other side of the screen, sitting, as he is, with of donald trump uzbek families, —— running mate pick, for donald trump, jd vance, you can see on the other side of the screen, sitting with donald trump's family. it sitting with donald trump's famil . , l, sitting with donald trump's famil. ,, a, family. it is a surprise that the president _ family. it is a surprise that the president made - family. it is a surprise that the president made an - the president made an appearance. so we have a vice presidential announcement and the president coming to the rnc tonight, which creates fever pitch and excitement for the evening. figs pitch and excitement for the evenina. �* , ,, pitch and excitement for the evenina. a i. pitch and excitement for the evenina. a ., evening. as you say, he has a bandaae evening. as you say, he has a bandage on — evening. as you say, he has a bandage on his _ evening. as you say, he has a bandage on his right - evening. as you say, he has a bandage on his right ear - evening. as you say, he has a bandage on his right ear from i bandage on his right earfrom the wound, but otherwise seemed to be walking along ever in pretty good spirits. as far as we canjudge from pretty good spirits. as far as we can judge from what we can see from here.— we can judge from what we can see from here. remarkable, 48 hours ago. _ see from here. remarkable, 48 hours ago. and _ see from here. remarkable, 48 hours ago, and assassination i hours ago, and assassination attempt on his life. now he is here ready to accept the

republican nomination for president. we look forward to getting him over the finish line. ., ~' getting him over the finish line. ., ~ . ., , , line. you think it changes his approach _ line. you think it changes his approach given _ line. you think it changes his approach given what - line. you think it changes his i approach given what happened? line. you think it changes his - approach given what happened? i approach given what happened? i think it does. i think there is a lot of fever pitch around, yes, it looks like the president is walking out now. presentjumpers walking into present jumpers walking into the presentjumpers walking into the arena. we can see him there. this is being relayed here on the screen in the stadium. —— president trump is walking out into the arena. everybody here in the arena has a very good view of the president, the former president wearing his trademark red tie, with a large bandage on his right earfrom where with a large bandage on his right ear from where that bullet grazed him on saturday. he is literallyjust below us, making his way up to a special seating area reserved for the former president, with his vice presidential bigjd former president, with his vice presidential big jd vance, and

members of donald trump's family. and there we are, donald trump is standing and waving to all of those on the floor. —— proud to waving to all of those on the floor. -- proud to be an american plays. cheering and applause. it is a packed arena. everybody is singing along. donald trump is waving his fist. the new chad has become "fight, fight, fight" — we have heard it several times today. —— the new chant. heard it several times today. -- the new chant. absolutely. donald trump _ -- the new chant. absolutely. donald trump is _ -- the new chant. absolutely. donald trump is coming - -- the new chant. absolutely. donald trump is coming down j -- the new chant. absolutely. - donald trump is coming down the aisle. there is going to be the first pick of president trump and vice president vance for the first time together. the seaker the first time together. the speaker of _ the first time together. the speaker of the _ the first time together. the speaker of the house there as

well. you can see donald trump, eric... we are looking at the back of heads here, trying to make out who is in the first aisle and back. this must be a special moment for republicans. it really is. for me especially, because this is my first republican congress. i have never had a republican convention, have the opportunity to attend before. to see this excitement, it is really unique. now that we have a vice presidential candidate, we are ready.— we are ready. there is the photograph. _ we are ready. there is the photograph, the _ we are ready. there is the photograph, the first - we are ready. there is the photograph, the first time we are ready. there is the - photograph, the first time they are meeting sincejd vance has been unveiled as the vice presidential pick.- been unveiled as the vice presidential pick. and you have

eve one presidential pick. and you have everyone on — presidential pick. and you have everyone on the _ presidential pick. and you have everyone on the delegate - presidential pick. and you have | everyone on the delegate floor, singing and chanting, there is excitement in the arena. there reall is. excitement in the arena. there really is- we — excitement in the arena. there really is. we didn't _ excitement in the arena. there really is. we didn't know- excitement in the arena. there really is. we didn't know the i really is. we didn't know the president — really is. we didn't know the president was _ really is. we didn't know the president was coming - really is. we didn't know the president was coming this i president was coming this evening so this is a surprise for republicans and the entire convention.— convention. before the assassination - convention. before the assassination attempt | convention. before the - assassination attempt he'd indicated it would be later in the week he would come, then that happened, he had medical treatment, and has been recovering from that. it must�*ve been very upsetting. i must've been very upsetting. i think he wanted to show his supporters that he is ready, willing, and able to take on the responsibility. doing it early, and i wouldn't be surprised if a game a few more times before the speech on thursday night.—

times before the speech on thursday night. now you hear the chance — thursday night. now you hear the chance - _ thursday night. now you hear the chance - "usa! _ thursday night. now you hear the chance - “usa! usa! - thursday night. now you hear the chance - “usa! usa! ' - thursday night. now you hear the chance - “usa! usa! “ --i the chance — "usa! usa! " —— chants. crowd chants: the chance - "usa! usa! " -- chants. crowd chants: usa! trum! chants. crowd chants: usa! trump! fight, _ chants. crowd chants: usa! trump! fight, fight, _ chants. crowd chants: usa! trump! fight, fight, fight! - trump! fight, fight, fight! fight, _ trump! fight, fight, fight! fight, fight, fight — donald trump's words after he was knocked to the ground essentially by the secret service agents who were detecting him when the bullet started firing. and when he got up, then the iconic

photographs, with the fist in the air, the flag of the stars & stripes flying above him. crowd chants: we & stripes flying above him. crowd chants:— & stripes flying above him. crowd chants: ~ ., , n crowd chants: we want trump! i think they are — crowd chants: we want trump! i think they are saying _ crowd chants: we want trump! i think they are saying we _ crowd chants: we want trump! i think they are saying we want - think they are saying we want trump. it is hard to make out. we want trump or we love trump. it is looking like he is going to take his seat in that special seating area. so it falls to my claws, grandfather and retiree to follow that entrance. what an incredible honour to be able to follow the president into the convention to give remarks. i am also seeing a sign that somebody has had written," vance" on their trump signs. if printed signs were circulating, it would have

leaked out a little earlier, but a few people have taken out their markers and written vance on their sides. we have donald trump sitting in the front row of that special seating area, jd vance beside him. and i think the speaker of the house looks like he is besidejd vance there. looks like he is beside jd vance there.— looks like he is beside jd vance there. , ., ., vance there. great, the next to the speaker _ vance there. great, the next to the speaker is _ vance there. great, the next to the speaker is mrs _ vance there. great, the next to the speaker is mrs johnson, - vance there. great, the next to | the speaker is mrs johnson, the the speaker is mrsjohnson, the speaker's wife. on the far side you actually have tucker carlson, followed by my friend and colleague in congress from florida. and we're to my —— mike lawler, who has been built as the voice of america that wanted to be weaved in and out of elected representatives during the convention. donald

trump ran in 2016 on being one of us, one of the people. to have these individuals that are your average father and grandfather, mum onstage talk about why they're supporting the president, i think that is incredibly important. i think it resonates with the american people. i can speak to my constituency. it may not speak to others. but having everyday americans giving impassioned speech to the public i think meg's a difference. [30 speech to the public i think meg's a difference.- meg's a difference. do you think voters _ meg's a difference. do you think voters in _ meg's a difference. do you think voters in your - meg's a difference. do youj think voters in your district or others pay a lot of attention as to what happens at the convention?— the convention? they do. toniuht the convention? they do. tonight is _ the convention? they do. tonight is extraordinary l tonight is extraordinary because we have the vice presidential nominee, which we all were anticipating, waiting with baited breath for some days now. tonight is a unique note and we have that along with the president making a guest appearance. anything that

brings a lot of enthusiasm to kick off the convention week. what are your thoughts onjd vance as vice presidential nominee? i vance as vice presidential nominee?— vance as vice presidential nominee? ~ , nominee? i think he will be fantastic. _ nominee? i think he will be fantastic. he _ nominee? i think he will be fantastic. he is _ nominee? i think he will be fantastic. he is a _ nominee? i think he will be fantastic. he is a fairly - nominee? i think he will be fantastic. he is a fairly newj fantastic. he is a fairly new senator from fantastic. he is a fairly new senatorfrom ohio, but i think he is young, energetic, understands the grassroots, understands the grassroots, understands his constituency and the constituency of others across the country. he is a father, a young father, served in the military. he has a lot of great qualities that will — that have validated him. the president had some amazing choices. some members of congress, some who were people he had worked with, lake governor bergen from north dakota. butjd vance brings a unique perspective to this ticket and there is a lot of excitement about that. fine ticket and there is a lot of excitement about that. one of those under — excitement about that. one of those under consideration - excitement about that. one of those under consideration was congressman byronjohn olds sitting on the front row next to the president. can we read anything into that? i

to the president. can we read anything into that?— anything into that? i don't think that _ anything into that? i don't think that you _ anything into that? i don't think that you can - anything into that? i don't think that you can read . think that you can read anything into it but byron has been a supporter of donald trump since the beginning. —— byron donalds. he has been a non—smoking voice for the president and would like to do so in some capacity. so we will see how things play out moving forward. it see how things play out moving forward. , , ., , ., forward. it is set to be an incredibly _ forward. it is set to be an incredibly tight _ forward. it is set to be an incredibly tight race. - forward. it is set to be an incredibly tight race. do i forward. it is set to be an i incredibly tight race. do you think the events of the last 48-50 think the events of the last 48—50 hours have changed that? yes, but that the last weeks of change the trajectory of the rays. it was obvious to the american public that president biden doesn't have the capacity to serve in the way that most americans want him to and donald trump has the ability and vigor to do this role. either one of these candidates

are young, but president biden's mr abbas in the debate really highlighted his challenges as he faces another four years as president. i think that is why we saw a tremendous amount of support come for donald trump after the debate. but certainly after the assassination attempt on saturday. a groundswell of support. i was reading online people and places that you would not think of wearing make america great again ads. people are not afraid to stand up and say "i support president ryan. we need to stop some of the cows were seen over the few years. —— president trump. president biden and the congress are looking into what happened at the assassination attempt. what you congress and your fellow members be doing?

attempt. what you congress and yourfellow members be doing? i your fellow members be doing? 1 think the chair of the oversight committee would like to understand what the secret service protocols were that day. it seems the shooter was incredibly close, and proximity, to the stage where the president was speaking. and there are concerns as to why. one of the security protocols for a president and vice presidential candidate? we can't have it happen again. we need to make shaw that these individuals have the protections they need. it is my understanding that president trump a few hours ago asked for security detailfor trump a few hours ago asked for security detail for robert kennedyjunior, also a presidential nominee, although he may not be as widely supported as others, he still deserves that seem greater protection. so president ryan has asked for that for him. —— president trump. there has been a lot of betrayal and animosity. the number of threats against members of

congress has gone up significantly. our role as members is to bring down the rhetoric and make some determinations around what security should look like for the president, vice president, candidates and members. [30 the president, vice president, candidates and members. do you feel for your _ candidates and members. do you feel for your own _ candidates and members. do you feel for your own safety? - candidates and members. do you feel for your own safety? i - feel for your own safety? 1 have. i am was cautious. feel for your own safety? i have. i am was cautious. i am was repaired. cautiously watching my surroundings. that isjust watching my surroundings. that is just part of this. it is an unfortunate part of it, frankly. we are here to do the job for our constituents. and certainly i like to say that i don't agree with my constituents 100% of the time go but i don't agree with my spouse 100% of the time. so i want to have dialogue. i want to allow for my constituents to voice their opinion. but it has to be in a respectful way. we can disagree without being disagreeable. and i think we all collectively need to work on that. , �* ,

all collectively need to work on that. , ~ , ~ ~ ,, on that. cheering and applause. thank ou on that. cheering and applause. thank you for— on that. cheering and applause. thank you forjoining _ on that. cheering and applause. thank you forjoining us _ on that. cheering and applause. thank you forjoining us on - on that. cheering and applause. thank you forjoining us on bbc - thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. . ~ thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ,, , ., thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ,, i. ., ., news. thank you for having me. returnin: news. thank you for having me. returning to _ news. thank you for having me. returning to the _ news. thank you for having me. returning to the former- returning to the former president's new running mate, a higher senator and marie call veteran jd higher senator and marie call veteranjd vance. —— marine corps. we sell separations continuing behind us. it is continuing behind us. it is time for— continuing behind us. it is time for us _ continuing behind us. it is time for us to _ continuing behind us. it is time for us to determine l continuing behind us. it 3 time for us to determine our nominee for the of vice president of the united states, senatorjd vance.— president of the united states, senatorjd vance. cheering and applause- — senatorjd vance. cheering and applause. country _ senatorjd vance. cheering and applause. country music- senatorjd vance. cheering and i applause. country music plays. as you are seeing, pictures of jd vance coming into the arena earlier. he stopped to give a special greeting and a special hello to the delegation from ohio. earlier i spoke to one of them, jim brennan, and asked what it meant to have someone

from ohio on the presidential ticket. jd from ohio on the presidential ticket. , , ., . from ohio on the presidential ticket. , ., . , from ohio on the presidential ticket. ., . , ., ticket. jd vance is our guy, an ohio guy _ ticket. jd vance is our guy, an ohio guy we — ticket. jd vance is our guy, an ohio guy we elected _ ticket. jd vance is our guy, an ohio guy we elected to - ticket. jd vance is our guy, an ohio guy we elected to the i ohio guy we elected to the senate two years ago. i don't know him well. i know i'm a little bit. he is a very nice and smart guy, very successful, 39 years old, and as a pretty good resume going. we're very excited. i think the neat thing is my children are excited, which is, the use and the — what he has been involved with, with tachy, being an author, that younger people are excited about him, which is a cool thing. it adds a nice dimension to the trump campaign. —— with tech. and the next generation of conservative thinkers. there was a real— of conservative thinkers. there was a real energy _ of conservative thinkers. there was a real energy when - of conservative thinkers. there was a real energy when he i of conservative thinkers. there l was a real energy when he came in shortly after the resident had announced him. absolutely. he came on _ had announced him. absolutely. he came on the _ had announced him. absolutely. he came on the scene _ had announced him. absolutely. he came on the scene and i had announced him. absolutely. he came on the scene and he, l he came on the scene and he, like donald trump, wasn't a political guy. we didn't know

who he was politically. you may have known otherwise. he came on the scene and has been a senator for two years. so on the scene and has been a senatorfor two years. so he has the normal guy kind of thing going on.— thing going on. initially he was there _ thing going on. initially he was there permanently i was there permanently anti—trump. —— they have immensely. now he is is running mate. —— vehemently anti—trump. obviously people can take donald trump the wrong way and i know a lot of people that do and that's ok. i believe trump does a nicejob of and that's ok. i believe trump does a nice job of allowing that to happen and talking to people and figuring things out. and just to ask you about the events of the weekend, obviously, as was said, there is an energy and excitement, but an undertone as well, because there was an attempt on the former president's life.

how do you manage all that? i was watching on saturday evening and it was terrible. three other people were hurt much was in the president and we're sorry about that. i think we're sorry about that. i think we are respectful of that, but at the same time it is a convention and we have nominated jd vance as our vice president. we now have our ticket and we are excited. it is an exciting time. we need to get the excitement going all the way to november for. d0 get the excitement going all the way to november for. do you think thatjd _ the way to november for. do you think that jd vance _ the way to november for. do you think that jd vance and - the way to november for. do you think that jd vance and donald i think thatjd vance and donald trump can beat kamala harris and joe biden?— trump can beat kamala harris i and joe biden?_ and and joe biden? absolutely. and y? their better _ and joe biden? absolutely. and y? their better candidates. i y? their better candidates. before covid-19 _ y? their better candidates. before covid-19 we - y? their better candidates. before covid-19 we have i y? their better candidates. l before covid-19 we have the before covid—19 we have the best economy there was, we had cut taxes, there were great jobs, no inflation, you know, just a super economy. covid—19 change some things. getting back to that would be fantastic. i believe the donald trump can do that on day one.

he knows what to do. jim brennan _ he knows what to do. jim brennan there, _ he knows what to do. jim brennan there, delegate for ohio for the buckeye state speaking to me earlier. i am joined by brian lanza, former trump campaign advisor. you are watching that moment with donald trump coming in and greetingjd vance donald trump coming in and greeting jd vance for the first time since he was unveiled as the vice presidential nominee. how was that? it the vice presidential nominee. how was that?— the vice presidential nominee. how was that? it is a moment. the meat _ how was that? it is a moment. the meat is — how was that? it is a moment. the meat is a _ how was that? it is a moment. the meat is a big _ how was that? it is a moment. the meat is a big moment. i the meat is a big moment. cheering and applause. inaudible. i care about both of them. i love them both dearly. i was very proud to see donald trump here considering what happened a couple of days ago. i have been coming to conventions for close to 20 years. this is the most positive convention i've been to. normally is "fight, fight,

fight" and this time the energy is different. use of the president come out, whenjd vance made his rounds. this is a different republican party with a different republican candidate.— with a different republican candidate. ., ., candidate. you mentioned the chant there. _ candidate. you mentioned the chant there, but _ candidate. you mentioned the chant there, but the _ candidate. you mentioned the chant there, but the meaning | chant there, but the meaning has changed. do you make in the face of violence, interfaces 70 trying to hollow out his head with a bullet, is reaction, his first instinct is to fight back. ., , ., back. donald trump did that in 2016. we are _ back. donald trump did that in 2016. we are looking - back. donald trump did that in 2016. we are looking for i back. donald trump did that in 2016. we are looking for that l 2016. we are looking for that in 2021! 2016. we are looking for that in 2024 again. that is the rally call, fight, fight, fight. it doesn't mean it can't be a positive vote where you fight for positive things. we fight for positive things. we fight for positive things. we fight for lower inflation. we fight for lower inflation. we fight for lower inflation. we fight for a good system that doesn't punish inaudible. we

need to fight to make shaw that there are less wallows in the world more. —— less wars in the world, not more. they have a vice presidential candidate also convinced of the fight and i think that is a good thing. we saw donald trump walk a little bit of the way through the arena here. he has that padding on his ear where the bullet grazed him. you have been speaking to some of the team around him today. what is the vibe like? what is the mood like? , , ., ., like? they understand that he shouldn't be _ like? they understand that he shouldn't be here. _ like? they understand that he shouldn't be here. but- like? they understand that he shouldn't be here. but by- like? they understand that he shouldn't be here. but by the| shouldn't be here. but by the grace of god, his life was spared. and they feel something different about him, they feel and energy. they will tell you that it and energy. they will tell you thatitis and energy. they will tell you that it is a moment, the president will tell you that it is a moment that inaudible and we will see a more focused president. i think what we will

see is a more focused president john because he knows that the other side is fighting so hard so we need to fight back. the energy he has now is motivating him and the rest of the team. how do you think this will impact how he conducts himself notjust impact how he conducts himself not just this week impact how he conducts himself notjust this week but in the weeks and months ahead until we get to november? i weeks and months ahead until we get to november?— get to november? i think he will be the — get to november? i think he will be the same. _ get to november? i think he will be the same. i - get to november? i think he will be the same. i do i get to november? i think he will be the same. i do you i get to november? i think he i will be the same. i do you will see changes in the coverage. you could see the media playing an adversarial role, with propped up, aggressive language — more language — and giving the latter pass with war language. i think we will see a change to the language and matter is that they use. at, change to the language and matter is that they use. a lot ofthat matter is that they use. a lot of that language _ matter is that they use. a lot of that language and - matter is that they use. a lot of that language and rhetoricj of that language and rhetoric was coming out of the mouths of officials. you it is social media, the media, pointing to a headline from the washington post on saturday, do you know what it said? "joe biden says

fired to donald trump" that is trickling language. and the washington post says that. so everybody needs to be responsible. donald trump needs to improve his language, i think he does. and biden, too. joe biden said he needed to put a target, bull's—eye on donald trump. i don't think that is trickling language but it is to some people. do you think it will change the outcome of the race? ., ~' ., race? no, i think we are heading _ race? no, i think we are heading to _ race? no, i think we are heading to a _ race? no, i think we are heading to a landslide i race? no, i think we are i heading to a landslide victory for the debate. every point that matters to the american people, joe biden has failed to achieve. let's talk about inflation. he said his own target of 2% inflation. we are 40 months into it and every month he has failed to hit the number one target. he said the

golfer to present and is still failing that goal. he is dealing with the real economy. that means his failure to heed his own goal on inflation means a rise in costs for everyday people, rise in rent, and so on. he is coming to the end of his term and has been focusing for 40 months to bring it down. how many more do we have to wait? i don't think these people want to wait and i don't think the american people want to wait. so what he has brought it down a little bit? was 40 months ago. we are here in the third year. in the united states you have four years of high school. he has failed on this every year that he would have been in high school. shaw, it isn't a d—, but it is still available. it isn't a d-, but it is still available.— available. thank you for “oinint available. thank you for joining us _ available. thank you for joining us on _ available. thank you for joining us on bbc- available. thank you for| joining us on bbc news. available. thank you for i

joining us on bbc news. jd vance has alsojust joining us on bbc news. jd vance has also just had his first tv interview since becoming the republican vice presidential nominee. he sat down to speak with fox news media hostjohn haggerty and sean askedjd media hostjohn haggerty and sean asked jd vance about his past comments criticising donald trump.— past comments criticising donald trump. you literally said, texting _ donald trump. you literally said, texting a _ donald trump. you literally said, texting a friend, i donald trump. you literally said, texting a friend, that| donald trump. you literally i said, texting a friend, that he is cynical, like nixon, that wouldn't be that bad and could prove useful, and that he was "american hitler". what did you mean? i "american hitler". what did you mean? ., �* ., ., mean? i don't hide from that. i was sceptical — mean? i don't hide from that. i was sceptical of _ mean? i don't hide from that. i was sceptical of him _ mean? i don't hide from that. i was sceptical of him in - mean? i don't hide from that. i was sceptical of him in 2016 i was sceptical of him in 2016 but president trump was great and he — but president trump was great and he changed my mind as he did with — and he changed my mind as he did with a _ and he changed my mind as he did with a lot of americans. the — did with a lot of americans. the delivered peace and prosperity. what i thought in 2016. — prosperity. what i thought in 2016, another thing that has gone — 2016, another thing that has gone on _ 2016, another thing that has gone on is a board into media lies and — gone on is a board into media lies and distortions, that somehow he was going to be so different. — somehow he was going to be so different, a terrible threat to democracy. it was a joke. joe

biden— democracy. it was a joke. joe biden is— democracy. it was a joke. joe biden is the one who has tried to throw— biden is the one who has tried to throw his political opposition injail, that has tried — opposition injail, that has tried to _ opposition injail, that has tried to undermine american law and order~ — tried to undermine american law and order. donald trump did a really— and order. donald trump did a really good job. and i think it is a good _ really good job. and i think it is a good thing when you see somebody, you are wrong about them, _ somebody, you are wrong about them. you — somebody, you are wrong about them, you ought to admit your mistake — them, you ought to admit your mistake and that you were wrong _ mistake and that you were wront. �* , mistake and that you were wron., �*, mistake and that you were wron.. �*, ~ mistake and that you were wron.. �*, ., ., ., wrong. let's look back again at the biggest _ wrong. let's look back again at the biggest moment _ wrong. let's look back again at the biggest moment of- wrong. let's look back again at the biggest moment of this i the biggest moment of this convention so far. one of the big moments of the week happened within the last half—hour or so when donald trump was given rapturous welcome by republican lawmakers, delegates, and actors, as he came into the forum here. let's look again at that moment.— that moment. donald] trump. cheering _ that moment. donald] trump. cheering and _ that moment. donald] trump. cheering and applause. - that moment. donald] trump. i cheering and applause. proud that moment. donald] trump. - cheering and applause. proud to be an american plays. you can see as he walked on stage with a prominent white bandage on

his ear, donald trump greeted his ear, donald trump greeted his supporters with the fist bumps he used in the moments after the failed assassination attempt on saturday. you can hear behind me, sean o'brien, the president of the international brotherhood of teamsters is on stage. he is — quite a big deal he is addressing the convention. much of the selection and is close battleground states focuses on blue—collar workers, trade union members, people working in manufacturing and factories and so on. to have sean o'brien he is speaking from the teamsters is quite a moment. our panel is with us again. stephanie murphy, democratic congresswoman from florida, and former republican congressman from illinois rodney. put into a context how big it is that he is here. i

a context how big it is that he is here. ., ., ., , is here. i would not have been voted in without _ is here. i would not have been voted in without a _ is here. i would not have been voted in without a lot - is here. i would not have been voted in without a lot of i voted in without a lot of blue—collar workers voted for me in— blue—collar workers voted for me in 2013. the democrats have left these — me in 2013. the democrats have left these are collar workers. here — left these are collar workers. here in — left these are collar workers. here in person, sean o'brien, it is— here in person, sean o'brien, it isa— here in person, sean o'brien, it isa hig— here in person, sean o'brien, it is a big deal. i would look at the — it is a big deal. i would look at the teamsters and say that probably _ at the teamsters and say that probably over 50% are going to vote _ probably over 50% are going to vote republican this year. let's _ vote republican this year. let's have a listen to some of whatjohn o'brien is saying to those gathered. latte what john o'brien is saying to those gathered.— what john o'brien is saying to those gathered. we will create an agenda _ those gathered. we will create an agenda and _ those gathered. we will create an agenda and work— those gathered. we will create an agenda and work with i those gathered. we will create an agenda and work with a i an agenda and work with a bipartisan coalition ready to accomplish something real for the american worker. cheering and applause. _ the american worker. cheering and applause. and _ the american worker. cheering and applause. and | _ the american worker. cheering and applause. and | don't - the american worker. cheering|

and applause. and i don't care about being _ and applause. and i don't care about being criticised. _ and applause. and i don't care about being criticised. it - and applause. and i don't care about being criticised. it is i about being criticised. it is an honour to be the first teamster in our 121 year history to address the republican national convention. cheering and applause. several months ago, _ cheering and applause. several months ago, i — cheering and applause. several months ago, i asked _ cheering and applause. several months ago, i asked the _ cheering and applause. several months ago, i asked the rnc- cheering and applause. several months ago, i asked the rnc and l months ago, i asked the rnc and the dnc for the opportunity to speak. to be frank, when president trump invited me to speak at this convention, there was political unrest on the left and on the right. hard to believe. ante union groups demanded the president rescind his invitation. the left called me a traitor.—

his invitation. the left called me a traitor.- -- i me a traitor. booing. -- anti-union _ me a traitor. booing. -- anti-union groups. i me a traitor. booing. -- anti-union groups. and l me a traitor. booing. -- i anti-union groups. and that me a traitor. booing. -- - anti-union groups. and that is anti—union groups. and that is why it is so important for me to be here today.— why it is so important for me to be here today. cheering and applause- _ to be here today. cheering and applause. think— to be here today. cheering and applause. think about - to be here today. cheering and applause. think about this. - applause. think about this. about this — applause. think about this. about this - _ applause. think about this. about this - the _ applause. think about this. about this - the teamsters l applause. think about this. | about this - the teamsters are about this — the teamsters are doing something correct if the extremes in both parties think i shouldn't be on this stage. applause president trump had the backbone to open the doors this republican convention, and that's unprecedented. cheering no other nominee _ that's unprecedented. cheering no other nominee in _ that's unprecedented. cheering no other nominee in the - that's unprecedented. cheering no other nominee in the race i no other nominee in the race would have invited the teamsters into this arena. now, you can have whatever opinion you can have whatever opinion you want, but one thing is clear: president trump is a candidate who is not afraid of hearing from new, loud and

often critical voices, and i think we all can agree, whether people like him or they don't like him, in light of what happened to him on saturday, he has proven to be one tough s 0b. has proven to be one tough s ob. , now, when i won the presidency of the teamsters in a national election 2.5 years ago, we started reaching across the aisle. in the past, the teamsters have endorsed gop

candidates including nixon, reagan and george hw bush. but over the past 40 years, the republican party has really pursued strong relationships with organised labour. there are some in the party who stand in active opposition to labour unions. this too must change. and i want to be clear, at the end of the day, the teamsters are not interested if you have are not interested if you have a d, r or an eye are not interested if you have a d, r oran eye next are not interested if you have a d, r or an eye next to your name. we want to know one thing. what are you doing to help american workers? asa as a negotiator, i know that no window or door should ever be permanently shut. in my administration, the teamsters reach out to eight republican

senators who stood up for railroad teamsters over our fight for paid sick leave. josh holly was one of them. applause we started talking. _ holly was one of them. applause we started talking. senator- we started talking. senator hollie hughes changed his position on national right to work. then we started walking. senator hollie hughes walked a teamsters picket line in st louis and a uaw picket line in wentzville, missouri. more than that, i want to recognise senator hollie for his questioning of corporate talking heads, lawyers, ceos and apologists.— and apologists. applause he has shown _ and apologists. applause he has shown he - and apologists. applause he has shown he is - and apologists. applause he has shown he is not i and apologists. applause i he has shown he is not willing to accept their pillaging of working people's pocketbooks. i know from a career in

negotiating that you get nowhere by slamming your fist on the table. the first step is to listen. the teamsters and the gop may not agree on many issues, but a growing group has shown the courage to sit down and consider points of view that aren't funded by big money think tanks. —— senator hawley. senators like jd think tanks. —— senator hawley. senators likejd vance, roger marshall and representatives nicole melichar tekkers, mike lawler and brian fitzpatrick are among elected officials who truly care about working people, and this group is expanding and is putting fear into those who have monopolised are very broken system in america today. there are far too many people on both sides of the aisle still bringing knee jerk reactions to unions, who subscribe to the same tired

claptrap that unions destroy american companies. take a moment to consider noting parcels surface, which is the largest private sector logistics company and it has been unionised for more than 100 years. more than 350,000 teamsters make it run. we work for good middle class wages, quality health care and secure pensions. ups is the most efficient package delivery company in the world. but let's not forget that ups doesn't provide these great wages and benefits out of the kindness of its heart. ups does it because the teamsters fight for it, all 350,000 of us. you know core protests hate when working peoplejoin

know core protests hate when working people join together to form unions, but for a century, major employers have waged a war against labour by forming corporate unions of their own. we need to call the chamber of commerce and the business roundtable is what they are. they are unions for big business, and here is another fact. against gigantic multinational corporation, an individual worker has zero power. it is only when americans band together in democratic unions that we win real improvements on wages, benefits and working conditions. companies like amazon are biggest —— bigger than most national economies. amazon is valued at over $2 trillion, that makes it the 14th largest economy in the world. what is sickening is that amazon has abandoned any national allegiance. amazon's sole focus is on lining its own pockets. remember, elites have

no party, elites have no nation. their loyalty is to the balance sheet and the stock price, at the expense of the american worker. cheering in m american worker. cheering in my office _ american worker. cheering in my office in _ american worker. cheering in my office in washington, | american worker. cheering i in my office in washington, dc, in my office in washington, dc, i can see the united states capitol from my window. i see well—intentioned people arrive in washington and get eaten up by an unforgiving system. the responsibility to average americans takes a back—seat. the objective now becomes a viable. fundraiser after fundraiser, corporate consultants h every initiative. the hill crawls with lifers bouncing from governmentjobs to corporate jobs bouncing from governmentjobs to corporatejobs and bouncing from governmentjobs to corporate jobs and back again. i think we can all agree, dc is a pretty treacherous area. most

legislation is never meant to go anywhere and it is all talk, and in america, talk isn't cheap, it's very expensive, and it comes at the cost of our own country. working people know our system is broken. the elites are not labouring on behalf of workers. theirs is a political caste system that prevent citizens from accessing their representatives to hold them accountable. for a moment in time, working people in america were seen as essential. sadly, it took a global pandemic for political and corporate elites to notice this fact. but ask yourself this question, since the end of the pandemic, when was the last time you heard major news outlets regularly refer to workers as essential? you haven't. the men and women who

provide goods and services tax, deliver packages, stock grocery shelves, care for patients, pick up your trash and keep our communities safe are taken for granted. all the while, the stock market boomed, how prices hit record highs, and corporate salaries skyrocketed, but the income of everyday americans are shrinking in the face of inflation. are shrinking in the face of inflation-— are shrinking in the face of inflation. ~ ., , ., inflation. we are listening to sean o'brien, _ inflation. we are listening to sean o'brien, the _ inflation. we are listening to sean o'brien, the president| inflation. we are listening to i sean o'brien, the president of the teamsters, addressing the republican national convention here in milwaukee, wisconsin. i am joined by here in milwaukee, wisconsin. i amjoined by our here in milwaukee, wisconsin. i am joined by our panel, democratic congresswoman stephanie murphy from florida and former republican congressman rodney davis of illinois. rodney, just to finish the point you're making about how big a deal this is. hundred and 20 years shaunagh brown said of the history of the teamsters, and they have never been invited in here to address this audience. you know, i think _ address this audience. you know, i think this - address this audience. you know, i think this shows i address this audience. you know, i think this shows the trump — know, i think this shows the trump campaign realises that too in —

trump campaign realises that too in states like wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania and others. _ michigan, pennsylvania and others, they are going to need that blue—collar worker. maybe the blue—collar worker is going to vote. — the blue—collar worker is going to vote. as— the blue—collar worker is going to vote, as i used to hear in my— to vote, as i used to hear in my old _ to vote, as i used to hear in my old district, their union card. — my old district, their union card. and _ my old district, their union card, and their unions, many of them— card, and their unions, many of them are— card, and their unions, many of them are going to endorsed democrats across the board. but enough — democrats across the board. but enough members are going to look— enough members are going to look at — enough members are going to look at sean o'brien and say, you know— look at sean o'brien and say, you know what? maybe we give donald — you know what? maybe we give donald trump a chance. we were doing _ donald trump a chance. we were doing better when donald trump was president, and i think this is something that is actually going — is something that is actually going to _ is something that is actually going to reverberate in the labour— going to reverberate in the labour movement. he going to reverberate in the labour movement.- going to reverberate in the labour movement. he is going to address the _ labour movement. he is going to address the dnc _ labour movement. he is going to address the dnc as _ labour movement. he is going to address the dnc as well, - labour movement. he is going to address the dnc as well, we i address the dnc as well, we should say, but is this a major blow to joe should say, but is this a major blow tojoe biden, to the democrats, that sean o'brien is even here speaking to republicans? i even here speaking to republicans?- even here speaking to republicans? even here speaking to reublicans? ~ , ., republicans? i think it is a continuation _ republicans? i think it is a continuation of _ republicans? i think it is a continuation of a - republicans? i think it is a continuation of a power i republicans? i think it is a i continuation of a power play we have seen all night, with the trump campaign going after democratic base voters, going after the black vote, going after the black vote, going after the black vote, going after the hispanic vote, now going after the labour vote. and i agree with rodney 100%,

in washington, the union leaders will endorse a democrat, but they can't hold their members to vote for democrats, and it has been true for a number of years now, a number of cycles now, that while at the top they will endorse a democrat, their members are voting republican. and we saw that in 2016 when they endorsed hillary clinton, and yet the rank and file voted for donald trump.— and yet the rank and file voted for donald trump. that's right, and so this _ for donald trump. that's right, and so this is _ for donald trump. that's right, and so this is a _ for donald trump. that's right, and so this is a really _ for donald trump. that's right, and so this is a really smart i and so this is a really smart play. and so this is a really smart play, i think, and so this is a really smart play, ithink, but and so this is a really smart play, i think, but it is also a reflection that the republican party is really leaning into that populist element of it, but for him to be here speaking is quite remarkable. irate but for him to be here speaking is quite remarkable.— is quite remarkable. we should sa the is quite remarkable. we should say the teamsters, _ is quite remarkable. we should say the teamsters, the - is quite remarkable. we should say the teamsters, the union l say the teamsters, the union has not endorsed either candidate at this point. in fact they are talking about not endorsing any candidate this time around. i endorsing any candidate this time around.— endorsing any candidate this time around. i think what was interesting — time around. i think what was interesting is _ time around. i think what was interesting is that _ time around. i think what was interesting is that sean i interesting is that sean o'brien is talking a lot about bipartisanship, and i think the reality of government going

forward, whatever happens after election day, is that it is going to be narrowly held, and it may be divided or it may just be barely narrowly held, which means you do have to find people who are willing to cross the aisle, who are willing to work in a bipartisan way, the way rodney and i did when we were in congress together, in order to get things done, and he is trying to represent his members by putting out that clarion call for the kind if we are here for whatever is good for our members, setting aside what traditional politics expects of a union. i what traditional politics expects of a union. i think it is interesting _ expects of a union. i think it is interesting as _ expects of a union. i think it is interesting as well- expects of a union. i think it is interesting as well that i is interesting as well that sean o'brien has come here into the republican convention, which would be the natural home for s, let's say, for big business, people who like to make a lot of money making little profits, and he is getting quite a few digs in, isn't he, to big business, multinationals, to companies that don't want unions on the shop floor? it that don't want unions on the shop floor?— that don't want unions on the shop floor? it certainly shows in president _

shop floor? it certainly shows in president trump _ shop floor? it certainly shows in president trump since i shop floor? it certainly shows in president trump since he l shop floor? it certainly shows i in president trump since he was elected — in president trump since he was elected in — in president trump since he was elected in 2016 has been able to rebuild his support among the blue—collar unions. the government unions, the seiu of the world. — government unions, the seiu of the world, they are still solidly— the world, they are still solidly democratic, but it is that— solidly democratic, but it is that blue—collar worker, the teamsters, the operating engineers, carpenters, the labourers. that membership is coming — labourers. that membership is coming this way. i witnessed it, coming this way. i witnessed it. a — coming this way. i witnessed it, a non—endorsement for a republican in a congressional race — republican in a congressional race or— republican in a congressional race or a _ republican in a congressional race or a presidential race is an endorsement for a republican, we know that. is republican, we know that. [s that republican, we know that. that how republican, we know that. is that how you are interpreting this land, if the teamsters are not endorsing either trump or biden? ' :: :: , ~ ., not endorsing either trump or biden? ' i: i: , . ., , biden? 100%. with the union is not endorsing _ biden? 10096. with the union is not endorsing my _ biden? 10096. with the union is not endorsing my race - biden? 10096. with the union is not endorsing my race that i biden? 10096. with the union is not endorsing my race that was| not endorsing my race that was as good — not endorsing my race that was as good as _ not endorsing my race that was as good as me giving their endorsement. in 2012 when i first— endorsement. in 2012 when i first ran _ endorsement. in 2012 when i first ran for congress i was told — first ran for congress i was told by— first ran for congress i was told by uaw workers in illinois they— told by uaw workers in illinois they could never vote for me because _ they could never vote for me because i_ they could never vote for me because i was a republican. by the end — because i was a republican. by the end of— because i was a republican. by the end of my career in 2023, they— the end of my career in 2023, they is— the end of my career in 2023, they is same uaw workers from my hometown in illinois would remind — my hometown in illinois would remind me when i wasn't republican enough. that is the

transition. �* . republican enough. that is the transition-— transition. and the flip side is true for _ transition. and the flip side is true for democrats i transition. and the flip side is true for democrats in i transition. and the flip side j is true for democrats in the relationship with the business community. if i could secure the chamber�*s endorsement, or their non—endorsement in my race, that was considered a win. and what you are seeing though is that the business community is a little lost in this. they don't really know where to go. the idea of a republican chamber member doesn't really exist anymore. in many of the major votes that the chamber endorsed over the last couple of cycles, they were carried with democratic votes. they lost a tonne of the republican votes are used to be able to reliably depend upon. and so our politics are kind of getting a little bit topsy—turvy. getting a little bit topsy-turvy. getting a little bit tos -tu . ., ., topsy-turvy. indeed, and we are seeint topsy-turvy. indeed, and we are seeing massive _ topsy-turvy. indeed, and we are seeing massive standing - seeing massive standing ovations behind us shaunagh brown's speech and i should note donald trump stood for the entirety of that speech as well, as didjd entirety of that speech as well, as did jd vance, entirety of that speech as well, as didjd vance, i don't know if you notice that. he has

just sat back down now but that sends a message is well, doesn't it? i sends a message is well, doesn't it?— sends a message is well, doesn't it? i recognise the back of head _ doesn't it? i recognise the back of head back - doesn't it? i recognise the back of head back with i doesn't it? i recognise the back of head back with a l back of head back with a hairstyle! i've got a few pictures of fat from the oval office — pictures of fat from the oval office. no, that shows that the president and the vice presidential nominee surely realises— presidential nominee surely realises the importance of this blue—collar boater, it has to show — blue—collar boater, it has to show also _ blue—collar boater, it has to show also that their polling si'iow also that their polling shows _ si'iow also that their polling shows this could make a difference in those key states, as i difference in those key states, as i was— difference in those key states, as i was saying earlier. jeff bezos _ as i was saying earlier. jeff bezos from amazon just put out a positive — bezos from amazon just put out a positive statement on president trump today. if president trump today. if president trump today. if president trump cared about that. — president trump cared about that. he _ president trump cared about that, he would have scrapped sean— that, he would have scrapped sean o'brien's speech. he didn't— sean o'brien's speech. he didn't do— sean o'brien's speech. he didn't do that. that is pretty telling — didn't do that. that is pretty telling to those blue—collar voters _ telling to those blue-collar voters. �* ,, ., “ voters. and sean o'brien was tuite voters. and sean o'brien was quite critical _ voters. and sean o'brien was quite critical of _ voters. and sean o'brien was quite critical of amazon, i voters. and sean o'brien was quite critical of amazon, he l quite critical of amazon, he said that company, he said with a lot of criticism. stephanie, given what we have been talking about i guess for months now about i guess for months now about the battle ground states, and in particular where we are, wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, how strong the

union still are there, do these tiny margins, they really matter, don't they?- tiny margins, they really matter, don't they? oh, they absolutely — matter, don't they? oh, they absolutely matter, _ matter, don't they? oh, they absolutely matter, in - matter, don't they? oh, they absolutely matter, in fact i matter, don't they? oh, they absolutely matter, in fact in i absolutely matter, in fact in the last election, president biden barely won those seats. i think in total it was 70,000 votes across a handful of states that gave him the presidency, and so all of these margins matter, and i think the other thing that is interesting is the enthusiasm that we see here at the convention, this is the most united i have seen the republican party in years, and the enthusiasm and the polling shows that republicans are at 70% likely to vote. they are there. unfortunately, the democratic party doesn't have a counter level of enthusiasm, and when you are talking about such narrow margins, that makes a huge difference. bind such narrow margins, that makes a huge difference.— a huge difference. and when you are speaking _ a huge difference. and when you are speaking about _ a huge difference. and when you are speaking about the - a huge difference. and when you are speaking about the unity i a huge difference. and when you are speaking about the unity of i are speaking about the unity of the party here, and these are images being beamed out right across the us, what voters have

seen for the last 2.5 weeks and particularly, not the last two days but the week before that, is the democratic party tearing its insides out, going after its insides out, going after its president, a tap drip, drip, drip, drip, dripping. i drip, drip, drip, dripping! think so much of politics is about perception, and even before the devastating debate performance, 65% of the american people thought that president biden was too old for thejob, and then president biden was too old for the job, and then after the debate performance, that ticked up. but i think that was the political washington insiders finally getting on the same page with the rest of america. like, the average american didn't feel like that was too much different than what they expected out of him. it was just inside beltway it felt like, oh my goodness, this is a real problem, and it is a real problem for down ballot races, and as much as democrats want to see a democrat in the white house, they want to retain

their seats, and that is why you are seeing the sort of chaos, although that has shifted in the last couple of days, i think that new cycle is overfor days, i think that new cycle is over for the democrats, days, i think that new cycle is overfor the democrats, and over for the democrats, and people overfor the democrats, and people will do what they need to do to win their races, and that main —— might mean running a race where they run away from the top of the ticket. but a race where they run away from the top of the ticket.— the top of the ticket. but if ou are the top of the ticket. but if you are saying _ the top of the ticket. but if you are saying that - the top of the ticket. but if you are saying that the i the top of the ticket. but if| you are saying that the last two weeks was the elites in dc catching up with the real people of america, if you want to call them that, that view in their mind won't have gone away just from the last 48 hours. the view in the minds of the american people? yeah. yes, they thought _ american people? yeah. yes, they thought joe _ american people? yeah. yes, they thought joe biden i american people? yeah. yes, they thought joe biden was i american people? yeah. yes, they thought joe biden was to they thoughtjoe biden was to do not up to the job before, they are still going to have that you are still going to have all of these elected officials, senators and congresspeople, have come out and said i don't want him, and other senior people like nancy pelosi who have served not i don't want him go about to have been very grave. you don't want him go about to have been very grave.— been very grave. you know, at the end of— been very grave. you know, at

the end of the _ been very grave. you know, at the end of the day, _ been very grave. you know, at the end of the day, this i been very grave. you know, at the end of the day, this is - been very grave. you know, at the end of the day, this is the | the end of the day, this is the decision that the president has to make a nobody can make a make that decision. they can only make him respond to what it is he does. one hopes that he cares enough about this country and he truly believes it would be better off in democratic hands, and he does the responsible thing to secure his legacy. but should he choose, and should that decision leads to him staying in office, then each democrat down ballot has to do what they need to do to try to hold their seats, and given the expanded authority is that the supreme courtjust authority is that the supreme court just gave the authority is that the supreme courtjust gave the presidency, it will become even more important for house democrats to hold the house and democratic senators to hold the senate. but it is a difficult situation i think for the party in this moment.— situation i think for the party in this moment. and what do you feel about _ in this moment. and what do you feel about those _ in this moment. and what do you feel about those down _ in this moment. and what do you feel about those down ballot - feel about those down ballot races? i feel about those down ballot races? ~ ., ~, feel about those down ballot races? ~ ., _ races? i think nancy pelosi was alwa s races? i think nancy pelosi was always masterful— races? i think nancy pelosi was always masterful when - races? i think nancy pelosi was

always masterful when it - races? i think nancy pelosi was always masterful when it came | always masterful when it came to politics, and she always said to us, do what you need to do to win. when, baby, when, right? and i think that is what those down ballot democrats need to do. they need to do what they need to do, and if that means distancing themselves from the president, because to win in difficult seats like what robbie and i represented, you have to have a couple of things. one is good judgment. people have to feel like you are credible, and i don't know how as an elected member you can stand up when three quarters of the country don't think that the president has the mental acuity of this job and defend that, and still maintain your credibility. the second thing you have to do is not appear reflexively partisan, and it is hard to go against what people can see with their eyes, and not look like you are doing thatjust because you are a party member, you are being a good party member. so i

you are being a good party member. sol have deep you are being a good party member. so i have deep sympathy for folks who are in that situation right now, but i think that will impact their races. they have to be credible, they have to demonstrate good judgment with their constituents and they have do not appearjust partisan. have do not appear 'ust partisami partisan. and on that, president _ partisan. and on that, president joe - partisan. and on that, president joe biden i partisan. and on that, l president joe biden has partisan. and on that, - president joe biden has given presidentjoe biden has given his first television interview since the assassination attempt on donald trump on saturday, and he addressed that issue. he was speaking to lester holt nbc news, he addressed that issue of the debate and actually he appeared agitated when he was pressed on that debate performance. let's have a listen. , ., . , listen. in your last tv interview, _ listen. in your last tv interview, you - listen. in your last tv interview, you ask. listen. in your last tv interview, you ask if. listen. in your last tv i interview, you ask if you listen. in your last tv - interview, you ask if you had watched the debate. your answer was, i don't think so, no. have you sent seen it? i was, i don't think so, no. have you sent seen it?— you sent seen it? i have seen pieces of— you sent seen it? i have seen pieces of it. _ you sent seen it? i have seen pieces of it. i _ you sent seen it? i have seen pieces of it, i have _ you sent seen it? i have seen pieces of it, i have not - pieces of it, i have not watched the whole debate. | watched the whole debate. guess watched the whole debate. i guess the question is are you all on the same page, are you seeing what they saw, which was moments frankly that appeared to be, where you appear to be

confused?— to be, where you appear to be confused? , ., �* i. confused? looks, why don't you ever talk about _ confused? looks, why don't you ever talk about the _ confused? looks, why don't you ever talk about the 28 _ confused? looks, why don't you ever talk about the 28 lies - confused? looks, why don't you ever talk about the 28 lies he i ever talk about the 28 lies he told? — ever talk about the 28 lies he told? where are you on this? why— told? where are you on this? why doffi— told? where are you on this? why don't the press ever talk about— why don't the press ever talk about that? 28 times it was confirmed he lied in that debate _ confirmed he lied in that debate. i had a bad, bad night. i wasn't — debate. i had a bad, bad night. i wasn't feeling well at all. i screwed _ i wasn't feeling well at all. i screwed up. | i wasn't feeling well at all. i screwed up— screwed up. i 'ust ask the question. — screwed up. ijust ask the question, because - screwed up. ijust ask the question, because the - screwed up. ijust ask the l question, because the idea screwed up. ijust ask the - question, because the idea that you may or may not have seen what some of these other folks have seen, you're not on the same... i have seen, you're not on the same- - -_ same... i didn't have to see it, i was _ same... i didn't have to see it, i was there! _ same... i didn't have to see it, l was there! laughter | you are just hearing there for gabbling at the end of day one of the republican national convention from the chairperson, and the day ended with donald trump standing up and receiving another usa, usa,

fight, fight, fight, chant from the gathered delegates —— the gavelling. wejust the gathered delegates —— the gavelling. we just peeking there, rodney, we heard from joe biden addressing the issue of the debate, it is still clearly a very raw issue for him. it clearly a very raw issue for him. , , ., �* , clearly a very raw issue for him. , him. it is. it shouldn't be a raw issue. _ him. it is. it shouldn't be a raw issue, he _ him. it is. it shouldn't be a raw issue, he was - him. it is. it shouldn't be a l raw issue, he was absolutely abhorrent during that of a debate, _ abhorrent during that of a debate, and most people are surprised that donald trump has a really— surprised that donald trump has a really good taste in music, and — a really good taste in music, and the _ a really good taste in music, and the rnc does but in the end they are — and the rnc does but in the end they are not surprised that donald _ they are not surprised that donald trump has come out and made _ donald trump has come out and made people forget about that debate — made people forget about that debate performance, because he has done — debate performance, because he has done what many in america have _ has done what many in america have asked him to do. unify, talk— have asked him to do. unify, talk about— have asked him to do. unify, talk about what is going to do in the — talk about what is going to do in the future. we talk about what is going to do in the future.— in the future. we are 'ust lookin: in the future. we are just looking at images there i in the future. we are just| looking at images there of in the future. we are just - looking at images there of him as he isjust looking at images there of him as he is just leaving. looking at images there of him as he isjust leaving. you can see him there, he isjust, jd vance are still there with the trump family, with tucker carlson, the tv host as well. donald trump just going down the stairs there.

donald trumpjust going down the stairs there.— donald trumpjust going down the stairs there. speaker micah johnson. everyone _ the stairs there. speaker micah johnson. everyone there - the stairs there. speaker micah johnson. everyone there trying| johnson. everyone there trying to net a johnson. everyone there trying to get a photograph _ johnson. everyone there trying to get a photograph of - johnson. everyone there trying to get a photograph of the - to get a photograph of the former president as he makes his way out of the arena there. this is donald trump's element. i served — this is donald trump's element. i served in— this is donald trump's element. i served in congress when president obama was president, president— president obama was president, president trump, and the perception is president obama was this— perception is president obama was this welcoming guy. he was pretty— was this welcoming guy. he was pretty insular when it came to allowing — pretty insular when it came to allowing members come to the white _ allowing members come to the white house. donald trump is the opposite of that, he loves the opposite of that, he loves the stuff _ the opposite of that, he loves the stuff. a the opposite of that, he loves the stuff. �* , , the stuff. a very, very tight secret service _ the stuff. a very, very tight secret service caught - the stuff. a very, very tight secret service caught and i secret service caught and around the president. it is not usual uc agents completely surrounding a president, and i guess that is to be expected, after what we saw on saturday. rodney, do you think the secret service has some questions to answer here?— service has some questions to answer here? 100% i do. this is in the first _ answer here? 100% i do. this is in the first time _ answer here? 100% i do. this is in the first time we _ in the first time we have questioned some of the decisions. i've said it on your

show— decisions. i've said it on your show before. i left the rnc on the white house lawn during covid — the white house lawn during covid in _ the white house lawn during covid in 2020, and over 100 members _ covid in 2020, and over 100 members of congress, their families— members of congress, their families and guests and others were _ families and guests and others were just — families and guests and others were just told go out into the streets. _ were just told go out into the streets, and then you saw the machine — streets, and then you saw the machine and the protesters immediately converging on him, and i_ immediately converging on him, and i had — immediately converging on him, and i had a — immediately converging on him, and i had a meeting with leader mccarthy's team, and our capitol— mccarthy's team, and our capitol police and a sergeant at arms _ capitol police and a sergeant at arms the next day and we said — at arms the next day and we said we _ at arms the next day and we said we didn't know that memory members — said we didn't know that memory members and guest would be there. — members and guest would be there, and i think yes, you did. _ there, and i think yes, you did, everyone had to submit a registration. so these things are not— registration. so these things are not new, they need to fix it, are not new, they need to fix it. post — are not new, they need to fix it, post january six they needed _ it, post january six they needed to fix security issues. this— needed to fix security issues. this is— needed to fix security issues. this is something kim cheadle has to— this is something kim cheadle has to answer.— this is something kim cheadle has to answer. and of course we will be giving — has to answer. and of course we will be giving evidence _ has to answer. and of course we will be giving evidence before i will be giving evidence before a committee up on the hill there on monday. we are looking at the images, tucker carlson sitting with the former president donald trump until

just a few moments ago. we are just a few moments ago. we are just going to take a quick pause. we will be back in a few minutes with stephanie murphy and rodney davis. do stay with us here on bbc news. of course you can follow coverage continuously or night and all week on our live page, on bbc .com forward news. very jubilant scenes here. rodney, very briefly, in a sentence, is this a successful first day for republicans?— republicans? better than i would have _ republicans? better than i would have ever _ republicans? better than i j would have ever expected. republicans? better than i - would have ever expected. this is my— would have ever expected. this is my fourth convention, one of the best — is my fourth convention, one of the best. ., , ., ., ., ,, the best. lots more to talk about in — the best. lots more to talk about in just _ the best. lots more to talk about in just a _ the best. lots more to talk about in just a few- the best. lots more to talk. about in just a few moments the best. lots more to talk - about in just a few moments so do stay with us here. we are broadcasting from here in milwaukee, wisconsin for the republican national convention, day one of four, culminating on thursday night with the formal

acceptance speech from the former president, donald trump, when he will officially accept that nomination. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. monday, we saw a day of contrasts — some pleasant sunny spells across eastern scotland, in particular, and a high of 2a degrees around the perth area. that's 75 fahrenheit. totally different story, however, further south and west. a day of heavy rain, across cornwall in particular, where we saw three quarters of an inch in a 24—hour period, and some of the rain torrential, with thundery downpours in it. now, that weather front is continuing to push its way steadily northwards, and it will linger, first thing on tuesday morning. not a bad start, though, for scotland once again, a few scattered sharp showers to the northwest of the great glen, a few showers developing as we go through the day, but on the whole, there will be a good dry slot, with some sunny spells coming through. not a bad start into northern ireland, northwest england, as well.

here's our weatherfront at 10:00 in the morning, lingering across east yorkshire, lincolnshire, gradually drifting its way eastwards, and then as we go through the afternoon, we'll see sunny spells and scattered showers. but these showers across north—east england, eastern scotland, could be heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder mixed in there once again. on the whole, winds light, but again, still from that cooler, north—westerly source. a bit more of a breeze, perhaps, into the far south east, and temperatures certainly a little bit more subdued. particularly further north, we're looking at highs moving out of tuesday, though, into wednesday, high pressure is building and the wind direction changes to a southwesterly. that will draw up a brief spell of warm weather, so it'll be a mild start to our wednesday morning. wednesday, on the whole, will be dry, with some sunshine for many of us, to begin with. we will see a few showers developing as we go through the day. these should be fairly light, but nevertheless it's worth bearing in mind. a little bit of patchy,

cloudy drizzle to the north west of the great glen here, but temperatures will respond on the whole on wednesday. we're likely to see highest values of 21 degrees in scotland and 2a, perhaps, this time in the south east, and again, that is 75 fahrenheit. and we haven't seen 75 fahrenheit thisjuly. so let's take a look at what to expect, as we head into the weekend. the high pressure will gradually ease away, and weather fronts will then return, bringing wetter weather. so, make the most of this brief warm spell. we could see temperatures peaking at 27 on friday. cooler, wetter conditions return for the weekend.

live from milwaukee, this is bbc news. the republican national convention is under wayjust convention is under way just days convention is under wayjust days after an assassination attempt on donald trump. donald trump has made his big vpp, tapping ohio's saturday and military that are injd vance as his running mate. and president biden talks about rhetoric on the campaign trail in his first interview since the assassination attempt on former president trump.

hello. i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome here to milwaukee, wisconsin, to the bbc�*s special live coverage of the republican national convention. they want included moments ago and in the last hour donald trump was given a rapturous welcome from lawmakers, delegates, supporters and guests as he made his entrance. let's look at that moment.— made his entrance. let's look at that moment. donald] trump. cheering and _ at that moment. donald] trump. cheering and applause. - at that moment. donald] trump. l cheering and applause. proud at that moment. donald] trump. - cheering and applause. proud to be an american plays. you can see the image of the former president walking through the back corridors at the forum, normally home to nba team the milwaukee bucks, and this week home to the republican national

convention. donald trump came in through those