CHICAGO TONIGHT.

COVERAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

IT WAS A PASSING OF THE BATON TONIGHT AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HEADLINED DAY ONE OF WHAT JUST A MONTH AGO WAS EXPECTED TO BE A CONVENTION FOR HIS RENOMINATION.

OF COURSE, BIDEN DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE AND ENDORSED HIS VICE PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS TO RUN.

INSTEAD.

SINCE THEN, DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS, FUNDRAISERS AND VOTERS HAVE RALLIED ROUND.

HEAR US.

AND AS THE CITY THAT HAS HOSTED MORE POLITICAL CONVENTIONS THAN ANY OTHER SEEMS LIKE DESTINY, THAT CHICAGO WOULD PLAY HOST THIS YEAR.

WE KICK OFF OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT FROM INSIDE THE UNITED CENTER WHERE OUR AMANDA BEEN A KEY WATCH.

TONIGHT'S SPEECH IS AMANDA.

YES, BRAND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MAY NOT BE RUNNING AGAIN BECAUSE HE FRAMED IT.

TOO OLD.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU, HE GAVE A LOT OF ENERGY TONIGHT AND HE RECEIVED IT BACK FROM THE A CROWD AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION HERE FREQUENTLY CHANTING WE LOVE JOE.

HE SAID THAT HE LOVED BEING PRESIDENT, BUT THAT HE LOVES HIS COUNTRY MORE.

AND HE SPENT A FAIRLY LIKE THE SPEECH TALKING ABOUT HIS LEGACY, BUT HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT HE BELIEVES WOULD BE DONE BY ANOTHER TRUMP PRESIDENCY, TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE CHARACTERIZED AS THE PLAYING TO HE FRIENDING DICTATORS AND HE SAID THAT TRUMP IS SOMEONE WHO LIVES DAMAGES DEMOCRACY.

IS NO PLACE AND AMERICA ARE POLITICAL VIOLENCE.

A COUNTRY ONLY WHEN YOU WIN.

IT WAS A SYMBOLIC PASSING OF THE TORCH AT THE END BIDEN SPEECH, KAMALA HARRIS CAME UP TO THE STAGE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

THEY UNITED AND RAISED THEIR ARMS TOGETHER.

NOW THE REST OF THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE.

IS DEMOCRATS GET THEIR WAY, AT PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

BY CELEBRATING OUR INCREDIBLE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

YOU FOR YOUR HISTORIC LEADERSHIP FOR YOUR LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND FOR ALL, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO.

WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU.

HARRIS DOES HAVE ILLINOIS TIES SPENDING PART OF HER CHILDHOOD LIVING IN URBANA CHAMPAIGN WHEN HER PARENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY THERE.

AND ACCORDING TO REPORTING BY THE BLOG EVANSTON, NOW, SHE ACTUALLY ALSO LIVED IN EVANSTON WHEN HER PARENTS WORKED AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

BUT ILLINOIS REALLY WAS ALL OVER THE DNC TONIGHT.

AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE THE CONVENTION IS TAKING PLACE HERE AT THE UNITED CENTER WHERE NORMALLY YOU HAVE A BULLS AND BLACKHAWKS GAMES.

SO FUN TO BE BACK HERE IN THE UNITED CENTER.

AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF AS HAPPENED IN THIS BUILDING.

ESPECIALLY IN THE 90'S.

GOOGLE MICHAEL JORDAN.

YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT.

NOW.

A LOT OF OFFICIALS FROM ILLINOIS GOT PROMINENT SPEAKING ROLES THAT INCLUDED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN UNDERWOOD.

THE YOUNGEST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS.

SHE TALKED ABOUT BOTH HER AND HARRIS CHAMPIONING MATERNAL HEALTH AND ALSO ABOUT HOW SHE AND PART OF ME AND ALSO ABOUT HOW FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP FAILED AMERICA DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC.

WHEN SHE SAYS THAT BIDEN AND HARRIS GOTTEN UNDER CONTROL.

4 YEARS AGO.

IT WAS NOT PAY.

A CONVENTION LIKE THIS.

BUT TONIGHT.

TO HAVE GATHERED IN THIS ARENA IN MY HOME STATE OF ILLINOIS TO MAKE SURE.

IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHEN HE TOOK THE STAGE, ILLINOIS SENIOR U.S.

SENATOR DURBIN CREDITED BIDEN AND HARRIS WITH CREATING MILLIONS OF JOBS.

ONE A PAY RAISE.

TOO BAD.

THE BOSS JUST GAVE HIMSELF ONE.

SO THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU.

DONALD TRUMP REMINDS US OF THE BOSS.

WE ALL HAVE.

THE GUY WHO THINKS HE'S A VERY STABLE GENIUS IS DRIVING THE COMPANY INTO THE GROUND?

DURBIN SAYS THAT'S CONTRAST TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO HE SAYS WOULD MAKE AMERICA UNEMPLOYED AGAIN.

OTHER ILLINOIS APPEARENCES CAME FROM CHICAGO'S MAYOR.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN ALSO ARCHBISHOP OF THE ARCHDIOCESE HERE IN CHICAGO, POLICE CUPICH.

THEN ALSO YOU'VE GOT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE CHILDREN OF CHICAGO, AND THEY ALSO FEATURING A SPEECH FROM CHICAGO BORN AND PARK RIDGE NATIVE WHO DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY HOPED WOULD BE THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.

MY MOTHER, DOROTHY, WAS BORN RIGHT HERE IN CHICAGO BEFORE WOMEN HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

CLINTON SAYS THAT SHE WISHES THAT HER OWN MOTHER AS WELL AS HARRIS'S MOM, WERE AROUND TO