Welcome to the news hour from inside the Republican National Convention here in

Milwaukee. Tonight the stage behind us belongs to JD Vance who will headline

the evening and accept his party's nomination for vice president.

Last night belonged to Donald Trump's one-time rivals in the bruising primary race,

making peace with the nominee, and urging the party to put aside its differences.

Lisa Desjardan starts our coverage tonight from the floor.

As we've got ready for day three, last night it felt like the convention started to find its energy with a night of

big speakers and one big message. A night to unite the party. Let's send Joe Biden back to his basement and let's send Donald Trump back to the

White House. Former rivals of Donald Trump now eager allies.

Donald Trump has been demonized, he's been sued, he's been prosecuted and he nearly lost his life.

We cannot let him down and we cannot let America down a political 180 from those who were

critics just months ago nobody is entitled to be nominated nobody

especially anybody that couldn't even stop Joe Biden.

Donald Trump was totally unhinged. Unhinged.

Most closely watched former presidential candidate Nicky Haley.

She was not initially set to speak here after she held off on endorsing Trump for months,

but on stage she left zero doubt.

I'll start by making one thing perfectly clear.

Donald Trump has my strong endorsement period.

Haley is important, but the Convention knows her voters are even more so,

representing a spectrum of never Trump to no thank you.

She spoke to them directly.

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