i think that family is worth at least, well, i won't put a number on it, but i think they demonstrate that donald trump is a winner. they're winners and they're precisely the family and their family values that we would like in the white house. i di you tomorrow morning with . eastern. you have the next two hours. lou: wonderful job, as always. thank you so much. i am lou dobbs. we are live from the quicken loans arena from cleveland, for day three of the republican national convention. i promise you, a long list of the highest profile speakers yet, set to take the stage yet tonight. they'll be talking about tonight's theme, and it is a theme that will resonate in the hearts of most americans. how to make america first again?

among those speaking, radio talk show host laura ingraham, former trump rivals, senators marco rubio and senator ted cruz, also newt gingrich and trump's son eric joins us as well tonight on the stage from the q arena. but the big speech of the night is the now official vice presidential nominee, governor mike pence of indiana. joining me now former reagan white house political director, great america pac strategist, fox news contributor, ed rollins, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the "new york post," fox news contributor, michael goodwin, and political communications strategist, easy for me to say, strategist lee carter. great to have you here. >> nice to be here. >> thank you. lou: ed, start with the big suspense. what is senator ted cruz do and say tonight? >> i think what ted cruz wants to do is do like ronald reagan

did in '76. give the speech that everybody wishes everybody else had given. to be perfectly honest, this is a traditional convention. nothing overly exciting. the kids, the trump kids have been sort of the best speak, of the night. you had the past. this is kind of the future. have you mike pence and you got obviously cruz, you have people who may be future candidates four years from now or eight years from now, they're going head-to-head. obviously, you have the rubio tape. the cruz speech is the interesting one everyone is waiting for. i think he's going to give a great speech, i don't think he's a great speaker, i don't think he will give a ronald reagan kind of speech, i will be shocked if he didn't support the ticket. lou: michael goodwin, most people thought he was coming here to, if you would, to remove any idea that he was going to remain the skunk in the room, senator cruz, before coming here, he says he's going

to run in 2020 no matter whether president trump at that time likes it or not. what do you make of this attitude and demeanor that the man who's been whipped in all but eight contests is doing? what is he thinking? >> well, i think, lou, that he probably came with some faint hopes there would be a revolution on the floor, and that he would be the fallback candidate. that's what he was running for, for the better part of three or four months, there that he would be the fallback, if trump faltered. and that was crushed with ease that first night, with the rules committee, over the weekend, and then the first day. i think that he's going to

try to thread a needle here that is all about him. he's preserving himself, just like john kasich, and i think the legions of the selfish are remarkable that this is not about principle ultimately, this is about self. lou: it is. it's really incredible that we're watching that play out here tonight. if indeed that does turn out to be senator cruz's choice, of course. lee, how in the world would he expect to remain a republican if he won't endorse the nominee? how does he go against every value? i mean, our culture, good sportsmanship, you play hard, you shake hands, you move ahead. he's violating that. he's violating the tradition of the party, and what other business but politics can you break your word as he has done to this point, and still stay in business?

>> there is a real arrogance to ted cruz and the way he's behaving right now. i look at it as hubris in many ways. if he does not say the right thing, it's going to be the fall of him. if he goes and whether he endorses trump directly as others have, or indirectly as paul ryan did last night, he has the opportunity to rally the troops. he has the opportunity to be the bigger man. he has the opportunity to change our minds about who he is. i'm not sure what he's going to do. if he goes the wrong way, it's going to be the end of him. lou: and ed, to that point, do you expect that these, that these delegates will boo ted cruz if he chooses not to honor their votes, the delegates who represent millions of votes in this country, for donald trump? >> well, i think first of all, have you to understand, he's got a large segment of his own delegates. there will be good applause for

him. he held his team together, the professional team. i think the critical thing here is there are no bronze medals or silver medals in politics. there's a gold medal, you win, you go on. you lose, you should go home, both he and kasich think they are in play, and i think to a certain extent, tonight is the hard truth, he's not going to end up in the cabinet. he's going to be a senator. run for election in two years. if he wants to run for president, it's his prerogative. to a certain extent, this is the last impression a nation has of him for the foreseeable future. lou: you know, i say this as a texas-born fellow who really has to say it. i mean, i don't know how the people in texas are going to react to a senator who breaks his word and then puts self ahead of party and in the views of millions of people, the majority of those who voted in

the primary election ahead of country. michael, your thoughts. >> well, look, in fact, ronald reagan did not endorse gerald ford in 1976. he gave that great speech at the end of the convention, and many, many delegates were left saying we nominated the wrong man, and events proved they have. that ronald reagan, had he been the candidate in '76 almost certainly would have beaten jimmy carter. but the revolution that came later came despite his not endorsing gerald ford, and so it really sets the stage for a different kind of republican party, and i suspect that's what cruz and jeb bush and kasich and all of those others who were defeated and who refuse to endorse, they're basically saying, well, maybe trump will lose and we'll be set up for the next time. we won't go down with the ship, we'll be in the position of

saying, i told you so. i think that can work. it worked for reagan, but i don't think it worked for everybody, and i think reagan was special, and i think these guys are making a mistake, frankly. >> and lee carter, you get the last word here. what are your thoughts as we prepare to begin the evening officially in the arena? is cruz as important in the emphasis that we're giving him here, and what is his capacity to actually harm the republican party's chances of victory? >> you know, i think that pence is going to do a really good job at bringing us all together. if you look at cruz, rubio, jeb, kasich, i think they demonstrated there is a past to the republicans. the people have spoken, these are the people we want. we want donald trump. people that are different. it's a new day in the party. they either have to lay out a

vision that's compelling or go home and realize they are in the past. it's time to get with the times or not. but if they don't do it the right way, they're going to be forgotten. lou: lee carter, ed rollins, michael goodwin, thank you all. appreciate it. >> thank you. lou: coming to you live from the quicken loans arena in cleveland, where it is night three of the republican national convention. it's about to get away in about 20 minutes, under way. last night a big moment for donald trump becoming officially the party's standard bearer. my next guests have the honor of seconding trump's nomination last night. >> the stakes in this election cannot be overstated. we will either make america great again or we will travel down a path to a third obama term! donald trump is not merely a candidate. donald trump is a movement! i have the honor of seconding

the nomination of donald j. trump as the next president of the united states of america! [cheers] . lou: and joining me now, ss to endorse trump. the co-chair of the campaign leadership committee. great to see you. >> lou, always good to be it was just a great night. my new york delegation right there in front of me. lou: that was a pretty impressive group of young people pushing donald trump over the top. >> it was five months ago i endorsed him. lou: that's amazing. >> february 24. lou: i was thinking too, over the course of 13 months, you

were the lone ranger in the house there for a while. [laughter] >> i'm not alone any longer! >> no you're not. the company is building, and that's wonderful. you've got to, first of all, feel great vindication and satisfaction in what has occurred. >> and america. you're right, but it is the future of america. lou: well, the future of america is being putting in the broad outlines here the first three nights. tomorrow night we're going to get the vision. i want to go back to what your expectations are. most people don't understand why ted cruz is even talking, because he hasn't endorsed. he has broken his word. everyone insisted that donald trump sign a pledge, and he did so. all of those folks, whether jeb answer to their own conscience

on that. donald trump is going to win big. lou: that's good, congressman. you know what? this ought to be more than conscience, ought to be consequence. what happens if he does not live up to the principles? >> not the party putting them up there, donald trump is putting him up there. if trump stands up in the party unity and never hillary, i'm okay with that. lou: he does not need to endorse. >> all right. lou: because that would be called pandering. if he is -- you republicans have come too far with donald trump to start complicating things.

he was able to get a lot of delegates. lou: the ratio is about 3:1. >> we're going to get a rousing round of applause for ted cruz conservatives. what a beautiful night. we have governor mike pence. the real conservative stood up for what you call tea party issues before there was a tea party. that's our vice presidential pick. and i think the cruz folks understand that donald trump is choices, they said he's a real conservative. lou: i get a kick out of the number of people i was asking in the arena, asking a number of people what they wanted to hear him say? you could tell who the cruz supporters were, and the trump supporters, those who weren't

trump supporters said we need to know more about the supreme court, and there he is, the only candidate, the only one who put forward it's great to have you with us. >> always good to be with you. lou: congratulations. we talked very early on, and you're a man of courage, and you can do pretty good at political forecasting as well. >> wait until november 8th. lou: yee-haw. >> we're going to win this thing. lou: good to be with you. up next, new jersey governor chris christie last night did what the obama administration hasn't been able to do. he held hillary clinton accountable in this very room. >> i got another question for you. as to hillary clinton lying to the american people about her selfish, awful judgment in making our secrets vulnerable. what's your verdict?

guilty or not guilty? >> guilty! . lou: fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt standing over there, he's anxious to get on the air, and we're going to accommodate him. he'll be our guest next live from the quicken loans arena in cleveland. stay with us. much more to come! ♪

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throughout her career. christie made the case that clinton cared more about protecting her own secrets than she cared about protecting america's secrets. >> she said that she did not e-mail any classified information. the fbi director says, that's untrue. she said all work-related e-mails were sent back to the state department. the fbi director said, that's not true. so as to hillary clinton, the charge of putting herself ahead of america, guilty or not guilty? >> guilty! >> there was no hung jury on digital politics editor, chris stirewalt. chris, great to have you here. a lot of excitement around these speakers tonight, whether it's cruz, it's pence, it's eric trump, scott walker. i mean, this is good stuff. let's start with the vice

that's how he was -- it's reported that's how he auditioned for his job. this is the right music for us, lou. man of faith, i'm a man of valuis and vouch for donald trump. >> you know, i was thinking it's a good thing we have these head sets. this music -- we're about ten minutes away from the official beginning of festivities. all of the folks who have been out in the hallways talking, trying to figure out what's going to happen, they're

starting to pour back into the arena, and we'll be beginning with the pledge of allegiance, the national anthem. we'll hear from reince priebus to kick it all off. that's coming up in about 10 minutes, and it's going to be quite a night of conversation from the people who are going to determine in large measure, not overall, but in large measure, whether this party is unified or not. what we talk about marco rubio, >> by video, exactly. he gave up the office. or is he going to say, you know what?

i thought about it. i'm down. i'm on the trump train, i'm riding it in. lou: you know, i think we all appreciate covering politics and this government. we all appreciate that pleasant and sudden surprise. that would be really one from but has to keep that space. he's thinking reagan '76, not

like other years, you hand your own head on a pike over to the other candidate. he has to have dignity. lou: one of the things historically, in the 1964 convention, rockefeller, nelson rockefeller refused to endorse a guy by the name of barry goldwater. a fellow by the name of nixon endorsed. guess who didn't become president. >> that's right. lou: i know there's another exception. reagan as well did not endorse ford in '76. >> well, he did wh and ted cruz should do that. lou: looks like your powerful place.t the choice to make,

and we'll see very soon. cf1 o that's why they play the game. lou: and also because it's a lot of fun. [ laughter ] >> chris stirewalt, thanks for being with us. >> you bet. lou: appreciate it. up next, paul ryan set to introduce the vice presidential nominee later this evening, but the speaker earlier today reminded voters of the importance of this very buckeye state in the outcome of the presidential election. >> as ohio goes, so goes america. this is a state, a delegation that punches way above. voting for anybody but donald trump means you're voting for hillary clinton. >> apparently ohio's governor didn't listen to paul ryan. he's skipping out on the convention and that's creating a lot, a lot of backlash. up next, governor mike huckabee joins me with some very choice words of perspective for john kasich. and later tonight, newt

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. lou: well, we're live at the quicken loans arena. you're looking at some pretty happy delegates as the evening's festivities are about to begin. trump's running mate mike pence set to address the convention this evening. speaker paul ryan will introduce him. the speech comes as trump pushes back on reports that governor john kasich was asked to be his vice president. kasich, of course, noticeably absent from this week's convention. that was a decision that was

severely criticized by our next guest here. >> i think it's a shameful think that john kasich is not showing up. at least to give a welcome to the delegates. this is his state. people elected him. right now john kasich's face is all over milk cartons all over ohio. i'm very unhappy with what he's done and he's missed a great opportunity. i'm hanging onto his arm here because he's wanting to run up there and play with the band, lead guitar. good to have you with us, governor. >> great to be here, thank you very much. lou: tough words for kasich. >> he said in this very arena

here, lou, he would be coming here and welcoming them to his state. lou: it is absolutely strange, we're seeing behavior on the part of grown men who seek to lead a nation, who are breaking their word, whether it be john kasich, jeb bush, senator ted cruz, he has a chance to make amends tonight and to fix that. but grown men breaking their word in front of the very . when you can't see the sight of your own blood, don't do it.the

because hillary clinton is a dangerous, dangerous prospect. lou: i think we need to be clear. a lot of people think that john kasich is in the wrong party, thought at the time he's running he's a rhino, that he should have been in the democratic party, in the case of ted cruz, i mean, he was considered an extreme right-wing member of the band

the thing that will help america most, and that's make sure hillary never spends the night in that white house again. lou: and as we look at whether it's cruz, whether it's kasich, whomever. how much of an impact can they have? let me put it on a positive play, can donald trump unite this party without a kasich, without a cruz, without the bush family? how important are they, and can he move -- does he have sufficient momentum? he is demonstrating he can win

in the latest polls, what does he do? if you want to come here and change us, stay the heck where you are.

>> you know, governor, i was thinking about asking to amp up that music if we can get you up there. you've got to be very satisfied, very gratified that donald trump has brought many of the issues that you campaigned on through two cycles and got the word out there. i know that america right now is very happy because without back to work where they're making the wages and not somebody halfway around the world. lou: one of the many things they like about donald trump is he keeps emphasizing this country needs to get smart. >> yes. lou: and lord knows we've tried it the other way.

he's personally always made it here, it's america first for him, and it is now tonight america first for everyone in nominee for president, donald j. trump. governor huckabee, great to have you with us. >> great to see you, lou. lou: joining me now, kfmb radio talk show host mike slater and washington times columnist, kelly riddell. wait a minute, wait a minute. we've got changing circumstances. we're going to be called to order by this man, reince priebus, the chairman of the republican national committee. >> welcome to the fourth session of the 2016 republican national convention. the convention will come to order. [ gavel ] >> to present tonight's colors welcome boy scouts troop 605 from rocky river, ohio. [applause]

. lou: as the colors are brought into the room and presented, we're back with mike slater and washington times columnist kelly riddell. mike, your thoughts on what we're going to likely hear from, first, senator ted cruz? >> well, i agree with everything that the governor just said. i think again as a form cruz delegate, i want to see cruz do just enough so that even if there's a 1% chance that donald trump nominates ted cruz to the supreme court, that's an infinite higher chance than president hillary clinton nominating ted cruz to the supreme court or passing any of the bills or anything. cruz needs to do just enough to stay in the good graces with him and the conservative movement. lou: kelly, your thoughts? >> my thought is tonight we're going to see if ted cruz is out for himself, and puts himself first, or if he puts this

country first, and the republican party first. that will be very clear if he chooses whether to endorse donald trump or not. he needs to do what reagan did in '76 and endorse. >> one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> it is my privilege to introduce abby paxman to sing our national anthem. [applause] ♪ o, say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hail

♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ who's broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ o'er the ramparts we watch ♪ were so galantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o, say does that

star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] . lou: mike, give us your thoughts now on the likelihood that we're going to see mike pence lay on a major attack against one hillary clinton? >> if i could say anything about the patriotism about this group and the police officers

everywhere, i have never walked by a police officer these last three days without overhearing someone else thanking the police officer for their service and the patriotism in this room is overwhelming. about mike pence, he needs to be strong and charismatic like he always is, and going to be judged subconsciously how comfortable he is on the stage. just like donald trump jr., everyone loved him. he needs to be comfortable, and everyone will love him too. lou: and kerry? >> well, you know, i think that this is mike pence's introduction to a lot of americans out there. a bloomberg poll was conducted last week, and one in four, you know, white, educated males, did not know who mike pence was. i think by donald trump naming him, it was a safe and serious choice but let down a lot of his supporters who wanted someone more out there, like a newt gingrich.

what mike pence needs to do tonight is show he's up for the job. he's got the policy chopped for the job. he complements donald trump in that way. i don't think he needs to go after hillary clinton that hard. you saw governor chris christie do that very effectively last night. mike pence has to show why he's the serious policy candidate, and why and how he's going to work with donald trump to move this country forward, to make america great again. lou: and let's listen to the remainder of the invocation. >> bless us that we may be a people that pray to thee. that with bowed head we're on bended knee, we in this heaven-rescued land may praise the power that have made and preserved us a nation. and father, we pray for healing, healing for our society, healing for the family, even that healing that comes through the atonement of jesus christ. we pray that he who is the

great physician may mend our division and contention and bring us peace in our world, in our communities and in our homes. we humbly pray in the name of thy beloved son, jesus christ. amen. >> amen. [cheers and applause] . lou: nathan johnson, a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, giving the invocation. the colors are going to be retired from the arena, and then the first remarks of the evening will be by florida governor rick scott, to be followed then by laura ingraham, one of the most widely popular, radio talk show hosts in the country. kelly

let's go back to the lineup that's going to begin. rick scott is going to be leading things off. that suggests how important the state of florida will be to the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, doesn't it? >> yes, and i mean, rick scott has been a great supporter of donald trump all along. so i think the highlights tonight are always the trump e t a humanity on donald trump, and they are just so articulate and well adjusted being children of a billionaire. i thought tiffany trump did an amazing job last night. she just graduated from college, for pete's sake, and put a real human touch on donald trump, how he always remarked on her report cards, and the values he taught the family. dream big, go after your dreams no matter how large they're, but put your head down and work hard for them. that's something everyone can

relate to. that is the american dream. so the trump children really i think have been donald trump's greatest assets this convention so far. so i'm looking forward to hear what eric has to say tonight. lou: when you think of a family's children playing such an important role in a national party convention as they have in this year's 2016 republican national convention, you just can't imagine that in the only are they doing it as family of the nominee but standing up like pillars around the nominee. their strength and their poise, convincing about the values that donald trump bring to this party and to his candidacy, and likely to the nation. mike slater, kelly riddell. we're coming right back. when we do, governor rick scott will be talking and trump's

children knocking it out of the park again, for their father, the nominee. >> he draws out the talent and drive in people so that they can achieve their full potential. that's a great quality to have in a father. and better yet, in the president of the united states. >> the true gift as a leader is that he sees the potential in people that they don't even see in themselves.. lou: it's a big night here at the republican national convention. eric trump, mike pence will be addressing this increasingly boisterous, excited crowd. stay with us. we're coming right back after these words. my cousin's wedding is coming soon. ♪ i like the bride more than the groom. ♪ turquoise dresses... so excited. did all her exes get invited? no ones got moves like uncle joe.

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. lou: these folks look like they've already won a presidential election. they are just beginning to warm up here, the excitement is building. sheriff david clarke is joining us now, and i want to share with you what setting a vision, and it starts here at these conventions and carry this through to november. lou: you know, it's really remarkable to see the change in tone from the first night and a few little rough edges and now building obviously towards tomorrow night. very important speech by the republican nominee. i want you to hear what sheriff

clarke said monday to begin it. it all started with this very important declaration. >> what we witnessed in ferguson and baltimore and baton rouge was a collapse of a social order. so many of the accents of the occupying movement and black lives matter movement transcends the protests and violates the code of conduct we rely on. i call it anarchy. this candidate, donald trump, sheriff, great to have you here.hat you

stand for, but at least if you stand for something, i know how to come at you. lou: i want to give sheriff clarke credit, he's been talking about the war against law enforcement in this country for years, and it's got to be, again, you've got to be thrilled to have a candidate who stands up and says i am the law and order candidate, and i'm going to support law enforcement in this country. >> you know what?

return to that is going to be helpful to law-abiding americans. >> to that point, president obama, it's incredible. many people do not realize what one of his designs is, and that is to create a federal police force to federalize law enidea.

a agency is a step toward tyranny. lou: sheriff david clarke, great to see you as always. >> thank you. lou: have a great convention. >> thank you. lou: up next, awaiting the acceptance speech of vice presidential nominee mike pence later this evening. earlier today the vice presidential nominee had this to say. >> i'm convinced that what begins in cleveland will end in the white house. lou: mike gallagher, fred barnes, join us next with a preview of the speech of mike pence tonight. we are live from the republican national convention in cleveland. we're coming right back after these short, but very important, messages. when you booked this trip, you didn't know we had hundreds of thousands of places to stay all over the world. or that we searched billions of flights to get you here.

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lou: i do believe republicans can party. this crowd is putting on a show. we are awaiting anxiously house speaker paul ryan because he's going to introduce the vice presidential nominee mike pence.

right now we are waiting for the appearance of florida governor rick scott.r, mike gallagher. and fred barnes, good to have you here. i know ted cruz, is he going to show good grace and endorse donald different stories. he's going to endorse. he's going to sort of endorse. he's going to a little bit endorse. you either do it or you don't. for his career endorsing is better. lou: here is rick scott,

governor of florida. >> good evening. my name is rick scott, governor of the street state of florida -- the great state of florida. i want to express my gratitude to everyone who kept us in their prayers after the horrific and hate-filled terror attack in orlando. we received an outpouring of love and support from americans everywhere. the american people sure particular up for each other. on behalf of all the citizens our great state, thank you, thank you, thank you. i'm old enough to remember when tear relationship was something that happened in foreign countries. not today. how many more times is the evil

of radical islamic terrorism have to occur before the president of the united states will muster the kowrn to face the truth? how many more orlandos? san bernardinos? or fort hoods will happen before president obama will decide to be honest. i cried with the grieving moms and dads and brothers and sisters of the 49 people slaughtered by the isis-inspired terrorists. this war is real, it's here in america. as the next president must destroy this evil. [cheers and applause] donald trump is the man for that

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

[applause] now, i know that some have reservations about my friend donald trump. perhaps he sometimes is not to like. he can be a little rough. and for some people he may be too direct. but this election is not actually about donald trump or hillary clinton. in fact it's not elect about you or me. this election is about the very survival of the american dream.] vote for the survival of the great just just country in the world, vote for donald trump.

hough there is the message of the evening. vote for donald trump. mike, your reaction to governor scott' opening remarks? >> governor scott's mess and is the message of the republican party, this stance against evil, against terrorism. americans feel the world is on fire from orlando to afghanistan and everywhere in between. americans will have to decide who is better equipped to take on this evil, donald trump or mrs. clinton. lou: it seems like a straightforward proposition as governor scott outlined it and others as well. i think governor scott is giving one the best opening remarks i

have ever heard. he's terrific. >> he was a reluctant trump supporter. but i don't mean this to be critical of him, but this is between donald trump and hillary clinton. it's about america's future. but a lot of these people, a lot of these delegates will rote for donald trump because they fear hillary clinton -- they might not be crazy about donald d tru, but they regard him as vastly superior to hillary clinton. lou: when he said it, it's not an elect between donald trump and hillary clinton. i concur with you, we may be in the minority. but i believe it is exactly that. what do you think, mike? >> this journey that governor scott has been on is the path a lot of people in this arena has been on. a lot of americans all over the country. this resentment over what has happened has got to subside if

you believe this is a right versus wrong and hillary versus trump option. a by nary choice. >> some of the receip some -- reticense -- what have we got here? >> i it's vote for trump. it's between trump and hillary clinton. >> . >> thank you, and god bless this great country.

lou: my timing is nothing if not extraordinary. i'm there for the important part which is of course god bless this country. laura ingraham now, one of the country's best and most popular radio talk show hosts, right after mike gallagher. >> hey, everybody. i love you back. thank you. you all know me from tv and radio. but my kids know me by my most important name, mom.

i am a single mother of three adopted children watching in minnesota right now. hi, kids. and i'm here tonight supporting donald trump. [cheers and applause] because like most americans, i refuse to leave my kids a country that is worse off than the ones that my parents left me. [cheers and applause] my grand parent were polish immigrants. my parents grew up in depression-era new england. my dad, he enlisted in the navy in world war ii. my mom, she waited tables until

she was 73 years old. my dad, he worked at a car wash. my parents flew the flag at our house, and not just on the 4th of july. they skrimped and saved. my mother made my clothes. she wore the same winter coat for 40 years. any extra money in our house went into the bang for our education. d into the bank for our education. we learned there is dignity in every job. every job. no matter what you do.

my brothers, they picked tobacco and delivered newspapers. i picked blueberries and raked lawns. my parents didn't believe there were jobs americans wouldn't do. in the early 70s, i was a little kid, and i remember watching the news with my mom at night. and one night i asked her, i said, mom, why are people burning the american flag? and she looked at me and she answered, honey, because their parents didn't teach them about respect. you would have loved my mother.

[cheers and applause] respect. respect. we see it in decline in america once again. the people don't respect the government. the government doesn't respect the people. not even our veterans. politicians, they don't respect the constitution. many do not respect the life of the infant in the womb or the elderly who languish alone. [cheers and applause] others, they don't respect the police.

the men and women who risk their lives every day for every one of us. and many in public office -- we know this all too well, don't we -- many in public office don't enforce or respect the rule of law. isn't that right, mrs. clinton? that's right. too many citizens and non-citizens don't respect our laws either. and many of our allies, they don't respect us anymore.

my friends, it is really sad it's heartbreaking, to see this happen to the country that we love. this is our home. it belongs to us. to our children. to our grandchildren. it's where our dead are buried. and we deserve better, and we can do better. [cheers and applause] lou: laura ingrahm making a passionate and eloquent call for respect for support of donald trump. i think this is part of certainly this evening's call to really restore this nation. to make it safe, to put america

first, and laura ingrahm i think is doing a great job of getting the message across. >> she said this very well. i have known laura a long time. i have never seen her give a speech like this for sure. she has done a great job. the part i liked best was about jobs. people say i have got to have this job. this particular job. i can't work at night or something. her view and my view is, just get a job. if you don't make enough money, see if you can get another job. lou: it began in the bush administration, george bush made it popular to talk about the jocks that americans won't do. it's a rationalization for the business practice of hiring illegal immigrants for open borders and the damage has been immense to the country as a result of that lack of respect, the dignity that we all must

accord every person working in any job. i was raised the same way. there was honor in work itself. no matter what the job. >> it's become an excuse to justify cheap labor. you are right talking about the dignity every job, every person has. and i have got to say, you mentioned you have never seen laura give a speech like this. it's unusual to have talk radio represented in this way. i'm proud of shop has toiled in talk radio for 35 years to be a part of the process. this year talk radio will have an important role. you can decide to support the republican nominee or attack him and tear him down. laura and i are of the cam that you need to support the nominee to defeat hillary clinton. it's great to see our community

supporting him. lou: "the weekly standard" is supporting donald trump. >> did i overstate that? no sarcasm, lou. lou: my light touch, perhaps too far. mike gallagher, fred barnes, thank you for being here. i want to bring in former reagan white house political director strategist ed rollins and former howard dean campaign manager and political strategist joe trippi. great to see you, joe, and great to have you back with us, ed. what do you make of the evening's beginnings, here. first ed rollins. >> governor scott is governor of a critical state for us. he was an under dog when he first ran. he has won twice. he was a businessman.

he has been an effective governor and his even dorms is important. -- enforcement is important. laura is so symbolic -- this is the culmination. this is a per row movement, a tea party movement, and now a trump movement that always tried to tap into the outside people. and the overarching theme is the across iism talk show radio has done. -- the across activism talk so has done. lou: i would have loved to have known her mother, talking about instilling respect for the flag, for work, the dignity of work. you know, we don't hear that very often in either party. your reaction.

>> i think the first two speakers -- the night is starting out better than any other night. the governor of florida and laura ingrahm, i think the most important thing is the connection with single moms out there. this is a constituency that donald trump has to reach into and she spoke to directly in a moving way invoking her mother in a way that i think really grabs people. i think where i may have done some of these things on different nights. this night is starting out well with these first two. lou: did you love the part when laura looked at the camera and said i'm talking about about you, hillary clinton? >> yes. >> there has been a lot of going after hillary clinton on the floor of this convention and

from the podium. but to have a single mom with laura ingrahm's story making the case and even joking some of the hillary clinton stuff is probably a better way to do it. >> the fact that she is the mother of three adopted children is a powerful message. my sense is she is animated, obviously we know why we all love her. lou: her philosophy, her politics, and her just pure raw brain power. i find compelling and have for a number of decades. this kind of message reaching out to women, we'll see more of it in this convention and more of it in the campaign. what an able, able spokesperson

for donald trump for the republican party and respect for the rule of law. respect for the nation. and it's really one of the powerful issues. we look at the demonstrations against law enforcement, against the flag, against our laws, against our culture. how about a return to basic fundamental respect for one another? it's going to begin, i believe in the outcome of this 2016 presidential election. joe trippi, you get the last word here. >> i think so far this convention has been about the unity of the party. the trump campaign has to go after the 65 million votes out there that they are going to need. i think they have done a good

job of consolidating and pulling in the millions who voted in the gop primary and tonight laura ingrahm and the governor, maybe we'll see a turn toward the general elect. but they have got to do that if it's going to be a successful convention. lou: coming up tonight, eric trump, donald trump, the nominee's son. eric trump is making it clear he's responsible for he word because he wrote every word. thanks for being with us. ed rollins and joe trippi. coming up after this break. jerry falwell, jr. will join me to assess the evening. coming up.marco rubio and ted cd eric trump. our coverage from cleveland continues.

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comcast business. built for business. lou: here we are back at the quicken loans arena, a friend of donald trump, a las vegas casino owner. let's listen in. he's one of mr. trump's friends giving his view of the man. >> we were in part -- we were in new york on park avenue and 58th. there was a building called the g.e. building. i didn't like it. he bought it, made $200 or $300

million on the deal. that's what he does. we are in palm beach with robert kraft. donald has a house on the ocean. he paid $40 million for it. i didn't like it. i thought it was a mess. he sold it for $100 million. shows you what i know. as a result of his vision, he put tens of thousands of american workers to work. and these are high-paid jobs on construction. if you do construction you know $40 or $50 an hour is not unusual. he has done this in many of the nation's greatest states. chicago, where is chicago. he has don't in chicago. new york, where is new york. he -- you know what he does in new york.

his name is all over the place. miami, where the hell -- where is miami? he just bought the doral country club. and he has that mar-a-lago. he loves florida. las vegas, nevada. lou: you are rinsing to phil ruffin go through a roll call of his own where donald trump has bought properties, built up real estate and businesses, it could be a 50-state roll call from his friend phil ruffin, a casino operator himself in las vegas. my next guest is set to address the republican national convention. he will be doing that tomorrow evening. i'll be doing that at liberty university. looking forward to your presentation. i have to say tonight, governor

rick scott, laura ingrahm, now phil ruffin. they are talking about the values that matter most to donald trump. matter most to those delegates and most republicans. nearly all republicans. most americans. this is an exciting time to be talking about -- when is the last time we had a convention where we talk about respect? talking about creating jobs and demonstrating pr precisely, goig through a list of what a man has done. this isn't theory or policy, this is building part of america. >> my family lived in lynchburg, virginia since the early 1830s. i drive by thomas jefferson's summer home every day on any way to work. that's what our founders' visions were, citizen legislators to lead the countries.

they have always been our best politicians. whether they were farmer, architects, businessmen, even actors successful in the private sector. that's what's exciting about this. we have had career politicians for too long. i'm an attorney. we have had too many attorneys. lou: when you look at the number of attorneys and the number of folks in the white house that are either attorneys, they are from harvard or yale, i say give the rest of the country a little break and maybe reach out to some different schools and different occupations. i'm agreeing with you 100%. >> donald trump called me four or five times last week so excited because he got the repeal of the johnson amendment. that was something he came up with that was his idea. he told me by the back in january. he thought it would unleash and

revolutionize christian america, every day americans by giving them back their political free speech. so many non-profits are not allowed to express their political views under the johnson amendment. >> but you are right. it's hugely important. >> but the important fact is he's the one who came up with the idea. i call him the america's blue collar billionaire because he has the interest of the average guy, the average american at heart. and he's not a pawn of the elite on wall street. >> you have got a big family, donald trump has a big family. as we watch each one of his children, his grown children, four of them, and they impress, they impress, they impress. when we talk about a statement about family values, he's living it.

>> i was first attracted to him because of his business acumen. i worked with my father to bring liberty university back to financial health. not' the most prosperous christian university in the world. but i was endeared to him by his love for his family and the closeness of the family. i think that family values that he brought to this campaign is a big part of what made it a movement. not just a campaign. lou: that's a wonderful expression. you and i are agreeing on so much here, it's amazing. i want to say -- lou: i appreciate you coming to take the time to share your thoughts with our audience here tonight. look forward to talking to you again soon. >> i'm honored to be with you. lou: ted cruz will be addressing

the crowd in just over an hour. the senator from texas getting a feel for the surroundings when he had a walk through earlier today on stage. what should we expect from the former presidential candidate. is that candidacy at an end just because all the rest us thought so. we'll find out. we'll hear from him. finds out what course he decided to take on this very important evening here at the republican national convention. stay with us.

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lou: here on the stage at the quicken loans arena. joining me, chairman of events

international. and fox news contributor, byron york. this is a party that looks like it's coming together. is that just an appearance or is it something you sense is real? >> i think the great silent majority is back. they want the america they knew back. as rudy giuliani said what happened to america? where did it go? i believe the silent majority is back. they can give 85-90% of the republican vote, he will be the president of the united states. people can file. our military has been decimated. we have a $19 trillion debt. they want their country back. lou: byron york, do you believe

senator ted cruz is going to join the trump train, the trump movement tonight? >> that is the only question anyone wants answered. will he endorse donald trump? think back to may 3, morning of the indiana primary, he let loose on donald trump calling him a liar and cheat and all sorts of things. has he come around enough to endorse? "national review" today reported he will not endorse. i spoke to a lot of people who said they don't know what cruz is going to do. everybody, i mean nobody knows except ted cruz what's going to come out of his mouth tonight. lou: van, what will be the

consequences if he chooses to be objecto beobject obstinent? >> let me tell you my mentor the late jim edwards told me to be magnanimous in victory and gracious in defeat. he needs to endorse donald trump tonight and people say, did reagan endorse ford? i went back and looked at ronald reagan's speech. he ended that speech by saying we need to go united, mr. president, and there is no substitute for victory. that's the kinds of speech he needs to give tonight. lou: even if he doesn't specifically endorse but comes

close to the elements of ronald reagan. >> i went back and watched that reagan thing today. reagan said exactly what van said he did. and later reagan made a television ad for gerald ford. you may not have heard it. but laura ingrahm who sounds enormously popular in the hall. she came out and said all of you candidates who lost, you need to endorse donald trump tonight. it got a very, very enthusiastic reaction. there is a lot of pressure on cruz. and he has pressure supporters who have not reconciled themselves to trump's victory in the primaries. cruz is a man under a lot of pressure. but i would have to say the larger number of people are probably those republicans who want to see him support donald trump. >> i think, van, it's a very

large number. even though the cruz has representation of delegates here. it's 3-1 against him just as the ones in the primary at the very least. it's all but inconceivable that we are at a point where a political party's delegations and primary candidates decide, i know what the rules are, and they are not going to apply to me, i know i promised something but i'm not going to fulfill it. they are supposed to wait until they are in office before they break their word, aren't they, van? >> that's what i heard. that's why donald trump has done so well. he's authentic. people want an authentic leader. these from trying times for america. this is the most important election of our lifetime. it's a miracle america has been

able to withstand the last eight years. this is the last chance to get this country back. lou: you get the last word. >> ford won by 117 delegates. in this case donald trump won by 1,000 delegates over ted cruz. it's a different situation. lou: a great point you make, as always, byron. we appreciate you being with us. you see eileen collins, astronaut. let's listen in. >> americans have been asking, what's next? we are a nation built by the passion of people who weren't afraid to do something first.

to step into the unknown. and to pave our own way forward. we are a nation of explorers. in 1961, president kennedy issued a challenge to america to land a man on the moonn and return him safely to earth. in 47 years ago on this very day, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin answered that call and they walked on the moon. then they took with them an american flag and a plaque bearing the inscription, "here men from planet earth first set foot upon the moon. july 199." we came in -- july 1969."

we came in peace for all mankind. we landed on the moon to fulfill a leadership challenge and to explore. we know that exploration lead to invention, inoh vague and discovery. for example, our successful robotic mission to mars, jupiter and pluto provided valuable information about our own planet. but in 2011, the space shuttle program ended. the last time the united states launched our own astronauts from our own soil was over five years ago. we must do better than that. [cheers and applause] countries that are strong -- lou: eileen collins, astronaut,

first female shuttle commander make a critically important point, that is, it's been five years since the united states launched its own astronauts in space on board our own launch vehicle. instead we depend on for that ride to the international space station. eileen collins continues to talk. we are waiting for senator cruz to speak on stage in the next hour. we are waiting on eric trump. earlier today, the senator cruz has just got to be having nightmares. he has to have a twitch. because today donald trump did it again to the senator from texas at the senator's rally. >> our party now has a nominee. and i don't know -- [booing] all

right. that was pretty well orchestrated. did you email them to fly the plane right when i said that? lou: that's donald trump arriving in cleveland for his convention. the republican national committee. we'll hear senator cruz. we'll see how strong his sense humor is. first north carolina congressman will be joining us after the break. night three of the republican national convention continues and it is a beauty.

lou: you just saw eric trump in the arena. he will be speaking here later this evening. we appreciate the opportunity. great to have you here. congressman meadows serves on the house oversight foreign affairs committee. you supported ted cruz. we'll see and hear him tonight. a lot of speculation. you also have moved quickly and appropriately, i think everyone would say, to support the nominee. >> of course, that's what we do. lou: it's what men and women of class and who have plengd themselves to do so should do. are you disappointed in ted cruz that he did not keep his word? >> i think what we'll see

country and the direction he supports and you and i support. >> there are so many calls leading into the convention for donald trump to unite the party. he has been as presidential i think as anyone could have asked him to be. they put the burden of healing the party on him. but doesn't it also rest with ted cruz?and make sure we win te

white house in november. lou: the polls show they are getting behind the nominee. these polls are closed dramatically in the last few weeks. my home state of north

margin but he will win it in north carolina. lou: you heard it from mark meadows and he knows. thank you, congressman. still to come. marco rubio, and ted cruz. we are live in the quicken loans arena in cleveland. this is a great evening. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line.

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lou: see those faces, those joining us, now on the broadcast, lee carter. communication strategist, tom sullivan, fox business

ready to pick it up take it home beginning 9:00 on fox trish, start with you, you are so handy, what do you think so far. trish: progress is being made in terms of unification front, he has a long way to go, marco rubio is joining my video. john kasich, still not here. it is clear that progress has been made, howeverto come. >> tom sullivan? >> i tell you, lou, there is -- i was -- the mainstream media, you know all kinds of criticism, left media about how angry everyone is. i thought about that. i thought, if you have 70% of the people in this country thinking that country is going the wrong direction, and a lot of those people are angry about it. it seems this convention is

connecting with a lot of people we're tired of the establishment, we want that outsider, lou: to that point, li lee starter, talking with jerry falwell, jr., ahea made it clear he believes this is about change. to take us to direction we need to go. laura ingram talking on the stage about respect. in particular that dignity of work and restoring and suspect for one another, these are issues. that donald trump himself introduced to the national dialogue in the course of a 13 month campaign. >> right.

the establishment candidates seem disconnected, they seem old school, they don't seem in touch with the american people right now. it important if ted cruz wants a future, he starts to get that. people do not feel like they are better off than they were before, they don't see message they want to hear from the establishment, they are hearing it from donald trump, everyone needs to understand, if we don't come together, it will be really hard for us to win november. do

that. this room does not want to be disappointed. trish: you are right. people are here, because they are here for donald trump. get onstage, give a speech not give an dors am to the -- endorsement to the ticket, that would be a failure for him. i don't think he wants to do that, i think when push comes to shove, not a full out right endorsement, as it should be if you are getting up there and speaking. but it will be a positive message about the ticket. you think about what is happening in the republican party right now, it is so splintered. but if donald trump wins, all

those guys, who sat by the. tom, there is a secret weapon that donald trump has, that no longer a secret, his family, tonight we hear from another of his grown children talk about the dad. jerry falwell jr., said his family turned his candidacy into a movement, what do you think?

>> the apple does not fall far from the tree, if all these apples that we've seen, his children, they have been impressive young people. then you have to go, well how could some ogre raise these wonderful young people, maybe he is not an ogre, maybe he is an impressive guy, and look what he has done with his kids. if he can do, that he can do lou: lee carter, let word as we prepare for mike pence, and senator ted cruz, and eric trump. the last words on the family. >> the family is unbelievable. they are his best serogates, i have been hearing from voters, 80% of donald trump's message i love, what he will do is common sense, 20% i'm not sure about. i'm not sure. but when people see his children, and way they developed, they are like that 20% may not be as bad as i thought, he must have been

something really amazingly right too have these children that are oso articulate, smart thank you for being with us. trish: you are not going anywhere. lou: take it away. trish: indiana governor mike pence about to take center stage to deliver his vice presidential accept an speech. these opportunity to convince millions of americans that the trump-pence ticket will make america great again, welcome to day 3 of republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. i am trish regan. tonight's theme, make america first again. we will hear from some of trump's former rivals,