parties have been longing to hear. but none of us should think it will be easy. the outcome of the election depends on us. this won't be america's first glimpse at the clinton machine in action. as bernie sanders can tell you. this time around, she'll have the press doing half her work for her. [ booing ] the good news is, it won't be nearly enough. not against a candidate that has captured the attention of the country the way donald trump has. [ cheers and applause ] on issue by issue, he and i will take our case to the voters. pointing out the failures of the

obama/clinton agenda, and showing a better way. we will win the hearts and minds of the american people with an agenda for a stronger and more prosperous america. [ cheers and applause ] now, the establishment in washington, d.c., thinks it's only a narrow range of voters that are giving donald trump a serious look. but i can tell you firsthand, a lot of americans feel like democrat politicians have taken them for granted. union members that don't want a president that will put a lot of coal miners out of business. they want an american e

policy, and they know that donald trump digs coal. [ cheers and applause ] it's african-americans who remember generations of hollow promises about safe streets and better schools, and they know donald trump will fight for equal opportunity and he loves educational choice. [ cheers and applause ] and it's hispanic americans who respect the law, want jobs and opportunities for their families, who know that donald trump will uphold the law and get this economy moving for every american. [ cheers and applause ] you know, the party of lincoln was f

opportunity. during these difficult days, it will be our party and our agenda that opens the doors for every american to succeed and prosper in this land. [ cheers and applause ] you know, in so many ways, the democratic party has abandoned those it used to protect. maybe they've become too ench entrenched in power, so comfortable, it's so much sim e simpler to impose their values by executive order. and make no mistake, hillary clinton has some big ideas along those lines, too. as this election approaches, every american should

presidency for the next four years, this election will define the supreme court for the next 40. [ applause ] we all better think very carefully about what this means for our constitution, and limited government. elect hillary clinton, and you better get used to being subject to unelected judges using unaccountable power to take unconstitutional actions. for the sake of the rule of law, for the sake of the sanctity of life, for the sake of the second amendment, and for the sake of our other god-given

we must make sure that the next president is donald trump. [ cheers and applause ] and hillary clinton's record on foreign affairs gets even worse. you know, it was hillary clinton that helped undo all the gains of the troop surge. a staggering failure of judgment that set isis on the loose. it was hillary clinton that instigated the president's disastrous agreement with the radical mullahs in iran. and after four americans fell in benghazi, it was hillary clinton that said, what difference does it make? [ booing ]

>> lock her up! lock her up! lock her up! >> as the proud father of a united states marine, let me say from my heart, anyone who said that, anyone who did that, should be disqualified from ever serving as commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] 7 1/2 years of barack obama and hillary clinton's policies have weakened america's place in the world. terrorist attacks at home and abroad, grim and heartbreaking

short days ago. and the attempted coup in turkey all attest to a world spinning apart. history teaches us that weakness arouses evil. hillary clinton and barack obama's foreign policy of leading from behind, moving red lines, feigning resets with russia, and the rise, rule, and reign of isis are a testament to this truth of history. we can not have four more years, apologizing to our enemies and abandoning our friends. [ cheers and applause ] america needs to be strong for the world to be safe and on the world's stage, donald trump will lead from strength. [ cheers and applause ]

donald trump will rebuild our military and stand with our allies, confront islamic terrorism at its source, and destroy the enemies of our freedom. [ cheers and applause ] and if the world knows nothing else, it will know this. america stands with israel. [ cheers and applause ] you know, if you looked at the calendar this morning, you might have noticed. the presidency of barack obama

today. [ cheers and applause ] >> we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! we like mike! >> and this much is certain. this much is certain of the obama years. they're not ending well. there seems to be so many things that divide us. so few great purposes that unite us as they once did. and it's at moments like this, moments when

that i believe we do well to remember that what unites us far exceeds anything that sets us apart in america. [ cheers and applause ] that we are as we have always been one nation under god indivisib indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] should i have the awesome privilege to serve as your vice president, i promise to keep faith with that conviction. to pray daily for a wise

discerning heart. for who is able to govern without it? my fellow americans, i believe we have come to another rendezvous with destiny. and i faith that god can still heal our land. [ cheers and applause ] but we have a choice to make. this is another time for choosing. if you want a president who will protect this nation, confront radical islamic terrorism and rid the world of

if you want a president who will restore law and order to the country, and if you want a president who will cut taxes, grow our economy and squeeze every nickel out of the federal bureaucracy, if you want a president who will build strong borders and enforce our laws, and if you want a president who will upend the status quo in washington, d.c., and appoint justices to the supreme court who will uphold the constitution, we have but one choice. and that man is ready. this team is ready. our party is ready. and when we elect donald trump, the 45th president of the united states, together we will make america great again. [ cheers and applause ]

thank you. and god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. >> strong, polished performance from mike pence, indiana governor. donald trump's running mate. >> here he comes. >> here comes donald trump. he called donald trump the outsider. and he labeled hillary clinton the secretary of the status quo. donald trump seems proud right now. david muir, he spoke a lot to the camera, but had a lot of the hall on his side, especially

indiana delegation. >> what did you make of your governor tonight? >> he crushed it, grand slam. >> they were chanting i like mike over here in indiana. but take a look, as they call it the "q" here in cleveland, completely packed. this is the first night at the convention at the end of the primetime hour, the crowd on its feet, complete crowd here. mike pence took the stage to make the case that donald j. trump is fit to be president. >> joined on the stage by his mom now, nancy pence. and his daughters and his son. wife karen pence. so, matthew dowd, we're three days in now. mike pence, bringing the crowd to its feet as david said. ted cruz mak

news. where is the republican party, what doe donald trump have to do tomorrow? >> he cleaned up the living room after cruz turned the furniture over. and i think he set donald trump up. i think if the polls are going to move and the krrace is goingo close, it's up to donald trump tomorrow night. >> martha raddatz? >> the voters on the fence, d donald trump needs to let them know he has the trust and temperament to be president. >> jon karl? >> that was about unifying republicans. >> cokie roberts? time for choosing. >> choosing

has to make the closing argument tomorrow. his showmanship, coming in just as ted cruz was ending, with the audience really angry with him, and coming out for pence, we will have something to watch tomorrow. >> and we'll be right here tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. that's all for now. a special edition of "nightline" is coming up. you can always find out the latest on abcnews.com. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "gma." >> this has been a presentation of abc news.

leon: breaking news, a deadly stabbing outside of a metro station. a man stabbed to death at the addison road station. a suspect

latest. roz? roz: we still have investigators on scene, the crime scene roped off. metro transit police and prince george's county police investigating. this stabbing happened at about road metro addison station, just outside of the station in the bus bay area. there was some sort of altercation or argument between two men, one stabbed the other, and the victim did not survive. it did not appear to be a random encounter. they believe the suspect and victim knew each other and they have the suspect in custody. what we don't know is what the disagreement was about for here is the metro spokesperson with more on the type of stabbing in the knife. adult males became involved in a verbal altercation that escalated to physical.

physical altercation, one of the two males pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the victim one time in the chest. roz: no names or ages have been released. investigators are still here. if you are heading towards this metro station, the single avenue entrance is shut down. live in capitol heights, roz plater, abc 7 news. she says she 7, will be paying for the rest of your life. was caught driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit at the time she crashed her car. alison: at the time of the crash, her three young sons were in the car. one of the children is still suffering the impact. leon: tim barber checks in life. she says she

turn back time. knowshis mother says she she cannot undo what happened to her kids at this intersection. the mom was driving northbound in the southbound lanes towards the light when she slammed into the median, and no one was wearing their seat belt. >> i'm going to pay for this until i die. tim: tonight, she did not hold back. >> all these years, it's been really hard for me. i've been doing all i can to face stuff. tim: the crash happened last august, but the 29-year-old montgomery county mom who is just indicted for being drunk in crashing into the median while her boys were in the car. both were rushed to the hospital. kevin did not come out for three months. he suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced him

over. >> i try to do walleye can to be better, work. i just want the best for my kids. investigators say her blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. empty bottles of vodka and whiskey were found in the car, .long martina says she was going through personal problems last year and she would never do anything to intentionally hurt her boys. >> i'm trying to -- to tell everybody i'm not that person know more -- no more. tim: there are nearly a dozen charges, including dui and child abuse. her next court appearance is friday. live in montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tim.

the rnc, donald trump making another grandiose appearance, coming off his helicopter in cleveland, but today was america's first introduction to his running mate, indiana governor mike pence. he murdered his first speech -- he made his first speech as candidate for vice president tonight. jay korff with another busy day for the republican party. jay: a wild night at the rnc. some speakers yelled triumphantly their support for donald trump, others barely mentioned his name we start with indiana governor mike pence. governor pence wrapped up just moments ago. >> if you know anything about tosiers, you know we love suit up and compete. we play to win full stop that is why i joined this campaign in a heartbeat. you have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down. a fighte a

all by himself, install logs. but this week, with this united party, he has gotten up -- and on november 8 i know that we will elect donald trump to be the 45th president of the united states of america. while governor pence thrilled the crowd coming speaker earlier the day, u.s. senator ted cruz from texas, infuriated them. >> i want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. jay: but that is all u.s. senator ted cruz with say about donald trump. instead, he talked about his conservative vision for america. >> i am here to tell you there is a better vision for our future. a return to freedom. jay: he did not endorse trump, and near the end of his speech, some of the crowd was chanting "endorse trump."

speech, he was roundly booed. >> god bless each and every one of you, and god bless the united states of america. take thenext person to stage called donald trump is a row come his best friend, and the next president of the united states. >> vote for the candidate who cannot be all, sold, purchased, bribed, or intimidated. going back to senator cruz, cnn is reporting that heidi hadse, senator cruz's wife, to be escorted. the republican operative was so upset at senator cruz after the speech, he had to be restrained. thursday's theme, make america one again, which will feature donald trump stop jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: wow,

day three of the rnc wraps up stop we are getting a bit of closure from the scandal that overshadowed day one. today, a trump staffer issued an apology, saying that she was the one who plagiarized melania trump's speech. she submitted her resignation tuesday, but the truck emily rejected it. she admitted she never crosschecked the text for duplicated lines. is your headquarters for campaign coverage as we await donald trump's big address in cleveland tomorrow in any surprises that may happen between now and then. we'll bring you live reports from the rnc through the day and will stream every event live at wjla.com. developing now come investigators are looking for a man who impersonated a police officer and pulled a woman over last night in clinton. a woman was stopped by a black red marquee -- grand

george's county uniform. he is described as a white man with a bald head and a skull ontoo on the date of hi-- the nape of his neck. a pedestrian was killed near central avenue and silver lane. the word on the circumstances that led to the crash, but we are still working on the story. steve: plans tomorrow to go to the citi open? looks like a nice mixture of sun and clouds come eventually 90 degrees. the heat index values will make it feel hotter. the ready, extreme heat and humidity on the way as we move into the day friday. besaturday and sunday, could talking about dangerous heat across much of the mid-atlantic with heat index values of 105 to 110. how long will it last and how should you prepare? that is coming up in a few minutes. leon:

be rising, but tensions are. there is a black lives matter protested northeast. demonstrators are promising to stay on massachusetts avenue until tomorrow morning. roz plater reports. roz: the protest began at about 7:00 wednesday morning. shot downn massachusetts avenue at 4th street and set up shop at the fraternal order of police. why target the police union? >> this is a fraternity that really tries to hide the accountability of police officers. there have been situations where people have been killed by the police and before they call the ambulance they call the fop. roz: this is one of a handful of citizens at police headquarters across the country. these professors came out on the lawn and

they shut down legislative work in may. they wanted to draw the public's attention to their cause. >> it's about policing, it's about how we extend rights to police officers who were not afforded citizens everyday. residentssters say have been bringing them supplies and the plan is to be here until at least the morning. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: the opposite side of the protest, humanities showing communitiesn -- humani showing appreciation for police officers. earlier today, ashburn held a picnic to think their police officers for the job they do. leon: still ahead, an unexpected new job for attorney general eric holder. the travel company hiring him to tackle a major issue. alison:

the human brain, the incredible discovery that is unlocking new potential in our health alert ahead. plus -- jay: dozens of cats have been rescued from deplorable conditions. meet some of these felines.

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leon: dozens of cats and kittens living in deplorable conditions. tonight, 44 of them have been rescued. many of these kittens are under a month old. some of them were found in recording conditions in the same home. others were found living inside of a u-haul van. there is a search for more animals who may be in danger. are looking atou are literally in a state of shock as they try to recover. >> this was not ideal. washington humane society says tuesday night investigators found dozens of cats in deplorable conditions inside of a home on decatur street in northwest washington. animal welfare rescued

44 cats, including a number of young kittens. two women living illegally in the residents are suspected of inhumane treatment. investigators believe they fled and took with them more than a dozen cats. >> they had several unsterilized adults in the breeding cap going. jay: some were overheating and a u-haul truck. some were underweight. others have upper respiratory infections. none at this point has been euthanized. it will take time for the cats to fully recover for adoption, so the humane society is suggesting if you would like to help, adopt another one of their cats. taken ay given day we good number of cats, but it pales in comparison. one thing people can really do to help us is adopt a cat. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: saved by strangers come in incredible rescue in south carolina.

a man slipped into a ditch and witnesses rushed to help get the victim out of the car. then they lined up on the side of the car and flipped it back over. amazingly, the driver walked out with no serious injuries. then, nothing but cheers, hugs, and tears. alison: unbelievable video. great to see everyone together. former u.s. attorney general eric holder back to fighting discrimination, this time for a start up company airbnb. the company hired holder after numerous reports in a lawsuit claiming that people are refusing rooms to guests based on race and gender. he pushed protections for race discrimination for housing. incredible discovery about the human brain, a new map shows 180 distinct areas in each hemisphere. that

undiscovered territories. all of this according to new research being called a major revision that opens the doors for study. scientist say this could lead to easier, better diagnoses of brain disorders. steve: wednesday, never too early to talk about your beach trip this weekend. the delmarva beaches looking really nice. and yet degrees friday, near 90 friday and saturday. the water rebounding into the middle and upper 70's. in town this weekend, it will get really hot. cooling down just a little bit as we head through the overnight, mainly clear skies, in the 50's -- 60's to the west, upper 70's in the district. satellite and radar is quiet and dry, nothing compared with what we had last night at this time with strong thunderstorms and the awesome lightning display. thanks for sending the pictures. 63 to