Theres no question hes bee the current president has just a short time from now biden will accept the democratic nomination for president and cloaked american darkness for the president strikes. Give the most important and much too long. Closely watched speech of his lets turn to senator claire life. Mccaskill of missouri, a democrat herself. Too much fear, too much division. A chance to reintroduce himself what do you think joe biden has to do here, and what do you think of this conversation were here and now i give you my word, to American Voters and lay out having . Is it about policy or is it if you entrust me with the his rigs fvision for a biden presidency, i will draw on the about personality . Presidency. Everything weve seen this week i think its about both but has been building up to this best of us, not the worst. Moment. Mostly about personality at this and we are fortunate to have point. Ill be an ally of the light, and joe biden has to do a couple moderator of meet the press of things. Not the darkness. Chuck todd along with us along with senior washington one, hes going to give a relatively short speech for joe correspondent Andrea Mitchell biden. Standing by to help us walk i think hes going to speak its time for us, for we the about 20 minutes. Through tonights events. People, to come together. Chuck, ill start with you. Those of us who know joe know he and make no mistake, united we this is bidens night. Likes to talk a lot longer than that. He has literally been waiting i also think hes going to do for this night for about 50 years having run for president a some policy stuff that is safe season of darkness in america. Few times, but hes reached the in that big tent that chuck just referred to. Mountaintop tonight. We will choose hope over fear, what does he have to do . But maybe the most important facts over fiction, fairness i can tell you what they thing he has to do, savannah, is over privilege. Think they need to do and its step out of Barack Obamas shadow. To answer a question that our im a proud democrat, and ill good friend, peter hart, one of hes got to be president ial. Be proud to carry the banner of hes got to show the country our party into the general that he is someone they can be election. Comfortable with, with some of so its with great honor and street journal poll said. The most difficult decisions our country faces. Humility, i accept this nomination for president of the joe biden is a well known figure do you think the isolation, but hes not known well and that the relative isolation that the United States of america. Is the point. You know of joe biden, hes been pandemic has brought on has been but while ill be a democratic a presence, but who is this somewhat helpful to him in person. So they have decided what joe maintaining a lead . Candidate, i will be an american president. Biden needs to do tonight is get ill work hard for those who people to know him better, know didnt support me. Him more personally. As hard for them as i did for its certainly more of a comfort zone there. Has become more and more unhinged. Those who did vote for me. I will just put one cautious i mean were to the point now thats the job of a president , note here about that strategy. That hes whining about whether to represent all of us, not just we saw in our poll that theres still a lot of voters that want people can wear their hats to i our base or our party. To hear a lot more substance from biden. This is not a partisan moment. What is he going to do . But if you think about this with a wacko conspiracy theory. Convention this week, guys, its this must be an american moment. He is really showing himself to some with the calls for hope and be even more unstable than he light and love. Been a huge tent, from aoc to john kasich. Has been for most of his hope for our future, light to and its possible that the biden presidency. Folks have decided the more they so i think joe biden keeping a see our way forward, and love for one another. Talk about policy, the harder it low profile and trump being so america isnt just a collection is to pitch that big tent. Nervous is a good combination the less they talk about policy of clashing interests, of red for the democratic ticket in and the more they talk about november. Donald trump or joe bidens were Just Moments Away now from the first live speaker decency, then suddenly, boy, tonight. That tent can just get stretched and stretched and stretched. At least as far as this hour is concerned. Were so much better than that. Andrea, how high is the bar . As always, we like to reminding folks on the top right youre nearly a century ago, franklin seeing the actual live feed that the Democratic National roosevelt pledged a new deal at committee is putting out in this a time of massive unemployment, virtual convention. Theyre playing a taped piece uncertainty and fear. Now. Weve gotten used to this stricken by a disease, stricken now, not being in an arena and by a virus, fdr insisted that he im looking at it and it feels normal now. Would recover and prevail, and he believed america could as if youre just tuning in tonight thats what youre well, and he did and we can as seeing. Theyre playing a taped piece well. About military families leading this campaign isnt just about up to Tammy Duckworth, a winning votes, its about decorated veteran herself. Winning the heart and, yes, the soul of america. Winning it for the generous lets listen to her remarks. Good evening. Among us, not the selfish. Im Tammy Duckworth. Winning it for workers who keep when i first enlisted in the this country going, not just the privileged f those communities army, i was eager to serve my country, yet anxious whether id be able to earn my way into the ranks. Who have known the injustice of but i earned my wings and later a knee on the neck. Commanded my own air assault for all the young people who unit, learning that serving and leading in the military is both have known only america being a privilege and a sacrifice. To be a commander you must always put your troops first, rising inequity and shrinking because one day you may order opportunity. Them to sacrifice everything for they deserve the experience of americas promise. Our great nation. To do that, leaders must command they deserve to experience it in their troops respect and be full. You know, no generation ever worthy of their pledge to knows what history will ask of protect and defend our it. Constitution, no matter the cost. All we can ever know is whether but military service doesnt were ready when that moment just take sacrifice from those arrives. In uniform. Its required from their and now history has delivered us families too. To one of the most difficult my husband, brian, was the one who rushed to walter reed after i was wounded in iraq. Moments america has ever faced. He was the one holding my hand four, four historic crises all waiting for me to wake up. At the same time. When i finally did, he was my a perfect storm. Rock, getting me through those the worst pandemic in over 100 hours, weeks, months of years, the worst economic crisis unspeakable pain and unending since the great depression, the surgeries. Most compelling call for racial he was my anchor as i relearned to walk, helping me through every step and every stumble. Justice since the 60s, and the undeniable realities and just our military spouses hold their accelerating threats of climate families together, praying for change. Their loved ones safety so the question for us is simple. Wherever theyre deployed and serving as caregivers to our are we ready . Disabled Service Members and i believe we are. Then picking up the pieces and we must be. Starting again whenever the next you know, all elections are important. Tour or the next war arises. We know in our bones this one is joe biden understands these more consequential. Sacrifices, because hes made them himself. As many have said, america is at when his son, beau, deployed to an Inflection Point, a time of iraq, his burden was also shouldered by his family. Real peril, but also of extraordinary possibilities. Joe knows the fear military families live because hes felt we can choose a path of becoming that dread of never knowing if angrier, less hopeful, more your deployed loved one is safe. He understands their bravery divided, a path of shadow and because he has had to muster suspicion, or, or we can choose a different path and together that same strength every hour of every day beau was overseas. Take this chance to heal, to reform, to unite. Thats the kind of leader our Service Members deserve, one who a path of hope and light. Understands the risks they face and who would actually protect this is a lifechanging election. This will determine what a goin them by doing his job as commander in chief. Instead, they have a coward in long, long time. Chief who wont stand up to character is on the ballot. Vladimir putin, read his daily compassion is on the ballot. Intelligence briefings or even decency, science, democracy, publicly admonish adversaries theyre all on the ballot. For reportedly putting bounties who we are as a nation, what we on our troops heads. Stand for, most importantly who as president , joe biden would never let tyrants manipulate him we want to be, thats all on the like a puppet. Ballot. The choice could not be more he would never pervert our clear. Military to stroke his own ego. He would never turn his back on no rhetoric is needed. Our troops or threaten them just judge this president on the against americans peacefully facts. Exercising their constitutional rights. 5 million americans infected by joe biden would stand up for covid19. Whats right, stand tall for our troops, and stand strong against more than 170,000 americans have died. By far the worst performance of our enemies, because unlike trump, joe biden has common any nation on earth. Decency. More than 50 Million People have he has common sense. Filed for unemployment this he can command, both from year. More than 10 Million People are experience and from strength. Going to lose their Health Donald Trump doesnt deserve to call himself commander in chief insurance this year. For another four minutes, let nearly 1 in 6 Small Businesses alone another four years. Have closed this year. Our troops deserve better. And this president , if hes our country deserves better. Close their doors and this time for good. If you agree, text more to 30330 working families will struggle to get by. To elect joe biden, a leader who actually cares enough about and yet the wealthiest 1 will get tens of billions of dollars america, to lead. In new tax breaks. And the assault on the that was senator Tammy Duckworth of illinois, a veteran herself. Affordable care act will obviously paid a very dear price for her military service. Continue until its destroyed, as we turn to Kristen Welker, taking insurance away from more than 20 Million People, our white house correspondent, kristen, we heard her mention including more than 15 million and several speakers mention beau biden, the Vice President s people on medicaid. And getting rid of the son who of course passed away from brain cancer and his spirit protections that president obama is certainly a part of tonights worked so hard to get passed for program. People who have a hundred reporter it absolutely is, million more people who have savannah. Preexisting conditions. Theres going to be a taped and speaking of president obama, tribute to him and then he is a man i was honored to serve alongside for eight years as going to introduce his father, Vice President , let me take this audio and video captured of beau moment to Say Something we dont biden along with his two say nearly enough. Surviving siblings, hunter and thank you, mr. President. You were a great president. Ashley, so thats going to be a real emotional Inflection Point a president that our children here tonight, savannah. And thats a part of what we could and did look up to. No one is going to say that about the current occupant of expect to see when joe biden the white house. Does give his most consequential speech of his fivedecade what we know about this political career. He is going to try to president is that if hes given reintroduce himself to parts of four more years, hell be what hes been for the last four years. The country, younger voters, independents, disaffected trump the president who takes no voters who may not be familiar with his record in the senate, responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others, cozies up to who may not be familiar with what he feels he accomplished dictators and fans the flames of during his eight years in the hate and division. White house, but more hell wake up every day importantly, his struggles as a believing the job is all about father. The fact that hes had to him, never about you. Rebuild his family not once, but is that the america you want for twice, savannah. Of course his first wife and you, your family, your children . Young daughter were killed in a car accident years ago, and so i see a different america. He had to rebuild his family then. One thats generous and strong, and more recently when beau selfless and humble. Biden passed away, and that is its an america we can rebuild together. Part of the argument that he is as president the first step i going to make tonight, that he will take will be to get control is the right person to help to move this country forward. Of the virus that has ruined so i am told in terms of tone hes many lives, because i understand something this president hasnt going to try to strike a from the beginning. Balance. We will never get our economy he will of course contrast himself with president trump, back on track, we will never ge but i am told this is going to be a forwardlooking, optimistic speechbo back, until we deal with this virus. The tragedy of where we are thats the feed of the program today is it didnt have to be this bad. Just look around. Gathering to watch this . Reporter there are. Its not this bad in canada or europe or japan or almost a very different feeling here tonight, lester. Anywhere else in the world. This is essentially a drivein and the president keeps telling convention. About 150 cars behind me. Us the virus is going to disappear. I can tell you the feeling here really electric. The people inside the cars he keeps waiting for a miracle. Honking. Well, i have news for him. You can hear them now. Ill pause so you can hear them. No miracle is coming. Every time they hear something we lead the world in confirmed cases. That they like, that they feel we lead the world in deaths. Energized by, so theres a real our economy is in tatters. Sense here of electricity and energy. When biden speaks, though, with black, latino, asian american, native american lester, hes going to be inside the chase center essentially communities bearing the brunt of it. N and after all this time, the so that could be a challenge, president still does not have a well have to see how he deals plan. With that, lester. Well, i do. Weve got mayor Pete Buttigieg who was one of the primary rivals of joe biden if im your president , on day earlier this year, someone who one well implement the national served in the military. Hes going to talk about his military service. Strategy ive been layinmah. Hes also going to talk about the fact that he is able to be a well develop and deploy rapid gay man running for office and tests with results available immediately. What that trail blazing has well make the medical supplies meant for him personally. And protective equipment that hes expected to speak any moment now. Our country needs. Well make them here in america right now we see in the feed julia louisdreyfus. She is the actress whos kind of so we will never again be at the the mistress of ceremonies. Mercy of china or other Foreign Countries in order to protect hes been adding some comedy our own people. To the program tonight. We havent seen any of it here well make sure our schools have but she has tried to bring some the resources they need to be levity to what has been a very open, safe, and effective. Well put politics aside. Serious piece of business. Good evening. Well take the muzzle off our experts so the public gets the beau biden lived a life of information they need and service, in office and in uniform. When you put your life on the line for this country, you do it deserve, honest, unvarnished truth. Not because its the country you they can handle it. Live in, but because its the well have a National Mandate to wear a mask not as a burden but country you believe in. I believe in this country, as a patriotic duty to protect because america uniquely h one another. The promise of a place where in short, well do what we should have done from the very beginning. We know that for too many and our current president has failed for too long, that promise has been denied. In his most basic duty to the nation. But we also know america is at hes failed to protect us. Its best when we make that hes failed to protect america. Circle of belonging wider. Just over ten years ago, i and my fellow americans, that is unforgivable. Joined a military where firing as president , ill make you a me because of who i am wasnt promise. Ill protect america, i will just possible, it was policy. Defend us from every attack, now in 2020, it is unlawful in seen and unseen, always, without america to fire someone because of who they are or who they love. Exception, every time. The very ring on my finger, a look, i understand. I understand how hard it is to wedding we celebrated, here have any hope right now. Where im standing, reflects how on this summer night, let me this country can change. Take a moment to speak to those of you who have lost the most. I have some idea how it feels to lose someone you love. I know that deep black hole that opens up in the middle of your love makes my marriage real. But political courage made it possible. Chest and you feel like youre including that of joe biden, who stepped out ahead even of this party when he said that marriage being sucked into it. Equality ought to be the law of the land. I know how mean and cruel and there is a long way to go, but if this much can change between unfair life can be sometimes. 2010 and 2020, imagine what could change between now and 2030. Left this earth, but theyll imagine what we could achieve, this coalition we are bui