Well, good evening, everyone, welcome to nbc news live coverage of night one of the Republican National convention. As with the democrat last week, this convention will look a lot different than the ones in the past, of course, due to the pandemic. The republicans make their case to hit back at joe biden and the democrats. We will be hearing from a variety of speakers over the next four nights, office holders, family member, trump loyalists. We start with the headliner governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. We will also hear from the president s oldest son, donald trump, jr. And republican senator tim scott. We expect to hear from President Trump. On each of these four nights, including in a video with american hostages freed during his administration earlier in charlotte, north carolina, where the entire convention was originally scheduled. They will renominate donald trump and mike pence for president and Vice President. We will start with chuck todd and andrea mitchell.
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Lets do it. With me isjoel kibazo, who is a partner atjk associates and a former director of communications at Africa Development bank. Thank you forjoining us once again. The shutdown, we do not know if it is going to happen. I was talking to a journalist from the wall street journal, he thought that it was going to happen, which rather ties in Donald Trumps message that yes, this is the real. Another day, another drama out of washington, it seems really that that is all we should expect from the capital of the worlds is power. This time to do with the shutdown. It has happened before, will it happen . Who knows . This is brinkmanship and dont forget, donald trump is a business person who likes to go right to the edge and make sure that something happens, and so i dont know this is just brinkmanship or if there is a shutdown. If there is a shutdown, we are of course looking at consequences. We have had the numbers about the employees that will have to leave but more importantly, it is
Minister, and to rose hudson wilkins, our wonderful chaplain, for accompanying me to the vigil for jo last friday. At the priestly statute in the center of that lovely town. We, all of us, were moved by the energy and warmth of the crowd brought together in grief and solidarity. Ive been very moved when the public outpourings since her death. The hundreds of letters and emails weve all received in solidarity with joes family in their hour of grief. And by the outpouring of charitable donations to causes close to her heart, hope not hate, and the royal voluntary services. Last night my honorable friend the member for south and myself held a vigil outside our townhall. One of hundreds of vigils attended by tens of thousands of people the right across our land who are so shocked i what happened, and what to express that shock and grief. Also what you think of the parties in this house who offered their sympathy and support at this very difficult time. We united in grief at her loss, and w
Semiautomatic nightclub and a handgun when he approached the fuss nightclub at 2 00 in the morning. He engaged a Police Officer but he was able to enter the nightclub and gain entry. Officers arrived and they were able to drive him into the bathroom where he held hostages. but at 5 15 officers bunched a hole in the wall. When mateen climbed out. He engaged in fire with the police, and was gunned down. F. B. I. Director james comey said mateen had strong indications of terrorist sympathies and he called 911 during the attack and pledged loyalty to the Islamic State. But at the white house president obama called it another apparent example of what he termed quote homegrown extremism. Among our guests. Phil gavin and fox news terrorism expert dr. Walid phares and the tearest attack resonating on the campaign trail where donald trump blasted president obama for his refusal to blame the massacre on radical islam. They have put Political Correctness above common sense. Above your safety and