Who’s speaking at the DNC tonight? Speaker list and schedule for Day 4 – NBC Chicago

Who’s speaking at the DNC tonight? Speaker list and schedule for Day 4 – NBC Chicago

Editor’s Note: NBC Chicago offers a live feed of the evening and primetime speeches every Monday through Thursday in the player above and on the 24/7 streaming channel NBC 5 Chicago News.

The fourth and final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention has arrived and many are preparing for the final moments on Thursday in Chicago.

After a week of campaigning by the Democrats’ most prominent figures, Vice President Kamala Harris will now accept her party’s nomination in a speech in which she is expected to lay out her vision and political agenda for the American people.

On the final night of the convention, some of the party’s most prominent Democrats from swing states will speak, including figures in nationally contested elections.

Here is an overview of who we know is speaking so far and when:

When does the DNC start on Thursday?

The “main program” is scheduled to begin again at 5:30 p.m., but several events are planned throughout the day. The event is scheduled to end shortly after 10 p.m.

To avoid repeated delays in the program, the convention has moved its start times forward throughout the week, although delays have occurred every night of the convention to date.

The celebrations on Wednesday evening ended shortly before 11 p.m.

Schedule and speakers for Day 4 of the DNC

The full speaker list and schedule for Day 4 have not yet been released, but a number of notable names will speak at the convention ahead of Harris’ highly anticipated acceptance speech.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy will deliver speeches. Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson, the “Tennessee Three,” will speak. Jones and Pearson were expelled from the state legislature for participating in a protest against gun control at the state Capitol.

Other speakers include Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge; Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.); Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Colin Allred (D-Texas) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.); and former Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.).

Renowned civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton will also speak. Pop star Pink will perform, and on Thursday the Chicks could be heard preparing to sing the national anthem at the United Center.

Although Harris’s candidacy has generated a high level of enthusiasm and determination among Democrats, she is still in the process of defining her policy priorities and the ideological direction she will take the party in. Last Friday, she unveiled her first major goal when she announced a series of economic measures designed to lower the cost of living for America’s working and middle-class population.

DNC executive director Alex Hornbrook said Harris plans to “tell the country her story directly on Thursday.”

How to watch Day 4 of the DNC

All four plenary sessions of the Democratic National Convention will be streamed live on NBC Chicago’s website and mobile app, as well as in the player above.

The speeches will also be available on the NBC 5 Chicago News 24/7 streaming channel.

Viewers can also look forward to expanded coverage on Telemundo Chicago and the Telemundo Chicago app.

Streaming times (all times Central):

Thursday: 17:30-22:00

NBC Chicago will also broadcast prime-time coverage of the DNC, featuring the evening’s keynote speakers, interviews with prominent politicians and undecided voters, and expert analysis each day of the convention looking ahead to the November presidential election.

Primetime DNC coverage will air live from the United Center beginning at 8 p.m.

What is the theme for day 4 of the congress?

The convention’s theme is “For the People, For Our Future” and the focus will be on moving the country forward and building on the work of the Biden administration.

According to the organizers, the theme for Thursday is “For our future.”

Hornbrook said the goal of the convention was to “use the last night at the United Center to show the American people how committed Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are to fighting for a better future for all.”

The daily topics are:

Monday – “For the people”

Tuesday – “A bold vision for America’s future”

Wednesday – “A fight for our freedoms”

Thursday – “For our future”

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