We are just Getting Started here on the final night of the Democratic National convention in philadelphia. Hillary clinton will accept the nomination as the first woman president ial nominee of a Major Political party. A big, big night ahead. Well be back tomorrow night at our regular time, 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Msnbcs Convention Coverage continues in just a moment with Brian Williams, Rachel Maddow and chris matthews. The baton has been passed. There has never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton. A party stands united. Hillary clinton has never quit on anything in her life. Donald trump would literally make us less safe. Hillary will make us stronger together. And a nominee embraces history. Reject cynicism and reject fear. Elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States. Its the final night of the
Democratic National convention. After tonight, lets try that again, after tonight, this Democratic Convention is history but first, Hillary Clinton must
Eastern for more special Convention Coverage. Msnbcs special Convention Coverage begins in just a moment. Stick around. It seemed impossible. Donald trump. Real is state mogul. Reality tv star. A candidate who has never held Office Seeking the highest office in the land. Critics dismissed him. Rivals underestimated him. The more they fought to stop him, the stronger his movement became. Now with his running mate at his side, republicans gather in cleveland. Can donald trump unite the party and continue his march to the white house . Its day one of the Republican National convention. In boisterous darned near democratic fashion, the Republican National convention under way in cleveland tonight. The quicken loans arena, home of the World Champion cleveland cavaliers. For the next four days, home to the Republican Party of donald j. Trump. Good evening. Welcome to our new home for Convention Coverage, msnbc election headquarters here in new york. Affording us a stunning view of the procee
The two leading lights of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Senators Elizabeth Warren and of course, Bernie Sanders. The stakes could not be higher going into this week. Despite the disorder at the rnc, donald trump has now pulled even with Hillary Clinton at the polling average and the Democratic Leaders are presenting a unified front, the same cannot be said for the rank and file. For the thousands of demonstrators in philly this week. The convention was officially called to order in just the last hour or so with one person conspicuously absent, dnc chair Debbie Wasserman schultz, longtime lightning rod for sanders supporters dissatisfied with the party and the primary process. After leaks, internal emails showed top dnc officials disparaging the Sanders Campaign, Wasserman Schultz agreed to step down at the end of the convention after officially opening and closing the proceedings. This morning, she showed up to address delegates from her home state of florida and this i
Are woundeds one critically. One gunman has been killed and Authorities Say no others are believed at large. This latest aaction comes as the subjects of Race Relations, gun control, law and order, terrorism, all are playing part in the republican effort to regain the white house and storm Hillary Clinton as politics plays into this. We have team coverage, and mike tobin is on streets with protesters having the Security Team on high high her. James rosen has politics and Donald Trumps characterization of himself as the law and order candidate. We start in baton rouge and the breaking news, three dead Police Officers with an investigation underway. Will carr is this. Will . Yes, authorities confirmed the man who shot six Police Officers was 29yearold gavin eugene long originally from kansas city and the motivation is unknown and we do not know what brought him to baton rouge, but here is what we do know. Witnesses say at 8 20 this morning, they saw long dressed in all black carrying a r
Knows, anything could happen here, right . This is a political miracle in the making. Just one year ago virtually no one thought that donald trump would be the candidate on the republican side for president. Now, i have said it before and i will say it again, the rise of donald trump and the assassination of john f. Kennedy are the two most stunning political stories of my lifetime. But there is some drama at this convention and it took place last night. That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. At 9 32 eastern time senator ted cruz took to the Convention Stage to give a speech. He was given a standing ovation by the g. O. P. Loyalists in the crowd. At first it was standard issue that the country needs to be revitalized. By the end of the speech the republican faithful were wanting an endorsement but it didnt come. If you love our country, and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the