TONIGHT.

COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN DAY 3 OF THE CONVENTION IS IN THE BOOKS AND NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY WERE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS WAS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE WHO CLOSED OUT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS.

NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM A MAN TO THE NICU SHE IS INSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTER IN A FEW MOMENTS.

BUT FIRST, WE START OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH HEADER.

SHARON, WHO IS IN MILWAUKEE AS WELL.

HEATHER, WE JUST WRAPPED UP THE 3RD NIGHT OF THE RNC, WHICH WAS A NEWLY MINTED VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, JD VANCE'S BIG NIGHT.

OF COURSE.

HOW DID HE INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?

IRAN DUST?

WE HEARD TONIGHT FROM JD VANCE WHEN HE BECAME THE OFFICIAL NOMINEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ALONGSIDE DONALD TRUMP.

LET'S LISTEN.

MY MESSAGE TO MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THOSE WATCHING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS SHOULDN'T WE BE GOVERNED BY PARTY THAT IS UNAFRAID TO DEBATE IDEAS AND COME TO THE BEST SOLUTION.

THAT'S THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF THE NEXT 4 YEARS.

UNITED IN OUR LOVE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND COMMITTED TO FREE SPEECH AND THE OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.

AND SO TONIGHT, MISTER CHAIRMAN, I STAND HERE, HUMBLE.

AND I'M OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE TO SAY I OFFICIALLY ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION TO BE VICE PRESIDENT.

OKAY.

SO WHETHER THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FOCUS TODAY ON VANCE'S STANCE ON ABORTION, WHAT DID WE HEAR FROM HIM ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS TODAY?

WE HEARD NOTHING FROM JD VANCE ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, PERHAPS BECAUSE HE HAS A RECORD OF SOMEBODY WHO IS IN FAVOR OF THE NATIONAL ABORTION BAN AS WELL AS AS ENFORCING THE FEDERAL LAW THAT WOULD PREVENT ABORTION PILLS FROM BEING PRESCRIBED VIA TELEHEALTH AND SENT IN THE MAIL.

THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO THREAD THAT NEEDLE OF ONE IS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

AND EARLIER TODAY, YOU ALSO NEWLY ELECTED ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR KATHY SALVI ABOUT HER POSITION ON ABORTION.

LET'S LISTEN TO THAT EXCHANGE.

BUT I CAN TELL ON THAT ISSUE, I KNOW THAT WE WILL ADHERE TO THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

WE'RE A PARTY OF THE PEOPLE FREEDOM.

AND I'M VERY HONORED TO BE THE NEXT YEAR.

WAS IMPORTANT NATIONAL BAN ON ABORTION.

POSITION IS THE PARTY CHAIR WILL BE TO COLLABORATE WITH EVERY OF PERSON WHO'S ON THE BALLOT TO SUPPORT THEM AND WINNING ELECTION.

AND I SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

HEATHER, YOU DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER SHE SUPPORTS A NATIONAL ABORTION BAN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT IS?

WELL, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEMS FACING JD VANCE AND DONALD TRUMP.

THERE IS THEY ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

MOST AMERICANS POLLING TELL US FAVOR ABORTION RIGHTS, BUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS COMMITTED TO RESTRICTING ABORTION RIGHTS IF NOT WITH A NATIONAL BAN USING THE 14TH AMENDMENT, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM TO BASICALLY REDEFINED CEDIS PEOPLE AND ENTITLE WING THEM TO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT AS WE MOVE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THROUGH THE FALL CAMPAIGN, THE REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO FIGURE OUT AN ANSWER TO THEIR VOTERS AND SWING VOTERS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON THIS REALLY CRUCIAL ISSUE.

AND THE THEME OF THE NIGHT MAKE AMERICA STRONG AGAIN.

WE KNOW WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE HEAR FROM YOU AND OTHERS A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

BUT HOW DID VANCE TALK ABOUT THE THREATS THAT ARE FACING THE NATION?

WELL, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THEY REALLY PLAYED UP HIS BACKGROUND AS SOMEBODY WHO FOUGHT INTERACT.

HE SAID THAT WHILE CAREER POLITICIANS LIKE JOE BIDEN, WHO IS BEEN IN OFFICE BASICALLY AS LONG AS HE'S BEEN ALIVE, DONALD TRUMP AND GOT IT RIGHT.

EVEN THOUGH DONALD TRUMP'S RECORD ON THE IRAQ WAR IS A LITTLE ON NOT QUITE AS CLEAR CUT AS HE HAD IT.

WE ALSO HEARD HIM SAY THAT HE WOULD DEFEND THE COUNTRY.

OF COURSE, THAT'S THE OATH HE WOULD TAKE IF ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT.

WE ALSO HEARD THROUGH THE NIGHT FROM VETERANS, BOTH VETERAN FROM WORLD WAR.

2 AND VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN.

HE TOLD TRULY HARROWING STORIES OF EVACUATION OF AFGHANISTAN AND THE SUFFERING THAT THEY AND THEIR LOVED ONES ENDURED.

IT WAS A NIGHT WHERE IT DIDN'T REALLY SORT OF PLAYED UP AND THE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WHO, OF