[ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in rolling meadows, illinois. Its a suburb of chicago. Some weather, huh . Im here to meet two brothers whose strange inheritance had some serious strings attached. My name is justin snyder. And in 2006, our friend and mentor bill fosser passed away, leaving my brother and me a sort of Chicago Institution his puppet opera. Hi, justin. Im jamie. Jamie, nice to meet you. Im told that you have something that i may never see again. Here, follow me. I will. Justin leads me behind the scenes of a most unusual opera house. All these boxes here contain costumes for various, different productions. Wow this is my kind of wardrobe. If only it came in my size. The costumes are so small because the players taking the stage arent the supersized tenors and sopranos you expect to see at the opera. Theyre 16inch puppets. The maestro behind this pintsize production, justins boss, the late bill fosser. Who was bill fosser . Bill fosser taught
Who kicked off tonight with a keynote. Plus two former president s, jimmy carter and bill clinton. And one of americas most prominent republicans, general colin powell. It is also a night for some traditional Convention Business and like Everything Else this year, its being done in a brand new way. The roll call of the states from the states. Starting with alabama, in selma. Delaware will secure the nomination for favorite son joe biden at the close. Lets check in now with the state of nebraska. A lot of us dont have paid sick leave or even quality protective equipment. We are human beings, not robots, not disposable. We want to help you feed your family, but we need a president that will have our backs. Nebraska casts 33 votes for our next president , joe biden. Nevada. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key torecovery. Joe biden knows its not enough to praise them, we have to reward them. So, lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workerss and safer wo
, mother to luke and daughterinlaw of our 45th president donald j. Trump. Tonight, i come to you simply as an american. My life began like many, i grew up in North Carolina, my parents were Small Business owners and work hard to make sure that my brother and i had everything we needed, and not every thing we wanted. Me to believesed that in america i can achieve anything with hard work and determination. I should dream big. I did. Those very dreams are what led me to new york city. I had heard the adage if i can make it there, i can make it anywhere. I intended to do just that. Never in one million years that i think i would be on this stage tonight and i certainly never thought i would end up with the last name trump. My seventh grade english teacher used to tell us, believe none of what you hear, half of what you read, and only what you are there to witness firsthand. The meaning of those words never fully weighed on me until i met my husband and the trump family. Had ofconceived not
During the final evening of the Democratic National convention. From earlier today, this is 25 minutes. Good morning. Thank you for being with us on the final day of the democratic convention. From the biden campaign, we have kate bedingfield, Deputy Campaign manager and medications director, simone sanders, senior advisor, congresswoman rochester of delaware, and mayor, eric our city, eric garcetti, of los angeles. After their remarks during the q a, you can click raise your hand to ask a question. With that, i will kick it over to kate. You, everybody, for joining us. Welcome to day four, our final day of the democratic convention. I know that you all do not want it to end. We dont, either, but we promise tonight will be very, very special. Throughout this convention, we have heard from leaders past and present, advocates and Everyday Americans about standing up and fighting for what you believe in. Last night, we heard from former president barack obama and our now official Vice Pre
Men and women of remarkable character and fortitude. Fueledaordinary spirit the dreams they held. That spirit lived on to win liberty in the revolution, and bold and the underground railroads, strengthened the brave souls of normandy, it endured with those who gallantly fought the spread of communism, and on 9 11, that same spirit was found in the men and women storming the gates to save precious lives. Heroism thrives in the presence of tyranny, disaster. It is stronger than antivirus. Then any virus. What there are those who seek to erase history and deconstruct the american ideal, remake america into something it was never intended to be. The spirit of heroism stands in the breach, lives in the heart, it breathes in the soul and is woven into the courageous fabric of americans like you. It preserves liberty. It strengthens families. It empowers the extraordinary. The spirit of heroism inspires us to act when others are in need. To build the right things. Join us tonight. Dream heroi