Great odonnell good evening. We are 71 days from election day and tonight the republicans begin presenting their case for giving donald trump four more years as president. Im Norah Odonnell in the nations cop toll and welcome to cbs News Coverage. Republican national convention. This convention will look different than years before. President trump will not have the packed arena nor the boisterous crowds he enjoys. Many of the speeches will be from an auditorium here in washington. But earlier today a few hundred delegates gathered in charlotte, in the carolina, where the roll call vote was held and President Trump was officially renominated. This is the most important election in the history of our country. Dont let them take it away from you. Odonnell tonight well hear from former u. N. Ambassador nikki haley, the president s oldest son donald trump, jr. And tim scott. Throughout the week i will be joined by our contribute ares and analysts, cbs news senior political an liss and 06 m
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
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Odonnell tonight, making the case for four more years, the Vice President headlines night three. Good evening from the nations capi capitol. Im Norah Odonnell and welcome to cbs News Coverage of the Republican National convention. Vice president mike pence is the featured speaker. He will appear shortly from fort mchenry in maryland, and we expect the president to join him at some point. We also want to give you an update on some of the other brakes news at this hour. Hurricane laura is a category 4 storm expected to hit the texaslouisiana border with catastrophic force in the next few hours. In fact, the National Weather service is predicting an unsurvivable storm surge of up to 20 feet. Lawo want to update you, Law Enforcement is bracing for a fourth night of protest in kenosha, wisconsin, following the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Two people were shot and killed at a protest there last night. This teenager from out of town is under arrest, facing charges of intentional homicide.
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