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DNC 2024 Day 2 live updates: Obamas set to help hand torch to Kamala Harris

While Harris will hold a 9 p.m. ET rally in Milwaukee.

Last Updated: August 20, 2024, 1:37 PM EDT

After an emotional tribute to President Joe Biden Monday night, the scene at the Democrats' gathering on Tuesday shifts to appearances by former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

In their highly anticipated prime-time speeches, the Obamas are expected to help clearly "pass the torch" to Kamala Harris, who will be holding a rally in Milwaukee this evening ahead of her acceptance speech Thursday night.

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10 arrests made during Monday's DNC fencing breach

There were 10 arrests made during Monday's fencing breach at the DNC, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters on Tuesday.

"I couldn't be more proud of how Chicago Police Department responded under those circumstances," Snelling said. "We put on display the trainings and the preparation that we've been engaged in for over a year now. That being said, moving forward, we do expect to see, or protest or demonstrate tactics again. We're up to the challenge."

Snelling said there were 13 arrests total on Monday, which ranged from criminal trespass to battery on a police officer.

On reports that protesters were "assaulted" by police, the superintendent pushed back hard.

"Those police officers responded perfectly, and we got body cam footage to prove it. They were not hospitalized for injuries."

People break through a fence as they take part in a rally "March on the DNC" on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Flashback: Obama calls Harris attractive

On Tuesday night, former President Barack Obama gives a highly anticipated speech in which he is expected to make a forceful case for electing Harris. It won’t be the first time that Obama spoke glowingly of Harris -- in fact, he has gotten in trouble for it before. Back in 2013, he spoke at a fundraiser in California that Harris attended and said of the then-California attorney general, “She is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake. She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country.” The comment on Harris’s looks sparked a backlash for being sexist and inappropriate, and he apologized the next day.

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Obamas to share details of friendship, support for Harris

When former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama speak at the DNC on Tuesday, they will highlight their friendship with Harris that they say goes back 20 years, according to a source familiar.

The Obamas have been in regular touch with Harris over the years, providing counsel and being a sounding board, too, the source said. Over the last few months in particular, the Obamas have been in close contact with the vice president and supported her campaign in any way they are able, the source said.

President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 6, 2012.
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Their remarks on Tuesday will turn the page from the Biden administration and focus on how Harris and Walz are the leaders the country needs right out, the source said.

The source highlighted how the Obamas have campaigned for Harris and worked to energize young voters.

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DNC will start half an hour earlier on Tuesday

The DNC will start its programming half an hour earlier than originally planned on Tuesday after Monday's program had a delayed start that pushed President Joe Biden's speech past prime time and cut short his farewell.

"We had so much energy and enthusiasm for our president, our ticket, from our speakers and the audience reaction that I recognize that did put us a little bit behind schedule, but we are working with -- we made some real-time adjustments last night to ensure we could get to what the delegates and the viewers really came for, which, of course, is President Biden," Alex Hornsbrook, the executive director of the convention, told reporters this morning.

"And we're working with our speakers and making some other adjustments for this evening, including beginning at 5:30 to make sure that we stay on track for that tonight," he added.

Attendees listen to the proceedings during the first day of the Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024, in Chicago.
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