >> this kind of life went from impossible to possible, from possible to real, from real, to almost ordinary in less than half a lifetime. but that didn't just happen. it was brought about through

idealism and courage through organizing and persuasion and storytelling. yes, through politics, the right kind of politics, the kind of politics that can make an impossible dream into everyday reality. i don't presume to know what it is like in your kitchen but i know, as sure as i'm standing here that everything in it, the bills that you pay at that table, the shape of the family that sits there, their fears and dreams that you talk about late into the night, all of it compels us to demand more from our politics then a rerun of some tv wrestling death match. [ cheers and applause ] >> this november, we get to choose, we get to choose our president, our policies, most of all, we will choose a better politics.

they politics that calls us to our better selves and offers us a better every day. that is what kamala harris and tim walz represent that is what democrats represent, that is what awaits us when america decides to end trump's politics of darkness once and for all. that is what we choose when we embrace the leaders who are out there building bridges and reject the ones who are out there banning books. this is what we will work for every day to november and beyond so let's go win this! let's go democrats! >> u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg. we know to expect a lot of him as a communicator, that was some ring. >> yes, it was a nonpartisan speech, there's not a single democratic party policy or kamala harris policy in that

speech which was also true of oprah's speech. it is a night reaching out of the hall to voters not already with this and that is done very differently from what the other nights, to begin with, geoff duncan in georgia, when he said directly, addressed the camera direct you to voters outside the hall like him, republicans, he said to them, republicans, a vote for kamala harris does not mean you are democrat, it means you are a patriot. i think it was a line of the night communicating to that voter who is not here already that you might be able to get here and all of the rest of the speakers. tim walz has a choice for vp about that, he is a person who the campaign believes can reach out to voters they don't already have, he knows how to speak to them. pete buttigieg, in indiana, surrounded by republicans his

entire political life, he knows how to talk to them, that is why he goes. this is that kind of reach out. >> wes moore and pete buttigieg, two post-9/11 veterans. >> the best communicators of the democratic party. tim walz is from minnesota, we are about to have a performance from john legend. watch this. ♪♪ ♪but that don't mean i'm too comfortable yep, i see the

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>> that was incredible. i feel so motivated after tonight. it has never been more clear if kamala harris and tim walz are elected this november, they will protect our freedoms, the freedom to read whatever books you want. the freedom to work one job and afford your rent. kamala harris and tim walz will protect your freedom to start a family on your own terms. if you asked me, that is something worth fighting for. let's do it, it is time, let's nominate the next vice president of the united states, minnesota governor, tim walz. to take us there, please welcome to the stage, minnesota senator, amy klobuchar.

♪♪ >> okay, that was all warm-up act. on behalf of the great state of minnesota, where purple rain, i stand before you in support of our next vice president, tim walz. in minnesota, we trust a coach who turned 18 that was 0-27 into state champions. in minnesota, we trust a hunter who stood in the 10 degree

weather, in minnesota, we trust a candidate that made a viral video on how to change a burnt- out headlight. and i know, we aren't alone. but in minnesota, we love a dad in plaid. tim and i go way back he taught high school right down the road from where my husband, john, grew up. my mother-in-law even brought him and gwen a parmesan chicken dinner when their son was born. that is what we do in america. we look out for our neighbors. tim has been doing that his whole life, at the farm and the factory with his students and fellow service members. the truth is, that matters.

who better to take on the price of gas than a guy who could pull over to help change your tire. who better to serve our nation than a guy who has served in uniform? who better to find common ground than a guy with midwestern common sense? a former football coach knows how to level the playing field. and a former public school teacher knows how to school the likes of j.d. vance. [ cheers and applause ] >> what you have done with your life or matters and what you do with power matters too.

tim has delivered paid leave, school lunches, and the biggest tax cut in minnesota history. a democrat from a red district in a purple state, tim has brought minnesota together and together with vice president kamala harris, i know he will do the same for our nation. america, there is so much that we share, so much that connects us way up north in minnesota, out of lake itasca, flows the mississippi river. it starts small and it grows wider. it flows down to wisconsin. and to iowa. it goes down to illinois.

and to missouri. it goes to kentucky and tennessee. it goes to arkansas and it goes way down to mississippi and then it goes all the way down to new orleans, louisiana, where the spirit of our nation resilience abounds. let s commit here and now to cross the river of our divide to get to a higher ground. let us join together to elect kamala harris and tim walz! >> the second nominating speech for governor walz has been given by a former student and next-door neighbor of tim walz

and ben ingman, he coached him seventh grade basketball and track team. i think it will be joined on stage, it may just be him or some former football players from mankato west. >> tim walz is the kind of guy you can count on to push you out of the snow bank i know this because tim walz pushed me out of a snow bank. i grew up next door to the walzs in mankato, he was my geography teacher and my coach. not for high school football but seventh grade basketball and track. what was a high school football coach doing coaching seventh grade basketball and track? there was a kid in high school who could not afford to pay for lunch, he ran up a lot of debt. tim and gwen decided to help

pay it off. they started calling around the district to see if there were provisions i could sell to make extra money, that is how he wound up coaching us seventh graders. that's right. coach walz got us excited about what we might achieve together. he believed in us, helped us believe in each other. his leadership stuck, that track team went on to win a state title just like the football team. that's right. speaking of which, come on out. [ cheers and applause ]

♪♪ >> all of this got me thinking about the kinds of leaders that we need. we want the people in charge to be genuine, compassionate, and

trustworthy. the thing is, there are people in our neighborhoods who fit this description. the kind of people who display quiet leadership by helping kids pay for their lunches. by bringing teams together to believe in each other. when we are stuck in the snow, they push us out. in my neighborhood, we always wished that people like that would run for office. in my neighborhood, someone like that did run for office. he is going to be a wonderful vice president. thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] i'm here in the wide open spaces, we are reminded of the values we share, commitment to community, country, and

standing up for what is right. tim walz grew up in a small town in nebraska where he spent summers working the family farm. there were just 24 students in his graduating class. his dad served during the korean war which meant a lot to tim so he enlisted right after his 17th birthday and served 24 years in the national guard, rising to command sergeant major. tim went to college on the g.i. bill and became a social studies teacher. that is when tim and i met, we shared a classroom with the divider down the middle, his classroom was a lot louder than mine but i could hear how engaged his students were. tim taught for over 15 years and he taught football, helping lead the team to a state championship after zero wins a few years before. tim taught them how to believe in themselves and we are all in this together. when one of our students started the school's gay

/straight alliance, tim agreed to service faculty adviser because he knew how impactful it would be to have a football coach involved. he inspired students and he changed lives. >> he is so joyful in everything he does, i think standing up for what he believes to be right, stand up to bullies. >> students inspired him to run for congress in southern minnesota. tim spent a lot of time working with republicans, fighting to help farmers and expanding veterans benefits, whether in congress or as governor, his focus has always been helping working people like those he grew up with. that is why he fought for the largest tax cut in minnesota state history. >> tim walz help small businesses like ours . >> with the help of governor walz, we passed the affordability act, it saved lives in minnesota. >> with tim as governor,

minnesota is one of the best places to raise a family and one of the best states for business. tim is a lifelong hunter and gun owner. but after the sandy hook school shooting, he knew that we had to do something. he fought for background checks and red flag laws. of all the things he has done, tim loved being a dad. we struggled to have kids and fertility treatments made it possible. there is a reason our daughter is named hope. hope and gus mean the world to us . >> governor walz making good on a promise to his son and family yesterday by getting them a puppy . >> will get some food. corndog . >> and vegetarian. >> turkey is a meat . >> minnesota turkey special. >> home, fishing boat, field,

on the floor of congress. his commitment service comes back to the values we grew up with, love your country, help your neighbor, and fight for what is right because that is what america is all about. >> two middle-class kids born a daughter of oakland, california, the other, a son of the nebraska plains only in america. is it possible for them, together, to make it all the way to the white house? >> please welcome the democratic nominee for vice president, governor tim walz. ♪♪

>> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you, first of all to vice president harris. thanks for putting your trust in me and inviting me to be part of this incredible campaign.

and a thank you to president joe biden for four years of strong, historic leadership. it is the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> we are all here tonight for one, beautiful, simple reason, we love this country. thank you to all of you here in chicago and all of you watching at home tonight. thank you for your passion, for your determination, and most of all, thank you for bringing the joy to this fight.

i grew up in butte, nebraska, a town of 400 people. i had 24 kids in my high school class, none of them went to yale. but i tell you what, growing up in a small town like that, you learn how to take care of each other. that family down the road, they may not think like you do, they may not pray like you do, they may not love like you do but they are your neighbors. and you look out for them and they look out for you. everybody belongs and everybody has a responsibility to contribute. for me, it was serving in the army national guard. i joined up two days after my

17th birthday and i probably wore our nation's uniform for 24 years. my dad, a korean war era army veteran, died of lung cancer a couple years later, he left behind a mountain of medical debt. thank god for social security survivor benefits. and thank god for the g.i. bill, that allowed my dad and me to go to college and millions of other americans. eventually, like the rest of my family, i fell in love with teaching. three out of this four married teachers, i wound up teaching social studies and coaching football at mankato west high

school. go scarlet's! [ cheers and applause ] we ran 44 defense, we played through to the whistle on every single play and we won a state championship. never close the yearbook, people, it was those players and students that inspired me to run for congress. they saw in me what i hoped to instill in them, a commitment to the common good, understanding that we are all in this together. and the belief that a single person can make a real difference for their neighbors. there i was, fortysomething high school teacher, with little kids, zero political experience, and no money,

running in a deep red district. you know what, never underestimate a public school teacher. [ cheers and applause ] i represented my neighbors in congress for 12 years and i learned an awful lot. i learned how to work across the aisle on issues like growing their rural economies and taking care of veterans. i learned how to compromise without compromising my values. then i came back to serve as governor and we got right to work making a difference in our neighbors' lives. we cut taxes for the middle class. we past paid family and medical leave. we invested in fighting crime and affordable housing. we cut the cost of prescription

drugs and helped people escape the kind of medical debt that nearly sank my family. and we made sure that every kid in our state gets breakfast and lunch every day. [ cheers and applause ] while other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours. [ cheers and applause ] we also protected reproductive freedom because in minnesota, we respect our neighbors and the personal choices they make. even if we would not make those same choices for ourselves, we have a golden rule, mind your own thing business, that

includes ivf and fertility treatments. this is personal for wynne and died. if you never experienced the hell that is and fertility, i guarantee you that you know somebody who has. i remember praying each night for a phone call, the pit in your stomach when the phone would ring, the absolute agony when we heard the treatments had not worked. it took gwen and i years but we had access to fertility treatments and when our daughter was born, we named her hope. hope, gus, gwen, you are my entire world and i love you. [ cheers and applause ] i'm letting you in on how we started a family because this is a big part about what this

election is about. freedom! when republicans use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office. corporations free to pollute your air and water. and thanks, free to take advantage of customers. but when we democrats talk about freedom, we meet the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. freedom to make your own health care decisions. and yeah, your kids' freedom to go to school without worried about being shot dead in the hall. [ cheers and applause ] look, i know guns, i'm a veteran, i'm a hunter, i was a better shot

than most republicans in congress and i've got the trophies to prove it. but i'm also a dad. i believe in the second amendment but i also believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe. [ cheers and applause ] that is what this is all about. the responsibility we have two our kids, to each other, and to the future that we are building together in which everyone is free to build the kind of life they want. but not everyone has that same sense of responsibility. some folks don't understand what it takes to be a good neighbor. take donald trump and j.d. vance. their project 2025 will make things much, much harder for people just trying to live their lives.

they spend a lot of time pretending they know nothing about this. but look, i coached high school football long enough to know, trust me on this, when somebody takes the time to drop a playbook, they are going to use it. [ cheers and applause ] and we know, if these guys get back in the white house, they will start jacking up the cost on the middle class, they will repeal the affordable care act, they will gut social security and medicare. and they will ban abortion across this country, with or without congress. here is the thing, it is an agenda that nobody asked for. it is an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. and it is an agenda that does nothing for our neighbors in

need to is it weird? absolutely. absolutely. but it is also wrong and it is dangerous. it is not just me saying so, it is trump's own people, they were with him for four years. they are warning us that the next four years will be much, much worse. when i was teaching, every year, we would elect a student body president. you know what, those teachers could teach donald trump a hell of a lot of what a leader is. leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. leaders do the work. i don't know about you, i'm ready to turn the page on these guys. go ahead, say it with me, we are not going back! >> [ crowd chanting ] we are not going back! >> we've got something better

to offer the american people. it starts with our candidate, kamala harris. from her first day as a prosecutor, as a district attorney, as attorney general, as united states senator, and then our vice president, she has fought on the side of the american people. she has taken on the predators and monsters, taken down the transnational gangs, and stood up to powerful corporate interests. she has never hesitated to reach across the aisle if it meant improving our lives. she has always done it with energy, with passion, and with joy. [ cheers and applause ] folks, we've got a chance to make kamala harris the next president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] but i

think we owe it to the american people to tell them exactly what she would do as president before we ask them for their votes. this is a clip, send it to your undecided relatives, so they know, if you are middle-class family or a family kind to get into middle class, kamala harris will cut your taxes. if you are getting squeezed by prescription drug prices, kamala harris will take on big pharma. if you are hoping to buy a home, kamala harris will help make it more affordable. and no matter who you are, kamala harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead. because that is what we want for ourselves and it is what we want for our neighbors. you know, you might not know it, i have not given a lot of big speeches like this.

but i have given a lot of pep talks. so let me finish with this, team -- it is the fourth quarter, we are down a field goal, but we are on offense and we've got the ball. we are driving down the field. and, boy, do we have the right team, kamala harris is tough, kamala harris is experienced, and kamala harris is ready. our job, our job, our job for everyone watching, is to get into the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. one inch at a time, one yard at a time, one phone call at a time, one door knock at a time. one $5 donation at a time.

look, we've got 76 days, that is nothing. there will be time to sleep when you're dead. we are going to leave it on the field. that is how we keep moving forward. that is how we turned the page on donald trump, that is how we build a country where workers come first. healthcare and housing are human rights. and the government stays the hell out of your bedroom. that is how we make america where no child is left hungry, where no community is left behind, where nobody is told they don't belong, that is how we fight and as the next

president of the united states says, when we fight -- when we fight -- when we fight -- thank you. god bless. ♪♪

♪♪ >> ♪ keep on rocking in the free world ♪ keep on rocking in the free world ♪ keep on rocking in the free world ♪

♪♪ >> minnesota governor tim walz and his family accepting the vice presidential nomination of the democratic party, giving, to my untrained ear, a pretty perfect speech. the part where he said, i don't give a lot of big speeches like this in my life but i have given a lot of pep talks. the crowd erupted in, coach, coach, coach. nominating speech tonight from one of the young men in his life that he both taught and coached, then to be joined by the mankato west football players he brought to the state championship, this was a very usa, usa kind of speech. with

the sight of his son and daughter, hope and gus weeping . >> i love gus walz. i'm going to start ugly crying, watching his kids react to him. watching his kids react to him, as a mom, you know he is a good guy. if you have kids that wear their hearts on their sleeves like that, as adults, you know he is a good guy. i was watching that thinking, what percentage of people in that room knew who he was four weeks ago, a tiny percentage of people. now he is everybody's coach, everybody's teacher, he is the neighbor. it was not a partisan speech, i love that line. i loved the beginning when he said, growing up in small town like that, you learn to take care of each other, the family down the road may not think like you do, pray like you do, may not love like you do but they are your neighbors and you

look out for them. that is to harken back to obama in 2004. it is incredibly powerful, joyful message to the public after years of being down trotted by the world of trump. >> explicitly saying, here is the part you click and save and send to the undecided relatives, talking about being a veteran and talking about being a hunter and a gun owner, i was a better shot than most republicans in congress and i have the trophies to prove it. i'm also a dad and believe in the second amendment and believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe. >> it is how he embodies the american dream. all the criticisms of our country, all of the complaints, this guy grew up squarely in the middle class in nebraska. he lost his dad, he went on to serve in the military, he became a teacher and a coach, tonight he got on the stage at the dnc, forget your politics, it does not matter what you

believe politically, that boy on the breath i got on the stage, he might be the next vice president of the united states. if that is not the best of the american dream, nothing is. >> jacob soboroff was in the room, i believe able to make some connections with some of the walz folks we found stage moments ago. >> reporter: that's right, i'm here side stage. let me show where i am, we ended up in this remarkable position, where governor walz spoke. right here at the backstage area, let me swing around to show you where we are, this is where the family was staging. just minutes before the entire walz family set out and walked in the seat right in front of the stage here at the united center, i had the opportunity to talk to some of these are faces so new and fresh to american politics, frankly, i don't know what members of the family they were to you saw two young women down in front wearing the white dresses. to me, my impression is, it is so remarkably normal after what we have been through over the

course of the last four years. one of the young woman in the walz family, they were watching msnbc earlier today, they saw us talking about minnesota and the minnesota delegation, one of them said to me, are we supposed away, i don't know what to do when we go on stage and we hold our hands up like this? talking about it amongst the family. my reaction down here after spending time with them, as they waited to go out and to see governor walz speak, they feel like they could be your neighbors, they could be your classmates, folks that you work with at your office. remarkably normal. >> speaking of deeply normal and hard to believe moment was the football players from mankato west walking on the stage. we have word that there might be additional players from the team, in addition to this, young men we might hear from. i had no idea it would be like that. the room in here, in terms of our little crowd at msnbc, everybody got out of their seats and started stamping and clapping. oh my god, i can't believe this, what was that like in the room, jacob?

>> reporter: i was six feet away from half of the football team on that side of the stage. the wattage of the smiles on their faces, it screams, i can't believe i'm standing on this stage right now in front of the entire american, forget about the people of united center, in front of the united states of america. as state championship football team from the small team in minnesota. living with them down here, really incredible thing to experience . >> thank you very much. nothing more these days then still having your uniform shirt, your jersey from when you were -- >> you get the call, yes. >> getting on a flight to chicago with your jersey. >> it doesn't fit . >> i don't care. >> it always fits, it is my jersey. >> when you take a step back, there something so remarkable and shocking. the republicans are the ones, the new york city real estate

dealer inferential capitalists, football coach and teacher, every sort of culture war trope and forwarded -- inverted on itself. walton has incredible biography, he is incredibly effective communicator. he is a professional, he did not just walk out of mankato west yesterday, he is a political professional, very deft political indicator 10 out of 10 effective speech in short amount of time, establish bio, kamala harris, a lot of his record, substantive and policy, laid out kamala harris, while hitting the other party and other nominees, short and sweet, compact and effective, his inevitable style. the guy is supremely effective communicator . >> not a breath wasted. >> i did not have a guess as to who kamala harris would pick as

vice president, i was sure she would make the right pick with all the information they had vetting and her own interaction with them. imagine, imagine someone else being the vp pick and that guy going up on the stage tonight for the five minutes they would've given him, six minutes they would have given him, sitting there saying, what about him? i can't think of a better launch of a vice presidential campaign that we have seen, especially with an unknown, someone who was basically unknown a very short time ago, to many, including me. he was on my show a couple times but i could not remember, it was years ago. in the very beginning of a speech, he was talking about his life. in his life, this became a very important sentence in is a, he said, thank god for social security survivor benefits. no one on the republican ticket knows what social security

survivor benefits are and when they kick in, who gets them and what they mean in a life that desperately needs social security survivor benefits. this speech goes throughout making very simple connections and that word, neighbor, keeps coming up. he makes it about neighbors, he does not talk about voters, he talks about neighbors and connecting with neighbors. that golden rule, mind your own dang business, he delivers with a freshness every time that is so effective and powerful, it is such a powerful theme about what this campaign is about. >> let's go to chicago where our beloved colleagues are watching alongside the thousands of delegates. is this thing on? >> reporter: i think we saw an episode of ted lasso, if you

watch that show, that is basically what this was. i can see how he won football games, the kids on the football team have a face like that, no wonder they went from zero wins to winning a championship that man is really talented. what is so cool about that, if you move into a neighborhood, you move on to a block where you have a really cool lady on one end of the street, oprah, the rich lady with the big house, he also had the cool musical family, john legend. he also had that sort of nerdy guy, buttigieg and then you have the football coach and favorite social studies teacher, the guy who coaches the football team but gives you advice at home depot for half an hour when roto-rooter at your house is broken.

this is a neighborhood anyone would want to live in. in and that is what i have felt in this space, especially, today. the democrats have constructed the neighborhood that anyone would want to buy a house in. >> brilliant, well done. this man is the governor of minnesota and the signs, i'm sure all of you have say coach walz. they don't say governor walz or congressman walz, that is a deliberate choice. there is a theme that has run through some of the most prominent senators from barack obama into bill clinton to tim walz is a theme of outreach, apathy and reconciliation. obama was saying, do not demean

your neighbors. if a parent or grandparent occasionally says something that makes us cringe, you automatically assume they are bad. t talk to your neighbors. the football thing, the coach thing the form of conservative outreach. reliance on the football metaphor in the way of opening up to skeptics, those who felt like they were divorced from the democratic party to say, come on in, the o water is fine the guy we are putting at the second highest position in the football coach. that is why the signs say coach walz. >> i have to go to the delegation because i think that jacob soboroff will be crowd surfing or something, are you okay? >> rachel, i cannot hear a thing but they are handing out tim walz heads.

how are you feeling? >> fabulous. >> how are you feeling? >> excited about our new leadership. >> like i said, i cannot hear a thing that anybody said but everybody is very excited at the minnesota delegation. coach -- speechless. >> so are we, jacob. if you need help, actually, i don't know what to tell you to do, if you need help, try to get away. >> all that will be left is his glasses but he is going to die happy. >> minnesota! minnesota!

>> kelly o'donnell is reporting that neil young gave special permission, keep on rocking in the free world. neil young sued donald trump to stop him from playing the song at his rallies and he gave special permission to tim walz, tonight. >> i am struck by the fact that when we were talking to you at this point in the evening, we didn't have to worry about things like that because they turn the lights on and everyone -- even on nights when things were going well for democrats, it kind of seems like things are still happening. >> can i tell you, i was talking to amy klobuchar and you cannot get to the minnesota delegation, a roped off area because so many people wanted to be part of the minnesota magic. that is how flaming hot the

minnesota delegation is. >> you don't have to go home, minnesota. but you have to get out of here. they are not leaving, the party is not over, they're having a house party in the minnesota delegation, i think they're trying to stay in the festivities of the presentation. >> tim walz is the littlejohn of minnesota. >> i will say two things, one, i didn't know if it was friday night lights or braveheart but it was such an impassioned, motivating exercise and having been at conventions on the floor and covering them, you can hand out all of the signs you want, you cannot getting people screaming and waving them. they handed out signs, walz giving this organic energy.

it is a decision that kamala harris made. she was going to make it with the information she had to establish the campaign and outreach she wanted to. >> it is midwesterners, right? public school teachers, when he said, never underestimate a public school teacher. every single time he delivers el that line, the place goes nuts. all of us who are shaped by public schools and are fans of them -- it is a really, it is like nurses, firefighters, ir football coaches, it is a thing that everybody can relate to across every demographic. >> he is not just a teacher, a he was that teacher that changed

kids lives. >> want to say one other thing, another part is, the guy on the other ticket went on this rocketship of success, he is 39 years old, run one race in his life and didn't write anything besides his venture capital fund, which didn't work out. his crib -- credibility, they're talking about this team -- just an incredible governing record. as serious as it gets in democratic governance and he has a record to show that without coach stuff and the narrative stuff and his communicative abilities, there is a record of success he could talk about. >> and a philosophy behind it, he is very particular. when we got full control, when we, democrats, got full control of the minnesota government, we knew that it was likely not

forever. this was the time to use the power we had toto accomplish re things for real people so we can go back to state and say, look at the things we did because we had power that made e your life better. >> make something practical, not liberal, practical. >> in terms of what happens from here on out, there was one more night of the democratic re national convention, today and tonight were very different than the previous two nights, i think the bill clinton section n of the evening got a little tl weird and meandering but they responded and moved things around, they dropped some things, they moved speeches around, they knew they had a momentum shift so they changed and adjusted. and to finish with those two, as you were saying, the post- 9/11 veterans and to finish with

westmore and to have that nomination and have that incredible cultural touchstone moment with the football players walking on stage and have tim walz, effectively give a perfect speech, it is a heck of an honor for supposedly what is the big deal, which is tomorrow. >> they had better get the nominee up there before 11:00 p.m. >> it is television history. this is a television show, it is time to end, for many reasons at 11:00, for mostly the human sleeping schedule. you finish this at 11:00 p.m. and your local news is running it for you in the 11:00 news. what they have done this week, there were some people complaining that they do this s so late, tim walz started

minutes -- 11:22. that is serious malpractice on scheduling these speeches at they do this to the ey presidential nominee tomorrow night -- >> if you are worried this might have an impact because it keeps happening over and over again, start early. you don't have to cut anybody, in fact, you are less likely to cut anybody if you start earlier. i come on tv at 7:20 every night. >> all the viewers need an hour less sleep. obama's numbers went up at am 11:00 p.m. but if it had been at 10:00 p.m., he would've had a bigger audience. >> if you are just joining us right now,