eastern, right here, fox business network. lou: you got it, maria. we'll all be joining you. thanks so much. maria bartiromo. we're live from the quicken loans arena here in cleveland. this is the final night of the republican national convention, and tonight's theme is make america one again with speeches that will focus on uniting this party and this country. the most anticipated speech, of course, this evening will be that of donald j. trump himself as he formally accepts the republican nomination for president. earlier today trump did a walk-through of this arena. he tested out the microphones and the new podium. trump was there with his daughter, ivanka. she will be introducing her father tonight. there's been no shortage of drama, of course, here at the republican national convention. former trump rival, senator ted cruz, booed roundly after he

refused to endorse trump here last night. many critics simply call that a career-killing moment for senator cruz. >> we must make the most of our moment to fight for freedom, to protect our god given rights even of those with whom we don't agree. lou: an unprecedented moment in any convention this party has ever held. despite the backlash against him, cruz today still would not endorse trump. and he stood by his bad behavior against the republican nominee. >> i am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father.

and that pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack heidi, that i'm going to nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father. lou: his defiance and his defensiveness telling you how deep the blow is, he realizes, against the prospects of his career. former reagan white house political director, great america pat strategist and fox news be contributor ed rollins and senior adviser and pollster to the trump campaign, kelly ann conway, join me now. let me start if i may, kelly ann, with you. your reaction to the generosity of the nominee toward his rivals and the response of ted cruz. >> unfortunate, and the grass roots are watching, independents are watching. they appreciate people who don't act like politicians, lou.

and donald trump has been incredibly gracious. if you remember melania trump's statement monday night, she said there were 16 other worthy competitors, and they deserve our gratitude and our respect. that is really gracious coming from the future first lady. and donald trump was gracious twice yesterday. he also refused to accept the resignation of the woman who helped melania trump write her speech and made an honest mistake. there are lots of activists today or, many donors disappointed in ted cruz. you know what, lou? you can't be a little bit pregnant. if you're going to come to donald trump's convention in his house, you have to show some respect. lou: and, indeed, he was a guest directly of donald trump. ed, your thoughts. you've seen a few of these. you've seen some bad moments as well as historic great moments. what do you expect here tonight from donald trump? >> i expect him to energize this base. i think to a certain extent it was a stumble last night. it shouldn't have happened. the person who lost out who gave

a magnificent speech, a wonderful man, was pence. it kind of stepped on the pence story, but he'll make it up. tonight is all about donald trump. donald trump will energize this country. he has to make people look at him like i'm not an entertainer, i'm a survivor, but more important, i'm a president, i'm a leader, and i'm going to take this country in a direction that it wants to go. already he's tied in ohio, a state that always is the key state for us, and i think to a certain extent without having anywhere near the resources, what have you, he's really in this race. he hits a home run tonight, which i think he will, he rises to the occasion, he's going to own this town, this state, this country. lou: one of the things that i think i should point out last night sitting here as we are next to the floor, right next to all of delegates here, there was in the upper pars and reaches -- parts and reaches of this arena as well as here on the floor, there was tremendous response

for mike pence. his speech may have been stepped on a bit by the drama and the disappointing drama of ted cruz, disappointing primarily for those who supported ted cruz and his behavior that caught them unaware. but this, this place erupted with such support for mike pence, and when donald trump started walking toward his seat, he ultimately joined his kids, and then showed up to welcome and to congratulate governor pence, i mean, this place, this is definitely trump country now. and even greater or, i believe, as a result of what happened last night. what do you think, ed? >> well, i mean, i think, obviously, we wish it hadn't happened. cruz will wish it hadn't happened about a month from now when he still has people unhappy with him. this is a unique situation where you have a democrat convention

right on top of this. we have to have momentum. this is a nonstop sprint. no more marathon, this is a sprint the rest of the way, and my sense is you can't say he can't win anymore. he's got to get money, resources, build a different structure, but all the pieces are in place for him to be the next president of the united states. >> and, lou, i predict this weekend the mainstream media will be saying that donald trump got no bounce out of his convention. look, his numbers are flat. the numbers to look at are the ones ed just mentioned. look at these swing state polls where hillary clinton is lucky if she's at 45% after sp millions, tens of millions of dollars and 66,000 ads. there will be a bounce out of here because you'll look at the tightening in these statewide polls. the other thing, lou, to your point, tomorrow morning you wake up and it is unequivocal that this was donald trump's convention, a family affair, a running mate all in for him as his supportive number two. you go to philadelphia next week, the more popular, more dynamic, more charismatic

speakers, barack obama, bill clinton, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, hillary clinton is really under the weight of them a bit because it's not going to feel like her convention as well as a leftward-moving -- lou: kelly, when you say they're more charismatic, you mean more charismatic than hillary clinton, right? >> yes, correct. more charismatic than their nominee. [laughter] no one -- that's right. donald trump owns charisma. this is his convention. he's the leader. this is a crescendo up to him. but look at who's come before him, his wife, his four adult children, his running mate, people who ran against him and chris christie, newt gingrich, rick perry. it's been, i think it's been an incredible convention. people -- [inaudible] are not paying attention to what's going on in that hall. lou: and i've run into a number of them in that hall. ed rollins, kelly ann conway, thank you both. it's an exciting night, and we will be covering it all.

thank you so much for helping us in that effort. donald trump is set to close out the republican national convention. he will deliver his acceptance speech this evening. trump's speech is so important, and it's expected to focus on the convention themes this week. make america safe, make america work, make america first and make america one. well, my guest now was given the honor of officially nominating donald trump to be the republican nominee for president earlier this week. >> one man, donald trump, was not intimidated -- [cheers and applause] he would not be silenced! [cheers and applause] he spoke the truth, he gave voice to the people's concern. it is my distinct honor and great pleasure to nominate

donald j. trump for the office of president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] lou: that man was enjoyingwith . he was the first senator to endorse donald trump for president. he's a member, of course, of several important senate committees including budget and armed services and the judiciary. and importantly -- and i might even say more importantly -- he has been a thought leader for the conservative america who is, all of whom have been concerned about the direction of this country. it's great to have you with us on this great, important night. >> thank you, lou. and i've got to say, of all the people i've worked with in the media, you have understood the key issues more than anybody else. that is that people want, our

good, decent people want a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interests. it showed that he cares about the average guy for a change. lou: this is, this country is built on our middle class. it's built on our capacity to you our economy and to share the fruiters of our labor -- fruits of our labor and the investment of our capital. he articulated that as well as anyone in po

lou: you know, from -- the fact is that donald trump talks about creating wealth for all americans. it's an idea that's faded under both parties, and you pointed this out, under both republican leaders and democratic leaders; that is, sharing the wealth many this country with the middle class, making work -- as laura ingraham last night said, and i thought so eloquently, she said restoring dignity to work, jobs of any kind. the madness of saying that they're jobs americans won't do. you ask the question, who are we? we're americans. we all but invented the word work and working for a better life. it's just, it feels so good to have those expressions of our future out in public now.

that phrase jobs americans won't do was one of the worst things he ever said. i think it's absolutely wrong. my mama taught me you respected people who went to work every day who did tough jobs. lou: exactly. >> they were worthy of the greatest respect and not to be looked down upon. lou: and the word respect is filling this arena. respect for this country, respect for our laws, respect for one another, not differentiating on the basis of our differences, not differentiating on some sort of wild-eyed ideology, but rather, looking to our traditional american values and saying every man and woman who wants to work is entitled to that opportunity. maybe not the success that comes in every instance, but certainly that opportunity. equality is -- i think, by the way, i've covered republican conventions and democratic, and i've been doing so for 40 years. i haven't heard a quality

mentioned as much as i've heard lift people's wages and create more work. you have -- so i think trump has got the right balance here. lou: i'm going to ask you a personal question. have you ever been this excited

he did very well. lou: well, it's great to see you. >> thank you. lou: and i'll tell you, senator. great to have you with us. >> thank you. lou: good luck. congratulations. up next, senator ted cruz simply talked about, well, he talked about unity last night, all right. >> we will unite the party, we will unite the country by standing together for shared values, by standing for liberty. ♪ ♪ lou: but those turned out to be empty words.

up next, the man who actually united this party and quashed the anti-trump rebellion earlier this week. we're going to be talking with republican congressman steve womack here next. and we are at the quicken loans arena for what will be the climax of this republican national convention. stay with us, what an evening it already is. ♪ ♪ i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. 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. what's in your wallet? when you didn't know we had hundreds of thousands

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national convention about to to arrive. that'll be the speech, of course, of its nominee, donald trump. this has been as exciting a week in a convention since any, i think it's fair to say, since '76. and in a good way, since '68, if i may, at least in terms of volatility, the excitement, the passions. it started with a floor fight monday when anti-trump delegates challenged convention rules. that moved quickly, well, quickly resolved. some say shut down by my next guest. >> those in favor of the rules package will say aye. >> aye! >> those opposed shall say no. >> no!

>> in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. [cheers and applause] appropriations and budget committees. congressman, great to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. honor to be with you. lou: i have to say, that was an electric moment of what turned out to be quite a few here. that -- you're being saluted by everyone in the party be, nearly everyone in the party for standing up and moving ahead with a voice vote instead of a roll call. i'm going to have to take a second, the chairman, reince priebus. >> concern will come to order. now, please welcome "america's got talent" contestant and singing sensation heavenly joy. [cheers and applause]

lou: congressman, we got interrupted by the chairman. i guess that's within the rules. >> of course. gotta call it like you see it. >> there you go. and that's what you did monday evening. and i call it like i see it. and it's no different than presiding over the house of representatives. we operate under a set of rules, is and i am bound by those rules. lou: again, senator cruz last night here making history, unfortunate history i think for himself, in which he without class, without really reciprocity to what had been generosity onbridges

burned in that few moments on stage. lou: and i was surprised that -- well, i was, i think we all were surprised. but i was just taken aback by lack of understanding of the moment that was in his hands. he had this arena with him for about two-thirds of the speech -- >> and then -- lou,

selfish occasion for mr. cruz. lou: yeah, well, and i don't think there's much doubt that that is, indeed, the case. is it recove healing some things, and we'll just is have to -- just have to see. >> and some men do grow from very big mistakes. we'll see what the future holds. mike pence, man, did he get a reception here. >> oh, and i knew he would. look, lou, he was one of my mentors my first term in congress. he is a dear, dear friend of mine. proven conservative, great speaker, looks the part, and he passes the real test, and that

the president. [cheers and applause] you couldn't ask for a better pick. lou: he also has a great sense of humor which i did not anticipate. one of my favorite lines from, self-effacing lines was most, many of you do not know me, in fact, most of you do not. and everybody laughed along with him. i didn't expect that. it's nice to see his humanity out in front as he talks about policy. no one questions his policy knowledge and his passion for it. but it's, it washe's the perfeco this ticket. lou: we're, we're going to takek second if we could -- for a quick second if we could, congressman. i hate to keep interrupting you, but this convention keeps

getting in the way for some reason. the color guard has now entered the arena. and we'll have the pledge of allegiance and then the national anthem. until they do present colors, i want to say to you, it's great talking with you. what do you expect from donald trump tonight? >> i expect that he's going to give a typical donald trump speech. he's going to electrify this audience, and he is going to bring this delegation together and unify our party. lou: all right. steve womack, congressman, we appreciate you being here. >> great to be with you, lou. lou: thank you so much. now let's follow colors. >> present colors! >> to lead us in tonight's pledge of allegiance, please welcome marine corps veteran, former police officer and president of the family research council, tony perkins. [cheers and applause]

>> thank you. delegates from the great state of louisiana -- [cheers and applause] join me, join me in our pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of united states of america and to the republic for which it stands; one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> please welcome country music recording artist ayla brown to sing our national anthem. [cheers and applause] ♪ o, say can you see by the

dawn's early light -- ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight -- ♪ or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly 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 free and the home of the brave ♪ [cheers and applause] >> leading us in tonight's invocation please welcome reverend dr. steve bailey, the superintendent of north coast district united methodist church. [applause] >> let us pray.

eternal god, we invite your spirit to come into this room and guide our actions tonight. our faith traditions are united in recognition that you are the creator of all that is. you move on a scale and in ways that we can scarcely comprehend, but your grace and love reach through space and time to claim us, guide us and make us your own. we are not here tonight to ask you to bless what we have designed, we are here to ask you to transform us, to make us better, make us courageous, make us tireless in seeking a more just nation for all who live in this land. we are united in our discontent, for we know that the world can be made better.

we know that it's not right that racism continues to wound and destroy the lives of many in this land, from judgments made in response to language or ethnicity, to inadequate schools that fail to serve their students, to incivility received at the grocery store or on college campuses. we know that we will only be a great nation when we are a good nation, when every citizen is fully vested in the promises of citizenship and shares in the opportunities of this great land. we know that it's not right when lives are destroyed by addiction, when our justice system favors some and punishes others, when children and women are trafficked in our streets or when people are den gated -- denigrated because of who they are or who they love.

we know that it's not right when we stand in the streets and shout insults at each other, when we attack those who risk their lives to protect us, when we harden our hearts to those we call the enemy. when we can no longer find common ground upon which we can build a better future. forgive us, o god. o to eternal god -- o eternal god, pope of all who call out you, work through our leaders who have been entrusted to act on our behalf. remind us that as we wield great power, we also bear great responsibility. and remind us that each of our lives matters. our voice, our example, our values and our service. may we each be a pivot point where the world swings from what it is to what it can be. we may call you by different names.

we may pray in different languages. we may come from a multitude of perspectives, but tonight we share this moment in history as we live together on this fragile planet. give us grace, give us courage, give us compassion and give us hope. amen. >> amen. [applause] >> please remain standing while the colors are retired. >> [inaudible] [applause]

lou: the national convention, we'll be returning in just a moment as our coverage of the exciting final evening of the republican national convention concludes. and, of course, the evening concluding with the speech of donald j. trump, the republican party presidential nomineement nomineement -- nominee. stay with us. >> please welcome back tony perkins.

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clinton expected by many to make that call to one of them tomorrow in florida according to well-placed sources. the three finalists for clinton's running mate are understood to be virginia senate tim kaine -- senator tim kaine, former iowa governor and agriculture secretary tom vilsack and new jersey senator cory booker who was here in cleveland today. so we're watching it very carefully. we'll see what happens, and when we find out, you will be the first to know. meanwhile, with the rnc underway in cleveland tonight, donald trump's family continuing what has become their role in this week's republican national convention. ivanka trump set to introduce her father later this evening for his all-important acceptance speech. ivanka earlier today offered a preview of what we can expect, at least a little of what we can expect to hear from her father tonight.

>> i know the man as a part, and my siblings and the father he was, but also i can talk about man he is as a leader and an entrepreneur and a business builder and a visionary. so knowing him from those two very different vantage points but seeing similar attributes really transcend both worlds, i think it gives me a bit of a unique perspective in that regard. lou: chairman of the american conservative union, matt schlapp, also a trump surrogate. good to have you. >> good to be here. lou: let's start with the women's vote and its importance and with melania, with tiffany, with ivanka tonight, this

big guns to try to reach women with his message about turning america around. lou: you know, i can recall, matt -- and i'm sure you can as well, monica -- in one of the debates he was sort of hit on this issue, and it hurt him. he was bragging about his polls, doing so well, and he was -- [laughter] he was killing it, if you will, with men, but lagging with women. >> right. lou: he was de

and they love hearing that he's a fantastic father. lou: on the other hand, donald trump has projected himself as what he is, a great, big, bigger-than-life figure who is immensely successful, is not used to -- well, if you will, always showing his -- [inaudible] just to hoe his human side. it's quite a balancing act, isn't it? >> yeah.

carrying his message to all constituencies. lou: you're one of those folks going to be fanning out, matt schlapp. what do you expect tonight? >> i think he's going to hit it out of the park. actually can be president, that he can be a choice they want to

for a fact they're never voting for hillary clinton. lou: i'm going to put forward a theory, and that is one of the things that happened in this convention which makes it historic was one of -- the runner-up, if you will, being booed off the stage because he refused -- my theory is this, that donald trump is even a bigger than life bigger than life figure because some chose to be so much smaller. the impossible, lou, he made trump a victim. and donald trump has been able to exploit that because today the narrative is cruz is the bad guy, and donald trump is o carry that forward as he has throughout the last 4 hours.

lou: i think with rainbows and puppies -- i probably should conclude this right here, because i don't think we're going to top that. but there's on one final note here, this is about making it one america tonight. this is about the one america. how long will it take -- i'm not going to question whether donald trump as president could achieve it. i am going to ask how long do you think it'll take to make that shift in energy, in attitude, in conviction about our future? message here tonigh, america has to grab ahold of it again.

>> you know what? what i expect from donald trump the way our politicians and our leaders used to talk to us, lou. that means pro-growth culturally and adventurous from sea to spacees, that's what i tk we're going to hear tonight. lou: there are two things about donald trump that will be established throughout the campaign but which we already know. one is if it's not big, he's not interested in dealing with it. and the second is that he is truly what he appears to be. he cares about everyone. he does not want to be distracted or have policy deflected by racial strife, by division or nonsense. we're better than that, as barack obama says. maybe th

that's the same as a abraham lincoln quote about appealing to the better angels of our nation. lou: yeah. i'm pretty excited to find out just what donald trump's vision >> i want to know how he gets on that stage tonight, i mean, you monica crowley, matt schlapp, thank you both for being with us. >> thank you, lou. lou: up next, donald trump will accept the republican nomination for president tonight on stage behind me here later this evening. trump earlier preparing for the speech, he conducted a walk-through -- there he is -- on the stage. you know, he needs a lot of company these days. i think presidential -- looking presidential is no longer a question, do you think? howie kurtz joins me right after the break as night four of the

republican national convention is underway. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ lou they're rocking and, of course, the cowboys are rocking for sure. donald trump in the quicken loans arena here, he will be accepting the republican national, the presidential nomination here tonight.

his highly-anticipated acceptance speech the subject of much speculation. his campaign manager, paul manafort, earlier today gave fox news a preview of what we can expect from the republican nominee tonight. >> talking about his vision for america, it's going to talk about the tough times we're facing, it's going to talk about consequences of failed leadership both in the world and in the united states. but it's going to say that you can make a difference with effort. he'll be donald trump tonight. lou: donald trump tonight. joining me, host of "media buzz" on the fox news channel, howie kurtz. howie, great to have you here. >> great to be here. lou: you know, this is bigger than it usually is by any definition. there's a lot riding. give us a sense of what yo think the moment will hold for us. >> you know, every four years, lou, we talk about a candidate's got to give the speech of his life, and all the pressure's on. but here you have donald trump, bombastic billionaire, or outsider candidate, most in the

media and political world dismissed him x. giving a prepared speech, that's not his wheelhouse. he likes to go off the cuff. he feeds be off the energy of the crowd. so he's got to master that. he's got to connect with the audience at home, and also he has to pass the commander in chief threshold. people watching tonight in all the colorfulness of the new york street fighter donald trump is, can he persuade those who might be interested in him but not quite sure that they can imagine him in that oval office? lou: so he's going to be trying to bring in the undecideds, the independents, as well as rally the base of the party -- >> fire up the core -- lou: and heal a lot of fissures that have grown up. i think not this week as many people might infer, but those fissures were there coming into this convention. i actually think you're seeing a lot of people here, as i'm witnessing it and what happened last night, they're coming closer together because a lot of people were offended by ted cruz who otherwise would have been supporting him. >> you know, it's really

really turned on him, and i think he damaged han against this republican establishment with the other 16, so of course, there are some wounds. lou: yeah, there are wounds. and monica crowley earlier saying, she put it this way, you know, no one ever expected that the media, we would see donald trump portrayed as the victim. but

trump. and people like us will get to critique the speech. lou: and we will be vicious. we will be demanding. [laughter] you know, he has to be the most, what would i say, counseled candidate in history. i mean, i've never heard so many people who have decided they know better how to run for president than the nominee. i mean, it's been going on for weeks. tone it down, do this, do that. he's done what he wants, he's done it with the counsel of paul manafort and others, and he has, he's achieved so much. corey lewandowski, they had a merry band of renegades that pulled off the impossible. now with paul manafort, they're pulled off the impossible. >> right. whenever there is an effort to

and he's got to connect in a way that he hasn't before. lou: he's got something i call his mar mar-a-lago ease about h. when he projects that, and it's been typically when he's in florida, he is the most charming rascal. he is the lightest that you ever see him. i hope that he brings some of that here tonight, because he is -- irrespective of what he does or does not do, he is a force of nature to use the cliche., and we're

going to check him out as the presidential nominee of this party begins speaking this evening. we're going to give you a report card. >> great to see you, lou. lou: up next, vice presidential nominee, governor mike pence, backing his running mate on the issue of nato earlier today. >> i think donald trump's position very broadly with regard to our allies and with regard to treaty obligations and nato is that it's time for our allies to begin to pay their fair share. ♪ ♪ lou: kt mcfarland and ambassador john bolton, talk

about a pair to draw to, they join me here next with their views on pence and trump and nato and far more. we're waiting for the main event, donald trump's acceptance of the republican presidential nomination, here tonight in the quicken loans arena, cleveland, ohio. stay with us. ♪ ♪ for a vehicle that can drive itself? an autonomous-thinking automobile that protects those inside and outside. ready or not, the future is here. the all-new e-class. self-braking, self-correcting, self-parking. a mercedes-benz concept car that's already a reality. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>

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lou: you are back with us here at the quicken loans arena.

on stage, sheriff joe arpaio. america's toughest sheriff, the sheriff of maricopa county in arizona. >> we need a leader who will protect our border and enforce our laws because the nation without borders is a nation without laws is no nation at all. [cheers and applause] and now, more than ever, we must respect and must have respect for the police. we must give them the tools and the support they need to do their jobs. the highest levels of government must have our backs as they risk their lives every single day to perform their jobs and protect our citizens.

as someone who for 35 years has been a top law enforcement official leg and working on both sides of the border. i can tell you firsthand about the dangers of illegal immigration and drugs. we have terrorists coming over our border. infiltrating our community, and causing massive destruction and mayhem. we have criminals penetrating our weak border security system and committing serious crime. i'm supporting donald trump because he is a leader. he produces results and is the only candidate for president ready to get tough in order to protect americans.

i have fought on the front lines to prevent illegal immigration, and i know donald trump will stand with me and other proud americans to secure our border. donald trump will build the wall. [cheers and applause] and restore law and order and keep drugs and illegal immigrants from entering into our country. you know, i will never forget donald trump, what he did for my wife. i have been married to ava for

59 years. and during the campaign she was diagnosed with cancer. just before going on national tv, donald trump called my wife and talked to herb for five minutes. in subsequent trips her in forgot to think of my wife and call her. he did not have to get my support through his kindness to my wife because i was already hooked. [applause] let's elect a leader who will stand up for america. and protect our borders. and support law enforcement. and the military.

and in degree so, unite our one -- and in doing so, unite our country. let's elect donald trump. thank you. [cheers and applause] lou: they are chanting joe, joe, joe. they love hip. he is well loved by law enforcement, by the community he serves, maricopa county. not all of it. there are some folks in a tent city there who don't appreciate him. but he's something special. 55 years in law enforcement. this is mark burns, pastor burns. he's going to rev it up here and john bolton.

the i am and of you guys and mark burns and this entire crowd just getting ramped up. >> republicans, it is so important that we come together to defeat hillary clinton and the race-baiting democrats! lou: pastor burns, i can't help but watch and listen when he talks. he's wonderful. >> focusing on the colors that divide us and not the colors that unite us. [cheers and applause] lou: he's great. >> she is afraid, she is afraid,

she is afraid because she knows that together we will never allow hillary clinton to become the next president of the united states of america! lou: if you could, folks. this is a pictur they are as revved up as anybody in the crowd here. >> i move to declare to the whole world and to the republican party that under donald trump and under a donald trump administration, all lives matter! hough we are going to stay with pastor burns for a minute.

>> and that means black lives, white lives, hispanic lives, asian lives, muslim lives, all lives matter! and even though. [chanting all lives matter!] >> there you go! even though i disagree with the tactics and the divisive rhetoric of the black lives matter, i do understand that

hopelessness and lack of opportunity breeds the type of desperation. it does. [applause] and this is true in many of our nation's go toe -- go ghettos. but the thing is, the way that we solve the problem and eliminate that kind of desperation is to create good jobs, urban economic renewal, good jobs, urban revitalization, and opportunities for jobs created and long-term solutions. that would stop the problem in

our cities around the country. and i will submit that we as republicans, we are declaring right now today that we are determined more than ever to listen to the cry of the disenfranchised. the african community. we are more than ever solve the problems together, together, together, together, together, together. together. shout together! and i know without a shadow of a doubt that donald j. trump will make sure that all americans will have jobs!

lou: pastor mark burns has this arena in his hands as you see and hear this. his heart is after the human race. and together, together -- shout together! shout together! not as black americans. white americans, brown americans, yellow americans, or red americans. but just as americans! [cheers and applause] and together as americans we will get to the promised land. and the promised land is a place

where jobs have returned back to this country, where no matter what terrorist group that tries to destroy our way of life, we'll rise from the ashes. we'll never die! we will always -- because we are the united states of america! [cheers and applause] lou: if anyone thought that the republican party was not a party of passion and drive and excitement, they have not been to cleveland and to the quicken

loans arena this week. this is something. let's listen to pastor burns. >> my lovely wife and our beautiful six babies, i invite every one of you to help me elect the next president of the united states of america! donald j. trump! shout trump! trump! trump! lou: this was an explosion here. this crowd -- these people in this arena. he can concert anybody in this place, i believe tonight.

pastor mark tburns, that was wonderful. lou: i have got to say amen, brother. >> anybody who thinks the united states is finished on purchase greatest days are behind us, just listen to him. lou: this is fra fran tarkingto. a wonderful guy, but a hard act to follow. we are talking about one america. we have been so divided. and straightforwardly earlier this week, rudy giuliani asking, what happened to america

along race and class lines and religious lines the path to continued political power.nst io redistribute the wealth and transform our country. is an opportunity to stop it right now. lou: john bolton, the ambassador has been saying this for years. john bolton, i have got to give you credit. you saw the designs at work here within this administration early on. kt, we are running out of time, your sense of how much donald trump can do in foreign policy to repair the damage, and to can

policy, the world wants to us do it, even our enemies. lou: thank you both. we are coming right back in just a moment. you're here to buy a car.

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national convention this evening sphpt overall theme make america great. we have breaking news. a version of donald trump's upcoming speech in which he will accept the republican presidential nomination has been published by the washington post. the "post" says the embargo was broken by another media outlet so the "post" in turn posting it online. the speech will focus on the main issues of the trump campaign. national security, illegal immigration and putting a stop to the recent wave of crime and violence against law enforcement officers all across the country. donald trump will also as you might expect go after hillary clinton and president obama. it's not much of a news break, but we wanted to share the with you because it's being shared by other news outlets.

we want to bring in charlie hurt, and former mccain advisor ford o'connell. we are entirely blameless but i want to take the opportunity to discuss what we are going to hear. let me start with you, charlie. >> as you say, it's a surprise he's going to go after hillary clinton. but the speech from what i can tell, he's standing as a champion of the forgotten. there are a couple of sections where he talks about standing up for the people who have been victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens and he talks about how they don't have protesters standing up for them. they don't have special interests standing up for them. that's a very powerful message. did you see all the energy and

violence on the tv? police officers being targeted for assassination. and he talks about trade. he lays the issue of trade at the feet of bill clinton. it's hard for hillary to get out from under that. >> anything in the published elements of the speech that surprise you in particular delight you? >> i think it's an extension of eric trump's speech. yes, he's fighting for the little guy, but he's going to fight for all americans and he's going to make their lives better, and he will make america stronger. it's a culmination of the theme we have been hearing throughout the week. but there always certain way trump can deliver this. this will be a success if tomorrow the headline reads "trump names it" because this d -- "trump nails it" because

this will be the biggest speech of his life. lou: this convention witnessed an historic events. that is the runner-up of the nomination turned on his host and was as classless as anyone i have ever seen in politics frankly. what are your thoughts? >> i was rather amazed by that. i always believed ted cruz would do whatever is in his best interests. that's what we have seen throughout the entire campaign and his political career. but it was in his best interests to give some grudging endorsement of donald trump. why he didn't, i can't understand. it will be remembered as a very, very small, stingy moment in his life. >> i think ted cruz committed political suicide. he didn't put america first. he put himself first. it was disgusting and selfish.

how he could give such a passionate speech about freedom and ideals and principles then break his pledge makes him a self-serving hypocrite. lou: i want to turn to bobby knight on video here. let's take a look. i'll be right back. i apologize for interruption. i'm told we missed it. so i interrupted our conversation. and missed the video. i'm doing a bangup job, guys, i apologize. i think we may have to listen to some music. let me turn to you, ford. why would there not be someone advising ted cruz that what he just did did nothing but make donald trump a bigger figure than he was before? because that's what he did.

he made him a bigger than life figure. >> i think ted cruz is thinking about 2020 and he missed the entire boat. and he became so self-serving that he made a lot of his supporters think of him as bigoted. donald trump can very well become the next president of the united states. ted cruz in his self-serving way miscalculated. the headline coming out this morning should have read, mike pence gives passionate speech on why america need trump. lou: i don't think the campaign should worry too much because pence delivered a terrific speech.

i watched the reaction in the arena. it was all but uniformly positive. i mean positive in the sense people were excited about a figure we were told had no charisma at all, would not be particularly interesting, i thought he was very interesting in his speech. >> he did do we needed to do is present himself as a true conservative, somebody even in the areas where he disagreed if the past with donald trump, he presented himself as a true conservative and somebody who is quite frankly boring. he even made a joke about how boring he is. that's fine. the trump campaign is not going to die if it has a little bit of boringness in it. in fact it might be helped a little bit. lou: sorry, we are running short on time. i appreciate you being with us. charlie hurt, ford o'connell, it

will be a big evening. member of the homeland security committee and the appropriations committee. as we build up to the moment, last night had a moment of it own, historic in it own unfortunate way. unfortunate for cruz. but very fortunate for donald trump. you have served with senator cruz and with mike pence. what in the world

york city swagger next to mike pence's aw, shucks sensibilities is a surprise. lou: he was self-effacing saying that some you don't know me, in fact most of you don't know me.

one of my fast it lines of the evening. ted cruz whether that affects his long-term career, nobody knows at this point. texans and i talked to that have spontaneously come up to me, he win or lose i'm going to work for the nominee. lou: monica crowley said earlier on the air, he is like the guest to accumulation to dinner, drank the ne and you to the host and didn't even say good-bye in point of fact. as a transplanted texan, i don't think that went over very well, and knowing some of the people

in the texas delegation, they are mortally offended. i would say outside the great state of texas. let's turn to donald trump. he has a great running mate. he made a decision to bring in pence. and there was a lot of some skidishness being expressed in the national media, then a wave because congressman after congressman came out talking about how great he is on policy. the head of the conference as you say. and he was a great governor. ssuring pickessed that donald

for conservatives to say if that's the administration he put together, we are on board. lou: anti-trump on this day particularly isn't what a lot of folks are looking for. they look to me like they are sewn together. to create divide

say i want someone who will lou: you are all in for trump? >> i'm in. lou: senator langford. appreciate it. thank you. up next, we heard sheriff joe arpaio talking on stage. we are not going to be able to match that, but the maricopa county sheriff joins us right after the break. later tonight donald trump's daughter ivanka will introduce her father as he accepts the republican presidential nomination.

lou: i got a chance to redeem

myself. bobby knight, knight talking to the convention in a video mess and. it's not long. we want you to hear, and i want you to hear what at hall of fame basketball coach had to say. here he is. >> to be a part of team trump working toward making america the greatest there is. as a coach, my main objective was to win. i know donald trump will always have winning on his mind. lou: there it is. bob knight, make america great again. maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio talked moments ago on stage and praised trump for enforcing the law with it comes to illegal immigration and border security. >> we are more concerned with the rights of illegal aliens and criminals than we are with

protecting our own country. [cheers and applause] that must change. we need a leader who will protect our border and enforce our laws because a nation without borders is a nation without laws is no nation at all. it's great to be here with you again. we have known each other a long time. you are still in the fight. people tried to intimidate you. this administration has gone after you, and you have stood as a symbol of law and order in arizona and this country. i want to commend you as your friend. i think everybody needs to hear that about you. are we winning the fight in any fashion now? >> not really.

we by the way, i believe everything he says. i always remember when he took some heat when some cops werel o

something with the front line people to protect our country. lou: i think a lot of people have to take great comfort in what you are saying because they know you are a no nonsense guy. you two have some similarities. you speak directly, succinctly and truthfully as you understand the truth to be. but that's what we are hearing from a lot of quarters about donald trump. he's defying expectations, the and proved who he is. >> there is a secret nobody knows about.aff have never

asked me to say something or not say something. never. that shows you how comfortable he is with himself. lou: you are at the national convention that is going to hear his acceptance of the presidential nomination of this party. he had senator ted cruz up there, he knew what he was going to say, he invited him here no strings attached. he let him speak with, but never once insisted on controlling the word senator cruz would say. he's a billionaire with love for the people. does that make sense? lou: it isn't a disqualification and i imagine a nice comfort in the evening. the fact he loves his country is clear. one of the things people don't

talk about. this man is sacrificing a lot to run for the presidency of th international affairs than hillary does. i guarantee you he does. i'm not trying to bad mouth hillary. but when you are in foreign countries, i have been there dealing with presidents. you have got to make a deal. he says make a deal and negotiate. why is that a bad word? you should be able to do that. lou: president obama criticized because he wouldn't deal with congress. and some of the electorate criticizing donald trump because sheriff joe arpaio. i'm going to call your wife tomorrow. that?

tomorrow guaranteed. my wife has got your number and we'll have it for you tomorrow. all the best. thanks so much. we are moving closer to the grand finale in cleveland. donald trump about to accept the republican presidential nomination. let me put a little timeline on that. that will be in just a little over an hour. guy benson and morgan ortegas join me from cleveland,io. we thank you for being with us. we are coming back after these short messages.

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lou: colorful garb and a lot of folks joining me guy benson, and let's start with the benefits or the harm that senator cruz did to the party and to himself. >> i was not impressed last night. i understand that he hashink he

stood up for what he believed in. lo in terms of his long-termt of tp supporters who will never forget whate did and they will right as a terrible betrayal.

lou: the people here tonight, i can tell you just listening and watching their reaction, hearing about the reaction of the texas delegation from some of the folks there, if he ever recovers from this it will be a there will be consequences for him. he knows that. he's a calculates person. >> i don't think so. if you study the pictures of that man as he left. i think he was shocked and surprised. he violated every rule. he broke his word, he signed a pledge, he violated the pledge. he was as ill-mannered to these people as he could have been. and as a result, donald trump who is bigger than life already, he looks ginormous compared to

the smallness of senator cruz and others. causes. if ted cruz wanted to unite conservatives he invited him to come out on stage. lou: that might be the politic thing to do that you would expect from a lesser person. but donald trump showed himself to be bigger than that. he was a gracious host and he sought not to change a single word of that speech and he allowed him in. this is a man people are coming to understand is different than

their expectations and different than the orthodox boxes people want to shoism into. >> that is true. >> some people will say he gave him enough rope last night. lou: maybe it was what calculation. but first and foremost the generosity to all of his opponents in this campaign he gave them all a chance to speak and unite. what do you expect tonight? >> i got he will do his best shot to a massive audience. a lot of people just tuning in now to the national campaign.

lou: there is a gap with women. he's tied up with hillary clinton within the margin of error in the real clear politics average poll with hillary clinton. that isn't supposed to have happened. $200 million has been spent trying to tear this man to pieces and he' >> it's almost like she is trying to use. lou: is she trying by using a private email servers, is she hd trump. lou: you will hear a lot more >> i would like to hear from him, what are you going to do as president. lou: what does he need to say to women.

bit too harsh for women. lou: too strong. >> a little bit like the ex-husband sometimes. to be honest. i'm not as charge as you, mr. dobbs. >> having read the transcript,ry the many only 15% to 0% of the speech. lou: introduction the man to the country. that's with he aspect of his life, the human part.rhetoric. we want someone who is male or

guy benson, great to have you and her i dees, thank you. still to come from cleveland. reince priebus, ivanka trump in about an hour from now, the republican nominee, donald trump will seek to convince women he should be their president. tom sullivan and trish regan will be joining me after this quick break as the countdown to the main event at the quicken loans arena in cleveland as the republican national convention continues. stay with us. ♪

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nomination. we are going to talk with tom sullivan and new york. there you are, tom. sitting here next to me in the arena, can you hear?in new yorr you. what do you think of the idea that donald trump will be able to convince a lot of women to bridge that gap that he has to work against to become the president of the united states? >> i will tell you i think most of that deserted and accomplished a thing because as we talked last night lou been.

impressive and then bakken comes out tonight and goes to the message to a lot of people, women and men that gee this family is pretty impressive and this is the father of this group of young people. there must be something there and i think family values, you don't have to say it. it just transcends from the trump family over the last few nights and again tonight. so by the time he gets there i think a lot of people he's a pretty impressive guy. lou: your thoughts in bridging that gap tonight? >> look i think his daughter is a woman who has three also working as an adviser for her father. she really is a very modern woman, something that women aspire to be and she understands how challenging it is to be in the workforce and to have little kids at home. he did

something right. he has terrific kids and clearly he values women.gine he's

i hope that you can bear with me as i try to make myself heard. straightforwardly with these polls now tightening and battleground states in the national polls and it politics average within the margin of air at this looks like donald trump is going into the opposition convention next week, looking as good as he possibly could. c i think so until you what else is going to happen next week. i know there's all this controversy and the rumbles and the ted cruz mess and everything else but i think that is led to good television and people have enjoyed it and you know the people tuning into your show every night lou have been through the men so people are watching and they are excited and it's exciting and next week i think it's going to be boring.

it's going to be like watching wallpaper dry. it's going to be a coronation at everybody knows the outcome. it's going to be heavily scripted. there won't be any fun so i republican party to the american people i think, at least in terms of the delegates here. trish: let them be cake and out for the wealthy and out for the elite and all of a sudden this guy comes an ironic you billionaires but he has been such an iconic american success story in terms of being able to build that while and he has suddenly the everyday man that relates to the cepts the party's presidential

nomination. trish take it away. trish: don't go anywhere. lewis hit with me for the night. tonight is the night everyone that donald trump will take the stage in an hour from now to formerly accept the nomination of the. here we are tonight. welcome everyone to the fourth and final night of the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. i'm trish regan. tonight's theme make america one again. steinl trumps chance to