a live look at milwaukee right now, site of this year's democratic national convention. last night, delegates made joe biden the nominee. our live coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight with former secretary of state hillary clinton, democratic vice president joel -- vice presidential nominee, harris and former president -- kamala harris and former president barack obama. watch live or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. coverage,s uninterrupted from gavel-to-gavel, starts at 9:00 eastern standard time. here is the line above some of the speakers he will see. senator elizabeth warren once ran for the office. former secretary of state hillary clinton, the candidate from last election, former president barack obama, and you will hear the acceptance speech of the vice president pick, senator kamala harris, democrat of california. you can watch on c-span. c-span.org is how you follow along. our radio app is available, too. some of the responses of last night's event on facebook this morning, this is shiela

the life picture now where the democratic national convention kick off. a look at some of tonight's speakers. ♪ >> our live coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight. former president bill clinton and dr. jill biden. live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc. or listen with the free c-span radio app. your unfiltered view of politics. >> among the speakers and activities you can see tonight is the speed from former president bill clinton. rollcall oflso be a america among the states as part of the nomination process for joe biden ,representative alexana ocasio-cortez, and rounding out the night, the former second lady, dr. jill biden. there will be others within that timeframe. 9:00 is when it will start. those are the platforms you can follow along as well. when it comes to last night's coverage in the speakers, the washington post highlights some of the speakers. senator bernie sanders of vermont, also the former ohio republican governor john

president trump pun ching back after first night of the democratic national convention. >> i thought it was a very divisive speech. >> reporter: it was a night where democrats landed bloi after blow on the commander in chief headlined by the former first lady, michelle obama. >> he has had more than enough time to prover he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. he similarly cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: those last words, "it is what it is" an attack on trump's attack on the death toll in dun tri. >> it's true. it is what it is. they are dying. >> reporter: he's taking it from republicans as well. >> he was one of the most unfocused and undisciplined senior executives i've ever accounted. >> reporter: miles taylor was the former chief of staff serving in the job during the high profile and controversial child separation policy at the border just a few months removed from his time serving trump, he's now supporting biden. >> i'm confident that joe biden will protect the country. i'm confident he won't make

a live picture from milwaukee was -- wisconsin with a democratic national convention kicked off last night. here is a look at some of tonight's speakers. our live coverage of the democratic national convention continues tonight with congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, ormer president bill clinton, and former second lady dr. joe biden. live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc. c-span -- your unfiltered view of politics. now, "washington post reporters including dan ball, eugene robinson, take part in a virtual discussion on the democratic national convention. they review the first night, which included speeches by former first lady michelle obama and senator bernie sanders and discuss the conventions virtual format, maine political themes and they will look ahead to the second night of the convention that kicks off at 9:00 p.m. eastern. columnist --ost" moderates this discussion from earlier today. >> there is still so many unknowns around this virus. mr. biden: not only will america d

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day 3 of the democratic national convention is underway right now u.s. presidential nominee joe biden is to receive some of his most powerful and yet former president barack obama and biden's running mate come the porters in what is becoming a virtual event because of the coronavirus hundreds of palestinians in the gaza strip who've been protesting against the. full diplomatic ties with israel the 2 nations agreed to normalize relations under a deal brokered by the united states hamas which controls gaza or is accusing the united arab emirates of stopping palestinians in the back. continuing coverage of the democratic national convention coming up in about half an hour's time. so that you will see me on the bus on i'm a southern boy but i mean. it will take you on it but in a. sort of struck me on the individual and. from want to show because you like. to. play. yes armies. does that the. granite do it isn't as you would suspect it is if you go to the. i'll stick on a balloon be a good sign a sickening ending would negotiate it started with a. couple's n

welcome to live coverage of night three of the 2020 democratic national convention. tonight is the night of the convention, which is typically sort of the wild card, right? night three typically and tonight is vice president night. now, we know for sure that this vice presidential nomination will make history. the first woman of color to be nominated to a major party ticket. there have only been two people of color on a major party presidential ticket ever in this country. one of them, of course, chose joe biden as his running mate. now joe biden has chosen the other as his running mate. tonight we will hear from former president barack obama. he will be speaking live in what is expected to be a little bit of a barn burner of a speech. president obama's speech will precede the headline speaker of the night, senator kamala harris. she will be formally accepting the vice presidential nomination of her party, again making history in that moment. ahead of that acceptance speech, we will be speaking live here in just a few minutes with one of senator harris' lifelong frien

here's cnn's kate bennett. >> reporter: jill biden has given speeches at the democratic national conventionefore, but this time circumstances are different. and there's a lot more on the line. >>> when jill biden takes the stage tuesday for her primetime democratic convention speech, it will be the latest in a long line of remarks from a seasoned political spouse, school teacher and ph.d. earner. only this time for biden the stakes are even higher. >> i never felt this kind of urgency before. people have been coming up to me for months and saying, joe's got to win. joe's got to win. i mean, people seem like they're just -- they feel the division and the hatred and the bigotry that's in this country right now. and i think that people are exhausted by it. >> reporter: after four decades of marriage, the bidens present a united front. >> my name is joe biden. i'm jill biden's husband. >> jill jacobs married senator biden in 1977 five years after his first wife and baby daughter were tragically killed in an accident. jill took on the additional role of mother to biden's two young sons. >> we da

plus, we will have more coverage of the democratic national convention.t's all ahead. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: it's been more than six months since the coronavirus arrived here from china, at this point we know a lot about the disease, how it spreads and who is most likely to die from it, most importantly. no topic in recent memory has been studied more closely than this one. but we know a lot about this so you think this one topic would be one in which americans would be deeply knowledgeable, wuhan coronavirus. but no. just the opposite is true. most of us seem to know very little about it. why is that? because we've been lied to. a new study illustrates the effects of the relentless to disinformation campaign. the investment firm franklin templeton looked at what the public believes about the virus. they found that on average, americans believe that young people 44 and younger account for about a third of the coronavirus deaths. that's completely wrong. the truth isn't even close to that, the actual number is under 3%. not a third. under 3%. very few young people

california to make his case for joe biden kamala harris on this the final night of the democratic national conventionmy covenant is some -- instead he recorded a vestige. welcome to our special coverage of the democratic national convention, day >>> already, we have heard from several speakers. we have seen a tribute to the late congressman john lewis and heard of riches issues on race and voting. the focus this hour will be on joe biden's life and family. a biden's grandchildren and children are expected to make remarks and then joe biden himself makes his acceptance speech from the chase center there in wilmington, delaware. that's where

but again, on the day of the democratic national convention.ome of the changes highlighted by the new york times. "aside from the five major speeches from mr. biden, his wife, kamala harris, and the obamas, the average length of remarks will be just two minutes. mr. sanders will have an eight minute time slot from tonight. he plans to speak live from burlington, but has recorded in case there are technical difficulties." the story goes on to say "there will be a montage featuring the 2020 candidates, a 30 minute roll call, and, toughest of all for a political class that enjoys few things more than talking on camera, strict time limits. speeches will be live. live on tapeill be . unlike a typical national political gathering where action takes place at a party breakfast or arena concourse, the event will be run out of a control room inside the convention center." we showed you a little bit of what that control room atmosphere will look like from the milwaukee journal sentinel video they provided on their website. if you would like a look. from m

convention. i'm amy goodman. joe biden has accepted the democratic party's presidential nominatition. speaeaking in his home statate f delaware on the last night of an unprecedented virtual democratic national convention, the former vice president urged the united states to "overcome this season of darkness" as the country faces four simultaneous crises, the covid pandemic, the worst economic crisis since the depression, climate change, and systemic racism. mr. biden: history will be able end of this american here tonight. i promise you. andndyou and god bless you god protecect our trtroops. 70 national security directors s have endndorsed joe biden. the staging ground for the u.s. back contras in nicaragua. we will air highlights of the democratic national convention and speak with ben jealous and cornell west. the u.s. recorded more thahan a thousand daily coronavirus deaths the united states still thursday. leads the world in both deaths, officially more than 174,000, and confirmed cases with more than five and a half million. public health officials say the true toll is far higher. on thursday, cdc director robert redfield estimated as much as 18% ofof the u.s. population has already be

live coverage of the democratic national convention. it is 10:00 p.m. k as we enter the final hour of the convention. the theme is america's promise. we have been hearing speakers emphasize the unity of the party behind its efforts to unseat president donald trump. this hour will build to the climax when we hear from the person will be nominated for the president of the united states. he is joe biden. still with us are rick davis and jeanne zaino. rick, you have talked to people who have run campaigns. you have run some yourself. are people saying it is going well, not so well? rick: i think it is mixed. there are parts of it that people in the business love. the roll call was one of the things most people thought was exceptionally well done and really added a lot of the viral nature of the convention. what a great way to see the country and hear from those people. there have been some highlights. most are like me. they are fascinated by the fact that we have come to this moment and have an all electronic convention. i would say that the democrats had th

the democratic national convention, it will be clear we have a big contrast in agenda. after the democrat convention, there are 3 things i know. they hate president trump and they want to raise your taxes and defund the police. we love america. we thank this is an exceptional country. a more perfect union that can take the life of a tim scott going from cotton to congress in one lifetime. that's amazing. nikki haley. these are the stories of america and what bring people to a party of lincoln. the next 4 years will be even be better than the 4 before. >> bret: you are correct. we heard a lot of policy in the first night of the rnc. but there was not a republican platform. the names said why would the candidates define themselves thoroughly? because trump is so unpopular that his party embraced him so tightly. why is that not a platform? >> that's just not true. bill clinton won by 43%. if you look at the platform. because we are in the middle of covid and i am the chair of the convention, we were just down in charlotte. we agreed to the platform we had before. you could

it's not discussed at the democratic national convention. liberty is not dissused. it's a big hate fest. i want people to know what is in this tournament. it's 110 pages long how they will destroy your country. they want to retrofit americans homes and building to stop carbon dioxide. that's what you exhale and plants use it to create oxygen. encourage more publicly owned broadband networks. they want them unionized and have baseball fits. create a postal banking system for low-income families. bail out states and cities. $15 nationwide minimum wage. elimination of right to work laws in states. this is their proposal. domesticic workers bill of rights and guarantees the public sector unions. guaranteed paid sick leave and family leave. redistribution of wealth through taxation. federal government will provide affordable housing. federal involvement this local zoning decisions. retool assembly lines for zero emission vehicle. bye, detroit. all 500,000 school buses in america transition to zero emission. massive regulations of fossil fuels leading to blackouts like in

we the people. >> we the people of the united states. >> we the people call the 48th democratic national convention to order. >> reporter: with that the democratic national convention kicked off. the night was headlined by senator bernie sanders. >> if donald trump is reelected, all the progress we have made will be in jeopardy. >> reporter: and former first lady michelle obama. >> if we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. >> reporter: other speakers highlighted why they believe joe biden is the best choice to lead the country through challenges of the coronavirus. >> our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent. it couldn't fight off the virus. in fact, it didn't even see it coming. >> reporter: the economic fallout. >> it's crucial that we rally together to fight this virus and build our economy back better. >> reporter: and racial injustice. >> we must always find ourselves in what john lewis called good trouble. >> reporter: night one was also designed to show case support across the political spectrum. four repub

>>the democratic national convention kicks off tonight and party officials are warning viewers, it's going to be very unconventional is not a normal convention. it's the complete opposite of the louisiana, democratic congressman cedric richmond says for the next 4 days americans continue nightly for a 2 hour production live streamed from milwaukee is a very concise and its own breathing aid. >>speaking roles. i bernie sanders speaks for 8 minutes tonight's lineup of speakers includes a list of high-profile democrats like vermont senator bernie sanders and former first lady michelle obama. >>but also a few republicans i just don't think this is working for our country. and we need a new direction, former ohio governor john k sick a 2016 republican candidate for president speaks tonight. he told cnn that his speech will focus on uniting all americans behind me biden harris take it as an opportunity to say to people that everything in life doesn't revolve around your political party that it it's ok. >>the takeoff a partisan had if you think it's for the good of the country richmond says

back in the temporal world, it is day four of the democratic national convention.t is time to consider what we have learned so far. we see an awful lot this week, wash elizabeth warren promise to bring peace to indian country, a lady called in from their $11 million summer home. we met gender-transcend into mermaid queen-king who dreamt of a world without police or prisons. post-makeover sandy cortez nominate a man she referred to see mysteriously as "bernard sanders" for president. what is it all mean? one thing it does not amount to is a coherent ideological framework or logical governing strategy. that's about the only thing they agree on. joe biden himself doesn't have particularly strong views on anything these days except maybe and no one in the room likes kamala harris and no one in the roowhatexactly do these people n common? they are all deeply and personally unhappy. this is the coalition of the miserable. it's hard to know precisely what went wrong for these people. some of them are mad at their fathers, for others life didn't turn out the way they hoped

tonight at 9:00 eastern during a three -- during night three. ♪ our live coverage of the democratic national conventiontinues tonight with former secretary of state hillary clinton, democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris and former president barack obama. watch live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> for only the third time in u.s. history, a major political party is nominating a woman to be there vice presidential candidate. the first was a 1984, when democrats told geraldine ferraro -- chose geraldine ferraro. alaska governor sarah palin three here either convention speeches. when nominated, geraldine ferraro was representing queens, new york, for three terms as a member of the u.s. house. she took night classes at the university to earn a law degree and later work as an assistant district

overnight, a democratic national convention like no other. former first lady michelle obama giving the keynote address like the rest of the dnc virtually. >> if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we don't make a change in this election. >> reporter: the former first lady urgently warning -- >> we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> reporter: democrats challenged to capture the enthusiasm and party unity without a crowd. headliners included leaders in the fight against covid-19 -- >> now we need a leader as good as our people, a leader who appeals to the best within us, not the worst. >> reporter: to kristen orkeza, a woman whose father died from the virus. >> his only pre-existing condition was trusting donald trump and for that he paid with his life. >> reporter: and ranged from across the ideological spectrum from self-proc

mandate and this is something that was really pushed hard in just the 1st day of the democratic national convention they need to show decisively that the country is not behind ol trump and is for the democrats the u.s. is going through a difficult situation on many levels what we're talking points at the democrats tonight i mean the recent history have bass has basically served up their platform on a silver platter in the most tragic of ways because of course the pandemic has completely changed the tone and everything this campaign is focused on and then the of course the economic consequences of the pandemic and the pen demick leads to the democrats' core issue of health care and getting more health care access to everyone and of course the economic side of things good jobs are people the trump ministration let's talk talk a lot about the stock market how well it's doing and how well it's rebounded of course democrats mostly rightly note that the stock market is not the economy that there are still lots of trouble out there people are still struggling and of course there are other the other big th

>>people call a 48 foot grainy old democratic national convention daughter. >>i can still see the flag of the united states of america in the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >>my name is reverend w inside. let us pray. almighty god. we confess that our nation needs you and has always needed you. we pray for your blessing upon all of us. republicans independents and democrats as we strive to form a more perfect union. we pray for the strength guidance and wisdom. we recognize that we are living in challenging times that call us to live up to the highest angels of our national character. as we confront the turbulent winds of a global pandemic economic uncertainty and civil discord may your gracious hand lead us to the peaceful shores of love. justice and civility. help us oh lord to be ever mindful of the most vulnerable among us from our golden generation to our youngest children. they want to see him you got this to our veterans from our health care workers to our school teachers. give us a heart

to this year's convention, cnn's jessica dean tells us what to watch for. >> the 2020 democratic national convention is set to kick off on monday. and this is going to be a convention, unlike any convention we've ever seen. as democrats work around the pandemic, and work to make sure everyone is socially distanced and safe. as they, also, try to rev up the democratic party and build support around joe biden and kamala harris. and we are getting details on, logistically, how this might work. we're told, first, that there are four different sets that they will be using. los angeles, new york, here in wilmington, delaware. and then, milwaukee, which is where the full convention was originally slated to take place. in addition to that, there will be speakers from all across america from different historic sites that will be giving their speeches, which we're told will be much shorter than we are used to seeing at these conventions. these will be more like two to five minutes. we're used to seeing more like 10 to 15 minutes. additionally to that, different members of the party will be able to set up thos

paying rent, all the problems with covid-19 -- that covid-19 has w ♪ of the coverage democratic national conventionontinues tonight with former secretary of state hillary clinton, vice presidential nominee kamala harris, in former president barack obama. watch live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at 9:00 on c-span, live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ week,hington journal this getting the reaction to the democratic national convention and news of the day. morning, the final night of the democratic national convention npv joe's acceptance speech with a political , and issues important to union members in campaign 2020. hisrities usa chair on super pac's role in campaign 2020. washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion and be sure to watch the democratic convention at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, listed with the c-span radio app, or watch on demand at c-span.org/dnc, also at the web, and sign up for our newsletter, offering a synopsis of the events. ♪

day two of the democratic national convention. pecial coverage of the democratic national convention. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. the second hours just getting underway. the theme is leadership matters and like last night it is virtual and delegates are casting their vote through video officially choosing joe biden as the democratic nominee for president. former president bill clinton already spoken we are expecting to hear from doctor joe biden who will address the convention from the high school in delaware where she taught english in the 1990s. >> this is a live look from the feed, the virtual world all is happening as we speak. let's bring in our political order. what are we expecting tonight? >> if you ever wanted a clear indication of how different this is and how an orthodox because it is virtual, this is normally the most rousing part of the convention as they are doing the roll call and people are cheering and announcing their delegates and their votes and instead we get these prepackaged videos that we se

that's coming up on washington journal. ♪ >> our live coverage of the democratic national convention s tonight with congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, former president bill clinton, and former second lady dr. jill biden. live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight at liveeastern on c-span, streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc, or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ >> the presidents, available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book, from public affairs. presents biographies of every president, inspired by conversations with historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. in this presidential election year, as americans decide who should lead our country, this offers perspectives into the lives and events that forged each president's leadership style. to learn more about all our presidents and the book's featured historians, visit c-span.org/thepresidents. available wherever books are sold. continues.journal host: our first guest of this hour is aimee allison, the founder of she the peop

live coverage of the democratic national convention this week and to the republican national conventiontch live on c-span. .atch online and live listen live on the radio -- c-span radio app. sign up for our newsletter word for word at c-span.org/connect. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ presidents, available in hardback, hardcover and e-book. of everyts biographies president inspired by conversations with noted historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. in this election year as americans decide who should lead our country, this provides perspectives into the lives and events that forged each presidents leadership style. c-span.org/thepresidents. available wherever books are sold. >> washington journal continues. host: you may have noticed this week in the coverage of the dnc we have been featuring progressive guests here talking about the candidacy of joe biden and other issues. when our coverage happens of the republican national convention, you can expect republicans discussing various aspects of president trump. you can expect that next w

let's watch some of the scenes from this past democratic national convention. el] >> it was 144 years ago. that members of the democratic party first met in convention to select a presidential candidate. our meeting this week is a continuation of that tradition. but there is something different about tonight. there's something special about tonight. what is different, what is special? i, barbara jordan, am a keynote speaker. [applause] when -- [applause] a lot of years have passed since 1832. and during that time, it would have been most unusual for any national political party to ask a barbara jordan to deliver a keynote address. but tonight, here i am. and i feel -- [applause] i feel that notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the american dream need not forever be deferred. [applause] >> we are in the tradition of america, a tradition of pioneering, of adventure, of optimism, confidence, a tradition of caring and sharing. that is the character of america, and that is the story of the democratic party. this party

day one of the democratic national convention. democrats are set to make history as the party nominates kamala harris, the first black and indian american woman as vice president. they aim to promote unity. we get more from cnn's jessica dean in wilmington, delaware. >> reporter: christine and laura, the 2020 democratic national convention kicks off this morning, and it is going to be unlike anything we have ever seen when it comes to political conventions. we do know like they normally do, there will be various theemts. this is we the people. it will include a host of people that range the spectrum including bernie sanders, michelle obama and former republican governor john kasich from ohio. really a spectrum there. we're also getting a sense of how this will work, los angeles, new york, milwaukee and here in wilmington, delaware, where we're told joe biden and kamala harris will both be accepting their nominations. we're told there will be speakers spread out all across the country. it will tie into themes that the speakers will

you back here at 10:00 tonight eastern time for live coverage of the speakers of the democratic national convention up when you stay with fox news tonight for your latest in democracy 2020. see you soon, everybody. a couple hours away. ♪ ♪ speeches of the democratic national convention start tonight in about an hour. bernie sanders, michelle obama, john kasich on deck, used to work here at >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." it's amazing how quickly a civilization goes backward. it takes just a moment to destroy it. as it turns out, that can happen anywhere.

. >> the democratic national convention just getting started. coming up, a look at the message democrats are trying to send before voters cast their balance lots. >>> and congress is being called back to washington. the legislation aimed at stopenning changes at the u.s. postal service ahead of the november election. >> santa cruz county marks a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. it's a development that should make folks happy. and a live look at traffic on the san mateo bridge tonight. and there was almost none. right now it's moving, as you can see, very smoothly. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 will be right back. >>> tonight in the kickoff of the democratic national convention with democrats gathering virtually. this is a live look at the convention's live stream. actress eva longoria is questioning people. this is a four-day event, and it will feature some of the biggest names in the democratic party, including tonight michelle obama and bernie sanders. even a few republicans, as well, including former presidential candidat

the democratic national convention will get underway tonight to nominate joe biden, but hardly any speakers will be there in person. >> it will be almost an entirely virtual event. >> there will be no convention floor packed with delegates, no cheering, applause and no balloon drop. >> don't expect anything quite like this at this year's convention. or that. >> they won't be fun. they were so much fun. and i don't mean just for me, i think the audience watched the craziness and enjoyed that. >> trevor: that's right. for the first time ever, the conventions are going virtual, which means no crowds, no dancing, no balloon drops and definitely no bill clinton kissing booth. honestly, i'm kind of looking forward to watching speeches without the crowd cheering every other sentence because everything at these conventions gets a standing ovation. anything -- does anyone drive a 2015 kia sorento? ( cheers and applause ) no, your lights are on. ( chanting lights are on, light are on ) on the other hand, we have to admit a convention that takes place over zoom doesn't have the same juice. imagine if

10:00 tonight eastern time for live coverage of the speakers of the democratic national convention and analysis. all that coming up when you stay with fox news tonight for your latest in democracy 2020. see you soon, everybody. a couple hours away. ♪ ♪ speeches of the democratic national convention start tonight in about an hour. bernie sanders, michelle obama, john kasich on deck, used to work here at >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." it's amazing how quickly a civilization goes backward. it takes just a moment to destroy it. as it turns out, that can happen anywhere. just three months ago, this was a different country. whatever its problems, america in the spring of 2020 was making good on its basic principle. all men are created equal in the eyes of god and in the laws of the united states. most people believe that was true. that's why they came here. this country offered opportunities and safeties to everyone regardless of what they looked like. we were proud of that. we had a right to be proud. and then, over memorial day, a man died in police custod

affects fewer than 70 people in the entire world. >>> first, our powerhouse nint o of the democratic national convention> welcome back. we are taking a live look at wilmington, delaware, where joe biden will accept the nomination tomorrow night. day two of the democratic national convention reached its pinnacle last night with a powerful lineup of speakers from former president bill clinton and colin powell to jill biden. >> our roundtable panel of experts did quite a bit of weighing in as well. here's a lightning round. >> dr. jill biden. how are you? >> with a hug from her husband in a class she taught. love of my life and the rock of our family. she never gives herself much credit, but the truth is she's the strongest person i know. >> i thought the most powerful part of the entire speech tonight was the end. when vice president biden walked in, put his arm around his wife. you could see the genuine affection between the two of them. that's really a partnership. one of the things that america wants in a challenging time like this, in a crisis, is they want people who they believe they can trust to le

hello again this is al jazeera and these are the top stories the 1st day of the democratic national convention in the u.s. has come to an end former 1st lady michelle obama and their nonsense about the saunders were among a number of prominent democrats giving speeches they gave damning reviews of donald trump's term as president while throwing their support behind joe biden. if you think things cannot possibly get worse trust me they can and they will if we don't make a change in this election if we have any hope of ending this chaos we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depended on it i know joe he is a profoundly decent man guided by faith he was a terrific vice president he knows what it takes to rescue an economy beat back a pandemic and lead our country our investor has moved from the white house it was. a searing indictment of donald trump and i suspect if it been played in a hall in a normal convention there would have been a lot of applause lines but that was quite a dummy assessment of the last 4 years from the former 1st lady now the belorussian president has told strikin

from milwaukee were the democratic national convention is going on this week.amala harris officially accepted the vice presidential nomination as you just saw. tonight is the final night of the meeting with joe biden expected to formally accept the present shall nomination. he will deliver his comments from the chase center in delaware. here is a look at the rest of the lineup for tonight. it means the world to me and my family and i will see you on thursday. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] >> tonight is the last night of the historic first ever virtual democratic national convention. watch our live coverage at 9 p.m. eastern with 2020 presidential democratic nomination joe biden's acceptance speech and speeches by former south bend mayor pete buttigieg and atlanta mayor. theh live coverage of democratic convention tonight at 9:00 p.m.te

bret baier and i will be there for night two of the democratic national convention coming coming up. see you then. ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." day two of the democratic national convention will start shortly. tonight former president bill clinton, alexandria ocasio-cortez, sandy, will speak. that ought to be worth watching. we'll have live coverage of all that throughout the night right here o on fox news. turns out that only two kinds of people in the world, those who enjoy mandatory corporate diversity seminars and those who don't. if you find yourself in the former category, you must have loved last night's democratic convention. the preachy self-righteousness, the condescension, the shameless lying. the strange mixture of guilt and aggression. probably all felt refreshingly familiar to you. for everyone else, though, it was a massive turnoff. the whole thing seems like the weirdest infomercial ever made. at one point they dragged out grouchy old john kasich, a man with the charm of a high school science teacher, to try to sell you things. no

public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> and now a of the democratic national convention. wisconsin democratic representative when more talks about posting a virtual convention and the issues that will be addressed throughout the week which include the economy and social injustice. strategistc discusses the importance of attracting a range of voters from different parts of the political spectrum, including progressives and republicans. and also julia manchester looks into t

live from new york city and across the country, the democratic national convention. now reporting, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> good evening and welcome to day two of the democ national convention. a racti night designed by the democrats to bridge the past and future of the party. coming off michelle obama's fierce call to action last night, dr. jill biden will introduce herself to much of the country tonight. we've s

our country and we need a new direction. >> we'll hear tomorrow when you address the democratic national convention us. >> always great, wolf. thank you for your work. >> thank you. thanks for everything you do as well. >>> tomorrow's democratic national convention kicks off with joe biden supporters across the democratic spectrum. you'll hear from the former first lady michelle obama, senator bernie sanders, governor andrew cuomo, many more. governor kasich, you just heard. don't miss the first night of the democratic national convention. coverage starts tomorrow night, 8 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> and the streets belarus, happening right now. [ chanting ] >>> and newly reelected leader held a demonstration of his own. we have that story. live from minutesk. we'll be right back. come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. [♪] when you have diabetes, managing your blood sugar is crucial. n-n-n-no-no try boost glucose control. the patented blend is clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels. it provides 60% more protein than the leading diabetes nutrition

be well. >> live coverage of the democratic national convention all this week on c-span. join us every night before the convention for memorable speeches from past conventions. watch democratic senators speaking at republican conventions, first ladies addressing the delegates today through thursday, only on c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> former first lady michelle obama and 2020 presidential candidate senator bernie sanders address the democratic national convention tonight. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc. or listen with the free c-span radio app. the span, your unfiltered view of politics -- c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> the house of representatives is currently on a work period, but nancy pelosi has decided to call members back to work on legislation concerning the u.s. postal service. they will gather the session saturday morning at 10:00 eastern with first votes expected about an hour later. watch the debates and votes live here on c-span. >> you are watching c-span, your

those conversations, coming up on "washington journal." ♪ live coverage of the democratic national convention this week on c-span. join us every night before the convention for memorable speeches from past conventions. watch democratic senator speaking at past conventions, first ladies addressing delegates, today through 6:30 p.m. on c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. communicators," surely bloomfield, ceo of ntca on expanding broadband into rural areas and the challenges providers face. >> my broadband providers literally kicked into action immediately and not only thought about how they can continue to operate safely and keep staff safe, but they also had to spend time thinking about how to i get the school kids who do not have connectivity online? they were getting calls and demands from providers, customers or not yet customers, who realized they need connectivity or that they needed higher-speed. and then importantly they serve a lot of communities economically impacted by covid and really had to work through how do you connect people and know that you are not necessarily going to

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night one of the democratic national convention. the pandemic that's still spreading across our country, this was, as you know, the first ever zoom meeting of a convention. as of tonight, there have been, lest we need the reminder, over 5.4 million cases of coronavirus discovered in our country with over 171,000 of our fellow citizens dead. the pandemic was, of course, a major topic in tonight's convention. tonight's keynote speaker, as you've been hearing, former first lady michelle obama, said president trump downplayed the virus for too long, and she added this. >> as honest and clear as i possibly can, donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. >> here for our leadoff discussion on this very busy monday night, phil rucker, pulitzer prize-winning bureau chief for "the washington post," co-author along with his stable colleagu