High profile members of congress, like representative alexandria ocasio cortez. Hillary clinton, former secretary of state and the party s nominee for president in 2016, who lost to donald trump, will speak as well. Drjill biden, the first lady will be part of tonight s tribute to the president. And thenjoe biden himself will be the night s final speaker. It s likely not the convention he expected as he will be passing the baton to kamala harris. While the party overall is united behind kamala harris, there are still divisions among democrats when it comes to the war in gaza. These are pictures from a protest earlier today a few blocks from where we are at the united center. Organisers had promised a turnout of many thousands in the end it was far fewer. Things have been mostly orderly, but a small group of protesters did temporarily breach a security fence, as you can see here. Local media are reporting that several arrests have been made. Many demonstrators oppose president biden s b
Immediately everyone ducked, and i was there to speak to them and hear from them and heartheir immediate reactions when it all took place. Gary odonoghue from the bbc, Where Were You . We were set up just close to the exit where people i would come out from once the shooting started and people started running and we were there with our car. We were actuallyjust about going on air. On the Bbc World Service. And you can actually hear This on the Bbc World Service recording the Shots Being fired live| while theyre coming to us. And so, we werent penned in in the way many of the media were in on the riser,. Which is the sort of big structure thats often built i at the back of these events. You probably see it with sort of Wood And Metal where the crews all stand. We werent penned in like that. So, we were able to grab people as soon as they came out and we were able to hear, i mean, the sheer Range L of anger, horror, shock, i frustration, bewilderment that the rally goers were exhibiting.
Yeah, totally happy, which i havent been for a long, long time. Americas Xander Schauffele is The Open champion, holding off englandsjustin rose to lift the Claret Jug at Royal Troon His Second Major title in three months. Temperatures this week will be closer to the july average, feeling pleasantly warm. Will be mostly dry but there is some rain in the Forecast Today and on thursday. I will have all the details shortly. Its monday the 22nd ofjuly. Our main story. Joe biden has dropped out of the us president ial Race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. Hed faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a Tv Debate with Donald Trump. Mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind Vice President , Kamala Harris, who has vowed to earn and win her partys nomination. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman has the story. Breaking news, President Biden dropping out of the 2024 Race. Despite
Saying, what the hell did i do for democracy . Last week i took a bullet for democracy. Applause what did i do against democracy . Thousands of supporters gathered to hear the former president s speech, with a Queue Stretching for miles outside the arena. It took place at an indoor venue after a lapse of security at last weeks outdoor rally allowed a gunman to open fire from less than 150 metres. Mr trump told the crowd that he is sure he will win the president ial election in november. He was introduced to thousands of Cheering Supporters by his new running mate, the Ohio Senatorjd vance. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was at that Pennsylvania Rally last week where the former president was shot. He was also inside the arena for us tonight at Trumps Speech in michigan. He filed this report. A week to the day after he was shot by an assassin, Donald Trump is back in the election Campaign Trail. Almost two hours on his feet, attacking migrants, attacking the media,
As something he survived by the grace of god, while playing down concerns that he is trying to subvert democracy. And they keep saying hes a threat to democracy. Im saying, what the hell did i do for democracy . Last week i took a bullet for democracy. Applause what did i do against democracy . Crazy. Thousands of supporters gathered to hear the former president s speech, with a Queue Stretching for miles outside the arena. It took place at an indoor venue after a lapse of security at last weeks outdoor rally allowed a gunman to open fire from less than 150 metres. Mr trump told the crowd that he is sure hell win the president ial election in november. He was introduced to thousands of Cheering Supporters by his new running mate, the Ohio Senatorjd vance. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was at that Pennsylvania Rally last week where the former president was shot. He was also inside the arena for us tonight at Trumps Speech in michigan. He filed this report. A week