Oprah Winfrey, a surprise speaker at the DNC, made a plea for 'common sense over nonsense'
CHICAGO -- In a presidential campaign like no other -- and just four weeks after President Joe Biden bowed out of the race -- Democrats are gathering in Chicago this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate to take on former President Donald Trump.
ABC News will have special coverage of the DNC -- including primetime coverage from 10 p.m. until 11 p.m. ET on ABC every day of the conventions, and on ABC News Live from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. ET.
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin -- one of the American Israeli hostages, got emotional as they took the stage to a huge ovation.
"Bring them home," the crowd chanted.
Local officials and workers are taking to the stage to speak about the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law on their communities.
The law is one of the signature policy achievements of the Biden-Harris administration. When it passed in the Senate, Vice President Harris was there to preside over the final vote.
Wednesday's schedule features many prominent speakers. Here's who to expect tonight during primetime.
9:00 p.m. CT
Day 3 of the DNC kicked off with a focus on reproductive rights -- featuring a video of women talking about the importance of the issue this election and speeches so far by Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All, and Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood.
