buy. they've done a great job in creating an omni channel approach. as they reopen, we think they'll do each better. liz: sean, it's great to have you with your picks. sean o'hara. folks, it is a new record for the s&p 500, the nasdaq's record run ends, the dow just points short of -- melissa: the s&p 500 extending its record streak after the federal reserve announced a landmark shift in policies, pledging to focus on restoring the country to full employment and tolerate higher inflation. the s&p closing at a new high for the fifth straight day marking the most consecutive records in more than two and a half years. we like that. the nasdaq losing steam after hitting an all-time high earlier today, snapping a five-day record streak at the close. and the dow a little more than 1,000 points away from record territory. i'm melissa francis, and this is "after the bell." there's connell. connell: connell mcshane.

good to see you, melissa, live today from jacksonville, florida. florida, the final stop on our swing state tour, out speaking to voters here in the sunshine state the earlier today, all of this as president trump prepares to formally accept the gop nomination later tonight back in washington. so a lot to do on a busy thursday. fox business team coverage for you. blake burman and gerri willis to start us off. blake, you get to go fifth from the north lawn of the white house. >> reporter: and we have a little bit of news as it relates to no deal at all whatsoever for a phase four relief package because the chief of staff, mark meadows, and the house speaker, nancy pelosi, spoke this afternoon, and pelosi has just put out a statement saying, essentially, that the talks once again went nowhere. this was the comment from the house speaker a little while ago. quote: the conversation made clear that the white house continues to disregard the needs of the american people as the coronavirus crisis delaware states lives and lyely hoods. -- livelihoods. there wasn't much hope really

going into this conversation as pelosi described the white house chief of staff this way before the talks. watch. >> so this is a conversation only to respect the fact that the president's representative -- not even the lead negotiator, that would be mnuchin, we consider, whatever his name is -- what's his name? meadows here is staffing mr. mnuchin. and they, if they are willing to meet us in the middle, then we can sit down and talk. >> reporter: mark meadows, chief of staff, one of the senior-most advisers over here at the white house. i am told going into that meeting the chief of staff was essentially going to put forth options that would be viable from the white house point of view. connell, melissa, one of the things that aye been hearing -- aye been hearing over the last 24 hours was some republicans support the idea of a $500 billion package, though that number is about four times lower than what nancy pelosi wants and, of course, there are still some republicans who feel that

no spending is needed at all. elsewhere from the white house today we are expecting an announcement here soon, potentially even in the upcoming hours maybe, about a pretty big contract on the testing front as the white house, i am told, has struck a deal with abbott laboratories. that, of course, is the rapid test. 150 million tests, 750 million dollars, so we expect that announcement soon. we'll see if the president, president trump mentions it tonight, of course, as he will be giving his convention address to close out the rnc at about 10:30 here from the south lawn of the white house later this evening. back to you. connell: busy day. much more to come from there, blake. thank you. melissa. melissa: here now to react is -- wait, what's his name again? oh, yeah, steve moore, freedomworks economist. i love that a nancy pelosi can't remember who mark meadows is. [laughter] anyway, let me ask you -- on the economy and on the president's

plan for that, we saw the outline on day one that he was looking to add 10 million jobs in ten months and wants to create 1 million new small businesses, but we haven't heard a lot of details. do you know any of the details, and will he talk about that tonight? >> i think he will, melissa. great to be with you. i think it's going to be a lot of the policies that he put in place in his first term. i know i've talked to him many times, he does want to do this payroll tax cut for the rest of the year. that's a really important priority with him, and that's one of the sticking points between the white house and pelosi. but he also wants to make these tax cuts permanent, he wants to do the move forward with the energy policies of making america energy independent. you can't think of an issue, melissa, where the two parties clash more than on their vision of energy where trump wants to use our oil, gas, coal and nuke hard power, and the democrats want to use, you know, solar and wind power. so that's a big one. i would add one other one that i

think really interesting, it's emerged as a big issue this fall, obviously, because of the school year starting this week and next which is trump really wants to get these schools open, and he's really very much probably the strongest advocate of school choice, of letting the dollars go to the parents and families, of any presidential candidate in 30 or 40 years. melissa: yeah, but we haven't seen movement on that. i mean, is there a chance he could get something done on the school choice front? >> democrats hate the idea because the democrats are ruled by teachers' unions, and so they put those concerns ahead of those of the children. but trump is even talking, melissa, about trying to find a way to do this without nancy pelosi's opposition. so, you know, there is some talk of taking money in the department of education budget and reallocating unspent money to give the money to parents in school districts that aren't open. i happen to love that idea.

i think the american people would love that idea -- melissa: can he do that? >> well, we will see, right? i mean, that would be legally challenged. but, you know, what i believe he should do, what i've told the president is assert the authority to do this. we're in an economic emergency. we're in an education emergency. do it, mr. president. be like franklin roosevelt and assume these powers, and if pelosi wants to sue him for, you know, cutting the payroll tax the or for, you know, giving parents an ability to send their kids to school, you know, go ahead and let her do it. melissa: yeah. well, anytime you see a headline that the president is out to cut social security and medicare or medicaid spending and you wonder where that's coming from, it's the idea that he wants to cut the payroll tax. so that's how they translate that into something to use against him. let me ask you though overall -- >> can i just -- can i just -- melissa: go ahead. >> this is an important point. so, you know, if people go to our web site, committee to unleash prosperity.org, you will

see we have on tape -- [laughter] melissa, on tape we have barack obama, joe biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, every leading democrat ten years ago saying cutting the payroll tax is the best possible thing we can do for the american worker. best thing. it's going to help middle class workers. and they also say back then this will not hurt social security. joe biden is on tape saying that. so the question is, joe biden, if it didn't hurt the social security trust fund when obama did it, why is it going to hurt the trust fund when trump does it? they're saying exactly the opposite of what they said ten years ago. melissa: well, that's how politicians work. steve moore, thank you. we look forward to tonight. >> that's true. melissa: you have a good seat. i'm jealous. all right, a path of destruction, a chemical fire erupting outside lake charles, louisiana, in hurricane laura's wake. we are on the ground in the louisiana with where things stand. connell. connell: well, melissa, our

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melissa: laura downgraded to a tropical storm inland after hitting the gulf coast. jeff flock is on the ground in lake charles, louisiana, with more. >> reporter: i'll tell you, i haven't seen such a wide swath of destruction since katrina, really, in louisiana. everything from power lines down to trees down, debris everywhere, streets blocked, power out most places. even buildings that don't look -- most buildings are damaged, most homes are damaged in some way. some lightly, some heavily are. even ones that don't look damaged, that's the roof of that building. what's that look like? here's a piece of it. this is the roofing material of the state college, insulation and brick. there you go.

businesses everywhere, windows out, obviously, all closed. damage, as i said, almost anywhere you aim a camera in this town you're going to find damage. it is an incredibly wide swath, but then when you think about it, melissa, 150 mile-an-hour winds, cat four storm hits cameron, which is the small town down in the gulf, on the gulf, and then marches up this way. what do you expect? this was a direct hit, dead on. within the eye of the storm last night, and the cleanup is just starting now on the other side of this restaurant here, maybe you see. we haven't seen much cleanup today. i'm thinking tomorrow that's going to kick in bigtime. you see guys clearing some brush, picking up glass. there's a lot of this to do. if you don't have anything better to do this weekend, come on into lake charles, louisiana. i'm sure they could use your help. melissa. melissa: jeff, that piece of roof with insulation, wow, that

is really crazy. i hope that's not asbestos you were touching there. thank you for that report. >> reporter: i got insurance. connell: well, to follow up, speaking of insurance, on all of that you always do want to make sure you're covered during a natural disaster. insurance policies can be confusing in what they do and don't protect when your house is hit by a storm. so gerri willis has spent some time looking into that, and she joins us now to break it down. >> reporter: that's right. it is confusing. look, torrential wind, heavy rain, a wall of sea water, hurricane laura was one of the strongest hurricanes ever to pound the gulf coast. the storm causing now a total of four deaths. and as residents return to what's left of their homes, they may be wondering just how much financial protection they're going to get from their homeowners' insurance policy. well, the good news is homeowners policies cover wind damage caused by storms like laura. but in louisiana and 18 other

states plus the district of columbia, to get to that you have to pay a he was ty deductible -- hefty deductible first. hurricane deductibles are typically a percentage of the insured value of the home. so if your insured value is $200,000, your deductible 2, well, then you're going to have to pay $4,000 in deductibles before your insurance kicks in. by the way, the insurance deductible can be found on the declarations page of your policy if you're looking for it tonight. however, if your damage is caused by flooding, well, then you need something altogether different, fema's national flood insurance policy, that is sold by insurance agents as well, but there are limits on this coverage. listen. >> it's capped at $250,000 on the structure and $100,000 on the contents. >> reporter: now, the optional comprehensive portion of an auto insurance policy is what covers

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longest record streak at the close in two and a half years after a key change from the federal reserve. chairman jerome powell announcing a major shift in its monetary policy. edward lawrence is live in washington with the details. >> reporter: yeah, melissa. that major shift the first one in eight years to the way the federal reserve does the monetary policy going forward. the fed will now seek to achieve inflation averaging 2%. what that means, basically, is the economy could run a little hot for a while, but households and investors can be assured that the long-term inflation goal is anchored at 2%. maximum employment, the federal reserve clarifying that in their decision employment can run at or above the estimate of maximum levels without concern. finally, the major change to the strategy statement includes challenges of persistently low interest rates. the bottom line is the federal reserve will no longer raise interest rates just because the job market improves if there is no inflation pressures. >> this is not a formulaic

approach, you know? the committee will continue to consider all of the things that it typically considers in making monetary policy but will aspire to have inflation run above 2% after periods in which it runs for an extended period below 2% so that we can average 2%. >> reporter: and the vote on this was unanimous. that includes dallas federal reserve president robert kaplan who i spoke with moments ago. >> running behind, you've been running below 2% now for some number of years, and i think we want to take some steps to bolster confidence that we will actually hit our 2% inflation target. from a practical point of view. >> reporter: kaplan says this will not mean price increases, but price stability. while the job market runs a little bit hot. powell says the framework will be reviewed every five years, he says the reason it happened now is that we've been through one full business cycle since the great recession, and the last

two years changed the fed's thinking on maximum unemployment. you had inflation running under 2% while unemployment was running under 4%. back to you. melissa: edward, thank you for that. connell? connell: more about the fight for the nation's largest battleground state. you know, florida one of six states that president trump flipped in his direction in 2016. narrowly defeating hillary clinton by 1.2 percentage points. this time around it's his challenger, joe biden, who holds a slight lead in the polls here in what is officially the president's home state now. so can mr. trump repeat that success that led him to the white house four years ago? >> i'm definitely going to be for the democrats. and i would vote straight democrat ticket. i like biden because he reads. he's a reader. he knows how to get information. and he listens to people.

>> trump, no question about it what he's done for the country, the employment has recovered and jobs have come back, and the economy overall with all the numbers are good. connell: now, you said the virus -- >> the views -- connell: criticized the president for that, you like the way -- >> oh, absolutely. he's listened to the scientists but at the same time been very sensitive to the business and the importance of keeping the economy going. >> when you never had to struggle and you never had to fight for yourself in life, you don't understand the real world. and you say america is good but i don't see a change. because in my neighborhood we're still the same. >> i'm a democrat. i believe in his policies. and i believe in the rule of law. we've got an unlawful guy in the office. connell: some of the voters we spoke with earlier today, joined now by republican senator rick scott who, of course, also the former governor here in florida. you know, senator, we've been to five swing states now to over

two weeks. haven't been out a long time, but it was great to get out and speak to voters. i would say about florida, you know, it's always so close, when we went to pennsylvania or wisconsin, we've had a lot of undecided voters. in florida not very many undecided, but a lot of passion on both sides, almost split down the middle. what's your read on your state politically right now? >> sure. just remember if the polls were right, we would have president hillary clinton. the polls always said president trump would lose back in 2016. i think the issues are this, number one, who do they think is going to do a better job on the economy. clearly, most people believe president trump will do a better job. who believes in law and order. clearly, the democrats don't because they won't even condemn these riots. and number three, for florida what's mr. trump done -- [inaudible] that's a big, that's a big issue in our state. biden/obama did nothing on

maduro and venezuela. in contrast, president trump has been tough trying to make sure we get democracy and freedom in cuba and all throughout latin america. those are going to be the defining issues in this campaign in florida, and i think president trump's going to come out on top. connell: if those issues help the president, does his handling of the virus hurt him here politically? >> well, you know, we clearly -- unfortunately, we have quite a few people die, but we haven't had the problems that new york has had where we had a governor who stood up there and sends covid patients to a nursing home. so i think in every level of government one thing i wish they would do is give us more information, but i know in congress we've been working hard to make sure we take care of the people that have lost their jobs. the democrats won't help us. we've been taking care of the business, as we know, the democrats won't help us. so i think the only thing it's going to come down to the

economy, and we know that joe biden's biggest tax inend creases for the country, it's going to be at the worst time for jobs. so i think those things are going to be the most important things in november. connell: met me ask you -- let me ask you at the president's speech which at one point was supposed to take a mace here in jacksonville -- place here in jacksonville. i know especially in your time as governor you had to balance dealing with a hurricane and also other duties. the president earlier today said he considered postponing or delaying his speech. he's going forward with it though. is that the right decision? >> well, it's a tough decision because, you know, your heart goes out to what's happened in louisiana and texas today, and then you go look at what's going on in portland and kenosha, you know, you hope that eventually especially like in portland, it looks like kenosha's starting to do the right thing, but is that

all these riots, these horrible riots will stop. i know the president's focused on fema doing their job. i had a great experience with fema helping me in my four hurricanes. so, i mean, i think it's a tough choice, but i think he's going to give a great speech tonight, he's going to talk about the opportunity in this country. we're, as you know, joe biden's now a puppet of the radical left, and i don't think that's going to be good for biden in november. connell: is the audience of the president the most important one, people who voted for hill last time around and/or his base? there's been speculation that there's some, you know, what is known to be the trump base demographically that didn't vote last time, that there may be some more room to push turnout. should he be targeting folks? it seems like that's what he'll do as opposed to trying to look at the undecided voters or maybe even people who usually vote democratic, what do you think? >> well, you know, i've had three statewide races, and i

think what east going to do -- he's going to do, and you can see his outreach to hispanics and african-americans, he's going to go after every voter. he's got a story about the economy. he's got a story about how his helped these -- held these thugs around the world accountable. he's got a story that he believes in safe communities, so i think he's got the right story actually to talk to everybody. connell: are jobs coming back here in florida? i know that unemployment rate has been stubbornly high. other states are starting to come back a little quicker. florida's 13.8% unemployment has come back to 11, but that's still double digits. >> i'm optimistic. we got it down to 3.3% in eight years. you know, one issue we've got is we are very tourism-oriented state, so we've got to get people back on airplanes, we've got to get people back traveling again.

we've got to get the cruise industry going again, and it's going to take everybody in those industries making people feel comfortable that they can get back out and enjoy e their life. connell: senator, thank you. senator rick scott from the state of floridament we appreciate you coming on. we'll watch the president tonight. speaking of which, one of the things president trump might do this evening is try to appeal to more women voters. ivanka trump speaking tonight as well in the rnc, and the campaign's been reaching out to that key demographic, something we've been focused on and will talk more about coming up. melissa. melissa: strange new world, the research team in the united kingdom finds 50 new planets in data from nasa's retired kepler mission with the help of machine learning artificial intelligence. the a.i. can help examine the tremendous amount of photos captured by increasingly e advanced telescopes. pretty cool. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ melissa: fox business alert, maryland governor harry hogan announcing -- larry hogan that all county school systems are authorized to safely reopen because of improved coronavirus metrics. and the philadelphia eagles just announcing for state and is city guidance no fans will be allowed for the 2020 football season, quote: until further notice. hmm. connell.

connell: all right. we have small business owners, melissa, and just the people in general of kenosha bracing for another night of protest. last night protests were reported to be relatively calm as hundreds of national guard troops arrived on the scene there after president trump had that ordered law and order across the state of wisconsin. live now to grady trimble in kenosha with more. grady. >> reporter: connell, crews spent the day putting out hot spots at biddings like this one that burnt to the ground earlier in the week, but by all accounts last night's protests were peaceful. we know that the curfew was move up an hour earlier, and that curfew was strictly enforced. hundreds more law enforcement officials including from the federal government hit the streets of kenosha. last night was darkly different from tuesday when three people were shot here. 17-year-old kyle rittenhaus is expected to be charged with first-degree murder.

in a press conferenced today, the sheriff raised eyebrows when he characterized tuesday night. >> last night was very peaceful. tuesday night not quite so peace, but it wasn't too bad. monday night was our big night. hopefully, we're over that hump. >> reporter: and in the world of sports, the nhl is reportedly the latest league to call off its playoff competitions tonight and potentially tomorrow night in solidarity with the other leagues whose players are protesting the shooting of jacob blake. we have yet to get confirmation of that from the nhl. we know this all kicked off yesterday when the nba players decided not to play followed by the mlb players and other pro sports across the country. the nba is expected to resume play on saturday and sunday, although the details of their schedule have not been released yet. connell? connell: all right, grady. ty -- grady trimble in kenosha,

wisconsin. melissa. melissa: concern over a lack of counter-programming, democrats have said their presidential nominee joe biden who's been laying low during the convention, but biden did make an appearance this afternoon responding to president bush's prepared remarks -- president trump's prepared remarks tonight. >> we created more jobs in the last three years than he's created so far, number one. everything he's inherited, he's screwed up. the last four years we weren't having racial riots. when they occurred, we didn't have to call on -- we protected federal property without hurting people. we moved in a direction that made sense. melissa: here now is joe concha, "the hill" media reporter. you had an interesting tweet this morning where you said you had been saying that playing not to lose is not the way to win an election. how are the democrats playing not to lose? >> well, the biden campaign,

melissa, doesn't seem to have much confidence in their candidate or else the counter-programming tonight wouldn't be kamala harris giving a speech to counter president trump, they would put the guy, you know, who's on the top of the ticket to do that. and widen did go -- biden did do two interviews with cnn and msnbc. he needs to do an outreach to independents because he's having some real trouble in battleground states. remember, after the dnc convention lasting week, melissa, the ticket got no bounce. we've never seen that before. you usually get 3, 5, 6 points. the biden camp got none. so now you look at battleground states in the real clear politics index of poll, he is only up by the margin of error, basically, in the states that matter like wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, ohio, north carolina. so that's a problem for the biden campaign.

if they're not getting bounces out of their conventions and their candidate isn't going on real journalism shows like "60 minutes" like fox news, like fox business or perhaps jonathan swan my old colleague on axios. take down some actual, tough questions instead of playing tee ball on questions mainly about joe biden, you'll notice. what do you think about what donald trump said here, what trump did there? how about asking questions about what joe biden wants to do for the country particularly on the economy in terms of taxes and until yesterday he didn't denounce any violence in the major cities we're seeing play out on our screens every night. it's a big pop for the biden cam -- problem for the biden campaign right now, melissa. melissa: you mentioned to try to swing independents. do you really think there's anybody who doesn't know which one of these two people they like better? i mean, they're so die diametriy

opposed in every way other than the fact that they're both old or white guys. beyond that they pretty much disagree e on almost everything. is it on the that there are independent people out there still who haven't made up their mind or have people not made up their mind if they're motivated enough to vote? >> not sure if they're paying attention. until we get to labor day, unless you're living in the bubble, not a lot of people paying attention because they probably still don't know who joe biden is right now and how do you define him, what is the joe biden bumper sticker is. you know what donald trump's is. what's the biden bumper sticker? i'm a decent guy. we're not voting for a priest, we're voting for a president. so people still don't know exactly what joe biden and kamala harris will bring to the table. there are independentses out there, and i mentioned polling, the lincoln project, as you know, is probably the most anti-trump organization out there, and they even warn that trump voters are definitely

undersampled. in other words, his support is definitely better than what the polls show. so, yeah, i think there absolutely are independents out there, melissa, particularly when it pertains to donald trump where they may not like the way he conducts himself, the way he tweets or some of the things he says, and they're trying to weigh out do i like the result or am i petrified of the alternative in terms of higher taxes and unrest in our cities because joe biden isn't speaking out about law and order issues at least until yesterday anyway. so, yeah, i think there are enough people to be had especially in a close election as connell's finding probably down in florida in those interviews. there probably are some people out there saying i still don't quite know yet. melissa: so as we wrap up the week of the rnc, it has been an incredibly well-produced television program. i've heard so many people who love the president, hate the president say it has been really well put together. for people who love president trump, they're in tears every night, they think it's fantastic. obviously, the people who don't

like him and the democrats, i don't think they're watching at all, how much -- what does that get the president? i mean, does it fire up his base, or do you think does it bring anyone new onboard? >> probably brings some new folks gone board or those that, again, are thinking of do i leave president trump because he may have said this, may have tweeted that but then they see him particularly tonight at the south lawn, the way that's going to play out from an optics perspective, it will look and sound presidential because if there's one thing this president knows, it's how to put on a good production. you compare it, go back and watch, i did actually yesterday, the dnc and the way that was presented. that was homogenized zoom meeting, right? it didn't have the kind of energy that we're seeing like we did with vice president pence last night at fort mchenry, and it certainly won't when we see fireworks over the white house after the president speaks. unlike the dnc, i think you'll see a bounce for president trump, and going into labor day

in battleground states we're going to see these two candidates tied with momentum behind president trump because of coronavirus and the cases and deaths only getting better, going in the right direction, trending in the right direction. the economy, you've seen it, goldman sachs has the gdp going up 27% in the third quarter, basically racing what happened in q2 and again law and order in those cities. who do you trust to make things better in that regard, joe biden who's barely talked about it or pump who's made it a central focus. that's what the election's going to come down to. melissa: joe concha, thank you for your perspective. connell: we'll talk more about this coming up, melissa, joe's talking about voters and whether they've made up their minds. not so much here in florida but definitely in wisconsin and other states, a lot of voters hadn't made up their mind on president trump but not necessarily gone all the way to commit to joe biden. again, more on that coming up. here in florida we're talking about the women's vote at the

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♪ ♪ connell: focusing for a moment here on female voters, in addition to the president, ivanka trump is among those expected to speak tonight at the republican convention's final evening. the campaign has been emphasizing what they see as the positive impact of the president's policies for women. they've been doing it throughout the week. let's take a listen. >> when i look at my son luke and my daughter carolina, i wonder what sort of country will i be leaving for them, for our future generationses? he will build upon the great

american edict that our union will never be perfect until opportunity is equal for all, including and especially for women. >> i want my daughter to grow up in president donald j. trump's america. connell: here now to talk more about this, ashley moody, attorney general here in the state of florida. good to have you on and thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. connell: on this topic, a poll on the screen and you can react to poll for what it's worth. the last numbers i saw had joe biden trailing president trump in florida. i know hillary clinton, you know, female candidate was +7 i believe in the final analysis in 2016. president trump ended up winning the state. if biden's doing better, you know, every vote counts in a state like this. what's the message for women voters in florida? >> elections will come down to gut feelings of moms. you know, when i ran for

attorney general, i knew what needed to be done in terms of law and order. i was a former prosecutor, a judge for over a decade and the wife of a law enforcement officer, but the things i talked about were things that were going to affect my children, and i have an elementary school student right now. moms want to know, number one, that there is going to be safety, security and stability for their children to grow up in a community that is safe. you know, if you want economic prosperity, if we want to rebound fundamentally, we have to make sure people feel safe in their communities. and that's what this convention has done such a good job at, is reinforcing what moms need to know, first and foremost, that their communities and their children are going to be safe places. connell: since the president's election in 2016, the evidence we have -- which is mostly, i guess, the midterms in 2018 and,

granted, he wasn't on the ballot, republicans have struggled with suburban voters, especially women voters -- do you see evidence that this relatively new message, this focus on law and order that we're seeing working with that group? >> and i don't -- i think it's a mistake to say that for campaign purposes they're focusing on law and order. president trump was the first president to put forward a presidential commission on law enforcement to address policing reforms, morale before this year. i'm the attorney general, the only attorney general serving on that commission. he's focused on making sure we address the ills that are plaguing our criminal justice system. he passed the first step act. so what you're hearing this week are a lot of detailed facts. the things he's gotten done, the accomplishments. what you didn't hear last week at the dnc was any form of accomplishment. it was singing, dancing, a lot

of criticizing, criticizing the president, calling him names, criticizing this country. and what president trump and the speakers this week have done is reinforce the fact that this is an amazing country. this is a wonderful mace to live and grow up -- place to live and grow up. we've got to make sure that our leaders will end keepous -- will keep us safe and focus on how we can improve because we are always striving to be a more perfect union. connell: i will say we've been out in five swing states in two weeks, and as you're speaking, a woman i spoke to in north carolina pops to mind. she voted democrats in many elections, you know? the violence in the cities was something of concern to her, and she thought she'd vote for the president this time around. at the same time, we have run into voters, many of whom say they're undecided in other swing states, who have soured on the president personally. you don't like his style or you don't like, you know, his rhetoric. what do you say to those voters?

because many of them have been women as well. >> you know, just this week we've had at a police station rioters with boards and rebar and quick dry cement try to trap police officers in a precinct while other rioters tried to set fire. if your commander in chief does not come out and call for safety and the stability and security of our cities, they should not be commander in chief. and so you need to is can yourself -- ask yourself who do you want in charge of running the executive branch of this nation. i can tell you as a mother, as someone who has spent my life in public service to safety, that's president trump. connell: ashley moody, the state a.g. here in florida ahead of the speeches from president trump and, as we said, ivanka trump as well. thank you. we appreciate you coming on. melissa? melissa: fox business alert for you now, at least four major league baseball games have been

called off for tonight including the red sox versus the blue jays, phillies versus the nationals in protest of the shooting of jacob blake. three mlb games were called i off last night. we will keep you updated on these stories, and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> loved ones with this pandemic, and i think it took him too long to realize this was serious. >> i'm independent, and i'm voting for trump. i believe in him, i respect him, and i think he's doing a good job. i'm a business person, so i like his background if business. >> joe biden. connell: tell me why. >> we need somebody that's going to to take care of us, take care of the pandemic and put taxes back the way they were and tax corporations and tax people that have of money. my taxes would go up, and we need to pay a fair amount of taxes so we can take care of

everybody. connell: a little bit of everything from the voters. pandemic is no doubt a big issue here in the jacksonville area as we come to you on a muggy thursday afternoon. it's been a lot of fun to get out and speak to these voters, a lot more time to talk about it tonight other democracy 2020 coverage comes your way at 8 p.m. eastern time. i'll be live from jacksonville, and then the president's speech later. as we wrap up from here in jacksonville and really wrap up the five states that we've been in over the last two weeks, i would say this, melissa, that joe concha, to go back to an earlier point we had this hour, got a lot of it right, at least in my estimation, when he was talking about those voters. because everybody keeps saying, oh, the election's about trump, it's a referendum on trump. what we've seen from voters is if they're undecided, that referendum has come and gone. they've decided on trump, and some not huge fans.

what we've found though is some is have not yet made the leap to joe biden for one reason or another. something to watch in the next few months. melissa: i want to send that tax-loving lady my tax bill. you're doing a great job. see you tonight. "lou dobbs tonight" starts -- ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. the republican national convention tonight concludes with president trump formally accepting his party's nomination. president trump to focus heavily on his vision for america during his second term and how that compares to the radical ideas and plans of china joe biden and the radical dems. in excerpts of the president's speech, he says this, quote: at no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies or two agendas. we have spent the last four years,