of advice, i would go off the teleprompter for a portion of that speech. i'm bill o'reilly reporting from cleveland. please remember, the spin stops here. we are definitely looking out for you. breaking tonight, three former trump rivals take the convention our at the to talk about their party, its candidate, and the future of the country. welcome to "the kelly file," everyone. i'm megyn kelly on a very busy night here in cleveland. before governor mike pence takes the stage for the very first time as donald trump's running mate, we will hear from no less than three of mr. trump's former primary rivals. and some might even say potential future rivals should mr. trump win it all. we're talking about senator scott walker, senator marco rubio, and senator ted cruz, who interestingly held a campaign-style event right here in cleveland earlier today. and in a moment that can only be

described as surreal or one you just cannot make up, senator cruz's rally was literally overshadows by donald trump's plane, at the exact moment senator cruz discussed how he fell just short of winning the nomination and just watch the crowd's reaction upon seeing air trump fly by. watch this. >> our party now has a nominee. and i don't know -- [ booing ] >> all right. that was pretty well orchestrated! jeff, did you e-mail them to fly the plane right when i said that? >> can you believe that?

in moments, we'll get reaction from the trump campaign, but first, we begin with america's newsroom co-anchor, bill hemmer, live on the convention floor. bill? >> reporter: megyn, good evening. i've been with the texas delegation the last two hours, all 155 of them. one outstanding question tonight. will ted cruz, more than two months after dropping out of this race, endorse donald trump? we don't know that answer right now. many in the delegation hope he will. many in the delegation want him to. some others express the fact that they believe he should stand by his principles. one woman told me he signed a pledge 11 months ago here in cleveland, ohio, and he has to stick to his word. the attorney general, ken paxton, leads this delegation. i spoke to him a moment ago. he says he doesn't know what cruz will do. it's a 50/50 shot to see whether or not he does. also, cruz will be out in about 45 minutes. in about an hour's time, you'll see 32-year-old eric trump. his moment in the spotlight

tonight. a night after following his sister and donald trump jr., who was well-greeted here by the delegation the cleveland, ohio. i asked eric trump how the speech will go tonight. he said, it's going to be good. and he followed with, you're going to love it. we'll see at 10:00 p.m. eastern time tonight. >> throughout the day, political analysts have pointedly reminded people that senator cruz has yet to endorse trump after their bitter primary battle. now cruz is being offered words of advice from governor chris christie. the new jersey governor delivered a resounding show of support for donald trump last night and is making clear he wants senator cruz to do the same. >> so i hope ted cruz gets up tonight and speaks at the convention and keeps his word and endorses donald trump. he should, especially the way he was kissing donald's rear end for the first six months of the campaign. if he doesn't, he's less of a person than he presents himself

to be to the american people. >> joining me now, kat mcpherson. good to see you. >> thank you. >> happy birthday, first of all. >> oh, thank you. >> great way for you to celebrate. >> i can't it imagine being anywhere else. >> should ted cruz endorse donald trump tonight? >> absolutely. in the beginning, donald trump everyone questioned if he'd be loyal to the party. and he signed that pledge and committed to doing everything he could for the party. he's been meeting with leaders and going all over the country talking with senators because of his commitment to unite the party. now it's time for the senator to do the same. >> i know they spoke, ted cruz and donald trump, do you know how they went? >> no, they are not talking about what they discussed, but they have talked, and mr. trump invited senator cruz to speak, again, making that effort to unify the party. mr. trump understands how important that is -- >> will ted cruz get that if he doesn't say, come on, let's get

behind donald trump? >> if he doesn't endorse, it's more of a reflection on him, not on mr. trump. the rules committee, 87-12 during the vote. there's so much support here for mr. trump. talking about 13 million republican votes, breaking the record, 38 states. >> but you said senator cruz's people still aren't there. they're booing trump's plane. which, i mean -- what do you -- just -- once again, donald trump ov overshadows ted cruz. it's unbelievable. >> it was a sign. it is time to acknowledge that donald trump won the primary and it's time to back the nominee. >> it was divine intervention. >> it was divine intervention. and that's perfect for senator cruz. a lot of these individuals feel like this is god's plan. but the one thing we know as believers that sometimes our plan isn't god's plan. >> do you agree with chris christie that it's a character moment for ted cruz? >> absolutely. >> he was saying, after -- as he put it, the way he kissed his butt in the first six months of the campaign and then they fell apart, cruz and trump, that this is a character-defining moment for ted cruz.

>> it is -- >> and you work for both -- >> i volunteered for his campaign, absolutely. this is why it's much more important for senator cruz, because he is the candidate of the people. he is the one that runs on the constitution and wants to put government back in the hands of the people. well, the people made their decision. and now it's time to act accordingly. >> what do you make of it? because tonight we're not just going to see ted cruz, we're going to see marco rubio and governor walker, all of whom have been so harshly critical of donald trump. he was, of course, harshly critical of him as well. but there's been a lot of bad blood, particularly in this election cycle. how full-throatedly did they need to come out in favor of donald trump. and did you think, really, the party and these guys can let bygones be bygones. >> i think so and i think some of them want to support the nominee, some want to support the party, and some want to support donald trump. that may be enough with a lot of voters. but it's different with senator cruz. he was very popular among the base. he was right there to the bitter end with mr. trump.

and they did have a very nice relationship early on. and this is more about senator cruz keeping his commitments and honoring the party nominee. >> so what are you, a leo? >> cancer. >> cancer, okay. kat, great to see you. >> thank you for being here. >> so when senator cruz takes the stage tonight, he's hoping to channel another conservative, who also failed to win the party's presidential nomination the first time around. in 1976, incumbent president jerold ford beat california governor ronald reagan in the delegate battle at the convention. after president ford delivered his acceptance speech, he waved for ronald reagan to come down and speak to the roaring crowd. what happened next proved reagan's legacy was far from over. >> i believe the republican party has a platform that is a banner of bold, unmistakable colors with no pale pastel shades. we've got to quit talking to each other and about each other

and go out and communicate to the world that we may be fewer in numbers than we've ever been, but we carry the message they're waiting for. there is no institute for victory. mr. president -- [ cheers and applause ] >> what a moment. charles krauthammer is with me now. charles, how good would it be for senator cruz to do that tonight? >> well, i think he wants to follow the reagan footsteps. it's one of the classic scripts in american political history. the runner-up, very popular with the base, comes in, sort of unexpectedly, delivers a speech of the night, and graciously then endorses the guy who beat him. knowing that they might -- they were likely to lose, they did lose, it was a close race, but

they did lose, and that he would be the -- and he would be the heir. which he was. in 1980, he was the front-runner and he kept it and the rest, we know, is advisory. cruz sees himself as that kind of man. therefore, i think we heard this is a matter of character, he's a matter of promises, this is a matter of political calculation. cold and raw. cruz made a cold and raw political calculation at the beginning, first six months, don't attack trump. deflect, when everybody else was decrying the denunciation of mexicans, chines wite and the mn remarks and all of that, he refused to comment. so he thinks he'll ride the trump train, or a more accurate metaphor, he was drafting behind the trump car on the racetrack. and then when it came down to it, it was one on one, and dog eat dog. and he took a lot of insults and blows, particularly for his wife. and that's a point where i think

it did get personal. >> and his father. involved in the kennedy assassination. that is a little bit far out there. that's twilight zone. >> that really got to him. you could tell. >> it go to everybody. because that is, you know, a little bit out there. way out there. so now he's got to decide, i suspect -- i have no inside information -- but i've been watching cruz, i think a lot of people understand him. if his calculations are sort of astute as i think they are, and he's -- remember, he's a freshman came out of nowhere. he's the runner up in a nomination. he had no business getting this far. i think he's looking to 2020. he's going to give the speech of his life. and it will be about conservatism and beliefs and implicit criticism of trump, perhaps, but he's got to end it with an endorsement and a call to arms to beat hillary. that's the script. i wonder whether he'll follow it. as you know, the real script, the one he's written has not

been read by the trump people. it could be a decoy. that's what i would do. like a phony script and then you make it up. but i think that's the path he's got to follow. >> so the risk to ted cruz in endorsing donald trump is that, as you saw with the plane flyover, a lot of ted cruz supporters still do not like donald trump. they don't believe he's a conservative and they don't want ted cruz throwing in behind him. although tonight we're hearing that the texas delegation wants him to endorse him tonight, to endorse trump tonight. and in ted cruz's, you know, bruising battle with donald trump in the primary, he called donald trump a fath logical liar, called him utterly amoral, called him a bully, called him a fraud, called him a cavern of insecurity. and that was just for starters. so, i know that it's always difficult in the primaries. they always throw some punches, but that was extraordinary. so does he lose some credibility at all if he endorses? >> i really think not.

we have very short memories in american political history. we have had runner-ups who said something like that. i think this year, probably the level of the personal vitriol was a little bit higher than normal, but this is not off the charts. and they all reconciled, they all say, well, in the heat of the battle, you get obama and hillary in 2008, then all of a sudden they're chums. you get johnson and kennedy, 1960. this goes back a very long way. so forgetting is very easy. we have even shorter attention expan spans in the age of social media and television, nobody remembers yesterday. so i think that can easily -- i think cruz will have no trouble blockading his support. blockading his enemies is something different. that's the more important job. he'll always have the support. he needs to convert people who are pro-trump, and should trump lose, who will be looking for a leader. >> i would love to know what happened in that phone call

between the two of them, because i bet trump was his charming -- trump, you know, he can be his aggressive, sort of punching everybody trump, but he can also be very charming and i would love to know how he did it with ted cruz. we'll find out at the end of that speech, perhaps. >> uh above all, we have two two champion political calculators. they're looking out for themselves. and here, their interests coincide. >> charles, great to see you. >> my pleasure. still ahead, scott walker, marco rubio, and a special, special message from the trump family about their dad. those video compilations are -- they tend to be the best moments of these conventions, sometimes. plus, new fallout on a fierce speech from governor chris christie. did he go too far? a couple of special guests of our own weigh in next.

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think about it. the supreme court, he and i talked about the court, he raised that as a concern, and we talked about the fact that ronald reagan nominated justice scalia over 30 years ago to be on the court, when i was in high school. we cannot conceive the court to liberals like hillary clinton for the next 30 years. the consequences are too great. after hearing the fbi director's report a few weeks ago, heck, i listened to that with and said, i wouldn't even give hillary clinton the password to my iphone, let alone access to highly classified information. >> governor scott walker fired up, speaking to a crowd without prompter. the only one we've seen, really, who's not using a teleprompter, just sort of riling up the crowd from the heart. and getting the crowd chanting

"america deserves better," we heard moments ago. we're still waiting for senators marco rubio and ted cruz to make remarks. when they speak, we'll listen in. but another big story is the continuing fallout from last night's fiery speech from governor chris christie. governor christie brought the convention crowd to his feet with what he called a, quote, prosecution of hillary clinton's record. watch. >> so, as to hillary clinton, the charge of putting herself ahead of america, guilty or not guilty? >> well, while most at this convention seemed to love that, a lot of mainstream media folks, uh-uh. >> the night was heavy on harsh rhetoric, much of it directed at

hillary clinton. do you think they were good? they were chanting "lock her up" having a really good thing with it. do you think that's a good thing for american politics, where political differences result in a mob saying lock her up? >> you incited this crowd to get on their feet, to talk about her, to say guilty over and over again. do you think that is unifying the party in a way that's good for the country? >> but despite the criticism of the new jersey governor, the attacks on mrs. clinton seem to be taking hold. with a new "l.a. times" poll showing donald trump and hillary clinton now tied. resulting in a polling average that is now almost a dead heat. joining me now, senior adviser and former campaign manager to obama, david plouffe. this is the guy who got barack obama elected, so who knows what he speaks. >> and a few other people. >> i give it all to you. she's leading in the real clear politics polls by just 2.8%.

pretty close. what do you make of that? >> we only by four points against governor romney in an electoral college landslide. the real trick for a campaign is to understand who their voters are, how they're likely to break, and what's the best way to reach them. and i think when you unpack that, it probably suggests that hillary clinton should be headed to a pretty comfortable lead in the national votes. >> why? >> i think the question is really -- because, i think a lot of those undecided voters lean democrats. i think you'll see some republicans stay home. she clearly has turnout challenges too. but i look at it from the electoral college, first. mitt romney got 203 electoral votes. and i don't see a single state that romney lost that trump should be favored in. and that's really what -- >> pennsylvania? >> i don't think so. i mean, hillary clinton's -- >> ohio? >> no. i mean, we won -- where we were right now in cleveland, we won this area by 260,000 votes. won the state by almost 200,000. >> but if you look at today's polls, because he's not running against barack obama, he's running against hillary clinton. >> but the reality is, in both

the philadelphia area and cleveland area and the suburbs, she's going to walk out of there with big margins. there are not enough votes in my view for trump to make up. >> so why do the polls show them tied in pennsylvania? tied in ohio? >> i ran a presidential campaign, was responsible -- i never paid attention to the polls. what matters is, you have a pretty good sense of the presidential campaign, who's going to vote. there's a lot of people who say they're undecided, that truly aren't. because you have some sense of how they're likely to break, based on characteristics. the real question is, there are some true undecided voters. campaigns do have turnout challenges. i think when you look at pennsylvania, ohio, florida, virginia, and that's the other thing. trump could win florida, ohio, and virginia and clinton could still win the presidency, because she wins the rest of the obama states. so she has her challenges. i think democratic enthusiasm is not what we need it to be. she needs to work on that next week, just as trump needs to do that here in cleveland. >> how do you think the convention is going so far? >> i think the only thing that matters is trump's speech.

he energizes republicans, gives them more confidence, and particularly provides an economic message, that is captivating to true moderate voters, it will have been a success. >> you don't think the kerfuffle over christie is anything -- >> no, i haven't seen anything yet that suggests that this would reach out to moderate voters, even voters who voted for obama twice. but what matters is trump's speech. so if he nails that, and i think he's got to do three things. he's got to unify the party. he's got to get the party more confident, but he also has to send a strong signal to voters. this guy's got some interesting ideas, particularly on the economy. the truth is his son, i thought, laid out the best articulation of the trump economic theory we've heard yet. he needs to do that tomorrow night. >> it's been interesting to talk to you about trump, as this campaign has gone on. at one point you said, you know, they would rather run against ted cruz because donald trump is so unpredictable. what do you think now? >> when we talked a few months ago, i thought there was a

chance trump could make this race very close. i don't think he's really seized the opportunity. he had two to three months before clinton got done with sanders to define the race, define the economic choice, and really start talking toward the middle of the electorate, and unify the party. he really hasn't done those things. he's squandered that. he's still unpredictable, like getting ready for the first presidential debate, you'll have to prepare for four different donald trumps. it will be an enormous challenge. i don't envy them that. and i think he has appeal to some voters in ohio, some voters in pennsylvania, that maybe a cruz wouldn't. i think the problem is he probably hemorrhages support in suburban areas. that's a challenge for trump. gain what he can in some of those more rural conservative areas without losing too much suburban vote. >> david plouffe, always so significa fascinating. here to respond, dr. ben carson, renowned neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate himself. great to have you here. >> always good to be with you,

megyn. >> so i heard that from a few pundits, that trump and this campaign has done little to reach out to more moderate voters? >> i would take issue with that. that a lot of these persuadable voters are listening to what's been said. and many of them have been buying the propaganda that's put forth by the secular progressive movement about how wonderful hillary clinton is. and i think that's why for the first few nights, there's been these educational seminars on who she really is. people need to understand that. >> we were talking before about all the terrible things ted cruz has said about donald trump. you were in a similar vote, where trump was not nice to you, either. but you forgave. can you -- how did you get passed that? because he really did savage you? but you've become a full-throated supporter. >> because it's not about me. if it was about me, i would never be able to get over it. but this is about our country. this is about what happens to our children and our

grandchildren. this is about whether we become a country that is of and formed by the government or of and formed by the people. that's way bigger than any individual. >> what do you make of chris christie talking about hillary clinton. do you expect them to be as questioning if we hear harsh rhetoric at the democratic national convention about trump and his supporters next week? >> of course not. they'll barely even mention it. but, you know, we don't -- we can't worry about them. they're almost a lost cause. they've forgotten what their mission is, as the press and the reason they are the only business that's protected by the constitution, because they were supposed to be honest and on the side of the people, not taking sides. they're a lost cause. but what we have to do is go out and educate people, so that they understand what the stax are here. i've heard even some republicans talking about, well, you know, if hillary gets in, we only have to deal with it for four years, eight years at the most, but

that, of course, is very naive thinking. because not only do the supreme court, but the federal governments will be packed with people who share her ideology. >> those are life totime appointments. >> absolutely. and our children will have to pay the price for that. >> and they're saying ted cruz has already made up his mind to run in 2020, even if donald trump wins. have you made any decisions along those lines? >> yes. >> what? >> i have no intention of ever running for public office again. >> never again? >> no. >> why? >> i wouldn't have done it this time had it not been for the tremendous outcry of the people. >> yeah, they were demanding you do it. >> that's the only reason i did it. you don't feel melancholy at all being here, feeling, this could have been me? this could have been my time on stage as a nominee? >> i feel relief. being in two or three or four cities, waking up and not knowing where you are. no, this is a relief. but i still am just as passionate about saving our country and i will continue to devote my efforts to making sure

that we create an environment of safety and prosperity for our children. >> i know there's so much love for you out there among republican voters and others as well. we hear it from our viewers of all political stripes, so thank you for spending ty ining time . great to see you, doc. night three of the republican convention is underway, and we're waiting on speeches right now from some of trump's fiercest rivals, including marco rubio, and as we mentioned, ted cruz. and still ahead, in a kelly file exclusive, mark mckinnon reveals what he returned backstage, right after donald trump jr. cast the votes that put donald trump over the top when it came to the nomination. he was there with the trump family. he joins us live. think fixing your windshield is a big hassle?

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breaking tonight, day three of the rnc, the theme of the night is make america first again. and we are waiting for two highly anticipated speeches from two former republican presidential hopefuls. senator marco rubio and senator ted cruz. and joining us now from the floor of the convention, america's newsroom co-anchor, martha mccallen. she's down there with the texas delegation, as we await a speech that's coming up early now. we should expect them any moment from their senator, ted cruz.

martha? >> reporter: hey, megyn, good evening. we are here in the thick of the texas delegation. this is going to be one of the most interesting moments of tonight. all day long, we've been trying to get a handle on what ted cruz will say and whether or not he will endorse donald trump tonight. the campaign has been very tight-lipped about this, as has the cruz people. it's worth pointing out that the cruz structure is still very much in place. a lot of discussion about whether or not ted cruz is going to get up there, and essentially make a case for himself for 2020. i have read his speech and the contents are embargoed, but i can tell you from a general sense that essentially he is not going to endorse donald trump. but he will stand up there and tell people that they need to vote and that they immediate to vote their conscience. another person i spoke to, very high in conservative circles said to me today, this could be a reagan '76 moment for ted cruz. almost a speech that he hopes, perhaps, will make people have

some buyer's remorse. that they might stand up and say, ted cruz is speaking like a conservative, perhaps he's the person we should have picked. of course, it's too late for all of that. we saw the last-ditch efforts of that unfold on the floor over the course of the last couple of nights, but the never-trump movement is over. but ted cruz will make his case for the skrconservatives. but many say regardless of what happens here, even if donald trump wins this election, many people believe that he will contest that in 2020. still a lot of sour grapes between these two campaigns. it's interesting that he's speaking here tonight, that he was given a plot with apparently no assurance of an endorsement. so ted cruz will take the floor shortly here this evening. and we'll get a better sense of what he's going to say. and most importantly, megan, how it goes over on the floor. how will the trump people here respond to this message from ted cruz tonight? will they be receptive? we'll see. >> absolutely. thank you, martha.

joining me now, chris and dana perino. i'm going to stand by, because ted cruz is coming to the floor. let's watch the senator from texas. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you and god bless each and every one of you.

heidi and i are so honored to join you here in cleveland, where lebron james just led an incredible comeback victory. and i am convinced america is going to come back, too. i want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. and like each of you, i want to see the principles that our party believes prevail in november.

conventions are times of excitement, but given the events of the last few weeks, i hope you'll allow me a moment to talk to you about what's really at stake. just two weeks ago, a 9-year-old girl named caroline was having a carefree texas summer, swimming in the pool, playing with friends, doing all the things a happy child might do. like most children, she relied upon the love that she received from her mom, heidi, and her dad, a police sergeant named michael smith. that is, until he became one of the five police officers gunned down in dallas. the day her father was murdered, caroline gave him a hug and a

kiss as he left for work, but as they parted, her dad asked her something he hadn't asked before. what if this is the last time you ever kiss or hug me? later, as she thought of her fallen father and that last heartbreaking hug, caroline broke down in tears. how could anything ever be okay again? michael smith was a former army ranger who spent three decades with the dallas police department. i have no idea who he voted for in the last election or what he thought about this one. but his life was a testament to devotion. [ applause ]

>> he protected the very protesters who mocked him, because he loved his country and his fellow man. his work gave new meaning to that line from literature, to die of love is to live by it. . as i thought about what i wanted to say tonight, michael smith's story weighed on my heart. maybe that's because his daughter, caroline is about the same age as my eldest daughter, and happens to share the same name. maybe it's because i saw a video of that dear, sweet child, choking back sobs as she remembered her daddy's last question to her. maybe it's because we live in a

world where so many others have had their lives destroyed by evil in places like orlando and paris and nice and baton rouge. maybe it's because of the simple question itself, what if this, right now, is our last time? our last moment to do something for our families and our country. did we live up to the values we say we believe? did we do all we really could? that's really what elections should be about. that's why you and millions like you devoted so much time and sacrifice to this campaign. we're fighting not for one particular candidate or one campaign, but because each of us wants to be able to tell our kids and grandkids, our own carolines, that we did our best

for their future and our country. [ cheers and applause ] >> usa! usa! usa! usa! >> america is more than just a landmass between two oceans. america is an idea, a simple yet powerful idea, freedom matters. for much of human history, government power has been the unavoidable constant in life. government decrees and the people obey. but not here. we have no queen or king. we have no dictator. we, the people, constrain

government. our nation is exceptional, because it was built on the five most beautiful and powerful words in the english language. i want to be free. never has that message been more needed than today. we stand here tonight, a nation divided, partisan rancor, anger, even hatred are tearing america apart. and citizens are furious, rightly furious, at a establishment that cynically breaks its promises and ignores

the will of the people. we have to do better. we owe our fallen heros more than that. now, of course, obama and clinton will also tell you that they care about our children's future and i want to believe them. but there is a profound difference in our two parties' vision for the future. theirs is the party that thinks isis is a jv team. that responds to the death of americans at benghazi by asking, what difference does it make?

and that thinks it's possible to make a deal with iran, which celebrates a holiday, death to america day, and death to israel day. my friends, this is madness. president obama is a man who does everything backwards. he wants to close guantanamo bay and open up our borders. he exports jobs and imports terrorists. enough is enough. and i am here to tell you, there is a better vision for our

future. a return to freedom. on education, your freedom to choose your child's education, even if you aren't as rich as hillary clinton or barack obama. on health care, your freedom to choose your own doctor without obamacare. on taxes, your freedom to provide for your family without the irs beating down your door.

the internet, keep it free from taxes, free from regulation, and don't give it away to russia and china. freedom means free speech, not politically correct safe spaces. freedom means religious freedom, whether you are christian or jeu, muslim or atheist. whether you are gay or straight, the bill of rights protects the rights of all of us to live according to our conscience.

freedom means the right to keep and bear arms and to protect your family. freedom means that every human life is precious and must be protected. freedom means supreme court justices who don't dictate policy, but instead, follow the constitution. and freedom means recognizing that our constitution allows states to choose policies that

reflect local values. colorado might decide something different than texas. new york different than iowa. that's the way it's supposed to be. diversity. if not, what's the point of having states to begin with? now, hillary clinton believes that government should make virtually every choice in your life. education, health care, marriage, speech, all dictated

out of washington. but something powerful is happening. we've seen it in both parties. we've seen it in the united kingdom's unprecedented brexit vote to leave the european union. voters are overwhelmingly rejecting the political establishment and overwhelmingly rejecting being government. that is a profound victory and it is one earned by each and every one of you. people are fed up with politicians who don't listen to them. fed up with a corrupt system that benefits the elites instead of working men and women.

we deserve an immigration system that puts america first and, yes, builds a wall to keep america safe. [ cheers and applause ] a government that stops admitting isis terrorists as refugees. we deserve trade policies that put the interests of american

farmers and manufacturing jobs over the global interests that are funding the lobbyists. and if we stand together and choose freedom, our future will be brighter. freedom will bring back jobs and raise wages. freedom will lift people out of dependence, to the dignity of work. we can do this. 47 years ago, to this day, america put the very first man on the moon. that was the power of freedom. our party, the republican party, was founded to defeat slavery.

abraham lincoln, the first republican president, signed the emancipation proclamation. together, we passed the civil rights act, and together we fought to eliminate jim crow laws. that's our collective legacy, although the media will never share it with you. those were fights for freedom, and so is this. sergeant michael smith stood up

to protect our freedom. so do the soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines every day fighting radical islamic terrorism. and so did the family of alton sterling, who braverly called to end the violence. so did the families of those murdered at the charleston emanuel ame church, who forgave that hateful, bigoted murderer.

and so can we. we deserve leaders who stand for principle, who unite us all behind shared values, who cast aside anger for love. that is the standard we should expect from everybody. and to those listening, please, don't stay home in november. [ cheers and applause ] if you love our country and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the

ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. [ cheers and applause ] i appreciate the enthusiasm of the new york delegation.

and i will tell you, it is love of freedom that has allowed millions to achieve their dreams. like my mom, the first in her family to go to college. and my dad, who's here tonight, who fled prison and torture in cuba, coming to texas with just $100 sewn into his underwear. and it is love that i hope will bring comfort to a grieving 9-year-old girl in dallas. and god willing, propel her to move forward and dream and soar and make her daddy proud. we must make the most of our moments. to fight for freedom. to protect our god given rights,

even of those with whom we don't agree. so that when we are old and gray and when our work is done and we give those we love one final kiss good-bye, we will be able to say, freedom matters, and i was part of something beautiful. the case we have to make to the american people, the case each person in this room has to make to the american people is to commit to each of them that we will defend freedom and be

faithful to the constitution. we will unite the party, we will unite the country by standing together for shared values, by standing for liberty. god bless each and every one of you, and god bless the united states of america. >> on the convention floor as senator cruz does not endorse donald trump, despite the cries from the audience and the video of the family starts now. >> in the company for 38 years, because that's what it felt like. he was always available to us,

but we were doing business. >> for my father to step away from all that, to step away from a company that he's deeply committed to in favor of running for elected office was a real sacrifice for him, and it was very selfless. he really loves what he does, and that's why he's so successful, but ultimately, he knows what he can accomplish for america. >> when i look into my father's eyes the way only a son can, i see the frustration. i see the frustration of $19 trillion worth of debt and climbing very quickly. i see the frustration of countries around the world, whether it be china, mexico, so many others, ripping us off in terms of trade deals. i see the frustration of seeing a military that's totally crumbling, that's ill equipped to fight modern days war anymore. i see the frustration of our veterans who have sacrificed so much for this country and they are being totally mistreated.

>> my father will make a great president because he's a great leader. he understands how to do these things, he's done them time and time again in the real world with his own money at stake. i think that's the big difference between him and all the other politicians, you know, when he talks about job creation, he's actually created jobs. he's actually done it. >> my father is incredibly hard working and he values hard work, he values grit, and he values perseverance. he values a certain mindset that never allows you to give up, and i think that's a big part of his success. >> the work ethic, the perseverance, his ability to see detail and understand it. >> he wants to make our country safe again, he wants to make our country rich again, he wants to rebuild our infrastructure, our military. he wants to fix education that's totally failing in the most precious generations that we have, which are the youngest generation. he wants to fix this country. >> his goals for our country are so much bigger and so much more

important than any deals or any company he's built. >> i think with my father, when someone tells him something's impossible, that's the challenge. that's when he's made all of his great things happen. when something's impossible, that's the stepping stone for him to start, whether it was business, whether it was leaving queens to do what he's done in manhattan. whether it was taking on politics. he's a man that's larger than life and truly has become the epitome of the american dream, and he's my father and somebody i care about tremendously, and somebody that i know will win this race. he will become the next president of the united states. >> well, an exciting few minutes here in cleveland, folks, as we saw, donald trump enters the arena as the crowd cheered and jeered senator ted cruz, who did not offer an endorsement for donald trump tonight. as we were watching that video, somebody special joined me.

bret bayer, anchor of "special report," joins me into the 10:00 hour. good to see you, bret. >> good evening. this was something i don't think people expected in this hall, the fact that donald trump walked out before ted cruz finished his speech. it was a moment they finally knew this is the end and he's not endorsing. let's bring in our panel. brick, your thoughts on that moment? >> well, he certainly didn't do what ronald reagan did in 1976, deliver a rather gracious endorsement for gerald ford, who was the party's nominee. he's chosen a different path. a lot will depend in the end what happens to donald trump and whether people in some way hold cruz and others like him who refuse to get onboard responsible for his defeat. ted cruz tries to appeal to the same constituency as donald trump. will they forgive him? >> chris wallace, ted cruz