think of kate steinl. 32, walking with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. yeah referencing the kate steinle story there many years ago from the east bay killed in san francisco. tonight's theme, make america safe again and it takes on new significance after the attempted assassination against former the former president. another busy night in milwaukee. let's get right to nbc's jocelyn moran. jocelyn, a lot of familiar faces on that stage tonight. yeah. raj some of the biggest names in the republican party took the stage to speak in support of donald trump. in addition to messages of unity from both nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis, illegal immigration was front and center, with one lawmaker invoking the death of kate steinle in san francisco back in 2015. as an example. tonight, former president donald trump, making his second appearance at the republican national convention, president donald j. trump with a bandage on his right ear. trump walked out with

. >> think of kate steinle. she was 32. with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. the man who fired that gun? he'd been deported five times. >> the killing of kate steinle almost a decade ago, it happened in 2015, got national attention and led to criticism of san francisco's status as a sanctuary city. there were some moments that also stood out tonight. at one point florida senator rick scott told the audience about a dream he had about time travel. >> i had a dream that i did some time traveling. i traveled into the future to an imaginary world where actually joe biden got reelected. remember the christmas carol, the ghost of christmas past? well, in my dream i met the ghost of biden future. >> florida governor ron desantis referenced the 1989 movie weekend at bernie's when talking about president biden. >> america cannot afford four more years of a weekend at bernie's presidency. >> cbs reporter ed o'keefe met a trump supporter who made a point to wear a bandage on his ear like the fo

about 15 minutes ago, texas senator ted cruz mentioned the case of kate steinle, the woman who was shot in 2015 as she walked along pier 14 in san francisco. and kate, think of kate steinle. >> she was 32, walking with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. the man who fired that gun, he'd been deported five times. every day >> steinle was shot and killed by a man named jose inez garcia zarate, an undocumented immigrant who was eventually acquitted of her murder and manslaughter. in 2017, he was found guilty of gun charges and eventually deported. the killing sparked fierce debate over san francisco's sanctuary city policy. at the time, the rnc runs for a total of four days. day one yesterday was when donald trump officially received the republican nomination for president and was had named his running mate as well. >> let's go live to reporter liz nagy from our sister station in chicago. she is live in milwaukee for us tonight. hi, liz. >> hey there. night two is underway in. tonight's theme is make america safe again. just before donald trump entered

think of kate steinl. she was 32, walking with her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. now, in 2017, jurors actually found jose inez garcia zarate not guilty of the murder of kate steinle, the defendant said he accidentally fired a gun that he just found under a bench on that pier. he was later sentenced on a federal weapons charge and never possessed valid immigration documents. now, some of donald trump's longtime rivals are now setting their beefs aside to unite republicans around who is now their clear party leader. today in the bay's brie jackson has more from wisconsin, with former president trump looking on his former primary rivals made the case for him to serve a second term. trump's former un ambassador nikki haley sending this message to undecided voters. you don't have to agree with trump 100% of the time to vote for him. florida governor ron desantis, touting trump's ability to lead the party while blasting president biden. we need a commander in chief who can

he was arrested in the shooting death of catherine kate steinle.ln riley story was a few months ago. in california it was the biggest story of this person who had been deported five times and was a violent criminal and they released him back and he ends up finding a gun and shooting a bullet. >> i wish people could get past the idea that it is racist to want to have protected borders and only let illegal immigrants into the country and it is racist to have ice and law enforcement. we need those basic things to have a functioning society where people like us can live freely and not be terrified we are going to be victims of crime. >> you have fought this fight. everybody is fighting this fight where they take these things, they put these nice names on them and make it seem like if you are not paying attention, you see safe neighborhoods and safe schools, that is for me. it is one of those things where people are furious. >> michael dukakis, his 1980 presidential campaign was derailed because someone he pardoned as governor ended up committing a murd

. >> think of kate steinle, she was 32, walking with her father on a san francisco peer, when a bullet tore through her heart. the man who fired that gun had been deported five times. >> cbs mornings continues team coverage of the republican national convention, caitlin huey burns is in milwaukee , okay, good morning to you my friend and your entire team traveling with you. tonight's the night that the nation gets to meet jd vance. how will they sell him to the american public? >> reporter: good morning, it is great to be with you as always from milwaukee. what is going to be interesting tonight, a lot of people have heard from jd vance in 2016 when he had that best selling memoir, and since released as a movie on netflix there are a lot of americans that don't know him as a political figure, he has only been in the senate from ohio for the past two years but he has seen by the trump campaign as the next generation of this republican party. he is carrying the mantle of donald trump and a big reason why he was picked. the trump campaign wants to emphasize his biography, not only the mid

think of kate steinle. she was 32.her father on a san francisco pier when a bullet tore through her heart. the man who fired that gun had been deported five times. every damn day. think of lake and riley. just 22 years old, a nursing student with the dreams of healing others. she went for a job and never came home. her life taken by someone who should have never been here. every damn day. or rachel moran, a beautiful mother of five, raped and murdered in suburban maryland by an illegal immigrant the democrats released. every damn day. or jocelyn, only 12 years old, it was just one month ago today she was brutally raped and murdered in houston by two men who were supposed to be detained and monitored but instead released and allowed to roam three -- roam free. every damn day. these are not just stories or statistics, they are our daughters, sisters, friends. the families don't care about the empty numbers, they care about the empty chairs at the dinner table, about the voices they will never hear again, about the laught