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Watch: Barack Obama's full speech at 2024 DNC
Former President Barack Obama took the stage to deliver Tuesday's keynote address on the second day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention roughly two decades after his first DNC speech.He kickstarted the speech with a joke about being "the only person stupid enough to speak after Michelle Obama," praising his wife's remarks about the "contagious power of hope" in celebration of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy.In his speech, Obama made the case for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, drawing distinctions between the pair and their Republican opponents. Obama reiterated that "America is ready for a new...
Gen Zers show support behind Vice President Harris at DNC
CHICAGO (CBS) — Young people, some first-time voters, have taken to social media to express support for Vice President Kamla Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. The support behind Harris has since translated into viral memes and references, and even Charli XCX's Lime Green Brat album became the unofficial theme of the Harris campaign. If you haven't grasped the context of the coconut tree, just a few hours of exploring the DNC will introduce you to how Gen Zers have gravitated to Harris' campaign. Memes come to life, lime green is everywhere, and so are the people who made it go viral —...
Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to Illinois delegates at DNC for first time
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson helped Illinois delegates kick off Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, welcoming delegates from across the state to Chicago.It was the first DNC breakfast Johnson attended alongside the Illinois delegation. For the first two days of the DNC, he chose to attend other state's breakfasts.Each morning serves as a rallying moment for delegates ahead of the evening's main festivities."This is a room full of powerful leaders, elected leaders, labor leaders, civic leaders, clergy," Johnson said. "I can tell you when I look in this room today, the complexion and the direction...
Photos: DNC in Chicago brings protests, clashes
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in Union Park before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Demonstrators clash with police near the Israeli Consulate during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. Protesters breached a security fence into the security perimeter for the Democratic National Convention Monday afternoon, and a standoff between protesters and officers at Union Park followed hours later. Back in Union Park early Monday evening, a couple thousand protesters returned after the march was complete. Some protesters said they ran into...
Male found unresponsive near Rainbow Beach, police say
CHICAGO (CBS) — A death investigation is underway after a male was found unresponsive near Rainbow Beach Wednesday morning.Chicago police say he was found near the shoreline just before 7 a.m. in the 3100 block of East 77th Street. Area 2 detectives were investigating.The discovery comes days after a 16-year-old boy went missing after he went underwater in Lake Michigan off Rainbow Beach just before 4 p.m. on Sunday. Police did not confirm if the male was the missing teen.
Fatal crash shuts down outbound lanes on Bishop Ford Freeway
CHICAGO (CBS) — A deadly crash shut down lanes on the outbound Bishop Ford Freeway early Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police said a car rear-ended a tow truck near Dolton Road around 2 a.m. The person inside the car was ejected and did not survive, according to police. All southbound lanes were closed, and traffic was being diverted at 130th Street as crews worked to clear the scene. All lanes have since reopened around 7:42 a.m. No further information was available.
DNC Day 3: Here's what to expect from the third day of the Democratic convention
The Democratic National Convention continues on Wednesday as Day 3 gets underway in Chicago, with a focus on how the party's new ticket plans to fight for Americans' freedoms.The second day of the convention featured an exuberant presentation of support for the Harris-Walz ticket by the assembled delegates. State by state, delegations rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination for president Tuesday in a ceremonial roll call vote, with prominent Democrats — and celebrities like rapper Lil Jon and actor Eva Longoria — representing their states. Former President Barack Obama headlined the second night of the convention, delivering a spirited address about...
Highs in the 70s with sunny skies in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gorgeous, cooler-than-normal weather continues with low humidity and mostly sunny skies.After another cool, crisp morning on Thursday, south winds will drastically warm temperatures later this week and into the weekend.This weekend into early next week, highs rise into the 90s in many areas, with high humidity potentially producing feels-like temperatures near 100 degrees. The heat will be accompanied by a chance of a few isolated strong to severe storms, mainly Saturday evening and Sunday.Today: Mild sunshine. High: 76Tonight: Clear and cool. Low: 56Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 80Friday: Partly cloudy. High: 85
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth calls Trump "draft-dodging coward"
Tammy Duckworth — U.S. senator, a wounded Iraq war veteran, and mother — used her personal experience to take direct aim at former president Trump, calling him a "five-time draft-dodging coward" whose "anti-woman crusade has put other Americans' right to have their own families at risk."After ten years of struggling with infertility, Duckworth told delegates at the Democratic National Convention that her daughters would never have been born without access to reproductive care and in-vitro fertilization.She said Trump and Republicans will not "stop at banning abortion. They'll come for IVF next." Duckworth claimed that a recent Alabama state...
6 men shot in Back of the Yards; 1 dead
The video above is from an earlier report. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Six men were shot when two people opened fire Tuesday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, and one of them was killed.At 7:17 p.m., two people came up on Ashland Avenue at 51st Street and began firing shots at the men—who were standing outside. The injuries were as follows:A 46-year-old man died at St. Bernard Hospital after being shot in the left torso. He has since been identified at Johnathan Barr by the Medical Examiner's Office. A 51-year-old man was shot in the left foot and was in fair...
Escaped Mississippi inmate taken into custody in Chicago after barricading inside restaurant near DNC site
CHICAGO (CBS) — A suspect who escaped during a court hearing in Mississippi in June was found in Chicago and taken into custody after a standoff with police in a West Side restaurant, authorities said.CBS affiliate WREG-TV in Memphis reported that Joshua Zimmerman escaped from the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando, Mississippi on June 14. Authorities said he changed from a jumpsuit into civilian clothing and left through a door where no officers were around, the station reported.Zimmerman had been charged with attempted murder and armed robbery in an incident in Southaven, Mississippi in September of last year. WREG reported...
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after months of speculation
Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, ending a relationship that has spanned two decades.Lopez, 55, filed the paperwork Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, just as the couple marked their second wedding anniversary, according to court documents obtained by CBS Los Angeles. The couple was first engaged in the early 2000s but called off their wedding just before the nuptials. Lopez went on to marry singer Marc Anthony and was briefly engaged to former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Affleck, 52, married actress Jennifer Garner and the couple had three children together.Lopez and Affleck's romance was...
Soul Children of Chicago sing the national anthem at the DNC
CHICAGO (CBS) — Compliments are pouring in from all over the world to a Chicago-based children's choir who performed the national anthem Monday night at the Democratic National Convention."This week and maybe the past week, we have been performing a lot," said student singer Acacia Morton. "They've actually started school already, so they really shouldn't even be here," said Choir Director Dr. Walt Whitman. Class can wait until tomorrow because these kids don't want to miss out on history."You don't get this experience every day, so live the moment," said singer Corey Ballenger. No matter the venue – the Soul Children of Chicago live...
Temporary court in Chicago used for DNC-related arrests
CHICAGO (CBS) —There are more details about what happened to the people arrested during the DNC protests Monday as police arrested a total of 13 people, including 10 after the fence breach near the United Center.Several were booked on several charges ranging from aggravated battery of police officers to trespassing and resisting and obstructing, and there's now a temporary court just to hear these cases.Behind the gates and inside the police department is a courtroom that hasn't been used since 2019. That changed after Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans reopened it to handle arrests made during the DNC."They asked if...
The cost of being a delegate at the DNC in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS)—More than 4,000 delegates are in Chicago to represent their states and local communities. They travel from near and far to get to Chicago, and many pay for the trip on their own dime. There were two common themes in the funding formula.One was excitement about being a part of history, and two was a plea to help them make it here in the first place.From nightly pomp and circumstance to morning meet and greets, Marpheen Chann from Maine couldn't pass up the chance to represent others like him on a national stage."So I'm Asian American, and I'm part...
CTA Blue Line disrupted on Chicago's West Side after hammer attack
CHICAGO (CBS) -- CTA Blue Line trains along the Eisenhower Expressway were disrupted Tuesday afternoon and evening, after someone was hit in the head with a hammer on a train station platform.Police said at 3:49 p.m., a 31-year-old man was on the platform for the Western Avenue Blue Line stop in the Forest Park branch—which runs through the West Side and Oak Park in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway. A woman came up and grabbed his phone away, police said.The man tried to get his phone back, so the woman started beating him in the head with a hammer,...
After Monday's protests, entry into the DNC more manageable
CHICAGO (CBS)—On Monday, long lines of people trying to get into the Democratic National Convention wrapped around the United Center for blocks, but it was a different story on Tuesday.By the afternoon, the lines were a little more manageable, and it was a welcome sight for those checking into the United Center.Outside the entrance on Jackson, the lines circled the block. The crowds were ten deep, and the wait was exhausting for many.Security guards told CBS Chicago that the large protest was the problem. Marchers made getting to one of the two security checkpoints difficult for attendees. That meant thousands of delegates and scores of volunteers, workers, and media worldwide had to line up and go through one security site.
One-day exhibition near DNC draws attention to hostages held by Hamas
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A demonstration was under way in the West Loop on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday—this time by a pro-Israeli organization seeking to draw attention for the hostages still held by Hamas.A couple of blocks from the United Center, a one-day exhibition called Hostage Square Chicago was set up—with a number of art installations and groups calling for hostages still being held by Hamas to be returned home. Eight of those hostages are American citizens.Six Israeli artists were involved in the creations. One of them, "The Milk Carton Project," features the American...
Planned Parenthood offers free reproductive care at mobile clinic near DNC
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Planned Parenthood offered some of its services for free on Monday and Tuesday in a mobile clinic near the United Center during the Democratic National Convention.The group provided free vasectomies, medication abortions, and emergency contraception by appointment at the mobile clinic parked just blocks from the DNC. A spokesperson said one goal is to help people who travel to Illinois from states where access to those services has been limited since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other states began severe restrictions or outright bans on abortion and other reproductive care."We're just really excited to provide the opportunity for the thousands of folks who are coming to Illinois to demonstrate for them that it is possible to start closing some healthcare gaps for folks," said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers.Planned Parenthood said it served between 20 and 30 patients over the two days the mobile clinic was near the DNC.The mobile unit was funded in partnership with Action 2024, Chicago Abortion Fund, and The Wiener's Circle, and is not connected to the convention.
James Taylor apologizes after set at DNC opening night was cancelled
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Singer James Taylor took to social media to apologize to his fans after his performance at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention was canceled. The start of the convention was delayed on Monday, in part due to a breach of the outer security fence before the event started and also due to issues with buses dropping off delegates.Taylor said in a post on X, formerly Twitter that he was prepared to perform after a "great rehearsal" at the United Center, "but it became clear, as the evening unfolded, that there wouldn't be time for our...
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