the rnc chairman controls the rnc's hiring decisions. which rnc members are eye pointed to many powerful positions. every rnc national chairman, if that chairman wishes can get the votes of an rnc meeting of a majority of rnc members and i know that i have been on the committee for a long time. usually -- >> mr. blackwell,s your time has expired. i'm sorry, sir. you can seek unanimous consent to extend your xhepts for two more minutes. >> i'd asked for unanimous consent for -- there's an objection. i'm sorry, mr. blackwell. >> all right, is there anyone who would like to rise in opposition? mr. duprey. >> i rise in opposition to this proposal. notwithstanding my good friend morton blackwell. i think this was one of the most important rule changes we made. we had 23 debates in 2008. 21 in 2012 and we wanted to make sure that didn't happen and that we didn't give the media a chance to embarrass our candidates. but for the fact had we not had this rule we wouldn't have the ability to pass the rule any candidate who shows up at an unsanction

the rnc. i for one am a farmer in maine not those with all tier your motives, let's remove the impropriety of nonlobbyists exempt not including the nra cl i amember -- to slow down the purchase of the rnc by the for profit influences. thank you. >> those who wish to be recognized in opposition to this amendment? >> ma'am chairman -- california i speak as a member of this body and as a first amendment lawyer from california i believe that banning people in politics because of their profession goes against -- not only ban anybody who works for any entity that does lobbing with the alleged exception of nonprofit we don't have time in two minutes to get into 501 c and 4 anybody who worked as a lobbyist at any points in their careers would be banned to ever serving as a member and i think that is excessive as well. with registered lobbyists at the federal level and most of our states there's transparency. there isn't back room dealing. once looking at libbyists we are looking at potential disfavore

they'll be rnc interest amendments that are proposed. i think it'll be some reform amendments that are proposed as well. and then we're also going to see some trump campaign amendments that will all be thrown into the hopper and, you know, obviously the presidential candidate wants to make sure that their ability to help control and run the party as effectively as possible once they're elected is important to them. it's important, also, to the rest of the party that there be a strong independent fighting machine for the rnc. >> coming into the convention, which candidate did you support? >> well, you know, bill, as rules committee chairman, i never talked about who i voted for to the arizona ppe including my wife. i do support donald trump. he's the presumptive nominee. and he has my full, complete, and unreserved confidence and support in this upcoming election. >> one of the reasons we're having bruce ash on this morning to talk about these reported efforts in the republican party to stop trump movement. this is a piece in politico wit

amy: protests continued in cleveland outside of the rnc. flagpoleists scaled a near the rock 'n roll hall of fame and unveileled a massive fg calling republicans not to trump local l communities. stopso read "dan fracking, climate ininjustice, and tear dn the wall. in another protest, the antiwar group code p pink delivered 500 tennis balls to the front steps, protesting the fact that you can bring semi automatic rifles, but not tennis balls into the area around the republican national convention. democracynow was at the protest. to see our coverage, go to democracynow.org. the band queen is criticizing donald trump for using the song "we are the champions," for his dramatic entrance. tweetedeeted -- queen -- and unauthorized use. the lead singer, freddie mercury, died of aids in 1981. roger ailes' lawyers have confirmed he's in negotiations to step down as fox news chairman -- chair amidst multiple accusations of sexual assault. former fox gretchen carlson has sued ailes. now, fox's megyn kelly has also accused him of harassment. others ha

state in being on the rnc. and this kind of insider politics has been heavily permeated within the dnc. we all know that. republican voters have overwhelmingly rejected insider politics this election cycle. our presumptive nominee has clearly campaigned against special interests, too. boldlicans need to make a statement that we stand in strong contrast and have higher standards than the democrat party. we make america great again when we empower the everyday americans instead of insider lobbyists with alternative motives. i urge the committee to support this amendment. >> thank you. is there someone who wishes to speak in opposition? >> madam -- >mike stewart, west virginia. i stand in opposition to this. i truly believe that every state should be able to determine its representatives to the rnc, whether that be three pastors, lobbyists, or three flood victims from southern west virginia. it is important at the end of the day, it is a states rights issue, that each state gets to determine who we sent to this im

the first night of the rnc. greta goes "on the record" right now. ♪ ♪ >> tonight, "on the record," we are coming to you live from the republican national convention in cleveland. and 13 months ago donald trump launched what many, if not most said was the impossible. his campaign for the republican nomination for president of the united states. now he is just days away from making it official. but not all republicans here in the arena are happy. today when the convention kicked off, chaos broke out on the floor, a battle over the rules. [chanting] >> over the angry objections of anti-trump

hundreds protested outside the rnc. attendees included the members of the minnesota action rights committee. >> minnesota immigrant rights foron committee, we work the rights of immigrants in this country. the reason i am here is to stop speecheful and divisive of donald trump. mexico, rightrom on the border with mcallen, texas. my mother decided to come across the border and to bring the family here. so i have lived in this country undocumented, and i actually cannot go to college because i do not have the proper documentation. not in those years, we do have the movement of being undocumented and not afraid. that is what makes me more engaged in fighting. toit is not the people want migrate to this country out of the blue. people have been displaced because of the free trade agreement. many people have been displaced from their homes. i think we have to inform ourselves a little bit better and understand the reality of migration to this nation. you respond asan we wrap up? ,> the radical latina people donald trump has

rnc is in full swing. we're just one week from the d dnc. how businesses are gearing up for all the excitement. >>> and some republicans who were once members of the never trump campaign are doing a hard hard course correction tonight. what they're doing now they're trying to convince you that donald trump deserves your vote. ♪ >> live look at cleveland as we near the end of day one of the republican national convention. ♪ look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! ♪ >>> welcome back with live look at cleveland as we near the end of day one of the republican national convention. right now we have -- it's hard to tell. we close up u.s. senator from iowa joan earns the you'll have to believe me on this one. next week the assignment comes to philadelphia as we roll out the welcome mat for delegates to democratic national convention. fox 29's sabina kuriakose has been all

the rnc, less so. we put together video comparisons to illustrate the differences in a segment we call dnc versus rnc. >> don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn't great. >> what the hell is going on out here? >> that sums it upright there, right? i like the rnc better. let's see more videos. >> and the clothes still got clean. that's what is good about that. another. >> he knows how to party. one more. >> ♪ i would like to teach the world to sing ♪ ♪ in perfect harmony ♪ >> that's how i felt at the end of the rnc. >> if you want to criticize the rnc convention it was a bit of a mess, but a mess i enjoyed a lot more. >> i would rather see a mess like that any day. the dnc looked like an award show. it was polished and there were celebrities and singing and the rnc was more like the car wreck. the car wreck that causes traffic because everyone wants to see it. you have to look. >> carly they said it was because trump had trouble getting people to show up to his convention. that happ

let's take a poment to look further little more at the rnc. there were a lot of up believable moments. let's start with some of the best moments. one thing i think most people are agreeing on is the success of he vank atrump remarks introducing her dad. this year at the dnc they did a wonderful job introducing her dad. one moment that was memorable and effort to engage bernie sanders supporters she said as millennial like many millennials i'm not categorically republican or democrat and i thought that was an effort i don't know if it>ú was really picked up in the way it would have been since her father spoke that night and there was so much to talk about there but it was a direct effort to engage those undecided democrats. >> trump kids i mean they're adults but they did a great job. and really ivanka hit a home run and she needed to as well as donald trump because the convention had so many that melania trump plagiarism and ted cruz getting booed and they needed to do well in con veptions it's how you finish not start they finished strong an

and our live coverage from the rnc continues. tracy davidson will be back right after the break with more from cleveland. >>> i'm tracy davidson live in cleveland with our continuing coverage. live team coverage of the republican national convention about to get under way in just a few hours. we're here at the quicken loan as rei arena the q as it's called. and we have time lapse video to show you how it's been transformed. it started right after game six of the nba finals and look at the work. the rnc says the stage is using the most technologically advanced equipment available. here is the q by the numbers. 3,000 seats had to be removed, 2472 delegates floor sheets installed. 21,000 people in all are expected to attend, including in addition 15,000 journalists. we say around the clock coverage what you our team is covering it on air and also social media. follow us on social media, already we've been covering protests, showing you security behind will the creep h will ts talking to local delegates. ahead we'll talk about the ph

>> because the rnc has obviously made a deal with trump. they feel that they can control trump and make deals with him. the rnc is kind of like a party of capitalists, and we're like free-market capitalism, the real thing. >> which candidate did you support before donald trump? >> cruz. >> if donald trump becomes the official nominee, will you support him? >> i will have to see it i have not made up my mind yet. >> what are some of your concerns? >> he's encouraging people to support whoever the nominee is, but i find trump so repulsive, it may be difficult for me. >> what about him m do you finio repulsive? >> his divisiveness. well, he makes fun of people who have disabilities. he makes fun of people of different colors. has a bigoted attitude. that is not the party, not the republican party. amy: that was from the first night, the opening of the republican national convention here in cleveland, ohio. special thanks to o deena guzder , elizabeth preston and sam , alcoff. when we come back, a debate between two of the republican delegates,

>> because the rnc has obviously made a deal with trump. they feel that they can control trump and make deals with him. the rnc is kind of like a party of capitalists, and we're like free-market capitalism, the real thing. >> which candidate did you support before donald trump? >> cruz. >> if donald trump becomes the official nominee, will you support him? >> i will have to see it i have not made up my mind yet. >> what are some of your concerns? >> he's encouraging people to support whoever the nominee is, but i find trump so repulsive, it may be difficult for me. >> what about him do you find so repulsive? >> his divisiveness. well, he makes fun of people who have disabilities. he makes fun of people of different colors. has a bigoted attitude. that is not the party, not the republican party. amy: that was from the first night, the opening of the republican national convention here in cleveland, ohio. special thanks to deena guzder , elizabeth preston and sam , alcoff. when we come back, a debate between two of the republican delegates, o

more than a dozen republican leaders have decided to skip the rnc. south carolina senator lindsey graham says he's not coming because he does not want to support donald trump. arizona senator says he is staying home because he would rather mow his lawn. a florida congressman is giving the rnc because it is a good time to be fishing in montana. florida senator marco rubio, arizona senator john mccain, and rand paul are all skipping the convention. thousands of police, federal agents, and military personnel are floodining into cleveland, which has received nearly $50 million to reef up security. at least 3000 fbi, secret service, and other federal agents have come to cleveland, as well as really 1500 county police officers and state troopers. the ohio national guardsmen have been deployed, u.s. coast guard officers, and military personnel . the cleveland police department ordered an additional two thousand sets of right it armor in advance of the convention to police officers have begun carrying ar-r-15 said automatic rifles and military style rifles ,

back to you. >>> the 2016 rnc begins today. and we have everything you need to know about the republican national convention. coming up, a live report from cleveland. when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place. but you also realize it can be a really loving, wonderful place. when i saw donald trump mock somebody who was disabled, i was appalled. you gotta see this guy... ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember! that reporter suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms. it told me everything i need to know about his heart and what he believes deep down. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back. cleveland is ready to start the republican national convention and nbc 10 is there for all of the action including a special breakfast that is happening today for delegates. tracy davidson is live in cleveland. so who will be at that breakfast? >> reporter: well, every single delegation has a breakfast in

cleveland was chosen by the dnc two years ago -- >> rnc. >> rnc, excuse me, in 2014. mr. trump didn't get into the race until a year later. >> so wasn't his idea but it's a great city and we love it here. beth thanks so much. good to see you. we'll check in with the clinton campaign after a quick break. she's speaking to union workers in las vegas as we speak. clean food. words panera lives by. no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. no colors from artificial sources. 100% of our food will be clean by year's end. that's food as it should be. ♪ parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could

> i don't trust them. >> and the pastor who electified the rnc. >> all lives matter. plus, i check out a justin bieber concert to see if i will be a believer and the panel of democrats try to convince me why hillary clinton should be president. >> i am your host jesse watters'. i went to both conventions and i will break them down for you. beginning with the democratic convention in philadelphia. reactive was the theme. i am not donald trump. it was not a positive message as for what the democrats were for but what they were not. they tried out a lot of victims and minorities and transgender and gay people and victims of police brutality. i don't know if that is going to stick but that's what they did. the main idea is hoef over haters. we are lovers over trump. i don't think the country is feeling that now. they are trying to say we are a unity party and we are not the party of division. after the last eight years when the president divided by race, class and gender, i don't know if that rippings true. that week to step it off. debbie wasserman-schultz resigns, chair

session this morning, the rnc claimed a malfunctioning printer required a recess. that recess stretched on for about four hours. they only reconvened about an hour ago. our eagle-eyed correspondent peter doocy snapped this photograph of mike lee and his wife, the lady in green, who are utah's two members on the rules committee, chatting with the leader of the anti-trump forces. campaign manager paul manafort told reporters he doesn't think 28 members of the rules committee, a quarter of its members, will vote to unbind the delegates. if that did happen, the anti-trump movement would be able to force a vote from the entire convention on whether the delegates should be unbound. the rnc scoffed at that, saying the numbers aren't there. >> we want to make sure we have the greatest amount of unity coming out of this convention. >> reporter: why does it have to take place behind closed doors? >> it will all be on live tv. >> reporter: i mean right now. >> what's that? look, these guys just gathered here as an opportunity for some of them to sit down for the first time an

the rnc in cleveland ohio. look for her live reports at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 an 11:00 and steven colbert kicks things off. with comedian jennifer and journalist and taylor ron suskin coming next on eyewitness. >>> a local south jersey soccer team is getting ready to head west. girls from the mt. laurel united soccer team had their final practice tonight before traveling to denver colorado to compete in a national tournament. a teen of 17-year-olds from local high schools move on to the biggest tournament yet. >> it's a an accumulation of everything they've worked for over the last several years. they're getting a chance to showcase their skills on a national level. >> we wish them the best. the team flying out of philadelphia national airport. they will be rolling out when the heavy heat rolls in. >> yeah, and just got rid of last heat. we were in the mid 90's. tomorrow a little bit of relief unfortunately as you mentioned. we got more heat on the way. possibly the hottest weather we felt in quite some time headin

the rnc in cleveland ohio. look for her live reports at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 an 11:00 and steven colbert kicks things off. with comedian jennifer and journalist and taylor ron suskin coming next on eyewitness. >>> a local south jersey soccer team is getting ready to head west. girls from the mt. laurel united soccer team had their final practice tonight before traveling to denver colorado to compete in a national tournament. a teen of 17-year-olds from local high schools move on to the biggest tournament yet. >> it's a an accumulation of everything they've worked for over the last several years. they're getting a chance to showcase their skills on a national level. >> we wish them the best. the team flying out of philadelphia national airport. they will be rolling out when the heavy heat rolls in. >> yeah, and just got rid of last heat. we were in the mid 90's. tomorrow a little bit of relief unfortunately as you mentioned. we got more heat on the way. possibly the hottest weather we felt in quite some time headin

we at the rnc are here for one reason. we are here to give a voice to americans who had had enough of the clintons cronyism and corruption. our mission is to expose the long and scandalous history of hillary and bill clinton right here in the democrats on backyard. hillary clinton has put personal ambition over the good of the time again. and that is not what americans want or what they can afford in there next president. there was a secret server e-mail that jeopardize national security. despite sending and receiving classified e-mail messages, the obama administration gave her a get out of jail free card because they anointed her in their failed legacy. all four hillary clinton to make democratiche was the nominee. americans are hurting after eight years of a failed obama agenda. they are concerned about the jobs, good health care, good schools, and the right to feel safe from terrorism in their own country. we've had enough of the clintons excuses, cronyism, and corruption. hillary's choice of tim kaine showed her true

rnc 2016. >> what about the rnc in cle? >> not getting as much traction. we see the different hash tags but even the protesters are using rnc -- >> and use @real donald trump if you want to get your point across about the rnc. it is his show. >> that's right. @real -- >> @clayton morris. i am real. >> there might be a real clayton morris floating around. >> track him down. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, we end the show with our political panel. tucker carlson, judge jeanine pirro and separately they're nothing. clean food. words panera lives by. no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. no colors from artificial sources. 100% of our food will be clean by year's end. that's food as it should be. ♪ ♪ booking.com offers free cancellations, so you're free to decide if the trip you're on... hahahahahaha! ...isn't really the trip you want to be on. hahahaha... hahaha... [mountain woman and key laughing together] >>> we have a big show coming up on "america's news room." tom cotton will be with us. we'll talk to mike huckabee and dennis kucinich as well

we at the rnc are here for one reason. we are here to give a voice to americans who have had enough of the clintons' cronyism. our mission is to expose the scandalous history of hillary clinton here in the democrats own backyard. the fact is, hillary clinton has put personal ambition ahead of the good of the country time and time again. it's not what americans want or what they can afford in their next president. there was a secret server e-mail, which jeopardize national security. also, she could cover up her shady business dealings, and despite sending and receiving classified e-mail messages, the obama administration gave her a get out of jail for free card. .mericans are hurting they are concerned about good jobs, good health care, good schools, and the right to feel safe from terrorism in their own country. they have had enough of the uses and coverups. they have had enough of the corrupt bargains, and they have simply had enough. hillary's choice of tim kaine showed her true colors. she is turning out the progressive

peter thiel is the first openly gay man to address delegates at the rnc. hear what he said about the party and its history with gay rights. >>> also, philadelphia drivers, how do you think they compare to other city drivers? next, hear where the city ranks in a new study of the nation's worst. >>> welcome back. we begin now with more coverage of the final night of the republican national convention in cleveland. an openly gay man addressed delegates at the rnc. he is billionaire peter thiel. he admonished the gop for refusing to embrace lgbt rights. thiel also warned the party against fighting unnecessary culture wars. the paypal co-founder brought the crowd to his feet when heç became the first speaker in party history to say this. >> am proud to be gay. i am proud to be a republican, but most of all, i am proud to be an american! >> thiel drew a parallel between himself and trump saying both men are builders and trump is the best candidate to rebuild america. ♪ >> you just want that the to keep going, right? despite all the drama at the rnc, this 5-y

for the first time an openly gay man addressed the delegates at the rnc. hear what he said about the party and its history with gay rights. the paypal co-founder brought the crowd to his feet when he became the first speaker in party history to say this. >> am proud to be gay. i am proud to be a republican, but most of all, i am proud to be an american! >> thiel drew a parallel between himself and trump saying both men are builders and trump is the best candidate to rebuild america. >>> 6:16 and ray rice wants to play in the nfl again and he's willing to pay to do so. rice told "usa today" if he gets another shot he would give his entire salary in 2016 to domestic violenceç programs. he hasn't played since 2013. the team cut him after video surfaced showing him punching his wife in an elevator at revel casino in atlantic city. >>> new this morning, police in manchester township, ocean county, have a stern warning about rattlesnakes. manchester township police sent us these pictures after receiving several confirmed sightings of the timber rattlesnake in

for the first time an openly gay man addressed the delegates at the rnc. tech billionaire peter thiel admonished the gop for refusing to embrace lgbt rights. thiel also warned the party against fighting unnecessary culture wars. the çpaypal co-woufounder brou the crowd to its feet. >> am proud to be gay. i am proud to be a republican, but most of all, i am proud to be an american! >> thiel drew a parallel between himself and trump saying both men are builders and trump is the best candidate to rebuild america. >>> the nba is moving next year's all-star basketball game out of charlotte, north carolina. they object to the state's controversial bathroom law that requires people to use the bathroom associated with their gender at birth. charlot could get the 2019 game but only if it changes that law. >>> ray rice wants to play in the nfl again and he's willing to pay to do so. rice told "usa today" if he gets another shot, he would give his entire salary in 2016 to domestic violence programs. the former baltimore ravens running back hasn't had the played sin

stay with us. >> we're live from the rnc. follow us on facebook, twitter or the nbc app. all that this week as it plays out and count on nbc 10. >>> new details about the turkish man living in exile in the poconos. tonight the united states says they have not received an extradition request from turkey for the cleric accused of leading last week's coup. more than 200 people died and nearly 9,000 employees across the country were let go. more now from the poconos. >> reporter: rogue faxes of the turkish military took helicopters and tanks trying to topple the government but the coup failed. hundreds are dead and turkey's president are poking blame to the pocono mountains demanding fethullah gulen be extradited. >> he said he had nothing to do with it and he categorically denies. >> reporter: cleric rejects violence and would never help with a military uprising. >> it is very clear that it's politically motivated. he's a man of peace and defended peace against terrorist groups like isis and condemned violence all throughout his life. >> reporter: gulen has long lived in exi

. >> earlier today, trump tweeted about how happy he was with the rnc and bragged about big television ratings. >>> and critics are zeroing in on another statement trauma many just made where he outlined a sharp break in u.s. foreign policy tradition. gop nominee suggested the us would not defend nato allies who haven't quote fulfilled their obligation to us. fox's steve rappaport has reaction. >> reporter: donald trump is taking heat from european countries after suggesting he wouldn't support the nato alliance. the obama administration condemning the comments. >> let me just be really clear about the policy that this president pursued which is a steadfast commitment to our nato alliance. >> reporter: cold war area alliance meant to be a deterrent to russian aggression. used to fight terrorism in the middle east. >> the uk is one of the biggest contributors already to this effort and the second biggest contributor of air strikes i'm sure you know just in the last few weeks we've doubled our military personnel on the ground in iraq. >> reporter: trump telling the new york times other m

that's the same as the rnc. trying to pick a vice president, going all over the place trying to get to cleveland. he's busy. >> but if you are trying to persuade a group you are listening to their concerns, then why not carve out a moment to be there, especially when you are at zero support in key states like ohio and pennsylvania? >> that poll is garbage. i mean, they're going to poll me. i'm in ohio. so i will make up the zero, zero, zero, zero, point 1 percent. >> we know how they work. they don't poll every individual. >> i said this to you before. there are a number of african-americans that support donald trump, but they're afraid of the backlash that we see from friends, family and community, and the peers and the social. they're not public with it. but trump is talking about creating jobs for the african-american community. i've talked to him about redeveloping and revitalizing our -- urban communities. we have talked about -- >> again -- >> germane to the black community. it was myself and a number of o

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give to the rnc. if you look at those numbers bear it out. liz: i'm sorry, i'm confused by the graphic. explain it to me. can we put it up again, 534 million going to donald trump? >> no. $534. liz: oh, i'm sorry. i didn't see the what was missing. oh! sorry. >> that is from one person. the goldman money is going directly to the rnc. liz: only one person? >> who gave to him so far directly. liz: $534. >> from what we understand the reason why -- liz: compared to 2.3 million going to the rnc. >> reason why, they are, they are scared. because of some erratic things donald says on the campaign trail. plus he hasn't totally wrapped up the nomination. liz: does that happen at investment banks where word comes down >> yes. liz: from top management. >> talk to gary kaminsky. i spoke, spent a few minutes with him on the phone what it was like when he was lehman brothers. they wouldn't say, they don't put a gun to your head. would you like to show up to a fund raiser? here is how we would like you to give. that sort of nudging does go on. and from wha

the rnc rules committee will set guidelines. some delegates led by kendall are still trying to stop trump from receiving the republican nomination. they are trying to gather at least 28 delegates or one-fourth of the rules committee to vote against the measure that binds candidates to primary results. however, rnc and other delegates say the rules will be followed and won't be changed now. >> the democrats and independents came in and gave us a trojan horse candidate. we have a duty, our party does that reflect the face of our party and, of course, he doesn't. >> don't see us changing any rules. the game is ready to play and perception is the reality. we want to people of the united states to know that we understand they voted for donald trump. blake: one delegate told me that the process to do so is uphill climb. back to you in new york. >> thank you, blake. nicole: thanks, blake. knew fox polls are out showing hillary clinton leading in virginia and colorado. seven ports in the battle state of virginia. that is within the poll

all the rnc members are very much involved in campaigns. so basically what we have is an rnc member serves up until this convention. and then now the new people come on board. it's changing horses in the middle of the stream at the worst possible time. i propose this would allow them to be on the committee to understand and move forward through the election process seamless leadership within the state parties during this time. also, that when you bring people in when we elect a new national chairman, this would allow individuals to be on the committee for a while to understand what's going on before they pick the next chairman for the next two years. >> all right. is there anyone who wishes to speak in opposition to this motion? anyone who wishes to speak in opposition to this motion? i see the gentleman from virginia moving toward the microphone. mr. blackwell would you like to speak in opposition? >> yes, i would. i happen to have on good authority that part of the negotiations that are going on are in respect of starting and stopping ter

i want to start out and say that i'm one of your committee members and i'm a donor to the rnc and trump victory. >> i shall disclose that i have given money to the trump picture campaign as well as the nrlc at and senator rob portman is running for election as a republican in ohio. we have to ask top russians otherwise we will be fair. here the super tough questions. lou is my old boss at goldman back in the day and thank you for hire me by the way. the first question related to your raising a good sum of money in june but it does seem like we are getting pushback from traditional republican donors so what you say about that and how are you going about raising the money? >> this is the most interesting campaign for the presidency have ever been involved in and it's true that there has been some reluctance on the part of wall street to participate in the fund-raising activities. we have a unique candidate for the republican party. it was a long grueling primary as you know and when you have 17 active members, 16 or 17 of them competing against you as it culminates before the convention t

take a look at the numbers behind the rnc security machine. a a grant was given to the city of cleveland for hosting the rnc. 5500 officers are assigned to secure the area. 58 groups have been granted permits. >> jacob e explain the security around the march compared to other efforts you have seen around different marches. >> this is the only pro-trump rally that we know of all week. it's a pretty small rally. earlier there were a little bit more. we had about 200 people or so. when the pro trump group applied for a permit, they said at least 10,000 people would show up and later changed the estimate to 5,000 people. those who are here come from as far away as north carolina and texas. so far it's been peaceful. they are talking about the themes we hear trump talk about including immigration. i have with me daryl from central texas. why have you made the journey here? >> to exercise the first amendment. people are concerned with what's going on in the country. basically the elite class and mega banks are squatting on everyone. and not allowing

on one level he's making news for speaking at the rnc because he's the first -- not the first openly gay speaker at a republican national convention but the first one who will talk from the podium about being gay. he's controversial for a lot of other reasons, too, something we'll talk about once he wraps. to peter thiel. [ applause ] >> and instead of going to mars we have invaded the middle east. we don't need to see hillary clinton's deleted e-mails. her incompetence is in plain sight. [ applause ] she pushed -- she pushed for a war in libya, and today it's a training ground for eisis. on this most important issue donald trump is right. it's time -- it's time to end the era of stupid wars and rebuild our country. [ applause ] when i was a kid, the great debate was about how to defeat the soviet union, and we won. [ applause ] now we are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom. this is a distraction from our real problems. who cares? [ applause ] of course every american has a unique identity. i am proud to be gay. i am proud to be a republican. but, most

send to the rnc whoever they want. so i oppose this amendment on a lot of grounds.o not the least of which is that in a one hour, half-hour debate is being held with no prior warning. i don't think we should be doing something like this because i think he could come back to bite us. thank you. >> thank you. because i think it could come back to bite us. thank you. >> thank you. the chair recognizes mr. ash for purposes of his amendment. >> thank you bruce ash from arizona. sorry about the dust. i'm trying to put this together. page 3 line 17 after the word services to others, we would delete everything after that and add hopefully this is going up on the board -- and is elect today the republican national committee shall disclose to the secretary of the republican national committee his or her status as a lobbyist in a manner to be established by the secretary. while it might be a great grassroots idea. >> wait a moment. we need a second. you made a motion. >> there's a second. i need to catch up first. let's let them

the dnc next week in philadelphia and the rnc which starts tomorrow in cleveland. let's go to jim rosenfield who is in cleveland previewing the rnc tonight. >> everything seems to be in place here at the q, home to the world champ cavs, of course. it has taken an army of 300 people every day to transform this place into team trump. a little by the numbers here for you. 3,000 permanent seats were removed to make room for the stage and other infrastructure. 2,472 chairs were added on the floor for all the delegates. but 21,000 people are expected to attend the week-long series of events here with 15,000 journalists to share highlights across the globe. >> much like the democrats at the wells fargo center, the republicans have had about a month to transform the home of the cavaliers into donald trump's house. so where are our local delegations going to be sitting? new jersey, front row seats right there in front of the speaker. pennsylvania, also kind of front row seat to the left of the speaker's podium. what about the first state? the first state is all the way down

. >>> the rnc comes to a close with a blizzard of balloons. this morning, we're recapping and wrapping up the convention. >>> now the focus is on philadelphia and the democratic national convention. we'll explain how the city is getting ready to shine in the national spotlight.ç >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm katy zachry. just after 5:30 on your friday. unfortunately, the heat and humidity stick around today. in some spots it could feel like 100 degrees. the guy who knows it better than anyone is meteorologist bill henley. >> it will be a fast warmup from a warmer start this morning. not as cool as it was yesterday. 69 degrees in the suburbs. new jersey and the lehigh valley in the upper 60s. 74 in philadelphia. delaware will warm into the 90s. in fact, we'll see 90s across the board. the only exception will be the shore. most of the day, sunshine but late this afternoon, storms are possible for the lehigh valley. the suburbs and philadelphia. but the main feature for today

melania trump's rnc speech sets emotional media on fire. but the trump campaign insists her remarks were not cribbed. >>> plus -- >> petitions as required were submitted to the secretary of the convention. they're saying they were. >> it's day two of the republican national convention. is it any closer to coming together? we're going to get you up to speed on monday's delegate rebellion and which republicans are set to take the stage today, next, live, from rnc convention headquarters. you can go ahead and stick with that complicated credit card that limits where you earn bonus cash back. or... you can get the quicksilver card from capital one. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on ev-e-ry purchase, ev-e-ry-where. i shouldn't have to ask. what's in your wallet? sorry ma'am. no burning here. ugh. heartburn. try new alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. they don't taste chalky and work fast. mmmm. incredible. can i try? she doesn't have heartburn. new alka seltzer heartburn relief gummies. enjoy the relief. of the 21st century, t