Will have time for a few questions. If you come up with a question, please raise your hand. I will kick it to bill. Thanks. The American People did not need the darkness boat dystopian vision for our country on display last night at the Republican National convention. We are living through the reality because of Donald Trumps failures as president. We learned a lot about how Council Culture will ruin your life but little about how Donald Trumps mismanagement of the covid19 crisis might ended as it tragically has for most 180,000 americans. We heard about a great economy donald trump inherited but not a morsel of regret for how Donald Trumps failed leadership has squandered it started before covid hit. We heard the nearly in calc kibble number of lives lies about joe biden but not a single convincing reason that a voter on the fence should cast their ballot to reelect donald trump. We got to hear about the time donald trump joined his children on a trip to disney but all it accomplished
Protesters calling for the president to step down and it is the 2nd night of the Democratic National convention as joe biden edges closer to officially sealing the president ial candidates. The developing news in the past few hours that malis president abraham has resigned after being detained by soldiers in a coup he appeared on state television saying he had no choice but to step down as he didnt want any bloodshed west african bloc ico us has closed its borders with mali suspended financial flows within the country and to cope with the country im sorry and call for sanctions shelob else has all the details. The bamako residence of president Abraham Boubacar Kasia secure and heavily guarded but instead of keeping people out the soldiers were keeping him in. He and Prime Minister abuses say we detained here on tuesday confusion prevailed today with no explanation by the military or government until president keisha appeared on state television announcing his resignation. I want no blo
And well be following this roll call as it plays out. It happens over several minutes. There are a lot of states who want to be counted. You see the tally at the bottom of your screen. Well bring you highlights as we go this evening. Well of course go to that big moment when joe biden officially clinches the nomination with 2,374 votes needed. We can dip in if you want. Theres montana now. Joe biden has a plan to make it happen. Montana casts one vote for Bernie Sanders and 18 votes for our next president , joe biden. Nebraska. And thats the way its been playing out. This is really a nomination on location. There are also some big speeches ahead this evening, including former secretary of state john kerry, who was the democrats 2004 president ial nominee, form secretary of state colin powell, a republican, and tonights headliner, joe bidens wife, dr. Jill biden. Well, its been a busy night. They have been on the air over an hour now. Weve seen a number of noteworthy speakers, including
Things look very different than in years past. It is a Virtual Convention. Speaks come in from across the country. Former first Lady Michelle obama, senator Bernie Sanders will speak there is a republican on the list, speaking at the Democratic Convention former Ohio Governor john kasich. President trump in person will make his way to wisconsin. He will be in oshkosh trying to rally supporters ahead of the Republican National convention which begins virtually next week. The real reason we are here to speak to the voters, trying to get a pulse of the people if you will. You will hear from some of those voters in just a few moments. First our top stories with fox Business Team coverage. Blake burman is at the white house. We start with Lauren Simonetti on the markets. Lauren. Lauren connell, good to see you. The markets are closing the session out mixed. We have a new record close for the nasdaq. Apple shares, where do they end the day . They are within striking that two trillion dollar
Bottles at Police Officers shoot a black man in the back and also to come this hour we recap a colorful 1st day for the Republican National convention is officially nominate donald trump for a 2nd term and also one is the couple who pointed guns at the mass of protesters and previously. Of infections that is new cases of the virus jump from 0 to hundreds. Of new watching international its just gone. Now the kremlin spokesperson has reacted to claims of russian state involvement in the alleged poisoning of opposition activists alexina valmy does follow an announcement by the german clinic treating me at the moment that it talks in was found in the politician system. We cannot take seriously the accusations that russian authorities ordered me to be poisoned these are accusations which combine no means be true and are likely what i would describe as info noise my german colleague was quick to point to poisoning but he should have mentioned the possibility of a 2nd 3rd 4th version to all t