DNC 2020 Live: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden to speak

Following a first night of programming focused on unity -- featuring a handful of Republican speakers and former first lady Michelle Obama -- Democrats continue their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee Tuesday under the theme of "Leadership Matters" with primetime speeches from both the party's more established leaders and its younger stars.

"We'll hear from the leaders and the experts, the veterans and the activists, all those who seek to unite and not divide, and who step up -- not back down -- from a fight over what's right," the Democratic National Convention Committee said in a news release.

ABC News Live will kick off primetime coverage each day at 7 p.m. ET on the network's steaming news channel and primetime coverage will air from 10-11 p.m. ET each night of the convention on the ABC Television Network.

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7:06 p.m. Roll call to begin in Alabama

“Roll Call Across America” will kick off in Alabama, with Rep. Terri Sewell delivering the delegation's votes from the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, the site where Alabama state troopers attacked the late-Rep. John Lewis and other civil rights demonstrators in 1965 in an incident that became known as "Bloody Sunday," the Alabama congresswoman's office confirmed to ABC News.

Biden will be formally nominated as the party's presidential nominee during a 30-minute roll call featuring representatives for all 57 states and territories -- a usually long-winded process that can take hours.

This year, the roll call will include delegates, parents, teachers, small business owners, essential workers, activists and elected leaders inside businesses, living rooms and in front of iconic landmarks.

Two of the other locations where state delegations will cast votes to formally nominate Biden are the Frederick Douglass statue in Baltimore, Maryland and the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign in Nevada.

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A Secret Service officer keeps watch in front of the Chase Center where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will make his acceptance speech later this week to the Democratic National Convention, in Wilmington, Del., Aug. 18, 2020.

7 p.m. Overview of Tuesday's primetime program:

'Leadership Matters'

Call to Order - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mayor Tom Barrett

Credentials Committee Report - James Roosevelt Jr. and Lorraine Miller, Co-Chairs of the Credentials Committee

Rules Committee Report - The Honorable Barney Frank and Maria Cardona, Co-Chairs of the Credentials Committee

Platform Committee Report - Julie Chavez Rodriguez and Dennis McDonough, Co-Chairs of the Credentials Committee

'The Leaders We Are'

Keynote Address: "We Step Up to Lead" - A group of 17 "rising stars" within the party -- including former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Tennessee State Sen. Raumesh Akbari, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred of Texas, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, Nevada State Sen. Yvanna Cancela, former Ohio State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, Long Beach, California, Mayor Robert Garcia, Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, South Carolina State Sen. Marlon Kimpson, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, Michigan State Rep. Mari Manoogian, Texas State Rep. Victoria Neave, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Georgia State Rep. Sam Park, New Hampshire State Rep. Denny Ruprecht, and Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin -- speak to Biden's leadership and the party's ideals

Introduction - Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress

'We Respect the Constitution'

Remarks - Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates

Remarks - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

'We Lead from the Oval Office'

Remarks - Caroline Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador and daughter of President John F. Kennedy, and Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy

Remarks - Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter

Remarks - Former President Bill Clinton

'The Leader We Need'

Introduction - Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez

Nominating Speeches for The Honorable Bernie Sanders - Former president of the United Auto Workers Bob King and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

Nominating Speeches for The Honorable Joe Biden - Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del.

Roll Call Across America

'The Leaders We Are'

'We Take On the Toughest Challenges'

The Biden Plan: Healthcare - Democrats outline Biden's plan to strengthen the Affordable Care Act

A More Perfect Union: A Conversation on Healthcare - Biden in conversation with everyday Americans on what the Affordable Care Act

Remarks - Ady Barkan, progressive activist

'The Leader Joe Biden Is'

Remarks - Former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 2004 Democratic nominee for president John Kerry

'A True Commander-In-Chief'

The Biden Plan: National Security - National Security leaders speak to Biden's experience

'Family, Faith, and Country First'

"Teacher" - The story of Dr. Biden's life, her career, and her relationship with Biden, family and staff

Remarks - Former second lady Dr. Jill Biden

Performance - John Legend, American singer-songwriter

7 p.m. An overview of the evening's program

Tuesday evening's program includes speeches from former President Bill Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was allotted just one minute. Some progressives view her speaking time as a slight by the establishment and a reflection of the broader disconnect between the national party and younger, more diverse voters -- a gap party leaders are hoping to close heading into November.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during the Climate Crisis Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 9, 2019.

A group of 17 "rising stars" within the party -- including former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb and Texas Rep. Colin Allred -- are slated to deliver the night's keynote address meant to capture the party's "diversity of ideas and perspectives."

Former Vice President Joe Biden's formal nomination by a pre-recorded roll call vote from all 57 states and territories is also set for Tuesday.

People work in the control room for the Democratic National Convention before the start of the convention at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Aug. 17, 2020.

Tuesday's lineup of speakers:

ABC News' Kendall Karson contributed to this report.

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