Odonnell 70 days until election day, and what the president calls the most important election in our history. Good evening, from the nations capital. Im norah odonnell. And welcome to cbs News Coverage of the night two of the Republican National convention. Already drama tonight before the event kicked off as a Convention Speaker was bumped from the program for retweeting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Who we will hear from tonight President Trumps son eric, as well as secretary of state mike pompeo. His speech has drawn criticism and sparked a congressional investigation, even before it airs. The headlineronht is first lady melanie trump. She will deliver her speech from the white house rose garden, weather permitting, which has just been renovated, a project mrs. Trump oversaw. We begin our coverage with paula reid who is at the white house tonight. Paula, what can we expect to hear from the first lady tonight . Reporter good evening, norah. Well, this will be the most highprofile
Political debate has turned into political harassment and outright political abuse. Lets leave it for trump. Lets leave north korea for trump. Lets leave trade for trump. Lets leave immigration for trump. They left us a lot but im actually having a good time. Thank you. We need more keith urban. It is now officially summer. Youve got keith urban, the windows down, florida georgia line. I live next to pnc bank on exit 118 on the garden state parkway in new jersey. Last night there was a poison concert. I could hear it from my house. Should america visit, exit 118 at the garden state parkway. Thats the closest ill give you to my address. Thats why im drinkingal cayal seltzer instead of coffee. You saw what happened, Sarah Huckabee sanders went to dinner in lexington, virginia at a restaurant called the red hen. The owner came up to her and asked if she would leave. She said okay. She was with seven other people, like a large group. The owner got a vote from the employees and they all vot
Added her voice to the chorus of democratic critics who have been speaking out against President Trumps zero tolerance policies. Many of those lawmakers have been traveling to those facilities that process some of these families that are detained along the southwest border. The facility you see behind me is the one that she got an inside look of. This is a facility that we have seen through handout images that were provided by the u. S. Government just last week alone, and you see those people being housed behind that chainlink fencing. And also covering themselves with that mylar, that aluminumlikelooking material as well. This is also happening at the same time as we are learning that a child at a separate facility, one that is privately owned, privately operate and contracted by the u. S. Government to care for some of these children, we now know that a 15yearold child walked off one of those locations in brownsville, texas not far from where we are. Only about 50 miles or so from o
Financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Right now Officials Say the signs point to suicide bullet the medical examiner also says more time is needed before an official cause can be determined. And if that determination is officially suicide how was the most high profile prisoner in america able to do it in a jail thats been called the guantanamo of new york . Of course epstein faced sex trafficking charges and hundreds of documents released just before his death named some powerful and wealthy people. Today attorney general william barr made it clear the investigation into epsteins alleged crimes are far from over. We will get to bottom of what happened and there will be accountability. But let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who is complicit with epstein. Any coconspirators should not rest easy. The victims deserve justice, and they will get it. In fact the wall street journal suggests with epstein gone the pressure is already onto prosecute
quote, if we cannot rise to meet this moment it won t just be a political failure, it will mean a moral one. it will mean we accept the next immoral tragedy. from the inside of congress former spokesman to house speaker john boehner, michael steel, and former senate leadership aide joel paine. is this a moment something has fundamentally changed in the public psyche to the extent it s going to put the pressure on congress to do something? it absolutely should be a moment. should be or would be? should be and time will tell if it will be. democrats and the progressives and the left, we won the culture war on guns, right? i mean there s kind of no doubt about it. it s a 90% ish issue in terms of background checks. it s a 60% issue in terms of banning assault weapons. so like the results are in here.