. it's wednesday july 20th. coming up on early today donald trump bashes hillary clinton and the democrats. >> our schools used to be an elevator to the middle class. now they're stalled on the ground floor. they're like societier ra department stores. gary marshall has died at the age of 81. plus, one of the media world's most powerful figures may soon by out of a job. and late night has a field day with the donald. early today starts right now

good morning. i'm paige hopkins. it's official, donald trump is now the 2016 presidential nominee. it was donald jr. to announced the delegates putting his dad over the top. >> it is my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top in the delegate count tonight with 89 delegates and another six projected. congratulations, dad, we love you! >> donald trump addressed the convention again this time via satellite thanking supporters and vowing to win in november. his adult children also took the stage to humanize their father with the strongest speech of the night. >> if you do what you love, hold nothing back and never let fear or failure get in the way then you pretty much figured out the trump formula. >> i know when people tell him it can't be done it guarantees that he gets it done.

i know when someone tells him something is impossible that's what triggers him into action and this same week that man will stand before you as our party's nominee for the president of the united states of america. >> and republican officials did their part in making the case for party unity ahead of the general election. >> we needed the man more than what hillary clinton offered for america. because see, we know what four years of hillary clinton will bring, all the failures of the obama years but with less charm and more lies. it is time to come together and make sure that donald trump is the next president of the united states. >> with donald trump in the white house, republicans will build on the work we've done and pass more bills into law than any senate in years. >> what do you say that we unify this party? what do you say that we unify this party at this crucial moment when unity is everything? >> it was a night of fiery speeches as newspapers took

notice and while the theme of the night was make america work again speakers spent the night prosecuting hillary clinton's past controversies. in fact, take a look at this word cloud with the prominent themes. at some point the crowd broke out into chants saying lock her up while speakers attacked clinton. >> lock her up! lock her up! lock her up! locker heads-up! >> let me tell you something about risk. if hillary clinton were elected, she'd be the first president who couldn't pass a basic background check. >> friends, not since baghdad bob has there been a public figure with such a tortured relationship with the truth. >> as first lady, you viciously attack the character of women who were sexually abused at the

hands of your husband. >> hillary clinton understands coal miners and blue collar workers about as well as she understands secure e-mail. >> are we willing to elect someone as president who has as their role model somebody who acknowledges lucifer. think about that. >> it is our obligation to stop hillary clinton now and never let her get within ten miles of the white house again. >> republican senator reacting to that rhetoric late last night posting quote, hillary clinton now belongs in prison. come on. we can make the case that she shouldn't be elected without jumping the shark. but it was a trump campaign's own controversy over melania's monday night speech that continued to hang over the convention. as news outlets report that her speech was partly written by the

trump confidant. here's what msnbc contributor and washington post reporter said last night. >> what we've confirmed is that two bush speech writers john mcconnell and matt scully were commissioned to help contribute to her speech. their draft was scrapped. she ended up working mostly with h merideth mcgiver. a ghost writer for trump so it helps trump with public speeches and books. >> tracie potts joins us from cleveland. we're now halfway through the gop convention. what can we expect today. >> reporter: what we can look for today is mike pence. he's taking center stage. he's the highlight tonight. he's got a job to do. he's got to let america who he is and what he stands for. our brand new poll shows a lot of republicans just don't know a lot about mike pence.

nearly half say they don't know enough to determine whether they like him or don't like him. the unknown is much larger than his favorability numbers. in that poll we also found that nearly as many who describe themselves as very conservative also say they don't know enough about pence to decide whether or not he's a good or a bad choice. when it comes to his affect on the ticket, 75% said that their choice of donald trump whether they support him or not, not really affected by pence at all. it's pretty clear that people don't know who mike pence is. his job tonight is to introduce himself to america. we'll also hear from eric trump, the third child of donald trump to take the stage. we'll also hear from ted cruz and marco rubio. the entertainment industry the reeling over news of the passing of garry marshall. the producer suffered from complications from pneumonia following a stroke.

he was known as a hit maker creating wildly popular hits like laverne and shirley, the odd couple, and happy days. >> lock the door. >> marshall was also at the helm of block busters that soon became classics. he was known for his romantic companies like runaway bride and the princess diaries. but it was pretty woman that got julia roberts her first oscar nomination for best actress and became a box office sensation. >> richer gere issued a statement. everyone loved garry. >> something's happening to the fonz. >> what is it? >> actor henry winkler tweeted.

from actor rob lowe, garry marshall hired me when i was 15 years old. t an entertainment legend died in california. he was 81 years old. fox is denying reports that ailes has been ousted. the company says an internal review is ongoing after a former anchor accused ailes of sexual harassment. this morning's new york post cover says it all. /* the paper which is owned by fox's parent company reports the end is near for ailes. cynthia mcfadden has details. >> reports circulating that fox news chairman and ceo roger ailes is on his way out. this in the wake of a highly publicized claim of sexual harassment by former fox anchor gretchen carlson who says ailes fired her in june after she

rebuffed his advances. a climb claim ieailes denies. with revenues last year of more than $1 billion. >> ailes is fox news. there's not a detail of fox news that ailes does not have his fingers on. he is the person who is most central to his organization and the product it produces. >> ailes' rise included working with republican presidents, richard nixon, ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. but he solidified his reputation as a king maker working closely with rupert murdoch, the executive chairman of 21st century fox. >> it has always been a very good relationship. roger ailes provides the one thing that rupert murdock likes

the most and really can't do without which is money, an enormous amount of money. >> reporter: a year ago murdoch put his sons in charge of fox news. a source with direct knowledge of the situation told us the brothers wants ailes out even back then. the drudge report posted a document that purported to be the $40 million separation agreement between ailes and 21st century fox. the document was almost immediately taken down. the companies followed with a statement tweeted out soon thereafter. roger is at work. the review is ongoing. the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement. cynthia mcfadden nbc news, new york. >> a group of whale watchers near sydney, australia got up close and personal with a humpback whale after it surfaced a few feet from their boat. the photographer that captured the amazing image said everybody on the boat was looking the other way.

>> it looked photoshopped, right? >> how could they miss that? how could they not hear the splashing? >> maybe they thought it was going to come up on the other side of the boat. you have to watch for the bubbles in the water underneath and then they come up. they're lucky it didn't land on top of them. there's a heat wave in the middle of the country. you actually get some clouds to start your day in areas like phoenix. here's our heat map. it goes from texas, louisiana to the canadian border. over a half a million square miles are included in watches or advisories or warnings because of the heat. about 111 in omaha it will feel like. that's evened in shade. little rock will feel like 110.

cincinnati heats up. chicago heats up. atlanta will feel like 100 for three days in a row. the heat continues really anywhere from salt lake city all the way to the east coast. phoenix. in the northwest some of the most perfect forecasts we have today. coastline in oregon looks fantastic. well, we've got important health news that all men need to hear. plus, president obama tells america's law enforcement, we have your backs. details up next. ♪

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a scary moment in pittsburgh. pirate pitcher takes a 105-mile-per-hour line drive right off the head. he stayed down for a few minutes but was amazingly able to stay in the game. to the bottom of the ninth game tied at 2, harrison just misses a homer and it goes wild and he skips on home. pirates beat the brewers 3-2. to philadelphia and the philly fanatics trying to catch a picachu. the phillies for the second game in a row lose to the marlins in extras 2-1. in oakland, a foul ball hits a poor vendor right in the backside. he tries to rub it off as the fans scamper for the ball. you know that's going to leave a mark. just ahead, jimmy fallon's take on melania's trump speech is huge and it's pippa's turn to walk down the aisle.

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a fire sweeps the storage facility destroying personal property, including some cars. plus, trump triumphs. he is the republican nominee for president of this country. >> i'm so proud to be your nominee for president of the united states. and celebrating joey the man with an iron stomach whose crowned the world champion hot dog eater gets his own parade with confetti. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> hold the mustard. >> bringing the belt back home. that will put a smile on your face. good morning. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it will be a