convention. our coverage of the rnc continues now with the 11th hour. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle and we are continuing msnbc s live coverage of night two of the 2024 republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin. tonight s theme, make america safe again. the focus is on donald trump s plan for crime and immigration, which would include unprecedented mass deportations. rnc cochair lara trump is speaking now. earlier speakers included primary rivals nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, and ron desantis, as well as high- profile congressional republicans like mike johnson, elise stefanik, and ted cruz. look at the border. it is the single biggest threat americans face. under joe biden, migrants are coming into our country by the thousands every day. we, in the republican party, are the law and order team. we always have been and we always will be the advocates for the rule of law and we all know that that principal as well as many others is in serious
right now, the 2024 presidential campaign is entering a dramatic new phase. and we are covering all the unfolding events this evening. former president donald trump is set to speak at a rally near pittsburgh. we are listening in for any hints about who he might pick as a vice presidential running mate as the republican national convention kicks off less than 48 hours from now in milwaukee. we have the mayor standing by shortly to talk about the big event. meantime, on the other end of the critical battleground state of pennsylvania, vice president kamala harris just wrapped up a campaign event in philadelphia. vice president harris is making the case for president joe biden s reelection as he faces calls from members of his own party to step aside. the president for his part is working the phones, holding conference calls made this afternoon with house democrats from the caucuses moderate and progressive wings. trying to convince them he has the energy and stamina to remain i
. mark: hello america i am mark levin welcome to a special independence day saturday edition of life, liberty & levin. tonight we discussed the state of our nation what is at stake in november with our friends of victor davis hanson is, newt gingrich, senator ted cruz but first my buddy pete joined me recently to talk about the left animosity for our military have the top ranks have been infiltrated by marxists. and pete knows what he is talking about he was a combat veteran and he has written all about this in his incredible new book called the war on warriors by the betrayal of the men who keep us free. go. i ve been very, very excited talking to our friend pete with his fantastic new book the war on warriors. by the betrayal of the men who keep us free. just finished reading this book. and let me tell you something ladies and gentlemen. if we do not have a military that is in shape, a military that notes its admission a military it s not being undermined from within t
hearing has also going to focus on one of trump s fake electors party chairman will ask to have the case smith as well. and you know, it s worth noting, this is actually the first hearings since the presiding judge rejected the defense efforts to disqualify the woman you see on the screen right now, the district attorney of fulton county, fani willis, i ve got a panel of experts here at the table to help analyze all of this. elie honig is also joining us from new york, but first let s go to cnn senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz, who is live outside the courthouse in atlanta. caitlin, tell us more about what we are expected to hear in court this morning. well today in court is the first time that fani willis is office will be back before all of those hearings over her ethics debacle, something that the judge has warned her not to step into any issues, any more talking about the case outside of court. nathan wade, the lead prosecutor, resign all back today, an
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