then they move up through the steps of conventions at the state level before being sent to the national convention. host: are you talking about pledged delegates or unpledged. guest: unpledged. the automatic delegates are superdelegates and they are the elected officials who know that they will be going to the convention. host: so they are automatic that is why they are called automatic delegates? guest: and the democratic party has criteria for those, and elected democratic member of congress, democratic governor, state party chair and and they have a category for former notables who are former democratic presidents or vice president. host: brian in las vegas. democratic caller. caller: hello. my question is with the divide in the country becoming wider and with the wealth gap becoming wider, why would the democratic party not planned for something like this? right now it looks like the aristocrat -- aristocratic class of the democratic party is picking who they want to be the next president. guest: i think the democratic party position and the pushback from the democratic party would be that the

these othetelevision providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> the democratic national convention continues in chicago. it is day three and our live coverage begins at 5:00 eastern with a preview of thnights events and your calls, followed by the convention at 6:30 p.m. eastern, and then more calls and reactions at 11:00. tonight, pete buttigieg, nancy pelosi, bill clinton and minnesota governor tim walz officially accepting the vice presidentialation. you can also watch on the free c-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> we are at the democratic national convention in chicago. conventions have become a major tv spectacle. >> the big year is one nobody talks about, 1952, because they brought tv cameras and. in those days, there were a couple cameras trained right on the stage. you do not really know what is going on. they did not have all the apparatus around it. walter cronkite was a very young former world war ii reporter who got the worst job in the world. nobody cared about it. cronkite got politicians on tv including john f. kennedy, richard nixon, and every four yea

and the democratic national convention. and that they will narrate them. it will be the entire bay area. >> and reid greeted harris the fundraiser where they also spoke about the influence. and what they have had on her political career. and the forefront and the reason why they would emerge in the program that will train the democratic side and that kamala had no vehicle to learn about what it means to be a candidate. and the other elected leaders from women. >> reporter: london breed making her first appearance at the dnc. and right here in chicago. and it is so important. and of the united states. and for the finals. and 142 delegates to kamala harris. back to you. >> and i understand what the governor is expected to be coming to the middle of the convention floor, correct? >> and somewhere over in the middle of the mayhem where they have the largest delegation. and there is a flood of people. >> and we will take that live and ryan yamamoto live from chicago, thank you so much. >>> all right, the republican vice presidential j.d. vance today and the ohi

the democratic national convention live monday, august 19 on c-span, c-span now or online at c-span.org. visit arlette -- our website for the latest updates and watch our full coverage of the 2024 national convention. we can catch up on past dimensions any time at c-span.org/campaign or by scanning the code. >> gop vice presidential nominee j.d. vance on the campaign trail in philadelphia today. we join this live in progress. v.d.: he is a guy who wants to ship jobs in china. in the name of the green energy scam. if you care about the environment and i do, why are you going to ship american manufacturing jobs to the dirtiest economy in the world? why would you keep it in pennsylvania, in pencil -- in philadelphia and the places who need it. this is a guy who when ryaner -- rioters were burning down the biggest city in minnesota they were actually cheering him on. are they grateful that tim walz allowed rioters to burn down their business. do you think they are grateful to have a guy that they are willing to ship jobs off to china? it does not make sense. the biggest problem is not tim w

the democratic party national convention all this week live on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. don't miss a moment. visit our website for the latest updates and watch our coverage of the 2024 republican convention. catch up on past convention any time at c-span.org/campaign or by scanning the code. >> as the dnc gets underway in chicago, congressional republicans released a report alleging president joe biden committed impeachable offenses. the report by three house committees alleged the president profited from an insulin peddling scheme to enrich himself and members of his family through foreign business dealings starting in 2014 when joe biden was vice president. reuters writing it was unclear whether they would push for a vote following a probe. the white house has long dismissed it as politically motivated. coming up come activists and leaders of the u.s. palestinian network will rally in chicago in march on the democratic nation convention. that is live at 1:00 eastern on c-span. you can also watch on c-span now and online at c-span.org. >> this is part 578, considered t

and gavel-to-gavel coverage at the democratic national convention, the democratic national committee ing this on. this is bob in connecticut, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. how y'all doing? host: doing well. caller: thank you. i'm going to be watching the convention. i'm really interested in all of this because i guess i'm a little more inspired now, now that joe has done the wonderful thing he's doing by stepping down, stepping aside, and bringing on the new regime. let's hope it goes well for them. because as a vietnam era veteran, navy veteran and i don't understand how you can say veterans for trump because it doesn't include all of us. i don't know. it is like a new morning in america bass of what is happening -- because of what is happening with ms. harris and mr. walz. good luck to them and i hope everything goes well. thank you very much. host: bob in connecticut. there is sherilly in fort myers florida, independent. caller: thank you for taking my call. kind of submitted to see what is going to shep and hopefully our first woman president. i was actually a re

he addressed the 1980 democratic national convention held in new york city. ime he'd been running against incumbent president jimmy carter in the primaries. senator kennedy released his delegates a day after delivering this speech at the convention and president carter went on to win the nomination. but he lost the general election to ronald reagan.

a live look at the floor of the democratic national convention. tonight, from chicago, the democratic national convention kicking off as kamala harris prepares to make history by accepting her party's nomination. >>> the vice president in chicago as the dnc gets under way. president biden, who less than a month ago was expected to be the democratic nominee, now set to formally pass the torch tonight. what he'll say in his keynote speech. while outside thousands protesting the war in gaza. activists breaching one of the fences. >>> and just in, the hacking attack on donald trump's

on the last night of the democratic national convention, demonstrators including some party delegates call for a pro palestinian representative to be allowed to address the convention. they say convention organizers rejected their earlier request. the demonstrators have been calling for a cease fire and gaza. n for an arm's and bar go on is real. the dw 4 stuff in simon's is asked the demonstrations outside of the convention center in chicago stuff and welcome tell us more about the demands of the protesters. well, the demand is that the us will immediately stop supporting user on is war effort and goes off. meaning no more ammunition, more a guns deliveries money for the i d f. the certainly defense forces and for israel in that sense. however those protesters here, they feel not hurt by the democratic national convention. and it's just about a half a mile away from here. they still feel that now we're, it's between what they stand for, what they want, and what's actually happened in the united center where the democratic national convention is happening. however, this last protest h

the sort the giants do what you're trying to get through these full days of the democratic national convention to tag with get many, not just har, renting politicians, also many republicans that will speak to your cell on the 2nd day of the convention it today along with both obama's, we also have sent her a tele from arizona probably also governor, a judge shapiro from pennsylvania to it. people apologies that some saw as also possible be picked up. come on her. so she wants to get that support and that's something the former us president part of the problem. also my tried to do to try to electrify it does a really nice we did in 2008 with, with a message of hope. and that's also where we heard of the 1st day of the convention when a, along with a very emotional presidential by and we also to speech diploma is state secretary hillary clinton was the meaning of the democratic party entity was who was received here in this re 90 car with a really, really strong applause. so you can see that for her. it was also important to open the into is pamela harris, as the democratic nominee. and then ben

she is at the democratic national convention in chicago and they'll get to see you. so tell us, what can we expect from night 3 of this convention? well, brand to all preparations for night 3 of the d n. c are very much under way. they are on folding, on the floor behind to be an on that stage over there. now the official schedule has not actually been released yet, but just as an aside, we just finished not listening to the musical artist john legend, do a sound check. so safe to assume he will be performing here later tonight. but of course, so this is a political event, and this is an event about about big political names as well. so we are expecting former president bill clinton to speak to the delegates to night following on from his wife hillary clinton's speech on the opening night of the dnc. but as you said, the major part of it tonight will be the acceptance of minnesota governor. tim was of the vice presidential democratic nomination. now the fema around tonight is expected to be around the defense of freedom. so we expect a lot of speeches seemed around a

night two of the democratic national convention featured star power and fiery speeches from the obamas as the two tried to reignite a movement. the former president returned to the convention stage 20 years after his first appearance patrolled him into the national spotlight. the former first lady also took the stage saying hope is making a comeback. while that was happening in chicago, vice president kamala harris and running mate tim walz attended a rally in battleground wisconsin. cbs' caroline cummings in chicago with the details. caroline? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so tonight minnesota governor tim walz will formally accept the vice presidential nomination here at the democratic national convention, and we'll hear from former president bill clinton tonight as day three kicks off with the theme a fight for freedoms. last night it was the obamas that stole the show. >> yes, she can. [ cheers ] >> reporter: former president barack obama closed out night two of the democratic national convention to roaring applause, making his case for vice president kamala harris over fo

>> the democratic national convention tomorrow? hello everyone. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning it is sunday, august 18. i'm amara walker. i'm victor blackwell. >> thank you for joining us. >> here's what's happening. today. vice president harris and her running mate, tim walz, will be setting off on their bus tour pennsylvania ahead of this week's democratic national convention plus, we're getting new details about the moment harris and biden will appear on stage together, the dnc for this symbolic passing of the torch. >> i'll say ukrainian forces are pushing deeper so. russia powered in part by u.s. provided weapons. cnn travels with ukrainian soldiers as they take their fight to put me on his own territory, beaches up and down the east coast are closed today as hurricane ernesto brings the threat of dangerous rip currents. meteorologist allison chinchar is here with a look at the areas facing in the greatest risk today i still get the rush though every time you see it, you're like, oh, played by noise. >> i finally get another one out of here beca

website for the late schedule update and to watch our full coverage of the 2024 republican national convention. you can also catch up on past conventions anytime on demand at c-span.org/campaign, or by scanning the code. >> next, republican as presint candidate senator j.d. vance discussing the border policy while visitin the border in arizona. action 2022, -- these are people wearing head to toe camouflage, doing everything they can to escape and bay being captured. this crisis must be addressed. if we in southern arizona really need your help. with that, senator vance, thank you so much for taking the time here to come to cochise county and address this border crisis. thank you. >> thanks so much, and thank to all of you guys for doing what you do. it's hard to believe into you see with your own eyes just how bad policies of the kamala harris administration have been when it comes to the southern border. they started their administration, kamala harris came into office making promises , they stopped construction of the border wall on day one. we see the border wall sitting here ready to be c

happening now vice president kamala harris has arrived in chicago for the democratic national convention. harris is expected to make her first appearance after president biden delivers a primetime speech tonight. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the latest from the dnc at the united center. plus, how the trump vance campaign is countering the dnc this week, almost one month to the day since ending his reelection campaign, president joe biden arriving in chicago not as the nominee, but taking the stage tonight, speaking to a newly energized democratic base at the party's national convention. >> thousands of people are in chicago, including the two at the top of the ticket. we get an opportunity tonight to say a thank you to the best president of my lifetime. the dnc's monday theme is dubbed for the people, a phrase the president used in his prime time speech explaining why he's dropping out each night will have its own theme and celebrity host kicking off with actor tony goldwyn, who played president fitzgerald grant on abc's scandal. outside of chicago, trump and vance plan to cr

right behind california is illinois, the host state for the democratic national convention. that is just a quick look at the state delegations that have primary positions on the floor of the 2024 convention. host: and the proceedings will begin at 6:15 eastern time. we will go to the convention floor well ahead of that so we can show you the sights and sounds before they get underway. we want to hear from you. what are you expecting from the democrats as they gather in chicago, on their way to nominating the first woman of color to a major party ticket. allen in cincinnati, ohio, independent. caller: i think you guys do an excellent job. can i ask any question or the question i have to ask is limited to what you are talking about? host: it has to be related to the convention. caller: on the democratic's preamble or bylaws, do they take out god? i heard on the news they took out god, or is god in the preamble or bylaws? host: why do you bring that up? caller: why? the republicans have it on theirs. i am an independent. i was just curious. i think it is very important, because

now on cnn this morning, president biden, passing the torch tonight at the democratic national convention plus i'm a better look in person then kamala donald trump, ignoring pleas from his own party to stop the personal attacks start to focus on policy and this a sign of things to come pro-palestinian let me in protesters, jeremy, the loop in chicago on the eve of the dnc it is for i'm here in chicago 5:00 a.m. out on the east coast. >> a live look at the united center right here in chicago, which is of course the home to the democratic national convention throughout the week. we are here. good morning,

welcome to our show in the us, the 3rd day of the democratic national convention is under way with tim walks that to address the crowd and formerly accept his vice presidential nomination. you are looking at live pictures from chicago. thousands of delegates are there for the convention, which officially confirms complet harris and walls as the parties nominees, and begins the final stretch of the white house campaign. a former president bill clinton will also speak on day 3. the convention. it comes after michelle and brock obama obama headline, the convention, 2nd day, both receiving rapturous receptions, 1000 folders there. and let's go to dw correspondent benjamin alvarez gruber, who is at the democratic convention in chicago. benjamin welcome. this is arguably the most important speech of tim walter's. political career so far, what to expect from him tonight? it is definitely in, according to his own campaign, this will be his presentation to the country with her that he will speak a lot about his biography, about his time as a teacher, but also time as a football coach. and that'

continues now here in chicago with wolf blitzer and erin burnett and especial chicago democratic national convention edition of the situation room it is game time for governor tim walz vice president kamala harris's running mate, gear bring up this hour to take the stage and introduce himself to the nation this is video of governor walz doing a walk-through earlier just a little bit earlier tonight speech is a crucial introduction most americans don't know much about him. >> remember, the only joined the ticket some 15 days ago well come to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> this is a special edition of the situation room. we're live from chicago. >> i'm will blitzer and i'm erin burnett and wolf walz is expected to speak more tonight about the it's a small town upbringing. he wants to emphasize and how that he says led him to going from the national guard, being a teacher and a football coach to a member of congress. and now of course, a sitting governor and walz will follow several other big names tonight who are set to speak tonight. they include former president bill clint

edition weeknights coming up tonight on the cbs evening news, it's night two of the democratic national conventionlle and barack obama take the stage as kamala harris hits the campaign trail. plus, learn more about the ex-trump officials that are speaking here at the democratic convention. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. >>well, thank you for joining us for today's conversation on political violence and the importance of leadership to bridge the divide rather than widen the gap. cbs the cbs evening news is next. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news, bay area [cheers and applause] >> norah: tonight, the obamas take center stage at the democratic national convention p or what we are learning about the former president's speech.

the democratic national convention kicks off tomorrow in chicago. and tonight we have team coverage helping you helping you get ahead of the big moments. harris landed in chicago tonight following a day of campaigning across pennsylvania. the critical swing state could decide november's election, and both harris and former president donald trump are laser focused on it. >> the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. that's what this campaign is about. yes, it is about winning. and we will win and we will win. >> harris and running mate governor tim walz rallied volunteers in a bus tour today. former president trump will head back to pennsylvania tomorrow after just being there saturday. >> i want to cut taxes on americans while putting tariffs on china and foreign countries to bring our jobs back home to pennsylvania and to take in billions and billions of dollar. >> like his saturday remarks, trump is expected to focus on the economy in tomorrow's speec. taking a live look now from chicago at the floor of the democra

welcome back to special coverage of the democratic national convention. eaking on the final niefght the democratic convention. >> sounds like motorcades are going around us right now. she's en route to the the united cent we are a scheduled speech set for about four minutes ago but they've been a lot closer to the schedule this evening after many nights of going well beyond primetime in the u.s. if there's going to be an effort to attract prime time audiences on the east coast they better get going. >> just to come back to this notion that annmarie was asking chuck schumer about, he didn't want to talk about the conversation he had with joe biden. but that's still the element still in the three fact of the matter is harris is about to accept this nomination that speaks to a democratic party that turned against its own, and almost just as quickly coalesced around something new. how should we be think thact transformation an evolution of the democratic party that happened so quickly. what this night represents in that regard? >> really in about 32, 33 days i

the democratic national convention kicks off today in chicago. and we know protesters are gathering for the many planned demonstrations. >> meanwhile democrats are feeling a lot of momentum. new polling data shows vice president kamala harris leads donald trump nationally. abc news reporter jacqueline lee is live at the united center in chicago, with a preview of the dnc this week. hi, jacqueline. >> reggie and amanda. good morning. things are starting to pick up here at the united center. they were just testing out the music moments ago. kamala harris saying she is putting the final touches on her acceptance speech and she's feeling pretty good. the blue carpet is laid, sound checks are complete, and vice president kamala harris has arrived. the democratic national convention is ready to kick off its first day, welcoming more than 50,000 visitors to the city of chicago. >> i very much consider us the underdog. we have a lot of work to do to earn the vote of the american people. >> on the campaign trail, harris and walz completing a bus tour thro

season of the 49th quadrennial national convention of the democratic party, will now come to order. >> please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance, led by luna marin, sixth grader from oakland, california. >> and with that, the fourth and final day of the democratic national convention kicked off with help from a child from oakland. before it concludes tonight with a woman from oakland, a woman hoping to be our next president. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley, in addition to the sixth grader there, luna, california senator alex padilla also spoke just about an hour ago, and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren seemed overcome by emotion as she walked out to a rousing welcome today and a huge ovation. here's a live look inside the united center right now. reverend al sharpton speaking. now we're expecting to hear from amy ressner and east bay woman and former prosecutor who became friends with kamala harris during her time in the alameda county district attorney's office. and, of course, harris herself will cap off the evening when she formally accepts h

now, as the democratic national convention kicks off in chicago, former president donald trump kicks off one of his busiest campaign weeks. he's on a blitz of battleground states talking today to voters in york pennsylvania. >>our plan will massively cut taxes unlock american energy slash regulations. big factor, crack down on trade cheaters and stop outsourcing rebuild our industrial base and bring back those beautiful words made in the u.s.a. >>trump's running mate, senator jd vance, also talked economics in pennsylvania. north carolina is another campaign stop this week where trump will hold an outdoor rally, the first since the assassination attempt. a little over a month ago. and while on the campaign trail, trump continues to get personal, attacking harris's appearance and even her laugh >>that is the laugh of a crazy person. it's a laugh of a lunatic. i say that i am much better looking than her. >>he's also targeting her economic policy proposals >>this is communist, this is marxist. this is fascist. >>still ahead, a political expert joins me live to help lay out what each si

thanks for joining us at 6:00. >>> all eyes on chicago for the democratic national convention, night one well underway with top democrats taking the stage. let's get you out to chicago to set the scene for you right now. this night will be all about president biden handing the reins to his vice president kamala harris. our ryan yamamoto is live for us inside the convention center. it's a big night for delegates ready to celebrate one of their own, particularly kamala harris, and also passing of the torch from president biden. >> reporter: it's definitely a big celebration and california strong here at the dnc, especially from the bay area. i'm going to introduce you to an east bay delegate, a woman who says this moment has been a long time coming to finally possibly see a woman from her hometown become president of the united states. >> this is historic. >> it is like our super bowl. it is. it is like our super bowl. >> reporter: for ta th delaney, a morning spent surrounded by her fellow bay area delegates. >> it's incredible. it's like being home. >> the next president of the unite

the democratic national convention alive august 17-22. don't miss a moment. overage. you can also catch up on past conventions anytime on demand at c-span.org/campaign or by scanning the code. >> ♪ >> saturday, booktv on c-span2 takes you live to the washington committed to an our and role coverage of the national book festival. -- this year's guests include the librarian of congress and more. the library of congress' national book festival beginning at 9:00 eastern on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. we are live with views of chicago where the democratic national convention will be kicking up tomorrow. we are joined by luke nichter, history professor as well as the author of the book "the year that broke politics: collusion and chaos in the presidential election of 1968." welcome to the program. guest: good morning. great to be here. host: it looks like the ipad started playing. thank you for joining us. c-span would like to thank them for allowing us to set up where we can get nice views of chicago . i want you to talk first ab

our special coverage of the democratic national convention will continue in just a moment with what we we do expect to hear tonight. the national co-chair of the harris-walz campaign, mitch landrieu is next this fall. >> comedy is coming to cnn. >> what could go wrong i got news for you ramirez, saturday, september 14th at nine on cnn. >> she grew up in a middle-class home. she was the daughter of a working mom, and she worked at mcdonald's while she got her degree kamala harris knows what it is like to be middle-class is why she's determined to lower health care costs and make housing more affordable. donald trump has no plan to help the middle-class just more tax cuts for billionaires being president is about who you fight for it. and she's fighting for people like you. >> and kamala harris. and i approve this message if you're shopping for a home realtor realtor.com, a real commute tool lets you find homes close to work, school, even grandma's house don't all abs do that we really trust the number one app real estate professionals trust i wish my tv provider, let me choose what i pa

and in the us, the democratic national convention has been condemned for failing to stop the gaza war and washington's armed supplies for tel aviv. hello and welcome live from tehran, you turned to press tv's world news, i'm here hashimi, thanks so much for being with us! well new reports of death and destruction in gaza as israeli forces launch more deadly strikes on the central and southern parts of the beside strip. palestinian medical sources have confirmed. at least 13 more people have been killed in the latest israeli bombings in nusidat darab in the center and khan unis in the south. also in khan unis a palestinian journalist was wounded while covering the israeli ground invasion in southern gaza day after another journalist was killed by israeli tank fire in hamut city. a the death of 26 year old abraham has increased the number of media crew killed in the gaza war to. 169. according to the gaza health ministry, the total number of palestinians killed in the israeli regime's genocide since early october has topped 40,100, more than 92 thousand other people have also been injur

. >> day one of the democratic national convention. and the big news is outside, where pro-palestinian protesters broke through a security perimeter inside. excitement is growing as the biggest names of the night get ready to take the stage. this is a live look inside the united center in chicago. that's u.s. commerce secretary gina raimondo at the podium. good evening. i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. almost one month to the day since president joe biden ended his reelection campaign. he will take the stage at the dnc tonight to support the new nominee, kamala harris. >> and here is a live look inside the event. it is the first of four nights of the convention at the united center. as we said in chicago, opening day of the convention has brought out democratic supporters and also dozens of protesters. >> abc seven news anchor julian glover is live in chicago tonight with the very latest julian. >> hey there dan and ama. good evening. a really electrifying crowd here inside of the united center right now. yo

. >> we are at the democratic national convention in chicago.onventions have become a major tv spectacle. >> the big year is one nobody talks about, 1952, because they brought tv cameras and. in those days, there were a couple cameras trained right on the stage. you do not really know what is going on. they did not have all the apparatus around it. walter cronkite was a very young former world war ii reporter who got the worst job in the world. nobody cared about it. cronkite got politicians on tv including john f. kennedy, richard nixon, and every four years, it played a bigger role. by 1960, it would be like the birth of email, or the iphone. that is when john f. kennedy became our tv president. he did it with the debates against nixon. he did it by inventing the modern press conference. it started in 1964 in atlantic city. the take away of lyndon johnson getting the nomination in 1964 for the democrats was a moving tribute film, meticulously made, 22 minutes long, honoring john f. kennedy. and i think when we start each convention -- we don't

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anderson cooper, 360 weeknight at 8:00 on cnn we're back here at the demc national convention in chicago, 93 governor tim walz is going to stefano nomination as vice president this evening, john berman is on the convention floor. john, i'm right here in the creators platform, jake, this is something different at this convention. they've created central some 200 content creators, they bring them out for ten minutes at a time. here with grant and ash everyone on tiktok knows them. what do you guys do in this week? we're just making some silly video oh, it's looking to hot, hoping it gets young people out to vote. >> and also jake tapper, you're my celebrity crush and we love you of your work, right there. those ash and me both jake, back to you up there officially adaptive. >> i have officially adopted them as of now by decree at this convention. thanks, berman. i'll be back here at 8:00 p.m. eastern for cnn's special coverage of night three of the democratic national convention. our coverage continues now here in chicago with wolf blitzer and erin burnett and especial

a couple of the democratic national convention in chicago . the party of j by lead on monday evening, saying the president for his service and for his decision not to seek a 2nd term 24 hours later the party celebrated the passing of the torch. now those were the words that were delivered tuesday evening by former us president brock obama. his speech recalled events 20 years ago when he became the leader of a new generation in american politics. in 2024, it is coming to harris who has suddenly become the face of yet another new generation. just as job i will in january, relinquish the most powerful position in politics. the obama is, are now relinquishing their role. as the most powerful people in the democratic party, we have more now from chicago. it was the obama as night receiving got a rock star welcome at the democratic national convention. the president buck obama bugler rousing endorsement of democratic presidential hopeful . com and the head is that we do not need 4 more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos better story. we are rea

the the, this is dw news live from berlin, cobbler harris takes the stage at the democratic national convention. us vice president tells her story and makes her case for the nation's highest office. it's being called the most important speech of her life. the hello and welcome to our show, obviously been busily in berlin. complet harris has accepted the democratic parties . nomination for president of the united states. harris is still addressing at this moment. thousands of delegates attending the final night of a 4 day convention in chicago. she's been scratching on her policy agenda and her vision for the future. should she become the next us president harris has promised, promised that if elected, she would quote, the, the president, for all americans to me, as we said, she's still speaking. let's have a brief listen to her speech right now. on behalf of americans like the people, i grew up with people who work 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. the apologies

. >> the governor of illinois has big expectations for the democratic national convention. we begin tonight with a look at what we can expect. thanks for joining us i'm j.r. stone. happening now delegates and politicians are gathering in chicago for the dnc. abc news reporter christiane cordero is live at the united center in chicago with a look at how the democrats are trying to build on their momentum. christiane reporter. >> well, j.r. the balloons are up in the rafters. the soundcheck is happening right behind me, and the stage is set down below as delegates arrive here in chicago by the thousands. it's an event that takes years to plan. and this year, with a last minute change in plans, vice president kamala harris and running mate minnesota governor tim walz are traveling through pennsylvania en route to the democratic national convention. >> the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. that's what this campaign is about. yes, it is about winning. and we will win. and we will win in the arena. >> this week, a packed schedule that include

s . president is set to give a farewell address set the democratic national convention, where he'll urge democrats to unite behind his chosen successor and the presidential race against donald trump. also coming out us secretary of state on to me blinking says israel supports and you cease fire proposal. he's not calling on him off to do the same boxes. unclear if a new proposal address is any of the militant groups concern. the amount of you're most welcome to the program. the democratic national convention has just gotten underway in the past hour in chicago. president joe biden is set to give tonights key note speech urging parking members to back vice president cala harris and november's presidential election. she's expected to formerly accept the nomination later this week. biden's decision not to seek re election has up ended the race, but was less than 3 months to go until americans cast their ballots. polls show harris has a slightly ahead of republican donald trump in crucial swing states. hey, let's get over to our washington bureau chief anus polls or is at the venue of the de

we begin with a night at the democratic national convention in the us that belong to the obama. the former us president and his wife delivered headlines. speech is that we're also passionate endorsements of cumberland, harris bama saying that the torch has been passed to harris, and that it's time to get to work to elect her as us present. it was the obama as night receiving got a rock star welcome at the democratic national convention. the president buck obama bugler rousing endorsement of democratic presidential hopeful common law head is we do not need 4 more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos stores. we are ready for both of almost strongly criticized the republican candidate, former president, done his drum. there's a 78 year old billionaire who has not stopped widening about his problems since he wrote down his name escalator 9 years ago. it's been a constant stream of upgrades and grievances that's actually been getting worse now that he was afraid of losing to come for years, donald trump did everything in his power to try to make people be or us see him is limited

us markets are in an upswing as the democratic national convention begins, with the economy in focus. and we speak to the boss of a japanese giant which is now facing a massive overseas buyout. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. let's begin in the united states. the democratic party has begun its national convention in chicago where it'll formally confirm kamala harris as its presidential candidate. this comes as a rally on wall street rolls on, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts. the bbc�*s michelle fleury has all the highlights. conflicting economic data has had wall street on a worrilow coaster ride as of late, it's on the upswing right now the 500 rose 1% in the tech heavy was of 1.4% and the industrial average climbed six tenths of a percent. stocks tumbled earlier this month after a disappointing monthlyjobs report and since then, they've recovered thanks to some encouraging data, including the latest retail sales figures. and just financial markets feeling more positive. the banking giant has cut odds for session 20% from 25%. now, the focus turns to

the democratic national convention is underway in chicago. and the coming days coming to harris will be formally consent as the parties presidential nominee for november. the election president joe biden is set to give the main address later on. thousands of doctors have been gathering outside the convention center to protest against a one cost other issues. only a small number got through police barricades were detained. and your effective state anthony blinking sense as well as prime minister has accepted washington's proposal for c spine and gaza. he's been holding tilts and israel spokesman, i saw my husband says the group, let me agree to the previous proposal. put forward by president tried several months ago. now the human is organized a solid ality stand in southern lebanon with $21.00. paramedics have been killed and his ready strikes since october. the number of attacks has increased since as well as the targeted kenning about top has block amanda in bed route 7, suburbs. i'll just say we've got a hold of it for commemorating humani

thank you greta on the floor of the united center in chicago, one day before the democratic national convention024 gets underway. you heard matt hill, spokesperson for the democratic national committee, drawing contrasts with the republican committee. our first call is from a republican. kurt is watching us in california. welcome to c-span. caller: good morning. how are you? host: go ahead with your comment. caller: i just want to say thank you for taking my call. i appreciate what you guys do. i wish this next week is good. i hope they have a nice safe convention. i hope and i pray that we can all get along and get together and bring the best out of both parties and achieve what is best for all of us, for our families and our country. partisanship is ok because it gives you a chance to contrast. i appreciate c-span and i wish the democrats the best convention and i hope the best person out of both parties come out and help us lead the country so we can wake up every day and go to work and feel good about ourselves, and please help the people. host: thank you for starting us off on a good note

we're democrats are gearing up for the start of their national convention. here's a look at the convention hall where president biden and vice president harris will appear together in a symbolic handoff tomorrow night, so that each night democratic party leaders will speak on the themes for the people a bold vision for america's future, and a fight for our freedoms. they'll end the week with vice president kamala harris formerly accepting the democratic nomination on thursday. now, harris and walz are keeping pretty busy schedule this weekend yesterday, governor walz celebrated a homecoming at a campaign rally in nebraska. that's where he grew up and where he made that his wife. he leaned into his heritage and his connection to the state while attacking trump luck in nebraska he got a slogan here. >> nebraska, it's not for everyone well, ensuring for donald trump, i'll tell you that every opportunity he has. he weakens our country to strengthen his own hands. he mocks our laws he sows chaos and division amongst us. and that's not even counting the time he was

tonight, governor newsom enters a spotlight at the democratic national convention. he'll lead california's delegation during the ceremonial roll call. the governor will be the one to put vice president harris over the delegate threshold needed to secure the presidential nomination. this is a gesture in name only, as harris actually secured the votes virtually at the beginning of the month. but given the long and local relationship between the two. tonight's move from governor newsom is significant. >> it's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. i love the job, but i love my country more. >> president biden ending night one of the convention with a strong endorsement of vice president kamala harris. it's been a full month since mr. biden decided to leave the race. last night, he reiterated his love for the country and the party. the president's message echoed the way he started his campaign, saying our democracy hangs in the balance. he also acknowledged pro-palestinian protests, both inside the convention and out. abc seven news anchor julian glov

our human rights to wells far as up day 3 of the democratic national convention. se becomes cumberland iris is official running nice also on the program. press give us 55 bodies, and the rest of the luxury, joseph coast of sicily, after the boats on come monday and invited store the feel good. welcome to the program in the united states. if the day of the democratic national convention has closed with the nomination of minnesota government, 10 walls democratic vice president governor works except to the regulation web page . that blended optimism with criticism of donald trump. never. thousands of delegates, including the governors finally attended the country chicago, which has now officially come some couple of hours until, as the proxies know, months ahead of the final stretch of the campaign for the wiser. here's some of what mr. wells have to say. when i probably can 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 bags free to take advantage of customers. when we democrats talk about

at the democratic national convention -- >> hersh, if you can hear us, we love you. stay strong. reporter: the parents of one of those hostages, 23-year-old hersh goldberg-polin pled for an end to the war. >> letting the prisoners come home is not a political issue. >> reporter: outside pro-palestinians marched with a message for democrats. >> tell the dnc not in our name. not with our tax dollars. went u.s.-made weapons. >> reporter: hoping to use their political muscle to bring about peace. in a statement about netanyahu, biden called the white house said that the president promised u.s. support to israel against threats from iran, hamas, and hezbollah, making the point to mention ongoing military deployments to help israel which is tricky ahead of the election. back to you. >>> divers have recovered the bodies of five passengers who were aboard a super yacht that sank off sicily. the search continues for one person still believed to be in the wreckage. british tech tycoon mike lynch, his daughter, and an american couple were among the six missing when the ship sank monday. 15

this is more for a domestic audience, of course, the democratic national convention. but what about kind of le harris is poor and policy interests or perhaps, or goals? any, any sense of what's coming out there? yeah, i mean, look, i was actually based in san francisco, san francisco, rather when comma harris was attorney general and then became senator, from the state of california where a lot of her issues were, were really domestic focused. i would say that the moment for me in terms of looking at her foreign policy credentials and building that understanding was on the eve of the russian invasion of ukraine in 20222 years ago after munich security conference here in germany. president biden was not there. campbell, a harris was the representative for the united states. and if she was not a trans atlantic supposed to be for, i think that moment in that hall with so many concern to europeans was an awakening for her. and since then, she's developed a strong relationship with president boulevard zalinski of ukraine and over in asia . she has attended us on meetings.

we are coming to you from the democratic national convention, a very different convention than the partyected just one month ago, with vice president kamala harris now at the top of the ticket. tonight, president biden will deliver the keynote address on night one. the president saying just a short time ago he is ready to pass the torch to vice president kamala harris. president biden late today at the podium where he will deliver what's being called a heart felt address tonight just 29 days after he dropped out of the race. vice president harris and her running t running, governor tim walz. outside the convention center, protesters gathering in chicago as well. some breaking through a barrier just a short time ago. first night of the convention, president biden and former secretary of state hillary clinton both speaking in prime time. and tonight here the new abc news "washington post" ipsos poll and where this presidential race now stands, kamala harris leading donald trump nationally 49-45. and tonight here the dramatic shift in the battleground states. we'll get into the numbers in a

all right, sue, thank you. >> the democratic national convention kicks off today in chicago. ile protesters are gathering for the many planned demonstrations, democrats are feeling a lot of momentum. new polling data shows vice president kamala harris leads donald trump nationally. abc news reporter jacqueline lee is live at the united center in chicago with what you can expect this week. good morning, jacqueline. >> amanda, good morning to you. you can feel the excitement throughout the entire city of chicago. it may be quiet right now here at the united center. that will change in just a few hours. and kamala harris says she is putting the final touches on her acceptance speech. the blue carpet is laid and sound checks are complete, and vice president kamala harris has arrived. the democratic national convention is ready to kick off its first day, welcoming more than 50,000 visitors to the city of chicago. >> i very much consider us the underdog. we have a lot of work to do to earn the vote of the american people. >> on the campaign trail, harris and walz completing a bus to