>> david: abc's mary bruce leading us off here tonight in the hall. mary will be with me just a short time from now. thank you, mary. the entire powerhouse political team will be right here for the final night of the democratic national convention. we'll be back on the air in primetime, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here on abc. of course, kamala harris' acceptance speech. our coverage begins 9:00 p.m. eastern. we'll see you then. >>> in the meantime, we turn to that breaking development, an arrest in arizona tonight. sources telling abc news a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a new threat on donald trump. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: tonight, as donald trump holds a campaign event in arizona as the u.s./mexico border, law enforcement taking this man into custody, who they say posted a threat on social media to kill the former president. reporters today asking trump about the threat. >> somebody made death threats to you. did you hear about that before coming? >> no. >> and what a

>> david: mary bruce, thank you. the entire powerhouse political team will be right here for the final night of the democratic national convention. we'll be back on the air in prime time, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here on abc. of course, kamala harris' acceptance speech. our coverage begins 9:00 p.m. eastern. we'll see you then. >>> in the meantime, we turn to that breaking development, an arrest in arizona tonight. sources telling abc news a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a new threat on donald trump. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: tonight, as donald trump holds a campaign event in arizona at the u.s.-mexico border, law enforcement taking this man into custody, who they say posted a threat on social media to kill the former president. reporters today asking trump about the threat. >> somebody made death threats to you. did you hear about that before coming? >> no. >> and what are your thoughts coming down here? some people told me it's dange

bruce live again in the halton night, mary, thank you.he entire powerhouse team will the entire powerhouse political team will be right here with us for night three of the democratic national convention tonight. begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. we'll see you at 9:00 for former president clinton and not long after, governor tim walz, of course, kamala harris' running mate, introducing himself to the nation tonight. >>> in the meantime tonight, the other major political headline this evening, sources telling abc news that robert f. kennedy jr. may be dropping out of the race for president. so, will he endorse donald trump, and has he been promised some sort of role if trump is re-elected? and did kennedy also reach out to the harris campaign, looking for a possible role with them? abc's chief washington correspondent jonathan karl speaking to rfk jr. today. >> reporter: multiple sources tell abc news bobby kennedy jr. plans to abandon his independent campaign for president and endorse donald trump, a move that may come as earl

mary bruce joining us again this evening. mary, the obamas about to take center stage right here in chicago tonight, but there's going to be a split screen of sorts. a component of dueling images here at this convention. vice president kamala harris, we know, will not be here. we saw her in your report there last night here. instead, harris travels to the battleground of wisconsin, so we've got the obamas here in chicago before the country, and harris in milwaukee, we'll likely see her as well tonight? >> reporter: yeah, david. and this is a very rare move. kamala harris not actually here tonight. instead, now thousands are lining up to see her in milwaukee. she will be speaking there tonight at the same site where donald trump held his convention just over a month ago. a not so subtle jab at the former president, but it is likely we will see some of that event, and kamala harris here remotely in the hall tonight. david? >> david: mary bruce with the star spangled banner right behind her tonight. mary and the entire powerhous

mary bruce from the campaign trail. >>> the new fallout from former president trump's stop at arlington national cemetery. the army now defending an arlington staffer and her professionalism, saying she was pushed aside by members of the trump campaign. reaction tonight from veterans' families. >>> growing concerns about mosquito-borne viruses heading into the holiday, with two new deaths from west nile virus. and another reported case of that rare virus, eee. how major steps in the northeast are taking action. >>> a new watchdog report slams the fbi and its handling of child sexual abuse cases. >>> the severe storms now sweeping east across the country. just as millions of americans hit the roads and the skies for labor day weekend, with records expected to fall. >>> a critical day in court for bryan kohberger, the man accused of killing four idaho college students. why his lawyers want a change of venue. and we hear from the family of one of the victims. >>> overseas, and american made f-16 fighter jet goes down in ukraine, as a high level delegation from kyiv heads to washington, ask

mary bruce standing by on what this means. >>> tonight, tensions growing in the middle east. there are new reports this evening iran's supreme leader has now ordered a direct attack on israel after the assassination of the hamas political leader who was killed while visiting tehran. iran saying it was israel, and the attack coming just hours after israel confirmed it killed a hezbollah commander in beirut. >>> here in the u.s., firefighters battling dozens of wildfires burning across multiple states in the west. a large fire turning deadly in colorado. the victim found in a home. and tonight, california's park fire now twice the size of new york city. >>> the alarming images tonight. the 14-month-old toddler trapped inside a pipe just 12 inches in diameter, up to 12 feet down. the boy survives this. how first responders got him out. >>> the shark bite off hilton head island tonight. two shark attacks there just days apart. >>> tonight, after 34 years in prison, a former inmate goes free for a murder he did not commit. >>> the lunch meat recall tonight. 7 million pounds of del

mary bruce from the campaign trail. >>> the new fallout from former president trump's stop at arlington national cemetery. the army now defending an arlington staffer and her professionalism, saying she was pushed aside by members of the trump campaign. reaction tonight from veterans' families. selina wang reports. >>> growing concerns about mosquito-borne viruses heading into the holiday, with two new deaths from west nile virus. and another reported case of that rare virus, eee. how major cities in the northeast are taking action. >>> a new watchdog report slams the fbi and its handling of child sexual abuse cases. >>> the severe storms now sweeping east across the country just as millions of americans hit the roads and the skies for labor day weekend with records expected to fall. >>> a critical day in court for bryan kohberger, the man accused of killing four idaho college students. why his lawyers want a change of venue. and we hear from the family of one of the victims. >>> overseas, an american-made f-16 fighter jet goes down in ukraine, as a high-level delegation from kyiv heads

mary bruce leading us off.'s right here in the hall tonight. >> reporter: tonight president biden landing in chicago, surveying the stage, as he prepares to give a convention speech like no other, a message very different from the one he'd planned to deliver just one month ago. biden hoping to cement his legacy by urging america to vote not for him but for his vice president, kamala harris. >> are you ready to pass the torch, sir? >> i am. >> reporter: the moment for biden bittersweet. democrats here eager to pay tribute. but also newly energized by their new nominee. harris' running mate, minnesota governor tim walz setting the tone. >> we get an opportunity tonight to say a thank you to the best president of my lifetime. >> reporter: the democratic ticket arriving in chicago fresh off a weekend bus tour through battleground pennsylvania. >> you know what you stand for, you know what you fight for. when you stand for working people, you fight for working people. >> reporter: stopping by the local campaign offi

mary bruce joining us from the white house. walk us through the next steps here for the freed americans, and when they're expected back on u.s. soil. >> reporter: well, whit, the three americans are expected to touch down, finally back home late tonight, just before midnight at joint base andrews. there to greet them will be their families, the president, and the vice president. and whit, tonight, we're hearing from one of the few people who may truly be able to understand what they're going through. brittney griner, who was released back in 2022, saying tonight that she is head over heels happy for their families, saying any day americans come home is a win. whit? >> whit: joy and relief for those loved ones. mary, thank you. >>> and for years, the family of paul whelan has done everything possible to keep his name in the press, making sure he wasn't forgotten. earlier today, i spoke with his twin brother, david whelan, about how this all unfolded. the family's reaction, and what happens next. david, thank you so much for join

let's get right to mary bruce live on the floor in chicago. major night ahead, mary, as you point out. president biden of course set to speak in evening. a legacy speech. a passing of the torch. also speaking tonight, former secretary of state hillary clinton. >> reporter: david, tonight president biden is passing the torch to hillary to kamala harris but so too is hillary clinton. we all, of course, remember when she took the convention stage back in 2016 becoming the first woman to accept the nomination of a major party. now, a second chance of sorts. clinton lending her support to harris hoping to finally put a woman in the white house, david. >> david: mary bruce, we'll see you in primetime. >>> tens of thousands of protesters are also here in chicago and just a short time ago some broke through a barrier that had been set up by police. abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman reporting from outside the hall. >> reporter: over the past 30 minutes or so protesters broke through this hard perimeter here. literally lifting it off and pu

mary bruce joining us again this evening. mary, the obamas about to take center stage here tonight, but there's going to be a split screen of sorts. a componenting of dueling images here. vice president kamala harris, we know, will not be here. we saw her in your report there last night here. instead, harris travels to the battleground of wisconsin so, we've got the obamas here in chicago before the country, and harris in milwaukee, we'll likely see her, as well, tonight? >> reporter: yeah, david. this is a rare move. kamala harris not actually here tonight. instead, now thousands are lining up to see her in milwaukee. she will be speaking there tonight at the same site where donald trump held his convention just over a month ago. a not so subtle jab at the former president, but it is likely we will see some of that event, and kamala harris here remotely here in the hall tonight. >> david: mary bruce with the star spangled banner right here behind her tonight. right here for us, night two of the democratic national convention

mary bruce starts us off. good morning, mary. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning.are just learning this breaking news. i am told the u.s. has agreed to a prisoner exchange that will be bringing home, they expect, wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich and former u.s. marine paul wheelan, both held wrongfully detained by russia. the expectation is they will soon be in u.s. custody. this comes after months of painful detailed negotiations here behind the scenes with all of the parties involved. evan gershkovich, of course, has been detained since march 2023 on those spy charges at the journal. the u.s. and he all have labeled a sham and fiercely denied. he was sentenced just last month to 16 years in a penal colony after that secret three day trial with absolutely no proof. his story, of course, we have seen since he's detained has become a rallying cry around the world for the fact that journalism simply is not a crime. also coming home, we know paul wheelan. he is the former u.s. marine who's been held for over 5 1/2 years. the 54-year-old security consultan

i'm mary bruce.icago, where the stage is set for the dnc, which will begin in less than 24 hours. >> by the grace of god, everybody is alive. >> flames devour much of a 16 unit apartment building in the east bay. what residents say helped everyone get out alive and cries for help coming from under the great highway. take crews 20ft below ground. abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> frankly, it'll be like a rock concert. i think people are going to be cheering and pretty excited. >> the governor of illinois has big expectations for the democratic national convention. we begin tonight with a look at what we can expect. thanks for joining us i'm j.r. stone. happening now delegates and politicians are gathering in chicago for the dnc. abc news reporter christiane cordero is live at the united center in chicago with a look at how the democrats are trying to build on their momentum. christiane reporter. >> well, j.r. the balloons areup

>> david: let's bring in mary bruce, live here in the convention hall again tonight.o, mary, governor tim walz, the one-time teacher and high school football coach now preparing for the biggest speech of his life tonight. introducing himself to the nation. and we've just learned tonight about former president bill clinton, his speech is set to focus on what he believes is the striking difference in temperament between donald trump and kamala harris. >> reporter: and david, we, of course, have seen tim walz out with kamala harris at these massive rallies, some with more than 15,000 people, but tonight, it will be tim walz up here on this stage alone as he tells his story to the american people. of course, we will also be hearing from former president bill clinton. we've just been told his remarks are exexpected to be aspirational. he's going to draw that sharp contrast between harris and trump. coming as the harris campaign reaches out to the working class voters. >> david: mary, thank you. we'll be right here for night three of the democratic national convention tonig

i'm mary bruce. good night.l election was a big part of the celebration conversation. also, a lot of brake tapping today for drivers using the bay bridge. what turned the span into a parking lot? a sideshow in the east bay took a deadly turn and see the ten foot long surprise. officers discovered when they made an arrest. abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> silicon valley parade pride pride parade organizers say the celebration has new significance this year, with the presidential election 71 days away and two candidates with very different ideologies concerning the lgbtq plus community. thank you for joining us. i'm j.r. stone more than a celebration a mobilization. that's the goal of this year's silicon valley pride parade. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was at today's celebration and has a look at the role politics played in today's parade >> in san jo

mary bruce tonight. mary, thank you. >>> tonight, a former las vegas-area politician has been convicted of murder. authorities say he killed a reporter who had uncovered corruption with multiple articles on that local official. here's mola lenghi. >> reporter: it was a case that made national headlines back in 2022. well-known las vegas journalist jeff german fatally stabbed outside his home. the suspect captured on surveillance video in disguise. and tonight, that suspect, former politician robert telles, now convicted of first-degree murder. >> the jury unanimously finds the murder willful, deliberate, and premeditated by means of lying in wait. >> reporter: during trial, prosecutors arguing telles killed german in september 2022 after the reporter wrote a series of scathing articles in "the las vegas review-journal," detailing toxic workplace behaviors while telles was the clark county public administrator. prosecutors playing these surveillance videos they say shows telles' suv canvassing german's ne

we have the benefit of having mary bruce, our chief white house correspondent on the desk.ris' speech, it really seems like it was directed at moderates, independents, even republicans. >> mary: it certainly was. she was making that to the key ones, the ones who will determine the race. for both parties the bases are pretty cooked. we saw a big display of democratic unity there, so she was in that speech casting herself as the change agent and making a direct appeal. you also heard from republicans every single night of the convention, which is intentional trying to reach out to republicans who aren't satisfied. >> gio: and so incredibly rare. >> mary: you had superstars like oprah winfrey coming out and reminding folks she too is an independent, and as maryalice was saying, they're now reaching out to rfk jr.'s voters and they are certainly hoping they can ride the momentum and get more independents and get those key voters and republicans to come onto the harris team. >> whit: speaking of republicans, let's go back to maryalice here, because we saw republicans attacking t

mary bruce, thank you so much.rse, we'll have much more on our streaming channel, abc news live and abc news.com. you can also get breaking news alerts with the abc news app. then we'll have a full wrap up tonight on world news tonight. for now i'm whit johnson in new york. have a great day. >> this has been a special report from abc news. >> so that's a major breaking news this morning that we are continuing to follow. and of course there's still information we don't know like who this prisoner exchange was, who the exchange was. yes we know who you know. we know two people who have been released, but we don't know for whom, who's going the other way, who's going from the us to russia. yes. >> and what details are kind of wrapped up in the entire swap. but we know that abc news, as they mentioned, is confirming the men are among 24 people being released as part of this prisoner swap that has been organized. and so all of this breaking this morning overnight, as you're waking up. >> all right. we move on here at ab

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i'm mary bruce in for whit johnson.e are tracking developing stories as we come on the air tonight as the race for the white house is now intensifying. both campaigns turning their attention to the must-win state of pennsylvania. former president trump is there tonight. vice president harris and governor walz are there tomorrow as new polling shows harris surging in other critical battlegrounds. states that president biden was trailing in before he dropped out. and tonight what we are learning about the role the president will play in the democratic national convention in two days. >>> the other major story tonight, hurricane ernesto, the impacts felt up and down the east coast. waves reaching 8 feet, crashing into beaches, this home in north carolina toppled. >>> we begin with the presidential contest. mary alice parks leading us off from washington. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump campaigning in pennsylvania, almost immediately attacking his opponent kamala harris. >> most radical left person ever to run for office

i'm mary bruce in for whit johnson.e are tracking developing stories as the race for the white house is now intensifying. both campaigns turning their attention to the must-win state of pennsylvania. former president trump is there tonight. vice president harris and governor walz are there tomorrow as new polling shows harris surging in other critical battlegrounds. states that president biden was trailing in before he dropped out. and tonight what we are learning about the role the president will play in the democratic national convention in two days. >>> the other major story tonight, hurricane ernesto. the impacts felt up and down the east coast, and this home in north carolina toppled. >>> we begin with the presidential contest. mary alice parks leading us off from washington. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump campaigning in pennsylvania, almost immediately attacking his opponent kamala harris. >> most radical left person ever to run for office. this is not what this country needs, we've had enough of them. >> repo

mary bruce starts us off from the convention floor.ood morning, mary. >> reporter: kamala harris told the crowd she is no stranger to unlikely journeys. last night she shared hers with the nation. reintroducing herself to voters, taking shots at donald trump and, yes, making history, too. overnight kamala harris stepping on to the convention stage and into history. >> on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, i accept your nomination for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: the first black woman and first asian-american to accept the nomination of a major party, sharing her american story. daughter of immigrants, her world view shaped by the strength of her mother. >> she taught us to never complain about injustice, but do something about it. do something about it. that was my mother. and she taught us -- and she also taught us -- she also taught us, never do anything half assed. and that is a direct quote. >> reporter: harris acknowledging her unusual path to the top of

mar mary bruce tonight on the ground in georgia. >> reporter: tonight, kamala harris boarding her campaign bus in battleground georgia, a two-day swing in a state where donald trump had been leading. but tonight, a new poll from fox news spokes harris now ahead by two points. with her running mate tim walz at her side, harris targeting working class rural voters in a state president biden narrowly won in 2020. the ticket welcomed by a marching band at liberty county high school in hinesville. >> we wanted to come by and remind you that our nation is counting on you. we're so proud of you, and everything you have achieved. and i will tell you, i was in band when i was your age. >> reporter: walz leaning into his own rural roots and background as a social studies teacher and high school football coach. >> my previous job to this was, of course, public school teacher, and coach, which i wear with pride. >> reporter: his story now a centerpiece of the campaign. at the convention, he was surprised by his old players. >> yeah, buddy! >> reporter: today's bus tour a sign harris knows full-well sh

she will be up there on this stage tonight, mary bruce, our chief white house correspondent and you'vespeech until the last minute. >> mary: i was told she spent the day reviewing and making revisions and tweaks to the speech by hand. was told to be this deeply personal. a chance for her to tell her american story and talk go that immigrant experience in this country and she is going to say the middle class is where i come from. that is an argument she wants to get across. of course, she will talk about a being a prosecutor and prosecutes the case against donald trump and out lining that optimism for the future. a lot may wonder why the need for the reintroduction. she was vice president and a candidate before. this is entirely different. and this is her chance to get out there on that stage and define herself for herself. to do this in her own voice, and one more thing, so much is made of the history here tonight. what's different about kamala harris is that she has been the first at every step along the way in her career. that was true in san francisco, true when she became the calif

. >> you almost heard that from secretary clinton herself, mary bruce. she said, no matter what the polls say -- because she remembers along the way, there were moments she looked very strong against donald trump, and of course ended up winning my nearly 3 million in the popular vote but not winning the electoral college. >> what strikes me listening to hillary clinton is she's talking about something that kamala harris herself doesn't mention on the campaign trail, the fact that she could now be the first woman president. perhaps, you know, learning a little bit of that lesson from hillary clinton's campaign. you don't hear kamala harris out there talking about breaking that glass ceiling, even though she very much could do that. so, i think hillary clinton here sees perhaps a second shot at finally getting a woman into the white house. >> let's take a look at the stage right now. we're watching congressman jim clyburn, who in recent weeks signalled that he would support kamala harris. that's the way this went. she's now at the top of the ticket. he cha

chief white house correspondent mary bruce in savannah where held a rally on thursday.irst time we have heard from kamala harris and in-depth interview since catapulted to the top of the ticket with tim walz by her side. she was pressed on shifting stances but adamant that her values have not changed. harris was methodical in her answers and dependent her record with president biden, but she also made it clear she is eager and ready to turn the page. for the first time, we heard or recalled a surprise sunday morning phone call from the president that forever changed the race and her own life. v7 was making pancakes with her nieces when the president called her to inform her he was dropping out and endorsing her. now the interview behind harris looking ahead to the next big moment, the first debate on "abc news" on september 10th. it will be the first time she and donald trump facing off and actually the first time face-to-face. the two have never met or engaged directly. harris was asked about trump's attack on race and identity and harris saying "same old tire playbook

mary bruce is on the convention floor. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning again, george. arena with his adoring and very proud family looking on. the former high school football coach leaving it all out on the field. overnight coach walz with a pep talk for the nation. >> we're driving down the field! and boy do we have the right team. kamala harris is tough. kamala harris is experienced. and kamala harris is ready. >> reporter: the minnesota governor introducing himself to the country. >> it's the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. >> reporter: his family beaming with pride. >> hope, gus and gwen, you are my entire world and i love you. >> reporter: his 17-year-old son gus who has a nonverbal learning disorder overcome with emotion. gus beaming, that's my dad. the 24 year veteran and six term congressman and avid hunter who's fought for gun reform. a former social study teacher who passed free meals for all school children. >> so while other states were banning books we were banishing hunger from ours. >> reporter: but wal

but first back to mary bruce with the latest. joy, all made possible by painstaking diplomacy. as the president said, this was a good day. early this morning the three americans wrongfully detained in russia arriving safely in texas to begin the next phase of their journey. >> i'm glad i'm home, yeah. i'm never going back there again. >> reporter: the three now set to undergo medical evaluations after being in russian custody, some for months, others for years. gist hours before, an emotional moment as the three americans touched down back home on u.s. soil. first off former marine paul whelan. after 5 1/2 years in captivity, a salute. wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich, smiling, with a giant hug for his mom. and russian american journalist alsu kurmasheva embracing her family, holding them close. the three released as par of the largest, most complicated prisoner exchange since the cold war. >> evan, how are you feeling? >> i'm all right. it was a good flight. >> what about the show of support? >> it's -- it's overwhe

our chief white house correspondent mary bruce, she made to it chicago.'s there on the convention floor, and starts us off. good morning to you, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, this was a jam packed and emotional first night. the president speaking for nearly an hour, going well past midnight. in many ways this was his swan song. the president touting and defending his record, making a forceful case for kamala harris to carry his legacy forward. >> your 46th president of the united states, joe biden! >> reporter: overnight a teary eyed joe biden taking the convention stage to a rousing standing ovation over four minutes long. the crowd chanting thank you, joe. >> thank you, joe! thank you, joe! >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> reporter: the president passing the torch to his vice president, kamala harris, there watching on. >> selecting kamala was the very first decision i made before i -- when i became our nominee. it was the best decision i made in my whole career. >> reporter: it was not the address he expected to give. the presiden

mary bruce is there on the convention floor with all those details. was a forceful one-two punch, tearing into donald trump, but all lifting up kamala harris and making it clear they see her as the future of the movement they started. overnight president obama, who once electrified the nation with his vision of hope and change, passing that mantle to kamala harris. >> we are ready for a president kamala harris! >> reporter: the former president slamming donald trump, saying he puts himself above the interest of the american people. >> here's a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. it has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that's actually been getting worse now that he's afraid of losing to kamala. >> reporter: casting trump as dangerous, devisive and petty. >> there's a childish nickname the crazy conspiracy theory. this weird obsession with crowd sizes. [ crowd reacts ] it just goes on and on and on. >> reporter: making a rare return to the political

so happy to have mary bruce and will reeve right here on the desk. >> will: hello. >> mary: always goodbe here. >> gio: it's a good morning and a very busy morning ahead including the lingering olympic controversy, romanian gymnast ana barbosu now has that bronze medal that was first awarded to team usa's jordan chiles. a lot of people talking about this story. >> mary: a lot. >>> also ahead, an arrest in an alleged scheme to defraud the family of elvis presley by auctioning off graceland, of course, one of the nation's iconic tourist destinations. >> will: but we begin with hurricane ernesto battering bermuda. the storm making landfall at the popular tourist destination early this morning, and take a look at brooklyn's coney island beach. that's among several in new york city closed due to the storm creating rip currents along the east coast of the u.s., but let's start in bermuda with abc's morgan norwood. she is live with the latest. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. yes, will, this tiny island of bermuda seeing a rare landfall. hurricane ernesto roaring

mary bruce for us. thank you very much.are also learning now details on the assassination attempt on donald trump. the fbi investigation revealing more about the shooter's mindset and obsession with committing a violent act. our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl has the latest. jon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the fbi has sifted through five years of the online activity of the 20-year-old shooter who attempted to assassinate donald trump. they have learned about his obsessions, including his apparent long term desire to be a mass shooter but nothing about why he specifically targeted donald trump. this is the assault style rifle the fbi says thomas matthew crooks used to try to kill former president trump last month. the agency is sharing these photos after six weeks of investigating the attempted assassination, showing the gun disassembled and the backpack discovered at the scene. and for the first time we're seeing an image of the two explosive devices found inside the shooter's car. and the

bruce, for doug emhoff who has supported his wife, gave up his career and his law practice to be theesident's husband, supporter, second gentleman, trying to make history again. >> this is not where he thought he would end up. he is the affable oftentimes goofy but fiercely loyal cheerleader. her biggest cheerleader. that blind date changing his life forever. it's their ten-year wedding anniversary thursday celebrating here with all of us. >> the first jewish spouse of an american president or vice president making history. >> thank you. thank you so much. hello. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. hello to my big, beautiful, blended family up there. [ cheers and applause ] i love you so much. aren't you proud of cole? wow. and a special shoutout to my mother. i see you. [ laughter ] my mother is the only person in the whole world who thinks kamala is the lucky one for marrying me. [ applause ] and to kamala, who, well, we just saw where she is, she's out on the trail, listening to and talking with voters. honey, i can't wait for you to come back to chicago because we're having a grea

. >> and let me bring in mary bruce, our chief white house correspondent. mary, that personal chemistry, obviously paramount in the final decision. but in the last couple of weeks, tim walz also had been performing very well on the stump and a performing very well on the stump. and a lot of democrats believe he lines up well with former president trump's running mate, j.d. vance. >> yeah, certainly, george, his midwestern appeal that plainspoken way of talking that he has, he's a bit folksy, and i think that certainly appeals to a lot of voters, especially perhaps some some joe biden supporters. he clearly showed that kamala harris believes that he is able to get out there on the stump. clearly articulate the case against donald trump. and he was creating a lot of buzz, as salena said, he coined that, that, that, that one word takedown of the trump vance team just calling them weird. that is something that really gained a fair amount of traction and so much of this decision, while yes, it is about, you know, who can put what states in play, you know, lookin

great to have mary bruce and will reeve back at the desk here.ve a lot to cover including the democratic national convention getting under way tomorrow in chicago. we're going to take you there live for the latest on security preparations and the speakers that are lined up this week. >> mary: also ahead, a possible deal is possible tomorrow in the corruption case against former congressman george santos. what we know this morning about the case against the republican who was expelled from congress last december. >> will: but we begin with the team coverage of ernesto. the storm still churning its way north through the atlantic this morning after knocking out power for tens of thousands of people in bermuda and causing deadly rip currents here in the united states. abc's morgan norwood is in bermuda where she joins us live. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, will. yes. ernesto has moved out, but it left behind a big cleanup here. strong, powerful tropical storm force winds continuing overnight, strong enough to rip thes

as mary bruce reported off the top, he has been working on this speech right up until the last minute. let's listen. ♪ is not ♪ ♪ is not. >> thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] let me ask you something. after the last two days, aren't you proud to be a democrat? [ cheers and applause ] and i am very grateful to the republicans and independents that have joined us and been up here on the stage. i hope they feel better about it mao. because i have seen all these things that even reminded of from time to time when i get my spirit down. i love seeing the obamas here. i love seeing president biden. [ cheers and applause ] i thought hillary gave a great speech, too. [ cheers and applause ] but i love seeing all these young leaders. much of them are coming up after me. they look better, they sound better, and they will be exciting. i do want to say one word about president biden. remem remember, he had an improbable turn that made him president. and we were in the middle of a pandemic and an economic crash. he healed our sick and put the rest of us back to work. [ cheers and applau

our chief white house correspondent mary bruce tracking it all for us.y, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. kamala harris and tim walz are getting ready to hit the road, blitzing this key battleground state. georgia is a state joe biden won narrowly by just under 12,000 votes. donald trump has been leading there but kamala harris has been gaining ground since getting into this race. now her campaign is hoping to firmly put the state back in play. they're heavily investing there, touting the largest ever democratic operation in the state. now meanwhile donald trump is getting ready to hit the three critical states, michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania, that key path way to the white house. it comes this morning as his campaign is high lighting the two former democrats who have joined the trump transition team, rfk jr., coming over just days after he dropped out of the race and endorsed trump, and also former governor gabbert. they have embraced trump and leaned into conspiracy theorys in recent years. donald trump is touting this as a sign democrats

. >> george: let's bring in mary bruce, jon karl. you got caught up in those storms yesterday.et's talk about the speech for president biden. going to be a bitter sweet moment for him. he'll get a lot of love in that hall. >> bitter sweet is the word. just a month ago joe biden thought this was going to be his convention. tonight he's going to pass the torch to harris. he will tout the accomplishments he and harris have achieved together. make clear he thinks she is the future of the party. he has been praised for his decision to endorse harris, even though the party didn't give him a lot of choice in the matter. this is going to be an emotional moment for him. also a chance for him to cement his legacy. this is likely the largest audience he'll have, as his now 50 plus year in politics begins to wind down. the challenge for harris is to take that baton, run on her record with biden but all make clear what she would do differently. >> george: jon, you and i have been covering politics for a long time. hard to think of a more consequential summer in american politics. you go bac

also joining us is marie harf, former state department spokesperson tammy bruce, fox news contributor and president of american spirit enterprises and for the very first time, look who it is on the couch, former house speaker kevin mccarthy. first, go to cb cotton. >> republican senator josh ali says he has learned from it whistle-blower who claims gunmen thomas matthew crooks could have been stopped, but the secret service agents who would have done it were not at the july 13th rally, according to a series of allegations. has been told that the secret service acting director robert made cuts to the division which includes agents responsible for threat assessments. the whistle-blower claims none of these specific claims were at the rally nor was an evaluation done at the events. acting director -- writing part. the whistle-blower claims that the whistle-blower from the personnel had been present at the rally. the gunmen would've been handcuffed, or mike in the parking lot after being spotted with a range finder. the senator's letter comes after other lawmakers grilled him during his c

, fox news contributor and form a state department spokesperson under president obama marie harf, and former new york congressman and gubernatorial candidate lee zeldin. first, live in denver with the latest. >> aurora police are not confirming this incident is connected to the gang, but they tell me that police are in possession of this video and have seized evidence. first, this doorbell video shared with fox showing a group of men walking up the stairwell at an apartment building in aurora, colorado. one has a long gun, three others with handguns. then there's this. [gunfire] two men forcing their way into that same apartment. edward and sidney romero moved out of the building yesterday they say because it felt too dangerous to stay, after this incident and a shoot-out earlier this month that left their car with bullet holes. the romeros say things changed in the building when migrants started moving end. all city councilmember daniel ju --says this building and oths have been taken over by the venezuelan gang. last month, the u.s. treasury department designated tda a transnational