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The republican president ial nominee addresses this convention, and the nation, tonight. It comes as the campaign is making a bid for unity, after a day, if not a week, of division. Correspondent Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter todays walk through for donald trump and daughter ivanka at the podium where they will each speak tonight was customary. And then, came the mike test i love the media. Theyre so honest. Theyre such honorable people. I love cleveland. I love ohio. Its great to be here. Thank you everybody. And theyre doing a great job. And the police are doing an incredible job. Thank you very much. Reporter but much of the day was dominated by what happened last night when trumps primary challenger, texas senator ted cruz, balked at endorsing the nominee. Stand and speak and vote your conscience. Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. Reporter as he finished, cruz was booed off the stage. crowd booing and his wife heidi was escorted off the Convention Floor to safety, while Trump Delegates vented their anger. Im ticked who does he think he is . He lost. Hes a poor loser. Im ashamed of him. Hes done as far as im concerned in the Republican Party. Reporter some cruz supporters, on the other hand, defended their man i dont blame him either way. You know, it was a very bruising primary. I think some of trumps attacks on him were nasty and personal. And so i can understand why theres still some hesitation, but again, its a decision of conscience. Reporter later, trump took to twitter to say ted cruz got booed off the stage, didnt honor the pledge to support the partys nominee. I saw his speech two hours early, but let him speak anyway. No big deal during the primaries, trump had referred to cruz as lying ted and attacked his family members. This morning, the senator showed no sign of backing down, at a breakfast for his home states delegation. I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. That pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack heidi that im gonna nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say thank you for maligning my wife and maligning my father. reporter cruz would not say if hell vote for trump, but said he would never vote for democrat hillary clinton. Trump Campaign ChairPaul Manafort argued that the show of Party Divisions may actually rally republicans behind trump. In a backhanded way, even with what senator cruz did, we think mr. Trumps commitment to unifying the party was enhanced last night. Senator cruz, the strict constitutionalist, chose not to accept the strict terms of the pledge that he signed. So as far as the contract was concerned, he was the one in violation, not anybody else. Reporter all of that demonstrates why unity will be at the top of the agenda on this fourth and final night of the convention, with the theme make america one again. Speakers leading up to trumps keynote address are expected to talk up solidarity, leadership, and trust, all in an effort to shore up support for their candidate. The lineup includes tech billionaire peter thiel, a co founder of paypal, and oklahoma governor mary fallin, cochair of the republican platform committee. Many of those outside the quicken loans arena, are braving scorching heat to show their opposition to trump. Demonstrators took to the streets this afternoon, and plan to rally again this evening. Over the conventions first three days, thereve been about two dozen arrests far fewer than initially expected. For the pbs newshour in cleveland, im Lisa Desjardins. Ifill we head down to the Convention Floor podium now. Nprs Weekend Edition sunday host Rachel Martin is with us this week and next for our joint pbs newshour npr coverage of the conventions. Rachel, what are you watching for tonight . Reporter well, theres a whole lot of electricity in the hall, as you might imagine, gwen, because this is the big night. This is when donald trump comes outs and accepts his partys nomination to be president of the United States, but as you heard in lisas reporting, its been a tumultuous few days and there are a lot of sore feelings after ted cruzs speech last night, so people here today are ready to turn the page. Theyre going to be looking to donald trump to if yo unify this party. In the speech hes about to give, well hear a lot of the themes weve heard throughout the week an unsteady world, its a chaotic world. He wants to be the strong and steady arm that can steer america in the right direction. Could be the most scripted thing weve seen him, but his son said he might go off script, which his supporters are probably looking forward to. Judy and woodruff earlier today, i sat down with Vice President ial nominee, indiana governor mike pence here in the cleveland arena for an indepth interview about the convention, the race ahead, and how his own views match up, or dont, with those of the man who chose him. Governor mike pence, congratulations on your nomination to be Vice President. Thank you, judy. Were very humbled. Woodruff in your speech last night, i dont think there were very many dry eyes when you gestured up in the stands to your mother. Nor mine. Woodruff and you thanked her, you went on to talk about your family growing up, what was that moment like . It was very emotional. Very emotional. My father emigrated to this country. My mom grew up in a family of immigrants. To the hill i could walk out on to think i could walk out on stage and accept my partys nomination to the Vice President of the United States and to share that moment with my mother and my wife and three children was almost inexpressible. Woodruff speaking of family, one of the other major speakers last night was senator ted cruz, who in saying why hes not endorsing donald trump, cited his own family. He said he could not bring himself to support somebody who had criticized his wife and father, and hes referring, of course, to donald trump, saying his father was involved in the assassination of john f. Kennedy. Do you understand why this is a hard thing for senator cruz . Senator ted cruz is my friend. Im glad he came to the Republican National convention. I was glad we heard also from marco rubio, Chris Christie and a great speech from scott walker. But i recognize primaries are difficult. We had a field of outstanding pry outstanding candidates and primaries get a little rough. It takes time for people to get beyond those things. Im glad he came and shared our conservative values and i think as time goes on, you will continue to see more and more republicans, independents and Many Democrats rally to that cause and well elect donald trump as the next president of the United States. Woodruff you have said very corch complimentary thingst donald trump, and you have spent your gyre life as a deep believer in Christian Conservative values. That has not been a center piece of Donald Trumps campaign. Do you think you will be able, with your own beliefs, to persuade him on issues like lgbt rights, on, i dont know, the issue of abortion . Do you think you can change his views in those areas . Well, i think donald trump is prolife, and i believe in the sanctity of life, and weve had some hearttoheart conversations about the Supreme Court of the United States and about the importance of making sure that our next president appoints justices to the Supreme Court who will not only uphold the rule of law but that will advance the principles enshrined in the constitution of the United States. Im grateful for Donald Trumps prolife views, and im grateful hes expressed those views so publicly and openly. Look, the American People know that there are issues that divide us very quickly, and theyre issues that are often matters of the heart for every american, but the challenges facing our country today i think have even more even to do with americas place in the world with a struggling economy that isnt producing the jobs that americans long to see with the kind of economic policies that seem to have other countries winning and america losing. Donald trump is speaking about those issues, judy, and i think thats why not only do you see tremendous unity in the Republican Party but a lot of independents and democrats that are being drawn to this movement, and im excited about the chance to continue to carry that message across the country. Woodruff let me ask you about foreign policy. Donald trump gave an interview in the New York Times where he said if russia attacked one to have the small baltic nations, that h he would come to their aid only after reviewing their commitment to n. A. T. O. , whether they fulfill their obligations to us, as he put it. This is a departurer from not only republican views but mainstream thinking in this country. Its been supported by a majority of president s going back to harry truman. What do you say to the citizens of the n. A. T. O. Countries that donald trump is prepared to come in their aid. Donald trump made it clear he would stand by our allies and hold up our treaty obligations, n. A. T. O. America keeps its word and donald trump keeps its word. But what were also going to do is say to our allies that its time for them to pay their fair share. We provide an enormous amount of resources, particularly with regard to military resources, to countries all over the world, and in many cases those countries are not compensating the american taxpayer for the commitment were making to their security. Woodruff doesnt this inject doubt as to whether america will be there to support them . No, i dont read the New York Times every day, but i think the article said we would absolutely, is the word he used, absolutely stand by our allies and treaty obligations. But thats not its a separate question, but its just as important that we dont continue to burden the taxpayers of america with these commitments all across the globe that we say to other countries with whom we stand in solidarity and in their defense and the defense of their freedom that we need you to partner with us. I mean, its been a long time since n. A. T. O. Was created, and i also think donald trump has spoken very wisely about the need to rethink the mission of n. A. T. O. It was a cold war alliance, but now we face, in many ways, a more asymmetrical threat with the rise of radical islamic terrorism in rethinking n. A. T. O. s mission and its ability to confront that threat to our freedom is just as important. Woodruff he made a couple of other points in the article, one having to do with turkey where there is been enormous turmoil and attempted coup, he said he didnt believe the u. S. Should try to pressure the president of turkey who has been rounding people up, imprisoning people, shutting down news organizations. Where are you in terms of whether the United States should be supporting and espousing Democratic Values, smalld Democratic Values in other countries that are going through a situation like this . I dont think we have to choose between standing by a strategic ally and articulating our commitment to democracy and individual freedom. Weve done that throughout our history. With regard to turkey, i have been to ankara. Turkey is a democracy. We certainly, in the future, ought to encourage our ally to live up to their own Democratic Institutions and ideals. But make no mistake about it, with the rise of radical islamic terrorism in the world, with the rise of i. S. I. S. , our alliance with turkey is more important than ever before. The ability to have access, to move resources into the region and also, most importantly, to engage turkey fully in the battle against global terrorism, its about protecting the American People. So absolutely yes, we should stand by our allies, but we should also stand by our ideals and work with our allies and encourage them to live up to the Democratic Institutions and traditions that they enjoy. Woodruff youve long been a proponent of free trade. Still am. Woodruff how do you square that with saying we would scrap nafta and other treaties in a second unless he could make sure that other countries like canada and mexico do something to benefit american i support free trade and donald trump supports free trade. Trade means jobs. Jobs in the United States and my home state of indiana are support bid international exports. But it doesnt mean that we dont work hard to make sure that those are good deals. Inafta has a provision in it tht called for periodic reviews of countries who had signed the treaty to ensure that the deal was working for everybody. What i hear donald trump saying about that deal and about other trade deals is lets keep looking and make sure that, as we continue to expand our economic relationships with countries around the region and around the world, that were doing it in a way thats a win for the American Worker and for american jobs. Woodruff last question. A lot of, i should say the talk at this convention from the stage and delegates has been pretty Harsh Criticism of hillary clinton. Weve heard lock her up, weve seen the signs hillary to prison, talk of indicting her. As someone whos been outspoken against negative campaigning, do you think its been over the top as even some republicans have said and do you think its been a wasted opportunity, so far, to talk about whats positive about donald trump . Well, first, i think thats what freedom looks like. The American People get to express themselves in the ways at the they choose in the ways they choose. But i have to tell you, in this convention, ive sensed a tremendous amount of energy and unity not around the personalities but around the choice we face this fall. In donald trump, you have someone who will bring real change to washington, d. C. Hes a bold leader, distinctly american. He doesnt play by the Old Fashioned rules. Hes going to washington, d. C. , break up the status quo, and i believe get this economy moving again and having america standing tall in the world. Hillary clinton by contrast is the very embodiment of the failed status quo that republicans, democrats and independents are tired of and weary of. Now, i want to be clear woodruff but for the last three months lock her up has been a refrain we have been hearing. People are frustrated. 19 trillion in debt that just hasnt been piled up in democratic administrations, its been nearly doubled in this administration. Ive battled against big spenders in my own party when i was in congress. The truth is the American People are looking at washington, d. C. And saying enough is enough. We want a different type of leadership and different direction for this country and i truly believe that donald trump will be the next president of the United States. Woodruff different, but does it have to be so negative is my question. I think we have to lay out the choice for the American People. Its a choice between change and the status quo. I do believe, we get out, work our hearts out, carry our message to the American People, a positive vision, but also laying out the choice and the stakes, i truly believe well have a great victory for the American People this fall. Woodruff after a tough campaign. Governor mike pence, the republican nominee for Vice President. Thank you very much. Thank you, judy. Good to see you again. Woodruff from there we go to our team of analysts here in the booth who will be with us all evening. David brooks of the New York Times, the newshours mark shields, and amy walter of the cook political report. So lets talk a little bit about what you heard david brooks. Mike pence and donald trump . He calms things down. Hes a very conventional conservative, very pretty orthodox conservative, somebody whos been involved in republican circles forever, sweet disposition, and takes the things donald trump says and makes them seem normal. When you to have the th