Neither had a majority of delegates. Cbs news was there to cover a contested convention. Part of that coverage was a debate among delegates over a rule that would require president ford to name his running a made. Portion of that debate is 3. 5 hours. This is a cbs news special report. The Third Session of the Republican National convention. This portion is sponsored by merrill lynch. Now here is walter cronkite. Good evening. This may be the most exciting Political Convention session any errors a in years. The Republican Party is here to nominate a president ial candidate and an incumbent president for the First Time Since 1912 faces a serious challenge from within his own party. That comes tomorrow night according to the schedule with a scheduledt could be out on the floor of the arena tonight. Both sides will test their strength, which could make or break. New is the number of the rule proposed by the reagan side that would force president ford to name his Vice President ial running
And on the boardwalk, the wind took command of anything that wasnt nailed down. It is tuesday night and the the big story on action news is the aftermath the first big coastal storm of the summer. And even later tonight, we still saw almost constant lightning strikes off the cape may coast. But it was earlier when 70 and 80mileanhour winds caused this kind of damage. They sheared the roof right off the public works building at susquehanna and garfield in wildwood. In rio grande, a small plane was flipped onto its back, and a helicopter onto its side at the Cape May County airport. And a house skeened significant damage in stone harbor just feet from the spot where a tree came toppling down. At this late hour, Atlantic City electric reports more than 22,000 customers are still without power at the jersey shore. Meteorologist cecily tynan has the latest from accuweather. But first, were going to North Wildwood and action News Reporter christie ileto. Christie, a Tornado Warning late this
Thanks everybody for being here. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] tonight the communicators visits middle east Broadcasting Network including other u. S. Sponsored broadcast news. We spoke with the president of the middle east broadcast network. Fran myers, producer and the digital managing editor of raise your voice about how they share Democratic Values that would not otherwise be exposed to a wider spectrum. We have been on air for 12 years and i think the audience has come to learn its not propaganda. We do try to be balanced but we also provide topics and we cover topics and information that is not really available. There arent enough people telling the stories of how difficult it is to be a woman and a girl child. How many stories have we done on child marriages. I cant count. You cant do enough because really in the middle east theyre not telling that story because its too close to home. There was a campaign we launched in september 2015
For more on what we can expect. Lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but as always. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. We are just one day away from the gop firstinthesouth primary. Right here in South Carolina. With the republican president ial hopefuls making a last minute push to gain votes here in the palmetto state. Last night. Undecided voters got to hear from donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush at a town hall at the Usc Law School. Hosted by cnn highlights. 33 thanks grace. And hall. John kasich is still reaching out to voters here in the capital city. Hell be holding a town hall at sentates end. This morning at ten. He also has
Announcer from nbc news, this the today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Weve got willie in for matt. Kind of the middle of the night for al but still has his hawaiian moves down. He is ready for rokerthon 2. Always looks good in a hawaiian shirt. We know that about al roker. I would say im jealous of the weather out there, but its 75 degrees today here in new york and across the east coast. Weve got a little hawaii here this morning. More on that in a moment, but well begin with the newest fallout this morning over the downed russian plane in egypt. This is a crash that now has u. S. Officials ready to make changes to security procedures here. Weve got two reports for you this morning. Lets start with nbcs tom costello. He covers aviation for us. Tom, good morning. What can you tell us. Reporter savannah, good morning. As you know, the white house announced yesterday that in