Summary
Joe Biden closed the Democratic National Convention calling for unity, telling voters ‘character and decency’ would be on the ballot come November. Jon, Anthony and Producer Morgan talk us through the key moments from the Dems this week - from Kamala Harris’ historic nomination, to Barack Obama’s unprecedented attack on Donald Trump.
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Frankie Tobi, Harriet Noble Assistant Editor: Emma Close Editor: Dino Sofos
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | It is Friday and we have returned and the reason we've returned is that last night was |
| 0:10.1 | the final night of the Democratic Convention. |
| 0:13.6 | The Convention itself is in Milwaukee but we're in Wilmington, Delaware because that's |
| 0:18.3 | where Joe Biden made the closing speech. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm a proud Democrat and I'll be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general |
| 0:35.6 | election. |
| 0:36.6 | So it's a great honor and humility. |
| 0:39.8 | I accept this nomination for President of the United States of America. |
| 0:45.4 | 32 years after the first attempt, he is the Democratic candidate for President and he's |
| 0:51.4 | spoken. |
| 0:52.4 | Welcome to America's. |
| 0:56.0 | America's from BBC News. |
| 0:59.0 | I am your President of law and order. |
| 1:01.8 | The US has now surpassed four million cases of coronavirus. |
| 1:05.5 | The country is crying out for leadership. |
| 1:07.9 | Person, woman, man, camera TV. |
| 1:10.9 | Four kids are just as bright and just as tall as white kids. |
| 1:13.9 | Where are you from? |
| 1:14.9 | BBC. |
| 1:15.9 | Here's another beauty. |
| 1:19.2 | I'm in Wilmington, Delaware and we're still without Emily Maillus. |
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