>> debbie wasserman schultz is my friend and she's done an outstanding job as chair of the dnc. need to go into this convention united. we need to praise debbie for what she did. she was a good chair. we need to look towards the future and being unified. >> was the leak unfortunate, or was it the e-mail? >> you know, we live in a day and age that anything i put in writing i think somebody could she. >> but it should have never been put in writing, should have never been said. >> i need to remind everybody be careful what you put in writing. we've got to move forward. i think both candidates ran good, strong, hard campaigns. we're here. we got to win in november. >> but for clarification, the e-mail itself questioned the religion of bernie sanders? was that ever an acceptable conversation, whether it leaked out or not, for the dnc to have? >> i hate doing this to my friend, but no, it's not. we need to all pull together. whatever somebody's religion is should never, ever, ever be the subject of something. and we cannot divide people. that's one of the reasons why i'm worried about

brit, tough morning for debbie wasserman-schultz. >> it is a tough morning for debbie wasserman-schultzgood to see you. when you think about it is peculiar outcome in a way. everybody knew that debbie wasserman-schultz and most of the main line democrats, mainstream democrats including those at democratic national committee would be for hillary. why wouldn't they be. hillary is a democrat. bernie sanders is not. not only that there is the fact that bernie sanders's views are exotic in the use of many, including many democrats. if you think about this, one. jobs of a political party is to nominate and elect candidates martha: that is a good point. >> obviously they want somebody who can be elected. there is a widespread sense among democrats d others that bernie sanders couldn't possibly be elected even if he were to get the nomination. so they favor hillary. it isn't attractive they would try to use his religion against him which never happened. there we are. i have to say i have a little bit of sympathy for debbie wasserman-schultz who appears to have done exactly what the clinton camp

by the way, wink, shear -- here is a job right away. >> we know dnc and debbie wasserman schultzn. hillary clinton have any culpability at all on this? >> they haven't found emails connecting the campaign to the did. nc. >> this is just the dnc debbie wasserman schultz. >> but, trump has a point. does hillary not know that there was a huge debate over limiting and scheduling of debates in order to favor clinton and to not help along the candidacies of martin o'malley and bernie sanders? yes, that's true. did she enter into a victory fund, a joint fundraising agreement with something like 30 states last summer? these long before she was the nominee or even the primary voting had begun, which is something that you do after the you are the nominee. she did. she was treated in many ways a coronation and it was obvious to bernie sanders and martin o'malley and their supporters all along, the emails are what really have given them a new mission. >> booing. >> activity behind us, a.b., guy. our carl cameron is in winston, south carolina. what's the trump campaign saying about all of thi

it's not about and should not be about debbie wasserman schultz. he stays for the next four days, that's all we're going to be talking about. i think this is a leadership test for hillary clinton. she cannot let debbie wasserman schultz address those delegates. >> you see this as a challenge, for hillary clinton to step up and say -- >> yes. >> -- this is a decision i'm making for the dnc. >> so if hillary calls obama, obama will do the right thing. this cannot fester. >> you're being too kind, sir. if she walks out there, she runs the risk -- >> and she, which she? >> if debbie walks out there, she runs the risk of again seeing a world record set for booing. now, if she can sneak in there at 6:00 in the morning, gavel and run out. but if she walks into a full convention, she will be met with an avalanche, a tsunami of booing. >> what's behind her decision to say i want to open and close it? >> it will be talked about all day long. it will be on loop. she cannot do it. >> let me say something else. i don't like that this is all being put on the sand

this is the dnc. >> right. >> e-mail. >> this is going beyond debbie wasserman schultz and they're going to have to clean house. this is communications director. cfo. ceo. this is the upper echelon of the party. now, debbie wasserman schultz is taking a hit on this. she is the chair. she should take the hit and now all the names of staffers are going to have to go. i would think this week. and the timing could not be worse. for the democrats. they were gloating last week, look at all the disunity and now they have this on their hands. >> and fallon tried to say the bernie sanders supporters is on board and bernie sanders. i saw those rallies through the primary. i saw how fired up they were. and they -- how anti-establishment they were. if anything says establishment, suspect it this? >> yes. it is this. i mean, it is the allegations that bernie sanders and his campaign and donald trump and his campaign made about the democratic primary process have been proven true. everything they said was true. i think the challenge here for the clinton team, if you're on the clinton team, you have to

he quote, quote, hillary should fire debbie wasserman schultz now. t wait until next week to replace her. wasserman schultz and other top officials of the dnc tried to sandbag bernie's campaign. and your campaign manager, sir, said there need to be repercussions. what repercussions need there be? should wasserman schultz be fired? should these other staff members at the dnc be fired? >> i asked and demanded debbie wasserman schultz's resignation many, many months ago and i state that again. i don't think she is qualified to be the chair of the dnc. not only for these awful e-mails which revealed the prejudice of the dnc, but also because we need a party that reaches out to working people and young people and i don't think her leadership style is doing that. >> let's turn to senator tim kaine. he is secretary clinton's choice for vice president. take a look at wa donald trump tweeted this morning. "looks to me like the bernie people will fight, if not their blood, sweat and tears was a total waste of time. kaine stands for opposite." senator, do you th

the clinton camp wanted her ousted a long time ago. >> debbie wasserman schultz. >> yes, collaborating for hillary clinton and left in power by barack obama. >> the truth is, it's clear, a lot of enemies from day one. a lot of people don't like debbie wasserman schultz, but she was serve a very specific purpose, get hillary clinton the nomination. the day she completed her task, she was cast aside. >> no big deal for her. she did that and now i can go on to help hillary clinton to win the election. >> hillary clinton has paid her off, apparently is hiring her. >> i love the spin i read about in politico. it's so delicious. adds soon as she essentially quit, she was hired by hillary clinton. so if hillary really hated her, why would she say, you sit down right next to me. >> she did what she was there to do. >> tucker, you went to the bernie rally, a thousand people there yesterday. they're upset about this because their votes obviously not counted, not even heard. >> they don't think they were. the democratic party tends to be very process oriented. it matters to liberals how the proce

the chairman for the trump campaign, just released this statement stepping down "debbie wasserman-schultz resigned over her failure to secure the democratic national convention e-mail serbs and the rigged system she set up. now, hillary clinton should follow debbie wasserman-schultz lead and drop out over her failure to safeguard top secret classifyied information on her unauthorized hope server and while traveling abroad. debbie wasserman-schultz e-mails but the party of democrats at risk and hick puts all of america at risk from the donald trump campaign chairman. is wikileaks story going to hurt hillary clinton in anyway? let me know what you think. # specialreport. >>themaim--. this is undercutting the party's attempt to put the primary campaign behind us. senior political correspondent is here in philadelphia with the story. mike? >> yes. with dnc chair schultz departure sanders wishes are coming true but it is not clear in the democratic divisions are over. >> you have a thorn which is debbie wasserman-schultz a figure of disunity and it is time she leave. >> yesterday, hillary clin

debbie wasserman schultz was very loyal to hillary clinton. and debbie wasserman schultz did die on the sword so to speak. except she's not quite yet dead. she still wants to stay through the convention. people like bill press and these protesters behind us in the streets of philadelphia, kate, as you said at 4:00 this afternoon, it is going to be loud in that convention hall. >> that's uplifting imagery for all of us. >> well, mark press -- >> i'm more than happy to -- >> if you ever met him, you would know this -- >> the ted cruz welcome in cleveland, right, he'll look like the most popular person in cleveland compared to -- >> andre, what are you watching? one of the interesting things we learned this morning is senator elizabeth warren will be the keynote speaker. she's going to be making the keynote address. she's speaking tonight. in the lineup is elizabeth warren, michelle obama as well as bernie sanders. cory booker's in there as well. what do you think of elizabeth w warren being the keynote speaker? she's great at taking on donald tru

that is debbie wasserman schultz, live pictures from inside of the convention hall right now. debbie wasserman schultz, the chair of the dnc, who is just tendered her resignation today. getting a walk through. she's supposed to speak tomorrow. the big question is is she going to? looks like she is because she's doing a little test run. just hours before the democratic national convention, the official gaveling, which donna brazil will do it, or will she? who's going to do it? >> congresswoman -- >> marsha is going to do it. you're watching a special edition of cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. we're looking at the convention hall in philadelphia. and where hillary clinton will become the official nominee tomorrow, the first woman to ever get a major party nod. and tonight, with me, my panel, my political dream team, and cnn's jeff zellny, you're inside, what's going on? >> reporter: i am indeed, don. i would say ten minutes ago or so debbie wasserman schultz walked out on to the stage here. our eagle eyed photographer john spotted her on the stage and it's really fascinating, she cle

today proves what i have always known, that priebus is the tough one and not debbie wasserman schultz. bernie is exhausted. no energy left and later trump tweeted this. the highly neurotic debbie wasserman schultz is angry that after stealing and cheating her way to a crooked hillary victory, she's out. priebus says the democrats are starting off with an uphill climb in losing their party chairwoman. >> when you rig a system and you -- you know, you spread e-mails arntsound and senior st in that matter i think this outcome is inevitable and i think obviously the end has come. >> in the wake of the e-mail scandal trump campaign manager is now reaching out to the supporters of bernie sanders. >> the point that donald trump has been saying, the rigged political system needs to be changed and bernie sanders is suffering that plight and we think that the supporters of bernie sanders who are voting for sanders because they were against wall street influencing politics and hillary clinton is the wall street candidate, they were against the rigged political system, we think they'll take a loo

smart move by debbie wasserman schultz, good move for the party? >> excellent move. the position was compromised, she was compromised, and for her to continue in the role and become the lightning rod for in this convention to start off this convention with the kind of reaction she would receive publicly. she made the right move and i think most of the bernie supporters and delegates that i spoke to, have spoken to today is the move that they wanted as well. >> there's so much emotion still. i talked to some of them yesterday. you see the ones marching out in the streets, many of them saying they'll vote for jill stein or another third party candidate, some have told me they'll stay home. we just heard bernie sanders when he told his supporters that hillary clinton needs to be elected, there were boos, they're disgruntled folks out there. what can he do tonight on that stage to change some of those minds? >> i think bernie need to be bernie on that stage. i think he has to talk about what, that campaign is and was, and what, what that agenda is and how we continue pus

the way, just moments ago bernie sanders issued the following statement on the news of debbie wasserman schultz'sresignation and it reads, quote, debbie wasserman schultz has made the right decision for the future of the democratic party. while she deserves thanks for her years of service, the party now needs new leadership that will open the doors of the party and welcome in working people and young people. the party leadership must also always remain impartial in the presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in the 2016 race. let's dive right in. i'm joined by sanders campaign manager jeff weaver. nice to see you, sir. >> glad to be here. >> you guys have been calling for this, i think, you did it maybe even on this show about two and a half months ago. you've been calling for her to resign. why do you think it took until now? >> well, i just think the amount of evidence that came out particularly with these hacked documents i think really put in everybody in black and white what had really been going on at the dnc. i think some people before that thought it was partisan fi

it would be worth noting bernie sanders has called for a very long time for debbie wasserman schultz to step down. well, now he's going to get his wish, at least at the end of the convention. what we know so far, debbie wasserman schultz still planning to speak, to gavel in the convention. and as she stated yesterday in a statement, to peak speak to delegates. delegates i've been speaking to are not comfortable with that. that remains in flux. as it stands, this is still hillary clinton's convention, and she and tim kaine sat for their first joint interview with 60 minutes. as all of this turmoil was going on, hillary clinton wanted to keep the focus on the republican convention. take a listen. >> i don't know what their convention was about other than criticizing me. i seem to be the only unifying theme that they had. there was no positive agenda. it was a very dark, divisive campaign. >> reporter: and, guys, i think that's a theme you're going to hear a lot of going forward. the republicans, they were negative. they were dark. the democrats, they have a pl m proposal. they have opti

anyway, that was debbie wasserman schultz talking to chuck todd last month. ia, her resignation as chair of the dnc. susan page, mark murray here. fair to say this is the eve of the convention, she, wasserman schultz is staying on through the week, going to try to give a speech, at least as of right now. this convention has failed if we're talking about this at the end of the week. >> monday, tuesday, if everyone's forgotten about her, it's mission accomplished for the democrats. so much is hanging on bernie sanders' speech tomorrow night. the anticipation and the build-up and the pressure is even bigger than it was before this whole controversy. as we ended up hearing from him on "meet the press" today when chuck todd asked him, are you still going to support hillary clinton, he said absolutely, we can't have donald trump as president. what he said is going to set the tone for the next four days. >> everybody draws the comparison to ted cruz, who showed up in cleveland, pointedly refused to endorse. bernie sanders has already endorsed hillary clinton. he said

we had the leaks that came out that precipitated everything we've been talking about with debbie wasserman schultzan schultz did the right thing. she realized it was a distraction and she made the decision to remine from the chairmanship. she did the right thing for her party. now we have to focus on issues that most americans are focused on. what are they focused on? my taxes, whether there's traffic, is it safe abroad and at home and do i have a decent future. those are the issues that we need to be focused on. this is not about who the dnc chair is, it's about who the next president is. >> what about bernie sanders, his role this fall. what do you expect from him? do you think you'll see him on the campaign trail with hillary clinton? >> i do believe that. he ran a great campaign. i have to give him credit, a terrific campaign. he really helped start a movement. now that movement has to coalesce around a democratic presidency versus a donald trump presidency. i think he'll play a very active role making sure that happens. >> in terms of president obama and his role going forward, what do you ex

a scandal, an e-mail scandal, no less, today claimed the job of debbie wasserman schultz. she chairs the democratic party. this would have been her convention. now it will be her last hooraf. jeff zeleny joins us now with the latest. debbie wasserman schultz is out. but it sounds like she's not out until after the convention and not sure i understand. when's the latest? >> anderson, that is true. i am here inside the convention hall and actually practicing some music. we'll hear later in the week. but debbie wasserman schultz i'm told is expected to take the stage tomorrow afternoon. shortly after the proceedings begin here insisting on still taking the stage to welcome delegates and talk to them. but this all is part of a long, drawn out series of events today, started the day she was presiding over the convention and ending where she is leaving on friday. it took the president of the united states to have a phone call with her late today and the clinton campaign to convince her to step aside. it's all over the controversy, the uproar, over those e-mails as you mentioned t

debbie wasserman schultz boo'd at her home state delegation. there were people in the crowd who were supportive of her but you can see the signs in front of this camera that makes it clear that not everybody was in that camp. now she's picking up a new role with the clinton campaign after that dnc e-mail dump that was a tough thing for her, to be sure. is that a good move for hillary clinton? when we come back. >>> the chairwoman's statement yesterday speaks for itself. that's what she plans to do. look, you know, as i said earlier, our convention could not be a greater contrast to what we saw with the republicans last week. >>> back with a fox news alert in philadelphia here. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz will not be gaveling in the convention today. she will step down as a new e-mail scandal reveals evidence of bias against bernie sanders that was revealed in what we saw with these e-mails. watch. >> in the last eight years. we have a lot of work to do. [ audience booing ] we have so much to do. >> a tough day for debbie wasserman schult

donald trump taking on debbie wasserman schultz saying quote, the highly neurotic debbie wasserman schultz is angry that after stealing and cheating her way to a crooked hillary victory, she's out. the trump campaign also laughing off any suggestion that russian hackers released the dnc emails to help trump's campaign. here's what his campaign chair paul metaphor said yesterday. >> they are pretty desperate quickly is all i have to say on that. it's a far reach, obviously. to lead their convention with that tells me that they really are trying to move away from what the issues are going to be in this campaign. it's pretty absurd. reporter: it was clinton's campaign manager robbie boone who was making the allegations about russia trying to help out the trump campaign but let's keep in mind melissa while it may be because there were some reports that russian hackers were the ones behind the email leak , there were officials at the dnc that the emails, not the russians . melissa: is a good try at the subterfuge, you got to respect that. ask for the report. jon: germany's interior minister is

as debbie wasserman schultz took the stage, as you mentioned, there were some people who were cheering, debbie, debbie, debbie to show their support. however, the protesters i guess you can call them, the critics of wasserman schultz began to boo her off the stage. they were yelling things like shame, shame, shame. you can see from the pictures, holding up signs that said the word e-mails. and also, some people who were holding bernie sanders posters. now, wasserman schultz tried to power through her speech, despite there being so much booing and so much yelling against her, but you could obviously tell that this was a sort of awkward situation for her to be in. this was a breakfast that she was supposed to speak at originally, even before she made the decision yesterday to resign from her position at head of the dnc. now, i think the big question is, after seeing what went down at this breakfast, will she still insist speaking at the convention later today. if that were to be the case, you could imagine a situation where this kind of sort of anger and frustration erupts on the convent

the dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz out. on of "out front" live from philadelphia where the democratic national convention will start. debbie wasserman schultz is out at the

and it was debbie wasserman schultz, and believe me, assure as you're sitting there, hillary clinton knew about it. she knew everything. debbie wasserman schultz could not breathe without speaking and getting approval from hillary clinton. couldn't breathe. and you saw that. it also showed that it was a fixed race. but i've been saying that long before i saw the emails. it was a rigged race. it was totally rigged. and debbie wasserman schultz rigged it for hillary clinton. and the sad part is, bernie sanders has, to use an old word that i use on occasion, he has lost his energy. he wants to go home and go to sleep but he has a lot of people that walked out last night. now hundreds of people walked

symbolic and substantive choices that her clinton as made in the last few days is to take debbie wasserman schultzut of the scandal and give -- not throw her overboard, but put her high up in an executive suite of the steamer she is running, and actually put debbie wasserman schultz in a high position of her own campaign this fall. that is a symbolic summing of the nose of progressive sensibilities and then the choice of kaine is a profound abuse of progressive constituencies that we are going to have to deal with for many years to come. >> i think we saw bernie sanders campaign manager said, we're on the same page because right now we're on the same page. we're on the same team. and it is so important that we talk about making our progressive ideals reality and stopping the barbarians that we heard from last week. that is what i want to focus on. i think it is the only productive thing to do. sandersith the enthusiasm has done. i love the way it has pushed our platform father to the left. i believe in those politics and we have the most progressive platform that the democrats of ever had. coming

that was debbie wasserman-schultz getting booed by the florida delegation, her on or about be state in the breakfast in philadelphia. bernie sanders supporters are not happy with wasserman-schultz over the leaked dnc e-mails. you could sort of hear her talking about unity. that is supposed to be the theme for day one. kristina shocky is the deputy director for the clinton campaign. unity is that a pipe dream? >> no, it is not. we'll be a unified party. debbie resigned as party chair as a way to not be a distraction and unify us in the convention. we'll start with first lady obama who will take about the importance of the role of presidency for children and rousing speak by corey booker and elizabeth warren talking about the experience of building an economy for everyone. and tonight they will talk about phenomenal speakers that they have to start the convention off. >> she resigned and got a push from the white house and clinton campaign. >> you know, she made the decision. she has been be a tireless fighter for the last five years and played an important role in reelecting president o

listen, debbie wasserman schultz didn't resign today because this system is rigged. w that. she resigned because these emails were actually leaked. that is where the left has all the fury. debbie wasserman schultz had her position to rig the game against bernie sanders. see them trying to leak out an article that painted sanders supporters as violent. you saw it with the religion. how can we paint him in a corner on his religion. david: right. >> emails are self-evident. they definitely prove a bias. we all knew this going into that. hillary clinton, how many coines process? how many debates did we have? david: i'm impressed you're willing to forgive and forget all these things that happened and go with hillary clinton but as bernie supporter, there is another bernie supporter, pretty well-known actress named susan sarandon. here is what she had to say today. she invoked name of richard nixon. nixon resigned when they broke into the dnc headquarters. now you found out all the tampering wept on. what does it say about us if this all goes unintended -- unattended. you m

ongoing dnc chairwoman, debbie wasserman schultz, addressing the florida delegation. there, cheers and jeers. yesterday debbie wasserman schultz announcing she would be stepping down after wikileaks showed e-mails showing them trying to sabotage the bernie sanders campaign. joining me to talk about this, democratic senator from wisconsin. pleasure to see you. >> pleasure to be here. >> so what do you see when you see that happening, debbie wasserman schultz owns state party folks, what does that tell you? >> well, tells me that she did the right thing by deciding to step down. and because we are all very focused on putting the attention on our nominee, our presumptive nominee for a few more hours, and our new vice presidential nominee. i think that's very appropriate that she back out and put the spotlight on them. they have a case to make. we all have a case to make to the american people this week. and i'm very excited about doing it. i hope it's going to be issue-oriented. and bernie sanders going to take to the stage tonight. and one of the things his campaign jus

there is no question but he was on clinton's side from day one. >> and debbie wasserman schultz is expected to speak later this morning. we'll bring it to you whooif when she does. you understand there was plenty of drama surrounding debbie wasserman schultz last night, right? >>. >> reporter: yes. they stepped on this idea of unity for the party. the theme tonight is united together. we are learning higher ups within the clinton campaign have been as the party chair it is apparently broaching the topic. president obama pushed it all goes back to what happened in the last 24 to 48 hours with documents that came out. it ultimately proves to be the last straw. we are hearing from some published reports that she had fought back and resisted. there had been private discussions about the ceo putting out a statement. debbie wasserman schultz is scheduled to speak at the start of the convention and again at the conclusion. there are speculation there may be boo-birds, as they say. >> that he say she shouldn't be speaking. you michelle obama and elizabeth warren. >> reporter: i think you're right.

going to say when he takes the podium for his big speech or if the outgoing democratic chair debbie wasserman schultzis even going to take the stage and gavel it down. >> would you, if you had control let debbie wasserman schultz take the stage tonight and? >> that's a good one. >> let me preface by saying, i really like debbie, but i wouldn't. number one for her own good. because it's going to be messy when she gets up there. >> joining me now is jeff weaver, bernie sanders campaign manager, jeff, thanks very much. welcome. >> thanks, andrea. >> and thanks for being with us. >> first of all, what is bernie going to say? >> well, i think what you're going to hear him say, he's going to talk about the need to defeat donald trump. a need to elect hillary clinton in the fall. the need to elect progressive democrats did up and down the ballot, and the need to enact the progressive platform, in fact most progressive platform ever passed by a democratic party convention in the history of our country. the need to get that enacted into law. so that's what he's going to talk about, andrea. it's how we move th

chairwoman was interrupted and booed by her own state citizens as she tried to speak. >> debbie wasserman schultzing] mrs. wasserman schultz: thank you, thank you so much, thank you. >> we want to actually unite the party. all we are asking -- : so that was the first event where a prominent speaker was basically shouted down, and then came bernie sanders. word -- her to resign. think as you all know, it debbie wasserman schultz resigned yesterday. her resignation opens up the possibility of new leadership at the top of the democratic party that will stand with working people. this will open the doors to the party for those people who want real change. mark: later today, wasserman schultz gave up the last role to, openingd clug and closing the convention, but they were still considering keeping her involved in the proceedings. someone talking about this at bloomberg this morning hosted by al hunt. >> it was her decision to step down. al: that was her decision. it was her decision. john: why is it right for her to and on the convention stage have a role going forward? >> i think the chairwoman, as

late this afternoon, the head of the national democratic committee, debbie wasserman-schultz announced she will resign following leaked e-mails. they suggested the dnc favored hillary clinton in the primaries. bernie sanders and supporters are applauding the move. it will lead the party to the unity they need more than ever. >> the life of the campaign. it was more difficult by the fact they were people with their thumbs on the scale. what this demonstrates is the party is willing to move forward, start anew, listening to voters. we are going to elect hillary clinton. >> reporter: now, debbie wasserman-schultz will stay on through the convention. after that, she'll be replaced by long term democratic strategist and dnc vice chair, donna brazile. she will serve as interim chair until a permanent replacement is found. bernie sanders said debbie wasserman-schultz has made the right decision and the party was remain impartial, something which did not occur during the 2016 race. let's head to "action news" reporter, jeff chirico where a welcome party for the delegates just wrapped up. jeff,

and it reads in part, talking about debbie wasserman schultz, her fund-raising and organizing skills nly by her passion, her commitment, and her warmth. and no one works harder for her constituents in congress than debbie wasserman schultz. michelle and i are grateful for her efforts. we know she will continue to serve our country as a member of congress from florida and she will always be our dear friend. doug, i give you the quick last word. >> yeah, this basically says, debbie wasserman schultz, go away quietly. you did what we wanted for me and for the secretary. thank you very much. >> we're on facebook and twitter! we'd love to hear from you as we continue our talk with the fox news political insiders right after this. ugh. heartburn. sorry ma'am. no burning here. try new alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. they don't taste chalky and work fast. mmmm. incredible. can i try? she doesn't have heartburn. new alka seltzer heartburn relief gummies. enjoy the relief. ♪ test. test. now get 0% apr for 72 months, plus $500 bonus cash. ♪ like having something your fit you, just right,

a local activist in tennessee, a bernie activist, who wanted to attend a fundraiser that debbie wasserman schultztend june 2nd, about six weeks ago. concern over this reached the highest levels of the dnc. they were ex-changing e-mails between the top finance officer, debbie wasserman schultz's chief of staff, whether to allow this woman into the event. they worried that they might make some sort of protest. they thought aboutcate physic n physician -- confiscating everyone's phone. >> it's hard to see how telling her she can't come and refunding her $50 turned into a story. >> it didn't turn into much of a story. what happened was, they finally let her in. she actually organized a protest outside and then went inside and didn't make -- there wasn't a problem. the extraordinary thing was just how high up in the party this reached, the level of discussion about it in late may of this year. i actually exchanged e-mails with the sanders supporter in tennessee this morning. she's actually quite dissolut n disillusioned to find out there was this kind of debate about her. >> were they concerned that b

support, secretary clinton so i suggested to be i am not shocked but i am disappointed, debbie wasserman-schultz should not be chair of the dnc and the mails reiterate that. she should resign. period. >> it is a turn of events considering last monday, schultz shut tweeted this to republican national convention. i'm in cleveland if you need another chair to keep your convention in order and, therefore, we are in new york, wanna for the pause before we go say the democrats for in more diagnosis array at going of the convention than republicans? >> no. but they increase disarray. no question about that. i say that, because, obviously you have so many major splits i don't think you have as many democrats as republicans. that is an earthquake. >> a it is big news and big news because debbie wasserman-schultz has been under treasure, strong criticism from the bernie sanders campaign and it turns out bernie sanders was right and it goes, really, deeply into terms of the democratic coalition because here you have sanders is a jewish candidate and they are firing off e-mails does he believe in god, would

it is unfortunate from the democrats perspective that the e-mail scandal and debbie wasserman schultzgnation had to happen at this time some of the sub and they want it done quickly because the last thing they wanted to see was debbie wasserman schultz taking to a chorus of boos as they did when ted cruz took for a speech and failed to endorse donald trump. that said, she's come, she's coming to a bit of a soft landing because she is now the honorary chairman of the clinton campaign. the other good news for her and clinton is there has been no connection between clinton and this e-mail scandal. here she is speaking to 60 minutes. >> i don't know anything about the e-mails. i haven't followed it. but i'm very proud of the campaign i ran. i can't speak to a people who are not working for me, saying whatever they were saying. i can't speak to that. i could always read to my campaign. >> bernie sanders himself has been remarkably calm. that is demonstrated throughout his years in congress. one of the reasons he's been able to survive within the democratic party as a socialist. his convent

trump also took aim at debbie wasserman schultz's decision to resign. he tweeted, today proves what i have always known, reince priebus is the tough one and smart one, not debbie wasserman schul schultz. he said, i always said she was overrated -- >> enough. we got it. >> we have a lot of news. >> childish. >> this whole argument that if this had happened to rns, the press would go wild. the press is going wild. and by the way, we're using the entire first block on what is the news. also, i have to say, this stepped on -- there were so many things that stepped on what trump wanted people to talk about. but this steps on the selection of tim kaine. some people in here may disagree. i think tim kaine is about as good of a choice -- >> awesome. >> as hillary clinton could have made. this is a guy -- >> puts me over the top. >> this is a guy who fought as a civil rights lawyer. he went to honduras fighting for civil rights. worked with jesuit priests. he was a jesuit missionary in honduras. the guy has been dnc chair, and he did it right. he's been a senator

campaign chairman, campaign manager earlier today about whether he had any concerns with debbie wasserman schultz speaking. he would not comment, which is very telling about how the campaign felt. now when debbie wasserman schultz herself addressed the florida delegates earliion todas not pretty. >> there are other speaksers as well. >> thank you all so much. [ boos ] we know that the voices in this room -- [ boos ] that are standing up and being disruptive, we know that that's not the florida that we know. the florida that we know is united. [ crowd chanting "debbie" ] >> now the bigger picture here, brooke, is that the clinton campaign and folks in the democratic party establishment need to get those bernie sanders supporters behind hillary clinton. they're concerned that a lot of these folks are not there yet even though tonight's theme of the convention is unity and that's the whole point of elizabeth warren and bashar al assad both trying to speak to that progressive space. as we saw to date and that bernie sanders event, there's a lot of folks who are not sold on hillary clinton yet. >> you

on the east coast, democrats in disarray dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz losses her job after leaked-mails show the committee worked behind scenes against bernie sanders. wasserman schultz, wade in on controversies. >> the events show what uphill climb democrats are facing this week unifying their party starter off losing party chairman over longstanding bitness between fractions, there is no way to keep something together. maria: new questions about party unity for insure as you understand to address the convention tonight protesters sanders supporters filling streets in philly, in southern california, a massive wildfire grows rapidly, more than 1,000 residents evacuated, as firefighters battle that blaze, technology focus this week in business, giants including apple facebook and google parents, alphabet set to reporter quarterly results we've got the preview for you on text, new science thank you housing market is coming back, new survey says homes are flying off the market buyers better act fast meanwhile, this morning -- really flat on the session, as you can see, things turned

i think after tonight we won't talk about debbie wasserman schultz any more. we will talk about what a great night the democrats had in the hall. >> tonight we will talk about bernie sanders. his speech sets the tone, i think, for this entire convention. he has it convince those people on the street and his die hard supporters that he is not selling out. okay? that he is now a part, a real part, of hillary clinton's election. and that it is not a sell-out. and you know, it is a hard thing for him to do up there. but if he does it well, and he does it the right way, and his -- i've been talking to his people, they are very sparse on the details of this speech tonight. he can set the tone for her to do very well at this convention and debunk the caricature of her that was set at the republican convention. >> but i wonder, kneea malik, if it doesn't matter what he says about hillary clinton because what so many sanders supporters are upset about is the very clear evidence in the dnc leak in which you have senior officials of the democratic party, including chief

looking at a raucous first day of the democratic convention on the heal he heels of the res of debbie wasserman schultzs whether bernie sanders supporters and delegates are going to be appeased by this decision of debbie wasserman schultz to resign, or if this is only going to add fuel to the fire and make them want to demonstrate a little bit more. make them look for more retribution. today is bernie sanders' day. he can do a lot to either calm the water or stir the pot. it all begins at 4:00 this afternoon and we'll see just how ready for a fight are the sanders crowd. >> we'll have you covered on all of it. but not all the stories come from what happened on the stage. >> there's a woman here in philadelphia this weekend. this is going to be her 16th convention. 85-year-old ross wieman. she's been attending these events since 1952. in 60 conventions, she's left her mark in many ways. but what happens this week she believes will be hard to top. she sat down with lester holt just last night. >> i would like us to reflect the beliefs of our party and what she believes. >> the only convention she's ever

then came the leaked e-mails, the debbie wasserman schultz ouster. so much for unity.mention the chorus of boos and thumbs down that greeted sanders when he urged supporters to support the clinton ticket. they were and are afraid of so alienates sanders supporters that they don't back the nominees this ball. they'll be deeply relieved if tonight isn't dominated by the cheering of sanders and the booing for his support of the ticket. if this sounds like the dilemma faced with the republicans and donald trump, it is. but the difference is, they didn't nominate the candidate they were afraid of, the republicans did. but he's ahead in the polls. >> we're following the convention schedule here. there's not a worry that hillary clinton or tim kaine are not going to get the nomination and the roll call vote. but there is a worry there could be something embarrassing on the floor. >> look, we cannot rule out after what he saw today in those meetings with sanders and his supporters and the one with debbie wasserman schultz in the florida delegation, that hillary clinton and tim

wasserman-schultz still expected to take the stage today. the leaked dnc e-mails that appear to show party efforts to saab page sanders' campaign. debbie wasserman schultz was jeered at breakfast this morning. and there are questions over whether she will be at the convention, indicating in some way, debbie wasserman schultz will speak today. so here's form pennsylvania governor, ed rendell, chair of the dnc host committee. >> would you, if you had control, let debbie wasserman schultz take the stage tonight? >> well, let me preface by saying, i really like debby, but i wouldn't. number one for her own good. he's going to be messy when she gets up there. >> with me, boston mayor, marty walsh. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> you were talking to me about a moment you had in boston, talking to a group of people and the connection with boston, and this great city that's hosting the dnc. and where we are in this country. >> yeah. you know, it was -- talking about when i look out of my office, i see the hall and what the foundation of this country is built on. and really what's come out of this presidential election seems like a d

but it will not be outgoing dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz doing it. at a meeting of delegates from her own state, florida, she was shouted down earlier today. sanders' supporters are furious at the hacked dnc e-mails that show a concerted effort to undermine his campaign. and it is all unraveling at hillary clinton's coronation. welcome, everyone. i'm stuart varney in for neil cavuto. and this is "your world." first to bill hemmer who is on the floor of the convention right now. who will gavel this convention to order, bill? >> looks like the mayor from washington, d.c., stuart. we'll confirm that in a moment. this has been a day that has been loaded with drama. we really do not know how these delegates and super delegates are going to react once this contention is gaveled to ord e. with -- order. debbie wasserman schultz now says she'll resign her most essentially, was booed out of the hall earlier today by the florida delegation. you're still part of the delegation tonight, but where is this audience now on hillary clinton and bernie sanders? >> wel

and now the resignation of debbie wasserman schultz, not a very good moment. maybe they can do that with the line-up tonight. think about who is speaking, particularly elizabeth warren. it is the progressive core of the democratic party. >> and i'm getting word this is being approved. because of that i'm told debbie wasserman schultz will not speak this afternoon. stephanie blake will be doing that. she will be on hand for hillary clinton's speech but she will not be speaking at the c convention i'm told. >> what about the rest of the week? >> the rest of the week. what we saw this morning -- >> she clearly hoped to gavel and then close the session thursday and then resigned for her resignation taking effect right after the convention. for all practical purposes it is over. >> as long as what we are hearing she has a few more hours to do so again. they are recognizing what is happening here today. they have trying to keep it unified. we know so far it's not quite that way. >> he spent almost all of the time reviewing all of his agene da going forwards. towards

the dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz out. welcome to a very special edition of "out front" live from philadelphia where the democratic national convention will start. debbie wasserman schultz is out at the end of the convention. democratic party officials conspired in favor of hillary clinton over bernie sanders. thousands of e-mails, some of them embarrassing to officials, leaking on the we believe site wi wikileaks. an official writing seemingly referring to sanders asked this -- for kentucky and west virginia, can we get someone to ask the belief? he skated on saying the jewish heritage. i think i read he is an atheist. this from another dnc official asking if there's a good bernie narrative for a story, never had the act together, that the campaign was a mess, the controversy playing into the hands of donald trump. who tweeted today, leaked e-mails of dnc show plans to destroy bernie sanders, mock the heritage and much more. online from wie i ca wick leex. it looks like she was fighting this tooth and nail. >> she was, ind

in statement he said, debbie wasserman schultz has made the right decision for the future of the democratic party. party leadership must also always remain marshal in the presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in the 2016 race. wasserman schultz was opponented to the position by barack obama in 2011. presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton said, quote, i am grateful to debbie for getting the democratic party to this year's historic convention in philadelphia. i know that this week's events will be a success. thanks to her hard work and leadership. continuing that wasserman schultz will now assume a nationwide management position on her campaign. serving as trump chair after the convention is current advice chair, donna brazil, she assumed it back in 2009 she took over for now vice presidential candidate tim kaine, reporting from what will be a lively convention floor, very soon, i'll alexandria hoff, send it back to you. >> thank you so much. without question, wasserman schultz resignation was the talk of the town. >> we want to show you video just into us, as

do you think debbie wasserman-schultz should step down?dnc has full confidence they'll handle this and do what they think is best. i also want to reiterate, from the media, from the reports coming out, you would think that the dnc is seven people in an e-mail. they're made up of a number of party officials, activists, leaders across this country, people like miss ella, where i'm from in omaha, nebraska, that's worked for the did. nc for a very long time. as someone who has worked with the dnc throughout the primary process, with our dealings and whatnot, they are very fair and even handed. clearly, people have opinions and personal preferences. but in terms of their dealings, i do believe that the dnc try to be as fair as possible. >> you do? >> i do. yes! we're family, alex. have you ever been to a family reunion? >> yes. yes, ma'am, i have. >> sometimes family reunions, family does not always get along. coming into the convention, we're coming into a family reunion. and there are different folks in the family. some people that have been

this is pretty ironic for debbie wasserman-schultz. is it not? >> it is pretty ironic. theme is unity. we are seeing the exact opposite out there. as you just played that clip. there have been several boos. debbie wasserman-schultz was booed out of her breakfast. she had to be escorted out by security. you have bernie supporters saying they will never vote for hillary clinton. deirdre: speaking of unity or lack thereof, former vp al gore is skipping the convention. he also skipped in 2012. he has been known more for his environmental than political purpose. he is a superdelegate, but he has yet to endorse hillary clinton. >> i think right now voters are focused on what they are seeing happen at the convention in philadelphia. we have seen more protests in the last two days than we did in all of cleveland. you have sanders supporters who feel disenfranchised coming off the heels of the email scandal that forced debbie wasserman-schultz to resign. they have proved through these emails. there is a lot of disunity in philadelphia heading into this convention. you can see the