Then, naacp president and ceo Derrick Johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. Washington journal is next. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. That took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the Democratic Party. Just some of the activities on night two of the Democratic National convention. Watch our coverage of night three starting at 9 00 tonight on cspan, cspan. Org, and follow along on our cspan radio app. In the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. In the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. If you support joe biden, 202 7488
The american future, solving the great problems over time and the spread of the coronavirus to the highs and lows of the economy and onto the election, 2020 will continue to be a process of change, he is here today to discuss his book and his thoughts on america, we now invite you to enjoy our Virtual Program coming to you from our air force one academy oval office with Newt Gingrich and Reagan Foundation Institute Executive director john hi bush. Newt gingrich, terrific to have you with us at the Reagan Library, as you know we originally had planned to have you in person as we have so many times but i want you to know when this pandemic is behind the senior people to travel and be safe we would love to have you out at the Reagan Library again with your new book. Thank you so much for joining us today. Im going to say im a huge fan of the Reagan Library and particularly the educational work that you do in the way that you create learning experiences for young people and i do not rememb
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Discussion on racial justice. Here is Actress Eva Longoria leading off the first day of the convention. Ms. Longoria good evening. And eva longoria guest on welcome to the 2020 Democratic National convention, uniting america. Every four years we come together to unite our democracy. This year we come to save it. It is going to take all of us, so tonight we stand together united by the values we cherish decency, respect, justice, and the opportunity to rise up. We always hear that line about this being the most important election of our lifetimes, but this year, it really is. The past few months have tested us all. We have lost more than 170,000 family members and friends to covid. This tragedy is compounded by the loss of jobs and income. But it is not just the past few months. The past four years have left us, as a nation, diminished and divided. And yet in the middle of the fear and sorrow and the uncertainty, people have come together. Because they know we are better than this. Amer
Justice, andect, the opportunity to rise up. We always hear that line about this being the most important election of our lifetimes, but this year, it really is. The past few months have tested us all. We have lost more than 170,000 family members and friends to covid. This tragedy is compounded by the loss of jobs and income. But it is not just the past few months. The past four years have left us, as a nation, diminished and divided. And yet in the middle of the fear and sorrow and the uncertainty, people have come together. Because they know we are better than this. America is better than this. And so we choose to act, inspired by the three sacred words that breathe life into our nation. We the people. Ok. I am ready. Lets go. Are we ready . I think i learned it in middle school. Can i say this in spanish . Line,uld i read just this or the whole thing . Strength. Liberty. Lets do this. We the people. We the people. We the people. We the people. We the people. We the people of the Un