kristin welker still with me, they have tried to put this fire out. here's another rupture with bernie sanders. just as we're coming to the big moments at the convention. kristin. >> reporter: andrea, that's right. the timing not great for the clinton campaign, john podesta clinton's campaign chairman earlier today speaking with reporters, said look, she doesn't support tpp now, she won't support if she's elected. as you say trying to put that fire out. but this does raise questions if you are a sanders supporter of course there have been some deep divisions to start off this convention, and yesterday it felt like there was some real unity here. you did have those sanders protesters whoalked out, however, this arena felt largely unified as this type of headline could potentially undermine that. so i anticipate we're going to get some strong pushback throughout the day from the clinton campaign and they are going to try to turn the page on this and put the focus on president obama who's going to be taking the podium tonight. he's going to lay out the ca

kristin welker is standing by with one of the people we heard from tonight, kristin. >> reporter: brian when bill clinton talked about their early days, living in arkansas, so many of these folks stood to their feet and started cheering, including sophia who is here with me. she is a mom, an attorney. first, before i get your reaction, i want to get your reaction to what we just saw, secretary clinton appearing by satelli satellite. it looked emotional. >> it was very emotional, it was a great surprise to see her. i was very moved by her and her words about opening the door for other girls and for other women. we're a household of all girls, i have three sisters. my parents immigrated here from india in the 1960s, my mom had an arranged marriage. never did i think i would be here to nominate the first woman president. >> reporter: and let me get your reaction to former president bill clinton. he spoke in such personal terms, and part of that was to try to reintroduce secretary clinton, the polling shows that a majority of americans say they don't trust her. do you think he tried to turn

nbc's kristin welker following the clinton campaign in charlotte, north carolina, where begin that appearance with hillary clinton expected to happen at 3:00 this afternoon. kristin, you've got to wonder at this point whether the joint appearance is going to be overshadowed by what we heard just after 11:00 eastern. any reaction from the campaign to those statements from director comey? >> we are getting our first reaction from the clinton campaign, this comes from brian fallon, it is short, to the point, i will read it and discuss it on the other side. he says we are pleased that the career officials handing this case have determined that no further action by the department is appropriate. as the secretary has long said, it was a mistake to her use, to use her personal e-mail and she would not do it again. we are glad that this matter is now resolved. again that coming from spokesman brian fallon, of course there are still a lot lot of questions, craig, namely the fact that she consistently said that she never sent any e-mails that were marked as classified at the time and what director come

nbc kristin welker looks at the names on her short list. >> reporter: with the search for hillary clinton's vp pick in the final hours, the buzz is mounting about virginia senator tim kaine today. >> are we ready for hillary? >> reporter: a former governor who also has national security experience, kaine emerged as a frontrunner. some progressives accused him of being too pro trade and soft on wall street but supporters say he checks all of the boxes. he kept his cards close to the vest. >> i'm a happy senator and i'm not looking for another job. >> reporter: but there are other big names for the running including agriculture secretary tom millsack, a long-term friend of the clintons. vilsak could help deliver the swing state. he answered questions during a roundtable involving opioid abuse. >> i'm talking about an issue i care deeply about. >> reporter: there are questions about his ability to rally young and minority voters. that could be a strength for another top contender. new jersey senator cory booker, booker has a relatively thin resumÉ. >> with hillary clinton, we will rise. >> but

kristin welker joins me now from orlando. so kristin, a lot of eyes on tim kaine.gvil vilvac. little bit of ker kcory booker. >> the buzz around tim kaine seems to be growing. he would be a safe pick. someone with a lot of experience. he has seen us checking the boxes because he is a senator, former governor, serves on the armed services committee. that's important to secretary clinton right now checks that foreign policy box. he has been criticized for being boring. you talked to him about that. he said yes, i'm boring. when hillary clinton was asked, she said hey that's something she actually likes. so tip catim kaine high on the list. but you haven't count out tom vilsack, former governor of o o iowa. she is goes back with him decades. cory booker, this tweet from brian fallon who said he is effective advocate on the behalf of hillary clinton. so booker getting more attention in these final hours as well. he was asked about that. playing very coy as well. no indication he is heading to florida. i will keep working the phones and we will await that big announceme

. >> and kristin welker here with me covering the clinton campaign, kristin, how many times have we heard hillary clinton say, nothing was marked classified when it was sent or received. that's been her out all along. this completely disputes that, 110 contained classified information, not the 2,000 retroactively upgraded, which is what they have been disputing all along, that that's a subjective judgment she would say by the intelligence community, but that 110 of them, that is significant, were according to the fbi director classified at the time they were sent or received. >> that has been secretary clinton's main line of defense. that she never sent anything that was marked classified at the time and of course as you point out, director comey said that today, she's holding her first appearance with president obama, it's going to cast a cloud over this event. i have my phone out, you do as well, andrea, you've been trying to contact them, no reaction yet, but we do know that right now they're trying to determine exactly how they are going to respond to this. and this feeds into concern

tell us about the reception and kristin welker also there. both of you.ell us about the reception to this address out there. >> reporter: well, i think you can visibly see how excited, in particular, tim kaine was today. we watched him audition with hillary clinton last week earlier on in this campaign, and he was clearly a little nervous then. very much hit a groove today. you can see that. has drawn many people to kaine and hillary clinton's team make him seem very genuine as he attacks trump. it's the boring way to go about it, i think what we saw here was somebody a politician who came across in a familiar way. who talked very emotionally about some of his progressive credentials. that, of course, is something they're looking to shore up. he talked about a teacher at virginia tech. that horrible shooting. the teacher a holocaust survivor who was killed by a gun violence, of course, at that tragedy in virginia tech. kaine mixed spanish in with engli english. something that the audience responded to. >> i'm grateful to you, hillary, for the trust you ha

right here on msnbc. >>> hi everyone, i'm kristin welker coming from msnbc headquarters in new york.hilling new information just moments ago, the dallas police providing details about the officers involved, the robot used to take the gunman down and the dallas gunman's possible plans for a larger assault. >> i don't know whether or not he planned to escape and then the bombing would start or he didn't have time to complete. we just don't know how the bombing aspect of his plans were going to play out.

remember, follow us online on facebook and twitt twitter @mitchellreports and kristin welker is up next right here on msnbc. >>> hi everyone, i'm kristin welker coming from msnbc headquarters in new york. right now on msnbc, days of protests. new arrests and chilling new information just moments ago, the dallas police providing details about the officers involved, the robot used to take the gunman down and the dallas gunman's possible plans for a larger assault. >> i don't know whether or not he planned to escape and then the bombing would start or he didn't have time to complete. we just don't know how the bombing aspect of his plans were going to play out. we're looking for those answers. and the concern is that we haven't found something that's out there. >>> plus black lives matter organizer was among those arrested during demonstrations in baton rouge over the weekend. he'll join me live coming up this hour. and donald trump expected to take the stage in virginia beach any minute. will he dallas the dallas shootings and with the gop convention now exactly one week away, speck revel

and kristin welker has the latest from hillary clinton. hallie, we've got to start with you.donald trump is not going to let this go. he was speaking yesterday. >> i always felt that hillary clinton would escape criminal charges for her dangerous and illegal behavior because i always knew and i always see and it's so sad that our system is in fact rigged. it's totally rigged. >> told you so? that's his message? >> why would this go anywhere. he's been talking about the system being rigged for months since the primaries. he's been talking about, quote, unquote, crooked hillary. this simply validated what he's been saying all along. the question for trump though k he stay on message or will he go off script? right now the message is one that many republicans want to see. they want to see trump taking on hillary clinton. he's doing it right now. he's got this new video out too kind of contrasting comey and clinton and the comments from yesterday. he just tweeted that out. >> we're looking at some video from it. this is a moment where trump could drop the mike and say simply look

>> kristin welker up in new hampshire. let's turn to the republican national convention.g in on his vp pick. trump told the associated press the list is down to four possible candidates and people will have great respect for the person he chooses. let's turn to halle jackson covering the trump campaign. she is in cleveland ahead of the big convention. what do we know, halle? >> reporter: well, kate, as donald trump has sometimes done in the past, he's thrown a bit of a curveball. he talked about the final four, the short list for the runni runningmate position. he said there's five, two sort of secret candidates for the vp slot. trump, trying to keep an air of mystery surrounding the vice presidential pick. nbc news reporting the top tooer choices could be new jersey governor, chris christie, newt gingrich, indiana governor, mike pence who will be appearing with trump in about four hours outside indianapolis. mike flynn, jeff sessions, for example. right now, those three seem, at least right now, most likely. aids and people close to trump say hay, the decision will be up

nbc kristin welker has more. >> reporter: it was a symbolic passing of the torch. president obama, appearing on stage with hillary clinton by his side. after making his strongest case for her yet. >> she is fit and ready to be the next commander in chief. >> reporter: mr. obama spoke in personal terms about his formal rival, turned secretary of state. >> hillary has been in the room. she has been part of those decisions. >> reporter: the crowd erupting when obama gave this full throated endorsement. >> there has never been a man, or a woman, not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton to serve as president of the united states of america. and he called out donald trump by name. >> and then there is donald trump. don't boo. vote. >> reporter: urging the crowd to reject what he called trump's cynical view of the country. >> we're stronger together. black, white, latino, asian, native-american, young, old, gay, straight, men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag. that's the america i know. >> reporter: vice

joining me now from tampa is one of my colleagues that is monitoring the situation there, kristin welker, we think we know what she won't talk about in a few minutes. go ahead and tell us. >> reporter: i think you are right, we are not going to hear her talk basketball the vp pick at the rally, that's the one thing we do know. the question is, will we learn about it and how quickly? we anticipate we will learn something later this evening, possibly on social media, and then we are expecting her to appear with her vip pick tomorrow and she has a big event on miami. who is it going to be? that's what everybody wants to know, and i have been talking to my sources and working the phones and it still consistently seems to be tim kaine, and all signs pointing to the former governor, and if you ask why, and they say he checks all of the boxes and fulfills her number one priority, which is the person that she picks is ready to assume the office of the presidency on day one, and there's broad agreement he is the one that has enough experience to do that, and he also happens to be fluent in spanis

. >> joining me now with the latest, kristin welker in orlando, and msnbc political reporter alex here with me at the restaurant in tampa. kristin, first to you because secretary clinton is arriving first in orlando and is doing an event memorializing the losses there. she's not going to be doing the announcement of the running mate. you and i've both been reporting that tim kaine is most likely selection. we've been talking about the quality she's looking for and the most important i'm told today again is governing. someone who has foreign policy experience. most important and particularly important with the contrast they're trying to draw against the republican team especially the wrap-up last night, kristin. >> reporter: i think that's absolutely right, andrea. and after heard her consistently stress that point that what matters to her is that the person that she picks to be her vp running mate is able to assume the office of the presidency on day one. that's what she's looking for, and aye been working my sources, i know you have been as well around the clock. what they stress is t

joining me now is kristin welker and msnbc's casey hunt. my fellow road warriors and pals. peaking of road warriors, kristin, you just caught up with joe biden as he was doing his walk through, let's play a little bit of that. >> reporter: mr. vice president, some real concerns about party unity yesterday, do you think that senator sanders took some strides towards unifying this party? >> you know, we have to be a little graceful here. you know, the sanders delegates worked their tail off, you know, and they're a here in large numbers. they get a chance, man, give them a chance. i promise you they're going to be fine. >> kristin, they get a chance, man. >> that's right. let mayhem go. >> classless. he was pressing the flesh, and he said look, give them a chance, this was a long, hard fought primary battle. they're going to come around. he predicted they're going to turn out on election day. they're going to vote for secretary clinton, yoult mentioned that role call vote off the top. i've been talking to some sources here who say the clinton campaign is trying to get senator

. >> kristin welker in washington, d.c., thanks as always to you. >>> hillary clinton blasting donaldote, over the top promises and fraudulent business dealings in stlik city. my next guest, leading the protest of his union workers at the famed taj mahal resort. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ take on any road with intuitive all wheel drive the nissan rogue, murano and pathfinder. ♪ >>> two stories overseas we're following this afternoon. the first pope francis expressing his deepest sympathies to the parents of those killed on monday after arriving in italy to study abroad. the private meeting was unscheduled. authorities have charged a homeless man tuesday with the murder after his body was found in the river there. >>> yet another shocking twist in the oscar pistorius murder case. sentenced to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, but the sentence was less than the prescribed minimum punishment. the judge cited time already spent in jail ruling he showed remorse in the aftermath. prosecutors are expect ed to appeal. >>> today's microsoft pulse question we asked whether hillary clint

she did talk about some of the others, but she sounded especially warm, kristin welker in las vegas,aine and praising his qualifications. >> reporter: there's no doubt, saying don't read too much into that exchange, there is no doubt she was ready with that answer when charlie rose pressed her on whether tim kaine was too boring. she was ready to defend him. and look, it is someone who has been at the top of her short list for quite some time if you talk to insiders, he checks all the boxes, not only a senator of an important swing state, but he's also a former governor. he has foreign policy experience. he served as the dnc head. so all of those things, factoring in to secretary clinton's decision-making process at the same time tom vilsack, the agriculture secretary getting a lot of buzz before we anticipate secretary clinton's going to make her final decision. helps her in iowa and perhaps most importantly the two have a close relationship that dates back decades. that's something she's going to factor in, but if you listen to secretary clinton, if you talk to sources within the c

kristin welker shouted out about the poll numbers. she didn't answer that.ate the type of paradigm we're watching politically with donald trump, totally turning it on its head and hillary clinton is running that methodical self-controlled campaign, what do you think we need to see from her side to get the type of heat that donald trump's side is attracting. >> it's a a double-edged sword. you pick somebody like elizabeth warren who can fire up the liberal base and is somebody whose every word is parsed on cable news and other outlets. but there's a possibility she could overshadow hillary clinton. it just isn't naturally her strong suit. there's some risk in doing that. to a certain extent if you feel like you're on solid footing, do no harm has been typically followed. as for the polls, the clinton campaign is watching those polls closely. our polls show this race is tightening. they are watching the samples in it those polls to see whether or not they think they accurately reflect the electorate that might come out. the reality is close polls help them fig

. >> joining me now with the latest, kristin welker in orlando, and msnbc political reporter alex hererestaurant in tampa. kristin, first to you because secretary clinton is arriving first in orlando and is doing an event memorializing the losses there. she's not going to be doing the announcement of the running mate. you and i've both been reporting that tim kaine is most likely selection. we've been talking about the quality she's looking for and the most important i'm told today again is governing. someone who has foreign policy experience. most important and particularly important with the contrast they're trying to draw against the republican team especially

. >> nbc's kristin welker. >>> our nbc wall street poll showing donald trump struggling with women voters it fare with mike pence? joining me now is amay cramer, cofounder of the women vote trump super pac and a former chair of tea party express. welcome to cleveland. >> thank you for having me. it's beautiful here. >> it's great. a lot of people are excited to be here. live television. let's start with your super pac. does it exist because donald trump has some kind of problem with women voters? >> no. it had nothing to do with donald trump or the campaign. we did it because we believe he is the best person to be president. he's going take us out of this financial crisis we're in. he's going to stand strong. we're concerned about security. security for our families, security for our nation. so that's something that is important to women. i think across america if you talk to women that is one of their most important issues. of course, the jobs and the economy. >> i think there's no doubt those are policy priorities and there may not be such a gender gap. one of the questions about trump

. >> kristin welker, thank you. let me introduce the panel. mr. fix-it, kris alizza. senior white aide, going to him for all diseases, understanding about ebola, zika, he is your guy. >> appreciate that. >> i want to just do a quick once around. we will take a quick break. but biggest challenge, unique challenge that hillary clinton has tonight, with her speech and ron, i'll start with you, what is the toughest challenge she faces tonight with this speech? >> i think a challenge opportunity. she is speaking after the all time murders row of democratic convention lineups. if you're a politics fan, this is like watching dream team play in 1992. so the bar is high. but i think the opportunity is for her to build on the work those great speakers have done and finish the job here tonight. make the case for herself. and explain why donald trump can't be president. i think a lot of hard work has been done. i think she will finish the job tonight. >> she struggled to be the celebratory speech. >> that's true. but she also has a reputation for delivering when her back is again

kristin welker joins us from the wells fargo center.t of folks jumped to their feet, started cheering. we saw a lot of tears as well. that moment was aimed at marking that historic moment that you just laid out. but it was aimed at rallying women all across the country. take a look. >> if there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say i may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. >> now, right now secretary clinton has a pretty sizable lead among women voters, 52-37%. so she's trying to build on that, to try to bring in some 06 those suburban, independent women. another big moment was when former president bill clinton took to the stage and gave that personal account of his wife, trying to reintroduce her to voters and really trying to turn around some of her high unfavorable rates. right now 67% of voters say they can't trust her. this convention very much aimed at changing that. >> some of the bernie sanders supporters had a walkout. did bernie sanders unite democrats behind her? hi

nbc white house correspondent >>> kristin welker candidates are gearing up. >> these days it's all aboutthe top of the ticket. donald trump who is expected to announce his vice presidential pick. >> you will be calling up mike pence. i don't know whether you will be your governor or vice president. >> trump is criticizing some of his opponents after not endorsing him. >> it's called a pledge. i pledge that if i don't make it i will support the nominee of the party. it doesn't say subject to change. subject to the weather. >> while trump tries to rally republicans, the democrats are putting on a united front. bernie sanders endorsing hillary clinton, the former rivala hampshire. >> i intend to do everything i can to make certain she will be the next president of the united states. making it clear with matt and savannah, his key goal, defeating trump. >> i suspect i will be speaking at the convention. >> trump taking aim at ginsberg after she slammed trump saying he is a faker, he has no consistency about him, and he really has an ego. now some on both sides of the aisle say those comments

my life -- >> hi everyone, i'm kristin welk welker, you've been listening to hillary clinton talking about a house divided. clinton taking to the site of abraham lincoln's speech. did clinton strike a tone of unity at a time of historical and racial discord? chris mattheus, host of "hardball" at 7:00 p.m. week days joins us. thanks for being here. i appreciate it. i want to map out a few things that stood out to me. she used this speech to take aim at donald trump. it reminds me of other speeches billed as a major foreign policy address which was essentially a vehicle to take aim at donald trump. she commented on the fact that last night he said he understands what it's like to be a part of a rigged system, suggesting that he understands some of the struggles of african americans, and then interestingly, she said, i cannot claim that my words and actions haven't sometimes fueled the partisanship. what were your takeaways? what did she accomplish here? >> it's interesting toe me the parallel. you're giving a cake with someone with a gun inside of it. these are strong speeches. the thi

kristin welker is live at the wells fargo center. she's got the recap. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. there has been a range of emotion throughout this arena as tonight the headliners will be president obama, vice president biden and hillary clinton's vp pick tim kaine. but last night it was clinton's husband who got personal in an attempt to re-introduce to the voters one of the world's best known women. this morning, hillary clinton has broken the glass ceiling becoming the first woman in history nominated for president from a major party. and she marked the moment with a surprise satellite appearance at the democratic national convention tuesday night. >> i can't wait to join you in philadelphia! thank you! >> reporter: in his tenth appearance at a convention, her husband, former president bill clinton, also had a first -- playing the role of political spouse for a presidential nominee. >> in the spring of 1971, i met a girl. >> reporter: getting deeply personal. >> she's the best darn change maker i ever met in

nbc white house correspondent kristin welker has the latest on how both candidates are gearing up fororning. for republicans and democrats these days, it is all about party unity and rounding out the top of the tickets. donald trump, who is expected to announce his vice presidential pick as early as this week, campaigned tuesday with one of the men on his short list, indiana's governor, mike pence. >> you'll be calling up mike pence. i don't know whether he's going to be your governor or your vice president. >> reporter: but with just five days to go until the gop convention, trump is struggling to bring his party together, criticizing some of his primary opponents for not endorsing him after signing a pledge to support the nominee. >> called the pledge. i pledge that if i don't make it, i'm going to support the nominee of the party. it doesn't say, subject to change, subject to the weather. >> reporter: while trump tries to rally republicans, the democrats are putting on a united front. bernie sanders endorsing hillary clinton. the former rivals campaigning together tuesday in new ha

step for uniting the democratic party joining me here, kristen welker, msnbc political reporter, and in washington nbc mark murray. kristin, first to you, a lot of excite. but i want to point out this breaking news. nbc news has confirmed, and nbc that james jeff readies, a retired admiral, is at least a serious enough candidate to have been vetted at a top level for vice-president by the clinton campaign. he has met with james h-- hamilton. we don't know if he is a democratic or republican. he wrote a book last year, "ack dental admiral." first reported a couple of moments ago aboby "the new york times" and he is indeed being considered as a candidate or at least he has been vetted. among a small group, smallish group of candidates that we know of that has been vetted. you can see in the crowd, kristen, you've got a good vantage point of hillary clinton with bernie sanders. this is something she has waited for 36 days. a lot longer than they hoped for, but finally the full endorsement an embrace from bernie sanders, after he got a lot of platform concessions, and she went through those issues. i thought it was very inter