text:  This is Morning Edition on HPR1, time in the islands, 8.07. It's Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Sasha Pfeiffer. And I'm Steve Inskeep. Coming up, Bernie Sanders says President Biden should stay in the presidential race. First, though, the Republican National Convention kicked off yesterday, and Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley welcomed an enthusiastic crowd. We are kicking off the biggest and best convention in the history of the Republican Party, and we are united.