live from milwaukee, this is bbc news. the second day of the republican national convention begins here in milwaukee. two of donald trump's biggest 2024 campaign rivals are due to appear on stage in support of their former white house challenger. an alleged iranian plot to kill donald trump prompted enhanced protection for the former president but no known connection with saturday's attempt assassination. hello, i'm caitriona perry. welcome to this special bbc news live coverage of the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin.

day two is well under way, as you can hear behind me the crowd and the atmosphere is that an excited level here with the new vice president shall nomineejd vancejust the new vice president shall nominee jd vance just arriving in the arena and we expect the arrival of the candidate himself, former president to donald trump, shortly. some of his former most travel allies have been addressing the crowd of supporters here, including the speaker of the house mike johnson who promise an immediate congressional investigation into the shooting that happened at the donald trump rattle in pennsylvania on saturday. 424 write house challenges florida governor ron desantis and former us ambassador to the un at nikki haley will also speak and we will bring you those remarks live as they happen. the theme of tonight is making america safe again, and during his speech in the last hour, the

house majority of leader steve gillies he promised to lockdown the border, drawing quite a crowd reaction. we the border, drawing quite a crowd reaction.— crowd reaction. we will lockdown _ crowd reaction. we will lockdown the _ crowd reaction. we will lockdown the water - crowd reaction. we will| lockdown the water and crowd reaction. we will - lockdown the water and yes we will finish building the wall. —— lockdown the border. as you can see, the nominee here for the republican party, donald trump is just making here for the republican party, donald trump isjust making his way into the arena again, coming through the tunnel under the standard onto the ground he where we are sitting, and same as last night, a really electric reaction to donald trump, rodney davis from illinois is still here with me. a series atmosphere here. this is what donald _ a series atmosphere here. ti 3 is what donald trump just loves

my he loves the attention, the reaction. this is why he wants to come every night, he realises the republicans are more willing to fight since he has been a candidate for president and this is a special moment for him, and he will take advantage of every single one of them. he is an entertainer and you know what it will probably be the next president of the united states. a few thousand people gathered with us, what are you hoping for, you can see he has the bandage on his right earfrom where the bullet grazed him from the government, the attempted assassination attempt attempted assassination attempt at the rally in pennsylvania on at the rally in pennsylvania on a saturday. you can see donald trump giving his trademark fist pump to the crowd and many people fist pumping the air back at him, we also joined people fist pumping the air back at him, we alsojoined by senior contributor margaret, this is one of the moments of the convention where the delegates here in the supporters get to see their

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greeted each other there. quietly she there. a video is playing on the big screen here. the theme of immigration and images and clips of president joe biden. they are being displayed on the big screens, but i can tell you everyone in the crowd is not looking at the screens, they are still turned around looking at donald trump andjd vance around looking at donald trump and jd vance you are sharing a word andjd vance you are sharing a word in and jd vance you are sharing a word in this vip andjd vance you are sharing a word in this vip area. and jd vance you are sharing a word in this vip area.- word in this vip area. they are, word in this vip area. they are. and — word in this vip area. they are, and the _ word in this vip area. they are, and the crowd - word in this vip area. they l are, and the crowd obviously word in this vip area. they - are, and the crowd obviously is here for one reason, they are here for one reason, they are here to support donald trump, so the exciter thatjd vance is the candidate. i guarantee the majority of the crowd did not

know who jd vance was majority of the crowd did not know whojd vance was until he was nominated. know who jd vance was until he was nominated.— was nominated. frantically googling? _ was nominated. frantically googling? they _ was nominated. frantically googling? they do - was nominated. frantically googling? they do not - was nominated. franticallyl googling? they do not have was nominated. frantically - googling? they do not have to do because — googling? they do not have to do because everyone - googling? they do not have to do because everyone reported| googling? they do not have to i do because everyone reported on it. this is another night that will go down, when you look at conventions, look at what his conventions, look at what his conventions are like, the 2020 one with obviously kobe mutch, this is the convention that the trump campaign have always wanted. this is the entertainment value that donald trump values every day. talk entertainment value that donald trump values every day.- trump values every day. talk to us about the — trump values every day. talk to us about the people _ trump values every day. talk to us about the people who - trump values every day. talk to us about the people who are - trump values every day. talk to us about the people who are in | us about the people who are in that special box with the former president. quite a number of the florida delegation with him? my body brian mast. — delegation with him? my body brian mast, a _ delegation with him? my body brian mast, a double - delegation with him? my bodyj brian mast, a double amputee delegation with him? my body i brian mast, a double amputee is down there, one of the greatest quys down there, one of the greatest guys who lost his legs, a bomb technician in afghanistan. we have corey mills from florida, marjorie taylor greene from

georgia, and you look over and you see a leader running through you see a leader running throuthd vance. looks like lisa next to him. then you have the senators, the first time i have seen these senators are sitting behind the house members, it is usually the opposite, so much so that we repeal the stickers off the seat and make them how things again. i respect the trump campaign for putting the senators back behind the house members. applause. inaudible. the texas delegation have taken their cowboy hats off and i waving them frantically in the direction of ted cruz because this is a celebration of republicans and the hard work they have put in.—

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through solutions, government problems, he was really good to work with and his team was excellent are to be able to come up with these compromises, you would not think that with the perception of who donald trump is when you look at somebody like ted cruz, yilka jd vance, nikki haley, so many you would never have thought would come to the convention and support donald trump, not only other here but they deliver messages of support. this is a big dealfor republicans in the united states right now. i republicans in the united states right now.- republicans in the united states right now. i think it is the force _ states right now. i think it is the force of _ states right now. i think it is the force of his _ states right now. i think it is the force of his support - states right now. i think it isj the force of his support from the force of his support from the base _ the force of his support from the base that has given them no other_ the base that has given them no other option. the the base that has given them no other option-— other option. the voters gave them no other— other option. the voters gave them no other option. - other option. the voters gave them no other option. yes, . other option. the voters gave i them no other option. yes, the republican _ them no other option. yes, the republican are _ them no other option. yes, the republican are based _ them no other option. yes, the republican are based voters, i republican are based voters, the american voters, their intensity— the american voters, their intensity notjust in the american voters, their intensity not just in this room. _ intensity not just in this room, the focus groups we see,

despite — room, the focus groups we see, despite the criminal investigations, the prosecutions, as time has gone forward — prosecutions, as time has gone forward on _ prosecutions, as time has gone forward on as inflation has a gym. — forward on as inflation has a gym, post—pandemic inflation, there _ gym, post—pandemic inflation, there is— gym, post—pandemic inflation, there is a — gym, post—pandemic inflation, there is a willingness but among _ there is a willingness but among many there is a desire to embrace — among many there is a desire to embrace donald trump that is given— embrace donald trump that is given his _ embrace donald trump that is given his former rivals senators running for re—election, republicans, no other— re—election, republicans, no other choice. but to rally around _ other choice. but to rally around him.— other choice. but to rally around him. ~ ., , ., around him. where does that desire come _ around him. where does that desire come from? _ around him. where does that desire come from? it - around him. where does that desire come from? it is - around him. where does that desire come from? it is a - desire come from? it is a desire come from? it is a desire to _ desire come from? it is a desire to win, _ desire come from? it is a desire to win, for- desire come from? it is a desire to win, for them i desire come from? it is a| desire to win, for them to desire come from? it is a - desire to win, for them to feel like a — desire to win, for them to feel like a winnerand desire to win, for them to feel like a winner and they running against — like a winner and they running against him could cost them dearly, _ against him could cost them dearly, it _ against him could cost them dearly, it has been shown again and again— dearly, it has been shown again and again in context. the other is economic. the economy, there are many— is economic. the economy, there are many ways to measure it, many— are many ways to measure it, many aspects that are in recovery, but the aspect of his americans— recovery, but the aspect of his americans are most weather republican, democrat or independent or cannot vote, is

how— independent or cannot vote, is how much— independent or cannot vote, is how much money you have in your checking _ how much money you have in your checking account, how much groceries _ checking account, how much groceries cost, the impact of post—pandemic inflation is taking _ post—pandemic inflation is taking place during the joe biden— taking place during the joe biden term in office. it has depressed democrat enthusiasm for the _ depressed democrat enthusiasm for the candidate and increased republican enthusiasm, trying to ring — republican enthusiasm, trying to ring donald trump back. how do ou to ring donald trump back. how do you think _ to ring donald trump back. how do you think the _ to ring donald trump back. firm" do you think the events of the last 3.5 weeks have been playing for the rest of the race? . , . playing for the rest of the race? ., , ., ., race? that is an important question- _ race? that is an important question. the _ race? that is an important l question. the condemnation race? that is an important - question. the condemnation of the assassination attempt against donald trump. inaudible. i think it has had the inaudible. | think it has had the dual_ inaudible. i think it has had the dual effect of giving him a bit of— the dual effect of giving him a bit of a — the dual effect of giving him a bit of a political short for a

few— bit of a political short for a few days _ bit of a political short for a few days and the right to set the terms, and i also think in a strange _ the terms, and i also think in a strange way it is probably shifted _ a strange way it is probably shifted the news coverage away from _ shifted the news coverage away from the — shifted the news coverage away from the democratic effort, some — from the democratic effort, some discussions inside democrat rooms about whether he should _ democrat rooms about whether he should be — democrat rooms about whether he should be replaced, but on balance _ should be replaced, but on balance politically, that is how— balance politically, that is how donald trump wanted it. the country _ how donald trump wanted it. the country has — how donald trump wanted it. the country has taken a pause, a moment— country has taken a pause, a moment of rushing back the violent— moment of rushing back the violent imagery of the news coverage, an opponent firing in the candidate, one of the big questions is how long will it last — questions is how long will it last. fundamentally the election of right now is probably not going to be about inaudible. it will probably be about— inaudible. it will probably be about inflation. i will see that— about inflation. i will see that america is glad that, even

as controversial as inaudible, that the — as controversial as inaudible, that the target did not work, it did — that the target did not work, it did not _ that the target did not work, it did not work, so now what comes— it did not work, so now what comes next? former president trump — comes next? former president trump has _ comes next? former president trump has the idea that when you survive some like that, it may— you survive some like that, it may change you, but i think the question— may change you, but i think the question is— may change you, but i think the question is how and for how long. — question is how and for how long. and _ question is how and for how long, and how will that impact the election.— long, and how will that impact the election. thank you so much for bein: the election. thank you so much for being with _ the election. thank you so much for being with us _ the election. thank you so much for being with us and _ the election. thank you so much for being with us and bbc - the election. thank you so much for being with us and bbc news. riley, just picking up on the point that margaret was saying there about when you are shot at it changes you, as donald trump said, and know all about that. you are with steve earlier on the day? i that. you are with steve earlier on the day? i was, does chance earlier on the day? i was, does change you. — earlier on the day? i was, does change you, and _ earlier on the day? i was, does change you, and the _ earlier on the day? i was, does change you, and the question i earlier on the day? i was, does| change you, and the question is whether change the people who live, eat and breathe politics every day? is it change their

viewpoint for an extended period? as i said to you before, unfortunately it did not change those individuals enough after the baseball shooting but maybe this is a reminder, maybe a larger scale for the presidential candidate and especially former president. maybe it will be something new for americans to take a second look at and realise this is something that leads to violence and we need to take a step back and realise there are issues with the youth vote for democrats as well. this goes to what we talk about with the potential for violent behaviour. i was with the harvard institute of politics earlier in the shirley poll that with young males, young voting age males, democrats only have a 6—point range. it was a 25 point inaudible. what do they chart that difference for, put it down to?

this is a generation that grew up this is a generation that grew up during covid. my kids were in college during covid and when they got back it was like most vigilantes and there are too many people around and science did not back up those methods. scientists knew that. i think it is a host of things. young people in america now want to stand up and fight. a standing ovation there for ted cruz. i thought it was for me, i thought they were listening. we have a generation that has been coddled and everyone gets a trophy, science matters, safe spaces and no personal responsibility. many young people have had enough and they are looking at republicans and looking at conservatives, looking at conservatives, looking at conservatives, looking at our ideals and that will change demographics for years to come. joined now by

the former director of the office of civil rights. thank you for being with us. just been talking about young people and how some of them are turning away from the democrat towards the republican party into donald trump. what put that down to? there is tremendous energy here. you saw it when trump walked in, the place exploded. there is a new energy because of the vision, freedom, the ability of economic opportunity, you see a lot of young people feeling they have been left behind, they have been left behind, they cannot afford gas, they cannot pay rent, housing. this is a sad state of affairs when an american dream has been robbed from young people and the policy behind what is been put forward today's exciting. what do you see that vision as was to mark it goes back to the founding vision the government is not in control of our lives, the american people are in control of our lives. we are bein:

control of our lives. we are being run _ control of our lives. we are being run by _ control of our lives. we are being run by bureaucrats i control of our lives. we are i being run by bureaucrats and regulations, you cannot buy a car without a billion different environmental restrictions. people do not want to be forced into buying an electric vehicle. instead the federal government is trying to mandate, taking away gas stoves. people are tired of the government telling them what to do and this is an issue that cuts across classes and age, it cuts across classes and age, it cuts across classes and age, it cuts across races.— cuts across races. when you talk about — cuts across races. when you talk about environmental i talk about environmental policies, that is notjust down to the us, that is something that all countries around the world come together at you when conferences to decide on what is in best interest of humanity.— is in best interest of humani . , , , ., humanity. the best interest of humanity. the best interest of humanity is — humanity. the best interest of humanity is economic - humanity is economic development. the poorest of the poon development. the poorest of the poor, the countries with the worst environmental records and clean up their environment. if we can make america energy and dominant as we were a few years ago we will getjobs and a better environment and cleaner air for everybody. especially

for the poorest of the poor. good solid energy abundance is great for the world because that leaves and gives us the ability to innovate and clean up ability to innovate and clean up the environment. aha, ability to innovate and clean up the environment.- up the environment. a few moments _ up the environment. a few moments ago _ up the environment. a few moments ago it _ up the environment. a few moments ago it was i up the environment. a few moments ago it was said i up the environment. a few i moments ago it was said that america has become unsafe under joe biden. ~ , ., joe biden. why would he say that? look _ joe biden. why would he say that? look at _ joe biden. why would he say that? look at the _ joe biden. why would he say that? look at the numbers. | joe biden. why would he say i that? look at the numbers. you have crime skyrocketing. i live near dc and it is not safe to walk the streets anymore. you walk the streets anymore. you walk the streets and you see the homeless. elon muskjust left california his business to taxes because of the governance. this if you have politics that does not seal our borders or crackdown on crime, that lets amphetamines and violent criminals come across the border, the crime issue is... . ~ the border, the crime issue is... . talking about crime, though. — is... . talking about crime, though. and _ is... . talking about crime, though, and streets - is... . talking about crime, though, and streets being l is... . talking about crime, i though, and streets being less safe than they were, there has been a movement from the

republican party, from donald trump called the fund the police and that is what has happened in parts of the country where there is just not the same funding going to law enforcement.— the same funding going to law enforcement. that is not come from donald — enforcement. that is not come from donald trump. _ enforcement. that is not come from donald trump. there i enforcement. that is not come from donald trump. there are| from donald trump. there are not as many — from donald trump. there are not as many officers _ from donald trump. there are not as many officers on - from donald trump. there are not as many officers on the i not as many officers on the street. . , not as many officers on the street. ., , ., street. that is from the left, they want — street. that is from the left, they want to _ street. that is from the left, they want to defund - street. that is from the left, they want to defund the i street. that is from the left, i they want to defund the police. and when anti— fire has taken over the country, —— antifa, thatis over the country, —— antifa, that is when defund the police had its moment. we need to go back to the principles of law and order. if we had actual funding of police and making sure that we do not have gangs at night threatening women then you will have peace and prosperity and that is a basic function of the government. make our streets safe again. in the last administration you worked in the office of civil rights. what would a newer trump administration up look like? it trump administration up look like? ., , ., ., .

like? it would be a fantastic. you've seen _ like? it would be a fantastic. you've seen a _ like? it would be a fantastic. you've seen a lot _ like? it would be a fantastic. you've seen a lot of - like? it would be a fantastic. l you've seen a lot of diversity, different faiths and faces. we are notjudged by the colour of our skin but by the content of our skin but by the content of our character and that is what we need to come back to. affirmative action efforts and university are unconstitutional and that should be rolled back. when you see a colourblind vision of america put into place it is a beautiful thing. hispanics are flocking to this vision. when you have everybody judged on merit, not on toxic principles and quotas. we need to get back to that.— to get back to that. what role would you _ to get back to that. what role would you have _ to get back to that. what role would you have for _ to get back to that. what role would you have for yourself i to get back to that. what role| would you have for yourself in that? i would you have for yourself in that? ., , ., ., ., that? i would be honoured to serve. that? i would be honoured to serve- it— that? i would be honoured to serve. it would _ that? i would be honoured to serve. it would be _ that? i would be honoured to i serve. it would be presumptuous to assume anything but i would be honoured.— to assume anything but i would be honoured. another point that

comes around _ be honoured. another point that comes around is _ be honoured. another point that comes around is involving i comes around is involving religious... there are critics who say the republic party desertjust who say the republic party desert just like who say the republic party desertjust like —— is trying to do blur the lines between religion and state. i to do blur the lines between religion and state.— religion and state. i have a riaht religion and state. i have a ri . ht to religion and state. i have a right to express _ religion and state. i have a right to express my - religion and state. i have a right to express my beliefs religion and state. i have a i right to express my beliefs and in this country everyone does. and that is the genius of the american system. unfortunately the winds of secularism have tried to push religion into the background and treat it like secondhand smoke. just do it in your church and even then they want to say that they need to be taxed as one of these key nonprofit institutions, they want to drive god completely out of public debate when it should be available for people to freely express and exercise. we will have to leave it there for the moment. thank you indeed forjoining us on bbc news. it is very noisy as you

can tell here at the republican national convention here in milwaukee. 0ur correspondent is beneath us here on the convention floor and we can have a quick word with her now. donald trump and jd vance are in the arena here tonight with a rapturous reception we saw a little while ago. what is it like where you are? the last seaker like where you are? the last speakerjust _ like where you are? the last speakerjust wrapped - like where you are? the last speakerjust wrapped up, i like where you are? the lastj speakerjust wrapped up, he like where you are? the last i speakerjust wrapped up, he is an everyday american. donald trump stood up for him as he finished his speech and he touched on all those issues that donald trump, that are important to donald trump in terms of policy. water crime and supporting police officers. and we're just behind the texas delegation so when ted cruz came on there was a huge standing ovation. to the left of me i can see donald trump. jd vance arriving before him. he got a standing ovation and

donald trump, yesterday we saw him in that some viewed and emotional demeanour, very affected. similar today, emotional demeanour, very affected. similartoday, he was in high spirits and chatting away tojd vance. 0f in high spirits and chatting away tojd vance. of course in high spirits and chatting away tojd vance. 0f coursejd away to jd vance. of course jd vance and donald trump away tojd vance. 0f coursejd vance and donald trump are due to address the conference and that will happen later this week. ., ., , ,, .,~ ., week. you have been speaking to some of the _ week. you have been speaking to some of the delegates _ week. you have been speaking to some of the delegates there. i some of the delegates there. what is their view on how the convention is going so far? they are loving it. they think it is a unified convention which is something that we believe donald trump will be touching on, that unity, that is what we expect from a speech on thursday, following that assassination attempt. i spoke to a member of the texas delegation about how they feel

regarding the florida governor ron desantis and the former un ambassador nikki haley. they are due to give a speech in 15 minutes time. they will once rivals have donald trump. nikki haley in particular, there was a lot of bitter blood between nikki haley and them at the height of the primary she accused donald trump of being unhinged. i asked the delegate how he felt about the speeches about both people he said he was a big supporter of ron desantis but is now behind donald trump. he said it was not quite sure about nikki haley, he thought that nikki haley, he thought that nikki haley said a lot of stuff that he did not agree with but he was still looking forward to the speeches and hoping that they would really get behind donald trump and express that view of unity. that is what people who keep on saying, they keep going on about the importance of unity. that is what they want to hear from mr desantis and ms hayley this

evening. desantis and ms hayley this evenina. ., ~ .., evening. our north america correspondent _ evening. our north america correspondent their - evening. our north america | correspondent their speaking evening. our north america i correspondent their speaking to us from the convention floor. this is coming to you live, this programme from the national —— republican national convention here in milwaukee. it is the second night of the convention on the is make america safe again. donald trump andjd america safe again. donald trump and jd vance have arrived and they are sitting in the vv vip section just beneath us here and they have been chatting all night and listening to the speakers but clearly engaged in each other and donald trump �*s son is sitting beside them there and a number of other members of the republican party. a large number of the florida delegation with them as well. and as was just described their later tonight and injust and as was just described their later tonight and in just a few moments actually we will start to hear from moments actually we will start to hearfrom some moments actually we will start to hear from some of those would be challenges to donald trump who have now pledged

their support to him. we will hearfrom nikki haley, we will hearfrom nikki haley, we will hearfrom nikki haley, we will hearfrom ron desantis and many others and at that point we say goodbye to our viewers on pbs. thank you for being with us. and to all of our viewers around the world and the uk, thank you for being with us here on bbc news. i am now joined by lisa maclean, the congresswoman from michigan, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. you have a big smile on yourface on bbc news. you have a big smile on your face since you walked in here. 50 smile on your face since you walked in here.— walked in here. so for the convention _ walked in here. so for the convention is _ walked in here. so for the convention is a _ walked in here. so for the convention is a success. i walked in here. so for the| convention is a success. it walked in here. so for the i convention is a success. it is an absolute success. the energy that you can feel in this arena is overwhelming. it makes you feel good, people have smiles on their face and i think it feel good, people have smiles on theirface and i think it is a good day. on their face and i think it is a good day-— a good day. just a few days since the — a good day. just a few days since the attempted - since the attempted assassination on donald trump and a supporter of his at that

rally lost his life and two others injured. has change the plan for the week? i others injured. has change the plan for the week?— plan for the week? i don't think it has _ plan for the week? i don't think it has changed i plan for the week? i don't think it has changed the i plan for the week? i don't i think it has changed the plan. it is not changed in terms of what we will talk about. i think we will hear the president and speak about national unity the other thing i think that has changed is security. just to make sure that we are safe. at the end of the day violence does not have a place in politics. we should be able to have a spirited debate but respect each other at the end of the day. people are seeing a different message from donald trump. i think they see a message with a lot more focus on the issues. i see a message with a lot more focus on the issues.— focus on the issues. i will 'ust focus on the issues. i will just interrupt _ focus on the issues. i will just interrupt you - focus on the issues. i will. just interrupt you hopefully you can stay with us and coming onto stage now is nikki haley and we want to hear what she

has to say so let's listen to her. my my fellow republicans, president trump, president trump asked me to speak to this convention in the name of unity. it was a gracious invitation and i was happy to accept. i will start by making

one thing perfectly clear. donald trump has my strong endorsement, period. 0ur endorsement, period. our country is at a critical moment. we have a choice to make. for more than one year i said a vote forjoe biden is a vote for president kamala harris. that may come alive harris. after seeing the debate, everyone knows that is true. if we have four more years of

biden for a single day of harris, our country will be badly worse off. for the sake of our nation, we have to go with donald trump. there is more to it than that. we should acknowledge that there are some americans who do not agree with donald trump 100% of the time. i happen to know some of them. i want to speak to them tonight. applause. my message to them is simple. you do not have to agree with trump 100% of the

time to vote for him. take it from me, i have not always agreed with president trump. but we agree more often than we disagree. we agree on keeping america strong. we agree on keeping america safe. we agree that democrats have moved so far to the left that they are putting our freedoms in far to the left that they are putting ourfreedoms in danger. i am here tonight because we have a country to save. and a unified republican party is essential for saving her.

applause.— essential for saving her. i applause._ for essential for saving her. - applause._ for those applause. usa! usa! for those who have some _ applause. usa! usa! for those who have some doubts - applause. usa! usa! for those who have some doubts about i who have some doubts about president trump, i want to tell you a view things about the command in achieve i know and worked with. as ambassador to the united nations, i had a front row seat to his national security policies. we sure could use those again. think about it. when barack 0bama was president, vladimir putin invaded crimea. whenjoe biden as president, vladimir putin

ingrid —— invaded all ukraine. when donald trump was present, but recruiter did nothing. no invasions. —— vladimir putin did nothing. no invasions, no war. that was no accident. vladimir putin did not attract ukraine because he knew donald trump was tough. a strong president is not star wars, a strong president prevents was. don't make a strong president does not start wars. then look at the middle east. every problem in that part of the world can be laid at the feet of iran. the dictator who

chance death to america are the bank rollers and weapon suppliers for thomas and hezbollah. the behind the barbaric massacres and the hostagetaking, once again compare trump and biden. trump got us out of the inseam iran nuclear deal. —— insane. he imposed the toughest sanctions ever on arana. he eliminated the arch terrorist. arana was too weak to start any wars, they knew that trump meant business and they were afraid. and then there isjoe biden. he

lifted the sanctions, he begged them to get back into the nuclear deal, he surrendered in afghanistan, he sent every possible sign of weakness, even now while hamas is still holding americans hostage, joe biden is pressuring israel is that of the terrorists. between israel and hamas, that of the terrorists. between israeland hamas, donald that of the terrorists. between israel and hamas, donald trump is clear about who was our friend and he was the enemy. —— who is our enemy. then look at the border. it is the single biggest threat americans face. underjoe biden, migrants are coming into our country by the thousands every day. we have no

idea who they are, where they end up or what they plan to do. let me remind you, kamala harris had onejob, onejob, and that was to fix the border. now imagine her in charge of the entire country. under donald trump, we did not have the border disaster we have today and we will not when he is present again. —— is a president again. i was proud to serve in the donald trump covenant and i will tell you something you will not hear from the critics. he appreciated advice and input. americans are well served by his presidency, even if they did not agree with him on all

things. now, to my fellow republicans, we must not only be a unified party, we must also expand our party. we are so much better when we are bigger. we are stronger when we welcome people into our party who have different backgrounds and experiences. right now we need to be strong to save america. this is a defining moment, not only for our party before our country. our fellow americans are fearful right now. families are suffering from inflation and wages they do not keep up with prices. young people are being indoctrinated to think our country is racist and evil. the

jewish community is facing an obscene rise and enter semitism. too many minorities are trapped in communities devastated by crime. 0ur foreign enemies when when they see americans hate each other. they see that today, whether it is on college campuses or in a field in butler pennsylvania. we can conquer those fears with strength and unity. no president can fix all of our problems alone. we have to do this together. america has an amazing ability to self correct, in this moment we have a chance to put aside our differences and focus on what unites us and strengthens our country.

applause. let usjoin country. applause. let us join together as a party, let us come together as a people, as one country strong and proud, let us show our children in the world that even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in america. god bless you, thank you, god bless the united states of america. applause. congresswoman lisa mclean is still with me, listening to nikki haley. rina desantis is on his way out now so we will listen to the florida governor. another individual who had run against trump.

life was more affordable when donald trump was president from our border was safer under the trump administration in our country was respected when donald trump was our commander in achieve. joe biden has failed this nation, as a veteran i was appalled when 13 of our servicemembers were killed in afghanistan due to joe biden's dereliction of duty. as a citizen, a husband and a father, i am alarmed that the current president of the united states lacks the capability to discharge the duties of his office. 0ur enemies do not confine their desires to between 10am and 4pm. we need a commander in

achieve who can lead 24 hours a day and seven days a week, america cannot afford four years of a weekend at bernie his presidency. let's be honest. let's be honest here. joe biden isjust the figurehead, a tool for imposing a leftist agenda on the american people. they support open borders, allowing millions and millions of illegal aliens to pour into our country and birds in our communities but just do not send any martha's vineyard, then they get upset. they have unleashed progressive prosecutors across our nation

who care more about coddling criminals then about protecting their own communities. they use their own communities. they use the unelected bureaucracy to impose their will on us without our consent, and the weaponised clinical power to target their political opponents are likely have done to our own nominee. they want to ban gas automobiles, eliminate second amendment rights, and impose gender ideology on everyone from our infantrymen to kindergarten. they stand for eei, which really means division, exclusion and indoctrination, it is wrong. they mandated that you show proof of a covid—i9 vaccine to go to a restaurant that the oppose requiring proof of citizenship to cast a vote.

they cannot even define what a woman is. donald trump stands in their way, and woman is. donald trump stands in theirway, and he woman is. donald trump stands in their way, and he stands up for america. in their way, and he stands up foramerica. donald in their way, and he stands up for america. donald trump has been demonised, he has been sued, prosecuted, and he nearly lost his life. we cannot let him down and we cannot let america down. it is the values of this republican party that reflect our nation's founding principles. we believe schools should educate, not indoctrinate. we stand for parents rights, including universal school choice. we

support law and order, not rioting and a disorder, we seek a strong focused united states military, not one distracted by a social agenda. we reject entrenched political class and we demand term limits for members of congress. we stand for fiscal sanity, members of congress. we stand forfiscal sanity, low members of congress. we stand for fiscal sanity, low taxes and reduced debt. we seek to reclaim the constitutional government as envisioned by our founding fathers by bringing the administrative state to heal once and for all. we believe that you must be a citizen in order to vote and that photo ids should be required before casting a ballot. we stand for strong borders and believe that our

nation must have a shared civic culture and we oppose any immigration that stands apart or in contrast to our american values. we believe in the principles articulated in the declaration of independence that our rights come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of the almighty including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. none of this is easy but it can be done. for decades my home state saw elections determined by razor thin margins. today due to bold leadership the democratic party lies in ruins. the left is in retreat. freedom rains supreme. the woke mind virus is dead and florida is a solid republican

state. now electing donald trump gives us the chance to do this all across america. and we have a responsibility to step up have a responsibility to step up and make it happen and we have a responsibility to preserve what george washington called the sacred fire of liberty. this was a fire that burned in independence hall in 1776 when 56 men pledged their lives, theirfortunes 1776 when 56 men pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honour to establish this nation. it is a fire that burned at a cemetery in gettysburg pennsylvania when our nation's first republican president pledged this nation to a new freedom. it is a fire that burned at the foot of the berlin wall in 1987 when our nations 40th president stood in front of that wall and said mr gorbachev, tear down this wall.

this is not a responsibility we should fear. it is a responsibility we should welcome. after all, responsibility we should welcome. afterall, if responsibility we should welcome. after all, if not us, who? and if not now, when? let's make the 45th president of the united states the 47th president of the united states. let's elect republicans up and down the ballot and let's heed the call of our party's nominee to fight, fight, fight for these united states. thank you. god bless you. thank you so much. ., ., ., ., much. florida governor ron desantis — much. florida governor ron desantis there. _ much. florida governor ron desantis there. whipping i much. florida governor roni desantis there. whipping the

crowd into even more excitement here at the republican national convention and at one time he was running against donald trump to have his party's nomination to run for the white housein nomination to run for the white house in november. i still have michigan congresswoman lisa maclean here with us. thank you for being with us during those speeches. donald trump himself arriving early so he could hear what they have to say. what did you make of what they said? i think what you see tonight is the actions of matching their words. donald trump is unifying the party by everything you see evidenced on the stage tonight. nikki haley to ron desantis, we may disagree but at the end of the day we agree to make america, to put america first, to make america great. we agree on policy, we agree on the issues. and that is what we saw tonight from nikki haley and

ivan desantis, a call for unity. ivan desantis, a call for uni . ., , unity. there were some audible blowin: unity. there were some audible blowing from — unity. there were some audible blowing from the _ unity. there were some audible blowing from the auditorium i blowing from the auditorium when nikki haley walked out. unfortunately there was. but at the end of the night and at the end of her speech i don't think we heard those boos. people heard her message of coming together, disagreement is not disloyalty but i tell you, we need donald trump back in the white house because when he was in the white house she is a foreign policy expert, ambassador to the un, she pointed out there were no wars under donald trump, our borders were secure and under president biden �*s presidency that is the complete opposite. so even though we may not agree on 100% of everything we do agree on the majority of things. she the ma'ority of things. she made the majority of things. she made that _ the majority of things. she made that point, - the majority of things. she made that point, didn't she, adding a few laughs from the

audience there that some people do not agree with donald trump all the time. i do not agree with donald trump all the time.— all the time. i don't agree with my — all the time. i don't agree with my husband - all the time. i don't agree with my husband all i all the time. i don't agree with my husband all the i all the time. i don't agree i with my husband all the time though my husband always agrees with me. �* ., ., ~ though my husband always agrees with me. �* ., ., ,, ., with me. and to talk to you about your _ with me. and to talk to you about your own _ with me. and to talk to you about your own state, i with me. and to talk to you i about your own state, michigan, about your own state, michigan, a background state key for whichever candidate wants to end up in the oval office. how do you view things there at the moment? i do you view things there at the moment? . , do you view things there at the moment? ., , ., , , . moment? i am very optimistic. extremely _ moment? i am very optimistic. extremely optimistic. - moment? i am very optimistic. extremely optimistic. people i moment? i am very optimistic. | extremely optimistic. people in my state and especially people in my district, what they care about is economic issues. they are suffering under the past 3.5 years under this administration. they cannot put gas in their car, they cannot feed theirfamily. gas in their car, they cannot feed their family. they put groceries on their credit card. we are first—time homebuyers that cannot afford interest rates. they care about the kitchen table issues that were much better when donald trump was president than they are. i5 was president than they are. is the race is tied in michigan as

lead us to believe? i’m the race is tied in michigan as lead us to believe?— lead us to believe? i'm not a ollster lead us to believe? i'm not a pollster but _ lead us to believe? i'm not a pollster but i _ lead us to believe? i'm not a pollster but i can _ lead us to believe? i'm not a pollster but i can tell - lead us to believe? i'm not a pollster but i can tell you i pollster but i can tell you from the feeling on the ground that there is a feeling of hope and inspiration. i don't know that the poles necessarily reflect. i don't think donald trump is going to win by double digits but i don't think it is going to be quite as tight maybe some people think. especially the people in my district. the uaw workers, heavily manufacturing. the biden policies of 70% of these vehicles being electric by 2030, those union workers, those line workers are afraid that if we continue under president biden �*s policy they will be out of a job. they are motivated and they are going to show up to vote and i think thatis show up to vote and i think that is a very critical point. the biden administration would say that maybe those fossil fuel related jobs are to be replaced by green energy type

ofjobs replaced by green energy type of jobs and replaced by green energy type ofjobs and that is what he and his team are looking to do. there have been some solids turned on the beginning of new factories. , , factories. the issue with the new factories _ factories. the issue with the new factories is, _ factories. the issue with the new factories is, one, i factories. the issue with the new factories is, one, there | factories. the issue with the i new factories is, one, there is the subsidies. no—one is buying the subsidies. no—one is buying the vehicles. they burn up, they start on fire in the summer and they don't start in winter. in michigan we can care about combustion energy. if you want to buy an electric car, people in michigan are not opposed to but please do not mandate that for me. it's make sure that we secure ourjobs before we eliminate an entire sector. jid before we eliminate an entire sector. , , ., . before we eliminate an entire sector. , . . , . before we eliminate an entire sector. , ., . ,. , sector. jd vance the vp pic is from ohio — sector. jd vance the vp pic is from ohio which _ sector. jd vance the vp pic is from ohio which borders i sector. jd vance the vp pic isj from ohio which borders your state. does his election sway any of your voters?— state. does his election sway any of your voters? part of the reason that — any of your voters? part of the reason that donald _ any of your voters? part of the reason that donald trump i any of your voters? part of the i reason that donald trump picked jd vance was because he

understands the issues of the rustbelt. he understands our issues because we are very similar in state. similar in practice, similar in economy, and in what we produce. so i think that will help because people can relate to him. do ou people can relate to him. do you think — people can relate to him. do you think the issue of the war in gaza in your own state, obviously in michigan you have the largest population of arab—american some muslim americans in this country, how significantly do you thinkjoe biden's position is impacting him among supporters? itrier?r him among supporters? very significantly. _ him among supporters? very significantly. the _ him among supporters? - significantly. the problem is thatjoe biden is playing the middle of the road which is the most dangerous place to be. he has managed to irritate both sides. we have a strong was in population in our state and it is not playing well. miii population in our state and it is not playing well.— is not playing well. will it translate _ is not playing well. will it translate into _ is not playing well. will it translate into votes i is not playing well. will it translate into votes for i is not playing well. will it i translate into votes for donald trump? people will remember the

muslim band the donald trump had during his first term. i do not necessarily _ had during his first term. i do not necessarily know - had during his first term. i if not necessarily know if it will translate into votes for donald trump. what i do believe is that more probable is theyjust will not vote. they will just stay home. and that is the beauty of donald trump. look at my county. in 2016 when donald trump won he won by 11 points. in 2020 he only won by eight and the voter turnout was low. i think what you are going to see in this election cycle are motivated to vote and vote for donald trump to raise the numbers. to your point, i do not necessarily think we will convert those muslim voters but they are not going to vote for joe biden and odds are they will stay home and in essence thatis will stay home and in essence that is a vote for donald trump. that is a vote for donald trum -. ~ that is a vote for donald trump-— that is a vote for donald trum. ~ ., ., trump. we hear about the concept — trump. we hear about the concept of _ trump. we hear about the concept of the _ trump. we hear about the concept of the double i trump. we hear about the i concept of the double haters in some of these battleground

states have you come across that? , , , ~ ., that? sometimes, yes. and what i sa to that? sometimes, yes. and what i say to those _ that? sometimes, yes. and what i say to those folks _ that? sometimes, yes. and what i say to those folks is _ that? sometimes, yes. and what i say to those folks is that - that? sometimes, yes. and what i say to those folks is that we i i say to those folks is that we have a very unique situation where both candidates have actually done the job. so if you dislike or hate, to use your word, forget about the personality, who was your life better under? donald trump or joe biden? it is a no—brainer. the policies of donald trump are much more palatable and much better than the policies of the current administration. borders were closed and we did not have the crime surge. we just lost an officer from one of my neighbouring towns who was ambushed. his bond was $100,000 bond for a criminal

who shot and killed a police officer. i who shot and killed a police officer. ., , ., officer. i am sorry to interrupt _ officer. i am sorry to interrupt you - officer. i am sorry to interrupt you but i officer. i am sorry to \ interrupt you but our officer. i am sorry to _ interrupt you but our programme is about to end so apologies for that. thank you so much, congresswoman lisa mclean. hello. well, it looks like we're in for a break from the heavy rain, the cooler weather. and in its place, something warmer is heading our way. in fact, it'll turn quite hot for some of us briefly towards the end of the week, maybe into the weekend as well. i want to show you the big picture. here in blue, colour—coded, is the jet stream, and you can see it sort of curving northwards, and that opens up the doors for the hot air to stream in from the southern climes. but that's still to reach us. this is what it looks like right now. it's relatively quiet on the weather front. plenty of clear weather through the early hours, a bit of mist and fog here and there, but that's pretty much it. and early morning temperatures, about 12 to m degrees at about 7am. so the forecast, then, for wednesday shows a weak ridge of high pressure over the uk, but not too far away, there's a weather front. that's going to brush ireland

and maybe western parts of scotland, so at times cloudier here. and also inland, we'll see clouds bubbling up, those cumulus clouds. some of them will turn into showers, so there is a chance of catching a shower on wednesday. but the vast majority of us should have a dry day. 2a in london, about 21 expected in the lowlands of scotland. really, a fine day for some of us. you'd call it a perfect summer's day. now, thursday, this weather front approaches western parts of the uk, so admittedly cloudier with some spits and spots of rain here. further east, it'll be sunny and turning really quite warm by thursday — 27 in london. we're approaching the low or mid 20s across northern england too, and then by the time we get to friday, very little in the way of wind. the air�*s coming in from the south. the weather's been dominated by this high pressure here, although in the north—west, we are being brushed by a weather system, so perhaps some cloud and rain here. no heatwave on offer for north—western parts of the uk, but a brief

dose of heat. let's call it a hot spell, not a heatwave, on the way for parts of england. in fact, in the southeast... well, 29 is the forecast for london right now, but i wouldn't be surprised if one or two spots reach 30 celsius. but it is going to be brief. hence it's not technically a heatwave. you can see by the time we get to saturday and sunday, the temperatures ease to the seasonal norm. bye— bye.

hello, i'm caitriona perry. welcome to this special bbc news live coverage of the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin. normally home to the milwaukee basketball team and this we came to the republican national convention. it is like two and in the last our former president donald trump entered the convention hall to loud cheers, as you can see now he warmly greeted his new running mate jd vance. warmly greeted his new running matejd vance. donald trump arrived in time to hear his primary rivals, former us ambassador to the un and governor of south carolina nikki haley in the current

florida governor ron desantis, both addressing the convention