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WATCH THE RNC LIVE: Trump's moment, Giuliani and more

LAS VEGAS - President Donald Trump has popped up multiple times during this week's Republican National Convention, but his big moment is scheduled for tonight when he is to make his case for another four years in the White House.

What to watch on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention:

<h3 class="breakHead">TRUMP</h3>

Trump is scheduled to accept his party's renomination in an address from the White House South Lawn. The decision to give the speech from an elaborate stage in front of the Executive Mansion has attracted criticism from Democrats and ethics groups for mixing politics and official business. But the independent Office of Special Counsel has said holding it on the White House grounds does not violate federal law. Trump's address is likely to be lengthy and list his second-term priorities, but it's too soon to say if he'll use the speech to broaden his appeal beyond his die-hard supporters. After he's done, a fireworks show is expected to launch from the National Mall.

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The president will be introduced by his daughter Ivanka Trump, the fourth of his five children to speak during the convention. (Only his teenage son, Barron, is not in the lineup.) She's expected to focus on how he's offered to help working families, draw contrasts between her father and opponent Joe Biden, and include personal anecdotes about her father's decision-making. Her stories would follow an effort by organizers throughout the convention to try to portray a softer side of a president known for his abrasive and blunt demeanor.

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Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to help close out the convention. Giuliani is known for his tough-on-crime approach during his time as New York City's mayor, something that dovetails with the law-and-order theme the GOP has been hammering during the week. Giuliani's work for the president hasn't been without controversy. Beyond the percussive rhetoric he's used to support the president, his efforts to dig up scandal in Ukraine regarding Biden's family were at the center of the president's impeachment last year.

<h3 class="breakHead">MAKE AMERICA 'GREATNESS'</h3>

The theme for the final night of the convention is "Land of Greatness," and the lineup will include GOP congressional leaders: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Republicans also will feature New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who switched from Democrat to Republican.

Other speakers include Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson; Dana White, president of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship; Alice Johnson, a criminal justice advocate whose drug crime sentence Trump commuted at the urging of celebrity Kim Kardashian; evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham; and Carl and Marsha Mueller, the parents of human rights activists Kayla Mueller, slain by Islamic State militants while being held in Syria.

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