she is a trump organization in house staffer. 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 has pushed back very hard on any indication that this was plagiarism despite what everybody's been reporting instead. all of those comments now look wrong. because of this staffer now acknowledging this is the first trump campaign apology. admitting wrong doing. they're trying to move on it day three of the convention, wolf.

it is a rarity in the entire trump organization. ld trump, even though he did it on tv and he liked to say "you're fired" he hardly ever does it. that is the truth. >> i'm not sure liking michelle obama excuses plagiarism for me. i always done think it's as huge of a story as it became. it was a huge story because of how the trump campaign handled it. and i think at the moment when people would have moved on, they dropped the statement. you had an opportunity to have an unconventional candidate with professionalism on the campaign trail, and have a powerful combination, but you're getting the worst of both worlds, instead. >> coming up, their disgust was eviden evident in the final days of the campaign. now trump wants ted cruz's endorsement. should dhoe it? and then a close confident of donald trump talking about hismaker to melania. kellogg's® frosted 8 layers of wheat... and one that's sweet. for the adult and kid in all of us. ♪ kellogg's frosted mini-wheats® feed your inner kidult if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,

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 hated to see the conflict, and she made a mistake. and people make mistak

>> trump organization started when he was just donald trump he is just himself but he needs to be the trump organization to start very early business deals when he had nothing to sell. >> it's all about the aura. >> i assumed it was some kind of business formality. something why you call it one reason or another. >> it was marketing what he doesn't write in the book is that a huge part of his, he doesn't write about his father's connections there's no way donald trump would have gotten near some of the people he was able to to start some of those early deal. >> at the same time, he distances himself from his father quite graphically in his book. >> and for good reason. we've seen this in the campaign. i am a self-made man. this is not just a campaign thing. this is something he has sort of over protested in my opinion throughout his public life. he is downplaying the role his father had specifically, politically and financially with, especially his early success. he could not have started doing some of the work he did on the grand hyatt and even into the early portions of putting toge

joining us now with more on donald trump's vp search from the trump organization, he's known well by his father, eric trump. so you've been in a lot of these meetings now. we just talked to newt. look, i'm not going to ask who he's picking, you're not going to answer it. tell us about the process, you being there, your brother and sister being there. tell us about it. >> my whole life i've sat across

she said she works for the trump organization, that's not the trump campaigncampaign. ve been with mr. trump for a long time. his loyal aides have helped out. your head and mine went back at the same point. melania said she want today incorporate the views of people she admires including michelle obama. at a republican convention to have the possible future first lady of the united states saying among the people she admires is michelle obama. some, this is a place where you're not supposed to hug the president if he comes to give you hurricane relief. does that matter? >> the trumps admire the obamas so darn much. it's both implausible and can tick people off. you have the tension between the conventional ways of doing politics and the way donald trump does it. there's a world where you can have the best of both words. the donald trump method was to deny deny and go down this road for 48 hours. i think if he had kept doing that tonight something else would have happened and we would have move on. he's stepping on his own convention again. >> donald trump has insured tha

also today, a staffer in the trump organization, meredith mckiefer is her name, stepping forward and saying that she's responsible for passages of a 2008 michelle obama speech that made their way into monday ni t night's convention speech by melania trump. the trump campaign releasing a letter saying, "over the phone, she read me some examples. i wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. yesterday, i offered my resignation mr. trump and the trump family, but they rejected it." nbc's katy tur joins us from outside the convention center. katy, obviously, questions of why the trump -- why donald trump would have said no resignation is necessary, but also, the more basic question here is, the trump campaign spent 36 hours denying this was plagiarism, denying that she ever -- that melania would have ever been inspired by michelle obama, saying, hey, 93% of the words were different. this is a total reversal. >> reporter: i don't understand why there was such disconnect behind the scenes. all i can tell you, it's nothing new

trump ink or anything else. >> trump organization started when it was donald trump. that is a key thing. >> is just himself, but he needs to be the trump organization to start very early business deals when he had nothing to sell. >> he had an aura. it's all about the aura. >> i think there could be a business formality of why you call it one thing or another. >> it was marketing. >> he said people consider you to be more worth dealing with, to my my point about being selectively truthful, what he doesn't write is that a huge part of his ability to talk with these people and start making some of his earliest deals in the 70s is his father and his father's political connections and his father's business record. if you were just donald trump and fred trump had not been bred trump and had not done what he had done in the brooklyn building, no way donald trump would have gotten years of some of the people he was able to talk to to start some of those early deal. >> at the same time, he distances self from his father. >> and for good reason. we've seen this in the campaig

she's the married mother of three, executive vice president of the trump organization and the fourth of trump's adult children will address this convention. >> it all begins in less than a minute. >> back now from cleveland where ivanka trump has begun her speech to introduce her father. >> he sacrificed greatly to enter the political arena as an outsider, and he prevailed against a field of 16 very talented competitors. [cheers and applause] for more than a year, donald trump has been the people's champion. and tonight, he is the people's nominee. [crowd cheering] like many of my fellow millennials, i did not consider myself categorically republican or democrat. more than party affiliation, i vote based on what i believe is right for my family and for my country. sometimes it's a tough choice. that is not the case this time. i'm proud daughter of your nominee, i am here to tell you this is the moment and donald trump is the person to make america great again. [crowd cheering] real change, the kind we have not seen in decades is only going to come from outside the system. and it's onl

trump organization has properties in golf courses around the world. d trump and members of his organization said with their designs in cuba are if anything? theonald trump is he with liberalization -- donald trump agrees with the liberalization of cuba. he basically said i would not do it under the current law which wires u.s. investors -- under the current law which requires u.s. investors -- eric trump, his son, who oversees the company golf developments, say they are monitoring the state of the marketing cuba. that is the extent of what they had said publicly. david: how might all of this change if donald trump is elected president? what would that mean for the company and the company's interest in getting into the cuban market? knows?o there would be a billionaire businessman with interest all over the world, who is then the most powerful policymaker in the world in a position to really influence policies that are affecting his businesses. the short answer is, who knows? but it is not difficult to see how there is tremendous potential for conflicts

at least this one is fairly entertaining. >> did you all pick up in this book why it's the trump organization and not trump incorporated. >> this started when it was donald trump and that is the key thing. >> he is just himself but he needs to be the trump organization to start very early business deals when he had nothing to sell. >> he had you for the aura. it's all about the aura. >> i think it was just kind of a business for malady. >> marketing. >> he said people can sitter consider it to be more worth. a huge part of his ability to talk to these people and make early deals in the 70s is his father and his father's political connections and his father's business record. if you would just donald trump and fred trump had not been fred trump and had not done what he had done in the queens brooklyn building, there's there's no way donald trump would have gotten years of those people to start those early deal. >> at the same time, he distances himself from his father quite graphically. >> and for good reason. we see this in the campaign. i am a self made man. this is something he has overplay

david: the trump organization has properties, golf courses, around the world. d trump and members of his organization said about their designs on cuba if anything? >> donald trump has spoken briefly. he said that he agrees with the liberalization of relations with cuba. blank, wouldpoint you open a hotel in cuba? he said i would. he basically said i would not do it under the current law which requires u.s. investors to be minority partners in whatever adventures they do on the island. in response to our reporting, eric trump, his son who oversees the company golf developments said they are monitoring the state of the marketing -- of the market in cuba. that is the extent of what they had said publicly. david: how might all of this change if donald trump is elected president? what would that mean for the company and the company's interest in getting into the cuban market? >> who knows? we would have an unprecedented situation where you have a billionaire businessman with interest's all over the world who is then the most powerful policymaker in the world in a pos

this has long been the philosophy at the trump organization. at my father's company, there are more female than male executives. women are paid equally for the work that we do and when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported, not shut out. [ applause ] women represent 46% of the total u.s. labor force, and 40% of american households have female primary breadwinners. in 2014, women made 83 cents for every dollar earned by a man. single women without children earn 94 cents for each dollar earned by a man, whereas married mothers made only 77 cents. as researchers have noted, gender is no longer the factor creating the greatest wage discrepancy in this country, motherhood is. as president, my father will change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all. as a mother myself of three young children, i know h family, and i also know that i'm far more fortunate than most. american families need relief. polici

but now a trump organization staff writer has come forward, to take responsibility. 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

she ended up working mostly with meredith macgyver a longtime trump organization employee, a loyalist to the trump family. >> a ballet person. >> someone who has done ballet. also a ghost writer for trump. someone who helps trump with public speeches and books. >> nbc's tracie potts joins us from cleveland. good morning, we're halfway through the gop convention. have they moved the ball at all in pushing their message of party unity and what can we expect today? >> well, dara, there were a couple of messages. they wanted to get across the message of party unity. not so clear how that's going. they did get this nomination done but not without some trouble over the last couple of days. the other message is portraying donald trump as not just a smart guy, a smart businessman, but someone who is more down to earth, who is compassionate, who can understand the middle class. he's not just a billionaire who is sort of rises above that. and that is the case that his children have been trying to make. we'll hear from eric trump tonight. but really it's the big night for mike pence. he's the he

but at the same time these are topics that the country is talking about, and trump's organization, trump'sign is certainly going to work on it as well. >> the good news is they have omarosa in charge of african american outreach. >> she's very warm. >> yeah. we'll be right back. >> yeah. looking very, very sexy, and i see you've got the dance moves. >> that's mine. >> i think michael flatly would be proud of your moves. it wouldn't be exactly what we call sexy. >> my moves? >> no. the fashion. let me finish. taking center stage at the republican national convention. it's definitely making a statement. >> the overriding theme is anything and everything red, white, and abc is there in the latest. >> from sparkling hats to the all american shirts, dresses and cowboy boots, the republican national convention is really just one giant cat walk. melania's $2,200 dress may have sold out online, but she's not the only fashion niece have a here. >> this is my dancing dress. and it has fabulous music. >> this wasfm made by my doer daughter-in-law. >> the styles a chance for them to show off their rep

pelley: well, donald trump will be introduced tonight by an executive vice president of the trump organizations daughter, ivanka. here's julianna goldman. >> one, two, three, four... >> reporter: ivanka trump got a feel for the stage earlier today, but when she introduces her father tonight, she'll cement herself as his top surrogate, filling a role typically played by a candidate's spouse. >> my father, donald j. trump. >> reporter: her poised and measured style stands in contrast to trump's blunt, shoot-from-the-hip personality. the 34-year-old mother of three recently discussed her unique position inside the trump organization and the campaign with "cbs this morning"'s norah o'donnell. how often do you talk to him? >> often. i'm very close with him. >> reporter: i mean several times a day? >> yeah. at least. >> to protect our god-given rights. >> reporter: after ted cruz snubbed trump from the stage wednesday night, ivanka was whispering in her father's ear. she recently helped convince him to fire his campaign manager and urged him to tone down his racially tinged criticism of the judge ov

ivanka is one of my best friends in the world as is don. >> trump is big wig at the trump organization not all, he runs his own charity eric trump foundation which raises money for terminally i will children. is he a regular right here at "on the record." >> we couldn't be more proud of our father. is he doing awesome job. >> that's not it. there is also tiffany trump who keeps a low profile. she is donald's only child with ex-wife marla maples. she a graduate at the university of pennsylvania. barron growing up in trump tower right in the heart of new york city. >> i want to thank barron for putting up with the fact that i never see him anymore. >> and the family is here. ivanka, donald jr. and eric ready to go "on the record." meet the trumps in just minutes. also is, melania trump the super star model and mother ready to be first lady? more of melania "on the record" from inside trump tower straight ahead. >> donald, what do you think of your wife melania's interview, when she did her interview with us "on the record"? >> i thought it was great. she loved it she thought you were fan

. >> little more on mckey err, actually works for donald trump's organization, trump organization, helped him write, and some concerns about whether there were laws broken hearing wrote this speech. but apparently melania trump first went to speechwriters, didn't like the original draft, and went to mckey here she new, and thought would do a good job. all right, so we'll see how it all plays out. >> and the question is are we still talking about it for a reason, i think at this point, now getting new details, again, it is one of the things that could have gone away had they said from day one, yes, somebody screwed up. and even if they let her stay on the campaign, but the advance the hillary clinton campaign, it was something from my little pony. >> but now we know. >> the story now. let's go right to tom fitzgerald live at the convention tonight. tom, more than passed melania trump speech. who is talking tonight? let's start off with donald trump's former rival. we've got rubio and cruz up tonight? >> yes, this will be like the old dating game, like those bachelors, that didn't win, and

i was probably 10 years old, and i would call collect to the trump organization which is hilarious --d you'd say hi, this is ivanka? >> from the school, and he would pick up the phone every single time and he'd put me on speaker phone. it would aren't be a long conversation and he'd introduce me to whoever was in his office, but only in retrospect now it didn't matter who was there, it was colleagues, it was titans of industry. it was heads of country, he would always take my call, and he'd always tell everyone in the room how great a daughter i was and say cute things and ask me about a test i took, but you know, i think that's really telling of him as a person and a parent. we always came first. >> how about when you brought home a date or a boyfriend? >> i was too smart to bring home a date or a boyfriend. i think i brought home my husband. that's it. >> a little intimidating? >> my husband, when i brought him home, but i was not going to subject boyfriends to the scrutiny of my father or mother, for that matter, unless i was 100% sure. >> and let me move on now to the campaign a l

i own the trump organization. zero, zero. >> it was mentioned in your convention, you were a champion for women -- >> i am. >> one of the two political parties nominated -- >> i did, because i would love to see a woman become president of the united states. but she would be so wrong. even women say that. women don't like her. she would be so wrong. look, hillary clinton is a disaster. she's been a disaster. even the story told by her husband last night, he left out the most interesting chapter. i won't get into that. the chapter that i really waited for because it was really boring, the chapter i waited for, i never heard. he left it out. look, hillary clinton is a disaster. i'd love to see a woman become president, and it will happen, absolutely. but i think it would be bad for him if it were hillary clinton. >> in your rnc speech you spoke in defense of [ inaudible ]. what you didn't mention were the victims of police violence. >> i've spoken about it many times. the police have to be careful, very, very well tr

wasserman schultz: this is a story that is between the donald trump organization and the people who holdm accountable. they have had a full day. mark: and donald trump speech there were lines that were lifted from president kennedy. would you leave that alone? rep. wasserman schultz: of course not. there is a huge difference between the person that has their name on the ballot in the person at the podium. the trump organization has to answer for it. they've not done a very good job answering work all day long. mark: we will hear from some of the journalists from on the ground here in cleveland. ♪ ♪ mark: joining us is jonathan friedland. he is a keen observer of american politics. his latest dispatch from the convention is titled a vicious campaign. also with us is senior national reporter for bloomberg politics jennifer jacobs. she wrote a piece today about donald trump junior's political ambitions. tell me about your impressions of his performance last night. jennifer: he seemed intoxicated about being on stage. he came on stage very calmly and then he just kind of ramped up the excite

this has long been the philosophy at the trump organization. at my father's company, there are more female than male executives. women are paid equally for the work that we do and when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported, not shut out. women represent 46% of the total u.s. labor force and 40% of american households have female primary bread winners. in 2014, women made 83 cents for every dollar earned by a man. single women without children earned 94 cents for each dollar made by a man whereas married mothers earned only 77 cents. as researchers have noted, gender is no longer the factor creating the greatest wage discrepancy in this country. motherhood is. as president, my father will change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. and he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all. as a mother myself of three young children, i know how hard it is to work while raising a family and i also know that i am far more fortunate than most. american

trump and the trump organization. everything she puts out has been top notch. a mistake and she owned it and mr. trump is a decent human being. john: so he's a results oriented except in these -- completely's consistent. many in the media tried to crucify melania trump and what happened in the rivers was we got a window into donald trump and the way he handles different situations with grace and fairness. you don't drop in and bowl on someone's head -- john: why couldn't the thing that happened today happen 24 hours a go and save 24 hours of grief? the letter could have been written and released yesterday. why did it take hillary clinton until 5 p.m. to comment on the baton rouge is -- baton rouge ambush? john: that's my question. guest: the voters are going to remember that she stood up and said the greatest thing is to stand up and be an american. my husband loves this country and is running for the right reason. they are not going to remember who wanted to destroy melania trump. don't think the voters are going to care about that. love to hear what you would

[applause] this has long been the philosophy of the trump organization.my father's company, there are more female than male executives. women are paid equally for that work that we do. and when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported, not shut out. [applause] women represent 46% of the total u.s. labor force and 40% of american households have female primary breadwinner's. $.83 forwomen made every dollar earned by men. single women without children earned $.94 for each dollar earned by a man whereas married mothers made only $.77. as researchers have noted, gender is no longer the factor creating the greatest wage discrepancy in this country. motherhood is. president, my father will change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. and he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all. [applause] as a mother myself of three young children, i know how hard it is to work while raising a family. i also know that i am far more fortunate than most. american families

a lot of the news about the trump organizations was not collected from the delegates. it was reported from super pac organizations that were being funded by third parties that had nothing to do with the convention and were trying to disrupt the decision-making of the republican voters who participated in the process. we are confident the roles that were passed that affect the delegates that were selected will be approved tomorrow at the business session. canink i will stop and we deal directly with some of your questions. times will we see him in the convention hall it self. >> donald trump will be donald trump. scripted is the wrong word to ask how he will be. he will probably be making a couple appearances. >> u.s. senator mike leavy said if mr. trump could win a flow of could he win, and -- iscernible] >> the delegates were elected according to the rules of the convention and they will reflect the primaries. of course he will win. this is a trump convention. united.y is there has been much a do about very little. theort of chop reflected in republican party or the d

i've worked alongside of him for more than a decade now at the trump organization, and i've seen howates as a leader, making important decisions that shape careers and that change lives. i've learned a lot about the world from walking construction jobs by his side. when run properly, construction sites are true meritocracies. confidence in the building trade is easy to spot, and incompetence is impossible to hide. these sites are also incredible melting pots gathering people from all walks of life and uniting them to work towards a single mission. there have always been men of all background and ethnicities on my father's job sites and long before it was common place, you also saw women. [ cheers and applause ] my father values talent. he recognizes real knowledge and skill when he finds it. he is colorblind and gender-neutral. he hires the best person for the job, period. words and promises, no matter how visionary they sound, will only get you so far. in our business, you're not a builder unless you've got a building to show for it. or in my father's case, city skylines. most peopl

the trump organization has to answer for it.hey've not done a very good job answering work all day long. mark: we will hear from some of the journalists from on the ground here in cleveland. mark: joining us is jonathan friedland. his latest dispatch from the convention is titled a vicious campaign. also with us is jennifer jacobs. she wrote a piece today about donald trump. tell me about your impressions of his performance last night. jennifer: he seemed intoxicated about being on stage. he really ramped up the excitement. you could tell he was loving it. morning, hest this was asked about his political ambitions. he said maybe once his kids were out of school. he said this is something he would like to consider. mark: what is your impression of him? anathan: he is much more like professional politician than his father. he was actually better at that than some of the people that had gone before. he looked as if he is been doing it a long time. he fits the profile of a conventional television much more than his father in a he's

trump has no staff here to speak of in ohio. very paltry staff in florida. we are out organizingg and that's going to make a huge difference when it comes to the home stretch. mark: a big controversy last night with melania trump. normally your party would jump all over it. there's been virtually no reaction to their controversy. why is that? trump gave aia very nice speech and presented herself nicely to the american people and it's a to the trump campaign to defend the content of that speech. normally you would jump on anytime they have had some weakness or problems -- is it because spouses are off-limits debbie: this is a story between the trump organization and the people who hold them accountable. they certainly have had a whole day. mark: there were lines lifted from a speech from president kennedy. would you leave that alone? debbie: there's a huge difference between the person who has their name on the ballot and their spouse. is definitely a concern and the trump organization has to answer for it. they have not done a very good job answering for it all day long and we th

the trump organization has to answer for it.ve not done a very good job answering for it all day long. we think it speaks for itself. john: on the horizon, we will hear from some of the journalists from on the ground here in cleveland. ♪ mark: joining us is jonathan friedland. a keen observer -- i'm calling you a keen observer -- of american politics. his latest dispatch from the convention is titled a vicious campaign. also with us is jennifer jacobs. she wrote a piece today about donald trump junior's political ambitions. thank you for coming. jennifer tell me about your , impressions of donald trump junior's performance last night. jennifer: he seemed intoxicated about being on stage. he really ramped up the excitement. you could tell he was loving it. at a breakfast this morning, he was asked about his political ambitions. he said maybe once his kids were out of school. he said this is something he would like to consider. mark: what is your impression of him? jonathan: he is much more like a professional politician than his

this is a staff writer for the trump organization, not the campaign. an also she says these were passages originally read to her by melania trump. what do you make of that? you have written speeches before. >> it is sloppy work. the speech writer recorded it and kept it as dictated to her and melania didn't care it was kept in the same format when she delivered it. you know, it clears a lot of leeway for a lot of people who don't do this professionally. at the same time, they took so long to come out with the truth. they made staffers lie on their behalf which is despicable and they kept the story going. this should have been the explanation from the start. she will not be sued for plagiarizing. this is deeply problematic sdplch. >> i did not see her last night. >> do you wish they had cleaned this up more quickly? >> to my understanding, an original draft was written by speech writers by the campaign. they gave it to melania. she didn't like it. she went to this woman and they pretty much did their own thing. they probably did it at the 11th hour and t

may be easing restrictions on travel to cuba, but executives from trump organization may have been impatientent before it was legal. we ask if they violated the cuban embargo. the reporter who wrote that joins us now. a bit of background, what has donald trump said about his desire to open up business in cuba? >> he was asked a few times about this. he has basically said he's interested in doing stuff down there, but not yet. in his telling, he would have to take a minority interest to comply with cuban law, and he is not interested in doing that. vonnie: talk about what you can do down there, $78 for a round of golf? >> until january of 2015, if you wantedu.s. business and to go look into perspective investment, you were out of luck with a few inspections -- expections of medical supplies or food. it was difficult to do business in cuba. that changed quite a bit in january 2015 when the obama treasurer department loosened up regulations. now american citizens can go down there to do research and look into perspective opportunities. they still need a license to actually consummate a deal, bu

and to be around people that have worked in the trump organization for 25 and 30 years to see the respecthe person they have with a work with, the father and father-in-law that they have, to see how he treats the people around him, so many times in this campaign people become caricatures of what the media makes them and all too often after a race is over people realize never really knew the person. somebody once told me it is not you know in life, it is how you know them. i had the incredible which today to spend time with this man, to spend time with his family, and to spend time with those who know him so well. i figured out the reason that you love him so much -- [applause]. [applause]. i am taking up his time, let let me just say this, the reason you love him so much is because he loves you. he loves you and he will -- and the republican nominee for president, donald trump! [applause]. great guy, great guy, great person. so i have to tell you a few things. numbers just check came out just now, number one between very well in the polls, that's important, okay. [applause]. very, very we

this is the trump organization. so it has his name all over it. i think that he has done a very, very good job of including his children. they are very invested. and someone like ivanka trump is second in command. that is giving a lot of decision making power to, you know, a female, his daughter. she is very, very qualified. i think his comments about him not caring about women or him not necessary being friendly to women i think it is overplayed. iv ivanka trump is running that organization and women should be looking up to her. i know many women in my generation look to her as a role model because she is in the decision making process. she is a high ranking official within the trump organization and i think it speaks highly of donald trump and what he thinks about young women and they should be involved in the decision process. >> elmo in baton rouge, louisiana. democrat. thank you for waiting. >> this man, i am trying to really understand where he is coming from. you said president obama didn't do anything about immigration. they tried to do it

margaret, i don't know how the trump campaign is organized in terms of the rnc but it does seem like there is this sort of bifurcation of what they want the message to be, yet what donald trump actually ends up talking about on the trail. >> who's they? donald trump is like a walking walk -- >> mike pence is on the radio saying he shouldn't -- >> mike pence is just pretending like he doesn't understand who he's running with because he basically said donald trump isn't insulting people. he's been like i think it's really awful he's insulting people or that people are being negative in this campaign as though he's not running with somebody who is the ultimate insult factory. here's the challenge. in terms of who's running what campaign, donald trump is in colorado right now. there's no reason if you had a fully staffed campaign he would be in colorado but the polls there show he's down as an average of eight points there. he should be in one of the 11 or seven toss-up states. which shows you how little they understand how to be elected. >> i want to ask about the hacking. we don't know

she's with the trump organization, not the campaign. she was tasked with writing the speech. she had discussed with melania some ideas, some of the people she appreciated. melania referred to her that she really appreciated michelle obama and some of the things that michelle obama had said and they had some phone conversations about it. now picking up a direct quote, over the phone, she, melania, read me some packages from mrs. obama's speeches examples later wrote them down and included them in the draft that ultimately came from the final speech. i did not check the speeches and it's my mistake. i feel terrible as well as to mrs. obama. no harm was meant. after that became apparent to the trump organization, miss mcissm mciver offered her resignation which donald trump refused to accept. they're hoping to put this to rest. there's no question there are a couple of big nights of this campaign. they didn't want this thing hanging over them, so with this explanation that finally came after 2 1/2 days, they think they might have it under control. martha? >> it seems like an exp

a lot of the news that was made a leading up to the news committee about the "never trump" organizations was not reflected in the delegates to this convention. it was more super pac organizations that were being funded by third parties who had nothing to do with the convention and they were trying to disrupt the decision-making of the republican voters who participated in the primary process. we are confident that the rules that were passed, that affect the delegates that were selected, will be approved tomorrow in the business session as well. at this point, i think i will stop and open it up so we deal directly with some of your questions. >> we are hearing that mr. tonight actually rice tomorrow. -- mr. trump might actually rise tomorrow. mr. manafort: donald trump will be donald trump. scripted is the wrong word, asking me how he will be. he will probably be making a couple of appearances. tomorrow night, all we are confirming is that the lot he will be here. >> if mr. trump could win a vote of the delegates, could he win if the delegates were free to vote their conscience, and if so

this is a staff treater for the trump organization, not the campaign, which shows you what sort of goes in trump world. but also why did it take them so long to clean this up? >> i think they were maybe trying to save face, that it would blow over, couldn't decide on the right excuse before arriving at the truth. and if that's the truth, great. no big deal. what is devastating is that they made their supporters lie on their behalf. there's always a standard as a staff staffer. that is a horrible position to be in. no leader of any organization, political or not, should ever put their staff in that position. >> shawn spicer is quoting "my little pony." >> she was doing work for the campaign, so there's most likely campaign violations going on. let's remember what donald trump is emphasizing as why he's qualified to be president, that he is this incredible entrepreneur and businessman that knows how to manage multiple, huge organizations. they can't even manage this -- this was not a big crisis, did not have to be a big communications crisis, and they failed. how is he going to manage the

but that he said the trump organization will be pleased with the speech. so it's still a question whether this will be an outright endorse nlt. it may be withheld from that much support for trump. but they feel they'll be pleased with his speech. his campaign manager saying, this is big boy politics. politicians say what they have to during the primary season. ted cruz is not petty. they do very much say they like the pence pick of a conservative. >> sources saying that it's supposed to be an optimistic speech, where cruz focuses on the path forward. jim rosenfield live in cleveland, ohio, at the rnc. >>> turning to "nbc 10 responds" now. >> harry hairston helped this woman sing a different tune. >> this ordeal dragged on for more than seven months. seven months of radio silence before we helped bring harmony to the situation. after a tough day at work, angela roundtree likes to unwind with music in her clifton heights home. >> i love music. >> reporter: she stocks her living room with the latest. >> it makes me happy. >> reporter: roundtree bought a $500 r