18 Aug 2020

Democrats hold virtual national convention

From Morning Report, 8:51 am on 18 August 2020

The Democrats are holding their national convention this week - but it's not a convention as you'd know it.

Gone are the balloons and the big crowds and hoopla of old.

Instead the convention is being held on Zoom. It won't be the same - here's how Hillary Clinton was introduced in 2016

The candidate the Democrats have picked this year, Joe Biden, will dial in from home.

But just before we get to that, Donald Trump's been talking about New Zealand.

Correspondent Simon Marks speaks to Corin Dann.