today" starts right now >>> glad you're with us to end the week i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. hurricane laura leaves a path of death and destruction on the gulf coast hundreds of people are still without power and thousands of louisiana residents are waking up with their lives upside down. in the town of west lake, people had to shelter in place after an oil refinery went up in flames plumes of smoke released hazardous chlorine gas and this is what lake charles looks like boats were tossed around, roofs were peelestorm-ravaged areas ts

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. >> i'm phillip mena. >> joe biden is officially the democratic nominee for president. the final day of the dnc had one target in sight. >> i am edward goode i'm 95 years old i'm a veteran of world war ii and of korea nra and i voted for trump. i think trump has been the worst president we've ever had so i'll be glad to see him go. >> that's the kind of leader our service members deserve. one who understands the risks they face and who would actually protect them instead they have a coward in chief who won't stand up to putin. >> why would we ever rehire donald trump for another four years? >> tracie potts joins us now from delaware with the highlights of the most important speech of joe biden's career good morning >> reporter: good morning. it was really not only this week but this night that built to this acceptance speech for joe biden. he made a lot of promises. the speech was not extremely heavy on deep policy it seemed to be inspirational about a lot of details of specific plans he did talk about what he wants to do with the coronavirus >> we'll never have our liv

kaepernick "early today" starts right now >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera >> and i'm philip mena we begin with that breaking news another police involved shooting caught on camera we'll show you some of it now with a warning that the video may be disturbing. police were responding to a domestic incident, and a man identified by family members as 29-year-old jacob blake, opened a car door and appears he's shot multiple times we do not know what happened in the moments before that recording. blake was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition, but his father says he's now stable after surgery the wisconsin department of justice is investigating the shooting the video, which quickly went viral, has sparked protests. a large crowd first gathered where some people damaged police cars then protests formed outside the police station where they were met by officers in riot gear more cars were damaged and a dump truck set on fire the county declared an emergency curfew until 7:00 a.m. a reporter with our local affiliate on the ground in kenosha said she ran from tear gas and returned t

it is tuesday, "early today" begins now >>> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera secret service is on high alert after a scare near the white house. president trump was rushed out of the briefing room after a secret service officer shot a man just blocks away minutes later, the president returned to the podium to explain what happened. >> law enforcement shot someone, seems to be the suspect, and the suspect is now on the way to the hospital i can't tell you the condition of the suspect >> was the suspect armed >> there was nobody else injured. >> in a statement, they said the suspect told the officer he had a weapon and crouched into a shooter's stance and the officer fired. the 51-year-old suspect is in the hospital this morning and the incident is now under investigation. >>> with millions of out of work americans anxiously awaiting details on a new coronavirus relief package, talks are at a stand still thisw questions about president trump's executive actions made to offset the financial fallout. nbc's scott mcfarland joining us from d.c. with t

i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. the democratic national convention has begun with much of the first night focused on racial justice in america. >> now more than ever we need a president who will unite this country. we need a president who in george floyd's memory, instead of using the bible as a prop, will heed its words, to act justly >> george should be alive today. it is up to us to carry on the fight for justice. he was always finding ourselves in what john louis called good trouble. >> together we must build a nation that is more equitable, more compassionate, and more inclusive. i know that joe biden will begin that fight. >> the major theme for the evening seemed to be unity our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us withmore of the night's big moments for a democratic event, we heard from a whole lot of republicans. >> reporter: yes, republicans kicking off the democratic convention, there were four prominent republicans who spoke on this first night, a couple of former governors, a former member o

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good wednesday morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. more kay yogs on the streets in wisconsin. and more fallout after the police shooting of jacob blake overnight shots ringing out. >> we have shots fired leave the area the sheriff says one person has die die and two others are injured. this report on the blake family. >> reporter: another uneasy night in wis corn sin after the shooting of jacob blake. he was shot seven times in the back sunday. his family says he is paralyzed from the waist down. >> they shot my son seven times. seven times. leek he didn't matter. but my son matters >> police have said little calling it a domestic incident that involved shooting the shooting ignited two nights of protests. protests that grew violent and destructive. >> never did i think anything like this would happen >> after the sun came up the smoke cleared. it was time to clean up as the family pleaded for calm. >> if jacob knew what was going on the violence and the destruction, he would be very unplease the family asking for prayers, a community

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >>> the world has recorded more than 25 million cases of covid-19 that's according to johns hopkins data india saw a record spike of infections, more than 78,000 in 24 hours >> the united states still has the most cases of any nation now topping 6 million. more than 184,000 americans have died due to the viers. >> many americans are hurting economically the first of the month is tomorrow and we could see a flood of evictions if states don't enact protections. >> at the university of alabama 1,000 students have tested positive students have the option to switch to remote learning. temple university in philadelphia has paused in person classes for two weeks after identifying 100 cases. >>> the fda commissioner says he would consider emergency authorization for a vaccine before clinical trials are complete he insists the the move isn't from pressure from the trump administration, and it would only make the vaccine available for certain groups >>> researchers believe they may have just confirmed the first case of re-infectio

. >> i am phillip mena it's the final sprint in the race for 2020. both party particultickets are . the pair vowing to lead america out of the pandemic if elected last night we got a preview of the debate space between harris and vice president mike pence. >> i think she's a skilled debater, but i can't wait to get to salt lake city and ben the stage with her to compare joe biden's nearly 50 years in public life, the agenda of the radical left, the agenda she has embraced throughout her political career >> it will be anything but a ordinary debate. >>> hello, wisconsin it's great to be with you. >> he announced plans to visit four key swing states during that call. biden and harris also hosted their first virtual grassroots fund-raiser last night bringing in nearly $10 million from supporters >> the biden/harris democratic ticket taking stage and stepping into history >> your next vice president of the united states,a harris >> the first black woman on a major political ticket >> today, today just maybe they are seeing themselves for the first time in a new way, as the stuff of pres

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"early today" starts right now >>> good wednesday morning i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. covid-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the united states. the news comes as over 5.4 million americans have now been infected and over 1712,000 people have died from the virus. the virus is also sweeping through college campuses across the nation just as the fall semester begins. students attending notre dame university will go online for at least two weeks and students at chapel hill are headed home. >> reporter: notre dame going virt you for at least two weeks after 19% of students tested positive for covid-19. the surge attributed to at least two off-campus parties according to university officials who say they may be forced to send students home. that's already happening at chapel hill after a week of classes. >> i knew it was going to happen it was just a matter of time. >> reporter: now offering classes online only. is this what you thought college would be >> not at all. >> reporter: the decision comes after 135 new covid cases were reported including a cluster at

"early today" starts right now i'm philip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. a weekend of unrest rocks portland just a week after the deadly shooting of jacob blake hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of kenosha, minneapolis and portland this as supporters of president trump and black lives matter protesters clashed in the streets saturday night a warning, the video you might find disturbing. [ gunfire >> go, go, go! >> it's unclear whether the opposing protests were connected to the shooting. in a series of tweets, president trump called for law and order, criticizing portland mayor ted wheeler, calling him a fool. meanwhile, wisconsin governor tony evidence ers is urging the president not the visit kenosha, writing this - >> but president trump is doubling down and still plans on visiting >>> with both conventions in the rear-view mirror and the race for 2020 is now in full swing. joe biden is holding an event in pittsburgh this afternoon. according to the campaign, the democratic presidential nominee will lay out core questions to voters, are you saf

. >> i'm phillip mena. >> isaias made landfall just before midnight as a category 1 hurricane. it is moving quickly up the east coast causing dangerous flooding and its strong winds are leaving behind a path of destruction firefighters rushed to ocean isle where multiple homes with on fire. >> reporter: isaias taking aim at the carolinas >> this storm will bring dangerous weather conditions to much of our state overnight. heavy rains, flash floods and storm surge. >> reporter: the storm is expected to pound the eastern seaboard and mandatory evacuations are in place for parts of the outer banks but a few people enjoyed the beach while others prepared for isaias >> everything is outside. we're ready. >> reporter: but this storm comes in the middle of a pandemic and it will strike some covid-19 hot spots the intensive care center is strained >> you just hope it's not the stick that breaks the camel's back >> now it must prepare for a storm. >> janessa webb joining us now with the latest on this storm threat good morning. >> good morning, isaias making landfall across the north ca

i'm fiphilip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. the decision to send students back to school is getting more difficult. five states make up 40% of the infections, including california, where the death toll has topped 10,000. >> in new york, the positivity rate dropped to 0.78, the lowest it's been since the pandemic began. progress like that has led the governor the okay to resume in-person classes in the fall. >> this school in dallas, georgia is switching to virtual classes after reporting nine cases of covid the school came under fire after this photo went viral. >>> disney plans to shorten hours at its florida theme park after earnings dropped 85% starting september 8, magic kingdom and hollywood studios will close an hour early >>> new zealand celebrates a major milestone. 100 days without any coronavirus cases. the country implemented a strict lockdown, closing their borders to foreign nationals the prime minister has been praised for her leadership during the pandemic. >>> new fallout this morning over president trump's atte

" starts right now >>> glad you're starting your week with us i'm frances rivera >> and i'm philip mena breaking this morning, president trump will visit law enforcement tomorrow the president doubled down on his decision after the governor of wisconsin urged the president not to visit, write thing letter saying he fears the visit may hinder not help the situation. this weekend, a man was shot and killed in portland after supporters of president trump and black lives matter protesters clashed in the streets. it's unclear if they were connected. >>> and the tense protests, white house chief of staff mark meadows defended the president >> they're not peaceful protesters these are people that every night conduct violent acts and it is in democrat cities you want to talk about donald trump's america, most of donald trump's america is peaceful. >> this after the president unleashed a series of tweets calling portland mayor ted wheeler a fool but wheeler blames the president for the chaos. >> president trump, for four years, we've had to live with you and your racist attacks on black people a

good morning i'm phillip mena >>> let's begin with the severe weather threat tropical storm lashing florida with its outer bands after doing serious damage in the caribbean. the carolinas do get a direct hit. nbc's kerry sanders joins with us an update on tropical storm kerry the? >> reporter: this is indeed a tropical storm, but not to be taken lightly. right now head be up in its target zone, georgia, south carolina, north carolina tropical storm hitting south florida with wind and rain wreaking havoc in west palm beach and knocking out power crews working to restore electricity to tens of thousands. strong surf and rip currents closingup the terrify beach and others and the worry is not over with more than 487,000 cases of coronavirus, health officials are anxious. some held hurricane parties to ride out storm >> i hope there weren't any parties but if there were we'll pay the price for it >> because likely coronavirus coinction that's transfers easily and a half from atlantic ocean evacuated its covid patients to another hospital an hour's drive inland >> if this was a test, you passed

i'm phillip mena >> i'm river millions ever gearing up for a school year unlike any other 5 million americans have been infected no other country in the world has as many cases. 163,000 people in the u.s. have died since the pandemic started. >> startling numbers from the american academy of pediatrics at least 90,000 children have tested positive in the last two weeks of july. more than seven out of ten infections came from the south and west so far a total of 338,000 children have been infected. >> disney plan to shorten the their hours after earnings dropped 85%. starting september 8th magic kingdom and hollywood studios will close an hour early epcot and animal kingdom will be reduced by two hours >>> there ar outbreaks in one small south dakota city hundreds of thousands of bikers are expected to attend a week long annual rally. kathy park joins us from sturgis with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the world rolled into sturgis, south dakota. as the ten day rally enters its fourth day the country marked a grim milestone the coronavirus crisi

. >> good monday morning i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. >> protesters poured into the streets. some smashing police cars. the outrage sparked by an officer involved shooting and a warning you may find the video disturbing we don't know what happened before this recording, but a man identified as jacob blake can be seen moving to open a car door and that's when multiple shots are fired. blake was air lifted to a hospital our local affiliate spoke to his fiance >> two male officers detained him, like you know, put your hands, no questions or none oaf thand i'm just trying to simply get the kids out the car i'm like, wait a minute. he didn't do nothing wrong ask some questions first before you pin this man up the car. an emergency curfew has been declared but protests continued through the night and the police station and state capitol there. his father says his son is out of surgery and is in stable condition. the wisconsin department of justice is investigating the shooting >>> let's turn now to those massive wildfires in california. the haze is even hitting states in the midwe

"early today" starts right now >> good monday morning i'm phillip mena >> we begin with breaking news a state of emergency curfew has been declared for wisconsin. outraged people filling the streets after a 29-year-old black man was shot by blpolice video went viral online and it may be disturbing to watch >> a man identified as jacob blake can be seen moving to open a car door and that's when multiple shots were fired. he was air lifted to a hospital. our local affiliate spoke to his fiance >> two male officers instantly detained him like, you know, put your hands but like no questions or none of that and i'm just trying to get the kids out the car. i'm like wait a minute he didn't do nothing wrong like you know, just ask some questions first before you pin this man up against the car. >> the police department says officers immediately began providing first aid. blake's father told nbc news his son is in stable condition after surgery. the department of justice is investigating the shooting >>> a twin nightmare headed for the gulf coast two tropical storms targeting the louisiana are

"early today" starts right now >>> good thursday morning i'm phillip mena >> we we again with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak spreading across the united states the country is inching closer to 5 million cases. according to nbc news analysis, over the last week nearly 7,500 people died. that is one person every 80 seconds. >>> new york city is setting up check points at key entry locations to enforce the state's quarantine rules travelers from 34 states are required to self-isolate for 14 days and fill out contact forms or face a $2,000 fine. >>> the cdc is warning against drinking hand sanitizer. the cases came out of as azoaria and new mexico >>> chloroex- disinfecting wipes can be hard to find until 2021 demand has multiplied six times and they believe they won't be able to meet demand until next summer >>> according to a memo obtained by usa today armrests and seat belts will not be wiped down between each flight. those flights would be cleaned nightly instead. it will focus on high touch areas like tray tables >>> millions of parents are now faced with the tough decision of w

"early today" starts right now ♪ >>> glad to be with us i'm frances rivera >> and i'm philip mena millionsre gearing up for a school year like any other as the country struggling the contain coronavirus. over 5 million americans have been infected. no other country in the world has as many cases. at least 163,000 people in the u.s. have died since this pandemic started >> and startling numbers at least 97,000 children have tested positive in the last two weeks of july. more than 7 out of 10 infections came from the south and the west so far, a total of 338,000 children have been infected. >>> as unemployment lines grow, 1 in 4 americans say the pandemic has pushed them to take on more credit card date more than 60% of card holders worry they won't be able to keep making minimum payments. >>> another positive test for the st. louis cardinals roster led to the mlb postponing their series against the pirates the team has not played since july 29. thursday is the earliest they'll return to the field. >>> with rising case numbers, there are growing concerns about gathering. hundreds of thousand

. >> i'm phillip mena. covid-19 has brought this country to its knees as the death toll surpasses 150,000 relief measures are hanging on by a thread. faced with new virus surges cities are putting in place tough new restrictions to slow the spread >> reporter: over the last week one american has died every 80 seconds from complications of the virus. a new forecast predicting nearly 300,000 americans will die from covid by the end of the year if extreme measures aren't taken to slow the spread. after r of los angeles is now threatening to cuter to hosting a large gathering. >> these are become nightclubs in the hills. >> reporter: in new york, check points is screening incoming travelers at train stations, airports, bridges and tunnels. visitors required to provide contact information as businesses try to open their doors. >> you don't need to shut down completely or let it rip there is a middle ground where you can open. >> reporter: the center for public integrity says dr. deborah birx is warning ten local

. >>> good morning i'm philip mena. >> and i'm cori coffin we begin with the extreme weather threat moving up the east coast this morning. tropical storm isaias is largely spared florida, bringing strong winds to the shore but the storm could make landfall in the carolinas, forcing people out of their homes during a pandemic. kerry sanders joins us from florida with the latest. >> reporter: isaias is indeed a tropical storm but not to be taken lightly. right now, heading up innanortha tropical storm isaias is hitting south florida with wind and rain, wreaking havoc in west no bing out power along the coastline. crews working to restore electricity to tens of thousands. strong surf and rip currents closing jupiter beach and others and the worry is not over. with more than 487,000 cases of coronavirus, health officials are anxious. some may have held hurricane parties to ride out the storm. >> i hope there weren't any parties, but if there were, we're going to pay the price for it because likely cor lly coronavid spread it transmits very easily >> reporter: fearing they may be hit by a hurri

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena.ll have s >>> by including someone who is the first black woman and south asian woman on the ticket he is walking the talk. >> senator harris as running mate is getting praises this morning. a live report on the support of the bay area mayors and some concerns from voters. >>> plus, clearing the backlog. now a bay area county is hoping to ramp up covid-19 testing and getting results back quickly. >>> and feeling hot, hot, hot. oh yes. if you're not,

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i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. >> hurricane laura is battering louisiana. the category 4 storm making landfall just a short while ago. it's packing a powerful punch with an unsurvivable storm surge as it's called and also dangerous winds. people rush to sandbag a bayou as flood waters rush in. what are you seeing so far, priscilla? >> reporter: well, phillip, frances, the rain has picked up in the last 20 minutes or so we're beginning to see that downpour begin and one os going to be the red river that you see behind me. in the past in 2015 this river actually flooded causing an interstate highway to shut down and also some flood damage to a number of homes and so as we wait for this storm to come in and this continued rain we're going to be looking to see if that flooding becomes an issue and the other thing here is obviously the wind right now the wind is fairly calm even as the rain begins to come down. the fact it could pick up throughout the day in the next few hours. forecasters are projecting up to 60 miles per hour winds and that would be a major pr

mena has received a total of $14,000 to help putville senior dog rescue.rom india. her parents say she's always had a love for animals and decided she wanted to help the dogs find homes. she came up with a plan to take care of animals around her neighborhood and donate the money she earned to muttville. >> for dog sit thing, walking, dog board, pretty much everything. i thought this would be a way that i could spend time with dogs and also help muttville. >> muttville says with the thousands that she's raised, they have been able to save more dogs. that's beautiful. >> hey, can you can see me? >> i can see you, friend. and you look great for a friday. >> you're very kind. because i can't see you. >> oh, you're missing my bright dress. you have to see it later. >> i can't wait. i'm sure it looks lovely. and it is kind of reflective of what we should be wearing today, bright colored clothing because that refrekts reflects more of. and drink before you get too thirsty because it will be dangerously hot today. we have a moderate to high heat illness risk. and

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today" starts right now >>> glad you're with us to end the week i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. hurricane laura leaves a path of death and destruction on the gulf coast hundreds of people are still without power and thousands of louisiana residents are waking up with their lives upside down. in the town of west lake, people had to shelter in place after an oil refinery went up in flames plumes of smoke released hazardous chlorine gas and this is what lake charles looks like boats were tossed around, roofs were peelestorm-ravaged areas ts week our chris pallone has more >> in southwest louisiana, it was a day of taking stock and cleaning up. >> there's so much damage here, you're going, this is a disaster area you know, it's a literal disaster the recovery time from this is going to be phenomenal >> reporter: hurricane laura struck the area just after midnight, the most powerful storm ever to make landfall here packing 150-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain, the storm destroyed buildings, toppled trucks and brought trees and power lines down lake charles, one of the hardest-hit

independent care group told us that testing is he as care homes are coronavirus hotspots the route of mena sheen in the in the government to mono testing for quotes in care homes in the country after all the n.h.s. is in the front line is getting as testing done i think our social priority from what i've seen nationally and what's happening just personally that there have been delays in the testing which is not good enough i believe there has been some folks with some of the tests and there's not progress it's not gone very well i just hope it picks up for the future because trusting people is actually important to keep this virus burning so it didn't go well in the beginning it's still got problems the government ali or announced plans to test a care home staff weekly with residents getting checked around once a month that's on top of course of regular tests already in place however due to a problem with tests from an unnamed supplier it will now take up to 5 weeks before that camp again. well according to the office for national statistics always 20000 people died of covert in cafe homes

. >> i'm phillip mena. the united states response to the pandemic is front and center in the race for the white house. in a sharp contrast to president trump, joe biden is calling on every governor to issue a mask mandate for three months andrea mitchell has the details. >> reporter: joe biden and kamala harris getting briefed by doctors on the coronavirus today. >> every governor should mandate mandatory mask-wearing the estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months. >> reporter: the president did not wear a mask publicly until last month >> this is america, be a patriot, protect your fellow citizens >> reporter: the president jumped on that >> joe biden would allow rioters and looters and criminals and millions of illegal aliens to roam free in our country he wants the federal government to issue a sweeping new mandate to law-abiding citizens. >> reporter: biden does not support rioters or illegal immigration. and is calling on the governors, not the federal governme

thank you so much for coming as a tour guide in philadelphia's penn museum you'd expect mena sardar to know ancient middle eastern history but so revealing is how personally she takes her subject matter like this 4000 year old wedding headdress from the tomb of the mesopotamian queen a personal favorite this is my it's me with a very very special occasion my wedding day i were approximately 2 pounds off their gift nearby for like. other queen probably for one day mina is from damascus syria a refugee employed as part of the museum's global guides program which gives recent immigrants an opportunity to work in the u.s. and stay in touch with their roots and nino fled civil war with her husband and 5 children and arrived in philadelphia just 3 years ago dealing with artifacts from my home from the middle east i'm connected to my culture. or why door open to me to share my culture the initiative involves intensive training in history and storytelling the guides come not only from the middle east but also africa and central america and are encouraged to read their own experiences into the

let's get to that with phillip mena in new york >> good morning. global rescue mission is under way in beirut after that massive explosion that rocked the port area on tuesday. the death toll has risen to at least 135 people with 5,000 wounded. hospitals are overwhelmed and victims still trapped. the blast sparked by a fire at a storage facility packed with more than 3,000 tons of material normally used in fertilizers >>> the commission looking to dismantle the police department in the wake of george floyd's death. this move for a chance to vote in november. >>> the nba board of governors and players have finalized plans to create the first foundation to spur economic growth in the black community. the initial contribution will be $300 million the fund would be public and lead to racial equality and social injustice >> sounds like the story we just covered. >>> apple getting a rare down grade. is that even allowed it inches closer to $2 trillion valuation. will the new iphone put it over the top or has the stock topped 'lha me b wel veorin ait dere

headlines including more record breaking heat in california and the start of the nba playoffs with phillip mena>> good morning. 51 million people are facing heat alerts in california. on monday, california's governor signed an emergency order to improve power. and the electric grid says it will not start rolling outages >>> trump administration plan to open arctic refuge home to animals like polar bears and carrabu and believed to be millions of barrels of oil the drilling will take place in the coastal space that spans over a million acres >>> the nba playoffs started with a thrilling overtime game that saw the nuggets pass the jazz and a controversial fowl saw the player ejected in his first playoff game ejected. the clippers went with on to win game one >> more on the docket today. i'm looking forward to the rockets and the thunder. >> i'm a rockets fan as well i know a guy close to the team i will say this, go houston. go rockets >> that's right. >>> still ahead. apple's push to a $2 trillion market cap how much more it needs to go after this milestone senate republicans may have a plan to

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seeing unc and other schools having big spikes in the first week or two has put the mena corner.a lot of students i know. >> neil: best of luck with this. obviously you've got a lot of support from a lot of fellow students. we will follow closely. keep us posted. love to have you back on to get the latest. thank you, tyler. we are reaching out to michigan state to get their take on all of this but the traditional one is that it's no less expensive for us. harvard's argument, you get the harvard experience. also we are learning delta is furloughing 1900 pilots. they were trying to work out an agreement. apparently it fell through. those pilots are going on october 1. here comes "the five." ♪ dana perino with juan williams, greg gutfeld, jesse watters, and kennedy. it's 5:00 in new york city and washington, d.c., and this is "the five." a very big week for president trump as the republican national convention kicks off. the president looking to make his case for reelection and counter joe biden and the democrats message. earlier the president making a surprise visit to the stage in