The Republican National Convention concludes Thursday and the fall campaign season officially kicks off when President Donald Trump formally accepts the GOP nomination for a second term as president in a speech that he will deliver from the White House South Lawn.
A fireworks display is expected to light up the sky above the Washington Monument at the conclusion of his remarks.
ABC News Live will kick off primetime coverage each day at 7 p.m. ET on the network's streaming news channel and primetime coverage will air from 10-11 p.m. ET each night of the convention on the ABC Television Network.
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7:45 p.m. Trump to address Kenosha 'unrest' in RNC acceptance speech, unclear if he'll mention Jacob Blake by name
After days of public silence on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, it remains unclear whether Trump will directly address the shooting in his nomination acceptance speech.
During an interview Thursday morning, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh strongly suggested the president would directly address the latest incident involving police treatment of an unarmed black man -- before later appearing to walk back his comments.
"I think he will," Tim Murtaugh said, when asked on CNN if the president would speak directly about the Blake shooting in his address. "He'll talk about what happened in Wisconsin and I think he'll broaden it and talk with what we've seen in cities and states all around the country in the last couple of months."
Later, when asked whether Trump would specifically mention Blake, Murtaugh declined to elaborate.
"I'm not going to get into very much in the way of specifics about what the president will talk about as far as specific topics, but the president will address the unrest in this country. He will make reference to Kenosha, and he will speak about the issue," he told ABC News.
-- ABC News' Jordyn Phelps and Will Steakin
7:34 p.m. DHS employees receive Hatch Act warning after acting secretary's RNC appearance, ahead of White House speech
An internal message sent out to all Department of Homeland Security employees Thursday, which was reviewed by ABC News, reminded them to not engage in "partisan political activity" after acting Secretary Chad Wolf participated in a naturalization ceremony earlier this week that was made part of the RNC's prime time programming -- a potential violation of the Hatch Act.
"We, as a department, are under heightened scrutiny during the presidential election cycle," the email said. "It is important that we, DHS employees, are familiar with the policies surrounding partisan political activity to make sure we comply with them."
The message comes as House Democrats have launched an investigation into Secretary of Mike Pompeo's participation in the RNC while overseas on an official state trip.
-- ABC News' Luke Barr
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7:17 p.m. RNC chair said she hopes Blake's name will be mentioned in final night's program
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told ABC News' "Powerhouse Politics" podcast Thursday that she hoped Blake's name comes up in convention speeches Thursday night, but she didn't single out Trump's speech.
"Of course, we can make mention of Jacob Blake's name and the president has reached out to the family," McDaniel told ABC News Political Director Rick Klein and Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl.
She said the virtual nature of the speeches, prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, meant some speeches were taped before Blake was in the news.
"I hope that they do tonight. I think a lot of it has been pre-taped ... because of the virtual nature of many of the speeches, that wasn't in the news at the time that some of those speeches were taped. I'm saying right now as party chair we want to see this investigated; we want to see this seen through," she said on Blake's shooting.
-- ABC News' Terrance Smith
7 p.m. Thursday night's extended speaker lineup
The Trump campaign released a list of speakers for the final night of the convention.
7 p.m. Speaker overview
Senior adviser Ivanka Trump will introduce her father on the final night of what's become a norms-busting political convention, which has showcased the pageantry of the presidency in unprecedented ways and transformed the White House into a backdrop for Trump's campaign -- despite some of the proceedings appearing to violate ethics laws.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and the president's personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are also expected to speak Thursday.
In addition, convention watchers will hear from the parents of humanitarian aid worker Kayla Mueller, who was killed by the Islamic State while a hostage, and Alice Johnson, a woman who was serving a life sentence in federal prison until Trump commuted her sentence -- an effort in part pushed by Kim Kardashian West.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will face Democratic nominees Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the general election on Nov. 3, though some Americans are expecting to receive their ballots as early as next week.
Thursday's scheduled speakers include:
ABC News' Kendall Karson and Alisa Wiersema contributed to this report.
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