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stand here humbled, and i'm overwhelmed with gratitude to say i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america. [ cheers ] >> j.d. vance steps into the political spotlight to accept the republican party's nomination for vp. the ohio senator highlighting his youth and upbringing in a poor family and why voters should send donald trump to the white house again. president biden self-isolating after testing positive for covid. he cancels campaign stops to return to delaware as he faces new pressure from democratic leaders to quit the race for president. and under water. rescues and evacuations in northern arkansas after storms dumped nearly a foot of rain. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. bestselling author and former trump critic-turned-senator j.d. vance is now officially donald trump's running mate. after the republican national convention last night, vance was

introduced by his wife usha before formally accepting his party's nomination for vice president. sabrina franza is in milwaukee with reaction. good morning, sabrina. >> reporter: good morning. until last night, many americans were not familiar with j.d. vance. he was not a household name. in delivering his acceptance speech, he introduced himself to the american people and painted a picture of a trump-vance administration. >> i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america. [ cheers ] >> reporter: in his first speech as the 2024 republican vice presidential nominee, freshman ohio senator j.d. vance played up his youth. >> joe biden has been a politician in washington for longer than i've been alive. >> reporter: and his midwestern roots -- >> there's still so much talent and grit in the american heartland. for these places to thrive, my friends, we need a leader who fights for the people who built this country. >> reporter: the 39-year-old marine veteran and "hillbilly

elegy" author was introduced by his wife, usha. >> that j.d. and i could meet at all let alone fall in love and marry is a testament to this great country. >> reporter: he's receiving rave reviews from delegates. >> he laid out a great vision for i think the future of the republican party. >> reporter: vance capped off a day that focused on u.s. national security and foreign policy with speeches from gold star families of the fallen and parents of an american taken hostage by hamas. >> we need our beautiful son back. >> reporter: tonight former president trump will officially accept the 2024 republican nomination for president in his first public speech since surviving an assassination attempt last weekend. >> a lot of you put my grandpa through hell, and he's still standing. >> reporter: trump has said the speech is a chance to bring the country together. former president trump's speech tonight is expected to be a toned down version of the one he

had originally written, a reaction to the assassination attempt made last week. the theme tonight -- make america great once again. anne-marie? >> sabrina franza in milwaukee. thank you. we will have special coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight on our streaming service cbs news 24/7. then tune in to our primetime coverage starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on cbs and cbs news 24/7. this morning president biden is in delaware self-isolating after contracting covid. he arrived in rehoboth last night. the white house said that the president had a runny nose and cough but his temperature is normal. biden tested positive yesterday while campaigning in nevada, and it comes at a critical time when he's under pressure from fellow democrats to drop his re-election bid. skyler henry reports. i was just on the phone with president biden, and he shared

his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. the president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for covid. >> reporter: the diagnosis forced president biden to bow out of his appearance before latino voters in las vegas late wednesday afternoon. he made the trip west to reassure them he is the only man to lead the country. biden captured a majority of hispanic voters in 2020, but their support has been declining. a new "associated press" norc center for public affairs research poll reveals two-thirds of democrats say the president should exit the race with only about three in ten feeling extremely or very confident biden has the mental capacity to serve effectively as president. representative adam schiff became the latest high-profile democrat to urge biden to pass the baton saying, quote, i have serious concerns about whether the president can defeat donald trump in november.

mr. biden reiterated his plan to stay in the race on b.e.t. as more congressional democrats call for president biden to exit the race, the white house points out he still enjoys support from key allies such as the chairman of the congressional black and hispanic caucuses along with prominent democratic governors and mayors. skyler henry, cbs news, the white house. law enforcement officials are investigating the security failures at the pennsylvania rally where a gunman opened fire on donald trump last weekend. cbs' meg oliver has new details and images. >> reporter: new video shows former president donald trump arriving at butler memorial hospital saturday just minutes after surviving an assassination attempt. u.s. secret service are seen surrounding his suv. >> there he is. >> there he is! >> reporter: before rushing him inside the e.r. over an hour earlier the alleged assassin, thomas matthew crooks, was caught on video wandering around.

a local tactical sniper also snapped this photo of him roughly 26 minutes before he climbed onto a building. [ screams ] >> reporter: and attempted to kill the former president. [ gunshots ] >> get down, get down! >> reporter: crooks had on him a phone and what appears to be a remote transmitter potentially intended to set off suspicious devices he had in his car and home. according to a law enforcement bulletin obtained by cbs news, crooks received multiple packages over the last several months. some possibly containing hazardous material. a cbs news analysis has found the sniper team closest to the shooter would have had their line of sight likely obscured by trees, making it difficult for them to see him clearly. the team farther away had to reset before taking the single shot that neutralized the target. a private funeral is planned on friday for corey comparatore, the retired firefighter killed. meanwhile, two others have been

upgraded from critical to serious condition, including 74-year-old james copenhaver, shot twice. >> he loves his country. he's somebody that you would want as your next-door neighbor. >> reporter: crystal barr is copenhaver's family friend. how is he doing? >> i think he's definitely on the road to recovery. people went there for an exciting day, and instead lives were changed. >> reporter: multiple federal agencies have launched investigations into the secret service failure here. former president trump will not return for the victim's funeral on friday due to security reasons. meg oliver, cbs news, butler, pennsylvania. the national weather service issued a rare flash flood emergency in northern arkansas. water rescues and evacuations took place after as much as 11 inches of rain fell yesterday. nearly 100 people had to be evacuated from a nursing home. the flooding even swept one home off its foundation. the u.s. has officially dismantled a temporary pier in gaza.

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hawkish republicans and european allies who fear russia's ambitions if it conquers ukraine. vance, like trump, favors higher tariffs on china to protect u.s. industries by raising the cost of imports, something economists warn could trigger another bout of inflation. >> we need to protect american industries from all of the competition. >> reporter: of the two, vance has been more visibly pro-union, visiting a picket line in ohio last year. trump appeared separately with nonunion workers. trump has harsh plans for undocumented immigrants, a view shared by vance. >> and on day one we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in the history of our country. >> reporter: trump blames the biden administration for more than eight million migrant crossings, but president biden's executive actions have recently reduced illegal crossings to the lowest numbers since early 2021. trump also blames mr. biden for his legal troubles, though trump's new york felony convictions were brought by a local prosecutor.

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