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Protesters Brave Heat Wave As Democrats Convene To Nominate Clinton

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Bernie Sanders supporters gather in a public plaza before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on July 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention officially begins on Monday and is expected to attract thousands of protesters, members of the media and Democratic delegates to the City of Brotherly Love. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders supporters gather in a public plaza before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on July 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention officially begins on Monday and is expected to attract thousands of protesters, members of the media and Democratic delegates to the City of Brotherly Love. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Demonstrators braved searing heat this weekend in Philadelphia ahead of the Democratic National Convention, and the street protests are only getting started.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd is outside the Wells Fargo Arena to explain what to expect this week outside the DNC.

This segment aired on July 25, 2016.

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Peter O’Dowd has a hand in most parts of Here & Now — producing and overseeing segments, reporting stories and occasionally filling in as host. He came to Boston from KJZZ in Phoenix.

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