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
The coronavirus pandemic, the fight for social justice by protestors nationwide and professional athletes. And just today a category four hurricane brought widespread damage to the gulf coast. How americans believe the president is handling these cries cease, plus crises plus the largest economic recession since the Great Depression could determine whether he gets a second term in office. Joining me on the final night of the convention is cbs news senior political analyst and 06 mince correspondent john dickerson. And joel payne former advisor on Hillary Clintons 2016 president ial campaign and a cbs news contributor. And john, this night is unlike we have ever seen. Never before has the white house lawn been used for a political event, a campaign rally, no less some 2,000 people packed in in the midst of a pandemic. Yeah, it sure looks like a regular old campaign if the backyard of the peoples house. Jared kushner the president s son in law said tonight was the culmination of the host
The u. S. In years. And the embattled president of turns to russia. Just a crackdown 20 journalists are among those detained. For so. Im told me welcome to the show. Trump is expected to accept the u. S. Republican partys nomination speech on the south lawn of the white house in about an hour from now the u. S. President acceptance of the nomination the 4 day g. O. P. Convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves the party of law and order the closing speech comes amid simmering tension over Police Shootings and racism. They all went out on the streets of washington d. C. And found people all starkly divided in their expectations of trump so what do you think hes focusing on tonight. Oh man lets see. Bringing the country together im a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of grasping at straws a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. This but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like we just had so thats what were looking forward to why why oh because
Us we are meeting this challenge us we are delivering lifesaving therapies and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year or maybe even sooner. We will defeat the virus and the pandemic and emerge stronger than ever before thank you and what United Generations past was an unshakable confidence in americas destiny and an unbreakable faith in the American People they knew that our country is blessed by god and has a special purpose in this world it is that conviction that inspired the formation of our union our westward expansion the abolition of slavery. The passage of civil rights the Space Program and the overthrow of fascism tyranny and communism this towering american spirit has prevailed over every challenge and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor and yet despite all of our great this is a nation everything we have achieved is now in danger this is the most important election in the history of our country oh and. The amount. Of thank you at no time before have voters f
Putin promises to support a process get out of control. Anger in argentina over a government plan to reform the judicial system critics say it could be used to protect the political elite. Big story for you this half hour u. S. President donald trump says novembers election will mark the difference between quotes saving the American Dream or allowing a socialist agenda to destroy itself to formally accepting the Republican Party nomination for a 2nd term as president he told a crowd of supporters that certain of embers votes will be the most important in u. S. History mr trump painted an optimistic picture of the country while describing the democratic partys proposals as extreme. As the Democratic National Convention Joe Biden and his party repeated lee assailed america as a land of racial economic and social injustice. So tonight i ask you a simple question how can the Democrat Party ask the lead our country when it spends so much time tearing down our country. They do not see americ