The volume in the Milwaukee stadium reaches a new height as Kamala Harris walks onto the stage, appearing beside Tim Walz immediately after the roll call finished.

The duo are announced as the party’s nominees for president and vice president of the United States.

Earlier in the night, a Wisconsin campaign representative told the crowd that it will need to show Chicago how loud they can be when they’re live-streamed at the convention.

Harris is now speaking to the crowd in Milwaukee.

The Democratic presidential nominee repeats attacks on Project 2025, ad libbing: “can you believe they put that thing in writing?” Trump has distanced himself from the Heritage Foundation's document, but Democrats have pointed to its authors working for his previous administration.

Returning to her “freedom” slogan and reproductive rights gets her some of the biggest cheers yet here in Milwaukee.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the convention

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer just danced his way onto the stage - and I could hear the giggles all the way from my vantage point on the seventh floor of the arena.

In his remarks, Schumer said that the election was key to avoid re-living "the dark night" of the Trump administration.

"I worked with Kamala Harris when she was Senator Harris. I saw a leader who was fearless," he said. "[She] focused on things that really mattered."

Schumer added that the Harris campaign hopes to build an economy that "gives everyone a shot at the American dream".

He's also discussing the importance of maintaining the Senate and regaining a majority in the House of Representatives, which will be key for a potential Harris administration to successfully pass legislation.

Kamala Harris's claims fact-checkedpublished at 02:19 British Summer Time 21 August

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Harris, who has just started speaking at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, has been outlining her policies in recent weeks as her campaign picks up speed.

Here are some of her most frequently repeated claims she's made on key political issues - and whether they are accurate.

CLAIM: “Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security and Medicare.”

VERDICT: This is misleading. In this campaign, Trump has said repeatedly he would not cut social services, although he has suggested he would in the past.

CLAIM: “Inflation is down under 3%.”

VERDICT: That figure is correct, however there is context missing. Inflation is down from a peak of 9.1% under the Biden administration, but it is higher than when Trump left office.

CLAIM: “We have created 16 million new jobs.”

VERDICT: That is roughly correct. 15.8 million jobs have been added under the Biden administration, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Read more about her claims regarding abortion, immigration and Covid-19, as well as graphics showing the evidence supporting or opposing her claims, in our article here:

• Six Kamala Harris claims fact-checked

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the convention

Before the roll call finished, California Governor Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to announce that California's 482 delegates are going for Harris.

They're both stars and influential figures within the Democratic Party. Newsom is a darling of the party and has been touted as a potential future presidential candidate.

More recently, Pelosi has largely been credited the the political maneuvering that ultimately saw Joe Biden withdraw from the race - promoting widespread speculation over their relationship.

The crowd here does not appear to be bothered by that - the pair received the largest cheers of the night so far.

With the roll call finished, Kamala Harris is now speaking to the convention in Chicago via video link from her rally Milwaukee.

"We are so honoured to be your nominees," she says of herself and her running mate Tim Walz.

"I'll see you in two days, Chicago."

Alex Lederman
Reporting from Milwaukee

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The crowd over here at the Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee has roared in celebration as the Wisconsin delegation was announced during the Chicago DNC roll call.

They are watching scenes from Chicago on the big screen here, and when people were shown wearing their iconic cheese heads as a sign of state pride, the crowd was booming.

Similar cheers are breaking out as the merits of the state were listed, such as being home to the American football team the Green Bay Packers.

That Green Bay Packers line wasn't as well received in Chicago.

Katty Kay
US special correspondent, reporting from the convention

Senator Mark Kelly just told me that this convention has all the excitement and more of Barack Obama's 2008 convention.

Democrats are unified and excited and have a candidate who can prosecute the case against Donald Trump, he said.

He also predicted Harris will win Arizona.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from the convention floor

Josh Shapiro, who was rumoured to a potential running mate for Kamala Harris before Tim Walz was announced, has appeared on the floor with Pennsylvania delegates.

The governor was one of a slew of white men considered for Harris’s VP, a group that political strategists felt could help win over swing voters not ready for a minority female candidate.

He was also considered because of his popularity in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state.

John Sudworth
North America Correspondent, reporting from Chicago

The situation is suddenly much more tense here at the protest, which organisers have called "Shut down the DNC for Gaza".

With the police hugely outnumbering them, the demonstrators began marching towards the police lines and scuffles quickly broke out.

Ranks of officers in riot gear pushed against the protesters who were still chanting and carrying Palestinian flags, shouting at them to move back, and for a few minutes a chaotic, swaying mass of bodies surged and stumbled as the police tried to stop the protest spilling out into the surrounding streets.

A few arrests have been made.

For now an uneasy calm has been restored, with the protesters corralled again in the street in front of the Israeli consulate.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from the convention floor

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The roll call vote procedure is clearly an informal competition for which group can be the loudest and most enthusiastic.

One guy standing near me just said: “Georgia totally crushed the roll call. They won it. Hands down.”

However, that was before New York.

When New York was called, they exploded into a chant of “New York, New York”, arms extended in the air.

They almost blocked Spike Lee from view, who stood there with them cheering on.

At this point, the most-lit battle appears a tie between New York and Georgia.

Mike Wendling
Reporting from Milwaukee

Tim Walz has appeared on stage in Milwaukee.

Just as a reminder, there are two major events on tonight for Democrats, with the national convention taking place over in Chicago and a rally for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin.

Walz is speaking about Donald Trump.

“It was only a month ago that the Republican Party gathered here for their convention… Donald Trump subjected us to 92 minutes of ranting and raving insanity,” he says.

The crowd chants “we’re not going back”.

“Not only have we got more energy at our convention, we’ve got a hell of a lot more energy at the stadium where they had their convention,” Walz says.

When he mentions Project 2025, the crowd boos and jeers.

“Mind your own damn business,” he says. “I don’t need you in my exam room, I don’t need you telling me what books I can read, and you can sure stay the hell out of my bedroom.”

Alex Lederman
Reporting from Milwaukee

The crowd at Kamala Harris’s rally in Milwaukee is cheering alongside every scream and shout at the Chicago DNC.

The roll call is being live streamed here on the plasma screens above our heads.

Stadium speakers blast the same music being heard on the convention floor. The same wrist bands grasp the audience’s fists.

Between all the screens above our heads, a flag sits with one word in big bold capital letters: ‘FREEDOM’.

When Kamala Harris comes on stage in this stadium later tonight, it will be live-streamed at the DNC. At that point, it’s Chicago that will start cheering for Milwaukee.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the convention

As the ceremonial roll call continues, we just heard from Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer.

Whitmer is considered a star in the Democratic Party, and prior to Tim Walz's selection as Kamala Harris's VP, she was considered a top contender - although she made clear she did not care for the position.

She didn't mention any of the state's uncommitted delegates, who did not vote for a candidate in the primary earlier this year - although it is unclear if we just couldn't hear properly from our vantage point.

The Uncommitted movement - made up of Democratic voters unhappy with Biden's support of Israel's war in Gaza - garnered a lot of support in Michigan, which has a large Arab American community.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from the convention

A few minutes ago, the crowd went wild when the beat for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre’s record-breaking hit The Next Episode played, queuing up California for their roll call vote. The trio - Kamala Harris, Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre - all hail from the state.

John Sudworth
North America Correspondent, reporting from Chicago

A few dozen or so protesters have gathered outside the Israeli consulate, waving Palestinian flags and carrying a banner that says "shut down the DNC".

They're chanting slogans while the police watch on from the behind barriers set up to prevent access to the building.

Moments before, the staunchly Trump-supporting Mike Lindell - better known as the 'My Pillow Guy' - made a surprise appearance.

You might think that a Democratic political gathering makes something of an odd backdrop for the marketing of soft furnishings and right-leaning views.

Yet here he is, surrounded by a cluster of news cameras with nothing yet better to film, merrily plugging his merchandise and peddling his brand of conspiracy-fueled politics.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from the convention floor

Actor Sean Astin was wedged between the crowd of Indiana delegates packed into the stands, paying homage to his home state. He's also famous in Indiana for playing Rudy in the classic American football movie set at the University of Notre Dame.

There have been multiple celebrity spottings early tonight, as the Democrats seek to flex their star power.

Mike Wendling
US reporter

Governor of Illinois - where this convention is taking place - JB Pritzker just cast his state's votes for Democratic nominee.

Pritzker, who we expect to hear from later tonight, is a businessman who inherited a property fortune, a relative newcomer to elected office and does not mince his words.

In some ways, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker resembles the man he so relishes attacking: Donald Trump.

Pritzker was given a leg up in life by his family’s Hyatt hotel fortune, and after years spent in business and philanthropy was elected governor in 2018. Since then he’s emerged as a major force in Democratic politics, consolidating the party’s control in Illinois - a solidly blue bastion in a region peppered with swing states and Republican strongholds.

His money helps boost Democratic candidates and his favoured causes, such as abortion rights, and he’s thought to be picking up at least part of the bill for this week’s convention.

Although Pritzker was often mentioned as a possible running mate for Kamala Harris, ultimately he was passed over in favour of another Midwestern governor, Tim Walz.

Still, that leaves the Illinois governor in the role he seems to love the most: attack dog.

Here’s a typical line from one of his recent speeches: “Donald Trump is just a flatulent old man with an orange spray-tan who fell asleep at his own trial.”

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the convention

Just as a reminder - while all the state delegations will voice their support for Harris tonight, there are 30 delegates who remain uncommitted in protest of the Biden administration's support of Israel's war in Gaza.

It's a minority, with the total representing less than 1% of the 4,995 delegates here at the DNC.

They aren't likely to be heard from much tonight, although a few of the uncommitted delegates from Florida staged a brief protest during Joe Biden's speech last night.

The crowd tonight, however, is loudly, and enthusiastically, supportive of the Harris-Walz ticket, despite any lingering reservations about her stance on the Gaza war and Israel.

We've been spotting sometimes unexpected celebrities around the DNC this week.

Just now, rap star Lil Jon performed his hit "Turn Down for What" and led a chant of "We're not going back" as Georgia cast their roll call votes.

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Kamala Harris already clinched her party’s nomination earlier this month through a virtual roll call with delegates.

So people may be wondering, what’s the point of holding another roll call today?

Presidential and vice-presidential nominees have typically been anointed at their party conventions, but the relatively late date of the 2024 DNC risks falling afoul of state ballot access laws.

The decision to hold a virtual nominating process ahead of the convention was made while Biden was still the presumptive candidate, and came in response to rules for ballot access in the state of Ohio, which requires that candidates be formally selected 90 days before the election.

Republican leaders in the state had warned they would enforce the law and, though lawmakers eventually created an exemption as they have done in the past, Democrats said an early roll call would pre-empt further risks of their candidates being excluded from the ballot.

The Democrats also held a virtual roll call in 2020 to nominate Biden. But that entire event was virtual, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.