up. can the speech tonight and can the speeches tomorrow night and chelsea clinton's speech on thursday help. savannah. >> all right, hallie jackson, thanks. let's go to kristen welker who as i understand it is right between illinois and arkansas, which is perfect, because both states were mentioned a lot in this trip down memory lane we took tonight. >> that's right. of course illinois the state where secretary clinton was born. they ate this speech up. they just loved it. i can tell you at various moments the arkansas delegation got to their feet and started cheering when president clinton talked about living in arkansas. all of those early days. this speech aimed at humanizing secretary clinton but there were also a lot of meat and potatoes to this speech. president clinton talking about the work that she did when he was in the white house to get health care for children. also talked about some of her big feats as secretary of state. a lot of this aimed at rallying her base, women voters, but also aimed at proving that she is a progressive. you heard him use that term a

number of times. that has been critical to try to unify this party. this party is feeling a lot more unified than it was 24 hours ago, and i think president clinton only added to that momentum, savannah. >> thank you. let's go visit with andrea mitchell, who has covered the clintons a long, long time. i'm sure you know a lot of these stories, andrea, but have you heard them told by president clinton like this before? >> never before like this. this is a very different kind of speech. their polling tells them that they have a problem, as you know, with young people, young women in particular. and this was to try to fill in the gaps of the resume. to try to explain who she was as a real person, and that's why he started with in 1971, i met a girl. and these young college girls who have not related to her in the new hampshire primary and elsewhere, maybe they can think that that yale law library is something that they're familiar with and also the public service that we've been talking about, working for women against trafficking of women, working for children, all of these

decades. so that was the purpose here tonight. savannah. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >> and one thing we should note, there has been a lot and we've talked about it, the history of the night. her nomination as the first woman of a major party, but that wasn't a part of his speech, tom. >> no, it wasn't, because i think it goes without saying. look, no one is better known in american politics than hillary clinton. you're not going to reinvent her in one night with one speech. you're going to try to soften her up a little bit. it's not so important what they think on this floor tonight. what's important is what they think out there, as hallie said. the fact of the matter is her numbers are very low and she's not trustworthy and the republicans will come after her with money marbles and talk to try to make her the rein carnation of obama for a third term. that's how they're already describing it. you elect her, you get obama for a third term, it's status quo, it's not change, at a time when we know the american body of politics is very unsettled. >> barack obama has an approval rating over 50% right now.

so that is a downside to that argument that republicans are trying to make. >> the country is also 73% say they're on the wrong track. see, i see your poll number and i raised you another poll number. >> that is the dichotomy, though. >> we had bernie sanders running her right to the finish line and we have donald trump, the most unexpected candidate for the republican nomination, who got there by tapping into that anxiety that's out there. look, she's a very gifted woman who's done a lot of remarkable things, but the fact is she's been at this for 30 years. >> there is a case to be made that the only reason we're at this place right now is her. the reason that she's not ahead is her. the dynamics of it should favor a re-election to a third term, if you look at the economy and all these things, but she uniquely is struggling. >> but for the same party to get a third term at the presidency, isn't history against that? >> it is. but when you look at what's on the other side, it shouldn't. but again it is uniquely, i think, going back -- one thing we should mention about the

history, there are a bunch of women that trail blazed here a little bit and it is -- we didn't get a chance to talk about it. margaret chase smith, shirley chisholm, there are a lot of people that got to this moment. but i know we're about to see an interesting little ending to the night. >> we want to go back down and watch this video they put up on the screen. >> dream bigger, to change the world and the way we see it. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> but not all founders live in our history book. most are brave, everyday americans who make our country greater, one small act at a time. founders who fill us with knowledge and faith, who put food on our table, who heal us and keep us safe. today we look around and see that our country is more perfect than it once was, that it is a

place where more people can live where they want and learn what they want, say what they want, be what they want. and tonight, we take another step forward. tonight a little girl is watching this moment with her mother and grandmother, father and brother, and realizing that she too can truly be anything she wants to be. even president. tonight we nominate a woman who has spent the last 40 years fighting for families and children, justice and equality. a woman who will not stop fighting until our country is a better version of itself. then a better version of that. a woman fighting to make our great nation more perfect for all. >> this is all part of a buildup to when we will get a glimpse and perhaps hear from hillary

clinton. part of that, alicia keys now taking the stage. >> when this country gets on the right path, i dedicate this song to the mothers of the movement and all mothers who have lost their sons and their daughters to senseless violence. until we deal with gun violence in this country, we can't claim home of the brave. ♪ everywhere i'm turning ♪ nothing seems complete ♪ stand up and i'm searching ♪ for a better part of me ♪ hang my head from sorrow ♪ save humanity ♪ wheearing on my shoulders ♪

♪ gotta find the strength in me ♪ ♪ cause i am a superwoman ♪ yes, i am ♪ evening when i'm a mess, still put a vest, oh, yes, i'm a superwoman ♪ ♪ when i'm breaking down ♪ and i can't be found ♪ and i start to get weak ♪ no one knows that underneath these clothes ♪ ♪ that i can can fly ♪ we can fly ♪ let me tell you i am a

superwoman ♪ ♪ yes i am ♪ whoa yeah >> alicia keys performing right now. as thee programs go on, we try to follow along with the schedule that has been greatly extended. >> they have done a great job trying to sucker everybody into a little bit more. >> they have a reason. it was a great night for her. she is an important american political figure and they reintroduce her tonight. >> here's a reminder that the democrats have done a better job at getting entertainers involved than trump did. i guarantee you trump is probably personally frustrated that he couldn't have star power because he did want star power and they didn't get the star power he wanted. >> quickly, she's going to do a couple of numbers and finish with girl on fire and that leading up to this moment where we're going to see hillary clinton.

>> her first appearance at the convention. >> first appearance, and we should note that bill clinton went -- i didn't get a clock, at about 40 minutes? >> yeah, i'd say so. >> about 40. >> about 40 minutes today so we are way over. but let's talk about the whole mission of the night and that was to set this stage for america. almost america get to know hillary clinton. it has to build from here. where does this convention go? what is the president's job tomorrow? >> the president's job is something entirely different than what bill clinton was talking about. he was doing the personal part. the president's job is to say, look, i've been running this country for the last eight years, you elected me twice. i didn't have a stronger ally on my side than hillary clinton. i got good judgment from her, times were tough, and we worked together as a team. as chuck said, he is now over 50%. a lot of republicans are gnashing their teeth at that, they can't wait to get at her, but they're anxious about their candidate in donald trump.

so their hope is, as i said earlier, that status quo versus change. we've got to have change. so his job tomorrow night is to talk about the good things and the momentum that they have going now that are working. and she the one that can keep it going and she's qualified to be the president. not just the first woman president. >> if you think about the convention last week and the convention this week, it comes down to which version of america do you believe you're living in. and president obama, i believe, will go out there and try to say, look, it's not the doom and gloom that you heard last week. do we have our problems, yes. but i think he feels that it's his job to present a hopeful, optimistic view -- >> but is that an endorsement of her or protecting his own legacy, because ultimately what donald trump is saying is, mr. president, the country is in trouble and it's your fault. >> it's a little bit of both. it's protecting his own legacy saying look what i've done but

that's why you want to continue this momentum. why do you want change when things aren't as terrible as you were led to believe. we don't know how that flushes out with voters and viewers. we don't know how they feel about the world they live in. i know jacob soboroff is down on the floor. jacob, what can you tell us? >> a really interesting feeling down here on the floor as everyone listens to alicia keys. it was almost the feeling during the speech, i was standing between the illinois and arkansas delegations over there, two places that definitely got smo shoutouts from bill clinton, it almost had a feel they were listening to an old friend, a feeling of familiarity to it. >> all right, jacob, thank you. >> let's go back -- >> this is my 24th convention. i don't ever remember at the end of an evening like this, i just hated it. they're obviously all jacked up. this is why they're here. >> it's the audience at home that clearly the campaign cares

about. >> that's what you have to be thinking about. and also looking forward, these debates are going to be the super bowl of international politics. when the two of them go head to head without an audience to cheer them on or a band playing in the background. >> that is high expectation. let us go back to the stage now. ♪ ♪

♪ >> hello, philadelphia. i am so happy. it's been a great day and night. what an incredible honor that you have given me. and i can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. thanks to you and to everyone who's fought so hard to make this possible, this is really your victory. this is really your night. and, if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say,

i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. thank you all. i can't wait to join you in philadelphia! thank you! ♪ >> it's always been this thing that she noted the most. >> what you saw in that picture, you saw young women in there and that has been her problem during the primary campaign, where were

the young women, and would they be excited by this. >> that's the irony. >> they do really well. there's a joke they do really well with girls under 18. the minute they turn 18, as the joke went in the clinton campaign, suddenly they felt the bern, so the issue has been younger women, 18 to 40, have not been rallying around her. but younger girls have been almost very important because they lobby mom and dad. that's why you see that. they think that's a strength. >> but i think a lot of particularly older people in the women's movement find a certain irony that i guess the women's movement has come so far that the younger generation doesn't necessarily think it is such a big deal to have a female president, so there has been some disconnect there. we'll see if this breaks through. >> once again, we went into overtime here. that is going to do it, however, for night two of our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention. we hope you'll join us again tomorrow night. for chuck todd, savannah guthrie, tom brokaw and our

entire nbc news team, i'm lester holt. good night from philadelphia. after the financial crisis in 2008, several people i know had to leave the neighborhood because they could no longer afford, you know, to live in the neighborhood. it is a herculean effort to pay one's mortgage, or pay one's rent and any little bit you can get to help you make that payment every month is a blessing. home sharing, a blessing. home sharing is good for our community. home sharing is good for our neighbors and ourselves and we definitely want to continue that. it's really sad, really sad indeed. hopefully they don't listen to the special interest; they don't listen to the lobbyist. the middle class is up against it;

this is one way for us to equalize to get a little bit back. it would be a much tougher struggle definitely. hillary clinton makes history. tonight she becomes the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. a passionate plea. former president bill clinton also in the spotlight tonight making the case for his wife. but not everyone's getting in line. some bernie sanders supporters staged a walkout once clinton became the nominee. nbc 10 news at 11:00 begins right now. z. >> nbc 10 news starts now. >> breaking the glass ceiling. hillary clinton becomes the first woman to top a major party presidential ticket and it's made official by her one-time political rival. >> and i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united

states. >> but some bernie backers aren't buying this show of unity. >> good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield live at the wells fargo center. hillary clinton just appeared live via satellite thanking her supporters for helping her make history. >> we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. thanks to you and to everyone who fought so hard to make this possible. this is really your victory. this is really your night. and, if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. thank you all. >> and tonight our team of reporters has your complete coverage of all the drama at this dnc. we begin on the convention floor with lauren mayk, who has

reaction to hillary clinton's historic nomination tonight. lauren? >> reporter: jim, this part of the vepconvention, the roll cal was very important to both hillary clinton and bernie sanders supporters, getting a chance to acknowledge the work they'd done in each state, while culminating with the first. >> i vote hillary clinton be selected -- >> reporter: the moment a political foe pushing his opponent into the history book drew cheers, and from this hillary clinton supporter, tears at the gesture towards unity. >> unbelievable. every time he opens his mouth where hillary's concerned now, he's proved himself a man over and over and over again. unbelievable. >> reporter: the emotion here building as clinton becomes the first woman nominated for president by a major party. the state-by-state roll call from delaware -- >> you lose your breath, amazing, historic time. >> reporter: to new jersey, to pennsylvania. >> we're all very touched and

emotional. i don't have a daughter, and obviously not a woman, but when she goes -- >> reporter: for the democratic party, the moment comes as there is more work to do. do you feel there's unity here? >> i feel that the unity is coming. >> reporter: as their convention makes history. >> it is a wonderful thing that my daughter will look at the president of the united states, look at the prime minister of the united kingdom, look at the woman who leads germany and say, that's what i can do. >> reporter: this moment tonight also very important to supporters who had worked for hillary clinton back in 2008 and did not make it here, had to wait another eight years until this moment. live at the wells fargo center, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. bernie or bust. tonight, dozens of sanders supporters walked out of the dnc. they got up and filed right out

after clinton's nomination, they held a sit-in in a tent for journalists, while some scaled fences in protest. george spencer continues our team coverage live outside the wells fargo center. you caught up with some of those part of that walkout. >> reporter: yeah, jim, and you can see the layers of security that now separate those sanders protesters and other protesters from the convention itself. this fence by where i'm standing, a second fence on the other side of the intersection, and while the majority of sanders delegates remained on the floor of the wells fargo center, a noisy subgroup took to the exits. their frustrations visible. in the parking lot just outside the convention center, sanders supporters walked out in frustration. for some it was simply an outlet for their disappointment about the inevitable, hillary clinton's official nomination. for others, a sign of the party's lingering deep division. i just couldn't control my

emotions. i didn't want to stay there. >> reporter: new york delegate ron suarez is among the holdouts, feeling unheard by a democratic party he sees as biased in favor of clinton. >> i tried talking to hillary people. they don't respect us. they don't want to hear from us. >> reporter: not all of the protesters are clinton holdouts. >> we're about unity. we believe that that's what's most important right now, to defeat donald trump. >> reporter: so are you going to camp hillary? >> i'm camp democrat, so i will be voting for hillary. >> i voted for bernie, and, you know, bernie is supporting hillary. >> reporter: sanders delegate ricky lee was more common, deeply disappointed by the nomination, but still taking part and hoping his party reaches out to voters like him. >> i hope so. it's all about give and take, right? building that bridge, right? >> reporter: a group of protesters still gathered near

the arena tonight. this is a live look just across from where i'm standing at the intersection of broad and pattison. police say there have been several small fires, but no injuries. one officer had to be admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion. that is the very latest live tonight outside the wells fargo center, i'm george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> well, she's insatiably curious, organizer, and best darn change maker i have met in my entire life. >> working his political magic, former president bill clinton made the case to the public tonight to elect his wife. he touted her career achievements and shared personal stories. nbc 10's denise nakano has the highlights from his really passionate plea tonight. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. >> reporter: former president bill clinton used the spotlight

to shine the limelight on his spouse. >> she's insatiably curious, she's a natural leader, she's a good organizer, and she's the best darn change maker i ever met in my entire life! >> reporter: it's a role reversal for clinton, who now finds himself in a supportive role. >> i married my best friend. i was still in awe after more than four years of being around her at how smart and strong and loving and caring she was. >> reporter: now with hillary clinton becoming the first woman to get the presidential nomination of a major party, he made the case for why she should become the nation's next president. >> if you were sitting where i'm sitting and you heard what i have heard at every dinner conversation, every lunch conversation, on every lone walk, you would say, this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything.

she always wants to move the ball forward. that is just who she is. >> reporter: denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >> another powerful moment at the convention, the mothers of the movement, a group made of up those who lost their sons and daughters to incidents involving police, but their message is not resinating with everyone. nbc 10's brandon hudson live in studio with that one. >> jim, philadelphia's fraternal police president says this isn't about politics. he has no problem with the group, which advocates to end police-involved violence speaking. he just wants balance by giving relatives of officers killed their moment. before mothers of the movement uttered one word, they had the crowd's undivided attention inside the wells fargo center, moments before three moms shared their emotional stories of losing their children to violence. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter.

she isn't afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. >> reporter: the group's message is to bring awareness to gun violence and excessive force by police. >> she knows that when a young black life is cut short, it's not just a loss, it's a personal loss, it's a national loss. >> reporter: the president of philadelphia's fraternal order of police said widows of slain officers should have also gotten the chance to speak. >> as we're standing outside, making sure the people's rights are protected inside, we don't have any say for fallen heros here in philadelphia or around the country. >> reporter: f.o.p. president says a genuine conversation needs to happen in order to bridge the gap between our police and our community. a sentiment echoed by pittsburgh police chief, who spoke at the

dnc tonight who said police can't succeed unless they come together with the communities they serve. live in studio, i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> as for donald trump, he will be in pennsylvania tomorrow. the presidential nominee will hold a rally in scranton, and today trump was joined by his running mate mike pence at the vfw convention in south carolina. he went after his rival on benghazi, libya, and her private e-mail scandal. >> we know how she takes care of the veterans. just look at her invasion of libya and her handling of benghazi, a disaster. >> trump also knocked democrats for not talking specifically about isis at the dnc last night, and he blamed them for the creation of isis. strong words from the republican side there, and history made here by the democrats tonight. jacqueline, we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> yes, speakers last night

focusing more on healing deep wounds rather than foreign policy. jim, we'll see you in a moment. a montgomery county teacher is under arrest tonight after admitting he had a sexual relationship with a student. police arrested the teacher at springfield township middle school. he faces more than 65 counts, including statutory sexual assault. school officials confirmed he confessed to the crimes. they've placed him from leave and plan to remove him immediately. a car slams into a restaurant in philadelphia around 9:00 at the pearl east chinese restaurant at 21st and oregon. a firefighter rescued the driver from the car, that driver is recovering in the hospital tonight. they are used to the spotlight. these hollywood stars are taking on a new role attacking hillary clinton's republican rivals. they are fighting words for donald trump still ahead. >> jackie, after a long day two of the convention, believe it or not the party is just starting

behind me and all over the city. i'm keith jones. i'll tell you how local businesses are hoping to cash in now. plus, he hasn't even taken a snap with the team, but one of the newest eagles is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. what landed him behind bars. sheena? >> expect 90s again tomorrow. we're still in a heat wave. i'll show you how long that will last, plus the timing of showers and storms as we head into your weekend. that's next.

♪ because i am superwoman that's 50-time grammy singer alicia keys performing "superwoman" live to close out the dnc in south philly tonight. much like last night, no shortage of hollywood star power night two of the dnc. many took aim at donald trump. >> i'm america ferrera, and according to donald trump, i'm

probably a rapist. >> actresses lena dunham and america ferrera came out swinging against hillary's republican rival tonight to big rounds of applause here. also tonight, actress elizabeth banks spoke to the convention crowd, as did "will and grace" star debra messing just to name a few. it's not just celebrities flocking to philadelphia for this convention. the convention has brought thousands of visitors to town, and businesses, they are hoping to cash in on this. let's go to nbc 10's keith jones with a look how the dnc has impacted center city businesses. keith? >> reporter: jim, this is a good example right here, right in front of the pennsylvania welcome recession we've seen delegates swing into the double tree here in center city, but it's been a busy night and it's only going to get busier for some local businesses. when you visit philly, you get a cheesesteak. often you come here. well, not inside, but the man

behind the restaurant, geno. >> it's a huge booming business, you get a lot of tourism and the fact we're a tourist destination, first thing you think of is a cheesesteak. >> reporter: from delegates to democrats and even this newsman. >> people coming in 11:00, 12:00, even 1:30 in the morning. >> reporter: meanwhile, another hot spot, especially for the lgbt community. >> are you okay? >> reporter: thomas austin is working hard, experiencing the dnc boost. >> we will be staying open later tomorrow night. we'll be open up till 4:00 a.m. >> reporter: they are holding an invitation only meet and greet with delegates. >> so many people, the traffic just alone, you're just seeing mass amounts of people come into center city from down in south philly. >> reporter: other places like washington square west are keeping their kitchen open later. >> they are stuck down there until 12:00, 12:30 at night and we've been experiencing them after that. >> reporter: the earliest

estimates as far as how much money the city of philadelphia could see from the dnc ranged from anywhere between $300 million and $400 million. it's still not clear just how well they are doing thus far, but these businesses say business is thriving with all of these conventioneers here. live in center city, keith jones. >> glad to see you're eating well, thanks. stay with nbc 10 for your all access pass to all things dnc here in philadelphia. all our crew is working around the clock to bring you what you need to know about this convention. still ahead, i'll have a look at tomorrow. for now, back over to jacqueline in our studios. jackie? >> jim, we'll look forward to that. once again let's turn things over to sheena parveen, who has our neighborhood forecast. sheena, we won't get a break from the heat just yet. >> no, not just yet. we are still in a heat wave, we hit 92 degrees in philadelphia, so the heat wave continues. it's going to stick around tomorrow, too, and so far for the month of july we've had three heat waves. he a