Live at Invesco: UPDATE

Seeing as how one of my two laptop batteries lasted all of 45 minutes, I'm going to stick around here in the press box, at least for now. Since there's no power on the field, I won't be likely to stay on top of things down there.




Update (4:00 p.m. Mountain): Here's Speaker Pelosi calling the final day of the convention to order. U.S. Olympian Shawn Johnson is leading the pledge of allegiance, and Jennifer Hudson is singing the national anthem. David Saperstein is giving the invocation.

One advantage of being up in the press box (other than the air conditioning) is the fact that all prepared statements of the speakers are distributed up here prior to their appearance at the podium. I just need a pair of binoculars to see the stage.

The delegates are all mostly in attendance already on the field, and others are still filing in the stadium. Here's the Arkansas section, which is on about the 10 yard line to the right of the stage. I'll probably head that direction in an hour or so. Robbie just sent a text and said he's in a mile-long line outside the stadium and will see us around midnight.

Security is pretty tight, and TSA is requiring all attendees to enter through metal detectors, and all bags are being run through the scanner (as has been the case all week). Just got word from DPA staff that the line for the first checkpoint (the perimeter) is three hours long. After that, there's a second gate to get into the stadium.

Update (7:00 p.m. Mountain): They're doing the wave here in the stadium.