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Rdf president of the United States. Amy moments after sanders spoke , hundreds of his delegates walked out in protest. [chanting walk out ] amy we will get the latest from the dnc and speak to Illinois Congress member Luis Gutierrez and the actor and activist danny glover. All that and more, coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Hillary clinton has secured the Democratic Partys president ial nomination, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in u. S. History even as the nominating process was marked by dissent on the Convention Floor. During the roll call vote, Bernie Sanders joined the vermont delegation and then moved to give clinton the partys president ial nomination by acclamation. Chair, irs madam moved that the convention suspend the procedural rules. I move that all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record, and i move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States. Amy but hundreds of sanders supporters walked off the Convention Floor in protest and headed to the nearby media tent. This is vermont delegate shyla nelson. This is an entirely organic, grassroots effort among a group ,f delegates who are hearing increasingly, deep concerns from constituents that their voices were not going to be heard at this convention, and a feeling of moral obligation to ensure we do what we can to represent them. Amy the sanders delegates later took over the media tent and held a sitin. Many taped their mouse shut taped their mouths shut with the word silenced written in marker over the tape. Meanwhile, inside the Convention Center, former president bill clinton spoke about Hillary Clinton. Mr. Clinton i were tart to give you an america where nobody is invisible or counted out, but for this time, hillary is see the qualified to opportunities and reduce the risks we place, and she is still the best dohrn change maker i have ever known. Amy later, Hillary Clinton addressed the Convention Center via video stream. Her video began with an image of a glass montage of all 44 male president s shattering, symbolizing the shattering of the Glass Ceiling. Mrs. Clinton what an incredible honor this has given me, and i can not believe we just at the biggest crack in that Glass Ceiling yet. Thanks to you and to everyone who fought so hard to make this possible. This is really your victory. This is really your night. And if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, womanbecome the first president , but one of you is next. Amy that was Hillary Clinton speaking via video stream from new york. Outside the Convention Center here in philadelphia, crowds demonstrated late into the night. The media collective unicorn riot reports authorities used pepper spray against crowds protesting outside the gates of the Convention Center. It also reports Green Party Vice president ial candidate, former, Cheri Honkala was arrested. Meanwhile, across philadelphia, thousands of people protested during the day tuesday. In north philadelphia, hundreds marched for hours in the heat in a black resistance march demanding an end to Police Brutality and state violence. Kumanyikas cheri speaking about Hillary Clintons 1996 comments, in which she called some black youth super predators. It is actually a policy she lobbied for and her husband pushed through, which resulted in people being incarcerated and tremendous levels. That is why the language we hear about a broken system, for a system to be broken, it had to work. This policing and criminal justice has never worked in the United States of america. Amy hundreds more protested at city hall tuesday. Virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe told politico tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton would support the Trans Pacific partnership if she is elected president. Mcauliffe is a close friend of the clintons. When asked by politico if clinton would change her position and support the deal if elected, mcauliffe said, yes, listen, she was in support of it. There were specific things in it she wants fixed. Clinton had supported the deal, but then came out opposing it last october amid the close primary against Bernie Sanders, who has long opposed the tpp. Meanwhile, nate silvers 538 blog is reporting Hillary Clinton and donald trump are now equally unpopular among the american public. A recent gallup poll shows the two candidates had the exact same unfavorability rating of 58 . Throughout the election season, multiple polls have shown both candidates to be historically unpopular. This comes as president obama has said its possible trump may win in november. This is obama speaking with nbcs savannah guthrie. President obama anything is possible. It is the nature of democracy that until those votes are cast and the american people, you know, have their say, we do not know. Amy more than 40 people people were arrested tuesday in front of the Governors Mansion in st. Paul, minnesota, protesting the Police Killing of Philando Castile in nearby Falcon Heights earlier this month. Demonstrators have been camped in front of the mansion for weeks. On tuesday, officers made arrests after telling protesters they could not have tents, tarps or chairs anything that could , be used for an occupation. Meanwhile, in rochester, new york, some of the more than 70 people arrested at a black lives matter protest there earlier this month appeared in court tuesday. Among them was 22yearold sapphire williams, who was arrested at the protest while speaking on camera with a local tv reporter. She and her lawyer said tuesday she will fight her charges. If i know and understand my rights as a u. S. Senate send, as i learned them to be, it is absolutely injustice and wrong. Of the video is quite disturbing, to see somebody can be going about their business and utilizing the First Amendment right, and then because of what they said, someone said my do not like that and i am going to arrest them. That is what happened. She is entitled to walk into court on august 3 and have this case dismissed immediately. Amy meanwhile, former basketball star Michael Jordan has spoken out for the first time about police violence. A Statement Released by jordan said, as a proud american and a black man, i have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African Americans at the hands of Law Enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. On tuesday, jordan donated 1 million to the Naacp Legal Defense Fund and another 1 million to the International Association of chiefs of police. Isis is taking credit for the slaying of a french priest in normandy on tuesday. Witnesses said two men came into the church during a Morning Service and slit the throat of 85yearold father Jacques Hamel as parishioners watched in horror. Police who arrived at the church shot the two attackers dead. The white house has announced it will substantially expand a program to admit Central American refugees to the u. S. Unaccompanied Central American children are currently allowed to enter the u. S. As refugees. The new regulations will expand that designation to include their entire families, permitting siblings over the age of 21, parents, and other relatives. The change comes after tens of thousands of unaccompanied children and families from el salvador, honduras, and guatemala have arrived at the u. S. Border since 2014. The number of mothers with children and unaccompanied minors arriving at the u. S. Border reportedly rose late last year and increasing violence in el salvador and honduras. A district judge in texas has dismissed the last remaining criminal charges against about antichoice activists behind a secretly filmed heavily edited videos of planned parenthood officials. David deleiden and Sandra Merritt were indicted for the videos and connection to falsely accusing planned parenthood of profiting off donations of fetal tissue. In new haven, connecticut, Yale University displaced a gag order on dishwasher cory menefee, who broke a stainedglass window depicting smiling enslaved africans carrying bales of cotton. Menafee broke the window in the , which was college named after one of the prominent figures in history or the charges were formally dropped, and menafee was offered his job back. His agreement with yield now prohibits him from speaking about his case. Earlier this month though, he spoke to democracy now thatere was a picture just, you know, as soon as you look at it, it just hurt. You feel it in your heart, like, ah, man. In the 21st century, we are in a modern era. We should not have to be subjected to those primitive and degrading images. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Two top weeks two weeks of twohour specials. Ina amy goodman. Juan and i am want gonzalo spirit welcome to our listeners. It was a historic evening here in philadelphia at the Democratic National convention as Hillary Clinton secured the partys president ial nomination , becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in u. S. History. Clinton was officially nominated by congressman john lewis of georgia. Of ouronight on behalf mothers trying to make ends meet and our fathers who have not seen a pay increase in years, on behalf of the students grinding on behalf ofebt, all who suffered injustice and discrimination because of the color of their skin, whose protests for immigrant rights, gay rights, Voting Rights, and more fairness in america, on behalf of all of the victims of leader, ace, i give a great leader who can unite us as a nation and as a people, a leader who can breakdown the barriers and build a better. Uture for every american [cheers and applause] allhe will fight for us with her heart, her soul, and her mind. My fellow democrats, i am to put forth the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Party Candidate for president of the United States. Amy ahead of the roll call vote, vermont senator Bernie Sanders was nominated by hawaii Congress Member tulsi gabbard. Let us draw inspiration from the words of mahatma gandhi, a small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. [cheers and applause] , my friends, because this is a movement fueled by love, it can never be stopped or defeated. Now on behalf of millions inspired by aloha, determined to seek the future rooted in love, compassion, and justice for all, and dedicated to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, i am truly honored to nominate Bernie Sanders for president of the United States. Juan during the roll call vote, senator sanders brother larry , who lives in britain, spoke on behalf of democrats abroad. I want to bring before this convention the names of our parents, eli sanders and dorothy sanders. Did not have easy lives and they died young. They would be immensely proud of their son. [cheers and applause] democrats they would be especially proud that bernard has been doing this mission. With enormous pride, i cast my vote for Bernie Sanders. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. Amy that was larry sanders, Bernie Sanders brother. Later, Bernie Sanders joined the vermont delegation, then moved to give clinton the partys president ial nomination by acclamation. Mr. Sanders madam chair, i move that the convention suspend the procedural rules. I move that all votes, all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record, and i move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States. Thank you, senator sanders. Senator sanders has moved in the spirit of unity to suspend the rules. [cheers and applause] to suspend the rules and nominate Hillary Clinton by acclamation as the president ial candidate of the Democratic Party. Is there a second . All in favor of the motion, say aye. Oppose, no. The ayes have it. Juan the second night of the Democratic National convention ended with a short message by Hillary Clinton who spoke from , new york. Mrs. Clinton what an incredible honor that you have given me, and i cannot believe we just put the biggest crack in that Glass Ceiling yet. Thanks to you and to everyone who has fought so hard to make this possible, this is really your victory. This is really your night. And if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president , but one of you is next. Amy the historic night was not without protest. Hundreds of Bernie Sanders delegates walked out of the Convention Soon after the senator asked the convention to suspend the rules and award the nomination to clinton. Out ]anting walk bernie supporters are staging becauseut of the dnc, we were never welcome here. No matter what we have said and what we have done and what the media has shown and what wikileaks has shown, still, voices are not being heard and the votes are not being counted. We wanted to tell the Democratic Party that if they will not have us and will not welcome us into the party, we will leave, and they will lose the trust. And it will not be our fault. It will be their fault because they do not listen to the people. They simply a minority us and shut us down. Not only did they ignore us, they fought against us, so now we are leaving. I am from the 14th Congressional District of illinois hear the theme of the dnc was to unify the party, but the delegates for hillary get there early and reserve seats in them somerows to show to the media, and they pushed us to the back. That is not how you unify the party. If you include us with a hillary elegance. Without that, the will not be unification here. They tried taking away my sign. They tried taking away the no tpp signs. All the home aid signs were taken away from us, but that is taking away our freedom of speech. We have a right to be there and have our speech. So i started to write it on my arms, and so did my fellow delegates in my state. It is just to continue our freedom of speech. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island i am alternate delegate from the state of georgia, or rather, i should say i was. We just witnessed the death of our democratic system. Riggedection has been from the very beginning. We have all known it. The proof came out. The super delegates had a choice today, and they made that choice of very clear. We are not wanted in that party. I believe we will take our support elsewhere. It is very sad and heartbreaking. This is what we have built. It is heartbreaking, really heartbreaking. Bernie will be the only one to beat trump. Hillary monette. She is a criminal. I do not understand how people are ok with her being a criminal, proven by the fbi. Active investigations still coming, so i do not know. We are done. The Democratic Party is not care about you or about america. It is a party that is strictly all about money. All that a want is to make everyone good for the corporations. That is what the tpp is all about. This is what democracy looks like. Amy voices of Bernie Sanders delegates, hundreds walked out of the Democratic National Convention Last night after United States<\/a>. Amy moments after sanders spoke , hundreds of his delegates walked out in protest. [chanting walk out ] amy we will get the latest from the dnc and speak to Illinois Congress<\/a> member Luis Gutierrez<\/a> and the actor and activist danny glover. All that and more, coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Hillary clinton has secured the Democratic Party<\/a>s president ial nomination, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in u. S. History even as the nominating process was marked by dissent on the Convention Floor<\/a>. During the roll call vote, Bernie Sanders<\/a> joined the vermont delegation and then moved to give clinton the partys president ial nomination by acclamation. Chair, irs madam moved that the convention suspend the procedural rules. I move that all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record, and i move that Hillary Clinton<\/a> be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party<\/a> for president of the United States<\/a>. Amy but hundreds of sanders supporters walked off the Convention Floor<\/a> in protest and headed to the nearby media tent. This is vermont delegate shyla nelson. This is an entirely organic, grassroots effort among a group ,f delegates who are hearing increasingly, deep concerns from constituents that their voices were not going to be heard at this convention, and a feeling of moral obligation to ensure we do what we can to represent them. Amy the sanders delegates later took over the media tent and held a sitin. Many taped their mouse shut taped their mouths shut with the word silenced written in marker over the tape. Meanwhile, inside the Convention Center<\/a>, former president bill clinton spoke about Hillary Clinton<\/a>. Mr. Clinton i were tart to give you an america where nobody is invisible or counted out, but for this time, hillary is see the qualified to opportunities and reduce the risks we place, and she is still the best dohrn change maker i have ever known. Amy later, Hillary Clinton<\/a> addressed the Convention Center<\/a> via video stream. Her video began with an image of a glass montage of all 44 male president s shattering, symbolizing the shattering of the Glass Ceiling<\/a>. Mrs. Clinton what an incredible honor this has given me, and i can not believe we just at the biggest crack in that Glass Ceiling<\/a> yet. Thanks to you and to everyone who fought so hard to make this possible. This is really your victory. This is really your night. And if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, womanbecome the first president , but one of you is next. Amy that was Hillary Clinton<\/a> speaking via video stream from new york. Outside the Convention Center<\/a> here in philadelphia, crowds demonstrated late into the night. The media collective unicorn riot reports authorities used pepper spray against crowds protesting outside the gates of the Convention Center<\/a>. It also reports Green Party Vice<\/a> president ial candidate, former, Cheri Honkala<\/a> was arrested. Meanwhile, across philadelphia, thousands of people protested during the day tuesday. In north philadelphia, hundreds marched for hours in the heat in a black resistance march demanding an end to Police Brutality<\/a> and state violence. Kumanyikas cheri speaking about Hillary Clinton<\/a>s 1996 comments, in which she called some black youth super predators. It is actually a policy she lobbied for and her husband pushed through, which resulted in people being incarcerated and tremendous levels. That is why the language we hear about a broken system, for a system to be broken, it had to work. This policing and criminal justice has never worked in the United States<\/a> of america. Amy hundreds more protested at city hall tuesday. Virginia Governor Terry<\/a> mcauliffe told politico tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton<\/a> would support the Trans Pacific<\/a> partnership if she is elected president. Mcauliffe is a close friend of the clintons. When asked by politico if clinton would change her position and support the deal if elected, mcauliffe said, yes, listen, she was in support of it. There were specific things in it she wants fixed. Clinton had supported the deal, but then came out opposing it last october amid the close primary against Bernie Sanders<\/a>, who has long opposed the tpp. Meanwhile, nate silvers 538 blog is reporting Hillary Clinton<\/a> and donald trump are now equally unpopular among the american public. A recent gallup poll shows the two candidates had the exact same unfavorability rating of 58 . Throughout the election season, multiple polls have shown both candidates to be historically unpopular. This comes as president obama has said its possible trump may win in november. This is obama speaking with nbcs savannah guthrie. President obama anything is possible. It is the nature of democracy that until those votes are cast and the american people, you know, have their say, we do not know. Amy more than 40 people people were arrested tuesday in front of the Governors Mansion<\/a> in st. Paul, minnesota, protesting the Police Killing<\/a> of Philando Castile<\/a> in nearby Falcon Heights<\/a> earlier this month. Demonstrators have been camped in front of the mansion for weeks. On tuesday, officers made arrests after telling protesters they could not have tents, tarps or chairs anything that could , be used for an occupation. Meanwhile, in rochester, new york, some of the more than 70 people arrested at a black lives matter protest there earlier this month appeared in court tuesday. Among them was 22yearold sapphire williams, who was arrested at the protest while speaking on camera with a local tv reporter. She and her lawyer said tuesday she will fight her charges. If i know and understand my rights as a u. S. Senate send, as i learned them to be, it is absolutely injustice and wrong. Of the video is quite disturbing, to see somebody can be going about their business and utilizing the First Amendment<\/a> right, and then because of what they said, someone said my do not like that and i am going to arrest them. That is what happened. She is entitled to walk into court on august 3 and have this case dismissed immediately. Amy meanwhile, former basketball star Michael Jordan<\/a> has spoken out for the first time about police violence. A Statement Released<\/a> by jordan said, as a proud american and a black man, i have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African Americans<\/a> at the hands of Law Enforcement<\/a> and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. On tuesday, jordan donated 1 million to the Naacp Legal Defense Fund<\/a> and another 1 million to the International Association<\/a> of chiefs of police. Isis is taking credit for the slaying of a french priest in normandy on tuesday. Witnesses said two men came into the church during a Morning Service<\/a> and slit the throat of 85yearold father Jacques Hamel<\/a> as parishioners watched in horror. Police who arrived at the church shot the two attackers dead. The white house has announced it will substantially expand a program to admit Central American<\/a> refugees to the u. S. Unaccompanied Central American<\/a> children are currently allowed to enter the u. S. As refugees. The new regulations will expand that designation to include their entire families, permitting siblings over the age of 21, parents, and other relatives. The change comes after tens of thousands of unaccompanied children and families from el salvador, honduras, and guatemala have arrived at the u. S. Border since 2014. The number of mothers with children and unaccompanied minors arriving at the u. S. Border reportedly rose late last year and increasing violence in el salvador and honduras. A district judge in texas has dismissed the last remaining criminal charges against about antichoice activists behind a secretly filmed heavily edited videos of planned parenthood officials. David deleiden and Sandra Merritt<\/a> were indicted for the videos and connection to falsely accusing planned parenthood of profiting off donations of fetal tissue. In new haven, connecticut, Yale University<\/a> displaced a gag order on dishwasher cory menefee, who broke a stainedglass window depicting smiling enslaved africans carrying bales of cotton. Menafee broke the window in the , which was college named after one of the prominent figures in history or the charges were formally dropped, and menafee was offered his job back. His agreement with yield now prohibits him from speaking about his case. Earlier this month though, he spoke to democracy now thatere was a picture just, you know, as soon as you look at it, it just hurt. You feel it in your heart, like, ah, man. In the 21st century, we are in a modern era. We should not have to be subjected to those primitive and degrading images. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Two top weeks two weeks of twohour specials. Ina amy goodman. Juan and i am want gonzalo spirit welcome to our listeners. It was a historic evening here in philadelphia at the Democratic National<\/a> convention as Hillary Clinton<\/a> secured the partys president ial nomination , becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in u. S. History. Clinton was officially nominated by congressman john lewis of georgia. Of ouronight on behalf mothers trying to make ends meet and our fathers who have not seen a pay increase in years, on behalf of the students grinding on behalf ofebt, all who suffered injustice and discrimination because of the color of their skin, whose protests for immigrant rights, gay rights, Voting Rights<\/a>, and more fairness in america, on behalf of all of the victims of leader, ace, i give a great leader who can unite us as a nation and as a people, a leader who can breakdown the barriers and build a better. Uture for every american [cheers and applause] allhe will fight for us with her heart, her soul, and her mind. My fellow democrats, i am to put forth the nomination of Hillary Clinton<\/a> as the Party Candidate<\/a> for president of the United States<\/a>. Amy ahead of the roll call vote, vermont senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> was nominated by hawaii Congress Member<\/a> tulsi gabbard. Let us draw inspiration from the words of mahatma gandhi, a small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. [cheers and applause] , my friends, because this is a movement fueled by love, it can never be stopped or defeated. Now on behalf of millions inspired by aloha, determined to seek the future rooted in love, compassion, and justice for all, and dedicated to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, i am truly honored to nominate Bernie Sanders<\/a> for president of the United States<\/a>. Juan during the roll call vote, senator sanders brother larry , who lives in britain, spoke on behalf of democrats abroad. I want to bring before this convention the names of our parents, eli sanders and dorothy sanders. Did not have easy lives and they died young. They would be immensely proud of their son. [cheers and applause] democrats they would be especially proud that bernard has been doing this mission. With enormous pride, i cast my vote for Bernie Sanders<\/a>. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. Amy that was larry sanders, Bernie Sanders<\/a> brother. Later, Bernie Sanders<\/a> joined the vermont delegation, then moved to give clinton the partys president ial nomination by acclamation. Mr. Sanders madam chair, i move that the convention suspend the procedural rules. I move that all votes, all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record, and i move that Hillary Clinton<\/a> be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party<\/a> for president of the United States<\/a>. Thank you, senator sanders. Senator sanders has moved in the spirit of unity to suspend the rules. [cheers and applause] to suspend the rules and nominate Hillary Clinton<\/a> by acclamation as the president ial candidate of the Democratic Party<\/a>. Is there a second . All in favor of the motion, say aye. Oppose, no. The ayes have it. Juan the second night of the Democratic National<\/a> convention ended with a short message by Hillary Clinton<\/a> who spoke from , new york. Mrs. Clinton what an incredible honor that you have given me, and i cannot believe we just put the biggest crack in that Glass Ceiling<\/a> yet. Thanks to you and to everyone who has fought so hard to make this possible, this is really your victory. This is really your night. And if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president , but one of you is next. Amy the historic night was not without protest. Hundreds of Bernie Sanders<\/a> delegates walked out of the Convention Soon<\/a> after the senator asked the convention to suspend the rules and award the nomination to clinton. Out ]anting walk bernie supporters are staging becauseut of the dnc, we were never welcome here. No matter what we have said and what we have done and what the media has shown and what wikileaks has shown, still, voices are not being heard and the votes are not being counted. We wanted to tell the Democratic Party<\/a> that if they will not have us and will not welcome us into the party, we will leave, and they will lose the trust. And it will not be our fault. It will be their fault because they do not listen to the people. They simply a minority us and shut us down. Not only did they ignore us, they fought against us, so now we are leaving. I am from the 14th Congressional District<\/a> of illinois hear the theme of the dnc was to unify the party, but the delegates for hillary get there early and reserve seats in them somerows to show to the media, and they pushed us to the back. That is not how you unify the party. If you include us with a hillary elegance. Without that, the will not be unification here. They tried taking away my sign. They tried taking away the no tpp signs. All the home aid signs were taken away from us, but that is taking away our freedom of speech. We have a right to be there and have our speech. So i started to write it on my arms, and so did my fellow delegates in my state. It is just to continue our freedom of speech. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island<\/a> i am alternate delegate from the state of georgia, or rather, i should say i was. We just witnessed the death of our democratic system. Riggedection has been from the very beginning. We have all known it. The proof came out. The super delegates had a choice today, and they made that choice of very clear. We are not wanted in that party. I believe we will take our support elsewhere. It is very sad and heartbreaking. This is what we have built. It is heartbreaking, really heartbreaking. Bernie will be the only one to beat trump. Hillary monette. She is a criminal. I do not understand how people are ok with her being a criminal, proven by the fbi. Active investigations still coming, so i do not know. We are done. The Democratic Party<\/a> is not care about you or about america. It is a party that is strictly all about money. All that a want is to make everyone good for the corporations. That is what the tpp is all about. This is what democracy looks like. Amy voices of Bernie Sanders<\/a> delegates, hundreds walked out of the Democratic National<\/a> Convention Last<\/a> night after Hillary Clinton<\/a> was formally nominated. When we come back, we will hear from delegates on the floor of the convention, and here in studio, we will be speaking with clinton supporter congressman to Congress Member<\/a> Luis Gutierrez<\/a> of chicago, an actor and activist danny glover. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org we are breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. We will be back in a minute. [music break] brotherp your faith, by the soul survivors. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org we are breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. We are broadcasting from the Democratic National<\/a> convention in philadelphia. I am amy goodman with juan gonzalez. Juan as Hillary Clinton<\/a> secured the president ial nomination last night, democracy now was only four of the convention speaking to delegates and political leaders from around the country. I had a chance to speak with two aflcio president s. What is your sense about bernies speech last night . A greatught it was speech, a Great Unifying<\/a> speech, a great regressive speech. He has had a tremendous influence on the platform and on the direction of the party. I take my hat off to him, good friend. But right now, we have one job to do, beat donald trump. He would be a disaster for this country. Juan and the narrative of the speech created that donald trump is going to win more and more of the working class. As a labor leader, what do you think of that . Preposterous spirit were going to get the votes and win big in the Labor Movement<\/a> and working america, and Hillary Clinton<\/a> will be the next president of United States<\/a>. I am from pennsylvania. Juan are you a clinton or sanders delegate . Sanders delegate. Juan do you think this capture that he captured the feeling of the Bernie Sanders<\/a>supporters . I think he did it but there are differences in the platform, so i think he played it kind of safe and so he could focus on the unity of the party. Now the job is on us. I am a local elected official, so the job is on me to work with my community, to work with people in pennsylvania, to enact the kind of platform that the people worked for and work for our environment. Juan are you going to be voting for Hillary Clinton<\/a> or what . Yes. I am a city councilman from los angeles and a Bernie Sanders<\/a> supporter, the first latino elected official in l. A. I think his appeal to folks to rally around Hillary Clinton<\/a> will resonate with all of the sanders supporters or most of them. Juan polls show her somewhere between 75 to 90 of his supporters, and i think his work the last two days has been incredible. That will continue to make the progress we need. But i think he is very clear that we cannot forget it is not just about electing senator Hillary Clinton<\/a> and what that means for the history of this nation, the first woman. But we are in incredible, grave danger from donald trump. He is fascist by definition, divisive hatemonger who is so close to the presidency. This is a threat not only to our nation but to the world. Juan i am here with a mayoral candidate in chicago, also a Bernie Sanders<\/a> delegate. Speechout Bernie Sanders<\/a> last night, what you thought about it, and where you think the movement that you have been a part of will go from here. Does the revolution move forward with donald trump as president or with Hillary Clinton<\/a> . I think that is what Bernie Sanders<\/a> supporters have to decide. What will help us move forward, create momentum, continue to make gains, just from the Democratic Party<\/a> further . Bring it back to the people. , theo we make small donors only way politics should function so there is a level Playing Field<\/a> in america for ordinary people who want to be legislators and mayors and leaders of political and Public Institutions<\/a> across the land. So it was an important speech that came on the heels of Michelle Obamas<\/a> speech, which was also a fantastic speech that was rooted in history and reality and idealism. What a great and strong nation we can become if we are responsive to the needs of ordinary people and if we continue on the trajectory that has made us a country that can be more just to everyone in our society. Garcia, whoas jesus ran for mayor of chicago against he is a berniend sanders supporter who is now backing Hillary Clinton<\/a>. Just as you came off the floor, i walked onto the floor, and it is a sea of thousands and thousands of people. Whoever was in front of me, i just held out that mic. I am a state rep from the great state of illinois, the 103rd district. I feel inspired by what i just witnessed here at this Democratic National<\/a> convention. I am honored to be here. This is my first time, but it is truly an honor. Amy so you are the first africanamerican to be elected in Central Illinois<\/a> . Yes, the first africanamerican to be elected as state rep for Central Illinois<\/a>. Amy who did you support . I was here for Bernie Sanders<\/a>, a Bernie Sanders<\/a> delegate. I spoke at chicago state and introduced him. We welcomed him to 20,000 student spirit we were excited about Bernie Sanders<\/a>. Amy why Bernie Sanders<\/a> question regular from Hillary Clinton<\/a>s home state. The Political Revolution<\/a> is very important. The issues bernie spoke for an spoke to is why i supported him from the very beginning. This is not necessarily about the individual, but it is truly about the ideas, and Bernie Sanders<\/a> spoke to the ideas and the ideas of so many americans. That is why it was easy for me to support Bernie Sanders<\/a> with his democratic convention. Amy why not bernie clinton, and how do you feel about her being formally nominated today . It was not really about, why not, hillary, or why not, bernie . It was about the ideals be peopleed by those two and the issues important to me and the people i represent. Minimum wage is a big issue in our community and state. The transpacific ownership, i am an environmentalist spirit we are concerned about water and about the resources in our land. We are concerned about criminal justice to it so is he. I think hillary is going to take the next step. I truly believe with bernies support and with support of people at myself and others in the states that hillary will take the next step to get to where she should be. Amy and your thoughts as you watch these mothers mourning the daughters andr sons, and number that died at the hands of police violence, and one of them is from illinois . That is a tough one for me. I am the mother of a 14yearold, 21yearold africanamerican son, and a 26yearold daughter, and that moved me to the point of fighting for criminal Justice Reform<\/a> and improving community and police relationships, and bringing accountability to Police Departments<\/a> across this country. It is important that we do that for the safety of all communities. So i will be working on that issue. It is one that drives me. And i am a mother, and expect for my children to be safe when they leave the home. I taught them to be well and treat others well, and i expect that they be treated well, as well. Amy hundreds, if not thousands, of people here chanted black lives matter. Yes, black lives do matter. We do not want to repeat history it we want to make sure that these young people have a future, and they should not be taken by police violence. There must be accountability. If that is the case, we have to hold everyone a for their actions. That is what todays chant was about. Black lives do matter. A dayognized a birthday ago at the convention, and it was important to me because i am a student of the civil rights movement. I believe he gave his life for us to look back and make sure that we do not repeat the past, and what were going to do in november is to ensure that we do not elect a republican president that does not mind taking lives and excluding people, and we want to make sure he never takes one step onto the grounds of the white house. Ammons,me is aaron delegate for bernie in the state of illinois. Amy what is the most important issue . 15 minimum wage. And i am a chapter president under local 73, and we have been fighting for 15 for a long time. Having a living wage is something i know is extremely important for millions of americans, especially those still trying to recover from tough times. I went through a tough time in i ended up with a felony conviction from a drug conviction, and i overcame that and started working at the university of illinois, changing my life around. A parting,ng governor quinn on his way out as governor of illinois issued me that pardon, and it allows me to now serve as an elected official. I am a State University<\/a> retirement system trustee. So many doors have opened up for me. The living wage at the university of illinois gave me health care and union protection, and that was a foundation for me to take care of myself and my family. Amy how does that differ from people who served time in prison . For manydifferent people with a felony conviction. There are certain things you cannot work. You cannot work in the System School<\/a> system to it you cannot serve in municipal government. Were fortunate that there are some places, like the university of illinois am a who will hire people with felony convictions. So a lot of places have allah sees an opportunitys to have a living wage and have a decent living. Amy what about live voting . In illinois, we are fortunate that you can vote in illinois. But many states will lock you up permanently from voting. There are a lot of misnomers out there, miseducation about whether not you can vote, whether or not you can serve on juries. But in the state of illinois am a you can vote. As i has your feet are on the streets, you can vote. Paroleen if you are on or probation . You can vote. If you are in county jail and have not been convicted, you can also vote from county jail in the state of illinois. Amy in Bernie Sanders<\/a> state of vermont, you can vote in prison. Vermont is one of those states where you can actually vote in prison. I do not think you should lose your right to vote because youre paying your debt to society. Youre right to vote should never be taken away from you. Amy thank you very much. Whyd you support Bernie Sanders<\/a> of her Hillary Clinton<\/a>, and will you be voting for Hillary Clinton<\/a> now . When i started to learn about bernie and saw his consistency said what he he meant and meant what he said. He stood for the issues that other people did not want to stand for, taking on big banks and calling people out for what they were really doing. I felt like that was the type of person i had to stand with. That is the type of organizer i have been involved with my whole life. At this particular point, i feel like there is no way i can sit and watch a donald trump presidency, so i am compelled to join the ranks and follow the dignified lead of Bernie Sanders<\/a> as he stood tonight and said that im asking everyone to put their vote behind Hillary Clinton<\/a>, and i am going to follow that lead. I am a delegate from the great state of new jersey. I proudly voted for Bernie Sanders<\/a> today. It is a bittersweet time right now that bernie did not win the nomination. The thing i am struggling with aght now is that i have been grassroots social justice activist for the last 20 years of my life, fighting primarily on labor rights issues in indonesia and vietnam, fighting for nike factory workers to get better wages and working conditions. Unfortunately, hillary has been on the wrong side of that issue for very long time. I think what activists are saying, people being asked by the hillary supporters in the party to join the team now as a supporter and have a united front to make sure that that nurse assistant sociopath donald trump does not get into the white house, i think what we need to hear from hillary is for her to be authentic with us, to admit that she is not a real progressive, that she is a moderate, and that is ok. I find with her being a moderate. She needs to say that as a moderate, look, the party needs the activists, they need the people at the grassroots, the people willing to take the risk do civilt meetings, disobedience, to call conscience to the leaders of the party of which she now is as the nominee. And for her to say to us, i value the work that you do. Because sometimes a forget about the things that are important for the people at the grassroots and caught up with the lobbyists and the bankers and all those special interests down in d. C. , because to run a election, and i know this because i have run for office, you have got to raise a lot of money. That is a challenge she is faced with, and she needs to own that and say to us, please keep fighting and reminding me about the issues that i sometimes forget about. The party needs you. Our country needs you. I think if she did that and was honest with herself and with us, then it would be a much easier transition for people in the grassroots activist community who are very supported right now and wanted to see bernie win this race, that we could get behind her again to her because the ultimate goal for us now is to enter the donald trump gets nowhere near the white house him and i would like to be enthusiastic about that in supporting her and not just begrudgingly do it because of a necessary evil. A new jersey Bernie Sanders<\/a> delegate, who has for decades worked on labor issues in this country, particularly in places like indonesia and vietnam, organizing workers in plants run by, among other places, nike. Voices of delegates from around the country. I also spoke to democratic congressman Luis Guiterrez<\/a> of , walkingon the floor out of the Convention Floor<\/a> just after Hillary Clinton<\/a> secured the partys president ial nomination. A member of congress. Amy how are you feeling right now . Very relieved. Amy why . Because we are all together, and now we can go after donald trump. That feels really good. The Democratic Party<\/a> came together. , all reflecting the vote, and he had the last word. It was a great word. I was excited. Thank you god i did not need a handkerchief to cry. It was wonderful. Amy democratic congressman Luis Guiterrez<\/a> of illinois speaking last night on the floor of the convention. After the break, he will join us live along with the actor and , activist danny glover who endorsed Bernie Sandes<\/a> during the primary race. We are all at the Democratic National<\/a> convention in philadelphia. We are breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. We will be right back. [music break] amy nuestro atraso, our backwardness, by lacteos. ,ere on democracy now democracynow. Org, the democracy weeks,ecial for two expanded two hours every weekday from both conventions, breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman with juan gonzalez. We are broadcasting from the democrats should know desk Democratic National<\/a> convention in philadelphia this week. Juan were joined by two guests. Luis gutierrez, democratic congressman from illinois. He endorsed Hillary Clinton<\/a> last year. Activist andis an actor who has endorsed a Bernie Sanders<\/a>. Welcome to both of you. Expand a little bit what you think last night mans, especially after the official nomination of Hillary Clinton<\/a> and president clintons speech. It was a very exciting moment. I was sitting with the illinois delegation. And they issued votes for the presidency, and then i got to witness firsthand, looking up to the vermont delegation and Bernie Sanders<\/a> unify our party and close the nomination process basically by acclamation, saying Hillary Clinton<\/a> as the nominee for the Democratic Party<\/a>. Thoseghter, were like mixed families, Bernie Sanders<\/a> and Hillary Clinton<\/a>, it was good. I brought her to the convention. We came as a family it we want to work to make sure nothing comes out of the shouters thats out of the shadows. Hour, that is important. It is in the platform, something were going to work for. As you look at yesterday for my daughter, you think of sterilization and puerto rican women. That was it, right . Children did not have control over their bodies with sterilization to it were going to protect planned parenthood and a womans right to choose. I saw a women break the Glass Ceiling<\/a> yesterday. So for my mom and for my daughters and for my sister, all the girls and women, it was really an exciting night yesterday. Now we have much work to do in order to continue it. Juan danny, you campaigned for Bernie Sanders<\/a>. Have your feelings in terms of his decision that hes out the most important think was to beat donald trump in november . I think one of the things, we all felt the most important was to keep up the republican nominee, whoever it was, but it just so happened to be this nightmare in donald trump. But i am thinking about what brought many people, young people, others who may have been disenchanted with the political system and the electoral process, back to this moment we are at now. And that is the fact that we had ae possibility of igniting movement and being part of a movement, which is much larger than the election. What was said about the sanders camp and everything else, and there were so many things the campaign touched on, certainly issues around palestinian writes, issues around poor people. As i walked around the city and watched all the homeless men and onen, families, people out the streets, maybe they should have been in that moment yesterday. Maybe they should have been there, as their physical presence was a testimony of the work we need to do it we have to continue to remind ourselves that it is a movement we are building, not simply to vote for this particular first woman as the president of the United States<\/a>. I think that is the most important thing, for us to come out of this with that, and hopefully we do come out of this with that. I said in that hall when bernie everybody, gave everybody his come to jesus moment we have got to go with hillary. I watched these people, and Susan Sarandon<\/a> and others were consoling these young people who had come out for the first time, who now expressed their willingness to be participants in the rescue of this country and humanity. And here they were right now feeling lost and everything else, and we had to tell them that it is about this movement that you are part of good we have been around here for many years and many movements, but it is critical that you stay in gay, critical that you question, critical that you fight that, and talk about the real issues. One of the issues that we tried to get Bernie Sanders<\/a> to talk about so much is the issue of race or you cannot talk about this country without talking about slavery and race. And capitalism. There is so much written about this and everything. Once we begin to insert that, insert black lives matter, other groups, the color of change, all of these talking about race and the connection to capitalism. We cannot lose sight of that. That has to be at the forefront. Not only that, but you and immigrants have to be at the forefront of this. Amy do you feel Hillary Clinton<\/a> can do that . I dont know. Let me be honest with you, you know, i sat up here, and i do not know. Can we push her to the wall . You know . Been. What her past has it is easy to talk about our children and not talk about libyan children or afghani children or syrian children. It is easy to talk about our children in some sort of rhetorical way, some sort of way, but not just talk about our children, talk about all children and everybody in the world and making the world itself a place that is sustainable for all of us. Memberngress gutierrez. Now we have a democratic platform, guiding sensibles principles. Almost everything that is spoken about is now in the democratic platform. We set down with the Bernie Sanders<\/a> folks at a committee, and we argued and pushed that could fourth. , and it isers said recognized almost universally, this is the most Progressive Democratic<\/a> ever written. But look at what the platform is. Come on. Just having a space here where you and i could talk about this as we move forward. The democratic platform, were clear about 15 an hour. In the democratic platform, we said the Death Penalty<\/a> should be abolished. At the federal level. I understand. That is what the platform is. It is about the federal platform. The reversal of policies we had he for. Look, i have worked finally, do you know how hard it is to work with democrats, to get them to be proimmigrant . Juan knows. Amy knows. I have been taken away from the white house on numerous occasions, arrested, because of the deportations under barack obama. Now we have the platform that says even when a refugee from Central America<\/a> comes forward, democrats say they should have a lawyer. Not just the drug traffickers, murderers, rapists, those involved in human trafficking, when they get the for the court, they are guaranteed a lawyer, but their victims are guaranteed a lawyer. There are many things that you and i together have really spent our lives trying to improve in america. I want to end with this comment i always knew black lives matter. I always knew i would not be a member of congress if black love had not been spilled in the 1960s to give me the civil rights and Voting Rights<\/a> that have allowed me to grab that microphone and be a member of congress. We can come together, immigrants man, my daughters, they have so anymore writes today, and i want to make sure they keep their dirty, filthy hands off of planned parenthood and we do not have a Supreme Court<\/a> that will turn the clock around. I voted for gayrights. All it said was, oh, you cannot discriminate against gay people. Now we have Marriage Equality<\/a> spoken about from the congress of the United States<\/a>. So i am thankful to Bernie Sanders<\/a>, and i was really, there was so much joy in my heart when i watched him, because i know how difficult it must have been for him to say we close the nomination and to endorse Hillary Clinton<\/a>. That leadership and that feeling , because donald trump is a monster who says he is going to round up in this country, deport them, and then build a wall so they can never come back. There is no point of argument about this. We have all been in struggles throughout our lives and have been in other movements. The point is that, i am just saying, as dr. King said, where do we go from here . It is about moving toward unity. But he understood clearly that the access we had to deal with was racism, militarism, and we had materialism. That is clear. I am born and raised here. I walked out of my house and see Homeless People<\/a> in san francisco. I walk out of my house, and the working class people who live on the block where i bought my house over 40 years ago do not live there anymore because they had to move out of the city and be pushed aside. Beatched people who cannot part of the formal economy because job spirit you cannot done in terms of trade agreements. But governance has to play a role in really affecting peoples lives. We talk about the middle class and the working class. We do not talk about those people who are unemployed for go to i have , and i tracy, quentin have talked to people all my life and maybe it is just a movement, but i know we have got to fight. I talked to both of you for a second . We have a few minutes. Listen, danny, you say a lot of us have been around for years dealing with the struggles, and a lot of young people do not understand the historical legacy upon which they stand right now. Jesse jackson ran, mccarthy ran, and these other fronts sought to get the Democratic Party<\/a> moving in a more progressive and radical direction. But i am also reminded that in 1954, when lyndon johnson, who was a conservative, who was a centrist in the Democratic Party<\/a>, won against Barry Goldwater<\/a> and won the house and the senate, and for a few years, we had the most progressive legislation and american history. Medicaid, the corporation for public broadcasting, the Voting Rights<\/a> act weird because it was a movement that cushioned a centrist president with the most liberal domestic policy. People were moving. There was the war in vietnam. What did we get from that process . A mississippi Democratic Party<\/a> seek theried to democratic ready in mississippi who came out on their platform against the war in vietnam. 1964. We know that. At the same time, we, in some to say, yes, civil rights, but what about the other issues, what about external issues in this country . It, we were the only country to lose a war that provided the narrative for the war, only country. Million2 million and 3 vietnamese, which we never hear about. If we think of this nomination and this election is is absolutely right. Danny, we are going to continue to fight tomorrow. I got to congress and 1993 and to the north American Free<\/a> trade agreement. My Congressional District<\/a> was the majority of mexicans, and they really thought it was a good idea. Today we know that it was the right vote to vote against it. I have not voted for a free trade agreements as i have been in congress for 24 years. And there are democrats who are going to stand up for working men and women. I have marched, to get it, and so have you. Together, we need to take on this thread of donald trump, and donald trump is a threat to the latino community, to the black community, to the gay community, two women and their rights. He is a monster that we need to defeat the november. You are right, we have not resolved all of the problems. We have not all come together to refocus on every issue that may be important to us all, but i think there is a huge area in which your work and the work of progressives can come together, and we need to come together in november. Because if we do not, i am really scared of what will happen. You, gentlemen. Amy virginie a governor mcauliffe is very close to clinton and just said to politico that he believes Hillary Clinton<\/a> would support the Transpacific Partnership<\/a> if she is elected president. He said, yes, listen, she was in support of it. Itre were specific things in she wants. She would support it. There are hundreds of sites all over the democratic Convention Floor<\/a>, People Holding<\/a> up the ban tpp signs. Juan in 2008, barack obama and Hillary Clinton<\/a> said they would oppose the colombia free trade agreement, and once in office, back to both of them. Bill clinton brought us nafta, a democratic president. Where did he get most of the votes . Not from democrats. They got it from republicans. Here isobama and tpp, wer he getting the votes . Republicans. If people were dying of thirst and barack obama could bring as rain and water, they would die of thirst, but they will surely approve of the free trade agreement. So we have issues in our own party that we need to deal with. That is why i like to see independent democrats in our Party Challenge<\/a> our own. Im going to vote against the tpp, and another vast majority of democrats will. Amy i wanted to thank you both for being with us. I know there is a lot of stuff happening at this convention. Danny glover, i hope you will be staying with us. Congress member Luis Gutierrez<\/a> of illinois. Actor danny glover. That doesnt for hours appeared friday night, july 29, provincetown, massachusetts, saturday, july 30, marthas vineyard, i will be speaking. Special thanks to the crew here. 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