[Lemon:] That means politics, and specifically, we'll talk convention politics right now. Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, will speak at the Republican National Convention in Florida on Tuesday now, instead of Monday. Originally, scheduled for Monday. Now she'll do it on Tuesday. The Romney camp decided to delay her speech by a day after learning that the big three broadcast networks would not be carrying the first night of the convention live. So the party considers Ann Romney a strong asset for her husband's campaign, and moving her to Tuesday night will ensure a larger audience for her primetime speech. Vice President Joe Biden also making a schedule change. He's canceled the campaign events scheduled for Monday in Tampa because of Tropical Storm Isaac. Campaign officials say local law enforcement should stay focused on protecting citizens and emergency response efforts. Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are not in Tampa yet. They made a stop this morning in Ohio. It is a state that, like Florida, is crucial to their White House hopes. They have been outside Columbus and drew thousands of people. Romney actually had President Obama's convention speech on his mind.
[Mitt Romney, , Former Massachusetts Governor & Presidential Candidate:] As he lays out all these wonderful things he's going to do, people are going to stop and say, but how are you going to do something different than last time? They have experienced the last four years. They know if they re-elect him they get four more years of the same. It is not his words that people have to listen to. It is his action and his record. And if they look at that, they will take him out of the office and put people into the office that will actually get America going again.
[Mark Preston, Cnn Senior Political Director:] They certainly are. It's been a very tough week for the Romney campaign. Don, they wanted to stay on message and talk about the economy and have people focus on it. In the run-up with the convention next week, that's been sidetracked by the controversy regarding Todd Akin, the congressman from Missouri who is running for Senate, who said some very, very strong language that has been very embarrassing to the Republican Party regarding rape. In addition to that, we have this storm right now that is charging up into the gulf coast and will, in some way, impact where we are here in Tampa right now. Mitt Romney wants to talk about the economy. He wants to rally his base as he heads into next week. That's exactly what he was trying to do this morning, don.
[Lemon:] They are trying to get back on message. Yesterday talking about the birth certificate, he said it was a joke. But whatever it was, it took him off message and now the headlines are that instead of what he wanted it to be. Let's listen and talk about the storm. What's happening there? Do they pretty much think it's not going to affect the situation in Tampa?
[Preston:] Yes, so from this level right now, I've been speaking to somebody who is on all the telephone calls between the state, the local and the federal officials, as well as the RNC officials trying to figure out how they will handle the storm when it comes up towards Tampa. Now we know it will not be, or we are told it will not be a direct impact on Tampa, which is very good news. 50,000 people from across the country are expected to be here in Tampa. They've started to arrive in the past couple of days. But what I have been told is there is concern about very high winds. Winds that could, in fact, close down the bridges. And get this, Don, it's not to evacuate people from this area. It's actually to get some of the delegates to the convention center. There's no one talking right now, even privately on the telephone calls, about evacuating at all. But, yes, the convention right now, the organizers have got to be a little concerned because, right now, what are we talking about? We are talking about the weather, not Mitt Romney's message.
[Lemon:] Absolutely. And also getting people in with the airports, too. If the winds are high and if there's bad weather, that could affect them there. Listen, I mentioned that the vice president was not going to go. He's not going to go to Tampa. That's probably a good idea, a good strategy on his part.
[Preston:] Yes, a very good strategy. In fact, I can tell you there were officials down here in Florida that did not want the vice president to come down here. The resources are so taxed right now with the convention, had he come in he would have had to pull the law enforcement resources away. In addition to that, with the storm coming in, it was a smart move for him not to come here. However, there is a war room, so to speak, a political war room, being run by the Democratic National Committee in the Obama campaign. And I've been told by one campaign official that, in fact, that war room will shut down if the Republican National Committee decides to curtail their political event down here. So politics is still very much at play, but I do have to say this. Everyone is a professional. If things tend to head south, so to speak, we'll see both political parties show a little bit of respect for one another and to stop the politicking, at least temporarily Don?
[Lemon:] OK. We hope. Thank you, Mark Preston. Don't forget, CNN's live coverage of the Republican National Convention starts Sunday night at 7:00 eastern right here on CNN. And then again Monday night, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll present a profile of soon-to-be presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. Gloria Borgia is doing it, as a matter of fact "Romney Revealed, Family, Faith and the Road to Power." It's going to air again, 8:00 here eastern on CNN. A harrowing video showing toddlers being forced to fight each other. And it all happened at a day care center. Attorney Holly Hughes is joining us next to talk about the case. But first, one way to get through a difficult circumstance is to talk with someone who has been through it. That's the premise of Imerman's Angels, connecting cancer patient with survivors. Meet Jonny Imerman, our "CNN Hero" of the week.
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