
Bernie Sanders was reduced to tears at the Democratic convention after his brother voted for him during the delegate roll call.

Larry Sanders also started to cry as he spoke to the crowd in Philadelphia, telling them their late parents would have been immensely proud of their son's achievements.

The emotional 82-year-old said he wanted to mention the pair's mother and father, Dorothy Glassberg and Eli Sanders, who 'did not have easy lives and died young'.

'They would be immensely proud of their son and his accomplishments,' he added.

'They loved the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt, and would be especially proud that Bernard is renewing that vision.

'It is with enormous pride that I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders.'

The cameras then panned to the Vermont Senator as he struggled to hold back his emotions in arena seats.

Bernie Sanders was reduced to tears at the Democratic convention as his brother cast his vote, saying their parents would have been proud of his achievements

His wife Jane then leaned over to comfort him before the rest of the roll call was read out on the convention floor.

Later on in the vote, he moved seats and joined the delegation for his home state, Vermont.

He approached the microphone to chants of 'Bernie, Bernie'.

In one of his last acts as a formal candidate, he then said: 'I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.'

He then hugged his wife and walked out of the Wells Fargo Arena.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bernie's spokesman Michael Briggs told DailyMail.com that he would not be nominating Hillary Clinton, who went on to secure the nomination on Tuesday evening.

She became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party.

Briggs said others would nominate the former first lady, which would then lead to a roll call vote. He said it was 'possible' Sanders' home state of Vermont could move to make the vote unanimous after it has occurred.

Sanders said Tuesday his delegates should treat party officials with 'respect' during a roll call vote today to determine the Democratic nominee - but they should be allowed to give him their support if they want to.

Larry Sanders started to cry as he told the crowd in Philadelphia he wanted to mention the pair's mother and father, Dorothy and Eli Sanders, who 'did not have easy lives and died young'

The emotional Vermont Senator, who was sitting alongside NCAAP President Benjamin Jealous (right), then threw his fist into the air as the crowd cheered

He waved to the crowd as they applauded him during the second day of the convention. Mid-way through the proceedings on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton was confirmed as the Democratic nominee for president

'Vote for me,' he told them this morning.

The talks about whether Sanders, who urged Clinton's election in a convention speech monday night, would take on an additional unifying role, have been going on for weeks.

Clinton campaign chair John Podesta was coy about where things stood Monday afternoon.

'I will let senator Sanders discuss what senator Sanders is going to do,' he said at a lunch hosted by The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post reported.

Their father, Eli, was born in the Austo-Hungarian Empire in 1904.

He was born into a family of Jewish immigrants, many of whom died during the Holocaust. Their mother was also Jewish, but was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Sanders's mother died in June 1959 at the age of 46.Their father later died on 4 August 1962, at the age of 57

In one of his last acts as a formal candidate, he then said: 'I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States'

He then turned around to hug a fellow attendee as his bid for the White House finally came to an end

A protester climbs the fence near the AT&T station to join Bernie Sanders supporters near the convention site

Supporters of Bernie Sanders shout as they walk out of the convention during the roll call on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

They chanted as they left Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center in their droves, furious at the outcome of the delegate count

One supporter held a rag over her mouth as she joined the demonstration inside the convention center

Some Bernie fans organized a sit-in inside the media filing center after the walk out

Delegates held a banner reading: 'No Justice, No Peace,' as they walked into the media center

The stern protesters would not be moved as they protested against the outcome of the Democrat roll call

Some held their signs against the windows of the media tent during the demonstration

Sanders supporters kept leaving the arena in huge numbers in anger at the outcome

Bernie's fans were still out in full force 24 hours after protests rocked the first day of the convention

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stands with California Governor Jerry Brown as the California delegation cast their votes during roll call

Mayor of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was seen furiously writing notes as she conducted the roll call

She was seen scribbling about what to do when she reached Vermont - Bernie Sanders's home state - in the roll call