17 News @ Sunrise 07/16/2024

Some of today's top stories17 News is your local election headquarters...    It's official...    The delegates have weighed in and former president trump is now the gop nominee for president once again.    It happened during the first day of the republican national convention in milwaukee.    The day kicked off with a surprise announcement that u.S. Senator J-D Vance will be trump's running mate.    Nbc's Brie Jackson has the latest from Milwaukee.And while Valadao did NOT attend the convention... Representative Vince Fong of the 20th Congressional District was there.     Other CD-20 Kern delegates are former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy... state Sen. Shannon Grove and Kern GOP leader Cathy Abernathy.     For CD-22... Republican Stan Ellis... a former candidate for the 20th Congressional District... and Democrat Jesse Aguilar are attending from Kern.     The convention continues until Thursday... July 18. Meantime...     The florida judge overseeing donald trump's classified documents trial dismissed the case against the former president yesterday...    On the grounds that the appointment of and funding for special counsel jack smith was illegal. Judge aileen cannon, a trump nominee to the bench, said in her 93-page decision that smith's appointment was "Unlawful" and unconditional.    The decision came on the first day of the republican national convention, and following an assassination attempt on the former president over the weekend.    The justice department, the special counsel's office and the trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.