DNC 2024 Day 4 live updates: Harris makes her case for the presidency -- 'fight for America's future'
Harris set her agenda in a rousing speech at the DNC.
The moment that millions around the country have been waiting for took place Thursday at the Democratic National Convention as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the nomination for the presidency.
Harris took the stage to a roaring standing ovation and soon set her agenda in a rousing speech.
Whether it was immigration, reproductive rights or foreign security, the vice president showcased a sharp contrast in policies to former President Donald Trump.
Harris's speech was preceded by a who's who of leaders from both sides of the aisle who all made the case that she is the best person to be the nation's leader.
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Human-trafficking survivor reflects on Harris' fight for victims
Courtney Baldwin, a survivor of sex trafficking and now a youth organizer, spoke about how then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris shut down the illicit website that listed her and other victims for sale.
Baldwin said she yearned for hope during those dark moments when she was able to hold on to pursue her dreams.
"Vice President Harris is fearless, compassionate, and she still gives me hope. She's protected people like me her whole life, and I know she'll fight for us all as president," she said.
Healey says she 'can't wait' for September debate
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said she can't wait to see Harris "prosecute the case against Donald Trump" during their ABC News debate on Sept. 10.
Democrats continue to lean into prosecutor v. felon theme
Tonight's speakers include several prosecutors with ties to Harris or even Trump -- including Tristan Snell, who spoke on stage about taking on Trump University fraud.
"Kamala Harris fought scammers like him. And as president, she will continue to fight for you, for us, for the people," Snell said.
Democrats see the contrast between Harris the prosecutor and Trump the felon as a winning message.
"It's a beautiful split screen," Maria Cardona, a Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to Hillary Clinton and former communications director for the Democratic National Committee, previously told ABC News.
"She went after bad people who hurt the people that she was representing and that's exactly what she's doing now," Cardona said.
Trump a 'hateful man': 'Exonerated 5'
New York City Council member Yusef Salaam, one of the five men exonerated in the "Central Park Five" case, called Trump a "hateful man" during his DNC appearance.
"He wanted us dead," Salaam said. "Today, we are exonerated because the actual perpetrator confessed. And DNA proved it."
Salaam said Trump "thinks that hate is the animating force in America. It is not."
Korey Wise, another one of the men who was exonerated in the case, said they were "threatened" by people after Trump ran ads calling for the death penalty for violent crimes in New York in the wake of the attack.
He said Harris, by comparison, has "worked to make things fairer."
"I know she will do the same as president and I approve that message," Wise said.