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WATCH LIVE: 2012 Republican Convention convenes in Tampa
Posted: 08.28.2012 at 2:15 PM
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The 2012 Republican National Convention gaveled in its second day Tuesday afternoon.  / Trav Ruiz
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TAMPA, Fla. (WACH) -- The 2012 Republican National Convention gaveled in its second day Tuesday afternoon. It marked the first full day after organizers canceled Monday's activities due to the threat from then Tropical Storm Isaac.

You can watch a live feed of Tuesday's convention above.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is scheduled to address the convention around 9:45 Tuesday night just ahead of Ann Romney, wife of GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Earlier Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan arrived in Florida to accept the Republican Party's vice presidential nomination.

Ryan and several members of his family -- including his wife, children, brother and mother -- landed midday Tuesday in Tampa. During the flight from his hometown of Janesville, Wis., he worked on the speech he will deliver Wednesday night.

The Wisconsin congressman is expected to talk about his family's immigrant roots and small-town upbringing. Aides say he is still tweaking the speech but pointed to one he gave Monday at his former high school as a guide.

Running mate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrived in Tampa shortly before Ryan.

Ann Romney is speaking Tuesday night. Mitt Romney accepts the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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