President Barack Obama, who once famously told Hillary Clinton that she was “likeable enough” will offer a full-throated endorsement of his former secretary of state Wednesday night as he addresses the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Also on the list of speakers is Vice President Joe Biden, and the man who hopes to follow him into that job, Tim Kaine.
Former President Bill Clinton spoke Tuesday night about how he and Clinton met in law school, courted and were married. He went on to describe Clinton’s “unique qualifications” to be president.
Here’s some information about the convention, how to watch it on TV and how to see it online.
When is it?
The convention continues through Thursday when Hillary Clinton gives her acceptance speech.
Where is it?
The convention is being held in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Wells Fargo Center.
What time does it start?
On Wednesday, the convention is gaveled to order at 4:30 p.m. ET, but the main speakers will be seen in primetime (starting around 8 p.m. ET).
What channel is it on?
If you are looking for gavel-to-gavel TV coverage, C-SPAN is the network that provides it. They will began coverage at 3 p.m.
For the cable channels:
CNN, Fox News and MSNBC begins coverage at 4 p.m. ET
PBS has live coverage from 8 to 11 p.m. ET
ABC, CBS, NBC has live coverage from 10 to 11 p.m.
Can I keep up online?
You can watch live on the Democratic Convention website here.
CBS News is teaming with Twitter as it did for the Republican convention, and tweeting it live.
ABC News is doing the same with Facebook.
YouTube is offering a live stream, click here to see it.
FOX News and C-Span are also live streaming, via Facebook.
Live blog
We will be providing live updates starting at 4:30 p.m. ET. Click here.
Tonight
Here’s a list of people scheduled to speak in prime time Wednesday night.
• President Barack Obama
• Vice President Joe Biden
• Jamie Dorff, wife of an Army helicopter pilot who died in Iran
• Felicia Sanders and Polly Sheppard, two of the three survivors of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in Charleston, SC.
• Erica Smegielski, daughter of the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dawn Hochsprung.
Others speaking include:
• Daniel Driffin, HIV/AIDS activist from Georgia
• Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
• U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
• U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)
• U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
• U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (California)
• U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (California)
• President of NARAL Ilyse Hogue
• Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Chair, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (California)
• Brooks Bell, a tech entrepreneur from North Carolina
• New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
• U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján,
• Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Actress Star Jones
• Flint Mayor Karen Weaver
• U.S. Representative GK Butterfield (NC)
• President of EMILY's List Stephanie Schriock
• Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nevada)
• California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
• U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
• Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
• Former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley
• Actress Sigourney Weaver
• California Gov. Jerry Brown
• Director Lee Daniels
• Christine Leinonen, Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada -- Christine Leinonen is the mother of Christopher "Drew" Leinonen, who was killed in the Pulse attack in Orlando. Brandon Wolf and Jose Arraigada are survivors of the attack at the nightclub in Orlando.
• U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
• Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
• Actress Angela Bassett
• Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly
• Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN)
• Kristen Kavanaugh, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Marine Corps Captain who deployed to Iraq.
• Former Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
• U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
• Dr. Jill Biden
• Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
• Michael Bloomberg
• Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine
• Sharon Belkofer, mother of fallen Lt. Col. Thomas Belkofer.
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