DNC Day 1: President Biden says 'America is winning' and Trump is a 'loser'

Harris sent the crowd into a frenzy when she walked onto the stage at the United Center, with attendees jumping to their feet in surprise.

"It is so good to be with everyone this evening in this hall and everyone at home. This is going to be a great week," she said to more applause.

Harris also gave Biden his flowers, sparking chants of "USA!"

Harris sent the crowd into a frenzy when she walked onto the stage at the United Center, with attendees jumping to their feet in surprise.

"And I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible president, Joe Biden, who will be speaking later tonight," she said. "We are forever grateful to you."

Harris walked off to her campaign anthem, Beyonce's hit song "Freedom."

Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell performed his song "Something More Than Free," about the struggle of blue-collar life, for the evening's second performance.

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A video just aired at the convention criticizing Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint that has become a flashpoint in the 2024 election.

Mallory McMorrow, a Michigan state senator, then walked on stage and slammed a giant book on the podium.

"You are going to hear a lot about what is in this 900-page document," McMorrow said of Project 2025. "Why? Because this is the Republican blueprint for a second Trump term."

It includes expanding presidential power and eliminating the Department of Education and other federal agencies, McMorrow noted. She said that's how it works in "dictatorships" and that Democrats believe in the separation of powers and the rule of law.

Read more about Project 2025 here. Trump has tried to distance himself from the blueprint, even though several of the former president's current and former advisers and appointees have authored or supported it.

Mickey Guyton, a Black country music artist, is the first entertainer of the night.

Guyton performed her song "All American" on stage.

Other performers to come this convention include Jason Isbell and James Taylor.