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From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Traci Mumford.
Today's Monday, August 19.
Here's what we're covering in Chicago today, the Democratic National Convention kicks off as the party tries to ride the wave of energy and enthusiasm that the Harris Walls ticket has sparked in recent weeks.
President Biden is set to give the main speech tonight, saying that Harris is ready to finish the campaign he started.
Despite the unity that the Democrats are trying to project, one major fault line in the party will be on display.
Tensions over the war in Gaza.
Protesters who have denounced the Biden administration's support of Israel and its military campaign in Gospel were already out last night, and the city's prepared for thousands more demonstrators to take to the streets over the next week.
Meanwhile, inside the event, organizers have scheduled a wide range of speakers hoping to appease different factions of the party.
They've invited the attorney general of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, a prominent Muslim, to speak.
They've given a slot to families of american hostages held by Hamas.
And Harris husband, Doug Emhoff, is expected to talk about his own jewish identity.
But Times political reporter Jonathan Weissman, whos at the convention, says whats less clear is how the partys nominee will navigate the divisions herself.