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Gun Violence Takes Center Stage At 2020 Democratic National Convention; New Mexico Governor Speaks About Climate Change; Women Power Celebrated At 2020 Democratic National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
Aired August 19, 2020 - 21:00 ET
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: --encourage all of us to come together.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And hopefully return a country's political discourse back to some measure of normalcy and decency.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm sure, I'm absolutely sure he's going to help us bring this country together once again.
TEXT: WE THE PEOPLE.
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TEXT: D20 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I pledge allegiance to the Flag.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I pledge allegiance to the Flag.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Of the United States of America.
PEOPLE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: One nation.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One nation.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Under God.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Under God.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Indivisible.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Indivisible.
PEOPLE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: With liberty and justice for all.
(END VIDEOTAPE) (WELCOMING REMARKS BY SEN. KAMALA HARRIS)
KERRY WASHINGTON, ACTRESS & CONVENTION MODERATOR: Welcome to Night Three of the Democratic National Convention. I am honored to be joining you, as we continue to celebrate this unconventional Convention.
We're going to be hearing a lot more from Senator Harris later, I promise. But first, when I was in seventh or eighth grade, we memorized the Preamble of the Constitution, and I've never forgotten it.
The first 15 words of our Constitution are "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union." We say "More perfect" because our union is not without flaws.
When our Constitution was written, women couldn't vote, Black people were considered three-fifths of a human being, but therein lies the work. No one is perfect. Nothing is.
But it is the striving toward justice, equality and truth that distinguishes us. We fight for a more perfect union because we are fighting for the soul of this country, and for our lives. And, right now, that fight is real.
Tonight, we are going to hear from so many phenomenal women who are working to help us build that more perfect union. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
We're going to see an incredible performance from Jennifer Hudson and a world premiere performance from Billie Eilish.
We'll meet so many of the activists and organizers working to build a more equal, more just future.
And we're going to hear from our 44th President, Barack Obama.
That's a long way of saying this is going to be an unforgettable night, filled with important voices.
But the most important voice we hope to hear from tonight is the one we need to hear from most. It's yours. Because if we are going to repair the damage that has been done, if we are going to finally realize the dream, we, the people, have to get involved.
Each and every one of us is the "We." You are the "We." It's going to be your voice, your service, your action that helps us create that more perfect union. Tonight, we're going to talk about where we are, and where we're going, on so many issues important to our future.
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90 percent of Americans support common-sense gun laws because we need to do more to address the epidemic of gun violence. Let's start there.
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EMMA GONZALEZ, ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE FOR GUN CONTROL: People affected by every day gun violence have to walk by the street corner where their best friend, their brother, their mother, their nephew, where they themselves were shot. And life goes on and on, as if we all haven't just watched a loved one die and get put in the grave.
The whole point of what I'm saying here is until one of us or all of us stand up and say, "I can't do this anymore. I can't sit by and watch the news, treat these shootings like acts of God."
Gun violence isn't just going to stop, until there's a force fighting harder against it, and I'm going to do something to prevent it.
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GONZALEZ: They say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. We call B.S.!
(PROTESTERS ECHO "B.S.!")
GONZALEZ: They say a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun. We call B.S.!
(PROTESTERS ECHO "B.S.!")
GONZALEZ: They say guns are just tools like knives. We call B.S.!
(PROTESTERS ECHO "B.S.!")
GONZALEZ: They say that no laws could have been able to prevent the hundreds of senseless tragedies that have occurred. We call B.S.!
(PROTESTERS ECHO "B.S.!")
GONZALEZ: That us kids don't know what we're talking about, that we're too young to understand how the government works. We call B.S.!
(PROTESTERS ECHO "B.S.!")
GONZALEZ: What we're fighting for will happen, because we're fighting so strongly for it. We're going to make this change.
TEXT: WE THE PEOPLE WANT A FUTURE FREE FROM GUN VIOLENCE.
MARIA W., FLORIDA: Long before this pandemic, our country has been suffering from the epidemic of gun violence.
SHENEE J., NEW YORK: Gun violence is a public health crisis, one that disproportionately affects the Black and Brown communities. First, it was my beloved fiance.
MARIA W.: My son, Jerry, at the Pulse shooting in Orlando.
SHENEE J.: Seven years later, it would be my son.
MARIA W.: I know exactly the pain, the toll, the heartbreak of gun violence.
LYLENA E., KANSAS: My freshman year, my high school went into lockdown because a kid brought a gun to school.
JOSEPH M., FLORIDA: We've had to endure live shooter training drills on our schools.
LYLENA E.: High schoolers have enough to deal with. They shouldn't also be responsible for keeping themselves safe at school. That's the job of the government.
JOSEPH M.: We have to end corporate lobbying by the NRA. We have to invest in mental health in our communities, other than making our schools maximum security prisons.
SHENEE J.: I want a president who will make gun violence prevention a top priority. And I believe Joe Biden is that person.
TEXT: WE THE PEOPLE.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And now, mother and activist, DeAndra Dycus.
DEANDRA DYCUS, MOTHER OF SHOOTING VICTIM, GUN CONTROL ADVOCATE: In a split second, a stray bullet shattered my family's life. My son, DeAndre, was only 13-years-old. He was recognized as a gifted and talented student. His possibilities were endless.
He was dancing at a birthday party, when he was shot in the back left side of his head, shattering his skull. One shot changed our lives forever. Today, my Dre does not talk, he does not walk.
I know he knows me by the smile he shows, when I walk in his room. But I'm unsure if he knows a gunshot has changed his life. Since March, I've only been able to see my son three times, but I can't touch or hug him due to COVID-19.
People tell me that I'm lucky. I tell them we are blessed. I remind them that my son is in a wheelchair and unable to feed himself. I don't think DeAndre feels lucky when he has to be bathed from head to toe or gets injections for muscle contractions.
I am in a space of gratitude. Yes, I can touch DeAndre. I can hold his hand. But the child that I birthed is not able to live his dreams, and that hurts. Every day, we're reminded that he may never be the same.
We are not alone. In every town across America, there are families who know what a bullet can do. That's why I'm a mom, who volunteers to stop this.
President Trump, he doesn't care. He didn't care about the victims after Parkland, Las Vegas, or El Paso.
[21:10:00] I want a president who cares about our pain and grief, a president who will take on the gun lobby to ban assault weapons, and close the loopholes to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
Joe Biden has taken on the NRA twice and won. And he will do it again, as president.
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JOE BIDEN (D) PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I've looked in the eyes of too many parents, and I mean literally scores of them, who've lost their children to gun violence, and looked in the eyes of brave young people who survived school shootings.
And I made each of them a promise and made myself a promise. I promised them, and I promise all of you, I will make this promise today, those families hurting across the country, I will never, never, never, never give up this fight.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Out of pain, we choose to find meaning, a glimmer of light that lands on a promise.
Former Congresswoman, Gabby Giffords, shot in the head from less than three feet away. But she survived. When tragedy strikes, we seek comfort in knowing we aren't alone.
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, (D) FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE: Join us in this fight.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We seek strength to keep fighting, to keep moving forward. We turn to leaders who share our pain.
BIDEN: In the most difficult times is when we stand closest together. It's out of tragedy that we grow stronger.
GIFFORDS: He was there for me. He'll be there for you, too.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We are a nation ready to end gun violence. A safer America is possible. But from this point forward, we must choose courage.
GIFFORDS: I've known the darkest of days, days of pain and uncertain recovery. But confronted by despair, I've summoned hope.
Confronted by paralysis and aphasia, I responded with grit and determination. I put one foot in front of the other. I found one word and then I found another.
My recovery is a daily fight, but fighting makes me stronger. Words once came easily; today, I struggle to speak. But I have not lost my voice. America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words.
We are at a crossroads. We can let the shooting continue or we can act. We can protect our families, our future. We can vote. We can be on the right side of history. We must elect Joe Biden. He was there for me. He'll be there for you
too. Join us in this fight. Vote, vote, vote. Thank you very much.
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WASHINGTON: Tonight, we're going to hear from many change-makers who are using their powers for good, who are working to confront the other epidemics we're facing, COVID-19, structural racism, police violence against Black bodies, violence against members of the Trans community.
We are facing so many challenges. To meet these challenges, we will need systematic solutions. We need leaders who can see us, hear us, represent us, all of us. To Joe Biden, nothing is more important than taking the time to make sure that people are seen, heard and believed in.
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KYLE, FORMER CONGRESSIONAL INTERN: I was interning in D.C. And I remember I called my grandmother, and I said, "Joe Biden is walking by." And she goes, "Oh my God! Oh my God, put him on!"
And I see his staffer going like, "No, no, no," like "Don't take the call, what are you doing?" And he points to his staffer, and he goes like, "Go that away," and he sent his staffer away.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How could I not be endeared to him instantly? He talked to me for the next half hour.
KYLE: I see Dana Bash from CNN there, and she says like "Senator Biden will be on in like 5." And he sends her away!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He asked me about my sons. He asked me about what I did. All I know is it was all about me, not about him.
KYLE: And then he comes back to me, then he goes, "It was lovely talking to your grandmother." And then he starts the interview with Dana Bash. It was unbelievable!
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I must interject one thing. At the very end of his chat with me, he said, "Could you do me a favor?" I said, "Sure, what is it?" He said, "Tell me how I can get your grandson's hair."
He was good-humored. He was sensitive. And here it is all these years later, and it's vivid in my mind.
KYLE: You know, as much as I feel like I got to know him in that moment, it feels like he knows us. I know Joe because he listens. And whether he's heard your story or someone else's story, he cares about everyone's story.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He'll care more about you than he'll care about himself.
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN HOST, THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER: We'll be back in 70 seconds with live speeches from Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
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BLITZER: We're getting back to the Democratic National Convention, the second night, the first subject, they just went through gun violence, now climate change.
We're going to hear directly from the Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham. She's getting ready to speak at this Convention. They're going through substantive policy issues tonight.
GOV. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM (D-NM): Good evening America. I'm Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the great state of Nuevo Mexico.
I'm proud of my home state every single day, especially how we have punched above our weight in our successful response to COVID-19.
I'm proud of New Mexicans, from Taos to Truth Or Consequences, who have stepped up and sacrificed in so many incredible ways this past half year. And I'm proud how we embrace our multi-cultural identity as our greatest strength.
And I'm proud that New Mexico has shown what climate leadership looks like.
While the Trump Administration has been eliminating environmental protections, we've expanded them. While they've been rolling back regulations on oil and gas, we've taken on polluters and held them accountable.
We've committed to a renewable energy future, with exciting and fulfilling careers for workers all across our beautiful State, including right here in the heart of Northern New Mexico.
We are laying a roadmap here for what America can and should look like in the 21st Century, an America where we lead again, where we build safer, cleaner and more affordable cities and communities, where we provide meaningful opportunities for workers and families to thrive and build better lives.
As president, Joe Biden will rejoin the international climate agreement, and the United States will once again lead on this critical issue.
At home, he'll invest in energy workers, and he will deliver for working families across the U.S., helping them build meaningful careers while accelerating our nation and world into a clean, green 21st Century, and well beyond.
We know time is running out to save our planet. We have the chance this November to end two existential crises: The Trump presidency and the environmental annihilation he represents. We have the chance this November to attack the climate crisis, invest in green 21st-Century jobs, and embrace the clean-energy revolution our country, our young people are crying out for, and the leadership the rest of the world is waiting for.
The choice is clear. The choice is Joe Biden.
Thank you, America.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hard work, rising to a challenge, the American way. Going to the moon was all three.
NEIL ARMSTRONG, AMERICAN ASTRONAUT & AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, FIRST PERSON TO WALK ON THE MOON: The Eagle has landed.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Many astronauts returned home and reported a shift in their awareness. The view they saw of Earth from space was profound. The world looked beautiful, tiny, fragile. Our atmosphere is all that separates us from oblivion. We now call what they experienced the "Overview effect."
JUSTIN ONWENU, SIERRA CLUB: Here in Detroit, in our communities, for such a long time, have faced the burden of pollution. And I think addressing climate change gives us an opportunity to correct some of those wrongs and to also invest in our vulnerable communities.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Maybe you've read some of the millions of pages of scientific evidence on climate change, or maybe you felt it as you walked the neighborhood.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God! The truck is sinking.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: For most people, it's overwhelming.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: All of this with the global warming, and the that, a lot of it's a hoax. It's a hoax.
DR. MARIA CAFFREY, CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCHER: I had spent five years working on this report. The Trump administration started to remove any mention that humans were the cause of climate change from it.
JOEL CLEMENT, FORMER DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF POLICY ANALYSIS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR: I wrote my resignation letter just six months into the administration. They were handing the keys of public lands over to private interests.
The Trump administration has gone all out, not just in neglect climate change issues and laws, but to reverse them. We have about a decade before it's too late.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm a kid. And I'm going to say to all those adults who are watching this right now, why don't you get up and do something?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Some of the first climate change legislation ever written was by a Senator from Delaware.
BIDEN: When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is "Hoax."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: America faces a challenge. But if we face it together, we will rise to the occasion and build back better.
BIDEN: When I think about climate change, the word I think of is "Jobs."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's Joe's plan.
Create millions of new good-paying jobs, many of them union, like mine.
Invest in critical infrastructure, upgrade millions of buildings, invest in micro mobility, and precision agriculture.
A clean energy future, that achieves net zero emissions by 2050, because we can't power the economies of the future without investing in the technologies of the future.
ONWENU: I think what's really important about Joe Biden's plan is that 40 percent of the investment will go to vulnerable communities.
BIDEN: We know how to do this. And we'll do it again, but this time bigger and faster and smarter.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Joe won't ignore the crisis. We're seeing what happens when we do that. He won't surrender to the fight. Joe's America will lead the world on clean energy, will lead on job creation, and America will lead the world again on climate.
ALEXANDRIA VILLASENOR, CLIMATE ACTIVIST: I was 13 when the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California's history, broke out. We were visiting family nearly 100 miles away, but my asthma flared badly. I could hardly breathe.
I am Alexandria Villasenor. And I've been organizing young people around climate change since 2018. Climate change is impacting us now, and it's robbing my generation of a future.
For young people my age, every aspect of our lives, from where we go to school, to what kind of careers we'll have, to whether or not we can raise a family depends on us, taking climate change seriously right now.
Joe Biden won't solve this crisis in four years. No one can. But he will put us back on track, so that my generation can have a fighting chance. I'm asking you to join us. Don't let our futures go up in flames.
ANDREW ADAMSKI, CO-FOUNDER, FULL CIRCLE COMMUNITY FARM: The corn growers near my parents' farm have a saying, "Knee-high by the 4th of July." These days, you're lucky if the corn is even planted, because of unpredictable and torrential spring rains.
I'm Andrew Adamski. I studied microbial ecology at Northern Michigan University.
Us farmers can see the effects of climate change happening right in front of us. So, we've been trying to do our part.
We're adopting sustainable solutions on my family's farm, searching to a community model, using less land and reusing our resources to grow our food. We're eliminating tons of carbon pollution every year by mimicking natural ecosystems.
Farmers can be part of the climate solution instead of a problem. Today, we all can grow our own future. But we need our leaders to be a part of the solution as well, instead of part of the problem.
We need them to commit to the science, not ignore it. We need them to put real plans on the table rather than roll them back. That's what Joe Biden is doing with his clean energy revolution. Instead of being left behind, we could lead the world again.
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KATHERINE LORENZO, CLIMATE ACTIVIST: I spend a lot of time talking about climate change with different communities here in Nevada. And the one question that I get asked over and over again is, "What are you doing here?" Not a lot of climate activists look like me.
My name is Katherine Lorenzo. I'm an Afro-Latina, and I'm a climate activist. I grew up in a low-income neighborhood, where pollution rates are often higher than wealthier areas, and a lot of kids have asthma.
Switching to renewable energy would mean cleaner air, better health, and a steadier income for folks in neighborhoods like mine, because Solar PV installers and wind turbine techs are some of the fastest- growing jobs in the country.
And Joe Biden's plan is transformative. He knows that saving the planet isn't just a challenge to overcome. It's an opportunity for a better way of life.
ADAMSKI: So, what's it going to be, America?
VILLASENOR: Are you ready to vote for Joe Biden?
LORENZO: Are you ready to solve the climate crisis?
VILLASENOR: Because our futures depend on it.
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WASHINGTON: Like the folks we just heard from, next up is another activist and environmentalist, not to mention, an immensely-talented artist. She worked to ensure that her most recent concert tour was green and sustainable, urging her fans to take similar actions in their daily lives.
And even before she herself was old enough to vote, she held registration drives, before her shows, signing up thousands of voters. She's a voice for her generation in both her music and her activism.
Here to perform, "My future" publicly, for the first time, Billie Eilish.
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BILLIE EILISH, SINGER & SONGWRITER: You don't need me to tell you things are a mess.
Donald Trump is destroying our country, and everything we care about. We need leaders who will solve problems like climate change and COVID, not deny them, leaders who will fight against systemic racism and inequality.
And that starts by voting for someone who understands how much is at stake, someone who's building a team that shares our values. It starts with voting against Donald Trump and for Joe Biden.
Silence is not an option, and we cannot sit this one out. We all have to vote like our lives, and the world depend it, because they do. The only way to be certain of the future is to make it ourselves. Please register, please vote.
(BILLIE EILISH PERFORMS "MY FUTURE")
EILISH: I can't seem to focus And you don't seem to notice I'm not here I'm just a mirror You check your complexion To find your reflection's all alone I had to go Can't you hear me? I'm not comin' home Do you understand? I've changed my plans
'Cause I, I'm in love With my future Can't wait to meet her And I (I), I'm in love But not with anybody else Just wanna get to know myself
I know supposedly I'm lonely now (Lonely now) Know I'm supposed to be unhappy Without someone (Someone) But aren't I someone? (Aren't I someone? Yeah) I'd (I'd) like to be your answer (Be your answer) 'Cause you're so handsome (You're so handsome) But I know better Than to drive you home 'Cause you'd invite me in And I'd be yours again
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But I (I), I'm in love (Love, love, love, love) With my future And you don't know her And I, I'm in love (Love, love) But not with anybody here I'll see you in a couple years.
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WASHINGTON: Billie Eilish, thank you.
OK, now we're going to talk about something close to my heart. The Black community in this country is hugely diverse.
On my father's side, I am descended from African-Americans, who came from slave ships that landed in South Carolina, and who were part of The Great Migration North that has played such a defining role in who we are as a nation.
On my mother's side, my grandparents came here as immigrants, part of a rich history that has also defined America. They immigrated to this country from the West Indies, through Ellis Island in the 1920s. I often think about how my grandmother must have felt when she first saw the Statue of Liberty and her raised torch.
My family's story is not unique. Unless you're Native American, your family likely came here from somewhere else, whether it was five years ago or 200 years ago, whether it was by choice or by bondage.
Etched into the DNA of who we are as a nation, is the very idea that though you may be from somewhere else, you can find your home here. But that idea is in danger, now more than ever before.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Tell me when I should start reading.
Dear Donald Trump, my name is Estella (ph). I am a 11-years-old.
My mom is my best friend. She came to America, as a teenager, over 20 years ago, without papers in search of a better life. She married my dad, who served our country as a Marine in South America, Africa and Iraq. My mom worked hard, and paid taxes, and the Obama Administration told her she could stay.
My dad thought you would protect military families, so we voted for you in 2016, Mr. President. He says he won't vote for you again after what you did to our family.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The wife of a U.S. Marine Veteran was deported to Mexico.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Instead of protecting us, you tore our world apart.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My mom is a good person, and she's not a criminal.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Now, my mom is gone, and she's been taken from us for no reason at all. Every day that passes, you deport more moms and dads and take them away from kids like me.
TRUMP: We will begin moving them out day one.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You separated thousands of children from their parents, and you put them in cages.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daddy! Daddy!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some of those kids are now orphans because of you.
TRUMP: These aren't people.
I don't want them in our country.
They're animals.
(TRUMP RALLY SUPPORTERS SHOUT "YES!")
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Mr. President, my mom is the wife of a proud American Marine, and a mother of two American children. We are American families. We need a President who will bring people together, not tear them apart.
Sincerely, Estella (ph).
LUCY SANCHEZ: I'm Lucy Sanchez, and this is my mother Sylvia (ph) and sister Jessica. We're like all families. We work hard to build a good life.
JESSICA: I was born with spina bifida. That means my spinal cord didn't form as it should, and the doctors in my town said I wouldn't survive. They gave my mother no hope for my future.
SANCHEZ: I'm a U.S. citizen, but my mother is undocumented.
JESSICA: And I am a DREAMer.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I did what any mother would do to save her daughter's life.
SANCHEZ: My mother did what any mother would do to save her baby's life.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I took my baby in my arms and traveled for days to the border. When we got to the river, I raised her above the water and we crossed.
SANCHEZ: She took my sister in her arms and traveled for days to reach the border. And when they got to the river, she lifted my sister above the water and crossed.
JESSICA: We came to America before I was 1-year-old. She saved my life.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I couldn't wait. I had to come in that moment. I was looking for a miracle.
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SANCHEZ: My mother had no choice. There was no time to wait to save my sister. She came here looking for a miracle.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I was afraid we'd be caught that we'd be detained and deported. But I had to save my daughter.
SANCHEZ: We were afraid they would find us and detain us, but she had to save her daughter.
JESSICA: Our home is here. North Carolina is all I know. I qualify for DACA, but Donald Trump took away my ability to apply for the program.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): We work hard. We make ends meet. We pay taxes.
SANCHEZ: We work hard, we contribute to our community and we pay our taxes. I've gone to school and built a good life for me and my two daughters.
JESSICA: I want to go to law school. I want to help my community. But ever since Donald Trump was elected, all our fears have returned.
SANCHEZ: We don't know if our family will be separated. Will my mom and sister be detained? Will my sister get the healthcare she needs and deserves?
JESSICA: I don't have the right ID, so I can't get health insurance through the exchange. I need health insurance. I deserve it, right?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Of course you do. We all deserve hope, a good life and health. It breaks my heart to see how babies are separated from their families at the border. That's wrong. Those babies need to be with their families.
SANCHEZ: It breaks our hearts to see children separated from their families at the border. That's wrong. Those children need their parents.
On November 3rd, I'm going to vote for my mother, my sister and my daughters. I will vote for a future where all of our lives have dignity and respect.
JESSICA: We need a leader who will fix the broken immigration system and commit to keeping families together.
SANCHEZ: I'm voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants. Who are you going to vote for?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): We're all together. Text the word UNETE to 30330.
BARACK OBAMA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There's something unique about America. We don't simply welcome new immigrants, we are born of immigrants. That is who we are. Immigration is our origin story.
After all, unless your family is Native American, all of our families come from someplace else.
In these new Americans, we see our own American stories.
So life in America was not always easy. There was discrimination and hardship and poverty. But, like you, they no doubt found inspiration in all those who had come before them. And they were able to muster faith that, here in America, they might build a better life and give their children something more.
The tension throughout our history between welcoming or rejecting the stranger, it's about more than just immigration. It's about the meaning of America, what kind of country do we want to be.
Immigrants are the teachers who inspire our children. They're the doctors who keep us healthy. They're the engineers who design our skylines, and the artists and the entertainers who touch our hearts. Immigrants are soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen who protect us.
We can never say it often or loudly enough: Immigrants and refugees revitalize and renew America.
It's not something to take for granted. It's something to cherish and to fight for. God bless you. May God bless the United States of America.
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TEXT: E PLURIBUS UNUM. OUT OF MANY, ONE.
(PRINCE ROYCE PERFORMS "STAND BY ME")
PRINCE ROYCE, SINGER & SONGWRITER: Yes. Rise.
When the night, has come and the land is dark Y la luna es la luz que brilla ante mi; Miedo no, no tendre; oh I won't, asustare Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling stand by me oh stand by me Oh stand, junto a mi, junto a mi;
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Y aunque las montanas o el cielo caiga No voy a preocuparme porque se Que tu estas, junto a mi No llorare, no llorare oh, I won't shed a tear Porque se, que tu estas junto a mi
And darling, darling stand by me oh stand by me Oh stand, darling, stand by me, stand by me
And darling, darling stand by me oh stand by me Oh stand, darling, junto a mi; junto a mi; And darling, darling stand by me oh baby you want to stand by me Oh stand, darling, junto a mi; junto a mi;
Where my Latinos at? Come on.
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me, oh baby, won't you stand by me Oh, stand darling, junto a mi;, junto a mi
(FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Let's stand by each other. Don't forget to vote this November. Together, we can make a change. (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) let's go.
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WASHINGTON: That was Prince Royce. Amazing shout-out to the Boogie Down Bronx.
In this next piece, you'll hear about the vital role that women have played in moving us toward a more perfect union, and breaking through that proverbial glass ceiling. And after that, you'll hear from Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, the woman who put over 65 million cracks in it.
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(PROTESTERS CHANT "THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!")
SINGER: Got to understand what happens from here is in our hands.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She was called an instigator, a rule-breaker, a rabble-rouser.
And she is called the agitator, the pushy one, the one with attitude.
MICHELLE OBAMA, FORMER FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES: Now is the time for all of us to stand up and say "Enough is enough."
(CROWD CHEERS)
(MUSIC)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: From the ballot box, to the factory floor, from her living room to the E.R., she makes trouble, the good kind. She is the mother who cries out for sensible gun laws.
SYBRINA FULTON, TRAYVON MARTIN'S MOTHER: This is about a right and wrong thing.
(CROWD SHOUTS "YES!")
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The daughter who believes that equal justice means justice for all.
AMERICA FERRERA, ACTRESS: We are America.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The child who knows that Black lives matter.
(PROTESTERS CHANT "NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!")
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She is our warrior on the frontlines, challenging authority to make the world safe.
REP. VAL DEMINGS (D-FL): Nobody is above the law.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Refusing to be told who makes decisions about her body or anyone else's.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These women and men of all ages, races and backgrounds don't come to Planned Parenthood to make a political statement. They come to get quality affordable healthcare.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: You are disadvantaging her because of her sex.
(MUSIC)
REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-NY): This is the time.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And she knows that to change the world, you need to change the idea of power.
BILL BARR, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: Of protesters in the federal government.
REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL (D-WA): Excuse me, Mr. Barr, this is my time and I control it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Because we are fighting for you each and every single day.
(CROWD CHEERS & APPLAUSE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And she knows her voice is heard and amplified by the women she elects to public office.
ILYSE HOGUE, PRESIDENT, NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA: If we want families to succeed, we start by empowering women.
REP. DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL (D-FL): When I first got elected, I came to Washington D.C., to fight for the issues that are so important in our community.
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GINA ORTIZ JONES, POLITICIAN: We look forward now to making sure that this district is finally well-represented.
REP. CHERI BUSTOS (D-IL): The things that we ran on, going into November, we are doing that.
STEPHANIE SCHRIOCK, PRESIDENT, EMILY'S LIST: Women don't just fight for women. They fight for families. They fight for fairness, inclusion, justice.
REP. KAREN BASS (D-CA): To make our nation a more perfect union, especially for those people who are the most marginal.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If we're going to jumpstart the middle-class, we've got to ensure that college is affordable.
REP. GRACE MENG (D-NY): Separation of families and children are detrimental to their health.
REP. LOIS FRANKEL (D-FL): Give the victims of gender bias in the workplace, the tools they need to seek justice.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Women are the most important political force in the United States of America.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She represents her views on education.
GRISHAM: We've got to pay educators more and we've got to hire more educators.
JILL BIDEN, JOE BIDEN'S WIFE: We're going to raise up the profile of teachers and celebrate who they are and give them better pay.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She represents her concerns about healthcare.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Healthcare is the number one issue in this election every day, every day.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She speaks out on equal pay.
MEGAN RAPINOE, AMERICAN SOCCER PLAYER: It's very frustrating for women everywhere, to be feeling like they aren't getting paid what they should be.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And focuses on protecting our children.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Let's give parents the peace of mind that their kids are safe and are being set up for success.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Caring for our seniors and the people who care for them. She keeps this nation going even in challenging times.
And while running for Office is not easy-- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONGRESSWOMAN: What's wrong with my running for president of this country?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: --nevertheless, she persists.
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA): But we learned a long time ago, you don't get what you don't fight for.
(CROWD CHEERS)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And perseveres.
STACEY ABRAMS, (D) FORMER GEORGIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE, FOUNDER, FAIR FIGHT: This is our time.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And prevails.
HILLARY CLINTON, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, FIRST LADY, SENATOR: Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, it's got about 18 million cracks in it.
(CROWD CHEERS)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: A record-breaking number of women ran in the midterms and won.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She builds coalitions and she knows who her allies are. From the fight for healthcare, to authoring the Violence Against Women's Act, to building a society, where fairness and equality and opportunity applies to everyone, Joe Biden knows a stronger America is one that works for women.
So, go ahead and celebrate, you rabble-rouser, you rule-breaker, you force of nature. Our country, our world needs you. Keep rising and vote.
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(HILLARY CLINTON'S SPEECH)
WASHINGTON: Tonight is a night steeped in women who have stepped into service and advocacy and who are using their power for good. The power of women is undeniable, whether it's in the office, in the home, or in the House of Representatives.
It is my honor to introduce the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
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REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): I was never raised in a way that I would be running for public office. It didn't interest me. When I graduated from college, I got married, had five children in six years, so that was my life.
When the children were grown, the opportunity to run for Congress came along.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She ran because another woman said "Run." And she won, starting on a path that would make history, the first woman Speaker of the House.
(APPLAUSE)
PELOSI: For our daughters and our granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling.
(APPLAUSE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: In her, so many saw themselves.
PELOSI: I did feel a real responsibility to other women, as I stood on the shoulders of those who went before.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Now, it was her turn to say, "Run." And run they did, winning and making her Speaker once again.
PELOSI: We didn't have a Speaker who would bring a gun bill to the floor. We didn't have a Speaker who would bring a DREAMers' issue to the floor. We do now.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And that's good for every American.
But not everyone was on board.
TRUMP: Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi.
Pelosi.
PELOSI: I'm a mother of five, grandmother of nine. I know a temper tantrum when I see one.
The power of the Speaker is awesome, awesome.
(MUSIC)
PELOSI: If you want to go into the arena, you have to be prepared to take a punch. But you also have to be prepared to throw a punch for the children, for the children.
(CROWD CHEERS & APPLAUSE)
STEPHEN COLBERT, HOST, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT: Throw a punch for the children.
PELOSI: The children.
(CROWD APPLAUSE) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: From running the house, to Speaker of the House, and taking on the White House, unapologetic, unafraid.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Madam Speaker.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Congratulations, Madam Speaker.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Madam Speaker.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Madam Speaker.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Madam Speaker.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Madam Speaker.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And now, please welcome Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
