>> trump! trump! trump! >> i met donald trump about 20 years ago before either of us decided to run for office. let me tell you why this is the time for donald to be president. a lot of politicians like to give speeches where they say we are at a crossroads. that's not really where we are today. today america is in a terrible world record-high debt, our economy is not growing, our jobs are going overseas and we've allowed our military to decay and we project weakness on the international stage. washington grows while the rest of america struggles. the democrats have not let us to a crossroads. they have led us to a cliff. [ applause ]

>> now i know that some have reservations about my friend donald trump. perhaps he's sometimes not polite. he can be a little rough and for some people he may be too direct, but this election is not actually about donald trump or hillary clinton. in fact, it's not the election about you or me. this election is about the very survival of the american dream. [ applause ] >> it's time for all americans to put down the partisan banners, vote for the survey offal of the greatest country in the world and do the right thing for this country, vote for donald trump! [ cheers and applause ]

>> finally, i have some great news. this is the time america has been waiting for. this year we get to fire the politicians! [ cheers and applause ] >> and who better to let the politicians know you're fired than donald trump? [ cheers and applause ] >> we need a president who has put the incorrect and will tell it like it is. we need a president who isn't afraid of washington. we need a president who doesn't

believe government is the answer to every problem. [ applause ] >> we need a president who recognizes that great countries have borders. we need a president who will bring american jobs back to america. [ cheers and applause ] >> we need a president who is not afraid to say radical islamic terrorism. [ cheers and applause ] and we need a president to wipe isis off the face of the earth. [ cheers and applause ] >> and on every one of these measures hillary clinton fails. she fails, she fails, she fails.

>> lock her up! lock her up! lock her up! >> america is worth fighting for. let's make america great again. let's elect donald trump the next president of the united states of america! [ applause ] >> thank you and god bless this great country. [ cheers and applause ] >> rick scott, the governor of florida, jake. i guess that's the appetizer. we will be hearing a lot more of that over the in, few hours. >> rick scott, the governor of florida, elected in 2010 he

specifically was addressing the skeptics, people who might have misgivings about donald trump. he said he knows that he's not polite donald trump, that he can be a little rough and perhaps he's too direct, but the stakes are too high, that what is at stake right now is the american dream itself. >> he said the very survival of the american dream is at stake right now. the next president must destroy this evil which he referred to as isis. stand by. dana bash is with us right now. jim acosta is there, sara murray, they're all on the convention floor. dana, you have new information about ted cruz and what we anticipate from him tonight. >> i talked to a source who has seen his prepared remarks and in that speech that they have given about 30 minutes ago to republican officials, there is no endorsement, no endorsement of donald trump. this source says that in these prepared remarks there's just

one line about trump, and he doesn't explicit he say that he will vote for him and it's about cruz's vision for america and why hillary clinton would be wrong for president. now, let me just caveat this. these are ted cruz's prepared remarks and sunlen serfaty have and i have been told by sources close to the process that it could change, very well could change and on that note, i just want to tell you that you can see all of these cowboy hats here, we have been talking to members of the texas delegation including here our friend marcus. you see his cruz stickers there, almost to a person, almost to a person they have said that they want donald trump to be the nominee. they're going to vote for him, and they want their senator to endorse him tonight. so very clear sentiment from his home state. >> dana, jim acosta is also getting more information. jim, what is the vice presidential nominee mike pence prepared to do if ted cruz does

not meet the requirements they're looking for? >> right. i did talk to a source very close to the trump campaign who say there are concerns inside the trump campaign that ted cruz will come out and not offer that endorsement and he may not say a lot of nice things about donald trump and that mike pence will have to do cleanup after the texas senator. that is something that they are worried about inside the trump campaign, but i did talk to a senior trump adviser just a few moments ago who said they are, quote, pumped, about ted cruz's speech. they feel like when the texas senator comes out he will say good things about donald trump and things that will make them happy and at this point they say, hey, ted cruz is no fool so they believe that this potentially could be, maybe not an endorsement as dana was saying, but something approaching it and that might be just enough for the trump campaign tonight, wolf. >> let's go over to sara murray. what about melania, his wife? >> wolf, donald trump is continuing to break tradition tonight. he is going to be appearing on

stage right after mike pence's speech is when we're expecting him to give a little wave and give a show of unity. this, of course, will mean that donald trump will appear on all four nights of his convention because tomorrow, of course, he'll be giving his prime time speech. one person we're not expecting to see with donald trump tonight is melania trump. she was not with him when he arrived in cleveland earlier today, but i am told by a senior adviser to the trump not to worry, melania trump will be here tomorrow, wolf? >> thank you. >> anderson, back to you. >> thank you very much. back with jeffrey lorde, trump supporter, is it dangerous for his political career? >> i do. >> when someone wins the nomination, anyone, obviously they've got the support to do that. if the candidate then loses in november those supporters are still there and they're going to be very upset with those folks who decided to basically bail

out on their candidate and so when you come around asking for their votes, you know, for the next go round, they're going to say sorry, you know, we're just not interested and we've been down this road for you, you wouldn't help us, why should we help you. >> are you expecting ted cruz? >> i would be surprised if he didn't and there are a lot of people to remember in this very arena on august 6th last year, ted cruz was asked, all of the candidates were asked and ted cruz not only raised his hand, he also signed pledge saying he would support the eventual nominee. it's not just a republican values issue, a conservative values issue, it's also an integrity issue. when you make a commitment you follow through with it. >> donald trump retweeted the unflattering photo of his wife and a number of other issues ted cruz started backing off of that. >> this election has been so personal.

imagine heidi cruz watching what's going to happen tonight. imagine rafael cruz. >> ted cruz's father who he accused of being involved with lee harvey oswald. >> the kennedy assassination. it's very awkward. i agree with you that it is a matter of integrity to make good on your word to show up and not sure why he's here, if he is not here to give a full-throated endorsement. it's not worth risking, you know, the added humiliation of your family, this guy has denigrated so profoundly. so i would hope that he comes here to give a full-throated endorsement, otherwise stay home and sort of avoid the situation entirely. >> not to mention if donald trump wins and becomes president of the united states and then ted cruz will have a problem on his hands. >> i think you have a true dilemma. two different kinds of honor. the honor of your word and then the honor of your family.

right there in front of you and it's a character test. it's -- this whole election has been a series of character tests for these people and for ted cruz it's a dilemma and i'm interested to see which one he chooses. >> it's interesting to me that he accepted the invitation to speak at the convention. he does have hundred of delegates down there, and i think he felt the need to kind of close the loop on that which he did this afternoon with a lot of his supporters, and he -- but it seems to us from dana's reporting and others that he's not coming here so much to endorse as it is to kind of talk about conservatism and how conservatism lives. >> that's great. >> how he's against hillary clinton and all the rest and this may be his moment for 2020. >> michael? >> i would say no matter how often he invokes the constitution tonight and no matter how often he thumps his

chest in a love of country mode, if he doesn't endorse donald trump then it's all about ted cruz and it's really not about the party. that's what i think. >> do you remember in 2012 chris christie sort of fell into that trap, too, as well. >> you're right. >> it was all about chris christie. it didn't do him many favors with a lot of the folks. >> he was keynote speaker. >> yes. >> what would be so much fun is if everyone spoke with this convention had a thought box over their head and we could actually see what they were thinking. paul ryan spoke yesterday and i got the distinct feeling that he was thinking i can't wait for november 9th when we can start rebuilding this party, and i want to lead that, and i think ted cruz's coming here thinking he's going to be a candidate for president in 2020, and he wants to make common cause with his conservative troops. >> a lot more coming up. ivanka trump, one-on-one, the daughter of the nominee opens up to cnn about her father and

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we are back live from cleveland with a special edition of "a.c. 360." the republican presidential nominee donald trump will return to this arena for the third night in a row to make an appearance for this convention after his vice presidential nominee gives his address. trump's soneric is getting ready to speak from the heart, we are told, about his famous father. we will also hear from vice presidential nominee mike pence and his speech could help prove trump made the right choice. ivanka will introduce her father tomorrow when he accepts the nomination. right now we have an interview with ivanka trump who sat down with gloria borger. >> how would you describe your father as a parent growing up? >> he was an incredible parent and is an incredible parent, that i think i appreciated much more today as a parent of three

young children. i think when i was a teenager i thought parenting was just something that happens, and now i realize how much work goes into raising kids with a sense of purpose and work ethic and -- and raising them to be close to one another and obviously, to stay close to their parents. so i -- i'm very grateful for him and my mother, and all that they did for us as children and all that they continue to do for us today, but you know, he was the same type of parent as we see generally. he was funny, sometimes wickedly so. great sense of humor. he -- he was demanding of us. he had very high expectations for us because he knew what we had the potential to accomplish, and he saw the potential in us before we saw it in ourselves, and i think really encouraged us to pursue our passions. he wanted us to find meaning and

purpose in our lives, but was very careful not to push us into real estate. so i think that's partially because his excitement, his passion for real estate and everything that he did he brought home, and so i think we inherited a little bit of that excitement and perhaps it's in the blood, but he always said to us you have to do what you'll love and you'll never succeed, you'll never be able to compete at the highest level if you don't deeply love what it is what you do. if you don't want to get out of bed and do what it is that you're doing and it's probably most consistently piece of advice he gave me my whole life and he would periodically check in with me and almost undermine my thought process about coming into the family business because he wanted to make sure that i knew that it wasn't an expectation of his. >> so when you were young was your dad sort of the kind of a dad who would play games with

you, read your bedtime stories or different than that? >> no. he was different. he was not really the type of -- he wasn't long on diaper changing and things like that, but you know, he on eye think maybe he was a little bit more traditional in that regard, but he was very accessible and very available, and i think one of the things that i think about so often is that i never questioned that my siblings and i were his top priority. he never allowed us to. he never allowed us to question that fact because he always made us his top priority. it didn't mean he was home every night for dinner. he wasn't. he was working very hard and he was building an enormous business and he was in the early days of doing that when i was young and had a lot to prove to himself and to others, and he had big ambitions for himself. he wasn't always physically present, but he was always

available. as a little girl a friend of mine reminded me about this recently, that she used to hang out with me in a janitor's closet where there was a pay phone at school, and on recess i would go there and i'd call collect to his office. i was probably 10 years old, and i would call collect to the trump organization which is hilarious --? and you'd say hi, this is ivanka? >> from the school, and he would pick up the phone every single time and he'd put me on speaker phone. it would aren't be a long conversation and he'd introduce me to whoever was in his office, but only in retrospect now it didn't matter who was there, it was colleagues, it was titans of industry. it was heads of country, he would always take my call, and he'd always tell everyone in the room how great a daughter i was and say cute things and ask me about a test i took, but you

know, i think that's really telling of him as a person and a parent. we always came first. >> how about when you brought home a date or a boyfriend? >> i was too smart to bring home a date or a boyfriend. i think i brought home my husband. that's it. >> a little intimidating? >> my husband, when i brought him home, but i was not going to subject boyfriends to the scrutiny of my father or mother, for that matter, unless i was 100% sure. >> and let me move on now to the campaign a little bit. your father has said that you and melania had wanted him to be more presidential is the word that he uses. tell me about that because do you believe that the nicknames he used for some people or the name calling was a mistake? is that what you're talking about when you say more presidential? >> well, you would -- my conversations with my father are really between us, but obviously i'm his child, and i also have

been his colleague, and i've worked alongside of him for the past decade here at the trump organization, and part of the reason we have such a good relationship is because he respects me, and because i'm candid in my opinions, and i share them, solicited or otherwise. >> but to that question, i mean, do you think those were -- did you tell him those were a mistake or you don't? >> well, once in a while he'll say things and i'll tell him he could do with ratcheting it back. >> and he listens. >> sometimes and sometimes he doesn't and sometimes he listens for limited periods of time. >> but you can tell him. >> think it's part of what people love about him. it's also what part of what angers people. he is authentic. you know, nobody tells him who to be. he is himself. he is his own man. he listens to the opinions of other ps upon he respects the opinions of others and he processes the advice people give

him and ultimately he makes his own decisions. >> how do you reconcile the donald trump you know as your dad with the candidate that some people see and consider so divisive? how do you square that -- that circle for our viewers? >> my father has always elicited strong opinions in people. he is bold. he is unabashed. he is very himself, and i think for me, the ultimate -- the most important thing, if i know the man, so when i hear things that are factually inaccurate, it's sometimes hurtful. i feel that as a daughter, but i still know the man. i -- i, as a woman, i as a person, could never support someone who was sexist or racist, but i just couldn't.

i -- i would not be able to be okay with that, but i know who he is as a human being, and i know those things are not true, and not many people say those thing, but when they do it's easier for me to dismiss it because of that fact. >> gloria borger sat down with ivanka trump. she's going to be introducing her father tomorrow night. it can't be underestimated the role that the trump children have played in this convention. >> well, not only in this convention, but in his campaign. they are his closest advisers and at this convention, you know, we don't have the former president george w. bush. we don't have a lot of party leaders and we don't have mitt romney, for example, so the children are really playing the role of the stars every night. i mean, tonight, you have the vice presidential nominee, mike pence, but when you look at donald trump, jr.'s speech last night which was very well received and ivanka is a star in

her own right and eric trump tonight, they are really the glue that is holding this convention together and what donald trump is saying through them is look at my kids, look at my family, look at my values. >> have we, david axelrod, have we ever seen in recent memory a presidential candidate whose kids are so close as advisers and perhaps -- i mean, his circle is pretty small. >> we've not had a candidate who is so devoid of political experience. i mean, he doesn't have a circle of political associates and he is generally someone who has a close circle of family and some friends and so that's natural. in this convention, though, we've also never had a candidate who needed an infusion of humanity, someone to tell that story as much as donald trump does here, and so i think he's smart to have the -- have his children play the role that they're playing. i think it will help him.

>> yeah. i think it will help him. i think they've become household names after this. a lot of people saw them maybe just in clips on television and now they get a full sense of who they are and a full sense of who they have seen in donald trump. i think it will be interesting to see going forward how they're used and how they're campaign g campaigning. they can be force multipliers and go to different states and have donald trump have more of an imprint. >> if donald trump is elected president how a donald trump white house actually works and how would it take from a relatively small, core group from what i understand in the trump organization and his kids are in that sinner circle and if they'll continue to run businesses, who is his inner circle. >> he hasn't shown any sign -- maybe as soon as next week you are going to hear some of those names put forth that would serve

in a trump cabinet to the point of how he's using the children, everyone named trump who has spoken thus far has done a marvelous job in his presentation. i find what is most effective is how they offer details about the personal side of donald trump that have not yet been brought forth, and i think last night's speech was a great speech by don, jr., and more of the personal would work better for eric. >> it does seem from eric trump that will be more of what we'll hear tonight. >> more of the personal. that's probably true. >> there are not many families and the bush family, the kennedy family that get involved to this degree and it is unusual to have the kids as opposed to siblings involved in this. >> we will take a short break. still ahead, what will ted cruz say tomorrow night? will he embrace the unity and will he endorse donald trump? details ahead.

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trump's son eric promises to speak from the heart. we are about to hear from eileen collins, an astronaut. tonight marks the anniversary. >> eileen collins, retired astronaut from texas, she was the first female to be the pilot, and a lot of firsts for her and she feels very strongly about the space program. we've heard from her on capitol hill testifying. >> in february she said during testimony she said i believe program cancellation decisions that are made by bureaucracies behind closed doors and without input by the people are divisive, damaging, cowardly and many times more expensive in the long run, so i assume we'll be hearing more about that in the next minute or so. >> yeah. the thing that's interesting about her, and most interesting

is the fact that this is the 47th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission to the moon and we'll see how much she touches on that and talks about the ability of the united states to go to the moon. >> a lot of anticipation building for the ted cruz speech and that's coming up in a little while, as well. >> it's a big mystery. a lot of people wondering will he endorse the fight between ted cruz and donald trump in the primaries is possibly the nastiest we've seen in the modern era. some of the things that they said about one another and obviously donald trump calling him lyin' ted suggesting not flattering things about his wife and suggesting his father rafael cruz, and suggesting falsely, i might add, suggesting to a part in the kennedy assassination and donald trump is a pathological liar and narcissist and a serial philanderer. it has not been easy for the two of them to in together even

though ted cruz is here tonight at the republican convention and we'll see if he says trump's name even this evening. upon he considers himself the current leader of the conservative movement in this country. >> and then we will hear from the republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is going to be an important speech for him. >> mike pence who endorsed ted cruz in the indiana primary and that was right after -- the day of the indiana primer is is when ted cruz made those blistering remarks. there is a video that's coming up right now. you will see the video of the apollo 11 mission to the moon. ♪ ♪ >> for century, the dream had beckoned from night skies, sparked in the light of a million stars on quiet, clear summer nights. it ignited the minds of fearless and determined individuals who summoned the courage to break the rules of gravity.

47 years ago on july 20, 1969, a young man from ohio took one giant leap for mankind. we celebrate the memory and selfless courage of neil armstrong and the apollo 11 team and were armstrong here tonight, he would remind us of all those who came before him to make his journey into history possible. like those two young brothers from just down the road in dayton. oroville and wilbur built and perfected the first successful airplane in world history in the back of their bicycle shop. and before we knew it, the race for space was on. by 1958 the nation committed to winning and nasa was born. the skies were no longer the limit. america aimed for the moon and the stars. and while all that was happening, another young hero

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waiting for them. greatness abounds and once again, the stars are the limit. ♪ >> please welcome colonel eileen collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission. [ applause ] >> good evening. it's great to be with you tonight. thank you. [ applause ] >> from the moment the first pilgrims arrived at our shores, americans have been asking what's next? we are a nation built by the passion of people who weren't afraid to do something first, to step into the unknown and to pave our own way forward.

we are a nation of explorers. in 1961 president kennedy issued a challenge to america, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. and 47 years ago on this very day, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin answered that call and they walked on the moon. [ cheers and applause ] and they took with them an american flag and a plaque bearing the inscription, here, men from planet earth, first set foot upon the moon july 1969. we came in peace for all mankind. [ applause ]

>> we landed on the moon to fulfill a leadership challenge and to explore. we know that exploration leads to invention, innovation and discovery. for example, our successful robotic missions to mars, jupiter and pluto provided valuable information about our own planet, but in 2011 the space shuttle program ended. the last time the united states launched our own astronauts from our own soil was over five years ago. we must do better than that. [ cheers and applause ] >> countries that are strong are countries that explore, invent and discover to remain resilient in a changing world.

i'm honored to have played a role in our nation's heritage of explorers as the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, joining the ranks of those that have fought to lead the way. thanks. [ cheers and applause ] >> and we are all so proud of our apollo program that put our astronauts on the moon first in peace for all mankind. nations that lead on the frontier lead in the world. [ applause ] we need that visionary leadership again. leadership that will inspire the next generation of explorers to have that same passion. we need leadership that will ask americans -- americans will ask again, what's next? we need leadership that will make america's space program first again.

yes. and we need leadership that will make america great again. i want to thank all of you. thank you for what you're doing. god bless america. [ cheers and applause ] >> eileen collins, retired astronaut, veteran of four space shuttle missions. jake, you know, this was a very positive moment, that video, that video was very -- the apollo 11 video was very lovely and reminding a lot of us what this happened in that space program which has been dramatically cut back. >> it paid tribute to explorers and paid tribute to ohioans who have had leading roles in space exploration including one who went on to become a democratic senator, john glenn. you're really getting a very different tone this evening, markedly different almost as if it's a different convention.

it's been very positive, very uplifting and we haven't really heard hillary clinton's name invoked, at least i haven't yet, in the way that we did last night. of course, the night is still young. >> well, we'll see what happens next, but you're right. this was a very positive moment, the eileen collins presentation. we'll take a quick break. coming up, a crucial break for donald trump's running mate and we're standing by for mike pence's big speech and we'll find out what ted cruz has to say about donald trump and whether he helps to bring the party together and donald trump apparently can't stay away from his own convention. what will he do and say on stage here at the convention tonight? i love that my shop is part of the morning ritual around here.

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we are back live here in cleveland. we are closing in on one of the most suspenseful moments of this republican national convention. we will soon find out whether senator ted cruz, what he has to say about donald trump and whether he may bow to pressure to formally endorse him. cruz speaks this hour. we are also watching for trump to make a third appearance at

his con version, a very unconventional move and with mike pence on stage after mike pence accepts the vice presidential nomination and expect trump's son eric to deliver the high point of the night and he'll explain why his father should be president of the united states in a speech he told me earlier today he wrote himself. the trump family, jake, really is playing a very significant role throughout this con version. >> oh, sure. and throughout the campaign. as we know the trump children, the trump offspring ivanka and eric and don, jr., are a big part of this selection of pence, mike pence, the governor of indiana as donald trchlump's running mate. they play a major role and they play a major role in the trump business so it's not a surprise. >> we are expect about to hear from ralph alvarado, jr., the first hispanic to be elected to

the kentucky state senate and a pastor from ohio and co-founder of the new spirit revival center ministries. so we will hear from an things this is going to be a big moment. >> their has been a big effort to show a more inclusive republican party. so far four of the six speakers have been women. there have been african-american speakers so far. on the first night we heard from a number of them. but there have been latino conservatives, latino republicans upset that there have not been more featured. and we'll hear from senator ralph alvarado this evening. >> good evening. a great night to be an american. from the great commonwealth of

kentucky, the home of horses, bourbon, coal, blue grass and the finest people on earth, allow me to express my sincerest appreciation and gratitude for the privilege of addressing this assembly. i'm proud to stand before you tonight as the first hispanic member ever elected to the kentucky general assembly. thank you. the road here was not an easy one. it is a long story but three failed political runs were lonely at times and full of adversity. with a lot of determination, a lot of grit and hard work, i triumphed and i'm standing before you here tonight. everything i am, everything i've achieved, i owe to god and my parents. my father was a proud legal immigrant from costa rica. my mother from argentina. being the soften immigrants, i

saw firsthand their sacrifice to provide our family a better life. i watched their struggle in mastering a second language and their strong and quiet commitment to hard work. we didn't have the luxuries that other families had. what my parents did give me was family structure, discipline, support, high personal expectations, love and faith in god. they were hispanic, they were americans and very proud of being both. they understood the value of preserving our culture and our language but also the value of an education and instilling a pride and love for our country. like most immigrants, they understood that their sacrifice would not provide them with immediate success but the reward would be in the opportunity and success of their children and their grandchildren. but this story is not unique to my family. it is the story of many legal

latino immigrants who come to america. at their core, and this is important to understand, that hispanics believe what republicans believe. traditional family values, church, faith in god, the dignity of work, and the opportunity for self-sufficiency that comes from a free society and a limited government. they have simple dreams that might seem mundane to the average american but would sound very familiar to our founding fathers and their core principles. some flee corrupt government leaders for freedom. some flee for safer communities. some dream of opportunity, entrepreneurship and abundance. but all of them leave their home lands for the dream of america. a place if you work hard, study hard and obey our laws, you can accomplish anything.

now, over the past eight years, our president and his apprentice, hillary clinton, have talked about that american dream but they have absolutely no idea how to protect it, foster it or expand it. today we have a president who has not only failed to end racial tension, he has made us more divided than ever. today we have a president who is itching to restrict our fundamental constitutional rights such as religious liberty, the right to bear arms and free speech. today we have a president who has rejected honesty and transparency, lying to the american people over and over again. from obamacare to the promise of immigration reform to fast and furious, to phone records spying, to an irs enemies list, to green energy crony bankruptcies, to benghazi, to the v.a. scandal, to the iran

nuclear deal. the list just goes on and on and on. and with hillary clinton, this eight-year nightmare will get far, far worse. americans face a very important decisi decision. do we want someone perhaps brutally honest to a fault? or someone who is brutally dishonest? it is not a decision about america moving left or america moving right. it is a decision about america going up or america going down. and by protecting the american dream, we can make america first again. there is only one candidate who will protect it for our current and future generations and that candidate is donald trump.

and now i have a message for my spanish speaking latino friends at home. [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] [ cheers and applause ] >> and i've got a message for one more person. hillary clinton. you have failed the hispanic community and you don't deserve our vote. god bless this convention. god bless our country. thank you very much.

>> this ralph alvarado jr. of the state of kentucky. we are awaiting darrell scott, a pastor from ohio other is an early and a prominent person in the trump campaign. we heard earlier from a retired astronaut. while she spoke about making america great again, she didn't actually say anything about donald trump. >> that has been true of a number of speakers at this convention. and it underscores the awkward nature of this affair. donald trump needs people to talk about donald trump and explain how he would operate as president, why he should be elected president, why they have faith in him. normally at a convention, you would see speaker after speaker after speaker. this convention is mixed. and there are people, we've had speakers on the platform,

general casey who has condemned donald trump and came out and attacked hillary clinton. it is an odd situation. >> two other names he didn't mention. this she read the text of the plaque on the moon. the name on the plaque is richard nixon and she didn't mention him. so i have a feeling she was just kind of walking a narrow path here. she didn't want to get too partisan. >> interesting that she would come and clearly she feels she wants to pro note space program. i guess that's the reason she was here. >> anyone who stands on that stage is in fact passively supporting donald trump. be it against hillary clinton or actively supporting him. >> do you really -- if she was really supporting donald trump, wouldn't she have even honored

his name? >> she said make america great again. i think all of america knows what that means. and we just heard a remarkable speech saying this is the man for the hispanic community. >> here's pastor darrell scott from the co-founder of the new spirit revival center ministries in cleveland heights, ohio. >> i first met donald trump several years ago. in that meeting he said he was very troubled about the direction our country was headed in. i listen to his voice and i understood and shared many of the same concerns that he expressed. in the many times we have met since, we have spoken with the economy, race relations, immigration, jobs, urban renovation, the military, and many other issues that are critical to our nation's well being. the truth is donald trump is a conservative father and grandfather who feels that his best days are still in front of

him and not behind him. and despite his many accomplishments, he still fills a void that he believes can only be filled by service to his country and service to his fellow americans. the truth is, the democratic party has failed us. at home our debt is deeper. we are spiritually deeper and we are more divided now than we've ever been before. abroad we are neither respected, we are not feared by our adversaries and our friends cannot count on us either. we need to make a sharp turn. we need on put into practice the great ideas and principles that our country was founded on and which after god,