This is NBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz-Billard.

Good evening. Moments ago, former President Trump and Senator J. D. Vance took the stage at a

campaign rally together for the first time as running mates. That by itself is a

major milestone in any presidential campaign. But tonight's rally comes one

week to the day, practically the hour after that failed assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. There was a

massive security presence there tonight and we are learning more about the

security lapses one week ago including that the shooter flew a drone over the rally site just hours before he

carried out the shooting. While the Trump Vance ticket made their campaign

trail debut, President Biden remains at his Delaware Beach home battling not only COVID, but the growing

course of Democrats calling for him to drop out of the race.

We're going to cover all of it tonight, and we begin with Von Hilliard at that Trump rally in Michigan.

Tonight Donald Trump now the official Republican nominee in 2024 back on the campaign trail.

This is a hell of an arena.

Appearing at a rally for the first time with his vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance,

and for the first time since the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania.

When you think of it, it was exactly one week ago today, almost to the hour, even to the minute. The security presence outside and inside this downtown Grand Rapids

Arena evident long lines at security screening.

Is law enforcement keep a close eye on the crowd, from the ground and from above.

Is there an explicit ramped up security presence for something like this?

Certainly after what happened last week, Secret Service.

Local police certainly don't want to have any incidents going forward.

It doesn't matter if they're going to try to take shots, you know, we're still going to support

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