For peace. It has become political. Were the mothers bearing the children that are dying in the streets. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from the Democratic National convention in philadelphia. Pelley and breaking news, history is just minutes away. The roll call of the states is continuing, and when it is over, Hillary Clinton will be the democratic candidate for president of the United States. A milestone for america, the first woman to win a major Party Nomination nearly a century after women first won the right to vote. Nancy cordes begins our coverage. Nancy . Reporter scott, ive spoken to a number of olden women in the arena tonight who say they never thought that they would live to see this moment. In a few minutes, we expect that senator Bernie Sanders will be arriving here in the vermont delegation, and he will be the one to announce that Hillary Clinton has gone over the top. Pelley if they didnt work this out. 61 votes for the next president
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from the Democratic National convention in philadelphia. Just hours after an address to this convention by mothers who lost children to violence, some at the hands of police, criminal charges were dropped in baltimore today in the death of freddie gray. Grays neck was mysteriously broken in a police van that was not involved in an accident. Riots in baltimore calmed after Six Police Officers were charged, but now after four trials and no convictions, the prosecutor conceded today it would be impossible to convict any of the cops. Jeff pegues is in baltimore. Reporter baltimores top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby had a small group of supporters behind her, and a divided city beyond, waiting for her to explain why she dropped the charges. For those that believe im antipolice, its simply not the case. Im antipolice brutality, and i need not reporter she was unapologet and i can at times defiant. For ov
Welcomes charlie rose, gayle king and Norah Odonnell Deray Mckesson and Bonnie Mcfarlane featuring jon batiste and stay human and now its time for the late show with Stephen Colbert captioning sponsored by cbs cheers and applause stephen hey thanks, everybody cheers and applause hello hearings hey, everybody thank you welcome to the late show im Stephen Colbert happy friday to all of you, right . cheering which, of course, this is friday. Of course, america is still buzzing about Donald Trumps running mate, indiana governor mike pence. Theres pence fever. One of the symptoms, you know who mike pence is. Its curable. Dont think about him for a while. You will forget who mike pence is. In the last 24 hours, we have learned so much about governor pence, for instance, that he currently has a 40 Approval Rating in his state. So trump could win indiana just because voters want pence out of there. cheers and applause but thats not the only big announcement coming out of the trump campaign, be
Extraordinary in what they did. Hero is not even words for the Police Officers. Makes me want to do my job even harder. Three officers gunned down in baton rouge. Its unjustifiable. The violence, the hatred just has to stop. It is there between blacks and whites. Democrats and republicans now face the same challenge. Are you intimidated by the enormity of this . This man is awed with the American People and he is not intimidated by the world. Hes a good man, i believe, he will be a great president of the United States. I love what he just said. In east france, American College student Nicholas Leslie has been identified as one of the 84 people killed. Affecting its ties with the United States. Its irresponsible to have accusations of american involvement when we are simply waiting for their request. Storms swept the midwest. The most violent in eastern iowa. Homes and other buildings were damaged. A couple of loud booms. Liftoff of the falcon 9 spacex. Launch a key piece of equipment f
I will fight for you. And i will win for you. Donald trump accepts the republican nomination for president. This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton. Death, destruction, terrorism, and weakness. Evers describhe was describe america. You are either terrified by this. It is the best speech ive ever seen. It expands the conservatives and liberals. We will make America Great again. God bless you and good night. I love you. Roger ailes is out. Gone from fox news, facing dark allegations about how he treated women in the workplace. The nba is looking for a new home for the 2017 allstar game because of a law that limits the lgbt community. This is going to hurt charlotte and north carolina. Extreme heat, broiling the u. S. Excessive heat warning for a wide section. Out here, its high. Fire in a Las Vegas Hotel forcing people to evacuation. Huge flames. We love you. Its official, people. Donald trump just accepted the republican nomination for president. When he finished his speech, they dropped