(Democratic Convention) Jill Biden to showcase Joe Biden the person

The second night of the Democratic National Convention has begun, with programming running from 9:00 p.m. to 11 p.m. eastern time in the US. Jill Biden has long served as a supporting player to her husband's political career, but she will command the spotlight as the headliner tonight, CNN reports.

Her speech is expected to highlight the personal side of former Vice President Joe Biden as a loving father who pulled his family back together after the death of his first wife, Neilia, and 1-year-old daughter Naomi in a car accident in 1972.

She will also speak to the other great tragedy of Biden's life: the death of his son Beau Biden, the former Delaware attorney general, from brain cancer in 2015 when Biden was serving as vice president.

With the night's programming centered on the theme "uniting America," the keynote speech will take an unusual format featuring 17 rising stars in the Democratic Party. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will also speak and leaders will conduct the virtual roll call formally selecting Biden as the nominee of the Democratic Party.