david dorn, a 38-year veteran of the st. louis police department, a great man and a highly respected man by all. in june captain dorn was shot and killed as he tried to protect his store from rioters and looters or as the democrats would call them, peaceful protesters. they call them peaceful protesters. we're honored to be joined tonight by his wonderful wife, ann, and beloved family members brian and kaelin. to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn. thank you very much for being here. thank you. [ applause ] thank you very much. great man. great man. as long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security are dignity and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag burners, that is up to them, but i, as your president, will not be a part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heros who keep america safe and salute the american flag. [ applause ] last year ov

>> ann dorn is going to be one of these very emotional speakers. her story or the story of her husband is something that really captured the imagination of conservatives during the george floyd protests earlier this summer. one of the things about having so many victims or families of victims speaking at this convention is the victims themselves are obviously no longer here with us to say how they would feel about it and two of david dorn's children apparently debra and lisa have both said that their father was not a trump supporter and they do not think he would have wanted his legacy to be used in a political fashion at a political convention in this way. it is one of those things where he is not here, unfortunately, to speak for himself and his children are not going to be here to speak with her. but this is going to be a really kind of one of those key, core messages that is going to be tying together the law and order idea and also this idea that protesters or rioters are ravaging american cities. >> so many african-american speakers this week

one of the most powerful things before the president, juan, was ann dorn, the widow of david dorn.t. the president referenced here in his speech. her speech to the convention was quite powerful. >> yeah. i thought even the sight of her in the audience with her family and again, so interesting because it crossed racial lines. you can see people -- she's grieving over her husband's death and the violence in st. louis. but you know, again, i just -- i'm a little bit disappointed. my colleagues have said it was flat. i think president trump on script, reading from a script is not president trump on the ad lib being spontaneous. he has that magic when he's spontaneous, when he can stir a rally. that just didn't happen for him tonight. i expected there would be fireworks before that amazing show on the south lawn. those are the best fireworks that a fireworks lover has ever seen. i come down here on fourth of july. but that -- it struck me more as a rerun. we've seen so many of those lines before. it just didn't have the punch that i expected. even as someone that can be critical of the

here tonight is the grieving family of retired police captain david dorn a 38 year veteran of the st louis police department a great man and a highly respected man by all in june captain dorn was shot and killed as he tried to protect a store from rioters and looters or is that democrats would call them peaceful protesters they call them peaceful protesters we're honored to be joined tonight by his wonderful wife and beloved family members brian and kalen to each of you we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn thank you very much for being thank you alan. thank you very much great man great man thank you as long as i am president we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security dignity and peace if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists agitators rioters looters and flag burners that is up to them but i was your president will not be a part of it the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep america safe and salute the american flag the world to him. last year over $1000.00 african-americans w

deborah white and lisa dorn join us, now. officer dorn's -- veteran officer dorn's daughters. thank you, both. i am very sorry to meet you, under these circumstances. i am sorry for the loss of your father. and, if nothing else, i'm sure that there should be pride in the family, that he is being remembered well for his service and his love and how people loved him. now, obviously, his widow, who gave the speech, is not your mother. but this isn't about the family. it's about how you want to remember your father. so, lisa, let's start with you. what do you want people to know -- to know about your father that did not come out at the convention? >> you know, let me just, first, start off by saying thank you for having us. on the surface, i felt like the speech was very, you know, was a heartfelt speech. you know, she did a good job, i think, of going through the order of the tragic events of that night. and it was very painful to have to relive that. and anyone who would have heard that, that would evoke emotion from anyone. i mean, i -- i -- just to hear that story again. but w

ann dorn, the widow of retired police captain david dorn, says she hopes sharing her horrific story would's going on. >> they shot and killed david in cold blood and then live streamed his execution and his last moments on earth. david's grandson was watching the video on facebook in realtime, not realizing he was watching his own grandfather dying on the sidewalk. i learned of all this around four a.m. when our doorbell rang. the chief of police was standing outside. i wondered why dave had not answered the door. i let in the chief and fighting back tears he utter the words every officer's spouse dreads. violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest. elizabeth: you know, she went on to say that president trump has offered federal help to restore order in communities. your reaction to ann dorn here? >> well, i mean, it's tragic. i had tears in my eyes, i'm sure most americans did when they were watching that. you know, we know where the president stands, and ann dorn explained that to the people. what do the democrats stand? kamala harris has repeatedly called for doations

her story with the world for the very first time as she joins us now along with her husband philip dornrom their home in destin, florida. lee ann, i am just thrilled to see your face, to see that radiant smile. philip, you look like you're holding up as well, too,

on dorn was raped and murdered. the police appealed for assistance from local residents but nobody had seen either her or her killer. mother police did secure semen they otherwise had little to go on the offender was not in any d.n.a. database and there was no other way to identify any suspect. the case remained unsolved for 25 years. until molecular geneticist month and kinds i got on the case he's one of the scientists who developed the new method of d.n.a. analysis which predicts certain visible characteristics as well as age and bio geographic ancestry. it looks at genes that are known to code for specific features. the results reveal the probability of a suspect having a particular hair or skin color. the geneticists use statistical methods to compile a profile of the individual. they're aided by reference data from partners and other countries and can then look for d.n.a. markers attributed to populations and specific regions around the world. as mike fossum is fact like so basically you compare the d.n.a. dat

to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn. thank you very much for being here. thank you. [ applause ] thank you very much. great man. great man. as long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security are dignity and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag burners, that is up to them, but i, as your president, will not be a part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heros who keep america safe and salute the american flag. [ applause ] last year over 1,000 african-americans were murdered as a result of violent crime in just four democrat-run cities. the top ten most dangerous cities in the country are run by democrats and have been for many decades. thousands more african-americans are victim and victims of violent crime in these communities. joe biden and the left ignore these american victims. i never will. if the radical left takes power, they will apply their disastrous policies to ever

to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn. thank you very much for being here. thank you. [ applause ] thank you very much. great man. great man. as long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security, dignity, and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters, and flag burners, that is up to them. but i, as your president, will not be a part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep america safe and salute the american flag. [ applause ] last year over 1,000 african-americans were murdered as a result of violent crime in just four democrat-run cities. the top ten most dangerous cities in the country are run by democrats and have been for many decades. thousands more african-americans are victim and victims of violent crime in these communities. joe biden and the left ignore these american victims. i never will. if the radical left takes power, they will apply their disastrous policies to ever

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both dornan the d both dorne and the mccloskeys called for peace. bottom line. the left' blames america first, the right puts america first, and they want law and order back in america. that's bent message we chose to bring us out of the biden years. president's speech was a litany of the successes his administration achieved and compelling armed why joe biden cannot be elected president. president trump: make no mistake, if you give power to joe biden the radical left will defund police departments all across america. they will pass federal legislation to reduce law enforcement nationwide. they will make every city look like democrat run portland, or , oregon. judge jeanine: the left intimidated, threatened peaceful individuals as necessity left president trump's acceptance speech. they were threatened and tirrified. >> in the minutes before the police with the bikes showed up we were encircled and surround, pressed up against two cops who we were vowrnlgtded by people -- surrounded by people screaming in our faces yelling they were going to f us up, screaming,

my name is ann dorn.you to introduce you to my husband david, father of five, brother of 12, grandfather of ten, friend for thousands. he was a most kind, dedicated, loving life partner i could have hoped for. he had a big smile and a heart to match. he was blessed with the gift of gab and that gift enabled him to touch souls and inspire people especially young people. oh, how kids loved him and they really loved him back. dave was all about service. he served 38 years in the st. louis metropolitan police department and six years as chief of police. after 44 years, he retired from law enforcement, but he never retired from helping a friend in need. since he befriended every person he met, he was a very busy man. one example of that was his friendship with a man named lee. david met him when lee was just a kid after members of his family were attacked and murdered. dave took a special interest in the boy. they bonded and their friendship grew and remained strong throughout the years. lee eventually opened

to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn. we will never forget him. thank you for being here. [applause] thank you very much. great man. great man. as long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live insecurity, dignity, and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchist, agitators, rioters, looters, and flag burners, that is up to them. but i, as your president, will never be a part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep america safe and salute the american flag. [applause] last year, over 1,000 americans were murdered in just 400 democrat run days. the top 10 most dangerous cities in the countries are run by democrats and have been for many decades. thousands more african-americans are victim and victims of violent crime in these communities. joe biden in the left -- and the left ignored these american victims. i never will. if the radical left takes power, they will apply their disastrous policies to every city, town, and sub

to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn. very much for being here. [applause] thank you very much. great man. long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security, dignity, and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters, and flag burners, that is up to them. but i as your president will not be part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep america safe and salute the american flag. 's [applause] -- [applause] last year, over 1000 african-americans were murdered as a result of violent crime in just four democrat run cities. the top 10 most dangerous cities in the country are run by democrats and have been for many decades. thousands more african-americans crime inms of violent these communities. joe biden and the left ignore these american victims. i never will help. -- i never will. they will apply their disastrous policies to every town, city, and suburban america. imagine if the so-calle

you couldn't help but have your heart go out to ann dorn. >> bret: yeah. really compelling.d from senator rand paul trying to get out the rnc and the white house. take a listen. >> they were shouting threats, you know, to us, to kill us, to hurt us. also threats saying shout, shouting say her name. breonna taylor. it's like you couldn't reason with this crowd. so the irony is lost on these idiots that they're trying to kill the person that is trying to get rid of no-knock raids. >> bret: he's talking about the experience of being on the streets and surrounded by people yelling in his face. >> these were disturbing images and similar to the images that went vial hahn twitter this past week of a group of activists harassing someone dining outdoors in washington d.c. and taunting and harassing her to raising her fists in affiliation with their aims. this is fear in america right now that sense of fear should continue, will help president trump win the election. >> the thing that was noticed is joe biden, marc, has announced after labor day, he's going to be going out, campaigni

and dorn. her speech last night was the most powerful. she came out and spoke in the memory of what happened to her husband, captain david doran, who was murdered in st. louis. his execution was live streamed. a career police officer. you haven't heard condemnation from much of the left, for much of the left-wing liberal media, about his murder. because it didn't benefit them politically. so, let's call this what it is. the outrage you are hearing from the left as they think they can gain from it, or they think they are being hurt by their lack of voice. that violence. after the convention last night, you had elderly couples -- an elderly couple that was harassed in the open, caught on camera. you had senator rand paul, we will about that. the congressman, a combat veteran, a purple heart recipient, a -- >> harris: a democrat, vernon jones and his wife. >> dagen: exactly. this could be a pivotal moment, because if voters keep seeing this, the tide will turn against biden-harris and all democrats. >> harris: melissa, before we have to go,

listen to ann dorn, the wife. >> looters were ransacking the shop.bell ran g. the chief of police was standing outside. i wondered why dave had not answered the door. i let in the chief and fighting back tears, he uttered the words every officer's spouse dreads. i relive that horror in my mind every single day. my hope is that having you re live it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we are witnessing in our cities. ainsley: there was a nice guy that helped him on the sidewalk that night, geraldo and he was yelling at the gunman, as the gunman is pulling away or peeling out of the parking lot and he said all for tv's you did that for tv's you wanted to steal tv's you took that man's life away his grandkids don't have their granddad anymore. geraldo: it is infuriating to me and that's why i'm so scornful of black lives matter, black lives only matter when it's a cop, preferably a white cop, killing a black man but here look at this wonderful wonderful here hero. this police captain. a black man doesn't his life matter? it is t

david dorn. african-american police officer. murdered, retired police officer in st. louis. who is black. murdered. not a single one of the seven democratic senators who spoke at this hearing mentioned his name. patrick underwood. another officer. senator durbin is the only democratic senator who pensioned mentioned his name. another black officer murdered. you see democrats who repeat the slogan black lives matter but apparently those black lives aren't worth discussing. the black lives of police officers murdered by terrorists. i would note as well when it comes to black lives matter, as a proposition the statement black lives matter is unquestionably true. it is a truism. it is indisputable. full stop. black lives matter, matter enormously. every human being is a precious gift from god. that being said, and quite rightly, the overwhelming majority of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter. it should be 100% of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter. that is different, i would note, than the specific organization that has taken u

to each of you, we will never forget the heroic legacy of captain david dorn.ery much for being here. [applause] thank you very much. great man. long as i am president, we will defend the absolute right of every american citizen to live in security, dignity, and peace. if the democrat party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters, and flag burners, that is up to them. but i as your president will not be part of it. the republican party will remain the voice of the patriotic heroes who keep america safe and salute the american flag. 's [applause] -- [applause] last year, over 1000 african-americans were murdered as a result of violent crime in just four democrat run cities. the top 10 most dangerous cities in the country are run by democrats and have been for many decades. thousands more african-americans crime inms of violent these communities. joe biden and the left ignore these american victims. i never will help. -- i never will. they will apply their disastrous policies to every town, city, and suburban america. imagine if the so-called

david dorn. african-american police officer. murdered, retired police officer in st. louis. ho is black. murdered. not a single one of the seven democratic senators who spoke at this hearing mentioned his name. patrick underwood. senator durbin is the only democratic senator who pensioned mentioned his name. another black officer murdered. you see democrats who repeat the slogan black lives matter but apparently those black lives aren't worth discussing. the black lives of police officers murdered by terrorists. i would note as well when it comes to black lives matter as a proposition the statement black lives matter is unquestionably true. it is a truism. it is indisputable. full stop. black lives matter, matter enormously. every human being is a precious gift from god. that being said, and quite rightly the overwhelming majority of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter, it should be 100% of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter that is different, i would note, than the specific organization that has taken up the name black live

the convention also heard an incredibly moving and powerful testimony from ann dorn whose ex-police officerband was killed by rioters while he was trying to protect a store in st. louis. >> i relive that horror in my mind every single day. my hope is that having you relive are it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we are witnessing in our cities and bring about positive, peaceful change. gerry: president trump pounded the issue of crime during his lengthy speech accepting the nomination. >> make no mistake, if you give power to the to joe biden, the radical left will defund police departments all across america. they will pass federal legislation to reduce law enforcement nationwide. they will make every city look like democrat-run portland, oregon. no one will be safe in biden's america. gerry: it was, on the whole, an effective convention for the republicans last week. forced to follow the democrats in staging a tv-only event, they showcased president trump's record on tax cuts, deregulation, trade, etc. but also in a potential appeal to voters who have been turn

david dorn. african-american police officer. murdered, retired police officer in st. louis. who is black. murdered. not a single one of the seven democratic senators who spoke at this hearing mentioned his name. patrick underwood. another officer. senator durbin is the only democratic senator who pensioned mentioned his name. another black officer murdered. you see democrats who repeat the slogan black lives matter but apparently those black lives aren't worth discussing. the black lives of police officers murdered by terrorists. i would note as well when it comes to black lives matter, as a proposition the statement black lives matter is unquestionably true. it is a truism. it is indisputable. full stop. black lives matter, matter enormously. every human being is a precious gift from god. that being said, and quite rightly, the overwhelming majority of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter. it should be 100% of americans agree with the proposition that black lives matter. that is different, i would note, than the specific organization that has taken u

spreadmyth that is being only in washington, d.c. >> 77-year-old david dorn was shot to death at the pawnshop he was protected was being looted. >> dave underwood was killed. authorities say it was a targeted attack on law enforcement. >> this is ridiculous. these people are tearing up our livelihoods! sen. cruz: senator hirono. hirono: thank you, mr. chairman. nobody is condoning violence against anyone, by anyone. this hearing is titled, kwoit, the right of the people peaceably to assemble, protect ing speech by stopping anarchist violence, end quote. but the hearing we should be having is one called the right of the people peaceably to assemble without being beaten up by unidentifiable federal agents. that would address an actual problem lawful protesters are facing and the rest of us are seeing in this country. the murder of george floyd has led to protests across the country and indeed around the world. in response, the federal government has used violence and excessive force to break up these protests. we saw this in two well-known examples in lafayette square in d.c. and in po

rioters had injured more than 700 law enforcement officers across the country and had murdered david dorn, a retired officer who served st. louis with honor for many years. they also damaged or destroyed countless buildings and businesses. in minneapolis alone, rioters burned affordable housing and damaged over 400 businesses. many of them owned by african-americans. at a cost of well over $500 million in damages. in philadelphia, police cars were set ablaze. in seattle, rioters who damaged hundreds of buildings, were granted and allowed to set up a so-called autonomous zone by local officials who all too predictably resulted in more crime, including four shootings that cost two young people their lives. the fact is the people who took the streets, because their hearts cried out for justice, have become overshadowed by rioters and looters and those who cynically exploit the protests for their own evil ends. those rioters aren't concerned about racial justice. indeed, they are willing to make the mockery of the peaceful protests to advance their violent objectives. their actions are profou

republicans reaffirmed trump as the law and order candidate, listen to the former police captain david dorn violence and destruction are not forms of protest. they do not safeguard black lives, only destroy them. donald trump understands this, offered federal help to restore order in our communities. >> joe biden saying donald trump is the opposite. >> we keep pouring gasoline on the fire, donald trump's america. >> donald trump saying no one will be safe in biden's america. todd: brit hume, senior political analyst says biden is addressing the violence in our cities, realizes americans want law and order and is trying to score political points. >> we are not seeing signs of the backlash against this urban violence and rioting, now we are beginning to see it and to what extent it leaks into the presidential race is unclear but when you see joe biden after not speaking about it almost no one did, mentioned it at all starting to talk about it, blame it on the president, you know something is happening and it remains to be seen how far they go. todd: joe biden says he is considering visiting w

katie, greg mentioned david dorn's widow. he was the policemen that was killed. children didn't want the widow to speak there. they thought this politized his death. >> the woman who spoke has every right to speak whenever she wants about her husband who was doing a friend a favor in trying to keep the business safe. she was in the crowd last night at the white house on the south lawn with her family who happens to not share the same skin recall of her to listen to the president. you don't have to be a trump supporter to want save communities and want to stop people from losing their lives simply for defending the property they worked so hard over a lifetime to keep and use to provide for their family. i want to touch on another issue. the speech that president trump gave was long, but they addressed every single issue. if you are a single issue voter, they went through every single topic you could imagine in that speech. president trump attacked joe biden's record and explained his record on the issue after 4 years in the white house and what he would do in the

louis police captain david dorn choked up while she talked about her husband's death at the hands of looters. she made this argument against the radical left rampant violence. >> as i slept looters were ransacking the shop. they shot and killed david in cold blood and then livestreamed the execution and his last moments on earth. david's grandson was watching the video on facebook in real time not realizing he was watching his own grandfather dying on the sidewalk. he was murdered by people who didn't know and just didn't care. he would have done anything to help them. violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest. lou: the parents of humanitarian worker kayla mueller argued her daughter might still be alive had president trump been in office at the time. kayla was beaten and killed by isis terrace in 2015 as the obama-biden administration failed to bring her home. and alice johnson threw her support behind president trump last night and his work for criminal justice reform. president trump commuted her life sentence after she served more than 20 years for a first time

. >> whether you are the family of breonna taylor or david dorn, these are the ideals that will healur nation's wounds. republicans will never turn a blind eye to unjust acts but neither will we accept an all out assault on western civilization. >> that reference, of course, has already begun to draw questions about what is meant by justice in a case where there has been no justice process, no arrest and according to the family's representatives, very little information provided to date. let me give you a little bit of a look ahead before i sign off. a third night of the convention will include kellyanne conway as well as vice president pence and karen pence. many expectations for a lot of energy in the last two nights of the convention. i'll tell you that does it for us at this hour. you can keep it right here for coverage of the republican national convention on msnbc. you can find me, ari melber on social media @arimelber. if you are late tonight, we'll be back in the 1 a.m. eastern slot tomorrow. stay safe. omorrow. stay safe. find your keys. find your get-up-and-go. find pants t

dorn lemon. >>> massive wildfires are taking a toll across california. million acres, i should say, leaving little but ashes. dan simon is in napa, california. >> reporter: these fires continue to rage out of control with tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes. it is not clear when a lot of the folks will be allowed to return to homes or even if they'll have a home to return to. let me explain where i am. we're in the town of healdsburg. this is wine country. it is harvest season right now and the smoke and the flames will have damaged some of the crops. it is not clear how much. but obviously wine country is going to be impacted in some fashion. over here you could see the fire trucks, firefighters basically waiting for the next assignment. they're weary and they've been working overtime and the state is trying to get more crews in from other parts of the country. in the meantime, some of the numbers, anderson, have been mind-boggling. some 12,000 lightning strikes over the past several days resulting in hundreds of wildfires. two dozen