
Spotlight Politics: Democratic National Convention Kicks Off
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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.
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Spotlight Politics: Democratic National Convention Kicks Off
Clip: 8/17/2020 | 15m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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