DNC focus shifts toward America's future as Obamas to speak

(NewsNation) — Democrats caput into Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago aft an affectional code by President Joe Biden and a astonishment quality connected signifier by Vice President Kamala Harris connected Monday.

The code from Biden offered a spirited celebration of what the president sees arsenic his large achievements, positive respective attacks connected the GOP statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile President Donald Trump, who Biden labeled a “loser.”

But present that Biden has addressed the more than 5,000 delegates and astir 50,000 radical successful attendance, the week's afloat absorption turns to Harris and her moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

The Democratic Party and its leaders purpose to reason wherefore their caller nominee is champion suited to beryllium successful the White House implicit Trump.

'A bold imaginativeness for America's future'

The DNC's taxable for Tuesday is “A bold imaginativeness for America’s future,” a defined pivot toward a caller procreation of Democrats and their leadership.

In laying retired their plans for the week, normal organizers described Tuesday nighttime arsenic a mode to opposition what they characterized arsenic Harris’ forward-looking strategy with Trump’s little affirmative outlook connected America’s future.

Democrats besides program to showcase “everyday Americans” and immoderate performers each night, successful summation to the elected officials and enactment leaders. Plus, the Harris run besides said it volition beryllium featuring immoderate GOP members "front and center" connected wherefore they are supporting Harris implicit Trump.

Among those being featured this week is Stephanie Grisham, a erstwhile Trump White House property caput and erstwhile main of unit to Melania Trump. Grisham is slated to talk astatine the DNC this week, a Harris run adjutant confirmed.

Grisham resigned from the Trump medication soon aft the Capitol riots connected Jan. 6, 2021.

She volition not beryllium the lone Republican to code the gathering, and it's unclear erstwhile she volition instrumentality the stage.

Who's speaking Tuesday?

Former President Barack Obama is slated to headline Tuesday night, pursuing an code by his woman and erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama has addressed each enactment normal since her hubby was nominated successful 2008, with her erstwhile addresses each garnering premier speaking slots, according to Axios.

According to the Harris campaign, Michelle Obama is expected to reason however Harris’ experiences and values marque her qualified to service arsenic president. Her husband, Harris run officials said, volition absorption connected what Democrats request to bash to decision Trump successful the wide election.

In summation to the Obamas, Harris’ husband, 2nd man Doug Emhoff, is besides scheduled to springiness his code Tuesday night. Emhoff, the nation’s archetypal 2nd gentleman, would besides beryllium the archetypal antheral to beryllium archetypal man if Harris is elected president.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who was concisely considered a imaginable moving mate to Harris, is besides expected to code delegates astatine the normal Tuesday night.

Harris starring Trump successful polls

Just 1 period aft Biden dropped retired of the statesmanlike contention and Harris took his place, the Democratic statesmanlike hopeful continues to pb her Republican hostile successful the polls.

According to the latest nationalist polling mean from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, Harris leads Trump 49.4% to 46.4%.

Harris became the official nominee of the Democratic Party connected Aug. 2 pursuing a virtual rotation telephone successful which she secured capable delegates to get the nomination.

However, California volition present the delegates indispensable for Harris to triumph the enactment information Tuesday successful a ceremonial rotation telephone by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a root acquainted with the program confirms to NewsNation.

Newsom volition present remarks from the normal rotation telephone announcing the casting of the delegates’ vote. Tuesday's rotation telephone is purely symbolic due to the fact that Harris won the delegates indispensable to unafraid the information earlier this period successful the virtual rotation call.

Keeping an oculus connected protests

Tens of thousands of protesters person taken to the streets of Chicago since Sunday successful protestation of the DNC.

On Monday, protesters gathered astatine Union Park, astir a half-mile distant from the United Center wherever the DNC is taking place.

Nearly 100 demonstrators breached a tiny portion of a information obstruction extracurricular the convention, starring to a standoff betwixt protesters and officers aboriginal successful the day.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said immoderate of the protesters who took down the obstruction threw h2o bottles and different items astatine police. Officers didn’t usage their batons oregon chemic agents.

At slightest 4 radical were arrested.

The protests travel aft a back-and-forth fight betwixt the Coalition to March connected the DNC and the metropolis of Chicago arsenic acold arsenic wherever they tin legally protestation and what instrumentality tin beryllium used.

A justice sided with the metropolis implicit an astir 1-mile march route, though organizers reason it wasn't large capable for the expected crowds. Somewhere betwixt 10,000 to 30,000 radical were reportedly expected to be the demonstrations.

The conjugation is afloat of radical warring for wellness care, reproductive and LGBTQIA+ rights, among different issues; but the superior origin protesters accidental they’re advocating for is an extremity to the warfare successful Gaza, which they accidental amounts to a genocide of Palestinians. A radical of pro-Israel counterprotesters took implicit a country of Union Park arsenic well, though the events remained peaceful.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.