Oprah Winfrey, a surprise speaker at the DNC, made a plea for 'common sense over nonsense'
CHICAGO -- In a presidential campaign like no other -- and just four weeks after President Joe Biden bowed out of the race -- Democrats are gathering in Chicago this week to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate to take on former President Donald Trump.
ABC News will have special coverage of the DNC -- including primetime coverage from 10 p.m. until 11 p.m. ET on ABC every day of the conventions, and on ABC News Live from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. ET.
Sen. Cory Booker, and Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania are expected to take the stage Wednesday night before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's Wednesday prime-time address, according to DNC Executive Director Alex Hornbrook.
Former Trump staffer Olivia Troye will also give remarks, Hornbrook told reporters.
-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd
Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign has raised about $500 million since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, according to a source familiar.
New campaign disclosure filings once again show the Harris campaign and the DNC's cash on hand advantage over the Trump campaign and the RNC following a major fundraising boost the Democrats saw after Vice President Kamala Harris took over the top of the Democratic ticket last month.
The Harris campaign and the DNC together raised $248 million in July, out-raising The Trump campaign and the RNC, which raised $78 million, disclosures show.
The Harris campaign and the DNC entered August with $285 million in cash on hand, compared to the Trump campaign and the RNC having $250 million in cash on hand entering August.
Harris and the DNC's latest money advantage comes after Trump and the RNC showed fundraising prowess the past few months and quickly eclipsed the cash on hand edge that Biden and the DNC previously had going into the general election.
The latest filings only show partial figures released by the campaigns and the national party committees' figures - with full figures from the joint fundraising committees scheduled to be released in October.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey Walsh
Several Pro-Palestinian groups plan to protest once again Wednesday afternoon, this time near Union Park.
This comes after protesters clashed with CPD near the Israeli Consulate in the West Loop Tuesday evening.
The National Lawyers Guild Chicago says at least 67 protesters were arrested during Tuesday night's protest.
After receiving the blessing of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, the focus on the second to last day of the DNC shifts to Kamala Harris' vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The former school teacher and football coach is expected to accept the Democratic nomination as the party makes the case that Americans' fundamental freedoms are at risk if Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Former President Bill Clinton, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also expected to address the convention.
Here's what to watch on the third day:
After a tumultuous few weeks, where Harris' running mate went from little-known Midwest governor to top of the Democratic ticket, Walz is expected to get his own moment in the spotlight Wednesday when Democrats officially nominate the 60-year-old as their vice presidential candidate.
Walz wasn't widely known outside of Minnesota before Harris chose him to join her on the Democratic presidential ticket. But they clicked when the vice president interviewed him, and she was impressed by his record as a governor and congressman - and the splash he made on TV.
He will get a chance to show the American public that in primetime on Wednesday.
According to convention organizers, the theme for Wednesday's events is "A fight for our freedoms," a message that has become the centerpiece of Harris' campaign as the Democrat has sought to paint a second Trump presidency as a threat to Americans' ability to make choices about their own lives.
The focus, according to organizers, will be highlighting Walz as a "champion for America's working families and a staunch defender of those same fundamental freedoms." And on the other side, Democrats said they will focus on Trump's efforts to "strip our rights away" when he was president and what he could do if he gets another four years.
Reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ issues and racial equity are expected to be some of the policy areas that Democrats are trying to distinguish themselves on with Republicans.
