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Ifill Hillary Clinton once called it the highest, hardest Glass Ceiling the barrier to a woman becoming president of the United States. Tonight, shes being named the democratic president ial nominee, after turning away a vigorous primary challenge from Bernie Sanders that extended this week onto the streets of philadelphia and the floor of the convention. In fact, behind us now, the delegates have begun to cast their votes. Well come back to that a little later, but first correspondent Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage. Bernie sanders reporter this is Hillary Clintons nomination night, but Bernie Sanders still got a standing ovation from new york delegates this morning as he pushed again for uniting against donald trump. We must defeat the worst republican candidate in modern history of this country. Reporter but its not all unity yet a sanders backer touched off a shouting match at a texas delegation breakfast. We want to be clear, we are currently condemning our current presumptive nominee. [booing] you folks need to grow up you need to grow up. Get out of here, she won reporter Vice President biden played down the divisions as he walked through the convention floor, chatting with delegates and saying he thinks sanders supporters will rally behind clinton in the end. We have to be a little graceful here. You know, the delegates worked their tail off and theyre here in large numbers. Give them a chance, man. Give them a chance. I promise you theyre going to be fine. Reporter after this evenings state by state roll call vote, the focus shifts to Hillary Clintons experience, and the delegates hear from top democrats, past and present. The Democratic Women of the u. S. House led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will take the stage early. Former attorney general eric holder will speak to clintons stand on social justice. And, former president bill clinton will round out the night, making the case for his wife. Republican donald trump had a decidedly different take, at the veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in charlotte, north carolina. He roundly criticized clinton and the democrats gathered in philadelphia for making no mention of the Islamic State threat so far. We need to change our Foreign Policy to focus on defeating and destroying isis, a word you didnt hear last night at the democrat convention. You didnt hear about it. They dont want to talk about it. Because in a very true way they really established isis because of weakness. Reporter meanwhile, at an economic summit in laos, secretary of state john kerry raised moscows alleged involvement in hacking the Democratic National committees emails. But Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the issue. Well, i dont want to use fourletter words. Reporter the Clinton Campaign said today theres no evidence that its email system has been breached. For the pbs newshour, im Lisa Desjardins. Woodruff next we head down to the convention floor, where nprs Weekend Edition sunday host Rachel Martin is standing by. Rachel is joining us every night this week as part of our joint pbs newshour and npr convention coverage. Rachel what should we be expecting tonight . Reporter hi, judy. Sa you can hear behind me, the roll call is still going on, and as was mentioned in that piece that just preceded me, history is happening here tonight in the Democratic Party is hoping that history can help heal the divisions that still exist between Bernie Sanders supporters and those in this arena who are supporting Hillary Clinton. There will be a whole slew of speaks, or this stage tonight who will be making the case for Hillary Clinton. The theme of the campaign tonight is supposed to focus on Hillary Clintons experience, sticking up for children and families over her career. To that end, were going to hear from the socalled mothering of the movement. These are the mothers of eric garner, Trayvon Martin, sandra bland, other ands who will be addressing the the issue of Police Brutality in this country, Race Relations. We will also be be hearing an important speech tonight from former president bill clinton. By our count, it will be the eighth time that president clinton has addressed the Democratic National convention. This will be, perhaps, the most important speech he has ever given in this arena as he endorses his own wife for president of the United States. Back to you, judy and gwen. Woodruff making history, rachel. Well be glued to all of it, thanks. Ifill thank you, ifill thank you, rachel. Our next guest shattered her own Glass Ceiling in 2007 when she was elected the first woman speaker of the house of representatives. Now Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joins us now. Welcome. Its so good to see you here, but im wondering as you watch this roll call play out, where the Bernie Sanders supporters are still getting their final cry in, whether you think that youre signaling unity with this. Were signaling strength. As we disagree with each other, we learn more about each other, and more and more people are coming together. Some may never get there. They just may not get there. But largely, this convention is coming together. Everybody understands that whatever our differences, theyre vastly small compared to the vast difference between the democrats and the republicans, between Hillary Clinton and the republican nominee. Woodruff ive curious about your own delegation, madam leader, california. 300andsome delegates for Hillary Clinton, but over 200 delegates for Bernie Sanders. California is the biggest, most populous state in the country. How are they coming together . Theyll come together. Well have the biggest vote for Hillary Clinton. Governor brown said he thinks we can win by 20 points for Hillary Clinton in california. Well see. But its going to be big. Ifill so donald trump is making things up when he says hes going to compete in california . Let him think that. Ifill okay, let me ask you how you do win. What is key going forward, leaving philadelphia, for your nominee . Well, what is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how it this election affects peoples lives. Were about rejecting trickledown economics. Instead an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few. In terms of winning the election, its all about turnout and how we connect with the voter as to what it means in their lives to turn out to vote. To win the house and senate, state houses, state governorships and the rest. So turnout is everything. And turnout really runs on the fuel of inspiration. So i believe Hillary Clintons vision, based on her experience, based on her knowledge and judgment, as well as her connection with the american people, after a latest of service and leadership for americas families and children. Woodruff i dont think anyone is closer to the voters in washington than members of the house of representatives. You know that place very well. Right now, donald trump is doing much better than Hillary Clinton among white men, and particularly white men who have not attended college. How does Hillary Clinton counter that . With an economic agenda to create jobs, goodpaying jobs, increasing paychecks, the economic agenda is what is really its about the economy. You know that statement. Its not a cliche. Its a fact. And i think that so many times white, noncollegeeducated white males have voted republican. They voted against their own economic interest because of guns, because of gays, and because of god. The three gs, god being the womans right to choose. That is softening. Some of those people were never going to be voting democratic anyway. But i believe that with the turnout that we expect to have, we will draw some of them in with our message, and enough other people to win the election. Ifill leader pelosi, how do you compare what were going to be seeing here tonight with the nomination of Hillary Clinton to gerald dean ferauro in 1984 . You were there. 1984, i was chair of the host committee, at the San Francisco convention. And i can tell you, i can just drum it up immediately, the thunderous response that that convention had to her nomination. Mind you, the convention was very split between mondale and gary hart. So it had a similar feeling to this. Nonetheless, as nomination of the first woman as Vice President of a major party, it was thunderous. And thats what will happen with Hillary Clinton, even beyond because shes going to be nominated for president , the most powerful person in the world. Its very exciting. Woodruff and it will be historic, as weve been saying. But should it be a factor in how people vote, the fact that she would be the first woman president , the fact that she say woman . I dont think i think that people want to know what the election of a particular person means in their lives. What is jur vision . What is your plan to get something done that affects me . And ive always . Aid my own rise in the leadership, please dont ever ask anybody to vote for me because im a woman. That happens to be, in my view, an enhancement, but nonetheless its all about who is the best person for the job. Hillary clinton is the best person for the job. She will go into the oval office before prepared even than president obama. He has said that himself. Better prepared than president bush, george w. Bush. Better prepared than her own husband. She has vision, knowledge and judgment. She is a strategic thinker, based on her experience and convention. I know something about power, being the first woman speaker of the house. Actually, the legislative branch is the first article of the constitution, and so president , Vice President , speaker the of the house, third highest. And for me, its particularly almost emotional to think that she will have that much power to help develop a consensus in our country and be the leader of the free world. Ifill power is is the word. Nancy pelosi, minority leader of the house of representatives. Thank you so much. My pleasure. Woodruff who has already made history herself by being the first woman in the position. And im happy to relinquish the title of the highest elected woman in the history of our country. Woodruff now, to the second part of our series exploring Hillary Clintons life. Tonight, the eight years she spent in the white house. Her tenure as first lady can be categorized as atypical, and even controversial at times. She logged many firsts first president ial spouse with a graduate degree, first to testify before a grand jury, and the first to have an office in the west wing of the white house. Before the clintons ever stepped foot into the white house in 1993, and she was given her own west wing office, there were hints Hillary Clinton would be a different kind of first lady. I suppose i could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what i decided to do was fulfill my profession. Woodruff that candid comment early in the 92 campaign didnt go over well with voters, so she shifted to a more traditional role until election day. But as soon as her husband was elected, she was again a public player. Hello. This is Hillary Clinton. I want to thank you for letting me speak with you about an issue that is central to our childrens future. Woodruff early on, president clinton tapped his wife to steer a Major Initiative running the task force on National Health care reform. David gergen was an aide to the president at the time. Shes an extraordinarily competent woman. She knows the issues better than anybody i know, including her husband. That was threatening to some people, to some voters. Men of the older generation would say, i would be really proud if my daughter grew up to be like Hillary Clinton, to be the kind of path breaker she is, but i sure as hell am glad that my wife isnt. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Woodruff in the beginning, the Health Care Effort looked promising, says author rebecca traister. When she first took on the project, and initially testified in Front Congress about health care reform, it actually looked like it might go well. She was already a very divisive figure people hated her, people loved her. She was so clearly smart, competent, her Approval Ratings went way up, people liked it. Woodruff but as weeks passed, clintons Healthcare Plan was attacked by the right and the left. Conservatives called it a government takeover. Even with a democratic majority in congress, the bill never made it out of committee. Hillary had recruited dozens of experts to help craft an elaborate plan for universal coverage, but she had insisted most of the work be done in secret. David gergen says it was that and the lack of political outreach that led to failure. She hadnt learned yet to play the washington game. Woodruff the collapse of the Healthcare Initiative was one of the major factors in the g. O. P. s takeover of congress the following year. During bill clintons second term, hillary was successful in her push for a program that enabled washington to partner with states to ensure Health Coverage for uninsured children. But unlike the first four years, she spent less time in the west wing, and more time traveling abroad, much of it promoting womens rights. It is no longer acceptable to discuss womens rights as separate from human rights. Woodruff traister describes it as a retreat into a more traditional first lady role. She and chelsea did a lot of traveling around the world. She wrote a book called, dear socks, dear buddy notes from the white house pets. She was blamed so enthusiastically for what happened with health care reform, and she was really attacked so forcefully, that it precipitated a real retreat by hillary from this divisive public role that she had held within the administration. Woodruff hillary was also at the center of a string of controversies. The clintons involvement in a failed Arkansas Land deal known as whitewater, would follow both of them through his presidency. I think one of the most troubling moments for me at the white house came over the whitewater issue. Woodruff former white house aide david gergen. I had a conversation with the president and we got his assent to give over the documents to the washington post. But then the president said, before we do this, you gotta remember this. Both hillary and i were involved in this, we cant release the documents without her blessing as well, and by the way, david you oughta go get it. I made the effort to see her, and try to persuade her to give over the documents, and i was ultimately very, very unsuccessful. Woodruff for years, Hillary Clinton resisted calls to release documents related to whitewater and other controversies. That in turn, drew more attention from the news media and ultimately led to the appointment of a special prosecutor. If you stick to secrecy too much in the white house, and theres a temptation for every white house to do that, but if you stick too closely to temptation, you can pay a big, big price. And she paid a price for it. The conventional wisdom about whitewater always is, take any straw that you can to go on. I dont have any doubt that there are those who will say this should go on. I just would like to tell them, go on where . Weve been going on for four years. Woodruff the investigation ended after it was declared there was insuffic