cole and ella -- path that we have traveled together, i am filled with gratitude. your record is extraordinary and history will show and your character tois inspiring.

doug and i love you and jill and are forever thankful to you both. and to coach tim walz, you are going to be an incredible vice president. and to the delegates and everybody who has put your faith in our campaign, your support is humbling. as a prosecutor, when i had a case, i charged it not 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 anyone of us is a harm against all of us.

and i would often explain this to console survivors of crime to remind them that nobody should be made to fight alone. we are all in this together. every day in the courtroom i stood proudly before a judge and i said five words, kamala harris for the people. and to be clear, and to be clear, my entire career, i have only had one client, the people. and so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every american

regardless of party, race, gender, or the language a grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother, and everybody who has ever set out on their own unlikely journey, and on behalf of americans like the people i grew up with, people who work u hard, chase their dreams, and look out for one another, on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, i accept your nomination for president of the united states of america. and with this election, our

nation with this election has a precious fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past and a chance to chart a new way forward. and not as members of any one party or faction but as americans. let me say, i know there are people of various political views watching tonight. i want you reto know i promise be a president for all americans and you can always

trust me to put country above party and self and 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 president, i will never waver in defense of america's security and ideals because in the enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny, i know where i have been and i know where the united states belongs. and my fellow americans, i love my country with all my heart. everywhere i go, everywhere i go, and everyone i meet, i see a nation that is ready to move forward, ready for the next step in the incredible journey that is america.

i see an america where we hold fast to the fearless beliefs that built our nation and inspired the world. that here in this country anything is possible and nothing is out of reach, and america where we care for one another and look out for one another and recognize that we have so much more in common than what separates us. that none of us have to fail for all of us to succeed. and that in unity there is strength. our opponents in this race are

out there every day denigrating america talking about how terrible everything is. well, my mother had another lesson she used to teach. never let anyone tell you who you are. you show them who you are. america, let's show each other and the world who we are and what we stand for. freedom, opportunity, compassion, dignity, fairness, and endless possibilities. we are the heirs to the greatest democracy in the history of the world.

on behalf of our children and our grandchildren and all of those who sacrificed so dearly for our freedom and liberty, we must be worthy of this moment. it is now our turn to do what generations before us has done, guided by optimism and fate to fight for this country we love, to fight for the ideals we cherish, and to uphold the awesome responsibility that comes with the greatest privilege on earth, the privilege and pride of being an

american. so let's get out there. let's fight for it. let's get out there. let's vote for it. and together, let us write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told. thank you. god bless you and may god bless the united states of america. >> we have a lot more coming up including some speeches that were enjoyable the first time and you may want to watch again even if you cut them. i'm talking about president biden, president obama, and former first lady michelle obama. that is all coming up this

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they call it the harris- walz ticket for reason. everyone has taken in what, harris said as she officially takes nomination but now we turn to her running mate, tim walz on the biggest stage he has faced thus far. >> i grew up in butte, nebraska with 400 people. i had 24 kids in my high school class. none of them went to yale. i will tell you what, growing up in a small town like that, you learn how to take care of each other. that family down the road, they may not think like you do. they may not pray like you do. they may not love like you do. but they are your neighbors.

and you look out for them. and they look out for you. everybody belongs. everybody has a responsibility to contribute. for me, it was serving in the army national guard. i joined up two days after my 17th birthday, and i proudly wore our nation's uniform for 24 years. and my dad was a korean war army era veteran and died of lung cancer a few years later. he left behind a mountain of medical debt. thank god for social security survivor benefits. thank god for the g.i. bill that allowed my dad and me to go to college and millions of other americans. i wound up teaching social

studies and coaching football at mankato west high school. we ran a 44 defense, we played through to the whistle on every single play, and we even won a state championship. never close the yearbook, people . but it was those players in my students who inspired me to run for congress. they sought in me what i hope to instill in them, a commitment to the common good and an understanding we are all in this together. and the belief that a single person can make a real difference for their neighbors. so there i was, a fortysomething high school teacher with little kids, zero

political experience, and no money running in a deep red district. but you know what? never underestimated public school teacher. i represented my neighbors in congress for 12 years and i learned how to work across the aisle on issues like growing rural economies and taking care of veterans. i learned how to compromise without compromising my values. and then i came back to serve as governor. we got right to work making a difference in our neighbors lies and we cut taxes for the middle class. we passed paid family and medical leave.

we invested in fighting crime and affordable housing. we cut the cost of prescription drugs and help people escape the type of medical debt that nearly sank my family. we made sure that every kid in our state gets breakfast and lunch every day. if you have never experienced the hell that is infertility, i guarantee you know somebody who has. i remember praying each night for a phone call and that pit in your stomach when the phone would ring and the absolute agony when we heard the treatment hadn't worked. it took gwen and i years. we had access to fertility treatments. when our daughter was born, we named her hope . hope, gus, and gwen, you are my entire world, and i love you.

i am letting you in on how we started a family because this is a big part about what this election is about, freedom. when republicans use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office, corporations free to pollute your air and water and banks free to take advantage of customers. but when we democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people you love. freedom to make your own health care decisions. and, yes, your kids freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in the

hall. we have a chance to make kamala harris the next president of the united states. but i do think we owe it to the american people to tell them exactly what she would do as president before we ask them for their votes. so this is a part and clip and save it and send it to your undecided relatives so they know, if you are a middle-class family or a family trying to get to the middle class, kamala harris will cut your taxes. if you are getting squeezed by prescription drug prices, kamala harris will take on big pharma. and if you are hoping to get a home, kamala harris will help make it more affordable. no matter who you are, kamala harris will stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead.

because that is what we want for ourselves and what we want for our neighbors. you know, you might not know it, but i haven't given a lot of big speeches like this. but i have given a lot of pep talks. so let me finish with this, team. it is the fourth quarter. we are down a field goal, but we are on offense and we have the ball. we are driving down the field. boy, do we have the right team. kamala harris is tough. kamala harris is experienced. kamala harris is ready. our job, our job, our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling.

one inch at a time, one yard at a time, one phone call at a time. one five dollar donation at a time. >> for democrats the convention ended with this coronation of a new ticket that many thought unthinkable for five weeks ago. but conventions are about many things in this one began with the emotional thanks, gratitude and honoring of not only public service but the rear decision by someone to step out of public service and power and of course i'm talking about the current president, joe biden. what he had to say of those gathered in chicago and what he said to the party going into the selection. that is next on the beat weekend. end.

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hello and welcome hello and welcome back to this special edition of the beat weekend and we are capping a big week looking at some of the most important and

significant specious from the democratic convention and the highlight of night 1 was president biden whose decision to drop out of the race cleared the way for everything we had been living through the last month and the last week of this very different convention with the harris-walz ticket and with that the current president was showered with gratitude. >> because of you it has been the most extraordinary four years of progress ever, . -- period and when i say me i mean, and me. trump continued to lie about crime in america like everything else and, guess what, on his watch, the murder rate went up 30 percent, the biggest in history and meanwhile, we made the largest investment in public safety ever. now, the murder rate is falling

faster than any time in history and crime has dropped to the lowest level in more than 50 years. crime will keep coming down when we put a prosecutor in the oval office instead of a convicted felon. the ancient greeks taught us that character is destiny. character is destiny. for me and jill, we know kamala and doug are people of character. it has been our honor to serve alongside of them. we know that tim and gwen are also people of great character. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became a nominee. it was the best decision i made in my whole career.

we have not only gotten to know each other, but we have become close friends. she is tough. she is experienced. she has an enormous integrity, enormous integrity. her story represents the best american story. and like many of our best presidents, she was also vice president. for me and my family, there is a song that means a lot to us and it captures the best of who we are as a nation and the song is called american anthem. there is one verse that stands out. i can't sing worth a so i won't even try but i will just quote it. the work and prayers of centuries have brought us to

this day. what should our legacy be? what what our children say? let me know in my heart when my days are through that america, america, i gave my best to you. i made a lot of mistakes i made a lot of mistakes in my career. but i gave my best to you. for 50 years, like many of you, i gave my heart and soul to our nation. i have been blessed 1 million

times and return with the support of the american people and i was told i was too young to be in the senate because i wasn't 30 yet and too old to stay as president. that i do hope you know how grateful i am for all of you and i can honestly say and i give you my word is a biden, i can honestly say i am more optimistic about the future than i was when i was elected as a 29-year-old united states senator. i do mean that. folks, you just have to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. and there is nothing we cannot do when we do it together. god bless you all and may god protect our troops.

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in the sense of people competing for offices for the first time. we will see whether those barriers fall this year. but as you may have heard, perhaps nobody came through in a manner more special or significant and truly emotional and somebody who is actually never run for office, former first lady michelle obama. she blew the roof off of her hometown arena and had special messages for democrats around the country. >> something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn't it? and we are feeling it here in this arena, but it is spreading all across this country we love, a familiar feeling that has been buried too deep for far too long. you know what i am talking about. it is the contagious power of hope. it is the anticipation, the

energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day, the chance to vanquish the demons of fear, division, and hate that have consumed us and continue pursuing the unfinished promise of this great nation, the dream our parents and grandparents fought and died and sacrificed for. america, hope is making a comeback. my girl, kamala harris, is more than ready for this moment. she is one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency. and she is one of the most

dignified, a tribute to her mother, my mother and your mother too. she is the embodiment of the stories we tell ourselves about this country. her story is your story, it is my story, and it is the story of a vast majority of americans trying to build a better life. look, kamala knows, like we do, that regardless of where you come from, what you look like, who you love, what you worship, and what is in the bank account, we all deserve the opportunity to build a decent life. all of our contributions deserved to be accepted and values -- valued. because no one has a monopoly on what it means to be an american, no one.

kamala has shown her allegiance to this nation, not by spewing anger and bitterness but by living a life of service and always pushing the doors of opportunity open to others. she understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. we will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth. if we bankrupt the business or choke in a crisis, we don't get a second, third, or fourth chance. if things don't go our way, we don't have the luxury of whining or cheating others to get further ahead. we don't get to change the

rules so we always win. if we see a mountain in front of us, we don't expect there to be an escalator waiting to take us up to the top. unfortunately, we know what comes next. we know folks will do everything they can to distort her truth. my husband and i sadly know a little something about this. for years donald trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. his limited narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard- working intelligent highly successful people bowl who happened to be black.

weight. i want to know. i want to know. who is going to tell him that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs? so no matter how good we feel tonight or tomorrow or the next day, this is going to be an uphill battle. so folks, we cannot be our own worst enemies. no. because the minute something goes wrong, the minute a lie takes hold, folks, we cannot start bringing our hands or get a goldilocks complex about whether everything is just right , and we can't indulge our anxieties about whether this country will elect somebody

like kamala instead of doing everything we can to get somebody like kamala elected. it is up to us to remember what her mother told her. don't just sit around and complain, do something. so if they lie about her, and they will, we have to do something. if we see a bad poll, and we will, we have to put down the phone and do something. if we start feeling tired, if we start feeling that dread creeping back in, we got to pick ourselves up, throw water on our faith and what? >> do something! >> consider this to be your official ask, michelle obama is asking you, no, i am telling you all to do something. >> barack obama told a joke that maybe wasn't 100 percent a joke and who would want to

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weekend. as promised, we turn now to hear from the man behind this week's convention who fired up democrats in a way that almost nobody else could in his party, barack obama, the 45th president. >> i am feeling ready to go. even if i am the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama. i am feeling hopeful. because this convention has always been pretty good for kids with funny names who believe in a country where everything is possible. because we have a chance to elect somebody who has spent her entire life trying to give

people the same chances america gave her, somebody who sees you and hears you and will get up every single day and fight for you. the next president of the united states of america, kamala harris. the torch has been passed. now, it is up to all of us to fight for the america we believe in. and make no mistake, it will be a fight. for all of the incredible energy we have been able to generate over the past few weeks, for all the rallies and the means -- tran three, this will still be a tough race in a closely divided country, a country where too many americans are still struggling, where a lot of americans don't believe government can help.

and as we gather here tonight, the people who will decide the selection are asking a very simple question, who will fight for me? one thing is for certain, donald trump is not losing sleep over that question. here is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. it has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that have been getting worse now that he is afraid of losing the kamala. there are no childish nicknames or crazy conspiracy theories

and this weird obsession with crowd sizes. it just goes on and on and on. donald trump sees power as nothing more than a means to his end and he wants the middle class to pay the price for another huge tax cut that would mostly help him and his rich friends. he killed a bipartisan immigration deal written in part by one of the most conservative republicans in congress that would have helped to secure southern border because he thought trying to actually solve the problem would hurt his campaign. do not boo, vote.

we do not need four more years of blustering and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before and we all know the sql is usually worse. america is ready for a new chapter. america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president in kamala harris. and kamala harris is ready for the job. we all have our blind spots and contradictions and prejudices. if we want to win over those who are not yet ready to support her candidates, we have to listen to their concerns. and maybe learn something in

the process. but here is the good news, chicago, all across america, in big cities and small towns, away from all the noise, the ties that bind us together are still there. we still coach little league and look out for our elderly neighbors. we still feed the hungry in churches and mosques and synagogues and temples. we share the same pride when our olympic athletes get the gold because the vast majority of us don't want to live in a country that is bitter and divided. we want something better. we want to be better. and the joy and excitement that

we are seeing around this campaign tells us we are not alone. as much as any policy or program, i believe that is what we yearn for. we yearn for a return to a america where we work together and look out for each other. a restoration of what lincoln called on the eve of civil war a bond of affection and what we call the better angels of our nature. and that is what this election is all about. if we knock on doors, if we make phone calls, if we talk to our friends, if we listen to our neighbors, if we work like we have never worked before, if

we hold firm for our convictions, we will elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states. and tim walz as the next vice president of the united states. we will elect leaders who will fight for a hopeful forward- looking america that we all believe in. and together we too will build a country that is more secure and more just, more equal and more free. so let's get to work. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> we have heard today, just as people heard across the week, so many messages and themes from the democrats with president obama issuing both

hope and a charge to arms. it will be up to the voters around the country and not just the democrats who gathered in chicago this week. we will cover everything coming down the pike in the next two months of this general election and thank you for spending time with us this beat weekend. during the week you can always find me 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >> let's get started. wear a mask?'s mask?'s a button? no mask? no hose? just sleep. yeah but you need the hose, you need the air, you need the whoooooosh... inspire. sleep apnea innovation. learn more, and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com getting older is part of the journey, even with worsening heart failure. so when i had carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back pain, and shortness of breath, i thought that's what getting older felt like. thank goodness... ...i called my cardiologist. i have attr-cm, a rare but serious disease... ...and getting diagnosed early...

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