well, good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. on the morning of november 3, millions of americans woke up to find that the man they voted for was elected president. [l you millions of other americans millions of other americans, they almost [cheers] [cheers]pointmen almost in equal numbers woke upr to a great disappointment.at leo for those americans, there was at least one saving grace. the man who had been the dynamic voice of the democratic convention, the keynote speaker, the man who spoke of big dreams in his own life, and big dreams elr his country, had actually been eleeccted, the senator from illinois. [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause]tonigh barack that man is our guest tonight. barack obama.spoke o [cheers]is in his convention speech, he spoke of his father. a foreign student raised in aer village in kenya. he spoke of his grandfather, a domestic servant. and he spoke of the journey has taken in his own life.d that story, which brings him here