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DNC 2024 Day 4 live updates: The Chicks, Kerry Washington connect with DNC crowd

Kerry Washington is the host on DNC Day 4.

Last Updated: August 22, 2024, 7:14 PM EDT

The final day of the Democratic National Convention wraps up with Kamala Harris' big moment: her acceptance speech in which she gets to tell her story to the millions of Americans watching.

Her campaign says, in addition to describing her middle-class upbringing, she will continue to stress optimism and patriotism -- the "politics of joy" -- the overall themes we've heard throughout the gathering.

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    9 hours and 7 minutes ago

    Sen. Padilla: 'I knew that I had some big Chuck Taylors to fill'

    Sen. Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Senate successor, told the crowd "I knew that I had some big Chuck Taylors to fill."

    Sen. Alex Padilla speaks on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.
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    Harris for years has often sported the popular shoe.

    9 hours and 11 minutes ago

    White outfits fill convention arena

    White outfits peppered the convention hall here in an ode to suffragists and Harris' historic candidacy.

    Delegates from New York applaud during the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.
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    The outfit motif has been a hallmark of House Democrats, who have used the color to send a signal at major events, such as past state of the union addresses, including this year's, when Democrats sought to make a point about abortion.

    -ABC News' Tal Axelrod

    9 hours and 27 minutes ago

    DJ gets crowd moving to 'Lil Boo Thang'

    Chicago's DJ Metro got the crowd to its feet, dancing to "Lil Boo Thang" by Paul Russell, at the start of the night.

    9 hours and 33 minutes ago

    100,000 balloons ready to end the night: Source

    Convention organizers have 100,000 balloons ready to drop at the end of the evening, according to a source with knowledge.

    -ABC News' Brittany Shepherd

    Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem and Everett Kelly, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees deliver the Invocation on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.
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