US Vice President Kamala Harris makes surprise appearance at Democratic National Convention

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised US Vice President Kamala Harris whilst noting her potential to break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” by becoming the country's first woman president.

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00:00U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention in

00:07Chicago to pay a tribute to U.S. President Joe Biden.

00:11This is going to be a great week. And I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible

00:22President Joe Biden. Joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of

00:29service to our nation, and for all you will continue to do. We are forever grateful to

00:35you.

00:36Four weeks ago, Biden stepped aside as the party's presidential nominee to make way for

00:41his running mate, Kamala Harris. The convention holds particularly high stakes for the party

00:47as it will showcase the new presidential nominee's policy objectives.

00:54Hillary Clinton also made an appearance at the convention. The former Secretary of State

00:59applauded Harris for working towards breaking what she calls the highest and hardest glass

01:04ceiling.

01:06Also on the opening day of the DNC, thousands of marchers took to the streets in a mostly

01:11peaceful protest calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Several demonstrators were arrested

01:17after breaking through a fence set up by the police.

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