That Public Service should serve the public, even when your opponents call you names, like nasty or slow. Today it is a party that calls us to stand up and to get in good trouble. On behalf of this great party, it is my pleasure to welcome alternatesdelegates, Standing Committee members, americans,d fellow members of the media and guests from around the world. I now called this Third Session of the 48th National Convention of the Democratic Party to order. Started. Get this show and now, life from wisconsin, please welcome governor tony evers. Good evening, folks. I have tony devers and i am incredibly proud to be the 46 governor of the great state of wisconsin. We were really looking forward to having you here in america dairyland. Unfortunately, the pandemic means we cannot do that this year. Is far greater than what divides us. Even though we cannot be with each other, i know we have a shared sense of purpose. That is to elect joe biden and Kamala Harris. This november is about returning kindness, respect, empathy, and civility back to the white house , and that is who joe and kamala are. They know especially during challenging times like these, the problems we face can only be solved by all of us together. Holy mackerel, folks, lets get to work. Hello, my name is Terry Williams and i have been a root republican for wildlife. A lifelong republican. A longstanding republican. I am telling you that you have got to vote for joe biden. I have voted in the campaign for republican since the raging the reagan years. I will not be voting for President Trump in november. We need a positive leader, so when you get to work with both sides, republicans and democrats. Do withnot think we can the person we have in the white house any longer. Vote america, that is the only way to get out of this. Joe biden is the person to ensure we get our lives back to normal. Joe biden is a decent man with a long history of Public Service. Key will restore order and integrity to the executive branch. I will strongly encourage all of us to come together and isfully return our country particle discourse back to some measure of normalcy and decency. Usi am sure he will help bring this country together once again. I pledge allegiance. The flag. United states of america. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation. Mehey everybody, it is kamala. Before i go on stage tonight, i want to talk about the importance of voting. Amidst the excitement and enthusiasm for this election, you have also heard about obstacles and misinformation at a folks making it harder for you to cast your ballot. I think we need to ask ourselves, why dont they want us to vote . To is there so much effort silence our voices . The answer is because, when we vote, things change. Better. Vote, things get when we vote, we address the need for all people to be treated with dignity and respect in our country, so each of us needs a plan, a voting plan. Joe and i want to make sure you are prepared. To 30330, weote will help you come up with your plan and remember deadlines and get ready to vote in your community. Send that text and encourage your family and friends to send one too. Lets enjoy another night of inspiration from around our country. I will see you a little later tonight. Until then, i turn it over to my dear friend and tonights moderator on the kerry washington. Tonight three at the Democratic National committee mention. You honored to be joining as we continue to celebrate this unconventional convention. We will be hearing a lot more from senator harris later, i promise. Seventht, when i was in or eighth grade, we memorize the preamble of the constitution, and i have never forgotten it. The first 15 words of our constitution are we the people of the United States in order to form a more Perfect Union. We say more perfect because our union is not without flaws. When our constitution was written, women could not vote, 3 5k people were considered of a human being, but therein lies the work. No one is perfect, nothing is, but it is the striving toward justice, equality, and truth that distinguishes us. We fight for a more Perfect Union because we are fighting for the soul of this country and for our lives. Right now, that fight is real. Tonight, we are going to hear from so many phenomenal women who are working to help us build more Perfect Union, speaker nancy pelosi, secretary Hillary Clinton, senator elizabeth warren, governor Michelle Lujan grisham. He was the an incredible performance from Jennifer Hudson and a world premier performance from billie eilish. We will meet so many activists and organizers working to build a more equal, more just future, and we will hear from our 44th president , barack obama. That is a long way of saying this is going to be an unforgettable night filled with important voices. The most important boys we hope to hear from voice we hope to hear from tonight is yours. If we are going to repair the damage that has been done, if we are going to finally realize the dream, we the people have to get involved, each and every one of us. You are the we. It is going to beat your voice, your service, your action that helps us to create that more Perfect Union. Tonight, we will talk about where we are and where we are going on so many issues important to our future. 90 of americans support common sense gun laws, because we need to do more to address the epidemic of gun violence. Lets start there. People affected by everyday gun violence f12 by the streetcorner with her best friend, their nephew, the brother, they themselves were shot. We all have to go on. Until one of us were all of us stand up and say, i cannot do this anymore. I cannot stand by and watch the news treat these shootings like an act of god. Get a violence will never stop until there is a voice fighting harder. I am going to do something to prevent it. They say that tougher gun laws do not reduce gun violence. They say a good guy with a gun stop the bad guy with a gun. Guns are just was like knives. They say that no laws would have been able to prevent the hundreds of tragedies that have occurred. They say us kids do not know we are talking about. That we do not understand. We are fighting so strongly for it. We are going to make this change. Long before this pandemic, our country had been suffering from the epidemic of gun violence. Crisis, a Public Health one that disproportionately affects the black and brown communities. First it was my beloved fiance. My son jerry in orlando. Seven years later it would be my son. Pain, theexactly the , l, toll we have had to endure live tutor Training Drills under schools. High schoolers have enough to deal with. They should not also be responsible for keeping themselves safe at school. That is the job of the government. We have to end corporate lobbying by the nra. We have to invest in mental health. I want a president who will make good violence prevention a top priority, and i believe joe biden is that person. Mother and activists, deandre dykis. My son deandre was only 13yearold. He was recognized as a gifted and talented student. Endless. Bilities were he was dancing at a Birthday Party when he was shot in the back left side of his head, shattering his skull. Livesot changed our forever. Talk. My son does not he does not want. I know he knows me by the smile she shows when i walk in his room. Gun unsure if he knows a shot as changed his life. Since march, i have only been able to see my son three times, but i cannot touch or hug him due to covid19. People tell me that i am lucky. I tell them we are blessed. I remind them that my son is in a wheelchair and unable to feed himself. Deandre feels lucky when he has to be made for med to go or gets injections for muscle contractions. I am in a state of gratitude. I can touch deandre. I can hold his hand. But the child i burst is not able to live his dream, and that birthed is not able to live his dream, and that hurts. We are not alone. Every time across america there are families who know what a bullet can do. , whois what my mom volunteers to stop this. President trump, g does not care. He did not care about the victims after parkland, las vegas, or el paso. I want a president who cares about our pain and grief, a president who will take on the gun lobby to ban assault weapons and close loopholes to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Joe biden has taken on the nra twice and want. She will do it again. He will do it again. With too many parents, and i mean scores of them who have lost their children to gun violence. I looked in the guise of brave young people who survived School Shootings the eyes of brave young people who survived School Shootings, and they made themselves a promise, and i promise. I promised them and i promise all of you, i will make this promise today. Those families hurting across the country, i will never, never, never give up this fight. Pain, we choose to find meaning. A glimmer of light that lends on a promise lance on a prompt lands on a promise. Former congressman Debbie Gifford shot in the head. But she survived. Strength to keep fighting, to keep moving forward. We turn to leaders who share our pain. Isthe most difficult times when we stand closest together. It is out of tragedy that we grow stronger. He was there for me. He will be there for you too. We are a nation ready to end gun violence. A safer america is possible. From this point forward, we must choose courage. I have known the darkest of of uphill of pain recovery. Paralysis, i responded with great and andrmination grit determination. I put one foot in front of the other. I found one word, and then i found another. Daily fight,s a but it makes me stronger. Today, i struggle with speech, but i have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak fightven when you have to to find the words. We are at a crossroads. To let thise continue or we can act. Families andt our future. We can to be on the right side of history. We must elect joe biden. He was there for me. He will be there for you too. Join us in this fight. Vote. Vote, thank you very much. Tonight, we will hear from many changemakers who are using their power for good, who are working to confront the other academics epidemics we are facing, covid19, structural racism, violence against members of the trans community. We are facing so many challenges. To meet these challenges, we will need systematic solutions. We need leaders who can see us, cure us, represent us, all of us. To joe biden, nothing is more important than taking the time to make sure people are seen, heard, and believed in. I was in washington, d. C. And i said joe biden is walking by. [indiscernible] nexty talk to me for the half hour. I see dana bash from cnn there. She said senator biden will be on in five. He sent her away. He asked me about my son. It was all about me, not about him. He said i have been talking to your grandmother. At the very end of his chat with me, he said could you do me a favor. I said, sure. Tell me how i can get your grandsons hair . Humor, he was sensitive. Here it is all these years later, and joe. Know whether he has heard your story or someone elses story, key cares about everyone story. People care more about you that he will care about himself. Story. A beautiful ok, now lets talk about another important issue, the Climate Crisis. This is an issue that is been on joe bidens mind for decades. In 1986, joe biden introduced one of the first climate bills in congress and he continued to listen to at work with climate advocates and activists, putting forward a plan to address Climate Change and create a clean energy economy. There are battles we need to fight and win to secure our future. There is one issue that isnt existential threat to all of us, and that is Climate Change. At the Climate Crisis is here and we must act. It is the most pressing issue of our time and deserve to be treated as such. Our generation will bear the burden. We stand to benefit most from changing course now. And a couple of years, it will be too late. We need to change the paradigm, and that happens with us. We should invest massively in solar, geothermal. Highly to highly competitive in renewables. We need to set up specific qualities policies and we can set up we can afford nothing less. Good evening, america. I am Michelle Lujan grisham, governor of the great state of new mexico. I am proud of my home state every single day, especially how we have plunged above our weight in our successful response to covid19. Mexicans who new the truth or consequences webb stepped up and so many incredible ways this past year, and i am proud how we embraced our multicultural identity as our greatest strength. I am proud that new mexico has showed what climate leadership looks like, while the Trump Administration has been limiting and vital mental protections, we have expended them. While they have been rolling back regulations on oil and, we have taken on polluters and held them accountable. We have committed to a Renewable Energy future with exciting and fulfilling careers for all across our beautiful state, including right here in the heart of northern new mexico. We are laying a roadmap here for what america can and should look like in the 21st century. In america where we lead again, where we build safer, cleaner, and more affordable cities and communities. Where we provide meaningful opportunities for workers and families to thrive and build better lives. Joe biden will rejoin the International Climate agreement, and the United States but once again lead on this critical issue. At home, he will it invest in Energy Workers and deliver for working families across the u. S. , helping them build meaningful careers while accelerating our nation and world into a clean 21st century and well beyond. Running out to save our planet. We have the chance this november 2 and two existential crises, the Trump Presidency and the environmental annihilation key represents. We have the chance this november to protect the Climate Crisis, invest in green 21st century jobs, embrace the Clean Energy Revolution our country, our young people are crying out for and a leadership the rest of the world is waiting for. The choice is clear. The choice is joe biden. Thank you, america. Hard work, rising to the challenge, the american way. Going to the moon was all three. Many astronauts returned home and reported a shift in their awareness. Of earth from space was profound. Beautiful,ooked tiny, fragile. Our atmosphere is all that separates us from oblivion. We now call with a experienced the overview affect. Here in detroit, our communities have faced the burden of pollution. Addressing Climate Change gives us an opportunity to correct some of those wrongs and invest in our communities. Maybe you have read some of the millions of pages of Scientific Evidence on Climate Change, or maybe you have held it as you walk the neighborhood. At the truck is sinking. For most people, it is overwhelming. All of this with the global warming. A hoax. Is out trump removed and he mentioned that Climate Change is caused by humans. Ofthey were handing the keys public lands over to private interest. The Trump Administration is gone all out not just to reject Climate Change and laws but to reverse them. We have about a decade before it is too late. Say to allg to adults who are watching this right now, why dont you get up and do something . Climateof the first change legislation ever written was from a senator from delaware. When President Trump takes about Climate Change, the only word he could muster his hoax. White america faces a challenge, but if we face it together we will rise america faces a challenge, but if we face it together we will rise to the occasion. Plan, createes millions of good paying jobs, many of them union, like mine. It invest in critical infrastructure, upgrading millions of buildings, it invest in micro mobility and precision agriculture, a clean Energy Future that achieves net zero emissions by 2050, because we cannot power the economies of the future without investing and the technologies of the future. What is important about joe bidens plan is 40 of investment will go to local communities. We know how to do this. We will do it again, but this time bigger and faster and smarter. Joe will not ignore the crisis. We are seeing what happens when we do that. He will not surrender to the fight. Joes america will be the world on clean energy, job creation, and america will lead the world again on climate. Was 13 when the campfires, the worst fires in california history broke out. My asthma flared badly. I could hardly breathe. I have been organizing young people around Climate Change since 2018. Climate change is impacting us now and it is of my generation of the future. Every aspect of our lives, from where we go to school, what kind of careers we would have come to whether or not we could raise a family depends on us taking Climate Change is a receipt right now. Joe biden will not solve this crisis in four years. No one can, but he will put us back on track so my generation can have a fighting chance. I am asking