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>> it's the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. [ cheers ] >> minnesota governor tim walz introduces himself to america on the biggest political stage. >> we got 76 days, that's nothing. there will be time to sleep when you're dead. we're going to leave it on the field. [ cheers ] >> the former football coach riles up the crowd the only way he knows how -- turning the democratic national convention into a giant pep rally. good morning, and good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. the democratic national convention will wrap up tonight with kamala harris accepting the party's presidential nomination. last night belonged to her vp pick, tim walz, who touted his midwest roots that took him from a small nebraska town to the biggest political stage in the nation. walz followed a slew of heavy hitters including former president bill

clinton, former house speaker nancy pelosi, house minority leader hakeem jeffries and a prize appearance by oprah winfrey. caroline cummings has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. just two weeks ago most americans knew little of minnesota governor tim walz, but last night as he made his acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination, he introduced himself to the nation. >> never underestimate a public school teacher. [ cheers ] >> reporter: minnesota governor tim walz, former high school teacher and football coach, gave what he called a pep talk while accepting the nomination for vice president as his family at times tearfully looked out. >> there with intime to sleep -- there will be time to sleep when you're dead. we're going to leave it on the field. that's how we'll move forward and turn the page on donald trump. >> reporter: day three themed "a fight for our freedoms" featured speeches from heavy hitters. >> kamala harris will work to

solve our problems, seize our opportunities, ease our fears. >> reporter: also some of the party's rising stars -- >> true patriots do not whine and complain. we put our head down and get to work. >> darkness is what they are selling. i just don't believe that america today is in the market for darkness. ♪ >> reporter: there were energetic musical performances -- ♪ -- and this plea from media mogul oprah winfrey. >> let's all choose kamala harris! [ cheers ] >> reporter: vice president kamala harris was not in the building for walz's speech. she was preparing for her big moment tonight when she accepts her party's nomination for president. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: the harris-walz campaign released this video of them chatting ahead of walz's speech. tonight harris will close out the night with the theme "for our future." now minnesota's delegation kept

the party going last night with cheers and chants long after governor walz left the stage. now tonight it all wraps up here, but not the road to election day. in the coming weeks ahead, kamala harris and governor tim walz will criss-cross the nation trying to appeal to voters beyond what happened in the convention hall. >> caroline cummings in chicago, thank you so much. a reminder -- we will have special coverage of kamala harris' headlining speech tonight. you can watch it on our streaming channel, cbs news 24/7, and in primetime on cbs. donald trump will travel to arizona today where he will focus on border security. yesterday the former president was surrounded by bulletproof glass in north carolina as he held his first outdoor rally since the attempted assassination last month in pennsylvania. trump criticized barack and michelle obama for their comments about him at the democratic convention. >> did you see barack hussain

obama taking shots? he was taking shots at your president -- and so was michelle. you know, they always say sure, please still to policy, don't get personal. and yet they get personal all night long, these people. >> during the rally, snipers could be seen on roofs and storage containers stacked to add security. breaking overnight, both major canadian freight railroads have come to a full stop following a labor dispute. after months of failed contract negotiations, canadian national and canadian pacific kansas city locked out about 10,000 employees. now the strike could cause supply chain disruptions in the u.s. and serious economic consequences in both countries. and now to the middle east where the gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal seems as elusive as ever. key mediator egypt is expressing skepticism, and an israeli news site is reporting that the hamas

chief and mastermind yahya sinwar wants a deal that guarantees his safety and life. cbs' jarred hill is following that, the latest developments on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. so here's what we know right now -- negotiators are back at the table today and tomorrow in egypt to work out a proposal before officially submitting that to hamas. this morning we're learning more about a major sticking point that's holding up the cease-fire hostage deal. in gaza city people running for cover as the israeli military struck a school and nearby home wednesday killing at least three people. at least 15 others injured, according to gaza's civil emergency service. further south near khan younis, more than 100,000 people once again being pushed out. >> people are afraid. they're being displaced for the second, third, fourth, up to ten times, looking for somewhere safe. there's nowhere safe in gaza. >> reporter: wednesday the white house says president biden and vice president harris spoke to

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the urgency of bringing the cease-fire and hostage deal to a close. but hope appears to be dwindling. key mediator egypt says hamas is wary of whether israel will actually remove its troops from gaza after the first phase of the proposal goes into effect, requiring hamas to release the most vulnerable civilian hostages. at the democratic national convention -- >> hersh, if you can hear us, we love you. stay strong. survive. >> reporter: the parents of one of those hostages, 23-year-old hersh goldberg-polin pled for an end to the war. >> letting the prisoners come home is not a political issue. >> reporter: outside pro-palestinians marched with a message for democrats. >> tell the dnc not in our name.

not with our tax dollars. went u.s.-made weapons. >> reporter: hoping to use their political muscle to bring about peace. in a statement about netanyahu, biden called the white house said that the president promised u.s. support to israel against threats from iran, hamas, and hezbollah, making the point to mention ongoing military deployments to help israel which is tricky ahead of the election. back to you. divers have recovered the bodies of five passengers who were aboard a super yacht that sank off sicily. the search continues for one person still believed to be in the wreckage. british tech tycoon mike lynch, his daughter, and an american couple were among the six missing when the ship sank monday. 15 people were rescued including a mother and her 1-year-old baby. and russia's capital came under attack when ukrainian forces sets one of its largest waves of drones ever into moscow. the kremlin says that it shot down 45 drones including 11 over

moscow. but vladimir putin's forces also have their hands full as ukrainian troops try to push for into russia. cbs' ian lee spoke it a -- spoke to a ukrainian military commander about the operation. >> reporter: ukrainian forces poured over russia's border 16 days ago, helping to lead the charge was commander vitaly, whose identity we were asking to conceal. what is the mood like that they're finally taking the fight into russia? >> translator: first of all, it gave help. it raised the morale of personnel. >> reporter: he says american mine-clearing equipment proved critical in the opening hours of the incursion. but as the battle progressed, ukrainian drones became their greatest asset. the eyes in the sky protecting his troops and correcting artillery. another key factor -- u.s.-led training of ukrainian forces. has your nato training helped with this kind of operation ? >> translator: yes, it opened

our eyes in a new way. with this experience we can conduct similar operations in the future. >> reporter: he keeps his focus on the here and now, to secure president zelenskyy's buffer zone and ease the fighting in the east. while visiting a factory, in eastern ukraine is difficult. russian forces are gaining ground, moving in on the strategic city of pokrost. fighting in kursk, the commander says, is drawing some russian forces away. vitaly argues the kursk operation shows moscow can be beaten. >> translator: it shows they do not have any advantage. their advantage is just in numbers. >> reporter: he believes ukraine's main advantage is the will to win. ian lee, cbs news, sumi, ukraine. coming up, pleading his case. a man charged with killing a reporter takes the witness stand

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