An emotional Joe Biden has taken to the stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Illinois to deliver his valedictory address at the convention's opening night.A refreshed Democratic Party gathered on Monday night at the United Centre in Chicago as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to take up the mantle as the party's presidential candidate in November.But, after 52 years of rising to the pinnacle of influence within his party, Mr Biden, 81, received a hero's welcome for the act o

An emotional Joe Biden has taken to the stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Illinois to deliver his valedictory address at the convention's opening night.A refreshed Democratic Party gathered on Monday night at the United Centre in Chicago as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to take up the mantle as the party's presidential candidate in November.But, after 52 years of rising to the pinnacle of influence within his party, Mr Biden, 81, received a hero's welcome for the act of stepping aside for Ms Harris.