Candidate for president of the United States, joe biden. We also reaffirmed our values as a party, a party of resilience and hope, empathy and inclusion. Ups is a party that fires me as a young man in the city, registered voters with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in a mississippi delta, and campaigning for the United States house of representatives. Its the party that taught me that Public Service should serve the public, even when your opponents call you names like nasty or slow. I know call this Third Session of the 40th quadrennial National Convention of the Democratic Party to order. Now lets get this show started. And now, live from wisconsin, please welcome governor tony evers. Folks. Evening, i am tony evers, and i am incredibly proud to be the 46th governor of the great state of wisconsin. We were really looking forward to having you here in americas dairyland. Unfortunately, the pandemic means we cannot do that this year. But what unites us 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. Because 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 republican for life. A lifelong republican. Republican. A longstanding republican. I am telling you that you have got to vote for joe biden. I have voted for and campaigned for republican since the reagan years. I will not be voting for President Trump in november. I am supporting joe biden for president. We need a positive leader, someone you get to work with both sides, republicans and democrats. I do not think we can do with 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 to america. He will restore order and integrity to the executive branch. I will strongly encourage all of us to come together and hopefully return our countrys discourse back to some measure of normalcy and decency. I am actually absolutely sure she will help us bring this , country together once again. I pledge allegiance. To the flag. Of United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation. One nation. Under god. Indivisible. With liberty and justice for all. Hey everybody, it is me, kamala. Before i go on stage tonight, i want to talk about the importance of voting. I know many of you plan to vote this year. Amidst the excitement and enthusiasm for this election, you have also heard about obstacles and misinformation and folks making it harder for you to cast your ballot. I think we need to ask ourselves, why dont they want us to vote . Why is there so much effort to silence our voices . The answer is because, when we vote, things change. When we vote, things get better. 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. If you text vote to 30330, we 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. Now 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, kerry washington. Welcome to night three at the Democratic National committee mention. I am honored to be joining you as we continue to celebrate this unconventional convention. We will be hearing a lot more from senator harris later, i promise. But first, when i was in seventh or eighth grade, we memorize the memorized 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, black people were considered 3 5 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 that more Perfect Union, speaker nancy pelosi, secretary Hillary Clinton, senator elizabeth warren, governor Michelle Lujan grisham. We are going to see 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. But, the most important 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 is the we. 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 have two walk by the Street Corner where there best friend, their nephew, the brother, they themselves were shot. Life goes on as if we have not just lost a loved one. The point of what i am saying is, until one of us were all of 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. Gun violence will never stop until there is a force fighting harder. I am going to do something to prevent it. They say that tougher gun laws do not reduce gun violence. We call bs. They say a good guy with a gun stops the bad guy with a gun. We call bs. Are tools just like knives. We call bs. They say that no laws would have been able to prevent the hundreds of tragedies that have occurred. We call bs. They say us kids do not know we are talking about. That we do not understand. What 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. Gun violence is a Public Health crisis, 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. I know exactly the pain, the toll of gun violence. Into high school went lockdown because a live shooter brought a gun to the school. 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 ratherin our communities than making schools maximum security president security prisons. I want a president who will make good violence prevention a top priority, and i believe joe biden is that person. Mother and activist deandre dykis. In a split second, a stray bullet shattered by sons life. My son deandre was only 13yearold. He was recognized as a gifted and talented student. The possibilities were endless. He was dancing at a Birthday Party when he was shot in the back left side of his head, shattering his skull. One shot changed our lives forever. Today, my son does not talk. He does not walk. I know he knows me by the smile he shows when i walk in his room. I am unsure if he knows a gun shot as changed his life. Has 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. I do not think deandre feels basedwhen key has to be or get muscleoe injections. I am in a state of gratitude. I can touch deandre. I can hold his hand. But the child i birthed is not able to live his dream, and that hurts. Every day we are reminded he may never be the same. We are not alone. Every time across america there day across america there are , families who know what a bullet can do. That is what my mom, who volunteers to stop this. Trump, he 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 n, and he will do it again as president. I have looked in the eyes of too many parents, and i mean scores of them who have lost their children to gun violence. I have looked in the eyes of brave young people who survived school shootings. And i made a promise myself a 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. Out of pain, we choose to find meaning. A glimmer of light that lends on that lands on a promise. Former congresswoman Debbie Gifford shot in the head for less than 3 feet away. But she survived. We seek strength to keep fighting, to keep moving forward. Join us in this fight. We turn to leaders who share our pain. The most difficult times is 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 days, days of pain of uphill recovery. Confronted by despair, i summoned hope. Paralysis,by gritasia, i responded with and determination. I put one foot in front of the other. I found one word, and then i found another. My recovery is a daily fight, but it makes me stronger. Words once came easily to me. Today, i struggle with speech, but i have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words. We are at a crossroads. Continue or we can act. We can protect our families and future. We can vote, 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, vote. Thank you very much. Tonight, we are going to hear from many changemakers who are using their power for good, who are working to confront the other epidemics we are facing, covid19, structural racism, against Police Violence against black bodies 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, 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. She goes, put them on. Do not take the call. What are you doing. I was injured to him instantly. She talked to me for the next talked to me for the next halfhour. 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. And then he starts the interview with dana bash. 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 . Had good humor. He had good humor. He was sensitive. Here it is all these years later. It feels like she knows us. I know joe, because he listens. Whether he has heard your story or someone elses story, he cares about everyones story. Youe will care more about than about himself. What a beautiful story. 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 while working as a senator 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 is an existential threat to all of us, and that is Climate Change. 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. To highly competitive in renewables. We need to set up specific 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 punched above our weight in our successful response to covid19. I am proud of new mexicans who improved themselves to 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 shown what climate leadership looks like, while the Trump Administration has been limiting vital environmental 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. As President 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 he will 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 , green 21st century and well beyond. We know time is running out to save our planet. We have the chance this november d two existential crises, the Trump Presidency and the environmental annihilation 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. The view they saw of earth from space was profound. The world looked beautiful, 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 for such a long time 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 felt it it as you walk the neighborhood. The truck is sinking. Pres. Trump all at this with the global warming. A lot of it is a hoax. For most people, it is overwhelming. Trump removed and he any mention that Climate Change is caused by humans. They were handing the keys of public lands over to private interest. The Trump Administration is gone has 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. Pissed, and i will say to all of the adults right now, why dont you get up and do something . Some of the first Climate Change legislation ever written was from a senator from delaware. When President Trump thinks about Climate Change, the only word he co