INT BROLL CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GERRY BROWN STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the California legislature on Thursday, January 24, 2013. SACRAMENTO - Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here was the prepared text: The message this year is clear: California has once again confounded our critics. We have wrought in just two years a solid and enduring budget. And, by God, we will persevere and keep it that way for years to come. Against those who take pleasure, singing of our demise, California did the impossible. You, the California legislature, did it. You cast difficult votes to cut billions from the state budget. You curbed prison spending through an historic realignment and you reformed and reduced the state's long term pension liabilities. Then, the citizens of California, using their inherent political power under the Constitution, finished the task. They embraced the new taxes of Proposition 30 by a healthy margin of 55 percent to 44 percent. Members of the legislature, I salute you for your courage, for wholeheartedly throwing yourself into the cause. I salute the unions--their members and their leaders. You showed what ordinary people can do when they are united and organized. I salute those leaders of California business and the individual citizens who proudly stood with us. I salute the teachers and the students, the parents and the college presidents, the whole school community. As the great jurist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, once said when describing what stirs people to action: "Feeling begets feeling and great feeling begets great feeling." You were alarmed, you stirred yourselves to action and victory was the outcome. That was 2012 and what a year! In fact, both 2011 and 2012 were remarkable. You did great things: Your one-third renewable energy mandate; the reform of workers compensation; the reorganization of state government; protecting our forests and strengthening our timber industry; reforming our welfare system; and launching the nation's first high speed rail system. But, of course, governing never ends. We have promises to keep. And the most important is the one we made to the voters if Proposition 30 passed: that we would guard jealously the money temporarily made available. This means living within our means and not spending what we don't have. Fiscal discipline is not the enemy of our good intentions but the basis for realizing them. It is cruel to lead people on by expanding good programs, only to cut them back when the funding disappears. That is not progress; it is not even progressive. It is illusion. That stop and go, boom and bust, serves no one. We are not going back there. The budget is balanced but great risks and uncertainties lie ahead. The federal government, the courts or changes in the economy all could cost us billions and drive a hole in the budget. The ultimate costs of expanding our health care system under the Affordable Care Act are unknown. Ignoring such known unknowns would be folly, just as it would be to not pay down our wall of debt. That is how we plunged into a decade of deficits. Recall the story of Genesis and Pharaoh's dream of seven cows, fatfleshed and well favored, which came out of the river, followed by seven other cows leanfleshed and ill favored. Then the lean cows ate up the fat cows. The Pharaoh could not interpret his dream until Joseph explained to him that the seven fat cows were seven years of great plenty and the seven lean cows were seven years of famine that would immediately follow. The Pharaoh took the advice of Joseph and stored up great quantities of grain during the years of plenty. When famine came, Egypt was ready. The people have given us seven years of extra taxes. Let us follow the wisdom of Joseph, pay down our debts and store up reserves against the leaner times that will surely come. In the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt said: "There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation has a rendezvous with destiny." We --right here in California-- have such a rendezvous with destiny. All around us we see doubt and skepticism about our future and that of America's. But what we have accomplished together these last two years, indeed, the whole history of California, belies such pessimism. Remember how California began. In 1769, under King Charles III, orders were issued to Jose de Galvez, the Visitor General of Baja California, to: "Occupy and fortify San Diego and Monterey for God and the King of Spain.´ Gaspar Portola and a small band of brave men made their way slowly north, along an uncharted path. Eventually, they reached Monterey but they could not recognize the Bay in the dense fog. With their supplies failing, they marched back to San Diego, forced to eat the flesh of emaciated pack mules just to stay alive. Undaunted, Portola sent for provisions from Baja California and promptly organized a second expedition. He retraced his steps northward, along what was to become El Camino Real, the Kings Highway. This time, Father Serra joined the expedition by sea. The rest is history, a spectacular history of bold pioneers meeting every failure with even greater success. The founding of the Missions, secularized and sold off in little more than 50 years, the displacement and devastation of the native people, the discovery of Gold, the coming of the Forty-Niners and adventurers from every continent, first by the thousands and then by the hundreds of thousands. Then during the Civil War under President Lincoln came the Transcontinental Railroad and Land Grant Colleges, followed by the founding of the University of California. And oil production, movies, an aircraft industry, the longest suspension bridge in the world, aerospace, the first freeways, grand water projects, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Venture Capital, Silicon Valley, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Qualcomm, Google and countless others, existing and still just imagined. What is this but the most diverse, creative and longest standing mass migration in the history of the world. That is California. And we are her sons and daughters. This special destiny never ends. It slows. It falters. It goes off track in ignorance and prejudice but soon resumes again--more vibrant and more stunning in its boldness. The rest of the country looks to California. Not for what is conventional, but for what is necessary--necessary to keep faith with our courageous forebears. What we have done together and what we must do in the coming years is big, but it pales in comparison to the indomitable courage of those who discovered and each decade thereafter built a more abundant California. As Legislators, It is your duty and privilege to pass laws. But what we need to do for our future will require more than producing hundreds of new laws each year. Montaigne, the great French writer of the 16th Century, in his Essay on Experience, wisely wrote: "There is little relation between our actions, which are in perpetual mutation, and fixed and immutable laws. The most desirable laws are those that are the rarest, simplest, and most general; and I even think that it would be better to have none at all than to have them in such numbers as we have." Constantly expanding the coercive power of government by adding each year so many minute prescriptions to our already detailed and turgid legal system overshadows other aspects of public service. Individual creativity and direct leadership must also play a part. We do this, not by commanding thou shalt or thou shalt not through a new law but by tapping into the persuasive power that can inspire and organize people. Lay the Ten Commandments next to the California Education code and you will see how far we have diverged in approach and in content from that which forms the basis of our legal system. Education In the right order of things, education--the early fashioning of character and the formation of conscience--comes before legislation. Nothing is more determinative of our future than how we teach our children. If we fail at this, we will sow growing social chaos and inequality that no law can rectify. In California's public schools, there are six million students, 300,000 teachers--all subject to tens of thousands of laws and regulations. In addition to the teacher in the classroom, we have a principal in every school, a superintendent and governing board for each school district. Then we have the State Superintendent and the State Board of Education, which makes rules and approves endless waivers--often of laws which you just passed. Then there is the Congress which passes laws like "No Child Left Behind," and finally the Federal Department of Education, whose rules, audits and fines reach into every classroom in America, where sixty million children study, not six million. Add to this the fact that three million California school age children speak a language at home other than English and more than two million children live in poverty. And we have a funding system that is overly complex, bureaucratically driven and deeply inequitable. That is the state of affairs today. The laws that are in fashion demand tightly constrained curricula and reams of accountability data. All the better if it requires quiz-bits of information, regurgitated at regular intervals and stored in vast computers. Performance metrics, of course, are invoked like talismans. Distant authorities crack the whip, demanding quantitative measures and a stark, single number to encapsulate the precise achievement level of every child. We seem to think that education is a thing--like a vaccine--that can be designed from afar and simply injected into our children. But as the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats said, "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." This year, as you consider new education laws, I ask you to consider the principle of Subsidiarity. Subsidiarity is the idea that a central authority should only perform those tasks which cannot be performed at a more immediate or local level. In other words, higher or more remote levels of government, like the state, should render assistance to local school districts, but always respect their primary jurisdiction and the dignity and freedom of teachers and students. Subsidiarity is offended when distant authorities prescribe in minute detail what is taught, how it is taught and how it is to be measured. I would prefer to trust our teachers who are in the classroom each day, doing the real work - lighting fires in young minds. My 2013 Budget Summary lays out the case for cutting categorical programs and putting maximum authority and discretion back at the local level--with school boards. I am asking you to approve a brand new Local Control Funding Formula which would distribute supplemental funds -- over an extended period of time -- to school districts based on the real world problems they face. This formula recognizes the fact that a child in a family making $20,000 a year or speaking a language different from English or living in a foster home requires more help. Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice. With respect to higher education, cost pressures are relentless and many students cannot get the classes they need. A half million fewer students this year enrolled in the community colleges than in 2008. Graduation in four years is the exception and transition from one segment to the other is difficult. The University of California, the Cal State system and the community colleges are all working on this. The key here is thoughtful change, working with the faculty and the college presidents. But tuition increases are not the answer. I will not let the students become the default financiers of our colleges and universities. Health care California was the first in the nation to pass laws to implement President Obama's historic Affordable Care Act. Our health benefit exchange, called Covered California, will begin next year providing insurance to nearly one million Californians. Over the rest of this decade, California will steadily reduce the number of the uninsured. Today I am calling for a special session to deal with those issues that must be decided quickly if California is to get the Affordable Care Act started by next January. The broader expansion of Medi-Cal that the Act calls for is incredibly complex and will take more time. Working out the right relationship with the counties will test our ingenuity and will not be achieved overnight. Given the costs involved, great prudence should guide every step of the way. Jobs California lost 1.3 million jobs in the great Recession but we are coming back at a faster pace than the national average. The new Office of Business and Economic Development -- GoBiz --directly assisted more than 5,000 companies this past year. One of those companies was Samsung Semiconductor Inc. headquartered in Korea. Working with the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County, GoBiz persuaded Samsung to locate their only research and development facility in the world here in California. The new facility in San Jose will place at least 2,500 people in high skill, high wage jobs. We also leveled the field on internet sales taxes, paving the way for over 1,000 new jobs at new Amazon distribution centers in Patterson and San Bernardino and now Tracy. This year, we should change both the Enterprise Zone Program and the Jobs Hiring Credit. They aren't working. We also need to rethink and streamline our regulatory procedures, particularly the California Environmental Quality Act. Our approach needs to be based more on consistent standards that provide greater certainty and cut needless delays. California's exports are booming and our place in the world economy has never been stronger. Our ties with The People's Republic of China in particular are deep--from the Chinese immigrants crossing the Pacific in 1848 to hosting China's next President in Los Angeles last February. This year we will take another step to strengthen the ties between the world's second and ninth largest economies. In April, I will lead a trade and investment mission to China with help from the Bay Area Council and officially open California's new trade and investment office in Shanghai. Water Central to the life of our state is water and one sixth of that water flows through the San Joaquin Delta. Silicon Valley, the Livermore Valley, farmers on the East side of the San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Kern County and farmers on the West side between Tracy and Los Banos, urban Southern California and Northern Contra Costa, all are critically dependent on the Delta for Water. If because of an earthquake, a hundred year storm or sea level rise, the Delta fails, the disaster would be comparable to Hurricane Katrina or Superstorm Sandy: losses of at least $100 billion and 40,000 jobs. I am going to do whatever I can to make sure that does not happen. My proposed plan is two tunnels 30 miles long and 40 feet wide, designed to improve the ecology of the Delta, with almost 100 square miles of habitat restoration. Yes, that is big but so is the problem. The London Olympics lasted a short while and cost $14 billion, about the same cost as this project. But this project will serve California for hundreds of years. Climate Change When we think about California's future, no long term liability presents as great a danger to our wellbeing as the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the latest report from the World Bank, carbon dioxide emissions are the highest in 15 million years. At today's emissions rate, the planet could warm by more than 7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, an event unknown in human experience. California is extremely vulnerable because of our Mediterranean climate, long coastline and reliance on snowpack for so much of our water supply. Tipping points can be reached before we even know we have passed them. This is a different kind of challenge than we ever faced. It requires acting now even though the worst consequences are perhaps decades in the future. Again California is leading the way. We are reducing emissions as required by AB 32 and we will meet our goal of getting carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Key to our efforts is reducing electricity consumption through efficiency standards for buildings and appliances. Over the last three decades, these pioneering efforts have saved Californians $65 billion dollars. And we are not through yet. We are also meeting our renewable energy goals: more than 20% renewable energy this year. By 2020, we will get at least a third of our electricity from the sun and the wind and other renewable sources--and probably more. Transportation and High Speed Rail In the years following World War II, California embarked on a vast program to build highway, bridges and roads. Today, California's highways are asked to accommodate more vehicle traffic than any other state in the nation. Most were constructed before we knew about climate change and the lethal effects of dirty air. We now expect more. I have directed our Transportation Agency to review thoroughly our current priorities and explore long-term funding options. Last year, you authorized another big project: High Speed Rail. Yes, it is bold but so is everything else about California. Electrified trains are part of the future. China already has 5000 miles of high speed rail and intends to double that. Spain has 1600 miles and is building more. More than a dozen other countries have their own successful high speed rail systems. Even Morocco is building one. The first phase will get us from Madera to Bakersfield. Then we will take it through the Tehachapi Mountains to Palmdale, constructing 30 miles of tunnels and bridges. The first rail line through those mountains was built in 1874 and its top speed over the crest is still 24 miles an hour. Then we will build another 33 miles of tunnels and bridges before we get the train to its destination at Union Station in the heart of Los Angeles. It has taken great perseverance to get us this far. I signed the original high speed rail Authority in 1982--over 30 years ago. In 2013, we will finally break ground and start construction. Conclusion This is my 11th year in the job and I have never been more excited. Two years ago, they were writing our obituary. Well it didn't happen. California is back, its budget is balanced, and we are on the move. Let's go out and get it done.

1952 EARTHQUAKE. BAKERSFIELD VIRTUALLY DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE.

--SUPERS--\n:00-:10\nFriday\nLos Angeles \n\n:10-:15\n@mom2five1/Twitter\n\n:15-:18\nRobb Campbell\n\n:18-:20\nSaturday\nRidgecrest, CA\n\n:20-:25\nCHP Bakersfield\n\n:25-:41\nMark Ghilarducci, Director Cal OES \nSacramento, CA \nKCRA\n\n:41-:45\nKTLA\n\n:52-:56\nTony/Coreen Malone\n\n1:22-1:32\nChristine Knadler, Caltrans District 9\nBakersfield, CA \nKGET \n\n --LEAD IN--\nPEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA --- DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A SEVEN-POINT-ONE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. \nIT HIT FRIDAY NIGHT --- A DAY AFTER ANOTHER QUAKE. \nBOTH CENTERED NEAR RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA --- CAMILA BERNAL HAS THE LATEST. \n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nPANIC AS A SECOND MAJOR EARTHQUAKE HIT CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT... \nnats\n"8:21 here on the air, we're experiencing very strong shaking. I think we need to get under the desk."\nTHE LATEST ONE --- 11 TIMES STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. \nAUTHORITIES SAY IT TRIGGERED GAS LEAKS AND STRUCTURE FIRES THROUGHOUT RIDGECREST. \nROCK SLIDES SHUT DOWN STATE ROUTE-178 THROUGH THE KERN RIVER CANYON. \nMark Ghilarducci, Director Cal OES \n"The damage we are seeing in the light is not as extensive as one could have expected. Keep that in mind we are going to be doing extensive damage assessments."\nOFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES OR MAJOR INJURIES.\nCREWS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO GET THINGS BACK UP AND RUNNING -- \nPOWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MOST CUSTOMERS.... AND MANY MAJOR STORES ARE OPEN.\nNOW DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ARE ON THE GROUND \nMark Ghilarducci, Director Cal OES \n"That's really to go in and start looking at a little more granular review of the damage. That helps us to know what are we looking like in total losses."\nTHE GOVERNOR HAS REQUESTED A PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR ASSISTANCE... \nMEANWHILE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE WARNED TO BE READY FOR ANOTHER EVENT...\nChristine Knadler, Caltrans District 9\n"It's just imperative you are prepared no matter where you are this 4th of July weekend. I'm sure we didn't expect this. So make sure you equip not only your homes but your vehicles as well." \nI'M CAMILA BERNAL REPORTING. \n --TAG--\nCALTRANS OFFICIALS SAY ALL ROADS ARE BACK OPEN.\nRED CROSS SHELTERS WILL STAY OPEN AS LONG AS NEEDED. \n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\n\n

Aerial panning shot of tranquil junkyard by shunting yard - Exploring Bakersfield through drone

Earthquake damage in 1952 Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield, California, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>LV. Rubble in streets outside damaged shops caused by Earthquake. SV. Through window, tractor in partly demolished house. SCU. Rubble over car. GV. Rubble in street. <br/> <br/>SV. Wrecked house with debris piled in front. SV. Damaged hotel sign among debris. SV. Angle shot, damaged hotel roof. <br/> <br/>SV. Man looking up at wrecked interior of house. Pan up. SV. Large window frame hanging from building and rubble in street. (Comb. F.G.) (Orig.'C') <br/> <br/>Selected Originals exist for this item - see other records.

--SUPERS--\n09 - 14\nRoger Sandoval\nGas Station Damaged by Earthquake\n\n19 - 24\nCHP Bakersfield\n\n31 - 38\nGovernor Gavin Newsom\n(D) California\n\n39 - 42\nKTLA\n\n45 - 47\nKTLA\n\n53 - 1:00\nMark Ghilarducci\nDirector Cal OES\nKCRA\n\n01:05 - 01:07\nChristine Knadler\nCaltrans District 9\nKGET\n\n --LEAD IN--\nPEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA --- DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A SEVEN-POINT-ONE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE FRIDAY - ONE DAY AFTER ANOTHER MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE ROCKED THE CITY OF RIDGECREST. \nPAUL VERCAMMEN HAS THE LATEST. \n\n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nPANIC AS A SECOND MAJOR EARTHQUAKE HIT CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT... \nnats\n11 TIMES STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. \nRoger Sandoval / Gas Station Damaged by Earthquake: "The last one was more quick, faster and last longer." \nAUTHORITIES SAY THE QUAKE TRIGGERED GAS LEAKS AND STRUCTURE FIRES THROUGHOUT RIDGECREST. \nROCK SLIDES SHUT DOWN STATE ROUTE-178 THROUGH THE KERN RIVER CANYON. \nAND DESPITE ALL THE DAMAGES, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM REMAINS VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. \nGovernor Gavin Newsom - (D) California&lt;pi&gt;: &lt;/pi&gt;"I have no trepedation about this comminity building stronger in time that will shock you."\nOFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES OR MAJOR INJURIES\nPOWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MOST CUSTOMERS.... AND MANY MAJOR STORES ARE OPEN.\nNOW DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ARE ON THE GROUND \nMark Ghilarducci, Director Cal OES:&lt;pi&gt;&lt;/pi&gt;"That's really to go in and start looking at a little more granular review of the damage."\nMEANWHILE, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE WARNED TO BE READY FOR ANOTHER EVENT...\nChristine Knadler, Caltrans District 9:&lt;pi&gt;&lt;/pi&gt;"It's just imperative you are prepared no matter where you are."\nI'M PAUL VERCAMMEN REPORTING. \n\n--TAG--\nCALTRANS OFFICIALS SAY ALL ROADS ARE BACK OPEN.\nRED CROSS SHELTERS WILL STAY OPEN AS LONG AS NEEDED. \n\n

Aftermath of 1952 earthquake in Bakersfield, CA

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story 'Californian Earthquake' - 52/71. <br/> <br/>Same material as in Newsreel Story - American voiceover . <br/> <br/>American title reads: "2nd California Quake Rocks Bakersfield!" <br/> <br/>Bakersfield, California, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>LV. Rubble in streets outside damaged shops caused by Earthquake. SV. Through window, tractor in partly demolished house. SCU. Rubble over car. GV. Rubble in street. <br/> <br/>SV. Wrecked house with debris piled in front. SV. Damaged hotel sign among debris. SV. Angle shot, damaged hotel roof. <br/> <br/>SV. Man looking up at wrecked interior of house. Pan up. SV. Large window frame hanging from building and rubble in street.

NET REQUEST FEED FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA / U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CEDRIC RICHMOND (LOUISIANA) 17:01:02 My name is Cedric Richmond. I'm proud to represent Louisiana, the who dat nation in Congress. I'm able to stand here today because my mother was a strong woman, after my father died for a while she had to do the job of both parents. But she didn't do it alone. It required the help of school teachers, baseball coaches, our elders, and especially the church. And it took a strong Democratic party that invested in our communities, that invested in me. Through blood sweat and tears our elders in our party created the environment for me to succeed. 17:01:49 Because of that blood that sweat and those tears, I can sit, eat and live wherever I want. I can vote without answering how many bubbles in a bar of soap. And because of blood sweat and tears, the Obama reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As the poet Robert Frost wrote, the woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. 17:02:27 WE have made great strides under President Obama, but we still have miles to go. When our kids have better access to guns and drugs than textbooks and computers, we have miles to go before we sleep. When women don't make the same wage as a man, we have miles to go before we sleep. When we can't get Republicans to join us to enact sensible gun reform even after Newtown in Sandy Hook and Dallas and Baton Rouge, we have miles to go before we sleep. When the NRA has neutered an entire Republican Party we have miles to go before we sleep. 17:03:13 We need Hillary Clinton because she doesn't sleep so this fall when you're out there campaigning for Hillary and you start to feel exhausted to the point that you just can't go on do me a favor, make just one more call or knock one more door because we still have miles to go before we sleep. God bless you, god bless louisiana, and god bless the united states of america. COLORADO HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STATE REPRESENTATIVE CRISANTA DURAN 17:04:24 Hello, America! It's an honor to represent Colorado, my family's home for six generations. In Colorado, we share a unique heritage, built on the promise of progress you can only find in the American West. I come from Native Americans and Mexican descendants, French trappers, and Spanish pioneers. I come from ranchers, who continue to harvest the land, and laborers, like my Grandpa Ernest, who worked in the CF&I Steel Mill in Pueblo for 33 years to provide for his family. 17:05:04 And I come from strong women like my Grandmother Eva, who had to leave school after the 3rd grade to care for her younger siblings. Growing up, my family wasn't rich. In fact, my parents relied on food stamps for a time to get by. But, in America, we don't define our value by our net worth. My parents gave me the name, Crisanta, believing that in an inclusive America, it would not be a wall to my success. They encouraged me to work hard and get an education, believing that, in a fair America, it would carry me anywhere I wanted to go. 17:05:52 And you know what? They were right. Only in America could a shy little girl from Northglenn and Arvada, Colorado grow up to break glass ceilings and serve as the Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. So, to every shy little girl or boy out there listening, I want to say: No matter who you are, no matter where you're from, or how you got here, you are special. And your potential is as big as America itself. 17:06:41 That's what Hillary Clinton believes. It's why she's spent a lifetime fighting for every child. For a strong social safety net, so no one falls through the cracks. For world-class public schools, so education can be a great equalizer. For a government that respects and protects the rights of all people, so what we look like and who we love has no bearing on our opportunities. We are a country where anything is possible when everyone is included. And I am proof of that. I am proud to fight for a President who not only shares those values, she lives them. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GWEN MOORE (WISCONSIN) 17:08:11 "Fat pigs." "Dogs." "Disgusting." That's what Donald Trump thinks of women. That's what he sees in our daughters, in our mothers, and in our grandmothers of this country. Is that how he sees our place in America? Well I am here from the great state of Wisconsin - the Badger State. I am here to tell you that I see things very very differently! I am here to tell you that Hillary Clinton sees them differently too. She sees an America with a very different vision and I see an America with a very different vision. 17:09:09 Pigs? Dogs? Disgusting? Too many women know where this toxic language leads. Too many women have experienced sexual violence. And I'm one of them. But we are not victims. We are survivors. We have been bullied, we've been beaten, and we've been berated. We've been told to sit down and to shut up. Well, my voice matters, and I will not shut up. Our voices matter, and we will not shut up. Every day each and everyday women make our communities better and stronger and Hillary Clinton knows that she has been fighting for us each and every day, 17:10:20 She has fought for equal pay and for equal work. She has defended our rights to make our own healthcare decisions. She has battled for us each and every day. She has advocated and oh she's got the battle scars for fighting for family leave and for health care. Hillary Clinton is someone I trust with the presidency of the united states. Because she has stood up every time it has counted for women. I trust her because at each and every opportunity, she has been the voice for the underrepresented and the unprotected.. And as President, she'll keep fighting for all of us! 17:11:21 Now, like Hillary, I'm a grandmother of three beautiful granddaughters. They are my life, they are my love, they are my inspiration. They are what keeps me going and being aspirational about the future. They give me strength. And I know that my vision for them is the same vision that Hillary clinton has for America. 17:11:52 Now Donald Trump has told us to sit down, and to be quiet. Hillary is asking us to stand up. She is asking us to be heard. My fellow Democrats, stand up with Hillary because she has stood up with us. And, why because it's true, together we are Stronger Together. Thank you. God bless our nominee, and God bless America. I love you. [chanting USA USA] TENNESSEE STATE REPRESENTATIVE RAUMESH AKBARI 17:13:11 Good evening my fellow Democrats! I am thrilled to join you here in Philadelphia. It's my honor to serve as the youngest member of the Tennessee General Assembly, representing the "Fighting 26" Tennessee House Democratic Caucus. My fellow young people, we have a choice, and it's crystal clear to me! What side of history do we want to be on? Which political leader will we allow to define our generation? Will we raise our voice and demand a leader who will fight for debt-free college education? A leader who will make community college free for all students. 17:14:08 A leader who will help people loaded down with crippling student loan debt, a leader who will push new strategies to help people in our generation. Will you join me and support a leader who understands that the deep racial wounds of our country have not yet healed, but together we can work to be the change we wish to see in the world? 17:14:39 Will you stand with a leader who has defined her life by helping the least among us - from going down to segregated Alabama as a law student, to working with the Children's Defense Fund, to fighting for healthcare for children across this nation, and to stand up and proclaim for women everywhere and proclaiming that "Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights." 17:15:10 Come on ya'll, she's a bad sister. The stakes are too high, the consequences are too severe. In Cleveland last week, the RNC nominated a man who has defined his campaign on words that divide us and walls that divide us and they approved a party platform that enshrines intolerance. Now listen whether you're a Republican, Democrat, an Independent; whether you're black, white, Latino, or Asian; whether you are gay, straight, or transgender; whether you run a ranch, a farm, a church, or a beauty shop down in Memphis, Tennessee - Secretary Clinton is a fighter for us all. 17:16:09 Y'all these next few months won't be easy. But when has fighting for what's right ever been easy? We are more powerful than we dare think If we are willing to work together. We are stronger together. So stand up y'all! Go back to your cities , go back to your states! To make sure Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is the next President of the United States of America. Thank you all and God Bless. NEVADA STATE SENATOR RUBEN J. KIHUEN 17:17:05 How is it going Democrats? How is it going Nevada? My name is Ruben Kihuen. I am the proud son of a housekeeper and a former farm worker. My family came to America from Mexico when I was 8 years old. My parents knew, if we worked hard, sacrificed and played by the rules, in America we would succeed. For 23 years, my mother has cleaned hotel rooms in Las Vegas, working tirelessly, without complaint, to provide for her family. In America, she got a decent wage, health care, and the protection of a union - Culinary Union 226. [applause] 17:18:19 In America, her youngest son had the opportunity to learn English in public schools, play soccer in public parks, and work his way through an affordable public university. Today, that 8-year-old is standing here as a State Senator and a candidate for United States America, for Congress for the fourth congressional district. That is the beauty of America. That is the American dream. Donald Trump and Republicans tell a different story about immigrant families like mine. To them, we are "rapists" and "criminals." Rapists and criminals. They believe in building walls and pitting Americans against each other. 17:19:17 Donald Trump fears us - worse, he incites that fear in others. He must be terrified of me, a Mexican immigrant running for United State's Congress. The truth Donald Trump doesn't want you to know is this: Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Senor Trump [in spanish: not all of us are criminals, not all of us are rapist, some of us are hardworking who came to this country to work honestly. We are American.] We are all dreamers. We dream of more than just citizenship. 17:20:07 We, like all Americans, dream of a good education, a good-paying job, to own our own car, and our own home, that our kids will breathe clean air and grow up on safe streets. We dream of an economy that works for everyone - with a living wage, affordable health care, a secure retirement and debt-free college. 17:20:39 We dream of our daughters knowing in their heart they too can be President of the United States. Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life fighting for our dreams. Democrats, this our time! Time to reject the fears of Trump, time to take back Congress, time to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the united states of america, and time to make our dreams into reality! Thank you! FORMER PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER 17:21:40 Good evening Democrats. Philadelphia has always been a friendly place for Democrats. But I have to say, that this week, there is a little extra brotherly love and sisterly affection in the air. For 8 years, I was privileged to serve as the mayor of this great American city, Philadelphia. 17:22:14 I'm very proud that my administration and the host committee brought our convention to Philadelphia. I hope you have had a great time. Philadelphia is my town. I grew up here. I built my career and raised my family here. And so it is with tremendous pride that here in a city known for its history, I cast my ballot for our historic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Now I've known Hillary for decades. I've known her as a champion for our cities. I've known her as a change maker for our citizens. And I've known her as a leader whose career has been defined by a simple creed: Gsd. Get stuff done. 17:23:12 As a city mayor, that's what we are expected to do every day. Our neighbors hold us accountable for our problems, whatever they may be. Complicated problems don't have simple solutions. So we need a president whose ideas and attention span is longer than 140 characters. Hillary Clinton is a leader who won't let complexity be the enemy of opportunity. When she sees a problem, she makes an action plan and she gets stuff done. She has a plan. To make an historic investment in jobs. She has a plan to reform our broken criminal justice system. She has a plan to keep us safe from the epidemic of gun violence that is killing so many of our children, especially so many young black men. 17:24:12 Who are precious to our country and its future. What's more, Hillary's plans have details because details matter. Now, Trump says he has some plans. But when you're looking down at America from the top of Trump tower, you can't see the details because there are none. After 8 incredible years of progress under president Barack Obama, we can't afford to hand our country over to a con man who thinks the presidency is an entry-level job on the apprentice. Hillary is the champion our cities need. And she will be the president our citizens and our nation deserve. Hillary Clinton gets stuff done. Thank you. Love you Philly. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE EMANUEL CLEAVER (MISSOURI) 17:25:33 Thank you, thank you. Let me begin by issuing a heartfelt invitation to our Republican friends: If your party is no longer becoming to you, then you should be coming to us. I have known Hillary Clinton for more than 25 years. And let me tell you, she's never let me down. And she won't let you down either. In spite of what you heard last week, it is not midnight in America. Midnights can be cold and crippling. And President Obama did not leave us in the cold, and we are certainly not crippling. In reality, the sun has barely risen over the vastness of these United States. It is dawn in America and we are in the process of becoming. 17:26:43 Yes, if you want to say what the Bible says, we are not yet what we shall become. At a time when the citizens of this amazing country are jittery over a multitude of fears and heartaches, we need a leader who will become a trafficker in optimism and a peace peddler. Hillary will build a future we can all be part of and proud of. There's an old story about Andrew Jackson. As a child, he looked like anything but a future general or president. In fact, one of his boyhood friends said Jim Brown who lived in the same area, could throw Andrew to the ground three times out of four in wrestling matches. 17:27:33 Years later, a writer would ask "Why was there four matches? Jim should have won since in wrestling, if a person is thrown three times, it's all over, they lose. So what happened?" "Well, Jim would throw ole Andy BUT he'd get right up. Because Andy just wouldn't stay throwed - he wouldn't stay throwed!" Now the first president in history who wouldn't stay throwed was a little baby born in Bethlehem of Judea and that baby grew up, created a tumult and put him in a grave and three days later the world knew he wouldn't stay throwed. [SHORT VIDEO OF TRUMP] CO-CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LGBT EQUALITY CAUCUS CONGRESSMAN SEAN PATRICK MALONEY (NEW YORK) 17:30:06 >> Good evening, my name is Sean Patrick Maloney. I'm the first openly gay person ever elected to congress from the state of New York. The great state of New York. You know, last week a speaker at the Republican convention called equality a quote distraction. 17:30:34 Who cares he asked. Well, I care. My husband Randy and our 3 children care. These lgbt leaders standing with me throughout this hall and the country care. The authors of our nation's declaration of independence signed right here in Philadelphia they cared. Americans at Seneca Falls, Selma and stonewall they cared. 17:31:04 And Hillary Clinton cares too. You know I want to tell you a story, on June 26th 2015 I was walking to work past the supreme A crowd was gathered, awaiting the Court's historic marriage decision. 17:31:22 The news hit like a thunderclap. A lot of us wept. Then, spontaneously, hundreds joined together to sing our national anthem. I called Randy. I could barely speak. You see, Randy and I have been together for 24 years, 23 of those years we've been raising children. Yes our family is a little bit different, but we read bedtime stories the same, we tie shoes, and check homework the same. We dream and comfort the same. But until that day, we weren't the same, not really, not in the eyes of the law. So, as I listened to our national anthem, I realized that our family, our love was no longer less than. We were now equal. 17:32:36 You know. it's a beautiful thing when your country catches up to you. When your basic rights and your very family are on the line, it matters what happens in those beautiful buildings with marble columns. It matters who's leading our country. It matters if they care. 17:33:01 America, we have a choice. Donald Trump doesn't care about some families. He's against marriage equality. He wants to go back. When I first met Hillary Clinton in Manchester, New Hampshire 24 years ago, I was a nobody. I was a nobody. I was some gay kid sleeping on a couch. I was scared to death that who I was wasn't going to be okay, it would mean that I would not be able to be who I was and that no one would ever care about me. And here was this woman, this incredible woman who was about to become our First Lady. And she cared. Over the last 24 years she has kept on caring about me, my husband, and our kids. She has seen us, really seen us. And I've seen the way my kids look at her, knowing that she cares about our family, that she cares about your family. That she cares about all families. And that's why we must care about this election 17:34:05 Now, I want to introduce Sarah McBride. Sarah McBride is a courageous young leader,and she is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention. Sarah-- it's about time. Sarah it is an honor to make history with you, because we are Stronger Together. LGBT RIGHTS ACTIVIST SARAH MCBRIDE FIRST TRANSGENDER SPEAKER AT A CONVENTION. 17:35:03 Thank you so much congressman. My name is Sarah McBride, and I am a proud transgender American. Four years ago, I came out as transgender while serving as student body president in college. At the time, I was scared. I worried that my dreams and my identity were mutually exclusive. 17:35:49 Since then though, I have seen that change is possible. I witnessed history while interning in the White House and helping my home state of Delaware pass protections for transgender people. Today, I see this change in the work of the LGBT Caucus and in my own job at the Human Rights Campaign. 17:36:18 But despite our progress, so much work remains. Will we be a nation where there's only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live? Or, will we be a nation where everyone has the freedom to live openly and equally; a nation that's Stronger Together? That's the question in this election. 17:36:47 For me, this struggle for equality became all the more urgent when I learned that my future husband, Andrew, was battling cancer. I met Andy, who was a transgender man, fighting for equality and we fell in love. And even in the face of his terminal illness - this 28 year-old - he never wavered in his commitment to our cause and his belief that this country can change. We married in 2014, and just five days after our wedding, he passed away. 17:37:30 Knowing Andy left me profoundly changed. But more than anything else, his passing taught me that every day matters when it comes to building a world where every person can live their life to the fullest. Hillary Clinton understands the urgency of our fight. She'll work with us to pass the Equality Act, to combat violence against transgender women of color, and to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic once and for all. 17:38:13 Today in America, LGBTQ people are still targeted by hate that lives in both laws and in hearts. Many still struggle just to get by. But I believe that tomorrow can be different. Tomorrow, we can be respected and protected - especially if Hillary Clinton is our president. And that's why I'm proud to stand here and say that I'm with Her. Thank you all very much. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DOLORES HUERTA 17:39:32 Donald Trump. (Speaking Spanish) Like Hillary Clinton, I have spent my whole life fighting for human rights for women, for workers, for immigrants, for every person that does not have a voice. And with Donald Trump on the ballot, hey, we could not be quiet. He insults Latinos, like as if we were second-class citizens. Like we are newcomers to this country. 17:40:30 Hey, I've got news for Donald Trump okay? Because we have been here all along. We helped build this country and we are still continuing to build this country. My great grandfather, Marshall St. John, he was in the civil war on the union side. My father Juan Fernandez was a farm worker, an accountant and assemblyman, a U.S. Veteran like Cesar Chavez. And my son continues that tradition because he is running for the U.S. Congress from bakersfield, California. 17:41:30 Now, listen to this. 800,000 Latinos turn 18 years old every single year. And their contributions to social security and medicare, they are going to ensure that our seniors have that safety net. So,we are not a footnote in American history. We are actually helping write this history, okay? And we are going to take our Latino power and we are going to use it in November. Because our votes are going to increase paychecks. Our votes will get immigration reform. Our votes will secure reproductive rights for women. But, we have to be active Democrats. Because, every Democrat needs to be an activist. Okay? 17:42:39 We have to use every single minute to have it be an organizing moment. We have to use every single moment to make sure to get the voters ready so that they can vote, so we can educate them, so we can knock on the doors and hey, we got to make sure everybody gets involved in this election. And please, remind everybody election day is the most important day of our life. Remember this, I have know hillary clinton for 25 years and I have worked with her and this si why I trust her. During my lifetime, Hillary and the democratic party they have always stood with us the Latino community. 17:43:43 With an experienced and a visionary leader like Hillary, we've got to put her in the driver's seat and with her co pilot, TIm Kaine, you know what, they will drive us on that journey for justice and equality. But you know, she can't do it alone. We have got to be the energy, we have got to be the wheels and she can't go forward without us. And Donald Trump, you need to get out of the way. And if he doesn't, we need to take him out of the way. 17:44:33 So we will show Donald Trump and his republican friends who's got the power. I"m going to ask you--who's got the power? And I want you to say voting power. What kind of power? [crowd says voting power] Okay so let's use that voting power in November. Can we do it? What do we say? Let's all say si se puede, si se puede, si se puede, si se puede. Thank you very much. Muchas Gracias. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOYCE BEATTY (OHIO) 17:45:44 Good evening, fellow Democrats! I'm thrilled to see so many people from the great state of Ohio here tonight. It is an honor to be here on this historic evening, when we move one step closer to electing the 45th President of these United States of America. Yes, united not divided. I emphasize "united" because - like Hillary Clinton - I know that we are Stronger Together. This election to me is about choosing between two fundamentally different visions of America, and I believe the choice is crystal clear. 17:46:45 Hillary Clinton is by far the most experienced, qualified, and skilled candidate. She cares deeply about each and every American: no matter what you look like, where you are from, or who you love. But Donald Trump, on the other hand, is the most divisive and ill-prepared candidate we've seen in modern times - looking to wind back the clock on all the progress we have made as a nation together. He has built a career on intimidation, discrimination, and bullying - at the expense of and on the backs of small businesses and hardworking families. 17:47:48 In contrast, Hillary Clinton has devoted her entire career to lifting up hardworking families, women, and small businesses. I want you and all Americans to know the Hillary Clinton that I know. The Hillary who sits with me and talks about her grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan, and my grandchildren, Leah and Spencer. The Hillary who sees unlimited potential in every child. The Hillary who fights for civil rights and freedom for all. 17:48:37 The Hillary who will fight for the hope of a brighter future, a more inclusive America, and greater global peace and cooperation. Americans want a Commander-in-Chief, not a Divider-in-Chief. I know which one I choose, and that is the future 45th President of the United States of America, my good friend, Hillary Clinton! I'm with her, because she's with us. I am Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and I approve this message. God bless you, and God bless these United States of America. Love you Ohio. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON 17:53:32 I'm here tonight, in part, because my home state of Minnesota has been hit hard by tragedy. And we're not alone. Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; and Falcon Heights, Minnesota should tell us that we need a wise, compassionate, and strong leader for all Americans. When I was elected to the United States Senate 16 years ago, I was seated next to the new Senator from New York, Hillary Clinton. For the next six years, I saw - up close and in person - precisely the kind of leader this country needs right now. In the Senate, Hillary was a trusted partner on both sides of the aisle. She listened to people explain their problems, not just from New York but throughout our entire country. She championed their causes, because she shared the belief of Minnesota's great Senator Paul Wellstone that we all do better when we all do better. 17:54:30 Hillary Clinton has dedicated her life to serving the needs of others. Donald Trump, on the other hand - well, Donald Trump has dedicated his life to serving himself. He's driven small businesses into the ground by refusing to pay his bills. He's played his shareholders for suckers and ripped off hard-working, responsible Americans. At every turn in his life, he has stepped on others just to climb a little higher himself. And now he wants to step over all of us. 17:55:06 But Democrats - we're going to send him a message, aren't we? My old partner in the Senate, Hillary Clinton, will make sure of that. She has been traveling all over this country, listening and learning and offering real solutions to the problems Americans face: a 100-days jobs plan that includes the largest investment in good-paying jobs since World War II, a plan to make debt-free college available to everyone, 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, and giving every four-year-old a chance to go to high-quality preschool. 17:55:39 Hillary Clinton will also bring her lifelong fight for universal healthcare - including the choice of a public option - to the White House. Thanks to President Obama and the Affordable Care Act, we've made a lot of progress getting people covered. But for too many families, out-of-pocket costs are still too high. Prescription drugs are still too expensive. It's time we decided once and for all that the purpose of health insurance is to give Americans the health care they need at prices they can afford, not to pad the profits of corporate America. If they won't do it, we will, and Hillary Clinton will lead the charge. 17:56:23 America needs a president who will pull us together and move us ahead, a president who knows we are "Stronger Together." This president is Hillary Clinton. The choice could not be clearer. The choice could not be more important. And that's why I am so proud to stand with all of you and to support Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI 17:57:06 Good evening. Buenas noches. It's great to be here from Los Angeles, Los Angeles is a city with such a huge, thriving Latino population that we expect Donald Trump to build a wall around us. I'm a proud American and as I travel around this country, from the Midwest, where my wife is from, to the South, where I became a Navy officer, to towns across the Southwest I visited during this campaign, I heard Americans anxious about their future. And after last week's convention in Cleveland, I can understand why. There, instead of ideas, it was insults. Instead of policy, it was polarization. Instead of hope, it was hatred. 17:57:54 As a mayor, I'm here to tell you: America's cities don't have time for theatrics. America's cities have urgent problems to solve. That's why local leaders across America support Hillary Clinton, and that's why we understands she will help us do the work, the urgent work of America. In Los Angeles, we looked at America's crumbling infrastructure and we are fixing it - putting more than 500,000 people and $50 billion to work rebuilding and repairing our roads, our port, our airport, and our infrastructure. 17:58:35 In Los Angeles, we saw too many Americans living in poverty, so we became the biggest city in America to raise the minimum wage to $15, inspiring other cities and states to follow. In Los Angeles, we saw too many lives lost to gun violence, so we banned high-capacity magazines and we are taking illegal guns off our streets. In Los Angeles, we saw too many high school dropouts and too many graduates in debt, so we are making community college free. We didn't do any of this by finding a common enemy. We found a common purpose. America doesn't need a political pyromaniac for president. 17:59:27 Donald Trump has no vision for our country and no genuine answer to our challenges. His voice is loud, his language is coarse, and his politics has a darkness that would not only stop, but reverse the march of progress towards the greater, more prosperous, more equal America we can and we must become. 17:59:51 Elect Donald Trump and get empty promises and no plan for our country. Elect Hillary Clinton and get the biggest investment in infrastructure since World War II. Elect Hillary Clinton and raise the minimum wage across the country. Elect Hillary Clinton and reduce gun violence on our streets. Elect Hillary Clinton and make debt free college available to everybody. 18:00:18 We've done it in L.A.; we've done it as Democrats, local leaders across America's cities; now let's do it for our entire country. You see, that's Hillary Clinton's vision - a united America working together. And it's that vision that makes it possible for me to be here with you tonight. I'm just your average Mexican-American Jewish Italian, but my ancestors, my forebears faced with war and persecution, they crossed oceans and rivers to come to this improbable, miraculous democracy. 18:00:56 My grandfather, Salvador, as a baby was carried over the borders in his mother's arms (speaks spanish, mi bisabuela), during the Mexican revolution. My other grandfather, Harry, was the son of Russian Jews fleeing persecution. They and their wives, Juanita and Julia, a meatpacker and public school teacher, made their lives here. 18:01:19 And after Pearl Harbor, one of my grandfathers answered his nation's call and manufactured uniforms for GIs. The other put that uniform on, fought for the only country he knew, crossed an ocean never knowing if he'd come home and he earned his citizenship as a result. Well today, their grandson is the mayor of the largest city in the largest state in this union, humbled to be standing before you tonight. America works best when every strand is woven into our national fabric. Some of us make the uniforms. Some of us wear the uniforms. But each of us has a role. 18:02:00 And that is the great work that lies ahead, to build a nation that is stronger than the one we inherited. When we mock immigrants and the disabled, when we mock indians and women, we mock our own history. This is a nation where Navajo code talkers, and women on assembly lines, and Japanese-American GIs whose families were in internment camps, won a war led by a president who couldn't walk. That is our America and that is the great work that Hillary Clinton will lead us in as the next President of the United States. 18:02:32 Hermanos y hermanas, juntos somos más fuertes. We are Stronger Together. Thank you. U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE KATIE MCGINTY (PENNSYLVANIA) 18:03:11 Hello, and thank you for joining us in Philadelphia - the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love! I am running for United States Senate here in Pennsylvania, and I know that, during these last few days, you've seen that Pennsylvania is great,and it is great, for the same reasons America is great: hard work, timeless values, and the belief that we each must look out for each other. 18:03:50 I was raised here in Philadelphia, the ninth of 10 kids in a big, loud Irish family. My grandparents were Irish immigrants; now, my parents, they didn't have college degrees. Dad walked the beat as a police officer. And mom, well, she worked as a restaurant hostess. But when we were growing up, none of that mattered. You see, we learned to love our God and our country. We learned that success is not a product of pedigree - no, if you want to succeed, you just have to give it your all, every day, and then we willing to give back. 18:04:44 For my brothers and sisters and me, that was the deal. But for so many families today, that deal is off the table. Why? Because, today, middle-class families aren't making a dime in real terms more than they were two decades ago - but we know, costs have being going through the roof. 18:05:14 Here are the facts: We have the most productive economy in the world, but the benefits of that productivity all go to the top. Top executives used to make 30 times the average guy or gal. Now it's over 300 times. That's wrong for our families and that is wrong for America. The truth is that fear and anxiety do reach far and wide across this great country. Hard-working people are feeling anxious and insecure. But we have a choice. Our choice is how do we respond. And it's this choice that is on the ballot in November. 18:06:14 Now, we could respond with more scapegoating and fear mongering. That's the tack of Donald Trump and my opponent Pat Toomey. Blame the Mexicans. Blame the Muslims. Blame the government. Build a wall. For goodness sakes, the Donald even blamed the pope! My dear mother, God rest her soul, would be turning over in her grave on that one! And you know what these guys also say: "Hand it over to Wall Street." Pat Toomey made his millions on Wall Street. And he's still trying to sell us the same old trickle-down, we're not buying it. We know that trickle down only benefits those who are already at the top. Trust the stock market with your hard-earned Social Security, Pat Toomey says. Trust the wheelers and dealers with your savings, and you will be living large. But you know what? We've seen this bad movie, and all of its sequels many times before. And the ending is always the same: Things work out for the big shots, and everyone else, the average Joe, the average Jane, everyone else gets stiffed with the bill! 18:07:44 Now, we also have a different choice. We can work together. We can expand opportunity. We can respect every single person in this country. We can build on the strength of our diversity, and the diversity of our strengths. You know, my brothers are heavy equipment operators, a printer, an X-ray certified welder. And we know a great country doesn't just buy and consume stuff. A great country makes and builds stuff. And so as Democrats, we can - and we must - and we will work for good schools, and affordable college, and job-training that enables our families and our neighbors to make and build the economy of tomorrow. 18:08:49 This is the American way: Work hard, get ahead. This is what I will fight for in the United States Senate - and this is what Hillary Clinton will fight for and deliver for us in the White House. Thank you and God bless America! U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TAMMY DUCKWORTH (ILLINOIS) 18:09:48 Twelve years ago, I was copiloting a Black Hawk helicopter over Iraq. A rocket-propelled grenade ripped through our cockpit, and I'm only here tonight because of the miracles that followed. Some I can explain, like the bravery of my crew, determined not to leave me behind. Some I can't, like the shrapnel from the explosion passing through the spinning rotor blades without destroying them, allowing us to land. 18:10:25 What I do know is that I started that day doing what I loved. I ended it knocked down. Surviving only because my buddies refused to leave me and wouldn't stop, even as they struggled to carry my body, with its missing limbs. Eleven days later, I woke up with a debt I can never repay. And I still wake up every morning trying to be worthy of them and their struggle, of this miraculous second chance. 18:11:06 My family and I had been knocked down before. My dad, a proud Marine, lost his job in his fifties. For a little time, my Dad did odd jobs; my Mom took in sewing; I got a minimum-wage job. We relied on food stamps to help us get by. The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over that saved up bus money, $10, to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall. 18:11:44 Thanks to Pell Grants, work study, affordable student loans, and lots of waitressing, I fulfilled my dream of college. I worked hard, but I had a lot of help from my community and my country. And my story is not unique.It's a story about why this is the greatest nation on earth, a nation that so many are willing to die defending. A nation that says if you keep working hard, we won't abandon you. 18:12:23 Of course, in Donald Trump's America, if you get knocked down, you stay down. By the way, Donald Trump, I didn't put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russia to interfere in it. You are not fit to be Commander-in-Chief. My fellow Americans: We can choose a different path. Ten years after my helicopter was shot down, almost to the day, I got my most important job: I became a mom. We named our little girl after Abigail Adams, who urged her husband to "remember the ladies" as he and his colleagues first declared our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - just a few miles from this very spot. 18:13:22 My Abigail already knows that women can fly helicopters in combat. And in 102 days, when we elect Hillary, my daughter's first memories of a President will be of a woman. Democrats, democrats, tonight, let's go forward with confidence and pride in who we are and what we believe. We're Democrats because we stand up for the most vulnerable among us. We embrace the notion that lifting one another up doesn't cost nearly as much as leaving other Americans behind. We stand up for immigrants and people with disabilities. And we defend-- and we defend the basic values that have made, and will keep, America the greatest country in the world. 18:14:20 May God bless each and every one of you. May God bless our troops. And always, may God bless the United States of America. [VIDEO] CAROLE KING SINGING "YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND" 18:19:28 Hello Idaho! 18:19:40 [song starts] 18:24:06 [VIDEO] U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES CLYBURN (SOUTH CAROLINA) 18:25:32 Thank you thank you very very much. My Fellow Democrats, and hello, South Carolina! As the father of three daughters and grandfather of two adorable granddaughters, I am proud to stand before you as we prepare to offer the American people an opportunity to smash through the ultimate glass ceiling in our nation by nominating for President of the United States a person who is more qualified - by education and training, experience and temperament - than anyone who has ever offered for the job. And when it comes to current occupants, it ain't even close. 18:26:27 The changes we seek for our great country will not come easy. To achieve a stronger and better America, we need a leader who is willing and able to fight for the dreams of all Americans. If there's one thing I know about Hillary Clinton it is this: She is a fighter. And she fights with her head and her heart. 18:27:02 In my home state of South Carolina, we often say, "you can best tell what a person will do by looking at what he or she has done." When she graduated from law school, Hillary Clinton came to South Carolina to help reform our juvenile justice system and traveled across the region to make the 1965 Voting Rights Act real in the lives of all Americans. In Arkansas, she fought to reform education. As First Lady, she fought for universal health care and succeeded in helping secure the Children's Health Insurance Program that provides healthcare for millions of children and laid the groundwork for the Affordable Care Act. 18:28:04 As a Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton always worked to advance our nation's "pursuit of a more perfect union." Hillary Clinton knows that we must take effective action on the issue of income inequality. She has embraced the Congressional Black Caucus's 10-20-30 plan to target federal resources into areas of persistent poverty. Hillary Clinton's first policy speech in this campaign was on criminal justice reform. She will work to get rid of mandatory minimums, and mass incarcerations, and private for-profit prisons. 18:28:58 Hillary Clinton does not (?) getting outside of her comfort zone. She knows that we are stronger as a nation when we work together. She embodies our nation's motto, E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. John F. Kennedy challenged us to reach for the moon, and we did. Lyndon Baines Johnson courageously tackled poverty and inequality in America; and his achievements continue to lift our communities and sustain our citizens. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed us to the mountaintop, and although we are not there yet, we are still climbing. And with President Hillary Clinton, America will rise even further. 18:30:01 ?My standing before you tonight is a testament to the strength of our party, the goodness of our people, and the greatness of our nation. Our nation is strong, but we can be stronger. Americans are good, but we can be better. America is great, but it can be greater. 18:30:34 ? My fellow Democrats, America's brightest days are yet to come. We have bigger and better things to achieve. But achieving bigger and better things requires working together and working harder. Let's emerge from Philadelphia working together to make our nation stronger, Americans better, and America greater by electing Hillary Clinton the next President of these United States. God bless each and every one of you and God bless these United States of America. Thank you. 18:31:30 [VIDEO] U.S. SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI AND THE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SENATE 18:35:36 >> In 1987, in 1987 I was the first. [Cheering and applause] In 1987, I was the first democratic woman elected to the senate in her own right. [Cheering and applause] Yes, the history of women in the senate is that short. It's about 4'11". Thought I was the first, I didn't want to be the only. I get one candle, but I wanted more women so we could light a torch and lighten the load on all of you. 18:36:30 As our ranks have grown, I have had the privilege of mentoring so many talented women. And you know what, in 2000 I got a call from one of them. She was considering the senate run, but she had one question. She said to me senator barb, can a senator really get things done? I told her a lot and boy did she prove me right. As a senator she championed the economic security of American families. When Republicans tried to turn social security over to the big banks, she helped to give her a (?). When the supreme court told Billy Ledbetter no way on equal pay... She pushed for the lily ledbetter fair pay act to guarantee equal pay for equal work. I finished that job and the fair pay act was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law. Her name was Hillary Clinton and she's going to be our next president. [Cheering and applause] 18:37:38 But you know what? She needs help across the generations, so I just have one question: Are you with us? [Cheering and applause] Families of America, it's time to suit up. Women, put your lipstick on. Men, polish those shoes. Our shoulders are square. We are are ready to fight to put Hillary in the White House because we know she'll carry the torch for all of us. [Cheering and applause] SEN. PATTY MURRAY OF WA 18:38:18 Year after year in the senate, we have faced ridiculous antics from Republicans determined to roll back health care options for women. But with Hillary Clinton they never stood a chance. When the Bush administration tried to block women's access to plan B contraception, Hillary was by my side and ready to fight. [Cheering and applause] 18:38:48 Our demand was simple: Base decisions about women's health on science, not political ideology. Together we stood up to an administration ruled by special interests and the extreme right. We refused to back down until the FDA did their job and put science and women first. Now, women across America are free to choose safe, emergency contraception. That's Hillary, a leader who knows how to stand her ground, fight for what is right and move our country forward. [Cheering and applause] SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW OF MICHIGAN 18:39:44 In 1995, I was there. I saw Hillary speak at the united nations fourth world conference on women in beijing. It was a tense time. There was a great deal of anticipation around the first lady's remarks, whether she would speak, what would she say? I watched with a crowd of women as she named one after another injustices suffered by women around the world, she was calm and determined and absolutely fearless as she declared that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights. As a woman and as an American I was filled with pride. That's Hillary. In beijing she broke the silence and this November she will break the glass ceiling once and for all. SEN. MARIA CANTWELL OF WA 18:40:55 As a former business woman I can tell you how important family and medical leave is for twenty-first century jobs. Hillary fought for that. She fought for a higher minimum wage. She knows we build our economy from the middle out. She supports new apprentice job training programs for laid off workers and she wants to make sure that we help everyone. I watched her grow a seattle-based organization, moms rising, fighting for economic security and now it's a million people and mom's rising and Hillary are fighting for paid family leave. [Cheering and applause] 18:41:43 Hillary's opponent might have built buildings and casinos, but Hillary is building the foundation of an economy that works for everyone and that's real change. [Cheering and applause] SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR OF MN 18:41:58 Minnesota steelworkers have a group of workers called the women of steel. The senators up here are women of steel and Hillary Clinton is a woman of steel. Here's my Hillary story. After that devastating earthquake hit Haiti, somewhere in the rubble were dozens of orphans set to be adopted by families in my state. Distraught Minnesota moms were on the ground looking for their babies. When they called me I called the only person I knew would help secretary of state Hillary Clinton. She did not pawn it off, she went to work, she got those babies home. That's hillary. The friend who takes the call, the mom who gets it done right. Those kids may never know she changed their lives forever, but she did. That's a leader and that's our next president. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL OF MO 18:43:15 We all know that Hillary--[applause]--We all know that Hillary is the most knowledgeable most experienced most capable leader to run for president, maybe ever. But here's something you may not know, earlier this year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer hillary called me to check in. not once, not twice, but several times. Here she was in the middle of an intense campaign and she was asking me questions about my treatment. She wanted to know how they were going and she told me to keep up the fight. Her words gave me strength during one of the toughest tests of my life. 18:44:16 And let me tell you she didn't do it because I was a senator, there are thousands of people across this country who could tell the exact same story I am telling you tonight. She has the intelligence, she has the work ethic, but most importantly she has the heart to lead this country. 4SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN OF NH 18:44:46 As all of us here know, our policies abroad have real consequences at home. For 15 years a printing manufacturer in my state of New Hampshire struggled with a foreign trade dispute. The cost to the company were so high hundreds of jobs were threatened, at Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state I brought the issue to her attention. And she promised to look into it. Well, within just 90 days the issue was resolved. Here Hillary was a newly minted secretary of state, having to get up to speed on every major issue across the globe and yet she kept her word and she took the time to help out one struggling new hampshire company, but that's hillary, when you need a champion, there is no one better to have in your corner. SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OF NY 18:45:59 Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton has been a mentor to me throughout my whole career. But long before our first conversation Hillary spoke to me. In fact she was speaking to a room full of women, members of a democratic organization I had just joined but standing in the back of that crowded room I felt like she was talking directly to me. And she said decisions are being made everyday in Washington and if you are not part of those decisions and you don't like what they decide, you have no one to blame but yourself. 18:46:40 Hillary believes that to her core! It's why after nearly 4 decades of public service she is still fighting to make a difference and it's why I'm proud to fight for her. SEN. TAMMY BALDWIN OF WI 18:47:03 When I was 9, I was hospitalized for three months with a serious illness. My grandparents raised me and their family health plan didn't cover grandchildren. They had to pay my medical bills out of pocket. Then I was considered a child with a preexisting condition and they couldn't find me coverage at any price. I entered public service to fight for healthcare coverage for all. Especially children and young adults. Hillary Clinton has led that fight for decades. With the help of her relentless advocacy 8 million children are insured and their families more secure. When I got to congress I continued Hillary's work to ensure that our most vulnerable children have the care they need. That's Hillary. As president she will fight for healthier families and a fair shot for all. SEN. MAZIE HIRONO OF HAWAII 18:48:15 I am an immigrant. My mother brought me to America for a better future. Growing up, I understood that a better future doesn't just happen. As Americans, we have work for the changes we seek. college, appalled by the Vietnam War, I became an activist. When I met Hillary Clinton, I found a kindred spirit. Hillary is a policymaker with an activist's heart. She knows that the most effective way to make change is to claim a seat at the table. But no matter how high she's climbed, she's never forgotten who she's fighting for. Children. Working families. Immigrants. Small businesses. That's Hillary. Wherever people are getting a raw deal, she is with them, fighting to make it right. That's why I'm with Her. SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN OF MA 18:49:37 I believe it's important to fight back when powerful people try to rig the system. Guys like Donald Trump will do anything to help the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful, and Trump is willing to step on anyone who gets in his way. Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back against dangerous, loud-mouthed bullies. For 25 years, she's been on the receiving end of one attack after another. But she doesn't back down. She doesn't whine. She doesn't run to Twitter to give people ugly nicknames. And she sure as heck doesn't quit. Hillary just keeps right on fighting for the people who need her most. That's Hillary. She's battle-tested, and she's the fighter working families need in the White House. SEN. BARBARA BOXER OF CA 18:50:41 When Hillary Clinton made history-- when hillary clinton made history and joined us in the United Senate, she was not seeking the spotlight. We served together on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and, let me tell you, she was a workhorse. Humble, steady, ready to learn. Then, just eight months later, she was thrust into the middle of the WORST attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. In the dark dark days that followed 9/11, I saw Hillary's true character. She consoled a grieving population. She sprung into action, securing benefits for the families of the fallen and getting the funding New York needed to rebuild. 18:51:48 When Ground Zero responders became sick, she demanded answers from the Bush Administration. I saw her do it. She fought to make sure that they got the healthcare they need. And, and when the cameras were off, she never stopped working and she never stopped fighting, and that's why members on both sides of the aisle praised her for her dignity, her resolve, and her effectiveness. 18:52:23 That's Hillary. In crisis or in calm, whether we need a hand or a real heart-to-heart, we can always count on her to come through. As our Dean, Senator Mikulski, likes to say, this election is not about gender, it's about an a-genda, one that includes every single American. And we, the Democratic women of the Senate, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Hillary, resolved and ready to make her the next President of the United States of America! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WATCH PARTIES 18:54:58 MARLON MARSHALL: What's going on Philadelphia. Who's excited to hear tonight from the next president of the united states hillary clinton? Engage with purpose, organize with heart, win everyday. That's the motto of our organizing program on the hillary clinton campaign. I'm an organizer at heart, I organize everyday on behalf of my mother. Hi mom. For 35 years she taught 4th and 5th grade at an under resourced school at my hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri. 18:55;30 She used her own money to buy pencils paper and other items because she believed all kids deserved education regardless of the zip code they lived in. Like my mother hillary clinton has fought for kids for over 30 years. Hillary also believes in organizing because she knows we are stronger together. That's why on July 18th, we announced the campaign wide push to register and commit 3 million people to vote during the campaign. Three million stronger is about taking action in our communities, bringing many voters into this process, including the voices of young voters and organizing in all 50 states across the country for democrats up and down the ticket. 18:56:24 In fact tonight we have some great organizing happening around the country that we want to show you firsthand right here in convention hall. First we're going to take you to denver colorado--hosting our watch party in denver colorado tonight is reverend lucia guzman the minority leader of the colorado state senate. 18:56:56 GUZMAN ON SATELLITE FEED: Vote vote for hillary clinton. Hola hola hola hola--we stand with hillary because she wants what we want and because she wants what we want, we know that she will stand for justice peace and equality. Vote vote vote. 18:57:21 Madison, WI Our crew in Madison, Wisconsin is at the famous Old Fashioned bar downtown. Their host is Brendan Cohen, who works with his local College Democrats chapter. 18:58:05 New York, NY We've got people gathered in Midtown Manhattan, our host there is Francesca Hogi, who grew up in the Bronx and was one of our best volunteers during the New York primary. 18:59:00 Richmond, VA Our last group is in Richmond, Virginia, home of the next Vice President of the United States, Tim Kaine. Our host there is 12-year-old Elijah Coles-Brown. 18:59:40 MARLON MARSHALL: That's what's all about right there. After today the folks you just met at these watch parties, and there's hundreds going on across the country, they are gonna go out into their neighborhoods and they are gonna register or commit people to vote and participate in 3 million stronger. You can too. And like a true organizer I haven't asked: take out your phones right now, you at home all of you in this room, take it out and text win to 467246 again pull out your cell phone and text WIN to 47246. After you are committed or registered to vote then come volunteer in our campaign to help us win. Be like Ellen Mirren (?) , she is from Nevada. Ellen is in her 80s and comes to the office nearly every day to call voters. She said like president Clinton did this week that she has more yesterdays than tomorrows, and that's why she is working so hard. If Ellen can do it all of you in this room and all of you at home can do it too. So let's stand together, let's stand with Ellen and let's win this upcoming november and elect Hillary clinton the next president of the united states. Thank you.

EARTHQUAKE - TEMBLOR ROCKS CITIES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. MONTAGE- HARDLY A BUILDING IS LEFT UNDAMAGED IN BAKERSFIELD.

A BOY WHO'S LEGS WERE CRUSHED IN THE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE HAS COME TO CALIFORNIA FOR AN OPERATION TO SAVE HIS LEGS.

Drone forward tilt up shot of rusty junkyard in residential city on sunny day - City seen through drone in California

Title card: "Bakersfield, Calif. -- 'Quake Damage Put at 20 Million" / Title: "Worst Temblor Hits Like A Bomb" superimposed over damaged downtown bldgs / VS damaged downtown / damaged bldg with collapsed roof and pile of bricks in front of it / Pan damaged business district shops, debris on sidewalks / pile of bricks and metal / MS damaged store display window with fallen mannequins / men survey damages / Pan down interion of mangled bldg / MS debris on ground outside beauty salon / pile of rubble and hotel sign next to bldg / Pan down Hotel Tegeler with downed awnings and rubble on street / VS damaged bldgs and debris / pile of bricks on crushed car / man looks at crushed car/ Pan to license tag / VS people in street look at damages / debris in front of downtown shops

--SUPERS--\n09 - 14\nRoger Sandoval\nGas Station Damaged by Earthquake\n\n19 - 24\nCHP Bakersfield\n\n31 - 38\nGovernor Gavin Newsom\n(D) California\n\n39 - 42\nKTLA\n\n45 - 47\nKTLA\n\n53 - 1:00\nMark Ghilarducci\nDirector Cal OES\nKCRA\n\n01:05 - 01:07\nChristine Knadler\nCaltrans District 9\nKGET\n\n --LEAD IN--\nPEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA --- DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A SEVEN-POINT-ONE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE FRIDAY - ONE DAY AFTER ANOTHER MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE ROCKED THE CITY OF RIDGECREST. \n\n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nPANIC AS A SECOND MAJOR EARTHQUAKE HIT CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT... \nnats\n11 TIMES STRONGER THAN THE FIRST. \nRoger Sandoval / Gas Station Damaged by Earthquake: "The last one was more quick, faster and last longer." \nAUTHORITIES SAY THE QUAKE TRIGGERED GAS LEAKS AND STRUCTURE FIRES THROUGHOUT RIDGECREST. \nROCK SLIDES SHUT DOWN STATE ROUTE-178 THROUGH THE KERN RIVER CANYON. \nAND DESPITE ALL THE DAMAGES, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM REMAINS VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. \nGovernor Gavin Newsom - (D) California&lt;pi&gt;: &lt;/pi&gt;"I have no trepedation about this comminity building stronger in time that will shock you."\nOFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES OR MAJOR INJURIES\nPOWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MOST CUSTOMERS.... AND MANY MAJOR STORES ARE OPEN.\nNOW DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ARE ON THE GROUND \nMark Ghilarducci, Director Cal OES:&lt;pi&gt;&lt;/pi&gt;"That's really to go in and start looking at a little more granular review of the damage."\nMEANWHILE, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE WARNED TO BE READY FOR ANOTHER EVENT...\nChristine Knadler, Caltrans District 9:&lt;pi&gt;&lt;/pi&gt;"It's just imperative you are prepared no matter where you are."\n\n --TAG--\nCALTRANS OFFICIALS SAY ALL ROADS ARE BACK OPEN.\nRED CROSS SHELTERS WILL STAY OPEN AS LONG AS NEEDED. \n\n

Debris and damage to downtown Bakersfield from 1952 earthquake

HEAD ON PODIUM SHOT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA / 16:58:07 And long before Donald Trump struggled to read the letters "LGBTQ" off a teleprompter last week, Hillary Clinton stood before the United Nations and boldly declared that gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights. 16:58:28 And I want to remind Donald Trump of one more thing. The LGBTQ community is as diverse as the fabric of our nation. We are Muslim. We are Jewish. We are women. We are black, white, and Latino. We are immigrants and we are people with disabilities. And when you attack one of us, you are attacking all of us.And that my friends, is why together, we are all with her. Thank you very much. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CEDRIC RICHMOND (LOUISIANA) 17:01:02 My name is Cedric Richmond. I'm proud to represent Louisiana, the who dat nation in Congress. I'm able to stand here today because my mother was a strong woman, after my father died for a while she had to do the job of both parents. But she didn't do it alone. It required the help of school teachers, baseball coaches, our elders, and especially the church. And it took a strong Democratic party that invested in our communities, that invested in me. Through blood sweat and tears our elders in our party created the environment for me to succeed. 17:01:49 Because of that blood that sweat and those tears, I can sit, eat and live wherever I want. I can vote without answering how many bubbles in a bar of soap. And because of blood sweat and tears, the Obama reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As the poet Robert Frost wrote, the woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. 17:02:27 WE have made great strides under President Obama, but we still have miles to go. When our kids have better access to guns and drugs than textbooks and computers, we have miles to go before we sleep. When women don't make the same wage as a man, we have miles to go before we sleep. When we can't get Republicans to join us to enact sensible gun reform even after Newtown in Sandy Hook and Dallas and Baton Rouge, we have miles to go before we sleep. When the NRA has neutered an entire Republican Party we have miles to go before we sleep. 17:03:13 We need Hillary Clinton because she doesn't sleep so this fall when you're out there campaigning for Hillary and you start to feel exhausted to the point that you just can't go on do me a favor, make just one more call or knock one more door because we still have miles to go before we sleep. God bless you, god bless louisiana, and god bless the united states of america. COLORADO HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STATE REPRESENTATIVE CRISANTA DURAN 17:04:24 Hello, America! It's an honor to represent Colorado, my family's home for six generations. In Colorado, we share a unique heritage, built on the promise of progress you can only find in the American West. I come from Native Americans and Mexican descendants, French trappers, and Spanish pioneers. I come from ranchers, who continue to harvest the land, and laborers, like my Grandpa Ernest, who worked in the CF&I Steel Mill in Pueblo for 33 years to provide for his family. 17:05:04 And I come from strong women like my Grandmother Eva, who had to leave school after the 3rd grade to care for her younger siblings. Growing up, my family wasn't rich. In fact, my parents relied on food stamps for a time to get by. But, in America, we don't define our value by our net worth. My parents gave me the name, Crisanta, believing that in an inclusive America, it would not be a wall to my success. They encouraged me to work hard and get an education, believing that, in a fair America, it would carry me anywhere I wanted to go. 17:05:52 And you know what? They were right. Only in America could a shy little girl from Northglenn and Arvada, Colorado grow up to break glass ceilings and serve as the Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. So, to every shy little girl or boy out there listening, I want to say: No matter who you are, no matter where you're from, or how you got here, you are special. And your potential is as big as America itself. 17:06:41 That's what Hillary Clinton believes. It's why she's spent a lifetime fighting for every child. For a strong social safety net, so no one falls through the cracks. For world-class public schools, so education can be a great equalizer. For a government that respects and protects the rights of all people, so what we look like and who we love has no bearing on our opportunities. We are a country where anything is possible when everyone is included. And I am proof of that. I am proud to fight for a President who not only shares those values, she lives them. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GWEN MOORE (WISCONSIN) 17:08:11 "Fat pigs." "Dogs." "Disgusting." That's what Donald Trump thinks of women. That's what he sees in our daughters, in our mothers, and in our grandmothers of this country. Is that how he sees our place in America? Well I am here from the great state of Wisconsin - the Badger State. I am here to tell you that I see things very very differently! I am here to tell you that Hillary Clinton sees them differently too. She sees an America with a very different vision and I see an America with a very different vision. 17:09:09 Pigs? Dogs? Disgusting? Too many women know where this toxic language leads. Too many women have experienced sexual violence. And I'm one of them. But we are not victims. We are survivors. We have been bullied, we've been beaten, and we've been berated. We've been told to sit down and to shut up. Well, my voice matters, and I will not shut up. Our voices matter, and we will not shut up. Every day each and everyday women make our communities better and stronger and Hillary Clinton knows that she has been fighting for us each and every day, 17:10:20 She has fought for equal pay and for equal work. She has defended our rights to make our own healthcare decisions. She has battled for us each and every day. She has advocated and oh she's got the battle scars for fighting for family leave and for health care. Hillary Clinton is someone I trust with the presidency of the united states. Because she has stood up every time it has counted for women. I trust her because at each and every opportunity, she has been the voice for the underrepresented and the unprotected.. And as President, she'll keep fighting for all of us! 17:11:21 Now, like Hillary, I'm a grandmother of three beautiful granddaughters. They are my life, they are my love, they are my inspiration. They are what keeps me going and being aspirational about the future. They give me strength. And I know that my vision for them is the same vision that Hillary clinton has for America. 17:11:52 Now Donald Trump has told us to sit down, and to be quiet. Hillary is asking us to stand up. She is asking us to be heard. My fellow Democrats, stand up with Hillary because she has stood up with us. And, why because it's true, together we are Stronger Together. Thank you. God bless our nominee, and God bless America. I love you. [chanting USA USA] TENNESSEE STATE REPRESENTATIVE RAUMESH AKBARI 17:13:11 Good evening my fellow Democrats! I am thrilled to join you here in Philadelphia. It's my honor to serve as the youngest member of the Tennessee General Assembly, representing the "Fighting 26" Tennessee House Democratic Caucus. My fellow young people, we have a choice, and it's crystal clear to me! What side of history do we want to be on? Which political leader will we allow to define our generation? Will we raise our voice and demand a leader who will fight for debt-free college education? A leader who will make community college free for all students. 17:14:08 A leader who will help people loaded down with crippling student loan debt, a leader who will push new strategies to help people in our generation. Will you join me and support a leader who understands that the deep racial wounds of our country have not yet healed, but together we can work to be the change we wish to see in the world? 17:14:39 Will you stand with a leader who has defined her life by helping the least among us - from going down to segregated Alabama as a law student, to working with the Children's Defense Fund, to fighting for healthcare for children across this nation, and to stand up and proclaim for women everywhere and proclaiming that "Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights." 17:15:10 Come on ya'll, she's a bad sister. The stakes are too high, the consequences are too severe. In Cleveland last week, the RNC nominated a man who has defined his campaign on words that divide us and walls that divide us and they approved a party platform that enshrines intolerance. Now listen whether you're a Republican, Democrat, an Independent; whether you're black, white, Latino, or Asian; whether you are gay, straight, or transgender; whether you run a ranch, a farm, a church, or a beauty shop down in Memphis, Tennessee - Secretary Clinton is a fighter for us all. 17:16:09 Y'all these next few months won't be easy. But when has fighting for what's right ever been easy? We are more powerful than we dare think If we are willing to work together. We are stronger together. So stand up y'all! Go back to your cities , go back to your states! To make sure Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is the next President of the United States of America. Thank you all and God Bless. NEVADA STATE SENATOR RUBEN J. KIHUEN 17:17:05 How is it going Democrats? How is it going Nevada? My name is Ruben Kihuen. I am the proud son of a housekeeper and a former farm worker. My family came to America from Mexico when I was 8 years old. My parents knew, if we worked hard, sacrificed and played by the rules, in America we would succeed. For 23 years, my mother has cleaned hotel rooms in Las Vegas, working tirelessly, without complaint, to provide for her family. In America, she got a decent wage, health care, and the protection of a union - Culinary Union 226. [applause] 17:18:19 In America, her youngest son had the opportunity to learn English in public schools, play soccer in public parks, and work his way through an affordable public university. Today, that 8-year-old is standing here as a State Senator and a candidate for United States America, for Congress for the fourth congressional district. That is the beauty of America. That is the American dream. Donald Trump and Republicans tell a different story about immigrant families like mine. To them, we are "rapists" and "criminals." Rapists and criminals. They believe in building walls and pitting Americans against each other. 17:19:17 Donald Trump fears us - worse, he incites that fear in others. He must be terrified of me, a Mexican immigrant running for United State's Congress. The truth Donald Trump doesn't want you to know is this: Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Senor Trump [in spanish: not all of us are criminals, not all of us are rapist, some of us are hardworking who came to this country to work honestly. We are American.] We are all dreamers. We dream of more than just citizenship. 17:20:07 We, like all Americans, dream of a good education, a good-paying job, to own our own car, and our own home, that our kids will breathe clean air and grow up on safe streets. We dream of an economy that works for everyone - with a living wage, affordable health care, a secure retirement and debt-free college. 17:20:39 We dream of our daughters knowing in their heart they too can be President of the United States. Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life fighting for our dreams. Democrats, this our time! Time to reject the fears of Trump, time to take back Congress, time to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the united states of america, and time to make our dreams into reality! Thank you! FORMER PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER 17:21:40 Good evening Democrats. Philadelphia has always been a friendly place for Democrats. But I have to say, that this week, there is a little extra brotherly love and sisterly affection in the air. For 8 years, I was privileged to serve as the mayor of this great American city, Philadelphia. 17:22:14 I'm very proud that my administration and the host committee brought our convention to Philadelphia. I hope you have had a great time. Philadelphia is my town. I grew up here. I built my career and raised my family here. And so it is with tremendous pride that here in a city known for its history, I cast my ballot for our historic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Now I've known Hillary for decades. I've known her as a champion for our cities. I've known her as a change maker for our citizens. And I've known her as a leader whose career has been defined by a simple creed: Gsd. Get stuff done. 17:23:12 As a city mayor, that's what we are expected to do every day. Our neighbors hold us accountable for our problems, whatever they may be. Complicated problems don't have simple solutions. So we need a president whose ideas and attention span is longer than 140 characters. Hillary Clinton is a leader who won't let complexity be the enemy of opportunity. When she sees a problem, she makes an action plan and she gets stuff done. She has a plan. To make an historic investment in jobs. She has a plan to reform our broken criminal justice system. She has a plan to keep us safe from the epidemic of gun violence that is killing so many of our children, especially so many young black men. 17:24:12 Who are precious to our country and its future. What's more, Hillary's plans have details because details matter. Now, Trump says he has some plans. But when you're looking down at America from the top of Trump tower, you can't see the details because there are none. After 8 incredible years of progress under president Barack Obama, we can't afford to hand our country over to a con man who thinks the presidency is an entry-level job on the apprentice. Hillary is the champion our cities need. And she will be the president our citizens and our nation deserve. Hillary Clinton gets stuff done. Thank you. Love you Philly. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE EMANUEL CLEAVER (MISSOURI) 17:25:33 Thank you, thank you. Let me begin by issuing a heartfelt invitation to our Republican friends: If your party is no longer becoming to you, then you should be coming to us. I have known Hillary Clinton for more than 25 years. And let me tell you, she's never let me down. And she won't let you down either. In spite of what you heard last week, it is not midnight in America. Midnights can be cold and crippling. And President Obama did not leave us in the cold, and we are certainly not crippling. In reality, the sun has barely risen over the vastness of these United States. It is dawn in America and we are in the process of becoming. 17:26:43 Yes, if you want to say what the Bible says, we are not yet what we shall become. At a time when the citizens of this amazing country are jittery over a multitude of fears and heartaches, we need a leader who will become a trafficker in optimism and a peace peddler. Hillary will build a future we can all be part of and proud of. There's an old story about Andrew Jackson. As a child, he looked like anything but a future general or president. In fact, one of his boyhood friends said Jim Brown who lived in the same area, could throw Andrew to the ground three times out of four in wrestling matches. 17:27:33 Years later, a writer would ask "Why was there four matches? Jim should have won since in wrestling, if a person is thrown three times, it's all over, they lose. So what happened?" "Well, Jim would throw ole Andy BUT he'd get right up. Because Andy just wouldn't stay throwed - he wouldn't stay throwed!" Now the first president in history who wouldn't stay throwed was a little baby born in Bethlehem of Judea and that baby grew up, created a tumult and put him in a grave and three days later the world knew he wouldn't stay throwed. [SHORT VIDEO OF TRUMP] CO-CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LGBT EQUALITY CAUCUS CONGRESSMAN SEAN PATRICK MALONEY (NEW YORK) 17:30:06 >> Good evening, my name is Sean Patrick Maloney. I'm the first openly gay person ever elected to congress from the state of New York. The great state of New York. You know, last week a speaker at the Republican convention called equality a quote distraction. 17:30:34 Who cares he asked. Well, I care. My husband Randy and our 3 children care. These lgbt leaders standing with me throughout this hall and the country care. The authors of our nation's declaration of independence signed right here in Philadelphia they cared. Americans at Seneca Falls, Selma and stonewall they cared. 17:31:04 And Hillary Clinton cares too. You know I want to tell you a story, on June 26th 2015 I was walking to work past the supreme A crowd was gathered, awaiting the Court's historic marriage decision. 17:31:22 The news hit like a thunderclap. A lot of us wept. Then, spontaneously, hundreds joined together to sing our national anthem. I called Randy. I could barely speak. You see, Randy and I have been together for 24 years, 23 of those years we've been raising children. Yes our family is a little bit different, but we read bedtime stories the same, we tie shoes, and check homework the same. We dream and comfort the same. But until that day, we weren't the same, not really, not in the eyes of the law. So, as I listened to our national anthem, I realized that our family, our love was no longer less than. We were now equal. 17:32:36 You know. it's a beautiful thing when your country catches up to you. When your basic rights and your very family are on the line, it matters what happens in those beautiful buildings with marble columns. It matters who's leading our country. It matters if they care. 17:33:01 America, we have a choice. Donald Trump doesn't care about some families. He's against marriage equality. He wants to go back. When I first met Hillary Clinton in Manchester, New Hampshire 24 years ago, I was a nobody. I was a nobody. I was some gay kid sleeping on a couch. I was scared to death that who I was wasn't going to be okay, it would mean that I would not be able to be who I was and that no one would ever care about me. And here was this woman, this incredible woman who was about to become our First Lady. And she cared. Over the last 24 years she has kept on caring about me, my husband, and our kids. She has seen us, really seen us. And I've seen the way my kids look at her, knowing that she cares about our family, that she cares about your family. That she cares about all families. And that's why we must care about this election 17:34:05 Now, I want to introduce Sarah McBride. Sarah McBride is a courageous young leader,and she is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention. Sarah-- it's about time. Sarah it is an honor to make history with you, because we are Stronger Together. LGBT RIGHTS ACTIVIST SARAH MCBRIDE FIRST TRANSGENDER SPEAKER AT A CONVENTION. 17:35:03 Thank you so much congressman. My name is Sarah McBride, and I am a proud transgender American. Four years ago, I came out as transgender while serving as student body president in college. At the time, I was scared. I worried that my dreams and my identity were mutually exclusive. 17:35:49 Since then though, I have seen that change is possible. I witnessed history while interning in the White House and helping my home state of Delaware pass protections for transgender people. Today, I see this change in the work of the LGBT Caucus and in my own job at the Human Rights Campaign. 17:36:18 But despite our progress, so much work remains. Will we be a nation where there's only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live? Or, will we be a nation where everyone has the freedom to live openly and equally; a nation that's Stronger Together? That's the question in this election. 17:36:47 For me, this struggle for equality became all the more urgent when I learned that my future husband, Andrew, was battling cancer. I met Andy, who was a transgender man, fighting for equality and we fell in love. And even in the face of his terminal illness - this 28 year-old - he never wavered in his commitment to our cause and his belief that this country can change. We married in 2014, and just five days after our wedding, he passed away. 17:37:30 Knowing Andy left me profoundly changed. But more than anything else, his passing taught me that every day matters when it comes to building a world where every person can live their life to the fullest. Hillary Clinton understands the urgency of our fight. She'll work with us to pass the Equality Act, to combat violence against transgender women of color, and to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic once and for all. 17:38:13 Today in America, LGBTQ people are still targeted by hate that lives in both laws and in hearts. Many still struggle just to get by. But I believe that tomorrow can be different. Tomorrow, we can be respected and protected - especially if Hillary Clinton is our president. And that's why I'm proud to stand here and say that I'm with Her. Thank you all very much. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DOLORES HUERTA 17:39:32 Donald Trump. (Speaking Spanish) Like Hillary Clinton, I have spent my whole life fighting for human rights for women, for workers, for immigrants, for every person that does not have a voice. And with Donald Trump on the ballot, hey, we could not be quiet. He insults Latinos, like as if we were second-class citizens. Like we are newcomers to this country. 17:40:30 Hey, I've got news for Donald Trump okay? Because we have been here all along. We helped build this country and we are still continuing to build this country. My great grandfather, Marshall St. John, he was in the civil war on the union side. My father Juan Fernandez was a farm worker, an accountant and assemblyman, a U.S. Veteran like Cesar Chavez. And my son continues that tradition because he is running for the U.S. Congress from bakersfield, California. 17:41:30 Now, listen to this. 800,000 Latinos turn 18 years old every single year. And their contributions to social security and medicare, they are going to ensure that our seniors have that safety net. So,we are not a footnote in American history. We are actually helping write this history, okay? And we are going to take our Latino power and we are going to use it in November. Because our votes are going to increase paychecks. Our votes will get immigration reform. Our votes will secure reproductive rights for women. But, we have to be active Democrats. Because, every Democrat needs to be an activist. Okay? 17:42:39 We have to use every single minute to have it be an organizing moment. We have to use every single moment to make sure to get the voters ready so that they can vote, so we can educate them, so we can knock on the doors and hey, we got to make sure everybody gets involved in this election. And please, remind everybody election day is the most important day of our life. Remember this, I have know hillary clinton for 25 years and I have worked with her and this si why I trust her. During my lifetime, Hillary and the democratic party they have always stood with us the Latino community. 17:43:43 With an experienced and a visionary leader like Hillary, we've got to put her in the driver's seat and with her co pilot, TIm Kaine, you know what, they will drive us on that journey for justice and equality. But you know, she can't do it alone. We have got to be the energy, we have got to be the wheels and she can't go forward without us. And Donald Trump, you need to get out of the way. And if he doesn't, we need to take him out of the way. 17:44:33 So we will show Donald Trump and his republican friends who's got the power. I"m going to ask you--who's got the power? And I want you to say voting power. What kind of power? [crowd says voting power] Okay so let's use that voting power in November. Can we do it? What do we say? Let's all say si se puede, si se puede, si se puede, si se puede. Thank you very much. Muchas Gracias. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOYCE BEATTY (OHIO) 17:45:44 Good evening, fellow Democrats! I'm thrilled to see so many people from the great state of Ohio here tonight. It is an honor to be here on this historic evening, when we move one step closer to electing the 45th President of these United States of America. Yes, united not divided. I emphasize "united" because - like Hillary Clinton - I know that we are Stronger Together. This election to me is about choosing between two fundamentally different visions of America, and I believe the choice is crystal clear. 17:46:45 Hillary Clinton is by far the most experienced, qualified, and skilled candidate. She cares deeply about each and every American: no matter what you look like, where you are from, or who you love. But Donald Trump, on the other hand, is the most divisive and ill-prepared candidate we've seen in modern times - looking to wind back the clock on all the progress we have made as a nation together. He has built a career on intimidation, discrimination, and bullying - at the expense of and on the backs of small businesses and hardworking families. 17:47:48 In contrast, Hillary Clinton has devoted her entire career to lifting up hardworking families, women, and small businesses. I want you and all Americans to know the Hillary Clinton that I know. The Hillary who sits with me and talks about her grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan, and my grandchildren, Leah and Spencer. The Hillary who sees unlimited potential in every child. The Hillary who fights for civil rights and freedom for all. 17:48:37 The Hillary who will fight for the hope of a brighter future, a more inclusive America, and greater global peace and cooperation. Americans want a Commander-in-Chief, not a Divider-in-Chief. I know which one I choose, and that is the future 45th President of the United States of America, my good friend, Hillary Clinton! I'm with her, because she's with us. I am Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and I approve this message. God bless you, and God bless these United States of America. Love you Ohio. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON 17:53:32 I'm here tonight, in part, because my home state of Minnesota has been hit hard by tragedy. And we're not alone. Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; and Falcon Heights, Minnesota should tell us that we need a wise, compassionate, and strong leader for all Americans. When I was elected to the United States Senate 16 years ago, I was seated next to the new Senator from New York, Hillary Clinton. For the next six years, I saw - up close and in person - precisely the kind of leader this country needs right now. In the Senate, Hillary was a trusted partner on both sides of the aisle. She listened to people explain their problems, not just from New York but throughout our entire country. She championed their causes, because she shared the belief of Minnesota's great Senator Paul Wellstone that we all do better when we all do better. 17:54:30 Hillary Clinton has dedicated her life to serving the needs of others. Donald Trump, on the other hand - well, Donald Trump has dedicated his life to serving himself. He's driven small businesses into the ground by refusing to pay his bills. He's played his shareholders for suckers and ripped off hard-working, responsible Americans. At every turn in his life, he has stepped on others just to climb a little higher himself. And now he wants to step over all of us. 17:55:06 But Democrats - we're going to send him a message, aren't we? My old partner in the Senate, Hillary Clinton, will make sure of that. She has been traveling all over this country, listening and learning and offering real solutions to the problems Americans face: a 100-days jobs plan that includes the largest investment in good-paying jobs since World War II, a plan to make debt-free college available to everyone, 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, and giving every four-year-old a chance to go to high-quality preschool. 17:55:39 Hillary Clinton will also bring her lifelong fight for universal healthcare - including the choice of a public option - to the White House. Thanks to President Obama and the Affordable Care Act, we've made a lot of progress getting people covered. But for too many families, out-of-pocket costs are still too high. Prescription drugs are still too expensive. It's time we decided once and for all that the purpose of health insurance is to give Americans the health care they need at prices they can afford, not to pad the profits of corporate America. If they won't do it, we will, and Hillary Clinton will lead the charge. 17:56:23 America needs a president who will pull us together and move us ahead, a president who knows we are "Stronger Together." This president is Hillary Clinton. The choice could not be clearer. The choice could not be more important. And that's why I am so proud to stand with all of you and to support Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI 17:57:06 Good evening. Buenas noches. It's great to be here from Los Angeles, Los Angeles is a city with such a huge, thriving Latino population that we expect Donald Trump to build a wall around us. I'm a proud American and as I travel around this country, from the Midwest, where my wife is from, to the South, where I became a Navy officer, to towns across the Southwest I visited during this campaign, I heard Americans anxious about their future. And after last week's convention in Cleveland, I can understand why. There, instead of ideas, it was insults. Instead of policy, it was polarization. Instead of hope, it was hatred. 17:57:54 As a mayor, I'm here to tell you: America's cities don't have time for theatrics. America's cities have urgent problems to solve. That's why local leaders across America support Hillary Clinton, and that's why we understands she will help us do the work, the urgent work of America. In Los Angeles, we looked at America's crumbling infrastructure and we are fixing it - putting more than 500,000 people and $50 billion to work rebuilding and repairing our roads, our port, our airport, and our infrastructure. 17:58:35 In Los Angeles, we saw too many Americans living in poverty, so we became the biggest city in America to raise the minimum wage to $15, inspiring other cities and states to follow. In Los Angeles, we saw too many lives lost to gun violence, so we banned high-capacity magazines and we are taking illegal guns off our streets. In Los Angeles, we saw too many high school dropouts and too many graduates in debt, so we are making community college free. We didn't do any of this by finding a common enemy. We found a common purpose. America doesn't need a political pyromaniac for president. 17:59:27 Donald Trump has no vision for our country and no genuine answer to our challenges. His voice is loud, his language is coarse, and his politics has a darkness that would not only stop, but reverse the march of progress towards the greater, more prosperous, more equal America we can and we must become. 17:59:51 Elect Donald Trump and get empty promises and no plan for our country. Elect Hillary Clinton and get the biggest investment in infrastructure since World War II. Elect Hillary Clinton and raise the minimum wage across the country. Elect Hillary Clinton and reduce gun violence on our streets. Elect Hillary Clinton and make debt free college available to everybody. 18:00:18 We've done it in L.A.; we've done it as Democrats, local leaders across America's cities; now let's do it for our entire country. You see, that's Hillary Clinton's vision - a united America working together. And it's that vision that makes it possible for me to be here with you tonight. I'm just your average Mexican-American Jewish Italian, but my ancestors, my forebears faced with war and persecution, they crossed oceans and rivers to come to this improbable, miraculous democracy. 18:00:56 My grandfather, Salvador, as a baby was carried over the borders in his mother's arms (speaks spanish, mi bisabuela), during the Mexican revolution. My other grandfather, Harry, was the son of Russian Jews fleeing persecution. They and their wives, Juanita and Julia, a meatpacker and public school teacher, made their lives here. 18:01:19 And after Pearl Harbor, one of my grandfathers answered his nation's call and manufactured uniforms for GIs. The other put that uniform on, fought for the only country he knew, crossed an ocean never knowing if he'd come home and he earned his citizenship as a result. Well today, their grandson is the mayor of the largest city in the largest state in this union, humbled to be standing before you tonight. America works best when every strand is woven into our national fabric. Some of us make the uniforms. Some of us wear the uniforms. But each of us has a role. 18:02:00 And that is the great work that lies ahead, to build a nation that is stronger than the one we inherited. When we mock immigrants and the disabled, when we mock indians and women, we mock our own history. This is a nation where Navajo code talkers, and women on assembly lines, and Japanese-American GIs whose families were in internment camps, won a war led by a president who couldn't walk. That is our America and that is the great work that Hillary Clinton will lead us in as the next President of the United States. 18:02:32 Hermanos y hermanas, juntos somos más fuertes. We are Stronger Together. Thank you. U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE KATIE MCGINTY (PENNSYLVANIA) 18:03:11 Hello, and thank you for joining us in Philadelphia - the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love! I am running for United States Senate here in Pennsylvania, and I know that, during these last few days, you've seen that Pennsylvania is great,and it is great, for the same reasons America is great: hard work, timeless values, and the belief that we each must look out for each other. 18:03:50 I was raised here in Philadelphia, the ninth of 10 kids in a big, loud Irish family. My grandparents were Irish immigrants; now, my parents, they didn't have college degrees. Dad walked the beat as a police officer. And mom, well, she worked as a restaurant hostess. But when we were growing up, none of that mattered. You see, we learned to love our God and our country. We learned that success is not a product of pedigree - no, if you want to succeed, you just have to give it your all, every day, and then we willing to give back. 18:04:44 For my brothers and sisters and me, that was the deal. But for so many families today, that deal is off the table. Why? Because, today, middle-class families aren't making a dime in real terms more than they were two decades ago - but we know, costs have being going through the roof. 18:05:14 Here are the facts: We have the most productive economy in the world, but the benefits of that productivity all go to the top. Top executives used to make 30 times the average guy or gal. Now it's over 300 times. That's wrong for our families and that is wrong for America. The truth is that fear and anxiety do reach far and wide across this great country. Hard-working people are feeling anxious and insecure. But we have a choice. Our choice is how do we respond. And it's this choice that is on the ballot in November. 18:06:14 Now, we could respond with more scapegoating and fear mongering. That's the tack of Donald Trump and my opponent Pat Toomey. Blame the Mexicans. Blame the Muslims. Blame the government. Build a wall. For goodness sakes, the Donald even blamed the pope! My dear mother, God rest her soul, would be turning over in her grave on that one! And you know what these guys also say: "Hand it over to Wall Street." Pat Toomey made his millions on Wall Street. And he's still trying to sell us the same old trickle-down, we're not buying it. We know that trickle down only benefits those who are already at the top. Trust the stock market with your hard-earned Social Security, Pat Toomey says. Trust the wheelers and dealers with your savings, and you will be living large. But you know what? We've seen this bad movie, and all of its sequels many times before. And the ending is always the same: Things work out for the big shots, and everyone else, the average Joe, the average Jane, everyone else gets stiffed with the bill! 18:07:44 Now, we also have a different choice. We can work together. We can expand opportunity. We can respect every single person in this country. We can build on the strength of our diversity, and the diversity of our strengths. You know, my brothers are heavy equipment operators, a printer, an X-ray certified welder. And we know a great country doesn't just buy and consume stuff. A great country makes and builds stuff. And so as Democrats, we can - and we must - and we will work for good schools, and affordable college, and job-training that enables our families and our neighbors to make and build the economy of tomorrow. 18:08:49 This is the American way: Work hard, get ahead. This is what I will fight for in the United States Senate - and this is what Hillary Clinton will fight for and deliver for us in the White House. Thank you and God bless America! U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TAMMY DUCKWORTH (ILLINOIS) 18:09:48 Twelve years ago, I was copiloting a Black Hawk helicopter over Iraq. A rocket-propelled grenade ripped through our cockpit, and I'm only here tonight because of the miracles that followed. Some I can explain, like the bravery of my crew, determined not to leave me behind. Some I can't, like the shrapnel from the explosion passing through the spinning rotor blades without destroying them, allowing us to land. 18:10:25 What I do know is that I started that day doing what I loved. I ended it knocked down. Surviving only because my buddies refused to leave me and wouldn't stop, even as they struggled to carry my body, with its missing limbs. Eleven days later, I woke up with a debt I can never repay. And I still wake up every morning trying to be worthy of them and their struggle, of this miraculous second chance. 18:11:06 My family and I had been knocked down before. My dad, a proud Marine, lost his job in his fifties. For a little time, my Dad did odd jobs; my Mom took in sewing; I got a minimum-wage job. We relied on food stamps to help us get by. The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over that saved up bus money, $10, to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall. 18:11:44 Thanks to Pell Grants, work study, affordable student loans, and lots of waitressing, I fulfilled my dream of college. I worked hard, but I had a lot of help from my community and my country. And my story is not unique.It's a story about why this is the greatest nation on earth, a nation that so many are willing to die defending. A nation that says if you keep working hard, we won't abandon you. 18:12:23 Of course, in Donald Trump's America, if you get knocked down, you stay down. By the way, Donald Trump, I didn't put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russia to interfere in it. You are not fit to be Commander-in-Chief. My fellow Americans: We can choose a different path. Ten years after my helicopter was shot down, almost to the day, I got my most important job: I became a mom. We named our little girl after Abigail Adams, who urged her husband to "remember the ladies" as he and his colleagues first declared our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - just a few miles from this very spot. 18:13:22 My Abigail already knows that women can fly helicopters in combat. And in 102 days, when we elect Hillary, my daughter's first memories of a President will be of a woman. Democrats, democrats, tonight, let's go forward with confidence and pride in who we are and what we believe. We're Democrats because we stand up for the most vulnerable among us. We embrace the notion that lifting one another up doesn't cost nearly as much as leaving other Americans behind. We stand up for immigrants and people with disabilities. And we defend-- and we defend the basic values that have made, and will keep, America the greatest country in the world. 18:14:20 May God bless each and every one of you. May God bless our troops. And always, may God bless the United States of America. [VIDEO] CAROLE KING SINGING "YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND" 18:19:28 Hello Idaho! 18:19:40 [song starts] 18:24:06 [VIDEO] U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES CLYBURN (SOUTH CAROLINA) 18:25:32 Thank you thank you very very much. My Fellow Democrats, and hello, South Carolina! As the father of three daughters and grandfather of two adorable granddaughters, I am proud to stand before you as we prepare to offer the American people an opportunity to smash through the ultimate glass ceiling in our nation by nominating for President of the United States a person who is more qualified - by education and training, experience and temperament - than anyone who has ever offered for the job. And when it comes to current occupants, it ain't even close. 18:26:27 The changes we seek for our great country will not come easy. To achieve a stronger and better America, we need a leader who is willing and able to fight for the dreams of all Americans. If there's one thing I know about Hillary Clinton it is this: She is a fighter. And she fights with her head and her heart. 18:27:02 In my home state of South Carolina, we often say, "you can best tell what a person will do by looking at what he or she has done." When she graduated from law school, Hillary Clinton came to South Carolina to help reform our juvenile justice system and traveled across the region to make the 1965 Voting Rights Act real in the lives of all Americans. In Arkansas, she fought to reform education. As First Lady, she fought for universal health care and succeeded in helping secure the Children's Health Insurance Program that provides healthcare for millions of children and laid the groundwork for the Affordable Care Act. 18:28:04 As a Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton always worked to advance our nation's "pursuit of a more perfect union." Hillary Clinton knows that we must take effective action on the issue of income inequality. She has embraced the Congressional Black Caucus's 10-20-30 plan to target federal resources into areas of persistent poverty. Hillary Clinton's first policy speech in this campaign was on criminal justice reform. She will work to get rid of mandatory minimums, and mass incarcerations, and private for-profit prisons. 18:28:58 Hillary Clinton does not (?) getting outside of her comfort zone. She knows that we are stronger as a nation when we work together. She embodies our nation's motto, E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. John F. Kennedy challenged us to reach for the moon, and we did. Lyndon Baines Johnson courageously tackled poverty and inequality in America; and his achievements continue to lift our communities and sustain our citizens. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed us to the mountaintop, and although we are not there yet, we are still climbing. And with President Hillary Clinton, America will rise even further. 18:30:01 ?My standing before you tonight is a testament to the strength of our party, the goodness of our people, and the greatness of our nation. Our nation is strong, but we can be stronger. Americans are good, but we can be better. America is great, but it can be greater. 18:30:34 ? My fellow Democrats, America's brightest days are yet to come. We have bigger and better things to achieve. But achieving bigger and better things requires working together and working harder. Let's emerge from Philadelphia working together to make our nation stronger, Americans better, and America greater by electing Hillary Clinton the next President of these United States. God bless each and every one of you and God bless these United States of America. Thank you. 18:31:30 [VIDEO] U.S. SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI AND THE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SENATE 18:35:36 >> In 1987, in 1987 I was the first. [Cheering and applause] In 1987, I was the first democratic woman elected to the senate in her own right. [Cheering and applause] Yes, the history of women in the senate is that short. It's about 4'11". Thought I was the first, I didn't want to be the only. I get one candle, but I wanted more women so we could light a torch and lighten the load on all of you. 18:36:30 As our ranks have grown, I have had the privilege of mentoring so many talented women. And you know what, in 2000 I got a call from one of them. She was considering the senate run, but she had one question. She said to me senator barb, can a senator really get things done? I told her a lot and boy did she prove me right. As a senator she championed the economic security of American families. When Republicans tried to turn social security over to the big banks, she helped to give her a (?). When the supreme court told Billy Ledbetter no way on equal pay... She pushed for the lily ledbetter fair pay act to guarantee equal pay for equal work. I finished that job and the fair pay act was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law. Her name was Hillary Clinton and she's going to be our next president. [Cheering and applause] 18:37:38 But you know what? She needs help across the generations, so I just have one question: Are you with us? [Cheering and applause] Families of America, it's time to suit up. Women, put your lipstick on. Men, polish those shoes. Our shoulders are square. We are are ready to fight to put Hillary in the White House because we know she'll carry the torch for all of us. [Cheering and applause] SEN. PATTY MURRAY OF WA 18:38:18 Year after year in the senate, we have faced ridiculous antics from Republicans determined to roll back health care options for women. But with Hillary Clinton they never stood a chance. When the Bush administration tried to block women's access to plan B contraception, Hillary was by my side and ready to fight. [Cheering and applause] 18:38:48 Our demand was simple: Base decisions about women's health on science, not political ideology. Together we stood up to an administration ruled by special interests and the extreme right. We refused to back down until the FDA did their job and put science and women first. Now, women across America are free to choose safe, emergency contraception. That's Hillary, a leader who knows how to stand her ground, fight for what is right and move our country forward. [Cheering and applause] SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW OF MICHIGAN 18:39:44 In 1995, I was there. I saw Hillary speak at the united nations fourth world conference on women in beijing. It was a tense time. There was a great deal of anticipation around the first lady's remarks, whether she would speak, what would she say? I watched with a crowd of women as she named one after another injustices suffered by women around the world, she was calm and determined and absolutely fearless as she declared that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights. As a woman and as an American I was filled with pride. That's Hillary. In beijing she broke the silence and this November she will break the glass ceiling once and for all. SEN. MARIA CANTWELL OF WA 18:40:55 As a former business woman I can tell you how important family and medical leave is for twenty-first century jobs. Hillary fought for that. She fought for a higher minimum wage. She knows we build our economy from the middle out. She supports new apprentice job training programs for laid off workers and she wants to make sure that we help everyone. I watched her grow a seattle-based organization, moms rising, fighting for economic security and now it's a million people and mom's rising and Hillary are fighting for paid family leave. [Cheering and applause] 18:41:43 Hillary's opponent might have built buildings and casinos, but Hillary is building the foundation of an economy that works for everyone and that's real change. [Cheering and applause] SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR OF MN 18:41:58 Minnesota steelworkers have a group of workers called the women of steel. The senators up here are women of steel and Hillary Clinton is a woman of steel. Here's my Hillary story. After that devastating earthquake hit Haiti, somewhere in the rubble were dozens of orphans set to be adopted by families in my state. Distraught Minnesota moms were on the ground looking for their babies. When they called me I called the only person I knew would help secretary of state Hillary Clinton. She did not pawn it off, she went to work, she got those babies home. That's hillary. The friend who takes the call, the mom who gets it done right. Those kids may never know she changed their lives forever, but she did. That's a leader and that's our next president. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL OF MO 18:43:15 We all know that Hillary--[applause]--We all know that Hillary is the most knowledgeable most experienced most capable leader to run for president, maybe ever. But here's something you may not know, earlier this year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer hillary called me to check in. not once, not twice, but several times. Here she was in the middle of an intense campaign and she was asking me questions about my treatment. She wanted to know how they were going and she told me to keep up the fight. Her words gave me strength during one of the toughest tests of my life. 18:44:16 And let me tell you she didn't do it because I was a senator, there are thousands of people across this country who could tell the exact same story I am telling you tonight. She has the intelligence, she has the work ethic, but most importantly she has the heart to lead this country. 4SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN OF NH 18:44:46 As all of us here know, our policies abroad have real consequences at home. For 15 years a printing manufacturer in my state of New Hampshire struggled with a foreign trade dispute. The cost to the company were so high hundreds of jobs were threatened, at Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state I brought the issue to her attention. And she promised to look into it. Well, within just 90 days the issue was resolved. Here Hillary was a newly minted secretary of state, having to get up to speed on every major issue across the globe and yet she kept her word and she took the time to help out one struggling new hampshire company, but that's hillary, when you need a champion, there is no one better to have in your corner. SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OF NY 18:45:59 Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton has been a mentor to me throughout my whole career. But long before our first conversation Hillary spoke to me. In fact she was speaking to a room full of women, members of a democratic organization I had just joined but standing in the back of that crowded room I felt like she was talking directly to me. And she said decisions are being made everyday in Washington and if you are not part of those decisions and you don't like what they decide, you have no one to blame but yourself. 18:46:40 Hillary believes that to her core! It's why after nearly 4 decades of public service she is still fighting to make a difference and it's why I'm proud to fight for her. SEN. TAMMY BALDWIN OF WI 18:47:03 When I was 9, I was hospitalized for three months with a serious illness. My grandparents raised me and their family health plan didn't cover grandchildren. They had to pay my medical bills out of pocket. Then I was considered a child with a preexisting condition and they couldn't find me coverage at any price. I entered public service to fight for healthcare coverage for all. Especially children and young adults. Hillary Clinton has led that fight for decades. With the help of her relentless advocacy 8 million children are insured and their families more secure. When I got to congress I continued Hillary's work to ensure that our most vulnerable children have the care they need. That's Hillary. As president she will fight for healthier families and a fair shot for all. SEN. MAZIE HIRONO OF HAWAII 18:48:15 I am an immigrant. My mother brought me to America for a better future. Growing up, I understood that a better future doesn't just happen. As Americans, we have work for the changes we seek. college, appalled by the Vietnam War, I became an activist. When I met Hillary Clinton, I found a kindred spirit. Hillary is a policymaker with an activist's heart. She knows that the most effective way to make change is to claim a seat at the table. But no matter how high she's climbed, she's never forgotten who she's fighting for. Children. Working families. Immigrants. Small businesses. That's Hillary. Wherever people are getting a raw deal, she is with them, fighting to make it right. That's why I'm with Her. SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN OF MA 18:49:37 I believe it's important to fight back when powerful people try to rig the system. Guys like Donald Trump will do anything to help the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful, and Trump is willing to step on anyone who gets in his way. Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back against dangerous, loud-mouthed bullies. For 25 years, she's been on the receiving end of one attack after another. But she doesn't back down. She doesn't whine. She doesn't run to Twitter to give people ugly nicknames. And she sure as heck doesn't quit. Hillary just keeps right on fighting for the people who need her most. That's Hillary. She's battle-tested, and she's the fighter working families need in the White House. SEN. BARBARA BOXER OF CA 18:50:41 When Hillary Clinton made history-- when hillary clinton made history and joined us in the United Senate, she was not seeking the spotlight. We served together on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and, let me tell you, she was a workhorse. Humble, steady, ready to learn. Then, just eight months later, she was thrust into the middle of the WORST attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. In the dark dark days that followed 9/11, I saw Hillary's true character. She consoled a grieving population. She sprung into action, securing benefits for the families of the fallen and getting the funding New York needed to rebuild. 18:51:48 When Ground Zero responders became sick, she demanded answers from the Bush Administration. I saw her do it. She fought to make sure that they got the healthcare they need. And, and when the cameras were off, she never stopped working and she never stopped fighting, and that's why members on both sides of the aisle praised her for her dignity, her resolve, and her effectiveness. 18:52:23 That's Hillary. In crisis or in calm, whether we need a hand or a real heart-to-heart, we can always count on her to come through. As our Dean, Senator Mikulski, likes to say, this election is not about gender, it's about an a-genda, one that includes every single American. And we, the Democratic women of the Senate, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Hillary, resolved and ready to make her the next President of the United States of America! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WATCH PARTIES 18:54:58 MARLON MARSHALL: What's going on Philadelphia. Who's excited to hear tonight from the next president of the united states hillary clinton? Engage with purpose, organize with heart, win everyday. That's the motto of our organizing program on the hillary clinton campaign. I'm an organizer at heart, I organize everyday on behalf of my mother. Hi mom. For 35 years she taught 4th and 5th grade at an under resourced school at my hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri. 18:55;30 She used her own money to buy pencils paper and other items because she believed all kids deserved education regardless of the zip code they lived in. Like my mother hillary clinton has fought for kids for over 30 years. Hillary also believes in organizing because she knows we are stronger together. That's why on July 18th, we announced the campaign wide push to register and commit 3 million people to vote during the campaign. Three million stronger is about taking action in our communities, bringing many voters into this process, including the voices of young voters and organizing in all 50 states across the country for democrats up and down the ticket. 18:56:24 In fact tonight we have some great organizing happening around the country that we want to show you firsthand right here in convention hall. First we're going to take you to denver colorado--hosting our watch party in denver colorado tonight is reverend lucia guzman the minority leader of the colorado state senate. 18:56:56 GUZMAN ON SATELLITE FEED: Vote vote for hillary clinton. Hola hola hola hola--we stand with hillary because she wants what we want and because she wants what we want, we know that she will stand for justice peace and equality. Vote vote vote. 18:57:21 Madison, WI Our crew in Madison, Wisconsin is at the famous Old Fashioned bar downtown. Their host is Brendan Cohen, who works with his local College Democrats chapter. 18:58:05 New York, NY We've got people gathered in Midtown Manhattan, our host there is Francesca Hogi, who grew up in the Bronx and was one of our best volunteers during the New York primary. 18:59:00 Richmond, VA Our last group is in Richmond, Virginia, home of the next Vice President of the United States, Tim Kaine. Our host there is 12-year-old Elijah Coles-Brown. 18:59:40 MARLON MARSHALL: That's what's all about right there. After today the folks you just met at these watch parties, and there's hundreds going on across the country, they are gonna go out into their neighborhoods and they are gonna register or commit people to vote and participate in 3 million stronger. You can too. And like a true organizer I haven't asked: take out your phones right now, you at home all of you in this room, take it out and text win to 467246 again pull out your cell phone and text WIN to 47246. After you are committed or registered to vote then come volunteer in our campaign to help us win. Be like Ellen Mirren (?) , she is from Nevada. Ellen is in her 80s and comes to the office nearly every day to call voters. She said like president Clinton did this week that she has more yesterdays than tomorrows, and that's why she is working so hard. If Ellen can do it all of you in this room and all of you at home can do it too. So let's stand together, let's stand with Ellen and let's win this upcoming november and elect Hillary clinton the next president of the united states. Thank you.

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SWITCHED PROGRAM FEED FROM THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA / U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CEDRIC RICHMOND (LOUISIANA) 17:01:02 My name is Cedric Richmond. I'm proud to represent Louisiana, the who dat nation in Congress. I'm able to stand here today because my mother was a strong woman, after my father died for a while she had to do the job of both parents. But she didn't do it alone. It required the help of school teachers, baseball coaches, our elders, and especially the church. And it took a strong Democratic party that invested in our communities, that invested in me. Through blood sweat and tears our elders in our party created the environment for me to succeed. 17:01:49 Because of that blood that sweat and those tears, I can sit, eat and live wherever I want. I can vote without answering how many bubbles in a bar of soap. And because of blood sweat and tears, the Obama reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As the poet Robert Frost wrote, the woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. 17:02:27 WE have made great strides under President Obama, but we still have miles to go. When our kids have better access to guns and drugs than textbooks and computers, we have miles to go before we sleep. When women don't make the same wage as a man, we have miles to go before we sleep. When we can't get Republicans to join us to enact sensible gun reform even after Newtown in Sandy Hook and Dallas and Baton Rouge, we have miles to go before we sleep. When the NRA has neutered an entire Republican Party we have miles to go before we sleep. 17:03:13 We need Hillary Clinton because she doesn't sleep so this fall when you're out there campaigning for Hillary and you start to feel exhausted to the point that you just can't go on do me a favor, make just one more call or knock one more door because we still have miles to go before we sleep. God bless you, god bless louisiana, and god bless the united states of america. COLORADO HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STATE REPRESENTATIVE CRISANTA DURAN 17:04:24 Hello, America! It's an honor to represent Colorado, my family's home for six generations. In Colorado, we share a unique heritage, built on the promise of progress you can only find in the American West. I come from Native Americans and Mexican descendants, French trappers, and Spanish pioneers. I come from ranchers, who continue to harvest the land, and laborers, like my Grandpa Ernest, who worked in the CF&I Steel Mill in Pueblo for 33 years to provide for his family. 17:05:04 And I come from strong women like my Grandmother Eva, who had to leave school after the 3rd grade to care for her younger siblings. Growing up, my family wasn't rich. In fact, my parents relied on food stamps for a time to get by. But, in America, we don't define our value by our net worth. My parents gave me the name, Crisanta, believing that in an inclusive America, it would not be a wall to my success. They encouraged me to work hard and get an education, believing that, in a fair America, it would carry me anywhere I wanted to go. 17:05:52 And you know what? They were right. Only in America could a shy little girl from Northglenn and Arvada, Colorado grow up to break glass ceilings and serve as the Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. So, to every shy little girl or boy out there listening, I want to say: No matter who you are, no matter where you're from, or how you got here, you are special. And your potential is as big as America itself. 17:06:41 That's what Hillary Clinton believes. It's why she's spent a lifetime fighting for every child. For a strong social safety net, so no one falls through the cracks. For world-class public schools, so education can be a great equalizer. For a government that respects and protects the rights of all people, so what we look like and who we love has no bearing on our opportunities. We are a country where anything is possible when everyone is included. And I am proof of that. I am proud to fight for a President who not only shares those values, she lives them. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GWEN MOORE (WISCONSIN) 17:08:11 "Fat pigs." "Dogs." "Disgusting." That's what Donald Trump thinks of women. That's what he sees in our daughters, in our mothers, and in our grandmothers of this country. Is that how he sees our place in America? Well I am here from the great state of Wisconsin - the Badger State. I am here to tell you that I see things very very differently! I am here to tell you that Hillary Clinton sees them differently too. She sees an America with a very different vision and I see an America with a very different vision. 17:09:09 Pigs? Dogs? Disgusting? Too many women know where this toxic language leads. Too many women have experienced sexual violence. And I'm one of them. But we are not victims. We are survivors. We have been bullied, we've been beaten, and we've been berated. We've been told to sit down and to shut up. Well, my voice matters, and I will not shut up. Our voices matter, and we will not shut up. Every day each and everyday women make our communities better and stronger and Hillary Clinton knows that she has been fighting for us each and every day, 17:10:20 She has fought for equal pay and for equal work. She has defended our rights to make our own healthcare decisions. She has battled for us each and every day. She has advocated and oh she's got the battle scars for fighting for family leave and for health care. Hillary Clinton is someone I trust with the presidency of the united states. Because she has stood up every time it has counted for women. I trust her because at each and every opportunity, she has been the voice for the underrepresented and the unprotected.. And as President, she'll keep fighting for all of us! 17:11:21 Now, like Hillary, I'm a grandmother of three beautiful granddaughters. They are my life, they are my love, they are my inspiration. They are what keeps me going and being aspirational about the future. They give me strength. And I know that my vision for them is the same vision that Hillary clinton has for America. 17:11:52 Now Donald Trump has told us to sit down, and to be quiet. Hillary is asking us to stand up. She is asking us to be heard. My fellow Democrats, stand up with Hillary because she has stood up with us. And, why because it's true, together we are Stronger Together. Thank you. God bless our nominee, and God bless America. I love you. [chanting USA USA] TENNESSEE STATE REPRESENTATIVE RAUMESH AKBARI 17:13:11 Good evening my fellow Democrats! I am thrilled to join you here in Philadelphia. It's my honor to serve as the youngest member of the Tennessee General Assembly, representing the "Fighting 26" Tennessee House Democratic Caucus. My fellow young people, we have a choice, and it's crystal clear to me! What side of history do we want to be on? Which political leader will we allow to define our generation? Will we raise our voice and demand a leader who will fight for debt-free college education? A leader who will make community college free for all students. 17:14:08 A leader who will help people loaded down with crippling student loan debt, a leader who will push new strategies to help people in our generation. Will you join me and support a leader who understands that the deep racial wounds of our country have not yet healed, but together we can work to be the change we wish to see in the world? 17:14:39 Will you stand with a leader who has defined her life by helping the least among us - from going down to segregated Alabama as a law student, to working with the Children's Defense Fund, to fighting for healthcare for children across this nation, and to stand up and proclaim for women everywhere and proclaiming that "Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights." 17:15:10 Come on ya'll, she's a bad sister. The stakes are too high, the consequences are too severe. In Cleveland last week, the RNC nominated a man who has defined his campaign on words that divide us and walls that divide us and they approved a party platform that enshrines intolerance. Now listen whether you're a Republican, Democrat, an Independent; whether you're black, white, Latino, or Asian; whether you are gay, straight, or transgender; whether you run a ranch, a farm, a church, or a beauty shop down in Memphis, Tennessee - Secretary Clinton is a fighter for us all. 17:16:09 Y'all these next few months won't be easy. But when has fighting for what's right ever been easy? We are more powerful than we dare think If we are willing to work together. We are stronger together. So stand up y'all! Go back to your cities , go back to your states! To make sure Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is the next President of the United States of America. Thank you all and God Bless. NEVADA STATE SENATOR RUBEN J. KIHUEN 17:17:05 How is it going Democrats? How is it going Nevada? My name is Ruben Kihuen. I am the proud son of a housekeeper and a former farm worker. My family came to America from Mexico when I was 8 years old. My parents knew, if we worked hard, sacrificed and played by the rules, in America we would succeed. For 23 years, my mother has cleaned hotel rooms in Las Vegas, working tirelessly, without complaint, to provide for her family. In America, she got a decent wage, health care, and the protection of a union - Culinary Union 226. [applause] 17:18:19 In America, her youngest son had the opportunity to learn English in public schools, play soccer in public parks, and work his way through an affordable public university. Today, that 8-year-old is standing here as a State Senator and a candidate for United States America, for Congress for the fourth congressional district. That is the beauty of America. That is the American dream. Donald Trump and Republicans tell a different story about immigrant families like mine. To them, we are "rapists" and "criminals." Rapists and criminals. They believe in building walls and pitting Americans against each other. 17:19:17 Donald Trump fears us - worse, he incites that fear in others. He must be terrified of me, a Mexican immigrant running for United State's Congress. The truth Donald Trump doesn't want you to know is this: Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Senor Trump [in spanish: not all of us are criminals, not all of us are rapist, some of us are hardworking who came to this country to work honestly. We are American.] We are all dreamers. We dream of more than just citizenship. 17:20:07 We, like all Americans, dream of a good education, a good-paying job, to own our own car, and our own home, that our kids will breathe clean air and grow up on safe streets. We dream of an economy that works for everyone - with a living wage, affordable health care, a secure retirement and debt-free college. 17:20:39 We dream of our daughters knowing in their heart they too can be President of the United States. Todos somos soñadores - we are all dreamers. Hillary Clinton has spent her entire life fighting for our dreams. Democrats, this our time! Time to reject the fears of Trump, time to take back Congress, time to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the united states of america, and time to make our dreams into reality! Thank you! FORMER PHILADELPHIA MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER 17:21:40 Good evening Democrats. Philadelphia has always been a friendly place for Democrats. But I have to say, that this week, there is a little extra brotherly love and sisterly affection in the air. For 8 years, I was privileged to serve as the mayor of this great American city, Philadelphia. 17:22:14 I'm very proud that my administration and the host committee brought our convention to Philadelphia. I hope you have had a great time. Philadelphia is my town. I grew up here. I built my career and raised my family here. And so it is with tremendous pride that here in a city known for its history, I cast my ballot for our historic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Now I've known Hillary for decades. I've known her as a champion for our cities. I've known her as a change maker for our citizens. And I've known her as a leader whose career has been defined by a simple creed: Gsd. Get stuff done. 17:23:12 As a city mayor, that's what we are expected to do every day. Our neighbors hold us accountable for our problems, whatever they may be. Complicated problems don't have simple solutions. So we need a president whose ideas and attention span is longer than 140 characters. Hillary Clinton is a leader who won't let complexity be the enemy of opportunity. When she sees a problem, she makes an action plan and she gets stuff done. She has a plan. To make an historic investment in jobs. She has a plan to reform our broken criminal justice system. She has a plan to keep us safe from the epidemic of gun violence that is killing so many of our children, especially so many young black men. 17:24:12 Who are precious to our country and its future. What's more, Hillary's plans have details because details matter. Now, Trump says he has some plans. But when you're looking down at America from the top of Trump tower, you can't see the details because there are none. After 8 incredible years of progress under president Barack Obama, we can't afford to hand our country over to a con man who thinks the presidency is an entry-level job on the apprentice. Hillary is the champion our cities need. And she will be the president our citizens and our nation deserve. Hillary Clinton gets stuff done. Thank you. Love you Philly. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE EMANUEL CLEAVER (MISSOURI) 17:25:33 Thank you, thank you. Let me begin by issuing a heartfelt invitation to our Republican friends: If your party is no longer becoming to you, then you should be coming to us. I have known Hillary Clinton for more than 25 years. And let me tell you, she's never let me down. And she won't let you down either. In spite of what you heard last week, it is not midnight in America. Midnights can be cold and crippling. And President Obama did not leave us in the cold, and we are certainly not crippling. In reality, the sun has barely risen over the vastness of these United States. It is dawn in America and we are in the process of becoming. 17:26:43 Yes, if you want to say what the Bible says, we are not yet what we shall become. At a time when the citizens of this amazing country are jittery over a multitude of fears and heartaches, we need a leader who will become a trafficker in optimism and a peace peddler. Hillary will build a future we can all be part of and proud of. There's an old story about Andrew Jackson. As a child, he looked like anything but a future general or president. In fact, one of his boyhood friends said Jim Brown who lived in the same area, could throw Andrew to the ground three times out of four in wrestling matches. 17:27:33 Years later, a writer would ask "Why was there four matches? Jim should have won since in wrestling, if a person is thrown three times, it's all over, they lose. So what happened?" "Well, Jim would throw ole Andy BUT he'd get right up. Because Andy just wouldn't stay throwed - he wouldn't stay throwed!" Now the first president in history who wouldn't stay throwed was a little baby born in Bethlehem of Judea and that baby grew up, created a tumult and put him in a grave and three days later the world knew he wouldn't stay throwed. [SHORT VIDEO OF TRUMP] CO-CHAIR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LGBT EQUALITY CAUCUS CONGRESSMAN SEAN PATRICK MALONEY (NEW YORK) 17:30:06 >> Good evening, my name is Sean Patrick Maloney. I'm the first openly gay person ever elected to congress from the state of New York. The great state of New York. You know, last week a speaker at the Republican convention called equality a quote distraction. 17:30:34 Who cares he asked. Well, I care. My husband Randy and our 3 children care. These lgbt leaders standing with me throughout this hall and the country care. The authors of our nation's declaration of independence signed right here in Philadelphia they cared. Americans at Seneca Falls, Selma and stonewall they cared. 17:31:04 And Hillary Clinton cares too. You know I want to tell you a story, on June 26th 2015 I was walking to work past the supreme A crowd was gathered, awaiting the Court's historic marriage decision. 17:31:22 The news hit like a thunderclap. A lot of us wept. Then, spontaneously, hundreds joined together to sing our national anthem. I called Randy. I could barely speak. You see, Randy and I have been together for 24 years, 23 of those years we've been raising children. Yes our family is a little bit different, but we read bedtime stories the same, we tie shoes, and check homework the same. We dream and comfort the same. But until that day, we weren't the same, not really, not in the eyes of the law. So, as I listened to our national anthem, I realized that our family, our love was no longer less than. We were now equal. 17:32:36 You know. it's a beautiful thing when your country catches up to you. When your basic rights and your very family are on the line, it matters what happens in those beautiful buildings with marble columns. It matters who's leading our country. It matters if they care. 17:33:01 America, we have a choice. Donald Trump doesn't care about some families. He's against marriage equality. He wants to go back. When I first met Hillary Clinton in Manchester, New Hampshire 24 years ago, I was a nobody. I was a nobody. I was some gay kid sleeping on a couch. I was scared to death that who I was wasn't going to be okay, it would mean that I would not be able to be who I was and that no one would ever care about me. And here was this woman, this incredible woman who was about to become our First Lady. And she cared. Over the last 24 years she has kept on caring about me, my husband, and our kids. She has seen us, really seen us. And I've seen the way my kids look at her, knowing that she cares about our family, that she cares about your family. That she cares about all families. And that's why we must care about this election 17:34:05 Now, I want to introduce Sarah McBride. Sarah McBride is a courageous young leader,and she is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention. Sarah-- it's about time. Sarah it is an honor to make history with you, because we are Stronger Together. LGBT RIGHTS ACTIVIST SARAH MCBRIDE FIRST TRANSGENDER SPEAKER AT A CONVENTION. 17:35:03 Thank you so much congressman. My name is Sarah McBride, and I am a proud transgender American. Four years ago, I came out as transgender while serving as student body president in college. At the time, I was scared. I worried that my dreams and my identity were mutually exclusive. 17:35:49 Since then though, I have seen that change is possible. I witnessed history while interning in the White House and helping my home state of Delaware pass protections for transgender people. Today, I see this change in the work of the LGBT Caucus and in my own job at the Human Rights Campaign. 17:36:18 But despite our progress, so much work remains. Will we be a nation where there's only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live? Or, will we be a nation where everyone has the freedom to live openly and equally; a nation that's Stronger Together? That's the question in this election. 17:36:47 For me, this struggle for equality became all the more urgent when I learned that my future husband, Andrew, was battling cancer. I met Andy, who was a transgender man, fighting for equality and we fell in love. And even in the face of his terminal illness - this 28 year-old - he never wavered in his commitment to our cause and his belief that this country can change. We married in 2014, and just five days after our wedding, he passed away. 17:37:30 Knowing Andy left me profoundly changed. But more than anything else, his passing taught me that every day matters when it comes to building a world where every person can live their life to the fullest. Hillary Clinton understands the urgency of our fight. She'll work with us to pass the Equality Act, to combat violence against transgender women of color, and to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic once and for all. 17:38:13 Today in America, LGBTQ people are still targeted by hate that lives in both laws and in hearts. Many still struggle just to get by. But I believe that tomorrow can be different. Tomorrow, we can be respected and protected - especially if Hillary Clinton is our president. And that's why I'm proud to stand here and say that I'm with Her. Thank you all very much. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DOLORES HUERTA 17:39:32 Donald Trump. (Speaking Spanish) Like Hillary Clinton, I have spent my whole life fighting for human rights for women, for workers, for immigrants, for every person that does not have a voice. And with Donald Trump on the ballot, hey, we could not be quiet. He insults Latinos, like as if we were second-class citizens. Like we are newcomers to this country. 17:40:30 Hey, I've got news for Donald Trump okay? Because we have been here all along. We helped build this country and we are still continuing to build this country. My great grandfather, Marshall St. John, he was in the civil war on the union side. My father Juan Fernandez was a farm worker, an accountant and assemblyman, a U.S. Veteran like Cesar Chavez. And my son continues that tradition because he is running for the U.S. Congress from bakersfield, California. 17:41:30 Now, listen to this. 800,000 Latinos turn 18 years old every single year. And their contributions to social security and medicare, they are going to ensure that our seniors have that safety net. So,we are not a footnote in American history. We are actually helping write this history, okay? And we are going to take our Latino power and we are going to use it in November. Because our votes are going to increase paychecks. Our votes will get immigration reform. Our votes will secure reproductive rights for women. But, we have to be active Democrats. Because, every Democrat needs to be an activist. Okay? 17:42:39 We have to use every single minute to have it be an organizing moment. We have to use every single moment to make sure to get the voters ready so that they can vote, so we can educate them, so we can knock on the doors and hey, we got to make sure everybody gets involved in this election. And please, remind everybody election day is the most important day of our life. Remember this, I have know hillary clinton for 25 years and I have worked with her and this si why I trust her. During my lifetime, Hillary and the democratic party they have always stood with us the Latino community. 17:43:43 With an experienced and a visionary leader like Hillary, we've got to put her in the driver's seat and with her co pilot, TIm Kaine, you know what, they will drive us on that journey for justice and equality. But you know, she can't do it alone. We have got to be the energy, we have got to be the wheels and she can't go forward without us. And Donald Trump, you need to get out of the way. And if he doesn't, we need to take him out of the way. 17:44:33 So we will show Donald Trump and his republican friends who's got the power. I"m going to ask you--who's got the power? And I want you to say voting power. What kind of power? [crowd says voting power] Okay so let's use that voting power in November. Can we do it? What do we say? Let's all say si se puede, si se puede, si se puede, si se puede. Thank you very much. Muchas Gracias. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOYCE BEATTY (OHIO) 17:45:44 Good evening, fellow Democrats! I'm thrilled to see so many people from the great state of Ohio here tonight. It is an honor to be here on this historic evening, when we move one step closer to electing the 45th President of these United States of America. Yes, united not divided. I emphasize "united" because - like Hillary Clinton - I know that we are Stronger Together. This election to me is about choosing between two fundamentally different visions of America, and I believe the choice is crystal clear. 17:46:45 Hillary Clinton is by far the most experienced, qualified, and skilled candidate. She cares deeply about each and every American: no matter what you look like, where you are from, or who you love. But Donald Trump, on the other hand, is the most divisive and ill-prepared candidate we've seen in modern times - looking to wind back the clock on all the progress we have made as a nation together. He has built a career on intimidation, discrimination, and bullying - at the expense of and on the backs of small businesses and hardworking families. 17:47:48 In contrast, Hillary Clinton has devoted her entire career to lifting up hardworking families, women, and small businesses. I want you and all Americans to know the Hillary Clinton that I know. The Hillary who sits with me and talks about her grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan, and my grandchildren, Leah and Spencer. The Hillary who sees unlimited potential in every child. The Hillary who fights for civil rights and freedom for all. 17:48:37 The Hillary who will fight for the hope of a brighter future, a more inclusive America, and greater global peace and cooperation. Americans want a Commander-in-Chief, not a Divider-in-Chief. I know which one I choose, and that is the future 45th President of the United States of America, my good friend, Hillary Clinton! I'm with her, because she's with us. I am Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and I approve this message. God bless you, and God bless these United States of America. Love you Ohio. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON 17:53:32 I'm here tonight, in part, because my home state of Minnesota has been hit hard by tragedy. And we're not alone. Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; and Falcon Heights, Minnesota should tell us that we need a wise, compassionate, and strong leader for all Americans. When I was elected to the United States Senate 16 years ago, I was seated next to the new Senator from New York, Hillary Clinton. For the next six years, I saw - up close and in person - precisely the kind of leader this country needs right now. In the Senate, Hillary was a trusted partner on both sides of the aisle. She listened to people explain their problems, not just from New York but throughout our entire country. She championed their causes, because she shared the belief of Minnesota's great Senator Paul Wellstone that we all do better when we all do better. 17:54:30 Hillary Clinton has dedicated her life to serving the needs of others. Donald Trump, on the other hand - well, Donald Trump has dedicated his life to serving himself. He's driven small businesses into the ground by refusing to pay his bills. He's played his shareholders for suckers and ripped off hard-working, responsible Americans. At every turn in his life, he has stepped on others just to climb a little higher himself. And now he wants to step over all of us. 17:55:06 But Democrats - we're going to send him a message, aren't we? My old partner in the Senate, Hillary Clinton, will make sure of that. She has been traveling all over this country, listening and learning and offering real solutions to the problems Americans face: a 100-days jobs plan that includes the largest investment in good-paying jobs since World War II, a plan to make debt-free college available to everyone, 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, and giving every four-year-old a chance to go to high-quality preschool. 17:55:39 Hillary Clinton will also bring her lifelong fight for universal healthcare - including the choice of a public option - to the White House. Thanks to President Obama and the Affordable Care Act, we've made a lot of progress getting people covered. But for too many families, out-of-pocket costs are still too high. Prescription drugs are still too expensive. It's time we decided once and for all that the purpose of health insurance is to give Americans the health care they need at prices they can afford, not to pad the profits of corporate America. If they won't do it, we will, and Hillary Clinton will lead the charge. 17:56:23 America needs a president who will pull us together and move us ahead, a president who knows we are "Stronger Together." This president is Hillary Clinton. The choice could not be clearer. The choice could not be more important. And that's why I am so proud to stand with all of you and to support Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI 17:57:06 Good evening. Buenas noches. It's great to be here from Los Angeles, Los Angeles is a city with such a huge, thriving Latino population that we expect Donald Trump to build a wall around us. I'm a proud American and as I travel around this country, from the Midwest, where my wife is from, to the South, where I became a Navy officer, to towns across the Southwest I visited during this campaign, I heard Americans anxious about their future. And after last week's convention in Cleveland, I can understand why. There, instead of ideas, it was insults. Instead of policy, it was polarization. Instead of hope, it was hatred. 17:57:54 As a mayor, I'm here to tell you: America's cities don't have time for theatrics. America's cities have urgent problems to solve. That's why local leaders across America support Hillary Clinton, and that's why we understands she will help us do the work, the urgent work of America. In Los Angeles, we looked at America's crumbling infrastructure and we are fixing it - putting more than 500,000 people and $50 billion to work rebuilding and repairing our roads, our port, our airport, and our infrastructure. 17:58:35 In Los Angeles, we saw too many Americans living in poverty, so we became the biggest city in America to raise the minimum wage to $15, inspiring other cities and states to follow. In Los Angeles, we saw too many lives lost to gun violence, so we banned high-capacity magazines and we are taking illegal guns off our streets. In Los Angeles, we saw too many high school dropouts and too many graduates in debt, so we are making community college free. We didn't do any of this by finding a common enemy. We found a common purpose. America doesn't need a political pyromaniac for president. 17:59:27 Donald Trump has no vision for our country and no genuine answer to our challenges. His voice is loud, his language is coarse, and his politics has a darkness that would not only stop, but reverse the march of progress towards the greater, more prosperous, more equal America we can and we must become. 17:59:51 Elect Donald Trump and get empty promises and no plan for our country. Elect Hillary Clinton and get the biggest investment in infrastructure since World War II. Elect Hillary Clinton and raise the minimum wage across the country. Elect Hillary Clinton and reduce gun violence on our streets. Elect Hillary Clinton and make debt free college available to everybody. 18:00:18 We've done it in L.A.; we've done it as Democrats, local leaders across America's cities; now let's do it for our entire country. You see, that's Hillary Clinton's vision - a united America working together. And it's that vision that makes it possible for me to be here with you tonight. I'm just your average Mexican-American Jewish Italian, but my ancestors, my forebears faced with war and persecution, they crossed oceans and rivers to come to this improbable, miraculous democracy. 18:00:56 My grandfather, Salvador, as a baby was carried over the borders in his mother's arms (speaks spanish, mi bisabuela), during the Mexican revolution. My other grandfather, Harry, was the son of Russian Jews fleeing persecution. They and their wives, Juanita and Julia, a meatpacker and public school teacher, made their lives here. 18:01:19 And after Pearl Harbor, one of my grandfathers answered his nation's call and manufactured uniforms for GIs. The other put that uniform on, fought for the only country he knew, crossed an ocean never knowing if he'd come home and he earned his citizenship as a result. Well today, their grandson is the mayor of the largest city in the largest state in this union, humbled to be standing before you tonight. America works best when every strand is woven into our national fabric. Some of us make the uniforms. Some of us wear the uniforms. But each of us has a role. 18:02:00 And that is the great work that lies ahead, to build a nation that is stronger than the one we inherited. When we mock immigrants and the disabled, when we mock indians and women, we mock our own history. This is a nation where Navajo code talkers, and women on assembly lines, and Japanese-American GIs whose families were in internment camps, won a war led by a president who couldn't walk. That is our America and that is the great work that Hillary Clinton will lead us in as the next President of the United States. 18:02:32 Hermanos y hermanas, juntos somos más fuertes. We are Stronger Together. Thank you. U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE KATIE MCGINTY (PENNSYLVANIA) 18:03:11 Hello, and thank you for joining us in Philadelphia - the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love! I am running for United States Senate here in Pennsylvania, and I know that, during these last few days, you've seen that Pennsylvania is great,and it is great, for the same reasons America is great: hard work, timeless values, and the belief that we each must look out for each other. 18:03:50 I was raised here in Philadelphia, the ninth of 10 kids in a big, loud Irish family. My grandparents were Irish immigrants; now, my parents, they didn't have college degrees. Dad walked the beat as a police officer. And mom, well, she worked as a restaurant hostess. But when we were growing up, none of that mattered. You see, we learned to love our God and our country. We learned that success is not a product of pedigree - no, if you want to succeed, you just have to give it your all, every day, and then we willing to give back. 18:04:44 For my brothers and sisters and me, that was the deal. But for so many families today, that deal is off the table. Why? Because, today, middle-class families aren't making a dime in real terms more than they were two decades ago - but we know, costs have being going through the roof. 18:05:14 Here are the facts: We have the most productive economy in the world, but the benefits of that productivity all go to the top. Top executives used to make 30 times the average guy or gal. Now it's over 300 times. That's wrong for our families and that is wrong for America. The truth is that fear and anxiety do reach far and wide across this great country. Hard-working people are feeling anxious and insecure. But we have a choice. Our choice is how do we respond. And it's this choice that is on the ballot in November. 18:06:14 Now, we could respond with more scapegoating and fear mongering. That's the tack of Donald Trump and my opponent Pat Toomey. Blame the Mexicans. Blame the Muslims. Blame the government. Build a wall. For goodness sakes, the Donald even blamed the pope! My dear mother, God rest her soul, would be turning over in her grave on that one! And you know what these guys also say: "Hand it over to Wall Street." Pat Toomey made his millions on Wall Street. And he's still trying to sell us the same old trickle-down, we're not buying it. We know that trickle down only benefits those who are already at the top. Trust the stock market with your hard-earned Social Security, Pat Toomey says. Trust the wheelers and dealers with your savings, and you will be living large. But you know what? We've seen this bad movie, and all of its sequels many times before. And the ending is always the same: Things work out for the big shots, and everyone else, the average Joe, the average Jane, everyone else gets stiffed with the bill! 18:07:44 Now, we also have a different choice. We can work together. We can expand opportunity. We can respect every single person in this country. We can build on the strength of our diversity, and the diversity of our strengths. You know, my brothers are heavy equipment operators, a printer, an X-ray certified welder. And we know a great country doesn't just buy and consume stuff. A great country makes and builds stuff. And so as Democrats, we can - and we must - and we will work for good schools, and affordable college, and job-training that enables our families and our neighbors to make and build the economy of tomorrow. 18:08:49 This is the American way: Work hard, get ahead. This is what I will fight for in the United States Senate - and this is what Hillary Clinton will fight for and deliver for us in the White House. Thank you and God bless America! U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TAMMY DUCKWORTH (ILLINOIS) 18:09:48 Twelve years ago, I was copiloting a Black Hawk helicopter over Iraq. A rocket-propelled grenade ripped through our cockpit, and I'm only here tonight because of the miracles that followed. Some I can explain, like the bravery of my crew, determined not to leave me behind. Some I can't, like the shrapnel from the explosion passing through the spinning rotor blades without destroying them, allowing us to land. 18:10:25 What I do know is that I started that day doing what I loved. I ended it knocked down. Surviving only because my buddies refused to leave me and wouldn't stop, even as they struggled to carry my body, with its missing limbs. Eleven days later, I woke up with a debt I can never repay. And I still wake up every morning trying to be worthy of them and their struggle, of this miraculous second chance. 18:11:06 My family and I had been knocked down before. My dad, a proud Marine, lost his job in his fifties. For a little time, my Dad did odd jobs; my Mom took in sewing; I got a minimum-wage job. We relied on food stamps to help us get by. The summer before I started college, my parents walked everywhere instead of taking the bus. Once a week, they would hand over that saved up bus money, $10, to the university housing office, a deposit so I could move into the dorms in the fall. 18:11:44 Thanks to Pell Grants, work study, affordable student loans, and lots of waitressing, I fulfilled my dream of college. I worked hard, but I had a lot of help from my community and my country. And my story is not unique.It's a story about why this is the greatest nation on earth, a nation that so many are willing to die defending. A nation that says if you keep working hard, we won't abandon you. 18:12:23 Of course, in Donald Trump's America, if you get knocked down, you stay down. By the way, Donald Trump, I didn't put my life on the line to defend our democracy so you could invite Russia to interfere in it. You are not fit to be Commander-in-Chief. My fellow Americans: We can choose a different path. Ten years after my helicopter was shot down, almost to the day, I got my most important job: I became a mom. We named our little girl after Abigail Adams, who urged her husband to "remember the ladies" as he and his colleagues first declared our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - just a few miles from this very spot. 18:13:22 My Abigail already knows that women can fly helicopters in combat. And in 102 days, when we elect Hillary, my daughter's first memories of a President will be of a woman. Democrats, democrats, tonight, let's go forward with confidence and pride in who we are and what we believe. We're Democrats because we stand up for the most vulnerable among us. We embrace the notion that lifting one another up doesn't cost nearly as much as leaving other Americans behind. We stand up for immigrants and people with disabilities. And we defend-- and we defend the basic values that have made, and will keep, America the greatest country in the world. 18:14:20 May God bless each and every one of you. May God bless our troops. And always, may God bless the United States of America. [VIDEO] CAROLE KING SINGING "YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND" 18:19:28 Hello Idaho! 18:19:40 [song starts] 18:24:06 [VIDEO] U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES CLYBURN (SOUTH CAROLINA) 18:25:32 Thank you thank you very very much. My Fellow Democrats, and hello, South Carolina! As the father of three daughters and grandfather of two adorable granddaughters, I am proud to stand before you as we prepare to offer the American people an opportunity to smash through the ultimate glass ceiling in our nation by nominating for President of the United States a person who is more qualified - by education and training, experience and temperament - than anyone who has ever offered for the job. And when it comes to current occupants, it ain't even close. 18:26:27 The changes we seek for our great country will not come easy. To achieve a stronger and better America, we need a leader who is willing and able to fight for the dreams of all Americans. If there's one thing I know about Hillary Clinton it is this: She is a fighter. And she fights with her head and her heart. 18:27:02 In my home state of South Carolina, we often say, "you can best tell what a person will do by looking at what he or she has done." When she graduated from law school, Hillary Clinton came to South Carolina to help reform our juvenile justice system and traveled across the region to make the 1965 Voting Rights Act real in the lives of all Americans. In Arkansas, she fought to reform education. As First Lady, she fought for universal health care and succeeded in helping secure the Children's Health Insurance Program that provides healthcare for millions of children and laid the groundwork for the Affordable Care Act. 18:28:04 As a Senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton always worked to advance our nation's "pursuit of a more perfect union." Hillary Clinton knows that we must take effective action on the issue of income inequality. She has embraced the Congressional Black Caucus's 10-20-30 plan to target federal resources into areas of persistent poverty. Hillary Clinton's first policy speech in this campaign was on criminal justice reform. She will work to get rid of mandatory minimums, and mass incarcerations, and private for-profit prisons. 18:28:58 Hillary Clinton does not (?) getting outside of her comfort zone. She knows that we are stronger as a nation when we work together. She embodies our nation's motto, E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. John F. Kennedy challenged us to reach for the moon, and we did. Lyndon Baines Johnson courageously tackled poverty and inequality in America; and his achievements continue to lift our communities and sustain our citizens. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed us to the mountaintop, and although we are not there yet, we are still climbing. And with President Hillary Clinton, America will rise even further. 18:30:01 ?My standing before you tonight is a testament to the strength of our party, the goodness of our people, and the greatness of our nation. Our nation is strong, but we can be stronger. Americans are good, but we can be better. America is great, but it can be greater. 18:30:34 ? My fellow Democrats, America's brightest days are yet to come. We have bigger and better things to achieve. But achieving bigger and better things requires working together and working harder. Let's emerge from Philadelphia working together to make our nation stronger, Americans better, and America greater by electing Hillary Clinton the next President of these United States. God bless each and every one of you and God bless these United States of America. Thank you. 18:31:30 [VIDEO] U.S. SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI AND THE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SENATE 18:35:36 >> In 1987, in 1987 I was the first. [Cheering and applause] In 1987, I was the first democratic woman elected to the senate in her own right. [Cheering and applause] Yes, the history of women in the senate is that short. It's about 4'11". Thought I was the first, I didn't want to be the only. I get one candle, but I wanted more women so we could light a torch and lighten the load on all of you. 18:36:30 As our ranks have grown, I have had the privilege of mentoring so many talented women. And you know what, in 2000 I got a call from one of them. She was considering the senate run, but she had one question. She said to me senator barb, can a senator really get things done? I told her a lot and boy did she prove me right. As a senator she championed the economic security of American families. When Republicans tried to turn social security over to the big banks, she helped to give her a (?). When the supreme court told Billy Ledbetter no way on equal pay... She pushed for the lily ledbetter fair pay act to guarantee equal pay for equal work. I finished that job and the fair pay act was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law. Her name was Hillary Clinton and she's going to be our next president. [Cheering and applause] 18:37:38 But you know what? She needs help across the generations, so I just have one question: Are you with us? [Cheering and applause] Families of America, it's time to suit up. Women, put your lipstick on. Men, polish those shoes. Our shoulders are square. We are are ready to fight to put Hillary in the White House because we know she'll carry the torch for all of us. [Cheering and applause] SEN. PATTY MURRAY OF WA 18:38:18 Year after year in the senate, we have faced ridiculous antics from Republicans determined to roll back health care options for women. But with Hillary Clinton they never stood a chance. When the Bush administration tried to block women's access to plan B contraception, Hillary was by my side and ready to fight. [Cheering and applause] 18:38:48 Our demand was simple: Base decisions about women's health on science, not political ideology. Together we stood up to an administration ruled by special interests and the extreme right. We refused to back down until the FDA did their job and put science and women first. Now, women across America are free to choose safe, emergency contraception. That's Hillary, a leader who knows how to stand her ground, fight for what is right and move our country forward. [Cheering and applause] SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW OF MICHIGAN 18:39:44 In 1995, I was there. I saw Hillary speak at the united nations fourth world conference on women in beijing. It was a tense time. There was a great deal of anticipation around the first lady's remarks, whether she would speak, what would she say? I watched with a crowd of women as she named one after another injustices suffered by women around the world, she was calm and determined and absolutely fearless as she declared that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights. As a woman and as an American I was filled with pride. That's Hillary. In beijing she broke the silence and this November she will break the glass ceiling once and for all. SEN. MARIA CANTWELL OF WA 18:40:55 As a former business woman I can tell you how important family and medical leave is for twenty-first century jobs. Hillary fought for that. She fought for a higher minimum wage. She knows we build our economy from the middle out. She supports new apprentice job training programs for laid off workers and she wants to make sure that we help everyone. I watched her grow a seattle-based organization, moms rising, fighting for economic security and now it's a million people and mom's rising and Hillary are fighting for paid family leave. [Cheering and applause] 18:41:43 Hillary's opponent might have built buildings and casinos, but Hillary is building the foundation of an economy that works for everyone and that's real change. [Cheering and applause] SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR OF MN 18:41:58 Minnesota steelworkers have a group of workers called the women of steel. The senators up here are women of steel and Hillary Clinton is a woman of steel. Here's my Hillary story. After that devastating earthquake hit Haiti, somewhere in the rubble were dozens of orphans set to be adopted by families in my state. Distraught Minnesota moms were on the ground looking for their babies. When they called me I called the only person I knew would help secretary of state Hillary Clinton. She did not pawn it off, she went to work, she got those babies home. That's hillary. The friend who takes the call, the mom who gets it done right. Those kids may never know she changed their lives forever, but she did. That's a leader and that's our next president. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL OF MO 18:43:15 We all know that Hillary--[applause]--We all know that Hillary is the most knowledgeable most experienced most capable leader to run for president, maybe ever. But here's something you may not know, earlier this year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer hillary called me to check in. not once, not twice, but several times. Here she was in the middle of an intense campaign and she was asking me questions about my treatment. She wanted to know how they were going and she told me to keep up the fight. Her words gave me strength during one of the toughest tests of my life. 18:44:16 And let me tell you she didn't do it because I was a senator, there are thousands of people across this country who could tell the exact same story I am telling you tonight. She has the intelligence, she has the work ethic, but most importantly she has the heart to lead this country. 4SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN OF NH 18:44:46 As all of us here know, our policies abroad have real consequences at home. For 15 years a printing manufacturer in my state of New Hampshire struggled with a foreign trade dispute. The cost to the company were so high hundreds of jobs were threatened, at Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing for secretary of state I brought the issue to her attention. And she promised to look into it. Well, within just 90 days the issue was resolved. Here Hillary was a newly minted secretary of state, having to get up to speed on every major issue across the globe and yet she kept her word and she took the time to help out one struggling new hampshire company, but that's hillary, when you need a champion, there is no one better to have in your corner. SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OF NY 18:45:59 Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton has been a mentor to me throughout my whole career. But long before our first conversation Hillary spoke to me. In fact she was speaking to a room full of women, members of a democratic organization I had just joined but standing in the back of that crowded room I felt like she was talking directly to me. And she said decisions are being made everyday in Washington and if you are not part of those decisions and you don't like what they decide, you have no one to blame but yourself. 18:46:40 Hillary believes that to her core! It's why after nearly 4 decades of public service she is still fighting to make a difference and it's why I'm proud to fight for her. SEN. TAMMY BALDWIN OF WI 18:47:03 When I was 9, I was hospitalized for three months with a serious illness. My grandparents raised me and their family health plan didn't cover grandchildren. They had to pay my medical bills out of pocket. Then I was considered a child with a preexisting condition and they couldn't find me coverage at any price. I entered public service to fight for healthcare coverage for all. Especially children and young adults. Hillary Clinton has led that fight for decades. With the help of her relentless advocacy 8 million children are insured and their families more secure. When I got to congress I continued Hillary's work to ensure that our most vulnerable children have the care they need. That's Hillary. As president she will fight for healthier families and a fair shot for all. SEN. MAZIE HIRONO OF HAWAII 18:48:15 I am an immigrant. My mother brought me to America for a better future. Growing up, I understood that a better future doesn't just happen. As Americans, we have work for the changes we seek. college, appalled by the Vietnam War, I became an activist. When I met Hillary Clinton, I found a kindred spirit. Hillary is a policymaker with an activist's heart. She knows that the most effective way to make change is to claim a seat at the table. But no matter how high she's climbed, she's never forgotten who she's fighting for. Children. Working families. Immigrants. Small businesses. That's Hillary. Wherever people are getting a raw deal, she is with them, fighting to make it right. That's why I'm with Her. SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN OF MA 18:49:37 I believe it's important to fight back when powerful people try to rig the system. Guys like Donald Trump will do anything to help the rich and powerful get richer and more powerful, and Trump is willing to step on anyone who gets in his way. Hillary Clinton knows how to fight back against dangerous, loud-mouthed bullies. For 25 years, she's been on the receiving end of one attack after another. But she doesn't back down. She doesn't whine. She doesn't run to Twitter to give people ugly nicknames. And she sure as heck doesn't quit. Hillary just keeps right on fighting for the people who need her most. That's Hillary. She's battle-tested, and she's the fighter working families need in the White House. SEN. BARBARA BOXER OF CA 18:50:41 When Hillary Clinton made history-- when hillary clinton made history and joined us in the United Senate, she was not seeking the spotlight. We served together on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and, let me tell you, she was a workhorse. Humble, steady, ready to learn. Then, just eight months later, she was thrust into the middle of the WORST attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. In the dark dark days that followed 9/11, I saw Hillary's true character. She consoled a grieving population. She sprung into action, securing benefits for the families of the fallen and getting the funding New York needed to rebuild. 18:51:48 When Ground Zero responders became sick, she demanded answers from the Bush Administration. I saw her do it. She fought to make sure that they got the healthcare they need. And, and when the cameras were off, she never stopped working and she never stopped fighting, and that's why members on both sides of the aisle praised her for her dignity, her resolve, and her effectiveness. 18:52:23 That's Hillary. In crisis or in calm, whether we need a hand or a real heart-to-heart, we can always count on her to come through. As our Dean, Senator Mikulski, likes to say, this election is not about gender, it's about an a-genda, one that includes every single American. And we, the Democratic women of the Senate, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Hillary, resolved and ready to make her the next President of the United States of America! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WATCH PARTIES 18:54:58 MARLON MARSHALL: What's going on Philadelphia. Who's excited to hear tonight from the next president of the united states hillary clinton? Engage with purpose, organize with heart, win everyday. That's the motto of our organizing program on the hillary clinton campaign. I'm an organizer at heart, I organize everyday on behalf of my mother. Hi mom. For 35 years she taught 4th and 5th grade at an under resourced school at my hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri. 18:55;30 She used her own money to buy pencils paper and other items because she believed all kids deserved education regardless of the zip code they lived in. Like my mother hillary clinton has fought for kids for over 30 years. Hillary also believes in organizing because she knows we are stronger together. That's why on July 18th, we announced the campaign wide push to register and commit 3 million people to vote during the campaign. Three million stronger is about taking action in our communities, bringing many voters into this process, including the voices of young voters and organizing in all 50 states across the country for democrats up and down the ticket. 18:56:24 In fact tonight we have some great organizing happening around the country that we want to show you firsthand right here in convention hall. First we're going to take you to denver colorado--hosting our watch party in denver colorado tonight is reverend lucia guzman the minority leader of the colorado state senate. 18:56:56 GUZMAN ON SATELLITE FEED: Vote vote for hillary clinton. Hola hola hola hola--we stand with hillary because she wants what we want and because she wants what we want, we know that she will stand for justice peace and equality. Vote vote vote. 18:57:21 Madison, WI Our crew in Madison, Wisconsin is at the famous Old Fashioned bar downtown. Their host is Brendan Cohen, who works with his local College Democrats chapter. 18:58:05 New York, NY We've got people gathered in Midtown Manhattan, our host there is Francesca Hogi, who grew up in the Bronx and was one of our best volunteers during the New York primary. 18:59:00 Richmond, VA Our last group is in Richmond, Virginia, home of the next Vice President of the United States, Tim Kaine. Our host there is 12-year-old Elijah Coles-Brown. 18:59:40 MARLON MARSHALL: That's what's all about right there. After today the folks you just met at these watch parties, and there's hundreds going on across the country, they are gonna go out into their neighborhoods and they are gonna register or commit people to vote and participate in 3 million stronger. You can too. And like a true organizer I haven't asked: take out your phones right now, you at home all of you in this room, take it out and text win to 467246 again pull out your cell phone and text WIN to 47246. After you are committed or registered to vote then come volunteer in our campaign to help us win. Be like Ellen Mirren (?) , she is from Nevada. Ellen is in her 80s and comes to the office nearly every day to call voters. She said like president Clinton did this week that she has more yesterdays than tomorrows, and that's why she is working so hard. If Ellen can do it all of you in this room and all of you at home can do it too. So let's stand together, let's stand with Ellen and let's win this upcoming november and elect Hillary clinton the next president of the united states. Thank you.

Aerial view of an oil refinery fire in Bakersfield, California after an earthquake in 1952.

A PAIR OF SEVERE EARTHQUAKES RUMBLED THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY SUNDAY, CRUMBLING BUILDINGS, BUCKLING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND CAUSING AT LEAST ONE DEATH AND MORE THAN 100 INJURIES. OFFICIALS AT CALTECH SEISMOLOGY LABORATORY IN PASADENA SAID THE EPICENTER OF THE FIRST QUAKE, WHICH MEASURED 7.4 ON THE RICHTER SCALE, WAS BETWEEN JOSHUA TREE AND SAN BERNARDINO IN A SPARSELY POPULATED DESERT AREA ABOUT 130 MILES EAST OF LOS ANGELES. THAT AREA HAS HAD A SERIES OF AFTERSHOCKS SINCE A 6.1 QUAKE HIT APRIL 22. RESIDENTS OF THE LOS ANGELES AREA WERE AWAKENED BY A BIG JOLT FOLLOWED BY A 30-SECOND ROLLING MOTION AT 4:58 A.M. PDT. HUNDREDS OF AFTERSHOCKS ROCKED THE AREA IN THE HOURS AFTER THE QUAKE. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE STRUCK AT 8:04 A.M. THAT SEISMOLOGISTS SAID INITIALLY REGISTERED 7.0 ON THE QUAKE-MEASURING SCALE BUT WAS LATER DOWNGRADED 6.5. THE SECOND QUAKE WAS NOT AN AFTERSHOCK OF THE FIRST BUT RATHER A SEPARATE GEOLOGICAL EVENT, THEY SAID. IT WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF BIG BEAR LAKE. IN THEIR WAKE WERE ROCK SLIDES, SCATTERED BRICKS AND CONCRETE CHUNKS, SHARDS OF BROKEN GLASS AND SEGMENTS OF SUN-WARMED ASPHALT THAT UPLIFTED AND SPLIT LIKE A FRESH HOMEMADE COOKIE. PAUL FLORES OF THE STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES SAID SEISMOLOGISTS DETERMINED THE QUAKES WERE PART OF A ``MAJOR EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE'' AND THAT OTHER POWERFUL QUAKES WERE POSSIBLE. ``THE CHANCE OF ANOTHER DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE IS GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT,'' FLORES SAID. OFFICIALS ADVISED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS TO CURTAIL ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL BECAUSE OF THE THREAT TO BRIDGES. IN WASHINGTON, THE WHITE HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT BUSH CANCELED A GOLF DATE TO MONITOR THE QUAKE DEVELOPMENTS.``I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN,'' BUSH SAID UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON AFTER CUTTING SHORT HIS WEEKEND AT THE PRESIDENTIAL RETREAT AT CAMP DAVID, MD. BUSH SAID HE WAS GOING TO GET A BRIEFING ON THE DISASTER, AND PROMISED ``THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY CAN DO.''GOV. PETE WILSON SCHEDULED A TOUR OF THE QUAKE-DAMAGED AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST QUAKE CAUSED THE MOST SEVERE DAMAGE AND AT LEAST ONE DEATH WHEN A BOY WAS CRUSHED BY BRICKS FROM A FALLING CHIMNEY. HOSPITALS NEAR THE EPICENTER OF THE QUAKES REPORTED TREATING MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE FOR VARIOUS INJURIES. `WE DID HAVE A 3 {-YEAR-OLD CHILD KILLED (WHEN) AN UNSECURED FIREPLACE FELL ON THE SLEEPING CHILD,'' YUCCA VALLEY FIRE CHIEF MUNSEY SAID. MUNSEY SAID THE QUAKE APPEARED TO CAUSE FIVE FIRES IN THE YUCCA VALLEY AREA, WHICH HAD SUFFERED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AT LEAST 65 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER IN JOSHUA TREE, SPOKESWOMAN THERESA GRAHAM SAID. MOST OF THE INJURIES RANGED FROM BROKEN BONES TO MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AND SOME COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS AND OTHER HEART-RELATED SYMPTOMS. BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TREATED AT LEAST 27 PEOPLE WITH QUAKE-RELATED INJURIES AND AILMENTS, SPOKESMAN JON SMILEY SAID. SEVERAL OF THE INJURED HAD BROKEN BONES AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE BEING TREATED FOR STROKE AND HEART ATTACKS.BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL'S REMOTE LOCATION, HIGH IN THE RUSTIC MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OF BIG BEAR LAKE, FOUR PEOPLE WERE AIRLIFTED TO OTHER HOSPITALS, SMILEY SAID.AT JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN INDIO, EIGHT PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR EARTHQUAKE-RELATED INJURIES. A FEW PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR MINOR QUAKE-RELATED INJURIES AT DESERT HOSPITAL IN PALM SPRINGS, BUT KAY HAZEN SAID THE HOSPITAL DID NOT YET HAVE A FINAL TALLY.THERE WERE SCATTERED REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN DESERT COMMUNITIES NEAR THE FIRST QUAKE'S EPICENTER. A WALL COLLAPSED AT THE YUCCA BOWL, SENDING BRICKS TUMBLING ACROSS BOWLING LANES. THE OWNER PUT THE LOSS AT $1.2 MILLION.PART OF A ROOF COLLAPSED INTO THE SPORTING GOODS AND AUTOMOTIVE SECTION OF A K-MART. SEVERAL OTHER SHOPS IN COLTON AND REDLANDS SUFFERED BROKEN WINDOWS.BOTH QUAKES WERE REPORTEDLY FELT AS FAR AWAY AS SAN DIEGO AND PHOENIX. STARTLED RESIDENTS OF LAS VEGAS REPORTED RECEIVING A STRONG JOLT AND SEVERAL AFTERSHOCKS.EXPERTS AT CALTECH GAVE THE FIRST MAJOR QUAKE A READING OF 6.6, AND LATER REVISED THAT TO 6.7 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. BUT GEOLOGIST WILLIS JACOBS OF U.S. EARTHQUAKE CENTER IN GOLDEN, COLO., SAID THEIR INSTRUMENTS MEASURED THE QUAKE AS 7.4 ON THE RICHTER SCALE, MAKING IT CAPABLE OF CAUSING WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION. IT WAS NAMED THE LANDERS QUAKE, AFTER A SMALL DESERT TOWN NEAR THE EPICENTER. THE SECOND QUAKE WAS CALLED THE BIG BEAR QUAKE. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WHICH RECORDED THE HIGHER MAGNITUDE READING, SAID THE TEMBLOR WAS THE STRONGEST TO HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1952, WHEN A QUAKE MEASURING 7.7 ROCKED KERN COUNTY AROUND BAKERSFIELD.THE BIG BEAR QUAKE CREATED GAPING CRACKS IN THE ASPHALT OF WINDING MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS AND TOUCHED OFF NUMEROUS ROCKSLIDES, PROMPTING OFFICIALS TO CLOSE OR RESTRICT ACCESS TO AT LEAST SIX ROADWAYS.SOME RESIDENTS OF FOREST FALLS, NORTH OF YUCCA VALLEY, WERE EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION AFTER SLIDES SENT UP THICK CLOUDS OF BROWN DUST.BUT THE LOCATIONS OF THE QUAKES, IN THE SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS, LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE RELATIVELY LIGHT CASUALTY AND DAMAGE FIGURES, OFFICIALS SAID. BY COMPARISON, THE OCT. 17, 1989, QUAKE MEASURING 7.1 THAT STRUCK THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA KILLED 65 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 3,000. MORE THAN 100,000 BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.