for tonight's signature segment, newshour political director lisa desjardins sat down with them. >> desjardins: let's go all the way back to his childhood, which i think might be one of the least talked about items. >> well, you know, the defining moment of donald's childhood was when he was sent off to military school at age 13. but here's a kid who's been raised in luxury, attended by servants. he even had a chauffeur take him on his paper route when it rained. but he was a kind of wild little boy and his father got tired of answering calls from the school. so in august of his 13th year, donald is packed up, and his four siblings get to stay home. and this place, new york military academy, was a pretty rough place for a little boy to be ensconced. so i think this moment of being essentially banished and then placed in this very disciplined, very hierarchical environment taught him, you know, life is tough. it's always a fight, and you're supposed to win at everything. and he did thrive there. even in his posture, when you see how sort of straight he stands, that's new york military academy v

from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, lisa desjardins. >> desjardins: hello and thanks for joining us. the police chief in dallas is convinced that mass shooter micah johnson was plotting additional attacks. chief david brown today pointed to weapons, explosive materials, and a journal found at johnson's home as well as letters the gunman wrote in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where officers cornered and killed him early friday. in downtown dallas, a makeshift memorial outside police headquarters continues to grow, as people leave flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals in remembrance of the five officers johnson killed on thursday. he also wounded seven officers and two civilians. johnson ambushed officers at a protest over two fatal police shootings in other cities last week, and this weekend, those cities saw large protests of their own. in st. paul, last night police used smoke and pepper spray to disperse some 200 people who were blocking a section of interstate 94. st. paul's police chief says two dozen officers were injured by rocks and b

the way we're going is simply a disaster. >> desjardins: thank you. back to you, gwen and judy. >> ifill: thank you, lisa. now we go to someone who was on board very early from new hampshire. >> reporter: hi, gwen. i'm in the new hampshiremp delegation with the co-chair of the trump campaign effort fromef the great state of neww hampshire. last night, ted cruz tried to steal the show a little bit. tonight, it's about donaldld trump. what would you like to hear froa him tonight? >> i want to see from donald from what he's been talking about for the last year and a half. i supported him and endorsed him in fact, in june 16 of laste year. i was one of the first people to come out and publicly supporty him. he's got a message that's resonatesing with people. i've been telling people on the road for the entire year plus that in fact 27% of the people who are registered to vote in the last election did not vote. i introduced donald trump in over 20 different events. i've spoken in front of 100,000 people. i've been on the ground. people are coming out who h

down on the floor, we have newshour correspondents lisa desjardins and npr's susan davis. >> ifill: tonight is the culmination of the republican national convention week here in cleveland where donald trump will speak to the delegates. we'll be right back to start it all off after a short break. b stay with us. >> funding stay witus. >> funding >> funding for this program has been provided by: >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial futuren

lisa desjardins reports from cleveland on why millenial voters have proved so difficult for republicans to capture in recent years. >> reporter: their generation is poised to become a major political force. this year millennials, the group between 18 and 35 years old, make up about a third of all eligible voters. that's now the same percentage as baby boomers. a recent harvard institute of politics poll found young voters prefer presumptive democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton by a nearly two-to-one margin over her opponent republican donald trump. >> we're really excited to show you around the r.n.c. this week. >> reporter: young republican delegates are thinking about how to change that. >> i think the republican party has an image with young people we need to work on, a number of things. >> reporter: jace from vermont is one of the youngest delegates and has a message to g.o.p. leaders about his generation. >> the top three things to us is

and down on the floor we have newshour correspondent lisane desjardin and npr congressional reporter susan davis. welcome to you both! >> ifill: out on the streets, john yang is covering any potential unrest. protests are expected, but the security is heavy and thousands of police are deployed. >> we expect an exciting four days. kick it right back to all off after a short break.rt stay with us. >> funding for this program has been provided by: >> welcome back. we're here with our entire team as the republican party kicks off it's 2016 presidential nominating convention and the theme keep america safe keeping former mayor rudy giuliani and donald trump himself introducing his wife melania. what are you expecting tonight? >> i'm expecting a pretty consistent message. donald trump is running as the law and order candidate and he's got the backdrop of these shootings of police and everyone of these speakers up to melania trump is going to talk how illegal immigration is a security issue. you'll have rudy giuliani the former law and order mayor of new york city and it's going to be all a

lisa desjardins, domenico montanaro, michael, we look forward to spending time with you next week. >> absolutely. thank you. >> woodruff: now, to venezuela, where what's been an economic crisis is leading to social and political upheaval, in a country once flush with oil money. in partnership with the pulitzer center on crisis reporting, videographer bruno federico and special correspondent nadja drost bring us this report from caracas. >> reporter: dr. dili gonzalez walks into what is left of her hospital in caracas. the 28-year-old physician is one of the few doctors left here, as venezuela falls deeper into collapse. its healthcare system in shambles. we aren't supposed to be here-- we film with a hidden camera. the ceilings leak, vital equipment broken, with no spare parts. patients in deep need with few doctors attending. >> ( translated ): these gloves aren't sterile, you can't operate with them, there's nothing here. >> reporter: heat wafts into the morgue. water shortages have made the bathing areas putrid. this hospital is falling apart. >> ( translated ): i would say we have

for the pbs "newshour", lisa desjardins in cleveland. >> woodruff: no >> woodruff: we turn our focusow to a major tenet of trump's domestic policy-- immigration. it's a subject that's split republicans for years. george w. bush failed to pass reform, and there is a divide between what he advocated for and what's in trump's platform now. we get two views: republican congressman tom marino of pennsylvania, and daniel garza, executive director of the libre initiative, the largest conservative political group in the country. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: congressman marino, what most people know about donald trump and immigration is he's going to build a huge wall that's going to run the length of the border with mexico and he's going to deport all 11 million illegal or undocumented immigrants. is that pretty much all there is? >> no, it's not all there is. you know, as far as deporting 11 million people, you've got to realize the numbers we're talking about. about half or not even half are on visas that have expired, and that's one good way we can address the issue.

tuckerman with us, alaska party. >> lisa desjardins for bringing us that information on the floor. interesting thing. that feeling about rules and about what happens inside the party doesn't translate into not voting for donald trump. just want to reintroduce the circle here, mara liasson from npr, mark shields from cbs "newshour" and david brooks from the "new york times." is there danger in overinterpretting being sign that the party is fractured? >> first, this is a party that believes in state control and evolving power down tonight states except for when it hurts the story line. i do think two things are happening. people in this room are republicans. lot have spent their life in the republican party, their identity is republican, not just because they love but because they love the party. those two things can ham, they can be ambivalent, depressed by 4:00, depressed again at 7:00. but then they're still republicans. >> most of us feel that way about our jobs often. >> not us. we should mention while we're talking about a little descension, you could call it some fighting in t

. >> woodruff: with >> reporter: the welcome signs are our lisa desjardins is already there with thisk at how the city is preparing for a number of security concerns. flying, the parks are green and gorgeous, but on the eve of this long-awaited moment for cleveland, the city is holding its breath. >> we have to ensure everybody's safety, whether they're a protester, delegate, a visitor or a person who lives in the city of cleveland. >> reporter: the city and police department have a two-part plan. one, a secure fenced in zone around the convention site, standard in convention cities. but there is alsecond zone, a much wider area outside the perimeters where the city and police have banned a number of items from tasers to tennis balls. the police say guns will be allowed due to ohio's open carry law. >> next week, i'm concerned about the mass of people, but it's going to be the same situations we deal with every day while we work out on the street, just on a larger scale. >> reporter: the restrictions have gone too far according to aclu ohio staff attorney elizabeth bon ham, she succes

correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: hillary clinton spent the day campaigningida florida as reports swirled about how she's filling out the democratic ticket. first a roundtable in orlando, and later, a rally in tampa: >> did anyone watch the convention in cleveland? it's hard to believe they spent so much time talking about me and no time talking about jobs or education or healthcare. >> reporter: kaine is a current senator and a popular former governor of virginia, a key swing state, and he was one of clinton's earliest backers, even before she formally announced her candidacy. he explained why, in may of 2014: >> she has the best experience, both domestically and internationally. she has got the accumulated backbone, wisdom, judgment, scar tissue from a long period in public life to be the best president of the united states beginning in 2017. >> reporter: kaine speaks spanish fluently, and recently campaigned with clinton in virginia. he's also familiar with the national stage. then-senator barack obama eyed him as a possible running mate back in 2008. afte

lisa desjardins reports. i'm here because we're mystified and confused. >> immediately republican chairman jason chafe its of utah challenged f.b.i. director james comey over whether the bureau let clinton off easily. >> it seems to a lot of us that the average joe, the average american, that if they had done what you laid out in your statement, that they'd be in handcuffs, and they might be on their way to jail and they probably should. and i think that there is a legitimate concern that there is a double standard. >> reporter: but over five hours of testimony, comey insisted his agency was right to recommend no charges. recommendation was made the way you would want it to be, by people who didn't give a hoot about politics but who cared about, what are the facts, what is the law, and how have similar people, all people, been treated in the past. >> reporter: still, other republicans, like south carolina's trey gowdy, pressed the f.b.i. chief on whether clinton's previous statements about the emails were tru

while that appears to put an end to the prospect of legal action, lisa desjardins reports on the politicallout. >> reporter: candidate hillary clinton was out stumping for the presidency on the jersey coast today. but the democrat was still taking heat for her time as secretary of state. this morning, house speaker paul ryan slammed the f.b.i. decision to not recommend charges in its investigation probe of clinton's private email use, suggesting the democrat's nominee-to-be not get classified briefings. >> i was on the ticket in 2012. after the convention, you get the full deep classified information as part of transition, as part of being a nominee. i think, the d.n.i., clapper, should deny hillary clinton access to classified information during this campaign, given how she so recklessly handled classified information. >> reporter: he was asked, did clinton get preferential treatment? >> i'll let everybody be the judge. looks like it to me. >> reporter: f.b.i. director james comey is also in republicans' sights-- the house oversight committee quickly set up a hearing for tomorrow where co

we'll come back to that a little later, but first correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage.> bernie sanders! >> reporter: this is hillary clinton's nomination night, but bernie sanders still got a standing ovation from new york delegates this morning as he pushed again for uniting against donald trump. >> we must defeat the worst republican candidate in modern history of this country. >> reporter: but it's not all unity yet: a sanders backer touched off a shouting match at a texas delegation breakfast. >> we want to be clear, we are currently condemning our current presumptive nominee. [booing] >> you folks need to grow up! you need to grow up. >> get out of here, she won! >> reporter: vice president biden played down the divisions as he walked through the convention floor, chatting with delegates and saying he thinks sanders supporters will rally behind clinton in the end. >> we have to be a little graceful here. you know, the delegates worked their tail off and they're here in large numbers. give them a chance, man. give them a chance. i promise you they're going to be fin

correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: today's walk- through for donald trump and daughter ivanka at the podium where they will each speak tonight was customary. and then, came the mike test: >> i love the media. they're so honest. they're such honorable people. i love cleveland. i love ohio. it's great to be here. thank you everybody. and they're doing a great job. and the police are doing an incredible job. thank you very much. >> reporter: but much of the day was dominated by what happened last night when trump's primary challenger, texas senator ted cruz, balked at endorsing the nominee. >> 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 constitution. >> reporter: as he finished, cruz was booed off the stage. ( crowd booing ) and his wife heidi was escorted off the convention floor to safety, while trump delegates vented their anger. >> i'm ticked! who does he think he is? he lost. he's a poor loser. i'm ashamed of him. he's done as far as i'm concerned in the

lisa martin and lisa desjardins. thank you very much. we're joined by tony perkins in our sky booth. welcome, too. >> good evening. >> tony is president of the family research council. who are the republicans right now? are they what we're seeing in this hall? are they what we're seeing on the stage or is it what we're seeing somewhere else entirely? >> all of the above. >> ifill: tell me about that. >> the republican party is a big party. there's a lot of -- as you've seen some of the speak soars far this week -- a lot of difference -- speakers so far this week -- a lot of difference and a lot of diversity from the speakers. i think the party is coming around an idea, a message, a concern about the future of this country and i think when the they leave here and we're seeing it happen, i'm also a delegate from my home state of louisiana, what we're seeing happening is republicans are coalescing around donald trump and his nomination and i think they want to get behind him and help him make america great again. >> woodruff: reluctantly or

correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: the newly minted democratic ticket made first post-convention campaign stop at temple university-- just minutes from last night's political party. >> what better place to kick off this campaign than right here in philadelphia? >> reporter: for three days, the maiden bus tour will wind through the rust-belt battlegrounds of pennsylvania and ohio. clinton will be joined by her husband bill, as well as running mate tim kaine and his wife, ann. >> i can't think of an election that is more important certainly in my lifetime, and it's not so much that i'm on the ticket, it is because of the stark choice that is posed to america in this election. >> reporter: today was about november; last night was about history, as clinton became the first woman to accept a major party's presidential nomination. for many of her supporters it was an emotional night. >> it's a trailblazer kind of moment for me. it kind of tells me that i can be anything that i want to be when i grow up-- just put in some hard work and dedication. >> reporter: coun

correspondent lisa desjardins begins out coverage. >> this convention will come to order. >> reportere convention formally began this afternoon, with events of the last two weeks looming over party business. police killings of black men-- and the retaliatory killings of officers in dallas and now, baton rouge-- are in the air, and republican party chairman reince priebus opened with a moment of silence. >> the men and women who protect our safety and well being who put their lives on the line every day, they're our genuine heroes. we also want to recognize all the families who've lost loved ones during these troubling times. >> reporter: the theme of day one is "make america safe again", and it will dominate not just tonight, but throughout this campaign. donald trump will try to make the case that the leadership of president obama and hillary clinton has fed violence at home and insecurity at home and abroad. tonight's speakers are meant to drive that message home, including: milwaukee sheriff david clarke, retired navy "seal" marcus luttrell, and former new york city mayor rudy giul

character traits, we take a look tonight at voters' perceptions of clinton: the newshour's lisa desjardins begins our report. >> reporter: it was a blunt moment on monday: hillary clinton, the democratic nominee- in-waiting, confronting an issue that's dogged her in this campaign: >> a lot of people tell pollsters they don't trust me. now i don't like hearing that and i have thought a lot about what is behind it. >> it's something even democratic voters have expressed. >> first of all, she's lying about benghazi. she's lying about her e-mails. >> reporter: recent polls such as this week's nbc-"wall street journal" survey back up the anecdotes. 69% said she had a record of being dishonest. enter the republican nominee-to-be, donald trump. he has his own polling negatives, but he's pouncing on the clinton trust gap. >> most people know she's a world-class liar. just look at her pathetic e-mail server statements. >> reporter: some point to her time in the white house and the investigation into both clintons' investments in property, known as white water. defenders say this is pure politics, t

correspondent lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: donald trump flew into cleveland thisernoon to claim what he won last night. then, a helicopter ride to downtown, where he was joined by his running mate, indiana governor mike pence. >> the last time i got accused for speaking a little too long, so this time i'm going to speak a lot shorter. but i just want to introduce a man who's become a friend of mine; somebody who's going to make an unbelievable vice president of the united states: governor mike pence. >> it is such an honor to join your family to welcome you to cleveland. we're excited to hear you address the nation tomorrow night. it's been exciting to hear from your family. more to come tonight. and i'm convinced what begins in cleveland will end in the white house. >> reporter: the ticket's number-two man delivers his own prime-time address tonight, and campaign manager paul manafort says the nation will see what trump saw: >> governor pence was the kind of guy who didn't see no for an answer. that when he became governor, he made a difference as governor, and t