As a result, the fop lodge released a letter asking for balance. . We we were upset. Reporter a spokesperson for Hillary Clinton said as Hillary Clinton said we need to support Heroic Police officers who put their lives on the line every day as well as listen to the voices of women who have lost their children. They have announced they will have Charles Ramsey and a nypd cop who served on 9 11 speaking at the convention. We then told poplar about the added names. We dont know until we see what happens. The agenda changes on a daily basis. In the letter, it doesnt surprise me. Reporter anton moore is president of unity in the community, a group against gun violence. Hes also speaking at the dnc. Anton hopes the convention can fix the disconnect he says exists between Philadelphia Police and the community. I think that were going to solve the problem of Community Policing in philadelphia. We need to check our egos at the door, come to the table and be sincere about reform. Reporter brand
Speech. This was my mistake. And i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps as well as mrs. Obama. No harm was meant, end quote. Donald trump put a positive spin on the speech on twitter. He tweeted, quote, good news is melanias speech got more publicity than any in the history of politics, especially if you believe all press is good press, end quote. But when i spoke to numbers chuck todd of meet the press, he had a different analysis. Its a disaster how they handled it. The champagne manager for the party, theyve now been rendered totally untrustworthy and not credible. They gave explanations that didnt jive with the actual truth. Reporter now the questions about melania trumps speech, another big question remains, will trumps former rival ted cruz endorse trump. The texas senator set to speak to the delegates tonight. Heres a look at some of the speakers tonight, marco rubio, via video, and as we mentioned ted cruz. Donald trumps other son eric and Vice Presi
Days, Laverne Shirley, we remember the legend, Garry Marshall. The Republican National convention. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from cleveland. Good evening. After two nights largely dedicated to reasons why Hillary Clinton should not be president , we may hear the case for donald trump tonight, when his vicepresident ial running mate, governor mike pence, takes the stage in primetime. Its the latest shoe that dropped in the Melania Trump speech controversy dominating the buzz here all because the campaign itself breathed new life into the embarrassing flap today when it acknowledged passages of her speech were in fact lifted from Michelle Obamas 2008 address. Katy tur has late details. Donald trump cou couching down in cleveland, stepping off his helicopter to his awaiting family. Noticeably absent, trumps wife, melania, 36 hours after she was accused of plagiarism and denials, they in fact acknowledged the speech was in fact plagiarized from Michelle O
Events that have been happening in the past few minutes. Protests happening right now in downtown cleveland. Several Police Officers were pushed. Theyve made multiple arrests. We got this video just within the past 30 minutes. This is really the first time weve seen anything like this involving protesters. There have been other peaceful protests out here. Well keep an eye on this and let you know if anything more develops. Now, back to the controversy swirling over melania trumps speech. Today it took a new twist. You work hard for what you want in life. Reporter for days the Trump Campaign said the similarities between melanias speech and a speech in 2008 by Michelle Obama were a coincidence. A new explains from a Trump Organization staff writer, releasing a statement taking the blame and revealing what happened. She said, quote, over the phone, mrs. Trump read me some passages from mrs. Obamas speech as examples. I wrote them down and included some of the phrasing in the draft that u
He was playing pokemon go on his phone. And celebrating a giant. He brought us happy days, lavergne and shirley, and that pretty woman. And good evening tonight from cleveland, where donald trump arrived in his helicopter this afternoon, and his wife, melania, said right here earlier this week it would not be a trump contest without excitement and drama, and there is new drama tonight. And it involved Melania Trump herself. Just moments ago, donald trump sitting down oneonone with our George Stephanopoulos. That conversation comes as trumps running mate introduces himself to the nation tonight. There he is, mike pence, with trump and the trump children, right behind. Melania trump, not with them. Tonight, the Trump Campaign says those words in his wifes speech were, in fact, taken from Michelle Obamas speech, and now, they explain a moment here, but first, abcs tom llamas, with the explanation behind the two speeches and the striking similarities. Tom is on the floor again tonight. Rep