Campaignb smith on 2020 and the role of military voters and young americans. Plus your emails, tweets, and phone calls. Washington journal starts now. First Lady Melania Trump closed out day two of the Republican National convention with a speech from the white house last night where she called on voters to support her husband for a second term claiming he will fight for them. Yourll continue with comments and reactions to the Republican National convention with a look ahead at tonights lineup. Here is how we are dividing the line. If you support the president dial in at 202 7488000. If you are supporting joe biden 202 7488001. If you have a thirdparty candidate or are undecided dialing that dial in at 202 7488002. You can also text us with your first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Join the conversation on facebook and twitter. While we wait for your calls, here is a little bit from the first lady. As you have heard this evening, i dont want to use this precious time attacking t
They had . Saw is aat we continuation of this trend of unconventional convention. We had [indiscernible] this conflation of the president S Administration and his campaign. I think the messages they wanted to get across was they wanted to humanize this president somewhat. We had his wife talking about ,im, referring to him as donald talking about his record and what he has done in the white house. I think there was a continuation of outreach to minorities. Theyw on the first night showcased the depth of their bench in terms of having there and nikki haley there. Lets not come obese outreach to women as well as immigrants through the naturalization ceremony we saw. Host what was the goal of secretary of state pompeos address from israel . Caller that is what guest that is one of the that happened. The consternation before the broadcast, he was in israel on official business. The he addressed to the convention was [indiscernible] there were issues of whether they potentially violated the
It was organic that he was not somebody in charge and he was not somebody with authority there. That seems to be going very well today. Reporter surrounding his testimony, harris sought to downplay any leadership role at the warehouse saying it was moreofcommunal effort where everyone Work Together to tackle issues. Harris testified it was the buildings landlords who hired an unlicensed contractor to install electricity in a nearby Mechanic Shop which the same landlords on. That mrs. Double is that business provided power to the warehouse. It was jury rigged and illegally done. At the prosecution wants to say thats what caused the fire than the owners an electrician should have been in the defendants see. Reporter curtis, an attorney for max harris says there is no reason to put his client on the stand. He is a wonderful, honest man, there to tell the truth and we think the jury will be accepting. Reporter max harris also testified he told police room during one of the visits that no o
And, america strong. The little boy, his new heart, and his dads best fathers day ever. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this sunday. Im cecilia vega, in for tom llamas. We begin with breaking news overseas. For the first time, a u. S. Fighter jet has shot down a syrian warplane. The pentagon says the syrian plane bombed u. S. Backed forces battling isis in the northern part of the country. We want to get to steve ganyard. The pentagon says this was in self defense . For the first time in almost 20 years, a u. S. Aircraft has shot down another manned aircraft. They got on the hotline to the russians, said stop it. Shortly after, the pilot was cleared to launch a missile. How much could this escalate the conflict in the region . Hopefully this will set some limits in the skies over syria. The u. S. Has been pushed by the russians and syrians for a long time, so hopefully it will calm things down. But the ball is in mr. Putins court. This could escalate to a conflict between u.
Almost every day. And, america strong. The little boy, his new heart, and his dads best fathers day ever. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this sunday. Im cecilia vega, in for tom llamas. We begin with breaking news overseas. For the first time, a u. S. Fighter jet has shot down a syrian warplane. The details are just coming in. The pentagon says the syrian plane bombed u. S. Backed forces battling isis in the northern part of the country. President trump has been briefed on the situation. We want to get to steve ganyard. Joining us from washington. The pentagon says this was in self defense . For the first time in almost 20 years, a u. S. Aircraft has shot down another manned aircraft. In the skies over syria this afternoon, the u. S. Watched as Syrian Forces attacked u. S. Backed forces on the ground. They got on the hotline to the russians, said for them to stop. Shortly after, the area was bombed. The pilot was cleared to launch a missile. How much could this escalate the