Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on a large monitor to thank delegates during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016.

LIVE BLOG: Clinton Becomes First Woman Nominated for President

July 26, 2016 3:41 PM update July 26, 2016 11:41 PM

The Democratic Party made it official Tuesday, naming Hillary Clinton their candidate for president in 2016 – and making history by selecting the first woman to represent a major U.S. political party. Following the roll call vote, Tuesday's speakers included former President Bill Clinton as well as the Mothers of the Movement -- the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and other young black victims of violence.

Emcee-of-sorts actress Banks is back on stage, and is reminding delegates of the work Hillary Clinton did for 9/11 first responders and survivors.

Actress Debra Messing, a New Yorker, remembered the attacks of September 11, 2001: "Nothing could divide us on that day. ... Our shared humanity was all that mattered."

She introduces a video with New York police detective Joe Sweeney.

After the Twin Towers fell, NYPD detective Sweeney rushed down to the World Trade Center and dug through the rubble for survivors.

Thousands of police and first responders were affected by the air and conditions at Ground Zero. Sweeney says Hillary Clinton kept in touch and kept working for the bill to help 9/11 first responders.

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LIVE BLOG: Clinton Becomes First Woman Nominated for President