but in detroit, they governor. but in detroit, they call me big gretch. donald trump told me that woman from michigan. as an insult. being a woman from michigan is a badge of honour. like women across america, wejust gsd. get of honour. like women across america, we just gsd. get stuff done. at 29, ijoined the sandwich generation. sandwiched between working and raising my newborn and caring for my mum, who was dying from brain cancer. it was hard. but not

extraordinary. it's life. those nights reminded me who i was fighting for. peoplejust fighting for. people just trying fighting for. peoplejust trying to make it. kamala harris knows who she is fighting for too. she took care of her mum, who also battled cancer. as president, she will fight to lower the cost of health care and elder care for every family. she has lived a life like ours. she knows us. donald trump doesn't know you. at all. you think he understands that when your car breaks down, you can't get to work? no. his first word was probably chauffeur. you think he'd ever had to take items out of the cart before checking

out? hell, you think he's ever been to a grocery store? that's what the chauffeur is for. but kamala harris, she gets us. she sees us. she is us. look, we've all lived through a lot of history over the past few years. floods and fires. an attempted coup. a plot. and a pandemic. it's exhausting. we don't know what the next four years will bring. but what we do know is this. through it all, your life won't stop. you're going to have to get to work, pick up the kids and pay your bills. and then, one day,

when you arejust your bills. and then, one day, when you are just trying to get everyone out the door, a news alert goes off. something happened. something hit the fan. you will ask, is my family going to be ok? and then you will ask, who the hell is in charge? what if it's him? what if it's that man from mar—a—lago? i know. in a crisis, we need someone strong enough to come up with a plan. to tell the truth, and to bring people together. right now, before the crisis, is when we get to choose. why wouldn't we

choose a leader who is tough, tested, and a total bad ass? cheering and applause. i know who i want as our commander—in—chief. america, let's choose kamala harris. cheering and applause. michigan governor gretchen whitmer there. an extremely popular governor in her state of michigan. a rising star in the democratic party. in fact, when there was speculation about president biden dropping out, her name was mentioned as a possible democratic nominee. there she was, of course endorsing kamala harris and making the argument for her to be the next president.

stephanie, rodney, iwant be the next president. stephanie, rodney, i want to talk to you about what we heard from gretchen whitmer. she really is going to be someone kamala harris and tim walz are going to have to lean on, in such a key state, michigan. yeah, i think she is very popular in her state. so she will be important to helping secure that state. i thought what was interesting is she tried to paint harris as a tough person, somebody who is strong. and polling currently shows the american people don't believe that. trump actually leads when it comes to tough and effective, whereas harris is leading when it comes to focused and energetic. it's really important for the campaign to address that. in a

moment like this, with the economy, people feeling a bit insecure, tough and effective is going to beat focused and energetic everyday. so i thought it interesting that gretchen whitmer went at that top message, trying to paint the image that harris is tough. that's going to be a focus area for this campaign.— that's going to be a focus area for this campaign. rodney, she has built up _ for this campaign. rodney, she has built up that _ for this campaign. rodney, she has built up that image - for this campaign. rodney, she has built up that image of- has built up that image of being a tough woman, a tough month, a tough governor, facing a kidnapping attempt some years ago as well, gretchen whitmer. very effective for her, something she could translate to kamala harris and tim walz�*s campaign. to kamala harris and tim walz's cam aiun. ,, to kamala harris and tim walz's camaiun. ,, ,. ., , campaign. she is certainly auoin campaign. she is certainly

going to — campaign. she is certainly going to try- _ campaign. she is certainly going to try. she - campaign. she is certainly going to try. she won - campaign. she is certainly going to try. she won the | going to try. she won the election_ going to try. she won the election by a big margin, but i agree — election by a big margin, but i agree with stephanie, i don't know— agree with stephanie, i don't know anyone looking at vice president harris right now and saying — president harris right now and saying she is tough, tested and a bad _ saying she is tough, tested and a bad ass _ saying she is tough, tested and a bad ass. so they have a lot of movement they need if they want _ of movement they need if they want that message to resonate with undecided voters. how much is that due _ with undecided voters. how much is that due to _ with undecided voters. how much is that due to the _ with undecided voters. how much is that due to the fact _ with undecided voters. how much is that due to the fact kamala - is that due to the fact kamala harris is a woman on the ticket, that you might not be perceived as tough? i ticket, that you might not be perceived as tough?- ticket, that you might not be perceived as tough? i am sure some gender _ perceived as tough? i am sure some gender bias _ perceived as tough? i am sure some gender bias exists. - perceived as tough? i am sure some gender bias exists. butl some gender bias exists. but there are things she can do, that's why you are seeing the campaign leaning so heavily into her prosecutor role. they talk about it repeatedly, with ad focused on that, being tough on criminals and things like that. there is a lot of work still to be done, to overcome the innate bias that might exist against female candidates, but also to address the fact she is just not that well—known yet. people don't know her history as a prosecutor. they know her as the vice president, being in the vice president, being in the shadow.— the vice president, being in the shadow. that is especially interesting. — the shadow. that is especially interesting, because - the shadow. that is especially interesting, because she - the shadow. that is especially interesting, because she ran i interesting, because she ran for president in 2020, she

tried to make the campaign but it fizzled out quickly. as we are watching the speeches on stage, michigan's gretchen whitmer, we spoke to congressman dan kilby earlier. how good are the chances for a democratic ticket in michigan right now, kamala harris and tim walz?— tim walz? time will tell. coming _ tim walz? time will tell. coming out _ tim walz? time will tell. coming out of _ tim walz? time will tell. coming out of this - tim walz? time will tell. - coming out of this convention with_ coming out of this convention with momentum will certainly help — with momentum will certainly help. the messaging, many would say president biden made a faux pas by— say president biden made a faux pas by making the pro—gaza so palestinian statement, but it could — palestinian statement, but it could be _ palestinian statement, but it could be helpful when it comes to turnout. but in the end, it's— to turnout. but in the end, it's what— to turnout. but in the end, it's what does the harris walz campaign do to capitalise on any positive movement in states like michigan after this week? that's— like michigan after this week? that's where all of us will be keenly— that's where all of us will be keenly watching. it�*s that's where all of us will be keenly watching.— keenly watching. it's a question _

keenly watching. it's a question of _ keenly watching. it's a l question of momentum, keenly watching. it's a - question of momentum, isn't keenly watching. it's a _ question of momentum, isn't it? i think caitriona is back on the floor, who have you been speaking to?— speaking to? when you were talkin: speaking to? when you were talking about _ speaking to? when you were talking about gretchen - speaking to? when you were - talking about gretchen whitmer, the line that resonated most with people around me in the cala d'or democratic national convention california delegation, illinois, massachusetts, new hampshire, was the line where she said, she gets us, she sees us, she is one of us. eva longoria came on stage and she has called into a number of watch parties taking place at the moment in those key seven battleground states. all of them flashed up on the screen behind me. a shout out to all of them. also eva longoria repeating the barack obama chant in spanish. it was repeated back by everyone here. iam it was repeated back by everyone here. i am talking to

zachary from ohio. you are one of the younger people here at the convention. what has it been like for you so far? figs the convention. what has it been like for you so far? as a 23-year-old _ been like for you so far? as a 23-year-old voter, _ been like for you so far? as a 23-year-old voter, this - been like for you so far? as a 23-year-old voter, this is - been like for you so far? as a 23-year-old voter, this is a i 23—year—old voter, this is a generational campaign. oprah really— generational campaign. oprah really wowed the crowd, i am a personal— really wowed the crowd, i am a personal final her and when she came _ personal final her and when she came out— personal final her and when she came out it was a soulful moment— came out it was a soulful moment for the audience. for my generation, — moment for the audience. for my generation, she is such a part of us, — generation, she is such a part of us, such— generation, she is such a part of us, such an amazing moment for us _ of us, such an amazing moment for us. ~ . . of us, such an amazing moment for us. ~ ., ., i. .,, ., for us. what are you hoping to hear some _ for us. what are you hoping to hear some kamala _ for us. what are you hoping to hear some kamala harris - for us. what are you hoping to l hear some kamala harris later? vice president harris, as a voter, _ vice president harris, as a voter, i_ vice president harris, as a voter, i am so excited to get engaged _ voter, i am so excited to get engaged but i want to know what drives _ engaged but i want to know what drives her— engaged but i want to know what drives her and moves her. we know— drives her and moves her. we know what _ drives her and moves her. we know what moved president biden, — know what moved president biden, i_ know what moved president biden, i want to know what moves _ biden, i want to know what moves her to do the work. behind _ moves her to do the work. behind us on the stage is the republican congressman adam kinzinger. do you think he can appeal to republicans to cross the aisle and vote for her? totally. she is the candidate

that— totally. she is the candidate that can _ totally. she is the candidate that can bring the country together. republicans don't think— together. republicans don't think that at this moment but as a _ think that at this moment but as a voter— think that at this moment but as a voter i am excited to get involved _ as a voter i am excited to get involved and tell my friends who — involved and tell my friends who are _ involved and tell my friends who are republican to get engaged and to vote for her. thanks— engaged and to vote for her. thanks so— engaged and to vote for her. thanks so much for talking to us. plenty more from the floor later, but now back to you, sumi. ., ., ., ., ~ sumi. caitriona, thank you. kamala harris _ sumi. caitriona, thank you. kamala harris is _ sumi. caitriona, thank you. kamala harris is expected l sumi. caitriona, thank you. | kamala harris is expected to speak shortly. we have with us rachel palermo, the former deputy communications director. thanks forjoining us, great to have you. we are waiting for this highly anticipated speech. from your perspective and from what you have seen and heard, what you have seen and heard, what do you think we will hear from kamala harris tonight? three things. the first and most important, the vice president's story. she will talk about the things that drive her, not only her record as district attorney in san francisco, attorney general in california, us senator, vice president, she is going to talk

about how she was raised, by a single mum. middle class, and how that has informed her values, and where she wants to be a president that is known as fighting for the middle class. when it comes to the second piece, we're going to say contrast. she will talk about her vision of this country and donald trump's vision of this country, how she wants to bring us forward and he wants to take us forward and he wants to take us back. and third, based on conversations with her team, she's going to talk about the future, fighting for the future, fighting for the future, moving forward. that is why we have heard tonight things like all of these different freedoms, to be safe from gun violence, and the most effective community is young people, who have showed up here today. hervision people, who have showed up here today. her vision of how we move forward and not back. from our move forward and not back. from your experience _ move forward and not back. from your experience of _ move forward and not back. from your experience of working - move forward and not back. from your experience of working with vice president harris, how is she preparing for this moment? the vice president is very prepared, she likes gathering evidence and prosecuting a case. she is very involved when it comes to her speeches and remarks. she cares a lot about

the messaging. she always wants to be practical. she doesn't want to speak in platitudes, you want to talk about something in a way that can resonate with everyday people. that's what she's trying to get to. she has been really involved with the team going through the speech, she understands americans across the country and people across the country and people across the world are going to be tuning in and she is ready. haifa tuning in and she is ready. how has the moment _ tuning in and she is ready. how has the moment been - tuning in and she is ready. how has the moment been for her, the lead up to this convention, so chaotic, such a short campaign?— so chaotic, such a short campaign? so chaotic, such a short camaiun? h, , . ., campaign? it's been such a whirlwind _ campaign? it's been such a whirlwind of _ campaign? it's been such a whirlwind of a _ campaign? it's been such a whirlwind of a month - campaign? it's been such a whirlwind of a month for i whirlwind of a month for everybody involved. so much has happened. shejoined the everybody involved. so much has happened. she joined the top of the ticket, running for president. injust a month, she has galvanised democrats, independents and republicans as you heard from the last speaker tonight, in support of her candidacy. she has been busy, she is hitting the road. vice president harris always says, you've got to roll up your sleeves and get to work. that is why she has had such a robust schedule. she is ready to keep sprinting and she knows it's going to be a close race,

which is why she is taking nothing for granted. irate which is why she is taking nothing for granted. we are seeinu nothing for granted. we are seeing images _ nothing for granted. we are seeing images of _ nothing for granted. we are seeing images of doug - nothing for granted. we are seeing images of doug m i nothing for granted. we are - seeing images of doug m halse, her husband, the second gentleman. and her stepchildren. —— doug emhoff. we are going to hearfrom her sister as well. we are going to hear from her sister as well.— sister as well. the family is really important. _ sister as well. the family is really important. the - sister as well. the family is really important. the thing| sister as well. the family is| really important. the thing i love about her and her family, he has a beautiful blended family that really reflect america. a lot of people see herfamily and see america. a lot of people see her family and see themselves. i see something similar with governor walz's family, introduced to the world with his speech last night. it's important for her to have them on display. for the people who really know how she thinks, and her vision. we are looking forward to hearing from her tonight. forward to hearing from her toniaht. ., ., ~' forward to hearing from her toniaht. ., ., ~ ., tonight. you talked about aintin: tonight. you talked about painting a _ tonight. you talked about painting a contrast - tonight. you talked about painting a contrast with i tonight. you talked about - painting a contrast with donald trump. he was in arizona today. we just saw arizona senator mark kelly on stage a while ago. donald trump has been very

clear that he will use the attack line on kamala harris that she is responsible for the biden harris administration's, quote, failed border administration policy. record number of crossings into the us. she was tasked with dealing with the root causes of migration from some central american countries. how difficult will that be to overcome for her? first of all, i think it's _ overcome for her? first of all, i think it's good _ overcome for her? first of all, i think it's good when - overcome for her? first of all, i think it's good when we - overcome for her? first of all, i think it's good when we are l i think it's good when we are talking about policy, because most of the time donald trump is throwing insults and coming up is throwing insults and coming up with names because he is a bully. when it comes to the border, the reality is border crossings are the lowest since donald trump left office. president biden and vice president biden and vice president harris worked with congress to have a border security bill, and donald trump got his allies in congress to tank because he it thought it would be politically betterfor him to have immigration be part of this election. we him to have immigration be part of this election.— of this election. we are going to listen to — of this election. we are going to listen to kamala _ of this election. we are going to listen to kamala harris's . to listen to kamala harris's sister now. in

to listen to kamala harris's sister now.— sister now. in 1968, a 19-year-old _ sister now. in 1968, a 19-year-old from - sister now. in 1968, a | 19-year-old from india sister now. in 1968, a - 19-year-old from india left the i9—year—old from india left the only country she had ever known to chart her own path in america. she came here to pursue an education. but she stayed here to build a life. her name was dr shamala gopalan harris. but we called her mummy. she was so many things to so many people. a civil rights activist, a scientist, a devoted mother to her two little girls. but most of all, mummy was a trailblazer who defied the odds and defined herself. when it came to kamala and me, mummy had great expectations for us, but she had even greater expectations of us. she raised us to believe that we could be and do

anything. and we believed her. you see, mummy understood the power and the possibility that come with knowing and showing who you truly are. she knew we could be the authors of our own stories. just as she had been the author of her own. mummy�*s journey and the opportunity she wanted for kamala and me, that's is a distinctly american story. we may all have different histories. different struggles. or different perspectives. but what binds us together is the fervent desire together is the fervent desire to be free, to fulfil our god—given potential. kamala's

entire life has been about fighting for each of us to have that freedom. and like so many americans, calm knows what it's like to be underestimated. —— kamala knows. she knows what it's like to be the underdog. and yet still beat the odds. and yet still beat the odds. and now, she has created so much electricity, so much optimism, so muchjoy throughout the nation. and it is why we need her leadership in this historic moment. we are living in a time when some are trying to divide us. to separate us, in ways that make it difficult for us to come together. well, look, my sister reject that view. where others push darkness, kamala

sees promise. where others feel detachment, kamala fosters connection. where others want to drag asked back to the past, my sister says, hold up now, we are not going back! cheering and applause. because kamala understands we have so much more in common than what separates us. she knows the measure of our success isn'tjust winning an election. it's about who we bring along and lift up in the process. and so, as i looked out at all of you today, and take in this incredible moment, i so wish

that mummy could be here tonight. i canjust see her smiling, saying how proud she is of kamala. and then, without missing a beat, she'd say, that's enough, you've got work to do. she would tell all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. to elect a leader who sees the potential in each of us. a leader who cares for all of us. a leader who fights for every one of us. our democratic anemone, my big sister, the next president of the united states, kamala harris! —— democratic nominee.

please welcome north carolina governor roy cooper. hello, america! iam roy cooper, the last guy standing between you and the moment we are all waiting for. so i'm going to get right to it. all week, you have heard stories about my friend kamala. i want to take you behind the scenes of one of them. 2011 was a rough time for american homeowners. hundreds of thousands were losing their

homes to illegal foreclosure. thousands were losing their homes to illegalforeclosure. i was attorney general in north carolina while kamala had just become california's. all the a gs were close to a settlement with the big banks, and it was a pretty good deal. would have meant $4 billion for california families who had been ripped off. i know that sounds like a lot, but kamala said, hang on a minute, i have met these families, i know what they have been through, and they deserve more. she went toe—to—toe with some of the world's most powerful executives. and she refused to give in. let me tell you, this was a huge risk. but she knew it was a risk worth taking. that's kamala. and we all know what happened. the banks caved.

that $4 billion for california families became $20 billion. that was the first time i witnessed kamala in action. and what i saw was a leader who does exactly what she says she's going to do. who never will settle for less. america, we've got a lot of big fights ahead of us. and we've got one hell of a fighter ready to take them on. i know that. i know that because i know her. and tonight, i want the american people to know. even if you don't agree with her on everything, kamala harris will fight for you, to the very end. forfamilies who need better health care or a safer place to live, kamala will fight for

you. for parents who want better schools for their kids, for workers worried about a secure retirement for themselves, kamala will fight for you. themselves, kamala will fight foryou. foranyone themselves, kamala will fight for you. for anyone of our allies, anywhere in the world, wondering if america still has your back, remember this, kamala will fight for you. and when she fights, we win. kamala's ready. kamala's ready. the question is, are we? are we going to stand up and fight for kamala, like she will stand up and fight for us? all right! if you are ready, my home state of north carolina, stand—up! stand—up, pennsylvania! stand—up, pennsylvania! stand—up, michigan! stand—up,

wisconsin! stand—up, george! stand—up, nevada! stand—up, arizona! stand—up, america! are we going to stand up? are we going to fight? are we going to vote? are we going to win? you bet we are! let go get em! north carolina governor roy cooper speaking there. a close ally of vice president harris. we have seen him obviously working as a surrogate for kamala harris and the democrats. rachel palermo still with us. roy cooper was one of the names considered as a

possible running mate for kamala harris. how important is he and his estate, north carolina, to her campaign?! think they are both really important. the vice president has spent a lot of time in north carolina. i went with her many times to north carolina. what i loved about what he just said is the record of fighting for homeowners and fighting for people. it was perfect to follow the vice president's sister, who was talking about what routes the vice president, how their mother impacted the way they were raised and her values. —— what roots the vice president. it shows how she will fight for the american people. will fight for the american --eole. �* , will fight for the american --eole. v . ~ will fight for the american --eole. �*, ., ~ ., will fight for the american n-eole. �*, ., ~ ., ., people. let's talk about what we heard _ people. let's talk about what we heard from _ people. let's talk about what we heard from roy _ people. let's talk about what we heard from roy cooper i people. let's talk about what i we heard from roy cooper about the swing states. it is clear that the harris campaign knows exactly where the work lies ahead. ! exactly where the work lies ahead. ~ exactly where the work lies ahead. ,, ., �* , ahead. i think that's right, that's why _ ahead. i think that's right, that's why she _ ahead. i think that's right, that's why she had - ahead. i think that's right, that's why she had hit i ahead. i think that's right, that's why she had hit a i ahead. i think that's right, | that's why she had hit a lot ahead. i think that's right, i that's why she had hit a lot of the key states that he called out in the last few weeks. she has been galvanising, up to

15,000 people in some of these states. the work is ahead, and right now it's a sprint because it's going to be a close race, she had a lot of places to go. we are now waiting for kamala harris, she is expected to come out sometime soon. a lot of speculation about a possible special guest tonight. i have seen some reporting on twitter, x, that the curtains for the onstage guest coming out next have been pulled closed and it has been about some big musical names like beyonce, possibly taylor swift. is there anything you can tell us? ! taylor swift. is there anything you can tell us?— you can tell us? i wish i had something _ you can tell us? i wish i had something to _ you can tell us? i wish i had something to chair, - you can tell us? i wish i had something to chair, i'm i you can tell us? i wish i had something to chair, i'm on. you can tell us? i wish i had i something to chair, i'm on the edge of my seat, but i'm excited about anything that happens and i'm really excited for the vice president's speech tonight. for the vice president's speech toni . ht. �* , for the vice president's speech toniaht. . , , tonight. are these big celebrity _ tonight. are these big i celebrity endorsements important to her? we have seen a few celebrity is on stage, actors, actresses, musicians performing? ! actors, actresses, musicians performing?— performing? i think it is important. _ performing? i think it is important. a _ performing? i think it is important. a lot - performing? ! think it is important. a lot of- performing? ithink it is important. a lot of big l performing? i think it is i important. a lot of big pop culture names here today, these are relationships the vice president cultivated. she goes

to a lot of events, different digital engagements, about abortion rights, things like that. she wants to be practical and make sure she is reaching people across all the spaces. it speaks a lot to her that there is all of these incredible names here tonight, especially when you think in contrast to the r n c who don't have the star power because people are not excited about donald trump.— people are not excited about donald trump. stephanie, we were both _ donald trump. stephanie, we were both at _ donald trump. stephanie, we were both at the _ donald trump. stephanie, we were both at the r _ donald trump. stephanie, we were both at the r n - donald trump. stephanie, we were both at the r n c, i donald trump. stephanie, we were both at the r n c, there| were both at the r n c, there were both at the r n c, there were a few big names but we have certainly seen the star power here tonight, haven't we? that's for sure, we have definitely seen the star power. to what rachel said, famous people don't really get that excited about trump. i think the key piece of bringing them in is to bring people who are low information voters, who don't follow politics day to

day, but they do care about these pop stars. and actors and what not. it kind of these pop stars. and actors and whatnot. it kind of opens up avenues for her to get her message across.— avenues for her to get her message across. i'm sure plenty of --eole message across. i'm sure plenty of people are — message across. i'm sure plenty of people are tuning _ message across. i'm sure plenty of people are tuning in - of people are tuning in thinking, am i going to watch beyonce or taylor swift? to be honest, our entire bbc crew has now moved towards the front to get a shot! we haven't seen anything yet. we have a video introducing kamala harris and we will see more of thatjust before she speaks. what did you think of roy cooper, the north carolina governor, his remarks? he talked about her from a professional perspective, his time working with her. in many ways, this convention has continued to introduce her to the american people. when you get voices like her sister, or somebody who knows her in a formal work capacity, those are all ways in which you can

construct an image and a sense of who somebody is, and that's what they are trying to do with all these different voices. i liked his call and response. shouting out the key states that need to be focused on. he did what a lot of people have done during this convention, which is to do a call to action. let's not ride high out of the convention and then not go and knock doors and register voters and talk to our neighbours.— voters and talk to our neighbours. voters and talk to our neiuhbours. �* , , neighbours. and here she is, kamala harris. _ kamala harris.

cheering and applause. good evening. kamala! kamala! kamala! kamala!

good evening everyone. good evening. good evening. good evening, everyone. good evening. good evening. thank you. thank you. kamala! come on! come on!. cheering and applause. good evening. thank you.

thank you, everyone. usa! usa! usa! _ thank you, everyone. usa! usa! usa! usa! — thank you, everyone. usa! usa! usa! usa!— usa! usa! thank you, all. we've not to usa! usa! thank you, all. we've got to get _ usa! usa! thank you, all. we've got to get to _ usa! usa! thank you, all. we've got to get to some _ usa! usa! thank you, all. we've got to get to some business. i got to get to some business. 0k, got to get to some business. ok, thank you, all. ok. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. please, thank you so very much. thank you, everyone. thank you, everyone. ok, let's get to business, let's get to business. all right. so, let me start by thanking my most incredible husband doug for being an incredible partner to me, an incredible father, and

happy anniversary, daddy. i love you so very much. —— doug. to our presidentjoe biden. love you so very much. —— doug. to our presidentjoe biden. when i think about the path when i think about the path that we have travelled that we have travelled together, joe, i am filled with together, joe, i am filled with gratitude. your record is gratitude. your record is extraordinary, as history will extraordinary, as history will show, and your character is show, and your character is inspiring and doubt and i love inspiring and doubt and i love you andjilland you andjilland inspiring and doubt and i love you andjill and are inspiring and doubt and i love you and jill and are forever inspiring and doubt and i love you andjill and are inspiring and doubt and i love you and jill and are forever thankful to you both. and to thankful to you both. and to coach tim walz... you are going coach tim you are to be an incredible vice thankful to you both. and to coach tim vice |re to be an incredible vice president. and to the delegates president. and to the delegates

and everyone who has put and everyone who has put your faith in our campaign, your support is humbling. so, america, the path that led me here in recent weeks was no doubt unexpected, but i am no stranger to unlikely journeys. so, my mother had one of her own, and i miss her every day and especially right now. and i know she is looking down, smiling. i know that. so, my mother was smiling. i know that. so, my motherwas19 smiling. i know that. so, my mother was 19 when she crossed the world alone, travelling from india to california with an unshakeable dream to be the scientist who would cure breast—cancer. when she finished school, she was supposed to return home to a

traditional arranged marriage, but as fate would have it, she met my father, donald harris, a student from jamaica. they fell in love and got married and that act of self—determination made my sister my and me. growing up, we moved a lot. i will always remember the big mayflower truck packed with all our belongings ready to go to illinois, to wisconsin, and where ever our parents jobs took us. my early memories of our parents together are very joyful ones. a home filled with laughter and music, aretha franklin, coltrane, miles, at the park my mother would say

stay close but my father would say as he smiled, run, come allow, run, don't be afraid, don't let anything stop you. from my earliest years, he taught me to be fearless, but then harmony between my parents did not last. when i was in elementary school they split up and it was mostly my mother who raised us. before she could finally afford to buy a home, she rented a small apartment in the east bay. in that they, you either live in the hills or the flatlands, we lived in the flats. a beautiful working—class neighbourhood of firefighters, nurses, and construction workers. all who

attended their lawns with pride. my mother, she worked long hours and like many working parents, she leaned on a trusted circle to help raise us. mrs shelton who ran the daycare below us and became a second mother. uncle sherman, aunt mary, uncle freddy, auntie chris, none of them family by blood and all of them family by love. family who taught us how to make gumbo, how to play chess, and sometimes even let us win. family who loved us, believed in us, and told us we could be anything and do anything. they instilled in us

the values they personified, community, faith, and the importance of treating others as you would want to be treated. with kindness, respect, and compassion. my mother was a brilliant fifa tool brown woman with an accent. —— she was five foot tall. and as the eldest child, i saw how that world would sometimes treat her, but my mother never lost her cool, she was tough, courageous, a trailblazer in the fight for women's health, and she taught maya and me a lesson that michelle mentioned the other night, she taught us to another complain about injustice —— she taught us to never complain

about injustice but to do something about it, do something about it, do something about it, do something about it. that was my mother. and she taught us, she also taught us and never do anything half assed, and that is a direct quote, a direct

anything half assed, and that is a direct quote in direct anything half assed, and that is a direct quote in my act anything half assed, and that is a direct quote in my life. you pivotal moment in my life. you see, when i was in high school, i started to notice something about my best friend wonder. she was sat at school and there were times she didn't want to go home so one day i asked if everything was all right and she confided in me that she was being sexually abused by her stepfather. and i am readily told her she had to come stay with us, and she did. this is one of the reasons i became a prosecutor, to protect people like wanda because i believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity, and tojustice. as a prosecutor, when i had a case, i charged it not in the name of the victim but in the

name of the victim but in the name of the people. for a simple reason. in our system of justice, a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us. and i would often explain this to console survivors of us. and i would often explain this to console survivors of crime, to remind them no one crime, to remind them no one should be made to fight alone. should be made to fight alone. we are all in this together. we are all in this together. and every day in the court room and every day in the court room i stood proudly before a judge i stood proudly before a judge and i said five words, kamala and i said five words, kamala harris, for the people. and to harris, for the people. and to be clear, and to be clear, my be clear, and to be clear, my

entire career, i explain entire career, i have only had one client, the people. and so one client, the people. and so on behalf of the people, on behalf of every american, regardless of party, race, gender, orthe regardless of party, race, gender, or the language your

�* nomination to accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america. and with this of america. and with this election... and with a election... and with a selection... our nation, with selection... our nation, with this election has a precious this election has a precious fleeting opportunity to move fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the and divisive battles of the past, a chance to chart a new past, a chance to chart a new way forward. not as members of way forward. not as members of any one party or faction but as any one party or faction but as

americans. and let me say, i know there are people of various political views watching tonight, and i want you to know, i promise to be a president for all americans. you can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred america's fundamental principles, from the rule of law to free and fair elections to the peaceful transfer of power. i will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic,

practical, and has common sense, and always fights for the american people. from the courthouse to the white house, that has been my life's work. as a young court room prosecutor in oakland, california, i stood up for women and children against predators who abused them. as attorney general of california, i took on the big banks, delivered $20 billion for middle—class families who faced foreclosure and helped pass a home owner bill of rights, one of the first of its kind in the nation. i have stood up for veterans and students being scammed by big for—profit

colleges. the workers who are being cheated out of their wages, the wages they were due. for seniors, facing elder abuse. i have fought against the cartels who traffic in guns and drugs and human beings. who threaten the security of our border and the safety of our communities. and i will tell you, these fights were not easy, and neither were the elections that put me in those offices. we were underestimated at practically every turn. but we never gave up. because the future is always worth fighting for. and that is the fight we are in right now, a fight for america's future. fellow

americans, this election is not only the most important of our lives, it is one of the most important in the life of our nation. in many ways, donald trump is an unserious man but the consequences,

trump is an unserious man but the consequence votes. when he throw away your votes. when he failed, he sent an armed mob to the united states capitol where they assaulted law insert —— law enforcement officers. when politicians in his own party begged him to call off the mob and send help, he did the opposite, he fanned the flames. and now for an entirely different set of crimes, he was found guilty of fraud by a jury of everyday americans and separately found liable for committing sexual abuse. and consider, considerwhat committing sexual abuse. and consider, consider what he intends to do if we give him power again. intends to do if we give him poweragain. consider intends to do if we give him power again. consider his explicit intent to set free

violent extremists who assaulted those law enforcement officers at the capital, his explicit intent to jail journalists, political opponents and anyone he sees as the enemy, his explicit intent to deploy our active duty military against our own citizens. consider, consider the power he will have, especially after the united states supreme courtjust ruled that he would be immune from criminal prosecution. just imagine donald trump with no guardrails and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the united

states, not to improve your life, not to strengthen our national security, life, not to strengthen our nationalsecurity, but life, not to strengthen our national security, but to serve the only client he has ever had, himself. and we know, and we know what a second trump term would look like, it is all laid out in project 2025, written by his closest advisers, and its sum total is to pull our country back to the past. but, america, we are not going back. we are not going back. we are not going back. we are not going back. we are not going back to when donald trump

tried to cut social security and medicare —— medicare. we are not going to go back to when he tried to get rid of the affordable care act, when insurance companies to deny people with pre—existing conditions, we are not going to let him eliminate the department for education that funds our public schools. we are not going to let him and programmes like headstart that provide preschool —— preschool and childcare for our children. america, we are not going back. not going back! not going back! not going back! not going back! not going — not going back! not going back! not going back! _ not going back! not going back! not going back! and _ not going back! not going back! not going back! and we - not going back! not going back! not going back! and we are i not going back! and we are charting a new way forward. forward to a future with a strong and growing middle—class because we know a strong middle—class has always been

critical to america's success, and building that middle—class will be a defining goal of my presidency. and i'll tell you, this is personalfor me, the middle—class is where i come from. my mother kept a strict budget, we lived within our means yet we wanted for little, and she expected us to make the most of the opportunities that were available to us, and to be grateful for them because, were available to us, and to be gratefulfor them because, as she taught us, opportunity is not available to everyone. that is why we will create what i call an opportunity economy, and opportunity economy where everyone has the chance to compete and a chance to

succeed, whether you live in a rural area, small—town, or big city. and as president i will bring together labour and workers and small business owners and entrepreneurs and american companies to create jobs, to grow our economy, and to lower the cost of everyday needs like health care and housing and groceries. we will provide access to capital for small business owners and entrepreneurs and founders, and we will end america's housing shortage and protect social security and medicare. now, compare that to donald trump because i think everyone here knows, he doesn't actually fight for the middle—class, he doesn't actually fight for the

middle—class, instead he fights for himself and his billionaire friends, and he will give them another round of tax breaks that will add up to $5 trillion to the national debt, and all the while, he intends to enact what in effect is a national sales tax, call it a trump tax, that would raise prices on middle—class families by almost $4000 a year. well, instead of a trump tax hike, we will pass eight middle—class tax cut that will benefit more than 100 million americans. —— will pass on middle—class tax cut. friends, i believe that america cannot truly be prosperous

unless americans are fully able to make their own decisions about their own lives, especially on matters of heart and home. but tonight in america, too many women are not able to make those decisions. and let's be clear about how we got here, donald trump hand—picked members of the united states supreme court to take away reproductive freedom. and now he brags about it. in his words, quote, i did it and i am proud to have done it, and quote. well, i'll tell you, over the past two years, i have travelled across our country, and women have told me their stories, husbands and fathers have shared theirs, stories of women miscarrying in a parking

lot, developing sepsis, losing the ability to ever again have children, all because doctors are afraid they may go to jail for caring for their patients. couples just trying to grow their family cut off in the middle of ivf treatments, children who have survived sexual assault potentially being forced to carry a pregnancy to term. this is what is happening in our country because of donald trump, and understand he is not done. as a part of his agenda, he and his allies would limit access to birth control, ban medication abortion and enact a nationwide abortion and enact a nationwide abortion ban with or without congress. and get this, get

this, he plans to create a national anti—abortion coordinator and force states to report on women's miscarriages and abortions. simply put, they are out of their minds. and one must ask, one must ask, why exactly is it that they don't trust women? well, we trust women. we trust women. and when congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, as president of the united states, i will proudly sign it into law. in this election,

many other fundamental freedoms are at stake, the freedom to live safe from gun violence in our schools, communities, and places of worship, the freedom to love who you love openly and with pride, the freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water and live free from the pollution that fuels the climate crisis, and the freedom that unlocks all the others, the freedom to vote. with this election, we finally have the opportunity to pass thejohn lewis voting rights act and the freedom to vote act. and, let

me be clear, and let me be clear, after decades in law enforcement, i know the importance of safety and security, especially at our border. last year, joe and i brought together democrats and conservative republicans to write the strongest border bill in decades, the border patrol endorsed it, but donald trump believes a broader deal would hurt his campaign. so he ordered his allies in conquest to kill the deal. well, i refuse to play politics with our security and here is my pledge to you. as president, i will bring back the pie but is in border security bill —— the bipartisan security bill and