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Spotlight Politics: Democratic National Convention Kicks Off

A preview of Michelle Obama’s keynote speech and more as the convention gets underway.

Aired 08/17/2020 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Spotlight Politics: Democratic National Convention Kicks Off

Clip: 8/17/2020 | 15m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

A preview of Michelle Obama’s keynote speech and more as the convention gets underway.

Day one of the Democratic National Convention is underway. We preview Michelle Obama’s keynote speech and more with our politics team of Amanda Vinicky, Paris Schutz, Heather Cherone and Carol Marin.

Aired 08/17/2020 | Rating NR

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