Transcripts For KQED PBS NewsHour Convention Coverage 20160729

I am asking you to joining me out of love of country. Hillary clinton takes the stage and accepts the nomination, the final day of the Democratic Convention. Gwen ifill good evening and welcome to our special pbs news hour npr coverage of this final night of the Democratic Convention in philadelphia, im gwen ifill. Judy woodruff and im Judy Woodruff, joining us as they have all week, Nprs Rachel Martin and here in the anchor booth syndicated columnist mark shields, New York Times columnist, david brooks. Gwen ifill and also with us tamara keith along with amy walter of the cook political report, politics monday again, and down on the floor we have john yang and susan davis. Judy woodruff Hillary Clinton will take to the National Stage tonight and offer americans her vision of the future. She is exported to be introduced by her daughter chelsea. We will get to all of that right after this short break. Funding for this program has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy woodruff welcome back we are here with our entire Political Team as the Democratic Party kicks off its final night of the 2016 nominating convention. Gwen ifill as this Convention Comes to an end and with the Republican Convention toward an end the campaign will make a turn toward the general election immediately but not before Hillary Clinton deliveries a keynote speech tonight. I will bring you round to the table here to tamara keith, who is joining us fresh off the campaign trail. What do we expect Hillary Clinton to do dont . She has been working on this speech, refining it throughout today. We have some very limited remarks that have been released, just some limited excerpts in part because in typical Hillary Clinton fashion and typical clinton fashion she is going to work on that speech up to the last minute. The big theme, which we have heard a lot this convention is stronger together. Campaign aids say she is going to talk about that theme and tie it all the way back to her book that came out in 1996 it takes a village she sees this stronger together idea as an extension of that and as a rebuke of donald trump and his more divisive rhetoric. Judy woodruff david brooks, so much goes into this night, the speech of her life, what does she need to do . I think she has been around since 1967, and it is a long and storied career, it is a crucial night of her life so far, the biggest speech she has given and i think she needs to show the human being, unveil, take off the lobster shell, show comic surprise, a Little Something that drives her beyond am bigs and i think people sometimes have a sense she is running for office because she thinks thats whats next on the career path. She has to show i would do this even if it cost me my career. Gwen ifill amy walter, lets go tack to the it takes a village idea, that was widely derided at the time, is it because she is a different candidate she can bring that out . I think its a different candidate she is running against which makes that message effective, which is im running a cam taken against a person who says i am the one that can fix problems and were in this alone versus were all in this together. Thats the theme that she is obviously been driving over and over again and believes that as our country continuous to diversify as we become more accepting of all different kinds of people thats a message thats going to resonate much more so than im in it for myself and im in it just to get by. Judy woodruff mark shields, how do you see what she needs to do and how much of that is defined or circumscribed by the person she is running against . I think its defined, judy, i would say the establishment at the outset ambition is a given, for anybody that is running for president , these are not shrinking violets, the only american president i have known or covered who did not want to be president from the time he was in the second grade is gerald ford who wanted to be a speaker of the house, which is a different ambition, but they are driven and it comes down to what difference will she makes in peoples lives, if she can show selfdeprecating humor, kid about her secretiveness, her mistrust or distrust or whatever tonight just to show that and a certain vulnerability and candor, i think it would be winning as an acknowledgment that she does have these problems. Gwen ifill john yang, what have the delegates been telling you about what theyre expecting . I think they are hopeful for this speech and will be in a lot of ways an introduction, even though this has been a person who has been in the public eye for more than two decades theyre looking for a real explanation as mark justed of why she wants to be president , sort of a little more detail, filling in what moves her, what she is all about. Campaign officials tell me that will be part of the speech in those words. She will acknowledge that some people may not know, may not understand what shes all about and will try to explain it in this speech tonight. Judy woodruff thank you, john, lets move over to the podium where Nprs Rachel Martin has been, rachel basted on the people you are talking to what are they looking for her to get done tonight . Its interesting, judy, she still has a lot of work to do the theme of tonight is stronger together so clearly to unify the party and there are still a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters who arent yet sold on the idea of a Hillary Clinton presidency and on monday i spoke with a couple of people who said this was the speech they were waiting for. They need to hear her use words that will make them feel included and talk about the issues that matter to them, getting big money out of government, stopping fracturing fracking, Climate Change and im going to see how closely she goes in that direction and she has to electricity phi everybody outside of this building, reach out to people who have found a home with donald trump, many of them, and lastly, something that mark mentioned, im going to be listening to how forthright she is about her own vulnerabilities. So much has been made of her trust doubt, people say she is untrustworthy, is she going to use that word . I dont know, but in some way to acknowledge that she has these issues, at lisa perception issues and how does she navigate that and pivot forward and be that moving force gwen ifill so many things to get done tonight, thanks, Rachel Martin, susan davis is elsewhere on the floor, the partys theme is stronger together, its a new slogan that hillary people have come up with, instead of im with her stronger together. Is that a theme on the near tonight susan . As you look around the hall tonight you cant help but notice people in yellow highlighted tee shirts that glow in the dark that is a last stand of Bernie Sanders group and their final protest. I would say the room is packed, everyone is holding up their hillary signs and last night we saw a pivot that seemed to be aimed at general election voters, even republicans, who Hillary Clinton says could vote for her this fall and it will be interesting to see somehow she threads the needle that has fueled and kept the energy in this room happy and also making a general election message, saying, hey, vote for me. Judy woodruff its a needle she has to thread or a thread she has to needle, how many of these can we drudge up . I think this is ultimately a campaign with so many different tension points, right . You have two candidates who have stark visions but where they see the country and where they want to take the country and theyre incredibly flawed messengers, Hillary Clinton being part of the status quo, she does not want to be, she is trying to be both, hugging barack obama but not wanting to be a third term of barack obama so all of these things are apparent theyre but theyre go be to go apparent throughout the next 100 days of the campaign and how she negotiation that tension, how donald trump negotiates that tension will give us the answer of who is going to win. Gwen ifill it seems its been how many days now since Hillary Clinton gave a News Conference . 225, some somewhere in the 200s, it was before iowa. Gwen ifill its been a while and when you think donald trump gives press conferences every other day, i have to ask you whether this changing in the alterations that amy talks about is even possible. Well, she is trying to get to the media, trying to get to the public in lots of ways that dont require us. Her campaign has its own videographer, staff photographer, just like the Obama Campaign had and you tube videos, and thats what hillarys campaign is doing. She is circumventing us, doing sitdown interviews but not the availability the press conferences where we could pepper her with questions and someone could build on someone elses question and we could dig in and understand something instead these are short interviews some even longer but where there isnt enough time to answer the questions that you really need to get answered. Judy woodruff david brooks watching, two figures who date back to bill clintons administration, ted danson and mary steinburgen, actors, and comparisons might be made with her husbands administration, does they have to worry about that . Is she striking out with her own chord . The party has changed a lot, the party trying to prove it wasnt left, if you ran into bill clinton at 11 Chelsea Clinton 30 you were up till 4 so thats a different style. And remember how prosperous the country was we were on the holiday after history it was a different era as amy was talking about the tensions she faces the party faces and if i was advising joel benison in the studio earlier this evening i would say you are only going to lose one, thats fear, Economic Opportunity you have a decent advantage, people are not going to take a risk on donald trump unless something extremist is going on, i would say they have done an insufficient job of insulating them from that, im looking at the schedule, you have a lot of things going on tonight but not a lot of emphasis on National Security and i would say thats a failing so far of this convention gwen ifill what do you think about that mark . I think david is right about 147 of the time i understand bill clinton was so much different, the first democratic president elected in 16 years, the democratic had had three wipe outs, 49 states lost, they were just not competitive. So as opposed to Hillary Clinton who is running to succeed barack obama her fate and fortunate are tied to barack obama. You can talk about change but barack bamas leadership and resoluteness over the next 100 days as president and commander in chief in dealing with these threats is going to affect Hillary Clinton, whether Hillary Clinton is seen as a credible commander in chief and sustaining those policies that will control isis and make people safer and lower that fear level. Judy woodruff which gets back to amys point we saw physically the embrace last night but there is a she is not identical to him. And she doesnt want to be seen as a third term, continuation versus change. The other piece of this is which is the economic anninxiety is r and she does need to tracy that at the top and i think when we talk about anger and fear so much is about that. You have a president right now with a 51 approval rating, people do are sort of torn on it, if they see the economy improving or not but she cant tie herself so directly to that 51 . His 51 is really much more about him personally than it is about people feeling good about where things are in the country. Gwen ifill lets go down to the floor because john yang is about to have a conversation with frankly someone else who is making history at this convention. John . Okay, im now here with sara mcbride who spoke earlier this evening. She is the first transgender speaker to any Major Political convention. What did this mean to you to have this opportunity . It was an honor to be able to share my story to help educate the country a little bit more about transgender issues and identities. To me im thinking about the young person in North Carolina or in texas who is struggling with the fact that they think theyre transgender and wondering whether this country has a place for them, too, and im thinking about how im hoping they see at this convention transgender person are seen, respected and valueds and valued and i hope they know they can live their identity and still pursue dreams. You are the National Spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign a gay Rights Advocacy group. Donald trump is trying to reach out to the lgbtq community. Whats your take on that . How successful do you think he will be . Not successly at all, i think were long past the point where merely saying the letters lgbtq should be seen as progress, donald trump is committed to appointing antiquality antiequality judges, his first profile was built on antilgbtq, i dont think its fooling anybody. There were early criticism of Hillary Clinton being slow in coming to support same sex marriage. I think our country has evolved, president obama and joe biden and Hillary Clinton were all on a movement with this country and i think we need to be people who have open hearts and minds and secretary clinton has been a supporter of lgbtq rights and she has been steadfast in her support of transgender people helping to achieve progress in the state department for our community. Sara mcbride at this convention was the first transgender speaker at any main convention, back up to you. Judy woodruff thank you, john, and gwen i think its the case that it wasnt so long ago it was unusual to say there was someone who was gay in attendance at a convention, much less speaking. Gwen ifill one of the earlier speakers tonight was chad griffin the head of the Human Rights Campaign fund and his biggest thing about donald trump was he couldnt get the letters lgtb read off a prompter correctly which showed how disconnected he felt donald trump is from that movement so its history being made on every front. Judy woodruff it is. We are going to take a break we have former gov Jennifer Granholm of michigan, were going to step away for a moment this is in my opinion, pbs news hour coverage. Well be back. I am Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi from san francisco. I was chair of the Host Committee at the convention in 1984 in san francisco. We witnessed the nomination of geraldine ferraro, it was tremendous. My choosing a woman to run in the Second Highest Office you accepted a powerful signal to all americans, there are no doors we cannot unlock [cheers applause] we will place no limits on achievements. If we can do this, we can do anything [cheers applause] gwen ifill if youre just joining us, this is live coverage of the Democratic Convention from npr and the pbs news hour, im gwen ifill. Judy woodruff and im Judy Woodruffwere here in our sky booth on this final night for the democrats to tell their story to america and Hillary Clintons case for why she should be elected president. A short time ago gwen and i sat down with al franken of minnesota, he addressed the Convention Earlier this week gwen ifill senator franken, welcome. Thank you. Judy woodruff what did you want to accomplish here and did you do that . I wanted to come out of this united and democrats excited and the viewers at home, the tens of millions of viewers to come away understanding who Hillary Clinton is and what she wants to do to improve peoples lives, thats what we are supposed to do. Judy woodruff is that happening . I think it is, i think it is. I think that you saw the first day, there was a little bit of commotion but i think Michelle Obama gave a brilliant speech, Bernie Sanders did what did a great job in doing what he had to do. Gwen ifill did you have a role in that, you and Sarah Silverman, that first night when you did that comedy act . It was a moment where we had to stretch because they couldnt get one of the keyboard guys plugged in right so i think sarah was the right person to say some of the bernie people, because she had been an is your gait for bernie many, many times and she said youre being ridiculous and i think that was the right she was the person to say it. Gwen ifill but youve been getting up every morning going from delegation to delegation and this is what people at home dont necessarily see, state delegation breakfasts, and you have been telling them what you hoped they would take home. Do you have a sense of an under current of concern that this race still appears to be so close . Sure, i think that we both look at the up side of Hillary Clinton and building on what president obama has accomplished in the last eight years, coming in when we were losing about 750 to 800,000 jobs a month, and then looking at the down side of donald trump who many of us consider a con man and someone who really is not up to the task of being president of the United States. Yes, were very concerned. Hopefully coming out of this convention those numbers will change. Were going to fight hard for the next 102 days and win this thing. Judy woodruff thats what i want to ask you about, because coming out of the Republican Convention in cleveland we all saw it, there was an anger, a strong dislike of Hillary Clinton that emerged from that convention. Is there the same sort of energy, determination, coming out of this democratic on thaty into november, do you think . Oh, absolutely, i think very much so. Ive known hillary for about 22, 23 years, and she is the hardest working, smartest, most experienced person i know for this job. I think the president , president obama said she is more qualified than either he was when he came or bill clinton was when he came. So i think we are determined to win this race, and ive been doing as much as i can toward that end. Gwen ifill assuming that you accomplished what you wanted to this week in philadelphia what do you need to accomplish going forward, you are now launched head first into the general election. Yep, well, its the blocking and tackling, the ground game, making sure our people are registered, making sure our people vote and making sure that there isnt a suppression of our people, making sure our people are motivated, making sure that bernie says hes going to be going out there to make sure that everybody that he can do everything in his power to make sure hillary wins. I think Michael Bloomberg who came out last night and said we need to elect a sane, responsible person to be president and that was, i think thats what i call the comedy of understatement. Thats the lisa you can ask of a president is to be sane and responsible. I dont think that donald trump fits either of those particularly. Judy woodruff is it more of a positive message you see coming from democrats in november, pro Hillary Clinton or is it an antidonald trump . I think its both, i really do. I dont think theyre necessarily at odds but i think what you saw from hillary is that she has at this day after day after day. Michelle obama said something really interesting. She said the president has to have a wealth of knowledge, and when crises happen you cant pick your crises so you have to have been working throughout your entire life to understand this stuff and certainly while youre running and while youre the president and donald trump, she has done this every day, thats why i trust her, i trust her to do the job. Donald trump has demonstrated none of that. Thats why hes making all these mistakes. Thats why when hes asked are you going to seize crimea to russia . He goes, well, were looking at that. Anyone who is a nominee for president of the United States knows the answer to that is no, you dont want to encourage putin he is not prepared and has no willingness has shown no i willingness to make himself prepared. He does not understand the job gwen ifill senator al franken of minnesota, thank you very much. Thank you, gwen. Gwen ifill senator franken is known in some circles as having been a median for saturday night live and what i was referring to is when he and comedian Sarah Silverman took the air out of the room. Judy woodruff poked the balloon, took the air out of the people saying bernie or bust i was struck that al franken is pretty confident that Hillary Clinton will be able to counter the donald trump argument. He said the democrats arent taken anything for granted and i was struck by that. Gwen ifill lets see whats going on on the floor, were expecting former michigan governor, Jennifer Granholm, she started out as the democratic governor of michigan between 203 and 27 and is a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton. I actually want to speak tonight to those americans who feel you have been left behind, the americans who believe you have been cheated, who believe that those at the top dont care about you. Now, i know a Little Something about this because i was governor of michigan, the epicenter of americas manufacturing rise and its painful fall and its resurgence. Michigan built the automobile and the abell built america but when the Manufacturing Industry fell on hard times, so did michigan. So did many of your states. We, we were angry about it. About jobs going to low wage countries, about unfair trade, but we were also determined, determined to build the industries of the future we said we wanted advanced manufacturing, we wanted new jobs. So we started this hard process of moving in that direction, and then, in 2008, we elected a democratic president to work with us. And you know what he did . He saved the American Auto industry right . And then that renewed Auto Industry paid america back in full and that is what we can do together. Now, i, like many of you, am a fierce democrat but i know, i know there are democrats and republicans all across this country who want to create jobs in america. Liberals and conservatives, Public Sector and private industry, because we are not in this alone. We are all in this together one candidate gets that, and one candidate as joe biden said last night, doesnt have a clue some people are worried, some people are angry, i get that. But the answer is not to tear our country down, its to build our country up. Not to build walls that keep out the rest of the world but to keep Building Industries and universities that the rest of the world wishes they could get into Hillary Clinton gets it and thats why she has huge plans to create goodpaying jobs in America Imagine that imagine that, actual plans i mivr missed that night at the Republican Convention. Detailed plans, people written down plans with numbers that add up you want to see them . You can actually see them just text jobs to 47246. Last week we heard about trumps hopeless vision about our country and he said i alone can fix it imagine Donald Trumps version of the constitution. I the person in order to form a more Perfect Union or centuries later, i shall overcome or ask not what i can do for my country, ask what my country can do for me [applause] Donald Donald youre so vein you probably think this speech is about you [cheers applause] dont you now . Here is what i know we have got to stop donald trump. Our great country spans a continent but we are all connected to each other no matter where we live so when a miner in virginia has the dignity of a new job in the advanced Steel Industry we all have dignity. When an engineering student in the Sunshine State builds the solar panels of the future, we all succeed when the auto worker in detroit builds the electric vehicle that drives us forward, we all win, right . Whether youre in michigan or marr marryland or montana when flints water poisons its children it hurts all of us. These are our children. We are all flint right, philadelphia . Our next president knows that a nation is a village, that we are one family, and in a family, no one gets left behind not the steel worker in pennsylvania, not the farmer in iowa, not the dreamer in nevada, not the factory worker in ohio as our next president says, we are stronger together we are stronger how . Were gonna keep America Great how . Together and were going to work our hearts out to elect Hillary Clinton president how . Together lets do this, brothers and sisters, together [cheers applause] gwen ifill that was Jennifer Granholm the governor of michigan and now were going to go down to the floor to nprs susan davis who is talking to someone who is very close to Hillary Clinton and bill clinton and chelsea for that matter. Im on the floor with former congresswoman marjorie margolis, extended Family Member of the clintons, what do you think Hillary Clinton will do with this speech . I think she will knock it out of the park. I think people will see this is a woman who is really ready for this job. I know i sound not terribly objective and i was once one of you guys, but she is so prepared and when you think of what there is out there, her opponent, its sad and laughable and xenophobic, but she is going to take the high road and she will tell us what she can do and what she brings to the table, but also she is going to talk about the future which she does so well. One of the other anticipated speeches tonight is that of Chelsea Clinton, your daughterinlaw. What should we expect to hear from chelsea and talk about her role in this campaign. Hillary will tell you that shes the about best of both of them, she really is. She is darling. She is smart, really smart she is very, very good in her own skin. She has been terrific moving around the country doing speeches. She is very good with the issues. So i think thats what youre going to see, and you will see an incredible pride in her procedure because she has been a terrific daughter but hillary has been a hillary and bill have been terrific parents. Well leave it there. Gwen ifill we are going we are going straight to the floor to listen to doug elmets, a firsspeaking at the podium. I dont believe he will get that chance. While hillary holds many policy differences, from my own, her qualifications are indisputable, hillary knows that the streets of our nation lies in uniting, not dividing. This years republican flat form is laced with antigay, antiwomen positions, that do not represent the views of most americans. This is why this year i will vote for a democrat for the first time [cheers applause] to my fellow republicans, if you believe like i do, you believe loyalty to our country is more important than loyalty to party, if you want a president with good judgment, a steady hand, and a temperament to represent our nation to the world and our children, i ask that you join me in voting for Hillary Clinton as president of the United States. [cheers applause] thank you. One of my first memories is standing outside our richmond, virginia polling place with my dad to handout Campaign Literature in support of our chosen candidate, our chosen republican candidate. When it comes to campaigning, ive done it all, phone banks, knocked on so many doors, i bet a lot of you did the same. One difference though i campaigned exclusively this is another republican voting for Hillary Clinton, she is her her she is cofounder of republican women for hillary. Liberty, equality and the belief that there are individual rights that cannot be taken away. These are values to be proud of and because the Republican Party has abandoned those values this year, this republican is voting for Hillary Clinton. In Donald Trumps america, it doesnt matter what ive accomplished as an attorney and policy expert, all that matters is how attractive i am on a scale of 1 to 10. Trumps loath some comments about women and our appearances are too many to repeat and to crass to repeat. They are too important to ignore, though. Trump can discount our accomplishments, disrespect our abilities but come november he cannot disregard our votes. [cheers applause] there are some who will say im voting for Hillary Clinton because she is a woman. People who is that dismiss my voice and hillarys long record of public service. And i know there are some who are contemplating staying home this november. Your voice can help define the next chapter of american values, american policy, American Leadership around the world. For better or for worse. Im here tonight to ask all of you to join me to not only oppose donald trump but to support Hillary Clinton. Because were not just democrats and republicans, were americans thank you. [cheers applause] gwen ifill thats Jennifer Pierotti lim she is director of Health Policy at the conservative u. S. Chamber of commerce and made a very strong statement antidonald trump, voting for hillary. Amy walter . Here is an interesting dilemma for democrats now, we have had outward appeals to come out and vote for Hillary Clinton but that works against what democrats running for the senate are trying to do. Theyre trying to make the case they would love for republicans to stay home because it helps their down ballot candidates if those folks dont turn out so were seeing the white house running a different strategy than the down ballot candidates. Already were seeing that voters are not linking to republicans down the ballot this convention and this strategy from Hillary Clinton isnt going to make it any easier for the Democratic Senate candidates. Judy woodruff mark shields whats the precedent for this . Its there, kennedy against goldwater in 1964, precise example and it worked for the party then. It was a time then of different voting, people had more loyalty certainly more democrats in the country. I think the strategy, if i were defend it go for the clintons, which im not, is that if, in fact, they can do this and show enough republicans coming over and that trump becomes just typhoid mary, that will, in fact, help democrats all the way down the ballot in november. I think thats clearly the strategy from this convention. I thought Jennifer Granholm really did remarkably well with the humor saying that donald Trump Reminds you of a great moment in American History ask not what your country what your country what i can do for my country, ask what my country can do for me, i shall overcome, its playing to that ego, lone ranger should the United States succeed crimea to russia. Gwen ifill tell me what you think about that . Its not a hail mary its an important part of their strategic, donald trump has loosened up republicans and the clintons feel they can get some of those, theyre going for those voters, i think its a risk worth taking in terms of the senate and i think some of the most powerful moments at this convention have been Michael Bloomberg, the republicans you just heard, there wasnt a single democrat standing up unless im forgetting one in cleveland asking for that big tent outreach kind of strategy. Gwen ifill i think youre right, i dont remember it either. Judy woodruff i dont either, david brooks, weigh in on this. I think the opportunity is there, especially after the obama speech last night, my email file with the bush staffers and regular gab staffers, saying we used to write those kind of speeches, that was our version of america so a lot of people who have devoted their lives to the Republican Party are there for the asking if they cannot seem like too much of a Bernie Sanders party, frankly. So i think the opportunity is there, if they do it and thats for the risking the down ballot races. Im trying to remember a time in my lifetime a president ial candidate has made a real sacrifice for others in the party, hard to remember. Of course, again, i think they should absolutely look out for themselves, im not suggesting they shouldnt but as you know if youre coming in as a president with as as democrat with a republican senate. Gwen ifill but they dont want to suppress the republican vote just so we can have republicans stay home, right . Im anxious to tackle the question we have talked around and about all week and that is trumps appeal to noncollege educated americans and maybe there is a more flight way to put it but how should we be thinking about this mark shields . It has aspects of elitism to it. How should we be regarding this . Well, there is a strong sense, make sure that we understand, there is a strong sense among white Blue Collar Workers in america, those without a College Education that there is no longer a realistic path to upward mobility and college has become beyond their expense and beyond not a realistic option and that they have been foreclosed and they are afraid for america. They would like to have america be feared when it comes to isis, they dont want to be afraid of isis, they would like to have isis be afraid of the United States power. I just think that this is there and we have to face one terrible reality is that theyre right. In 2009 in this country there were 359 billionaires, today there are 540 and there are 2. 5 mr. Million children living in poverty than there were then Judy Woodruff mark im going to interrupt and take us down to the floor, because this is what people have been asking about, when are we going to hear from families of the Police Officers and i believe this is jennifer loudon, the wife of a Police Officer whose husband was killed philadelphia Police Officer. Every morning for 19 years, moses put on his uniform. One morning on the way home from the third shift he was shot and killed. And moses wrapped christmas presents i found in august. Moses thought ahead, he bought gifts for relatives, single parents, strangers, down on their luck. One of these presents didnt even have a name on it. I still have it. Moses didnt live long enough to give all of the gifts he had to give. While were here we must do the good we can. [applause]oiaj absolutely we have to believe that were stronger together. Thank you. [applause] thank you, john. We hear a lot about the problems in big cities. Our son derrick owe wednesday gwen ifill this is Barbara Owens and Barbara Owens owns whos son was killed in 2008. His wife was mourning so he was the one who combed his daughters hair. His friends joked and said he made it harder for the other dads because he did such a good job after derrick was killed we heard from so many people about his positive influence. One woman said, when she was a troubled teenager, derrick saw in her what she couldnt see in herself and because of him, she is a better mother. [applause] thank you. This was just one of the many stories we heard. Derrick has left a legacy of service and integrity and love. And we, we never want the sacrifice of derrick and all of the other fallen officers to every be forgotten. Thank you. [applause] Judy Woodruff these were representatives of three families affected by the loss of a son or a husband who served in Law Enforcement. Once he got a call about a boy who had stolen a belt. The boy only had a rope to keep his pants up. He negotiated and the charges were dropped. He also paid for the belt p. [applause]. [applause] he did not want that boy to start his life with a record. He knew that every interaction he had mattered, every word he spoke and every arrest he made defined what it meant to serve and protect. He knew effective policing required treating people with kindness and respect especially when he was most often called to their worst moments. When i lost thor, i had no idea it was possible to lose so much in an entire lifetime much less than in a single moment and i know that in light of recent events some of us have lost faith, but i want all americans to know about moses, derrick, thor and all the officers out there who every day risk their lives protecting all of us. [cheers applause] let us honor all of the fallen officers who werent named here today, by acting as our officers did, helping others, bridging communities, and building peace. Thank you. [applause] gwen ifill the Counter Point to the black lives matter argument which we have seen on display at this convention, blue lives matter, the Family Members of people who fell. This is kind of a, just as we were talking earlier there hasnt been that much discussion mara about National Security and isis, there also hasnt been much discussion about Law Enforcement and those who have been putting their lives on the long this is a powerful answer to the criticism of the Democratic Convention that they only care about black lives matter and they dont care about blue lives. There is a common message, thats what is the thread that runs through this entire convention about stronger together and its possible to bridge these divides, and i think this was something that was missing but i think this was a powerful part. Judy woodruff david . Ive said this before but we must be up to 25 or 30 people who have lost sons, daughters, and both parties have done a ton of it and i dont recall it in past years. There must have been something that they picked up in polling, a sense of loss and i would say covering the trump supporters, a sense of loss is generally the motivating factor. Sometimes its the loss of a job, sometimes the loss of a business, often its a sense that their Adult Children are floundering, a loss of faith in the future but that sense of loss and that sense of grief has pervaded both conventions. Usually they want them to be upbeat and positive and theyre going after the people who have suffered the most grieve i couldnt say loss we can imagine, the loss of a child. Its consistent with the times that i think youve got to it changes everybodys mentality when the possibility of losing a loved one is constantly put before you and you want security at that moment and you want safety at that moment and i think its part of that moment were in gwen ifill this is an interesting point david makes, i wonder, amy, whether its possible that this could have been tested as horrible cynical as that may seem it comes up too frequently not to be a common theme that both parties. I think they did do that or maybe this is the one way you can sort of break through in this, you know, hyper instantly connected, constantly distracted world that only the most horrible grief is what will bring you in. But i will tell you just in speaking with focus groups i sat in, sitting down with a lot of women voters and it came up over and over again the sense that the center had fallen out for them, their loss was that they couldnt figure out all these institutions in their lives that had seemed to fail them. Their number one concern and they put all of these together in the same box was safety. It was they were worried about their kids being bullied, worried about their kids getting on a school bus, they were worried about how isis was going to impact them and it came back to the sense that they didnt have control over their lives and their children were most at risk and that was something that was clearly pervasive and this goes back the last couple of years, this deep fear and insecurity. Judy woodruff and mark, what we just watched i think here at the Democratic Convention to me was a direct response in some ways to the criticism at the Republican Convention, i think we heard it from Rudy Gulliani that the other party doesnt think about the sacrifices that Law Enforcement makes. No question about it and i think it was an effective rebuttal. nr it impresses me that the Democratic Party which has been uncomfortable in the talk, any language about religion or even spiritual, African American parents surviving parents, and especially, especially the charleston families, their forgiveness, it was really such a breath of fresh air for the democrats who just avoided it, church and state, got at that keep em straight, they built a wall and they breached a wall tonight and earlier in this convention and i think its for the good of the country, for the good of the National Debate and ultimately probably for the good of the party, that should be a tertiary consideration. Gwen ifill susan davis our npr reporter on the floor is town there with someone who is going to give up her senate see the soon, lets go to susan. Im on the floor with senator Barbara Boxer the december cat from california and a longtime friend of Hillary Clinton. Senator what do you think Hillary Clinton needs to accomplish with this speech . Not only am a friend of hillaries, and i was her colleague in the United States senate. I think what hillary should do, what she has been doing in every speech, make the point that we are stronger together and the opposite party with donald trump at the head divides us and we become weak when we look at each other with disrespect and envy. So the bottom line is we need to all be together in this boat we call america, we need to stand together, pull together and proceed together. I think this notion of standing together i think is going to be a strong message from her tonight. Youve been a proud, liberal democrat, there has been protests from the left, how unified is this Democratic Party leaving philadelphia . Let me just tell you this, i think that Bernie Sanders who made the case for why Hillary Clinton should be supported by his supporters, i supported hillary from the beginning, she and bernie ran tough races, in california we ran for hillaro but the bottom line is they worked together on a really Good Platform and i think its something to be proud of and i think having seen some of the demonstrations here its a tiny little proportion of the Bernie Sanders people and god bless them and they can do what they want. I mean, im not upset about it. I would love to have everybody supporting hillary but if we get 95 , 96 , i think its going to be okay. How could they possibly help donald trump get elected . If you listen to bern knee hes so strong on the point and he will be out there campaigning for hillary so i think at the end of the day her is your gates will bring them along if they doesnt bring them along senator boxer, thank you for talking with us gwen ifill the interesting thing about Barbara Boxers comment there is she says she knows bernie will be out there campaigning for hillary which is partly true but there seems to be a disconnect between that fact and the people in the hall tonight who are still wearing their bernie shirts. Yeah and there is real anger, they like the guy they like bernie but it wasnt a personal thing for them it was a movement thing it was a policy thing it was an upsetness at the platform, and a whole set of issues that motivate them. Theyre not to be led. And thats where they are. Judy woodruff i guess we keep being warned that maybe there is something that bernie supporters have in mind tonight, the most a reasonable degrerden. Maybe they will walk out during Hillary Clintons acceptance speech, we will watch and see. Its 9 00 on the east coast, we are going to take a short break, we will be with our special coverage of the npr and pbs news hour coverage during this Democratic Convention. Im john lewis, i remit the fifth Congressional District of georgia. The convention was moving and so consuming for senator barack obama nominated to be president at the Democratic Convention in 2008. He gave his acceptance speech on the anniversary of the day that Martin Luther king, junior, delivered his a zq speech. You could feel it. You knew in your heart and in your gut that barack obama would become the next president of the United States. I cried. Tears of joy. Tears of happiness. Change happens because the American People demand it because they wise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership a new policy for a new time. Erica, this is one of those moments. [music playing] woodruff we are back at the top much the hour of the coverage for the Democratic National convention. Joining me around the table is ron from npr, and syndicated columnist mark shields and david brooks. Down on the stage were hearing the end of a speech by a pastor in North Carolina and the leader of moral mondays which is a very an activist group in North Carolina. Lets listen to the end of his remarks. And a union. And universal health care and Public Education and immigrant rights and lgbt rights we are reviving the heart of our democracy when we develop tax and trade policies, that no longer funnel our prosperity to the wealthy few, we are reviving the heart of our democracy. When we hear the legitimate discontent of black lives matter and we come together to renew justice in our criminal Justice System, we are embracing our deepest moral values and reviving the heart of our deposition democracy. When we love the jewish child and the palestinian childed, the muslim and the christian and the hindu and the buddhist and those who have no faith but they love this nation. We are reviving the heart of our democracy. When we fight for peace and when we resist the proliferation of military style weapons on our streets and when we stand against the antidemocratic stronghold of the nra, we are reviving the heart of our democracy. In times like these, we have to make some addition decisions, and i might normally be here as a preacher and an individual but when i hear hillarys voices and positions, i hear and i know that she is working to embrace our deepest moral values and we should embrace her. But let me be clear, that she nor any person can do it alone. The watch word of this democracy and the watch word of faith is we, the heart of our democracy is on the line this november and beyond. They tell me when the heart is in danger, somebody has to call an emergency code and somebody with a good heart will bring a defibrillator to work on a bad heart, because its possible to shock a bad heart and revive the pulse. There in this season, when some want to harden and stop the heart of our deposition, we are being called, like our fore mothers and fathers to be the moral defibrillators of our time we must shock this nation with the power of love. We must shock this nation with the power of measure yes, she did. We must shock this nation and fight for justice for all. We cant give up on the heart of our deposition not now, not ever [cheering] and so i stopped by tonight to ask, is there a heart in this house . Is there a heart in america . Is there somebody that has a heart for the poor . And a haibd heart for the vulnerable . Then stand up, vote together or deny us together, fight for the heart of this nation and while youre fighting, sing that old hymn, revive us again. Fill each heart with our love. May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. Halleluiah find of glory clear find the glory. Instructor ifill i feel like im in church. The reverend william barber, as gwen said earlier is heard very involved in the moral monday movement, which was created in 2013 as a response to conservative politicians elected in that state. And the states voter id law. This is Kareem Abduljabbar, the noted basketball player and instantly recognizable, if only for his height and he is the leading scorer in the nba of all time. He is now an activist. Im Michael Jordan and im here i said that because i know that there some that couldnt tell the difference good evening everyone. Im Kareem Abduljabbar and im here to tell ycu about captain m k who is one of the soldiers that decide in combat serving the United States since 9 11. His family immigrated from the United States from the united arab immigrants. The first place they arrived was the jefferson memorial. The words engraved there read i have sworn on the altar of god, hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Donald trumps idea to register the folks entering our country is the very tyranny jefferson abhors in 1777, jefferson erected the statue for religious freedom which became a motto for the first amendment. Todays socalled religious freedom act like the one signed by mike pence of indiana they are the opposite of what jefferson wanted because they allowed discrimination. And that is called discrimination as a result of fear. Those who think americans scare easily, enough to exchange for a false sense of security to them we say, not here, not ever. Thank you. Kareem abduljabbar being a muslim came out being one of the most famous muslims and pushing back at donald trump. And introducing the parents of the american soldier who is muslim who died in service to country in combat, which is, they argue, donald trump never would have been eligible to come into the country. For enlisting in the United States army in june 2004, he was serving in iraq. A suspicious vehicle appeared. Captain khan told his troops to get back. But he went forward. He took 10 steps toward the car before it exploded. Captain kahn was killed but his unit was saved by his courageous act. The captain was posthumously awarded the bronze star and purple heart. He was just 27 years old. We still wonder what made him take those 10 steps, kahns father said in a recent interview. Maybe thats the point, he went on, where all of the values, all of the service to country, all of the things he learned in this country kicked in. It was those values that made him take those 10 steps. Those 10 steps told us we did not make a mistake in moving to this country his father finished time to stand up and say, we are americans. We will not turn on each other or turn on our principles. Thats what we do here. Thats who we are. Thats how we will win. Thats the america that i know makes us all so proud to be a part of. Thank you all, very much. Please welcome, kaiser kahn from virginia. He is the son of a man who died, serving this country. Imentdz he is the father. The father of the man who died serving this country. [ cheers and applause ] khizr khan. First, our thoughts and prayers are with our veterans. And those who serve today. Tonight, we are honored to stand hereby as parents of captain khan and as patriotic american muslims. [cheering] as patriotic american muz hims, with undivided loyalty to our country. Medz like many immigrants, we came to this country empty handed. We believed in american democracy. That, with hard work and good ness of this country, we could share in and contribute to its blessings. We are blessed to raise our three sons in a nation where they were free to be themselves and follow their dreams. [ applause ] our son, in my own head, had dreams, too, of being a military lawyer. But he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. [ applause ] Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son the best of america. [ applause ] if it was up to donald trump, he never would have been in America Donald trump consistently smears the character of muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, even his own party leadership. He wants to build walls and ban us from this country. crowd boos . Donald trump, youre asking americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you, have you even read the United States constitution . [cheering] i will gladly lend you my copy in this document. Look for the words look for the words liberty and equal protection of law. Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery . Go look at the braves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of america. You will see all faiths, genders , and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one we cannot solve our problems by building walls. Sewing division. We are stronger together. And we will keep getting stronger when Hillary Clinton becomes our president. [cheering] in conclusion, i ask every proilt american, all muslim immigrants, and all immigrants to not take this is election lightly. This is a historic election and i request to honor the sacrifice of my son and on election day take the time to get out and vote and work for the healer, vote for the strongest, most qualified candidate, Hillary Clinton. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you. And god bless you. Ed. Khizr khan, the father of a man who was killed fighting for his country. He said he pulled out a copy of the u. S. Constitution and said to donald trump, i will gladly send you my copy if you havent read it. He was very emotional and got an outside reaction to the crowd here. Gwen, sometimes the words that are spoken slowly with great restraint, almost halting ly can be the words carved most deeply on our memories and this was an extraordinary speech. And cream abdul gentleman Kareem Abduljabbar before him very few words but probably the most memorable moments of tonight so far. I think so. David brooks . Beat look at this almost as theater because of how they are performing but its true theater and there are true things that had happening as they discuss it and this has been a super effective night. This has just been one very strong moment after another, making a real case. And the final thing to be said, if you were a martian and came down and looked at these two conventions and somebody asked you, which of the two parties is the most patriotic, you would say the droik party. Which is the most culturally conservative, you would say the drook party. The trump thing has swirled this summer and the democrats are responding by seizing the ground that he has abandoned for the Republican Party, and thats part of what were seeing, especially where we were at last night and today. Amy . I just thought really this is going to define so much of this convention. Because it hit at every single one of the points that the Clinton Campaign is trying to make. One, of course, about the muslim ban and exclusioning those who have sacrificed. He said to donald trump you sacrificed nothing. That was a powerful statement to have a father of a fallen soldier making that statement as opposed to a politician making that. And then he, like so many others emphasizing this is a serious election, you need to get out and vote, saying to those younger voters, that obama coalition, the folks with Bernie Sanders, young people who say i dont know if i can vote for her , i dont know if i like her, its about something bigger and more important and you have to get out and vote. Coming to stage now is a group of people. Among that group were told is general john allen who led u. S. And nato forces in afghanistan for two years, up until just a couple of years ago. I assume these are veterans. 37 veterans im told. Were going to be hearing from general john allen, retired four star general who has advised president obama on countering isis theyre stand ing there behind the lectern with general allen, about to speak. I stand with you tonight, a retired fourstar general of the United States marine corps. And i am joined by my fellow generals and admirals. And with these magnificent young veterans from iraq and afghanistan, they went there and they risked their lives because they love this country. They are here they are here before you because this most convertible election is the greatest one in our memory for the president of the United States. The stakes are enormous. We must not and we could not stand on the sidelines. This election can carry us to a future of unity and hope. Or to a dark place of discord and fear. We must choose hope. Every american in uniform, in the white house or at home usa, usa, usa. crowd chanting usa, usa . We must about force in america for a vision. That includes all of us all of us, every man and bomb, every race, every ethnicity. Every faith and creed, including the american whose those muslims and every gender and gender orientation crowd chanting usa, usa . All of us together, all of us together, purr suiting our common values. My fellow americans from the battlefield to the capitals of our ally competency friends and partners, the free people of the world look to america as the last, best hope for peace and liberty for all of human kind for we are we are the greatest croy on this planet. So we stand before you tonight to endorse Hillary Clinton for the president of the United States of america. We trust in her judgment. We trust in her judgment. We believe in her vision. For a united america. We believe in her vision of an america as a just and strong leader against the forces of hatred, the forces of chaos and darkness. We know that she as no other knows how to use all instruments of American Power not just the military, to keep us all safe and free. My fellow americans, i tell you, without hesitation or reservation, that Hillary Clinton will be exactly the kind of commander and chief America Needs. I know this. I know this because i served with her. I know this as the former special president president ial envoy to the Global Coalition to counter isis. With her as our commander in chief america will continue to lead the world. We will oppose and resist tyranny and we will defeat evil. America america will defeat isis and protect the homeland. America will honor our treaty obligations. We will lead and strengthen nato and the Atlantic Alliance and our allies in east asia and around the world whom we have sworn a solemn oath to defend. My mellow americans we will stop the spread much Nuclear Weapons and keep them from the hands of dangerous states. Our arm the forces will be stronger. They will have the strongest weapons, the greatest equipment. They will have the support of the American People. You and the American Military will continue to to be will continue to be the shining example of america at our very best. Our veterans will be thanked by a grateful nation and they will be cared for in the manner they deserve for the sacrifices they have made for all of us, from this great country and for world face and for world peace. But i also know that with her as our commander in chief, our International Relations will not be reduced to a businesses transaction. I also know that is that our armed fosheszs will not become an instrument of torture and they will not be engaged in murder or carry out other illegal activities. With Hillary Clinton as our commander in chief, the United States will continue to be that indispensable transformational power in the world. To our allies, and to our friends and partners, listen closely. We are with you. America will not abandon you. To those acting against peace, acting against civilization in the world order, we will oppose you. And to our enemies, we will purr pursue you as only america can. You will fear us. And to isis and others, we will defeat you. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow americans, my fellow veterans, this is is the moment. This is the opportunity for our future and he that of the world. We must seize this moment to elect Hillary Clinton as president of the United States of america thank you. And god bless you. And God Bless America and. He obviously said he wasnt in the room with Hillary Clinton when they talked about and when they discussed isis and how to deal with it. Red white and blue signs that say usa, some bernie standards folks with signs that say no more war. Either way this is quite an electric moment in the hall. Down not podium, Rachel Martin is there. Rachel, somewhat happening on the floor . Its a pretty incredible scene down here. At one point, near the beginning of general allens speech we heard competing chants, no wore more and chants of usa. Every time some of the Bernie Sanders supporters would shout there would be more chants of statue and usa and they were anticipating that. I will tell you i talked to general allen earlier today and he was anticipating that and he said he was preparing himself to get those boos and told himself he was just going to keep going and talking through it. You heard that in his message. There was a lot of intensity there. He told me this election is too important for him to sit out. He spent a a lifetime a politically in the military and said the stakes are too high and donald trump is too dangerous and he tide decided to come out and endorse Hillary Clinton as commander in chief. Rachel, i wondered, did you talk with general allen about our members of the military feeling the way he does or is he alone in his views. We talked in particular about the relationship between the white house and the military, which has been tough at time over the years with the obama administration, members of the military choosing the white house as scoldtating power and he said there are still hurt feelings around that so he didnt go so far as to talk about whether or not there was some grand or kind of movement within military cycles what might come out and say they need to speak against Hillary Clinton but he didnt go that far but felt very comfortable in his own decision that he believes Hillary Clinton should be the next president. Rachel martin at the podium. What were hearing, gwen, right now speaking, we are hearing retired army captain who was awarded the medal of honor by president obama for his objections during iraq and afghanistan. Before we return to the floor i want to talk around the table just about the power of that speech that we just heard. It is kind of remarkable, mark fields, as david brooks was say ing, to see a Democratic Convention in such a spasm of patriotism. No question about it and the National Security he deficit or the concerns that were expressed and had been expressed about Hillary Clinton, i think are being answered. And firsthand accounts of having been there with her as the president did last night talking about the situation room. As general allen did and there was no question of his passion. He was an enormously requested four star marine corps general approximate not a political general at all and so this really was a break, with his record in the sense of coming so public in public support. I thought it was interesting how they combined to sort of an explosion of patriotism, amy walter with meeting the parents of the Muslim American soldier who died in come bad psychiatristing his life for his comrades. They combined that and his rebuke to donald trump. We have been talking about this. This is how a convention is supposed to be run. It builds and builds. The first two nights were about uniting the party, getting at the party base and the issues that touch sort of the core issues of the Democratic Party and especially the more liberal element competency now were moving as we get closer to Hillary Clinton to reaching out to who, is not part of track base or wavering in voting for Hillary Clinton. I always that tbat it was curious in the republican pry mere that no republican candidate pulled out a four star general or other members of the security elite to come out and say, you know what, we dont hike or trust this guy as a commander in chief. I thought that was going to be a powerful argument to use against him in the primary. They never used it and you saw, ted cruz really trying to get him on the social cultural front saying he is not a republican on abortion and some of the other issues, that didnt work obviously but Hillary Clinton, using it the way that i thought a republican koch more effective ly used anytime a primary. I know as you say, the it started out with a little dissension. It has not completely gone away. Job is on the floor with part of the reason why . Im here with Norman Solomon who is with the bernie delegate network. You have about 1200 of the 1500 bernie delegates. I have about 2 3 of the 1900 delegates in the network from all over the country. Theres been a lot of talk about a walk out by bernie delegates during some point tonight. Well, first, what is overwhelming coming from so many bernie delegates around the country and its a view that i share is that we have an imperative to defeat donald trump, and especially in swing states, its important to use the only mechanism we have to defeat donald trump and that would be to hold our nose, maybe with a very big clothes pin and vote for Hillary Clinton. We also have another imperative which is to continue on with what bernie calls the Political Revolution and that requires keepening the heat on Hillary Clinton, when she continues to site her rhetoric to be so entwined with wall street. When she continues to go along with the war state and perpetual war, and were still getting flipflop signals. This isnt a work for her to think that she can skate and were just going to let it go. Were not. Were going to keep the heat on. So your presence being felt, the tshirts, the walkout, perhaps something Something Else later tonight, its not that youre not going to vote for Hillary Clinton, you just want to keep the pressure on her on certain issues. I think its a matter of swing states. I live in california. I dont have a reason to vote for Hillary Clinton. But if i was in a swing state i would do it as an instrument to prevent the catastrophe of a donald trump presidency. At the same time she should know that she cant just go off and do her usually corporate thing, her usually perpetual war thing that were going to challenge her. Another way to put it is this, Hillary Clinton is being served notice every day this week that she will not have a nanosecond of a political hiatus not during the campaign or presidency. Constituents are going to fight against inequality and wall street power and fight against continual war that she is very much supporting and that too is unacceptable. It is really very interesting to see that even after Bernie Sanders said she endorsing Hillary Clinton and a lot of the people have put down their signs , they have put on the bright tshirts and still are hoping for one last gasp of objection. We may catch a tblims of that when the hall goes doork and when we get closer to the 10 00 hour and Chelsea Clintons introduction. Mark shields do you want to Say Something . Attention must be paid to Kareem Abduljabbars introduction which was, im Michael Jordan and i only said that because donald trump couldnt tell me the difference. That was a funny line. Attention paid. It was very funny. But we need to take a short break right now. This is a special pbs newshour and npr coverage of the Democratic Convention in philadelphia. Stay with us. We will be back in a minute. In Hari Sreenivasan with an update. Vice President Biden and attorney general Loretta Lynch joined a village im in baton rouge louisiana. A gunman ambushed them over the tensions of a black suspect. Today hundreds payed tribute to the officers and lynch praised the city for showing a common hewn tee. The fda is telling blood bank s in south florida to stop taking blood donations for fear of transmitting the zika virus. The action affects mime, dade and broward counties after four zika cases that may be the first spread by mosquitoes on the main land. The f. D. A. Is asking anyone that visited south florida to put off gulfing any blood for now. And the Syrian Government and russian allies offered today to open safe passage corridors to 300,000 people trapped in olepo. Government troopses circled the area offer intense fighting. So far, theres no sign of a a mass exodus from the city. Now back to philadelphia with gwen and judy. And if are you just joining us, this is continuing livecon coverage of the Democratic National convention from npr and the cbs news hour. Im Judy Woodruff. Ifill and im gwen eiffel. We are going to hear a lot about Hillary Clinton from the people that know her best. How important is that, ron . Its important. We need the setup and the human ization. We need the sense this is a likable person, even though she is going to come out and have a much more commanding kind of presence and be of much more in the president ial role than the wife, mother, grandmother, good friend role that we have been hearing about. Couple of hours ago gwen and i spoke with lisa who worked for hill hillary in the white house whence she was first lady. Here is that conversation. Woodruff welcome. How long you have known Hillary Clinton since the 1992 campaign. And i want here we are, all these years later, and people are saying what we need to do is reintroduce her. What is there to introduce at this point . Well, you know, constituents change. Populations change. We have a whole new group of millennials and another generation of voters. They dont have a context of her they werent around when she was first lady of arkansas or first lady of the United States. So the point of tonight is to really try and prevent Hillary Clinton, you know, the person she is, thats why Chelsea Clinton is going to introduce her. Youre going to hear a personal story of a mother and a grandmother, and youre going to hear about their relationship. And youre also going to hear hillary talk about values. We heard last night from the president about democratic values. I think youre going to hear tonight about her values a as person and how she would approach the job and the importance of uniting and not dividing, the importance of solutions and not slogans and an optimistic tone really. Even for people who have seen Hillary Clinton on the world stage for the last several decades, they still see her as a very private person, someone who doesnt share a lot, doesnt reveal a lot. So this is hard for her, isnt it . You know, you both have covered her for as long as i have been around and you have followed it, you know. She is a transitional figure had our nations history, and i think shes a topic at every dinner table. So she has been under a microscope, when you think about it, for over 25 years. What other National Political figure of her stature has been on the stage for as long as she has. And you know, i think because she has plowed so much new ground with every new turn, everything she says is parsed and everything kind of comes under scrutiny. She understands it and i think theres a little philosophy of well, you know, i just have to go do it and do the best i can and it will be where its e. Its going to be. What else can she do at this point . Thats the philosophy that she takes. You are pacing donald trump, a unique competitor, Something Like she has never had a run in before. As someone who in a previous life spent a fair amount of time advising her how would you handle her to handle someone that is as unpreaddict and i believe direct as donald trump. I would tell her to be direct herself. Shes a very directperson. You dont want to killing dig phi outlandish comments if they come. On the flip side you cant let something go unanswered so thats going to have to be a question for her for sure but she has to stick to her anytim ing and agenda and stick to her message and be very disciplined about it. And i think she has to go headtohead on policy issues and, you know, specifics around her programs versus her opponent s programs. Right now theres had a high personal of american whose say they dont trust Hillary Clinton i think its over60 . Can she change that without sharing more of who she is, without opening up more and letting people see more of what is inside her . Im an advocate for her opening up more and showing who she is. Its funny, judy. When she was secretary of state, she left the state department with really high approval rat ings and i think in large measure it was because the country for the first time in a very long time, saw who she was . Remember her hair was in a ponytail. It was graying. Glasses came out and she was flying around the world. And people said you know what, she is actually working for us. We may not agree with her or like her but we respect her for the hard work that sheep does on watch of us of criticizens. She cant have that role right now. Sheep can that have role in terms of how she presents her sthev and how she arrest arctic lailts and i think thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, lisa. A pleasure. Thank you. And thats someone that knew Hillary Clinton as first lady. John yang is on the floor with someone who knew her before that when she was first lady of arkansas. Im here with lottie shackelford, long time Democratic Party official and long time party friend of the clintons. The campaign described Hillary Clinton as of the most famous unknown person in america, that the people dont know a lot about her. What do you know the Hillary Clinton that you know that you think americans should know . One of the things they should know. She is warm. She was very compassionate and shes also filled with passion and making things right for all of americas citizens. Why do you think she would need to reintroduce herself to the American People tonight. You know, unpersonally, american premium so bomb badded with so much going on in they were lives until its almost impossible to think about what day to the next day to the next day. And its also with all of the influence of meet gra, social media particularly, its hard for them had to keel one everything i think the only deal that they have to deal with at the immediate name. Nastlesz true anyway just dont know. I mean, you know, you would be amazed. She was secretary of state but she has been out of office for about, what, three years as secretary of state. And folks have forgot and couldnt know. The kinds things theyre being told by someone else or hear from someone he else thats not who really, really is. And the die the days of arrange arc when bill clinton was senator and then governor, people were talking about him as potential president. Were people thinking of her as a potential president. One of the things always said to her is, you should wrote for office. And she would throw it out, not me. She liked working behind the expeensz. She enjoyed a lot of the research and the nittygritty work. Police ask her shener wanted to be but i think as a way of being thrust in that goal, she didnt file awayed from her responsibilities. And she became first lady of the United States. And i think she has become more and more comfortable with being this auto ward penalty as as well lonnie stack kel ford didnt always like the pliem light but shes certainly there now. Back to you. John yang thank you. She obviously changed a little bit, gwen. I think she has decided that the limelight is something she could live with. But you did get from that interview that Hillary Clinton also likes the gritty work, you know, behind the scenes thenity work. She likes both. Thenity and the gritty. None of her harshest critics have said she is a show horse rather than a workhorse. As a United States senator she had the reputation of working hard, long and across the aisle and she was a good senator. Everyone that we have asked, david brooks, about Hillary Clinton, why is it that we dont know her if she has been around so long, they dont come up with an answer. Because she is closed. No press conferences, little shell, people see somebody and the ref of us dont see that person. Im. We have had two shorts of speakers. The screamers who seem unaware that there is a mike fine in front of them. And then theres conversational. And then theres a quiet passion type and the khan family was just that. Theres an intensity to the voice and a quietness to the vote. And it will be interesting, the third type, if she can do that, its going to be a powerful speech. Its about taking possession of yourself and in the act of presenting yourself to the world and thats something she has never been comfortable with, therefore she defined by others. She was defined in a serious number of roalsz that she was given like being a senator and sometimes in the but when she is out there on her own, she does not have a lifetime habit of presenting her with the emotional intensity or some challenge of trying to put it upon. Its a real challenge for her and a challenge for people that didnt have it all of these years. They talk about when the message is the messages and its easy to give one of those when its clear who you are. And thats what mr. The challenge for Hillary Clinton is that she comes across as a speaker and presenter and Somebody Just going through whatever the cross tabs and the focus group said and its every speech and each statement with focus grouped within an its of its life and writ plus e. Losings its hard every time. There my be hart. Katie perry, theyre getting somebody their tellinging them how to do a stunt. They went through a video explaining lieutenant here is how you hold it up and turn it. We could do that rye now. I can think of so many inappropriate katie perry songs right now. Be i wonder what the sanders delegates are going to do with their cards. You know, if you dont coop the rate this is when we should acknowledge what a superb Convention Operation they say has been. Lets talk about that. It has been incredibly disciplined. This is my 24th convention and i have never seen one that equaled discipline, in terms of not simply the cards and the responding to the specific speeches, but when Bernie Sanders ve his speech, every clinton delegate on the floored cleared Bernie Sanders, left to their own devices, their own im pulls. I took them a couple of days before they figured out how to drown out the Bernie Sanders people. Even then, thering foreBernie Sanders, that was an act, that was organized, that was disciplined. Its been well what happened and i really do think its the same level of ability, intensity and Organizational Skills that applied to their voter i. D. And get out the vote effort and it will be a very formidable fall campaign. Whipped in the parliamentary sense. Yes. What other sense were you thinking. Here she comes. Katie perry. She is going to speak and then i think she is going to sing. How are you doing . Katie perry. So both of my parents are pastors. And staunch republicans. I didnt finish high school. Unfortunately i dont have a formal education but i do have an open mind. And i have a voice. So im asking you to have an open mind and to use your voice. Because on november 8th you will be just as powerful as any nra lobbyist. You will have as much say as any billionaire. Or you can just cancel out your weird cousins vote if you like. Because remember, its not where you come from, its what you grow into. So here is how im going to use my voice. Im going to vote for Hillary Clinton thats right. I love hillary too. I have a couple of saved messages on my phone. And i bet you guys have to know i have a closet full of hillary themed dresses right . Because i have been on the road with her since iowa and now, guess what, if youre listening, if youre watching, you can join her on the road, too. If you go to hillaryclinton. Comand donate before midnight you can win a chance to join hillary on the road and see for yourself why i know she will be the next president of the United States. Maybe i will let you borrow one of my outfits too. God bless victory is in my veins, i know it, i know it and i negotiate, ill find it, ill find it this is no mistake, no accident when you think the final nail is in think again dont be surprised i will still rise i must stay conscious through the madness and chaos so i call on my angels they say oh, ye of so little faith dont doubt it, dont doubt it victory is in your veins you know it, you know it and you will not negotiate just fight it, just fight it and be transformed because when, when the fires at my feet again and the vultures all start circling theyre whispering youre out of time but still i rise this is no mistake, no accident when you think the final nail is in think again dont be surprised i will still rise dont doubt it, dont doubt it oh, oh, oh, oh, you know it, you know it still rise just fight it, just fight it dont be surprised i will still rise she will still rise are you with me . Come on. Approximate i used to bite my tongue and hold my breath scared to rock the boat and make a mess so i sit quietly, agree polite ly, i guess that i forgot i had a chance i let you push me past the breaking point i stood for nothing so i fell for everything no. I got the ive got the eyefp  of the tig fire, running through the fire, i am a champion and youre goinz to hear m . Jn roar, proud as a lion, i am a2 gonna hear me roar youll hear me roar 9 youre gonna hear me roar co youre gonna hear me roar [cheers applause]4d thank you Judy Woodruff rl0, katy pe roar. Gwen ifill with4lstim kaine wife, karen . Anne. And we are about to hear from Chelsea Clinton who will speak about her mother and that will be followed by a video that will run twelve minutes gwen ifill im gwen ifill, and. Judy woodruff im Judy Woodruff. Gwen ifill and we are joined by the npr team, Domenico Montanaro, and amy walters, from the cook political report, syndicated columnist merck re who is glaring at me and lets wrap up this big moment, did the democrats do what they had to do tonight, Domenico Montanaro . Well, the party set the table for Hillary Clinton, and the need is for her to hit a double and show she can live up to this moment. It was an emotional moment in that last hour, having the father of a muslim son who had died for the country and pulled up that constitution, it is up to Hillary Clinton to live up to this moment. Judy woodruff how high is the bar, amy . I completely agreen where she needs to go has been set up for her, perfectly. V. cn Judy Woodruff here comes Chelsea Clinton to speak about her mom. Gwen ifill every time that Hillary Clinton talks about talks anywhere she talks about9 being a grandmother and chelsea now has two children of her own, aiden and charlotte. c g2 thank you thank you oh thank you thank you, it is such an honor for me to be here tonight. Im here as a proud american, a proud democrat, a proud and tonight in particular, a very, very proud daughter [cheers applause]o mark and i cant quite believe it, butewka n daughter charlott is nearly two years old. She loves elmo, she loves blew berries blueberries and above all she loves facetiming with grandma. My mom cat stage for a debate or a speech and it just doesnt matter she will drop everything for a few minutes of blowing kisses and reading khugachugachochoo with her granddaughter, oh that got an applause. Our son aiden is 5 weeks old and we are happy he is thriving and we are biased but we think hes about the cutest baby in the w1 mom shares. Every day i spend askb and aidens mother i think about my own mother, my wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious mother. [applause] my earliest memory is my mom picking me up after i had fallen down, giving me a big hug and reading me goodnight moon from that moment to thisdo every single memory i have of my mom is that regardless of what was happening in her life, she was always, always there for me. Every soccer game, every softball game, every piano recitals, every dance recitals, sundays spent together at church and the local library, countless saturdays spent finding shapes in the clouds, making up stories about what we would do if we ever met a z ntriceratops in opinion the friendliest looking dinosaur, although my mom would always remind me they were still dinosaurs [laughter] as a kid i was pretty obsessed with dinosaurs the day that my parents took me to Dinosaur National park, i didnt think life could get any better whenever my mom was away for work, which thankfully didnt happen very often, she leftb0 she was gone. b all stacked neatly together in a special drawer, with a date on the front of each known which note to open on which day. When she went to france to learn about the childcare system there, i remember one was all about the eifel tower and another was about the ideas that she hoped to bring home to help the kids of arkansas. I treasured each and every one of those notes. They were another reminder that i was always in her thoughts and in her heart. Growing up, conversations around the dinner table always started with what i learned in school that day. I remember one week talkingdhfbu incestantly about a book that captured my imagination, a wrinkle in time only after my parents had listened to me would they then talk about what they were working on, education, healthcare, what was consuming their days and keeping them up at night. I loved that my parents expected me to have opinions and to be able to back them up with facts. [applause] i never once doubted that my parents cared about my thoughts and my ideas. I always, always they loved me. That feeling of being valued and loved,kf for every child. [applause] it is the calling of her life my parents raised me to know how lucky i was that i never had to worry about food on the table, that i never had to worry about a good school to go to, that i never had to worry about a safe neighborhood to play in. And they taught me to care about what happens in our world and to do whatever i could to shake what frustrated me, what felt wrong. They taught me thats the responsibility that comes with being smiled on by fate. [applause] and i know my kids are a little young, but im already trying to instill them. [applause] theres Something Else that my mother taught me. Public service is about service. [applause] and as her daughter, ive had a special window into how she served. Ive seen her holding the hands of mothers worried about how they will feed their kids, worried about how they will get them the healthcare they need. Ive seen my motherco promisingo do everything she could to help. Ive seen her right after those conversations getting straight to work, figuring out what she could do, who she could call, how fast she could get results. She always feels like there isnt a moment to lose, because she knows that for that mother, for that family, there isnt. 8 [applause] ive also seen her at the low points, like the summerco of 19, several people this week have talked about her fight for universal healthcare. I saw it up close. [ g it was bruising, it was exhausting. She fought her heart out and as all of you know, she lost. For me then 14 years old it was pretty tough to watch. But my mom, she was amazing she took a little time to replenish her movie nights definitely helped, dad, as all of you know now likes Police Academy my mom and i love pride and prejudice and then she just got right back to work, because she believed she could still make a difference for kids. [applause] people ask me all the time, how does she do it . How does she keep going amid the sound and the fury of politics. Here is how. Its because she never, every forgets who she is fighting for. She has worked to make it easier for foster kids to be adopted. For our nine 11 First Responders to get the healthcare they deserve, for women around the world to be safe and to be treated with dignity and to have more opportunities. Plights like these, theyre what keep my motherndx going. They grab her heart and her conscious and they never, ever let go. [applause] thats who my mom is. She is a listener and a doer. She is a woman driven by compassion, by faitj lox by a fierce sense of justice and a heart full of love. So this november, im voting for a woman who is my role model as a mother and as an advocate. A woman who has spent her entire life fighting for families and children. Im voting for thes÷ progressivc Climate Change and our communities from gun violence. [cheers applause] who will reform our criminal Justice System and who knows that womenszha rights. And who knowsa are human8 0pcqm9n here at home and around the world. Im voting for a fighter who never, every gives up and who believes thata6 better when we come together and we Work Together. I hopeo;vd that my children wil someday be as proud of me as i am of my mom. ÷k home, i know with all my heart that myn proud as our next president. This is the story of my mother, Hillary Clinton. n [cheers applause] here is a woman. What does she dream of . When does she feel proud . How many times will she leave her mark . How many ways will she light up the world . Shes got this wonderful, infectious laugh that quite far and sometimes its surprising because you will be in the middle of something and she ]iml be like, ha and there is a joy in it. I think sometimes not everyone sees. I remember her holding my hand a lot, i remember that a lot and i felt soothe me. It wasnt about pictures or a big ]yproduction, she just kind showed up and she had a simple message, thank you and ill do she would make good on that promise. I loved to watch her with people and i can see the affect of her kindness and that its real. Hillary parkridge illinois. Her father was a naval officer my 7 officer in the navy and he had then dont complain, do what youre supposed to dov best of her ability. Her mother dorothy was neglected and on her own by the time she was 13co working as0a housekeeper. She said that was the first time she saw what a loving family looked like she told me one time her young parent left her overnight by herself, she was 3e old and they gave her a set of coupons so she could go to the corner cafe and get food. And just the image of this little girl, all by herself, walking down the stairs of the walkup tenament out the door up to the corner to the cafe and getting food with coupons haunts me. Here is a woman making her first marks on the world. She is, we all know, bright and promising and an achiever and yet extraordinarily what isjw striking about the young woman is her heart. Her commitment to making peoples lives better, her abiding belief that the same opportuni had should be euf child, that comes through in everythingdi that she does. She could have joined a big law firm, been a corporate bigwig, instead she chose the Childrens Defense Fund. There she wentm 3 gathering stories to help children with disabilities who were denied schooling. She challenged a system that kept teen boys in the same cells as grown men, she went undercover as a housewife to prove that alabama was defying the law to keep its schools white. She was successful n all fronts. I remember watching her class and i thought she was fascinating and i followed her out of the class, and i got lost my guts to speak to her. I said to the person i was with who is that . And she said well, thats bill clinton hes from arkansas, thats all he every talks about and literally at that moment i heard him say not only that we grow the biggest watermelons in the world, so thats all i knew about him here is a woman entering life as the wife of a politician. She is to say the lisa an untraditional first lady. In arkansas she boldly reforms the states educational system and in the white house she takes on national healthcare, and fo old School Washington healthcare reform is not welcoming. iyk my mother wanted resilient and she wanted me to be brave, and i was, like, 4 and there were lots of kids in the neighborhood and i would come out and i would have ani bow iny hair and the kids would pick on me and it was my First Experience of beingr7k i one day im running into the house and my mother met me and said to me theres no room forl cowards in this house. You go back outside and figure out how youre going to deal with what these kids are doing she worked withni democrats and republicans and together they created a plan that to this day provides medical insurance for 8 million american children, 8 million children it is a violation of human rights when babies are denied food or drowned or sufficient faux indicated or their broken simply because they are born girls. You and i werent there but it has been said that the un womens conference in beijing is where hillary woke up the world. Human rights are womens rights and womens rights are human rights once and for all [applause] when she said womens rights are human rights and human rights are womens rights, in 1995 that was a radical statement. She had never Held Public Office before. She had been a senator for just nine short months, and then our nation bowed its head in fwreef. It appeared as though a black, dark curtain had dropped between Lower Manhattan and the rest of the city. Injuriwise both my legs were shattered. They believe that the landing gather of the second plane hit me because it was so hotni thatt closed my wounds. Around 9 00 at night one of my staff people, one of chucks staff people came in and whispered to both of us that the white house had first request for funding and there was not a penny in it for new york. We needed a champion. Hillary and chuck worked their way across washington not stopa0q until they reachr5n oval offi president bush lookedg ]k a and he said what do you knnee and i said we need 20 billion and chuck said we need 20 billion and he said you got it. Her mind quickly grasped this is a much bigger issue than replacing buildings, this is replacing the american spirit. I remember taking a few pictures and when i got them developed the flash from the camera against the dark sky, reveals all the particles that are in the air, it looks like snow. When First Responders began to get sick and questioned the quality of the air at ground zero, hillary took on the epa and won them health benefits. We told them the air was safe it wasnt safe. Not only did she say she was going to fight or us, it was not idle chatter. At the same time she quietly helped survivors rebuild their lives. I remember talking to hillary saying i cant have this wedding unless i can dance. I need to be able to dance at my wedding for it to happen. And she said youre going to do it, i know you are. Hearing her say that helped me believe it. The Osama Bin Laden is a perfect situation of how valuable hillarys judgment and strength was6 ive seen the photograph, so have you. We will never quite know what it felt like to be in that room, but luvz at her. Look at her face. She is carrying the hope uz ane rage of an entire nation. When the opportunity arose for me to be a part of the small Group Advising the president about whether or not the intelligence we had was Strong Enough for him to act, i took that responsibility personally andni on behalf of the 3,000 people who were murdered, the tens of thousands of loved ones who were left wh behind, the hr that was inflicted on our country. Just listening ton  her tal about what that meant, i think we all felt an extraordinary responsibility and the extraordinary privilege in being able to serve the American People. I was sitting in a bathroom by myself with my feet up and my sneakers were sticking out of my dress and someone came behind me and hugged me and i had no idea who it was and it was hillary. H without press, without fanfare, their only family photos, hillary quietly attended debbies wedding and debbie danced. She danced. There is more than enough of the American Dream to go around if we are committed to growing it, nurturing it, passing it on tow grandchildren, i cant think of anything more thrilling than being part of that. We all hope for÷ tomorrow, anyav0 . n parent knows youre only dreamx beats in the heart of your child, chelseas heartbeats hillarys dreams, and hillarys beats dorothys, its how 7s made, the American Dream passed down from generation to generation toageneration. Being a family and going throughci n the years of our l she wants to do this because she believes she can make a difference and i do, too. I am going to stand up for every american because i think r exactly what you should do every day there arergo show horses an there are work horses, horses that you count on to deliver, and shes a work horse. You have to love this country, believe in this country, lift up the people in this country. To have decade after decade of being on the front lines of trying to bring about change p and do everything you can t make sure they believe youre getting up every morning in that big old white house thinking about them, understanding what theyre up against and working to make it better. She does that because she feels deep in herq heart that here in the greatest country on earth everybody deserves a shot. I hope to unify our country, i hope to bring people together i hope to break down every barrier that prevents americans from joining hands and making our country everything it should be. Thats what i hope for my grandchildren and thats what m. How many times will she leave her mark . How many ways will she light up the world . This is the drn woman. [cheers applause] ladies and gentlemen, my mother, my hero, and our next president , Hillary Clinton. [cheers applause] gwen ifill of course the voice in that video was the great Morgan Freeman him. Hillary clinton coming out to a hug from her daughter, chelsea, mother and daughter after a video that had pictures of the grandmother, and Hillary Clinton her daughter, chelsea, and a photo of Hillary Clinton at the end. Thats bill clinton and mark, chelseas , front n row, center, they are i the family box for the convenienting. The video was running there were hundreds of american flags passed out and Kareem Abdul Jabaar holding up a flag. Judy woodruff people are holding up signs that are written hillary in white. You can hear the reaction as she holds her hands up high to wave. Standing in the center of the podium, pointing to friends she sees in the audience, waving. Gwen ifill the÷a podium has disappeared she is standing in the center star. ni entirely in white as she stands out, its an amazing sight in the hall to see the n] see the signs, hillaryu in white waving and her campaign fight songni playing in the background. Judy woodruff up from the center of the podium rising a lectern, it just appears in the middle of the stage, Hillary Clinton walks the center of the stage here in the arena in philadelphia. Judy woodruff showing a little girl with tears in her eyes, crying pretty hard and she is looking as Hillary Clinton. I think its fair to say,ni gwe every see the im looking at tears allt ceiling. This is the night you wanted to be in the hall and not only every seat is filled but its standing room only, they closed the floor hours ago so nobody could get access and i couldnt see a patch of rug or carpet because every single space is full. ea chanting hillary thank you all so much. Judy woodruff there have been reports of Bernie Sanders people walking out we dont see any sign of it yet, right now all eyes are on Hillary Clinton. Thank you thank you. Thank you all very, very much thank you for thatu7wn amazing welcome. Thank you all for the Great Convention that weve had. ni and chelsea, thank you. 4 i am so proud to beze. in your m and so proud of the woman youve become. Rim thank you for bringing markg veo our family and charlotte and aiden into the world. And bill, that conversation we started inhe law library 45 yearsuno ago [cheers appl] it is still going strong [crowd chanting] you know that conversation has lasted through good times that filled14[ us wi joy and hard times that tested us. And ive even gotten a few words in along the way. On tuesday night i was so happy to see that my explainer in chief is still on the job. Im also grateful to the rest of my family and to the friends of a lifetime. For all of you whose hard work brought us here tonight and to those of you who joined this campaign this week, thank you. What a remarkable week its been. [cheers applause] we heard the man from hope, bill clinton, and the man barack obama [cheers applause] america is stronger because of president obamas leadership and im better because of his friendship. [cheers applause]uv we heard from our terrific Vice President , the one and only joe biden [cheers applause] he told from his heart about our partys commitment to working people as only he can do. And first lady, Michelle Obama reminded us that our children are watching. X]a and the president we electcf going to be their president , too. And for those of you out there who are just getting to know tim kaine, you will soon understand why the people of virginia keep promoting him from city council and mayor to governor and now senator. And he will make our whole country proud as our Vice President. [cheers applause] and i want to thank Bernie Sanders. [cheers applause]l÷ g bernie, your campaign inspired millions of americans, particularly the young people who threw their hearts and souls into our primary you put economic and social justice issuesp front and cen where they belong. And here and around the country, i want you. Your cause is our cause. H je [cheers applause]6 our country needs your ideas, energy, and passion. That is the only way we can turn our progressive platform into real change for america [cheers applause]ijc . We wrote it together now lets go out and make it happen together [cheers applause]uz my friends, weve come to philadelphia, the birth place of our nation because what happened in this city 240 years ago still has something to teach us today. We all know the story, but we usually focus on how it turned out, and not enough on how close that story came to never being written at all. Wjwn when representatives from 13 unruly colonies met just down the road from here, some wanted to stick with the king, and some wanted to stick it to the king. The revolution hung in the balance. T then somehow they began listening to each other, compromising, finding common purpose, and left philadelphia, they had begun to see nation. Thats what made it possi stand up to a king. That took courage. They had courage. Our founders embraced the enduring truth that we are stronger together. [cheers applause]co now america isnhcf0÷]v,hptt z moment of reckoning, powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart, bonds of trust and respect are fraying. And just as with our founders, there are no guarantees. ovvgy it truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we will all Work Together so we can all rise together [cheering] our countrys motto is out of many we are one will we stay true to that motto . Well, we heard Donald Trumps answer last week at his convention. He wants to divide us from the rest of the world and from each other. Hes betting that the perils ofv todays world will blind us to its unlimited promise. Hes taken the Republican Party a long way, from morning in america to midnight in america. He wants us to fear the future and fear each other. Well, you know, a great democratic president , Franklin Delenor Roosevelt came up with the rebutte to trump nearly 80 years ago during a much morecq perilous time the only thing we have to fear is fear itself [applause] now, we are clear eyed about what our country is up against, but we are not afraid. We will rise to the challenge, just as we always2 we will not build a ri instead we will build an economy where everyone who wants a good job can get one [cheering] and we will build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy. Gee [cheering [cheering] we will not ban a religion, we will work with all americans and our allies to fight and defeat terrorism. [cheering] yet we know there is a lot to do. Too many people havent had a pay raise since theres too much inequality, too little sociala paralysis in washington, too many threats at home and abroad, but just look for a minute at the strengths we bring as americans to meet these challenges. We have the most dynamic and Diverse People in the world. We have the most tolerant and, again russ young people weve ever had we have the most powerful fill tear, the most innovative entray pen newers p1n entrepreneurs, freedom, quality, justice, we should be proud those words are associated with us i have to tell you asnr your secretary of state i went toiu1 countries when people hear those words,ggpc they hear america so dont let anyone tell you,e5 that our country is weak. Were not dont let anyone tell you we dont have what it takes, we do and most of all, dont believe anyone who says i alone can fix it k [cheers applause] yes, those were actually Donald Trumps words in cleveland. And they should setoff alarm bells for all of us. Really . I apony can fix it . Loa isnt he forgetting troops on the front lines, Police Officers and Fire Fighters who run for danger, doctors and nurses who care for us,ni teachers who change lives . Entrepreneurs who see possibilities in everyi probleme mothers who lost children to violence, and are building a movement to keep other kids safe . Hes of us. Americans dont say i alone can fix it we say well fix it together [cheers applause] and remember, remember, our founders fought a revolution and wrote a constitution, so america would never be a nation where one person had all the power. [cheering] 240 years still put our faith in each other. Look at what happened in dallas. After theni assassinations of fe brave Police Officers, police chief david brown asked the community to support his force, maybe even join them. And you know how the Community Responded . Nearly 500 people applied in just twelve days. ]jr [cheers applause] thats how americans answer when the call forni help goes out. 20 years ago i wrote kn a book called it takes agt avtt dphkn a lot of people looked at the title and asked, what the heck do you mean by that . This is what i mean. None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone [cheers applause]d r America Needs everyl f÷ one of o lend our energy, for our campaign, its a guiding principle for the country weve always been and the future were going to0 . Hbuild. A country where the economy works for everyone not just those at the top. Where you can get a good job and send your kids to a good school, no matter what zip code you live in. A country where all our children can dream and those dreams are within reach, where families are strong, communities are safe, and, yes, where love trumps hate [cheers applause] thats a country worth fighting for thats the future were working toward. So, my friends, it is with humility,c. C boundless confidence in americas promise that i accept your nomination for president of the United States [cheers applause]gqy now sometimes people at this podium are new to the National Stage. As you know, im not one of those people. Ive been your first lady, served eight years as a senator from the great state of new york [cheering] then but my job titles only tell you what ive done, they dont tell you why. The truth is, through all these years of public service, the service part has always come easier to me than the public part. I get it, some people just dont know what to make of me. So let me tell you, the family im from, no one had their name on big buildings, my family were builders ofz builders in the way most American Families are. They used whatever tools they had, whatever god gave them and whatever life in america provided and built better lives and Better Futures for their kids. Myj agn grandfather worked;moi same scranton lace mill for fifty years. Z because he believed that if he gave everything he had, his children would have a better life than he did, and he was right. my dad, 2[b hugh, made it to college, he played football at penn state and enlisted in the navy after pearl harbor. When the war was over he started his own Small Business printing fabric o watching him for hours stand over silk screens. He wanted to give me brothers and me opportunities he never had, and he did. My mother, dorothy, was abandoned by her parents as a young girl. She ended working as a house made. She was saved by the kindness of others. Her first grade teacher saw she had nothing to eat at brought extra food to share the entire year. The lessons she passed on to me years later stuck with me. No one gets through life alone. We have to look out for each other and lift each other up. And she made sure i learned the words fromisn  our method dysf methodist faith, do all you can and all the ways you can for as long as ever you can. So i went to work for the Childrens Defense Fund going doortodoor in new bedford, massachusetts on behalfing of children behalf of children with disabilities who were denied the chance to go to school. I remember meeting a young girl in a wheelchair on a small back porch of her house. She told me how badly she wanted to go to school. It just didnt seem possible in those days, and i couldntpa thinking of my mother, what she had gone through as it became clear to me that simply caring is not enough. To drive Real Progress you have to change both hearts and laws. You need both understanding and action. So we gathered facts. We built a coalition, and our work helped convince congress to ensure access to education for all students with disabilities. Its a big idea, isnt it . Every kid with a disability has the right to go to school. Lsyd [cheers applause] but how do you make an idea like that real . You do it stepbystep, yearbyyear, sometimes even doorbydoor. My heart just swelled when i saw anastasia representing millions of young people on this stage. Because we changed our law to make sure she got an education. So its true, i sweat the details of policy whether were talking about the exact level of lead in the Drinking Water in flint, michigan, the number of Mental Health facilities in iowa or the cost of your prescription drugs. J cn9j because its not just a detail if its your kid if its your family, its a big deal. It should be a big deal to your president , too. [cheers applause]i]ot after the four days of this convention, youve seen some of the people who have inspired me, people who let me into their lives and became a part of mine. People like ryan moore and Lauren Manning. They told their stories tuesday night. I first met ryan as a 7 year old, he was wearing a full body brace that must have weighed 40 pounds because i leaned over to lift him up. Children like ryan kept me going when our plan for universal healthcare failed and kept me working with leaders of both parties to help create the Childrens Health Insurance Program that covers 8 million kids in our country. [cheers applause] Lauren Manning who stood her with such grace and power was gravely injured on 9 11 and it was the thought of her and debbie st. John5gn who you saw the movie and john doe lon and jim sweeney and all the victims and survivors that kept me working as hard as i could in the senate on behalf of our families and the First Responders who got sick from their time at ground zero. And all the others ten years later in the white house situation room when president obama made the courageous decision that finally broad Osama Bin Laden to justice. [cheers applause] and in this campaign i haveub. Many more people who kept me motivated to fight for change and with your help i will carry all of your voices and stories with me to the white house. Pp46 and you heard from those supporting our campaign, i will be a president for the independentses, republic cans, the democrats, for the struggling, thevx hardworking, for all of those who vote for me and for all of those who dont, for all americans together. Tonight, we have reached afpe6 milestone in our nations march toward a more Perfect Union. The first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president. standing here as my mothers daughter and my daughters mother, im so happy this day has come. Im happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between. Im happy for boys and men because when any barrier falls for everyone tc [cheers applause] after all, when there are no ceilings, the sky is the limit [cheers applause] so lets keep going, lets keep going until every one of the 161 million women and girls across america has the opportunity she deserves to have [cheers applause] tsm but even more important than the history0a nni make tonight is t history we will write together in the years ahead. Lets begin with what were going to do to help working people in our country get ahead and stay ahead. Now, i dont think president obama and vice President Biden get the credit they deserve for saving us from the worst economic crisis of our lifetime [cheers applause] our economy is so much stronger than when they took Office Nearly 15 million new private sector jobs, 20 million more americans with health insurance, and an Auto Industry that just had its best year every now thats progress, but none of us can be satisfied with the status quo, not by a long shot were still facing deepseeded problems that developed long before the recession and have stayed9 h  with us through the recovery. I havechs[÷ gone around the cou talking to working families, and ive heard from many who feel like the economy sure isnt working for them. Some of you are frustrated, even furious, and you know what . Youre right. Its not yet working the way it should. Americans are willing to work and work hard but right now an awful lot of people feel there is less and less respect for the work they do. And less respect for them, period. Democrats, we are the party of working people. [cheering] but we havent done a good enough job showing we get what youre going through and were going to do something to help. So tonight i want toejzn tell y how we will empower americans to live better lives. My primary mission as president will be to create more opportunity and more good jobs with rising wages right here in the United States j