Live From Cleveland: We began the show discussing the verdict in the Brian Rice trial and the atmosphere around the country relative to recent police officers being attacked around the country, this weekend in Baton Rouge, LA. In bottom of the hour, ee talked with Mark McKinnon, producer and star of the Circus on Showtime. Next, we spoke with former Barack Obama campaign manager David Axelrod about the RNC convention and what to anticipate as we approach November. In the second hour, we spoke with WBAL’s Jimmy Mathis about the speakers at the convention this year and what the reaction will be to the Trump’s family speaking. We followed that up with Vince Coglianese, executive editor of the Daily Caller. To wrap up the show, Derek sat down with CNN’s Van Jones to discuss the unification of both parties (and if it will happen) before the November elections.