. >> please welcome usha vance. >> byron: by his side, wife usha vance, who he met while they were both yale law school, introducing him tonight. >> the j.d. i knew then is the same j.d. you see today, except for that beard. >> byron: a corporate lawyer, usha began her career clerking for chief justice john roberts. >> usha is indian american. the indian american vote is increasingly important. maybe one-third are traditional republicans. maybe this opens the door. usha vance isn't used to the spotlight she's gotten but definitely could be an intriguing campaign weapon. >> byron: see changed parties in 2017, voting in the republican primaries. >> when j.d. met me, he approached our differences with curiosity and enthusiasm. he wanted to know everything about me. where i came from, what my life had been like. although he's a meat and potatoes kind of guy, he adapted to my vehvegetari to cook indian food for my mother. >> reporter: her husband's fledgling political career on a fast track. >> not being known as a candidate is helpful, ask barack obama. there is definitely a good thing abou

he motion toward usha and said, well, i have to debate this litigate. are all the time so i think i do. okay. there. brian todd, cnn, washington members of the u.s. house committee on homeland security will visit the site of the trump rally in pencil slovenia on monday. the committee chairman says, it's part of their investigation into security lapses leading up to the assassination attempt. investigators continue to trace their movements and seek the motive of would-be assassin thomas crooks. they believe he flew a drone over the site the scope, the layout, and brought a ladder on the morning of the rally. he also had to remote explosive devices in his car, his cell phone contained images of both trump and biden as well well as other prominent politicians, both democratic and republican still to come. if you feel the days are getting longer, you're not alone according to nasa, you're right. >> how the climate crisis plays a role in longer days, just ahead states with us what, you want. this is what you need. >> that's a good day at the office for me th

>> well, i think americans are going to love jd vance and his wife usha. and there are beautiful kids. they're going to love his story. i think he'll appeal to all americans. i mean, this the land of second chances and jd vance, as we just heard, had kind of a tough upbringing. his mom dealt with addiction, his father wasn't really president. he was raised by his grandparents. he wrote a bestselling, wonderful memoir about that. i think a lot of americans can identify with the struggles that young jd vance went through. he got into the marine corps. he said that that helped learn help teach him the maturity and the discipline to be a strong contributing member of our society had tremendous and to success at law school and finance and then went into politics. i think the american people are going to love jd vance in his story. i think they're going to be able to see him as someone who can understand the struggles that hard-working americans go through every day it will be very important counselor and adviser to president trump one thing i want to ask you ab

s wife usha, who introduces him.s is an extraordinary full circle from sort of a guy who was a very vocal critic of donald trump now chosen by trump to be his running mate. >> it sure is, david. no question about it, and it fits with what's become the theme of this convention. conversion, in a way. people who used to be donald trump, now for donald trump. and j.d. vance has been met with real enthusiasm. it's his youth, but it's also that journey and the sense that j.d. vance blues a kind of intellectual chang to trumpism. he's fashioning it for a new generation. but i got to tell you, it's been such an emotional convention here. they are ready for j.d. vance. >> we know the first speaker in this hour of prime time was don jr., who helped convince his father, you know, this short list was down to marco rubio, governor burgum, of course. the pick was j.d. vance. now taking the stage, his wife usha. she was a clerk for chief justice john roberts. they have three young children. the biggest night of her political live.

now in its place is a raised platform on which the castle was located above the usha river.s many are inclined to believe. scientists got its name from the name of the river, once the castle stood at the confluence of the usha and molodychanka rivers, but unfortunately, practically nothing remains of these rivers, the molodychanka turned into a sewer, in the bathhouse lane, they took it into the pipes, the usha changed its riverbed, when in the late fifties and early sixties they zealously began to drain the local swamps, and today , because of this, it is actually very... the history of molodechna is inextricably linked with the national history of belarus. according to some sources, at the beginning of the 18th century in molodechno there were seven streets and about a thousand residents, they were engaged in crafts and trade, and noisy fairs were held twice a year on the main market square. now it is surrounded by modern buildings, with the exception of one: the holy protection church of muravyovka, whose age is older than most of the city. the blood of the most holy theo

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vance's wife, usha, is the daughter of indian immigrants and the mother of their three children. she had been a trial lawyer at a prominent law firm with offices in san francisco and d.c. minutes after the vp announcement, the firm announced she had left and wished her the best in her future career. >> are you ready for the scrutiny that comes with potentially being the second lady of the united states? >> i don't know that anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. i mean, i think we found the first campaign that he embarked on to be a shock. it was so different from anything we'd ever done before, but it was an adventure. >> vance once called trump dangerous and unfit for office, but once he met trump in 2021, vance cited his accomplishments as president. >> i see a lot of politicians will rebuke one another. and then at the end of the day, they all, you know, unify again and, you know, continue on with, you know, the mission of the party. >> trump's supporters told me they believe vance can use his debating skills to articulate the former president's vision and appeal to

when they both attended yale law school they married in 2014 and have three young children, which usha vance has balanced with some impressive professional accomplishments. she law firm in a 2020 podcast, jd vance joked about how tough it is to argue with her at home. >> oh my my god, it's terrible. terrible do you use this so much facts and logic in fact, when fox asked jd vance how he would debate vice president kamala harris, he motion toward usha and said, well, i have to assassination attempt against donald trump. we've got those breaking details after this cnn is live from milwaukee as republicans unite behind their nominee, his vp, and their plan to take back the white house fellow cnn for complete coverage that republican national convention coverage are, plus 500 has you covered with a tailored solution? >> so download the app and start trading futures today, trading in futures and options involves the risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor plus brand leader for over 75 years when i finally get here for the first time, i could hear everything called miracle ear at

reporter: the 39-year-old marine veteran and "hillbilly elegy" author was introduced by his wife, ushat j.d. and i could meet at all let alone fall in love and marry is a testament to this great country. >> reporter: he's receiving rave reviews from delegates. >> he laid out a great vision for i think the future of the republican party. >> reporter: vance capped off a day that focused on u.s. national security and foreign policy with speeches from gold star families of the fallen and parents of an american taken hostage by hamas. >> we need our beautiful son back. >> reporter: tonight former president trump will officially accept the 2024 republican nomination for president in his first public speech since surviving an assassination attempt last weekend. >> a lot of you put my grandpa through hell, and he's still standing. >> reporter: trump has said the speech is a chance to bring the country together. former president trump's speech tonight is expected to be a toned down version of the one he had originally written, a reaction to the assassination attempt made last week. the theme to

. >> reporter: the 39-year-old, introduced by his wife usha, repeatedly name-dropping the rust belt states where the campaign hopes he'll boost turnout and highlighting his upbringing raised in poverty, his mother struggled with addiction. >> tonight i'm proud to say my mom is here, ten years clean and sober. i love you, mom. >> hallie, the trump campaign is already zeroing in on what battleground states they need to hit coming out of this convention. >> that's right, lester. the delegation i'm in will give you a clue. the key swing state of michigan. that's where the two running mates will make their first campaign appearance together on saturday. lester? >> hallie, thank you. i'm joined by kristen welker, the moderator of "meet the press." kristen, we're seeing remarkable moment or moments playing out on both sides. >> we are, lester. this is an incredible split screen. there is a real opportunity to retool donald trump's message which his crew chief says will be unifying. but the question is will voters who are skeptical of trump give him a second look in the wake of the assassination a

tonight, i am joined by my beautiful wife usha, an incredible lawyer and better mom, and our three beautiful kids ewan, who is 7, and vivek who is 4 and mirabel who is 2, and they are back at the hotel, and if they are watching, daddy loves you very much, but get your butts in bed, because it is 10:00. but my friends, things did not work out so well for a lot of people i grew up with. because i will get a call and do you remember so and so, and then i will hear they died of an overdose. as usual, the ruling class wrote the checks and the working class like mine paid the price. so from iraq to afghanistan and from the recession to the open border and the stagnating wages and the people who have governed the country have fail and failed again and again. that is, of course, until a guy named donald j. trump came along. president trump represents america's last best hope to restore what if lost may never be found again, a country where a working class boy born far from the halls of power can stand here on the stage hoping to become the next vice president of america. but, my fellow americans, he

[ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] and embracing his life, usha, a lawyer and fellow yale graduate.d meet and then fall in love and marry is a testament to this great country. >> reporter: formerly a staunch opponent of trump, vance suggested trump was america's hitler. >> i am a never-trump guy >> think he's leading people in a dark direction. >> adamant, the first term of trump, changed his mind, especially about the war with in ukraine. >> we will make sure our allies share in the burden of securing world peace, no more free ride for those who betray the american taxpayer and the generosity. >> amid calls in the convention hall, to send them back. >> when we allow new into the american family it's on our terms. >> and vance, emphasizes more for the republican ticket. >> president trump is america's last best hope to restore what if lost, may never be found again, a country where a working class boy, born far from the halls of power can stand on this stage as the next vice president of the united states of america. >> reporter: trump is not even on speaking terms with the first vi

the firm called usha, who clerked for chief justice john roberts, an excellent lawyer and colleague.e brings youth to the gop ticket, but he does not bring experience. his very first venture into politics was the one that got him elected senator, and he only took office last year in san francisco, terry mcsweeney nbc, bay area news. terry, thank you. good reporting there. let's take a live look now in milwaukee. it's just after 1 a.m, we will be following the week's events in prime time all week. in fact, through thursday here on nbc. again, former president trump did not speak. today. he is scheduled to accept the actual republican nomination on thursday. senator vance will address the convention on wednesday. also tonight, president joe biden sat down for a lengthy interview with nbc, his first since the assassination attempt on former president trump. now it comes as people continue to question mr. the president's ability to beat trump this november. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran joins us now live in studio. this is a very anticipated, highly anticipated interview. how did the pres

we expect he will be introduced by his wife, usha vance .rks and the rnc moment to really. this week, many people, including many republicans, learned that usha vance is indian-american. she is a practicing hindu, the daughter of immigrants . she and senator vance have three kids. usha vance is a very successful lawyer, she clerked for supreme court justice john roberts as well as justice brett kavanaugh. she has clerked for two of the most conservative justices ever to sit on the united states supreme court. she has clerked with justice brett kavanaugh when he served on the appeals court in washington. usha vance became a trial lawyer for a firm, an excellent firm in san francisco that has been described as "radically progressive," the way it is run. she left that well-regarded firm after her husband was named as trump's running mate this week. usha vance was a registered democrat until 2014 but has since voted in the 2022 republican primary, which, her husband ran in. when she was asked about the prospect of becoming the second lady last j

. >> i still care about jd and usha and their family you know deep down part of me, he's hopeful that he'll snap out of it or something. i don't know but that was incredibly hurtful and i communicated that tim, i communicated that i was disappointed that i was hurt and that i was scared because i remember what it's like to be a kid and think there's something wrong with me and that terribly scary. >> and i thought i've never going to be able to be my authentic self because it won't be safe. i won't be accepted. i won't be able to get a job and i tried to explain that to him. i told him what i went through as a child in response to his public support of criminalizing access to gender, affirming care. and he was very dismissive. and again, the tone that i had been the basis of our friendship across political differences had completely shifted. he had gone from a compassionate, thoughtful, kind person to mimicking donald trump's derisive cruelty i have many family members and friends who are independents, who are republicans but here in the rust belt we treat everyone with kindness, and

usha vance looking at the former first lady. i'm not sure they've had much interaction. but there's the team. >> i have to say the statement that melania trump put out on sunday after the assassination attempt was really a remarkable statement and the line that struck me was the very end where she said the winds of change have arrived. for those who cry in s'more, i thank you. i commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide. thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family. that was a statement of unity. >> melania trump has now entered the convention hall. we're all awaiting former president donald trump expected to address not only this hall but he knows the nation is watching here tonight. quick break. we'll come back with his speech in just a moment. stay tuned. >> announcer: abc newslive coverage of the republican national convention will return in a moment. dave's company just scored the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. high five! high five... -i'm on a call. it's 5 years of reliabl

. ♪ if -- [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome usha vance! if.applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> good evening. good evening. when i was asked to introduce my husband, j.d. vance, to all of you, i was at a loss. what could i say that about hasn't already been said before? after all, the man was already the subject of a ron howard movie. [laughter] j.d. has shared much of his life through his own eloquent words. in his book, "hillbilly elegy", during his senate campaign and now as a sitting united states senator. it occurred to me that is there was only thing to do to explain from the heart why i love and admire j.d. and stand here beside him today and why he will make a great vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] i met j.d. in law school when he was fresh out of ohio state which he attended with the support of the g. bill. g.i. bill. we were friends first because, i mean, who wouldn't want to be friends with j.d.? he was then, as now, the most interesting person i knew. a working class guy who had overcome childhood traumas

vance and usha vance. ♪ [♪ "america first" by merle haggard plays ♪] sen. vance: wow!s the whole world weaker and more chaotic. now, no nation showed or can tolerate this terrible stuff, and i know this audience stands with israel and stands with president trump. let's get trump back in office and stand with israel. and when donald j. trump is president again, the days of moral equivocation on this issue and so many others will be over. we've got to finish the job and get this thing over with. now, i want to talk about what is going on in this country. of course all of us learn the hard way over the last week and a half, if you do not already know it, that joe biden cannot do the job as president of the united states. [crowd boos] in fact, one month ago, president trump wiped the floor with joe biden on the debate stage from exposing a massive cover-up of that president's moral and mental incapacity, and he saved this country from four more years of one of the worst president in american history, celeste thank president trump -- so let's thank president trump for getti

and now usha, the wife of the new republican star jay. an immigrant family from anandra pradesh. the ancient civilization is rich in talents, and there is another event, quite capable in scope of eclipsing the republican congress, evgeniy davidov from new delhi. against the background of such celebrations, any oscar ceremony looks like a modest parody of the wedding that has just died down in india. indian tycoon heir anand got engaged here. bani and his fiancee radhika merchant say that all expenses of the groom’s family exceeded $600 million, and this is only half a percent of the huge fortune; if you look at the footage from the ceremony, which is more reminiscent of a festival, there is no doubt about the veracity of this figure. jr the son of the richest man in asia, entrepreneur mukesh ambani, has known his bride for a long time, the couple began dating. even while studying at the university, the parents of both were simply happy, because the union of the ambani and merchand clans, families of famous pharmaceutical magnates, would m

vance's wife, usha, is the daughter of indian immigrants and the mother of their three children.she had been a trial lawyer at a prominent law firm with offices in san francisco and d.c. minutes after the vp announcement, the firm announced she had left and wished her the best in her future career. >> are you ready for the scrutiny that comes with potentially being the second lady of the united states? >> i don't know that anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny, but it was an adventure. >> vance once called trump dangerous and unfit for office, but once he met trump in 2021, vance cited his accomplishments as president. i spoke with the vice chair of the california republican party, who's attending the convention. >> with the changing tide or the changing winds that you see a lot of politicians will rebuke one another. and then at the end of the day, they all, you know, unify again and you know, continue on with, you know, the mission of the party. i think it happens on both sides of the aisle. and, you know, things like that just they don't surprise me. >> if elected in

his wife, usha, gave very charming remarks introducing her husband.ey very charming, very human introduction of him. and he gave his speech. j.d. vance, again, not a well-known public figure. he's well-known in conservative circles in large part for his meteoric rise. he's only been in the united states senate a year and a half. he'd nerve run for anything before. he's essentially been a protÉgÉ of tech billionaire peter teal, who was the person who introduced him to trump, funded his senate campaign, and gave him all of his jobs. but now here he is the vice presidential running mate for donald trump. i will say that the speech was a very straight up republican speech, not a particularly j.d. vance speech except for a few charming anecdotes about his family, particularly his grandmother. if it was going to be important for this i campaign for donald trump running mate to be an electrifying oriter, he was not, maybe he is in other circumstances. his acceptance speech tonight was not an electrifying speech. he looks a lot like jerry fallwell jr. jerry f

senator vance will be introduced by his wife, usha, a trial attorney, daughter of indian immigrants the vances capping. tonight's program, which includes remarks by north dakota governor doug burgum of top vp contender who lost, asked advance as well. as a prime time speech by the former president's oldest son, donald trump, jr. at this moment of celebration for republicans we do have some breaking news who's on the democratic side, who setback for president biden a diagnosis of covid in the midst of increasing pressure from fellow down democrats for him to exit the 2024 race, the president abruptly calling off an event in nevada. his schedule now appearing uncertain at this intense moment of turmoil from his campaign. you see him on your screen there. it looks like he's having some difficulty getting up the stairs. let's get more on this breaking news from the democrats. jeff zeleny has that jeff, what are you picking up? what are you learning? >> well, jake, we know as president biden is flying back to the east coast tonight after testing positive for covid, as you said, in cutting hi

the senator and his wife, usha, taking a lap today on the convention floor. >> [ crowd chanting ] j.d >> reporter: at 39 years old, vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in american history, elected to his first term in the senate just two years ago. a marine who served in iraq, vance then graduating from yale law school. a former venture capitalist, his working class memoir, "hillbilly elegy," a best-seller. vance once had tough words for trump. >> i'm a never trump guy. i never liked him. i can't stomach trump. i think that he's noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place. >> reporter: but the senator says trump's performance in office proved him wrong. >> i was wrong and so many were wrong about donald trump. >> reporter: he became one of the former president's most outspoken defenders and a close friend of his son, don jr. what are you hoping that he brings to this ticket? >> the same energy he's brought republicans in the united states senate. >> reporter: over the weekend, hours after trump was targeted by a would-be assassin's bullet, >> get

he will be introduced by the way, by his wife, usha, a trial lawyer.n vast describes as a key part of his success also appearing in primetime tonight north dakota governor doug burgum, who was on trump's vp short list as well. donald trump junior takes the stage tonight as well the most prominent trump family member to speak at the convention >> so erin and wolf, even with all of that in this new cycle that we are in, we now have br

we expect he is going to be introduced by his wife, usha vance.l give her remarks momentarily. this week many people including many republicans learned that usha vance is indian american. she is practicing hindu. she and senator vance have three kids. she is also a very successful lawyer. she clerked for john roberts as well as justice brett kavanaugh. that's right, she has clerked for two of the most conservative justices ever to sit on the united states supreme court. she clerked for justice kavanaugh when he served on the appeals court in washington. she then became a trial lawyer for a firm, an excellent firm in san francisco that has been described as radically progressive in the way it is run. she left that very well regarded firm after her husband was named this week. she is also a registered democrat until at least 2014 but has since voted in the 2022 republican primary, which her husband ran in. when she was asked about the prospect of becoming the second lady last june she replied, quote, i am not raring to change anything about our live

his wife and the mother of their three children, usha chilukuri, worked for years with a law firm that'sw the firm calling usha, who clerked for chief justice john roberts, an excellent lawyer and colleague. now that autobiography that we spoke about, was turned into a movie. and if you're talking about movies, of course, there are reviews to this. we're still, monitoring the reviews on the new vice presidential pick. but so far as larry said, you know, possibly a strong pick here for the republican, for vice for former president trump. guys, back to you. thank you very much, ginger. well, coverage on the rnc continues on the today show. savannah guthrie is live in milwaukee this morning as former president trump prepares to accept his party's nomination this week. she is also following the latest on that investigation into trump's assassination attempt. it's all coming up for you at 7:00, right after us here on today in the bay. all right, so if you are an ocean swimmer, we have a new warning for you. the recent shark attacks triggering a coastal advisory here near the bay area. plus pr

so i think that is something that i'll be watching where 12, but you mentioned usha she is introducing him, but she's also introducing herself, her story is fascinating. she was a law school graduate with him i'm she worked for the chief justice john roberts and brett kavanaugh when he was on the court of appeals. so amazingly accomplished in her own right. so this is an introduction of both of them, but its still about donald trump. this is his show and jd vance is just a key player in it. >> so senator vance, for the past couple of years in the senate has been really fascinating figure to watch. he came in there, one of the first actions he did is he tried to get bipartisan legislation with senator sherrod brown, who is now in his own senate reelection race about the train derailment in ohio. he was quickly shut down by some of his republican consent his conference because of that first bipartisan push. now though, that the reason that so fascinating is because that was that economic strain of the republican party of why he was pushing that, not necessarily because the bipartisan and

and built himself into a successful, entrepreneur and, and silicon valley investor. >> vance's wife, usha vance, who appeared at his side during his introduction in milwaukee, worked at a law firm in san francisco but left on monday following her husband's nomination. >> dennis believes vance is a promising choice. >> in my mind, he's the best on foreign policy. he's very skeptical of you know, getting into conflicts. >> former napa vice mayor doris gentry is also a delegate after saturday's shooting at the republican rally. >> the mood is elevated times 1 million after what happened to trump. after that horrific incident, you know, everybody was really pumped and excited to go to the convention. >> gentry backs trump's choice for vp. >> i think j.d. vance is a is a worthy opponent for the for this, election. >> conservative political commentator and activist journalist richie greenberg says j.d. vance is an interesting choice. >> clearly, trump wanted to bring in someone who didn't have much baggage and someone that he didn't personally, attack during the primaries. >> as for san francis

the firm calling usha, who clerked for chief justice john roberts, an excellent lawyer and colleague. now that autobiography that we mentioned earlier became a movi, marcus and chris will continue to watch to see how the reviews for, senator vance as the new presidential pick come in, guys, back to you. all right. silicon valley just about everywhere. thank you very much, ginger. the scotts touched on this just moments ago. the secret service facing questions and criticism for what some in law enforcement are calling a security failure. so tommy tonneson, former police chief at arvin police department and current criminal justice professor at bakersfield college, joins us now live this morning. thank you, sir, for being up so early. can you tell us first what you think went wrong on saturday and how difficult it can be to provide security for these times? this type of really big campaign event, this tragic event to our nation and the response by secret service as they responded to him was very well put together. what was not very well put together was the advanced planning. advanced p

let's be, let's be frank we've just learned introducing him tonight will be his wife, usha. it's been just over 50 hours since both of them first stepped into the convention hall as donald trump announced him as running mate. and what vance says tonight in his first remarks with that new title will be closely watched. of course, by republicans, but also by democrats. cnn's alayna treene leads us off this hour. alayna, you have new reporting about what vance will be saying from that stage tonight. what are you learning? >> that's right, kate. so i have spoken with someone who has helped work on jd vance's prepared remarks for this evening and they tell me that it's mainly going until focus on his life story, his biography, and i think vance has a pretty incredible journey. he grew up in a poor ohio rust belt town he struggled, he had a struggling childhood, a pretty tough childhood. he had a family who struggled with opioid addiction, but he went on to become a marine. and then you went to yale law school. he was a venture capitalists. he was a bestselling author and then he'

. >> reporter: city supers visors usha and aaron peskin focused on cracking down on the city's crisis something first responders know all too well, reversing overdoses on a regular basis. >> 810 people died last year from overdose. thousands more overdose than were resuscitated. many by people in this room. we have to address this crisis at home. >> this is not a sentences go only problem, but we should send those folks to a regional facility with the doctors at the table. >> reporter: gabler asked the candidates how they would solve an ambulance shortage. each vowed to commit more resources for adequate year for first responders. for gabler, it is personal. >> heavy front and center seat to seeing everything that goes on in san francisco. to hear the candidates explain what they are going to do to make things better, because we all know that voters are not happy. >> reporter: he remains undecided, but hopefully next mayor will deliver on promises made right here. >> the union began voting today and will for the next weeks on who they plan to endorse. i am told they were not the early

he lived in san francisco in 2015, worked as a venture capitalist in silicon valley, and his wife usha chilukuri vance, just resigned from her job today at san francisco based law firm munger, tolles and olson. so i'm here now with our political analyst, larry gerston. larry, we're learning a lot about jd vance today. what else are you learning? interesting guy. there's no question about it. an attorney, the author of a very famous book, hillbilly elegy, about the rural small town america, which was very popular with all kinds of accolades and awards. he's a person who has been known to be a very, very conservative person, doesn't agree with a lot of things at least historically. he's converted a bit, okay, but nonetheless, he's young. and at 39, as you mentioned, that's a key thing because it transcends generations. i'm wondering, what are some of his, you know, issue positions. interesting guy. he's against abortion, okay. pro-life. he doesn't like the idea of gay marriage, wants no money to go to ukraine, wants to build the wall and accuses of course, those folks coming in right now

vance and his wife, usha, wading through the convention floor crowd. jd, the senator reportedly learning of trump's decision only 20 minutes before it was announced vance was launched into the political spotlight in 2016 with his bestselling memoir, hillbilly elegy, which chronicled his path from a poor and turbulent childhood in appalachia to yale law school. he was once a forceful critic of trump. in 2016, he called trump cultural heroin and said, i'm a never trump guy and trump is unfit for our nation's highest office. but vance has since changed his opinion, saying trump has been a better president than he expected. now counted among his most ardent supporters. tonight, sitting down with sean hannity on fox news, i was certainly skeptical of donald trump in 2016. >> but president trump was a great president, and he changed my mind. i think he changed the minds of a lot of americans because, again, he delivered that peace and prosperity. if you go back to what i thought in 2016, another thing that was going on, sean, is i bought into the media's lie

or donald trump and his family like will see tonight molly there was a contrast that struck me as usha vance was speaking in part because she told the story of not only her her union with jd, but how he has embraced her family, a family of immigrants. >> that story being told us they were literally signs being passed around that said mass deportations she could be an asset to this this campaign to sort of try to humanize the trump view of immigration, right yeah, absolutely. >> i mean, i think if you were to ask jd vance and this things that he said about immigration he would tell you that it's not about hating immigrants. it's about the citizens of this country as he said in his speech, deciding who we do and don't let in but, but absolutely reinforces that message for him to be connected to this immigrant family and to say that this too is the american story. this too is the american dream that he embodies and that she embodies that that is what he's going for, not any kind in dove of racist type of paradigm so i agree with you. i had the same thought watching her that it was it was

candidate, he still has to accept that nomination tomorrow, and he's going to be represented by his wife ushalso listen very carefully to his speech. to analyze what he will say about foreign policy, about ukraine, we have already talked about it quite a lot, i would like to literally provide a couple of components, a couple of ideas from what is external. political the visions he has. jeddy vance, 39, is one of the youngest senators, and he's actually part of that new cohort, republicans who say they're challenging, they're not agreeing with the traditional establishment of this party, including on foreign policy. during his speech at the quitsley institute, he actually blamed, he talked about placing the blame on them for this thinking with the failure of the united states in foreign policy in iraq. in afghanistan, syria, and actually said that it has two main principles: first, that the foreign policy interests of the united states must be pursued, even with harsh methods, and secondly, that the main, it must rely on, the main basis of foreign policy, is the economic interest of the united

. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome usha vance. [applause] >> good evening. good evening. when i was asked to introduce my husband, j.d. vance to all of you, i was at a loss. what can i say that hasn't already been said before? after all, the man was already the subject of a ron howard movie. j.d. has shared much of his life through his own eloquent words in this in his booking "hillbilly elegy," during his senate campaign and now as a sitting united states senator, it occurred to me there was only one thing to do. to explain from the heart why i love and admire j.d. and stand here beside him today and why he will make a great vice president of the united states. [applause] i met j.d. in law school when he was fresh out of ohio state which he attended with the support of the g.s.i. bill. we were friends first. who wouldn't want to be friends with j.d. he was then as now the most interesting person i knew. a working class guy who had overcome childhood traumas that i can barely fathom to end up at yale law school. a tough marine who served in iraq but whose idea of a good t

junior senator from ohio telling of enlisting in the marines after nine over 11 and meeting his wife usha, at yale law school, but vowing to never forget where he came from, from iraq to afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the great recession, from open borders to stagnating wages, the people who govern this country have failed and failed again. vance also promised to follow the guidance of former president trump. we need a leader who's not in the pocket of big business, but answers to the working man union and nonunion alike. america also got a chance to meet the candidate's wife, osha vance, mother of their three children who stepped down from her job at a prestigious san francisco based law firm just last week. and america met donald trump's granddaughter, kai madison trump. vance only briefly alluded to his venture capitalist career here in the san francisco bay area. but last month, using those connections, he raised $12 million for the trump campaign on this foreign policy night at the convention, we heard from gold star mothers. joe biden may have forgotten that our children

vance's wife, usha, resigned from a san francisco law firm yesterday after trump announced his running mate. the focus on vance as trump's running mate has been a key part of the republican national convention, so far. earlier today, on our midday live show, i spoke with san jose state political science professor, doctor melinda jackson about vance as the vp pick. >> it definitely shows us that trump is doubling down on his message. he didn't pick a vice president running mate who is different from him. he picked someone who's very similar. younger, has a different background, right? comes out of the rust belt region. so those things may help, but really the issue positions and the message and the tone, the demeanor is, is all trump. so vance may, present an example of a convert, right? someone who was initially skeptical and critical of trump, but who has come around and is now you know, a devoted supporter. and he he does definitely. he will play the attack dog role. he will be out there, you know, amplifying the maga message. and it seems like those are the voters that they're reall

milwaukee, ohio senator jd vance accepted the republican nomination for vice president with his wife ushahis side. >> president trump has given everything he has to fight for the people of our country. he didn't need politics, but the country needed him. >> the convention wraps up tomorrow with former president trump's speech as he accepts his party's nomination. >>> well, this was a day 80 years in the making. a day of justice and redemption for the families of dozens of african american sailors who came to be known as the port chicago 50. during world war ii tsa lors were tried and convicted of mutiny for refusing to work under unsafe and potentially deadly conditions loading ammunitions on to u.s. warships. the sailors died without ever seeing justice for themselves with this long linger stain on their service records. but today on the anniversary of the port chicago explosion that inspired their protest, the navy finally and fully exonerated them of any wrong doing. and as devin fehely reports, their families say the move was long overdue and wish their loved ones had lived to see thi

trump's son, donald trump jr will also see usha vance, j.d. vance's wife, take the stage.sco law firm, but resigned monday after vance was picked as trump's running mate. jd vance will be the final speaker this evening, and abc news will have extended live coverage of vance's speech. the convention, starting at 7 p.m. immediately after abc seven news at

he and his wife usha is a great story of success and overcoming adversity, and that adversity is whathe has face and the trauma in his life is going to enable him to be a very emphatic not only candidate, but vice president of the united states. really nice introduction i believe. >> reporter: and for the undecided voters in the rust belt, why would they vote for this ticket if j.d. vance is on the ticket? >> well, j.d. vance does a great deal, a good job of articulating what the president is going to be saying in the campaign, but they are going to like him. they are going to relate to him, and again, this is an introduction and most people don't like him, but they will be seeing him over the next few months, and they will see what we see in ohio. >> reporter: governor mike dewine from the great state of ohio, and back to you, lester and savannah from your perch up there. >> and again, we saw a split screen image of showing president biden arriving at andrews joint base making his way from nevada where he was diagnosed earlier today with a case of covid. he is walking gingerly down t