♪ look, we democrats have always had plenty differences with the republican party, but what we heard in cleveland last week wasn't particularly republican, and it sure wasn't conservative. >> trump says he wants to run the nation like he is running his business? god help us. >> this guy doesn't have a clue about the middle class. actually he has no clue period. >> truth be told the richest thing about donald trump is his hypocrisy. >> and tonight i ask you to do for hillary clinton what you did for me. i ask you to carry her the same way you carried me.

>> everybody knows she's smart. everybody knows she's tough. >> and that's why i can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton to serve adds president of the united states of america. >> president obama caps another powerful night at the democratic national convention, heaping praise on hillary clinton while calling out donald trump by name. we're also following reaction to trump's eye-popping news conference, where among other things, he suggested russia hacked clinton's e-mails. it's 5:00 a.m. on the east coast, 2:00 a.m. out west, this is "way too early." ♪

good morning. it is thursday, july 28th, i'm chris jansing, live in philadelphia. the democrats had a packed house here. senator tim kaine officially accepted the nomination as vice president. let's start with the president's speech delivered 12 years to the day since he first arrived on the national political scene with his 2004 speech to the democratic convention. last night he sought to compare the vision he shares with hillary clinton against the one donald trump laid out one week earlier. >> we democrats always had plenty of differences with the republican party, and there's nothing wrong with that. it's precisely this contest of idea that pushes this idea forward. what we heard in cleveland last week wasn't particularly republican and it sure wasn't conservative.

what we heard was a deeply pessimistic vision and that is not the america i know. most of all, i see americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together. black, white, latino, asian, native american, young, old, gay, straight, men, women, folks with disabilities all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. that's what i see. that's the america i know. after all these years, she has never forgotten just who she is fighting for. but hillary has been in the room. she's been part of those decisions. she knows what's at stake in the decisions our government makes. what's at stake for the working family, for the senior citizen or the small business owner. for the soldier, for the veteran.

that is the hillary i know. that's the hillary i've come to admire. and that's why i can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman, not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton to serve as president of the united states of america. time and again you've picked me up. and i hope sometimes picked you up, too. and tonight i ask you to do for hillary clinton what you did for me. i ask you to carry her the same way you carried me. america, you've vindicated that hope these past eight years. and now i'm ready to pass the baton and do my part as a private citizen, so this year in this election, i'm asking you to

join me to reject cynicism and reject fear and to summon what is best in us to elect hillary clinton as the next president of the united states and show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation. >> the president capped his speech by then literally embracing hillary clinton on stage. the night didn't impress the trump campaign much. they accused the president of resorting to the politics of fear and saying that, quote, they offer nod solutions for the problems facing america, in fact they pretended those problems didn't even exist. they described a vision of america that doesn't exist for most americans including the 70% of americans who think our country is on the wrong track. never has a party been so disconnected from what is happening in our world. last night wikileaks posted 14 minutes of audio what they claim were voice mail messages from

top democratics. yesterday, donald trump batted back accusations that his party is being assisted by the russian government. he suggested that if they did hack into the e-mails, they should go a step further. >> it's just a total deflection. this whole thing with russia. by the way, if they hacked, they probably have her 33,000 e-mails. i hope they do. they probably have her 33,000 e-mails that she lost and deleted because you would see some beauties there. but i watched this guy move. he talked about -- we think it was russia that hacked. then he said could be trump, yeah, yeah, trump, trump. it is so farfetched, it's so ridiculous. honestly i wish i had that power. i would love to have that power, but russia has no respect for our country and that's why -- if it is russia. nobody knows. it's probably china.

or it could be somebody sitting in its bed. it will be interesting to see -- i will tell you this, russia if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. i think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. let's see if that happens. that will be next. >> do you have any qualms about asking a foreign government, russia, china, anybody to interfere, to hack into a system of anybody's in this country? >> that's up to the president. let the president talk to them. >> does that not give you pause? >> no, gives me no pause. you know what gives me more pause that a person in our government, crooked hillary clinton -- >> i know you want to save her. that a person in our government, katie, would delete or get rid of 33,000 e-mails. that gives me a big problem. if russia or china or any other country has those e-mails, to be

honest with you, i would love to see them. >> trump also defended his praise for russian president vladimir putin and would not call for him to stay out of the white house race. >> you call on put on the stay out of this esflex. >> i'm not going to tell putin what to do. he already did something today where he said don't blame them essentially for your incompetence. i don't think putin has any respect whatsoever for clinton. i think he does respect me. and i hope i get along great with him. it's possible that we won't, jeremy. i hope that we get along great with putin because it would be great to have russia with a good relationship. right now we don't have a good relationship. putin has said things over the last year that are really bad things. okay? he mentioned the n word one time. i was shocked to hear him mention the n word. you know what the n word is, right? i was shocked. total lack of respect for president obama. number one, he doesn't like him. number two, he doesn't respect

him. i think he's going to respect your president if i'm elected and i hope he likes me. >> trump's statements on russia yesterday drew criticism from opponents and disagreement from allies. high profile trump supporter house speaker paul ryan released a terse statement. russia is a global menace led by a devious thug. putin should stay out of this election. later in the night, national security figures criticized him from the democratic conventions podium. >> donald trump calls himself the law and order candidate. but he will violate international law. this morning, this very morning, he personally invited russia to hack us. that's not law and order. that's criminal intent. >> donald trump today once again took russia's side.

he asked the russians to interfere in american politics. think about that. as someone who was responsible for protecting our nation from cyberattacks, it is inconceivable to me that any presidential candidate would be that irresponsible. >> let's get to some more highlights from the convention now. former new york mayor michael bloomberg blasted donald trump, calling him a dangerous demagogue. the former republican turned independent said he understands why americans would want a businessman for their president but made the case why trump isn't the right one. >> through his career has left behind a well documented record of bankruptcies and thousands of lawsuits and angry stockholders and contractors who feel cheated and disillusioned customers who feel they've been ripped off.

trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his business? god help us. i'm a new yorker, and i know a con when i see one. truth be told, the richest thing about donald trump is his hypocrisy. meanwhile, vice president joe biden who considered but ultimately decided against a presidential run after the death of his son ultimately got the crowd fired up. >> his cynicism is unbounded. his lack of empathy and compassion can be summed up in a phrase i suspect he's most proud of having made famous, you're fired. i mean, really i'm not joking. think about that. think about that.

think about everything you learned as a child. no matter where you were raised. how can there be pleasure in saying, you're fired. he's trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. give me a break. that's a bunch of mularkey. this guy doesn't have a clue about the middle class, not a clue. he has no clue about what makes america great. actually he has no clue period. you got it. no major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or has been less prepared to deal with our national security. we cannot elect a man who

exploits our fears of isis and ore terrorists, who has no plan whatsoever to make us safer. a man who embraces the tactics of our enemies -- torture, religious intolerance. we cannot elect a man who belittles our closest al lice while embracing dictators like vladimir putin. no, i mean it. a man who seeks to sew division in america for his own gain and disorder around the world. a man who confuses bluster with strength. we simply cannot let that happen as americans. period. mean while, virginia governor is still trying to clean up comments he made about hillary clinton's position on the transpacific partnership. here is what the governor and long-time clinton confidant told

nbc's andrea mitchell yesterday morning after she might reverse her position on the trade deal tpp after the election. >> the delegates on the floor of the convention and the larger group of the bernie sanders supporters around the country, they are going to be even more suspicious of hillary clinton because they think you're sending a signal that hillary clinton will compromise away her commitments if she is elected. >> there are things in the agreement she does not agree with. unless she gets those to the point that she can agree with, she won't support it, plain and simple. >> hours later, she had a different vision. >> first of all, hillary is against tpp and will always stay against tpp. let me be crystal clear about that. >> that response from mcauliffe echoing the one from the clinton campaign.

>> she is against it before and after the election. she is not interested in renegotiating the tpp. still ahead on "way too early" -- much more from the democratic national convention, including this pitch from hillary clinton's running mate. >> i tell you, if any of you are looking for that party of lincoln, we've got a home for you right here in the democratic party. and after failing to get a conviction in the fist four trials of officers charged in the death of freddie gray, the state's attorney for baltimore decides to drop the charges against the remaining officers. we'll show you how the case has made its way to the presidential race. those stories a and check on weather when "way too early" comes right back live from philadelphia.

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from independence hall in philadelphia, welcome back to "way too early." in baltimore, prosecutors dropped the remaining charges against three officers in connection with the 2015 death of freddie gray, who died after

sustaining spinal cord injuries while being transported in a police van. the decision comes after three other police officers in the case were acquitted. at a defiant news conference yesterday the states attorney stood by her decision to bring charges saying she still believes gray's death was a homicide. >> as a mother, the decision not to proceed on these trials on the remaining trials is agonizing. however, as a chief prosecutor elected by the citizens of baltimore, i must consider the dismal likelihood of conviction at this point. as officers otocort, we must respect the verdicts rendered by the judge regarding the ultimate culpability as final. no matter how much we may disagree with his rulings, we do not believe that freddie gray killed himself. we stand by the medical examiner's determination that freddie gray's death was a hds. >> when the news made its way to

the presidential campaign trail, donald trump called on mosby to, quote, prosecute herself. >> i think she ought to prosecute herself, okay, that's my reaction. there are times when police officers behave very badly, but you have to get the right time. this was not one of those times. and i think that she is a disgrace to the world of prosecutors for what she did. >> in california, crews continued to fight a wild fire that scorched nearly 24,000 acres. yesterday a bulldozer operator was killed after being overtaken by flames. so far the fire has destroyed at least 36 homes and last checked was only 10% contained. >> good morning, chris. philadelphia could be interesting tonight. got thunderstorms possibly heading your way there. now heavy rain is located in areas of kentucky. let's talk about the forecast for the convention as we go throughout the day today. we will see -- it will be as hot

as it's been all summer long, 94, late-day thunderstorms will come through in the late afternoon into the early evening. they should clear out by the time we get to the main part of the convention, especially the 10:00 p.m. hour. on friday, heavy rain continues in philadelphia and there's even a chance of flash flooding in the region. it's going to be hot for one more day it looks like in many areas. d.c. will feel like 102 today. charlotte 103. it will remain hot in places like charleston. areas will cool off, this cold front behind the rain is going to bring some much-needed relief to areas in the middle of the country, the great lakes and also eventually into areas of northeast. look at chicago this upcoming weekend, high temperature only 78 degrees. that's cool even to go to the beach. minneapolis 78. cleveland stays nice, too. new york drops to 81 on friday with good, much-needed rainfall and even boston, too, much cooler temperatures. this is more like it in d.c.

we'll take mid 80s any time you get to the end of july. typically one of our hottest periods of the year. how about this hot national forecast? our government has extended forecasts that go out. this goes from august, september and into october and has the entire country with a greater chance of above average temperatures. first time they've ever done that. expect a very warm fall coming our way. chris, we still are on pace 2016 is so far the hottest year on record in our country. warm is the rule and that could continue this fall. >> invest in those companies that make sunscreen. thank you so much, bill karins. still ahead, one of the nation's most infamous would be assassins set to go free, but with some restrictions. we'll tell you what's next for the man who shot ronald reagan. "way too early" back in a moment. to keep up with the data from over 30 billion connected devices. just 30 billion? a bold group of researchers and computer scientists in silicon valley, had a breakthrough they called...

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democracy isn't a spectator sport. america isn't about, yes, he will. it's about yes, we can. and we're going to carry hillary to victory this fall because that's what the moment demands. >> no matter where you were raised, how can there be pleasure in saying you're fired? he's trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. give me a break. that's a bunch of mularkey. >> the president and vice president giving it their all to make sure hillary clinton defeats donald trump in the fall. tonight, it's her turn. plus, that