KSAT 12 News anchor Steve Spriester and digital journalist Ryan Loyd are in Cleveland, Ohio, following the latest on the Republican National Convention.
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THURSDAY
This week also provided Cleveland to chance to show off how it has transformed over the years.
David Gilbert with the 2016 Cleveland host committee said the event was a game changer.
“This is an enormous opportunity. It is not only 50,000 people and a big convention, but it will be likely one of the, if not the, most widely watched media events,” he said.
Mobile users click here to see local officials discuss SA's odd of hosting a major national convention.
Robert Stovall with the Bexar County Republican Chair said the Alamo City could absolutely host a major party national convention.
“I think San Antonio hosting this and have the infrastructure, no problem,” he said. “I think the key it doing the homework to know what you are getting into.”
Ted Cruz stood by his decision not to endorse Donald Trump. Cruz garnered a chorus of boos after his speech Wednesday night.
"Three days ago I talked on the phone with Trump and told him I'm not going to endorse him" Cruz states in the video.
Mobile users click here to see Cruz explain his speech to supporters and click here to Ryan Nobles and Steve Spriester explain the impact of Cruz's speech.
More than a thousand miles away from the Alamo City, a man from San Antonio is shaping the Trump campaign. Brad Parscale and his company, Giles/Parscale, helped build Trump's campaign website. Now Parscale is now the campaign's director of digital marketing.
The business owner is also aware of the impact his role can play on the San Antonio's growing tech sector.
Mobile users click here to see the story on San Antonio's own Brad Parscale impact on the Trump campaign.
"On a tech standpoint, I think that is totally what people are amazed by, no longer is it just Austin and Silicon Valley where that talent lies. San Antonio, with tech bloc and the other movements we've seen, has really been able to step up as a technology town," he said.
WEDNESDAY
Boos filled the convention hall in Cleveland as one-time presidential candidate Ted Cruz finished his prime-time speech to Republican activists.
But several Texas delegates did not seem to mind.
The entire speech was about freedom, how important it is. How powerful it is. How effective it is, and he kept with that theme,” James Dickey said. “Then he said, please don’t stay home. Go in November, and vote.”
Dickey also said he did not feel Cruz insulted Trump.
Mobile users click here to see video of what James Dickey said in it entirety and click here to see Chris Carmona-Cruz' full interview.
Chris Carmona-Cruz, from Houston, said the speech was a good one.
“I thought it was a great speech in making a case against the democrats,” he said. “He called for unity, he said unite.”
It's nice to be appreciated, isn't it? KSAT Digital Journalist, Ryan Loyd is in Cleveland covering the Republican National Convention. He noticed a woman going out of her way to thank law enforcement officers, so he asked her about it. Peggy Mazullo told Ryan that she's in Cleveland on a family vacation and since there are so many officers gathered in one place from across the country, she just wanted to take the opportunity to express appreciation for their service.
Posted by KSAT 12 & KSAT.com on Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Social media is in the air, bouncing around cell phone towers and into people’s phones.
It hardly seems tangible. But at the Republican National Convention, these social media tools are completely hands on.
Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and Microsoft are all inside the Q, as Clevelanders call it -- the Quicken Loans Arena, where LeBron James and his Cavaliers won this year’s NBA championship.
Mobile users click here to see Ryan Noble and Steve Spriester's 5 p.m. report and click here to see how social media is impacting the race to the White House.
We are also breaking down day three of the RNC, where Ted Cruz gave a primetime speech, but declined to endorse Donald Trump. Earlier in the day Steve Spriester and Ryan Nobles broke down what might be behind Cruz’s speech Wednesday night.
Another big draw in Cleveland? Anything Trump! People are flocking to buy anything with the Trump name.
Mobile users click here to watch Spriester's story on Trump merchandise.
TUESDAY
Some delegates at the Republican National Convention are still trying to make up their minds about their vote: Do they vote their conscience, or do they back the presumptive nominee?
At the Texas delegation meeting Tuesday morning, a few delegates said they wanted to hear Trump talk about economics and immigration.
By Tuesday evening it didn't matter as Trump secured the GOP nomination.
Mobile users click here to watch Steve Spriester and Ryan Nobles break down day two of the GOP convention and click here to tour the floor of the RNC.
"I want Donald Trump to talk about building that wall. We need to secure our borders," Chris Harvey, from Houston, said.
"I would like to hear him address when it comes to economics," Reginald Grant said. "Not just cutting taxes, but also cutting spending."
Some, like Mike Najvar, don't need convincing.
Cleveland is a city with a rich history. One resident who lives there said she loves her community and especially Euclid Avenue.
There is also a delicate balance police and protestors in the city of Rock 'n' Roll. Protestors have made it known which side of the political aisle they stand on. Many anti-Trump demonstrators and Trump supporters have taken to the streets daily during the RNC. Security has remained high, but police have let difference of opinions play out peacefully.
Mobile users click here to see Ryan Loyd's story on historic Cleveland and what Texas delegates want to hear from Trump. Click here to see Steve Spriester's story on protestors taking to city streets.
"He doesn't have to say anything to sell me. He had me back in August," he said.
And if he did need convincing, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. John Cornyn, of Texas, and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus put their speech hats on Tuesday at the delegation breakfast to eliminate any doubt.
“This is our time for choosing," Cornyn said. "Notwithstanding the fact that many of us might have voted
for and supported other candidates other than the presumptive nominee -- who will be the nominee of the
Republican Party -- it is time for us to come together."
Afterward, a delegate who wished to remain anonymous, still questioned Trump's character.
Other top Republicans have all but said they'd vote for Hillary Clinton, and remain skeptical about the rookie politician's intentions if elected to the White House.
MONDAY
Emotions ran high Monday through the halls of the Quicken Loans Arena as some “never Trump” delegates tried to submit signatures to try to force a vote on the rules of the convention -- a procedure
Robert Stovall, who chairs the Bexar County Republican Party, said that he and other Republicans are doing the same as the top leaders -- trying to push voters toward Trump.
The way he sees it, there’s no other way.
“Well I think that’s the way to go. We got to beat Hillary,” he said from the floor.
Mobile users click here to watch the video of Steve Spriester and Ryan Nobles break down the Monday's events and how tight security is in Cleveland.
Digital journalist Ryan Loyd breaks down the Texas delegates in Ohio. Twenty-three delegates and alternates from Bexar County are in the Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World for the Republican National Convention. They left the Alamo City for Cleveland, but not to cast their vote for the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. Most of them are still supporting Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
And in a KSAT-12 exclusive Steve Spriester also caught up with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and he had a simple message to other Republicans, “It is time to get off the fence.”
Mobile users click here to watch the video of Texas delegates explaining who they are casting their votes for and click here to watch Spriester's story with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.