said alice johnson a key player in trump's criminal justice reform push delivered her rnc address today. she's been propped up as one of the most prominent beneficiaries of the first step back. propped up -- what do you make of that language? did you feel like you were a prop in any way, mrs. johnson? >> that was very insulting. how is not a recipient, i was granted a commutation which is clemency by the president and my commutation really triggered him to want to put sentencing reform but to address political and think that i can't think for myself is a huge insult to me. i don't feel as if i'm anyone's prop. no one can prop me up to do anything i don't want to do. was an honor to be there at one of the most watched political events the nation, and that is my mission is criminal justice reform. why would i not want to go there, why would i not be honored to go there, and it was the president who gave me a second chance in life. >> martha: i'm sure so many people were inspired by watching you, maybe have relatives who are in prison that you're going to give them a second chance at dream

she spent more than 2 decades in prison for a nonviolent drug offense now alice johnson has been fully pardoned by the president. the emotional speech she >>so alice in central park has been signed. you might want to keep that one. >>well president trump he has grant of alice johnson, a full pardon. the action comes 2 years after he did commute her prison sentence. johnson was a first time nonviolent offender she served 21 years and an alabama prison after being convicted on drug charges and on the last night of the republican convention last night she did share her personal story. >>some say you do the crime you do the time. how ever that time should be fair and just 6 months after president trump granted me a second chance he said the first step act into law all it was real justice reform and it brought joy hope and freedom to thousands of whale deserving my faith in justice and mercy was reward it. >>the president again is unity on some sites in 2018 after kim kardashian west pleaded her case. months later the president did sign the first step back what you heard her talking about i

and alice johnson.ew her support behind president trump last night and his work for criminal justice reform. president trump commuted her life sentence after she served more than 20 years for a first-time drug offense. in the white house today, president trump surprised johnson with his full presidential pardon. and what was the radical left's reaction to such a night of great drama and poignant, touching speeches? well, in some places more mob violation. left-wing fanatic es targeting supporters of president trump as they left the white house grounds last night, as they left for the evening. georgia state representative vernon jones, a black democrat who supports president trump, was among those surrounded and threatened by the leftist mob. black lives matter activists also attacked senator rand paul and his wife. listen to this. [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] >> move back! move back! lou: the d.c. police escorted paul and his wife through the crowd. at least one police officer was assau

>>where you shoot a full pardon to alice johnson, the same criminal justice reform advocate his prison sentence be commuted 2 years ago, we're giving alice a full part i just told her we didn't even discuss it, we you're out there. so you the audience last night but the president refused to comment on the march in the protesters hopes to end police brutality in the u.s.. his aides shouted over >>a subject democratic vice presidential candidate kamala harris addressed in a virtual message to the demonstrators as we continue to see black men and women slain in our streets. >>and left behind by an economy and justice system that have too often denied black folks are dignity and rights. they would share or

father, we thank you for the remarkable story of alice johnson. a strong believer in the lord jesus christ whose life was filled with heart ache and injustice. instead of becoming bitter, she chose to trust in you. she cried out to you for years asking for relief from the hurt she was feeling. you answered her prayers through a great president donald trump. a great leader who believes in law and order and justice and also believes in mercy. thank you for moving in his heart to do this great act today and father, i pray that today's full pardon will result in a brand new life for alice. continue to bless her and her family as they go throughout this nation and world. sharing the good news that you, god, offer an eternal pardon from sin to all who trust in your son the lord jesus christ. again, we thank you for the president and the example he set for all of us of what it means to be a forgiving person. we pray this in the name of the one who came and die asked rose again that we might have eternal life, jesus christ our savior. amen. >> thank you.

to see alice johnson endorsed him as she did is going to be meaningful.is also meaningful all that the president and the convention did in the name of pro-life in this country not antiabortion that pro-life and they made i think just a powerful message throughout the week that will carry on through this campaign and beyond. >> i due to lou and in two weeks you've seen two political parties paid to different pictures and the kind of america they want and if you want a country that is built on socialism godlessness lawlessness than the democrats or your party of choice. last night we heard from our president and really all week a vision for a country that continues to be built upon faith and freedom and law and order. i believe that's what most americans want and i believe that's why president trump will be reelected on november 3. lou: this president made a point in his comments last night in his speech which i thought was a terrific speech, he said you should not need looking to government. you should be looking to god. those are powerful words coming fro

moments ago in the oval office president trump granted a full pardon to alice johnson. johnson was visibly emotional as he signed the document. she was sentenced to life in prison and she spent 21 years for a first time offense. the president commuted her sentence in 2018. she spoke at the republican national convention last night and the pardon comes hours after she did. alice johnson is going to join me in the next hour on "the lead" to discuss this emotional moment and more. >>> also ahead, president trump returning to the campaign trail and if last night's speech is any indication, the fact checkers are going to need some b-12 shots. >>> and a new dire forecast for where the coronavirus crisis is headed in the u.s. the death poll possibly hitting on even more unmanageable milestone. stay with us. you've got some allergic itch with skin inflammation. apoquel can work on that itch in as little as 4 hours, whether it's a new or chronic problem. and apoquel's treated over 8 million dogs. nice. and...the talking dog thing? is it bothering you? no...itching like a dog is

we're also going to be hearing a powerful argument for second chances from alice johnson. she has become the face of president trump's efforts on criminal justice reform, and that's usually something that is a bigger priority for democrats. but johnson spent two decades in prison despite being a first time nonviolent offender. the president commuted her sentence after lobbying by kim kardashian. we expect her speech to be personal and emotional. and the same goes for tonight's remarks by carl and marsha mueller who will argue the president has been tough on terrorism. you may remember their daughter kayla was killed by isis, and the u.s. mission who killed the isis leader al baghdadi -- and the campaign is leaning on trump's accomplishments with the hopes >> let's go straight to our white house correspondents. give us some more on the scene tonight. >> reporter: it almost looks like something you would see if a pandemic wasn't happening in the country. there's about 1500 chairs. you can hear the music and they're urging people to take their seats. but those seats are not si

charles: breaking this moment, president trump announcing he is giving alice johnson of full pardon,esident trump granted her clemency while serving a life sentence for her role in a nine under nonviolent drug ring conspiracy, she spoke at the republican convention. >> for something a lot of people would not be going to jail for and it was horrible and we found out about it and we gave a commutation, that means we were able to get alice out and she has been so outstanding and i'm so proud of you and we are giving alice of full pardon. i just told her, we did not discuss it, you were out there and we saw you in the audience last night and i asked the folks if you could bring alice over and if we can give a full pardon and will do it right now, that means you been fully pardon and that the ultimate thing that can happen, it means you can do whatever you want in life and keep doing the great job you are doing. alice has done an incredible job since she's been out in recommending other people, we said how many people like you, there's only one alice as far as i'm concerned but how many p

we had hillary vaughn talking about mccloskeys, nick sandmann, alice johnson, i think that is intriguings counter programming to the democrats who featured a lot of hollywood stars, bigger than live folks instead of regular folks. was this done deliberately? >> absolutely. we want to hear from the real americans that have been affected not only for the positive like alice johnson and criminal justice reform, what president trump led on the issue, but also the real consequences of democrat one party rule. when you have law-abiding citizens who are under attack. media and a left-wing party demonizing normal everyday americans like nicholas sandmann for the audacity to exercise his first amendment rights, going to the march for life. they tried to destroy him. that is not america. again, this is what is at stake in this election. we see it playing out in those streets, the mob where the law-abiding citizens are punished but the criminals go free. biden and harris, literally helped bail out criminals who rioted in minneapolis, an alleged murderer, a serial rapist. you know what we did with t

and alice johnson joins me now in her first interview since receiving that full pardon. first of all, miss johnson, congratulations on your pardon. did you have any inkling that this was going to happen? >> jake, i had no idea. none. it's almost like deja vu. from two years ago, when i woke up that morning, i didn't know that would be my dlais in prison. >> tell me what it was like for you finding out that president trump was pardoning you and what it means to you. >> well, i had no idea. i went to the white house for a different reason. and when i got there, i was with the family who was there last night who there are three children of a slain mother. they were there to see the president, too. and i was there to see him also, after the -- after last night. and they went in first and i was waiting and they came out and told me that the president, they told me, the president, alice, wants to give you, is going to give you a full pardon. he's going to give you a pardon. jake, my hands were shaking so bad, i'm still -- you just don't know, jake. i ran to get to this intervie

alice johnson should be the symbol for criminal justice reform.t president trump has done is he has basically dialed back the 1994 crime bill which is sponsored by rvp, joe biden that is now running for president. to so what trump has done is rolled back another mess the democrats had made so of course they're upset with it. this is what they tried to do, they tried to hold the monopoly on it, call us token, but i have to ask people, what have democrats done for the black community up until now? i don't see it and i don't see many people in the community that have seen that. we have a lot of people planning to vote not just for me but president trump this time around. >> how do you see this whole situation unfolding? you pay a lot of attention to this? >> it let me just say this, what you're saying as desperation from the democrat party. remember people like kimberly, they are the worst fear of the democratic party. if republicans get 13 percent of african-american women, a democrat will never win on the ballot ever again. i'm in georgia right now

alice johnson last night was called a prop by politico.cause he happened to speak at the rnc. public safety is the number one function of government and if you've got a three-time ncaa wrestling champion who is asking for a ride out of somewhere you know it's out of control. rand paul is an eye doctor. jim jordan was a national champion wrestler so if he's asking for a ride out of some place you know it's out of control, public safety is on the ballot in november. the contrast is pretty stark. steve: congressman jordan, you obviously watched the rand paul interview about 15 minutes ago. he suggested that it was organized, and some of the people who were outside who were protesting various people were being paid or at least transported there. they flew in and stuff like that what do you know about that? >> i don't know other than what the president said when he said antifa should be labeled a terrorist organization, and we know -- steve: was that antifa last night? >> well we don't know but what we do know is the judy miller is looking into

you look at alice johnson and dana white and jack and burgess. idea of a republican party as a country club, that cliche is dead. it's over. that idea of the republican party no longer exists. it's now the party of law-abiding americans who want to live free. it was a great message. >> all right. jesse, i want to hear your thoughts. when i was watching the speech i thought it was very long. i think it was more than an hour. seemed slow at points. and even the attacks on joe biden from the president -- and normally he has punch, he can stir people up -- it felt like reruns to me. what was your view of the speech? >> i am very angry with with the president. i told him all week to keep it ending before 11. he kept me up until 11:30. i am a mess today, juan. i can barely keep my eyes open. i will give him a pass. i know it was a special night. i disagree with you. i thought it was an effective speech. they reignited the base and extended a hand to other people. the fight against coronavirus as a war and america always wins wars was very escalative. -

other speakers include alice johnson, whose life sentence the president commuted at the urging of kim kardashian and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, house minority leader kevin mccarthy and trump's daughter ivanka. a pre-buttal delivered this afternoon and the president's record on the coronavirus and racial injustice. we'll have full coverage of the rnc tonight starting at 7:00 followed by expert analysis and special kpix newscast after cbs prime time. >>> checking on wall street now, the dow is now up a bit. well, a lot actually, 261 points, better than we've seen lately and stocks pushing further into record heights and the latest action by the federal reserve and the federal reserve and they'll go longer ane rarve is related to prop up the economy. slightly more than 1 million americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. the labor department talked 1,006,000 and the figure matched predictions and about 100,000 less than last week. >>> fda approved a $5 coronavirus test. the test is a nasal swab and test kit and alabama about the size of a credit card and delivers r

click or call for a quote today. . . >> alice marie johnson sent oprison poor nonviolent drug charges granted clemens and she was released. todd: he has advocated for reform. slated to speak at the republican national convention. alice joins us with a preview. first off, how excited are you to speak at the rnc? >> i'm still pinching myself to have a stage to be able to speak to the american people, this is beyond one of the greatest honors that i have received. jillian: you know, i'm curious how in the last two years sings you have been out and been able to get back to your life and reconnect with your family and your friends, how much your life has changed and what you want the nation to know about yourself and about your story. >> well, i want them to know that my story is not really unique there are so many others who are still in prison, who are depending on us to have -- to see them as human beings, as people. the way that the president saw me. todd: alice, what is the theme of your speech? >> the team of my speech is really the forgotten one. the president made a promise that he

>> martha: i'll be watching the president and alice johnson.ppeal to talk to black voters in the united states. to try to move the needle of them to say that, you know, these life stories that we've seen presented, clarence henderson and others are compelling stories. they want to offer a choice to all voters in the united states. i think that it's starting to register with the democratic ticket because we heard very strong language today from kamala harris who said the life of a black person in america has never been treated as fully human. there's big issues that need to be rectified in the country, a strong statement. i think these stories are getting a lot of attention and i think that they will be one to watch. watch alice johnson tonight. >> dana: i predict the rain will hold off. >> greg: good. i like that. >> dana: one more thing is next. ♪ >> jesse: time for one more thing. jesse, shark news. wow! dress like gutfeld there. take a look at this video from the coast-guard in the pacific. an eight-foot shark getting way to close to the cut

we are going to hear from alice johnson. the president was actually able to sign that into law.en administration and they did not take action on that. so why support joe biden over president trump? >> if that were the only thing, certainly president trump pushed back. i voted for that while i was in the senate. joe biden has been supportive of criminal justice reform justice reform. >> martha: he has been for eight years with president obama and that never happened, is my point. speak about things happened during that time also that haven't happened during the trump administration. we passed the bipartisan immigration bill that appropriated $20 billion for border security. that was when president obama and joe biden were in the white house. we did that in the senate. i've been supportive of many of the things that the president has pushed. it's not just that. republicans have traditionally been for free trade. the president is very much a protectionist. the republicans have stood for strong american leadership. >> it's had a lot of broad appeal in terms of finally pushing back o

. >> alice johnson has been just incredible. she's recommended people to us. she knows many, many people that have been put in prison and whether they should have been or not, she knows that they were put in for too long. alice was given a life sentence. and you spent about 22 years. >> yes. >> and for something that today a lot of people wouldn't even be going to jail for. and it was -- it was horrible. and we found out about it. and we gave a commutation, and that means we were able to get alice out, and she has been just so outstanding, and i'm so proud of you. and we're giving alice a full pardon. i just told her. we didn't even discuss it, you were out there. i saw you in the audience last night. and i asked the folks if you could bring alice over. we're going to give a full pardon. we're going to do it right now. that means you have been fully pardoned. that's the ultimate thing that can happen that means you can do whatever you want in life, and just keep doing the great job you're doing. alice has done an incredible job since she's been out. and recomm

>>where you shoot a full pardon to alice johnson, the same criminal justice reform advocate his prison sentence be commuted 2 years ago, we're giving alice a full part i just told her we didn't even discuss it, we you're out there. so you the audience last night but the president refused to comment on the march in the protesters hopes to end police brutality in the u.s.. his aides shouted over >>a subject democratic vice presidential candidate kamala harris addressed in a virtual message to the demonstrators as we continue to see black men and women slain in our streets. >>and left behind by an economy and justice system that have too often denied black folks are dignity and rights. they would share or anger and pain, but no doubt they would turn it into fuel. >>the president and his team are trying to have it both ways with mister trump hammering away as law order message we can never allow my world. >>and the strongest possible terms. the republican party condemns the rioting looting arson and violence we have seen in democrat run cities staffers insist mister trump is actually a com

right now, we are waiting for alice johnson to address the convention. was serving a life sentence for nonviolent drug crimes when president trump heard about her situation and commuted her sentence. now she will be speaking, i believe, about criminal justice reform, something that has been important to this president who made real progress in that area. i'm not sure trump the fire always gets the credit for this. was jared kushner actually behind this? >> kim kardashian west was the one who was really behind it. she campaigned hard on this, anka andto jared and iv through that were able to get this on donald trump's plate. this is as close to being celebrity clemency as you can get. david: yeah, it's a fascinating story. it's pretty touching. >> it's a very touching story and donald trump does deserve credit for the criminal justice bill. that was a major milestone. >> here is alice johnson right now. >> good evening. i was once told the only way i would ever be reunited with my family would be as a corpse, but by the grace of god and the compassion of

. >> he did, lester, the president granted that full pardon to alice johnson, her life sentence for a non-violent drug offense had already been commuted by president trump, and in his speech during the convention she praised his compassion and his work on the first step act lester >> hallie jackson. in a stormy washington tonight and the weather is where we turn. >>> the toll rising from hurricane laura, he's the 14 deaths blamed in the storm, new images revealing the massive destruction. morgan chesky is there. >> reporter: some serious stuff here. >> reporter: tonight a glimpse of hurricane laura's wrath from the air, this ishe street. the town, now cut off. water's over the road still >> yeah. >> reporter: those who could get home face a brutal reality check. >> it's a war zone, it looks like a tornado came through more than a hurricane. >> reporter: in lake charles a painful before and after, this neighborhood near grand lake high school, nearly flattened by laura's devastating winds. the homes scattered in pieces. >> i know the issues and the problems we're going to have. >> repo

the white house, the president held an event in the oval office where he issued a full pardon to alice johnson who you may remember, her prison sentence on a drug charge was earlier commuted by the administration after kim kardashian west was involved in the case, at the event he was asked by a reporter in the oval office what his thoughts were on not taking questions. >>> still ing the thisepic cing , y behind the drivun fr the law. >>> president trump topping out the republican convention with a rally happening now, what we can expect as the campaign wraps up . lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. so, everyone stays entertained. so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? you know, if you turn on your subtitles... that's almost reading. get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. no annualcontract. and now get hbo max included. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att >>> talk about bad parallel

plus what he's done in terms of criminal justice reform where he's given people like alice johnson whoe convention a second chance. it's a really sharp contrast to joe biden's record and to what the democrats have done. and now you're seeing our cities, when they talk about defunding the police, you're having record levels of crime across america in major cities, and the victims of those crimes are the minorities who live there. gerry: john, one group the president seems to have lost ground with since 2016, suburban voters, especially white, college-educated women. and he's lost a significant amount of ground there, and we saw in 2018 too. how is the president going to win those voters back? >> people were saying when they saw what the democrats wanted to do with the higher taxes, the idea of, you know, i mean, it's going to hit the suburbs the hardest, the idea of -- they're seeing that the president wants to cover pre-existing conditions on health care, plus the democrats have this plan where they're going to end local control of single-family zoning in the suburbs where you won't is

earlier this evening, we were all inspired by the incredible testimony of alice johnson, all inspiredmony of alicejohnson, a great—grandmother sentenced to life in prison for a first—time nonviolent drug offence. together we watched alice leave prison after nearly 22 years. as she ran into the arms of her family and celebrated a reunion, my father got very quiet. i could see the emotion on his face. after a long silence he looked at me and said, imagine how many people there are, just like alice. from that point on, it he became a voice for those silent by an unfairsystem. became a voice for those silent by an unfair system. the 1994 biden crime belt which disproportionately had african—americans he dismantled. against all odds, he brought together republicans and democrats and pass the most significant, criminal justice reform of our generation and we're getting started. cheering and applause. my father did not campaign on this issue stop he tackled this injustice because he has a deep compassion for those who have been treated unfairly. more than rhetoric and political prose, the ab

i have recommended certain people, including alice johnson, a fantastic woman. certain people to get out of prison. they were in prison for a long time. a long time. that should have never happened. i took what she said very strong. kim kardashian. a very good heart. i like kanye very much. nothing to do with him getting on the ballot. we will see what happens. i am not involved. >> i wanted to ask the senators are backing $25 billion in payroll assistance for the airlines. do you endorse that? to goican senators want ahead with $25 billion for airlines to keep their payroll going. president trump some businesses are doing better than they would normally. we know where those businesses are. the airline business is not doing well. you have shutdowns all over the world. you have airlines that are shut down. some are doing modest, the best of they are doing is modest. it's important we keep the airlines going. ouron't want to lose airlines. if they are looking at that, whether republican or democrat, we can't lose our transportation system. >> there has been some q

from the white house, the president called reporters to the oval office to witness his pardon of alice johnsonwhose life sentence he had commuted two years ago after lobbying from kim kardashian. kardashian. he ign >> reporter: he ignored questions about the protesters outside. meanwhile, his campaign said today that four people who were part of the republican convention events in north carolina on mo ivr cod- plause )nigh nearly 000 audien members did not socially distance, and largely were not wearing masks. the president did not mention the coronavirus until 30 minutes into his speech. >> and we'll produce a vaccine before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner. >> reporter: mr. trump condemned looters and rioters, and said only he could ensure law and order. >> my administration will always stand with the men and women of law enforcement. >> reporter: the president warned in dire terms that the country would suffer under a t a savior ofncy. >> joe biden is not a savior of america's soul. he is the destroyer of america's jobs. >> reporter: joe biden criticized president trump for holding

and president trump granting alice johnson a full pardon two years after commuting her sentence. >> aliceiven a life sentence and you spent about 22 years, we're taking alice from a commutation to a full pardon. >> johnson told her story earlier this week at the rnc. she served 21 years behind bars after being sentenced to life without parole for drug charges. and those are your headlines. pete? pete: there is another one, jed, alice johnson who blew the doors off her speech if you are watching that how do you look at the trump administration for what they have done forgotten men and women is not exclusive to a gender or race. up next a family business left in ashes following riots in ken northbound sexual harassment after 40 years in business the owners are vowing to pick up the pieces. how they will rebuild and their message to rioters next. book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. you can adjust youriggest sacomfort on both sides...eep your sleep number set

no, alice marie johnson, you did not do that.ory. she's on deck tonight. >> the republican speech tonight. >> she's looking forward to it. company kardashian/west was an angel who brought her attention to the trump administration and i can't wait to hear what she has to say. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. >>> drone video shows some of the extensive damage from hurricane laura after it slammed into louisiana with deadly force. now that there's daylight, the search and rescue teams will be looking for any potential victims of the storm. already we know unfortunately of at least one death in louisiana, a 14-year-old teenage girl. she was killed when a tree fell on her house. more than half a million utility customers are still without power in loui

earlier this evening we were all inspired by the incredible testimony of alice johnson a great grandmother who was sentenced to life in prison for 1st time nonviolent drug offense i was with my father when he decided to commute alice's life sentence together we watched alice leave prison after nearly 22 years as she ran into the arms of her family and they celebrated a joyful reunion my father got very quiet i could see the emotion on his face after a long silence he looked at me and said imagine how many people there are just like alice from that point on he became a voice for those who had been unfairly silenced in our prison system president trump rectify the disparities of the $994.00 biden crime bill that disproportionately hurt african-americans. against all odds people ought to get the republicans and democrats and passed the most significant criminal justice reform of our generation and we're just getting started. my father did not campaign on this issue he tackled this injustice because he has a deep compassion for those who have been treated unfairly more than rhetoric and per li

down on the national mall president trump held a surprise photo op and issued a full pardon to alice johnson>> we are giving alice a full pardon. >> the president refused to comment on the march and the protesters hopes to end police brutality. a subject kamala harris addressed. >> as we continue to see black men and women slain in the streets and left behind by a justice system that too often denied black folks our dignity and rights and will share our anger and pain and no doubt they will turn it in to fuel. >> the president and his team are trying to have it both ways with mr. trump hammering away his law and order message. the republican party condemns the rioting, looting and arson that we have seen in democrat-run cities. >> mr. trump is actually a compassionate leader. >> i just wish that everyone could see the deep empathy that he shows to families whose loved ones were killed in senseless violence. >> we are focusing on the science, facts and data. >> reporter: that is not true, hundreds of supporters sitting side by side with few masks in site as one official told cnn everyone will

that's why you saw alice johnson with the reform. talk about the police reform effort in the bill he's championing that black people around the country have permission to support this president. he's not going to win the black vote but it shaves off a few percentage points. >> quickly, can we expect a post convention bump in the numbers >> look, we were already seeing a bump before the election in some of our polling. i think you can expect that to continue i think it is going to tighten up in those battleground states and we need to watch >> thank you have a great weekend >>> let's take a look at what's happening in the aftermath of hurricane laura. at least six people are dead we have nbc new's jay gray i saw you yesterday trying to stay up right in the weather it is a very different picture today. how bad is the damage? >> the weather overwhelming yesterday. damage is overwhelming today devastation and debris part of this used to be a gas station. the bumps there. so intensive ripped the bump from the ground. evidence of how stron

host: the story of alice johnson, she is from tennessee the mother of five, convicted for involvementith a drug cartel. through kim kardashian and at the accident -- the -- of the president, her sentence was commuted. she is working with prisons across the country. she told her story tonight. here is part of what she told the audience. >> de nearly 22 years i spent in prison were not wasted. god had a purpose and a plan for my life. i was not delayed or denied. i was destined for such a time as this. i pray that you will not just hear this message, but that you and be inspired by my story your compassion will lead you to take action for those who are forgotten. host: not sure if you hurt her speech earlier, but she does have a compelling story. ? a very compelling -- >> a very compelling story. --is the playbook of what a will do. people have short memories. you have got to spell out what you did, what you accomplished, you willarted and what do any potential second term. the president was not doing earlier this year. i think he did it tonight, which he laid out anti-regulations, that

. ♪ >> alice johnson speaking on the fourth and final night of the republican national convention.the analysis for later. i will tell you, boy, is she a good speaker, just if terms of her message there, i think probably the best speaker we have seen throughout the four nights of the convention thus far. i am interjecting to let you know what is coming up. we are heading into what brian williams would call the shank of the evening. we're having an introductory video from the trump cam pain right now and then we will be two major speakers, ivanka trump, who is the president's eldest daughter is going to give a speech from the white house and the president will give a speech from the white house. it is weird, and that's a technical term, that this is happening from the white house. we want to talk about that for a second and get a reality check on that for a second. michael, can you talk to us about those two things tonight from a historical perspective why it is unusual, why we should be making a double take about the fact this is happening from the white house and that there is a pr