One person who i believe is truly qualified to be president of the United States and that is our friend, Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham clinton. Hillary clinton must become the next president of the United States. Pelley what a historic night for america. The democrats have nominated a woman to be the 45th president of the United States. Hillary rodham clinton. Odonnell will be her other half the 42nd president of the United States, william yam jefferson clinton. Pelley a night of president s and precedents. In a fractured Democratic Party former clinton opponent called on the delegates to nominate her by acclimation and they did. Some sanders supporters walked out and protested outside the wells fargo center. Gayle king is on the Convention Floor for us tonight. King scott and norah happy tears for Hillary Clinton. A lot of tears. One mandel gat from from South Carolina told me that he went into the ugly cry which means sobbing uncontrollably. The 17yearold girl from tennessee who get
Major u. S. Political party as its nominee for president. During an at times a highly emotional roll call vote on the floor of the Democratic Convention before us, Larry Sanders cast his vote for his younger brother bernie, and bernie taking the floor to make it official. It was a show of solidarity that had this arena roaring with applause. Moments from now, bill clinton will take the stage, the goal to talk about a more personal side of his wife. Were joined by our team, chuck todd, Savannah Guthrie and tom brokaw. More than a personal side, he will have to help start the reintroduction of Hillary Clinton after she took a beating for four days in cleveland. Chuck, part of that is to establish unity here. I got the sense, you got the sense that something happened during that roll call today. Things have changed. There was a different tone on the floor. I think the roll call vote almost helped the Bernie Sanders folks feel as if they got their moment, they got to be able to cast their
240 years after the birth of our nation in this city, 96 years after american women first got the right to vote, Hillary Rodham clinton has become the first nominee for president. Here was the moment, just hours ago, when her defeated foe, Bernie Sanders, made it happen. I move that all votes, all votes cast by delegates be reflected in the official record and i move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States. Some emotion there from sanders. Then this. All in favor of the motion, say aye. Aye opposed, no. The ayes have it and the crowd went wild. Cecilia vega, you were on the floor for that moment of history that brought unity to this hall. George, electrifying is the only way to describe what happened down here today. Yes, there has been talk about this hall being divided, yes, there are Bernie Sanders supporters who are in here tonight who are still angry, but right now, this is an energized court. We saw people crying
3 00 oclock in the afternoon. The woman was leaving the Schuylkill River trail and headed up the steps walnut street when she says a man approached her and said quote you dont know anything. Then slashed this woman across the forehead. The suspect took off. The woman was treated at press we attorney hospital for 3inch cut. We talked to police within the past hour who say in addition to questioning a person of interest, theyre reviewing another piece of evidence. Central detectives was able to gather some Surveillance Video. Not of the incident itself but perhaps of the individual either coming or going to that location. We had no need at this particular time to put that Video Surveillance video out at this time. But again that was information that was a part of their investigation that may have led to the apprehension earlier this morning. Reporter and back here live, no weapon has been recovered but, again, Police Questioning a person of interest in the slashing attack on 24yearold wo
Planned. Were going to touch the sky on this friday, august 26th. From abc news, this is world news now. If its bey would be beyonce and thats bey. And then ye, ye, its bey. Sorry, were not the cool kids. Lets start with other b words. Bigotry. Thats a big one. Right now in politics. Hillary clintons attack on donald trump. Clinton accuses him of giving rise to a radical fringe element within the republican party. Clinton hammers on race own hate and he pushed back continuing to call her a bigot, and hes accusing her of trying to smear her supporters. And trump is expected to clarify his immigration plan after conflicting comments about mass deportation. Its your voice your vote. Reporter donald trump is doubling down on his new label for hillary clinton. Hillary clinton is a bigot. In an interview he talked about his new branding for his rival. Her policies are bigoted. She knows theyre not going to work. You think shes personally bigoted . She is. Theyre her policies. But hatred is a