Turkey. Ill talk to secretary of state john kerry. Ask joining me for insight and analysis this special sunday are, nbc special news correspondent tom brokaw. Former political director for president george w. Bush, sarah fagan. Julian reid, and Salem Radio Network host hugh hewitt. Welcome to sunday and meet the press the Republican National convention. Frns from cleveland, ohio, this is a special edition of meet the press. Good day from cleveland, ohio. Were here at the quicken loans arena one day before the Republican National convention begins. Were going to get to all the political excitement thats building here in a moment. But first we begin with some troubling breaking news out of baton rouge, louisiana, where at least three Law Enforcement officers have been killed and three others wounded today in what the mayor there has described as an ambushstyle attack. At least one suspect has been killed. But investigators say a manhunt is now on for at least two other suspects who they
Poll, that was before the fbis report on secretary clintons email. So if youre wondering did the email issue, didnt it damage her . No, it did damage her reputation with voters, but trump has not been able to take an advantage. His struggles have highlighted concerns among republicans that somehow they have chosen a candidate who violates almost every prescription laid out in the partys autopsy after mitt romneys defeat in 2012. The Republican Party has gone from sort of stale and going nowhere in terms of president ial to being the hottest party right now anywhere in the world. In the wake of mitt romneys loss, Republican Leaders acknowledged that their party needed to rebrand and turn around a losing streak in president ial years. I think that we had some biologically stupid things that were said in the last election. The autopsys prescription, grow the party. First, avoid alienating womens voters with comments like this. I went to a number of womens grupz and said can you find folks
The balloons have dropped at the Republican Convention, and democrats will soon be crowning their own nominee later this week in philadelphia. While some may think that the conventions are canned shows with little substance, these gatherings are critically important to the candidates and their chance to win novembers election. Will they be able to unify their respective parties and entice independent voters . Here to explore this critical moment for both parties is the Washington Post politics editor rebecca sinderbrand. She joins me from now cleveland. Rebecca, welcome to the program. Rebecca thanks for having me. Fernando thank you. Lets talk conventions. First, the convention that just ended the Republican Convention. ,i guess one of the biggest surprises was ted cruzs speech, the nonendorsement of trump. Whats behind that . Whats the feeling there . Rebecca well, first of all, the important thing about this week has been the conventions are supposed to give a message of what the pa
Im fernando espuelas. The balloons have dropped at the Republican Convention, and democrats will soon be crowning their own nominee later this week in philadelphia. While some may think that the conventions are canned shows with little substance, these gatherings are critically important to the candidates and their chance to win novembers election. Will they be able to unify their respective parties and entice independent voters . Here to explore this critical moment for both parties is the Washington Post politics editor rebecca sinderbrand. She joins me from now cleveland. Rebecca, welcome to the program. Rebecca thanks for having me. Fernando thank you. Lets talk conventions. First, the convention that just ended the Republican Convention. ,i guess one of the biggest surprises was ted cruzs speech, the nonendorsement of trump. Whats behind that . Whas the feeling there . Rebecca well, first of all, the important thing about this week has been the conventions are supposed to give a m
Protests erupted after the alton sterling killing. Things were getting chaoticing and i text him and said i need to see your face. Just send me a picture, please. Thats the picture he sent to me. Reporter sunday morning she heard the first reports about the ambush killings. I knew in my gut something wasnt right. Something wasnt i just knew. I had a feeling. Reporter shortly after the shooting, there was a knock at the door. That is the hardest thing i ever had to do in my life. My 3yearold is watching me and shes holding my face and telling meina not to cry. Good morning, my love, i love you. Reporter she got that text message from her husband the morning of the shooting. He was a 24year veteran. You were worried that his badge and gun would get him killed. Reporter brad, a father of four, died a hero. He went behind a dumpster to call for back up and he saw the officer that had been hit trying to crawl and he crawled back to him and in the process he was shot. And he went down fighti