The white house. Without further adieu lets get and the individual states. To that video. Winning the trade war, i will be going this weekend protecting and strengthening and congratulations, thank you medicare and social security, for that great job out there. Lowering the cost of insulin, delivering the first real drop we really appreciate it. We are one National Family and in drug prices in 50 years, we will always protect, love restoring our military, fixing the va, bringing our troops and care for each other. Home and taking the worlds here tonight are the people who deadliest terrorists off the have made my journey possible battlefield, soleimani, al baghdadi, isis brought to and filled my life with so much justice, moving americas joy. Embassy to jerusalem, a new era of strength and solidarity with for her Incredible Service to our nation and its children, i our ally israel, negotiating a historic peace deal between want to thank our magnificent israel and the united arab first
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
It comes amid multiple crises. The deadly pandemic, unrest over Racial Injustice and the hurricane. Theres a lot riding on this for the president. He will be introduced in a few moments by his daughter ivanka trump. Hallie jackson is there at the white house. No matter what the president may or may not say about covid tonight, that crowd makes a statement. 1,500 people on the south loun with lawn. They are waiting to hear from ivanka trump. President trump is closing out the convention at a time of multiple crises. He will reference the hurricane thats happening, the pandemic thats occurring in this country and the unrest we have seen in wisconsin and elsewhere. President trump is trying to make the case for four more years. He will try to paint joe biden as the architect of what he will call an extreme agenda. Lester . We will hear about joe biden tonight. Andrea mitchell interviewed him earlier today. What did he tell you . Tell me about the timing of him talking. After three days, o
Convention center in cleveland. Trump appeared from the dark, warned of a dangerous moment of crisis for our nation. He described an america beset by crime and violence, an economy plagued by poverty an unemployment. A political system riddled with corruption and declared, i alone can fix it. Four years later, another moment of crisis in america. The covid pandemic has claimed more than 180,000 lives, cost millions of americans their j s jobs. Protests against Police Shootings of black americans have brought millions into our streets, sparked an often violent response. Tonight, the president will declare he needs four more years to fix it. Jon karl is at the white house, and jon, when fdr spoke in 1940, he was alone in the white house residen residence. President trump on the south lawn for an invited crowd of almost 2,000. George, we have never seen anything like this. For generations, white house staffers, democrat and republican, have been told it is unethical, if not illegal, to en
We will have law and order on the streets of this countryfo r every american of every race and creed and color. Tonight, President Trump acpts his partys nomination for four more years. The final night of the Republican National convention. Woodruff good evening. Welcome to our special pbs wshour live coverage of the final night of the republican naonal convention. We, along with thousands of others, had initially planned to be in charlotte,orth carolina, k,this wut because of the pandemic, the gathering will be almost entirelyirtual, including some of our reporters, analysts and the speakers for threpublicans. Tonight also has the backdrop o ssive hurricane along the gulf coasts of texas and louisiana. We plan to bring you the same depth of coverage and analysis during this critical time in a historic election year. I am here in our studio, socially distanced, with amy walter. We have reporters and analysts ac. Ross the count and our amna anwaz is in the studio around the corner to he