certainly kerry did and obama did in 2004 and obama did as president. so can hear in that statistic that he has to overcome a barrier of persuading the public that democrats really want to spend money on programs that programs that are wasteful and programs that will help poor people lift themselves out of poverty, not remain in poverty. and by the way, if you're thinking that there probably was a racial to that, that there were perceptions that were about race and poor people, i think you're right. of course, poor people are more white than any other race. but there's a negative, an unfair steering type that people had. the thing about rhetoric is, one can can decry the unfair stereotype, as i'm sure we do. but obama still had to confront it. so those are the barriers now going to watch about minutes of the speech. and what i want you to do is watch as the audience response builds. and then i want you to think about the strategies that he's. and then we're going to come and i'm going to talk about what happens in the first 10 minutes. and remember, the

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and michelle obama were high. it is fair to say they exceeded them. not just how they lifted up kamala harris and went after trump in the cutting way but how they reminded us of who we are as a country. >> as much as any policies or program i believe that is what we yearn for. a return to america where we work together and look out for each other. a restoration of what lincoln called on the eve of civil war our bonds affection. the better angels. that is what this election is about. and i believe that is why if we each do our part over the next 77 days, if we knock on doors, if we make phone calls, if we talk to our friends, if we listen to our neighbors, if we work like we never worked before, if we hold firm to our convictions we will elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states. and tim walz as the next vice president of the united states. we will elect leaders up and down the ballot who will fight for the hopeful, forward- looking america we all believe in and together we, too, will build a c

and then she then be sell obama, her son. and this is really kind of the theme of this whole gmc and basically of the companion of carmella harris and michelle obama did a wonderful job of portraying the situation. the country is in. and the importance of having a woman in the need will be able to bring these different people together, who has a clear vision. not only of unifying this country, but also helping those who are, you know, didn't get such a great start from the beginning of it. so those from the, you know, some suffering families from the families which fall apart from the middle clause from playing with people. so she definitely probably was the most important a speaker i've heard so far at the dnc and let's be quite frank. she got more applause than her husband before the president obama. it was certainly quite riveting to watch her talk, dw washington bureau chief as full. thank you so much for your reporting tonight as well. just a few blocks away from the convention center hosting the gmc, chicago police have

brocco donald trump does not respect brock obama. he does not respect michelle obama.re he knows where but respect is. and if he does, i don't want that kind of respect was very kind of those as kind as it gets it wasn't honest though. >> i was, you know, was honest if that's what be liking somebody means. >> i don't want that kind of like in my life, best enemies, like people, if if that was honest and you're saying he has been dishonest for the last six years. listen he got last john i think you said it's politics, right that is politics. but said people people sadow is advisers. some advisers say, listen, let's stick to the facts as talking about the economy. let's talk about the border, talk inflation. let's not make it about people, right? so maybe he's listening just like you said i'm hopeful because he's leading right now that cbs poll is leading her on inflation economy and the border, let's keep talking about those issues. >> that's not going maybe thought she was talking about someone else david urban, everyone else. >> thank you for that. just ahead. as i no

i mean, my forever boss, barak obama, michelle obama wonderful. but i'll say this. there were some people out. i was with that had never seen barak obama speak in person and they're democrats you think that everyone has seen him because he was president twice for eight years, he traveled around the country doing rallies. there are still some people in this country that have never seen the great order of brock obama and they got to see it last night. and then michelle obama, you know? >> she did what she did so scott what specifically besides van jones dancing you got to check it out. it was pretty just the photographer behind van jones dancing a little it's a whole thing. >> what did you see from a political standpoint that you think should be of concern to republicans? for the next 70 plus days. >> while the obamas were powerful speakers, i mean, there's no doubt actually wonder if they should have put one on one night and one on the other because i mean, it's like having to jordan's on your team and having them both at the same time they had they had this place ro

obama as popularity. we know it's very high among democrats, and she has said in interviews that she was relieved when she and brock's 8 years in the white house were over. another jump into public life would have been hers. to me. if this is the end of the obama era who is turning out the lights in, is it the rock or michelle of the i'm not so sure if it's it is really the end of the obama era of the printer. know they're still very, very active to have the foundation. so she's just finishing another book which definitely will be a best seller. on the one hand, on the other end, of course, noah is coming to harris being maybe the 1st black female president. she kind of is this new light, which you probably mean by the question, who's telling me of the life. but i'm sure they still will be in the picture even so, michelle obama made it crystal clear that she doesn't like to be in the political spotlight anymore. and that was also sense, like god, last night it was, you know, the way she delivered her spee

obama. >> and we should nod to what's happening behind you. the great stevie wonder is doing rehearsal. let's listen for a second, claire. ♪♪ >> i'm sorry it to make you talk over that. >> you know how badly i want to turn around and look. we have dancers and they teased me the other day with james taylor. we're going to see the legend in stevie wonder tonight. >> it's amazing. your thoughts about the twin speeches from michelle and president obama last night? >> it was so special because piece by piece, they dismantled donald trump's entire thesis and theory of the political case. from the day he came down that escalator, his entire message has been that america is a bad place. and it's bad because our neighbors are bad. there's something about the little old lady who shows up twice a year at the polling location to play her part in the american experience. that all these people are somehow not truly american. i have never seen a person who has benefitted so much from the american promise b

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i know it's very interesting to see what he will say. barranca obama, of course. why be considered his parties most gifted speaker? i thought you really would have been given a role perhaps. so a message to deliver some rhetorical complexity with the view that he would be the one able to deliver it. now he's expected to explain why harris is the correct leader. for this time, while wong and in doing that, he has to be able to walk the line between saying about an hour since time and the current administration has prepared her for the small while highlighting hers as a potential president of the state from cards that invited us someone able to deliver on the roll and it turns out he's also expected to talk about the dangers of learning. donald trump a back into office about he has reported, we've been working on for 3 months of speech, but he has had, obviously it in the last few weeks to reflect the change and candidates. but so the, so the expectations for the speech in terms of content, in terms of delivery, well there's simply sky hi, well, we'll be watching fo

but michelle obs obama would no.ess it were to simply endorse kamala harris, lawrence. >> lawrence: i think you are probably right. reporting extensive on that. she thinks the bidens are weird, too, the way they operated with brother sleeping with brother's wives and the way they treated kathleen. i have to give some credit to the former president. obviously i owe him a lot when i was 14 getting him inspired in politics. cadence still very well. steve great. >> lawrence: he knows how to motivate the right crowd, strike the right tone get independents and some of the republicans that voted for him in the past to come back home. the problem is i'm not 14 anymore. and although he may have some of the cadence that is still there and inspirational speech, when it comes down to getting to the culprit of who is responsible for the bad economy, although he acknowledges the pain, he doesn't say joe biden is responsible for it. he doesn't say his party's world view has harmed a lot of americans. >> the second thing is although

and what about her husband brock obama? me did he master walking the line between being reverential to joe biden at the same time helping cements harris as biden's rightful replace? that's. that's a good question. a brent you don't. many people said yesterday that actually michelle obama delivered the bathroom speech. her speech definitely was more emotional about the president, former president, brock obama definitely had to walk a much more difficult line than the one that you had a really to show support of, of jo bite and who we must forget that was still the candidate just a month ago, you know, and so he wanted also to applaud his accomplishments and so he was a little bit more if you wish, intellectual. he did the take a little bit more of the bird perspective and it deliberate a little bit more of an inside political analysis and didn't talk so much about coming to harris. you mentioned there are only a couple of times, but i mean the bottom line, i think he did a fairly good job and people here of course still love

obama as popularity. we know it's very high among democrats, and she has said in interviews that she was relieved when she and brock's 8 years in the white house were over. another jump into public life would have been hers. to me. if this is the end of the obama era who is turning out the lights in, is it the rock or michelle of the i'm not so sure that it is really the end of the obama era of the printer. know they're still very, very active to have the foundation. so she's just finishing another book which definitely will be a best seller. on the one hand, on the other end, of course no was coming to her as being maybe the 1st black female president. she kind of is this new light, which you probably mean by the question who's turning off the light, but i'm sure they still will be in the picture even so, michelle obama made it crystal clear that she doesn't like to be in the political spotlight anymore. and that was also sense like us last night. it was, you know, the way she delivered her speech. she w

and first lady michelle obama, that is just the bottom line.y have a and ability to connect with the american people, and medicine thing present obama does with just about anybody else in our party. >> reporter: one other thing we'll be watching for tonight, what does president obama say about his one-time running mate, now-president biden, given that obama was among the top party leaders who at least didn't stop the conversation about having biden step aside. norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe with us here at the convention. thank you so much. let's bring in cbs's nancy cordes and robert costa, and nancy, let me start with you on that idea, can the harris campaign actually replicate the hope and change of obama's 2008 campaign? >> nancy: well, norah, they can certainly try but they are not going to have a lot of time. after all, obama had 18 months to barnstorm the country, to hold rallies, to spread that message of hope and change. kamala harris has only been the nominee for less than a month now, and she's only got a few months to go. but they can

last night, as mentioned, barack obama and michelle obama lit this place on fire.o go. they're involved in this campaign like we have not seen them get involved before. we will go to hallie jackson for the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning to you from across the united center here. we saw that endorsement of kamala harris, that indictment of donald trump and a spotlight on two of the party's most prominent figures making a high-profile primetime return to the stage. for barack and michelle obama, a literal and political homecoming in chicago, throwing their political weight behind vice president kamala harris. >> my girl, kamala harris, is more than ready for this moment. >> reporter: for the former first lady, a shift in tone from one of theost memoble lines in the 2016 convention when hillary clinton prepared to face donald trump. michelle obama back then not mentioning his name. our motto is, when they go low, we go high. >> reporter: but now. >> it's his same old con. his same old con. doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, ra

ahead for us, the obamas on deck. the dnc prepares for a big night, too, with prime time speeches from the political power couple. we'll have a preview. >>> plus, the dnc may be in chicago, but kamala harris is putting wisconsin front and center. her plans for a rally at the very sight where donald trump got the republican nomination. >>> and trump defends his personal attacks on harris as not an insult, just a fact. his new comments as he tries to seize back the spotlight. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we begin here in chicago with mike memoli and monica alba. mike, give us a rundown of what we're expecting to see tonight. >> you mentioned the obama, especially michelle, who we haven't heard much from. >> almost never. >> as we look at the full list, you see the importance of coalitions for the democratic party. bernie sanders speaking, does he give harris the stamp of approval? i'm sure he will. the first second gentleman of the united states, he might be the only person who's bee

and first lady michelle obama, that is just the bottom line.y have an ability to connect with the american people, and that is something president obama does with just about anybody else in our party. >> reporter: one other thing we'll be watching for tonight, what does president obama say about his one-time running mate, now-president biden? given that obama was among the top party leaders who at least didn't stop the conversation abot having biden step aside. norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe with us here at the convention. ed, thank you so much. let's bring in cbs's nancy cordes and robert costa, and nancy, let me start with you on that idea. can the harris campaign actually replicate the hope and change of obama's 2008 campaign? >> nancy: well, norah, they can certainly try, but they are not going to have a lot of time. i mean, after all, obama had 18 months to barnstorm the country, to hold rallies, to spread that message of hope and change. kamala harris has only been the nominee for less than a month now, and she's only got a few months to go.

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that president obama will end the war in iraq. response to bring our troops home and begin to repair our alliances around the world. and barack have with him a terrific partner in michelle obama. anyone who saw michelle's speech last night knows she will be a great first lady for america and america are fortunate that joe biden will be at barack obama's side. a strong leader, a good man who understands both the economic stresses here at and the strategic challenges abroad. he's pragmatic. he's tough, and he's wise. and joe, of course will be supported by wonderful wife jill. they will be a great team for our country. now, john mccain is my colleague and my friend. he has served our country with honor and courage. but we don't need for years of the last years. more economic stagnation and less affordable health care. more high gas prices and less alternative energy. more jobs getting shipped overseas and fewer jobs created here at home. more skyrocketing debt and home foreclosures. and mounting bills that are crushing middle class

look obama is jackie robinson.is greatest strength was his ability to keep quiet in the face of white hostility, so that he wouldn't undermine the policy in civic piety that's a genius in its own right. but kamala harris has the potential to become willie mays that figure who was able to swing for the fences with joy to say, hey kid catching a ball, she's able to invest a level of joy in the whole political process that's pretty remarkable. so i think she's bringing some kind of joandre vivre that is remarkable in its own right. >> yet her laugh is so triggering for so many, especially one person and you heard the second gentleman, doug emhoff tonight, talk about that lab and that he loves it. i know we heard from the obamas but we heard from him to this than we had to say about that moment i got kamala's voicemail and i just started rambling hey, it's done she called me back and we talked for an hour and we love wow well, you know, that laugh. i love that lab hey, is i know there was a really endearing and humaniz

i mean, obama, barak obama, the president, literally said passing the torch. so it's not subtle with michelle obama. there is something that she did which was almost we're passing the torch over joe biden, she didn't mention joe biden. >> yeah. >> that was hard not to notice, right? she had zero mention of joe biden, the person that her husband put on the ticket and sort of elevated him to this new potential in his long storied career. and yet barak obama did make sure to dedicate several paragraphs of the speech to joe biden and to give him a tribute, perhaps a, that was one reason why michelle obama didn't feel it was necessary. she, it was the husband's speech, but also we know that michelle obama saw her role here as far different. it wasn't to check every box of political speech and that's the thing about michelle obama. she's not a figure, she transcends politics in many ways, and she understands the power of that. you know, when she walked out on the stage, i thought about her book tour when it came out the best-selling book, how she played two arenas l

that president obama will end the war in iraq. response to bring our troops home and begin to repair our alliances around the world. and barack have with him a terrific partner in michelle obama. anyone who saw michelle's speech last night knows she will be a great first lady for america and america are fortunate that joe biden will be at barack obama's side. a strong leader, a good man who understands both the economic stresses here at and the strategic challenges abroad. he's pragmatic. he's tough, and he's wise. and joe, of course will be supported by wonderful wife jill. they will be a great team for our country. now, john mccain is my colleague and my friend. he has served our country with honor and courage. but we don't need for years of the last years. more economic stagnation and less affordable health care. more high gas prices and less alternative energy. more jobs getting shipped overseas and fewer jobs created here at home. more skyrocketing debt and home foreclosures. and mounting bills that are crushing middle class

michelle obama. there pitch was that come with harris represents this hope that they represented a well over a decade ago. so that was their pitch. they also really went after donald trump. exactly nights or less in the, in the last. it wasn't tonight, there was a the night in the us, but exactly they the above was focused very much on on donald trump in their speech is i'm just wondering what that's all about the obviously that's precinct is the converted inside the convention hall. but what's the point of such messages? were they trying to reach beyond the convention hall to undecided voters? do you think it appeals to them? of course they got big tears when they went after donald trump in the hall, registered democrats cheering them on when they attacked on from they pitched it as we are the big 10 party of adults, of decency and from represents the strain of of anger, sol, jeanie michelle obama is called him ugly massage and this thing called said he had races. he always gave races lies. brock ob

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whether it be michelle obama talking about losing her mother and barack obama doing that.e middle class families going to help the democrats and they've generally not had that vibe before. >> isn't it amazing our presidential nominees and vice presidential nominees came from middle class families? they can tell those real stories of working at mcdonald's, being a high school football coach, things that people can relate to. i think that people are going to be excited to hear from people like that. not people born in privilege. not people who were born into wealth. people who have worked hard and made it and who care about them. when you think about the fact that kamala harris has spent her life trying to help working families get ahead while donald trump has spent his life trying to rip them off, i think people are going to understand that. enough people from north carolina will make sure that this happens and we're excited about winning the state. >> governor, we should note you're set to speak at the convention tomorrow night. let's spend more time on your home state. du

that the obama coalition was dead.ala harris has come along and fully revived it, built it, and now she's the one shattering maga. >> we have jamie pritzker, the governor of illinois, on. >> there's even a call for deadheads for kamala harris. i sent that off to my brothers, a deadhead to make sure he joins. i'll a fan of the way the harris campaign has done this. it is not to divide people. it is to bring people together. >> jay, that seems to be working, the money part they need. that's just politics. they're doing it in a fun way where it doesn't feel like you're going to wall street or some mixed bag and democrats have mixed feelings about it. 60% of these donors, we want to mention, are women. the gen-z donors were way up. ten times, eight time since last month. and you have these coalition groups as mentioned. where does that fit into all this? >> well, it shows that you enthusiasm is infectious. enthusiasm spreads. it opens up wallets. it knocks on doors. it takes people to the ballot box. you can see with all t

know the popularity of both president barack obama and michelle obama.remember, barack obama ran on the audacity of hope, and harris' language is different and the times are different, but the symbolism for the country, for awful us, that we have a future that sees the possibility of a woman of color becoming the first woman and a woman of color to be president is not going to be lost on any of us. >> like, you know, going back to president biden last night, he received a standing ovation even before he spoke. how are those in biden world feeling about his speech last night? >> well, it was really quite a moment. i was watching on the floor as the convention hall just erupted. the depth of affection and love and respect for his service even from some of the democrats who wanted him to step down was palpable in the room last night, and you could see the emotion from president biden especially after the introduction from his daughter. those i spoke to were proud of their boss last night, and they felt he gave a forceful defense of his record. it was, of co

obama said that you represent a new chapter, and michelle obama said hope is making a come back. so trying to take that word, hope and put it on comma harris to get her elected. so a lot about her character and in opposition. stark contrast to donald trump with a, it's been a lot of time attack they did, didn't they? i mean, they really focused on trump, you know, but i mean, in the way that preaching to the converted at this, at this conventional they. so what is the point of these kind of very pointed messages about trump in about the up position? well, the message was for the democrats in the room, they got a lot of cheers and a lot of energy out of that. but i think they're also appealing to republicans who look back on the obama years as a, as a class. the time if you will. republicans who have rejected trump along the lines of his bad behavior here. so we saw stephanie griffin, who was former press secretary for trump, who said behind closed doors, this maliciousness that he uses to attack his enemies. he also attacks his supporters. so she was trying to castigate him as a

so pardon for the noise, but back to what the obama delivered yesterday. that was bringing down the house. they really killed it. we heard from so many people. yeah. they really electrified their crowd with what they said with how they shared the job of what they were supposed to do yesterday with their speech as there was michelle obama with a great speech which really had everybody up from their seats attacking donald trump quite, quite a bit and quite harshly. so and then bark obama, the former president, who still as the washington post headlines is the hold for our, with the democratic party. i'm not sure if i would go that far button. uh he did what he was supposed to do. love it, it was the big picture and get everybody riled up to do the work. very important. do the work. they have 7776 days left to actually make people to come to vote. and of course vote for kamala harris. yeah, so the focus is what's been said inside the convention center. and obviously what's being said outside, i'm talking about these pro israeli pro palestinian rallies that yo

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. >> it comes after former president obama and former first lady michelle obama fired up the crowd in back-to-back speeches, rallying for vice president harris and directly taking on former president trump. >> kamala knows like we do that regardless of where you come from, what you look like, who you love, how you worship or what's in your bank account, we all deserve the opportunity to build a decent life because no one has a monopoly on what it means to be an american, no one. >> it has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that actually has been getting worse now that he's afraid of losing to kamala. there is the childish nicknames. the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes. >> and joining us now, nbc's chuck todd and andrea mitchell, also with us is alencia johnson, chief impact officer of 1063 west broad, she worked for the presidential campaigns of obama and biden. so, chuck, governor walz has been on the campaign trail for really about two weeks now. tonight is his big national debut. what is on the line for him? >> well, look, i think he's

even if, even if i am the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama.peful. because this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible. [cheers and applause] because we have a chance to elect someone who has spent her entire life trying to give people the same chances america gave her. someone who sees you and hears you and will get up every single day and fight for you. the next president of the united states of america, kamala harris. [cheers and applause] it has been 16 years since i had the honor of accepting the nomination for president from this party. and i know that is hard to believe because i have not aged a bit. [laughter] but it is true. and looking back, i can say without question, my first big decision as your nominee turned out to be one of my best and that was asking joe biden to serve by my side as the vice president. [cheers and applause] now, other than some common irish blood, joe and i come from different backgrounds. we became brothers. and as we work together fo

that was true of barack obama and michelle obama.tween those victory and kamala harris�*s campaign at the moment. it was a mix of both praising harris as well as getting some jabs into trump. i think that combination resonated well with the crowd. itruiere resonated well with the crowd. were ou resonated well with the crowd. were you surprised _ resonated well with the crowd. were you surprised how— resonated well with the crowd. were you surprised how personal the jibes at mr trump were? trlat you surprised how personal the 'ibes at mr trump were?fi you surprised how personal the 'ibes at mr trump were? not necessarily. i mean certainly _ at mr trump were? not necessarily. i mean certainly donald _ at mr trump were? not necessarily. i mean certainly donald trump's - at mr trump were? not necessarily. i mean certainly donald trump'sjibesl mean certainly donald trump's jibes at democrats have been more pointed. you do expect maybe in a setting like this for there to be just a bit more positivity and a focus on the future. but at the sa

and think they all seemed to be having a good time and excited to see michelle obama and barack obama. i wish jesse watters was here because i would like to collect all my money for the beds i made with him that michelle obama would not be the nominee. [ laughter ] if you are listening you will have to pay out. one thing i would point out, crossing the wire is now as we look at what is happening on the screen, u.s. officials say the gauze a deal is on the edge of collapse, the deals on the brink of collapsing. -- gaza -- which is quite unfortunate. not entirely unexpected but it was something of course everybody wanted to get the hostages, like, get some peas going. >> hamas cited no? >> hamas said no. >> not the first time. >> and i think iran is said no. >> a lot of these protests always a deal with anti- israel protests, it looks like maybe somebody on the ground there, may be arrested. is mike still with us? >> i am. >> go ahead. >> it what you saw a really, a group of about ten protesters, continuing shouting at police and chanting out of police police have moved everybody south

for former president obama and former first lady michelle obama. we'll see you right here. >>> meantime, former president trump and his running mate senator j.d. vance count counterprogramming the convention in battleground states. trump in michigan today, focusing on crime, making an appeal to suburban women in america. here's abc's rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: donald trump in battleground michigan today, hoping to steal some of the thunder from his rival's convention. the former president's focus today -- crime. >> you can't walk across our street to get a loaf of bread. you get shot, you get mugged, you get raped, you get whatever it may be. and you've seen it, and i've seen it, and it's time for a change. >> reporter: but recent statistics show violent crime falling in nearly 70 major cities across the country, including a 17% decrease in homicides compared to the same period around last year. president biden hammering the point on the convention stage. >> the murder rate is falling faster than any time in history. violent crime has dropp

and michelle obama, president obama, michelle obama coming on stage, the big embrace then, both speeches, what is donald trump doing? he mispronounces her name he says, is she black or is she asian? she's a radical. he's trying to disqualify common the harris is somehow makers scary to somehow make her unacceptable and there you had our first black president or first black late first lady up on the stage. they didn't say these words, but essentially we had this for eight years here's i was president she was first lady. i was re-elected. she was with me. we had a pretty booming economy that we handed it off to donald trump. this is not weird, this is not strange. we had this for eight years and i'll tell you from my travels, you have first the first thing democrats have to do is turn out their base and if camilla harrison get the historic or near historic black turnout that barak obama got in his two election campaigns. then that puts her in good stead. it's not enough though. you have to compete and win, or at least breakeven in the american suburbs, brock obama did that twice. in my tra

and former president brock obama. when they happen, just go to our live stream. the handle is at dw news and make sure to hit the subscribe button while you're there. and i see fire talks aimed at ending the war between israel on tomas and gaza are continuing in the middle east. us x ray of states on to me blinking is now in katasha as part of the diplomatic tour that's pushing for a truce. earlier he met with president of delphi, trial cc and egypt blinking says israel has accepted a bridging proposal from us, which committed. yep. tober 7th terror attacks has accused israel of making changes to the proposal that go against what have most agreed to in july kareem alga harvey is a cairo based journalist. he told us why him off is saying the current proposal on the table who's against earlier agreements. you know, it seems that they're not very happy with what. busy onto the police and caused the rich, richie d. uh, they say we had an agreement in july, was to buy a proposal at that time. and in disagreements, there wa

, the has michelle obama as popularity. we know it's very high among democrats, and she has said in interviews that she was relieved when she and brock's 8 years in the white house were over. another jump into public life would have been hers. to me. if this is the end of the obama era who is turning out the lights in, is it the rock or michelle of the i'm not so sure if it's it is really the end of the obama era of the printer. know they're still very, very active to have the foundation. so she's just finishing another book which definitely will be your best seller. on the one hand, on the other end, of course, snow is coming to her as being maybe the 1st black female president. she kind of is this new light, which you probably mean by the question, who's telling me of the life. but i'm sure they still will be in the picture even so, michelle obama made it crystal clear that she doesn't like to be in the political spotlight anymore. and that was also sense like us last night. it was, you know, the way she delivered her spe

>> well, i mean, look, barack obama's obviously a democratic superstar and the obamas together bookended and really put together. kamala harris putting are over the top in the early days after joe biden announces he's not going announce not going but >> it's michelle obama whose even more popular and really is, if you will, the person that helps connect and put her over the top. so you get barack obama on one hand in terms of putting over the top with the democratic insiders and then use michelle obama to really put you over the top with a load of voters, particularly democratic women. that's hugely important. and you contrast that with donald trump. so in that sense, there's a lot of opportunity here for democrats to expand beyond just the base that we saw. but the 2 that you also haven't been hit hard. >> and you haven't been hit back that that by the republicans. and remember. >> they go low. we go high. that famous mantra of michelle obama's. let's see what montrezl she drops on behalf of kamala harris. that'll be an important element tonight as well. >> since we have, you want to as

former president barack obama. and michelle obama is also speaking tonight.their home town crowd of chicago, illinois. it will also be a full circle moment for the vice president, getting a huge show of support from the man she spent time knocking on doors for back in iowa in 2008. a few years ago she shared this photo of her from just before the iowa caucus this year. now, the former president will return the favor asking americans to help elect vice president harris and help her make her own history. joining our conversation, former obama senior adviser, co-host of the pod save america, dan cyber joins us. and claire and the rev are still here. dan, i went back and watched that 2020 convention speech, which i think shook me when i heard it. because he did not flinch or shy away from -- through the horrors of that political moment, of the -- of what the trump years had wrought, this is a different moment, but the same risk. and i wonder what -- i don't even know how you guys field questions about what should we expect. because all of the speeches are so -- y

barack obama, michelle obama here in the hall tonight. >> right here in chicago where the obamas, you know, are from. this is a huge moment for absolutely a huge moment for kamala harris, and, david, it's more than just taking two of the biggest, maybe the biggest democratic stars, putting them on the stage, enthusiastically making the case for her candidacy, but what you're going to hear here and what you're going to see with barack obama particularly is something that we really have not seen since he was running for re-election in 2012. what i am told by people close to the former president is that he intends not just to give this big speech here tonight, but to be out on the campaign trail essentially continuously through the election. this is not something he did in 2016 for hillary clinton. he was out a bit but he was president and he was still president. it's not something that he did in 2020 when we had the covid election. it's not something -- he's been out -- he's been deployed in some of the midterms but what this person close to the president, former president told me is th

in chicago, democrats bringing out big guns, barack obama and michelle obama headlining night two of dnc and touting hope while hitting trump repeatedly. they did not hold back. day three beginning. bill hemmer live in chicago. we roll on in our coverage. >> dana: good morning, i'm dana perino, this is "america's newsroom." last night was something else, i would have had michelle obama go last, her speech was better than barack obama and crowd was enthusiastic. >> bill: we will debate the s substance. >> dana: taking the fight to former president trump. watch. >> if things don't go our way, we don't have the luxury of wining or cheating others to get further ahead. >> i heard someone compare trump to the neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside your window. >> doubling down on racist lies as substitute for real ideas and solutions that will make people's lives better. we do not need four more years of bluster and chaos, we have seen that movie before. the sequel is usually worse. >> bill: it was a late night and vibe was vibrant, will it move the needle? trump leads harris

, former first lady michelle obama. this star speakers set to take the stage live later this evening, obama made his national debut at the dnc 20 years ago, he delivered a speech that laid the groundwork for his successful white house run in 2008. and tonight, he will make the case to the american people for why kamala harris should be the nation's 47th president unlike last night, harris will not be inside the convention hall. she is heading to milwaukee for a ride rally and a dnc watch party in the critical battleground state of wisconsin. but her husband, second gentleman, doug emhoff, will be among tonight's keynote speakers here in chicago. i'm joined now by cnn's mj lee, mj, what can we expect to hear from the obamas when they addressed? the delegates? >> yes. brianna, that was actually patty labelle behind us. so you come here early enough and you get to hear some of the snippets of those performances in rehearsals. but i think you're totally right, brianna, that the obamas are two of the biggest speakers we're g

for former president obama and former first lady michelle obama. we'll see you right here. >>> meantime, former president trump and his running mate senator j.d. vance counterprogramming the democrats' convention in battleground states. trump in michigan today, focusing on crime, making an appeal to suburban women in america. here's abc's rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: donald trump in battleground michigan today, hoping to steal some of the thunder from his rival's convention. the former president's focus today -- crime. >> you can't walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. you get shot. you get mugged, you get raped, you get -- whatever it may be. and you've seen it, and i've seen it, and it's time for a change. >> reporter: but recent statistics show violent crime falling in nearly 70 major cities across the country, including a 17% decrease in homicides compared to the same period around last year. president biden hammering the point on the convention stage. >> the murder rate is falling faster than any time in history. violent crime h