6 PM ET: RNC nominates Trump, deadly Israeli airstrikes, Google’s biggest acquisition & more

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🗓️ 15 July 2024

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The Republican National Convention has formally nominated former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance for the GOP ticket – we have the latest. We're learning more about the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump at a weekend rally. An investment giant says it’s pulled a commercial that included the shooter at Trump’s rally. An Israeli strike killed a businessman sanctioned by the US for links to ISIS, according to Syrian media. Plus, Google is close to making a potentially historic acquisition for a tech company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi from CNN, I'm Afoma Dikay for the five things you need to know for Monday, July 15th.
0:07.0	Donald Trump has received enough votes to become the Republican presidential nominee.
0:12.0	Florida delegates at the Republican presidential nominee.
0:12.8	Florida delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
0:16.4	put the former president over the threshold required to become the nominee.
0:20.3	Siena and David Rind is there. Hey of Falma, so the other big news of the afternoon session is that Trump has finally selected his running mate, Ohio Senator J.B. Vance is relatively new to politics and he was critical of Trump in 2016 but he has
0:35.8	since become one of Trump's most outspoken supporters. He also has a fan in Donald
0:40.8	Trump Jr. who a source familiar with the matter tells CNN made a last minute push for Vance as
0:46.2	VP. Now the Biden campaign has pounced on the pick. They're calling Vance an enabler of
0:51.2	Trump's extreme agenda. The White House meanwhile refused to comment
0:55.2	on a recent social media post from Vance where he blamed the Trump assassination attempt
1:00.5	on Biden campaign rhetoric. attempt on
1:04.0	bident campaign rhetoric. We're learning more about the investigation into the assassination attempt on former
1:08.0	President Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally Saturday.
1:11.0	The FBI says it gained access to the 20-year-old shooter's phone and searched his home and car.
1:16.6	The Bureau says investigators have also conducted nearly 100 interviews.
1:21.0	Authorities have said they believe Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone and haven't been able to find a motive.
1:26.0	A senior law enforcement official said Crooks went to a local gun range Friday and on the morning of the shooting went to Home Depot and bought a ladder
1:33.6	and then went to a local gun store to buy 50 rounds of ammunition.
1:37.2	Forensic analysis of audio from the rally suggests as many as three weapons were fired.
1:46.2	Investment giant Black Rock says it's pulled an ad that included Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who fired shots at Donald Trump's rally,
1:50.4	killing a man and injuring the former president and two others.
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