DNC kicks off in Milwaukee Aug. 17

The Democratic National Convention is finally here!

JENKINS JOINS US LIVE NOW WITHWHAT ACTUALLY IS HAPPENING INTHE CITY TODAY.

RYAN... GOODMORNING.TONIGHT'S THEME WILL BE "WETHE PEOPLE" -- AND WHILE MOSTOF TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS WON'T BEHERE AT THE WISCONSIN CENTER-- SOME OF THE DEMOCRATICPARTY'S BIGGEST NAMES ARE SETTO START OFF THIS YEAR'SCONVENTION -- TALKING ABOUTTOPICS VOTERS WANT TO HEARABOUT.ACCORDING TO ORGANIZERS,COVID-19, UNEMPLOYMENT, ANDRACIAL INJUSTICE WILL ALL BEADDRESSED.THREE CRISES THATSOME BELIEVE JOE BIDEDEN'SLEADERSHIP WOULD HELP OVERCOME.IT ALL BEGINS TONIGHT AT 8O'CLOCK OUR TIME.

SPEAKERSWILL INCLUDE FORMER FIRST LADYMICHELLE OBAMA, SENATORSBERNIE SANDERS AND AMYKLOBUCHAR..... GOVERNORSANDREW CUOMO OF NEW YORK ANDGRETCHEN WHITMER OF MICHIGAN... AND WISCONSINCONGRESSWOMAN GWEN MOORE ...AMONG OTHERS.FORMER REPUBLICANGOVERNOR OF OHIO - JOHN KASICH- IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO SPEAK.THERE WILL ALSO BEPERFORMANCES BY MAGGIE ROGERSAND LEON BRIDGES TONIGHTANDBEFORE THE BIG KICK-OFF --SEVERAL IMPORTANT CAUCUS ANDCOUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TAKINGPLACE VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT THEDAY.THERE WILL ALSO BE A"PRE-SHOW" CALLED "YOUR VOICE- YOUR VOTE" STARTING AT 7.EVERYTHING IS SCHEDULED TOWRAP UP AT AROUND TEN O'CLOCKCENTRAL.REPORTING LIVE NEARTHE WISCONSIN CENTER, RYANJENKINS, TMJ-