This is her night in shining

armor. Everything felt right. All of a sudden, I found this hidden folder. I opened it. I don't think I can say it.

I'm sorry.

Shocking. My stomach just dropped.

He just really didn't think I had it in me. It's peace of me.

So I did. The trail of father's Secret, the all new season on Hulu.

Checking more top stories, Minnesota governor, Tim Walsh, shared his life story as he officially accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. It was a star studded night with Oprahville Clinton, Stevie Wonder as well. Tonight, vice president Kamala Harris will formally accept the nomination for president.

7 more people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants. In 2022, they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in tech more than a dozen people have been arrested in the case, including

Kansas City locked out workers earlier this morning. The impasse means shipments across the US border, which have stopped, could lead to supply chain issues.

Today's weather record low is possible in the northeast. Record heat continues in the south thunderstorms and parts of the Midwest, red flag warnings in the west.

And finally, today is National B an Angel Day.

Danny Noo, who spoke with a man who lives up to the title.

On this national, be an angel day. We're meeting a long time volunteer who will.

He is, like, the best part of, like, what's really good in the world.

His name is Tet, and Tat has been helping out this time profit called god's love we deliver for almost 30 years.

How often do you come here, Ted? Come here, like, 5 days a week, something

like that?

God's love we deliver has a specific niche as they deliver millions of medically tailored meals folks in the New York area who may be too sick to shop or cook. More?

More more?

Okay. As registered dietitians create these specialized meal programs, TAT joins the thousands of volunteers who help prepare them.

We have several hundred thousand people in our volunteer community over the years. He's amassed the largest amount of volunteer hours of anyone.

But how did Ted find these guys? Well, it was sort of on a field trip as an organization brought a group of people with developmental disabilities to some spots around town where they could maybe volunteer.

TAT came on a a tour of god's what we deliver and never left.

And now almost 3 decades later, TAT has clearly become a kitchen favorite.

Probably like my best friend here. I take him the Broadway shows. I take him the baseball games.

He's constantly got a smile on his face.

How you doing?

And it's just hugging people all of the time.

Why is this?

He

may not say much, but his actions make clear how he feels about these people and this place.

It means everything to him. And it's very reciprocal because he means everything to us.

By the way, guys, comedian Joan Rivers was a board member at god's love. We deliver for decades. As you can see, the bakery there is named after her. And, of course, she was pals with our guide. Tat, who isn't?

No surprise there. Joan Rivers an angel on this national angel day.

Ted is the epitome of human.

That's what's making news in America this morning.

Have a great day.

Right now, on

America this morning, Tim Walls formally accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president calling the

Republican ticket weird and dangerous. I'm ready

turn the page on these guys.

Walls's football team also taken the stage. His son crying while mouthing, that's my dad. And a surprise appearance from Oprah.

That's all. Choose. Come on, how All the highlights from day 3 of the

Democratic National Convention, including former president Bill Clinton's message. Dropping out, Robert

F Kennedy Junior expected to end his presidential campaign any day, throwing his support behind former president Trump, what it could mean for the race.

Ukrainian forces pushing deeper into Russia after a massive drone attack targeting Moscow.

We're simply helping people, freedom loving people, against, you know, totalitarian regimes.

Plus the American now crossing over the border into Russia, fighting with Ukrainian troops.

More fallout for the Detroit judge who'd handcuffed teen visiting his court. The lawsuit he now faces.

The terrifying moment, a circus performer falls off a tight rope and update on her condition this morning.

And the principal on leave after his actions at a pep rally, both sides of the debate, as many the dance went too far.

From ABC News. This is America this morning.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Andrew Dember.

Good Thursday morning. I'm Allison Kostic in for Rhiannon, and we begin with the other half of the Democrat ticket introducing himself to America. Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, reflected on his middle class roots, military service, and career as a teacher and coach before entering politics.

And there were many fame faces taking the stage, highlighting a message of freedom and joy. ABC's Jacqueline Lee starts us off. Good morning, Jacqueline.

Andrew, Allison. Good morning to you. It was a night filled with music, celebrities, and politics as vice presidential nominee Tim Walls took to the stage on night 3 of the convention.

Kamala Harris. It

was a star studded night 3 of the Democratic National Convention Stevie Wunder, Sheila E,

and John

Legend lighting up the United Center. A surprise appearance from Oprah Winfrey elect refine the crowd.

We're gonna be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.

Oprah didn't mention former president Donald Trump or his running mate by name, but referenced a quote from vice presidential nominee JD Vance.

When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the PACE place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, we try to get that cat out too. Political stars taking the stage too.

If you can get them elected and let them bring

in this breath of fresh air, you will be proud of it

for the rest of your

life. Former president Bill Clinton throwing his weight behind the Harris Walls ticket. But for Democrats, the real star of the night was vice presidential nominee, Tim Walls. Walls delivering an emotion little speech, defending fertility treatments by sharing his own family's experience.

It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her hope. Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

Walls's son emotional, yelling, that's my dad from the crowd. Governor slamming the Republican agenda, labeling it with the word that's become his signature.

It's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. Is it weird? Absolutely.

The state championship winning coach ending with a football reference.

Our job. Our job for everyone watching

is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling.

1 inch at a time, 1 yard at a time, 1 phone call at a time, 1 door knock at a time, 1 $5 donation at a time.

The convention wraps up tonight after presidential nominee Kamala Harris takes the stage. Allison?

Jacqueline, thanks for that. And ABC News will have live coverage tonight the final night of the DNC starting on our streaming class format 7 Eastern and on TV at 10.

Donald Trump may soon have a new high profile supporter. Sources say RfK Junior may exit the race and throw his support behind Trump. Meanwhile, Trump was on the attack at his first outdoor rally since arriving or since since since surviving in attempt on his life now surrounded by an extra layer of security. This morning, the GOP candidates pounding the campaign trail and hammering Harris.

If comrade Kamala wins this November. World War 3 is virtually guaranteed to happen.

Donald Trump holding his first outdoor event since the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.

Thank you very much, everybody.

The former president speaking to supporters from behind bulletproof glass surrounded by counter snipers as he discussed national security. Trump also carved about former president Obama after he delivered a takedown at the DNC.

He was taking shots at your president. And so was Michelle? They try and be nice to people, you know, but it's a little tough when they get personal.

Trump has spent more than a decade attacking Obama, including falsely questioning whether he was born in the United States, and Trump could soon have a new supporter. Multiple sources tell ABC News that Robert F Kennedy Junior plans to abandon his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump as early as this week, but that endorsement would come with a price. Insiders say he would require a position in a Trump Administration, a move Donald Trump Junior seemed open to.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him, you know, some sort of role in some sort of, you know, major you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let them blow it up.

Kennedy reached out to both campaigns with the same offer.

But we know that RFK reached out to try to get a meeting with Harris. He wanted to talk to her about getting a place in her cabinet in exchange for his endorsement, and, we know that that went nowhere.

But polls show Trump would not benefit from all Kennedy voters.

It's interesting, Kamala Harris actually gets more Kennedy voters than Donald Trump does, but the biggest number overall is actually someone else entirely

Trump is set to head to the border today in an effort to sway voters in Arizona.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the Middle East. The Pentagon had ordered the ship to accelerate its journey from specific amid concerns that Iran will retaliate against Israel for killing a top Hamas leader in Tehran. With ceasefire talks, presuming this week, president Biden spoke with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to stress the urgency of reaching a deal.

Russia is calling yesterday's drone attack, the largest on Moscow since the war began. Russia's defense ministry says 45 drones were intercepted over or near the nation capital. It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops pour into Russia seizing more territory near the border. ABC's Ian panel is in the region. He spoke to a US Air Force veteran fighting with Ukrainian troops in Russia.

Don't you have any concerns about the Russian reaction to you going in? Are there Americans crossing over the border?

They may not like it, but we didn't start this. We're simply helping people, freedom loving people, against, you know, totalitarian regime. There's no spirit. There's no courage left. They don't understand what's happening.

They feel betrayed by their leaders, and I think they just realize the game is up.

Russia has reportedly brought in soldiers drafted into the army to try to hold the region.

Now to the latest fallout for a Detroit judge temporarily removed from the bench after handcuffing a team who was visiting his courtroom. This morning, we're getting a first look at the lawsuit filed by the teen's family.

It's been pretty devastating.

This morning, the family of a 15 year old girl in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit judge accusing him of humiliation, false arrest, and unlawful detention after he targeted the team during a courtroom field trip.

1 thing to learn about my courtroom is that I'm not a toy. I'm not gonna be played with.

Judge Kenneth King for paraded Eva Goodman for falling asleep, then had her handcuffed, ordered her to change into a jail uniform and threatened to put her in a juvenile detention center.

I'm gonna go speak tonight while you're sitting in the juvenile detention too.

Eva's mother says her daughter was likely tired because their family does not have a permanent home.

Eva doesn't want to come outside. She doesn't want to be involved with no 1 else but family relatives. It's hard for her to sleep at night.

So that was my own version of scared straight.

After defending his actions in an interview last week, King was removed from the bench until he completes training and Wayne State University dropped him as a part time faculty member. King's attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit saying King only wants the best outcome for this young person and all young people. The family is seeking in excess of 75 $1000.

In Sicily, efforts to find the last person missing from Monday's yacht tragedy are resuming this morning. 5 of the 6 have been found. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to determine why the yacht considered 1 of the most advanced in the world sank so quickly. During the strong storms.

Time now for a look at your morning weather.

Good morning. We are locked into a really sweaty hot weather pattern across much of Texas with AccuWeather, the real field temperatures, a 110 to a 115 degrees here from San Antonio South, the Corpus Christi, and Victoria. Some areas are gonna smash record highs potentially by 8 degrees this afternoon in Del Rio, Texas, a 112 degrees, also a record high likely in Amarillo, Midland, and in San Antonio. A developing story will be a strengthening tropical storm in the parts of Southeast Hawaii this weekend for AccuWeather on Jeff Cornish for ABC News.

Coming up new details on Richard Simmons is cause of death.

Also ahead, police give an update on their search for a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a zoo. What we're learning.

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We're back with a circus performer surviving a horrific fall from a tight rope while performing in England. She was balancing on a chair when she plunged to the floor in front of the crowd. She has serious injuries, but she is expected to survive. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Richard Simmons's family says the fitness stars cause of death has been ruled accidental. Simmons died last month, the age of 76. A spokesman says the LA coroner's office determined his death was caused by complications due to recent falls. With heart disease as a contributing factor. Simmons reportedly fell the night before he died, but refused medical attention.

Now an update to a story we brought you yesterday. Video shows a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a New Jersey Zoo Police are still searching for the woman saying that what she did was dangerous and illegal. This morning, authorities are searching for this woman who jumped defense at a New Jersey zoo and stuck her hand into the tiger enclosure.

The back and forth behavior that he did is kind of like a pacing thing. You can also see his tail is kinda going, and that's an agitated behavior.

Zoo keepers describing how 1 of the 2 Bengals Tigers in that cage reacted to the woman as she taunted the animal, just a thin metal fence separating her and the £500 predators.

As soon as she turned around in the video, you can also see Paul go up and him go after her. And then she kinda reached out towards him. Those were all predatory behaviors that he was displaying.

And he

was very agitated that she was on the other side of the fence and he could not get to her.

Police posting the video on social media in hopes of finding the woman and speaking with her.

It was very important to me that we prioritize getting an identification because that kind of behavior is unacceptable.

Frequent visitors of the zoo disappointed by the video.

It's mind boggling to me how someone can just make such a selfish choice.

City of officials are hoping this incident doesn't stop the community from visiting the zoo.

We've been making a lot of strides to to kind of

up our the level of our

zoo, and we would hate for this to kind of be something that dissuades people, you know, 1 person who use poor judgment and and kinda put a lot of things at risk.

Authorities say the ordinance she violated is marked clearly on signs near the enclosure.

Coming up the concerning new study about baby food.

Also ahead, principal now on leave after a video surfaced of him dancing with a mascot at a pepper alley.

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Betrayal is 1 of the hardest types of trauma to overcome.

This is her night and shining armor.

Everything felt right. All of a sudden, I found this hidden folder. I opened it. I don't think I can say it. I'm sorry.

It's shocking. Do I still, like, just off.

He just really didn't think I had it in me. It's peace of me.

So I did. Betrayal of Father's Secret, the all new season on Hulu.

Back now with an ongoing mystery in Virginia. Last week, a black smoke ring appeared in the sky above Williamsburg. It hovered for about 10 minutes before vanishing. Meteorologists suggest it might be linked to pyrotechnics or industrial smoke.

A new concern for parents about what they're feeding their babies. Researchers say 2 thirds of baby foods sold in supermarkets across the country are unhealthy. According to standards set by the World Health Organization, a study found the processed and packaged food products do not have enough protein and contain too much sugar.

A Northern California school district says it's conducting a comprehensive review of this video showing high school principle, a high school principle, bringing what some say, was a bit too much enthusiasm to a pep rally. Here's ABC's Derek Dennis.

This morning, a principal near Fresno, California is on leave after many called his actions at a back to school rally inappropriate. A mascot appears to give the principal of new hack Colony High School, Robert Nunez, a simulated lap dance. Moments later, Nunez switches places appearing to do the same. Pants before standing up and trading places with a suggestive

dance of his own. Parent Ryan Attenberry's 14 year old son recorded the incident, showed it to

his dad who posted it on social media.

Alright. These

are your kids. This is what they're seeing. You you guys get to see it too.

Attaberry says reaction to the video has been surprisingly mixed.

You know, there's people that message me, like, man, I thought he was good. And I'm like, he he might be, but we're as weird. Could be a good dude. Like, I don't know. And but I hear a lot of students sticking up for him.

1 parent who supports Nunez did not wanna be identified.

I do not think that it's right how much, like, you know, that he's under such a huge investigation. Do believe that, the kids like the Pepperoni, they thought it was fun. I understand that, you know, what they're doing, but I just think that it's too much. They're putting too much on him.

School officials confirmed Nunez is in his 1st year as principal, but has worked in the same dish as a teacher and coach for decades and is now on administrative leave. A statement says while the investigation is ongoing, Mister Nunez will not be participating in any school related responsibilities or activities. 2 acting principles are now standing in for Nunez. While he's on leave, students and other parents who support him say he's been a great influence, calling him kind, respectful, and motivating. Andrew Allison?

Alright, Derek. Thank you. Coming up the surprise new venture from Chick Fil A.

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Time to check the pulse begin to Taylor Swift issuing her first statement on the failed terror plot in Vienna.

Swift's concerts were canceled after authorities said her performance was targeted. In an Instagram post, she wrote the plot had filter with a new sense of fear. She also praised law enforcement writing, we were grieving concerts and not live. Now to a change of season.

Ball has come early in the coffee world today. Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes make their triumphant return. It's the earliest the drink has ever been offered in his 21 year history a full month before Autumn arrives. And Chick Fil A is apparently spreading its wings beyond fast food.

The chicken chain is reportedly launching its own streaming service this year. According to deadline, Chick Fil A is working with production companies and traditional studios to create original unscripted shows, they're set to be focused on family friendly programming. Now, to a case where Better Lake than Never does not apply.

A bank in Wales recently received a postcard in the mail.

But it was postmarked August 3rd, 1903. That's a 121 years ago. The card even had a stamp with King Edward the 7th. It's unclear here, though, where it's been, all this time.

So if

we made it to its destination, that must be a forever stamp. Right? The 121 years is a long, long time.

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Check-in more top stories, Minnesota governor, Tim Walsh, shared his life story as he officially accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. It was a star studded night with Oprahville Clinton, Stevie Wonder as well. Tonight, vice president Kavala Harris will formally accept the nomination for president.

7 more people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants. In 2022, they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in Texas. More than a dozen people have been arrested in the case in including the alleged ringleader in Guatemala.

Breaking overnight, a labor fight has shut down Canada's 2 main freight railroads. Canadian National And Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked out workers early this morning. The impact means shipments across the US border, which have stopped, could lead to supply chain issues.

Today's weather record low is possible in the northeast. Record heat continues in the south thunderstorms in parts of the Midwest, red flag warnings in the west.

And finally, today is National be an angel day.

Dani News spoke with a man who lives up to the title.

On this national, be an angel day. We're meeting a long time volunteer who will.

He is, like, the best part of, like, what's really good in the world.

His name is Tatch. And Tat has been helping out this nonprofit called god's love we deliver for almost 30 years.

How often do you come here, Tat? Come here, like, 5 days a week, something like that?

God's love we deliver has a specific niche as they deliver millions of medically tailored meals to in the New York area who may be too sick to shop or cook.

More? He's on the government.

He's the more?

Okay. As registered dietitians create these specialized meal programs, TAT joins the thousands of volunteers who help prepare them.

We have several hundred thousand people in our volunteer community over the years. He's amassed the largest amount of volunteer hours of anyone.

But how did Ted find these guys? Well, it was sort of on a field trip as an organization brought a group of people with developmental abilities to some spots around town where they could maybe volunteer.

TAT came on a a tour of god's what we deliver and never left.

And now almost 3 decades later TAT has clearly become a kitchen faver.

Probably like my best friend here. I take him to Broadway shows. I take him to baseball games.

He's constantly got a smile on his face.

How you doing?

And it's just hugging people all of the time.

Oh, he's desperate.

He

may not say much, but his actions make clear how he feels about these people and this place.

It means everything to him and is very reciprocal because he needs everything to us.

By the way, guys, comedian Joan Rivers was a board member at God's Club. We liver for decades. As you can see, the bakery there is named after her. And of course, she was pals with our guide. Tat, who isn't?

No surprise there. Joan Rivers an angel on this national angel thing.

Tad is the epitome of a good

That's what's making news in America this morning.

Have a great

day.

Right now, on America this morning, Tim Walls formally accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president calling the Republican ticket weird and dangerous.

I'm ready to turn the page on these guys.

Walls's football team also taken the stage, his son crying while mouthing. That's my dad. And the surprise appearance from Oprah. The highlights from day 3 of the Democratic National Convention, including former president Bill Clinton's message.

Dropping out, Robert F Kennedy Junior expected to end his presidential campaign any day, throwing his support behind former president Trump, what it could mean for the race.

Ukrainian forces pushing deeper into Russia after a massive drone attack targeting Moscow.

We're simply helping people, freedom loving people against, you know, totalitarian regime.

Plus, the American now crossing over the border into Russia, fighting with Ukrainian troops.

More fallout for the Detroit judge who handcuffed a teen visiting his court. The lawsuit he now faces.

The terrifying moment a circus performer falls off a tight rope and update on her condition this morning.

And a principal on leave after his actions at a pep rally. Both sides of the debate, as many say, the dance went too far.

From ABC News. This is America this morning.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Andrew Dembert.

Good Thursday morning, I'm Alice and caustic in for Rhiannon, and we begin with the other half of the democratic ticket introducing himself to America. Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, reflected on his middle class roots, military service, and career as a teacher and coach before entering politics.

And there were many famous faces taking the stage, highlighting a message of freedom and joy. ABC's Jacqueline Lee starts us off. Good morning, Jacqueline.

Andrew, Allison, good morning to you. It was a night filled with music celebrities and politics as vice presidential nominee Tim Walls took to the stage on night 3 of the convention. It was a star studded night 3 of the Democratic National Convention.

People. You see. Keep on that.

Stevie Wunder, Sheila E, and John legend, lighting up the United Center. A surprise appearance from Oprah Winfrey Electrifying the crowd.

We're gonna be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.

Oprah didn't mention former president Donald Trump or his running mate by name, but referenced a quote from vice presidential nominee need JD Vance.

When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the pays place happens, to belong to a childless cat lady.

We try to get that cat out too. Political stars taking the stage too.

If you can get them elected and let them bring in this breath of fresh air. You will be proud of it for the rest of your life.

Former president Bill Clinton throwing his weight behind the Harris Walls ticket. But for Democrats, the real star of the night was vice presidential nominee, Tim Walls. Walls delivering an emotional speech, defending fertility treatments by sharing his own family's experience.

It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her Hope. Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

Walls's a son emotional, yelling, that's my dad from the crowd. The governor slamming the Republican agenda, labeling it with the word that's become his signature.

It's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. Is it weird? Absolutely.

The state championship winning coach ending with a football reference.

Our job. Our job for everyone watching

is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling.

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The convention wraps up tonight after presidential nominee Kamala Harris takes the stage. Allison?

Jacqueline, thanks for that. And ABC News will have live coverage tonight the final night of the DNC starting on our streaming format 7 Eastern and on TV at 10.

Donald Trump may soon have a new high profile supporter. Sources say RfK Junior may exit the race and throw his support behind Trump. Meanwhile, Trump was on the attack at his first outdoor rally since arriving or since since since surviving an attempt on his life now surrounded by an extra layer of security. This morning, the GOP candidates pounding the campaign trail and hammering Harris.

If comrade Kamala wins this November. World War 3 is virtually guaranteed to happen.

Donald Trump holding his first outdoor event since the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.

Thank you very much, everybody.

The former president speaking to supporters from behind bulletproof glass surrounded by counter snipers as he discussed national security. Trump also carved about former president Obama after he delivered a takedown at the DNC.

He was taking shots at your president. And so was Michelle? And I try and be nice to people, you know, but it's a little tough when they get personal.

Trump has spent more than a decade attacking Obama, including falsely questioning whether he was born in the United States, And Trump could soon have a new supporter. Multiple sources tell ABC News that Robert F Kennedy Junior plans to abandon his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump as early as this week, but that endorsement would come with a price. Insiders say he would require a position in a Trump Administration, a move Donald Trump Junior seemed open to.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him, you know, some sort of role in some sort of, you know, major you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let them blow it up.

Kennedy reached out to both campaigns with the same offer.

But we know that RFK reached out to try to get a meeting with Harris. He wanted to talk to her about getting a place in her cabinet in exchange for his endorsement. And, we know that that went nowhere.

But polls showed Trump would not benefit from all Kennedy voters.

It's interesting, Pablo Harris actually gets more Kennedy voters than Donald Trump does, but the biggest number overall is actually someone else entirely

Trump is set to head to the border today in an effort to sway voters in Arizona.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the Middle East. The Pentagon had ordered the ship to accelerate its journey from the Pacific amid concerns that Iran will Caliate against Israel for killing a top Hamas leader in Tehran. With ceasefire talks, presuming this week, president Biden spoke with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to stress the urgency of a deal.

Russia is calling yesterday's drone attack, the largest on Moscow since the war began. Russia's defense ministry says 45 drones were intercepted over or near the nation's capital. It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops pour into Russia seizing more territory near the border. ABC's Ian panel is in the region. He spoke to a US Air Force veteran fighting with Ukrainian troops in Russia.

Don't you have any concerns about the Russian react to you going in, other Americans crossing over the border?

They may not like it, but we didn't start this. We're simply helping people, freedom loving people against, you know, totalitarian regime. There's no spirit. There's no courage left. They don't understand what's happening.

They feel betrayed by their leaders, and I think they just realized the game is up.

Russia has reportedly brought in soldiers drafted into the army to try to hold the region.

Now to the latest fallout for a Detroit judge temporarily removed from the bench after handcuffing a teen who was visiting his courtroom. This morning, we're getting a first look at the lawsuit filed by the teen's family.

It's been pretty devastating.

This morning, the family of a 15 year old girl in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit judge, accusing him of humiliation false arrest and unlawful detention after he targeted the team during a courtroom field trip.

1 thing to learn about my courtroom is that I'm not a toy. I'm not gonna be played with.

Judge Kenneth King first berated Eva Goodman for falling asleep then had her handcuffed ordered her to change into a jail uniform and threatened to put her in a juvenile detention center.

I'm gonna go sit tonight while you're sitting in juvenile detention too.

Eva's mother says her daughter was likely tired because their family does not have a permanent home.

Eva doesn't want to come outside. She doesn't want to be involved with no 1 else but family relatives. Tough for her to sleep at night.

So that was my own version of scared straight.

After defending his actions in an interview last week, King was removed from the bench until he completes training and Wayne State University dropped him as a part time faculty member. King's attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit saying King only wants the best outcome for this young person and all young people. The family is seeking in excess of $75,000.

In Sicily efforts to find the last person missing from Monday's yacht tragedy are resuming this morning. 5 of the 6 have been found. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to determine why the yacht considered 1 of the most advanced in the world sank so quickly during the strong storms.

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Good morning. We are locked into a really sweaty hot weather pattern across much of Texas with AccuWeather, the real field temperatures, a 110 to a 115 degrees here from San Antonio South, the Corpus Christi, and Victoria. Some areas are gonna smash record highs potentially by 8 degrees this afternoon in Del Rio, Texas, a 112 degrees, also a record high likely in Amarillo, Midland, and in San Antonio. A developing story will be a strengthening tropical storm into parts of Southeast Hawaii this weekend for AccuWeather on Jeff Cornish for ABC News.

Coming up new details on Richard Simmons is cause of death.

Also ahead, police give an update on their search for a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a zoo. What we're learning.

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We're back with a circus performer surviving a horrific fall from a tight rope while performing in England. She was balancing on a chair when she plunged to the floor in front of the crowd. She has serious injuries, but she is expected to survive. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Richard Simmons's family says the fitness stars cause of death has been ruled accidental. Simmons died last month, the age of 76. A spokesman says the LA coroner's office determined his death was caused by complications due to recent falls with heart disease as a contributing factor. Simmons reportedly fell the night before he died, but refused medical attention.

Now an update to a story we brought you yesterday. Video shows a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a New Jersey zoo. Police are still searching for the woman saying that what she did was dangerous and illegal. This morning, authorities are searching for this woman who jumped defense at a New Jersey zoo and stuck her hand into the tiger enclosure.

The back and forth behavior that he did, it's kind of like a pacing thing. You can also see his tail is kinda going, and that's an agitated behavior.

Zoo keepers describing how 1 of the 2 Bengals Tigers in that cage reacted to the woman as she taunted the animal, just a thin metal fence separating her and the £500 predators.

As soon as she turned around in the video, you can also see his paw go up and him go after her. And then she kinda reached out towards him. Those were all predatory behaviors that he was displaying.

And he

was very agitated that she was on the other side of the fence that he could not get to her.

Police posting the video on social media in hopes of finding the woman and speaking with her.

It was very important to me that we prioritize getting an identification because that kind of behavior is unacceptable.

Frequent visitors of the zoo disappointed by the video.

It's mind boggling to me how someone can just make such a selfish choice.

City officials are hoping this incident doesn't stop the community from visiting the zoo.

We've been making a lot of strides to to kind of

up our the level of our

zoo, and we would hate for this to kind of be something that dissuades people, you know, 1 person who use poor judgment and and kind of put a lot of things at risk.

Authorities say the ordinance she violated is marked clearly on signs near the enclosure.

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A new concern for parents about what they're feeding their babies. Researchers say 2 thirds of baby foods sold in supermarkets across the country are unhealthy. According to standards set by the World help organization. A study found the processed and packaged food products do not have enough protein and contain too much sugar.

A Northern California school district says it's conducting a comprehensive review of this video showing high school principal, a high school principle, bringing what some say was a bit too much enthusiasm to a pep rally. Here's ABC's Derek Dennis.

This morning, a principal near Fresno, California is on leave after many called his actions at a back to school rally inappropriate. A mascot appears to give the principal of Buhach Colony High School, Robert Nunez, a simulated lap dance. Moments later, Nunez switches places appearing to do the same. Nunez then fires confetti from his pants before standing up and trading places with a suggestive dance of his own. Parent Ryan Adamberry's 14 year old son recorded the incident.

Showed it to his dad who posted it on social media.

Alright. These are the kids. This is what they're seeing. You you guys get to see it too.

Attaberry says reaction to the video has been surprisingly mixed.

You know, there's people that message me like, man, I thought he was good. And I'm like, he he might be, but we're as weird. Could good dude. Like, I don't know him. And but I hear a lot of students sticking up for him.

1 parent who supports Nunez did not wanna be identified.

I do not think that it's right how much, like, you know, that he's under such a huge investigation. I do believe that the kids liked the Pepperoni. They thought it was fun. I understand that, you know, what they're doing, but I just think that it's too much. They're putting too much on him.

School officials confirmed Nunez is in his 1st year as principal, but has worked in the same district as a teacher and coach for decades and is now on administrative leave. A statement says while the investigation is ongoing, Mister Nunez will not be participating in any school related responsibilities or activities. 2 acting principles are now standing in for Nunez while he's on leave. Students and parents who support him say he's been a great influence calling him kind, respectful, and motivating. Andrew Allison?

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Checking more top stories, Minnesota Governor Tim Walls shared his life story he officially accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. It was a star studded night with Oprah Bill Clinton. Stevie Wonder as well. Tonight, vice president Kamala Harris will formally accept the nomination for president.

7 more people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants. In 2022, they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in Texas. More than a dozen people have been arrested in the case, including the alleged ringleader in Guatemala.

Breaking overnight, a labor fight has shut down Canada's 2 main freight railroads, Canadian National And Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked out workers earlier this morning. The impasse means shipments across the US border, which have stopped, could lead to supply chain issues.

Today's record low as possible in the northeast. Record heat continues in the south thunderstorms in parts of the Midwest, red flag warnings in the west.

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On this national, be an angel day. We're meeting a long time volunteer who will.

He is, like, the best part of, like, what's really good in the world.

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God's love we deliver has a specific niche as they deliver millions of medically tailored meals to folks in the New York area who may be too sick shop or cook. More? The more? Okay. As registered dietitians create these specialized meal programs, TAT joins the thousands of volunteers who help prepare them.

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Right now, on America this morning. Tim Walls formally accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president calling the Republican ticket weird and dangerous.

I'm ready to turn the page on these guys.

Walls's football team also taken the stage. His son crying while mouthing that's my dad and the surprise appearance from Oprah.

That's all. Choose Kamala Harris.

All the highlights from day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in including former president Bill Clinton's message.

Dropping out, Robert F Kennedy Junior expected to end his presidential campaign any day, throwing his support behind former president Trump, what it could mean for the race.

Ukrainian forces pushing deeper into Russia after a massive drone attack targeting Moscow.

We're simply helping people, freedom loving people against, you know, totalitarian regime.

Plus the American now crossing over the border into Russia, fighting with Ukrainian troops.

More fallout for the Detroit judge who handcuffed a teen visiting his court. The lawsuit he now faces.

The terrifying moment a circus performer falls off a tight rope and update on her condition this morning.

And the principal on leave after his actions at a pep rally, both sides of the debate, as many say the dance went too far.

From ABC news. This is America this morning.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Andrew Dember.

Good Thursday morning. I'm Allison Kostic in for Rhiannon, and we begin with the other half of the democratic ticket introducing himself to America. Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, reflected on his middle class roof military service, and career as a teacher and coach before entering politics.

And there were many famous faces taking the stage, highlighting a message of freedom and joy. ABC's Jacqueline Lee starts us off. Good morning, Jack. Clinton.

Andrew Allison, good morning to you. It was a night filled with music, celebrities, and politics as vice presidential nominee Tim Wallace took to the stage on night 3 of the convention. It was a star studded night 3 of the Democratic National Convention.

People. You see it.

Keep on that. Stevie Wunder, Sheila E, and John Legend lighting up the United Center. A surprise appearance from Oprah Winfrey Electrifying the crowd.

We're gonna be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.

Oprah didn't mention former president Donald Trump or his running mate by name, but referenced a quote from vice presidential nominee JD Vance.

When else is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the PACE place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, we try to get that cat out to.

Political stars taking the stage too.

If you can get him elected and let him bring in his breath of fresh air, You will be proud of it for the rest of your life.

Former president Bill Clinton throwing his weight behind the Harris Walls ticket, but for Democrats, the real star of the night was vice presidential nominee, Tim Walls. Walls delivering an emotional speech, defending fertility treatments by sharing his own family's experience.

It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her Hope. Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

Walls's a son emotional, yelling, that's my dad from the crowd. The governor slamming the Republican agenda, labeling it with the word that's become his signature.

It's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. Is it weird? Absolutely.

The state championship winning coach ending with a football reference.

Our job. Our job for everyone watching.

Is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling.

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The convention wraps up tonight after presidential nominee Kamala Harris takes the stage. Allison?

Jacqueline, thanks for that. And ABC News will have live coverage tonight, the final night of the DNC, starting on our streaming platform at 7 Eastern and on TV at 10.

Donald Trump may soon have a new high profile supporter Sources say RfK Junior may exit the race and throw his support behind Trump. Meanwhile, Trump was on the attack at his first outdoor rally since arriving or since since surviving in attempt on his life now surrounded by an extra layer of security. This morning, the GOP candidates pounding the campaign trail and hammering Harris.

If comrade Kamala wins this November, World War 3 is virtually guaranteed to happen.

Donald Trump holding his first outdoor event since the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.

Thank you very

much, everybody. The former president speaking to supporters from behind bulletproof glass surrounded by counter snipers as he discussed national security. Trump also carved about former

president Obama after he delivered a takedown at the DNC. He was taking

shots

at your president. And so it was Michelle. They try and be nice to people, you know, but it's a little tough when they get personal.

Trump has spent more than a decade attacking Obama, including falsely questioning whether he was born in the United States and Trump could soon have a new supporter. Multiple sources tell ABC News that Robert F Kennedy Junior plans to abandon his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump as early as this week, but that endorsement would come with a price. Insiders say he would require a position in a Trump Administration, a move Donald Trump Junior seemed open to.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him, you know, some sort of role and some sort of, you know, major, you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let him blow it up.

Kennedy reached out to both campaigns with the same offer.

But we know that RfK reached out to try to get a meeting with Harris. He wanted to talk to her about getting a place in her cabinet in exchange for his endorsement, and, we know that that went nowhere.

But polls showed Trump would not benefit from all Kennedy voters.

It was interesting. Cobble Harris actually gets more Kennedy voters than Donald Trump does, but the biggest number overall is actually someone else entirely

Trump is set to head to the border today in an effort to sway voters in Arizona.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the Middle East. The Pentagon had ordered the ship to accelerate journey from the Pacific amid concerns that Iran will retaliate against Israel for killing a top Hamas leader in Tehran. With ceasefire talks, presuming this week, president Biden spoke with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to stress the urgency of reaching a deal.

Russia is calling yesterday's drone attack, the largest on Moscow since the war began. Russia's defense ministry says 45 drones were intercepted over or near the nation's capital. It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops pour into Russia seizing more territory near the border. ABC's Ian panel is in the region. He spoke to a US Air Force veteran fighting with Ukrainian troops in Russia.

Don't you have any concerns about the Russian reaction to you going in? Are there Americans crossing over the border?

They may not like it, but we didn't start this. We're simply helping people, freedom loving people, against, you know, totalitarian regime. There's no spirit. There's no courage left. They don't understand what's happening.

They feel betrayed by their leaders, and I think they just realized the game is up.

Russia has reportedly in soldiers drafted into the army to try to hold the region.

Now to the latest fallout for a Detroit judge temporarily removed from the bench after handcuffing a team who was visiting his courtroom. This morning, we're getting first look at the lawsuit filed by the teen's family.

It's been pretty devastating.

This morning, the family of a 15 year old girl in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Judge accusing him of humiliation, false arrest, and unlawful detention after he targeted the team during a courtroom field trip.

1 thing to learn about my courtroom is that I'm not a toy I'm not gonna be played with.

Judge Kenneth King first berated Eva Goodman for falling asleep, then had her handcuffed, ordered her to change into a jail uniform and threatened to put her in a juvenile detention center.

I'm gonna go sit tonight while you're sitting in the juvenile detention system.

Eva's mother says her daughter was likely tired because their family does not have a permanent home.

Eva doesn't want to come outside. She doesn't want to be involved with no 1 knows but family relatives. It's hard for her to sleep at night.

So that was my own version of scared straight.

After defending his actions in an interview last week, King was removed from the bench until he completes training and Wayne State University dropped him as a part time faculty member. King's attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit saying King only wants the best outcome for this young person and all young people. The family is seeking in excess of $75,000.

In Sicily efforts to find the last person missing from Monday's yacht tragedy are resuming this morning. 5 of the 6 have been found. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to determine why the yacht considered 1 of the most advanced in the world sank so quickly during the strong storms.

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Good morning. We are locked into a really sweaty hot weather pattern across Bunch of Texas with AccuWeather, the real field temperatures, a 110 to a 115 degrees here from San Antonio South, the Corpus Christi, and Victoria. Some areas are gonna smash record highs potentially by 8 degrees this afternoon in Del Rio, Texas, a 112 degrees, also a record high likely in Amarillo, Midland, and in San Antonio. A developing story will be a strengthening tropical storm into parts of Southeast Hawaii this weekend for AccuWeather on Jeff Cornish for ABC News.

Coming up new details on Richard Simmons is cause of death.

Also ahead, police give an update on their search for a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a zoo, what we're learning.

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Now an update to a story we brought you yesterday. Video shows a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a New Jersey zoo. Police are still searching for the woman saying that what she did was dangerous and illegal. This morning, authorities are searching for this woman who jumped a fence at a New Jersey zoo and stuck her hand into the tiger enclosure.

The back and forth behavior that he did, it's kind of like a pacing thing. You can also see his tail is kinda going, and and agitated behavior.

Zoo keepers describing how 1 of the 2 bengal tigers in that cage reacted to the woman as she taunted the animal, just a thin metal fence separating her and the £500 predators.

As soon as she turned around on the video, you can also see his paw go up and him go after her, and then she kinda reached out towards him. Those were all predatory behaviors that he was displaying. And he was very agitated that she was on the other side of the fence that he could not get to her.

Police post the video on social media in hopes of finding the woman and speaking with her.

It was very important to me that we prioritize getting an identification because that kind of behavior is unacceptable.

Frequent visitors of the zoo disappointed by the video.

It's mind boggling to me how someone can just make such a selfish choice.

City officials are hoping this incident doesn't stop the community from visiting the zoo.

We've been making a lot of strides to to kind of

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A Northern California school district says it's conducting a comprehensive review of this video showing high school principle, a high school principle, bringing what some say was a bit too much enthusiasm to a pep rally. Here's ABC's Derek Dennis.

This morning, a principal near Fresno, California is on leave after many called his actions at a back to school rally inappropriate. A mascot appears to give the principal of Buhach Colony High School, Robert Nunez, a simulated lap dance. Moments later, Nunez switches places appearing to do the same. Nunez then fires confetti from his pants before standing up and trading places with a suggestive dance of his own. Parent Ryan Attenberry's 14 year old son recorded the incident, showed it to his dad who posted it on social media.

Alright.

These are your kids. This is what they're sending. You you guys get to see it too.

Attenberry says reaction to the video has been surprisingly mixed.

You know, there's people that messaged me like, man, I thought he was good. And I'm like, he he might be, but we're as weird. Could be a good dude. Like, I don't know him. And but I hear a lot of students sticking up for him.

1 parent who supports Nunez did not wanna be identified.

I do not think that it's right how much, like, you know, that he's under such a huge investigation. I do believe that, the kids like the Pepperoni, they thought it was fun. I understand that you know, what they're doing, but I just think that it's too much. They're putting too much on him.

School officials confirmed Nunez is in his 1st year as principal, but has worked in the same district as a teacher and coach for decades and is now on administrative leave. A statement says, while the investigation is ongoing, Mister Nunez will not be participating in any

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7 more people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants. In 2022, they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in tech more than a dozen people have been arrested in the case, including the alleged ringleader in Guatemala.

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On this National B an Angel Day, we're meeting a long time volunteer who well.

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His name is Tatt, and Tatt has been helping out this nonprofit called god's love we deliver for almost 30 years.

How often do you come here, Tatt? Come here, like, 5 days a week, something like that?

God's love we deliver has a specific niche as they deliver millions of medically tailored meals to folks in the New York area who may be too sick to shop or cook. More? Move more? Okay. As registered dietitians create these specialized meal programs, TAT joins the thousands of volunteers who help prepare them.

We have several hundred thousand people in our volunteer community over the years. He's amassed the largest amount of volunteer hours of anyone.

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Yes. Tim walls except the vice presidential nomination with a pep talk along with the word of the night. Let us choose joy. But is joy enough to win a camp pain will preview the biggest speech of Kamala Harris's life. Meanwhile, a presidential candidate looks ready to drop out of the race.

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You spent your entire career fighting for the environment. What do you think about that? And all he said is I'm not gonna talk about Donald Trump.

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From ABC news, this is start here. I'm Brad Milke. Good morning once again from the United Center in Chicago. And this week has been all about passing the democratic torch from Old guards, the new ticket. Well, 1 half that ticket has now made his mark on this convention.

The main event, of course, is later tonight, and we get a lot of news to get through this morning. So we're gonna just quickly start right up here. We got ABC's senior congressional correspondent, Rachel Scott, who's been on ABC's live coverage of the conventional week, Rachel. Thanks for being with me. This felt like almost a more relaxed night until it wasn't.

What was significant to you as we sort of led into the introduction of, you know, sort of governor Tim Walls.

Yeah, Brad. Look. I gotta be honest. I feel like the last 2 days, it's been sort of this build up and build up and build up of, like, when or the Democrats actually gonna turn the page from president Biden now on to vice president, Kamala Harris, and her running mate, governor Tim Walls, and that finally happened. And so they had a star set a night once again.

You had former president, Bill Clinton, he actually tore up his first draft of the speech after watching what played out on Monday night. His advisor said that he needs to add a little bit more joy to meet the moment.

Is that what happened? Because I could see his teleprompter, like, I was sitting off to the side. At 1 point, the teleprompter just stopped, like, the somebody gave up because he was not on script.

Yeah. Whether or not that speech was actually finished in time to

make it into the prompter is a whole another story, but he did want the substance of his speech to match the moment that we are currently in.

After the last 2 days, aren't you proud to be a Democrat? Yeah.

Then you had Amanda Gorman. You may remember her. She delivered that poem during the inauguration of president Biden at the time. She made her return back to that stage.

Only now approaching this rare air, are we aware that perhaps the American dream is no dream at all. But instead, a dare, to dream together.

Then we got to Oprah Winfrey.

Who says you can't go home again?

And this was 1 I will tell you. Jaws were dropped. The tears were falling on the convention floor. People were surprised here, Oprah, and she really energized the crowd and really what only Oprah Winfrey can do.

We won't be setback, pushback, bullied back, kicked back. We're not going back.

Not only did she lay out stakes of this election, Brad, but she also talked about the history that we are in, the daughter of immigrants, an Indian mother, a Jamaican father who rose all the way to being on the democratic to the White House. She called that the best of America. And then Oprah really started to frame this as a choice between loyalty to the constitution, over retribution, common sense, over nonsense. She made this direct appeal to independence.

When a house is on fire, we don't about the homeowner's race or religion? We don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No. We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the pace place happens to belong to a childless cat lady

And not without taking a very not so subtle jab at senator JD Vance, Donald Trump's running mate, whose comments criticizing women who don't have children have sort of made the round.

We try to get that cat out too.

And and, Brad, I will tell you every single speaker kept coming back to this 3 letter word.

Let us choose John.

And they're really trying to underscore what they believe this campaign is going to be about, not about the advice in this, that they believe that Republicans are contributing. They are falling back on this idea of joy and on this idea freedom, Brad.

Once, so then governor Tim Walls is introduced by his fellow Minnesota Amy Klobuchar. His old football team comes out and cheers for him. What was the message though in his address?

The stakes for Tim Walls here are high because this is the biggest platform that he has had yet. He's been very honest in the fact that he hasn't even read off of a teleprompter. So here he is in front of not only thousands of people, but also the entire nation introducing himself as this small town guy.

So there I was. A 40 something high school teacher with little kids, 0 political experience, and no money running in a deep red district. But you know what? Never underestimate a public school teacher. No.

The football coach that really cares about your neighbor that doesn't matter if you don't agree on politics that you really have to look out for 1 another. He picks up on this message of not only Joy Brad, but also freedom that the democratic party believes in the freedom of making your own choices, not having the government make it for you.

It's interesting because that sounds like what we we associate with Republican politics over the last several generations.

Exactly, Bradley's taking that term and turning it around.

But when we Democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love.

You know, Brad, I think it's a little bit notable here because it was Credit Scott King that said that freedom has to be won in every single generation. And now you are hearing Democrats really put this on the ballot in November. And then Brad, it got really emotional when he started to talk about how his wife, Gwen, struggled with fertility and cameras capturing this moment, his son, Gus, who has a non verbal learning disorder bursting into tears. You could feel the emotion in that room. He was mouthing.

That's my dad. That's my dad.

Hope Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world. And I love you.

And after all that emotion bran, he finished with what he called

a pep talk.

It's the 4th quarter. We're down a field goal,

but we're on offense and we've got the ball.

We're driving down the field. And, boy, do we have the right team?

The reality is This is a football coach. Okay. And we are about 75 days out from the election, and he told this crowd to leave it all on the field that they need to go to work. They need to realize the stakes are high. And reminding them that they believe they're the underdogs in this race.

Well, and it occurred to me listening to this, Rachel, that because the selection process happened so quickly, perhaps, we haven't heard a ton from Tim Walls, which I guess kind of normal for a VP candidate, but we also haven't heard a ton in recent weeks from Kamala Harris. Right? So as she comes out here tonight, speaking in her own words to millions and millions of Americans, what are you expecting from her?

It is that short time frame, Brad, that is now making the stakes of this speech incredibly high for vice president, Kamala Harris. Because, yes, Democrats can come out and she can come out and talk about joy and freedom, but what are the policies to back that up? The words joy and freedom may energize Democrats, But what is going to get those independence and those critical battleground states to go to the polls and vote for the democratic ticket? And to do that, Brad, she's gonna have to lay out some type of vision here. She's gonna have to go into the specific of the policy of what she plans to do for the American people.

In many ways, this is gonna be a little bit of a reintroduction to the vice president. The vice president's role is reflective. It's not her job to take center stage. She's been there to reflect the policies of the Biden administration. She's gonna have to walk this very fine line between championing the policies and the victories of the Biden administration, but also laying out her own vision for the country.

And I thought it was really notable. We did not hear nearly as about president Biden in night 3 as we did on the previous couple nights. You imagine now we are firmly in it is is his vice president Harris time here at the DNC. Alright. Rachel Scott, thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

Okay.

So that was the big storyline here in the arena. But there was another huge political headline that was reverberating around the halls of this arena here because in the modern political world, if you can get a convention bounce of 2 or 3 points, that's pretty solid. We'll now 5% of Americans might have to find a new candidate to support. That is the polling average for the independent candidate, Robert F Kennedy Junior, and it now appears he is considering dropping out of this race.

There's 2 options that we're looking at, and 1 is staying in forming that new party.

He

started a couple days ago when Kennedy's running me, Nicole Shanahan said on a podcast, impact theory with Tom Bill Yu, that the campaign has reached an inflection point.

Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump.

Well, we now have confirmation that he is indeed planning on dropping out. I'm here with ABC's chief White House correspondent, Jonathan Carl, we tracked him down John What are you hearing from the Kennedy campaign right now?

Well, we heard from somebody close to Kennedy and, multiple sources, that he plans to drop out, that he plans to endorse Donald Trump. A lot can happen between now and then, but it could happen by the end of the That's what we're told. And it is an endorsement of Trump that is his intention right now. Now Kennedy wants something as you, yeah, you've heard the kind

of rumbling.

You're kind of like, hey.

Do you have a

cabinet secretary spot for me?

Yeah. And Don Junior's floating. Maybe we give him 1 street letter agencies to, to destroy, to take apart brick by brick. FDA is obviously something that Kennedy has some interest in. But, look, this is this is an unbelievably bizarre turn of events.

I have actually known Robert F Kennedy, for more than 30 years. Remember him as an environmental activist, a real activist, liberal democrat, and the idea that he coming from that family, but also his own personal background would get to a point where he would actually be endorsing Donald Trump is to anybody who has known him, not just his family, but especially his family is mind blowing.

And and why Trump.

I mean, what what would be sort of the motivation behind his endorsement?

Well, I Kennedy, when I asked him directly, if this was happening, he said I can neither confirm nor deny that. I'm not gonna talk about any of that. So no denial. But then as I asked him about, Kamala Harris and about this convention, he went off on her, went off on what is happening here. He said it is not democracy, who voted for her, nobody voted for her, insulted her platform positions.

And then when I asked him about Donald Trump, I was like, wait a minute. This is a guy who says global warming is a hoax. You spent your entire career fighting for the environment. What do you think about that? And all he said is I'm not gonna talk about Donald Trump.

So Look. I think that he's been I think he's a little bit wounded by the fact that Democrats pushed him out. He remember he started his campaign running for the Democratic nomination, and it was a there was clear there was gonna be no debates. Nothing. So that's when he went independent.

He also we have learned reached out to the Harris campaign because he wanted a 1 on 1 meeting with Kamala Harris. And there was reporting that he wanted to discuss a cabinet position in a Harris administration in exchange for an endorsement. Now ABC asked his campaign about that. And, they didn't deny that at all. And, you know, just said that they were they were reaching out and wanted to talk to him.

I mean, I said he's averaging 4.95 percent, in in a lot of popular polls. Does the is should we take that to mean, oh, 5% of the vote is up for grabs or Trump gets a 5% bump? What does that end up doing? And what's the sense?

With with a candidate like Kennedy is so incredibly nontraditional, you can't assume that they're all gonna go anywhere. Some of those are people that are gonna vote for him or or aren't gonna vote. Right. But it's been interesting, Brad. If you look at the states, remember, he's not on the ballot in all the states, but he's on the ballot in in a bunch of them.

He, in some states, hurts Trump. And in some states, he hurts Kamala Harris.

Even state by state.

Okay. State by state of changes, you know, in in some place, you have the effect that's his name, Robert F Kennedy Junior. Oh, Democrat, you know, and that that gives Democrats another place to vote. But then, there his positions are, you know, on vaccines, on basically, you know, government overreach and conspiracies. He's far more consistent with the the MAGA right.

Democrats have been fighting viciously to keep him off the ballot because they didn't wanna, you know, they're they thought it could hurt could hurt for Biden and now Harris. So now if he goes through with this, endorses trump and drops out, those challenges have to end. And Bobby Kennedy's gonna be trying to get his own name, and the Trump kept getting his own name off the ballot. So those people will vote for Trump and not be distracted by Bobby Kennedy. Watch Democrats now go from fighting to keep off the ballot to keep him on the ballot.

Problem with with this guy.

Yeah. Bring him in.

Bring him

in. No. People have their sex.

Those people signed signatures. They wanted his name on the ballot. What are you doing?

You know?

Alright. John of the call, this might be seek out Jonathan Carl at events like this. Thank you so much.

Alright. Great to see you in Chicago, my friend. Take care.

Okay. Next up on start here. We are getting out of the convention hall, but there is still a national debate raging here in Chicago. The politics of a migrant crisis after the break.

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There have been lots of speakers at the convention this week, but

1 of the stars of the show has really been the city of Chicago. What a town he got the food, the skyline, the waterfront, visitors are having a great time. The weather being good has helped. And yet when you invite the entire political world of your town, especially a city that is almost unanimously controlled by Democrats, you're also inviting some close scrutiny of your most pressing issues. And in Chicago, as in many major American cities right now, immigration is at the top of that list.

Much of the world is visiting, but ABC's Alex Perez is not. He's based in Chicago, and he's been examining 1 of this country's most popular landing spots for migrants. He joins us now. Alex, good to see you. First of all, how prominent is this city in the migration debate?

Well, Chicago is a magnet for immigrants. People come here from all over the world, not just Latin America. They they've seen immigrants come from China, from parts of Africa, from parts of Europe, actually. People trying to find a better way of life. And even though Chicago is not on the border, we still end up seeing thousands and thousands of immigrants who come here.

And 1 of those reasons is that Texas governor Greg Abbott has been literally bussing thousands of immigrants that arrive at the border to Chicago to New York to other cities that are run by Democrats.

I took the border to them. Yeah.

He says, to distribute the problem, he says Texas shouldn't have to handle this problem alone. He says these are sanctuary cities that are welcoming. Fine. Go there, and he's been doing that.

And those busses will continue to roll until we finally secure our borders.

But Chicago has always, sort of rolled out the doormat and said come on in, and that's not new. We're just seeing that sort of reach an overwhelming point the last several months. If you go around the city, it's very clear and very obvious, very quickly that there are thousands of immigrants roaming looking for jobs. A lot of them don't have work permit So that means they have to go and find whatever day laborer type work is available to them. So you can go to something like a Home Depot, which I was just that recently.

And there are dozens of migrant workers out there.

Here we are day after day. Looking for a solution to solve a lot of other needs and to be able to help our families.

There are dozens of migrant workers out there. They're sort of just posted, waiting for construction crews, construction managers to come, and offer them a job for the day.

It is not easy to be in a country that is giving you the opportunity to be here, but without a work permit, it is not easy.

Actually, Meta Man outside of Home Depot, he's from Venezuela. We have 1000 of Venezuelan immigrants in the city right now. And, he says he told me he gets there about 6 AM every day and does what he can to flag people down and try to get their attention and see if they can offer him a job for the day. He says his main priority is to try to get enough money to feed his family.

Today, we are simple employees, but tomorrow, we can be big contractors. And that is what I want you to keep in mind that we can do more.

Now he hasn't applied for asylum just yet. There's a whole process paperwork process, and a lot of times people need help doing that, and he hasn't done that just yet. So he's hoping to just make enough money to sort of get to that point.

Yeah. How does the city handle this? Because you you mentioned the asylum process, which, you know, you land in the United States and you say I'm being persecuted. I can't go back where I've come from. There's too much violence.

I can't go back to this war, whatever it is. And then while your asylum applications being processed, you can get a work permit. Right? You mentioned that how is the local government, I guess, dealing with this?

Well, the city has been very vocally complaining about the federal process to get a work permit to

apply for asylum. It's a complicated process. It's a long process. The way it works under the

federal government. You have to be here for at least a 150 days before you apply for a work permit, but it could be several weeks or months after that before that work permit is granted. So now we're talking about a year's worth of time where someone who's here undocumented is in a limbo of sorts and doesn't know exactly how they can legally, work without a work permit. Work authorization is what we need. The mayor here, Brandon Johnson, like several other big city mayors, has been vocally complaining about the

process, saying it takes too long. It it forces people to to work jobs that they wouldn't necessarily do. It also says a lot of these immigrants are

oftentimes taken advantage of by employers because they can be because they're here undocumented. People should not have to duck and hide to contribute, you know, to society.

He's compared it to, a process that they have for immigrants that arrive from Ukraine right now. Those immigrants,

that are fleeing war in Ukraine automatically get work permits when

they arrive. Automatically are connected to federal assistance. And so we see a a a stark difference in what those immigrants are experiencing compared

to immigrants from other countries.

For anyone who arrives here from Ukraine,

they arrived here at unwillingly. They didn't plan it. They did they you were not dreaming about it. We spoke to Ohasby Turner, and she,

fled Ukraine when

as she describes it, bombs started hitting the building where she was living with her family and her son, she grabbed her teenage son, teenage at the time about 2 years ago. And her husband told her to leave to go somewhere where she can be safe. Her husband stayed back to fight and defend. Ukraine.

Of course, I was traumatized as, other Ukrainians are right now.

But she ended up here in the United States in Chicago where there's a significant Ukrainian community under this plan. And so she was able to establish herself pretty quickly. She's now teaching English to other Ukrainians who are here in Chicago.

I'm teaching, English. And, I hear see different stories. I hear different stories. Sometimes they come to learn the language, but sometimes they can see that they need to talk to somebody because it's hard for them.

Even though she's missing her country, missing her husband, she's been able to establish herself here very, very quickly, unlike others.

Hey. It it's 1 thing to say. You know, we welcome everyone. Everyone should be able to be here. We should all be able to work so we can be contributing members of society.

It's another thing, though, when people actually start showing up on your streets and staying there, right, and when they're applying for jobs and and when, you know, substandard housing conditions create crowding and sometimes even violence, has this become a political liability for the Democrats of Chicago?

In some ways, the the argument is yes. This has become a political liability for Democrats in this city and in other big cities.

New York City has and will continue to do our part to manage this humanitarian crisis. But we cannot bear the course of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas alone.

In Chicago's case, we're talking about 50000 people over the course of the last 2 years. So it's not just a few 100 here and there. There were so many here in Chicago that at 1 point, the city didn't have anywhere to put them so that they were sleeping in the lobbies of police stations and scattered across the city. Some sleeping in a building, just outside O'Hare airport because there was nowhere to put these people since then, they've been able to help a lot of these immigrants get on their feet, but they're all still in a situation where they're looking for resources, they're looking for guidance, and the city is stretched thin.

Chicawans are some of the hardest working people in the country. But, again, without support from the federal government, it it is a Titanic task. I think

Members of City Council here in Chicago have been talking for months and months, including 1, Alderman Byron, Cecil Lopez, about how this reform is needed, not just here in Chicago, but across the country. He wants to see the federal government make some changes so that we don't have immigrants piling up in substandard housing locations sort of fighting for jobs and unable to tap into the resources that could help them get on their feet.

The dehumanization of of immigrants, we have become, the scapegoat of, of really cruel agendas. I think

he sees and says there's a need always for a working class, a true working class. And there's several levels within that working class also. And so bringing those immigrants in, bringing those migrants into our cities, he says should be seen as something that can help us and really seen as an invasion as some referred to it as.

Brian, the issue also front and center for vice president Harris because president Biden early on asked her to lead the diplomatic efforts with some of these Central American countries to address the root causes of all this migration. Alex Perez, in your city, here talking to start here in person for once. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

And 1 last thing. If you were expecting every car to be all electric soon, well, prepare for a shock. Yesterday, Ford announced its, quote, broadening its electrification strategy to reach more customers. Translation, they're not selling enough electric cars, so they're getting rid of some of them.

They're canceling plans for their all electric 3 row SUV. They're making that into a hybrid, and then they're gonna delay the launch of this full size EV pickup that they've been talking about for a while.

This is Adrian Robert from the Detroit free press, who says Ford will lose a ton of money by doing this. The company's gotta scrap about $2,000,000,000 worth of manufacturing facilities, which means they think if they stick with the plan, they'll lose even more money than that. There's not just Ford that's scaling back its electric ambitions.

It's across the industry. So we've seen similar moves by GM. And so electric vehicle new car sales are still less than 10%. Of of all new car sales.

10% of new car sales is not nothing. But remember, the Biden administration wanted EVs to make up half of new car sales by the end of this decade. Major car companies seem to be saying, customers aren't buying it.

They found that, like, the customer for that vehicle is really someone who it's like a family who wants to drive long distances and maybe, like, an all electric vehicle isn't right for them.

Ford and Sis to no way abandoning its commitment to electrification or to reducing CO2 emissions. They say that it's gotta meet consumers where they're at.

The first thing that they're gonna do is introduce this new all electric commercial van that comes up in 2026, and trucks. So they're gonna they're still doing the full size EV pickup that'll just be delayed till 2027.

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eternal question about electric vehicle. Do you wait for demand to increase, or do you increase the supply of cars of charging networks, or through incentives and regulations? Do you try to mitigate a climate crisis by just giving everyone a little push After all, as much as American drivers love speed, they don't necessarily like change.

I actually recently tried to rent an electric car for a trip, and that I was so intimidated by the whole idea

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We're simply helping people, freedom loving people against, you know, totalitarian regime.

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Good Thursday morning. I'm Allison Kostic in for Rhiannon, and we begin with the other half of the democratic ticket introducing himself to America. Minnesota governor Tim Wal reflected on his middle class roots, military service, and career as a teacher and coach before entering politics.

And there were many famous faces taking the stage, highlighting a message of freedom and joy. ABC's Jacklyn Lee starts us off. Good morning, Jack

Andrew, Allison, good morning to you. It was a night filled with music, celebrities, and politics as vice presidential nominee Tim Walls took to the stage on night 3 of the convention. It was a star studded night 3 of the Democratic National Convention.

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We're gonna be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father grew up to become the 47th president of the United States.

Oprah didn't mention former president Donald Trump or his running mate by name, but reference a quote from vice presidential nominee, JD Vance.

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If you can get him elected and let him bring in his breath of fresh air, You will be proud of it for the rest of your life.

Former president Bill Clinton throwing his weight behind the Harris Walls ticket. But for Democrats, the real star of the night was vice presidential nominee, Tim Walls. Walls delivering an emotional speech, defending fertility treatments by sharing his own family's experience.

It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her Hope. Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

Walls's a son emotional, yelling, that's my dad from the crowd. The governor slamming the Republican agenda, labeling it with the word that's become his signature.

It's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. Is it weird? Absolutely.

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Jacqueline, thanks for that. And ABC News will have live coverage tonight, the final night of the DNC, starting on our streaming platform at 7 Eastern and on TV at 10.

Donald Trump may soon have a new high profile supporter Sources say RfK Junior may exit the race and throw his support behind Trump. Meanwhile, Trump was on the attack at his first outdoor rally since arriving or since since surviving in attempt on his life now surrounded by an extra layer of security. This morning, the GOP candidates pounding the campaign trail and hammering Harris.

If comrade Kamala wins this November, World War 3 is virtually guaranteed to happen.

Donald Trump holding his first outdoor event since the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.

Thank you very much, everybody.

The former president speaking to supporters from behind bulletproof glass surrounded by counter snipers as he discussed national security. Trump also carved about former president Obama after he delivered a takedown at the DNC.

He was taking a said your president. And so was Michelle? I try and be nice to people, you know, but it's a little tough when they get personal.

Trump has spent more than a decade attacking Obama, including falsely questioning whether he was born in the United States, And Trump could soon have a new supporter. Multiple sources tell ABC News that Robert F Kennedy Junior plans to abandon his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump as early as this week, but that endorsement would come with a price. Insiders say he would require a position in a Trump Administration, a move Donald Trump Junior seemed open to.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him, you know, some sort of role and some sort of, you know, major, you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let him blow it up.

Kennedy reached out to both campaigns with the same offer.

But we know that RfK reached out to try to get a meeting with Harris. He wanted to talk to her about getting a place in her cabinet in exchange for his endorsement. And, we know that that went nowhere.

But polls show Trump would not benefit from all Kennedy voters.

It was interesting. Kamala Harris actually gets more Kennedy voters than Donald Trump does, but the biggest number overall is actually someone else entirely.

Trump is set to head to the border today in an effort to sway voters in Arizona.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the Middle East. The Pentagon had ordered the ship to accelerate its journey from the Pacific amid concerns that Iran will tally aid against Israel for killing a top Hamas leader in Tehran. With ceasefire talks, presuming this week, president Biden spoke with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to stress the urgent of reaching a deal.

Russia is calling yesterday's drone attack, the largest on Moscow since the war began. Russia's defense ministry says 45 drones were intercepted over or near the nation's capital. It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops pour into Russia seizing more territory near the border. ABC's Ian panel is in the region. He spoke to a US Air Force veteran fighting with Ukrainian troops in Russia.

Don't you have any concerns about the Russian reaction to you going in? Are there Americans crossing over the border?

They may not like it, but we didn't start this. We're simply helping people, freedom loving people against, you know, totalitarian regime. There's no spirit. There's no courage left. Don't understand what's happening.

They feel betrayed by their leaders, and I think they just realized the game is up.

Russia has reportedly brought in soldiers drafted into the army to try to hold the region.

Now to the latest fallout for a Detroit judge temporarily removed from the bench after handcuffing a teen who was visiting his courtroom. This morning, we're getting a first look at the lawsuit filed by the teen's family.

It's been pretty devastating.

This morning, the family of a teen year old girl in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit judge, accusing him of humiliation, false arrest, and unlawful detention after he targeted the team during a courtroom field trip.

Don't think you'll learn about my courtroom? It's that I'm not a toy. I'm not gonna be played with.

Judge Kenneth King first berated Eva Goodman for falling asleep, then had her handcuffed, ordered her to change into a jail uniform, and threatened to put her in a juvenile detention center.

I'm gonna go speak tonight while you're sitting in the juvenile detention.

Eva's mother says her daughter was likely tired because their family does not have a permanent home.

Eva doesn't want to come outside. She doesn't want to be involved with no 1 else but family relatives. It's hard for her to sleep at night.

So that was my own version of scared straight.

After defending his actions in an interview last week, King was removed from the bench until he completes training and Wayne State University dropped him as a part time faculty member. King's attorney declined to comment on the lawsuit saying King only wants the best outcome for this young person and all young people. The family is seeking in excess of $75,000.

In Sicily, efforts to find the last person missing from Monday's yacht tragedy are resuming this morning. 5 of the 6 have been found. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to determine why the yacht considered 1 of the most advanced in the world sank so quickly during the strong storms.

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Richard Simmons's family says the fitness stars cause of death has been ruled accidental. Simmons died last month, the age of 76. A spokesman says the LA coroner's office determined his death was caused by complications due to recent falls. With heart disease as a contributing factor. Simmons reportedly fell the night before he died, but refused medical attention.

Now an update to a story we brought you yesterday. Video shows a woman accused of enticing a tiger at a New Jersey Zoo Police are still searching for the woman saying that what she did was dangerous and illegal. This morning, authorities are searching for this woman who jumped a fence at a New Jersey zoo and stuck her hand into the tiger enclosure.

The back and forth behavior that he did is kind of like a pacing thing. You can also see his tail is kinda going, and that's an agitated behavior.

Zoo keepers describing how 1 of the 2 bengal tigers in that cage reacted to the woman as she taunted the animal, just a thin metal fence separating her and the £500 predators.

As soon as she turned around in the video, you can also see his paw go up and him go after her. And then she kinda reached out towards him. Those were all predatory behaviors that he was displaying.

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was very agitated that she was on the other side of the fence and he could not get

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Police posting the video on social media in hopes of finding the woman and speaking with her.

It was very important to me that we prioritize getting an identification because that kind of behavior is unacceptable.

Frequent visitors of the zoo disappointed by the video. It's mind

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City officials are hoping this incident doesn't stop the community from visiting the zoo.

We've been making a lot of strides to to kind of up

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zoo, and we would hate for this to kinda be something that dissuades people, you know, 1 person who use poor judgment and and kinda put a lot of things at risk.

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This morning, a principal near Fresno, California is on leave after many called his actions at a back to school rally inappropriate. A mascot appears to give the principal of Buhek Colony High School, Robert Nunez, a simulated lap dance. Moments later, Nunez switches places appearing to do the same. For now.

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Nunez then fires confetti from his pants before standing up and trading places with a suggestive dance of his own. Parent Ryan Attenberry's 14 year old son recorded the incident, showed it to his dad who posted it on social media.

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Attenberry says reaction to the video has been surprisingly mixed

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there's people that message me like, man, I thought he was good. And I'm like, he he might be, but weird is weird. Could be a good dude. Like, I don't know him. And but I hear a lot of students sticking up for him.

1 parent who supports Nunez did not wanna be identified.

I do not think that it's right how much, like, you know, that he's under such a huge investigation. I do believe that, the kids like the Pepperoni, they thought it was fun. I understand that you know, what they're doing, but I just think that it's too much. They're putting too much on him.

School officials confirmed Nunez is in his 1st year as principal, but has worked in the same district as a teacher and coach for decades and is now on administrative leave. A statement says while the investigation is ongoing, Mister Nunez will not be participating in any school related responsibilities or activities. 2 acting principles are now standing in for Nunez while he's on leave. Students and other parents who support him say he's been a great influence calling him kind, respectful, and motivating. Andrew Allison?

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Well, 1 half that ticket has now made his mark on this convention. The main event, of course, is later tonight, and we get a lot of news to get through this morning. So we're gonna just quickly start right up here. We got ABC's senior congressional correspondent, Rachel Scott, who's been on ABC's live coverage of the conventional week, Rachel. Thanks for being with me.

This felt like almost a more relaxed night until it wasn't. What was significant to you as we sort of led into the introduction of Minnesota governor, Tim Walls.

Yeah, Brad. Look. I gotta be honest. I feel like the last 2 days, it's been sort of this build up and build up and build of, like, when are the Democrats actually gonna turn the page from president Biden now on to vice president, Kamala Harris, and her running mate, governor Tim Walls, and that finally happened. And so they had a star studded night once again.

You had former president, Bill Clinton, he actually tore up his first draft of the speech after watching what played out on Monday night. His advisor said that he needs to add a little bit more joy to meet the moment.

Is that what happened? Because I could see his teleprompter, like, I was sitting off to the side. At 1 point, the teleprompter just stopped. Like, the somebody gave up because he was not on script.

Yeah. Whether or not that speech was actually finished in time to make

it into the prompter is a whole another story, but he did want the substance of his speech to really match the moment that we are currently in.

After the last 2 days, aren't you proud to be a Democrat? Yes.

Then you had Amanda Gorman. You may remember her. She delivered that poem during the inauguration of president Biden at the time, she made her return back to that stage.

Only now approaching this rare air, are we aware that perhaps the American dream is no dream at all. But instead, a dare to dream together.

Then we got to Oprah Winfrey.

Who says you can't go home again?

And this was 1 I will tell you. Jaws were dropped. The tears were falling on the convention floor. People

were surprise to hear Oprah, and she really energized the crowd and really what only Oprah Winfrey can do.

We won't be setback, pushback, bullied back, kicked back. We're not going back.

Not only did she lay out the stakes of this election, Brad, but she also talked about the history that we are in, the daughter of immigrants, an Indian mother, a Jamaican father, who rose all the way to being on the democratic ticket to the White House. She called that the best of America. And then Oprah really started to frame this as a choice between loyalty to the constitution, over retribution, common sense, over nonsense. She made this direct appeal to independence.

When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No. We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the PACE place happens to belong to a childless cat lady

and not without taking a very not so subtle jab, at Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump's running mate, whose comments criticizing women who don't have children have sort of made the round.

We

try to get that cat out too.

And and, Brad, I will tell you every single speaker kept coming back to this 3 letter word.

Let us choose joy.

And they're really trying to underscore what they believe this campaign is going to be about, not about the advice in this, that they believe that Republicans are contributing They are falling back on this idea of joy and on this idea of freedom, Brad.

When so then governor Tim Walls is introduced by his fellow Minnesota Amy Klobuchar. His old football team comes out and cheers for him. What was the message though in his address?

The stakes for Tim Walls here are high because this is the biggest platform that he has had yet. He's been very honest in the fact that he hasn't even read off of a teleprompter. So here he is in front of not only thousands of people, but also the entire nation introducing himself as this small town guy.

So there I was, a 40 something high school teacher with little kids, 0 political experience, and no money running in a deep red district. But you know what? Never underestimate a public school teacher. No.

The football coach that really cares about your neighbor, that doesn't matter if you don't agree on politics that you really have to look out for 1 another. He picks up on this message of not only joy brad, but also freedom that the democratic party believes in the freedom of making your own choices, not having the government make it for you.

It's interesting because that sounds like what we associate with Republican politics over the last several generations.

Exactly, Bradley's taking that term and turning it around.

But when we Democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love.

You know, Brad, I think it's a little bit notable here because it was Credit Scott King that said that freedom has to be won in every single generation. And now you are hearing Democrats really put this on the ballot in November. And then Brad really emotional when he started to talk about how his wife, Gwen, struggled with fertility, and cameras capturing this moment. His son, Gus, who has a non verbal learning disorder, bursting into tears. You could feel the emotion in that room, He was melding.

That's my dad. That's my dad.

Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you.

And after all that emotion brad, he finished with what he called

a pep talk.

It's the 4th quarter. We're down a field goal,

but we're on offense and we've got the ball.

We're driving down the field. And, boy, do we have the right team?

The reality is is this is a football coach. Okay? And we are about 75 days out from the election, and he told this crowd to leave it all on the field that they need to go to work. They need to realize the stakes are high. And reminding them that they believe they're the underdogs in this race.

Well, and it occurred to me listening into this, Rachel, that because the selection process happened so quickly, perhaps, we hadn't heard a ton from Tim Walls, which I guess kind of normal for a VP candidate, but we also haven't heard a ton in recent weeks from Kamala Harris. Right? So as she comes out here tonight, speaking in her own words to millions and millions of Americans, what are you expecting from her?

It is that short time frame, Brad, that is now making the stakes of this speech incredibly high for vice president Kamala Harris. Because, yes, Democrats can come out and she can come out and talk about joy and freedom, but what are the policies to back that up? The words joy and freedom may energize Democrats, but what is going to get those independence and those critical battleground states to go to the polls and vote for the democratic ticket. And to do that, Brad, she's gonna have to lay out some type of vision here. She's gonna have to go into the specifics of the policy of what she plans to do for the American people.

In many ways, this is gonna be a little bit of a reintroduction to the vice president. The vice president's role is reflective. It's not her job to take center stage. She's been there to reflect the policies of the Biden administration, but she's gonna have to walk this very fine line between championing the policies and the victories of the Biden administration, but also laying out her own vision for the country.

And I thought it was really notable. We did not hear nearly as much about president Biden in night 3 as we did on the previous couple imagine now we are firmly in it is it is vice president Harris time here at the DNC. Alright. Rachel Scott, thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

Okay. So that was the big storyline here in the arena, but there was another huge political headline that was reverberating around the halls of this arena here because In the modern political world, if you can get a convention bounce of 2 or 3 points, that's pretty solid. Well, now 5% of Americans might have to find a new candidate to support. That is the polling average for the independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Junior and it now appears he is considering dropping out of this race.

There's 2 options that we're looking at, and 1 is staying in forming that new party.

He started a couple days ago when Kennedy's running me, Nicole Shanahan said on a podcast, impact theory with Tom Bill Yu, that the campaign has reached an inflection point.

Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump.

Well, we now have confirmation that he is indeed planning on dropping out. I'm here with ABC's chief White House correspondent, Jonathan Carl, we tracked him down John What are you hearing from the Kennedy campaign right now?

Well, we heard from somebody close to Kennedy and, multiple sources, that he plans to drop out, that he plans to endorse Donald Trump. A lot can happen between now and then, but it could happen by the end of the week. That's what we're told. And it is an endorsement of Trump that is his intention right now. Now Kennedy wants something as you have you've heard the kind

of rumbling.

The old kind of like, hey.

Do you have

a secretary spot for me.

Yeah. And Don Junior's floating. Maybe we give him 1 of those 3 letter agencies to, to destroy, to take apart brick by brick. FDA is obviously something that Kennedy has some interest in. But, look, this is this is an unbelievably bizarre turn of events.

I have actually known Robert F Kennedy, for more than 30 years. Remember him

as an environmental activist, a real activist, liberal democrat, and the idea that he coming from that family, but also his own personal background would get to a point where he would actually

be endorsing Donald Trump is to anybody who has known

him, not just his family, but especially his family is mind blowing. And why

Trump. I mean, what what would be sort of the motivation behind his endorsement?

Well, Kennedy, when I asked him directly if this was happening, he said I can neither confirm nor deny that. I'm not gonna talk about any of that. So no denial. But then as I asked him about, Kamala Harris and about this convention, he went off on her, went off on what is happening here. He said it is not democracy, who voted for her.

Nobody voted for her insulted her, platform positions. And then when I asked him about Donald Trump, I was like, wait a minute. This is a guy who says global warming is a hoax. You spent your entire career fighting for the environment. What do you think about that?

And all he said is I'm not gonna talk about Donald Trump. So, look, I think that he's been I think he's a little bit wounded by the fact that Democrats pushed him out. You remember he started his campaign running for the Democratic nomination. And it was that there was clear there was gonna be no debates. Nothing.

So that's when he went independent. He also we have learned reached out to the Harris campaign because he wanted a 1 on 1 meeting with Kamala Harris. And there was reporting that he wanted to discuss a cabinet position in a Harris administration in exchange for an endorsement Now ABC asked his campaign about that, and, they didn't deny that at all. And, you know, just said that they were they were reaching out and wanted to talk to him.

I mean, I said he's averaging 4.95%, in in a lot of popular pools. Does the is should we take that to mean, oh, 5% of the vote is up for grabs or Trump gets a 5% bump? What does that end up doing? And what's the sense?

With with a candidate like Kennedy is so incredibly nontraditional, you can't assume that they're all gonna go anyway. I mean, some of those are people that are gonna vote for

him or aren't

or aren't gonna vote. Right. But it's been interesting, Brad. If you look at the states, remember he's not on the ballot in all the states, but he's on the ballot in in a bunch of them. He, in some states, hurts Trump.

And in some states, he hurts Kamala Harris.

Even state by state

exchange. State by state of change, you know, in in some place, you have the effect that's his name, Robert F. Kennedy junior. Oh, Democrat, you know, and that that gives Democrats another place to vote. But then there his positions are, you know, on vaccines, on basically, you know, government overreach and conspiracies.

He's far more consistent with the the MAGA right. Democrats have been fighting viciously to keep him off the ballot because they didn't wanna, you know, they're they thought it could hurt could hurt for Biden and now Harris. So now if he goes through with this, endorses trump and drops out, those challenges have to end. And Bobby Kennedy's gonna be trying to get his own name, and the Trump kept getting his own name off the ballot. So those people will vote for Trump and not be distracted by Bobby Kennedy.

Watch Democrats now go from fighting to keep him off the ballot to keep him on

the ballot. That's the

problem with with this guy.

Yeah. Bring him in.

Bring him in. No. People have their set.

Those people signed signatures. They wanted his name on the ballot. What are you doing? You know?

Alright. Jonathan Carl, this is my big seek out Jonathan Carl at events like this. Thank you so much.

Alright. Great to see you in Chicago, my friend.

Take care.

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There have been lots of speakers at the convention this week, but 1 of the stars of the show has really been the city of Chicago. 1 of town, he got the food, the skyline, the waterfront. Visitors are having a great time. The weather being good has helped. And yet when you invite the entire political world of your town, especially a city that is almost unanimously controlled by Democrats, you're also inviting some close scrutiny of your most pressing issues.

And in Chicago, as in many major American cities right now, Immigration is at the top of that list. Much of the world is visiting, but ABC's Alex Perez is not. He's based in Chicago, and he's been examining 1 of this country's most popular landing spots for migrants. He joins us now. Alex, good to see you.

First of all, How prominent is this city in the migration debate?

Well, Chicago is a magnet for immigrants. People come here from all over the world, not just Latin America. They've seen immigrants come from China. From parts of Africa, from parts of Europe, actually, people trying to find a better way of life. And even though Chicago is not on the border, we still end up seeing thousands and thousands of immigrants who come here.

And 1 of those reasons is that Texas governor Greg Abbott has been literally bussing thousands of immigrants that arrive at the border to Chicago, to New York, to other cities that are run by Democrats.

I took the border to them. Yeah.

He says to distribute the problem. He says Texas shouldn't have to handle this problem alone. He says these are sanctuary cities that are welcoming. Fine. Go there, and he's been doing that.

And those busses will continue to roll. Until we finally secure our borders.

But Chicago has always, sort of rolled out the doormat and said, come on in, and that's not new. We're just seeing that sort of reach an overwhelming point the last several months.

If you go around

the city, it's very clear and very obvious, very quickly that there are thousands of immigrants roaming looking for jobs. A lot of them don't have work permits, so that means they have go and find whatever day laborer type work is available to them. So you can go to something like a Home Depot, which I was just that recently. And there are dozens of migrant workers out there.

Here we are. Day after day looking for a solution to solve a lot of other needs and to be able to help our families.

There are dozens of migrant workers out there. They're sort of just posted, waiting for construction crews, construction managers to come and offer them a job for the day.

It is not easy to be in a country that is giving you the opportunity to be here, but

without a work permit, it is not easy. Actually, Meta

Man outside of Home Depot, he's from Venezuela. We have thousands of Venezuelan

immigrants in the city right now. And, he says he

told me he gets there about 6 AM every day and does what he can to flag people down and

try to get their attention and see if they can offer him a job for the day. He says, his main priority is to try to get enough money to feed his family.

Today, we are simple employees, but tomorrow, we can be big contractors. And that is what I want you to keep in mind that we can do more.

Now he hasn't applied for asylum just yet. There's a whole process paperwork process, and a lot of times people need help doing that, and he hasn't done that just yet. So he's hoping to just make enough money to sort of get to that point.

Yeah. How does the city handle this? Because you you mentioned the asylum process, which, you know, you know, you land in the United States and you say I'm being persecuted. I can't go back where I've come from. There's too much violence.

I can't go back to this war, whatever it is. And then while your asylum applications being processed, you can get a work permit. Right? You mentioned that how is the local government, I guess, dealing with this?

Well, the city has been very

vocally complaining about the federal process to get a work permit to apply for asylum.

It's a complicated process. It's a long process. The way it works under the federal government. You have to be here for at least 150 days before you apply for a work permit, but it could be several weeks or months after that before that work permit is granted. So now we're talking about a year's worth of time where someone who's here undocumented is in a limbo of sorts.

And doesn't know exactly how they can legally, work without a work permit. Work authorization is what we need. The mayor here, Brandon Johnson, like several other big city mayors, has been vocally complaining about the process, saying it takes too long. It it forces people to to work jobs that they wouldn't necessarily do. It also says a lot of these immigrants are oftentimes taken advantage of by employers because they can be because they're here undocumented.

People should not have to duck and hide to contribute, you know, to society. He's compared it to, a process that they have for immigrants that arrive from Ukraine right now. Those immigrants that are fleeing war in Ukraine automatically get work permits when they arrive. Automatically are connected to federal assistance. And so we see a a a stark difference in what those immigrants are experiencing compared to immigrants from other countries.

For anyone who arrives here from Ukraine, they arrived here at unwillingly. They didn't plan it. They did they you were not dreaming about it.

We spoke to Ojas Vitarna, and she, fled Ukraine when as she describes it, bombs started hitting the building where she was living with her family and her son. She grabbed her teenage son, teenage at the time about 2 years ago. And her husband told her to leave to go somewhere where she can be safe. Her husband stayed back to fight and defend. Ukraine.

Of course, I was traumatized as, how the Ukrainians are right now.

But she ended up here in the United States in Chicago where there's a significant Ukrainian community under this plan. And so she was able to establish herself pretty quickly.

She's now teaching English to other Ukrainians who

are here in Chicago. I'm teaching, English.

And, I see different stories. I hear different stories. Sometimes they come to learn the language, but sometimes I can see that they need to talk to somebody because it's hard for them.

Even though she's missing her country, missing her husband, she's been able to establish herself here very, very quickly, unlike others.

Hey. It it's 1 thing to say, you know, we welcome everyone. Everyone should be able to be here. We should all be able to work so we can be contributing members of society. It's another thing, though, when people actually start showing up on your streets and staying there, right, and when they're applying for jobs and and when, you know, substandard housing conditions create crowding and sometimes even violence, it has this become a political liability for the Democrats of Chicago?

In some ways, the the argument is yes. This has become a political liability for Democrats in this city and in other big cities.

New York City has and will continue to do our part to manage this humanitarian crisis. But we cannot bear the course of reckless political ploys from the state of Texas alone.

In Chicago's case, we're talking about 50000 people over the course of the last 2 years. So it's not just a few 100 here and there. There were so many here in Chicago that at 1 point, the city didn't have anywhere to put them so that they were sleeping in the lobbies of police stations and scattered across the city. Some sleeping in a building, just outside O'Hare airport because there was nowhere to put these people since then, they've been able to help a lot of these immigrants get on their feet, but they're all still in a situation where they're looking for resources, they're looking for guidance, and the city is stretched thin.

Chicago and some of the hardest working people in the country. But, again, without support from the federal government, it it is a Titanic task. I think that

Members of City Council here in Chicago have been talking for months and months, including 1, Alderman Byron, Cichiolopez, about how this reform is needed, not just here in Chicago, but across the country. He wants to see the federal government make some changes so that we don't have immigrants piling up in substandard housing locations sort of fighting for jobs and unable to tap into the resources that could help them get on their feet.

The dehumanization of of immigrants, we have become, the scapegoat of, of really cool agendas. I think

he sees and says there's a need always for a working class, a true working class, and there's several levels within that working class also. And so bringing those immigrants in, bringing those migrants into our cities, he says should be seen as something that can help us in really seen as an invasion as some refer to it as.

Brian, the issue also front and center for vice president Harris because president Biden early on asked her to lead the diplomatic efforts with some of these Central American countries to the root causes of all this migration. Alex Perez, in your city, here talking to start here in person for 1. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

And 1 last thing. If you were expecting every car to be all electric soon, well, prepare for a shock. Yesterday, Ford announced it's, quote, broadening its electrification strategy to reach more customers. Translation, they're not selling enough electric cars so they're getting rid of some of them.

They're canceling plans for their all electric 3 row SUV. They're making that into a hybrid, and then they're gonna delay the launch of this full size EV pickup that they've been talking about for a while.

This is Adrian Roberts from the Detroit free press who says Ford will lose a ton of money by doing this. The company's gotta scrap about $2,000,000,000 worth of manufacturing facilities, which means they think if they stick with the plan, they'll lose even more money than that. And it's not just Ford that's scaling back its electric ambitions.

Across the industry. So we've seen similar moves by GM. And so electric vehicle, new car sales are still less than 10% of of all new car sales.

10% of new car sales is not nothing, but remember, the Biden administration, 1 of EVs to make up half of new car sales by the end of this decade. Major car companies seem to be saying, customers aren't buying it.

They found that, like, the customer for that vehicle is really someone who it's like a family who wants to drive long distances, and maybe, like, an all electric vehicle isn't right for them.

Ford insists to no way abandoning its commitment to electrification or to reducing CO 2 emissions. They say they just gotta meet consumers where they're at.

The first thing that they're gonna do is introduce this new all electric commercial van that comes up in 2026, and trucks. So they're gonna they're still doing the full size EV pickup that'll just be delayed to 2027.

But this is the

eternal question about electric vehicles. Do you wait for demand to increase, or do you increase the supply of cars of charging networks or through incentives and regulations do you try to mitigate a climate crisis by just giving everyone a little push? After all, as much as American drivers love speed, they don't necessarily like change. I actually recently tried to rent an trip car for a trip that I was so intimidated by the whole idea of, like, where I would have to charge it? Like, are there charges in the town of my destination?

At the end, I was like, actually, just give me the regular car. I'm fine. Night for the convention later tonight on ABC. And by the way, I I'm realizing I've not asked nearly an FFR listeners for Chicago hot dog recommendations. Like, does anyone have a lunch spot that I should absolutely go to?

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a contrast between Republicans and Democrats' views on freedom at the Democratic National Convention. The former social studies teacher retired national guard member and high school football coach accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president and gave a pep talk to the audience urging them to get in the trenches to help elect vice president Harris. I'm Diane Maseda on today on ABC news live. 1st, Kamala Harris is set to give the biggest speech of her life on the final day of the DNC. Today's theme is for our future, and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president trump's, which is 75 days until the election governor Walt says Democrats are going to leave it all on the field.

Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work.

While headlined a star studded day 3 featuring performances from John Legend, Sheila E, and Stevie Wonder. And former house speaker Nancy Pelosi put the January 6th attack on the Capitol in the spotlight, blaming former president Trump for assaulting democracy While Oprah Winfrey invoked an optimistic tone urging voters to choose joy. Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make history as the first woman of color to formally except a major party's nomination. ABC's chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce kicks off our team coverage from the convention floor.

Coach Walls with a pep talk for the nation.

We're driving down the field. And boy, do we have the right team? Kamala Harris is top. Kamala Harris is experienced and Kamala Harris is ready.

The Minnesota governor introducing himself to the country.

It's the honor of my life. To accept your nomination for vice president of the United States.

His family bursting with pride.

Hope, Gus, and Gwen. You are my entire world, and I love you.

His 17 year old son Gus, who has a non verbal learning disorder overcome with emotion. Gus Beaming. That's my dad. Walls sharing his story, growing up in a small town in Nebraska.

Growing up in a small town like that, you'll learn how to take care of each other. That that family down the road, they may not think like you do. They may not pray like you do. They may not love like you do, but they're your neighbors. And you look out for them and they look out for you.

The 24 year veteran and 6 term congressman, an avid hunter who's fought for gun reforms. A former social studies teacher who passed free meals for all school children.

So while other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours.

But walls also taking on the traditional running mate role of attack dog.

Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work.

So I don't know about you. I'm ready to turn the page on these guys. So go ahead. Say it with me. We're not going back.

The former high school football coach urging supporters to give it their all.

Look. We got 76 days. That's nothing. There'll be time to sleep when your dad. We're gonna leave it on the field.

That's how we'll keep moving forward. That's how we'll turn the page on Donald Trump. And as the next president of the United States always says, when we fight when we fight, When we fight? Thank you. God bless.

Throughout the evening, Democrats relying on star power to boost the party from Stevie Wonder I'm not gonna lie. To John Legend. And some of the party's biggest names from the powerful former speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi, to former president Bill Clinton. The man from Hope now saying the nation needs a president of joy and drawing a sharp contrast. Clinton casting this as a race between We, the people, and me, myself and I.

The next time you hear him, don't count the lies. Count the eyes.

But perhaps the night's biggest surprise, the queen of television, Oprah Winfrey.

Who said you can't go home again.

For first speech at a political convention, urging Americans to vote their values.

And let us choose inclusion over retribution. Let us choose common sense. Over nonsense because that's the best of America. And let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return to yesterday. We won't go back.

We won't be setback, pushback, bullied back, kicked back. We're not going back. Not going back.

Oprah bringing the crown to their feet with her signature crescendo.

Let us choose truth. Let us choose honor and let us choose joy because that's the best of America. And together, Let's all choose Kamala Harris. Some classic Oprah

right there. Now looking ahead tonight, it is all about Kamala Harris.

Diane, I'm told this morning she is still putting the finishing touches and tweaks on her big remarks as she gets ready to take this stage tonight and deliver what is without question. The most important, most high stakes speech of her life, Diane.

Chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce. Thank you. And the Harris Walls campaign is unveiling what to expect from vice president Harris's speech tonight. ABC's White House correspondent, Mary Alice. Parks joins me now for more on that.

So, Mary Alice, what can we expect to hear from Harris tonight?

Yeah. All along the convention staff and Harris's staff has said that this moment has to be about her reintroducing herself to the American people. Sure. She's been a sitting vice president, but this is different. She gets to define herself.

That's what conventions are about. They sort of build to this final day. We're told that that is exactly how she will start. She's gonna talk about her middle class upbringing. Those values that she learned from her mother that we heard Michelle Obama talk about.

Oprah talk about. And then she's gonna, of course, talk about how she's been a prosecutor. We've heard her lean into those campaign speeches. She's gonna talk about her agenda, what she wants to get done. Interesting here when we think about the tone, how Democrats have talked about Trump during this convention.

They sort of veered away from those big attacks about how he would go after democracy. And instead, they've really tried to say, that he wants to help billionaires. He wants to help corporations that they're in it for the little guy. I expect that'll be a lot of their tone tonight as well. And then the last big bucket, she's gonna talk about patriotism.

You know, this was a theme we started to hear from Barack Obama. We heard again from Tim Wallace last night. Democrats laying into this idea that the right doesn't get to define who is a patriot, who is an American, that you can love this country in lots of different ways and that they feel like they are the party of patriotism and a freedom, that was also sort of a riff from Tim Waltz yesterday that Democrats support freedom in a very different way, freedom to choose who you love, freedom over health care, freedom for safety against gun violence. So I imagine that that'll be sort of a theme that we hear again from the

vice president. Fan? And, Mariana, what kind of response are you

hearing about governor Walls's speech last night? I can tell you the Democrats in the room felt like it went absolutely as good as it could have. I mean, of course, he joked himself that he's not used to big speeches like this. It was the speech of his life. He had barely used a teleprompter before last night, but he did say that he's a coach and he's given a lot of pep talks, and that was really the energy that we saw from him.

You know, he sort of channeled all that big enthusiastic energy we've seen from him on the campaign trail. He seemed to direct it straight to delegates and straight to the American people, through the camera. It was striking how personal he got, how much he talked about how his family is his whole world. I think that was a really moving moment when he seemed to bring his own son to tears. And, of course, when he was joined on stage by his former students, his former teammates, those who he had coached you could say really sort of sense in this room that people that know him well in Minnesota love him, adore him.

And that was the message, of course, that Democrats wanted to portray to the country that he's a real dad, a real teacher, and, of course, we'll have the back of real every day So I can tell you that Democrats felt really good about it, and they wanna see him out on the campaign trail a lot.

Alright. White House correspondent, Mary Alice Parks. Thank you. And sources say independent candidate, Robert F Kennedy Junior's planning to drop out of the presidential race by the end of the week. A spokesperson for Kennedy posted on x that RfK Junior will quote address the nation live tomorrow to discuss his path forward.

And sources tell ABC News, Kennedy Pliz to endorse former president Trump. ABC News chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Carl, has the latest.

Sources tell ABC news that Robert Kennedy Junior, a lifelong Democrat turned independent candidate for president, plans to pull the plug on his campaign and endorse Donald Trump. His running mate teasing a major announcement Friday. When I spoke with Kennedy, he told me he would not, quote, confirm or deny his plans, but he did harshly criticize Kamala Harris's emergence as the Democratic nominee saying, quote, It's not democracy. Trump has been courting Kennedy earlier this summer calling him, a member of the Kennedy team recording video that was later posted on social media.

I would love you to disturb. I mean, I think it'll be so good to hear and so good to you. And we're with

On that call, Trump seemed to embrace debonk to misinformation. Kennedy has been pushing about childhood vaccines. Sources say Kennedy's endorsement would come with a price. A position in a Trump administration. His running mate told ABC News, quote, it would require a significant commitment by Trump to give Bobby true authority to execute.

Donald Trump Junior suggested Kennedy could be given control of a federal agency.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him, you know, some sort of role in some sort of, you know, major, you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let him blow it

Kennedy's independent campaign was once polling about 15%, but he has fallen following a strange series of missteps, including the revelation that Kennedy had claimed years ago that a worm had eaten part of his brain. And he recently confessed to a bizarre incident 10 years ago where he dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park.

I was drinking, of course, but people were drinking with me who thought this was a good idea. And if I do it, be a music for whoever found it or something.

Much of the Kennedy family has rejected his campaign, publicly throwing their support to president Biden, and now to vice president Harris. Sources say conversations between Kennedy and the Trump team are ongoing. Plans could change. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee, is responding through a statement from a senior advisor to the DNC Mary Beth Cahill, who also, at 1 point, worked in a very prominent role for former Senator Ted Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy Junior's uncle. She said, quote, desperate men do desperate things.

Our K. Junior was recruited by MAGA, funded by MAGA, and parroded MAGA talking points. No 1 should be shocked if he formalizes his relationship in an attempt to maintain relevance. That's the word. From the DNC.

Diane?

Alright. Chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Carl. Thank you. And the question now is whether RFK junior supporters will switch their support to former president Trump. ABC News, Washington Bureau Chief And Political Director recline breaks down how our K dropping out could impact the race for the White House.

Rick?

I mean, the battleground states look a lot different than they did a few short weeks ago when Donald Trump was leading everywhere. Right now, Kamala Harris is actually up in 6 of the 7 big battleground states, including The the midwestern states, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tim Walls, of course, from Wisconsin, and we are right now in the state of Illinois. But to your point about the national polling, when Robert F Kennedy was added into the mix in our latest poll, he was polling at just 5% as John Carl said, he was well into the double digits, earlier in the summer, Harris with a 3 point lead with the 3 of them in the race. But when you take him out of the mix, it is not at all clear where his voters necessarily go. When you took that away as an option in our latest poll, you see the largest share of voters actually then went to Kamala Harris, but the biggest number on this screen is 34% that say they would support someone else if Kennedy is out of the mix.

Some of them are holding out for Kennedy, if Kennedy is now telling his supporters to vote for Donald Trump, you might see the lion's share of them. Go go to Donald Trump. If Kennedy has had better popularity and favorability in the numbers among Republicans and among Democrats and a lot of his views more closely align, with Donald Trump. The bottom line just we may see a tight race get even tighter as a result of this.

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Today's theme is for our future, and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president trump's. Harris's big moment comes after Minnesota governor Tim Wallace accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. The former high school football coach gave a pep talk to the audience, telling them to get in the trenches and leave it all on the field fighting to win the election. Lesbury and ABC News contributor, former progressive senate candidate, Christina, since Un Ramirez, along with Republican strategist and former Vivek Rama Swami Senior advisor Tricia McLaughlin for more. Christina, governor Walt touted his accomplishments, a passing family medical leave, cutting prescription drug costs, and more.

What did you think of the speech? And, you were all concerned that some of his positions, maybe some of those not mentioned, are too far left.

But, I mean, he's an incredibly popular governor. And a lot of these policies that he passed are also very popular with American people. You know, 1 line that really stuck out with me was, and he said that while we're publicans in some states have been banning books in his state. They were banishing hunger by making sure that they created a universal breakfast and lunch program for all public school students. You know, paid family medical leave, something that shocks people that is not a right in this country, which every other industrialized nation on the planet has for its people and passing that in Minnesota.

These are very popular policies. I'm not worried at all. He's a great communicator He's comes from a working class background and understands what working class people in middle class families goes through and how government should serve them.

And Tricia, let's talk about that working class background because Walls is a hunter. He's a veteran. He's a former football coach. He he's really highlighting his small town roots on the campaign trail. We heard that last night.

He even said he had 24 kids in his graduating class, and none of them went to Yale, taking a little, I think not so subtle shot at JD Vance. So are you concerned that Walls could appeal to roll voters more than Senator JD Vance?

The message that Walt says a teacher is sending to low income, kids who come from hard backgrounds like JD Vance is that it is shameful to leave your community and go to Yale. That is quite the message from not just a teacher, but from what should be the a democrat leader. I thought that was really disappointing. I think that that is a quote to borrow from the Democrats' weird attack line for people to be going after JD Vance for, you know, pulling himself up from his bootstraps and pursuing the American dream, which is exactly what he did. But I do wanna go back to his policies.

I think that know, I'm constantly being fed that he's a midwesterner. They're gonna love him. Well, I'm a midwesterner, and I know when I'm being forced fed tofu that looks like a rib eye, which is exactly what Tim Waltz is, he signed a bill to implement, carb all businesses go carbon free including an energy business says by 2040, that's not gonna be popular. And in pretty much any Midwestern state, especially Pennsylvania and Ohio, he's signed into law that driver's licenses and free college should be given to illegal immigrants. We already have a massive massive problem with incentivizing illegal immigration.

10 to 15,000,000 illegal immigrants in this country under Biden and Kamala Harris's watch. Not only that, but the inhumane aspect of this where there's around 32,000 missing migrant children in this country. That is a story that's not being talked about enough. That is modern day child slavery, and it is the incentives that politicians like Tim Moltz and Kamala Harris create that creates these kind of inhumane conditions, not just for Americans, but for illegal immigrants, including children. I also wanna know his, record on the teacher front.

50% of Minnesota students k through 12 are not reading at their grade level. That's a big problem, and he should have to answer for that.

Christina sources to ABC News, Robert F Kennedy Junior plans to drop out of the race and endorse former president Trump. So I'm sure you're gonna wanna respond to Tristan. That's fine. But can you also talk about how concerned you are about that endorsement for the Harris campaign?

I mean, we know that Rf K did have some, Democrat he was pulling in Republicans and the polling that I have seen, he pulls more from Republican voters, which is why Donald Trump is so excited to get him out of this race, and also has been courting his endorsement in the exchange for a high ranking position. Something that Democrats were unwilling to do. It's reported that he did ask the same thing of the Harris campaign and was shopping around. So I think the Harris campaign has a really strong campaign that even if he drops out, they have a winning issue winning issues, winning messages, and the entire Democratic party united and also independence and Republicans behind them. Another speaker that really stuck out to me was the former Republican attorney, Lieutenant governor of, Georgia who said, I'm a Republican.

You don't have to be a Democrat to vote for Harris You have to be a patriot because there's clearly only 1 choice in this race to protect American democracy and everything that we believe in, and that's Kamala Harris.

Tricia, do you think Trump, should for Kennedy a position in his potential administration if this does go as planned and he does drop out and endorse Trump?

I think Donald Trump has to win first. I'm not gonna, you know, coach for my couch on what cabinet position he should or should not put in, but I will say that this campaign of so called joy from the Kamala Harris, campaign, they're not actually saying what they want to do to improve the lives of Americans. They're not saying how they're going to lower costs that are up 20% since Biden Harris came into office. They're offering socialist price controls and trying to lay the feet at American grocery stores, but they're not actually giving us I feel for what they're gonna do. They're not gonna say how they're gonna end this immigration crisis.

They're not telling us how they're going to end these 2 major wars that's threatened the very sovereignty of the American people. We need these answers. It can't just be all vibes and morality. It's gotta be real substance, and we are yet to see that. I hope we see that tonight from Kamala Harris.

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Welcome back to ABC News Live First. Thanks for streaming with us. You were looking at Chicago right now as it gets to host a 4 of the Democratic National Convention. Vice President Harris is set to give this biggest speech of her life on this final day of the D and C. Today's theme is for our future, and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president trump's.

And Harris's big moment comes after Minnesota governor, Tim Walsh, accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president. A former high school football coach gave a pep talk to the audience telling them to get in the trenches and leave it all on the field fighting to win the election.

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Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make history as the first woman of color to formally accept a major party's nomination. And Trump's running mate senator JD Vance is defending his tickets platform from democratic attack He says vice president Harris hasn't delivered results on her campaign's promises. ABC news live anchor Lindsey Davis sat down with fans late last night.

Joining us now is Donald Trump's vice presidential pick Ohio Senator JD Van senator Vance, we thank you so much for your time tonight. Of course, we just heard from governor Walls. What did you make of his speech and and what you've heard really so far this week?

Well, I

think the contrast is really interesting because what Donald Trump and I are saying is that we wanna deliver policies. They're gonna lower the cost of food, lower the cost of of groceries, lower the cost of housing, and secure the southern border. And Kamala Harris can't say that she has delivered those results because her policies have in fact caused exactly the is that they cause rising prices and a wide open southern border. And so instead of making an argument, to the American people that they should vote for Kamala Harris because her record is 1 of success, they're based saying, if you wanna vote for Donald Trump and you wanna vote for change, you're a bad person. And I think that's just a really dark message to deliver to the American people, and it really is a bizarre contrast with this theme of joy that Democrats are to advance.

They don't sound especially joyful. They just sound like they're attacking their political opponents and the people who vote for them. We got a record to run on, and that's what we're trying to re to to deliver.

Throughout his speech tonight, governor Walls played up his time, obviously, as a a former high school football coach. He also mentioned Project 2025. And at 1 point, he said in reference to that, when somebody takes the to draw up a playbook, they're gonna use it. Curious to get your response.

Well, I wasn't totally sure what he was actually talking about. I mean, our playbook is pretty simple to remind the American people that Donald Trump delivered peace and prosperity. He was the president of rising wages for the middle class and falling prices. He was the the president of peace all over the world. Kamala Harris has been the vice president of chaos all over the world and rising prices for Americans here at home.

I I I think that playbook is really simple just to tell the American people the truth and to remind them that they should be electing leaders who have a vision for how to make their lives better. 1 of the interesting things about Tim Walsh's speech is he talked a lot about what Kamala Harris would do, what Kamala Harris plan to do. Well, Kamala Harris has been the vice president for 3 and a half years, and she hasn't done any of it. In fact, what she has done has caused a lot of stuff bring and a lot of problems for the American people. So, Donald Trump and I are gonna keep on talking about what we will do, but also importantly, what Donald Trump already did because it really worked for a lot of Americans.

His point in in that quote there with with somebody takes up the time to draw a playbook and they're gonna use it. It it was about Project 2025, and we've heard a number of speakers here really trying to associate, you and Donald Trump with with Project 2025. And so wanna just get your response specifically on that attempt to to correlate the 2?

I I I see. So Donald Trump has been very clear, and I think any American whether they agree or disagree with Donald Trump would say Donald Trump speaks for himself. And all he said about project 2020 5 is that his agenda is his agenda, and project 2025 has nothing to do with his campaign because it doesn't. Remember, our agenda is so simple. It's to fight back against the Chinese theft of American monitoring jobs, deliver rising wages for American workers, secure that southern border so that we can have more public safety and fewer people dying of fentanyl overdoses in our country.

That is the Trump agenda for January of 2025. Nobody speaks for Donald Trump, and think the American people again, whether they're voting for him or not, they recognize Donald Trump speaks for himself.

Alright. Thanks, Lindsey Davis, and senator Vance, for that interview. Meanwhile vice president Harris is such to share her story of her middle class upbringing tonight in her speech and contrast her vision for the future with that of former president trump.

So, Jay, let's start with last night.

What's the reaction in Chicago to wall as speech. And what do you make advances response to it?

Well, Diane, first off, we're standing in 1 of those caucus rooms where Democrats will fill rooms like this a little bit later on in the day. We're talking about the rural caucus, the black caucus, the women's caucus. It's where Democrats talk strategy. So we've been catching up with people here over the course of the last few days, including today, and we've been asking them, what do they make of Tim Walls specifically and about his speech last night? And there were people that were really fired up by Tim Walls.

They liked this idea of him being coach walls of those signs that a lot of delegates held up that said coach walls on them. They liked his family's reaction to what he had to say, and they like and they liked that they that he took on Donald Trump and JD Vance. Head on. He echoed that line that Democrats have really grabbed onto calling them weird. As it relates to JD Vance's interview in his response,

we see this dueling aspect playing out in this race now of both campaigns trying

to paint the other as dark. Trying to paint the other as not the joyful warriors. Democrats, the theme of last night was joy. Tim Wall said it, Oprah Winfrey said it, and the list goes on in speakers. Joy was the word repeated so often on that stage.

And it's what JD Vance, and you heard in that interview with Lindsey felt that he had to respond to and say, no. Democrats are attacking us. We are the joyful warriors. So now you see both campaigns really trying to make a play for the positivity here as we head into November. Another thing to keep in mind, as you realize it relates to JD Vance responding to Tim Walls, that's a little bit of a preview of what we're likely to see when those 2 get on the debate stage together.

Jay Lasse, we also heard from former house speaker Nancy Pelosi about January 6th and a former capital police officer who described the violence on that day. This felt like a very Biden s part of the convention where the focus was less on hope and optimism and more on a warning. What's the strategy there?

Well, it's Democrats laying out what they say are the stakes this election, but you're exactly right. That was really the Biden campaign messaging for months until this transition, of course, into being the Harris campaign. Democrats have said that they believe Trump is a threat to democracy. They are trying to lean in to talking about that whereas Republicans really are trying to talk about the issues. I was at the RNC.

Nobody talked about January 6th. There virtually no 1 talked about January 6th. There was 1 guy on the floor of the RNC that had a justice for the January 6th hostages shirt, and that was about it. Instead, the contrast in that is Democrats trying to grab on to that issue and put it in front of voters. They showed images of the Capitol attack last night trying to lay out what they say are the stakes this election where as Republicans say they wanna focus on the issues.

ABC's J. O'Brien in Chicago. Thank you. And some gen zers will actually be voting for the very first time this election, founder and CEO of the conversationalist, Sophie Baron has been talking to fellow gen zers about what they feel is at stake and some of the issues they're deeply divided on. And Sophie joins me now to break it all down.

Sophie, thanks for coming on. It's always great to chat with you about this. So walk me through this. What are you hearing from Jen Ziers about the election so far? And how much of a difference has this change on the democratic ticket made with president Biden dropping out and vice president Harris now the top of the ticket.

Diane, great to see you. There's certainly been a newfound sense of hope amongst young voters. I would say even a few weeks ago, there was a lot of apathy that young voters were experiencing. And now that there's been a shift as Harris has become the presidential nominee, a lot of young people feel this as the first time that they've pushed hard enough to see a change in our system, and they've seen that result. So for a lot of young people, They feel this renewed sense of excitement.

However, a Walton Family Foundation survey released this week found that 51% of voting age gen's years have very little faith in the presidency. So as young leaders continue to lack this faith in our leaders and in our system, I think this is indicative that in order to restore that faith and get gen zirs back on board and wanting to show up to the polls, we have to include them in the conversation to show how we'll act actually solve the issues that are impacting us day to day.

So what are those issues? What are some of the big issues that gen zers are telling you will actually drive them to the polls?

In a recent US news poll, it found that over 2 thirds of young Americans site inflation and cost of living as 1 of the top issues driving them to the polls. And behind that is health care, including reproductive rights, as well as climate change and gun violence. And it's important to also note that What's driving young people to the polls is also wanting to see leadership that will find common ground and showing that common ground isn't a bad thing. 1 of my favorite studies from the Harvard Youth poll found that in a margin of 2 to 1, young voters want our leaders to meet in the middle and compromise rather than pursue their own policy agenda. So I hope that this is a sign that we have to have these conversations that have potential to uncover common ground.

And while memes and TikToks are great. We're looking for candidates who will follow through on these issues and work across differences to fix them.

Interesting to hear that gen zers in a way wanna go back to sort of the old style politics in a way where the candidates were able to talk a bit more respectfully to each other and about some of the issues and and areas of compromise. Love that Sophie. And Harris has also become a sort of a meme candidate with a wave of trends and remixes and whatnot. But how much does that really count at the end of the day. Right?

It's something to like a video. It's a very different thing to actually go to the polls and cast your vote.

I think the the meme of vacation, if you will, of the Harris campaign has shown that if a campaign is willing to speak our language as young people We will speak back. So I think this connection with young voters and meeting us where we are has inspired us to want to enter the conversation. However, let's give young people more credit. We want to see the results on the issues that are impacting us. So while a meme or a TikTok is a great mechanism to get people involved in the dialog.

We really wanna see action. And when I'm talking to young people through our show PoVs or in our community, I'm hearing time and time again that they're concerned about even being able to enter a grocery store to afford a carton of eggs, or they can't even afford health care. So we're looking for leaders who will assuage our fears of what's to come because post election, we're gonna be the ones having to inherit the future for many years to come.

And we're out of out of time, but you just sparked a a question for me, which is that there's been a lot of conversation about Harris having not done. Any press conferences or interviews since becoming the top of the ticket. And some of her campaign or some of her advocates have said, listen. She's all over social media. She's she's finding new ways to communicate with voters sort of downplaying the importance of that.

What are you hearing on that front? How important is it to younger voters as far as the conversations you're having? About hearing a candidate answer direct unscripted questions versus communicating in some of these ways you just described.

Young people time and time again turn to places like TikTok and Instagram to get their news and find credible information. So seeing Harris even pop up on your for you page or in your feed is allowing us to connect with her. So I don't know if having these direct conversations with Harris will be as impactful as seeing her in our day to day lives. And it's important to remember that young voters want to have more conversations that could open their minds to something they didn't understand before. A recent conversation I had with a young voter on the street almost laughed in my face when I asked him if he was planning to vote, but after our conversation on camera, we step decide.

I talked to him 1 on 1 and better understood why he was afraid to vote or why he didn't even see the point. And it shows time and time again that we have to listen to young people. And after I heard him out, understood his point of view, He stepped away, gave me a hug and said that he is going to register right after we talk. So it's important to remember that while it's great that candidates are speaking our language and meeting us online, we want to be a part of the dialog and you can't change someone's mind unless you understand it

So maybe find a way to have that sort of unscripted dialog with having it in the places where young people are going to get their info. Absolutely. So if you thank you so much.

Thank you, Dan.

Always great to have you. An hour cover to the final night of the DNC kicks off tonight starting at 7 PM Eastern right here on ABC News Live. And coming up here on ABC News Live, first, Taylor Swift breaks her silence on a terror threat that forced her to cancel part of her tour. What she says she did immediately after to protect her chance of London.

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The singer says she waited to speak publicly because she didn't want to provoke those who wanted to harm her fans. Now in an Instagram post, Swift says the cancelation of the shows were devastating and the threats filled her with a new sense of fear. ABC's Will Reeve has more.

Let me

know. After wrapping up the record breaking European leg of her air is torn, Taylor Swift for the first time Addressing the terror threat that forced the cancelation of her Vienna concerts earlier this month. In a lengthy Instagram post swift writing in part, the reason for the cancelations filled me with a new sense of fear and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. 3 suspects were arrested, accused of plotting an attack inspired by Isis.

According to authorities, this 19 year old suspect intended on a suicide attack using knives or homemade explosives. With hundreds of thousands of fans there in Vienna with suddenly no concert to attend, many gathered in the streets to sing and support each other.

I take it off. I take it off.

Swift also explaining why she made no public statements about the foiled terror plots in the immediate aftermath. Writing, let me be very clear. I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows. In cases like this 1, silence is actually showing restraint and waiting to express yourself at a time when it's right too. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.

Swift closing her post by saying she and her team are now ready to take a much needed rest.

They're in her glittering prime.

And thanking her fans for the adventure of a lifetime.

ABC's Will Reeves. Thank you. And in that post, Taylor Swift also is detailing the length she and her team went to to secure her 5 London shows, saying my team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal. And I want to thank them for everything they did for us. And if you're looking to transform a space, something simple like paint changing the paint color can go a long way.

Vice president of color at Bear Paint, Erica Waffle, and Sarah Fishburn from Home Depot spoke with Ginger Z about some unique ideas to do just that and elevate your home. This segment is sponsored by Bear Paint, and they're announcing their color of the year for 2025. Take a look.

Welcome to both of you.

Thank you. Thank you.

We are so looking forward to seeing what the color is and the huge announcement is now. Are you ready to kick this off? Drum oral, please, everybody. Verint's 2025 color of the year is. It is called rumors.

So it's obviously a shade of red. It is a beautiful shade. GMA was actually there at an event to reveal the color this week, which included a red carpet entrance, a great on stage reveal, some creative stage rooms. Everybody could see really the power of rumors in a color like this. So go ahead and tell us why is rumors so special.

So we are thrilled that rumors is our 2025 color of the year, and we know that people really looking for those bolder, richer, Hughes, and rumors is a wonderful red. It's a modern uptake or it's a it's a modern reimagined red for the twin for 2025. And we know that again, we're we're we're helping people bring color confidently into their homes, and we have some ideas on how to do that. Alright.

Should we move over and start doing it? Okay. So let's start here. The front. The front door, my Olma, my grandma, had a red front door.

It is so dear to me. So tell me why this statement is so important here.

Very distinctive, very timeless, the red front door. It's the it's the first impression that, that your home may when your guests are are walking up and it's an easy project. It's an easy way to to really have impact. And if you use this color in a high gloss sheen, it really pops the color, adds some depth, and adds great curb appeal.

So, Sarah, you know, the application is pretty if you're making this kind of bold statement Right. What is important when we're painting a front door to remember?

So you definitely wanna make sure that you're picking the right color that's gonna make an instant appeal, but also, I'm always telling people, look at the door to update it. This is 3 panel, and that will instantly make your house feel more modernized. Nice.

Okay. So let's head over. Now we're in the kitchen, and everybody loves a good pop of color in the kitchen, easy to do, but maybe just some something to learn here. How does this color bring some personality? And what will it in your kitchen.

So I

I think that your your cabinets are a huge real estate in your kitchen, and they really set the tone. So you can go really adventurous and use rumors on all of your cabinets,

or you

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Right. Or

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can put it on the inside. It really makes you smile every time you open up your cabinet doors.

That's a safe way.

That's for someone who's not ready for big big

change. Yeah.

And it's doing your cabinets because there's all different types of cabinetry. What do we keep in mind when we go to start painting?

Yeah.

It's definitely an intimidating project. So you definitely wanna make the time to do prep work. So, you know, taping and scuffing and sanding and priming and using the right tools, but if that's still too into accelerating. We carry unfinished cabinets inside the home depot.

Oh, so

you can just start fresh. Yes. Okay. Easy enough. Alright.

Shall we go to living area? We Because this is where so many family friends. This is where you have your visitors. This is where you probably have the most traffic when you got people in.

This is where people are gathering, and rumors makes a really nice accent statement. And it

it creates a very warm and inviting, welcoming atmosphere. It coordinates very nicely with other neutrals. And when

you add in some touches of gold as an extent again that no deluxe comes through. Yeah.

And I think we've all probably known that you can do an accent well, and that says something, but what about the texture?

Yeah. Texture's having to come back. Everyone's all about details on the wall, wave cutting, and board and baton, and that's project that's pretty DIY friendly. All you need is a miter box, a saw, a low patience, and a low math skills.

And you can see it here. I mean, that you just wouldn't paint right over that. Right. Over. It makes even more of a statement.

Huge impact. Thank you both, Erica. It's wonderful to happy with us. I've learned enough already that I'm ready to go make some bold choices. Alright.

Rumors is the color, and now we know all about it. A beautiful and bold paint color this year. It is happening. Erica, Sarah, thank you. Alright.

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start of pumpkin spice season is the earliest a Starbucks is bringing back its fall

pumpkin spice latte, and the internet has a lot to say about that as does our Wilkin. So we

brought him in to get his thoughts Will you're you're wracking the whole look today?

I just I feel like a girl who's gonna be okay. You know? That's the vibe that I'm going with. Some might call it basic. I prefer autumnal efficient auto, but you can any fall fan today is the best day of the year.

The pumpkin spice latte. It's back people, and it's earlier than it has ever been brought back. This morning, Starbucks reintroducing the iconic menu item for its 21st season. Isn't it hard to believe that the pumpkin spice latte has been with us? Wow.

Since 2003, I was a child. All grown up. I was a child just dreaming of a better pumpkin spice life for myself. And here we are. Making its debut this year.

This is great for people who maybe don't drink coffee. Like me. Iced apple crisp non dairy cream chai, which is supposed to Evoke flavors of warm apple pie. We also have the shaken espresso.

Oh, 0, good.

Good. This

is the pumpkin spice.

And then,

yeah, this is a a fan fave. This is the pumpkin spice cold cream something like that. However, you guys, not everyone, is as thrilled about the earlier focus on volunteer. Spokesperson. It's a what's something

about it?

If it tastes like pumpkin and it's delicious, I'm in. A new survey that got some buzz online suggests that pumpkin may be on its way. Out pumpkin spice era ending you guys. The survey says pumpkin spice is only the 4th in a list of favorite fall flavors behind cinnamon, salted caramel, and apple. This is not a super scientific study, but it does have some interesting results and get this in the town of Reading, Vermont, they just voted to close down Jen Road to

influencers and content creators who are hoping to snap some autumnal pics there. The road has

been used in commercials and in the movie Forrest Gump, but leaf peeping social media tourists no more. They've made it too traffic y in the past, so I'm sorry to my fellow fallen addicts. You can't be heading up to Red Vermont to get your consent.

An influencer, then you can?

No. No. They're everyone's banned. Oh. You have to be a resident.

Yeah. Oh,

I thought you were saying they closed it 4 influencers only. 2 influencers.

Yes. And on TikTok, hashtag pumpkin spice has racked up 340,000 unique posts with some fans, thrilled that it's back.

Pumpkin just dropped this target, and I got the goods. I build up a whole bag.

Got the goods. I know she has everything. Oatmeal whipped cream, dairy cream, like, not dairy creamer for your coffee. Other people, though, not so excited that it's back.

Us of people that are summer folks fighting back,

Cherry Creek, reservoir, 91 degrees. That's right. Just the wind should be in August. And, yes,

it is still August.

Diane. It looks like he's ready to go to battle. Where do you fall

on the argument? Is it time for pumpkin spice or not?

I think he wait till September.

Alright. We we throw a poll I

love the call, but I think he wait till September.

People are more team you than they are team me, but, listen, I'm happy.

I'm gonna drink it anyway. Yay. I'm I'm already halfway done. Appie Pumpkins. Thank you, friend.

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When Republicans used the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctors off Corporations free to pollute your air and water, and banks free to take advantage of customers. But when we Democrats talk about freedom, We mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. Freedom to make your own health care decisions. And, yeah, your kid's freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead

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That's governor Tim Walls, drawing a contrast between Republicans and Democrats views on freedom at Democratic National Convention. The former social studies teacher retired national guard member in high school football coach accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president and gave sort of a pep talk to the audience urging them to get in the trenches to help elect vice president Harris. I'm Diane Messato. And today on ABC News Live First, vice president Harris is set to give the biggest speech of her life on the final day of the DNC. Today's theme is for our future, and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president Trump.

And with just 75 days until the election governor wall says Democrats are going to leave it all on the field.

Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work.

Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make history as the 1st woman of color to ever formally accept a major party's nomination. And vice president Harris as part of her speech tonight is expected to share her story of her middle class upbringing and contrast her vision for the future with former president. Trump, ABC's White House correspondent, Mary Alice Parks, and ABC's Jay O'Brien join me now for Chicago with more. Marales, what more can we expect to hear from vice president, Harris Knight?

And Donald Trump, Frank. Yeah.

Diane, her team giving a little bit of a sneak peek. They say that they have 3 big goals. 1 like you said, for her to talk about her own person story. They say she wants to talk about the everyday's challenges and joys of growing up in a middle class family. We've heard, teammates of hers the last few days talk about how she worked at McDonald's.

Talk about what it was like to grow up with a mother who was an immigrant to this country. The second big goal of theirs is to contrast her vision for the future, they say, with that of former president Trump's. We're not hearing any preview about kind of that lofty language of saving democracy, but more sort of regular policy proposals. They Democrats say that they're on the side of cutting the cost of prescription drugs, cutting the cost of housing. They say that Trump wants tax breaks, for corporations and wealthy Americans.

And the last, this idea of her wanting to sort of reclaim what it means to be an American patriot. This is a theme we've heard from a lot of other democratic speakers over the last few days. Democrats saying you can't be a patriot in this country if you attack fundamentals, like voting like, celebrating diversity in this country. So they say they have these 3 big goals, and we're gonna hear more about that throughout the day, Diane.

Jay, Senator Amy Klobuchar, praise governor Waltz as a dad in Plaid. How important is that part of this election image versus policy?

Well, we've talked to Democrats who believe that walls can really help them make significant inroads in rural areas. Think back to 2008, president Obama did relatively well in some rural districts. Hillary Clinton did not, and largely president Biden didn't either. And with this nomination of Tim Walls, who has those deep rural roots, who has that personal story, there's a belief that he can help Democrats make inroads in some of those key groups, especially with rural voters. I talked with senate majority leader Schumer about that and also about if Tim Walls can help Democrats in some really tough senate races like in Montana, perhaps make some inroads there and do better than they originally planned to do.

Here's what Chuck Schumer told me.

Governor Walls is gonna talk about how he will be so much bet. The comparison between walls and vans is amazing and gonna benefit us big, big time.

Can he help put rural districts in play in

states like Von Tana too. Comes he comes from the heart of America. He's worked well with everyone in the heart of America, and he shows the Democrat sleeve in the whole country.

Can he help you hold on

to a state like Montana? Damn Strady can.

Chuck Schumer, very confident there, Diane, but the reality is a lot of these pockets of rural America are still deeply trump country. I've talked to rural Democrats who do feel this sense of momentum, do feel this sense of optimism but turning around those trends and those deep deep red rural pockets of America is gonna be a task that might be a little bit longer than just a few months between now and November.

Mary Alice Park. Jay O'Brien, thank you both. And vice president Harris's speech is the main event tonight, but governor Walls took the spotlight last night as he accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. Now there was no shortage of enthusiasm from the DNC crowd, but his Republican counterparts under J. V.

Vance is describing Wall's speech this morning as dark and ominous. Let's bring an ABC news investigative reporter Olivia Rubin for more on that. Olivia former president Trump also called into Fox News this morning with his own review of Walsh's speech. Calling him a lightweight among other things. So what stuck out to you from his reaction?

Mhmm. Mhmm.

Well, no surprise there. Donald Trump pushing back against, Tim Walls. Like you said, he's calling him a lightweight. Specifically, that comment was in relation to thing that was quite heavily highlighted about governor Walls last night, which is his, pass as a football coach for his local high school. And Donald Trump is trying to sort of minimize that, saying he was some lightweight coach.

You know, he wasn't a big time coach and trying to say that he has no right getting anywhere near the vice presidency. And it was sort of striking, Diane, that that is what the Democrats chose to highlight about Tim Walls. It was, you know, his, time as a football coach. His time as a teacher, very little about his time in Congress or his time as a governor really trying to show, you know, the more, small town community side of him, but, of course, Diane, Donald Trump not just reacting to Tim Walls reacting to something else that we've heard quite a lot from Democrats here in Chicago, which is about project 2025. There were a number of speakers that hit on that throughout the day yesterday.

And in the days before, 1 speaker coming out with a huge printed out version of a project 2020 25 book, and Donald Trump's still trying to distance himself from that saying, again, that he knows nothing about it, that, it was a bunch of people who came together saying that in some cases, they did go too far. Some cases, they did not go too far But again, Diane, of course, there were a number of people in his administration involved in that project. And, no matter how much Donald Trump tries to distance himself, Democrats clearly seeing this as a winning message going off at it, you know, over and over over again, Diane. Olivia Harris is set

to speak tonight. So what's the trump strategy for trying to counter her messaging and her growing popularity in general? Mhmm.

Well, of

course, everyone you talk to says the same thing. The is on to define Kamala Harris. And, of course, tonight is going to be her opportunity to do that, and the Trump campaign certainly has been leaning into certain issues that they want to highlight about her.

They,

you know, have been talking about, certain policies of hers attorney general that they say, shows she was soft on crime, soft on immigration issues like that, which, you know, of course, goes hand in hand with what Donald Trump and the campaign have been doing this week is pushing a different topic in battleground states every single week. Of course, like you said, at the top, he is going to be in Arizona at the border today, trying to what his campaign says, is highlight the contrast in their records. This is, of course, an topic that is incredibly strong for Donald Trump, so they wanna be out there showing voters, him on an issue that they find him quite strong on and on an issue that they find her quite week on, but, of course, you know, you sort of hear the same thing when talking to Republicans is that it's not really about any policy right now. There is such a palpable sort of electricity and momentum in the democratic campaign that is quite hard to counter when it is about energy and not policy, Diane.

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former president trump's. Now Harris's big moment comes after Minnesota governor Tim Walce accepted the democratic nomination for vice president. The former high

school football coach gave a pep talk to the audience, telling them to get in the trenches and leave it all on the field, fighting to win the election. Let's bring a democratic strategist, Cai Von Schraff, along with Republican strategist, former Vivek Ramaswami Senior advisor, Tricia McLaughlin for more. Thank you both for coming on. Kai Von, in an interview with ABC News Live, Senator JD Vance, Trump's running mate is criticizing governor Walls's speech, essentially saying that vice president Harris's record is bad. So instead of running on that, Dems are relying on trying to convince voters that they're bad people if they vote for Trump.

What's your response to that?

I don't think that's accurate. I mean, if you listen to the speech, he did give that coach style pep rally but he's saying Kamala Harris's praises and really rattled off her resume and why she is so qualified for this role. As somebody said earlier in this week at the convention, you know, Kamala Harris has a resume. Donald Trump has a rap sheet. So that really was the message of the week.

And I think it came across pretty effectively. You look at the impact of JD Vance, by the way, and he's double digit negative impression on voters, and you look at coach walls, double digit positive. So I can understand why Mr. Vance is upset.

Tricia, governor Walls attacked former president Trump and Project 2025, saying if elected, he'll repeal the Affordable Care Act, got Social Security and Medicare, banned abortion across the country, And he said that, yes, Trump has tried to distance himself from project 2025, but that he's coached football long enough to know when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they're going to use it. What's your response to that?

Well, Diane and Kevan, you guys both know that this is just straight misinformation and lies from Tim Walts. I mean, it's like saying that the Caito Institute or the Brookings Institute or Center for American Progress, any of those left wing left leaning think tanks in Washington DC Oh, they're deciding Kamala Harris's agenda. If if Republicans started pushing that, everyone would be having a field day. So this is complete lies and the fact that the media is not fact checking this when Donald Trump has repeatedly disavowed it, and he's actually Aged on the fall of project 2025 is just an in damning indictment and the state of the modern media and the modern Democrat party that they continue on with these lies.

And Kevan Vance also criticized Walls. For talking a lot about what Kamala Harris would do or plans to do with Vance saying she's been the vice president for 3 and a half years, and she hasn't done any of it. So do you think she needs to focus more on her record tonight versus her vision?

Now I think that JD Vance who went to Yale Law School needs to study up on the role of vice president. Obviously, she has been an important person in the Biden Harris Administration, but she's been the 2nd in command. Right? I mean, And now is her chance this week? I know you mentioned it was the biggest speech of her life.

You're absolutely right. I mean, by the way, just to talk about Project 2025, Trish was quite at a loss for words because these Republicans don't know how to defend themselves. From this plan that they really have had mostly trump officials involved with crafting. I think the majority of people involved had some connection to Donald Trump. So it's not really true.

This effort to distance themselves from, and I've actually here in Chicago, as you know, and they have Trump Tower, and it's been funny. They've been projecting, you know, project 2025 headquarters on that building while people are in town. So that's been entertaining to see.

Now Tricia, former president Trump is going to the southern border today, but Democrats are talking more about that issue, accusing him of tanking a bipartisan immigration bill in the Senate so that he could campaign on this issue now. How vulnerable is he on that part of this issue?

Yes. I wanna address Kevan first. It's hilarious when Democrats lie in the media pushes it to really it's very heartening for the American people. I will you actually keep that up and see how it works for you in November. He's absolutely disavowed it.

I think going to the border today is essential for Donald Trump. It's a reminder that Kamala Harris said in 2020 that she wants to defund ice. She's said she vowed to give health care to illegal immigrants farther incentivizing it. He should remind Americans today that there's more than 32,000 missing migrant children in this country that is beyond and humane. It is modern day slavery, child slavery, I'll say, and that's what the Biden Harris administration.

Their policies have incentivized. So we need to keep on reminding people about this crisis that the media and Democrat party would love to whitewash because it's very politically inconvenient.

Kyvonne Traff, Trisha McLaughlin, we have to leave it there. Thank you both. Meanwhile, a group of uncommitted delegates is protesting the DNC's decision to deny its request for a Palestinian speaker. The delegates staged a sit in outside the United Center last night saying it would be unacceptable for the voices of Palestinians to be suppressed to a level where they're not even allowed on stage. Let's bring an ABC's Brad Milke, host of the stock here podcast for more.

Brad, Congresswoman, Alexandria Cortez, voiced her support for a Palestinian speaker. So what's the latest on this. They they had the parents of a hostage being held by Hamas last night. It was a really emotional moment. How is the convention responding to this protest that they should have Palestinian speakers as well?

You know, it's interesting, Diane, for all the things that have been talked about here at the convention, the you are not hearing a ton about the war overseas when you hear these speeches. Right? And so you hear these sort of mentions here and there, but the tension behind the scenes has really been building for weeks between organizers and between the actual convention organizers. And because according to protesters, you talked to a protester in the street. They say they will they are not convinced that Kamala Harris has their vote.

They don't want anything to do with Donald Trump, but they are not convinced that the Democrats democratic party has their best interest at heart. However, these uncommitted delegates do not necessarily wanna be seen as the group that got Donald Trump elected, so they have been negotiating. They would tell you in very good faith Trying to get someone pretty simple, trying to get a Palestinian American on stage to represent their interest to the convention. But then you look at it through the eyes of the DNC, they're looking back to 2016, right, when you had Bernie versus Hillary supporters, you know, in the arena arguing with each other. You had open protests on the floor.

You had people who were booked by the DNC to quell some of these protests, and then those people were booed on stage by Bernie Sanders supporters. These are the scenes that DNC does not wanna repeat. And so now these uncommitted delegates have been told, no. Sorry. You're actually not going to get the speakers that you were looking for, and they're trying to reconcile with that.

And so that's why we're seeing, what we saw in sort of this outdoor sit in last night The question tonight is, will that actually pierce through to the convention floor? Because this has not been something that has been sort of overtaking the convention inside the arena and has been very purposeful from these uncommitted delegates. They did not wanna create a scene question is now, will they feel the need to?

So, Brad, how critical is this issue to the the election itself, this division in the party over the war in Gaza? What does it mean if those voters you're saying they don't like Trump either. So what happens if they just stay home?

I mean, it's pretty it's pretty complex, Diane, when you look at the polling here, because Americans do appear sharply divided. You've got close to half Americans, half of that believe Israel is not behaving appropriately in this war. However, then when you dig further into the data, only about 10% of Americans see this as they're anywhere close to their top issue. Most Americans, according to ARPU, and don't see it in their top 10 issues. So if the DNC is trying to present themselves as sort of the party of, you know, a big tense, right, the party of normalcy, how much attention do you actually get to this very divided issue that most Americans do not think is at the top of their list?

But when we say 10% of Americans do think it's their top issue, 10% is not nothing. Right? So the DNC, of course, having to navigate this, but they clearly don't think that addressing this add on is going to help Kamala Harris get elected.

Alright. ABC's Brad Milke in Chicago. Thank you. And our coverage of the final night of the DNC kicks off tonight starting at 7 PM Eastern right here on ABC News Live. Coming up, Pammahorse champion, Steven Nudor Sikik is here.

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I love that you're wearing them. I think I would sleep with them even. So how are you feeling? Having come off the Paris Olympics with 2 Bronzemen.

I mean, it was it's a dream come true. You walk into the Olympics and you think to yourself, you know, what can I get out of this? You know, obviously, the dream is to bring home medals. So being able to come home with a couple of them is the dream.

So do you think your gymnastics skills will help you on the dance floor now as you go to dancing with the stars.

I think maybe in an indirect way. It's kinda hard to combine Palma Horse and dancing. I'm sure I'll find a way to do it, but I do think there will be the advantage of I was at the Olympics. I was able to handle that pressure. Shirley, when I go and perform with dancing, I'll be able to handle that pressure as well.

Alright. We will see. And there's this picture of you with your eyes closed before your pommel horse routine went viral. I see you're already laughing about it. Can you tell us about this moment?

And do you feel like you'll have a similar kind of preparation routine before you get on the dance floor?

Yeah. So, like, in that moment, I'm just zoning and doing my breathing exercises, visualizing, and I can guarantee you I'll be doing the exact same thing before my dance routines.

So what was it like when you did that performance? And you realized that it was enough to get you metal.

Oh, I mean, it was an unforgettable moment. I was smiling before my feet hit the the mat after my dismount. I was just so excited.

And So you already knew at that point, you.

I was so confident at that point that we had done it just because everyone did so well. It wasn't just me. It was the entire team. We all did the best gymnastics we could for that competition. And knowing that I hit my routine at the very end, I had a very good feeling.

We got we got the job that.

Alright. Well, we'll see if you have

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Give me a countdown.

Set. Go. I'm stressed, and I'm not even doing it. Oh, I can't even move my fingers this way. How do you know how

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I should've delayed it. Also, Ken confirmed you did not move any of the stickers. That was the joke. Well, Steven, you're a man of many talents.

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Thanks for streaming with us. You were looking at Chicago right now as it gets set to host day 4 of the

Democratic National Convention. Vice President Harris is set to give this big speech of her life on this final day of the DNC. Today's theme is for our future. And Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president trump's. And Harris's big moment comes after Minnesota governor, Tim Walsh, accepted the Democrat nomination for vice president, the former high school football coach gave a pep talk to the audience telling them to get in the trenches and leave it all on the field fighting to win the election.

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Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make his as the first woman of color to formally accept a major party's nomination. And Trump's running mate center JD Vance is defending his tickets platform from democratic attacks. He says vice president Harris hasn't delivered results on her campaign's promises. ABC news live anchor Lindsey Davis sat down with Vance late last night.

Joining us now is Donald Trump's vice presidential pick Ohio senator JD Vance. Senator Vance, we thank you so much for your time tonight. Of course, we just heard from governor Walls. What did you make of his speech and and what you've heard really so far this week?

Well, I

think the contrast is really interesting because what Donald Trump and I are saying is that we wanna deliver policies. They're gonna lower the cost of food, lower the cost of of groceries, lower the cost of housing, and secure the southern border. And Kamala Harris can't say that she has delivered those results because her policies have in fact caused exactly the opposite that caused rising prices and why open southern border. And so instead of making an argument, to the American people that they should vote for Kamala Harris because her record is 1 of success, they're basically saying if you wanna vote for Donald Trump and you wanna vote for change, you're a bad person.

And I

think that's just a really dark mess to deliver to the American people. And it really is a bizarre contrast with this theme of joy that Democrats are trying to advance. They don't sound especially joyful. They just sound like they're attacking their political opponents and the people who vote for them. We got a record to run and that's what we're trying to re to to deliver.

Throughout his speech tonight, governor Walls played up his time, obviously, as a a former high school football coach. He also mentioned project 2025. And at 1 point, he said in reference to that. When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they're gonna use it. Curious to get your response.

Well, I wasn't totally sure what he was actually talking about. I mean, our playbook is pretty people to remind the American people that Donald Trump delivered peace and prosperity. He was the president of rising wages for the middle class and falling prices. He was the the president of peace all over the world. Kamala Harris has been the vice president of chaos all over the world and rye prices for Americans here at home.

I I I think that our playbook is really simple just to tell the American people the truth and to remind them that they should be electing leaders who have a vision for how to make their lives better. What the interesting things about Tim Walsh's speech is he talked a lot about what Kamala Harris would do, what Kamala Harris plan to do. Well, Kamala Harris has been the vice president for 3 and a half years, and she hasn't done any of it. In fact, what she has done has caused a lot of suffering and a lot of problems for the American people. So, Donald Trump and I are gonna keep on talking about what we will do, but also importantly, what Donald Trump already did because it really worked for a lot of Americans.

His point in that quote there with with somebody takes up the time to draw a playbook, and they're gonna use it. It it was about project 2025, and we've heard a number of speakers here really trying to associate, you and Donald Trump with with project 2025. And so wanna just get your response specifically on that attempt to attempt to correlate the 2?

I I I see. So Donald Trump has been very clear, and I think any American, whether they agree or disagree with Donald Trump, would say Donald Trump speaks for himself. And all he said about 2025 is that his agenda is his agenda, and Project 2025 has nothing to do with his campaign because it doesn't. Remember, our agenda is so simple. It's to fight back against the Chinese theft of American Manufacturing job deliver rising wages for American workers, secure that southern border so that we can have more public safety and fewer people dying of fentanyl overdoses in our country.

That is the trump agenda for January of 2025. Nobody speaks for Donald Trump, and I think the American people, again, whether they're voting for him or not, they recognize Donald Trump speaks for himself.

Alright. Thanks, Lindsey Davis, and Senator Vance for that interview. Meanwhile vice president Harris is such a share her story of her middle class upbringing tonight in her DNC speech and contrast her vision for the future without a former president trump. So, and ABC's Jay or Brian joins me now from Chicago with more on all of that. So, Jay, let's start with last night.

What's the reaction in Chicago to Walls's speech? And what do you make advances response to it?

Well, Diane, first off, we're standing in 1 of those caucus rooms where Democrats will fill rooms like this a little bit later on in the day. We're talking about the rural caucus, the black caucus, the women's caucus. It's where Democrats talk strategy. So we've been catching up with people here over the course of the last few days, including today, and we've been asking them What do they make of Tim Walls specifically and about his speech last night? And there were people that were really fired up by Tim Walls.

They liked this idea of him being coach walls of those signs that a lot of delegates held up that said coach walls on them. They liked his family's reaction to what he had to say, and they like and they liked that they that he took on Donald Trump and JD Vance head on. He echoed that line that Democrats have really grabbed on to calling them weird As it relates to JD Vance's interview in his response, we see this dueling aspect playing out in this race now of both campaigns trying to paint the other as dark, pot trying to paint the other as not the joyful warriors. Democrats, the theme of last night was joy. Tim Wall said it.

Oprah Winfrey said it, and the list goes on in speakers. Joy was the word repeated so often on that stage. And it's what JD Vance, and you heard in that interview with Lindsey felt that he had to respond to and say, no. Democrats are attacking us. We are the joyful warriors.

So now you see both campaigns really trying to make a play for the positivity here as we head into November. Another thing to keep in mind is you realize it relates to JD Vance behind it, Tim Walls, that's a little bit of a preview of what we're likely to see when those 2 get on the debate stage together.

Thank you, George.

Jay, last night, we also heard from former house speaker Nancy Pelosi about January 6th, and former capital police officer who described the violence on that day. This felt like a very Biden esque part of the convention where the focus was less on hope and optimism and more on a warning. What's the strategy there?

Well, it's Democrats laying out what they say are the stakes this election, but you're exactly right. That was really the Biden campaign messaging for months until this transition, of course, into being the Harris campaign. Democrats have said that they believe Trump is a threat to democracy. They are trying to lean in to talking about that whereas Republicans really are trying to talk about the issues. I was at the RNC.

Nobody talked about January 6. There virtually no 1 talked about January 6. There was 1 guy on the floor of the RNC that had a justice for the January 6th hostages shirt, and that was about it. Instead, the contrast in that is Democrats trying to grab on to that issue and put it in front of voters. They showed images of the Capitol attack last night trying to lay out what they say.

Are the stakes this election where as Republicans say they wanna focus on the issues.

ABC's J O'Brien in Chicago. Thank you. And some gen zers will actually be voting for the very first time this election founder and CEO of the conversationalist. Sophie Barron has been talking to fellow gen z years about what they feel is at stake and some of the issues they are deeply divided on. And Sophie joins me now to break it all down.

Sophie, thanks for coming on. It's always great to chat with you about this. So walk me through this. What are you hearing from Jen Ziers about the election so far? And how much of a difference has this change on the democratic ticket made with president Biden dropping out and vice president Harris now at the top of the ticket?

Diane, great to see you. There's certainly been a newfound sense of hope amongst young voters. I would say even a few weeks ago, there was a lot of apathy that young voters were experiencing. And now that there's been a shift as Harris has become the presidential nominee, a lot of young people feel this is the first time that they've pushed hard enough to see a change in our system, and they've seen that result. So for a lot of young people, they feel this renewed sense of excitement.

However, a Walton Family Foundation survey released this week found that 51 percent of voting age gen zers have very little faith in the presidency. So as young leaders continue to lack this faith in our leaders and in our system, I think this is indicative that in order to restore that faith and get gen zers back on board and wanting to show up to the polls, we have to include them in the conversation to show how we'll actually solve the issues that are impacting us day to day.

So what are those issues? What are some of the big issues that gen zers are telling you will actually drive them to the polls?

In a recent US news poll, it found that over 2 thirds of young Americans site inflation and cost of living as 1 of the top issues driving them to the polls. And behind that is health care, including reproductive rights, as well as climate change and gun violence. And it's important to also note that What's driving young people to the polls is also wanting to see leadership that will find common ground and showing that common ground isn't a bad thing. 1 of my favorite studies from the Harvard Youth poll found that in a margin of 2 to 1, young voters want our leaders to meet in the middle and compromise rather than pursue their own policy agenda. So I hope that this is a sign that we have to have these conversations that have potential to uncover common ground.

And while memes and TikToks are great. We're looking for candidates who will follow through on these issues and work across differences to fix them.

Interesting to hear that Gen Ziers in a way wanna go back to sort of the old style politics in a way where the candidates were able to talk a bit more respectfully to each other and about some of the issues and and areas of compromise. Love that Sophie. And Harris has also become a sort of a meme candidate with a wave of trends and remixes and whatnot. But how much does that really count at the end of the day? Right?

It's something to like a video. It's a very different thing to actually go to the polls and cast your vote.

I think the the meme of vacation, if you will, of the Harris campaign has shown that if a campaign is willing to speak our language as young people, we will speak back. So I think this connection with young voters and meeting us where we are has inspired us to want to enter the conversation. However, let's give young people more credit. We want to see the results on the issues that are impacting us. So while a meme or a TikTok is a great mechanism to get people involved in the dialog, we really wanna see action.

And when I'm talking to young people through our show POVs or in our community. I'm hearing time and time again that they're concerned about even being able to enter a grocery store to afford a carton of eggs, or they can't even afford health care. So we're looking for leaders who will assuage our fears of what's to come because post election, we're gonna be the ones having to inherit the future for many years to come.

And we're out of out of time, but you just sparked a a question for me, which is that there's been a lot of conversation about Harris having not done. Any press conferences or interviews since becoming the top of the ticket. And some of her campaign or some of her advocates have said, listen. She's all over social media. She's she's finding new ways to communicate with voters sort of downplaying the importance of that.

What are you hearing on that front? How important is it to younger voters as far as the conversations you're having about hearing a candidate answer direct unscripted questions versus communicating in some of these ways you just described.

Young people time and time again turn to places like TikTok and Instagram to get their news and find credible information. So seeing Harris even pop up on your for you page or in your feed, is allowing us to connect with her. So I don't know if having these direct conversations with Harris will be as impactful as seeing her in our day to day lives, and it's important to remember that young voters to have more conversations that could open their minds to something they didn't understand before. A recent conversation I had with a young voter on the street almost laughed in my face when I asked him if he was planning to vote, but after our conversation on camera, we decide, I talked to him 1 on 1 and better understood why he was afraid to vote or why he didn't even see the point. And it shows time and time again that we have to listen to young people.

And after I heard him out under at his point of view. He stepped away, gave me a hug and said that he is going to register right after we talk. Wow. So it's important to remember that while it's great that candidates are speaking our language and meeting us online, we want to be a part of the dialog and you can't change someone's mind unless you understand it first.

So

maybe find a way to have that sort of unscripted dialog with having it in the places where young people are going to get their info.

Absolutely.

Sophie, thank you so much. Thank you, Diane. Always great to have you. And hour coverage of the final night of the DNC kicks off tonight starting at 7 PM Eastern right here on ABC News Live. And coming up here on ABC News Live, first, Taylor Swift breaks your silence on the terror threat that forced her to cancel part of her tour.

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Now in an Instagram post, Swift says the cancelation of the shows were devastating and the threats filter with a new sense of fear ABC's Will Reeve has more.

After wrapping up the record breaking European leg of her air is torn, Taylor Swift for the first time Addressing the terror threat that forced the cancelation of her Vienna concerts earlier this month. In a lengthy Instagram post swift writing in part, the reason for the cancelations filled me with a new sense of fear and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. 3 suspects were arrested accused of plotting an attack inspired by Isis. According to authorities, this 19 year old suspect intended on a suicide attack using knives or homemade explosives.

With hundreds of thousands of fans there in Vienna with suddenly no concert to attend, many gathered in the streets to sing and support

each other.

I take it off. I take it off.

Swift also explaining why she made no public statements about the foiled terror plot in the immediate aftermath. Writing, let me be very clear. I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows. In cases like this 1, silence is actually showing restraint. And waiting to express yourself at a time when it's right too.

My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that. Swift closing her post by saying she and her team are now ready to take a much needed rest. And thanking her fans for the adventure of a lifetime.

ABC's Will Reeves. Thank you. And in that post, tell us Schwift also is detailing the length she and her team went to to secure her 5 London shows, saying my team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us. And if you're looking to transform a space, something simple like paint changing the paint color can go a long way. Vice president of color at Bear Paint, Erica Wulfill, and Sarah Fishburn from Home Depot spoke with Ginger Z about some unique ideas to do just that and elevate your home.

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Thank you.

We are so looking forward to seeing what the color is, and the huge announcement is now. Are you ready to kick this off? Drum Laurel, please, everybody. Bear paint's 2025 color of the year is yay. It is called rumors.

So it's obviously a shade of red. It is a beautiful shade. GMA was actually there at an event to reveal the color this week, which included a red carpet entrance, a great on stage reveal, some creative stage rooms. Everybody could see really the power of rumors in a color like this. So go ahead and tell us Is rumors so special?

So we are thrilled that rumors is our 2025 color of the year, and we know that people are really looking for those bolder, richer, Hughes, and rumors is a wonderful red. It's a modern uptake. Mhmm. Or it's a it's a modern reimagined red for the twin for 2025. And we know that, again, we're we're we're helping people bring color confidently into their homes, and we have some ideas on how to do that.

Alright.

Shall we move over and start doing it? Okay. So let's start here, the front. The front door, my ohma, my grandma, had a red front door. It is so dear to me.

So tell me why this statement is so important here.

Very distinctive, very timeless. The red front for. It's the it's the first impression that that your home makes when your guests are are walking up, and it's an easy project. It's an easy way to to really have impact. And if you use this color in a high gloss sheen, it really pops the color, add some depth, and add great curb appeal.

So, Sarah, you know, the application is pretty important. If you're making this kind of bold statement, what is important when we're painting a front door to remember?

So you definitely wanna make sure that you're picking the right color. That's gonna make an instant appeal but also I'm always telling people, look at the door to update it. This is a 3 panel and that will instantly make your house feel a little more modernized. Nice.

Okay. So let's head over. Now we're in the kitchen, and everybody loves a good pop of color in the kitchen, easy to do, but maybe just some something to learn How does this color bring some personality? And what will it say in your kitchen?

So I I think that your your canvas are a huge real estate in your kitchen, and they really set the tone. So you can go really adventurous and use rumors on all of your cabinets,

or you

can note 2 tone like we have here

Right. Or

for a little surprise pop of color, you can put it on the inside. It really makes you smile every time you open up your cabinet doors.

That's a safe way.

Yeah. For someone who's not ready for big, big

change. Yes.

And if you're doing your cabinets because there's all different types of cabinetry. What do we keep in mind when we go to start painting?

Yeah. It's definitely an intimidating project. So you definitely wanna make the time to do prep work. So, you know, taping and scuffing and sanding and priming and using the right tools, but if that's still too intimidating, we care unfinished cabinets inside the home depot.

Oh, so

you can just start

fresh. Yes.

Okay. Easy enough. Alright. Shall we go to living area? Because this is where so many family friends.

This is where you have your visitors. This is where you probably have the most traffic when you've got people in.

This is where people are gathering, and rumors makes a really nice accent statement. And it it creates a very warm and inviting, welcoming atmosphere. It coordinates very nicely with other neutrals. And when you add in some touches of gold as an accent again, that no deluxe comes through.

Yeah. And I think we've all probably that you can do an accent wall, and that says something. But what about the texture?

Yeah. Texture's having to come back. Everyone's all about details on the wall, wave cutting, and board and baton. And that's another project that's pretty DIY friendly. All you need is a miter box, a saw, a little patience, and a little mask skills.

And you can see it here. I mean, that you just would paint right over that. Right over. It makes even more of a statement. Huge impact.

Right. Thank you both, Erica. It's wonderful to happy with us. I've learned enough. I'll run that I'm ready to go make some bold choices.

Alright. Rumors is the color, and now we know all about it. A beautiful and bold paint color this year. It is happening. Erica, Sarah, thank you.

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Welcome back to ABC News Live First. Today is the official start of pumpkin spice season. Oh. It's the earliest a Starbucks is bringing back its fall pumpkin vice latte, and the internet has a lot to say about that as does our will can. So we brought him in to get his thoughts.

Will, you're you're wracking the whole look today?

I just I feel like a girl who's gonna be okay. You know, that's the vibe that I'm going with. Some might call it basic. I prefer autumnal efficient auto, but you can ask any fall fan today. It's the best day of the year.

The pumpkin spice latte. It's back, people, and it's earlier than it has ever been brought back. This morning Starbucks reintroducing the iconic menu item for its 21st season. Isn't it hard to believe that the pumpkin spice latte has been with us? Wow.

Since 2003, I was a child.

All grown up.

I was a child just dreaming of a better pumpkin spice life for myself. And here we making its debut this year. This is great for people who maybe don't drink coffee.

Like me.

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0, good. Good.

This is the pumpkin spice. Sweet.

This is And then

Yeah. This is a a fan fave. This is the pumpkin spice cold cream, something like that. However you guys, not everyone, is as thrilled about the earlier focus on all that here. Spokesperson.

It's

a bummer. Something

about it.

If it

tastes like pumpkin and it's delicious, I'm in. A new survey that got some buzz online suggests that pumpkin may be on its way out pumpkin spice era, ending you guys service says pumpkin spice is only the 4th in a list of favorite fall flavors behind cinnamon, salted caramel, and apple. This is not a super scientific study, but it does have some interesting results and get this in the town of Reading Vermont They just voted to close down Jen Road to influencers and

content creators who are hoping to snap some autumnal pics there. The road has been used in commercials and in the movie Forrest Gump,

but leaf peeping social media tourists. No more. They've made it too traffic y in the past, so I'm sorry to my fellow fall fanatics. You can't be heading up to Redding Vermont to get your consent.

An influencer, then you can?

No. No. They're everyone's banned. Oh. You have to be a resident.

Yeah. Yeah.

Oh, I thought you were saying they closed it 4 influencers only. 2 influencers. Yes.

And on TikTok, hashtag pumpkin spice has racked up 340,000 unique posts with some fans, thrilled that it's back.

Pumpkin just dropped this target, and I got the goods. I filled up

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People are more team you than they are to me, but, listen, I'm happy.

I'm gonna drink it anyway. Yeah. I'm I'm already halfway done. Happy pumpkin spice season. And thank you for streaming with us.

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Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work.

Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make history as the first woman of color to formally accept a major party's nomination. ABC's White House correspondent, Mary Alice, Parks, and ABC's J O'Brien, and ABC News Senior reporter Catherine Folders are all there in Chicago with the latest. Mary Alice, what more can we expect to hear from vice president Harris tonight?

Yeah. The campaign says that she has 3 big goals. Diane, not surprising here. They want to introduce her to the country to have her talk about her background growing up in a middle class family. They say that she's gonna work on contrasting her vision for what she wants to do if she gets into the White House compared to what she says the former president would want to do.

And the last 1 interesting that she wants to root her vision in her deep and abiding sense of patriotism. You know, this is really her moment. Not only introduce herself, but sort of to tell Democrats how she wants to campaign what she wants the tone of the next 70 plus days to be before election day. It'll be really interesting to see how she chooses to talk about the former president. You know, we hear the Obama's talking kind of personal terms about how they felt like the former president loved racist attacks against them.

We heard Tim Walls, her running mate, talked about how he thought Trump had an agenda that was dangerous, sort of how she talks about her opponent will be so interesting here. And, of course, how she talks about this idea of patriotism, what counts, as a patriot, what counts as being an American Diane. Jay, what's

it like there today ahead of Harris's speech?

Yeah. So this is Diane. I'm talking to you from inside the women's caucus meeting, which is just gonna kick off any moment from now we expect. Nancy Pelosi, for instance, to take that stage as well as another of top Democratic female leaders. And you'll notice, by the way, that the Democratic delegates, the female delegates, especially, are wearing white.

You see some of that in the crowd. We expect to see more of that tonight prior to Kamala Harris taking the stage, potentially this vision of white in the room. That's obviously something Democrats have done before. It states of the union address when, president Trump was speaking at addresses in the state of the union. And things like that.

What we've heard from Democrats is they wanna hear is twofold. They want Kamala Harris to introduce herself to the nation. We've heard from Democrats who say they don't believe that the country understands who Kamala Harris is deep down and perhaps they have either misconstrued notions about Harris or just don't know her background. That's the beliefs of some democratic delegates we've talked to. So they want her they want her to sell herself to the country.

And then they also want her to go on offense. We've seen speaker after speaker go on offense against Donald Trump. I've talked to delegates who say, that's what they wanna see at a Kamala Harris tonight as well. They believe some of these delegates say that president Biden had good policies, but just didn't have the ability to go on the kind of offense against Donald Trump that they wanted to see in this campaign, and they believe Kamala Harris has that ability. They wanna see her show that off on that stage tonight.

And, Catherine, former Georgia lieutenant governor, Jeff Duncan, is the latest in a series of Republicans who've spoken at this democratic convention. Duncan said last night that the party has become chaotic and crazy saying if you vote for Harris, you're not a democrat. You're a patriot. We also heard from Olivia Troy, a former aid to former vice president Mike Pence, saying she saw Trump, quote, undermine our intelligence community, our military leaders, and, ultimately, our democratic process, and now he's doing it again. And that was just yesterday.

So what do you make of the number of speakers at this convention from Trump's own party And in some cases, directly from his White House.

Yeah. This is all part of the broader messaging here. You just heard Mary Alice talk about what she's heard a lot of Democrats say in their message that Trump is a threat to democracy that, possible Trump administration would be dangerous. Well, that really is what you're hearing from a lot of the Republicans that have spoken here. Remember the first, 1 of the first nights you had the former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham speak.

You just mentioned the former Georgia Lieutenant governor, Jeff Duncan, Olivia Troy. She was a counterterrorism adviser, to former vice president, Mike Pence. That is something that will continue here, tonight. On the last night, you will hear from more Republicans. It's this general theme.

And you just mentioned Jeff Jeff Duncan. He said last night that he's gonna'm quoting him. I'm going to focus my attention on the millions of Republicans and independence that are at home that are sick and tired of making excuses for Donald Trump. That is something that you will continue here tonight. It's part of the broader, concept and message from the Harris campaign as they try and bring over some of those moderate, those independent voters, those Republicans who are undecided on who they're gonna vote for.

And I'm told that, of course, they're gonna also be focusing more on this in the swing states, when they hit the road in the next couple of months.

Marry Alice Parks, Jay O'Brien. Thank you. Meanwhile, a group of uncommitted delegates is protesting the DNC's decision to deny their request for a Palestinian speaker. The delegates staged to sit in outside the United Center last night saying it would be unacceptable for the voices of Palestinians to be suppressed to a level where they're not even allowed on stage. Let's bring in decent DNC committee, senior communications director Matt Hill for more on that.

And vice president Harris's big speech tonight. Matt, what went into this decision to deny the request to have a Palestinian speaker take the stage at this convention, especially given You had the the parents of an American hostage held in Gaza right now, for example. Why not also have a Palestinian speaker there?

Good morning, Diane. Thank you for having me. I think what you've been seeing on our stage throughout the week is the diversity of voices, the diversity of voices that reflect America, diversity of the people who reflect America, and the diversity of ideas. You yes. You've seen, the the family of American hostages.

But you've also seen speakers, I know, attorney general Keith Ellison, has has brought up these, issues as well. What you are seeing from us across the week is people, talking about the ideas and the and the values that we all share. We may not always agree on on how to get to a certain thing. I think some of the protests you see. That's a fundamental part of democracy.

It's a fundamental part of the freedoms that we as Democrats are fighting for. You've seen that all all week. And so, you know, there's been many people who've been on this stage who've talked about the need to freed the hostages, the need the need to make Israel secure, but also the need to stop Palestinian suffering, in advance, peace in the region. And that's exactly what President Biden and vice president Harris have been working around the clock to do, all year.

So, Matt, why not why not go that step to put a Palestinian American speaker on the stage to to speak to that part of the conversation?

Yeah. Well, I think you have seen that conversation on the stage. Again, as Democrats, we, have a diversity of ideas, but we share the same values. And I think that's what you've seen from us throughout the week, and it's not just, people who've been speaking up just to stop suffering of innocent, Palestinian lives, and people who've been speaking up, to to make sure our US citizens who are being held hostage are are freed. But what you're seeing across the stage is the broadest and most diverse coalition of of people we've ever seen in this nation's history.

It's the coalition that's gonna take on Donald Trump and defeat him again. It includes Republicans, as you guys were just saying. I I like to say, it hasn't been a date the Democratic National Convention. If there hasn't been a Republican on stage, endorsing Kamala Harris for president. That's not something that always happens.

We've seen speakers from all across the region. Real people, the the Coalition that we are building is the Coalition that's gonna take on Donald Trump and defeat him again. And that's that's what we're focused on. And it includes, again, a diversity of of ideas and people, who represent all of this.

Matt, what can we expect to hear from vice president Harris tonight?

You can expect the vice president to really, connect with the energy in the room. There's been so much enthusiasm. She's gonna she's gonna lay out her bold vision for the future. We saw governor Walls do this last night, but The choice that she's gonna lay out is gonna be extremely clear to the voters. It's a choice between a dangerous agenda of going backwards with the extreme project 2020 25 agenda that we've been talking about all week, or it's a choice for our future.

It's a choice to protect our freedoms. To protect our rights to move this country forward because as she likes to say, we are not going back. So you can expect to see her layout in optimistic vision for our future. Lay layout a vision that includes fighting for the American people, while Donald Trump and his convention, you saw it only revolved around himself. It only revolved around 1 person.

That's not who vice president Harris is. She comes from a middle class family. She comes from an immigrant family. She's been chasing the American dream. She's been inspiring people across this country, and what you can expect to see her do is really connect with people about what that vision is for the future so that they come out of this convention, not just feeling that they believe in the agenda and the vision for the future, but they feel energized.

They feel ready to mobilize, and they feel ready to head into November to win this election.

Matt, it's hard not to compare this moment to 2016 when Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to be nominated by a major party. Now you have Kamala Harris about to be the first woman of color to be nominated by a major party. What lessons have Democrats learned since then to try to not end this election with the same outcome as Clinton did?

What Democrats have learned is that we know how to come together to build again this broad, diverse, and unified coalition that we know can win. And that means reaching people where they're where they are, meeting people where they are. Again, we've had independence and Republicans on this stage. We've had people from the south, from the east, from the west, from the Midwest. We've that's part of why we are in Chicago in the first place is because president Biden felt that Chicago and Illinois sit in the heart of the blue wall.

These voters in Wisconsin in Minnesota where governor Walls is from, Michigan. I'm from the Midwestern, so I don't like saying this, but we'll count Pennsylvania in that blue wall too. These these voters, were critical to our victory in 2020. They're gonna be critical to our victory in 2024. And we have been talking about the issues that they care

about,

whether it's removing lead pipes in Wisconsin, thanks to the Biden Harris Infrastructure Law, whether it's lowering prescription drug costs, whether it's capping insulin at $35 What the Biden Harris Administration have done these past 4 years is deliver for people. That's what people care about. And Kamala Harris is a historic candidate because of who she is, but also because of what she believes in and what she has done standing side by side to president Biden, to deliver for the American people. And the choice that we are presenting, and you will hear from her tonight, is do we go backwards with Donald Trump's MAGA extremist agenda, including project 2025, or do we move this country forward and meet people where they are, deliver on the issues they care about and just make their lives better. And that's what we're all about.

Alright. DNC committee, senior communications director, Matt Hill. Thank you. Our coverage of the final night of the DNC kicks off tonight starting at 7 PM Eastern right here on ABC News 5. And while the Democrats make their case in Chicago, former president Trump is headed to the US Mexico border today, the Trump campaign has long seen immigration as a winning issue, and Trump's expected to drive that point home this afternoon at an event near the border in Arizona.

I wanna bring an ABC immigration reporter Armando Garcia, an ABC White House correspondent Karen Travers for more on that. Thanks for both for coming on. Armando, Trump's expected to tout his immigration policies at this event near the border But he also spoke out against a bipartisan bill on immigration just a few months ago. So talk me through what is his border plan now? What is he saying that he intends to do if elected?

And how does that compare to what was in that bill?

Well, he says essentially that that bill does not go far enough. Sure. He agrees with restrictions on asylum and making it harder for people to seek asylum in between ports of entry, but it doesn't go far enough. And we don't have to look farther than the RNC to figure out what the plan is that he has for America. We know that he wants to build a wall.

We know we saw it on the signs at the RNC that he wants to conduct mass deportation. During his presidency, he was unable to accomplish any of those goals. He actually built about 50 miles of new barriers And, you know, Diane, this is just kind of a a continuation of, the talking points that we've seen against the Biden border policies. Right? He says that he's going to Arizona today to talk about migrant crime and, allegedly, sexual assault conducted by migrants down at the border.

But what he won't mention is that US citizens are 2 times more likely than undocumented immigrants to be arrested for violent crime. That there is no migrant crime wave, at least according to the FBI that tracks these statistics, crime is actually down across the entire nation. He might also mention some of the cases that we've heard about, Rachel Moran, for example, he often speaks about that, alleged killer of hers. What he won't mention is that that alleged suspect there, was actually arrested and expelled multiple times under a policy that he had touted as successful. So, Diane, this is kind of what what we expect to hear today.

He is gonna be in Arizona, which I think is very interesting. He's, often said that Biden's border policies are leading to an increase of fentanyl and the fentanyl crisis here in America. Just a few miles from where he's going to be. They actually announced the largest bus of fentanyl. It was about 4,000,000 fennal pills that was a seized by a border patrol there.

The suspect was a US citizen.

And, Karen, Republicans have been polling better than Democrats on immigration throughout this election season. So how is Harris trying to counter that. We've we've heard her deny some accusations and attacks on this, but what is she actually saying she will do on this issue if elected?

Yeah, Diane. They're really trying to flip the script on Republicans on this issue. No that it is a vulnerability for them in the polls and that it is a very important issue for so many Americans right now. You say that she has pushed back on some of the criticism that Republicans have lobbied against her for being the so called borders when the president had put her in charge of the root causes of migration from Central America. But the campaign is really trying to make this actually a big issue and say, look, there could have been that bipartisan border deal, the 1 that Armando was mentioning there, if it wasn't for Donald Trump and the pressure that he put on congressional Republicans to kill that deal.

And Kamala Harris out on the campaign trail has said that if she is elected, she will bring back that bipartisan deal. She will sign it into law and show Donald that that's what leadership is. Now, of course, that takes congress moving forward on that, and perhaps the political pressure would still be there. And, of course, the Republicans are right now in control of the house, but they're really trying to make this an issue even running ads on this talking about what she would do and how that differs from Donald Trump. Diane?

Alright. Armando Garcia, Karen Travers. Thank you both. Coming up, vice president, Kamala Harris, and her plans for housing affordability. Here, what an Illinois mother has to say about the high prices in the real estate market.

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Welcome back ABC news live. 1st vice president Harris is set to give the biggest speech of her life on this final day of the DNC. We've already gotten a preview of her economic plan addressing issues including housing affordability, and it comes as buying homes Feels out of reach for many first time buyers, ABC News Live anchor, Kayne Whitworth, spoke to a single mother in the suburbs, a south of Chicago, about the challenging economy and the real estate market as she struggles to buy a bigger home for her family. Here's her story.

For more than a year, Latoya Troder has been working with her real estate agent, Shannon Welch, to buy a new house in the Chicago area.

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Interest rates have dropped from their 23 year high, but they are nowhere near The 3% that homeowners enjoyed in 2020, and home prices were at an all time high, which dramatically increases the cost of moving. In the lower interest rate, if it were to dip

a little bit more, I mean,

you could be talking about saving 100 of dollars every month

into the millionaires out there, a $100, couple 100 may not be substantial, but for the middle class, a couple $100, it matters.

The current monthly payment for a median priced home has more than doubled since 2019, according to the National Association of Real Tours. In more than 200 US Cities, it now costs a $1,000,000 to buy a starter home.

It's sad because there are people in America that will never make a $1,000,000 in their lifetime. So how can they afford a $1,000,000 home?

What's the price point that

you're looking at? So regretfully, and I never saw this in a 1,000,000 years. It's the $400,000 range.

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single mother, you're an electrical engineer, you are a homeowner already. Yes. And to think that your next step is just slightly out of reach because the housing market is so crazy. Yes.

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does that make you feel

It is upsetting. And her driving force? Her daughter's future. Adania is 14 and is a freshman at a private Catholic high school 30 minutes away from their South Chicago home. And that home, trotter bought in an all cash offer for $45,000 in 20.20.

Like I said, all packed up

with nowhere to go.

We joined as they toured a few homes with Shannon. The first 1 was a 3 bedroom 2 bath home listed for $340,000. Next up, a 5 bedroom, 3 bath home, listed for over $459,000.

As you walk through this house, were you imagining yourselves living here?

I'm so glad you asked that question. This was actually I did. Some of the other ones, not so much.

Her agent, well, just keeping a keen eye on the market. And while she doesn't dismiss Harris's plan to build 3,000,000 new housing units if elected, she thinks in Chicago, that plan misses the mark.

We have tons of inventory throughout Chicago land. We have hundreds of properties on auction. We have properties that are abandoned.

While Trump has yet to lay out specifics on a plan for housing, the Republican national party this year pledged to promote homeownership through tax incentives. Harris outlined a plan to help 1st generation homebuyers with a down payment of up to $25,000.

They need it. They just need to make a bill to offer that to every home buyer in America.

And who will have that grass come November? In a new poll, respondents trust Trump to handle the economy and inflation by 9 points and more than 85% of adults consider that a top issue in their vote for president. And it's the broken trust that has voters on edge.

Look at 8 years ago and you think

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Will that memory impact how you vote in November?

That memory, although good, I'll just, again, look to find whoever's has policies that align more closely with what I'm looking to do today.

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Kayna Whitworth. Thank you. And ABC's Elizabeth Shelby joins me now for more on this. Elizabeth, vice president Harris is proposing that $25,000 in down payment assistance for first time buyers that they will get that. Now critics are saying that would just make the existing problem of too much demand and not enough supply even worse, driving prices even higher.

So what's the big picture here in terms of expected impact if this proposal were to go through?

Yeah. I think first, the big picture, Diane, is that it says a lot that housing really has become an issue front and center in this election, and we know that housing affordability is at its worst level in decades. And finally, we are hearing at least some proposals out there from both sides about how to address the reality that so many people feel like that dream of homeownership is out of reach. Giving $25,000 down payment sounds pretty nice, right, especially to first time buyers who struggle to get up the savings to put that payment down. And the white the campaign estimates that about 4,000,000 people would qualify for that $25,000 buy down payment, but exactly what you say the risk there is that that actually brings more buyers into the market.

There's more demand in the market demand is not the problem. That could actually end up boosting home prices more. So that could be having the the and the reverse effect that it's intended. The other risk from that then is that sellers, Diane, say, okay. Well, if we're gonna get a $25,000 credit, we'll just tack on $25,000 to the listing price.

So giving out that money while it might be politically popular sounds enticing. A lot of economists saying that's probably not the best way to address the root problem when it comes to home affordability. Elizabeth, in terms of supply, Harris is also proposing a plan to build 3,000,000 new homes. How realistic in that? And how is how realistic is that?

And how would that plan actually work? And that really does get at the problem, Diane. This idea that there just are not enough homes right now for how many buyers there are out there, especially those starter homes. As you heard in Cana's piece, a $1,000,000 homes is often the starting point for someone who's never bought before. That is just not realistic.

So this proposal to try to build more up to 3 million homes over 4 years really does target those starter homes. So think more in the 2, 3, 400,000 dollar range, typically, the way that this plan would do that, Diane, is by giving tax incentives to builders. So, basically, telling builders, hey. You're gonna get a tax break If you do start to build more of those starter homes, both for for, buyers and for renters, and that economists say is widely popular and could help but get to ultimately help lower part lower prices for people who are trying to buy. Elizabeth Chelsea, thank you.

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Use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office, corporations, free to pollute your air and water, and banks free to take advantage of customers. But when we Democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. Freedom to make your own health care decisions. And, yeah, your kids' freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot in the hall.

That's governor Tim Wall a contrast between Republicans and Democrats views on freedom at the Democratic National Convention. The former social studies teacher retired national guard member and high school football coach accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president and gave sort of a pep talk to the audience urging them to get in the trenches to help elect vice president Harris. I'm Diane Messata. And today on ABC News Live First, vice president Harris is set to give the biggest speech of her life on the final day of the DNC. Today's theme is for our future, and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president Trump.

And with just 75 days until the election governor wall says Democrats are going to leave it all on the field.

Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work.

Now former president Trump is heading to the southern border expected to focus on immigration and crime as Harris prepares to make history as the first woman of color to ever formally accept a major party's nomination. And vice president Harris as part of her speech tonight is expected to share her story of her middle class upbringing and contrast her vision for the future with former president. Trump, ABC's White House correspondent, Marielle's Parks, and ABC's Jay O'Brien join me now from Chicago with more. Marielle, what more can we expect to hear from vice president Harris tonight?

And Donald Trump, Gregory.

Yeah. Diane, her team giving a little bit of a sneak peek. They say that they have 3 big goals. 1, like you said, for her to talk about her own personal story. They say she wants to talk about the everyday challenges and joys of growing up in a middle class family.

We've heard, teammates of hers the last few days, talk about how she worked at McDonald's, talk about what it was like to grow up with a mother who was an immigrant to this country. The second big goal of theirs is to contrast her vision for the future they say with that of former president Trump. We're not hearing any preview about kind of that lofty language of saving democracy, but more sort of regular policy proposals. They Democrats say that they're on the side of cutting the cost of prescription drugs, cutting the cost of housing. They say that Trump wants tech breaks, for corporations and wealthy Americans.

And the last, this idea of her wanting to sort of reclaim what it means to be an American patriot. This is a theme we've heard from a lot of other Democratic speakers over the last few days. Democrats saying you can't be a patriot in this country if you attack fundamentals, like voting, like, celebrating diversity in this country. So they say they have these 3 big goals, and we're gonna hear more about that throughout the day, Diane.

Jay, Senator Clobuchar praise governor Walls as a dad in plaid. How important is that part of this election image versus policy?

Well, we've talked to Democrats who believe that walls can really help them make significant inroads in rural areas. Think back to 2008 president Obama did relatively well in some rural districts. Hillary Clinton did not and largely president Biden didn't either. And with this nomination of Tim Walls, who has those deep rural roots, who has personal story, there's a belief that he can help Democrats make inroads in some of those key groups, especially with rural voters. I talked with senate majority leader Chuck Schumer about that and also about if Tim Walls can help Democrats in some really tough senate races like in Montana, perhaps make some inroads there and do better than they originally planned to do.

Here's what Chuck Schumer told me.

Governor Walls is gonna talk about how he will be so much bet. The comparison between walls and vans is amazing and gonna benefit us big, big times.

Can he help put rural districts in play in states like Montana too?

Comes he's comes from the heart of America. He's worked well with everyone in the heart of America, and he shows the Democrat Fleet in the whole country.

Can

he help you hold on

to a state like Montana? Damn Strady, Ken.

Chuck Schumer, very confident there, Diane, but the reality is a lot of these pockets of rural America are still deeply trump country. I've talked to rural Democrats who do feel this sense of momentum, do feel this sense of optimism, but turning around those trends and those deep deep red rural pockets of America is gonna be a task that might be a little bit longer than just a few months between now and November.

Marianne, is Park Jay O'Brien. Thank you both. And sources say independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Junior's planning to drop out of the presidential race by the end of this week. A spokesperson for Kennedy posted on exit RfK Junior will address the nation live tomorrow to discuss his path forward. And sources tell ABC news, Kennedy plans to endorse former president Trump.

ABC's chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Carl, has the latest.

Sources tell ABC news that Robert Kennedy Junior, a lifelong Democrat turned independent candidate for president plans to pull the plug on his campaign and endorse Donald Trump. His running mate teasing a major announcement, Friday. When I spoke with Kennedy, He told me he would not, quote, confirm or deny his plans, but he did harshly criticize Kamala Harris's emergence as the Democratic nominee saying, quote, it's not democracy. Trump has been courting Kennedy earlier this summer calling him, a member of the Kennedy team recording video that was later posted on social media.

I would love you to disturb. I and I think it'll be so good to you, and so good for you. And we're gonna win.

On that called Trump seemed to embrace debunked misinformation, Kennedy has been pushing about childhood vaccines.

Sources say Kennedy's endorsement would come

with a price, a

position in a Trump administration.

His running mate told ABC News, quote, it would require a significant commitment by Trump to give Bobby true authority to execute. Donald Trump junior suggested Kennedy could be given control of a federal agency.

I love the idea. I love the idea of, you know, giving him you know, some sort of role in some sort of, you know, major, you know, 3 letter entity or whatever it may be and let them blow it up.

Kennedy's independent campaign was once polling about 15%, but he has fallen following a strange series of missteps including the revelation that Kennedy had claimed years ago that a worm had eaten part of his brain, and he recently confessed to a bizarre incident 10 years ago where he dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park.

I wasn't drinking, of course, but people were drinking like me who thought this was a good idea. We thought it would be amusing for whoever found it or something.

Much of the Kennedy family has rejected his campaign publicly throwing their support to president Biden and now to vice president Harris.

What?

Sources say conversations between Kennedy and the Trump team are ongoing plans could change. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee is responding through a statement from a senior advisor to the DNC, Mary Beth Cahill, who also, at 1 point, worked in a very prominent role for former senator Ted Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy Junior's uncle she said, quote, desperate men do desperate things. RfK Junior was recruited by MAGA, funded by MAGA and parroted MAGA talking points. No 1 should be shocked if he formalizes his relationship in an attempt to maintain relevance. That's the word from the DNC.

Diane?

Chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Carl. Thank you. And the question now is whether RfK junior supporters will switch their support to former president Trump. ABC's Washington Bureau chief and political director, Rick Klein, breaks down how RfK dropping out could impact the race for the White House. Hi, Rick.

I mean, the battleground states look a lot different than they did a few short weeks ago when Donald Trump was leading everywhere. Right now, Kamala Harris is actually up in 6 of the 7 big battleground states, including The the midwestern states, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tim Walls, of course, from Wisconsin, and we are right now in the state of Illinois. But to your point about the national polling, when Robert F Kennedy was added into the mix in our latest poll, he was polling at just 5% as John Carl said, He was well into the double digits, earlier in the summer. Harris with a 3 point lead with the 3 of them in the race. But when you take him out of the mix, it is not at all clear where his voters necessarily go.

When you took that away as option in our latest poll, you see the largest share of voters actually then went to Kamala Harris, but the biggest number on this screen is 34% that say they would support someone else if Kennedy is out of the mix. Some of them are holding out for Kennedy. So if Kennedy is now telling his supporters to vote for Donald Trump, You might see the lion share of them go go to Donald Trump. Kennedy has had better popularity and favorability in the numbers among Republicans and among Democrats and a lot of his views more closely align with Donald Trump. The bottom line just we may see a tight race get even tighter as a result of this.

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Welcome back to ABC News Live First vice president Harris is set to give the biggest speech of her life on this final day of the DNC. Today's theme is for our freedom and Harris is expected to share her story and contrast her vision for the future with former president trump's. Now Harris's big moment comes after Minnesota Tim Walls accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president. The former high school football coach gave a pep talk to the audience telling them to get in the trenches and leave it all on the field fighting to win the election. Bring a democratic strategist, Kevan Schraff, along with Republican strategist, former Vivek Ramaswami Senior Advisor, Tricia McLaughlin, for more.

Thank you both for coming on. Kevan, in an interview with ABC News Live, Senator JD Vance, Trump's running mate is criticizing Governor Walls's speech essentially saying that vice president Harris's record is bad. So instead of running on that, dems are relying on trying to convince voters that they're bad people if they vote for Trump. What's your response to that?

I don't think that's accurate. I mean, if you listen to the speech, he did give that coach style pep rally, but he sang Kamala Harris' praises and really rattled off her resume and why she is so qualified for this role. As somebody said earlier in this week at the convention, you know, Kamala Harris has a resume. Donald Trump has a rap sheet. So that really was the message over the weekend.

I think it came across pretty effectively. You look at the impact of JD Vance, by the way, and he's double digit negative impression on voters. And you look at coach walls, double digit positive. So I can understand why Mr. Mans is upset.

Trisha, governor Walls attacked former president Trump and project 2025, saying if elected, He'll repeal the Affordable Care Act, got Social Security and Medicare, banned abortion across the country, and he said that, yes, Trump has tried to distance himself from project 2025, but that he's coached football long enough to know when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook they're going to use it. What's your response to that?

Well, Diane and Kevan, you guys both know that this is just straight misinformation and lies from Tim Walts. I mean, it's like saying that the Kato Institute or the Brookings Institute or Center for American progress, any of those left wing left leaning think takes in Washington, DC. Oh, they're deciding Kamala Harris's agenda. If, if Republicans started pushing that Everyone would be having a field day. So this is complete lies and the fact that the media is not fact checking this when Donald Trump has repeatedly disavowed it, and he's actually egged on the fall of project 2025 is just an in damning indictment of the state of the modern media and the modern Democrat party that they continue on with these lies.

And Kevan Vance also criticized Walls for talking a lot about what Kamala Harris would do or plan to do with Vance saying she's been the vice president for 3 and a half years and she hasn't done any of it. So do you think she needs to focus more on her record tonight versus her vision?

No. I think that JD Vance who went to Yale Law School needs to study up on the role of vice president. Obviously, she has been an important person in the Biden Harris Administration, but she's been the 2nd in command. Right? I mean, and now is her chance this week.

I know you mentioned it was the biggest speech of her life. You're absolutely right. I mean, by the way, just to talk about project 2025, Trish was quite at a loss for words because these Republicans don't know how to defend themselves from this plan that they really have had mostly trump officials involved with crafting. I think the majority of people involved had some connection to Donald Trump. So it's not really true.

This effort to distance themselves from, and I'm actually here in Chicago, as you know, and they have Trump Tower, and it's been funny. They've been projecting, you know, project 2025 headquarters on that building while people are in town, so that's been entertaining to see.

Patricia, former president Trump is going to the southern border today, but Democrats are talking more about that issue, accusing him of tanking a bipartisan immigration bill in the Senate so that he could campaign on this issue now. How vulnerable is he on that part of this issue?

Yes. I wanna address Kevan first. It's hilarious when Democrats lie in the media pushes it to really it's very heartening for the American people. I will you actually keep that up and see how it works for you in November. He's absolutely disavowed it.

I think going to the border today is essential for Donald Trump. It's a reminder that Kamala Harris said in 2020 that she wants to defund ice. She's said she vowed to give health care to illegal immigrants further incentivizing it. He should remind Americans today that there's more than 32,000 missing migrant

children in this country that

is beyond and humane. It is modern day slavery child slave here, I'll say. And that's what the Biden Harris Administration, their policies have incentivized. So we need to keep on reminding people about this crisis that the media and Democrat party would love to whitewash because it's very politically inconvenient.

Kai Von Traov, Trisha McLaughlin, we have to leave it there. Thank you both. Meanwhile, a group of uncommitted delegates is protesting the DNC's decision to deny its request for a Palestinian speaker. The delegate staged to sit in outside the United Center last night, saying it would be unacceptable for the voices of Palestinians to be suppressed to a level where they're not even allowed on stage. Let's bring ABC's Brad Milke, host of the out here podcast for more.

Brad, congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, voiced her support for a Palestinian speaker. So what's the latest on this? They they had the parents of a hostage being held by Hamas last night. It was a really emotional moment. How is the convention responding to this protest that they should have Palestinian speakers as well?

You know, it's interesting, Diane, for all the things that have been talked about here at the convention, the you are not hearing a ton about the war overseas when you hear these speeches. Right? So you hear these sort of mentions here and there, but the tension behind the scenes has really been building for weeks between organizers and between the actual convention organizers. And because according to protesters, you talked to a protester in the street. They say they will they are not convinced that Kamala Harris has their vote.

They don't want anything to do with Donald Trump, but they are not convinced that the Democrats democratic party has their best interest at However, these uncommitted delegates do not necessarily wanna be seen as the group that got Donald Trump elected, so they have been negotiating. They would tell you in very good faith, trying to get someone pretty simple, trying to get a Palestinian American on stage to represent their interest to the convention. But then you look at it through the the DNC, they're looking back to 2016, right, when you had Bernie versus Hillary supporters, you know, in the arena arguing with each other. You had open protests on the floor. You had people who were booked by the DNC to quell some of these protests, and then those people were booed on stage by Bernie Sanders supporters.

These are the scenes that DNC does not wanna repeat. And so now these uncommitted delegates have been told, no, sir, you're actually not going to get the speakers that you were looking for, and they're trying to reconcile with that. And so that's why we're seeing, what we saw in sort of this outdoor sit in last night. The question tonight is, will that actually pierce through to the convention floor? Because this has not been something that has been was sort of overtaking the convention inside the arena, and that's been very purposeful from these uncommitted delegates.

They did not wanna create a scene. The question is now, will they feel the need to?

So, Brad, how critical is this issue to the the itself, this division in the party over the war in Gaza? What does it mean if those voters, you're saying they don't like Trump either? So what happens if they just stay home?

I mean, it's pretty it's pretty complex, Diane, when you look at the polling here, because Americans do appear sharply divided. You've got close to half Americans, half of Americans that believe Israel is not behaving appropriately in this war. However, then when you dig further into the data, only about 10% of Americans see this as there anywhere close to their top issue. Most Americans, according to our polling, don't see it in their top 10 issues. So if the DNC is trying to present themselves as sort of the party of, you know, a big tense, right, the party of normalcy, how much attention do you actually get to this very divided issue that most Americans do not think is at the top of their list, but when we say 10% of Americans do think it's their top issue, 10% is not nothing.

Right? So the DNC, of course, having to navigate this, but they clearly don't think that addressing this add on is gonna help Kamala Harris get elected.

Alright. ABC's Brad Milke in Chicago. Thank you. And our coverage of the final night of the DNC kicks off tonight starting at 7 PM Eastern right here on ABC News Live. Coming up, Pammellhorn's champion, Steven Nudor Sikik is here.

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I think I would sleep with them even. So how are you feeling? Having come off the Paris Olympics with 2 bronze medals?

I mean, it was it's a dream come true. You walk into the Olympics and you think to yourself, know, what can I get out of this? You know, obviously, the dream is to bring home medals. So being able to come home with a couple of them is the dream.

So do you think your gymnastics skills will help you on the dance floor? And now as you go to dancing with stars,

I think maybe in an indirect way. It's kinda hard to combine Palma horse and dancing. I'm sure I'll find a way to do it, but I do think there will be the advantage of I was at the Olympics. I was able to handle that pressure. Surely, when I go and perform with dancing, I'll be able to handle that pressure as

well. We will see. And there's this picture of you with your eyes closed before your pommel horse routine went went viral. I see you're already laughing about it. Can you tell us about this moment?

And do you feel like you'll have a similar kind of preparation routine before you get on the dance floor?

Yeah. So, like, in that moment, I'm just zoning and doing my breathing exercises visualizing, and I can guarantee you I'll be doing the exact same thing before my dance routines.

So what was it like when you did that performance and you realized that it was enough to get you a medal.

Oh, I mean, it was an unforgettable moment. I was smiling before my feet hit the the mat after my dismount. I was just so excited.

And So you already knew at that point before you even I

was so confident at that point that we had done it just because everyone did so well. It wasn't just me. It was the entire team. We all did the best gymnastics we could for that competition. And knowing that I hit my routine at the very end, I had a very good feeling.

We we got the job done. Alright.

Well, we'll see if you have that

same confidence in the ballroom, but also heard that you're a whiz at the Rubik's cube. So let's see how confident you are with that.

Alright. Let's

see what

we can

do. Alright.

Give me a countdown.

Set. Go. I'm stressing I'm not even doing it. I can't even move my fingers this way. How do you know how to do this?

Lots and lots of practice.

By the way, I won't tell the viewers while you're doing it that I tried for a much longer period of time, and I think I just messed it up even

You didn't even get to finish your sentence. I'm sorry. I should've delayed it.

Also, can't confirm you did not move any of the stickers. That was legit. Well, Steven, you were a man of many talents.

Thank you very much.

And we are very grateful to you for coming on sharing your story. Can I touch the medals? Can I

just can I just I'm

I'm writing over?

You can even hold it. Feel heavy there. Isn't it unbelievable? And over here, we have part of the Eiffel Tower too.

Oh, cool.

Isn't that awesome?

Yes. It's so fun.

Steven, Thank you so much for coming on. We'll be rooting for you.

Thank you so much, and thanks for having me.

And, Nancy, what the stars will premiere is 33rd season on Tuesday, September 17th at 8 PM Eastern on ABC and Disney plus, and the next day on Hulu. I'm Diane to state of the news apps. And either do we, you can find ABC News Live Anywhere you stream live news on the ABC News app or on ABCnews.com. And we have a lot more news for you right after the break. Stick around.

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