able to throw donald trump over the top in the delegate count tonight with 89 delegates. and another six for john kasich. gone grachlations, dad. we love you. >> donald trump addressed the convention again this time by a 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 it can be 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? >>

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 them themes. at some point the crowd broke out into chants saying lock her up while speakers attacked clinton. >> 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 which such a tortured relationship with the truth. >> as first lady, you viciously attack the character of women who are sexually abused at the

>> hillary clinton understands coal mine ers 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. >> it is our obligation to top 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 speech. here's what msnbc contributor and washington post reporter

>> what we've confirmed is that two bush speech writers john mcconnell and matt scully were contributing to her speech. she ended up working mostly with merideth mcgooiiver. a ghost writer for trump so it helps trump with public speeches and books. >> tracie potts joins us from cleveland. have they moved the ball at all in pushing their message of party unity and what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, there were a few goals for this message. party unity, not clear that's happened. you've seen what's happened throughout the week. they nominated him but not without trouble and controversy here. the other goal was to humanize donald trump and we saw some of that with the speeches last ni

talking about the kind of father he is and donald trump jr. the keynote of the night, talking about the fact they were raised not in the board room but by workers in the trump company, construction workers learning how to drive bulldozers before they could get to the board room. so in that respect it looks like they are building blocks toward making that case as he prepares to come back here on thursday night, but also tonight when mike pence speaks. tonight is the big night for mike pence. he's going to accept the vice presidential nomination. tonight we will also hear from newt griingrich, from marco rub and ted cruz as well as his son eric. >> thanks so much. the entertainment industry the reeling over news of the passing of garry marshall. the producer suffered from complications fromne

he was known as a hit maker creating wildly popular hits like laverne and shirley, the odd couple, and happy days. >> marshall was also at the helm of block busters that soon became classics. but it was pretty woman that got julia roberts her first oscar nomination for best actress and became a box office sensation. >> they really let you borrow this from the jewelry store? >> richer gere issued a statement. >> something's happening to the fonz. >> what is

my professional life. thank you for your loyalty, friend ship and generosity. and rob lowe, garry marshall hired me at 15 years old. he gave my wife her start at 18 as a makeup artist. 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. 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

gretchen carlson who says ailes fired her in june after she rebuffed his advances. ailes 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 as a media consultant with richard nixon and george h. bush. but he solidified his reputation as a king maker working closely with the executive chairman of 21st century fox. >> it has always been a very good relationship. roger ailesro

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 son in charge of fox news, a source of direct knowledge told nbc news the brothers wanted 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. th 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

on the boat was looking the other way. talk about the wrong time to take a picture. >> rule one is that your whale watching boat needs to be bigger than the whale. >> a huge whale there. what a shock. >> a great picture to have for the rest of your life. the heat wave is the story right through the upcoming weekend. it is still in place all the way from louisiana up toward the northern plains. we now have 14 million people in an excessive heat warning. the worst of it is from sue falls, minneapolis and areas through nebraska where some spots could hit 115 heat index. little rock could feel like 110 on thursday and friday. st. louis nearly 110 over thursday and friday. some of the heat toward nashville and up toward the upcoming weekend, the heat builds in the east. d.c. could feel like 104. not quite as bad in philadelphia but 102 on sunday won't feel very nice and

richmond will feel like 105 as we head through the upcoming weekend. the heat is on as you'd expect. this is typically the hottest time of the year and it is not disappointing. that's your national weather. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. 100 degrees possible today from bismark, rapid city all the way down through nebraska and areas of kansas. that's why we have the excessive heat warnings especially when you factor in the high humidity levels. texas typical this time of year near 100. all about the heat for at least the next week. >> thank you so much. 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. ♪ with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa,

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[ applause ] >> i mean, she delivered her that first lady being michelle obama, but still, she might have plagiarized some of it but you got to admit she did it harder, better, faster, stronger and you can quote me on that. >> meanwhile the band queen is not happy that trump is using their we are the champions classic during his wwe styled grand entrance, they've repeatedly asked him to stop using the song but no avail. middle ton and her fiance confirmed the news yesterday. she became a sensation after wearing this bridesmaid dress in 2011. the couple will reportedly marry next year. this is "early today."

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wait until you see the weekend forecast. >> we have a lot of activities because of yesterday's storms. . beach drive remains closed. branch road has downed trees, flooded conditions. this could take a while. northbound route 1, beechwood road, the northbound lanes under police direction. they're trying to get traffic to continue through. find yourself under police direction in the area. back to you. >> i formally declare donald j. trump and michael r. pence, the republican nominees for president and vice president of these united states. >> with that the gop ticket is set for november. we're halfway through the republican national convention now. indiana governor, mike pence will address the delegation tonight.

ke speakers will hammer home that years of bad policies and poor leadership weakened america's ogs in the world. big political names stump for him tonight. delegates from the district did all they could to revolt against trump. penn voted for rubio and nine voiced their support for john kasich last night. the votes won't count that way. national and d.c. parity rules officially gave all 19 votes to trump because he is the only formal candidate or was last night. party leaders from the district tell tom sherwood their actions weren't meant as insults. >> we had a -- we had 3,000 d.c. republicans show up and they split 9 for rubio, 10 for caka h kasich. >> they tried to unite factions.

gorn was guilty of putting herself before america. >> questions about plagiarism for a second day in a row. this time they surround donald trump and his eldest son in his speech last night. >> i know when my father says he can fix the country, he means it. >> donald trump jr. made a comparison about schools which closely resemble a passage from a magazine. they said he wrote both the speech and the article. he told the associated press makes that not an issue. the trump campaign defended melania trump's speech and -- tom sherwood and chris lawrence are covering the convention all week. you'll hear more from tom in the next half hour. first, nbc's tracie potts has what to expect in the day ahead at 4:45.