Your voice supporting his reelection. God bless the United States of america, the greatest country on hello, and thank you for inviting me into your home this evening. It is a privilege. My name is joni ernst. I was raised on a small family farm here in iowa where i learned the importance of faith, hard work and service. I worked my way through college, the dedicated my life to serving my country. As a local official, Battalion Commander and a u. S. Senator. Service is more than a word to me. It is a mission, a way of life. It is what brought me to cedar rapids, iowa in 2008 when i was in the national guard. We saw historic floods that swept through the communities. We lent a fellow a helping hand to fellow iowans literally underwater. We thought we had seen the worst but 12 years later, these same communities have faced a more devastating disaster, the recent storm. Show derecho while reporters in the state were in the trenches covering the equivalent of a category two hurricane, most
Harris as joe bidens running mate, and Congress Inertia on coronavirus relief. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fidelity wealth management. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the centers for Disease Control and prevention is warning that the u. S. Coronavirus death toll could hit 200,000 by labor day. That as the u. S. Suffered its highest daily number of deaths since midmay more than 1,500. Coast to coast, states are recording bleak firsts. California became the first state to top 600,000 infections, while georgia had its deadliest day on record. We will hear
Or broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to International Im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now protesters close to the white house attempted to shout down donald trump during his speech on the final night of the Republican Party convention on with horns and chanting loudly hundreds tried to disrupt the event and a number were carrying a black lives matter banished but that did not stop the president from claiming he has done more for black people than almost all of his predecessors. And i say very modestly that i have done more for the Africanamerican Community than any president since Abraham Lincoln our 1st republican president. And i have done more in 3 years for the black community than joe biden has done in 47 years. When im reelected the best is yet to come. Now trumps speech came as furious black lives matter protesters once again turned out in commercial wisconsin in the wake of Sundays Police shooting of a black man now being where yo
Announcer ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. The event will begin momentarily. Announcer ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the chairwoman of the Republican National committee. Hello this convention will come to order [cheers and applause] 2020ates, welcome to the Republican National convention. Offering todays invitation, invocation, please welcome from vermont, j sheppard. Thank you, ronna. My name is jay and i am a republican. I am also a catholic donald trump republican. By the grace of god, i am an american. So let us pray. Thank you, o lord, for all the gifts you provide us, not because we deserve them, but solely through your grace and mercy, let us acknowledge the many gifts that god has bestowed upon us, starting with a president and Vice President that reflect the values of our founding fathers. And are willing to fight for those values, starting with life, knowing that all life is precious, from conception to natural death. There is no choice to f