Running mate, Kamala Harris. The speakers will include a number of candidates in this race, senator cory booker of new jersey, the former mayor of south bend indiana, the buttigieg, and michael bloomberg. Joe biden will deliver his speech in a 10 00 p. M. East coast time our. East coast time our. Gavin newsom will not be attending. Canceling plans because of the wildfires in central and northern california. Emily larson is following all of this for the washington examiner. She joins us from her home in allington, virginia. You say that the former Vice President will not be out staged with the other speakers tonight. He is still in the residence. He will make his way to the chase center later tonight. What does the Vice President need to do tonight . I think this is a big moment for joe biden. Hes been looking forward to this for 33 years. , harris was a saw very less eager, but she was a little bit out staged by president obama, who had a very stark warning about democracy in america a
Convention. We also heard speeches by senators cory booker, tammany duckworth and former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buge gig. 40tham hereby calling the session to order. Welcome to this final session of this historic and memorable convention. The 40th National Convention to order 48th National Convention to order. Every year, every four years we have come we come together to reform our democracy. We say we fight for a more Perfect Union because were fighting for the soul of the country and for our lives. Right now that fight is real. As as our next president and Vice President. Donald trump is the worst donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove he can do the job. He has is over his head. He simpe need him to be for us. It is what it is. Carry on the fight for justice. Our action will be their legacy. We just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. Leadership
It is an issue for the next election. Announcer catherine gale, sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. Announcer the Washington Post hosted a discussion on this weeks Democratic National convention in the president ial race. Reporters and columnists discussed joe bidens speech and what to expect that next weeks Republican Convention. Good morning. Welcome to first look. The onestop shop for news and analysis all about the Democratic Convention. Join me each morning for uptodate information from Washington Post reporters, followed by commentary from prominent Washington Post columnists and contributors. We are starting this morning after the Democratic Convention with the man we started with. Joining the conversation is Washington Post fact checker. Good morning, welcome. Good morning. With you. Start give me your initial reaction to the speech last night by former Vice President and now democratic president ial nominee, joe biden. I thought it was a very strong speech, proba
Donald trump isnt responsible for the coronavirus but he does bear responsibility for the response. We have a health crisis, economic crisis, i wont fan the flames of hate. No justice, no peace. Do you believe there is systemic racism in law enforcement. Absolutely, but its not just in law enforcement, its acrosstheboard. The answer is yes. The answer is absolutely. This election isnt just about defeating donald trump. Its about building this country back better. Dont give up hope. I promise you were coming back. Odonnell good evening, we are just 70 days away from election day when america will decide if done all trump or joe biden resfour years. Im Norah Donnell in washington d. C. And tonight is night one of the Democratic National convention. For the first time in history it is a virlt all Virtual Convention, this is one of the most challenging times in our nations history, the worst economic crisis since the great depression, racial strife not seen since the 19 60s, and the most S
Washington post, this is one half hour. Good morning. I am jonathan capehart. Welcome to first look. The onestop shop for news and analysis all about the Democratic Convention. Join me each morning for uptodate information from Washington Post reporters, followed by commentary from prominent Washington Post columnists and contributors. We are starting this morning after the Democratic Convention with the man we started with. Glenn kessler, good morning and welcome. Dan, i will start with you. Give me your initial reaction to the speech last night by former Vice President and now democratic president ial nominee, joe biden. Dan i thought it was a very strong speech, probably one of the best speeches of a former Vice President and now democratic nominee has given his long career. This has been a pretty successful convention up to last night. But all conventions eventually depend on the performance of the nominee. There are questions about whether biden was going to rise to that moment. I