helter-skelter but also to new orleans to be of beneficiary that has already made reference by the united states of america making reference to the occupation and of course, from 1959 united states and europe another bout of hysteria and as a result was very concerned that would help to shed light for u.s. backing on these maniacal regimes you can see this as part penalizing of haiti to check out the slave masters but on the other hand, to recall that it became independent as they recognized diplomatically of the height of the u.s. civil war. speaking of the cuban revolution, barack obama made overtures to reach fruition in 2014. so in some ways with regard to the revolutionary regimes. and the process took only 55 years to recognize. so obviously we are making steady progress and on that note on that backwards all night. all day. we will fight for freddie grey. [applause] >> thanks for coming. we're open and tall 11:00. [inaudible conversations] . . they thought it would be a good book for me to read. do you have anything else on my list? >> i'm building up as many hamilton books as possible. i was recent

state but one, the strongest vote to make america great again. we are going to cast our votes for the next president of the united states, donald j.oduce to cast our votes. >> madam secretary, it is my honor to read it delegates from the great commonwealth of massachusetts. cruz four, kasich eight, rubio eight, and guess what? they may have said we are the bluest state in the union, but we are casting 22 delegate votes for donald j. trump. going to make america great again come november. [cheers and applause] mr. kent: pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules of this convention, massachusetts, 22 votes trump, four votes cruz, eight votes rubio, eight votes kasich. ms. hudson: michigan. 59 delegates will with the following bound delegates. 25 trump. secretary, michigan passes. michigan passes. ms. hudson: minnesota. 38 delegates with the following bound delegates. eight trump. >> madam secretary, on behalf of the great state of minnesota, home of 10,000 lakes, home of spam, and home of the late, nce, and the state that has had the longest drought of casting electoral votes for a republican president which will c

america second to no none. >> reject fear. elect hillary clinton as the next president of the united states! >> and so my friends, it is with humility, determination and bound less confidence in america's promise that i accept your nomination for president of the united states! >> tonight moment we've all been waiting for after accepting the democratic nomination hillary clinton got her most crucial chance yet to make her case to the american people. >> let's take live look at the wells fargo center at the close of final night of a week that is making history right here in the steed of brotherly love and sisterly affection. good evening from the wells fargo center. i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. >>> thanks for joining us for this you decide special. >> tonight at the dnc hillary clinton made history by officially accepting the democratic nomination for president. she delivered her highly anticipated speech telling everyone here how she views the stakes in the coming election. and bringing to close the democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> in this campaign i've met many more p

[applause] never stay in the honor of the united states of america. tain the honor of the united states of america. [applause] i've realized that many, particularly this political year, wonder why do we insist on an honorable peace to vietnam. from a political stand point, since -- what have a million men were sent there, that i should end the war by agreeing to impose a communist government on the people of south vietnam it does bring the whole catastrophe -- blame the whole catastrophe on my predecessor. this would be good politics. but it would be disastrous to the cause of peace if at this time, we betray our allies. it will discourage our friends abroad and it will encourage our enemies to gauge the aggressive behavior. in areas like the mideast, small nations who rely on the friendship and support of the united states would be in deadly jeopardy. to our friends and allies in europe, asia, the middle east and at latin america, i say united states will continue our tradition to stand by our .riends and never desert them [applause] in discussing vie

america. thank you for the honor. for your support, and god bless the united states of america. applause]d ♪ ♪ >> donald trump and governor mike pence of indiana, as the trump campaign announces the selection of governor pence as donald trump's running mate. we heard remarks from both their presumptive nominee, donald trump, and his selection to be his vice presidential running mate, indiana governor mike pence. we are going to take your calls and get your thoughts on this selection of governor pence. the numbers on your screen. for those of you listening on c-span radio, as a democrat, it is 202-748-8920. 202-748-8921. 202-748ence and others, -8922. the trump campaign has redesigned a website already. the new trump-pence campaign with a new logo and a new page republicanh the presidential candidate, donald trump, and his running mate

, our party is ready, and when we elect donald trump the 45th president of the united states together, we will make america great again. [applause] [applause] thank you and god bless you. and, god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ former presidential candidate and texas senator ted cruz was booed at the convention when he spoke to delegates encouraging them to vote their conscience but not endorse donald trump or president. highlights of the third night of the republican convention beginning with senator cruz. please welcome, united states senator, it ted cruz of texas. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you and god bless each and everyone of you. heidi and i are so honored to join you here in cleveland where lebron james just let an incredible comeback victory. convinced america is going to come back, too. i want to congratulate donald trump

we are going to have a new attorney general of the united states of america. [applause] mr. n: i pledge to you that our new attorney general will be president of the united states to launch a war against organized crime in this country. i pledge to you that the new atorney general will be belligerent against the loan sharks and racketeers that rob the urban poor in our cities. i pledge to you the new attorney general will open a new front against the narcotics sellers who are threatening the lives of our children in this country. [applause] mr. nixon: because my friends, let this message come through clear from what i say tonight. time is running out for the merchants of crime and corruption in american society. not goingf crime is to be the wave of the future in the united states of america. [applause] we shall reestablish freedom from the air in america so that america can take the lead in reestablishing freedom from fear in the world. to those who say law and order is the code word for racism, there and here is the reply. our goal is justice, justice for every american. if

may god continue to bless the united states of america. >> casting votes for senator sanders -- >> i o announce that oklahoma where our state motto, cast 22 votes for senator bernie sanders. >> and oklahoma casts 20 votes for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. >> thank you. oklahoma. you cast 20 votes for secretary clinton and 22 votes for senator sanders. >> oregon. oregon, you have 74 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, from the mighty columbia river, from the high desert to the crashing waves of the pacific ocean, oregon, home of the timbers and the trail blazers. home to nine tribal nations and 4 million of the most wonderful people on the planet. we cast 34 votes for secretary hillary clinton. and madam secretary, oregon, feeling the bern, cast 38 votes for bernie sanders. >> thank you, oregon. you've cast 34 votes for secretary clinton and 38 votes for senator sanders. pennsylvania! pennsylvania, you have 208 votes. how do you cast your vote? >> madam secretary, i am tom wolf, governor of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. and o

america great again. it's change versus status quo. and my fellow republicans, when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be -- huge. you have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down, a fighter, a winner. until now, he's had to do it all by himself against all odds, but this week with this united party he's going back up and on november 8th, i know we will elect donald trump to be the 45th president of the united states of america. >> an exciting night. let's get right to peter doocy live for us in cleveland with more on the big drama from last night. peter. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and senator ted cruz didn't tell people to vote for donald trump. he told people to vote their conscience and it got him booed off the stage. >> stand conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. >> reporter: trump appeared in the crowd during the cruz speech drawing a lot of attention away from the stage and he says he's not surprised by the way things went down, tweeting, quote, wow, ted

time to elect hillary clinton as our next president of the united states of america, and time to makenk you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. thank you, everybody. >> [cheers and applause] ♪ announcer: please welcome micromet are from philadelphia fromcro no michael nodutter philadelphia. ♪ >> good evening, democrats. >> [cheers and applause] >> philadelphia has always been a friendly place for democrats, but i have to say that this week, there's a little extra brotherly love and sisterly affection in the air. for eight years, i was privileged to serve as the mayor of this great american city, philadelphia. i'm very proud that my administration and our host committee brought our convention to philadelphia. i hope you had a great time. philadelphia is my town. i grew up here. i built my career and raise my family here. so it is with tremendous pride that here in a city known for its history i cast my ballot for our historic nominee, hillary clinton. >> [cheers and applause] >> i have known hillary for decades. i have known her as a champion for our cities. i h

these five presidents were united in their total opposition to isolation for america and in their belief that the interests of the united states and the interests of world peace require that america be strong enough and intelligent enough to assume the responsibilities of leadership in the world. they were united in the conviction that the united states should have a defense second to none in the world. they were all men who hated war and were dedicated to peace. but not one of these five men, and no president in our history, believed that america should ask an enemy for peace on terms that would betray our allies and destroy respect for the united states all over the world. as your president, i pledge that i shall always uphold that proud bipartisan tradition. standing in this convention hall 4 years ago, i pledged to seek an honorable end to the war in vietnam. we have made great progress toward that end. we have brought over half a million men home, and more will be coming home. we have ended america's ground combat role. no draftees are being sent to vietnam. we have reduced our casualties by 98 percent. we have gone the e

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

[applause] these five presidents were united in their total opposition to isolation for america and their belief in the interest of the united states and world peace require that america be strong enough and intelligent enough to assume the responsibilities of leadership in the world. they were united in the conviction that the united states should have a defense second to none in the world. they were all men who hated war and were dedicated to peace, but not one of these five men and no president in our history believed that america should ask an enemy for peace on terms that would betray our allies and destroy respect for united states around the world. [applause] as your president, i pledge that i shall always uphold that proud bipartisan tradition. standing in this convention hall four years ago, i pledged to seek an honorable end to the war in vietnam. we have made great progress to that end. we have brought over half a million men home, and more will be coming home. we ended america's ground combat role. no draftees are being sent to vietnam. we have reduced our casualties by 98%. we have gone the extra mile. in fact, we have

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. [ cheers and applause ] >> governor mike pence delivering his acceptance speech here at the republican national convention in cleveland. donald trump in the wings there applauding as the governor absorbs the love in the room. >> i have to say that ending kind of fell flat there a little bit. i'm missing the rush to the stage. >> trump did make up for it by giving him an air kiss right there, chuck. >> we have not, by the way, seen the traditional clasp of arms held high. >> you know what, that's what this is about. these guys are outsiders. i think trump might not even know that's what they're supposed to do. they're just getting to know each other. i think the chemistry will come. >> and yet they separate here and donald trump goes back in the wings, mike pence -- >> have you ever seen this, tom? >> what is this? trump just walked out on him. >> we saw this during the initia

as a party and a people and a movement to make america great again and that day begins when donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states of america. thank you for the honor. thank you for your support. and god bless the united states of america. ♪ ♪ >> there they are, the pence family and donald trump out there as well, donald trump introducing mike pence as his vice pedestrian dental running mate. you see some of the trump children who have come as well. they were very instrumental in this decision to pick mike pence. i don't know if donald trump is going to speak any more. there was some suggestion that this was a news conference and he might answer some questions. doesn't look like that's going to happen. music is playing. donald trump spoke for what, almost 40 minutes or so, making his case, speaking why he should be the next president of the united states and also making the case of why he selected mike pence as his running mate. >> there's nothing conventional about this. we're used to huge rallies. the two of them coming out together, hands in the air, the victory signs and all of the rest. this is donald trump

revolted is british rule that led to the formation of the slave holding republic known as the united states of america but as i argued in my book contrary to the broadway musical in what is routinely taught in schools, the foundation of the united states of america took place in no small measure because it was a revolt against the abolitionism in london it seemed to be suggesting that slave property might be headed for the dustbin of history. and now the state known as zimbabwe revolted against british rule in 65 because they thought clinton was moving towards decolonization one-person one-vote they tried to continue their white racist minority regime but they said they were walking in the footsteps of 1776 s that was an attempt to escape the the logic of decolonization of one person one vote therefore you cannot begin to understand the tribulations of people of african descent unless you understand they fought against the formation and sided with london just like the africans did not accept the establishment of a new stage of rhodesia and when you fight a war in the loose you can expect to be penaliz

god bless each and every one of you and god bless the united states of america. >> meantime rubio took a bit of different approach in his speech. here's what we had to say in prerecorded message. >> donald trump takes seriously threats from islamic radicals and is committed to rebuilding our military and unlike barack obama and hillary clinton, he is committed to appointing constitutional judges that will respect the proper role of judiciary. and after a long and spirited primary, the time for fighting each other is over. it's time to come together and fight for a new direction for america. >> he finished video by saying it's time to win in november. >> different type of trauma outside the quicken loans arena tonight. police arrested 17 people after melee brokt out during a flag burping in the street. this was the most turbulent protest since four day convention began on monday. chaos briefly prevented delegates and members of media to get into the arena for the evening's proceedings. >> tomorrow is the final day and the theme is make america one again. his daughter is expected to spea

>>> coming up on "early today" -- >> when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america the change will be huge. >> the spotlight may have been stolen by ted cruz who was booed for his nonendorsement of trump. >>> plus scorching temperatures with dangerously high heat. >>> the pokemon go craze is causing more danger by the day. "early today" starts right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television>>> ted cruz took the stage at donald trump's convention and purposely did not endorse his nominee. convention goers broke out into boos as trump crashed the speech. >> if you love our country and love your children as much i as 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 institution. i appreciate the enthusiasm of new york delegation. we must make the most of our moment to fight for freedom, to protect our god-given rights, even of those of whom we don't agree. god bless each and every one of you and god bless the united states of america. >> and while

god bless the united states of america! united states, governor mike pence! >> together, we will make ame >>> after that review of last night, it is the final day today of the republican national convention and here are four things to know as the convention begins that final day. today's theme is make america one again. donald trump will address the delegates tonight. he's expected to accept the nomination for president. trump's daughter ivanka will also speak. the trump campaign will try to promote unity. >>> that focus on party unity comes just a day after contradick torii speeches on the stage. governor pence says a trump administration wi administration. you heard some failed to endorse donald trump. >> we deserve leaders who stand for principle. who unite us for shared value. who cast aside anger for love. >> the texas delegation expressed frustration. and what you are seeing here security guards escorting mrs. cruz safely out of the arena. the texas senator was all but drowned out when he asked for god's blessing on th

>> when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be huge. >> but the spotlight may have been stolen by political rival who was booed off stage. >>> but dangerous high heat across the country. >>> the pokemon go craze is causing more dangerous behavior around the world. "first look" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, a rauk us night in cleveland. a primetime focussed on showcasing mike pence to the american people goes off the rails. former presidential candidate ted cruz took the stage at donald trump's convention and purposefully did not endorse his party's nominee. near the end of the speech, convention goers broke out into fits of boos as trump crashed the speech. >> if you love our country and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscious, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. i appreciate the enthusiasm of the new york delegation, we must make the most of our moment to fight for freedom, to protect our god-giv

america! thank you for the honor! thank you for your support and god bless the night states of america! [applause] united states of america! >> there we have it. the first announcement of donald trump's buys presidential candidate, mike pence. he focused very little on mike pence and mike pence delivering a discipline speech, very disciplined message about what they are going to focus on going forward, which is as he said, focusing as the world is spinning apart, the conservative ticket, principles, conservative security can bring forward. it is interesting to see that the two men spent very little time together. donald trump spending very little time talking about mike pence. and mike pence projecting that message forward about what he is done in indiana. his growth and economic growth, his record on jobs on that state. and his record on bringing conservative principles. this was a moment again that will be talked about for donald ering wildly off message talking about topics that did have nothing to do with his running mate. that will be dissected by the media in the next 24 hours. is whatof saying thi

largest state tax cut in indiana's history and now home to the largest voucher program in the united states of america. [applause] unemployment in indiana was over eight percent when i became governor and below five percent today. hooser businesses have created 150,000 net new jobs and in our bicentennial year of my state more hoosiers are going to work more than before in the state of indiana. that's what strong republican leadership gets you. and that's the kind of strong leadership that donald trump will bring to the white house. [applause] trust me when i say this. when we come together as a party and's people and reelect strong conservative majorities in the house and senate and elect this good man as 45th president of the united states. and i know in my heart of hearts, we'll make america great again at home and abroad. [applause] >> he's a builder. he's a fighter. he's a father and a patriot. i have to tell you, having had had time to spend with this good man and his family, i know that donald trump will be a great the president of the united states of america because his heart beats with the h

some ways as a sequel against british rule in north america in 1776 that led to the formation of the slave-holding republic still known as the united states of america. that is to say as i argued in my book the counterrevolution of 1776, contrary to the broadway musical that use the hip-hop form such as hamilton from what is routinely taught in schools. the foundation of the united states of america in 1776 took place in those small measure because it was revolt in london. that is to say in june 1772 seemed to be suggesting that slave property which even then in north america was worth in the millions might be headed for history as e explain in the book. just as those in the state now known as zimbabwe, revolted against british rule in november 1965 because they thought that london was moving towards decolonization and one person one vote, leading to african-majority vote. they tried to continue white-racist minority regime by setting the new state and they said at the time that they were walking in the food steps of 1776, that is to say that 1176 was an attempt to escape the logic of abolition of slavery in november 1965 in southern afri

secondly, because hillary clinton must never become president of the united states of america. [applause] knowe first point, i'm what i'm talking about. you can build a growing economy on balance budget, low taxes, while making record investments. we like to say indiana is a state that works and it does. indiana works because republican principles work every time you put them into practice. we have a $2 billion surplus in the highest credit rating in the nation and businesses have created nearly 150,000 new jobs and we have more hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200 year history of the great state of indiana. that is what republican leadership gets you. and let me say from my heart, that is what the no-nonsense leadership of donald j trump will bring to washington dc elections are about choices and i also joined this ticket because the choice could not be more clear, the stakes could not be higher. americans can choose a leader who will fight to make america safe and prosperous again and bring real change or we can elect someone who literally personifies the failed

god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> please welcome the united states senator from arkansas, tom cotton. ♪ tom cotton: thank you. we've seen what happens when america leads from behind. that is that is not with the army taught me. for everyone who agrees that america should lead the way, i have a message. help is on the way. [applause] let me tell you a story. in arkansas farm boy who became a soldier. a war he waswas away at school. then in a comfortable professional job exempt from service. he sacrificed that comfort against the wishes of his family. volunteered for the army. he became an infantryman. .hat boy was my dad he went to vietnam in 1969. [applause] 35 years later because of 9/11 i did the same. [applause] against the wishes of my family i give up my legal career i volunteered for the army. and ime an infantryman went to iraq and afghanistan. my dad said he felt like god was punishing him for what he did to his dad. but god was not punishing him. god had called us to serve. just as he

america great again for all americans. thank you and god bless the united states of america! [ cheers and applause ] >> newt gingrich just wrapping up here and right on time at the republican national convention. ed o'keefe is with us. politics reporter for the washington post, and the news that is flooding over this place is the scene that was ted cruz tonight. booed off the stage. his wife -- callista is newt gingrich's wife. heidi escorted off the floor by security. that was unexpected. >> no, totally, shepard, i think it's fair to say you and i is covering a contested and chaotic this is by far now the most dramatic political gathering we've seen in modern history. there's no doubt about it, whether it was the disputes on monday, the issues with plag plaguearism in ms. trump's speech, or the chaos tonight, we've never seen the booing and shouting as intention as we saw with ted cruz, whose principles, never endorsing trump, but congratulating him for winning the nomination. incredible scene. we've said for years, shep, this party is in chaos. tonight, we have the living e

and when we elect donald trump, the 45th president of the united states, america great again. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. and god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] >> governor mike pence delivering his acceptance speech here at the republican national convention in cleveland. donald trump in the wings there applauding as the governor absorbs the love in the room. >> i have to say that ending kind of fell flat there a little bit. i'm missing the rush to the stage. >> trump did make up for it by giving him an air kiss right there, chuck. >> we have not, by the way, seen the traditional clasp of arms this is about. these guys are outsiders. i think trump might not even know that's what they're supposed to do. they're just getting to know each other. i think the chemistry will come. >> and yet they separate here and donald trump goes back in the wings, mike pence -- >> have you ever seen this, tom? >> what is this? trump just walked out on him. >> we saw this during the initial rollout, if you recall. >> here comes pence's family. but whe

trump who wants to be president of the united states is asking one of our adversaries to engage in hacking or intelligence efforts against the united states of americao effect an election. as someone who was responsible for protecting our nation from cyber attacks, it is inconceivable to me that any presidential candidate would be that irresponsible. i say this out of a firm concern for the future of my children and my grandchildren, donald trump cannot become our commander in chief. in an unstable world -- in an unstable world, we cannot afford unstable leadership. we cannot afford someone who believes america should withdraw from the world, threatens our international treaties, and violates our moral principles. we cannot afford an erratic finger on our nuke rclear weapo. this -- this is no time to roll the dice and to gamble with america's national security or with the american dream. no time. i've lived -- i've lived that american dream. my parents were immigrants from italy. they came through ellis island. they made their way to california. they opened a restaurant in monterey. i can still remember standing on a chair in the back of that restau

america great again. it's change verses status quo, and my fellow republicans, when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be huge. you have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down, a fighter, a winner. until now he has had to do it all by himself against all odds but this week with this united party he's got backup. and on november 8th it will be doth to be the president of the united states of america. >> let's get right to peter doocy. last night was big, huge, huge drama. >> good morning heather and abby. trufrn is the nominee. ted cruz gave speech that was mostly about ted cruz and it got him booed off the stage. >> stand and vote your conscience, vote for the candidate up and down the ticket that you trust to defend your freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. >> a top rnc off fish shall called him classless. he was standing in the stadium he knew it was coming. he got booed off the stage. i saw the speech two hours early let him speak anyway. no big deal. >> cuz may have united the republican party in an unexpected way. >> he is going

when we elect donald trump the 45th president of the united states together, we will make america great again! [cheers & applause] thank you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [cheers & applause] >> indiana governor mike pence about to be joined by running mate, donald trump on the stage. >> these delegates and the republicans were waiting for this speech. very well-received. john dickerson is there on the podium. don? >> well, the new hire seems to have done well in front of the boss, donald trump. pointing to him and letting him bask in the acclaim here. you know, governor pence has put the moment back on the beam after the ted cruz nonendorsement. the reason is that pence is loved by conservatives, he's an evangelical, a member of the grass roots and he's supporting donald trump, that put donald trump, the outsider, into the coalition. the republicans -- the trump team knew what cruz was going to say. the irritation is that he didn't improve a little bit on it. that he basically -- it was such praises to be nonexistent. a lot of irritation. although it's not clea

clinton weakened america's place in the world and stifled our nation's economy, and so we must decide here and now that hillary clinton will never become president of the united states of america. [ applause ] for the sake of our troops who deserve a commander in chief to have their back, for the sake of hard working americans and businesses who deserve a president who will get washington, d.c. off their back, and for the sake of a supreme court that will uphold the sanctity of life, our second amendment, our god-given liberties, we must elect donald trump as the 45th president of the united states of america. [ applause ] we must be confident, but this i'll close, we must be confident in the choice the american people will make and have made. i got a chance to meet ronald reagan in 1988 when i was preparing to lose my first campaign for congress. [ laughter ] we went to the white house. you can probably google it on line and find a picture of someone who looks alarmingly like my son sitting next to ronald reagan. [ laughter ] we were waiting anxiously, karen and i were in the east room with a short line of candidates, waiting for the photo op with the president. th

god bless each and every one of you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to cleveland, the next president of the united states, mr. donald j.trump! >> this was the scene early wednesday when donald trump and mike pence arrived in cleveland with their families. wednesday night, governor pence accepted the nomination. here is his 40 minute acceptance speech. ♪ ♪ >> please welcome the speaker of the house, paul ryan. [applause] rep. ryan: hello my fellow republicans. i could not be more proud of our vice presidential nominee. [applause] i served with this man in the house of representatives. we became very good friends. i was this man up close. i have seen what he is made up. let me tell you something about mike pence. this is a man of solid character, this is a man who sees public service as a calling, not a career. he has served honorably with great dignity. the results are impressive. this is a man who led the charge to ban earmarks in congress, and he won that fight. [applause] as governor of indiana, he p

trump, who wants to be president of the united states, is asking one of our adversaries to engage in hacking or intelligence efforts against the united states of america say this out of a firm concern for the future of my children and my grandchildren, donald trump cannot become our commander in chief. >> in an unstable world, in an unstable world we cannot afford unstable leadership. we cannot afford someone who believes america should withdraw from the world, threatens our international treaties and violates our moral principles. we cannot afford an erratic finger on our nuclear weapons. this -- this is no time to roll the dice and to gamble with america's national security or with the american dream. no time. i've lived -- i've lived that american dream. my parents were immigrants from italy. they came through ellis island. they made their way to california. they opened a restaurant in monter monterey. i can still remember standing on a chair in the back of that restaurant washing glasses. never could my immigrant parents have dreamed that their son would grow up to be secretary of defense of the most powerful military in the world. >> the american

you are the next president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] god bless america. >> eric trump, the son of donald trump, making the case for his father to be president of the united states of america, rattling off a number of reasons, based on his business track record and his beliefs that he thinks that he's the right person to do so, carl. but largely, not addressing what you mentioned from last night. donald trump jr., also not really getting all that personal in terms of sharing anecdotes with us. >> a fairly effective example in that central park rink that, of course, now bears donald trump's name. what may not be obvious to viewers at home was the audio/visual breakdown we've had, where the lights behind eric trump went down in the middle of that speech. these things are hard to stage, john and michelle, but you don't want this to happen. >> though question about it. look, i think that speech was well-delivered by eric trump. i think that had to feel good to donald trump, after what happened with ted cruz before that. because ted cruz, his chief rival in the campaign, was

may god continue to bless the united states of america. >> casting votes for senator sanders as the head of his delegation. >> i'm proud to announce that oklahoma, where our state motto, casts 22 votes for senator bernie sanders. >> and oklahoma casts 20 votes for the next president of the united states, secretary hillary clinton. >> thank you. oklahoma, you have cast -- >> very quickly here, at the bottom of the screen you will see we are keeping our own count. there is no official dnc count inside the arena. when hillary clinton reaches 2383 and goes over the top, we will mark it on the screen. there will be no specific marking of the event or celebration in the arena, we are told, but that's what will be happening. >> oregon, home to the timbers and the trailblazers. oregon, home to nine tribal nations and four million of the most wonderful people on the planet. oregon, ready for hillary, casts 34 votes for secretary hillary clinton. and madam secretary, oregon, feeling the bern, casts 38 votes for senator bernie sanders. >> thank you, oregon. you have cast 34 votes for secretary clin

it is about the united states of america. [applause] [chanting "usa, usa"] : i agree in fat at lee that it is about the united states. i will point out that every day in the senate, i have spent every waking moment fighting for you,country, fighting for fighting to honor promises i way, there is a reason why others don't. the reaction in washington is you get screamed and hollered down when you follow your commitments. anyway, andou do it that is what i did last night. because last night, what i laid out last night was not a speech. last night was a speech focused entirely on the united states of america, on a path forward. our country is at the edge of a precipice. of losing therisk greatest country in the history of the world and my soul cries at where this country is, and what we are doing to the freedom of our kids and grandkids. and what i said last night is what i believe is the only path to saving this country and it is not simply blindly chanting a name and yelling down dissenters. i believe in free speech. let me poin

thank you and god bless the united states of america. pplause] >> please welcome representative joaquin castro from texas. [applause] ♪ representative castro: in 1922, the only grandparent that i would never know came to the united states from mexico. she wasn't a rapist or a murderer. she was a six-year-old orphan. pasts a girl, she walked storefront signs that read "no dogs or mexicans allowed." her life wasn't easy and she did not always feel welcome, but she never stopped believing in america's sacred promise that her sacrifices would be rewarded with opportunity for herself and her family. she kept up her part of that promise by working her whole life babysitting, cooking, and cleaning houses. her grandsonthat is standing here on this stage that americaoof kept its promise, too. [applause] representative castro: four years ago, my brother julian stood on this stage in charlotte. he and i know that our story is not unique. this room is held with many proud americans who can tell similar stories about their own families. rate grandchil

and when we elect donald trump the 45th president of the united states, together we will make americaat again. thank you. and god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. >> that's the one we were waiting for. so how did governor pence' big speech go? >>> the vice presidential candidate mike pence for the very first time. how did he do? john, what does he need to do now to define and defend himself? >> well, first of all that speech did a good job for him. in many ways he represents the heart of where the conservatives are and they are the base of the republican party. the party is in a bit of a confusion. trump is a populist, not a conservative. and he is running insurgency and taking over the party. cruz ran as a conservative in what he thought would be a conservative takeover of the party, away from the bushes and all. pence is more along the cruz line philosophically. but the merging of them is good for the party, having a conservative and a populist together is good. what will happen after tomorrow is pence will go out. he will follow a schedule. he'll go campaignin

take the stage and get to announce we've nominated the first woman in the history of the united states of americaresident of the united states and we're going to nominate the greatest vice president of the history of united states of america in tim kaine. folks, let's take it, the road for this country all the way through virginia. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> we have some business to conduct. becca will tell you a little bit about the day and what to expect. especially for those folks that are first time convention goers, becca, you ready? everybody should just enjoy breakfast for a little bit? [ inaudible ] this is becca, everybody knows becca, our executive director. >> hello! thank you so much for being here today. we've got a couple more announcements coming your way. we're always getting last minute updates. can everybody -- >> i don't think anyone ever told me i was too quiet. we've got jim right outside the door, jim, if you want to come forward and wave your hand. jim? raise your hand. he's our ambassador. let's give him a round of applause. if you guys have any questions about r

united states. [cheers and applause] my brothers and sisters, my fellow democrats, now is the up and stand up, to rise it sends a message to the rest of americarty is united. our movement is a life and our revolution has just begun. [cheers and applause] probably rise to second the nomination to second democratic bernie sanders for president of the united states. thank you, god bless you. [cheers and applause] please welcome delegate from vermont. i comeson: my friends, from the great state of vermont. [applause] the berne never felt more than i do in this moment. [cheers and applause] together we have worked to take our country back from the millionaires and billionaires. endther we have worked to citizens united and restore democracy to the people. together we have worked for eight $15 minimum wage. for debt-free college. for breaking up big banks. justice.te and for the man who launched this revolution, senator bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] tonight my friends, we celebrate the progress we have made in this campaign. and we set a course for progress that we will make when we win in november. i am so proud of us. [cheers and applause

cast 72 votes for senator bernie sanders & 163 votes for the first woman president of the united states of america hillary clinton. >> steve, it's interesting to hear the big states. we had colorado and california. he won one state in the top ten and that was michigan. looks like it was an outline. >> yeah, looking ahead to the general election and i am watch two things happen with the map right now and one is that the traditionally red states that we talked about the demographics and then changing in nevada and new mexico looks like they're slipping away from trump. >> nevada is the only one that i would not put in there yet. he is holding up strong. you're right and it looks like -- >> yeah the flip side is that they're demonstrating with the educator and white voters is opening up in pennsylvania and ohio. maybe in iowa and when i put the combinations together if trump makes it and gets ohio and pennsylvania, he has still got to pick off florida. >> the thing with florida is that i cannot tell you -- i don't know of legitment polling that's had the race less than five points with five or more.

and let me tell you something, we were the first state in the united states of america to end veteransomelessness in our state. we have thought republican efforts to discriminate against lgbt virginians, and -- fought republican efforts to discriminate against lgbt virginia has and we have stood up for a woman's right to choose. we are overcoming obstacles that deny hundreds of thousands of former felons their right to vote because history tells us that enemies of progress tends low the march toward justice and dash cam slow the march toward justice and equality, but they -- can slow the march toward justice and equality, but they cannot stop us. we have come so far since 2008, but we have much more to be done. that is why i support hillary clinton. tacklesa president who global warming head-on and stands up for common sense s to keep guns away from dangerous people, a president who has vision, purpose, and the experience to lead our nation, not cheesy slogans and silly hats. a president who will bill our country up -- build our country up and not tear it down to scare folks. i have kn

as a party and a people and a movement, to make america great again and that day begins when donald trump becomes the 45th president of the united states of america. thank you for the honor. thank you for your support. and god bless the united states of america. >> there you have it. indiana governor mike pence alone on the stage in new york after being introduced by donald trump. here comes donald trump, i think, right now. there he is. hand shake between the running mates right now. and i want to go to tom, a lot to talk about, tom. you can been covering the campaign for a long, long time. kind of an unusual though very much in character donald trump speech introducing mike pence. donald trump always does things his way. one of the things he said, though, was that mike pence was always his first choice. and then when pence gets up there, he said he got the call from donald trump on wednesday night. yet as we watch them on the stage now, flanked by their families as well, donald trump's daughter ivanka trump along with her family, her husband jared kushner, we heard mike pence say he got the call on wednesday. thursday night, donald t

you have the first last president of the united states of america embracing what he hopes is the first female president of the united states of america. >> the physical passing the torch right here. touch bitter foes eight years ago. john dickerson is down at the >> dickerson: this is a sweeping piece of history of america. back to america's founding, also went back 12 years ago to his speech in 2004, introduced the country to this kind of vision. he talked about his presidency as vindication that have vision. i think everybody in the hall in reminding them it was enduring project that went beyond his candidacy. then placed hillary clinton in in 2004 that speech he gave when he supported -- now here on the floor. >> o'donnell: barack obama enjoyed this one tonight even though he was campaigning for someone else. he had a lot of memorable lines, one that will have most lasting impact he says that americans a lot of people here have said lot of things about donald trump tonight, but nothing quite as stark as that. gale spinning son the floor as well. >> king: i can barely hear you. i jus

god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. . >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the governor of the great state of indiana, mike pence. >> my fellow hoosiers, we are 119 days away from a great victory in the united states of america when indiana becomes the first state on the board to make donald trump the 45th president of the united states of america. [ cheering ] you know, here in indiana, we know that strong republican leadership works. different from our neighbors in illinois. we have balanced budgets. we've cut taxes. we made record investments in education and roads. and today there are more hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of indiana. that's what republican leadership gets you. and that's exactly the kind of no nonsense leadership that donald trump is going to bring to the white house. this november. you know, after 7 1/2 years with the failed policies of barack obama that have weakened america's place in the world and stifled our unation's economy, we're ready for a change in this state. we're ready to put

donald trump who was the president of the united states is asking one of our adversaries to engage in hacking and intelligent efforts against the united states of america. >> boo! someone who is responsible fromrotecting our nation cyber attacks, it is inconceivable to me that any presidential candidate would be that irresponsible. i say this out of the firm mycern for the future of children and grandchildren, donald trump cannot become commander-in-chief. [cheers] in an unstable world, we cannot afford unstable leadership. we cannot afford someone who believes america should withdraw from the world, threatens our international treaties and violates our moral principles. we cannot afford an erratic finger on the nuclear weapons. [cheers] is no time to roll the dice and to gamble with america's national security or with the american dream. no doubt. i've lived that american dream. my parents were immigrants or mentally. -- italy. they came from ellis island. they made their way to california. they opened a restaurant. i can still remember standing on the chair in the back of that restaurant washing glasses. -- could i do agree that i would become secret

, our party is ready, and when we elect donald trump the 45th president of the united states together, we will make america great again. [applause] thank you and god bless you. god bless the united states of america. >> today, democratic presidential and vice president nominees hillary clinton and tim kaine will speak at a campaign rally in columbus, ohio. our live coverage begins at 2:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow 2016 election wherever you are. it is free to download from the apple app store or google play. get up-to-the-minute schedule educate -- schedule information, plus podcast times for our pop -- popular public affairs look and history program. stay up-to-date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio at means you always have c-span on the go -- app means you always have c-span on the go. among the speakers was paypal , the firsteter thiel openly gay person to address the public and convention. the culmination was the acceptance speech of donald trump. he was introduced by his daughter, ivanka. >> please welcome the cofounder of paypal and fi