Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Republican National convention with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from cleveland. And good morning, everyone. Welcome back to cleveland. Welcome to a wednesday morning, and welcome to halftime of the Republican National convention. Two days down two more very eventfilled days to go. You say halftime. I say, should i get two hot dogs and a beer, as usual . Absolutely. Marching band about to take the field. Night two a busy one. Republicans make it official. Selecting donald trump and indiana governor mike pence for president and Vice President. Make america work again, and heavy on attacks against Hillary Clinton. Weve got it all kcovered starting with peter alexander. Good morning. Reporter a night for the history books. Good morning. The Republican Party now officially embracing the firsttime politician, the billionaire, donald trump as its president ial nominee. The big moment on tap tonight will be for governor mike pence of indiana. His first chance to really be heard by the world after largely being overshadowed during that vp rollout. And its my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top. Reporter after a primary Campaign Like no other, a moment of triumph for donald trump delivered by his oldest son. Congratulations, dad we love you reporter the announcement triggers a celebration to the tune of new yorks unofficial anthem. Were here in the crush of the new york delegation. Just like that, the word presumptive can be dropped. Donald trump is the Republican Partys nominee for president. Trump by satellite acknowledging the historic night. Ill never forget it. Its something i will never, ever forget. Reporter trumps children, his biggest advocates. Daughter tiffany and donald jr. Delivering testimonials. My father is so friendly, so considerate, so funny, and so real. You want to know what kind of president hell be . Let me tell you how he ran his businesses, and i know, because i was there with him by his side on job sites, in conference rooms, from the time i could walk. Reporter still, the night was heavy on harsh rhetoric. Much of it directed at Hillary Clinton. Prosecuting the case, new jersey governor Chris Christie. The charge of putting herself ahead of america. Guilty or not guilty . All guilty reporter delegates repeatedly calling for clinton to be thrown in jail. All lock her up reporter clinton firing back on twitter. If you think Chris Christie can lick cher anyone on ethics we have a bridge to sell you. But the hits kept coming. Hillary clinton will do anything, say anything and be anything to get elected president. Reporter dr. Ben carson going one step farther calling clinton and linking her to the def devil. Wrote a book calmed rules for the raiccal aca radicals. So are we willing to elect someone as president who has as their role model somebody who acknowledges lucifer . Reporter and House Speaker paul ryan emphasizing policy over personal attacks while barely mentioning trumps name. Only with donald trump and mike pence do we have a chance at a better way. Reporter the theme tonight, make America First again. Donald trump will be back in the room to hear from his running mate, mike pence. Among the other headliners, son eric trump, Newt Gingrich and ted cruz, still unclear whether hell endorse the nominee. Peter alexander, thank you very much. You may have been following, a bit of a side story going on whether parts of Melania Trumps trump monday night was plagiarized. For a moment last night, similar allegations aimed at donald trump jr. They were quickly explained. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has more on all of that. Hallie, good morning. Reporter hi, savannah. Good morning. With the stage now set for night three of the gop convention, new details are emerging about that night one speech from Melania Trump that you mentioned, and accusations that she plagiarized some passages from Michelle Obama. Its why when donald trump jr. Said a few lines last night that seemed similar to someone elses work, the initial reaction, not again. Turns out it wasnt quite plagiarism, maybe a bit of recycling with the Trump Campaign now pushing back. A false alarm spreading fast online after the daily show tweeted similarities between donald trump jr. s speech and the clutch by conservative writer frank buckley. Our schools used to be an elevator to the middle class, now theyre tall stalled on the ground floor. Turns out he was a principle speechwriter. Its not an issue. Its no clear whos behind Melania Trumps speech, similar to Michelle Obama speech. Sources tell nbc news the trump team hired veteran speechwriter matthew scully, the draft submitted shows none of the passages in question. A senior trump aide telling nbc news, that draft was mostly rejected, but remaining tightlipped about who added these lines the values. You work hard. You work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond and you do what you say. And you do what you say reporter donald trump jr. Defending his stepmother. Works with speech writers. And thats it. Reporter even as top trump aides and surrogates first argued there wasnt any cribbing, just common cliches. Things like care, respect and compassion, you know, those are not extraordinary words. A simple Google Search of three phrases comes up with everything from sparkle, to john legend to notorious b. I. G. Reporter turn it in dotcom found 6 of trumps speech matched the first ladys eight years ago. Word for word, trump used 23 of the same words in a row that obama did. And this morning its still not clear whos responsible for adding those passages to Melania Trumps speech. Although some reports indicate it may have had something to do with a former ballet dancer with longtime ties to the trump family, would go with mrs. Trump on that. In the meantime, a lot of eyes on eric trump who will take the stage tonight. Matt and savannah, i just spoke with him here on the convention floor, he says his goal tonight, to explain the why. Why people should vote for his father. Hallie, thank you, from the convention floor. Let us bring in nicole and mark. Good morning. 24 hours ago we sat and knew exactly the headline. All about that speech we just talked about. What is the headline this morning . Learning that donald trump jr. And Chris Christie begin to calm the jittery nerves of the gop. And donald trump is the official nominee, changed the psychology. Not got the party fully united but it moving towards a little bit of a normal situation where its the red team against the blue team. Lets talk about the speeches last night. Donald trump jr. Had a difficult job, and in a way he took on more than he needed to, but it seemed like he delivered. Not only did he do the character witness for his father, which most children of a candidate would do, he also made a policy argument, and also took on Hillary Clinton. Do you think it was effective . You know, i do, and i think weve you talked about the family all week because theyve been thrust into controversy, not willingly, but, you know, donald trump jr. Did what every kid of a politician is able to do. More good will in the candidates themselves. All the ickiness attaching inside to a candidate does not attach to a kid. He took a risk, but pulled it off. A talented messenger. And one of the speeches, governor Chris Christie, sometimes prosecuting, literally and figuratively, Hillary Clinton, and it brought out a lot of the anger that weve been talking about over the course of this campaign that is in the electorate. We heard it in their chants of lock her up and guilty, does that anger work at an event like this . A lot of republicans, even Trump Supporters didnt like the chant, thought they maybe went a little too far. The reality is, donald trump probably couldnt beat any other democrat running for president but for Hillary Clinton because of her weaknesses on issues and Chris Christie talked about that. Trust and honesty. If theyre going to win, people like Chris Christie and donald trump saying to the country, you cant be for Hillary Clinton. Thats the only alternative. Went too far for some, but thats the emotion. Politics rely a lot on emotion. And nicole, the speeches have been a lot about Hillary Clinton, as much, if not more, about a takedown of Hillary Clinton, and a positive case for donald trump. Hillary clinton has high negatives. So is this effective in terms of flushing out for people . Okay, this is why you dont feel good about her, or go too far . Does it overestimate how much people dont care for Hillary Clinton . I think we underestimate the power of knelltive messaging. Campaigns are its sort of a fantasy and you start to you have to raise your positives. In this campaign, in this climate, with these candidates, its never going to happen. This is going to be an incredibly negative campaign. Both candidates of vulnerable on their negatives, so Neither Campaign will spend time propping up their own positives. Negative against trump and negative, and i think the chancing was bad, but canceled out next week by equally uncomfortable moments with the democrats at their convention. We are at halftime. The middle point of the convention. An undecided voter sitting at home, dipping in and out of watching the convention, feeling better about trump as a possible president or worse . I think just on donald trump jr. s speech alone, for some people, better. This is going to rely upon two speeches above all else. Tonight we hear from Newt Gingrich and mike pence. Ivanka trump and donald trump thursday, will tell a lot more than the prelude of the first three nights. Thank you very much. Well hear more from here at the rnc just ahead. Remember, catch complete coverage all day on msnbc and live in primetime tonight, 10 00 eastern. 7 00 pacific here on nbc. New developments this morning surrounding the zika outbreak. Florida Health Officials investigating a new case that apparently did not stem from travel to another region of the world. If it is confirmed, it would be the first evidence that zika has spread mosquitoes here in the continental u. S. All cases up to now have been in people who traveled to overseas regioning or their partners. Going to new york now. Most lanes of the Tappan Zee Bridge just north of the city have reopened this morning after a crane collapsed across the entire width of that bridge on tuesday. As you can imagine, this created a traffic nightmare. The bridge was shut down in both directions for about five hours. Transportation Officials Say six of the seven lanes have now reopened. No cars were hit when that crane collapsed. No one was seriously hurt. Its amazing. Officials say its unclear what caused that crane to fall. A lot of people saying their prayers, breathing a sigh of relief. Down to al, a first check of the weather and gorgeous day in cleveland. Spectacular but a lot of heat and misery around a good portion of the country, guys. Look at the map. By the numbers. 46 Million People under some sort of a heat advisory. 16 states covers 575,000 square miles. Look at how many people are under that area where it feels like over 100 degrees. The actual air temperatures, upper 90s to 100. Factor in the heat and humidity, it will feel like in minneapolis over 100. Kansas city, oklahoma, dallas and rapid city. We go on into the northeast and the midwest. Chicago, cleveland, atlanta, new orleans, heading towards the end of the week, that feelslike temperatures well above 100 and even the northeast. We are looking at a lot of heat. Air temperaturewise, we have temperatures right around 100. Factor in the humidity and the feelslike temperatures, again, over 100 degrees. Dangerous heat. Want to make sure you check or elderly neighbors and family and friends, because this could be potentially a lifethreatening heat wave. Well get to your local forecast good morning, im meteorologist bill henley. Youll need your sunglasses today. Bright sunshine, a warm day, but like yesterday, the humidity stays low. 87 degrees in philadelphia and somerton, sunny skies and up to 86 and low humidity with plenty of sunshine for the Lehigh Valley, allentown into the 80s. New jersey, a few clouds, theres a slight chance of a popup shower in new jersey or delaware. High temperatures at the shore near 80 today. Thats your latest weather. Now up up to the today show b inn. You are in the midst of brilliance. A man with a Ohio University shirt on. Bobcats. I just heard, go arizona getting our college throws in there. Al, thank you. Sad news to report now from hollywood overnight. Legendary director, writer, producer garry marshall. The man behind happy days, Laverne Shirley and pretty woman has died. This morning, friends, family and fans are mourning the loss of a hollywood icon, garry marshall. A beloved figure in show business, marshall leaves a legacy of laughter and heart warming moments on television and in films. Born in the bronx in 1934, marshall got his start in the late 1950s as a joke writer. Eventually working on the tonight show with jack paar. In 1970, marshall adapted his first tv hit the odd couple. He went on to create a string of popular sitcoms including happy days stars Henry Winkler and ron howard. Hey, hey, hey. I need quiet. Reporter and its spinoff, Laverne Shirley, starring his younger sister penny marshall. With Mork Mindy Garry Marshall introduced the world to the comedic brilliance of robin williams. From out there. Reporter in the 1980s and 90s marshall began directing movies and found mega success with one of his biggest hits, pretty woman. The cast reunited on today last year, explaining how one of the films most memorable moments came to be. Ooh [ laughter ] open the box, she goes oh, wonderful. We did like three or four takes. Oh, its wonderful. Shes so excited. Garry says, snap it. Soon as she reaches. I fig. Snap it. Well do a gag real stuff. He snapped it, but she laughed so well that people didnt even so much. It was one of the charming moments. Overnight, richard gere said in a statement that marshall was one of the funniest men who ever lived. He had a heart of the purest gold and a soul full of mischief. Henry winkler starring at fonzie on happy days sent a tweet saying, thank you for my professional life. Thank you for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. You know, when we shout that reunion, shot that, pretty woman, as each star arrived, first thing they asked, always, is garry here yet . And wanted to run over and say hi and embrace him. The thing about him was he found our commonality in warmth and humor. Thats what will be his legacy. Every time you hear any actor talking about him, the warmth and the love that is exuded says everything about him. Our condolences to his family. Coming up, changing subjects, roger ailes, is he ones wion s with way out at fox . Amid allegations of sexual harassment. 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