DNC 2024 Live updates: Day one honors Biden’s legacy, but protests could strain party unity

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will depart for California late Monday after the White House leader delivers his speech at the convention.

The White House daily schedule says Biden will fly from Chicago to Santa Barbara, then take a chopper to Santa Ynez. A local news outlet, Noozhawk, reports that airspace is restricted around the area for the rest of the week.

The Bidens’ travel plans underscore the complicated role that Joe Biden currently occupies within the Democratic party, which is preparing to “pass the torch” to Harris later this week.

It’s also a reminder of the broader options available to a president who does not have to spend all his or her extra time on the campaign trail running for reelection.

— Christina Wilkie

As Democrats gather in Chicago, the two Republican nominees will spend the day at separate campaign events in battleground Pennsylvania.

Trump will deliver remarks at an “economic and energy” event in York, Pa. at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Vance will be in Philadelphia, where he will speak on the same topic at 1:00 p.m, according to the Trump campaign.

The New York Times polling average shows Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris neck-and-neck in the state, with Harris up one percentage point, 49% to 48% as of Sunday.

— Christina Wilkie

As tens of thousands of protesters fill the streets, many of them pro-Palestinian demonstrators, members of the Uncommitted National Movement say the DNC has agreed to hold an official panel today at 4:00 p.m. ET on “Palestinian Human Rights in the Democratic Party.”

The group released this speaker list:

• Layla Elabed, founder of Uncommitted National Movement
• Hala Hijazi, a Palestinian-American party organizer
• Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care surgeon
• Former Representative Andy Levin (D-MI)
• Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
• Jim Zogby, President of Arab American Institute

“We thank the DNC for recognizing this pivotal issue and remain dedicated to pushing VP Harris to stop providing weapons for Israel’s assault on Gaza,” the movement said in a statement announcing the panel.

— Christina Wilkie

As Democrats descended on Chicago, they were greeted by messages projected onto the side of Donald Trump’s branded skyscraper, Trump Tower. NBC News reporter Alex Tabet captured several of them.

— Alex Tabet