Download the app the democratic party charges forward with a nod to the past. It is day two of the democratic national convention in chicago. And the message is clear there is no going back we will send a loud message that the people of this nation will not go back. We choose a new path and opened the door to a new day. That is for the people by the people this november, we will come together and declare with one voice as one people, we are moving forward this is our time america. This is when we stand up when wave bright throw charges here are grass. Should we are present, we could all be proud of and she will be historic president who puts her stamp on america s future and other rockets night is on tap here in chicago for tonight for president barack obama, former first lady michelle obama are on the schedule. Vice president kamala harris, she will be in milwaukee for a rally later today, but her husband, the second gentleman, doug emhoff, will speak here in chicago as well. The illi
One 130700 it is the top of the hour. I am brianna keilar in chicago for day two of the democratic national convention. Jenna, my good friend and colleague boris sanchez, is in washington. The torch has been passed from president biden to vice president kamala harris. And now the anticipation is building here at the united center. As democrats await speeches from two of the biggest stars in their party tonight, former president barak obama and former first lady michelle obama will be taking the stage, making the case for why americans should elect kamala harris, president harris will not be in attendance at the convention tonight. She is headed for the critical battleground state of wisconsin, which donald trump flip to his column in 2016 and joe biden flipped back in 2020 on the path to that all important threshold of 270 electoral votes, harris will be holding a rally and a dnc watch party tonight in milwaukee. Her husband, second gentleman, doug emhoff, will be speaking here in chic
Headliners tonight. He s expected to share personal stories about his marrrriage an family life with vice president harris and around the same time, xi will be about 90 miles away in milwaukee, just up the way they re holding a rally in the same arena where republicans held their convention last month. I want to bring in cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny at jeff, you have some reporting on what the obamas are expected to say tonight. What can you tell us? rana, we know that former president barak obama likes to make the case for democratic candidates as he s done since leaving office. And tonight i m told he will give a forceful articulation of why he believes the country and democrats should elect a kamala harris? yes. Within any individual issues like the economy and democracy is really going to be laying out the stakes and drawing a contrast with former president donald trump. But something that we have seen him do, of course, back in the 2016 campaign, he made a
That stage right behind me. We are told that barak obama and michelle obama will underscore just how high the stakes are heading into november while doug emhoff focuses on the personal side of his wife, kamala harris we ll also hear from senator bernie sanders and this might be a first donald trump s former press secretary, stephanie grisham, will speak in support of the woman trying to defeat the man she wants to work for as for the candidate herself, she will be nearly 100 miles north holding her own rally in milwaukee which we are told will be coordinated with the programming in this hall it comes on the heels of an emotional night with joe biden fighting back tears after a heartfelt introduction from his daughter, ashley and thousand chanting their thanks over and over again this entire arena, you can see it there on their feet after almost every speaker expressed gratitude for his leadership. And though no one said it outright for dropping out and endorsing kamala harris would lik
Democratic national convention in chicago, where a sound check underway. My good friend and colleague boris sanchez, is in washington and it s homecoming day as the dnc is jewish, chicago s hometown heroes headline night number two, here at the united center, former president barack obama, former first lady michelle obama. This star speakers set to take the stage live later this evening, obama made his national debut at the dnc 20 years ago, he delivered a speech that laid the groundwork for his successful white house run in 2008. And tonight, he will make the case to the american people for why kamala harris should be the nation s 47th president unlike last night, harris will not be inside the convention hall. She is heading to milwaukee for a ride rally and a dnc watch party in the critical battleground state of wisconsin. But her husband, second gentleman, doug emhoff, will be among tonight s keynote speakers here in chicago. I m joined now by cnn s mj lee, mj, what can we expect to