| | | | | Chaos at the convention and crime in the cities. It's Tuesday, and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door: | | | Protesters on the streets and the convention floor. Boos at every mention of Hillary Clinton's name. Chants of "lock her up." Wait a minute, wasn't the RNC last week? Nope, this was Day 1 of the DNC and it didn't go well. The convention took a hit before it even started after leaked emails showed DNC staffers conspired against Bernie Sanders. The Bernie or Bust camp was outraged. It wasn't until Michelle Obama and Sanders himself addressed the crowd that the Dems got anywhere close to anything resembling unity. Here's all the fun in 90 seconds. | | "To the Bernie or Bust people - you're being ridiculous"
Comedian and recovering Bernie supporter Sarah Silverman, heckling the anti-Clinton hecklers at the DNC. She did it from the stage. | | | | Crime is on the rise in the nation's biggest cities. That's according to a midyear survey from the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The country's had about 300 more murders, 1,000 more robberies and 2,000 more aggravated assaults compared to this time last year. Chicago's taking the worst of it; its homicides are up 48%. | | | It doesn't appear to be a terror attack, but it's still devastating. At least 19 people were killed early this morning in Tokyo when a man broke into a facility for disabled people and went on a stabbing spree. It's the deadliest mass killing in the country since World War II, but officials don't think ISIS is involved. The suspect, who was a former employee of the facility, turned himself into police about an hour after the attack started, bloody knife in hand. | | | After all the drama these Olympic Games have been through already, it was no surprise the move into the Olympic village didn't go smoothly. Australia's athletes refused to move in because of blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed wiring. Argentina's athletes have rented housing outside the village, while Italy has hired electricians and plumbers to finish repairs. But hey, each athlete gets 42 condoms. | | | In a letter posted online, Michael Jordan expressed sadness and frustration at both the killings of black men by police and the recent slayings of police officers. So he's donating $1 million each to the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the NAACP. Some say it's about time. Jordan, who had many lucrative endorsement deals, was often criticized during his playing days for staying mum and picking "commerce over conscience." | | | Breaking: Two men took a priest, two nuns and two churchgoers hostage in a church in France's Normandy this morning. The standoff is over, but we don't yet know if the hostages are safe. We'll keep you updated here. | | | People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. | | Weight watchers
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