Democratic Convention HIGHLIGHTS: From Harris's surprise appearance to Biden's fierce take on Trump | WATCH

• "Donald Trump is going to find out the power of women in 2024."
• "I'll keep working to bring hostages home and end the war in Gaza and bring peace and security to the Middle East."
• "It's been the honour of my lifetime to serve as your President. I love the job. But I love my country more."
• “Kamala and Tim will continue to take on corporate greed and bring down cost of food.”
• "Kamala and Tim will protect your freedom, protect your right to vote, to protect your civil rights. And you know, Trump will do everything to ban abortion nationwide. Oh, he will, you know, Kamala and Tim will do everything they possibly can. That's why you have to elect a Senate and House to restore Roe v Wade." 
• "I promise i will be the best volunteer that Kamala and Tim have ever seen."

• “I have been labelled the most pro-union president in history and I accept it."
• "Kamala and I helped states and cities get back their schools, back open. And we gave public school teachers a raise."
• "When [Donald Trump] talks about America being a failing nation he says we're losing. He's the loser, he's dead wrong."
• "Putin thought he'd take Kyiv in three days. Three years later, Ukraine is still free."

• "Pure Nazis, The Ku Klux Klan. … old ghosts in new garments.”
• "I could not stand on the sidelines. And so I ran. Because I had no intention of running again. I just lost part of my soul."
• "We came together in 2020 to save democracy."
• "We're facing an inflection point. One of those rare moments in history when the decisions we make now will determine the fate of our nation and the world for decades to come. That's not hyperbole. I mean it literally. We're in a battle for the very soul of America."

President Joe Biden came out to give his convention speech — only to be greeted with roughly five minutes worth of cheers, applause and chants of “Thank You, Joe.” “Thank you,” the president said repeatedly, as he took in the moment. The crowd in Chicago’s United Center held up signs with heart signs that said they loved him. “I love you all,” Biden said to a party that weeks earlier had worried about his ability to beat Donald Trump, causing the tough choice by him to forgo the nomination for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Before her husband spoke, Jill Biden used her speech to pay tribute to her husband President Joe Biden as a man who has repeatedly moved her over their decades of marriage.
“Joe and I have been together for almost 50 years and still there are moments when I fall in love with him all over again,“ the first lady said, recalling how he held their daughter Ashley after her birth and again “just weeks ago, when I saw him dig deep into his soul and decide to no longer seek reelection and endorse Kamala Harris.”

Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s youngest child, introduced her “best friend” during an impassioned speech for her father ahead of his speech at the Democratic National Convention. “Dad always told me that I was no better than anybody else and nobody was better than me. He taught me that everybody deserves a fair shot and that we shouldn’t leave anyone behind,” said the younger Biden, who is a social worker in Philadelphia. “That’s what you learn from a fighter who has been underestimated his entire life.”

“When I look at Dad, I see grace, strength and humility. I see one of the most consequential leaders ever in history,” Biden said to a round of applause. “This is the fight of our lifetime,” the younger Biden said of the election looming ahead. “All of this, all of it is on the ballot. And I know that we can do this together because my dad helped show us the way.”

Biden is currently addressing DNC:

• "Let me ask you. Are you ready to vote for freedom?"
• "Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz?"
• "There is no place in America for political violence, none. You cannot say you love your country only when you win."

The first-term Texan cheered Harris as a career prosecutor while declaring that the former president “became a career criminal, with 34 felonies, two impeachments and one porn star.” As the crowd roared, Crockett kept going. She said that the vice president has “lived the American Dream while he’s been America’s nightmare.” In another zinger, Crockett added that Harris “has a resume” while her opponent “has a rap sheet.”

Ahead of President Biden’s speech, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived at the United Center and sat front row at the United Center. Pelosi was instrumental in the pressure campaign to force Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee last month, and the two old friends have not spoken since she presented the president with the concerns about his continued campaign.

Congress member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised Vice President Kamala Harris' efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza at the DNC on Monday. Harris is riding a historic whirlwind into the convention: her campaign has broken records for fundraising, packed arenas with supporters, and turned opinion polls in some battleground states in Democrats' favor.

Hillary Clinton rouses Democrats with vision of Kamala Harris on ‘other side of that glass ceiling’ if elected president

Hillary Clinton had a slam on Donald Trump that prompted the crowd at the Democratic convention to chant, “Lock him up,” a sly reference to the chorus of “Lock her up” that was repeated at Trump rallies about Clinton back in 2016. Clinton smiled at the irony that her remarks had prodded. “Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,” she said. “When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history: the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions.”

Hillary Clinton received an immediate standing ovation upon entering the stage on the Democratic convention’s first night. Clinton spent several moments waving at those assembled as cheers of “Hillary” echoed through the arena. “Wow, there’s a lot of energy in this room just like there is across the country. Something, something is happening in America. You can feel it,” Clinton said to cheers.

Members of the Teamsters will host Vice President Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future, but union President Sean O’Brien has yet to get an invitation to speak at next week’s Democratic National Convention. Kara Deniz, a spokeswoman for the 1.3 million member union, said in an email Friday that the Teamsters are working with Harris’ campaign on dates for the roundtable. But O’Brien, who angered some Democrats by speaking at the GOP convention last month, has not received a reply to his request to speak at the Democratic National Convention, which begins Monday in Chicago, Deniz said Friday night.

Tony Goldwyn got to hear some cheers for once as he played host to the primetime hours of the Democratic convention. The actor is best known for playing conniving and two-faced power-wielders in films including “Ghost,” “The Pelican Brief” and “Oppenheimer.” “We are going to win this thing together, and while we do it we are going to have a lot of fun,” Goldywn said to cheers.

Harris’ first words at the convention focused on the legacy of the man she has stood behind for the last three and a half years. Mirroring other Democrats Monday, Harris used her first moment on stage to thank Joe Biden for what she called his historic legacy. “Thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do,” Harris said, addressing Biden. “We are forever grateful to you.”