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‘Sweet promise of tomorrow’: Watch Oprah Winfrey’s speech at the 2024 DNC convention

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‘Sweet promise of tomorrow’: Watch Oprah Winfrey’s speech at the 2024 DNC convention

Television host and megastar Oprah Winfrey spoke at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, calling on independents and undecideds to vote with their values and choose Vice President Kamala Harris.

During her address, she praised the work of Michelle Obama, who gave a speech the previous night, and the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis. She also took a jab at JD Vance’s childless cat lady comments. Many thought Winfrey could make the jump from stardom into politics to rival former President Donald Trump’s rise to power.

“Let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return to yesterday,” Winfrey said.

The convention is happening Monday through Thursday at Chicago’s United Center. The star-studded lineup includes speakers Former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and performers including John Legend and Stevie Wonder.

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Oprah Winfrey at the 2024 DNC

Who is she? A TV personality and interviewer
What role does she play? Many believe she had the widespread popularity to run for office but has yet to do so. She said she is a registered Independent during her speech.
Key quotes: “The work will never be done, because freedom isn’t free. America is an ongoing project. It requires commitment. It requires being open to the hard work and the hard work of democracy and every now and then, it requires standing up to life’s bullies,” she said. “So I’m calling on all you independents and all you undecideds…I’m telling you the truth, that values and character matter most of all in leadership and in life, and more than anything, you know, this is true, that decency, and respect are on the ballot in 2024,” she said. “Common sense tells you that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz can give us decency and respect.”

When and where is the DNC

The Democratic National Convention will take place from August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois.

The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will be the main venue for the DNC.

Chicago has hosted the Democratic Convention 11 times, most recently in 1996 when the United Center saw President Bill Clinton was nominated for a second time.

How to watch and stream the 2024 DNC

The convention will air live on its website, from the United Center in Chicago between 6:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern (5:15 p.m. to 10 p.m Central) on Monday, and 7 p.m to 11 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central) the other days.

USA TODAY will provide livestream coverage on YouTube each night of the DNC, Monday through Thursday.

What are the themes for each night of the DNC?

The DNC announced nightly themes for the convention. The title of the convention is “For the People, For Our Future.”

Here are the themes for each night:

Monday: “For the People”
Tuesday: “A Bold Vision for America’s Future”
Wednesday: “A Fight for our Freedoms”
Thursday: “For our Future”

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Videos show rebels on the move in eastern DRC city Uvirapublished at 12:49 GMT

Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist

We have verified video showing fighters belonging to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group on the move in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after M23 announced a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in South Kivu province which it seized a week ago.

The M23 had taken contorl of Uvira despite a ceasefire deal agreed between the governments of Rwanda and DRC and had come under increasing diplomatic pressure to withdraw its forces from the city.

The DRC government has reacted with scepticism, with a spokesperson asking on XL “Where are they going? How many were there? What are they leaving behind in the city? Mass graves? Soldiers disguised as civilians?”

We can’t tell where they are heading, but in the footage we have verified the fighters, together with vehicles, move north past the Uvira police headquarters.

We confirmed where the clips were filmed by matching the distinctively painted road kerbs, buildings and trees to satellite imagery.

The leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), a coalition of rebel groups which includes the M23 group, had announced on Monday that the group would withdraw from the city as a “trust-building measure”.

It followed a request from the US which has been mediating between the governments of Rwanda and DRC.

The rebels remained present in the city after the announcement but on Wednesday M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma announced the group had begun withdrawing troops. The group said it intends to complete the withdrawal today, but has warned against militarisation.