Calls, emails and beats. We will kick it off right now. Republicans, 202 7488001. Emocrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can go to facebook. Com cspan. Republicans will open their National Convention here in this city for their 41st attempt to win the white house which theyve accomplished 23 times starting with abraham lincoln. Folks are arty starting to arrive. From the cleveland plain dealer, rnc visitors are receiving the red carpet treatment from the moment they stepped off planes and into downtown hotels, conventioneers making their way into Cleveland Saturday were treated to northeast ohios version of red carpet. Even live music. A says here it is ordinarily price. A twoperson rap group regaled passengers while clearly identified volunteers shouted welcome to cleveland when they werent answering questions. You mention some of the facts and figures about this convention, i want to share this from politico. A couple more facts and figures. 50,000 visitors are coming to
We will follow that with a News Conference with representatives from the trunk campaign and the Republican National committee that begins later today at 3 00 eastern. The convention approaching, indiana governor mike pence was formally introduced yesterday as Donald Trumps running mate. Governor pence a former u. S. Representative became governor in indiana in 2013. He originally had planned to seek reelection this november, but has since withdrawn from the race for the chance to be part of the republican president ial ticket. This event in new york city is 50 minutes. Thank you everybody. Great honor. Great honor. Thank you. This is a wonderful day. I saturday morning, yes, isnt that nice. Thank you all. Have an incredible convention. Its really going well. Were going to get things solve them are going to do lots of wonderful thing for our country, most important. Im here today to introduce the man who will be my partner in this campaign. To fix ourte house brake system. We are in a r
To my American Family, please remain optimistic. On monday, i discussed the importance of our Law Enforcement community. Realize that us to the vast majority of our Law Enforcement officers only seek , thereect and to serve is still work to be done. There is a lack of trust tween the black community and Law Enforcement, one that we as an American Family must come together and solve. Old saying is a vital part of finding solutions the only way to know where you are going is to know where you have been. The rich and provocative history of america is to point in one of two directions, one is to realize over the past 240 years that we have had our challenges. Our nation has nearly been pulled apart. Out of the crisis of our past has come to hope for our future. In a relatively short amount of time, we have made in my estimation, remarkable progress as a nation. While i will talk about a few of the policies that will help us move forward as well as some things are simply about getting us to
In Montgomery County. Live at the glenmont station, im mola lenghi for wusa9. Get back to us with new details on this one. Also breaking this afternoon, two women shot in d. C. Late this afternoon. Police confirming to us that two adult females were wounded in the 3700 block of hayes street northeast. At last word both women were conscious and breathing. Baltimore bracing for trouble this evening after a not guilty verdict for another Police Officer in the freddie gray case. This is officer edward nero who has been acquitted on all accounts. And members of his family were escorted from the courthouse in the wake of that verdict as anger erupted outside, but the streets have remained peaceful and scott broom joins us this evening from west baltimore to tell us more. Hey, scott. We are going to fight for freddie gray. Reporter anger erupts outside the courthouse in baltimore. I am really hurt. Reporter and the family of officer edward nero is whisked away after a not guilty verdict for n
To the restroom. You see the men exit and get into their cab. The gas station attendants are clearly aware of that damage, and they call for their security. Today the head of the civil police in rio, fernando veloso, held a News Conference to give details. He said, there was no robbery as reported. They were not victims as they claimed. He said the men vandalized the bathroom, breaking a mirror, and the gas station security stopped them from leaving and called police. Before police arrived, the Security Guards with the help of a translator worked out a deal with the swimmers to pay for the damage. 100 brazilian reals and a 20 bill from the u. S. He says the security did pull a gun on the swimmers. Specifically ryan lochte. The Security Guard telling them lochte confronted them, one athlete really disturbed and angry, so they used a weapon to control him. Lochte was intoxicated and giving the guard a hard time. The guards also said they held the men at gunpoint because they were big ath