CNN is live from Chicago as Democrats unite to offer their support for their new nominee,

Vice President Kamil Harris, and her running mate Governor Tim Walls.

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A messaging meltdown from Donald Trump has his allies freaking out, but will they do anything

to flip the script?

Plus, Tim Wall says he's damn proud of his military record, that's a quote, as he tries to fend

off a new controversy, and it was a startup backed by JD Vance

meant to employ local Kentucky workers because workers alleged nightmare

conditions as the company went under.

We've got the CNN investigation.

Good evening, everybody. I'm in the lower coach,. I'm Jim Acosta. Tonight a plea

from Trump allies to Trump himself. New CNN reporting shows that those closest

to the former president are alarmed he cannot stay on message. They acknowledge Trump's

race-bathing insults and conspiratorial rants are unproductive and the

campaign has wasted an early opportunity they say to blunt the momentum of

Kamala Harris.

One source close to Trump saying this, this is a different race now.

The Democrats are energized, they have a massive machine and she's raising money and she can

put a coherent argument against him.

It should be easy.

Talk about the economy and talk about immigration.

So what's the campaign for Donald Trump doing tonight?

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