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ANNE-MARIE GREEN: It's Wednesday, August 21st, 2024. This is CBS News Mornings. Firing up the Democrats, the Obamas return to their hometown to make the case for Kamala Harris as president while also roasting her Republican rival.
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BARACK OBAMA (Former President of the United States): There's the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes.
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ANNE-MARIE GREEN: Their message and roadmap to winning the White House. Well, good morning and good to be with you. I'm Anne-Marie Green.
Night two of the Democratic National Convention featured star power and fiery speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama as the two try to reignite a movement. The former President returned to the convention stage 20 years after his first appearance propelled him into the national spotlight. The former First Lady also took the stage saying hope is making a comeback.
And while that was happening in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate, Tim Walz attended a rally in Battleground Wisconsin. CBS's Caroline Cummings is in Chicago with the details. Caroline?
CAROLINE CUMMINGS: Good morning, Anne-Marie. So tonight, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will formally accept the vice presidential nomination here at the Democratic National Convention. And we'll also hear from former President Bill Clinton tonight as day three kicks off with the theme, a fight for freedoms. But last night, it was the Obamas that stole the show.
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BARACK OBAMA: Yes, she can.
CAROLINE CUMMINGS (voice-over): Former President Barack Obama closed out night two of the Democratic National Convention to roaring applause, making his case for Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump this November.
BARACK OBAMA: We do not need four more years of bluster, and bumbling, and chaos. America is ready for a better story. We are ready for a President Kamala Harris.
CAROLINE CUMMINGS (voice-over): Former First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage before him. She delivered a few zingers when criticizing the former President.
MICHELLE OBAMA (Former First Lady of the United States): Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs?
ANNE-MARIE GREEN: Earlier, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff shared his decade plus love story with Harris.
DOUG EMHOFF...