police officer swain, black lives matter, the movement, has become a political flashpoint. saw a drudge headline which said, "black lives kill". is this the end of the black lives matter movement? >> i would hope so. because i believe it has been a very destructive force in america. and i urge all of your viewers to go to that website and look at what they are really about. it's a marxist organization, all about black liberation. it's not really addressing the real problems affecting african-americans. and so it's problematic. it's misleading black people. it needs to go. >> areva, your response. >> that is absolutely ridiculous. black lives matter has done more to move the needle on reforms in the criminal justice system than elected officials and community leaders all over this country. i live in los angeles. the los angeles police department, one of the largest police departments in the country, now is equipped with body cameras. that's true of other police departments all over this nation. primarily because young people primarily took to the streets, black lives matter,

, and you were named correctly star swain, and holy smokes.nd you have a gift, right? >> yes, yes indeed a gift. >> and where have you sung before? >> oh, my, i have sung so many different places, and i did a whole lot of singing with the marching 100 when i was with the band in college and that afforded me the opportunity to sing in front of thousands, but never millions of people. >> you sing in church? >> i do. i do. i sing in church all of the time, and that is something that i have been doing for a long time since i was a kid. >> i love the voice and i'm paying attention to what i am hearing, but also, because i have watched it five times. >> oh. >> and of the 15 million, five of them are mine. >> oh. >> and i'm taking note of the people in the audience, because it is kind of cool to see, initially, it is like, what is going on over here, and it is wow, where is this going, and by the the end of it, and so were you aware of that while you were singing? >> i wasn't, because i was kind of in my own world at that moment when i closed my eyes

suddenly outlaw jack swain leaps out and seizes her and threatens to rape her. she stands petrified in the moonlight. at that very moment, little asin suddenly appeared at her side with a revolver leveled at jack swain's heart. remembering asin's actions and warding off his attempted hold up, jack jumps back. he had one taste of little asin's metal, something told him the other shot had been a scare but this one would mean business. jack releases edith and runs away. a sobbing edith throws her arms around her protector and confident asin leads her back to the house. upon reaching it, he without fear called all of the hands of the ranch about him firing off his revolver and as the novel ends, asin probable -- proudly tells everyone how twice by himself he had fought off the rockies' most notorious outlaw. asin is an unlikely hero. he possesses many of the common chinese stereotypes and wears a pigtail and speaks in the demeaning accent and almond eyed and sickly yellow and with the blandness his countrymen are noted. and yet, he is bold, brave and regularly armed

. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: and star swain's husband knew that last week on their family tripoln memorial, where he begged her to sing while he recorded on his cell phone. ♪ how proudly we hailed >> reporter: her majestic performance of the star spangled banner in the most american of places was enough to silence the crowds, and catch fire on the internet with millions of views. ♪ and bright stars >> reporter: suddenly, this mother of two, and assistant principal from florida's jefferson county middle high school, is being asked to sing the national anthem on national television. >> my message would be, dare to dream and take risks. you never know what that moment would be. >> reporter: star has the kind of voice that makes you want to cry in church. and in videos that she posts online, you're reminded that talent lives in everyday people. ♪ in the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave [ cheers and applause ] >> and so we choose star swain as our person of the week. thanks for watching. i'm cecilia vega, hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great eveni

star swain. there she is. to kick off the fourth of july. >>> first, the serial shocker. after spending 17 years in prison, adnan syed, is getting a new trial. linsey davis is here with the latest. >> reporter: social media is abuzz with serial fans sounding off about the subject of the first season of the serial podcast getting a new trial. some are celebrating. some say he's still guilty. but just about everyone seems to agree that the podcast deserves a lot of the credit for the retrial. this morning, convicted murderer adnans is syed is getting a second chance to prove his innocence, now that a judge in baltimore has ordered a new trial. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: his story captivated millions of listeners. in 1999, at 17 years old, he was convicted and sentenced to life if prison for murdering his high school ex-girlfriend. >> it is what it is. if someone believes me or not, i have no control over it. >> reporter: all along, he's maintained his innocence. now at 36 years

i just wanted you to tell her thank you. >> reporter: swain sings every week at her tallahasse, floridalling to go back to d.c. for an encore. pie in the sky, wildest dreams come true, where's your next performance of this? >> at the white house. wildest dream. (laughter) ♪ and the home of the brave >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, tallahasse, florida. >> oh, my god! >> ninan: and on that high note, we hope you have a wonderful fourth of july weekend. that's the "cbs evening news" for this saturday. later on, "48 hours." the news continues on our 24 hour digital network cbsn and cbs.com. i'm reena ninan. thank you forpjoining us. goodnight. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by (narrator) imagine, wiping away the appearance of crepey skin. on your arms... (female narrator) on your legs.. (male narrator) and even your neck. (female narrator) what would your reaction be? -can i look now? -yes. are you serious? oh my goodness! (female narrator) and now a paid presentation for crepe erase. (male narrator) a breakthrough targeted body treatment brought to you by trusted guthy renk

i just wanted you to tell her thank you. >> reporter: swain sings every week at her tallahassefl backe. pie in the sky, wildest dreams come true, where's your next performance of this? >> at the white house. wildest dream. (laughter) ♪ and the home of the brave >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, tallahasse, florida. >> oh, my god! >> ninan: and on that high note, we hope you have a wonderful fourth of july weekend. that's the "cbs evening news" for this saturday. later on, "48 hours." the news continues on our 24 hour digital network cbsn and cbs.com. i'm reena ninan. thank you forpjoining us. goodnight. >> announcer: the following program is sponsored by operation smile. every three minutes, a child is born with cleft lip or cleft palate. in many countries, they can't get the surgery they need. >> interpreter: i feel bad when they stare at her. they say, "look how ugly she is." i feel very happy. i don't know how to explain it. sh >> interpreter: he gets upset when he drinks because it falls out of his mouth. before, he looked so different, but now he looks good, and that makes

kevin swain, a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter is recovering from his injuries. lumpkin faces up to sixty years in prison if convicted on all counts. a man accused of fatally shooting an ice-cream truck driver in frederick has been convicted of first-degree murder. a jury deliberated for less than two hours yesterday before convicting 28-year-old larnell lyles. brandon brown was killed last summer, as children waited in line for ice cream. another worker in the truck told police the shooting was unprovoked. but an attorney for lyles says brown had been stalking lyles for months over a 20 dollar debt. sentencing is set for september eighth. issues of race and policing were front and center during a town hall meeting hosted by president obama. that event aired last night during prime time right here on abc seven. president obama heard concerns from people who said they had been profiled by police -- and from police officials and who want to help ensure officers' safety. the president said he was pleased to see so many people from different backgrounds willing to si

so, i just wanted you to tell her, thank you. >> reporter: swain sings every week at her tallahassee,he is willing to go back to d.c. for an encore. pie in the sky, your wildest dreams come true, where's your next performance of this? >> at the white house. wildest dream. ( laughter ) ♪ ...and the home of the brave. ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, tallahassee, florida. >> oh, my god! >> ninan: and on that high note, we hope you have a wonderful fourth of july weekend. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." the news continues now on our 24-hour digital network cbsn and cbs.com. i'm reena ninan. thank you for joining us. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ght. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix news. >>> now at 6:00 the deadly hostage stannoff hits home. we've learned a uc berkeley student is ahong p -- among the casualties. . >>> the main drag in one east bay city shut down. >>> and these tiny aircrafts are caus

joining us is starr swain. sing like that, but you're blessed, you have a gift. >> indeed, it is a gift. >> where have you sung before? >> oh, my, i've sung so many different places. i did a whole lot of singing when i was in the band in college. that afforded me an opportunity to sing in front of thousands of people. but never millions of people. >> do you sing in church? >> i do, all the time. that's something i've been doing for a long time since i was a kid. >> i love your voice and i'm paying attention to what i'm hearing. the 15 million views, five of them are mine. i'm taking note of the people in the audience. initially they're like, what's going on over here, then all of a sudden, wow, where is this going. where you aware of that while you were singing? >> i wasn't. i was kind of in my own world at that moment. when i close my eyes, i have to go somewhere else just to keep me in the groove and not nervous. i didn't know what was going on with the people. >> at the moment when you're finished, you must

swain is a woman of achievement, we just disagree. [applause] janus: i am not trying to do anything underhanded, and i don't want to take in that way. when i am saying is, as a woman, i know what it means to be shot at by the police. police, andby the that's as a journalist. i know it means to not live in four black neighborhoods, but five years as a homeowner in greenwich, years in westport, years in connecticut, and to have the police stop all of my guests. i know what that means. i know what it means to have my guests dragged out of the car and forced to the ground, because he is trying to find an the police decide they can have a little fun. i don't want to treat it all as a joke, because it is not. ,athleen: ok, it's not a joke and i want to take a minute to these wonderful women for their contributions to the conversation, and it is not over yet. i do want to give you all a chance to ask questions if they respectful.d janus: [indiscernible] kathleen: i think your hand when up first. i see one here as well. ok, this lady here in

suddenly outlaw jack swain leaps out, seizes her, around threatens to rape her. edith stands petrified in the moonlight. then at that very moment, "coming she knew not whence, little odd things suddenly appeared at her side with a revolver leveled at jack swain's heart." remembering his actions and warding off his attempted holdup, jack jumps back. he had one little taste of the metal. somebody told him the one shot had been a scare but that this one would mean business. jack releases edith and runs away. a sobbing edith throws her arms around her protector and the confident man leads her back to the house. "upon reaching it, he was outfeared all hands of ranch about him firing off his revolver." as the novel ends, the chinaman proudly tells everyone how twice, by himself, he had fought off the rocky's most notorious outlaw. he is an unlikely hero. he possesses many many of the common chinese stereotypes. he wears a pig tail, speaks in the usual demeaning accent. he is di diminuitive. despite be a heathen chinese who prays not to the true god but to some hideous

my last name is swain. >> 37-year-old bernard "tasha" swain was serving a nine-month sentence for a paroleolation. >> how do you make money on the streets? >> prostitution and selling drugs. >> one of the other things that bernard did on occasion inside l.a. county jail is to put on beauty pageants. like a peacock, so he wanted to show off his feathers. >> you know the miss america pageant? we do them in here but we do them for the boys and we have for girls and boys, the school boys. the vogue and all that kind of stuff like that. it's a variety of things you can run for. it's not just beauty. we cut up sheets and towels and make little dresses and you know. we destroy state property to make the outfits. >> do you make them look better? >> yes, actually. look at my face. >> we explored another special housing unit at l.a. county as well. the mental health ward where we encountered one of the most unforgettable scenes ever shown on "lockup." >> there was one gentleman in particular who i could barely see him because there was so much graffiti all over his cell door. and all over his walls,

her name is star swain and she was just another tourist visiting washington, dc until this video made her a social media sensation. her impromptu performance of the star spangled banner at the lincoln memorial pays tribute to the american spirit. i was wowed and moved by the response of those who saw it happen live. see o say, can you by the dawn's early light hailso proudly we at the twilight's last gleaming 's broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched streamingllantly and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air nightroof through the that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ fernando: this weekend, as we celebrate our nation's birthday, i hope you too will have an opportunity to commit a random act of patriotism. i'm fernando espuelas. have a great week. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit nc you know, usually in the morning i work out and shower at the gym,

> >>> finally, she was an unknown assistant principal from florida until just this week when starr swaind superstar thanks to this viral video from the lincoln memorial. ♪ o say can you see >> being in the nation's capital when singing that song gives you a bigger sense of nationalism. ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> as the old saint were say, that girl sang that song. it was low you buscaglia who said, your talent is god's gift to you. what you do with it is your gift to god. tune into g morning america tomorrow. as always we're online on our facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america. have a great fourth. hey, is this a good movie? [spanish accent] no! no, seÑor, no. this is a girlie flick. too much talking. not enough shooting. are you hungry, seÑor navel? sí! all right, here you go, buddy. mmm, good. ray, i'm this close to crackin' you across the chops. hey. is this a bad time? oh, no. come on. look, robert's here. let's shut the movie off. no, no, i don't want to interrupt. that's ok. ray's just talking to his bellybutton.

he shot the paramedics, john ulmschneider was killed, kevin swain, wounded, so was darrell lumpkin's brother, as for charges, darrell lumpkin had 3 guns, all illegal. >>> new information park, maryland. the police chief said mistakes were made last may when officers responded to what turned out to be a bogus call about a fight at a party. officers used pepper spray twice at the court yards apartment incident. the chief said things didn't need to go that far. >> we responded to a call that could have easily been handled using de-escalation techniques that were not used and it escalated. >> 1 police officer has been suspended without pay and 2 students arrested that night will not face charges. the people who made the initial 911 call have been issued a criminal summons for making up a story about a fight and a weapon. the chief said the callers were upset over not being allowed into that party. >>> taking a live look outside right now, even at 7:00 at night it is still mid 90s, the extreme heat forced officials to call off today's music on the mall but another sweating it out while se

. >>> finally, she was an unknown assistant principal from florida until just this week when starr swaind superstar thanks to this viral video from the lincoln memorial. ♪ o say can you see >> being in the nation's capital when singing that song gives you a bigger sense of nationalism. ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> as the old saint were say, that girl sang that song. it was low you buscaglia who said, your talent is god's gift to you. what you do with it is your gift to god. tune into g morning america tomorrow. as always we're online on our facebook page and abcnews.com. good night, america. have a great fourth. >> there are some people in this world with the attitude, "hey, it's only money." you will not be seeing any of those people on our show today. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire?" [cheers and applause] all right, let's do it. our first contestant is notoriously frugal. if he w

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steve: susan swain, thank you.ob cusack, i got to tell you, i'm not seen that many buttons in years past in the c-span library. >> those are great, and those are collectors items and they can be very valuable. the number one thing people can remember as far as mementos, when you see a lot of them white them is the "red or -- is the red or white "make america great again" trump hats. a lot of analysts -- i'm not one of them -- but they collect these mementos. steve: keep them, that is the other issue. , we talked about the ohio senate race. let's talk about the house. on "is makers -- "newsmakers" this sunday, our guest is greg walden. he talked about the challenges and opportunities with the donald trump at the top of the ticket. the full interview airs at 10:00 eastern time. here is a portion of the interview. [video clip] >> who controls the senate? chuck schumer mitch mcconnell? all of those dynamics will be at play here, too. if we are able to hold onto the senate, and it looks more and more likely that will be

back on the floor, susan swain.h susan so we will to her in a moment. grandview, missouri. republican line. caller: thanks for this opportunity to talk to you. i want to give you a little background. i was born in michigan, so i come from the rest belt -- rust belt. my family worked for the automotive industry. we joined the mormon religion and we have been staunch republicans. and i enjoyed living there. now i'm out here in the bible belt. which is also pretty red, not as red as utah. i have been watching both conventions, and, it's just been watch what has happened to our party as republicans. we have fractured the party so bad and it is so sad. democratstching the in for the first time in my life, i'm trying to watch this convention with open eyes and open years and forget about all the rhetoric with hillary and just watch really, what is about my country. barack obama, he did it for me last night. and voting for hillary now i think i will be very proud that i did it i appreciate you giving me this time on the ai

. >> that was carol swain. she was a professor at vand belt featured prominently in the movie.y walked through the racist history of the democrat party and the strains that head now toward the modern democrat party and hillary clinton's candidacy whose policies are also not assisting those so much in need. a powerful film that they are hoping voters will see through to november. >> a lot of people getting emotional. very interesting. >> peert, thank you. the time right now is 25 minutes after the top of the hour. >> officers promised to protect and serve are gunned down. brand new information about the killer and his sick message just days before the murders. >> the ambush raising fresh fears as thousands descend on the city for the republican convention. we are live with new measures being taken. lf? an autonomous-thinking automobile that protects those inside and outside. ready or not, the future is here. the all-new e-class. self-braking, self-correcting, self-parking. a mercedes-benz concept car that's already a reality. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> it is monday j

carol swain. [applause] kathleen: she is the author of six books and about to come out with yet another. that title will be what. carol: i think it's abduction, mething about exposing secular, soul and minds of the children. e keep going back and forth. kathleen: you got to work on the title. she is a political science and law professor at vanderbilt university. they are upset with her. they had issued a press lease saying we have nothing to do with this woman. she says unpopular things, speaks her mind. and when she speaks her mind, they correct the record. over here on my immediate right, a person. 11 books. dr. janus adams, 11 books here, ok. [applause] >> zero. you know, i did not approve this introduction. nn will write the title. >> she is birthing a book. >> ok, let's get right to the women's reproduction right away. dr. adams is an amazing person. she has done everything in the world. she was' reporter way back when before most of you were born and did a amazing. not saying she is old. she

firefighters john ulmschneider and kevin swain entered lumpkin's home responding to a welfare call but lumpkin thought they were intruders and shot them. but because of his assault convicted in 1980, lumpkin is banned from owning weapons. he will be charged with murder. >> we rely as always as the law to tell us what is fair based on the facts. we said from the beginning we would consider the facts and apply the law to the facts. that's what we've done. michelle: lumpkin faces up to 45 years behind bars. leon: up next at 4:00 -- the mistake virginia state make regarding an amber alert. ali woman fights back after being attacked at a metro. we will show you the video that helped authorities catch the suspect. michigan it's now in the -- michelle: it's now in the hand of a judge. the decision in the hands of a judge for the high stearaging officer charged with the death of freddie gray. >> president obama about to leave a town hall meeting. we'll tell you what it's about next on abc7 news. leon: a procession including a horse-drawn carriage held for philando castile, a man killed in a tr

alex swain started building the sculpture on monday.s throughout the week witnessed the installation and created their own structures. the chain reaction event starts at 1:30 at the children's discovery museum in san jose. >>> lisa, how long is the fog going to be an issue today? >> in san francisco, through about midday. we started out sunny early. now it's cloudy, and i'm getting misted on a little bit. for the giants game, partly cloudy skies about 1:00. san mateo, you'll get into the sunshine as well. it's great for much of you along the peninsula. 67 in oakland today, 72 in fremont. low 80s inland. that's cooler inland. breezy around the bay today and tomorrow. but tomorrow will warm up a little bit. and then by monday we'll be back to near average, which is 60s coast to near 80 around the bay. and some 90s inland. so it is a little cool this morning, but should be a good week ahead, chris. >> lisa, thank you. >>> and thanks to you for joining us on the abc 7 morning news. for lisa argen and the rest of the abc 7 news team, i'm chr

. ♪ and the home of the brave >> that is 34-year-old star swain, a high school assistant principal inem got 37-1/2 million views on the social media. that's why she is now leading the national anthem at the dnc, day four. got it. >>> now, you're about to look live at davenport, iowa. donald trump is set to speak. and on the other side, the dnc in philadelphia where hillary clinton will deliver her acceptance speech tonight. after tonight, the official general election faceoff will begin 9/11 right now, donald trump is on top. the real clear politics average shows donald trump taking a slight lead over hillary clinton for the first time since may. to real clear's kaitlin huey burns. you say we have to start looking at individual states. start with trump. which state is an absolutely must win state for trump? >> reporter: i would take a look at ohio, where the republicans just held their national convention. no republican in modern history has won the white house without winning ohio. that's going to be a very key state for trump, and a trump campaign believes they can put ohio in play

by star swain. followed by "god bless america."ob looks like yankee doodle. >> what about to neil diamond "america"? >> katy perry. >> who does dan look like? >> one of the guys they throw up in the air -- the male cheerleaders. >> it's male cheerleader moment for him. which we might be doing at the end. >> ron, stretch out. >> you guys feeling limber? >> mm-hmm. >> it won't weigh that much, i promise. >> i shouldn't bring toys for you guys. here's the 411 about the big bash at the white house, which couldn't possibly top ours. president obama and first lady michelle selected the entertainment for the official independence day barbecue. according to politico, "tightrope" singer, michelle monet. who recently lent her voice to "this is for my girls" will appear at the event on the south lawn. it honors military families and military members. not to mention, kendrick lamar. "how much a dollar cost" was the president's favorite song of last year. >> a serious lineup. michelle monet is incredibly talented. >> and president obama has goo

weekend, the fourth of july, there is nothing better than this beautiful video that went viral from star swainnthem. take a listen. ♪ and the home of the brave >> 50 million views on facebook, but you can catch it right here on "fox and friends" in the morning. and you can catch more of the loretta lynch investigation special hosted by eric bowling in for hannity tonight, i'll be joining him as well as miss jedeiah villa. and greta has more on it at 7:00 as well. juan, what do you have for us? >> well, you know win just finished my book, "we the people," go out and buy one. but the book is about what the founding fathers would think about modern america. so i learned a lot about july 4th this weekend. and believe me, it's not just the day the declaration was signed. on july 4th, 1848, i bet you didn't know, the cornerstone for the washington monument was put in place. but i want to tell you something. one of my favorite memories of july 4th is charles krauthammer would invite my family out to his house for a fourth of july party and everyone would have to read a part of the declaration of inde

alex swain and his team started building the sculpture on monday.itnessed the installation and created their own structures. the chain reaction events start this afternoon at the children's discovery museum. >>> lisa argen has the weather. >> hi, chris. we're cloudy on top of the roof but from our east bay camera it's clear. 66 in san jose, half moon bay at 59. the marine layer already getting quite diffuse, low 60s pretty much everybody except for concord, 66. low 80s inland and a look at a warming trend which is coming up as soon as tomorrow. 90s return inland in a few minutes. >> lisa, thanks. >>> ahead, hundreds of protesters hit the streets in san francisco to demonstrate against police brutality. where they're planning another demonstration today. demonstration today. >>> plus serena williams makes thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have anot

firefighter john ulmschneider um was killed last april and a kevin swain was wounded when w they responded to an emergency g call in temple hills. hil today the prince george's county state'sy attorneyttory announced darryl lumpkin thelump homeowner was indicted on sixsix weapon charges but not the homicide charge she was after. fox5's matt ackland is live is v in upper marlboro with this. matt. >> reporter: hi, sarah. sarah you remember this was a crime wa that really, really rocked thehe area, the shooting everyone ery talking about that took place pa last april.st a this was when two firefighterser were trying to rescue someoneeo inside and that is when they w were shot. well, the state's attorney attor here in prince george's countysu called a press conference today angela also brooksbr called the media together.ogethe she said although the homeowner darryl lumpkin was not indicted on murder murder charges, she will move forwardod on six indictments for gun violations. she said lumpkin had beenlumpn a convicted of assault back in 1980 and was not permitted to have guns.ha we asked her

. >> please welcome starr swain to sing the national anthem. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's earlyight ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ oer the ram parts we watched were so galantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ oer the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave [ cheers and applause ] >> there you have it. a rousing rendition of the national anthem. and with that, the democratic convention day four here is now under way. joining me now from across town here in philadelphia, we're going to chuck schumer, senator from new york. also poised to become the next democratic leader in the u.s. senate after this election. senator schumer, thanks for joining us. appreciate it. this is hillary clinton's big night and it is interesting because the political story of hillary clinton in many ways starts with your race for the senate back in 1998

. ♪ ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 34-year-old star swain was just coaxed by her friends to do an impromptu performance. >> we could hear the acoustic and we were like man it sounds amazing in here. >> reporter: at first, no one noticed snow. oh, say. >> reporter: then people started to gawk ♪ ♪ and bright stars. >> reporter: by the time she got to the cam parts, star was turning heads. ♪ ♪ oer the ramparts we watched ♪ >> reporter: she has been singing since she was a kid and performs mostly in church show she was shaking with nervousness. >> lord, please let this note come out snow. oer the land of the free ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the video went viral. commenters gushed about getting chills and goose bumps. you mean they haven't called you for the super bowl yet? >> no, and i am waiting. >> reporter: star, an assistant principal at a florida school, was so thrilled with the response, she sang her gratitude. ♪ ♪ ♪ over ten million views i thank god for you ♪ ♪ >> reporter: that's one of her two kids popping up behind her. there was one guy in the audience

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> thirty-four year old star swain was just a regular tourist.by a friends, to do an impromptu performance. >> we could hear the acoustics, man it, sounds amazing in here. >> at first, no one noticed. then people started to gawk. by the time she got to the ramp part, star was turning heads. she has been singing since she was a kid, performs mostly in church, where she was shake wagner just necessary. >> lord, please let this note come out. >> ♪ >> the individual joe went viral. comment ers gushed about getting chills and goose bumps. >> you mean they haven't called you for the superbowl yet? >> no, and i am waiting. >> star, and assistant principal at a florida school, were so thrilled with the response, she sang her gratitude. >> ♪ over a million views ♪ >> that's one of her two kids popping up behind her there. was one guy in the audience who didn't react to star's performance, who remains stone faced. >> was it weird to sing with lincoln sitting over there this is the chair? >> woe have gotten up and applauded, that would have been weirds. >>

susan swain is on the floor of the wells fargo center.rmer journalist who wrote for essence magazine now with the clinton campaign and the role of the progressive media outreach director. what is your job? >> to reach out to progressive writers. i was formally a feminist writer. in a lot of ways, reaching out to people that i used to work alongside in covering politics. it is progressive leaning writers, talking points memo, just trying to give them the policy nuggets they would be adjusted in in terms of our progressive platform. as you have heard all week, this is the most progressive platform we have had in the democratic party, so it is really exciting. want to get the message out to those writers so they can tell their audiences how progressive this audience is. susan: what kind of reception are you getting? >> i have a lot of credibility in that space as a former feminist writer. when the message is coming from somebody who is in the click of progressives, i think it has a lot of value. i think the reception has been very good becau

star swain, thank you so much. >> that was excellent. >> i'm telling you what. >> thank you, thank you is camera shy. >> is he over there filming you right now. >> what did you think of hearing your mom sing on tv? >> i don't know. [ laughter ] >> your smile said it all. >> it's fun. >> it is fun. >> you said that your entire life you have wanted to be able to have this type of moment. >> yes. >> and this viral video sends you into the moment. >> out of nowhere. >> and now you are in front of millions. >> i know. >> thank you. thank you. >> and coming up, a fox news alert. moments ago. black secret service suvs leave hillary clinton's home in washington. >> is she going to get grilled by the fbi? we are live in washington, d.c. top of the hour. they brought this on themselves. now it's war, and i want them dead! the fleas and ticks? their whole gang. we can do that. only bravecto kills fleas & ticks for up to 12 weeks with one tasty chew. starts killing fleas in two hours and kills nearly 100% in under twelve. and it's fda approved. bravecto is for dogs 6 months of age or older. don't

you won't want to miss that, but first, susan swain in the virginia delegation.irginia delegation, hoping not to anger anyone, a familiar face to longtime c-span viewers, many years a columnist for the houston newspapers and now he is an official delegate for the state of virginia. what is it like being on the other side? crag: heaven. i did not know overnight that tim kaine would get us the best seats in the house. i have been on the floor for over 18 conventions. this is my 19th. you recognize all the parts of thethe arrangements, backstage, and all of that, but a sit here last night, for political groupie like i am, it is the ultimate. ,usan: did you capture it right or now that you are inside, were there some nuances that you missed? i was an opinion columnist, so they know i was a liberal democrat. it wasn't a surprise. susan: i am wondering about process -- did you capture the process correct? crag: i think a lot. i think it is among the most transparent pieces of the presidential campaign because it happened so quickly, so much is jammed in together. you c

thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> susan swain.e.i want to frame this question in terms of donald trump using his head or his heart when he came to the decision, because he made it a point to say that he was his first pick. was mike pence the first pick? >> well, based on the reporting it camelleagues, that down to pence, newt gingrich, and chris christie. ultimately, the decision was made, and the up was given to mr. pence. the confusion had more to do with the news leaking out before his campaign would have liked. now we know there were some second thoughts in the evening going into the day before was pick,ced, but he is the more of a head pick than a heart pick. problem,ll has a base still has a problem with the republican command structure and infrastructure of the party, whether or not he is a genuine republican or conservative. certainly he has taken positions that have put about arts with to winty orthodoxy and over guys mike pence was critical, because they will go home to texas and tell their constituents and supporters th

swain, yet millennial women are much more socially liberal even if they can be convinced on the economic issues. the question, with donald trump, i care a lot about the future of both parties and i think offer both values. women, we had this opportunity before donald trump came along to say we can bring women into the party and bring diversity into the party, you think of the future against -- will have to deal with a lot of diversity in the future. how can conservatism rebound after the nomination of donald trump and make sure their party is more than just white people. that is a reality whether we like it or not and make sure conservatism, it has value, i believe that. how can we make sure that we continue to bring something to the table that is not just donald trump, but is more and can not shut it off. he expanded the vote beyond what the republican party was. >what are you talking about? i think we need to embrace this. you are worried about millennials be more socially liberal or fiscally conservative, the whole attack on public and republican installing the odyssey when i work. >>

. ♪ o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ >> reporter: 34-year-old star swain was just a regularriends to do an impromptu performance. >> we could hear the acoustics. we're just like, man, it sounds amazing in here. >> reporter: at first no one noticed, then people started to gawk. ♪ and bright stars >> reporter: by the time she got to the ramparts, star was turning heads she's been singing since she was a kid. performs mostly in church so she was shaking with nervousness. >> lord, please let this note come out. ♪ for the land of the free >> reporter: the video went viral. commenters gushed about getting chills and goose bumps. >> you mean they haven't called you for the super bowl yet? >> no, and i am waiting. >> reporter: star, an assistant principal at a florida school, was so thrilled with the response she sang her gratitude. ♪ over 10 million views, i thank god for you ♪ >> reporter: that's one of her two kids popping up behind her. there was one guy in the audience who didn't react to star's performance who remained stone face. was it weird to sing with lincoln sitting over

. ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ >> 34-year-old star swain was just a regular tourist just like, man, it sounds amazing in here. >> at first no one noticed. ♪ oh, say >> then people started to gawk. by the time she got to the r ramparts, star was turning heads. ♪ for the ramparts we watched >> she has been singing since she was a kid, performs mostly in church, so she was shaking with nervousness. >> lord, please let this note come out! ♪ for the land of the free >> the video went viral, commenters gushed about getting chills and goose bumps. >> you mean they haven't called you for the super bowl yet? >> no! i am waiting! >> star, an assistant principal at a florida school, was so thrilled with the response, she sang her gratitude. >> ♪ over ten million views. i thank god for you ♪ >> that's one of her two kids popping up behind her. there was one guy in the audience who didn't react to star's performance who remained stone-faced. was it weird to sing with lincoln sitting over there in the chair? >>. [ laughing ] if he would have gotten up and applauded, that would hav