in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." it is wednesday, july 27th. alisyn and i are in philadelphia at the democratic national convention. hillary clinton's presidential bid now one for the history books. no matter what your political stripe, she is the first woman to win a major party's nomination. >> so hours after his wife put that crack in the glass ceiling, as she phrased it, former president bill clinton delivered a very impassioned speech about their relationship. he highlighted their love story and her commitment to serving others. so we have it all covered for you. let's begin with cnn's michelle kosinski live inside the convention hall. michelle? >> reporter: hi, alisyn. right, history was made here last night. not only was this floor full of emotion, but it was all kinds of emotion, right. you had those votes that won hillary clinton the nomination. you had had the passion of bernie sanders' supporters. then you had former president bill clinton delivering his own historic speech. this wasn't the bill clinton we

usually see, talking about the issues. this was him telling a story about his wife for his wife, her public service. he ran through virtually her entire life, starting with the moment they met. >> in the spring of 1971, i met a girl. >> reporter: and that's how it began. bill clinton's speech and his lifelong admiration for hillary. on her night that has shaped american history, sealing the democratic nomination. sanders supporters still passionate about their candidate. but amid the walkouts and upset, he called for it to end, just as she did for barack obama in 2008. >> i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee of the democratic party for

president of the united states. >> reporter: but bill clinton's job here was to take everyone back, way back to how they first met. >> she walked the whole length of the library, came up to me, and said, look, if you're going to keep staring at me -- and now i'm staring back -- we at least ought to know each other's name. i'm hillary rodham. who are you? >> reporter: with humor and moments, the emotion seen in the eyes of daughter chelsea, clinton spoke of their life together, the three times he had to ask hillary to marry him. >> i said, while you were gone, i bought it. you have to marry me now. the third time was the charm. >> reporter: this address was far different from how we've seen him on the trail, when at times he's tangled with protesters -- >> you are defending the people who killed the lives you say matter. >> reporter: this centered on the things about hillary clinton's life that many may have forgotten in the heat --

>> this is what democracy looks like -- >> reporter: the controversy -- >> i should have used two different e-mail accounts. i said that was a mistake. >> reporter: -- the endless battles. >> lying, crooked hillary. >> reporter: of this campaign season like no other. bill clinton, whose favorability rating is generally higher than his wife's, came to remind them. >> she is still the best darn change maker i have ever known. >> reporter: telling the crowd it was hillary who inspired him to public service, hillary who encouraged him to run for office again after he was voted out as governor, but he also told the story of hillary the determined mother, the working mother who kept fighting to do things her own mother could have only dreamed. >> this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything. >> reporter: and then he took on the contrast between clinton the candidate and her opponent donald trump, who's gone after both clintons. >> what's the difference in what

i told you and what they said? how do you square it? you can't. a real change maker represents a real threat. your only option is to create a cartoon, a cartoon alternative. then run against the cartoon. good for you. because earlier today you nominated the real woman. >> reporter: her response to it all came at the end via satellite from new york. >> if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. >> reporter: so tonight president obama has the task of following not only his wife but bill clinton. we know he's going to focus on unity, not just democratic unity, but national unity, and he's going to try to counter what he sees as the dark message

put forward by republicans. chris and alisyn? >> all right, michelle. this was the biggest moment of the convention so far. the effort to make hillary something more than her negatives. and who did it, maybe one of the best case makers in chief, bill clinton. the question is, how effective was he? let's bring in cnn political analyst and washington bureau chief of "the daily beast," jackie kucinich, and jon avalon. and cnn political analyst and a beast of his own right when working for "the atlantic," the professor, ron brownstein. so what did he try to do last night? she's the best because of what she does and because of who she is. let's start with that. here is former president bill clinton talking about hillary clinton in a way he almost never does, personally. >> the first time i saw her, we were appropriately enough in a

class on political and civil rights. she had thick blond hair, big glasses, wore no makeup. and she exuded this sense of strength and self-possession that i found magnetic. after the class, i followed her out, intending to introduce myself. i got close enough to touch her back, but i couldn't do it. somehow i knew this would not be just another tap on the shoulder. >> now, obviously he spent a lot of time figuring out how to story tell this. jackie, its impact emotionally and politically. >> well, there was talk before the speech that this was going to be a very personal speech that bill clinton was giving. it was about her. it wasn't about bill clinton at all. but this shows that, you know, hillary clinton has these humble beginnings and is a human who

fell in love. they really -- their love story is a critical part of her narrative. you really felt you got to know her a little better through that speech, through the eye of bill clinton. >> john, how did bill clinton do in his first rollout as sort of first spouse, if that were to happen? >> he succeeded in making it not all about him, which is difficult for bill clinton. and this was an uncommonly personal and even at times poetic reminiscence. in the spring of 1971, i met a girl. that's not your typical convention speech beginning. so that mission was humanize hillary, right. then the second mission of the speech was show for folks who are angry at the status quo that hillary clinton can be your champion. that's the more difficult to-do list is so key. >> there's another box to fill, which is her negatives, okay. we're going to play the sound of bill making the case that she's a change maker, but let's not

forget the other box because he didn't mention it. her negatives. 68% say she can't be trusted. the e-mail scandal is at the top of the list for why. no mention of it at this convention so far. i get it. the conventional wisdom is you don't talk about it, only do the best case. but what's the reality? >> there's another reason, which is they think the antidote to that is not necessarily head on. when bill clinton was re-elected in 1996, on the day he was re-elected in the exit poll, majority of the public said they did not believe he was honest and trustworthy. the reason he won comfortably nonetheless is because they believed he cared about people like them. they believed he was in politics for the right reason. there was no individual speech nearly as compelling as michelle obama's, but there was extraordinary messaged discipline essentially around those six words. she cares about people like you. that was the summary of the whole night. that is what they consider the antidote to the trustworthy numbers, which are very hard to

change. if people believe she's in this because she wants to make a difference in their lives, maybe they cut you more slack. >> and the deep fundamental contrast with donald trump as they're creating it. she's fought for people like you her whole life. he's looked out for himself his whole life. that's the flow through of the message discipline and contrast. >> so let's listen to bill clinton try to make the case that she is the change maker in this race. >> she's insabers bli curious and the best darn change maker i've met in my entire life. this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything. she always wants to move the ball forward. that is just who she is. >> so jackie, how did he do at proving that she's actually the sort of renegade in this race, not the status quo? >> well, one of the struggles that hillary clinton has had throughout the primary was that she's a pragmatist.

but she takes little incremental -- she'll take a deal. she will work with other people. so it is -- so this is kind of a bigger way of saying that. you're absolutely right though. that's been a struggle, that she's not the revolutionary who's going to throw it all out. but yeah, bill clinton definitely made that case. whether or not it resonated, we'll have to see. >> but it's not just about predisposition. it's about reality. she has been there during this war that brought us isis. she was there, the iran deal. she was there, the russian reset. she was there, benghazi. the e-mails are hers. that's what they have to try to diffuse. >> yeah, they've got to try to diffuse that, but they're going to try to do it by making a positive case for her engagement in the major fights of our times. education, health care, hillary was there. yes, the fight from 2008, that deep campaign against barack obama. but also as secretary of state, as senator during 9/11.

by stitching together that narrative and saying in the major fights of our times, hillary clinton was there. she's not perfect, but she cares and she's in this for the right reasons. >> he was also reality checked, bill clinton was, afterwards by cnn because he tried to make the case she was there on some of these fights that are so important, for instance, lgbt. and she wasn't. in 2008, she was against gay marriage. >> she trailed rob portman from ohio, republican. he was out in favor of major equality before she was. >> i think john's point from before -- and that's right, but i think john's point from before is very important. if you look at the personal attribut attributes, where donald trump has had the biggest lead over hillary clinton, it's on bringing change to washington. she leads on things like qualifications, reflects your values, but on bringing change, she struggles. bill clinton tried to make the change that not only is she committed to bringing change, but she's effective. certainly at the core of the sense of the country being on the wrong track, a big part of it is that the political system

simply is not capable of dealing with the problems that we face. so that was a big -- we shouldn't underestimate how much of the personal information as well was new to people. that is one of the striking things about the convention. just simply the engagement with individuals. for example, the 9/11 survivor who i thought was the single best speech of the night. the sustained engagement in her life. that's a facet of hillary clinton that i think most people would have been surprised to learn. >> we are going to play some of that sound in our next segment, but one of the things that kept coming out that people kept mentioning, and i hadn't heard this before either and thought it was effective. people kept saying when the cameras weren't around and she came alone, came by herself, and she comforted me. i think they were trying to telegraph, you know, so many people think she's calculating and does things for political expediency all the time. they kept having this message. no, she's one on one with people. >> you hear that from the campaign. we talked about this earlier. you hear it from the campaign all the time, you just don't know her. you don't know what she's like

behind closed doors. you don't know what she's like when she's just in a hospital room with someone. she needs to show that to the voters. people are telling us this over and over again. until she shows that, it's going to be hard for the voter to believe that. that's the bottom line. >> sometimes politics echoes real life. when it does is in the measure of who somebody is. somebody has to own what they do wrong in order for you to believe that they can do right. that's the way we work as people. that has not happened in this convention yet. we're seeing the best version of hillary clinton put out there, and it can be very compelling, but do they need to address why her negatives are so high in a more real way? that's one of the challenges. >> marinate on that, panel. we'll be back with you. >> discuss. >> the second night of the convention featured speeches from all sorts of people. they were meant to show hillary clinton's softer side, as we've been talking about, including powerful words from the mothers who lost children to gun violence and confrontations with police. cnn's manu raju joins us now

with more on that. >> reporter: yeah, this is all part of that effort to sort of reintroduce hillary clinton to the american voters, a challenge given how well known she is. the fact that polls show voters simply don't trust her, but they also wanted to show her as someone who's been responsive and impacted when times got tough. >> she knows that when a young black life is cut short, it's not just a loss. it's a personal loss. it's a national loss. what a blessing tonight to be standing here so that sandy can still speak through her mama. [ applause ] >> reporter: the mothers of the movement uniting to endorse

hillary clinton on the national stage. nine mothers showing strength in numbers after losing their sons and daughters to gun violence and racial injustice. each of them recalling details of a private meeting they had with clinton after their lives changed forever. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. she isn't afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. she doesn't build walls around her heart. >> reporter: framing clinton as a criminal justice reformer. >> this isn't about being politically correct. this is about saving our children. [ applause ] that's why we're here tonight with hillary clinton. >> reporter: first responders and this 9/11 survivor talking

about clinton's personal commitment after the attacks. >> hillary showed up. she walked into my hospital room, and she took my bandaged hand into her own. for years she visited, called, and continues to check in because hillary cares. when i needed her, she was there. she was there for me, and that's why i'm with her. >> reporter: california senator barbara boxer opening up about clinton as a devoted family member and friend of more than 20 years. >> i know her as the loving aunt who helped plan my grandson's birthday parties when he was just a little toddler. and i saw her rush over after a busy day at the state department to cheer him on at his high school football games. >> reporter: a night of

testimonials aimed at humanizing the democratic nominee. and quelling the tensions from bernie sanders supporters on the second day of the convention. >> look, they worked hard. we got to show a little class and let them be frustrated for a while. it's okay. they're all going to end up voting for hillary. you think any of these guys are going to walk in and vote for trump? >> reporter: this comes in sharp contrast to the republican party where donald trump emphasized the fact he would be the, quote, law and order candidate. that's something he emphasized last night also in an interview. donald trump just tweeted about the democratic convention, saying the democratic convention has paid zero respect to the great police and law enforcement professionals of our country, no recognition, sad. chris? >> all right. donald trump will not be silenced. he wants to weigh in this week and what kind of points he will make. manu raju, thank you. let's take a little break.

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there were emotional moments at the dnc last night. mothers who lost their children to gun violence as well as 9/11 survivors. and also first responders. they explained why they are all supporting hillary. >> i'm proud of every day that i serve my city and my country. but i'm especially proud that i served on our worst day. when we needed someone to speak for us, to stand with us, to fight on our behalf, hillary clinton was there every step of the way. >> all right. let's bring back our panel to discuss this. we have jack kie kucinich and r

brownstein. >> they've had a lot of messaged discipline. monday night was unity, bringing the left back in, making them feel welcome. we glossed over how that continued on tuesday with bernie sanders and a very emotional movement, moving by acclimation. tuesday night has been about hillary clinton cares about people like you. but i think, you know, the core of the two days have really been more about inclusion than opportunity. if you were watching this, you would think that the primary priority of the democratic party is kind of building an america in which all are welcome. there's been much less talk about making the economy work for average people, hardly any. that's something that's out there for the last 48 hours. what you saw there, in addition to standing with the police, is a guy, kind of a blue-collar affe affect. there's not been a lot of that. there was one on monday night where cory booker, stanford, yale, gave way to michelle obama, who gave way to elizabeth

warren, harvard law school. they don't have to win blue-collar whites, but they can't get annihilated by them. >> one of the reasons it wasn't a coincidence is right before cory booker was the memorial of pop my father, who is obviously as blue collar, democratic as you get. phil, there's a plus-minus to what they're trying to do with hi hillary clinton. the plus is she's not just what you say about her, she's what she's done. the minus is what has she ever done? how did it play out last night? >> bill clinton taking that head on in terms of calling her the best darn agent of change that he's ever seen. it's a difficult argument to make. it was kind of a very new way of doing it. she is a change maker because she was able to force change

inside the government, which is always gridlocked and never seems to work. i thought the 9/11s a peck of things, such a visceral moment, such a raw moment, was kind of one of her premier moments as somebody who could get something done in the u.s. senate, for the state of new york. having speakers come up and talk about that, kind of testify to what she was able to do there, was probably one of the more effective moments of the entire night. but still, making that case that inside government -- >> you don't think hillary clinton when you think 9/11. you think rudy giuliani. >> jabs at giuliani were noteworthy. the sound of giuliani saying the air is safe. twice they had it. >> the thing about hillary clinton in the senate, there's two kinds of senators. there's the show horse and the workhorse. hillary clinton was known as a workhorse in the senate. she put her head down. she wasn't really -- you didn't really see her talking to reporters a lot. to your point, you didn't see hillary clinton a lot in 9/11 because that's why you have this first responder talking about what she did do because she

wasn't out there in front of the cameras. she was with her constituents. >> ron, what about the emotional speeches by the moms who had lost their children, either to excessive force by police or to gun violence? this is such a polarizing issue right now. were there emotional -- were their emotional pleas helpful? >> i thought they were very powerful, obviously. tragedies that any family can relate to. as one mother said, i didn't want to enlist for this. i think everyone could relate to that. i think what is different about this than the 1960s and the frame that trump is building of law and order verse this kind of attack on the police is that as compared to the 1960s, i think most americans don't believe they have to choose a side and don't want to choose a side. they believe both things can be true, that you can support the police and the police should

treat african-american and other low-income communities with more respect. most people, i think, reject the idea of duality. the republicans clearly lean toward one side. the democrats probably leaned a little too far toward the other side last night. in the end, i think most americans are looking for leadership -- they do not believe those two things incompatible, that you can have public safety and treat all communities with fairness. in that way, it's different than the way donald trump is envisioning it in that richard nixon frame where there clearly were two opposing camps. i think most people now would rather have one camp. >> let's discuss the disconnect, because there obviously is one. ron is right. there should be no sides in this. but there are. there are consistently sides. last week we saw a side. last night we saw a side. the democrats aren't going to like that. they're going to say, this wasn't a side. these are moms. it's still a side. if everybody wants there to be no side, how come we keep seeing sides? >> i think when you look at last week, donald trump doesn't believe he needs to apologize

for taking a side on this. this week what you saw last night was hillary clinton's camp trying to thread the needle, trying to hit both. sometimes sitting in that middle ground can only get you in trouble with both sides. i think it is so enflamed it right now -- look, the political dialogue in general is enflamed. trying to thread a needle only seems to get you in trouble. no one has been able to figure out how to do that yet. what david axelrod said last night was a valid point. why didn't you put the widows of the police officers up there as well? >> i don't like that visual either. then it's like, well, we brought the two sides together. >> what's wrong with that? >> because there shouldn't be any side. this is about valuing life. >> let's get there after bringing two sides together. i mean, you know -- >> it still means there's sides. that's my confusion. but i take your point. >> we're going to figure this out before 9:00 a.m. panel, thank you very much. so the release of the hacked dnc

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so you've heard about the wikileaks, the e-mails. that certainly created a rift between the clinton and sanders camps at the beginning of this convention. you've also heard this suggestion that the russians did it. now we're hearing that actually is real for the fbi. and could donald trump somehow be involved in some way? as crazy as it sounds, we keep hearing about this suggestion from leaders, from the fbi, from the president of the united states. cnn's barbara starr is live at the pentagon with more. barbara, you can help with the clarification of a very simple question. is this a real suggestion that is being investigated, or is it just politics? >> reporter: it's both. and let's unpack it a little bit this morning, chris. the russians are denying that they were involved in any of this, but u.s. officials are

telling cnn that there is growing evidence that this hacking into the dnc e-mails was conducted on behalf of hackers working for russian intelligence. why does the u.s. say this? because they were tracking some hacking into other u.s. government websites. the cyber signatures of those hacking events led them to the dnc e-mails. the theory goes that the russians may have been just doing routine cyber snooping on the dnc. that's quite an event in itself. but breathtaking to consider that the kremlin may have been doing this to try and embarrass the democrats, support donald trump, influence an american presidential election. president obama so far trying to stay out of it all, but offering some very interesting comments about this. have a listen. >> the russians hack our systems. not just government systems, but

private systems. what the motives were in terms of the leaks, all that, i can't say directly. what i do know is that donald trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for vladimir putin. >> reporter: and that's the political theory, at least at the moment, that the russians did this because they wanted to embarrass the democrats and somehow support the candidacy of donald trump. wikilea wikileaks, the organization that put the e-mails online, so far not saying where they got them. a lot of mystery here. a big investigation under way in washington by the fbi to try and track all of these cyber signatures and see exactly how and if they, in fact, do lead to the kremlin. alisyn? >> cyber experts will say it's very hard to show that, and they need to see a lot more proof. but assange says wikileaks is going to dump more. >> oh, my god. all right. thanks to barbara for that. >> there it is right there. >> that was the dumping of

something. does america know hillary clinton better today than they did before last night? a senator close to the presidential nominee joins us next with the hillary clinton she says she knows. >> i hope that wasn't my latte.

if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. thank you, all. i can't wait to join you in philadelphia. thank you! >> hillary clinton responding to what is certainly historic. she's the first woman to be a major party's presidential nominee. here to discuss what happened last night, what it means going forward, democratic senator from michigan, debbie stabenow. she's endorsed hillary clinton, which is a good thing, because she was just named as your nominee for the convention. before we get to what you liked about last night, let's address the baseline criticism. there's things we are not hearing. isis, isis, isis, the war on terror, where is it? why haven't we heard more of

that? >> this is a building process. you will hear about it. tonight we're going to be talking about her leadership, which goes to secretary of state, which goes to what she's done as a senator and so on. certainly she's going to talk about it. there's nobody more prepared to talk about it than hillary clinton. >> is it a reflection of the party's reticence or weakness when it comes to terror or isis? >> not at all. when you look at what has been done from the fact that osama bin laden is no longer with us, thank you, president obama, and hillary clinton and the team, to the fact that we are seeing land being taken back, the caliphate not being able to survive, we see other things happening around the world, but the truth of the matter is we are very focused on keeping people safe. hillary clinton is very focused and prepared to keep us safe as opposed to donald trump, who wants to walk away from nato allies. i don't think really understands or is capable -- he's really unfit to be commander in chief

just because of his lack of knowledge. >> so we'll hear specifics from her, you believe, going forward about how to fight isis. what we have heard so far are all these personal stories about how one on one she connects with people and she has this personal touch. why don't we see that more on television? why does that story still, after so many years in public service, have to be told? >> i can tell you as a woman coming to elected office, we have to be overprepared to be allowed to be putting ourselves forward in leadership positions. i think that hillary, like all of us, like every woman in the united states senate and other women in business and other positions, needs to be the serious, prepared person if you're asking for a leadership position. so you know, she's putting forth her competency. she's putting forth what she can offer in terms of leadership. i also see her as somebody who

in public and private settings has a great sense of humor, is incredibly warm. we heard from the mothers last night. we heard from the police officers, the 9/11 responders, and others about her incredible warmth and connectedness. so this is kind of a media thing that's honestly gone on for years and years and years about her that's not -- >> but you hear it all the time because of what she does. this e-mail scandal wasn't made up. you can talk about who she is, but you also have to talk about what she does. that's her biggest challenge. it's not that people don't like her personality, necessary. >> i think 8 million children being covered by health insurance today -- >> but how do you deal with the 68% i don't trust her number? >> that's what this campaign is all about. she's got to push back. as a woman who's put herself forward to provide leadership over and over again for 25, 30 years, she has been knocked down by the opposition, by people who

don't want change, people who don't want health insurance, people who didn't want to see the changes she's put forward. she's been fighting for working people her whole life. and the folks on the other side who want to keep things rigged for the privileged, they knock her down, the good news is she gets back up. every time they attack her on something, then we say, oh, well, that was false. then they attack her on something else. oh, that was false. what i love about her is her grit and fight and determination. she's never wavered in terms of her gut and core values about what needs to be done for children and families and for the country. >> we saw bill clinton last night in a new role. it was sort of his first foray as second fiddle. how long can that last? if she were to win, would bill clinton be comfortable being second fiddle in the white house? >> you know, i think he relishes this new role. i think he relishes the opportunity to be creating history with hillary. there's no question that his

admiration and love for her is incredibly strong. he means it when he talks about how smart and prepared she is and how she's changed things for the better everywhere she goes. he's seen it up close. that's something i know that he feels deeply. >> senator, appreciate you being on to make the case. >> absolutely. >> always a pleasure to have you on. >> thank you. >> great to see you. more than 20 years have passed since ryan moore, a health care advocate, met hillary clinton. now moore is stepping up for her at the dnc. why does he think she'll do more for his cause than donald trump? he'll join us next with that story. from the moment you take your foot off the brake, the brake stays engaged and you stay put. taking the legwork out of stop and go traffic. and even hills. that's the more human side of engineering. this is the lincoln summer invitation, hurry in now to your dealer for limited time offers. lease a lincoln mkx for $349 a month

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by finding a policy to fit your budget. [ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat! water would be nice, but that would go right through me. ghost problems. something happens when you meet hillary. no matter how busy she is, and i'm pretty sure she's always really busy, she makes you feel like the most important person in her day. i wish everyone could get to know hillary's heart like i have. she always looks out for the little guy, no pun intended.

>> the unofficial theme of night two of the dnc, showing hillary clinton's softer side. that's something our next guest tried to do during his address you just heard. he's health care advocate ryan moore. he first met hillary clinton when he was 7 years old, and he's maintained a friendship, he says, with her ever since. ryan, great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> so you were born with a bone growth disorder. >> a rare form of dwarfism. kind of a mouthful. >> i'm so glad you said that and not me. so how did that connect you to hillary clinton? >> we actually met back when i was 7 years old. we met through an organization known as health right that was going across the country and asking families to testify about their health care situations. growing up when i was an infant, i had some health care issues where my father lost his job, and then it took him a whole

other year to find another job because at that time in the '80s, companies didn't want to take on somebody with a lot of pre-existing conditions. so that's kind of where we got started with that. >> was she first lady of arkansas then? what was her role? >> she was first lady of the united states at that time in 1994. >> oh, when you met her in 1994. got it. >> yes. >> so what is your impression of her? how did you become friends? >> we became friends because i felt like there was an instant connection between hillary and i. at that health right event in 1994, she picked me up and held me through her 15-minute speech. at that time, i just felt an instant warmth to her. so that's just kind of where we got it started. >> did you stay in touch since that time? >> yeah, we did. >> what was that like? what does that mean? you would call hillary clinton, she would call you? >> it was just surreal. right after that health care

event, a year after that, she actually -- her staff called us and asked if i could appear in her book. it would just be surreal. every time i'd go out for a big medical operation on the east coast, i would get a handwritten note from the first lady of the united states, you know, hillary clinton. it was so unbelievable that she never forgot about her family. >> that is incredible that she knew the timing of your surgeries and that she would write the notes. so many people -- not only her criti critics. a general feeling about her is she can be calculating, overly politic p political, robotic on tv. what do you see? >> i see the exact on sit, to be honest. i see such warmth and compassion. such a capacity for care she has, especially for kids, that i saw growing up through every time i met her. i would see her in the crowd, and she would be, you know, shaking people's hands. she would see our family and my

face, i think, and her face would just light up just immediately. just that connection has been really special. >> beyond the personal, did you see policies when she was in leadership positions that would help people like you? >> yes. well, the affordable care act was a big thing. having the health care plan that's in place now that doesn't have the pre-existing conditions, it's just such a big thing for me, especially as an adult male now with a great job. but just having that assurance that my dwarfism won't come into play when it comes to whether or not i need medical attention. >> so how did you find out that they wanted you to speak at the dnc? >> i found out two weeks ago today, actually. i received an e-mail from her personal aide, who we had been in contact with for a long time. it was such a whirlwind where

she asked if i'd be willing to participate. after the initial shock wore off, it was like, oh, of course, it would be an honor. just what a privilege to participate. >> and what was that experience like of being up in front of everybody? >> it was a rush. just a great rush. when i was on stage, i just scanned the whole crowd. definitely the most people i've seen in one place speaking to thatti that i've ever been a part of. >> did you see hillary clinton? >> i did not, no. just scanning that crowd was something. once i got into my speech, it was just really special. >> i know she was in new york last night, but i didn't know if you'd seen her in preparation for this. maybe you will while you're here. thank you so much for telling your story. >> thank you. great to be here. >> did hillary clinton's biggest supporter, bill clinton, do the trick last night? up next, we will analyze his speech and what he described as their courtship and love story. will the former president's appeal work with voters? can a toothpaste do everything well?

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i move that hillary clinton be the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united states. >> i'm with hillary because hillary has always, always been with us. >> i have seen her fight and win for our country.

>> this isn't about being politically correct. this is about saving our children. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. >> she's the best darn change maker i ever met in my entire life. >> i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to your "new day." the sun is up over the cnn grill there. chris and i are live at the democratic national convention. hillary clinton makes history, becoming the first woman to win a major party nomination. clinton declaring that her supporters have put what she called the biggest crack in that glass ceiling. >> i'll tell you, no matter what you believe about politics, when they had that graphic last night when hillary clinton got the actual nomination, there was this graphic of the ceiling

exploding, that matters no matter what you care about politics. the big moment of the night last night was her husband, former president bill clinton, in a new role of political spouts. a big question today is how did that go over? how did he deliver as the spouse? he used this word last night, change maker. you're going to hear a lot of it. it that the compelling case for hillary clinton? did it work? those are the questions. let's start working on the answers. we have cnn's michelle kosinski live inside the convention hall. history or her-story, whatever you want to call it, it was a big night. >> reporter: yeah, this was hillary clinton's night to make that history, but bill clinton also made history in the role of her husband. let's face it, wherever hillary clinton is parodied, she's always the political machine, right, devoid of human emotion. sometimes she's even participated in that joke. but bill clinton wanted to present her as hillary clinton the woman whom he's known since law school, hillary clinton the

devoted mother, the person who spent much of her life trying to help other people. he did this in the form of stories that spanned virtually her entire life, starting with the moment that they met. >> in the spring of 1971, i met a girl. >> reporter: and that's how it began. bill clinton's speech and his lifelong admiration for hillary. on her night that has shaped american history, sealing the democratic nomination. sanders supporters still passionate about their candidate. but amid the walkouts and upset, he called for it to end, just as she did for barack obama in 2008. >> i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united states.

>> reporter: but bill clinton's job here was to take everyone back, way back to how they first met. >> she walked the whole length of the library, came up to me, and said, look, if you're going to keep staring at me -- and now i'm staring back -- we at least ought to know each other's name. i'm hillary rodham. who are you? >> reporter: with humor and moments, the emotion seen in the eyes of daughter chelsea, clinton spoke of their life together, the three times he had to ask hillary to marry him. >> i said, while you were gone, i bought it. you have to marry me now. the third time was the charm. >> reporter: this address was far different from how we've seen him on the trail, when at times he's tangled with protesters -- >> you are defending the people who killed the lives you say

matter. >> reporter: this centered on the things about hillary clinton's life that many may have forgotten in the heat -- >> this is what democracy looks like -- >> reporter: the controversy -- >> i should have used two different e-mail accounts. i said that was a mistake. >> reporter: -- the endless battles. >> lying, crooked hillary. >> reporter: of this campaign season like no other. bill clinton, whose favorability rating is generally higher than his wife's, came to remind them. >> she is still the best darn change maker i have ever known. >> reporter: telling the crowd it was hillary who inspired him to public service, hillary who encouraged him to run for office again after he was voted out as governor, but he also told the story of hillary the determined mother, the working mother who kept fighting to do things her own mother could have only dreamed. >> this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything. >> reporter: and then he took on the contrast between clinton the candidate and her opponent donald trump, who's gone after both clintons. >> what's the difference in what i told you and what they said?

how do you square it? you can't. a real change maker represents a real threat. your only option is to create a cartoon, a cartoon alternative. then run against the cartoon. good for you. because earlier today you nominated the real woman. >> reporter: her response to it all came at the end via satellite from new york. >> if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. >> reporter: tonight, of course, we'll hear president obama. will he mention terror? will he keep this all positive? will he say the name donald trump? remember, this will be the 12th anniversary of when he really presented himself on a national stage at the 2004 democratic

national convention. alisyn, and chris? >> okay, michelle. thanks so much for all of that. let's discuss it now and this historic moment as well as bill clinton's big speech with our cnn panel. we have time warner cable political anchor errol louis. cnn political analyst and washington bureau chief of "the daily beast, jackie kucinich, and editor of "the atlantic," ron brownstein. jackie, let's take one moment and talk about the historic nature of what happened last night. regardless of whether or not she wins, she's already won a victory in that she's the first female nominee. when she spoke out to the little girls out there, you know, we've heard that theme before here, that this is history making. >> you know, i thought there was a great moment where one of the oldest delegates, who's 100 years old, i think, she got to read her state's -- her votes. that's also -- it is for young girls who are going to grow up

knowing that a woman could get this high in terms of if she becomes president, but also for these women who have pushed for the movement, have been a part of the movement. this is a real moment. you saw and felt the emotion in the room, particularly from the older generation, who will not take this for granted. >> so let's take a second beat on it, ron. it's history because it's the first woman of a major party. how did they do last night in saying it is the right woman to be the first woman? >> one thing i was thinking, i wonder what senators gillebrand and clove char thought. they may have a different view about whether we have to wait for a young girl to grow up to be the next woman president. i think last night was about six words. she cares about people like you. that is the core of what they were trying to do. hillary clinton faces, as you pointed out, elevated numbers on questioning her honesty and integrity. on the day that bill clinton was re-elected in 1996, 54% of the

voters said they did not consider him honest and trustworthy. >> are they banking on that history too much? >> they weren't as bad. what's really different is people believed to a greater extent about bill clinton than hillary clinton that he was in this for the right reason. that he cared about people like them. that he wanted to make their life better. part of hillary clinton's problem, i think, in this campaign is people have only known her in powerful positions from behind the doors of limos. first lady, senator, secretary of state. there's a question about whether she can relate and have solutions for the problems that average people face. last night, while there was no great moment like michelle obama's riveting speech on monday night, there was message discipline in trying to show all the different aspects of her life that she does understand the problems ordinary people face and she has empathy, compassion, and as important, solutions and the knowledge of how to implement them. >> so errol, bill clinton was trying to make the case she is genuine, she is the real mccoy. so let's listen to a moment of

his speech. >> the real one has earned the loyalty, the respected, and the fervent support of people who have worked with her in every stage of her life, including leaders around the world who know her to be able, straight forward, and completely trustworthy. the real one calls you when you're sick, when your kid's in trouble, or when there's a death in the family. the real one repeatedly drew praise from prominent republicans when she was secretary of state. earlier today you nominated the real woman. >> errol, what did you think of that refrain, the real one? >> it reminded me of days of covering her when she was a frea freshman senator representing new york. she really was a different kind of a person. this is before, you know, the entourages and the bodyguards and so forth. this was just her sort of being a lawmaker. very approachable, especially

outside of new york city, if you could catch her on the road when she's in the small towns that really make up geographically so much of new york. i thought it was interesting because i thought i knew a lot about her biography. for him to go through step by step, one thing that stood out to me was she took a year off yale law school to do more nonprofit work. we all know people who do that. you don't have to do that. there's no money at that point. there's no election to win. there's no glory to be had by it. it really, i think, spoke to what i had seen when she was a freshman lawmaker for new york. she went above and beyond and is genuinely interested in this stuff. we write it off as, oh, it's wonky stuff. she likes to talk politics. i thought it was effective. didn't set the world on fire. didn't set the room on fire. an important addition to the biography. >> jackie, is it a fundamental, this idea of let's get away from who people think she is at her

worst and define her by what she's done? is there a chance that this plays to what the opposition is trying to do to her? one of the big things that comings out of trump when he's not calling her some insult is, what has she done anyway with all these big jobs? they're actually putting meat on the bones here, and can that reverse the onus to, well, what have you done other than make money? >> yes, this whole convention is trying to contrast with the republican convention and the message they were sending. that's why it's very positive. the republican convention was kind of gloomy. perhaps we'll get a little bit more into the gloom when you get into the national security discussion. but yeah, they're trying to not only humanize her, and i know we've been throwing that word around a lot, but it's also to contrast her and show that she has experience and show that he has had all these roles and has made a difference. change agent, which is what bill clinton said. >> ron, the titans of the democratic party are here and

have turned out. michelle obama's speech, bill clinton, arguably the most popular democrat, bernie sanders is speaking tonight, president obama, vice president biden. that was not the case -- >> the contrast sis unbelievabl. >> it is unbelievable. but do voters care? we know donald trump got a bump from his convention, as candidates usually do. the media is interested in that contrast. do voters care about it? >> i think in the modern convention, the speech -- the acceptance speech by the nominee is more than half of the total effect. probably something like two-thirds. it matters more than everything else combined, but it is still remarkable in that at the republican convention, you simply did not see current elected republican officials making a personal case for donald trump. the closest that paul ryan or mitch mcconnell or scott walker could say was, yes, he agrees with republican ideas and will sign our bills. they did not describe him as someone they'd be proud to be

president. here you have a big contrast. you have all of these big guns coming out. how how much does that help in the end? i think the nomination matters more, but the validation is going to be important. by the way, michael bloomberg tonight, part of the effort to create what the democrats call a permission structure for conservative-leaning independents and moderate republicans to say, yes, i usually vote republican, but this might be a bridge too far with donald trump. >> but the conservatives don't see mike bloomberg -- >> no, right of center independents. donald trump is going to win 90% of republicans. the issue really is that he's underperforming with these college educated white voters who tend to vote mostly republican, especially the men, and someone like michael bloomberg, that's where he can be helpful. >> and the contrasting dynamic is trump's problem with real conservatives is they may not come out at all. her problem with real progressives is that they may not come out as much as they had before. thank you very much. very helpful. last night we saw something that was intentional. back-to-back speeches designed to introduce you to the hillary

clinton that you don't know. how she's reached out to people in need, most notable a plea from mothers who lost children to gun violence and police encounters. cnn's manu raju has more on what we heard last night and its impact. >> reporter: now, this is all part of that effort to sort of reintroduce hillary clinton to the american voters, a difficult task given how well known she is and having that almost universal name i.d. what democrats tried to do last night is offer speaker after speaker to give a different perspective of hillary clinton, to show someone who is responsive to people going through tragic circumstances and also is very sympathetic to people in tough times. >> she knows that when a young black life is cut short, it's not just a loss. it's a personal loss. it's a national loss.

what a blessing tonight to be standing here so that sandy can still speak through her mama. [ applause ] >> reporter: the mothers of the movement uniting to endorse hillary clinton on the national stage. nine mothers showing strength in numbers after losing their sons and daughters to gun violence and racial injustice. each of them recalling details of a private meeting they had with clinton after their lives changed forever. >> hillary clinton isn't afraid to say that black lives matter. she isn't afraid to sit at a table with grieving mothers and bear the full force of our anguish. she doesn't build walls around her heart. >> reporter: framing clinton as a criminal justice reformer. >> this isn't about being politically correct.

this is about saving our children. [ applause ] that's why we're here tonight with hillary clinton. >> reporter: first responders and this 9/11 survivor talking about clinton's personal commitment after the attacks. >> hillary showed up. she walked into my hospital room, and she took my bandaged hand into her own. for years she visited, called, and continues to check in because hillary cares. when i needed her, she was there. she was there for me, and that's why i'm with her. >> reporter: california senator barbara boxer opening up about clinton as a devoted family member and friend of more than 20 years.

>> i know her as the loving aunt who helped plan my grandson's birthday parties when he was just a little toddler. and i saw her rush over after a busy day at the state department to cheer him on at his high school football games. >> reporter: a night of testimonials aimed at humanizing the democratic nominee. and quelling the tensions from bernie sanders supporters on the second day of the convention. >> look, they worked hard. we got to show a little class and let them be frustrated for a while. it's okay. they're all going to end up voting for hillary. you think any of these guys are going to walk in and vote for trump? >> reporter: this comes in sharp contrast to the republican convention where donald trump tried to show himself as the law and order candidate. that's something he emphasized last night in an interview and

also this morning on twitter where he tweeted this. the democratic convention has paid zero respect to the great police and law enforcement professionals of our country. no recognition, sad. alisyn? >> manu, thank you for all of that reporting. well, former secretary of state madeline albright, she's making the foreign policy case for hillary clinton while she's here at the dnc. should the democrats be talking more about isis while they're here? we will speak with madam secretary albright next. fight back with relief so smooth and fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. tum-tum-tum-tum-tums smoothies, only from tums.

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former secretary of state madeline albright slamming donald trump, making the case for hillary clinton at last night's democratic convention. here's a taste. >> donald trump also has a strange admiration for dictators. saddam hussein, kim young-un, vladimir putin. when asked about putin, donald trump said, and i quote, in terms of leadership, he's getting an "a." the truth is that a trump

victory in november would be a gift to vladimir putin, and given what we've learned about the russia's recent actions, putin is eager to see trump win. >> madam secretary joins us now. good to have you on "new day" as always. >> great to be with you. >> before we discuss your dropping the hammer on trump last night, let's talk about the positive aspect of last night. history was made no matter your partisan stripe. you, the first female secretary of state for the united states, what did last night mean to you? >> i think it was truly amazing to have a woman now nominated for the highest office in the land. we're going to make history, and it just was so exciting. we've thought about it for a long time, but to actually have it happen and to have bernie sanders be the one that said to let's have a unanimous convention. so it was great, this coming together. >> we saw all the people -- there were some people who were crying obviously in the arena

there. the point has been made that for older women, it's even sort of more significant than younger women who might take this for granted and think that women can be president. but for people who have knocked down doors and been trail blazers, it was a moment. >> it truly was. i think we have to really savor it and realize also whether she -- when she's elected, she'll be in office in 2020, the 100th anniversary of when women got the vote. >> you're wearing white for a reason as well. gerry ferraro, you're holding a memorial for her and her significance in this march toward progress. >> i was in san francisco in 1984 when she was nominated. i traveled with her when she was campaigni inin ining and we're luncheon in honor of her today. she was a great friend and a great democratic woman. >> let's get down to the nuts and bolts of what voters and listeners are getting out of this convention. do you think voters are hearing

enough specifics about how hillary clinton would tackle foreign policy, particularly fighting isis? >> i think that there are a lot of specifics, and we're going to be talking about them even more. yesterday when i spoke, i did make very clear how she was fighting terrorism, understood the fact that in order to fight isis, that we have to have allies, have to work with them. we have to have intel sharing. and we're going to be talking about that more and more. i think that case will be made that she is the best prepared to deal with the national security issues. >> here's the pushback. the status quo is terrible. people fear terror as much or more than they ever have in the united states. all of the boxes that they check about why they're afraid, hillary clinton could be held accountable. isis' rise under her watch. you want to talk about putin, she failed at the reset. this is the argument. iran is such a big enemy. well, you just gave them $150 billion. that was clinton too. how does she make the case that she's the right one to fight a war that many will blame her

for? >> well, the facts are wrong. frankly, isis rose out of the fact that the iraq war opened up a space in which there was no structure. i do think also that what we have to do is figure out how to deal with the russians instead of praising them and thinking that he deserves an "a." what putin is doing is trying to disrupt the situation in europe. hillary has been arguing about that a great deal. i think that what has to be understood is the complexity of national security issues and not just operating on the fear factor. i think we cannot isolate ourselves from the world. what we have to do is work with our allies in order to deal with what is the threat and the very complex one of isis and terrorism. >> so is that the hillary clinton doctrine as you understand it? more engagement with allies. >> well, there are numbers of things. what i admire about her is she's able to use every tool in the tool box. she knows how to do diplomacy,

defense, because she's worked an awful lot when she was in armed services, and with the defense department. also development, understanding that countries need to deal with some of their employment issues so the younger people there have something to do. and democracy. so she is -- she talks about it as smart power. so i think she knows how to use all the tools. obviously having allies is a part of it. we cannot -- doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out you can't deal with nuclear terrorism or climate change or try to figure out how to improve the situation for people so that they don't turn to terrorism. so i think she's really good at that. >> now, a big negative that either directly or indirectly you're going to try to deal with at the convention is her trustworthiness. a big part of that is the e-mail scandal, as it's understood by many in this country. you know hillary clinton very well. you know the operation of state affairs very well. has hillary clinton ever explained to you why she used

the server? >> well, let me just say this. i've predated e-mail. i think she's explained many, many times that she made a mistake. i think that the complications these days of getting information back and forth -- when i was there, we still had cable traffic. i think there is an eagerness to get information back and forth, but she said she made a mistake. i do trust her. i think she is somebody who cares deeply about this country and national security and uses her brain every day to try to solve problems. i think she'll be a great commander in chief. >> speaking of e-mails, obviously the democratic national convention started with another e-mail controversy. that was these leaked e-mails that maligned bernie sanders coming out of the dnc. is there any doubt in your mind that vladimir putin or russia was behind hacking and leaking those? >> well, the fbi is investigating, and it certainly seems that's what's gone on. from what i've read.

they've been involved in hacking. the timing of this is strange. and i do think, as i said earlier, i do think that a trump victory is a gift to vladimir putin because what putin is trying to do is disrupt europe. he would like to see the european union disappear. he would like to see nato undermined. when trump makes statements about, you know, is nato useful, would we defend the baltics, it's like they're on the same page. so there's a lot of kind of circumstantial evidence, but i think the fbi is investigating, and what i've read, it looks as though they have been very much involved. >> madam secretary, as always, appreciate you making the case here on "new day." >> so nice to see you. thanks. always good to be with you. >> that was a very hard grip i just got there. trying to send me a message. >> i'm not surprised. the effort to humanize hillary clinton was on display last night. it shifted into high gear, but do americans know her better today than they did yesterday? why president obama's speech

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this is the convention. it's about making the case for the candidate. we saw it last week. we're seeing it this week. but in very different ways. so who can make the case for hillary clinton in terms of what she does? well, you got to look at the top of the list. president obama, vice president biden. they say they know best, and they are big heavy weights and coming at it tonight. what will they say that removes hillary clinton from any blame for the status quo? let's discuss. cnn political commentator and vice chair of new york's democratic party, christine quinn. the former lieutenant governor of south carolina, andre bower. and cnn political commentator, hillary rosen. i could feel quinn's discontent with my intro alone. isn't that part of the challenge, for the president to come out, for the vice president to come out and make the case that america is in a good place? you know the opposition is

saying there are problems, and you were there, hillary, you were there when these problems were born. >> i think what the president and vice president are going to do tonight is share their perspective of hillary clinton as the great -- as president clinton said, the agent for change she is and the difference she's made in the world. i think every one at the dnc is clear things are not perfect. but the way to get to solutions and better is not to degrade the country. it's not to pick on each other. it's to do what hillary has done her whole life in every capacity, which is to see the problem, affirm the problem, name the problem, and then get the solutions. and that's what we're going to hear about tonight from probably the perspective of the vice president as a senator with her, and the same thing from president obama. president obama has a special message to tell america. that a woman who he was the biggest of rivals against, hard, hard-fought -- >> trump's using the 2008

campaign, then-senator obama, as an ad. >> people will always use those kind of statements from campaigns, but he saw a woman he knew who was a great american and skilled. he went to her and said, put your pride aside, if you have any in this area, and serve. in a split second, she said yes. above anything else, she's a patriot and cares about people and will never say no to the call to service. >> so governor, as a trump supporter, what has jumped out at you about the testimonials about hillary clinton? >> well, i think they made a good call yesterday in the agent for change. i think most folks aren't better off than they were eight years ago. there's frustration among the american people. they did change the course of the discussion a little bit. i thought it was smart. they took the absolute best person in the world to go try to sell hillary clinton. i mean, she's one of my least favorite people that's ever been in office, but i will say as he delineated their life, it was

like take iing corilla de vil a making her cinderella. >> he's always in the middle of a hate sandwich. >> actually, i started saying, you know, am i just so hardened towards her that i can't -- so he did do a fantastic -- his emotion, taking me chronologically through her life, it was -- i enjoyed it. i actually enjoyed listening to it. that is a shocker. >> that is saying a lot. >> but hold on. i think the governor may have just given you a gift here. someone who supports trump, to get insight into why, the governor just said, am i so tied to what i already think that i'm not open? now, that's the trick. how do you get minds open in an election that's so toxically closed? >> and what we've seen this week behind the scenes in the clinton campaign, this has been the

strategy, which is where are we soft, where do we need to push the envelope harder. so part of that is what's hillary clinton's personal connection with real people? what are her economic opportunities? and where are where going to go on foreign policy? so the first night you saw a large focus on the economy. yes, we had flotus, but we also have elizabeth warren talking about why she's a champion of working people. last night what we saw was how her professional is really personal. bill clinton did that amazingly well. but you also had these mothers of the movement. you had hillary clinton, who was brave enough and really for a politician, it's courage to sit down with mothers of children who have been killed by violence to say, not only do i feel your pain, i am determined to work with you and to stay in that space of pain as they work through it. then tonight you'll have the men. you'll have mike bloomberg. you're going to have joe biden. you're going to have president

obama. you're going to have tim kaine all talking about, you know what, a lot of women have been talking about how historic this candidacy is. let me tell you, she's good for the guys too. so we're having this sort of building of where might her vulnerabilities be out there on the campaign trail, how can we set this week off with the best case. >> the best speaker last night, just to build on what hilary said, is that woman who was a 9/11 survivor. because she really showed that when someone needs help, hillary is there. but she's not there when the cameras are there. >> they kept making that point. without the cameras, without the entourage, she came to my hospital bed, she held my hand. governor, what did you think of that? did that play for you? did you know that about hillary clinton? >> i didn't, but because i'm in politics, again, all of us have done -- i don't get to see it from exactly the same side. for 14 years i was in office and did that stuff all the time. that comes with the job. it is good to get the word out. it's hard as a politician to

sell that without looking like, hey, i'm trying to do -- to tell you how great i am. it's a tough -- you have to be very gentle in how you approach showing that. >> but you heard these stories that hillary clinton did this before she ever was a politician, before she ever thought about -- >> she's been a politician her whole life. >> no, she was not. she was actually a public service worker. >> but that's the perception. >> she was pushing bill clinton before bill clinton was a politician. >> this is perception, what the governor is telling you. he's not alone in this. >> she showed how politics actually isn't the only avenue to do good in this world. she did that, you know, for the first 25 years of her career. >> in ways that most people don't know about. like creating a legal aid clinic in arkansas. all her on-the-ground work with immigrants and registering voters and helping young children get the education they need. people don't know that. they only know the hillary clinton they first met in the white house and from there on. there's a whole unbelievably

full life of service and helping people with no cameras, no reporters, that it's important for people to know. it's also important for people to know she's just a really sweet, lovely person. on my phone, because i'm a geek, i have every birthday message, every happy gay pride, i'm sorry i can't be at the parade this year, message she's ever left. and every time i see her, she asks about my dad. she would ask about my late father-in-law, my late brother-in-law. she loves people. i want america to know that. because that's one of the reasons i love hillary. she loves and cares for people. >> you got that message out right now. s thanks so much, panel. >> one of the things they really hit last night and always does for americans was september 11th. those who survived. they're reckoning of what hillary clinton did for them. now, that's very powerful medicine. we certainly heard from one former nypd detective. the first responders often come front and seven when it comes to

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i'm proud of every day that i serve my city and my country. but i'm especially proud that i served on our worst day. when we needed someone to speak for us, to stand with us, to fight on our behalf, hillary clinton was there every step of the way. >> that was former new york

police detective joe swoeeney speaking at the democratic convention here in philadelphia. he shared his experience on 9/11 and called hillary clinton their toughest champion. he joins us now. that was an emotional speech last night. why did you want to speak out on behalf of hillary clinton? >> to me, i wanted to say thank you for, you know, sticking up for us. when we responded to 9/11 and down at the world trade center attack, we weren't thinking about our health. we were thinking about rescuing people and then trying to recover remains and focused on our job. she was looking out for us in the long term. >> for people who don't know your story, what did happen on 9/11? what was your involvement? >> well, i was -- i responded. i was a detective in the midtown south precinct at the time, and we responded after the attacks.

we were on our way down there. me and a few other detectives were basically just about under the building when it started to come down. we were in a vehicle, and we were able to drive backwards very quickly and, you know, avoid getting crushed by the debris. it was intense, very surreal, you know, moment, and of course like thousands of others, we -- after the buildings came down, we worked digging on the pile for remains and working at the morgue and going out to staten island where they brought the rubble to sift through that. i'm not alone in that. there's thousands of people who participated in that. >> absolutely. and there are lingering health consequences. >> yeah, i had a friend of mine, a police officer, who was buried on monday from 9/11-related illnesill ne ness. >> i'm so sorry. >> the idea that this, 15 years later, that people are still grappling with the consequences. what made you think that hillary

clinton took on your cause and that she was effective? >> well, i think, you know, she was a leader in passing the legislation for the health benefits that we now have -- >> for federal funding to get you health benefits. >> yes, yes. also the air quality. which to me, felt like a betrayal almost, where these people who are praising us at the time, and she said, hey, wait a minute, there's something wrong here. there's no way the air could be clean and good. >> oh, meaning that people were misrepresenting that the air quality was fine. >> yeah. >> did you know that it wasn't? you sensed? >> it was obvious. anybody who was in and around that area, you could almost taste it. there's no way it could have been good for you. >> so what has your relationship since she helped with the federal funding been? do you know her personally? >> no. i mean, i've met her, but i don't know her personally. shake hands and say hey as she walks by. i don't know her personally.

so i went on with my life, and thank god i'm healthy and i go every year for my checks. i'm fortunate. >> you are fortunate. i mean, you know, you were so heroic that day, and so many people do carry more of the lasting consequences than you do, but i know you said you felt hillary clinton shared your credo. what is that? >> well, i just think it's protect and serve. that's any law enforcement person or first responder, that's their job, to protect and serve. i feel like she was doing that, that day in trying to protect us from future sickness that might come up, being aware that this might be an issue later on in life. 15 years later, like you said, it's still happening. and i feel like she was serving, you know, the country, really, in making sure that we were taken care of. >> and you felt that not all politicians had your back in those days. >> no, especially, like i said,

when the politicians are misrepresenting the health -- the air quality tests, you know, to the very people who are down there and they're saluting as heroes. it just seemed somewhat of a betrayal. i felt she stood up and was a champion for that. >> joe sweeney, thank you so much. for your service then and now. >> thank you. >> well, the stars kamg out last night, and they'll be out tonight to support hillary clinton. will the hollywood touch make any difference with voters? we'll look at that. the earth needed to find a new way to keep up with the data from over 30 billion connected devices. just 30 billion? a bold group of researchers and computer scientists in silicon valley, had a breakthrough they called... the machine. it changed computing forever. and it's been part of every new technology for the last 250 years. everything? everything!

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that was hillary clinton, literally breaking through a glass ceiling, graphic, at last night's convention. the democratic nominee making her first appearance at the d

in. -- n -- dnc. here to discuss, senior reporter for media and politics, dillon buyers. what is so funny? >> i love the history, but i love that alisyn says breaking the glass ceiling, graphic. just in case. >> because at first i literally -- >> it is not literally. >> she isn't literally breaking through. so i would have taken that word out. >> taken one for the team. >> why doesn't she come in on a trapeze. >> it is an historic moment. yesterday was all about it. there was the official nomination of the first woman. it's a little hokey. like it is a little like couldn't we have done something a little more. but you don't want to bring out glass on the stage. >> you're a tough customer. you thought the rnc, you rated it terribly. >> i did. >> this one you don't think is

perfect either. >> smoke screen. >> love it. >> do you prefer the donald trump or elizabeth banks smoke screen. >> she was parroting. that was also impressive. >> this is symbolism. this is about the magic of the moment, and how you build it up and how you exaggerate it. that's politics, very often, and they did their parrody. hillary's momentum occasion, this is history. this matters. the shattering is an interesting image. how does it work for her and is there any downside? >> no, look, i think ultimately, the historic cal import of what happened far outweighs whether it is digital or literal. star power that turned out, so many of the celebrities that we saw last night were women. so many of the speaker last

night were women. i think the whole night was a testament to women. the biggest star power, former president bill clinton, i think his speech in terms of telling hillary clinton's story was largely geared toward women who haven't made up their minds. >> let's listen it a moment where two young women, lena dunham spoke about her. >> hi, i'm lena dunham and according to donald trump, my body is probably like a two. >> and i'm america fereraa, i'm probably a rapist. >> they spoke about donald trump. so how effective was the use of star power. >> it played well in brooklyn. you know, it's interesting, because we talked about some of the celebrities at the national convention, they're not a big deal. on the one hand, guys like willie willie robinson, lena, she has

as much scorn coming from the right as any of the sort of celebrity wei saw. >> what is the optics challenge. is it to galvanize the base or reach out. >> i think what you're doing is you're doing two things. you're galvanizing the base and reaching out towards independence. not worry about the criticism from the right. you're not trying to win any donald trump voters with lena dunham. she can't do that for you. but you are trying to expand the base. you are trying to go towards the women who maybe haven't made up their minds. i don't know how effective lena dunham is in that. i think meryl streep is, elizabeth banks, being in the hunger games is very effective. alicia keys is effective. >> let's watch this music video, and this is chris cuomo's fight song. ♪

♪ ♪ >> you like a good music video. >> sure. i don't understand what the point of this is. >> mtv. what is it, although this is my jam, as alisyn says. >> he doesn't know what's happening. >> what was the magic they were trying to capture. >> that's a good question. here is what i think. i think that david axelrod said this last night. you worry about how much you want to play up the historic significance of the first woman or the first african-american president. and you want to sort of down-play, you don't want to make voters think that's the reason you're asking them to vote four. that said, a video like this,

especially to younger voters, is on the right side of history, come be on the right side. that's what they were trying to achieve. whether they achieved it, this is your theme song. did it move you? if it didn't move you -- >> no, i'm moved by the song. when you take katie out, you kind of lose it. >> you don't even know who -- rachel platen. >> also known as katy perry. >> got it. dylan, thank you for the coverage. the convention coverage continues. let's get to it. we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling. >> did you hear what i just said. donald? did you hear me, already great

nation. >> mr. trump, come this november, women are going to be the reason you're not elected. >> this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo. >> i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. good morning. welcome to "new day," 8:00 in the east, alisyn and i are situated on tough chairs, in philadelphia for the democratic national convention. i mean, really, they're terrible. so last night was one for the history books. doesn't matter what your political stripe. history was made. hillary clinton is the first woman to win a major party's nomination for president. >> former president bill clinton, delivering an im passioned speech for his wife,

highlighting their love story and her commitment to serving others. did it sway voters. let's begin with michelle kusinski, inside the convention hall. >> that's maybe one thing that can't be disputed. this was history. at least we know that. so it was hillary's night, but bill clinton also made history. the former president, here in the role of her husband. and we all know, whenever hillary clinton is parodied, she is driven by ambition. she has laughed at that joke. but clinton wanted to tell the story of hillary clinton, the woman, the mother, driven by public service. he told a series of anecdotes that spanned her entire life, beginning with that moment when they met. >> in the spring of 1971, i met

a girl. >> and that's how it began. bill clinton's speech, and his life long admiration for hillary. on her night, that has shaped american history, sealing the democratic nomination. sanders supporters, still passionate about their candidate. but amid the walkouts and upset, he called for it to end. just as she did for barack obama in 2008. >> i move that hillary clinton be selected as the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united states. >> but bill clinton's job here was to take everyone back. way back to how they first met. >> she walked the whole length of the library, came up to me and said look, if you're going to keep staring at me, and now i'm staring back, we at least ought to know each other's

names. i'm hillary rodham, who are you. >> with humor and moments, the emotions saw in the eyes of daughter, chelsea. >> i said while you were gone, i bought the house. you have marry me now. the third time was the charm. this address was far different from how we've seen him on the trail, when at times, he is tangled with protesters. >> you are defending the people who killed the lives you say matter. >> this centered on the things about hillary clinton's life that many may have forgotten, in the heat -- >> this is what democracy looks like. >> the controversy. >> i should have used two different e-mails accounts, and said it was a mistake. i'm sorry. >> the endless battles. >> lying crooked hillary. >> of this campaign season, like no other. >> bill clinton, whose factorability rating is generally higher than his wife,

came to remind them -- >> she is still the best change maker i have ever known. >> telling the crowd, it was hillary, who inspired him to public service. hillary, who encouraged him to run for office again, after he was voted out as governor. >> but he also told the story of hillary, the determined mother, the working mother. who kept fighting to do things her own mother could have only dreamed. >> this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything. >> and then, he took on the contrast between clinton, the candidate, and her opponent, donald trump, who has gone after both clintons. >> how does this square with the things that you heard at the republican convention? what is the difference in what i told you and what they said. how do you square it? you can't. one is real. the other is made up. good for you. because earlier today, you

nominated the real woman. >> her response to it at all, came at the end, via satellite from new york. >> if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. >> tonight, we'll hear from president obama, the white house says he is well aware of how important his speech could be tonight. no pressure there, right. plus, he has to follow his wife and bill clinton. and the white house says he has been working on the speech for weeks. alisyn and chris. >> legacy concerns, michelle, thank you very much. certainly legacy concerns for the president coming into this, among other pressures. so let's discuss hillary clinton's historic achievement and bill clinton's speech with illinois senator dick durbin, serving as democratic leader, second highest ranking position in the senate for the democratic caucus and maryland, foreign

relations committee, both senators early supporters of hillary clinton, and it will be interesting to hear what your take is, senator, on how deep russia's ties go to what we just saw with the hacking of the e-mails. but first, to history. let's play a moment here. we see hillary clinton breaking through that glass ceiling. not a scratch on her after it. but there was about a love story for bill clinton tonight. weighs not case maker in chief when he was doing this last night. let's play a little bit and see what the reaction is. >> the first time i saw her, we were appropriately enough in a class on political and civil rights. she had thick, blond hair. big glasses. wore no makeup. she exuded this sense of strength and self-possession that i found magnattic.

after the class, i followed her out, intending to introduce myself. i got close enough to touch her back, but i couldn't do it. somehow, i knew that this was not be just another tap on the shoulder. >> so you two softies, how did that hit you, hearing it on that level? not the policy, political genius that comes out of bill clinton, but the simple romantic, him meeting a girl in 1971, senator. >> well, of course what bill clinton was doing and no one else could do is to tell the story about who she really is. the image that people is robotic, mechanical, contriving. he made her a person and then told stories about her as a young woman, about her emergence as his wife, a mother, their devotion to their daughter. he humanized her and told stories only bill clinton could

tell. >> what did you learn about hillary clinton that you didn't know before? >> i obviously knew her as the first lady, i knew her as a u.s. senator, secretary of state. i worked with her in all those capacities. her incredible talent, her incredible opportunity to get things done. last night, we heard about hillary clinton as a mother, as a wife, as a person who helped her husband, as a person who fought for children, who fought for civil rights, who took her life to help other people. so i think we really did learn a lot more about hillary clinton, the person. >> all right, so it was a good night for hillary clinton, right? they were trying to present the best face, your party is, for their candidate. it comes in the context of a bad start, right. this wikileaks came out and it reaffirmed for the sanders supporters that the party, the system was against them. then, we hear this explanation that, you no owe, it is russia hacking this. to many, that's a distraction. the democrats don't want to talk about the little hate parade inside their party and blaming

russia. then the president of the united states comes out and puts meat on the bones this way. >> i think the fbi is still investigating what happened. i know that experts have attributed there to the russians. what we do know is that the russians hack our systems. not just government systems, but private systems. but you know, what the motives were in terms of the leaks, all that, i can't say directly. what i do know is that donald trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for vladimir putin. >> anything is possible when the president was asked about whether or not russia could be trying to influence the election. you're on the senate foreign relations committee. do you believe there is anything there? russia hacked it and a motive to effect the campaign to help trump. >> i'm not sitting on the intelligence committee so i don't know any detail, and i

wouldn't tell if i did. weeks ago when the story came out about hacking into the democratic national committee, that was the first suspicion. i can't tell you anything more than the president said. when the e-mails came out, there was this uncertainty about the dnc. did you see the reaction, donna brazile in the hall last night. >> her dance move. >> she is a star in your party. that's an easy sell. >> an easy sell, but we got the balance back and moved forward quickly. we moved forward with bernie sanders yesterday. what an amazing thing for him to do, to wait and to affirm the endorsement, and of hillary clinton as president. so we started off with some challenges. we've answered those challenges. we're moving forward in a positive way. >> senator, do you think russia is trying to influence the u.s. presidential election? >> i think russia wants to be very active in hacking our e-mails. i think russia and donald trump both, putin and donald trump

both want to see nato in a different light. i think there is a concern about our engagement internationally. but secretary clinton clearly believes that the united states has a critical role internalnal events. donald trump wants us to reevaluate that, and do more alone. that's consistent with what mr. putin wants. so there are clearly issues here that are going to come up in the campaign. i agree with senator durbin. we came out of this convention united. this party has different views, but we are united behind hillary clinton. >> you think bernie sanders supporters are now on board? after all the turmoil on monday, where they were expressing frustration, understandable, and they were, you know, sort of vocal about it. you sense a change as of today? >> understand the democratic party has a broad tents. understand there are different views among sander supporters, but the sander supporters will be for hillary clinton. >> also, you know, the hard

political facts are sanders supporters should not be your problem. you should get at least three quarters, if not 90% of them. >> we will. >> that's the suggestion. it is in the middle group, the actual undecided where the trust issue is so big. what is your best case, when people say she lies, and she lies to suit her own needs, and that's what the clintons do, and i can't get past it. >> i can tell you the negative publicity on hillary clinton has been going on for a long, long time. >> with or without cause? >> well, i can tell you, some of the evidence there was investigated, and cleared her for example, on the key issues. but here is the bottom line. take a look at the image of the skroen convention. what was cleveland, anger, hate, name-calling. pick an image of what happens here in philadelphia. it is totally different. it is positive. it is hopeful. it is moving forward to address the issues that families care about. how much is going to cost to send your kid to college.

democrats care about that. we're going speak about that and work with hillary clinton to deal with that. what did you hear from the other side. be afraid. be very afraid. i don't think that's a vision. that's not morning in america. that's midnight in america. that's what we're receiving from the republicans. quite a contrast to philadelphia. >> gentlemen, great to have you on "new day." thanks. tonight is a big night. we keep saying that. that's because each night is so important for the democrats in making their case. tonight, you have the two most powerful men in the country, if not the world. they're going to speak on the stage tonight and on your screen right now. president obama, vice-president joe biden. what are they going to say tonight? how do they present the world and present hillary clinton in a way that will sway these voters who are undecided. former white press secretary, jay carney, gives us the inside, next. ht spot. when you can relax with your foot off the brake and stay put.

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former president bill clinton, seeming to embrace the role of a candidate's spouse last night. and he tried to reintroduce his wife, hillary clinton, as a quote, change maker. >> she is curious, she is a natural leader, a good organizer. and she is the best darn change maker i ever met in my entire life. >> okay, so was he able to effectively make that case, that she is not the establishment, in fact, she represents change. let's discuss with former white house press secretary jay

carney. great to have you here. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> what did you think of bill clinton's attempt to cast her as the change agent? >> look, i think it is always hard when you have a candidate, a nominee like hillary clinton, who has been on the national stage for as long as she has been on the stage. people get tired of the politicians they know. we've seen that -- we saw that with al gore in the 200 race. so that was always going to be a challenge. president clinton is effectively spoke about where hillary clinton has made change, and she has done it in small rooms. she is not a speech maker the way bill clinton is, or president obama. but she is a deal maker. to me, having served in the obama administration, where dealing with congress has been so difficult, one of the biggest selling points that hillary clinton has that's really untold is the success she had in the senate and secretary of state dealing with the opposition.

funny story. back in september of 2006, i was bureau chief for "time magazine." we a party for him, and it was like you had to bring the a-list. i got then senator obama to come, senator clinton came and tomorrow del tom he delay, who led the chargo impeach hillary clinton. as i live and breathe, it is tom delay, and they hugged, okay, because they had worked together on this legislation to make it easier to adopt children out of foster care. and that's a story about hillary clinton that people don't know. when she is getting down to business, she puts posturing aside. she gets it done. she may not be the big hall speaker, not the glad handing politician, but she is effective. >> let's deal with the obvious negative here, which is the 68% that popped up in the latest cnn

poll that people don't trust her. every time i ask somebody this question, they immediately, a democratic, they immediately move to a positive suggestion about what she is despite that. is that a winning strategy here? don't they have to take it on at some point? >> yeah, i think they do. you can't, these are -- these impressions are hard to change in an instant. >> especially when you don't own them. >> i think you're right. you have to own them and we've seen some of that, like you know, even president clinton talked about, and she is trustworthy, and you have others testifying to her character and her trustworthiness to fill out that picture. you can't, again, when you've been on that stage for as long as she has been on that stage there are hardened impressions that are really hard to change dramatically. but to win an election, you need to change them in the margin. you're not going to win over the whole populous. you have to make sure you get to 51%. >> president obama was on

another morning show for some reason. >> if i were still there, that wouldn't have happened. >> thank you, jay. we know that. >> listen to what he had to say. >> i think if you listen to any press conference he has given or listen to any of those debates, basic knowledge about the world or what a nuclear triad is or where various countries are, or the difference between sunni and shia in the muslim world, those are things he doesn't know, and hasn't seem to spent a lot of time trying to find out about it. >> okay, so when we hear from president obama tonight, is that the case he'll make against donald trump, or for hillary clinton? >> i think you'll have some of both. as president, you know, he won't go deep into anti-trump ter authority, but -- territory, but he'll be able to testify to the contrast between

hillary clinton seriousness, the breadth of her knowledge and the absence of that on the other side. and why it matters. why it matters to have someone in the situation room or oval office who knows what she is talking about, who has been there, who knows the leaders, the countries, the difference between sunni and shia in the muslim world. this is not reality television. the decisions are hard. when you have your advisors around you and they disagree, the advisors get to leave the room but the president has to make the decision. the 51/49 decisions, you want somebody in the room who understands the complexities that understand to make the decisions. >> how do you deal with the trick of making the case that hillary clinton, as president obama will have to, that she knows, she was there with me, she knows how it gets done with allowing hillary clinton some separation from the status quo that scares many people, whether

it is isis, domestic terrorism. people are afraid and blame the administration for that fear. hillary clinton, you know, that's a delicate balance. >> it is hard. i think secretary clinton has recognized that she can't separate herself from this administration. she served in it. she is a democrati. and she has the advantage who is popular in the public and getting strong approval ratings. >> more popular than the two candidates, which is very unusual when a president is going out. >> so there is that advantage. interestingly, on foreign policy, where the president will testify how he turned to her for advice, you know, her wisdom and knowledge as secretary of state, i think she is perceived rightly as being more hawkish than the president. she played that role inside the situation room. i know that secretary of defense, bob gaits, general

portrayio petraeus saw the right side, and that may be helpful to her. even though it may not warm the hearts of dib ral democrats, it may win the argument of how we go after isis. >> we've had so many headlines here thus far and we forgot to talk about tim kaine. what does he need to say tonight? >> he needs to reassure people that, you know, he is ready to be president. that he is -- he can understand basically, you know, the concerns of for lack of a better phrase, white males who see nothing but change, and sometimes change is scary and threatening to them, and you know, tim kaine is, you know, an extraordinary politician. you know, in a state like virginia, that is really purple and it is a tough place to win statewide, he has done nothing but win statewide. he is really incredibly popular

and beloved there. it is hard to find anyone in virginia or in washington who has a bad word to say about him. he is just a fundamentally decent and experienced. but the nation doesn't know him. he needs to convey that, and make it clear that the reflection on her is positive, that she had the wisdom to choose him. that he is that kind of solid responsible person you want as vice-president. >> jay carney, thanks so much. great to get your insight. >> thanks for having me. many issues in the spotlight at the democratic national convention, some critics, though, say terrorism is not getting enough attention. so why haven't the democrats talked more about isis. we'll ask two democratic lawmakers, next. stop... clicking around and start saving at hilton.com book direct... and get the lowest price online soon, she'll type the best essays in the entire 8th grade.

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the democrats are lappy, so y -- happy. donald trump is not. he is criticizing them for not talking about terrorism here during these first couple of days. why? why isn't there more talk about isis? are we going to hear more? is this some kind of reflection

of the party not being aware of the threat. let's discuss with two elected officials who will be speaking at the convention this week. california congressman javier ba bassera, and that's an interesting contrast. let's talk politics first. bloomberg obviously a new wave conservative, very, very popular with new york. what does he mean tonight, what do you want people that bloomberg represents. >> he represents politicians beyond partisanship. for michael bloomberg, given his career and track record, the success he had in transforming new york, really to step out and speak on the closing night of the democratic convention we think speaks exactly to what americans wanted. the future of america. what michael bloomberg did in new york is about performance and we think he'll get out and make a very strong case for why

secretary clinton is the right person to be president of the united states. and it's just a cherry on top that he is is from new york, the home state of the republican nominee. >> congressman, let's talk about terrorism. chris and i have lost track of how many terror attacks we've had to cover in the past, probably month alone. while we've just been here yesterday, there were mortar or attacks. one in france, one in mowing ga. why aren't we talking more about terror here? >> if you noticed yesterday, we talked quite a bit about terror. we talked about terror that comes from abroad and the terror that hits our homes and neighborhoods everyday as well. so for us, it is very important that we stop all the violence. whether it is done by some fanatic who comes from other country who want does us harm or some fanatic here in this country who is on daily basis making it very difficult for a parent to feel comfortable

taking their kids to school. >> gun violence. >> any type of violence. terror is terror. at the end of the day, if you're mother or father, you fear your kid is going to school, fear going to work, fear going out to a nightclub, it is terror. we want to attack it all and certainly madelyn albright made it very clear, you have secretary of state clinton who knows about terror. >> you know as a major city, it ain't all the same to your constituents. there is a problem if you're going to meet a police officer or you're police officer and you are afraid of what happens when you meet a citizen. those are all individual categories. all of them are different than terror. the republican argument is simple. you don't talk about it, because you caused it. isis is your creation. president obama called it the jv team. he was dead wrong. secretary clinton was there for the formation of this new threat. that's you're ignoring it. >> you know what chris, the fact of the matter is, that's not true. the president hasn't been ignoring it, nor has cities and

leaders. much what we're seeing from isis right now, they're being pushed in the middle east. so the more aggressive we've gotten in eliminating their territory, which was the subject of debate for four months before the specific terrorist attacks, they then moved from the caliphate out into different parts of the country. we know that's a hard explanation, but what we do is we work on solving the problem, and the problem is eliminating the caliphate. as you eliminate the caliphate, you'll have more strikes, and that's what military experts have said. it doesn't make it less easy to deal with. but we know that donald trump is also about all about easy answers and easy solutions. what he wants is a chaotic environment, because he believes he thrives in chaos. this isn't about democrats being weak. this is about democrats and our military being strong and aggressive. what we're going to be talking about is what we're going to do

to address people who are trained in other parts of the middle east, who are now bringing their terror to cities. what donald trump ought to be talking about, and what democrats are going to be talking about this week and in the days to come, is what we're going to do to protect our cities, how we need to make sure that the women and men on our police department have security vests that can take a bullet from an assault rifle, while donald trump does everything in his power to protect the nra. i'm sending my men and women into situations where they're out gunned and out manned. that's what donald trump ought to be talking about. but he won't talk about that, will he? because he is be-holden to the nra. if you want to talk about what's going on in america, it is what happens when i give the order for my police officers to go into situations that are dang dangerous and threatening. >> the republicans say that we're living in dangerous times.

they painted a picture that these are dangerous unsettling times. it is hard to get the real picture. do you think that we're living in dangerous times, congressman, or do you think america is safer than it has been before? >> we're certainly living in dangerous times, but certainly safer than most any other country. can you name me a country that has better security, done a better job of keeping yoult siders from coming into the country to a fac our citizens. if you think about the recent attacks in our country, they've been committed by folk whose have been in this country. >> that's not helpful. nobody wants to go to -- >> of course not, but -- >> their office and be mowed down. >> isis is driving the attack because they're infiltrating the u.s. versus a lone wolf converted to their thinking. that's a different things. now you're asking our i intelligence sources and law enforcement sources to be able to catch someone who is a lone

wolf. there are things that we're doing to protect americans far greater than what other countries have done. >> causation argue. let me give you one last chance. there is a problem, who is to blame? that answer leads to then who should you pick to fix it. you just made a strong case about all the different threats that you see as the mayor of a big city. >> yes, chris. >> the opposition says, yeah, those are tough problems. too bad you caused them, your party. you're worried about your cops, stop having black lives matter as the center of your political party, which threatens the police on a regular basis. that's why you need these vests in the first place. what's the answer? >> chris, i think that whoever says that is dill delusional. no one can talk about isis and not talk about president bush's war. if you want to have the conversation, let's have all of it. the instability that was caused in the middle east that led to isis came out of a decision that was made to invade iraq. that said, we're going to do

everything that is necessary to protect our officers locally. but we can't be what the republican parties are. we can't come up with simple solutions. what we can do is explain in detail what we're doing, and the consequences of it. you all have reported on this show that military experts have said many of the instances we're seeing are a result of us being aggressive towards the territory that they had taken. now, these are consequences. we need to be out here explaining to the american people what the consequences are, just try -- not trying to acts like it is a chaotic environment. these are repercussions from us taking back the territory that you all have been reporting on. >> if i can add, when 9/11 occurred, it happened under george bush's watch. we didn't go out there and say it is george bush's fault. we have to go after this. these are folks trying to harm us. we came together. we haven't seen any kind of attack at the level of 9/11.

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mr. trump, come this november, women are going to be a lot more than an inconvenience. yep. because women are going to be the reason you're not elected to be president. >> that's cecile richards. she is making the case for why a clinton presidency will champion women's reproductive rights and

joins us now. good morning. >> good to be here. >> last night, you made the case, and you said, think you went so far to say as this you believe this ticket of hillary clinton and tim kaine will be more committed to women's health than any team before. >> absolutely. >> is that because she is a woman. >> absolutely not. you look at everything that hillary clinton has done her entire lifetime, long before she was in public office, as first lady, fighting for children's health insurance, programs certainly as united states senator, she introduced eight separate bills to expand women's health care, introduced equal pay and of course, tim kaine has been a champion his entire lifetime. this goes way beyond gender. they appeal not only to women voters, but to men as well. >> off goat issuyou've got issu and out of house. tim kaine, one of the things that's listed, a man of faith, strong catholic. along with that faith, a belief

about abortion. how do you deal with that? because that would put him on the other side of your policy position? >> well, he has been very clear that his own personal opinions don't relate to policy, and in fact, as senator, he has had a 100% rating with the planned parenthood action fund. he has been a champion for planned parenthood. it is important to draw the contrast. you see on the other side, mike pence, who basically has made his whole political career out of attacking planned parenthood, trying to defund planned parenthood, they've now put that into the republican party platform. there could not be a -- >> how so? what do you think they put in their platform that's dangerous for you? >> for the first time, the republican's party position they want to end access for women to planned parenthood. this is the first time that's ever happened. and that means ending access for women to birth control. to cancer screenings, for many women, planned parenthood is their only health care provider, and the republican party says if

trump and pence are elected, we're going to take that away from you. >> the counter, why should government pay for that. if you want those services, which they define more nar orow than you do. >> the government doesn't pay for it. it has nothing do with thatment the republican platform is saying if you're low income woman in the state of texas, and you need a cancer exam, you can't go to planned parenthood for that. and look, planned parenthood operating just like all other health care providers. we get reimbursed for the care we provide, and 2.5 million come to us every year. we've made so political that we now want to get between women and their doctors and their clinicians. frankly, that's not where the american people are. one in five women in america have been to planned parenthood for health care in their life time. that's what i -- they have made the republicans have now made this a voting issue.

and i think it will be a voting issue this november. >> when you heard donald trump say in an interview that women who get abortion should be punished, he later cam oe out a tried to change that message, but when you heard that what happened in the halls of planned parenthood. >> not just at planned parenthood, but across the country, it shows a world view that donald trump has about women. obviously he has said very demeaning things about women, calling them pigs. his -- he obviously does not believe that women should have equal rights. and i think the republican party platform shows that. important thing to me is that women across america need to know the positions that donald trump has taken. not only ending access to planned parenthood, he said he is going to appoint justices that would end roe v. wade. >> we're talking policy, it matters. this is a personal moment as well. you have moment in history that

should be nonpartisan. your mom, ann richards, what do you think her response would have been to have a woman to be nominated to be president of the united states? >> everyone in the hall last night could feel all the women that we stand on the shoulders of. that is certainly including my mother. you know, women, i think there was nothing that gave my mother greater pride than the success of other women. she knew hillary clinton. she worked side by side with her on a host of issues that helped women and families in this country getting access to health care. i know she was there in spirit, and i think all of us are so proud that hillary has done this. and that it is actually going to change what women and girls believe they're capable of. not only in the united states, but around the globe. and i do believe, as you say, chris, this is not a partisan issue. this should be a celebration across the country that finally, a woman will be nominee of her

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happening amid obvious tension in this country. you can define it between police and between black americans, but that would probably be inaccurate. there is just tension in this country. now, our next guest has written extensively about police, black lives matter, and race in america. he is scheduled to address the dnc on thursday. six-time nba champion, an all time leading scorer, kareem abdul-jabbar joins us now. "writing on the wall, searching for a new equality." his new book. what do you want to say to people at the convention? >> well, i just want to get the notion across that if we can get to the point where we can talk to each other, and get an understanding of what the issues are, we can solve this. but until we can do that, things are going to be strained, as you

just mentioned. until we can get to the point where we can talk across the aisle and talk among ourselves about what is important and what has to be done, it's going to be tough. >> you've called out other high-profile athletes, including legend, michael jordan, for not speaking out, and this week, he seems to have heard your message. because he did speak out. he gave an interview or at least comments to his website, the undefeated, which he said it has been too long. gone on too long and he was going to give $1 million each to the naacp, to deal with the issues and international association of police chiefs. so both sides. and that must have been heartening to you. >> it was. especially when someone like michael jordan will become involved. i was very happy to see that. you know, he lost his father to gun violence, his father was driving on i-95, pulled over to take a rest, and was carjacked. and was a john doe for a couple

of days. they didn't know who he was. >> so why do you think michael jordan was silent for so long, given that? >> sometimes you don't know what to do. sometimes it is very confusing. the most effective way to deal with such an extreme tragedy, and you know, when you lose your father in a way like that, in that type of circumstance, it is really got to probably make you depressed, and unable to respond. i know that happened to me for a while, when my mom died. >> your personal considerations, they're also professional ones. you are different. you've embraced, you embraced your muslim faith before people were doing it in an outward way. you've spoken to these issues almost like a bill russell, not to compare one big man to another. but you took on things that you knew would be unpopular. let's be honest, there are brand considerations. you know, michael jordan was a big face for whites and black america. everyone wanted to be like mike. you start talking about these

things, now people don't like you as much. that's part of it, isn't it? >> it certainly is part of it. but michael has been so successful, i think he can let go of that fear, because he is established his success and people understand he has things to say that might clarify things for them. and enable them to make a good choice in dealing with these issues. >> so when you say it is time to start talking about it, chris and i do this all the time on our show. we start the dialogue. but what are the answers? what do you think are the answers to the tension that communities are feeling with the police right now. >> these are tough times. the usual answers, people seem to like skip over them. that is doing better with education and jobs. those are the things that enable people to escape really bad circumstances, and go out and find what they want, the path that they want to follow in their lives and go do that. >> why do you think we ignore

that? one of the frustrations i saw your face, i don't think he should be defined between blacks and police, because education and poverty are at the root of all these things, but people don't want to talk about it. one reason, it is easy to make it about the police versus blacks. that's not necessarily an accura accurate reflection of why you have crime and violence in america. how do you bridge it, metaphor? kareem speaking at the dnc, but he hassle fa elephants. >> i wear the elephants, because my mom liked elephants. >> i'm using it for another reason. don't break up my point. how do you get people on the same page of talking about the obvious conflicts. >> i think everyone knows, until we get this rapport going, we're going to have all these problems. we don't want the problems. we want to see people being able

to work their way past all of this, and making our country safe, and secure for everybody. and you know, that goes for people who are about law and order, and about people who are suffering because they've been disadvantaged. got to get those two people talking to each other, and able to figure out the way around all of these different pitfalls that afflict all of us. >> are you hearing enough of that here at the dnc? >> i would like to hear more of it. >> good, because you're going to speak to it. >> you're starting that conversation. >> absolutely. >> kareem abdul-jabbar. thank you so much. great to meet you. >> thank you. thanks so much for watching "new day." "newsroom" with carol costello will pick up after this break and we'll see you back here tomorrow. from our blog to video editing... our technology has to hang tough with us. when you're going to a place without electricity, you need a long battery life. the touch, combined with the screen resolution...

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history made in pennsylvania. we are live in philadelphia, outside the wells fargo center, site of the democratic national convention. good morning, everyone. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. hillary clinton locks up the nomination, and the party faithful embrace her moment in history. democrats become the first major party to name a woman as their presidential nominee. >> and i can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. thank you all. i can't wait to join you in