News Actions Facebook Tweet Email WATCH LIVE: RNC officially kicks off in Cleveland Prev Next Posted at 12:56 PM, Jul 18, 2016 and last updated 2016-07-18 12:56:24-04 The RNC officially kicks off at 1 p.m. in Cleveland.WATCH LIVE HERE. Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for What Happened Now? - a daily email newsletter spotlighting the top news in the Cleveland area each day. now signed up to receive the What Happened Now? Click here to manage all Newsletters Click here to see how we’re following through on impactful stories from your community.