♪ >> good afternoon from philadelphia. it is 3:00 in the east. philadelphia is a name that derives from the greek words "love" and "brother." hence "the city of brotherly love." it is race city -- a city rich in american history. meet here for the first time since 1948 prepared to nominate the first women on a major party ticket. you can watch every minute here on c-span, listen to it on c-span radio, and down our -- on

and it is radio app, streaming live on c-span.org. the drama began yesterday. party chair debbie wasserman schultz is stepping down at the end of this week after 5.5 years heading up the party. we are live inside the wells fargo center. here is a list of some of today's speakers. you will hear from democratic congressman keith ellison and congressman joe kennedy, from the massachusetts kennedy family. senator jeff merkley. , richardof the afl-cio trumka. randi weingarten. then in prime time, michelle obama, the first lady, and senator bernie sanders. stephen diamond is joining us inside the wells fargo center. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure.

>> let's begin with some new polls. there have been a couple over the last 24 hours. one shilling donald trump with a slightly over hillary clinton. another survey showing this race is a dead heat. snapshot, these polling numbers after the republican convention before the start of this democratic convention, where is this race? >> it looks like donald trump as perhaps never been better positioned than he is right now throughout the last 13 months since he announced his campaign. this is probably the best he has shown against clinton in several polls at the same time, particularly this deep into the race. the big question is how much of that has staying power? how much of that is what the political scientist call the convention bump.

happened much in recent conventions, but there appears to be some convention bump that trump has gotten. you mentioned that cnn poll. that represents about an 11-point swing from the previous poll. there has been a lot of movement. some of the analysts, the polling analysts, they say that things are already swinging toward trunk or trump is gaining on clinton. it is unclear how much of this is an actual convention bump and how much of it is trump continuing the gaining from a low point in june to now. it is safe to say that right now he is at a high point. whether it goes higher or clinton gets her own convention bump, we will have to wait and see. i was speaking with several pollsters last week and they told me, we don't begin looking at: until about two weeks after the convention.

i offer that caution for your viewers to be aware that even the pollsters themselves say things get crazy and pulling around this time. whatever happens after trump and after the democratic convention here, maybe wait a week or so and see where things stand then. steve: i guess both conventions, both parties having some speed bumps last night. trump issue with references to michelle obama's speech. senator ted cruz saying "vote your conscience." then the weekend developments with debbie wasserman schultz. what about both of these parties and whether or not you sense that there is disarray or disorganization or this just goes with the territory? stephen: it is a really good question. from the republicans, what we saw was a lot of attention to the insurgents and whether

basically folks would try to disrupt through rules challenges and trying to challenge the actual nomination of donald trump on the floor and that sort of petered out, possibly due to the republicans getting their act together and steamrolling a couple of those protests on the republican side. the big question is how broadly the anti-clinton sentiment from the delegates is. as of right now, we are sensing the same sort of attitude and the same sort of level of emotions we sensed from the anti-trumpers last week. i think their options are about the same as the anti-trumpers. hillary clinton has the delegates to win the nomination. she clearly will be the nominee at the end of this. there was some sense that if debbie wasserman schultz were to take the podium here in an hour or so to gavel in the convention , that would be a bad start to the convention. she was definitely facing boos and jeers as she saw when she

addressed the florida delegation earlier this morning, her own state delegation. there were boos and jeers from her own state delegation. she told one of the florida newspapers that she will not gavel in the convention today, essentially erasing that chance for the convention to kick off with that sort of pick up --hiccup. the sanders delegates are still upset. the news about the dnc e-mails has not helped that situation, neither has the selection of tim kaine to be hillary clinton's running mate. the sanders delegates are trying to figure out if they can plot a way to try to stop tim kaine from being the nominee, the vice presidential nominee. that is unlikely. those delegates are committed to hillary clinton and are likely to go along with her choice for vice president nominee. there is at least an opportunity for some mischief. the sanders -- the bernie

delegates -- there are a group of about 1200 of them who are here at the convention is delegates. they are organizing and one of the leaders held a press conference earlier today and said one of the problems in trying to find an alternative to tim kaine is they are having trouble recruiting anybody. he said, look, all these people want to be invited to the white house, they are not likely to stand up and offer themselves as an alternative. there is a lot of question to where they are going to find a chance to do more to scream and jeer from the floor. steve: i want to talk more about a question in terms of what time bernie sanders will be speaking tonight. my colleague is on the floor with another angle. susan. with the media coverage from "politico" and there was a lot to talk about. the dnc e-mails leaked by

wikileaks and now there is an investigation -- it was a treasure trove for people interested in understanding the relationship between the media and political campaigns. what are we learning? >> we saw how the sausage is made and how campaigns work and it is not pretty. you saw officials getting mad. of the background about how politics works and it can get you in trouble. lessons learned from this is e-mail as though you think somebody is going to read it. reporters, including my own e-mails were caught up in the wikileaks leak. susan: for those skeptical of the media and donald trump has been playing on that, what does this set of communications due to reinforce stereotypes or debunk them? hadas: if we saw a leak in a similar fashion about republican candidates, you would see

similar things. it is a lot of negotiating. you might have to negotiate to get a story, a comment. there will be a lot of animosity between the two campaigns. there are times when it seems that people are being friendly with each other. the fact that the dnc is targeted, if we saw the same thing on the rnc side, you would probably see a lot of similar how the sausage is made back and forth. susan: one of the casualties, debbie wasserman schultz, who is stepping down as head of the democratic national committee. a familiar face will be taking place -- donna brazil, with a long seat at cnn. cnn and abc have decided to temporarily suspend her contributor-ship agreement with them. she was acting as a vice chair prior to this and they still had her on. now that she is the official chair of the dnc, she needed to break those relationships. both networks have spoken

positively about donna brazil and the comments she gives to her network. they said they will re-effect once her short term is over. isan: corey lewandowski joining the ranks of commentators on television news. what is the takeaway about the revolving door between television political commentators and politics? takeaway is that everything is muddled together. people get angry about corey lewandowski getting severance from the trunk campaign and being paid by a network, but that is kind of how television works. television has plenty of people paid to appear on tv who are biased toward one side or the other. you look at the opinion hosts, you look at other commentators, like newt gingrich. he was a paid commentator for fox news. this is not anything new. i think the corey situation was very unique because of how quickly it happened.

just the fact of how he dealt with the media and how he handled reporters. susan: my question for you is about twitter. donald trump has been tweeting about philadelphia and the democratic party i notice you responded to someone, inferring that the media would be all over the republicans of this happened to them and your response to him was -- are." "dude, yes, we this is the narrative people try to say. this never gets covered. what i've been doing is tweeting them with links to our stories, which shows that we are covering them. over the did go wild debbie wasserman schultz e-mails, which dominated the weekend coverage and is still dominating. susan: we also see that donald trump as the nominee is still going to be an active tweeter. hadas: i assume as president, he would continue to be an active

tweeter and who knows what trouble that could be in -- get us in. steve: inside the wells fargo center, this is home to the philadelphia flyers and the philadelphia 76ers. bruce springsteen is at 53 sellout shows in this venue. it opened in august 1996. this month, celebrating his 20th anniversary. we are rejoined by stephen dinan . let's pick up on what susan was talking about in terms of the media aspect. prime time listings. we know the first lady will be speaking. there is still a question as to whether or not bernie sanders will be in the 10:00 hour. dnc officials are working on that right now. what does that tell you about the schedule and the speakers this week? stephen: the other speakers tonight, you mentioned earlier. tonight seems to be union night. the president of the american federation of teachers, a couple

of the other labor unions are speaking tonight. we had this experience at the republican convention, as well. we did not have anything close to a schedule for a week's worth of speakers. until about 24 hours before that convention gaveled in. here we are less than an hour and we still don't actually know exactly the full list. we know basically who will be speaking through the week and we have a list of some of the folks speaking tonight, but we don't have a complete list of who is actually speaking tonight nor for the next three nights or the actual times they are speaking. if you go on the dnc convention app, all you see on the schedule is a block of time beginning at 4:00 that says convention gaveled in and then an endpoint where it gavels out. none of the details about the speakers. all reporters know that democratic conventions are always a little more chaotic than the republican conventions,

but it is surprising that we are at this point and still don't know the actual schedule less than an hour from now. steve: senator bernie arriving in philadelphia earlier today. he spoke to supporters. he will be speaking this evening. there is a big question as to whether some of his delegates will rebel against party rules, the issue of superdelegates, and some of the speakers this week. what have you learned? a huge: look, this is issue for the sanders delegates. if you go to an event where they are hanging out, they will tell you how angry they are. what they are trying to decide is how much of a stink do they make. they are absolutely planning on shows of emotion. you are likely to hear some booing, you are likely to hear a strong round of applause for senator sanders when he comes out. any figures they believe hurt his cause are likely to get booze.

do question is, what powers they have to interfere with the operations? the answer is not very much. going beyond that, the big question they are debating is what do they do when they leave the convention heading into november? can they vote for hillary clinton? or do they go third-party? or do they stay on? -- stay home? the leaders of the sanders movement say, we can't stand donald trump in the white house, so we will probably vote for hillary clinton, but they predict that a number of the folks not invested in democratic politics, who are not here at the convention, the sanders supporters back home, they predict a number of them will go third-party or stay home. some may even vote for donald trump. one of them this morning put it this way. "look, when donald trump is making more overtures to us than hillary clinton is making -- they say things like that because of debbie wasserman schultz and her pick of tim kaine, when they see more overtures from donald trump for

sanders voters, that sends a message." whether true or not, that sends a message to how this will go toward november. steve: the convention expected to gavel in in about 45 minutes. be sure to check out our c-span radio app. every speech at the convention, as we did with the republican convention, is categorized. you can want to the individual speeches on our website. today, we covered hillary clinton. she was in north carolina for the vfw convention. donald trump will be there tomorrow. here is part of what she said earlier today. [video clip] clinton: i know how challenging it will be to meet the difficulties we face in the world today. but you see, i have confidence, i have optimism, i don't understand people who trash talk about america. who talk about us as being in

decline, who act as though we are not yet the greatest country that has ever been created on the face of the earth for all of history. if you want somebody who will scapegoat other people, peddle fear, and smear, i'm not your candidate. i'm interested in bringing everybody together. rolling up our sleeves and getting to work to solve our problems. steve: hillary clinton in north carolina. stephen dinan, we are joined on the floor of the wells fargo center. let's talk about the two main themes of the campaign. -- from heard about hillary clinton that america is already a great country. this isld trump saying, a change election, it is the establishment versus the nonestablishment, we are the nonestablishment, you need to come with us. stephen: you just mentioned something very interesting about the comparisons of the speakers

you will see here over the next four days versus the speakers you saw at the republican convention. i did account yesterday. , i counted aay total of 18 sitting members of congress and governors who spoke at the republican convention. as of yesterday, before we had a final list, there were 50 sitting members of congress and governors, in addition to a bunch of former members of congress and governors speaking here at the democratic convention. in a year when we are talking about outsiders versus insiders, the republican convention, partially by necessity because many republicans wanted to keep donald trump at arms length, that was an outsider's convention. this is going to look like an insider's convention. the key speakers are the outgoing president and mrs. clinton's husband, a former president, and then the first lady, and a number of basically what you would call the democratic coalition, the leaders of labor unions, the leaders of abortion rights

movement, the leaders of the gay-rights movement, and then this giant list of democratic officeholders. there will very much be a flavor of the democratic establishment rallying around hillary clinton. versus donald trump and that message of, things have gone wrong because of the insiders, we need to get away from those insiders. the contrast could not be more clear. steve: you are off to the side of the main stage. twice as many delegates here in philadelphia as we saw in cleveland. i was wondering if you could give ace -- give us a sense of how wells fargo feels versus the quicken loans arena in cleveland, ohio. stephen: we will know once we get a full floor with delegates how active they are. the republican delegates, there are twice as many here -- the republican delegates all fit on the convention floor and in the bowl around them was a little bit of press and mostly guests

of the delegations and bigwigs and whatnot who had the suites of above. here, the delegates fill up into the lower levels. you are going to get a different sense of energy, i guess. one of the things about cleveland was that it was the republican guess who -- guests who were the most energetic for donald trump. a lot of the delegates, even those committed to voting for him, were actually supporters of someone else. to the convention unified and they certainly were relatively excited on the floor, but it was really the people in the rafters who were most eager to see donald trump. guestlegation gave their tickets to donald trump supporters. they were the ones doing the loudest bluing and jeering of ted cruz during his speech. here, i think the delegates will occupy a much larger sense of the arena. the one thing i'm looking to see is how much it contrasts or compares with the energy that

president obama had in 2008, which was unlike anything i've ever seen in nine or 10 conventions i've been to and also in 2012. he captured the room unlike any other candidate i've ever seen. a different type of energy, the democrats are little enthusiastic -- more enthusiastic for the speeches and the republicans are. tomorrow, hillary clinton's husband will be speaking. wednesday will be president obama's prime time speech. he was on "face the nation" over the weekend. the white house is trying to tea up what he is expected to say. regardless of whether he is here or overseas, this president is not afraid to criticize and go after donald trump. it has become personal for him, hasn't it?

stephen: very much so. i thinkctually go back, it was sometime in 2012, as i recall, literally, you had donald trump, who at that point was pushing questions about president obama's birth certificate, you can view obama releasing his longform birth certificate finally, years after this began, basically to quiet donald trump, who was really getting under his skin. donald trump has been a thorn in the side of obama for years and obama has clearly been prickly about that. as this white house has been more engaged in the daily politicking against the republican party overall and against donald trump in particular, since about three or four months ago, you started to see them turn a switch and really get engaged in the minutia of politicking. from the white house lectern, josh earnest, the spokesman, playing campaign pundit, not only with the tact and evaluation of the trump campaign

, very interesting. i went back and looked. you definitely see a little bit of that from the bush white house, but nothing to the extent and maybe to the power that the obama white house is doing. steve: we talked to dorothy mccullough this morning, the wife of governor terry mcauliffe, the governor of virginia. she is excited about the candidacy of tim kaine. what kind of reception has the tim kaine candidacy received among democrats? stephen: it is a really big question. we are seeing a developed. the sanders delegates are not happy about it. a number of the other members of the democratic coalition i was talking about earlier, abortion rights groups, gay-rights groups, they have some concerns. if you look back at senator record, in particular in virginia when he was lieutenant governor and running for governor, he ran as a pro-life

opponents of same-sex marriage in 2005 in the governor's race. that sort of history makes some of those groups worried about his commitment to their issues. the one group very happy are the gun-control groups. they are particularly pleased with the steps he took after the virginia tech shooting and the steps he tried to take in virginia, which, at that time, was a conservative state and remains a fairly conservative's eight and a gun rights state. he was able to get some action done on the state background checks and mental health registry. gun rights groups or maybe happier than some of the other democratic coalition, but that is absolutely a story here. questionsee lots of from the more liberal wing of the democratic party about senator kaine and what role he should and will play in this campaign. final question for you, what is the story tonight and what are you looking for? stephen: until about an hour

ago, we were waiting to hear if the dnc chair was going together -- gavel in the convention and see what she was going to get as a reaction, but it sounds like she is not going to be the one gaveling it in. we are looking for a couple of things. in particular, how much bernie inders embraces mrs. clinton his speech. in cleveland, i did a test of all the different speakers and how much they focused on donald trump and supporting him versus how much time they spent attack hillary clinton. i suspect here, one big question will be how much time senator sanders speaks backing hillary clinton, but more so how much he time he spends talking about his spectacular and influential campaign. steve: stephen dinan, we will look for your work online at "washington times." of then day one

democratic national convention. we appreciate it. politics and sports. a third big topic in philadelphia. the food. >> in the italian market section of philadelphia, we are with professor bruce hardy of temple university. the food. the staple of political campaigns. >> the food photo op coincides with the personalized presidential campaign. the candidates come into the community, they want to show the community that i understand you, i care about you. it gives them a personal light to the campaign. >> in terms of the years that this started, what decades are we saying where it really caught on? >> i think this has been going on probably since postwar campaigns, since we started introducing ads, the campaigns in the 50's -- 1950's.

the campaign's stop in the right bar, vigilancethe right beer, they shake everyone's hand. recond language, food is a ti among communities. it is really connected to the community. >> some of the more memorable food photo ops of recent years. what are some examples? philadelphia,, in in 2004, john kerry came in and ordered swiss cheese on his cheesesteak and got a lot of flack for that. in 2012, mitt romney walked into a kfc and ordered fried chicken, but took the skin off because he wanted a more nutritious or healthier option and everyone knows you don't eat fried chicken by taking the skin off in the south. in 1980, gerald ford bit into the corn husk of a tamale at the alamo and that community was shocked. >> there is some risk involved in the food photo walk. -- photo op.

what advice would you give to candidates? make sure -- >> make sure you know the community. obama puttingrack a butterball in a bowling alley. or when he spoke to farmers in iowa. he asked them if they had been in a whole foods lately and seen the prices of arugula. there was not a whole foods remotely close and he was talking about a bitter tasting gourmet green. you have to know the food, know the values. these campaigns, the opposition is always out to make the campaigns look bad. >> when you get to the ordering spot, what is the right way to order a gino's cheesesteak. >> you go to your stake first. you say with that means with onions. then you go say provolone or american cheese. then you get your drink at the second window. >> what is the right way to eat

the cheesesteak? >> when it is hot and greasy and with your hands. for can knife would not look so great. -- fork and knife >> would not look so great. we are across the street from another well-known cheesesteak spot. how does the candidate choose between one or the other? >> i would tell the candidate to go to both. >> which candidates have been? >> i don't think our frontrunner candidates, our nominees have been here. maybe hillary will come through this week while she is here at the dnc. scott walker was here during a primary. some protesters were behind him with some signs, so his photo up got ruined. we will see if hillary stops by. >> enjoy your cheesesteak. thanks for your time. steve: >> philadelphia, which takes its cheesecakes seriously.

checking out gino's. we're back live inside the wells center, 30 minutes before this convention gets under way be one person who will not at the podium, chair of the party, debbie, who announced esterday, she's stepping down at the end of this week and based on her boos this morning rom the florida delegation, will not be in the arena tonight to gavel in the convention as earlier planned. philadelphia e in washington correspondent f, john nickels. steve: beyond the email story ou write on the nation's website there are a lot of other debbie hat made why?sive, >> there is simply no question national e democratic committee her way and that was

sanders' ying to the committee. in my reporting on this, really, the campaign, i've always heard a lot of grumbling from clinton people including house and s of the senate, who simply believe that s chairman of the dnc, she should have done more to keep everybody at the table and happy. there was frustration, especially as you got into may of june, in the late stages the primary process there, was frustration among a lot of folks including some clinton folks and senior members of the senate especially, that she was pulling apart, that herself was becoming a divisive figure and that's not what political folks dnc chairman or in an rnc chairman. >> you said in your story, you talked about the stupidity in

adding it needs to be addressed. she's now taking over for the week a congresswoman this and presumably through the end of the november election, so the anges do you think nc will put in place >> i think it will be a huge change. we're done with the primary and the caucus process. this is the pivot point at the convention. there may be a tense convention and differences but coming out campaignneral election so that's obviously different right off the bat, but i think you're asking t is, how is donna's style different? watched her for many years, and especially during the considers of this 2016 campaign. there was a democratic national committee event at which the candidates were a year , like roughly

tweeze, donna would sit down with a bunch of clinton buy them a drink and and buy them a drink. she was an engaged person. didn't mean she didn't have her own opinions as she often as a person , but who is in the event, at the halls, you know, moving through process, i think she got very high marks as somebody who in, ando bring everybody my sense is, that there is a on the part relief of a lot of folks, that she's the person taking over. folks who liked and approved of debbie wasserman schultz's approach, because donna is a very well liked party. in the b, someone who is media savvy, a c, somebody who does have lot of strategic sense and background. remember, she goes back to the

jackson campaign in 1984, and theephardt campaign michael dukakis campaign. this woman has been at the heart a lot of political campaigns for a listening time and i think there is a relatively high level her, both on in the part of more experienced sanders' backers and also on the a lot of clinton backers. want to follow up on that in a moment. wasserman, 5 1/2 years, tough primary challenge, but first, of the ck on the floor wells fargo center. susan? susan: thank you. on the floor of the florida delegation. a member of the florida elegation, you were at that breakfast this morning, so what was it like in the room when your long term congresswoman, party, was the actually booed and escorted out of the room? > it was unfortunate circumstances, but the party in florida miscalculated the situation. should have known

that tensions are running high and people are frustrated, just off the heels of this email leak, they knew a certain delegation, especially the bernie supporters, weren't happy about the leak. tilting the scales towards hillary clinton, and now is proof that it happened. at the start of the convention, wasserman schultz to speak was a miscalculation backfired. >> are you glad they took her off? >> i don't think she had a choice. a while ion was made ago. it was just announced today. i think eographed it, the wrong way. down.st let tensions cool you can't just -- people have probably 15 minutes to feel like here is some accountability happening with the email scandal before they were slapped in the as with this hiring honorary chair. so, you know, this is all

unfortunate because it's us as democrats from bringing the party together. this convention should be about everybody together to focus on the real goal of defeating donald trump in november. >> you're a sanders delegate and anders made quite an impassioned speech today about the fact this is a movement that won't stop here. so is this party going to come together? well, they need to because e's asking people to support clinton. teen ones that don't like hillary will have to because this is not about whether you or not.lary it about saving our country from donald trump. than a hing other hillary win this november would these are because people on the other side that want to take america back to be.t it used to 200 years ago. make america great again. a lot of people think make america white again. we're not going to accept that. is changing and what's nice to the positive side is we'll see the diversity that has, this party is more

in touch with the average american, that it reflects the diversity of this great nation, whether it's issues on immigration, healthcare, education, we're more in hewn h electorate and we have to just get our act together to make sure we defeat donald trump. >> you're an arab american and a muslim. will arab americans come out to november and will people of the muslim faith be inspired to vote this time around? working hard to make sure arab americans and muslim get out to vote especially with donald trump on the other side saying he wants all muslims. newt gingrich are saying to deport people with islamic values. eople are motivated to make sure they vote in high numbers from the muslim american community. relying only on fear of trump as votes, the arab muslim vote is not enough.

hillary has to do more to reach out to african-americans and to give them something to vote for and not that they are just so scared of donald they have to vote for her. >> you work for anministration that encourages young people process.political there is concern that young people will stay home this time around. without sanders and it's also not a barack obama leeks. how will you encourage young to come out? >> keep your eye on the prize. this is in a sprint. his is for the long term and their participation in this election and especially the ones that supported sanders have made on this election. people are waking up to that don't stop now. continue the force and four from now, eight years from now, america, and politics in much different because of your participation. if you stop now you leave it to to fading generation continue to control politics that impacts our everyday lives. thank you for talking to c-span.

steve: thank you. not help to notice those delegates behind you as well waving into the camera on a d that they are national audience a couple of minutes before the convention gets under way, we're inside the wells fargo center. politico is reporting that sanders in his speech tonight mention representative wasserman schultz. abc rday, on is the other big speech keynote address by senator lizabeth warren of massachusetts. what do you think she'll say tonight? what kind of reception will she fellow democrats? >> i think elizabeth warren will message, basically the message she's delivered for the decade to the florida democratic national convention. she'll do so now as a u.s. senator. but people need to understand, been very long time, she's

for a popular position that reinserts the role corporations, big nd also as an advocate and champion of working class people. you'll hear a message somewhat to sanders but delivered in elizabeth warren's unique style. witty, strong, you will hear hard hits at donald trump, i expect. also hear a pretty embrace of hillary clinton who warren has spent a good deal of time with recently. reaction to warren, i anticipate, will be very positive. speakersve a number of who will get good eactions. no doubt. no definite a very positive obama, from michelle the first lady. there is no doubt that sanders a l get a good response from lot of people because he'll be cheered by his own supporters as well as a lot of the clinton

backers, but ultimately, elizabeth warren will be in that position because she is, who, i , the person think, has an awful lot of and sanders rs backers, regarded very highly. this will be a good night for a moment ankly, at where there are a lot of divisions and differences and denied, she'st be one person where, you know, i think you're going to see kind message that probably works quite well. a little bit of a tense night at times. warren, sanders and michelle obama part of the primetime special. every member of the convention here on c-span. the f.b.i. is investigating the the dnc emails to find out what happened. a russian connection

leading to the announcement yesterday that florida congresswoman schulz stepping down. this morning she went to the florida delegation. part of her reaction. much.ank you very thank you. thank you so much. you. >> thank you. okay. you very much. thank you. [applause] ask everybody to settle down. thank you so much. [cheers] >> thank you. [cheers] good morning, florida. it is so wonderful to be able to my -- with my home state. everybody, now, settle down. everybody settle down, please.

okay. a big program. we have a big program today. be s hear -- lets respectful. so debbie can speak. [gravel] okay. everybody, let's hear from our speaker. well.e other speakers as >> that was the scene as it unfolded at the florida breakfast this morning in philadelphia and with ore on that part of the story, back to susan on the floor. steve.-- susan: thanks, where does this go? here we are on the opening night of the convention. speaking.obama is elizabeth warren is the keynoter. all we're talking about is debbie wasserman schultz. think they want to get to that portion of the program as quickly as possible because there has been all of

drama surrounded by the dnc chair. that's why they pushed her out. process. it was clear this morning after that delegate breakfast she this stage or she would have been roundly booed off. does thisarlier, what mean? oes this mean disunity, the headlines? she said, look this might be a bad day but once we get to the ain speakers and get through monday it will be uphill so they are hoping that this debbie schulz controversy is just a one day story. >> let me ask you about bernie because he had a pretty fiery speech today about the fact that this is a movement here. not ending he's going to speak tonight. do you think he'll stay to the script? >> i think he will. i think that was a preview of what he'll say. with a lot of his supporters, bernie has gotten on-board and saying the right hings if you're a democratic party loyalist and you're for hillary clinton. the problem is, all around the

arena and in his downtown philadelphia, there are liberals, progressives, they are on-board. to get the question is how many of them whenate this arena tonight bernie speaks? i think bernie will say the right things? agenda that his the progressives like but he'll also say the stakes are too high. got to take on and beat donald trump. the question is what kind of eaction does he get inside the hall? that could be the lead story going into tomorrow if there is when bernie is on the stage. > what about the spores of sanders who have been asking to orce a vote on the tim kaine nomination? >> i don't think that will happen. i heard today they may not even of the vice l president which could cause more of an uproar. progressives -- they know, some of them think bernie could still

the nominee. they are delusional as far as what this convention can be produced but they want to be heard. one way was to get rid of schultz. they forced her out. second thing is they want to be heard on the floor. the question is how far do they there? hum of them are there will probably be some bernie delegates that don't push to oust -- but there are don't ogress say thieves want tim kaine on the ticket. they say he's a nice guy but he doesn't have the same values and isn't as liberal as they want to vice presidential pick be. >> another important concession, asked for the african-american votes. black lives matter put out a statement saying, the people who should stay home and not vote for this ticket until they are absolutely sure to black lives do matter this party. what impact would that have on the democrat's chances? movement that has grown over the months, and i think, democrats will have to

speak to that. hillary clinton does have a lot of support in the african-american community. primary.hy she won the she was very strong. the african-americans, females ame out for her in the south and that's part of the reason she was able to defeat bernie sanders who captures the hearts of young voters. there is a lot of good will ithin the clinton african-american community. you will see appeals over the days to them but it's going to tough. we didn't expect all this division at the democratic convention. we knew it was coming at the but now n convention, sitting here on the first day it ooks like there could be more discord with bernie sanders supporters, progress sifs in and black lives matter not getting on-board. out.e'll see how it plays thanks for talking to us. >> thanks for having me. thank you very much. the band trying to get the crowd excited. can fit 000 people

wells fargo center. a quarter will be democratic delegates and alternates and john nickels, by washington correspondent for the nation magazine. et's pick up on susan's question regarding senator tim kaine and you're reporting there is a lot of concern about his for ttp and other trade issues and how that could potentially hurt efforts to the party among progressives. explai explain. past new york and ohio and es like michigan. frankly, people fear it. is, there is a t eal sense, both from a

practical standpoint and ideological standpoint, that this is something the party oppose. now, tim kaine, who is very close to president obama, who obama, president bviously, tim kaine has been sympathetic to it. he's helped with fast track and other initiatives. he'll be under tremendous pressure to say something in his least critical of these free trade deals and critical of it, as hillary clinton has in the course of this campaign. i can't begin to emphasize to a big deal this is within the convention. is ght, when the platform approved and they will have arlier today both an approval of the platform and of some rules changes, when those are on, you will see a huge demonstration on the floor with holding up no ttp signs. they won't just be sanders people.

clinton l be a lot of people holding them up. imilarly, at different points, i expect you will hear cheers from the floor and chants about ttp. so it's an issue for tim kaine, as it's also important, regards the vice presidential nomination. there has been speculation about possibility there might be a challenge to tim kaine. would be largely his d in concerns about stand on both the ttp and a host of other labor issues. says in short order about those issues, probably the in withtanding he'll be ome of the more dissident factions within the party. twitter, and ers, donald trump, more on that.

>> i'm on the floor with the of news and politics for twitter. last week what was the volume of tweets come out? >> we're seeing millions of with peak y night, moments. speaker, headline sometimes not. that cruz speak drove the most conversation, particularly when the crowd booed him and donald trump entered the hall. reporting and what does the reporting matter, really, in the end? againsconventions, there are lows. highs and they watch on tv and c-span and e're able to measure in real-time. people turning to the next person and saying, did you see that? did you hear that? we're able to see live what moments people are talking about. what are those lines and that are the speakers driving the conversation and driving the reaction, so by the end of the it in we already know to be the water cooler conversation the next morning. >> this is also the first

periscope, one of the streaming media services socially. getting a lot of attention. we're seeing delegates, when things en't covering sending things out by periscope. with so the impact be many people reporting live? >> the founder of periscope once to it as a teleportation device. if you want to have a more intimate experience, viewing eyesconvention through the of a delegate in their seats, you can do that for the first now on periscope. >> on the other hand, it's the how doeson coming out, the average, interested person out? all of this >> that's where c-span helps. nd the fact when democratic members of congress use periscope on the floor a few

pick ago, c-span helped to out the best streams and present them to their audiences. twitter we'll be surfing those best streams and periscope app itself there is a whole channel just of the best per scopes from the around the arena. >> donald trump has been a chief twitter and chief. the effect of that overall and other politicians turning to twitter? seeing many u're more politicians discover what donald trump has discovered. when you bring in an authentic voice, when you're tweeting and making yourself access nbl that success.have more people retweet you more, engage with you more and at the end of the day it means the message further and that's the ultimate objective for any candidate or speaker at this convention. >> a behind the scenes question, there are probably 10 media to every delegate at this convention. twitter has some lounges for the media set up. what are you doing with those? service and how are using them?

]> we have two ] audio issue] that's adam sharp, an alum at networks. a little interference from our signal but thanks, susan, for follow us at c-span and be sure to like us at facebook. et's take a look at the schedule this evening as the gavel comes down in a couple of minutes. a number of members of congress, course, keynote tonight, along with first lady michelle we have.re's what congressman elle son, joe of massachusetts, jeff trumka, y of oregon, alf-cio, michelle obama and bernie sanders.

by nichols. what are you expecting tonight? will this party unite between he progressives and the more moving am democrats head against donald trump? >> unification at a convention is a process. a e covered conventions for very, very long time. hen you've had a fight for a nomination, on the first night people come in with their passion, , with their very much in place. on the second night you have the the states te where get to cast their vote for the nomination. a very critical point at which everybody is heard. some et to demonstrate to extent. they hear nominating speeches. once you pass that point, that's when the real test of unification comes. for m not looking tonight all the signals of everything coming together or, frankly, of one e being at odds with

another. tonight you look for, you know, the overall organization, the messages that the are delivered. but by wednesday, that's the you're really going to look to see if the folks who maybe came to this convention very different directions, and did so because of their deep issues, trade issues, issues of war and peace, justice, if cial they are starting to feel heard nd connected, then i think the unification comes into play. it's a delicate balance, and at it, as you saw, frankly, last week at the epublican convention, will be the speeches by the vice presidential and the nominees.ial that's the core of the thing and that's where unitly frankly is achieved or if you've got some sort of defense, that's it be ou're going to see of most concern. steve: and finally, why is this

race, at this moment, so close nationally between the two candidates? >> i think this race is close nationally because america is at point.edible pivot we've had 30 years of globalization, of free trade, of de industrialization of many of our traditional factory towns. now we're experiencing a digital revolution and automation. his country is frankly going through a heck of a lot of change. very, very fast. a lot of helming to folks. it's jarring. young folks look ahead and they coming, so i hat's think it's thrown a lot of our place.cs into a different that's opened up the base for candidates who have very and who messages challenge existing politics. challenge is really a to all of the candidates to future in a way that gans.beyond slowing

how are we going to deal with globalization and all the changes that come with it. challenge around the world and in the u.s., and at one of vention that's the great tests that hillary clinton will face. she needs to give a speech looking and orward that gives a strong sense of the future. the best counter to what donald trump says. steve: we'll be covering that on thursday. john nichols, washington correspondent, thank you for voice to our coverage today here from philadelphia. >> it's an honor to be with you. so much. steve: every minute of the the place, c-span is check out our app, follow us on facebook and us on join us online. the convention getting under way in a couple of minutes. back when the gavel comes down and your calls and reaction to what you heard on

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[indistinguishable noises] [applause] >> i am mayor stephanie rawlings play, mayor of the city of secretary of the democratic national committee. secretary of the democratic national convention. pleasure toor and a welcome you. delegates, alternates, standing members and all of our honored democrats and other guests here in philadelphia. and all of you who have joined s by television, by radio, and online, here in the united the world.around hereby call the 47th democratic national convention to order. [applause]

[cheers] [drops the gavel] [applause] >> hi, i'm julie -- president c.e.o. of the philadelphia convention news bureau. we're honored to be the location influential gathering of engaged citizens edicated to transforming communities throughout america. and delphia is a diverse inclusive city that's played a major role in shaping our country's political history. standing here in front of independence hall i'm reminded in 1776, our city has this country'sof

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created the world and all who live in it. you are the god of a nation, each one old in existence to you. you made america the great nation it is, filled with gifted and enterprising people. we have the ability to create leadership for the world and all other nations, while at the same time operating as one nation under your name, with liberty and justice for all. weough our own human error, have fallen short of your expectations instead of operating as united states and a united people, we have become divided. we have allowed our diversity to cause us to devalue and d istrust, and mistreat one another. we have made people think we are superior to others, particularly the least among us.

there is tension and dissension in the land. this is not for us and we know it. as we gather in philadelphia this week at the democratic national convention, we understand all you have entrusted to us and expect of us. we have a responsibility to you to be a party that celebrates diversity, values all people and treats everyone with dignity and respect. [applause] that seekslatform to address the ills of our nation right now and help us be a just and equitable society. we have an opportunity, oh god, to give undeniable evidence of our commitment to justice and equality. by nominating hillary rodham clinton as our candidate --

[cheers] hallelujah. [applause] as our candidate for the highest office in the land. god, you have given us wisdom. thegive us courage for facing of this hour. [cheering] [crowd chanting] unite us, oh god, in one party. it is in your mighty name that

we pray. amen. >> amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the presentation of colors by the members of delaware county, american legion and veterans of foreign wars. >> forward march. left, left, left, left, right. left, left, left, left, right. left, left, left, left, right. colorguard, march. colorguard, halt. right, face.

colorguard. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome delegates ruby denham from ohio to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. [applause] >> right behind you. ready? >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [applause]

>> ladies and gentlemen, please to sing oury hill national anthem. [applause] say, can you see by the dawn's early light edat so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleaming stripes and bright stars fighth the perilous ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming

glaree rockets red airbombs bursting in nightroof through the that our flag was still there that star spangled waver yet for the land of the free -- [applause] brave ♪he home of the [applause]

>> forward march. , forward march. left, left, left, right. left, left, left, right. left, left, left, right. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the cochairs of the credentials committee loraine miller and james roosevelt, jr.

mr. roosevelt: hello to all the participants in the 2016 democratic national convention. served asonor to have a cochair of the credentials committee along with my friend loraine miller. on sunday, the credentials committee adopted the report that is now contained in the standing committee report. consideration of this report is the first order of business for this 47th democratic national convention so the delegates and alternates today can be officially seated. i'm proud to say that there are no unresolved credentials issues to be decided by the credentials committee. [applause]

process was an extraordinary marathon. there was historic voter turnout and an enthusiasm about the election that engaged and encouraged people to participate for the first time. ons enthusiasm has carried even after the last contest which was in washington, d.c. i'm excited that we all stand united here today to get on with nominating the next president of the united states. [applause] i'm pleased that as part of this committee's reports of the convention, the democratic party recognizes that we are stronger together as we make a priority of ensuring the diversity of our party is highlighted. it is now my pleasure to turn this over to my cochair, loraine miller. [applause] miller: thank you, jim.

my thanks ford the opportunity to serve as a cochair for the credentials committee. all 57 of our state and territorial parties worked diligently to ensure that their delegation to the convention look like america, and as a result of their hard work, we have the most diverse convention ever. [applause] we are proud that the diversity represented and the participants of this convention highlight a core value of our party. that is ensuring that all americans regardless of sex,

race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic identity, or physical disability should be able to receive th achieve the american dream. [applause] behalf of then other credential committee officers and committee members, of thewthe adoption credentials committee's report. [applause]

mayor rawlings-blake: you have heard the report and the business before the credentials committee. a motion has been made to adopt the report. pursuant to our convention rules, we will conduct a vote on the credentials committee by a voice vote. those delegates in favor of approving the credentials report, say aye. >> aye. mayor rawlings-blake: will those delegates who oppose the credential reports say no. the ayes have it. thank you very much. lorrainevelt and miller, the cochairs of the credentials committee. thank you to the members and the vice chairs. thank you all for your great work.

delegates, it is my pleasure to welcome to the stage the cochairs of the convention rules committee barney frank and leticia vanderpugh from texas. [applause] >> thank you. chair, the rules committee met on saturday in a full and open session in which a large

number of offers were debated and rollcall votes taken. was votedusse issue overwhelmingly by a vote of 170-5. it is my great pleasure to report the officers, the permanent officers recommended by the rules committee. , nancyhonorary chair pelosi, the minority leader of the house of representatives and the first woman to be speaker. very abledt chair, a member of congress, the best thing to have come out of cleveland recently. [laughter] marcia fudge, the congresswoman from cleveland. [applause] cochairsent representing the range of talents and diversity of our

party, the honorable norman minetta, gary peters, governor , representative maxine waters. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. that is the rules committee on the permanent officers. >mayor rawlings-blake: you have heard the the rulestions of committee to serve as permanent officers. the chair will entertain the motion for these outstanding leaders. do i hear a second? to our rules, we will have a voice role for the permanent officers of the convention. all those in favor, say aye.

>> aye. mayor rawlings-blake: all opposed, say no. the ayes have it. thank you so very much to barney frank and leticia vanderpugh. thank you as well to the committee vice chairs and members. .lease join me -- thank you sorry about that. please join me in welcoming the permanent chair of the convention ohio congresswoman marcia fudge. congresswoman fudge was first elected in 2008. she represents the people of the 11th congressional district of ohio. congresswoman fudge served on the house committee of agriculture and committee of education and workforce. she is the ranking member of early childhood and secondary

education committee and also a member of several congressional caucuses and the immediate past chair of the congressional black caucus. it is my pleasure to turn over the gavel to my friend and the permanent chair of the 42nd national convention, congresswoman marcia fudge. [applause] fudge: thank you very much. honored to accept this gavel as permanent chair of the democratic national convention. hillaryited to put clinton and tim kaine in the white house. [applause] yeah, yeah.

yeah. yeah. --have [cheering] thank you. assembled, we have assembled an extraordinary selection of americans here in this arena. we are here from across the country. we have traveled thousands of miles and we are representing the millions of democrats who come this november will make their voices heard louder and

stronger than ever before. because we have a choice of choice,ofound and we have to make this choice in a time where this nation finds itself at the crossroads of history and hope. which progress is needed. and a time of social unrest and war. hillary clinton was born for such a time as this. [applause] why we why, and that is are going to have a different kind of convention than the one we saw in cleveland last week. [applause]

because hillary clinton and tim kaine want to build an economy that works for everyone, not just for people at the top. where everyone pays their fair share. an economy where you work hard, you can get ahead and stay ahead. hillary clinton and tim kaine want to bring steady and stable leadership to the world. alliesll work with our to keep america and the rest of the world safe and secure. hillary clinton and tim kaine want an america where there are no barriers to opportunity, equality or justice. excuse me. excuse me. ande we lift each other up every person from every race,

religion and sexual orientation is respected. --r the [crowd chanting] thank you. over the next four days, over the next four days, we are going to hear from the leaders of our country and the future of our party. we are going to unite and make history. we are going to do everything we can to elect hillary clinton and tim kaine. [applause] hillary clinton, this is your

time. this is our time. delegates, democrats, let the convention begin. [cheering] may i just make a point? you who don't of know me in this room, but let me say to you, i inte tnd to be fair. i want to hear the varying opinions. i want to be respectful of you and i want you to be respectful of me. [applause]

all democrats and we need to act like it. let's do it. [cheering] rules of the convention allow me as chair to appoint other officers to assist in the orderly conduct of the convention's proceedings. it is now my great honor to announce the following additional officers. convention vice chair lilly aliciaer, laura haley, reece, senator claire mccaskill, representative doris matsui, honorable scathe

lia, representative jim clyburn, senator richard elrod, mayorewis stephanie rawlings-blake, representative steny hoyer, senator karenn, carter peterson, alexis herman, kevin o'keefe, representative , senator tammy baldwin, representative jackson baraka,y murrow, mayor terry o'sullivan, marissa

richman. each of these officials are dedicated to strengthening their communities and our country. they share hillary clinton and tim kaine's positive vision for change and will be important messengers for the campaign moving forward. we will now bring back for the completion of these rules reports, procedural roles and agenda, the chair barney frank. 182 membersay, the of the rules committee fairly reflecting the delegates elected to the convention according to their preferences, spent seven hours in a fully open debate of every aspect of the rules that anyone wish to bring up.

and voted overwhelmingly for a final report which you will hear later. andw report the agenda procedural rules for the convention to be clear. there is a report about what will happen after this convention that you will hear about very shortly. my report is of the agenda of the convention and of the rules that will govern the context of business in this convention. i report they were fully debated with no question about anyone's right to offer any amendment or make any debate be repressed. we now present these rules which will result in a fully open and small d democratic and big d democratic rules of the convention. i present those parts of the rules committee report from

saturday. muchudge: thank you very for the agenda and the procedural rules. the chair will entertain a motion to approve the agenda and procedural rules for the 2016 democratic national convention. do i hear a second? >> second. ms. fudge: pursuant to our rules, we will now have a voice vote on the agenda and procedural rules of the 2016 democratic national convention. all in favor say say. aye. >> aye. ms. fudge: all those opposed, say no. the chair determines that the a yes have it. [applause] we will now hear the unity report.

>> good afternoon. am leticia vanderpugh, seventh generation texan. my grandmother's were born in mexico. they would have been so proud to see me standing here today. cochair of the 2016 democratic national convention rules committee. she would have been, my grandmothers would have been so proud. report. more than two centuries ago, a group of courageous individuals gathered at independence hall, a few blocks from here, to give birth to our great country and a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

knewy grandmothers, they that in this united states of america, the most meaningful title that anyone could ever hold is the title citizen. [applause] my grandmother became a citizen at age 68. her proudest day was the day when she passed her first vote. democrats, we must do everything we can to ensure tha this party carries on tradition that makes us stronger as a country. so, we are proposing the creation of the unity reform commission. this commission has won

overwhelming support from all members of the rules committee. and together, we're going to see what is worthy, what is not working and we are going to work together to build a stronger democratic party for our children. and the commission will make recommendations regarding unpledged delegates to be sure truerocess reflects our democratic values and our unwavering belief and our representative democracy. we are going to open up our democratic process so that the grassroots always has a seat at the table. [applause] we are going to ensure that our andy hears every voice

empowers every person with a chance to contribute. theo all the activists, to organizers, to the officials and the volunteers and the families and community leaders out there, we hear you. we respect you. this unity commission will work iving,u to build a thr growing democratic party today, tomorrow and for generations to come. muchas gracias. [applause]

ms. fudge: there will be two speakers on the yearly report. one representing the clinton campaign. one representing the sanders campaign. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome wellington webb from colorado. [applause] mr. webb: hi. i'm wellington webb, the former mayor of denver, colorado. an at-large member of the rules committee and a longtime supporter of hillary clinton. [applause]