And mobilizing the next generation as Day One of the democratic National Convention in chicago. And just hours from now, this building will be filled with delegates and political heavyweights its rallying around. Vice president Kamala Harris, jim the Teeth Theme Today is for the people at The Party will highlight the stark differences between how democrats and former President Donald Trump View America President biden will deliver the Keynote Address Tonight where he is expected to call out his predecessor by name. Also speaking tonight, chicago mayor brandon johnson, jill biden, and former first lady hillary clinton, will be on that stage. Alright, welcome to a very Special Edition of the Cnn Newsroom. From chicago. Im jim acosta, and im Abby Philip and we have a full Team Coverage here at the convention as the Harris Campaign looks to capitalize on their momentum in this moment in polling and in fundraising, coming up this hour, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also, michigan senator Gar
Over the next hour, cnns Pamela Brown examines the Rise And Fall of candidate Joe Biden from his motivations for running against Donald Trump to the final days and hours before his historymaking decision. [music playing] Pamela Brown voiceover it was summer 2017, Joe Biden was out of the vice presidency, out of washington dc, and in his Home State of delaware. Evan osnos Joe Biden found himself in a place he hadnt been in his entire adult life, frankly. His politics had defined his identity, and now all of a sudden, he was a man without a purpose. Jeff zeleny it was always hanging over the question, would he get back in and run . Jill biden every single day, would come up to me at work or in the Grocery Store or the pharmacy, people on the street, strangers that i didnt even know would come up and say, you have to talk your husband into running. He has to run. He has to run. Pamela brown voiceover and then came the Unite The Right rally in charlottesville, virginia. Crowd jews will not
Ascension to the top of the ticket, making this a dramatically different convention from what we were all anticipating, just even a month ago. Lets take a look at this weeks scheduled Opening Night will now feature the man many thought would be accepting the nomination on thursday, president Joe Biden, former president barack obama, headlining Tuesday Night on wednesday, well see governor Tim Walz deliberate Vice President ial acceptance speech. All building took Thursday Night when harris will accept the democratic nomination for president. A party that was struggling to gain any momentum will be going into this convention with a wind at their backs, the new Washington Post, abc news, ipsos poll out this morning showing harris up four points and ahead Head Matchup with Donald Trump that is outside the margin of error or cnns Jeff Zeleny is joining us now and jeff are looking at live pictures of the Vice President with her husband, Tim Walz false and his wife. They are in pennsylvania
Proactive urinary tract health product. You korea is nice to try today at your core. Com just. Minutes from now president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will take the stage together. Their first joint appearance since biden dropped out of the president ial they are set to tout what theyve done to lower Drug Crop costs for americans. What despite the united front, were learning that Behind The Scenes Biden still has some complicated feelings about his ouster. Youre looking at live images from where they are expected well take you there live when it begins but first, were following Breaking News out of Los Angeles Law enforcement is about to give a News Conference and for making multiple arrests in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry a source telling cnn that these arrests include federal charges for Friends Actor died in october. An Autopsy Report blamed the acute effects of ketamine and ruled his death an accident. Cnn chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Ana
Were in that Speech And Retheme wisconsin just out of milwaukee when you interviewed him . Day and that was just aaron twoandahalf months ago. And youll remember he did get a warm reception from the crowd, but it was nothing like that raucous reaction that we just its heard Vice President Kamala Harris getting in milwaukee earlier this afternoon and we have done so much reporting over the past few weeks on how much democrats watching the president s public appearances had been worried there was sort of a holding your Breath Kind of experience watching his public speeches and watching Kamala Harris on the campaign trail. It is very we very clear that she is a very different president ial candidate than the president aaron. All right. Mj. Thank you very much. Mj pointing out just the difference that the size of that crowd, the roar. I mean, that is something that we have not yet seen on the democratic side in this Election Season until right now. Joining me now is the democratic Governor