By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-2024-democratic-national-convention-night-2 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: 2024 Democratic National Convention Night 2 Politics Updated on Aug 21, 2024 12:32 AM EDT — Published on Aug 20, 2024 2:00 PM EDT The Democratic National Convention returns for a second day Tuesday with a tribute to Vice President Kamala Harris from her husband, first gentleman Doug Emhoff, and speeches from former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. PBS News special coverage begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch that live in our player above. Day 1 of the DNC gave President Joe Biden a moment to shine and celebrate his accomplishments before passing the torch to his vice president. PBS News will have gavel-to-gavel special coverage each day of the convention, with a continuous stream from the main floor. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The News Hour broadcast begins at 6 p.m. EDT from the anchor desk in Chicago. Starting at 8, Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host on-air special analysis with a group of panelists and special guests, while correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports from the convention floor, talking to delegates and elected officials. Watch the direct feed of the DNC without PBS news coverage and analysis below. When special coverage ends each night around 11 p.m. EDT, digital video producer Deema Zein will host a live chat with Barrón-López on major takeaways. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. You can also follow PBS News coverage on YouTube, X, Facebook and TikTok, and see highlights on our Instagram. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified some of the speakers on Tuesday night of the DNC; a number of governors and senators who represent battleground states will be speaking later in the week. The story has been updated. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from DNC Day 1 Fact-checking Biden’s DNC speech WATCH: DNC delegates on what they see in a Harris-Walz ticket WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech WATCH: How Democrats could expand the Senate map in November, according to Sen. Gary Peters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan
The Democratic National Convention returns for a second day Tuesday with a tribute to Vice President Kamala Harris from her husband, first gentleman Doug Emhoff, and speeches from former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. PBS News special coverage begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch that live in our player above. Day 1 of the DNC gave President Joe Biden a moment to shine and celebrate his accomplishments before passing the torch to his vice president. PBS News will have gavel-to-gavel special coverage each day of the convention, with a continuous stream from the main floor. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The News Hour broadcast begins at 6 p.m. EDT from the anchor desk in Chicago. Starting at 8, Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett host on-air special analysis with a group of panelists and special guests, while correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports from the convention floor, talking to delegates and elected officials. Watch the direct feed of the DNC without PBS news coverage and analysis below. When special coverage ends each night around 11 p.m. EDT, digital video producer Deema Zein will host a live chat with Barrón-López on major takeaways. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. You can also follow PBS News coverage on YouTube, X, Facebook and TikTok, and see highlights on our Instagram. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified some of the speakers on Tuesday night of the DNC; a number of governors and senators who represent battleground states will be speaking later in the week. The story has been updated. Find more of our DNC 2024 coverage Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention 7 takeaways from DNC Day 1 Fact-checking Biden’s DNC speech WATCH: DNC delegates on what they see in a Harris-Walz ticket WATCH: ‘The future is here,’ Hillary Clinton says in 2024 Democratic National Convention speech WATCH: How Democrats could expand the Senate map in November, according to Sen. Gary Peters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now