The Conventions

The floor of the convention erupted in loud protests this afternoon as stop-Trump forces sought to force a roll call vote on the adoption of the rules, which would have ended efforts to deny Trump the GOP nomination. As the chair of the convention called for a voice vote adoption of the rules, loud chants of "roll call vote" rolled through the floor. After a pause, the chair recognized a delegate from Utah who formally called for a roll call vote. The chair ruled against the request, declaring that three of the nine states who petitioned for a roll call vote fell below the threshold required by the rules.

Though Monday's convention theme is "Make America Safe Again," Melania Trump will focus her headliner address on showing off her husband's softer side, according to a senior aide.

A Trump campaign advisor said she will reveal a side of the man "the media doesn't report."

Melania Trump's address is expected to be a departure from the night's theme of national security. The reason, the aide said, is to spread out the Trump family over the course of the convention.

Donald Trump is expected to introduce his wife.

No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, the state hosting the GOP convention here.

So on the first day of the Republican convention, the Trump campaign, well, picked a fight with Ohio's governor. And the state party fought back -- all highlighting the GOP disunity in Cleveland.

When asked on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" about Ohio Gov. John Kasich skipping the GOP convention in his own state, the Trump campaign's Paul Manafort said, "He is making a big mistake. He is looking at something that is not going to happen. He is hurting his state. He is embarrassing his state, frankly." Manafort told the Today show the same thing.

And he made a third dig at a breakfast sponsored by Bloomberg: "That's a dumb, dumb, thing," Manafort said. "Will John Kasich finally grow up? Maybe. If he does, we'll welcome him."

Kasich is no ordinary governor. He was one of Trump's opponents during the 2016 Republican primary season, winning only his home state of Ohio. Kasich also has a 58 percent approval rating in Buckeye State, according a recent Quinnipiac poll.

And state Republicans, who haven't received prime seating at the convention despite their state's importance as a battleground state, fired back at Manafort.

"Ohio loves our governor. He turned this state around and united Ohioans. No wonder he has a 60% approval rating," tweeted Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges.

This Kasich-vs.-Team Trump spat is only the latest sign of disunity at this Republican convention.

In the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, only 38 percent of Republican voters say they are satisfied with Trump as their nominee, versus 54 percent of Democrats who say they are satisfied with Clinton. What's more, a combined 85 percent of all voters -- including 78 percent of Republicans -- say the GOP is not that unified or only somewhat unified. That's compared with 48 percent of all voters (and 40 percent of Democrats) who say that about the Democratic Party.

The anti-Trump delegates plan to force a roll call vote during the adoption of the rules governing the 2016 convention.

The roll call is an effort to reject the rules because they explicitly say delegates are bound, but also the purpose is to slow down the process and put on a show of resistance as the party is trying to unify.

To force a roll call of the states, petitions must be submitted to the secretary of the convention that show the support of a majority of delegates in at least seven states.

Organizers and supporters say they have the support of a majority of delegates in eight states and the District of Columbia.

In addition to D.C., the states are: Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Utah, Colorado, Washington, Maine, and Virginia.

Former New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey told MSNBC he delivered the petitions to representative of the secretary of the convention.