Morning. Jose diazbalart picks up the coverage right now. Right now on our special coverage, day three for democrats in chicago. Day two culminating in the obamas praising vice president kamala harris and taking swipes at donald trump. We have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse. Who is going to tell him that the job he s currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs? plus the gop at the dnc prominent republicans make a case for red voters to go blue, but are those voters listening? also ahead, the democratic ticket rallies 80 miles from chicago filling an arena in wisconsin as their campaign touts a massive new fundraising hall. And tim walz getting ready for his big moment. What we re learning about his speech to the nation tonight. It s great to have you with us. It s 10:00 eastern. I m the this is day three of the democratic national convention following big speeches from a popular couple returning to the political spotlight in a big
Service to our nation, and for all you will continue to do. We are forever grateful to you. Vice president kamala harris making a surprise appearance on the first night of the democratic national convention, speaking for about two minutes after walking out to thunderous applause from the audience. Throughout the evening we saw speakers deliver impassioned remarks to a firedup crowd. The lineup includes a who s who within the democratic party like hillary clinton, congressman jim clyburn, congressman jamie raskin and governor andy beshear of kentucky. There were also nonpublic officials like uaw president sean payne, nba coach steve kerr, and several abortion rights activists. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. Well, it is quite a night, huh? it was. It went late though. It went too late. Willie, a little late? i think the president just stopped speaking a few minutes ago. A little late. Not his fault. Just ran a little late with the program. It was fabulous. It was a good night.
And former President Trump beginning his week in Battleground Pennsylvania and on Social Media with a string of new attacks. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in chicago for special coverage of the Democratic National Convention. Tonight, President Biden will take the stage behind me, Passing The Torch to a new generation after a challenging period for both him, personally, and for his party. The congressional leaders who persuaded him to hand off the nomination to Kamala Harris because of fears his faltering Debate Performance could cost them seats in the House And Senate are now planning an emotional tribute, honoring his decision to step aside for the good of the party. Vice president ial nominee Tim Walz setting the tone of the day early this morning. We get an Opportunity Tonight to say a thank you to the best president of my lifetime that i have been able to witness. To someone whos delivered time and time again, someone who made the Selfless Act Of Handing that torch to an incredible
Electorate who, again, chose someone else, Theres Jubilee because for the First Time in a while, a political party actually listened to voters and did the hard thing, pressuring the ageing sitting president , a beloved and accomplished Party Stallworth to step aside, and they did it with four months before the election. That in itself is huge. The fast coalesce around his successor is even bigger. Just this weekend, an abc News Washington Post Ipsos Poll showed Vp Kamala Harris in the lead nationally, 51 to 45 among likely voters. That is outside of the margin of error. So what can the democrats do to hold on to and then build off that this week . Unity is going to be a big part of it. Tonight that task will fall on the one guy in The Party who got the short end of the stick amid all of this. Thats President Biden. Hell give the keynote where a lot will be riding on what he says and how he says it, showing and telling americans whether all of this unity is the real deal, folks. Joining
Delegates inside. Ill speak to one of them. We begin here in a race transformed by the new nominee, the biggest sign of that, the state next to pennsylvania, Joe Bidens state, will be california. Democrats gathering in chicago to support the Vice President , whose sudden ascension has dramatically altered this race. They have one big Job Build on the momentum some President Biden dropped out. That momentum began immediately. The entrepreneur in a juggernaut. While all of that has given her a as a leader, she is largely unknown to the country. So, on the stage behind me tonight, The Partys first big chance to introduce her to an audience that has heard about her, but doesnt know her. How will she approach it . She talked about it just last night. Its coming along. Obviously theres a lot at stake, but theres a lot to feel good about the future. So theres a lot about what i believe is a new way forward, and bringing everyone along in that. With me here is andrea mitchell, nbcs kelly odonn