Is the United States and the western world, are we doing enough to top these kinds of attacks . I think were doing the right things. We just have to intensify the effort. Good morning, we are so good to be with you this morning, christi paul. A little different this morning, im victor blackwell. We are live in cleveland, the site of the Republican National convention. Good morning to you. Were following three major stories. Up first in a matter of hours. Well get a look at the republican presumptive president ial ticket. Donald trump is about to introduce his running mate mike pence. Trump had lastminute second thoughts about that decision. And then hope to be the next commander in chief. Theres violence in turkey that weve been watching all night. A bloody coup attempt by a faction of its military have left at least 90 dead, we understand. Theres a lot of uncertainty. At the moment, who is in control of these two u. S. Nato allies. Of course, continuing coverage. New terror raids and arrests overnight as isis is he it inspired the truck rampage in nice, that killed 84 people, two of them american. First toky, the president reaccept erdogan said it has plunged that country into a night of chaos. [ gunfire ] list ton they hail of gunfire in istanbul. It rained down from hospitals, more than 1,000 people have been injured in the confusion across that country. And at least 1,500 military personnel have been arrested. Overnight, the military stormed parliament and the airport. Soldiers as entered our affiliate cnn turk in istanbul, declaring it under martial law. The network resumed broadcasting about 45 minutes after being taken off the air. Lets get the latest situation in turkey and bring in nima elbagir. Shes been on coverage on the bastille attack but has covered turkey extension self over the last couple of years. We saw what happened overnight, but whats happening in turkey right now . By initially promising, victor, the president does seem to be in control. How all encompassing of course that control remains to be seen. I just want to take you back to how all of this unfolded. Take a look. Greensburg gunfire ]. 11 25 p. M. Friday local time. The Turkish Military said in a statement that had had taken control of the country and imposed martial law. 12 26 a. M. Saturday turk kish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling his supporte erers to g the streets for democracy. The anchor holding her microphone up to the screen. 1 50 a. M. , gunshots reported at the president ial check in ankara. And reports of helicopters opening fires at the national headquarters. Videos and posters posted on social media showed large crowds marching through the streets and taunting soldiers. Some facing off against tanks and armored vehicles. Crowds also gathering at istanbuls airport. The site of the terror attack two weeks ago nowhere flash point, the bosphorus bridge connecting turkey and asia. We heard two bombs in the last hour, and the fighter planes going right over us. And the last one, everyone just got up and ran inside. Reporter 2 51 a. M. , the turk kish militant claims the coup is over. There are also reports of bombs thrown outside of the Parliament Building in ankara. Moon while, troops entered the news stations taking over the news station at trt and shutting down the network. It was quite a scary moment. My staff, their phones were confiscated. Reporter around 3 20 a. M. , turkish president erdogan lands at the airport. Turkeys deputy Prime Minister talks to cnn on the phone . Who is in control now in turkey . Well, there has been a fair coup attempt. Government is in full control. Theres still some rogue reporter 6 30 a. M. , at doran on saturday, president erdogan addresses a large crowd. He calls the coup attempt treason and says his golf vernm is in control. Translator we will stand firm we will not compromise. Reporter these incredible scenes from Istanbuls Bosphorus bridge, as soldiers surrendering en masse, walking away from tanks and abandons their posts. And in ankara, pictures of serious damage to the turkish parties. They have always retained the right for what they call political instability. And the country is still reeling from a series of isis attacks across the border in syria and iraq. The very reasons that made erdogan vulnerable to the two attempts, are the reasons why the u. S. And other nato allies have been working so nervously overnight to see how this plays out. They need stability in turkey. And president erdogan, for his future needs to deliver it, victor and christi. Nima elbagir there in nice. Report on turkey. Doing it in the Early Morning hours of this turkish coup, the turkish president was forced to use facetime on his cell phone in an attempt to rally the coup. This is a remarkable moment, watch. Translator i want to encourage my people to the streets and invite them to the airports. And together as people gather, show them by letting them come with their tanks. To see what theyre going to do. Do it right there to the people. Power above the people i have never seen. All right, joining us now to expand this conversation cnn military analyst Lieutenant Colonel rick francona, former military attache. And journalist in istanbul. Mustafa, i want to start with you, there is sometimes, a space between what we saw a failed doo coup, and the government being in control. You can give us the degree to which the erdogan government is in control there. Erdogan government are in fuel control. Theres no doubt that this coup has been suppressed or diverted. Its just turned out this was not a military takeover, it was a coup within the military. And certain elements between the air forces. But the rest of the military, and the government and the police and the intelligence of other state institutions, so the coup we could say in turkey its the democratic system is safe and secure. One more thing, the people went on the streets to really go up against the coup. Not just the government but the secular position also stayed with the government on this issue. So, i think we have given a test of the country. We have flawed democracy. But still democracy much better than the military takeover. We did see the Opposition Forces come out and say they stand behind the democratically elected government. Let me come to you, turkey is very important to the u. S. And europe, as this fight continues against isis there. Put into context there the dilemma that the u. S. Finds itself in with this strong man who isnt so strong . Well a coup in turkey would have been a real problem for our efforts against isis. As you mentioned, there are a couple of other bases north of Syrian Border really give this an advantage, conducting air strikes that close. Now, had the coup succeeded, we would have faced a political dilemma in the United States because our laws are very specific. The security act of 1961 requires us not to support country, governments that have come to power, through military coup. So, we would have faced a political crisis there. Fortunately, that didnt happen. And i want to make a couple of points what mustafa is exactly right. This was not the Turkish Military. The Turkish Military has intervened in the past but when they do, its the entire institution of the Turkish Military. This is small faction, being from the start, when president erdogan called out his people to go to the streets. That was only the matter of the coup. It was only a matter of how long it would communicate. But the United States military was looking to leave when we saw the initial coup falter because this allowed us to continue operations i understand operations were only stopped for about a half an hour. All right. Mustafa, let me come back to you, the next 24 to 72 hours, of course, will be crucial. Were already seeing arrests of members of military. More than 1500 arrested thus far. And the government will continue to purge those who tried to create this coup. What do you expect the next 72 hours will look like . Well, the government condemned the coup, arrested the coup, but also pointed to the culprits, as i perceive it, that group an ally of the government has now turned bitter of the government. Its also rumored they have people in the military, they have officers in the movements. And now behind the coup and as an enemy of the state. Therefore, we will see arrests of all of these not only officers but also maybe some of their allies who are members. And we just heard the germans who have denounced this they got orders that they should leave the country. So in a very tense scene, of course, the country has likely defended itself against a coup like Something Like that but also a group which has to be very precise because of all of the risk for violating Civil Liberties and turkeys nonimmigrant states. So the government has a right, i think, to extend itself against this obviously threat, for whichever obviously has deep roots. But also this should not turn into a witch hunt as we head in turkish history. Let me just update the numbers were getting in now. 161 dead overnight. And now 2,839 members of the Turkish Military detained. Again, 161 dead. Now, 2,839 detained. Mustafa akyol, our journalist there, and retired colonel francona. Well continue our conversations throughout the morning. Meanwhile, we have breaking news out of france this morning. Isis claiming it inspired the truck driver to plow through that crowd. 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Did you know people can save over 500 when they switch to progressive . Did you brush your hair today . Yes, mom. Why . Hmm. No reason. Breaking news this morning, isis now claims it inspired the terror attack in france that killed 84 people on thursday. And isislinked media agency is calling the truck driver an isis soldiers who targeted nationals of Coalition Countries fighting isis. And the Prosecutions Office said five people are in custody this morning. One of those people is the attackers exwife. Joining us now, Clarissa Ward. Clarissa, we have heard isis make claims before. Never before i believe have we heard them take responsibility for inspiring Something Like this. Its very different. What you can tell us about what we know regarding the drivers possible connection to isis. Reporter okay. So heres what we know, christi, we know that a mock news agency which is essentially a mouthpiece for isis has come forward and said this man is an Islamic State soldier who answered the call for attacks. Also in isis the radio said it was the works of an isis soldier and warned crusader states about many more attacks in the future. But as you mentioned, the wording of this definitely leaves isis with a little bit of wiggle room. Did they actually organize the attack or did they inspire it . Was it conceived up by them, or are they just taking credit for it . Of course, isis is an extremely organization and did they wait and weigh in and say, yes, essentially he was a soldier of the caliphate and take control of the attack. Its not clear whether any direct links, direct correlation, so far, authorities dont have any indication that there was. And french media reports say, family and friends say, this man was not a practices muslim. That he was not interested in religion and was a deeply troubled individual. Right now in front of the promenade, police are getting ready to open this up again after that brutal, horrifying attack in which 84 people were killed. Cnn spoke to the deputy mayor earlier. Because its been a really rapid and major scene up. The deputy mayor said, listen, this is an act of defiance to show terrorists that we wont be cowed. Were trying to clean this up. Get people moving, bring back the tourists and try to restore some sense of normalcy in this ravaged community. Clarissa ward, thank you. Donald trump announces his pick for Vice President. But sources say he did not go with his gut. Glad forceflex. Extra strong to avoid rips and tears. Be happy, its glad. By switching to xfinity x1. Rio Olympic Games show me gymnastics. X1 lets you search by sport, watch nbcs highlights and catch every live event on your tv with nbc sports live extra. Im getting ready. Are you . X1 will change the way you experience nbcuniversals coverage of the rio Olympic Games. Call or go online today to switch to x1. Live look at Freedom Plaza here in cleveland. The site of the 2016 Republican National convention. Things get started on monday. But were here, a couple of days early. And we know that donald trump is in just a few hours going to introduce his president ial pick indiana governor mike pence. But reporting from our dana bash sheds some light on the uncertainty surrounding that decision. A source tells cnn that trump was not made sure he made the right choice, even after hed flown the governor to new york city. Were hearing that pence was not his first choice . No, it might have been governor chris christie. Christie close with trump. At the end of the day it was pence. Pence will appear at a News Conference later this morning. This really seemed to go down to the wire. Thursday evening, he told another network he still had not made a final decision. Pence had until friday to recall his papers to run for governor of indiana. Trump officially offering pence the position sometime on thursday. Leading up to the decision. You remember, we saw trump had his finalists on the pain trail. Newt beginning rim. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and pence was out with trump as well. Sources telling cnn that there was some secondguessing from trump, even after he made the decision. Trump ultimately swayed by his children who felt pence was the right political choice. I had spoken to another republican insider some uneasy with trump and his rhetoric. They seemed to be pleased with pence. One gop activist saying pence brings balance to the ticket. Pence appeals to tea partiers and to evangelicals. Although he has disagreed with trump in the past on some issues, now he says hes looking forward to being his Vice President. Im excited. Im excited to be joining the ticket tomorrow with donald trump. I think hell abe great president. And i look forward to carrying his message all across this country and the months ahead and serving with him in the next administration. Victor, it should be noted and as im sure you know, pence absolutely endorsed ted cruz during the primaries. Dan senior who once served as a Senior Adviser to mitt romneys president ial campaign suggested on friday that pence once found trumps rhetoric unacceptable. I want to read a tweet that senior sent out basically says the following, it says based on someone who had it says, its disorienting to have commiserated with someone about how he was unacceptable and then to see that someone become trumps vp. Pence will be returning to indiana for a welcome home rally, victor. Jason carroll for us there. Jason, thank you so much. And we are going to have more on that in just a moment, in terms of the Vice President s choice, or the choice for Vice President , i should say. Were going to have a Panel Discussion on that. Also breaking news in turkey, a u. 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