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Michelle Obama to speak at DNC's first night

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    Wendell Goler reports from North Carolina

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The start of the DNC and Charlotte and -- -- color is -- live with a look at who will be center stage tonight try to make the case for the president -- Wendell.

Morning -- I think for a lot of people First Lady Michelle Obama will be the highlight of the -- speakers but San Antonio mayor.

-- and Castro will actually deliver the keynote address.

Former president Jimmy Carter will address this group by video.

Mrs.

Obama will say -- husband understands the middle class is struggling now because he has struggled too with the pass.

First Lady toward the stage yesterday giving the -- with the whole.

Not quite empty but the audience mostly workers not the delegates many of whom are still arriving many came in late last night delayed -- thunderstorm that blew through Charlotte.

President Obama toured some of the damage caused by hurricane Isaac in Louisiana yesterday -- in victims.

Thanking the first responders but earlier he celebrated Labor Day in the battleground state of Ohio.

-- to block Mitt Romney -- to the White House.

It's working people like you.

Who helped to -- of the cornerstones.

Of middle class security things that people now sometimes take for granted.

But -- always bear.

The forty hour work week.

Weekends.

Paid leave.

Pensions.

The minimum wage health care.

Social Security.

Medicare.

Here in north Carolina Republican vice presidential nominee poll Ryan need to make sure Democrats don't have the whole state themselves.

He offered his take on the democrats' convention.

Pres Obama.

A big speech.

And -- -- a lot of speeches lots of words.

Let me quote -- Obama for years ago.

If you don't have a record to run -- than you paid your opponent as someone people should run from.

Ladies and gentlemen.

That is exactly what Barack Obama is doing today.

Democrats and formally adopt their platform today calls for higher taxes on the wealthy and endorses same sex marriage and abortion rights the Republican platform.

Would ban same sex marriage.

And all abortions.

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