President Joe Biden will be Monday night's keynote speaker.
CHICAGO -- The Democratic National Convention is set to begin Monday, Aug. 19 in Chicago -- during which Democratic Party delegates are set to support Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after their unconventional path to the party's nomination.
During the four-day convention, Democratic heavyweights are set to fire up the base and rally behind Harris, who was officially certified as the Democratic presidential nominee earlier this month after getting the vast majority of delegate votes in a virtual roll call.
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.
The DNC will stream on multiple platforms -- including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. The official live stream of the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be available on its website.
Prime-time programming will air live from 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. CT on Monday and 7 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/6 p.m.-10 p.m. CT on Tuesday-Thursday, according to the DNC.
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.
Hulu will also have live reports available all day, and ABC News Live will have robust coverage each day of the convention.
ABC News Digital and 538 will live blog the latest from the convention and provide analysis as the convention events unfold.
Musical artist James Taylor will perform at the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
The artist performed a sound check ahead of the convention's start Monday afternoon.
Taylor, a staunch Democratic supporter, is known for songs such as "Fire and Rain," "How Sweet It Is" and "You've Got a Friend."
A march organized in support of Palestinians in Gaza during the DNC has started, hours before its first night of programming kicks off.
Organizers with the Coalition to March on the DNC, which represents more than 200 activist organizations, said about 15,000 people were present for a rally held in Union Park, near the convention site, ahead of the march.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived at the Soldier Field landing zone Monday afternoon, where they were greeted be several local politicians.
The Bidens arrived about 3:15 p.m. CDT, and were greeted by Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, Gov. JB Pritzker and MK Pritzker, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and more.
Both the president and first lady are expected to speak at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday.
For much of the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden could easily see himself taking the stage at the Democratic National Convention to accept the party's nomination -- a victory lap as he sought a second term in the White House.
But now, Biden's prime-time speech in Chicago on Monday night will mark a bittersweet moment for his legacy and for the party.
Click here for a full look at what the president is expected to say tonight.
