The shooting of a black man led to protest and violence there. And the protests have now reached the world of sports tonight. The nbas three playoff games suspended as well as three Major League Baseball games postponed for the night. And the rising death toll in the covid pandemic, surpassing 180,000 deaths in this country according to the latest count by nbc news. We are likely to hear more about these topics tonight and our team of correspondents will dig into how all these issues could shape this election. The convention has been underway tonight for 90 minutes. We heard from several white house staffers in the last hour, and we are waiting any moment now. Laura trump, the daughterinlaw of President Trump. But the main event, Vice President pence, chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson is at fort mchenry where the Vice President is speaking. Hallie, what are we expecting . Reporter savan saw, you talked about all the news happening as we come on the air tonight. The Vice Pr