me chime in, don. i have had the fortunate opportunity to meet you, unfortunately at some of the protests like in ferguson, and baltimore and of course you know, generally whenever you find protests like that, there's a group of white guys that have their guns, that have their bullet-proof vests and they're basically exercising their second amendment right. and the realty is, part of the challenge with being a black man in this country, is when they carry their guns, it's just them exercising their right, but when a black man does it, we get questions like this and people don't quite understand why we do it. >> i don't mean to be adversarial, it's a very simple question, if you asked me why i chose to carry a gun to something, of course it's my right to, it's because i felt unsafe, because i felt something might break out, i felt the right to protect myself in a certain way, there's a reason i want to wear a belt, to keep my pants up. it's a very simple question, i was just wondering if you felt unsafe

i'm don lemon. brooke is off today.is special live coverage of a national tragedy that's been playing out in front of our very eyes. the deaths of five officers at the hands of a mass murderer who according to police went on a hunt for white officers, and this is just in to the cnn newsroom. law enforcement sources tell cnn that they now believe that the killer worked alone. the chief of the dallas police department had originally suggested it was possible others helped him, but they're now saying they believe he worked alone. the killer's name is micah xavier johnson. an army reservist who served in afghanistan. they say he used sniper tactics and killed the dallas officers as they were downtown protecting protesters. the gunfire sent demonstrators and others scattering. >> blacks, whites, latinos, everybody, there was a mixed community here protesting, and this just came out of nowhere. >> somebody is really armed. >> we were towards the end of the protest when the shots started firing off. >> get back! get back. let'

so, don, i'm a commentator. i'm not a journalist like you. it's not my job to graph the stories in a way that a journalist would do. and so what i wanted them to do is get an opportunity to tell their story and to answer some of the allegations that were put out. so there were some tough questions there, but there was most of the healing -- one thing that was very perplexing to me was them explaining the change of micah from when he went into the military and he was a patriot and valued the constitution and then when he left the military and how hurt he was and even used the word that they are liars. >> we have that, lawrence. let's listen to it then you can discuss it. let's listen real quick. >> i don't know what to say to anybody to make anything better. i didn't see it coming. >> micah was a good son. he's a good son. >> i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> did he ever talk about any of his experiences in the military that maybe made you question, did something happen, was it the war? >> i don't remember anything. i don

and don jr.y focused on this generational question, is the next generation going to be better off? i think donald trump is talking about experiences is on the strongest theme he can be on with voters right now and i think his son did that to try to make a case in the convention. >> there is dr. ben carson. ran against donald trump and now is an ally. >> the human brain, this remarkable organ defines our humanity. it gives us the ability to not only find and observe but to reason. when we elect a president, we need to use ta power of reasoning. to look at their history, their character. what kind of people they really are. it makes all the difference in the world for us. and it is going to be so critical right now. we must resist the temptation to make the easy way out. and to passively accept what is fed to us by the politically elite and the media. because they don't know what they're talking about. but they have an agenda. now, we must also be weary of the narrative that is advance bid some in

and that's not easy, don.ve to continuously try to improve our stature in our community. and with our families. and it's hard. i know how hard it is. you know how hard it is. but those watching tonight, it takes courage and it takes conviction of those tough questions. so i think -- i talk to sheriffs every day across this country, and they are sworn and dedicated to uphold the laws and the constitution in this country. and when they see people falling short, it breaks their haearts. it doesn't break their heart because it's wrong, it breaks their heart because they let the electorate down. >> jonathan thompson, i really appreciate our conversation. please come back. thank you. >> thanks for having us, don. >>> coming up, donald trump could be announcing his running mate at any moment, but did he give us a big clue today? through dna i found out that i was only 16% italian. he was 34% eastern european. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors we thought was italian was eastern european.

>> reporter: hi, don.d somewhat put down a law and said no traffic on the highway and that is something that they're trying to keep right now from happening. we have seen these demonstrators march throughout downtown atlanta for two hours now. law enforcement, and the atlanta police are giving them free rein in downtown atlanta as long as they stay off the highway and thousands of these demonstrators made their way toward the interstate and those are some of the pictures you are able to see not only high above, but also on the ground where law enforcement are trying to create a line to keep some of the protesters from making their way on to the interstate. yesterday, we marched with 1500 or so, obviously, a smaller crowd and the moments things could get tense is when they made it on to the i-85 corridor and they were pleading with protesters to please stay off the highway and this is something that they are trying to do and in an interesting development here a few moments ago, don, i don't know if it would

>> i do think that's a real thing, don.se all the leading establishment republicans i know just can't vote for donald trump. so they're going to have to do a write-in or they're going to have to warm themselves up to hillary clinton or go third party. and in the end i think the most leading republicans will care about nato, are going to care about international affairs and fear trump is just too dangerous. so you're going to have the establishment republicans moving towards hillary clinton reluctantly and hoping she only serves one term. >> i'm getting a lot of head nods here. >> look, if you were at the republican convention, did you see a single republican of note, of stature? who had been elected for multiple terms and who represents what they hope would be the future of the party, or at least a party that could win in national elections. no. >> giuliani? >> they were not there. giuliani is not running for anything again nor has he for eight years. people who are currently elected and who care about the future and will c

you know who i just spoke to, big don king. big don king. just spoke to him. don, i would love you to speak at the convention, because you know what. you beat the system. and he's a friend of mine. big don, biggest boxing promoter of all time. in fact, somebody said and mike tyson endorsed me as you know and don king endorsed me. you know what don king does. he owns a newspaper. he endorsed donald trump for president, bernie sanders for vice president, and how do you like that? he put a big ad in the paper, his paper. he wants bernie sanders for vice president. i said that's a new one. big don king. >> [crowd chanting "newt"] >> i like that, too. we like newt, and i'll tell you what. newt has been my friend for a long time. i'm not saying anything and i'm not telling newt anything, one form or another, newt gingrich will be involved with our government, ok? he's smart. he's tough. he gets it. and he says i'm the biggest thing he's ever seen in the history of politics. now, newt's going to be involved if i can get approval from his wife. that may be tough, but

i'm don lemon. it sounds like 21st century watergate, shadowy forces attacking the presidential party but is russia to blame here and is vladimir putin hoping to cause chaos in the midst of our most important election in years? meanwhile hillary clinton and donald trump blasting each other on the campaign trail. >> donald trump painted a picture, a negative, dark, divisive picture of a country in decline. he insisted that america is weak and he told us all after laying out this very dark picture that i alone can fix it. >> every time i mention her, everyone screams "lock her up, locker up" and you know what i do? i've been nice. but after watching that performance last night, such lies. i don't have to be nice anymore, i'm taking the gloves off. right? taking the gloves off. >> just remember this, trump is going to be no more mr. nice guy. >> let's get right to it shall we. jeremy diamond, what can you tell me tonight about this new hack, this time with the clinton campaign? we heard from two law en

>> you talking to me, don? >> yes. >> you talking to me, don?lost the satellite. >> yes. >> yes, i'm talking to bernard kerik. can you hear me? >> yeah, i got you. it has happened. it's happened a number of times, especially back in the '70s, '80s. the black panther party. black liberation army in new york city, chicago, l.a. we had a number of executions or assassinations, 911 calls, calls to police to respond to a certain place and the cops were then ambushed. this wouldn't be the first time. and i'm sure it won't be the last if that's what's happened. but i think we have to wait until the investigation is completed or at least more details come out like cedric said. you know, we don't want to jump to conclusions. >> yeah. so i just want to tell you guys and the audience at home some technical issues. we lost the satellite for a while. a couple of problems with even the cameras and teleprompter. if it's a little dicey, that's the reason. does that -- what you said bernard kerik, does that make every police officer across this country second-gu

don lemon a little jab. speaking of jabs, hillary clinton landed this one, david an then we'll discuss. >> so, don't let anyone tell you our country is weak, we're not, don't let anyone tell you we don't have what it takes. we do. and most of all, don't believe anyone who says i alone can fix it. yes. those were actually donald trump's words in cleveland. and they should set off alarm bells for all of us. really? i alone can fix it? isn't he forgetting troops on the front lines? police officers and firefighters who run toward danger? doctors and nurses who care for us? teachers who change lives? ent entrepreneurs who see possibility in every problem? mothers who lost children to violence? and are building a movement to keep other kids safe? he's forgetting every last one of us. americans don't say i alone can fix it. we say, we'll fix it together. and remember, remember, our founders fought a revolution and wrote a constitution so america would never be a nation where one person had all the power. 240 years

don rumsfeld is, too. he's a princeton graduate. yes. >> the best i could find i read in the back where you say where you got your material in the notes is that you had three four, five interviews, two of them seemed to be the most important were don't rumsfeld and dick cheney. given what you said about herbert walker bush, why would dick cheney see you? how did you work that up? >> don rumsfeld set it up for me. >> why would he set it up for you? >> we were classmates. we lived in the same dorm freshman year. we've known each other since 1950. >> at what school? >> princeton. and we lived in the same dormitory and don is a very popular member of the class of 1954. >> how often did you talk to him for the book? >> maybe 20 times. >> what did you learn from him that you didn't know from -- i have seen a lot of sources in your book and other books that have been written about george bush. >> yes. i felt that he was always frank and very honest. i mean we've known each other for a very long time. so there was no problem interviewing do

big don king. big don king. i said, don, i'd love you to speak at convention because you know what? you beat the system. and he's a friend of mine. big don. greatest boxing promoter of all-time. in fact, somebody said, and mike tyson endorsed me, as you know, and don king endorsed me. you know what he did? he owns a newspaper. he endorsed donald trump for president and bernie sanders for vice president. how do you like that? bernie sanders for vice president. i said that's a new one. big don king. [chanting] >> wow. i like that, too. we like newt. and i tell you why. [cheers and applause] newt has been my friend for a long time, and i'm not saying anything, and i'm not telling even newt anything but i can tell you, in one form or another, newt gingrich is going to be involved with our government. that i can tell you. okay? [cheers] he's going to be involved. he's smart. he's tough. he gets it and he says i'm the biggest thing he's seen in the history of politics. [cheers] newt's going to be involved if i get approval from his wife. that may be tough, but that's okay. and, you know,

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i'm don lemon. our town hall with house speaker paul ryan coming after a rare moment of political unity. president barack obama and president george w. bush mourning five dallas police officers gunned down in the line of duty. meanwhile, hillary clinton gets the endorsement she has been waiting for from bernie sanders and donald trump gets closer to naming his running mate. there's lots going on tonight. my political dream team fortunately for me and for you, the team is here to discuss all of this. dana bash, mark preston and gloria borger. we listened to a little over an hour in this town hall tonight and many concerns about how conservative donald trump really is. what stood out to you? >> well, what stood out to any is that paul ryan clearly made the case that he ispicious of d conservatism. he said he wants consistency, what he called consistent conservatism. he made the case for having a conservative running mate. he came out and said i want a conservative. when he was asked by the member of t

you just heard don jr. say a year ago before he made his announcement i never would have thought this day could come. how does this moment feel to you? >> it's pretty special, i have to say. i really think it's momentous because he was so badly underestimated by so many people who really thought they knew exactly what was going on and in my view were totally out of touch with the grassroots of the republican party and the conservative movement and donald was able to touch into it. he touched a nerve here and really ignite this movement and i saw him as a seriously accomplished person, a successful businessman who felt passionately about his country and wanted to do it and everybody really didn't think he could. >> of course, the roll call continues and they're finishing the remainder of the states. he is obviously over the 1237 and that is what you're hearing. you heard, andy, david refer to this as a storybook moment. does it feel that way to you? >> first, i feel lucky and grateful to be here. we're watch

that don jr.aids to say, hey, it would be the most powerful people because he would be in charge of foreign policy. he was never asked. >> if you parse that carefully he was never asked by me. this is the nature of the veepstakes. they don't always get directly asked. >> they flipped it. >> here these kids great reflection of their dad. >> that's why you have seen them more front and center than any other family at another convention. they are giving keynote speeches. mitt romney had five adult sons in 2012. we didn't e see them giving the prime time speeches. so a big thing they are trying to do, the trump campaign s to soften trump's image, but also to reach out to those independent voter who is are rubbed the wrong way by trump's personality and say look at his kids. they are beautiful kids. maybe we're seeing -- not seeing something. >> back with more looifr from cleveland after this. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress.

the point of having don king stay home is to not have don king on television in the republican conventionet whatever hypothetical benefit there might be of having don king speak, but you also don't get don king not in the frame because he is, and he's blasting you. >> great reporting about that earlier in the week. surprising given the, you know, the -- having don king saying such inflammatory things about the party chairman on issues about interracial relations is problematic. >> it's another one of the circus acts, whack-a-mole, if you will, of things happening here with the discipline of the organization. coming up, make america work again it tonight's theme. we'll preview the lineup. first, how about this, our "inside politics" quiz, switching parties, hillary clinton announcing a running mate this week or early next. is the country ready for an all-female ticket? go to cnn.com/vote. 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 seltze

nuestra colega analia fiestas se sento a hablar con don francisco, el anfitrion de este programa, quienablo de las desgarradoras historias que presencio, de quienes lo arriesgan todo para tratar de llegar a los estados unidos.... take pkg 0;01 0;09 - he's on cam just 3 sec. pkg sot mario kreutzberger - 0008t3 - 03:28:47:16 - yo habia estado en la frontera antes de que existiera ese muro, es impactante ver el deseo la necesidad, hay un niÑo que aparece en medio de los barrotes y dice porque hay un muro porque no puedo abrazar a mis abuelos hay cosas bien dramaticas track: como una experiencia fuerte y que cambia vidas, asi es como don francisco describe lo que vivi mientras grababa el programa especial "rostros de la frontera" en el parque de la amistad entre san diego y tijuana. sot mario kreutzberger - 03:25:54:00 - nosotros experimentamos cosas diferentes, desde el reencuentro de una madre que no se veia hace muchos aÑos con sus hijos, pasando por una pareja de deportados que decidieron casarse frente al muro en tijuana, porque el muro fue quien primero los separo, y luego el conyugue

>> don, it's clear. it's in her own write being. look at that note, there's a smiley face at the end. there's a statement where she says i love to stay at fox news and show you everything i can do. thanks, gretchen. and in the parenthesis at the end. hemmer and me at 7:00 p.m. she says let me replace fwret at th that. everyone knows greta -- >> maybe she's just trying to save her job, lisa. >> the majority of working women are sexually harassed. so i guess the rest of the women at fox news who say nothing bad's ever happened to them, they're in the minority. i've represented sexually harassed women for 30 years and i still do. we go to work with a smile on our face. we send the boss a nice note. >> with smiley faces. we don't say we love to work there. >> mercedes -- >> apparently not. and i want to say something about the paul weiss law firm. i disagree with your last guest. the paul weiss law firm that's doing the investigation, this is a law firm that represents giant corporate entities like fox news and its parent news corp. it

i'm don lemon. more questions than answers about dallas shooter micah johnson. police say he left his chilling clue. the letters, r.b. scrawled twice on a wall in his own blood. what does it mean? and could it lead investigators to a motive? plus, inside this story. a fox news scandal. was one of his lead anchors s sexually harassed by the chief of the network, robert ailes? ed, i'm going to begin with you for the new details on this. what are micah johnson's friends and family saying about him tonight? >> reporter: well, you know, his parent s gave an interview to "the blaze" website and his father said he did not see this coming. they described him as a good son and his mother went on to say that after he had left the military, he'd become very disillusioned so those are some of the first words that are coming from his parents. >> what have investigators found inside of his home? >> reporter: well, you know, this is an interesting part where investigators are still kind of trying to sift through this mystery of, you know, they found bomb-making materials that

big don king. big don king. just spoke to him ten minutes ago. i said, don, i would love you to speak at the convention, because you know what? you beat the system. and he's a friend of mine. big don. greatest boxing promoter of all time. in fact, somebody said, and mike tyson endorsed me, as you know. and don king endorsed me. you know what don king did? he owns a newspaper. he endorsed donald trump for president. bernie sanders for environmenvi president. and he put a big ad in the paper, his paper. he wants bernie sanders for vice president. i said that's a new one. big don king. [ crowd chanting ] >> wow. i like that, too. we like -- we like newt. and i tell you what. newt, newt has been my friend for a long time. and i'm not saying anything, and i'm not telling even newt anything, but i can tell you, in one form or another, newt gingrich is going to be involved with our government. that i can tell you. okay? he's going to be involved. he's smart. he's tough. he gets it. and he says i'm the biggest thing he's ever seen in the history of polit

don champion is in baton rouge.on, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie, authorities offered up new disturbing details yesterday as they vowed to leave no stone unturned in the investigation. two days after the tragedy, it is clear the gunman used his military training to ambush the officers. >> reporter: chilling new images released by investigators offered new detail on the baton nman's deadly attack. they show gavin long armed, dressed in all black, as he carried out his shooting sunday. investigators say the former marine bypassed civilians while methodically searching for police officers. >> he was looking for locations to specifically target police officers. there's no doubt whatsoever that these officers were intentionally targeted and assassinated. >> reporter: three officers were killed in the eight-minute rampage. the gunman was eventually killed by a s.w.a.t. team with a shot fired from 100 yards away. three other officers were wounded including sheriff's deputy nicholas touay who was shot in the hea

this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. hillary clinton trying to turn the page, blasting trump today in atlantic city. >> remember what he promised. i'm going to do for the country what i did for my business. well, we should believe him and make sure he never has the chance to bankrupt america the way he bankrupted his businesses. >> but not a word about her e-mail scandal on the eve of fbi director james comey's testimony on capitol hill and on a day when loretta lynch declares the case closed. and a confrontation with police in baton rouge and now a man is dead. what really happened? we want to get to a big day on the campaign trail. sunl sunl sunlen serfaty is here with more. >> reporter: this is the official word in the wake of the impromptu meeting with bill clinton that loretta a lynch had on her airplane, she said she intended last week to take the recommendation of what james comey, the fbi director should be done, whether there are charges or there are not. this is in essence her making good on that promise of fol

don center dot for me. it was fine. impact, when did you finish writing this?'m not sure i want to answer that. about a year ago. simon and schuster, in their wisdom held it. ,hey did not wanted to come out they wanted to come out just before the republican convention so that is why they have held it until this point. i've been is finished -- been finished for about a year. brian: the video for political reasons -- did they do it for political or economic reasons? jean edward: i would say they did it for economic reasons. i think they held it for economic reasons. i don't know. brian: the back to when george w. bush's office said to he will not sit and be interviewed by your. . what was your reaction and the impact on how you felt about the book? jean edward: i was very close to being finished at that point and i don't think it affected the book and anyway -- in any way. i could understand that he would take that position. it had no effect on the manuscript. brian: you quote from a fellow named ross baker. is been a journalist for a number of years. bush's reco

big don king. big don king. just spoke to him ten minutes ago and i said don, i would love for you to speak at the convention because you know what? you beat the system. he's a friend of mine. big don, biggest boxing promoter of all time and mike tyson endorsed me and don king endorsed me. don king owns a newspaper. donald trump for president, bernie sanders for vice president and he put a big ad in the paper. his paper. he wants bernie sanders for vice president. i said that's a new one. big don king. so -- [ crowd chanting ] >> i like that, too. i like newt. i'll tell you what, newt has been my friend for a long time, and i'm not saying anything, and i'm not telling even newt anything, but i can tell you in one form or another, newt gingrich is going to be involved with our government. that i can tell you. okay? he's going to be involved. he's smart. he's tough. he gets it, and he says i'm the biggest thing he's ever seen in the history of politics. newt's going to be involved if i get approval from his wife.

our stephanie stahl shows us how money from the ice bucket challenge is being put to good youth, don. >>> hey, philadelphia eagle arrested and charged. how will they handle the situation? i'm don bell coming to you live from the novacare complex answer is next in donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!" i'm robert de niro and new york is my home. it's the best place to visit in the world and now it's the easiest, because now there are new tourism guides on the road, and on your phone that make it easier to find the places you love. find great dining, amazing history, and world-class entertainment, no matter where you are. take the ultimate road trip and see why i love new york. for more information, go to ilove

ivanka don and i, don is one of my best friends in the world. ivanka i'm so close with her h. we have an amazing family. >> the mike pence decision did you push him to go with mike pence? >> he's an amazing guy. newt is an amazing guy and chris is an incredible guy. >> why did you pick mike pence? >> i had dinner with mike last week, right before we announced it with my father and karen his wife. we had an amazing dinner. he's amazingly thoughtful person. he's kind. he is tough. he believes which is really nice. my father picked him i think because the economic record of indiana is flawless. here they have -- a state that has a $2 billion surplus. $2 billion surplus. every single year he was governor they cut taxes. they have one of the lowest tax rates. more corporation going into indiana than any other state in the country. you go down the list. you know what he did with k-12 education. the vets have the second highest employment in the country. life the things my father has been talking about for the last 13 months. he's done it in the state so well. >> what's been the high

>> exo, don, that goes without saying.ere are people who are mistreated in journalism, in education, in medicine, in every walk of life in this country. we cannot and law enforcement and they're i's in this country, they won't stand for it. they cannot stand for it. . we are a nation of laws and the moment we decide we are not, we are an anarchy. we can't have that. >> i think you're exactly right. and the so why is it so difficult sometimes for members of your own law enforcement groups to admit that there is even a lo. >> i don't think it's that we have difficulty admitting it. i think what's different and it's a very difficult job. high stress is an understatement. what i think the president and law enforcement do together over the next coming weeks and months is paramount. >> look before you jump. if you watch a 30-second video, tell me what happened in the 30 seconds before that video and tell me what happened in the 30 seconds after that. i believe when people think that way, they will understand the difficulty and t

i'm don lemon. police desperately looking for clues, searching a neighborhood for information about the money believ -- men believed to have carried out the attack. ahead of the july fourth weekend, americans wonder are terror fears the new normal? i want to go to nima elbagir in istanbul. we're learning more about the people involved in this attack. what do we know? >> reporter: we are. the turkish authorities have identified their nationalities but not their names, a russian, a kyrgyzstan and their operation they say they believe was overseen, planned and controlled by the top levels of isis leadership. they also say the suicide vest, the explosives, some pretty powerful explosives. among that mix they found petn, a military grade explosion i, that was also manufactured out of the country and brought in, which rings some pretty big alarm bells about the ability of these foreign fighters to move so easily, don. >> tell us about their neighborhood, their apartment, what people are saying, because yo

in dallas, i'm don champion, now back to you. >> don thank you very much. >> and as you heard don say, the police -- the mayor in dallas asked for all americans to join them in a moment of prayer. they're holding a prayer service there at noon at thanksgiving square. >> this tragedy in dallas is weighing heavy on police departments across the country including right here in d.c.. where the proo planned there's more of them here this weekend. >> absolutely, nikki burdine is watching that the tragic events again are causing this police department to take action to protect its officers at the demonstrations, nikki what are they doing? >> reporter: chief lanier woke up the morning and she was first shocked then heart broken but also worried about her officers. she knows they still have to be on the streets and they still have a lot of work to do. so they're taking extra precautions to keep them safe. >> we doubled up last night on midnights and stay that way until further notice. >> reporter: chief lanier ordered all officers be on two man crews and extra security is in place at all facil

i think you saw don, jr., walk by? hallie jackson, are you with me? you saw don, jr. go by. >> yes, sorry, it's loud and chaotic. that's what happens when you set up the convention floor. let's take a walk, i saw donald, jr., walk through. he is speaking tonight along with tiffany trump as the band gets kicked off over here. that's why it's tough to hear. he says his speech is just about ready, he expects to be pencils down in a couple hours. he will take the stage just 24 hours after those controversial remarksly melania trump, the issues of the similarities between her speech and michelle obamas as you've been talking about and katy has been talking about. at the rnc the reaction generally seems to be a sense from those who support donald trump that this is an overblown media narrative. there are some delegates who believe there should be some accountability and we are hearing from the first time from donald trump's vp pick, indiana governor mike pence. here's what he had to say at a convention a couple moments ago. >> i'm a christian, a conservative and a republica

this is "cnn tonight", i'm don lemon. demonstrators taking to the streets after a week of shocking violence. and mean while, in dallas, a vigil for officers killed in the attack, as the family of micah johnson struggle to understand the unthink nl. >> i don't know what to say to anybody to make anything better. >> the surgeon who fought to save the city's fallen officers saying this. >> and i want the peace officers to see me, a black man, and understan that i support you. i will defend you. and i will care for you. that doesn't mean that i do not fear you. >> and meanwhile, the former mayor of new york takes aim at black lives matter. >> when you say black lives matter, that's inherently racist. >> plus, with the republican convention one week away, donald trump says this. we'll have that for you just a little later on. but i want to begin with ed lavande lavandera. and martin savage. ed, i want to start with you. what are police finding in micah johnson's home? >> reporter: well, you know, that's one of the mysteries he

i'm don lemon. we're live in the cnn grill at the democratic national convention where hillary clinton breaks the glass ceiling as the first female of a major political party. my political dream team is here. i promise you, we may be in a bar and grill -- >> we are. >> but i have not been drinking. >> last call has been sounded. >> we miss last call every night. barack obama is going to speak here at the dnc tomorrow night. tonight he sat down with nbc news. listen to this. >> yes or no, is it possible that donald trump wins the presidency? >> anything is possible. it is -- the nature of democracy that until those votes are cast and the american people, you know, have their say, we don't know. >> are you worried? >> you know, as somebody who has now been in elected office at various levels for about 20 years, i've seen all kinds of crazy stuff happen. and i think anybody who goes into campaigns not running scared can end up losing. >> so the president also said "anything is possible" when asked whet

don king.p his hair upside wn. basically, wolf blitzer. >> came up to che. could you not be in the back of the shot. you will distract. >> shooting. >> perk of being in the cnn grill, you see don lemon's back while you eat. which is great. they were like, you are in there, they're trying to get che out of the shot. we don't want to disrupt the shot. next to che is don king in a sparkling red white and blue jacket. >> with ryne stonhinestones. >> it's don king. who wouldn't want to talk to the man who robbed mike tyson. >> there you go. >> uh-oh. >> you guys are all on his side. game of thrones, harry potter, don king. who knew? >> seth: i heard you came up with a way you want to introduce yourself. usually on nbc, and on these shows, msnbc, what was your introduction? >> our intro was going to be, welcome to weekend update. i am rachel maddow. >> and i'm black don lemon. they said no for some reason. >> turned you down. >> congratulations, snl, nominated for a writing emmy this year. very excit

>> 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 clearly is getting a briefing for a speech tomorrow, but then, walked across the stage in solitude. by herself. as she walked the length of the stage there. look ld out into this -- basically an empty arena, accept for television reporters who happen to be doing their live shots at 11:00 on the east coast. you have to wonder, surely her staff knew that that's why the lights were on in the convention hall at this moment. you can see from these pictures, john, she is huddling with her staff, aid, traveling aid right to the left of her there. he was the one flying with her yesterday from miami here to philadelphia. a few other advisors there. we are still told by democrats familiar with the schedule tomorrow that she is indeed going to speak. now we can see her walking off slowly behind the stage there. now

attorney don lewis. >> i'm not hiring don to be a consultant. don's actually going to do the work like the team that i have' assembled to help me process this really, really important decision. >> that 32-year-old was shot ani during a traffic stop. his girlfriend said castile was just reaching for his wallet when he was shot. >>> five of the six police officers charged with the death of freddie gray have filed lawsuits. the officers allege defamation, false arrest, false imprisonment and violation of constitutional rights. according to an attorney for two of the plaintiffs, the officers were in his words humiliated. there was political motivation, and the charges were not supported by the evidence. >>> authorities in michigan water crisis. prosecutors believe those six people altered reports about lead contamination in the city's drinking water. michigan's attorney general says the charges vary, but that each person tried to cover up the truth. >> many things went tragically wrong in flint. some people failed to act. others minimized harm done

i'm don lemon. i want to welcome our studio audience, welcome, everyone, and i want to welcome our viewers right here in the united states and around the world. this is a live cnn tonight town hall. "black, white, and blue, america 2016." >> baton rouge, a routine police call. and alton sterling is dead. st. paul, a routine traffic stop, and philando castile is dead. >> please don't tell me that he's gone. please, officer, don't tell me that you just did this to him. >> dallas, an act of deadly terror, and lore, ahrens, brent thompson, and patrick zamarripa are dead. how did it come to this? >> i see people who mourn for the five officers we lost, but also weep for the families of alton sterling and philando castile. >> why are police and civilians alike in the line of fire, caught on camera from all the world to see. tonight, don lemon brings all sides together for a live, cnn town hall event. black, white, and blue, america 2016. [ applause ] >> good evening, everyone, i am so glad that we are doi

"the new york times" reported in don junior's conversations in the campaign, don june yar said he could be the most -- >> most ridiculous conversation. let me say you a lot of boredom. >> your role as president and mike pence's role as vice president -- >> mike pence will play a big role. i want to tell tell you about john kasich. i never spoke to him about being vice president. we don't have good chemistry. i have never spoken to him about being vice president. i would never pick him to be vice president. there was never a conversation and he has a habit of doing things like this, where he says things that might be a little shaky. don junior would never -- that was so long ago, i didn't even know i was going to get the no, ma'am names at that point. just so you understand, i would not have picked john kasich. wouldn't be the right guy. i mean for that to have gotten out there was so ridiculous. then i was going to put him in charge of national and worldwide policy. so what's left for the president? i think you know me better than that. that was put out by him. he's a nice man, john kas

don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >> three other officers were wounded in that shootout. one in critical condition tonight. >>> in a statement, california attorney general kamala harris called the shootings a heartbreaking tragedy and a grave reminder of the dangers that peace officers face every day. congresswoman nancy pelosi added a call for unity, saying together we have to act to end the division that leads to violence in all our communities. >>> the tragedy in baton rouge has police departments here in the bay area on high alert. devin fehely continues our coverage from san jose. >> the prevailing mood among law enforcement is one of profound sadness and simultaneous profound frustration and anger that they've been targeted yet again with deadly results. >> reporter: outside san jose police headquarters a community support is at large but a sad commentary on how common police shootings have seemingly become, the fading tributes to the five fallen officers in dallas have not yet been cleared away when a fresh tragedy would take their place in the public's eye. >> th

i'm don lemon. it's officially the clinton/kaine ticket as of now.t the stamp of approval from president obama and from former president bill clinton as well. now with days to go until the democratic convention opens on monday, will kaine be a shot in the arm for the clinton campaign. jeff zeleny, i'm going to start with you. first question, why 8:15 on a friday night, a spot

this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. the candidate tweets a graphic slamming hillary clinton as the, quote, most corrupt candidate ever, along with a pile of cash and a six-pointed star. trump calling accusations of anti-semitism ridiculous. to be fair, his daughter is a convert to judaism, but there's no denying that donald trump has a lot of support among white supremacists. so is he trying to have it both ways? is this a case of dog whistle politics? trump facing that controversy as hillary clinton deals with the fallout from the fbi's decision not to recommend charges over her use of private e-mail service while secretary of state. cnn's senior political correspondent briana keilar is out on the campaign trail. fbi director james comey said hillary clinton has been extremely careless but will not face criminal prosecution. tell us about the reaction to that decision. >> that was still a tough rebuke for hillary clinton and her aides but the clinton campaign says they are pleased and certainly they are pleased that th

but don is not going to run. he has no interest in running. >> -- very close friend yesterday, in all likelihood, she will change her position on ttp -- >> unbelievable. >> what's your reaction? >> it's disgraceful. hillary clinton because of me said ttp was not going to happen. but we all know it is going to happen if she won. terry mcauliffe said with a wink to a group of people that if hillary gets in, she's lying and it will happen. and there's nobody closer. i know this for a fact. there's nobody, including her own husband, closer to hillary clinton than terry mcauliffe, okay, go ahead. >> -- you spoke of your son running for mayor, anthony weiner said he ran for mayor against your son, he would beat him like -- >> i don't know what he said, i really -- anthony weiner -- look, look, look, anthony weiner is a proven loser. he's locked up in a room. they lock him up in a room. they don't let him out. my son doesn't want to run for mayor. he has no intention to run for mayor. besides that, as a republican, you

don champion is in dallas, don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the community in dallas united over the weekend in the wake of the tragedy. behind me a memorial continues to grow outside of police headquarters. not far away from here, investigators are almost done combing over the massive crime scene downtown and a complex that increasingly disturbing picture of the gunman is emerging. dallas is a city in mourning. four days after the ambush that killed five officers, investigators say the gunman had bigger plans. >> we're convinced that this suspect had other plans and thought that what he was doing was righteous. >> reporter: sunday the city's police chief revealed the gunman used his own blood to write on a wall in the building where he was killed after negotiations failed. the chief also defended his department's unprecedented use of a robot bomb to kill the gunman. >> without our actions, he would have hurt more officers. so we had no choice in my mind, but to use all tools necessary. >> reporter: as the investigation here in dallas intensefi

don champion is in dallas. good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie.that vigil last night, they say it will not tear this community apart. the white house says the president will be bringing a message of comfort. president obama will once again serve as the consoler in chief. this time in dallas, the city reeling after the ambush of five city police officers. >> president recognizes the not just people in dallas who are grieving but people across the country who are concerned about the violence that so many americans have witnessed in the last week or so. >> reporter: last night, thousands honored the slain officers during a vigil outside of city hall. among the speakers, the city's heartbroken police chief who called the officers superheroes. >> look, it's a train. it's a plane, no, it's patricio zamarripa. it's brent thompson. it's michael krol. look. in lorne ahrens, look. it's michael smith. >> reporter: as the city mourns family members of the gunman have become a central part of the investigation. investigators have questioned the former army res

he doesn't want to give any more of these speeches, don. think he's done it at least 14 times in the aftermath of mass shootings and you could see the depth not only of the frustration but the disappointment and the pain while he was speaking. you know, he's given a version of this speech too many times. and i think when he leaves office and somebody asks him the question what are the hardest moments for you or the greatest disappointments for you, the toughest time as president of the united states, i think he would have to say that these kind of speeches and talking to the families of the victims are the hardest thing for a president to do. and you could see it in his his speech and in george w. bush. >> this one, he had to tackle the issue of race, dana bash. he was remarkably candid about how complex the issue of race is. let's listen to another clip and then we'll discuss. >> we know that the overwhelming majority of police officers do an incredibly hard and dangerous job fairly and professionally. they are deserving of our respect and

let check with sports director don bell, don. >> reporter: busy week in south philadelphia. today big day for eagles because 89 of the 90 players of the a roster arriving here today one guy not here is john dorenbos he will be here tomorrow. let's show you video of the guys arriving here today this will be a different training cam from what we have seen over last few years. chip kelly took a softer, easier approach. new head coach doug pederson will not do that, which means there will be a lot of tackling, hitting and guys are looking forward to it. >> you know, six weeks off from being here but it is not six weeks off from training, you know, just trying to come back physically fit as possible ready to go for the season and you know, this is training camp, this is where we will find out what this roster will look like and how this offense, defense will look, and i think everybody is anxious and excited just as the fans are to find out what this thing looks like. >> now full squad will practice for the first time tomorrow, and as for the rookies, they have been at it since m