her name is meredith mciver and she's originally from san jose. he'll have more on her story coming up in about ten minutes. >>> to a developing story affecting b.a.r.t. riders tonight. a truck ended up on the tracks in the east bay shutting down service for riders on both sides of the bay. that led to plenty of frustrated passengers as the system is dealing with delays still. nbc bay area's ian cole at the west oakland station with more on what happened, ian. >> reporter: yeah, terry, and this is a station that was shut down for more than an hour. nobody could get to san francisco from here. nobody in san francisco could get to the east bay. basically, if you're riding on b.a.r.t. after 7:00 and had some sort of delay, it was because of this and specifically about what happened a mile south of here, that's where a truck went through a fence and onto the tracks. we have some video of the fence that that truck went through we want to show you and of the truck, itself. it took b.a.r.t. workers an hour to remove it and test the tracks before it could

meredith mciver wrote the words down including them in her speech without checking previous speeches. she offered to resign but the trump family would not let her. according to the online database, meredith mciver has been a registered democrat since 1996. >>> donald trump tweeted good news, lonnie is speech got more publicity than any in the history of politics, especially if you believe that all press is good press. live from quicken loans arena in cleveland. >> reporter: the trump campaign hoping to put all of this finally behind them tonight with the help of a big speech from mike pence, if you don't know much about him you're not alone. recent polls showed 86% of americans don't know enough about mike pence to have an opinion. all of that makes his speech the most high-stakes introduction president since sarah palin in 2008. when donald trump introduced mike pence as his vice president last week, some observers compared it to an arranged marriage. the trump campaign hopes pence can spark truelove. >> it may be arranged that it has to work for both their sakes. >> reporter: tonigh

a trump employee named meredith mciver today

trump writer meredith mciver helped mrs.rump write the speech, trump told her she always liked michelle obama and read passages from her speech, meredith mciver wrote the words down including them in her speech without checking previous speeches. she offered to resign but the trump family would not let her. according to the online database, meredith mciver has been a registered democrat since 1996. >>> donald trump tweeted good news, lonnie is speech got more publicity than any in the history of politics, especially if you believe that all press is good press. live from quicken loans arena in cleveland. >> reporter: the trump campaign hoping to put all of this finally behind them tonight with the help of a big speech from mike pence, if you don't know much about him you're not alone. recent polls showed 86% of americans don't know enough about mike pence to have an opinion. all of that makes his speech the most high-stakes introduction

meredith mciver is a 65-year old native of san jose. a former ballet dancer and registered democrat, she has worked for trump since 2001. today she said she was responsible for putting michelle obama's words in melanie trump's mouth. you work hard from what you want in life you work hard from what you want in life >> reporter:two voices, one message and now an extraordinary confession. the trump campaign releasing this letter from a woman credited with co=writing several books with donald trump. meredith mciver describes herself as an in=house staff writer for the trump organization. she says mrs trump read her over the phone some passages from mrs. obama's speech. and says i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. this was my mistake and i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps as well as to mrs. obama. no harm was meant." according to the new york times, the path to plagiarism began innocently enough w

meredith mciver is originally from san jose. now, today mciver publicly said she is taking the blame for the parts of the speech that mirrored michelle obama's 2008 convention speech. mciver did offer her resignation to donald trump, but the campaign says trump turned it down. the trump campaign releasing this letter from meredith mciver, reading in part, "this is my mistake and i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps, as well as mrs. obama. no harm was meant." do stay with nbc bay area news for the latest out of the republican national convention. nbc news will pick up our coverage, that is at 7:00 tonight, bringing you live speeches and reports from the convention center. >>> also take a look here at these long lines, not just for the tsa. millions of southwest customers were left hanging today after a computer glitch grounded flights nationwide. you might have noticed it on their websites, as well. no service on the southwest website. this is the scene here at the mineta-san jose international airpo

yesterday, trump staffer meredith mciver issued an apology -- saying she was the one who plagiarized melania trump's speech. in a statement -- mciver said she submitted her resignation tuesday but the trump family rejected it. mciver admitted she never cross-checked the text for duplicated lines. an unpleasant headline from the republican national convention... about a dozen g-o-p staffers, sidelined - because of a suspected norovirus outbreak! the stomach virus can spread quickly, and people can still be contagious even after recovering... but so far- officials say nobody else has reported symptoms. none of the actual delegates have been affected. the source of the outbreak is still under investigation. abc-7 is your source for campaign coverage- as we await donald trump's big address in cleveland today. reports from the r-n-c throughout the day- and we're streaming every event live at wjla.com. new information thiis morning on the man who ambushed and killed three police officers in baton rouge last week. a source told cnn that gavin long confessed to family and friends that he suf

the "times" is now citing a woman named meredith mciver. in the "times" description, she is a new york city-based former ballet dancer and english major who has worked on some of mr. trump's books, including "think like a billionaire." she is now described by the trump camp as essentially the person who may end up being blamed for the passages of melania trump's speech that's appeared to be cribbed from michelle obama's similar speech in 2008. i wonder if you've followed your reporting further on this same story. >> yes, rachel, i've been able to confirm that meredith mciver, who is a trump loyalist, someone who is very well liked by the family and within the trump organization, played a part in writing melania trump's speech. the extent of her participation in crafting those remarks is yet unknown, but she is someone who has been a ghost writer, as we say, for donald trump and members of his family over the last few years. and when we ask ourselves why someone hasn't been fired or there hasn't been some kind of personnel shake-up within th

meredith mciver is a former ballet dancer and has worked for trump since 2001. she is a registered democrat. we've got all you need to know on the republican national convention on our website kron- four-dot-com. there, you can follow along as the convention heads into it's fourth and final day. it's all on kron four=dot-com. >> vicki: the glitch caused massive delays the bay area airports a lisa live at oakland international airport tonight with more of that. >>alecia: flights are getting it out and back up because of those earlier delays people standing holes inside and outside the terminal waiting to find out if they are going to fly out any time today and what time they were flying out today as some people miss their connecting flights and once they got through security and number and date changes passengers had to make sure the adulterate their tickets this glitch happens sometime late morning and and across the u.s. flights were affected systems down passengers had to be checked in manually also grounded for a while which led to delays of across the board.

meredith mciver accepted responsibility for the address.he said she had offered her resignation but that offer had been rejected by the trumps. he's notnald himself, shying away from this controversy anymore. the good news is the lobby's speech got more publicity than any other speech and history of politics. especially if you believe that all press is good press. the firstre seeing real signs of tension between protesters and the police here in cleveland. this was the scene in cleveland just a few moments ago. things have calmed down since then. to the milani a melania trump speech, have the trumps successfully turned the page? mark: the press loves to cover negativity and the theme right now is that the trump campaign is incompetent. the first two nights ended with speakers who did not hold the hall. they need to break that. the first two half days don't really matter. if donald trump and evocative good speeches they will regain some of their reputation for competence. they put so much emphasis on that that they forgot about everything el

. >> reporter: today, an of trump named meredith mciver said, melania told me some things she liked,d she offered her resignation, but trump didn't accept it. here's what george stephanopoulos heard from trump. >> she's been with me a long time. she's a good person, and came forward, said, look, it was a mistake i made. >> how is she handling all this? >> she's a good woman, a strong woman, i thought she made a beautiful speech. >> she had that hall. >> totally had that hall. and now the of her, which is terrific, because it was very unfair. >> reporter: on night three, the trump family continued its dominance of the convention. eric trump took the stage. >> vote for the one candidate that does not need this job. >> reporter: he oversees the family's golf enterprises, and works as a judge on the apprentice. >> to the unemployed voter watching me right now, wondering how you will make your next mortgage or rent payment, my father is running for you. >> this is a trump convention, not a republican convention. so, this is all about him and all about his family. >> reporter: is he at ris

meredith mciver released a statement revealing what she says happened. mciver said, over the phone mrs. trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ma

the trump campaign releasing this letter from meredith mciver, reads in part, "this was my mistake and feel terrible for the chaos that i caused melania and the trumps as well as to mrs. obama. no harm was meant." >>> taking you back once again here to cleveland, as you can see, the convention floor actually a bit busier, more packed than we've seen it in previous nights. even the seats on the sides very much full tonight. we do pick up our coverage of the rnc in our next half hour. speakers will attack democrats on also guns and violating the constitution. sam brock will put those claims to a reality check coming up later in this newscast. >>> a frustrating day for southwest airlines customers after a computer glitch grounds flights nationwide. take a look at the long lines. this was the scene at the southwest gate of san jose international airport. the problem began about 12:30 this afternoon. three hours later, it was fixed, but the damage was done. delays nationwide. customers seemed to take it all in stride. >> well, what could i do? we're in sunny california. i'll just go and fin

. >> reporter: today an employee of the trump organization named meredith mciver released a letter, takinghe blame. saying melania read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i wrote them down and later included some in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. this was my mistake. left unanswered, why did melania herself not recognize the similarity to the passages she had personally shared with mciver. today she said she offered her resignation to the trump family, but they rejected it. trump spoke about it in an interview with george stephanopoulos. >> she's been with me a long time. she's a good person, and came forward, said, look, it was a mistake i made. she thought it was very unfair to melania. >> how is she handling all this? >> she's a good woman, a strong woman, i thought she made a beautiful speech. >> she had that hall. >> totally had that hall. and now the cloud is lifted off of her, which is terrific, because it was very unfair. >> reporter: on night three, the trump family continued its dominance of the convention. following in the foot steps of hi

the trump campaign releasing a letter from melania's speech meredith mciver who described herself asse staff writer at the trump organization and a long-time friend and admirer of the trump family. she says she worked on the speech with melania, adding, quote, we discussed many people who inspired her. a person she has always liked is michelle obama. mciver says melania read her passages from mrs. obama's 2008 speech adding, quote, i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. she claims she, quote, did not check mrs. obama's speeches. the question now, did melania trump not recognize that the words she spoke were virtually identical to the michelle obama quotes she read to her speech writer? mciver offered to resign but trump refused to let her go. now she's apologizing for the whole mess saying this was my mistake and i feel terrible for the chaos that i have caused melania and the trumps as well as mrs. obama. as for donald trump, well, he's trying to spin a story that doesn't seem to go away. tweeting, good news is

meredith mciver apologized for the mistake and offered her resignation and donald trump refused to acceptt saying people make mistakes. phil mattingly is joining us, he's at the arena. what more can you tell us about this speech writer, her apology, and what happened? >> well, wolf, you make an interesting point up top. she is not a campaign official. she's not a campaign advisor. she is a trump organization in house staffer. i was e-mailing back and forth the trump advisor said she's well-regarded inside the trump family. she offered her resignation, donald trump rejected the offer. she's been with the family for a while. as to the apology itself, she made clear, what happened according to her, was she was on the phone with melania trump, they were jotting down things from people she was influenced by. michelle obama being one of them. she jotted down a few lines from the 2008 democratic national convention speech. that is how it ended up in the final speech. she included it. that is her explanation. the big issue here is, over the course of the last 24 hours, the trump campaign publicly

meredith mciver said melania trump read out passages from the 2008 speech and said michelle obama ishing she has always liked. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: the trump campaign now says the case is closed after a speech writer has come forward and apologized for an even allies said the trump campaign fed this controversy by repeatedly changing its story about the speech and by refusing for two days to acknowledge the obvious. >> i thought it was terrific the way she came forward and just said, look, it was a mistake that i made. >> reporter: trump said he won't be firing meredith mciver who co-wrote about half as dozen books with him and who explained in a statement wednesday that melania, quote, read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech over the phone. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. i feel terrible. >> she made a mistake and, you know, people make mistakes. we all make mistakes. >> reporter: yet two two days his campaign chairman had insisted there was no mistake that melania's trumps. >> your

in a statement, trump staff writer meredith mciver took responsibility for the plagiarism.r the phone, mrs. trump we had me some examples. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrases in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. mciver said she offered her resignation which was refused. donald trump said everybody makes mistakes. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will speak with donaeric tru donald trump's son. >>> hawaii congressman died yesterday. he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last october. he served in the house 20 before. an appeals court ordered changes to texas strict voter i.d. law. the law requires texas residents to show one of seven forms of identification when they vote. the federal court ruled the law discriminates against minorities and the poor. the obama administration had the justice department fight the case. election experts testified that blacks were three times more likely than whites to lack the acceptable i.d. >>> a police shooting is under investigation in florida. the man who was shot is the caretaker of an autis

a person she always liked was obama, staff member, meredith mciver said in her resignation literary and said over the phone she read me some passengers and i wrote them down. this was my mistake. mciver, a registered democrat, admitted it and donald trump refused her r resignation saying all go press is good press. >> it's a very troubling sign. >> reporter: the star at his own convention is hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton, hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton. >> is she guilty or not guilty? >> reporter: chris christie fired up the crowd with a mock prosecution. >> let's do something fun tonight. tonight, as a former federal prosecutor i welcome the opportunity to hold hillary rodham clinton accountable for her performance and her character. >> lock her up. >> reporter: ben carson linked her to the devil and mitch mcconnell and paul ryan barely mentioned trump's name clearly more comfortable tra trashing their rival than saying his name. getting boos today going over a cruz rally. >> on her from the start as co-chair. hillary clinton should be put in front of a f

meredith mciver offered hiring resignation but was rejected.id not check the first lady's speechs before approving milania's. >> and donald trump seems to be enjoying the controversy, the nominee tweeted good news is milania's speech got more publicity in the history of politics especially if you believe that all press is good press. >> joining us now is the chair of the dnc host committee and former pennsylvania governor ed rendell. >> so much to talk about tonight. let's begin off of that story. some time passed. your impressions on the speech controversy. >> i feel sorry for milania trump. i got to know her when i went out to meet her a couple. times with donald and milania's and that was at ivanka wedding. and she was a wonderful kind person's she was set up by either gross negligence or whatever by speech writers. said to nbc she wrote the entire speech with a little help and plagerism like i never seen in a convention speech. >> how did this happen. >> incompetent campaign. look, i don't mean to be partisan, i think, for example, michael

---"meredith mciver" admiti las similitudes con el discurso de michelle obama en 2008 y present su renunciase la rechazaron... --- la campaña de trump public su carta en la que ella dice: ''ese fue mi error y me siento terrible por el caos que le caus a melania, a los trump as como a la señora obama''... ''mciver'' agrega finalmente : no era mi intencin hacer daño''. cesar --- hoy se llev a cabo la tercera jornada de la convencin nacional republicana en cleveland, ohio... --- el senador ted cruz se abstuvo de apoyar a donald trump y el magnate le sabote su discurso en la parte final... --- por su parte marco rubio opt por un mensaje pre grabado manteniendo la distancia entre l y el ahora candidato presidencial. ---tanto cruz como rubio criticaron a ''hillary clinton y barack obama por sus polticas... ---sin embargo seguidores esperan propuestas ... take sot trt 15 secs "no basta solo con criticar a hilary clinton y a barack obama. también tienen que hablar en detalle sobre qué van a hacer para crear empleo, que van a hacer realmente para derrotar a los terroristas. eso as algo bien importan

meredith mciver released a statement revealing what she says happened. mciver said, over the phone mrs. trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. this was my mistake. and i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps as well as mrs. obama. no harm was meant, end quote. donald trump put a positive spin on the speech on twitter. he tweeted, quote, good news is melania's speech got more publicity than any in the history of politics, especially if you believe all press is good press, end quote. but when i spoke to number's chuck todd of "meet the press," he had a different analysis. >> it's a disaster how they handled it. the champagne manager for the party, they've now been rendered totally untrustworthy and not credible. they gave explanations that didn't jive with the actual truth. >> reporter: now the questions about melania trump's speech, another big question remains, will trump's former rival ted cruz endorse trump.

in a statement, trump staff writer meredith mciver took responsibility for the plagiarism incident.e phone, ma lawn that trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrases in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. mciver said she offered her resignation which was refused. donald trump said everybody makes mistakes. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will speak with eric trump, one of donald trump's son. >>> congressman mark takai is being remembered for his commitment to his country. he died yesterday at the age of 49. he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last october. takai, a veteran of the war in iraq, served in the statehouse for 20 years before being elected to congress. a special election to replace him will be held in november. >>> an appeals court ordered changes to texas strict voter i.d. law. the law requires texas residents to show one of seven forms of identification when they vote. the federal court ruled the law discriminates against minorities and the poor. the obama admin

issuing a statement from trump organization staffer and ghost writer on several of his books meredith mciver working with melania trump on her recent first lady speech we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the american people. a person she has always liked is michelle obama. over the phone she read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. that was my mistake. and i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps as well as to mrs. obama. no harm was meant. yesterday i offered my resignation to mr. trump and the trump family but they rejected it. mr. trump told me that people make innocent mistakes and that we learn and grow from those experiences. i apologize for the confusion and hysteria my mistake has caused. "the new york times" wrote, the employee is the first person to publicly apologize for an error at any point during the trump campaign. trump had this to say on a

. >> the writer, meredith mciver and donald trump reject her resignation. >>> now word only four daysway from the start of the democratic national convention here in philadelphia. but before the big event gets underway thousands of volunteers get a special thank you. dnc host committee is throwing a party at penns landing tonight. big bash takes place at great plaza a on south columbus boulevard and including remarks from local leaders and live entertainment. >>> all hand on deck for fail shops and emergency operation center as they get ready for dnc. biggest health concern is hot weather that is expect next week. we have lots of protesters expect in the streets there is risk for many of them to be dehydrated. misting tents and water will be available for protesters on broad street. >>> as dnc in philadelphia inches closer, delegates aren't only ones filled with anticipation. local business owners hope that the 50,000 expected visitors will translate into big bucks. several shops tell "eyewitness news" that they are offering special items and promotion to attract customers. talk of th

in an apology letter meredith mciver said she and melania worked together on the speech discussing many people who inspired her including michelle obama. she admitted melania read her some of the portions from mrs. obama's 2008 speech which mciver wrote down and included in the final draft without checking to see that they were the same. she wrote this was my mistake and i feel terrible for the chaos i've caused the trumps and mrs. obama. mciver tried to resign but donald trump is keeping her on the team telling our george stephanopoulos all is forgiven. >> she's been with me a long time. she is a very good person. she came to see me because she hated to see the conflict and she made a mistake and, you know, people make mistakes. we all make mistakes. i thought it was terrific the way she came forward and said, look, it was a mistake i made and thought it was unfair to melania. >> reporter: since that speech melania has not been seen in cleveland. last night at the convention, trump beaming with his children seated beside him. the campaign says that melania was in new york and she's exp

meredith mciver offered hiring resignation but was rejected. mciver says she did not check the first lady's speechs before approving milania's. >> and donald trump seems to be enjoying the controversy, the nominee tweeted good news is milania's speech got more publicity in the history of politics especially if you believe that all press is good press. >> joining us now is the chair of the dnc host committee and former pennsylvania governor ed rendell. >> so much to talk about tonight. let's begin off of that story. some time passed. your impressions on the speech controversy. >> i feel sorry for milania trump. i got to know her when i went out to meet her a couple. times with donald and milania's and that was at ivanka wedding. and she was a wonderful kind person's she was set up by either gross negligence or whatever by speech writers. said to nbc she wrote the entire speech with a little help and plagerism like i never seen in a convention speech. >> how did this happen. >> incompetent campaign. look, i don't mean to be partisan, i think, for

that was contradicted by meredith mciver when she took full responsibility. mciver ghost writer for trump said, quote, in working with melania trump on her recent first lady first, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the american people. a person she has always liked is michelle obama. over the phone she read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrases that ultimately became the final speech. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. this was my mistake and i feel terrible for the chaos i caused melania and the trumps as well as mrs. obama, no harm was meant. it is clear that trump team now hopes this controversy is behind them as the donald is set to close out the convention tonight with his own keynote address. nbc's tracy potts joins us now from cleveland. tracy, after three nights of controversy, does the success rest on trump's shoulders tonight and what else can we expect from the convention's final days? >> well, it really does. if trump can kno

. >> reporter: but today an employee of the trump business organization meredith mciver said she tookotes from melania who said she always liked michelle obama, and she took notes, borrowing from the first lady. she offered to resign, but trump turned her down. that was the fourth explanation offered in the speech saga. first melania told nbc she mostly wrote it herself. then the campaign said a team of writers worked on it. then two speech writers from the george w. bush white house said they submitted a draft that was rewritten. and finally today's explanation. george w. bush's chief speechwriter mike gerson said the story matters because it speaks to disorganization in the trump world. >> this is a mid-level problem that turned larger because of the ineffectiveness of the campaign itself. it proves they couldn't do crisis management when it really matters. >> reporter: outside the arena, protests resulted in at least ten arrests as mounted police moved in on flag-burning and other demonstrations just outside the security perimeter. scott, one police officer suffered a minor injury,

the trump campaign releasing a letter from melania's speechwriter, meredith mciver, who describes herself as "an in-house staff writer at the trump organization" and a "longtime friend and admirer of the trump family." mciver says she worked on the speech with melania, adding quote, "we discussed many people who inspired her. a person she has always liked is michelle obama." mciver says melania read her passages from mrs. obama's 2008 speech, adding, quote, "i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech." she claims she, quote, "did not check mrs. obama's speeches." the question now? did melania trump not recognize that the words she spoke were virtually identical to the michelle obama quotes she herself read to her speechwriter? mciver says she offered to resign, but trump refused to let her go. now, she's apologizing for the whole mess, saying, "this was my mistake, and i feel terrible for the chaos that i have caused melania and the trumps, as well as mrs. obama." so, will the trump's apologize to the first lady, as well?

in a letter posted, meredith mciver apologized saying "this was my mistake, and i feel horrible for the kasei caused causedia -- harm i melania and mr. trump, as well as mrs. obama." newsjustice department conference, the attorney general said the administration has been working to combat violence against officers for years. ms. lynch: law enforcement is feeling under siege because of these incidents, and they are tragic. many efforts the department is engaging in date back several years to when we saw police officers come under attack, as well as federal agents come under attack during the beginning of the administration. mark: on tuesday, president obama said he would like to make funds available nationwide. attackedrant that train riders with a knife was inspired by islamic state, but they say he probably acted alone. olympic official is expecting a final decision sunday on whether the russian team will be banned from next month's games in rio. the international olympic committee is examining the legal options of a blanket ban after a report accusing the sports ministry of overseeing

but today, a trump staffer named meredith mciver took responsibility for the mistake. if anyone was going to create a new speech out of a a bunch of pieces of an old speech it should be somebody named mciver. [ laughter ] "quick, hand me that paperclip. give me that apple! [ cheers and applause ] is that ammonium nitrate?" [ light laughter ] and donald trump's pick for vice president mike pence is already doing his part to get trump elected. in fact yesterday, pence said that donald trump is quote, "a builder, a fighter, a father, and a patriot." it's pretty high praise right there. but pence wasn't finished. he also says -- said that trump was a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker. [ laughter ] then he added he's a joker, he's a smoker, he's a midnight toker. plays his music in the sun. [ cheers and applause ] then he added, "he's a bitch, he's a mother, he's a child, he's a lover, he's a sinner, he's a saint. he does not feel ashamed." and finally when asked about himself, pence said, "i'm the eggman, i am the walrus, coo-coo cachoo." [ cheers and applause ] he

so meredith mciver falling on her sword, or keyboard, on behalf of the trump campaign.chelle obama, interesting to hear from mrs. trump. >> those new york values. >> b, i wrote them down as melania trump was reading me these passages, i wrote them down and that's how they got in the speech. but isn't melania trump who plagiarized? doesn't she bear some of the responsibility? >> they totally screwed it up. i realized we're all supposed to scream at each other. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about what donald trump talked to abc, to george stephanopoulos and what donald trump said about this. >> i thought it was terrific the way she came forward and just said look, it was a mistake that i made. and she thought it was very unfair to melania, although interestingly, the press treated melania very well, because they didn't think it was her. >> how is she handling all this? >> this is a different world. you know, it's a different world. who would ever think to this extent, no matter where you move, no matter where you breathe, it's like a big deal. but she is a strong woman, she'

followed by a statement released on the letter head of the trump campaign from a person named meredith mciver. she describes herself as an in-house writer at the trump organization. she said in working with melania trump and her first lady speech, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she want to share with the american people. a person she has always liked is michelle obama. over the phone she read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. meredith goes on to explain, it was her fault. i wrote them down and used them in the draft that became the final speech. i did not check mrs. obama's speeches. that was my mistake. i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused. she went on to say she offered her resignation to the trump campaign over this and her resignation was rejected. this story has dragged into day three of the four-day convention. and that was before donald trump tonight on abc news gave significant comments on the subl in an interview with george stephanopoulos. >> she's been with me a long time. she is a very good person. she came to see me because she

she is meredith mciver from the south bay.ccording to the "san jose mercury news," mciver is a graduate of a high school in san jose. she issued a statement saying mrs. trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech. i wrote them down and later included some of the fundraising in the draft that became the final speech. she ale 30 i see. >> ed for the confusion and -- she apologized for the confusion and hysteria. she said the trump campaign rejected her offer to resign. how did it happen? the "l.a. times" reports a laid off tv reporter named hill was watching the speech at a coffee shop when he heard the familiar words from 2008. he then googled michelle obama's speech and then tweeted his findings. say melania stole a whole graph from michelle's speech. by the way mr. hill is from fairfield originally. >>> donald trump certainly got a lot of cheers for his plan to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border. now someone has built a miniature wall around trump's star on the hollywood walk of fame. check this out. it includ

meredith mciver offered her resignation but says it was reject. she apologized and said she read her passages from michelle obama's 2008 speech. mciver said she did not check the first lady speeches before approving her suggestion. >>> donald trump seems ton enjoying the controversy. g.o.p. nominee says good news is melania speech got more publicity then any in the history of politics especially if you believe all press is good press. >>> this morning we're learning more about a big rally hillary clinton is planning in philadelphia the day after she formally accepts her parties nomination for president. event will be opened to the public on independent mall on friday july 29th. if you'd like to go, rs vp on hillary clinton.com. >>> democratic insiders say clinton could announce her running mate as soon as tomorrow. she will campaign in florida on friday and saturday and two cap dates emerge as possible choices. they are agricultural secretary tom vilsack and virginia senator timothy kane. >>> the president and philadelphia police officers union is

but melania trump disregarded this draft a and instead asked r help from former ballet t dancer meredith mcivershe had helped trump w with his book "think like a billionaire." at a protest outside the rnc, activist jul johnsonon criticized melania trump for plagiarizing michelle obama. ms. johnson: stealing from a black woman -- it is ridiculous how much this country is based off the exploitation of labor, people of color, oppressed people, poor people. i am sure she thought would that she would get away with it and nobody would care. amy: protests continued in cleveland outside of the rnc. flagpoleists scaled a near the rock 'n roll hall of fame and unveileled a massive fg calling republicans not to trump local l communities. stopso read "dan fracking, climate ininjustice, and tear dn the wall. in another protest, the antiwar group code p pink delivered 500 tennis balls to the front steps, protesting the fact that you can bring semi automatic rifles, but not tennis balls into the area around the republican national convention. democracynow was at the protest. to see our coverage, go to democra

a trump employee named meredith mciver today released a statement that melania trump read me some passages from the speech and that mciver wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately wait a minute the final speech. meanwhile amid the frustration with the nominee and a lack of consensus in the party, the republicans spent the last two nights, particularly last night, engaging in attacks against hillary clinton prompting channels of lock her up. one trump adviser even saying clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason. the secret service says it is investigating. ted cruz may or may not offer trump his endorsement. that will be interesting to check out. joining me now, the writer at large. cnbc's chief correspondent and msnbc contributor and wisconsin talk show radio host gflt to have you here. it is actually a lovely cool evening in cleveland. so charlie, let's start with the speech thing. there is something so irresistible about it as a story. everyone can see the thing. to me the meta story here is this is just all the most basic