this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the race for the white house gets underway in earnest, with the democratic party's virtual convention. in a keynote speech, the formerfirst lady, michelle obama, launched a scathing attack on donald trump. whenever we look to this white house for some leadership or consolation or any semblance of steadiness what we get instead is chaos, division and a total and utter lack of empathy. opposition protesters in belarus have held a ninth night of protests against president alexander lu kashenko, whose re—election has been

widely condemned as fraudulent. california's death valley has registered the highest temperature ever recorded on earth. and the maker of fortnite, one of the world's most popular video games, is filing a second lawsuit against apple to try and stop the tech company from blocking it. good to have you with us. the democratic convention has got underway in the united states. but like everything these days, it looked very different, with none of the razzmatazz usually on show when america's major political parties meet to elect their presidential nominee. instead of speeches in front

of cheering crowds, during a two—hour televised event, there was series of live—streamed and pre—recorded appearances by the party's big names. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. remote, virtual and very unconventional. a political gathering in an era of coronavirus. made for tv event, introduced from a studio in los angeles by a hollywood actress. welcome to the 2020 democratic national convention... it showcased the stories of ordinary americans on its first night and highlighted the issue of racial injustice after weeks of racial injustice after weeks of protests around the country. the grim death toll from covid—19 was a running thing with speaker after speaker condemning the donald trump

administration's record on dealing with the virus. the main task was to showcase joe biden. shall obama said the former vice president had the experience needed to tackle the coronavirus crisis and, when it came to the president, she did not hold back. so let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can, donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he has had more than enough time to prove he can do thejob but he is clearly in over his head, he is clearly in over his head, he cannot meet this moment, he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. it is what it is. with the theme of uniting the country, the convention also heard from several republicans who believe the next president should be a democrat. many of us have been deeply concerned about the current path we have been

following for the past four yea rs. following for the past four years. it is a path that has led to division, dysfunction, irresponsibility and growing vitriol between our citizens. continuing to follow that path will have terrible consequences for america's solve because we have been taken down the wrong road by a president who has pitted one against the other. bernie sanders said they were now united in omission to defeat donald trump. the future of our democracy is at stake, the future of our economy is at sta ke, the future of our economy is at stake, the future of our planet is at stake. we must come together, defeat donald trump and elect joe together, defeat donald trump and electjoe biden and kamala harris as our next president and vice president. the opening salvo of a convention season like no other.

highlighting the absence of mr biden from wisconsin, president trump visited the state on monday. and at a rally in neighouring minnesota, he launched a direct attck onjoe biden and democrats. joe biden the puppet of left—wing extremists trying to erase oui’ left—wing extremists trying to erase our borders, eliminate oui’ erase our borders, eliminate our police, indoctrinate our children, vilify our errors, ta ke children, vilify our errors, take away our energy. you know all about that, take away our energy, if you can believe it. no fossilfuel. energy, if you can believe it. no fossil fuel. destroy our second amendment, the right to life, and put left—wing all the way. they are fascists, some of them, not all of them but some of them but they are getting closer and closer. we have to win this election.

susan, i assume you watch the first night. what did you make of it? it was very unconventional. i think we went into it really wondering if it was really going to work because we've heard about the fa ct because we've heard about the fact that summit was recorded, some not, that it would be interspersed with music —— some was recorded. it did work. i think what was really impressive was actually the weaving together of the politicians with the everyday people and different occupations and different positions and if you are a newcomer and you have not made up newcomer and you have not made up your mind, you are probably more swayed by hearing everyday people than some of the speeches by politicians, with the exception, of course, of

michelle obama but i think the others felt a little bit short in terms of grabbing people. it was the vignettes of everyday people who made the difference. you don't think bernie sanders grabbed the people? he talked about unity within the party and he said this election is the most important one in modern history. did he not hit the mark? he is so well-known and his talk is so well—known that it really was not anything new. yes, he certainly gave the voice to people who follow him and his movement but there is a slight problem in terms of the young progressives, while they love bernie, they were a little bit upset about the fact that more republicans were featured on the first night of the convention than some of the

heroes like alexandra carter 0 rtez. heroes like alexandra carter ortez. do you think this will galvanise people and go out and vote forjoe biden? is this sustainable? the first night is the one people will cheer when which is why they chose to put michelle obama on the platform as it were. but what about the following night? will people just tune out? they will tune in and tune out another state for the full two hours. but tomorrow is a very interesting evening because tomorrow is actually the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote and thatis of women's right to vote and that is when you will have a lot of the women of the party featured that evening and i think the women's vote is critical to democrat's success this time. kamala harris is a big name, what do you think of the decision to appoint her as

vice president runner? it was not unexpected as she brings to the table some very important qualities. fundraising, great debater, experience and the experience part of it is particularly important because a lot of democrats are worried that if something were to happen to joe biden that if something were to happen tojoe biden midway in his term, that they want someone his term, that they want someone who can step writing, experiencing domestic foreign policy and she has sat on some important committees that address those areas. thank you for joining address those areas. thank you forjoining us. address those areas. thank you for joining us. susan address those areas. thank you forjoining us. susan mcmanus joining us from tampa. we will have more on the story in a few minutes but if you want to look at the detail with regards to the virtual convention, do go to our website where you will find analysis of current opinion polls and a feature on the republican governor who is going to give a speech against president trump. 0r download

the bbc app, of course. 0pposition protesters in belarus have been on the streets again calling on the president, alexander lukashenko, to go. they've dismissed his offer of a constitutional referendum, followed by a possible fresh election, as a ploy. earlier in the day, mr lukashenko addressed a group of workers in the capital minsk, from where our correspondent, jonah fisher reports. car horns toot this was the day the workers turned on alexander lukashenko. thousands downing tools and marching to a tractor factory. chanting while the strikers rallied outside, belarus's beleaguered president arrived by helicopter to address those who'd stayed at work. he was no doubt hoping for a friendly crowd.

what he got was a public relations disaster. chanting outside the plant was maria kalesnikava, pretty much the only opposition leader who hasn't been arrested or fled the country. translation: for 26 years, the authorities have humiliated us. thank you for not being afraid. we are not the little people, we are the nation. cheering are you worried about your own safety? no, i'm not worried. i feel very safe here with my people in belarus. what is your message to the international community as they watch what is happening here? we are very thankful for the support of belarus

and, please, only with love and dialogue we can change our lives and our countries. another sign of the president's weakening grip on power came at state tv, where programming was disrupted this morning. 0utside, striking employees chanted "tell the truth." for the last week, government—controlled media has almost entirely avoided the demonstrations and the torture of activists. the momentum is certainly with the protesters who seem to grow in confidence with every passing day. it's very hard to see any way back from this politically for the president. the last few days have shown belarusians willing to take to the streets and to stand up against him. that surely can't be reversed. the big question now is more when and how he goes and whether it happens peacefully.

jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. let's get some of the day's other news: a strong earthquake has shaken the island of masbate in the central philippines. social media post show houses shaking during the tremor — and light—to—moderate damage to roads and buildings. the philippine institute of seismology says the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 but there is no threat of a tsunami from the earthquake but warned that aftershocks are expected. federal officials will face a parliamentary committee over a cruise ship scandal that fuelled australia's coronavirus crisis. more than 2,500 passengers were allowed to leave the ruby princess without being tested after it docked in sydney, in march, despite suspected covid—19 cases on board. the new south wales state government has apologised and has admitted "monumental mista kes" were made. british universities are braced to deal with an increase in calls from students after yesterday's u—turn over how

a—level results were decided. ministers in england, wales and northern ireland have confirmed pupils would be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an alogrithm. universities are now calling for urgent support following the announcement. thousands of anti—government demonstrators have marched through cities across argentina, waving the country's flag and holding placards. they're criticising quarantine restrictions and proposed judicial reform, which they claim will allow the government to shield officials from corruption charges. on friday, president alberto fernandez extended the coronavirus lockdown around the capital until the end of the month. two men have been charged with unsolved murder of jason mizell, known as jam masterjay of the hip hop trio run—dmc. the late dj was shot in 2002 by a masked man

in his recording studio in queens in new york. tanya dendrinos reports. jason mizell, also known as jam masterjay, was one part of run—dmc. the famous hip—hop group formed in 1983, but broke up group formed in 1983, but broke up in 2002, afterjason mizell was mcmurdo that year. the late dj was shot by a masked man in his recording studio in queens in new york. now, 18 years later, two men have been charged with his murder. 56—year—old ronald washington, and 36—year—old carljordan. what we allege in that indictment is on october 30, 2002, nearly 20 years ago, mr jordan and mr washington walked into a music studio in queens, where jason mizell and others we re where jason mizell and others were working, essentially and hanging out. and they walked

again and murdered him in cold blood. ronald washington was named as a possible suspect in 2007, he reportedly had been living in the hip—hop artist's home, just days before his death. now prosecutors claim both he and jordan murdered jason mizell in a drug—related homicide. both men allegedly motivated after they were cut out of a drugs deal. they will now stand trial, and if convicted, could face the death penalty and potentially bring to an end, one of new york's most notorious unsolved murders. tanya dendrinos, abc news. “— murders. tanya dendrinos, abc news. —— bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: beating all records — california's death valley has registered the highest ever temperature on earth. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most

powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! czechoslovakia must be free! chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his home town of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?"

this is bbc news. the latest headline: at the opening of the democratic national convention in the united states, the formerfirst lady, michelle 0bama, launched a scathing attack on donald trump, accusing him of not being up to the job of president. let's stay with that story now. robin swanson is a democratic strategist and and founder of swanson communications. shejoins us from sacramento, california. welcome to the programme. what did you make of the first night of this convention? you know, it was definitely different. we have never done a convention like this before, i have been too many conventions and doing this online takes out some of the emphasis, but i think michelle obama brought the energy that a usual convention would have. it's sort of like having major league baseball,

you can hit the home runs but without the crowd it is hard to ca ptu re without the crowd it is hard to capture that energy. seller 0bama, capture that energy. seller obama, as you mention, did do a very good job of prosecuting the presidency of donald trump and also acting as a character witness forjoe biden. both of those things were really important to do, because elections are about contrast and choices. so that was laid out very clearly for america. both the big speeches from bernie sanders and michelle 0bama really underlined how important they feel this election is. for example, bernie sanders saying, you know, it's the future of our economy, our democracy, our planet. do you think that they will get the votes at this time? that is the key question. many argue thatjoe biden isn't really that strong a candidate. the only thing he really has going for him is that he is not donald trump? well, i think there are going to be a lot of

people voting against donald trump that we are going to see over the next couple of days. while voting forjoe biden. he does start with a 9—point lead, thatis does start with a 9—point lead, that is the strongest lead over an incumbent president in recent history. so we have that going, but we also know the republican convention is next week, we are going to have to inoculate ourselves and make sure that notjust democrats, but we grow the party and that independence and undecided voters wa nt independence and undecided voters want to come into this big tent. i think that's why you saw former republicans like john kasich it is a scary time, you look at what the president is trying to do, not only does he lie on a daily basis, he's trying to slow down the postal service in the middle of an election season. terrifying things that are undermining the pinnacles of democracies. america does have to stand up and have a voice in this

election and i think michelle 0bama election and i think michelle obama made a really important case about what we need to do to see that. do you think, as these nodes continue, the two hours, you will keep the audience? that is always a challenge. i will say what is different about this convention is there is not two audiences having been to a lot of them, a lot of times the candidate is playing to the crowd in the room and the crowd on tv. now they just have one room and the crowd on tv. now theyjust have onejob. room and the crowd on tv. now theyjust have one job. sojoe biden and kamala harris have onejob, and biden and kamala harris have one job, and that biden and kamala harris have onejob, and that is to communicate to as many americans as they came through the television. so i think that is where you are seeing some of these snippets, you're seeing some music, you are seeing these in more manageable bites than you would otherwise. no, you know, isure than you would otherwise. no, you know, i sure hope that we keep the attention of most of america. the good news is everybody‘s home. america. the good news is everybody's home. all right. staying safe. robin swanson,

thank you and good to talk to you. a lot more detail on our website. now, what could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on earth? 130 fahrenheit, or 54.1; celsius, may have been reached in death valley national park in california. it comes amid a heatwave on america's west coast, where temperatures are forecast to rise further this week. paul hawkins has more. it is already one of the hottest places on earth, the lowest point in the united states, surrounded by mountains, it acts like an oven, trapping the heat in the valley, sending temperatures soaring, with little rainfall for respite. add this summer's heatwave into the mix, which has caused problems like wildfires and blackouts across california, and they think they may have recorded the highest ever temperature on earth, 130 degrees fahrenheit, 54.1; degrees celsius, but it needs to be verified.

they look at such things as corroborating evidence from other sources, whether there are any discrepancies in the equipment or the procedures that were used, or if there's any other reason to doubt its veracity. in fact, the greatest warming is occurring in the higher latitudes, such as the arctic, particularly, and in the northern hemisphere, the temperatures in the arctic on average are 3, 4, 5 even eight degrees above pre—industrial levels already, so we are seeing uneven warming and very high warming in some places, including places like the arctic, where it is especially significant because of the effect that it has on the ice. before this, the highest temperature reliably recorded on earth was 129.2 degrees fahrenheit, that's 5a degrees celsius, also here in

death valley in 2013. we're going to try and cook an egg — it's 109 degrees fahrenheit on the tarmac. here we go... sometimes the ground here is so hot, you can fry and egg on it... it's not working. ..if you do it right. it works in films... paul hawkins, bbc news. the row between apple and epic games, makers of the online video game, fortnite, rages on. the company is taking legal action, seeing to block retaliation from the tech giant. it is a big deal on a couple of different levels. i think it reflects a failure of government regulation that we have to rely on a company like epic to try and bring down this 30% fee that apple charges, which apple got in trouble for during the antitrust hearings

in washington a few weeks ago. in a more just world perhaps this would not be happening between two companies. it's also a big deal because of the sort of cultural implications of it. epic games, creator of fortnite, which is one of the most, if not the most popular games in the world, controls a lot of cultural capital and, in the lawsuit that it filed against apple, claims to has 350 million players, many of whom are very young. and the tactic that epic is using to put pressure on apple is to more or less weaponise that group of players to pressure a business rival, and they're doing so by encouraging sort of this formation of identity around the use of epic games‘ product in fortnite, which is sort of an ethically questionable thing to do, given to the young age of the players involved. that is the row between apple

and epic games. i'll be back with the business stories in a moment. hello there. monday was another day of impressive cloudscapes across the uk, but big lumpy clouds like these tend to produce intense downpours and thunderstorms, and that is exactly what we saw. this is the radar picture. it shows that those showers and storms look quite extensive across england and wales. some of them were heavy enough to give some localised flooding but equally a few spots fell between the showers and stayed completely dry. and tuesday is going to be a similar sort of day. some slightly more persistent rain though across north wales and northern england for a time, and generally quite a cloudy start across the north of the uk. for scotland, the skies should brighten. we'll see some sunshine, but a scattering of heavy showers into the afternoon. these could give some localised flooding. not quite as many showers further south at this stage, through the midlands,

wales, east anglia, towards the south of england. but again where they do show up, they are likely to be heavy and thundery. top temperatures between 18—23. now, most of the showers will fade during tuesday evening, but into the early hours of wednesday, rain will swing its way in from the south—west, and this signals the start of a very unsettled spell of weather. in fact, this is more of an autumnal weather chart than one you'd expect to see during the summer. low pressure firmly in charge. that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain at times through the middle part of the week. but also, some very, very strong winds — unusually strong winds for this time of year, and that could cause some disruption. now on wednesday, it's likely we'll see outbreaks of rain drifting northwards across much of england and wales, into northern ireland and perhaps southern scotland by the end of the afternoon, but the winds will be picking up all the while from the south—west. gusts of a0 mph or more for exposed coasts here. temperatures on wednesday, well, no great shakes

for the time of year — 18—22. now, it stays unsettled and very windy as you move out of wednesday into thursday. low pressure still firmly in charge, various frontal systems swinging around the low, and quite a few white lines, isobars, on the chart. that shows that it will be windy. these are the wind gusts we can expect. it will be windy for all parts of the uk, but particularly for western coasts, where wind gusts are likely to get to 40—50 mph. pretty unusual for this time of year.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines in business for viewers in the uk and around the world: mining giant bhp group reports disappointing results and says most major economies will contract heavily in 2020, with china being the exception. greece introduces a midnight curfew in its fight to keep attracting tourists, despite rising covid—19 cases. good to have you with us. we

will focus in a moment on the latest bhp results and the gloomy analysis. the us is facing further restrictions on huawei. it wants to stop the chinese company buying computer chips made using us technology. this comes as xi jinping reaffirms china's commitment to what he calls their marxist foundations. beijing and washington have locked horns over trade issues for more than two years. at the heart of their disagreement, may be the difference in their economic ideologies, as our shanghai correspondent robin brant explains. if this is shooting ping's rebuttal —— president xi. he is using the word marxism. he

says... very simply put, he meant public ownership and more of it and with that comes state control. icbc is the world ‘s august bank by assets and that isa august bank by assets and that is a chinese state owned entity. of the top fortune 500 company, 75 are chinese state owned entities. 150,000 s 0e‘s in this country. how does this bearer out when you look at china's economy? capitalism can be about a0 years ago and it is not going away, so much so that the s 0e‘s dominance has been diminishing. but, on the one hand, private firms are responsible for creating most of the newjobs, on the other hand, the s 0e‘s a crucial in

telecom, aviation, petrol, chemical, banks, the list is endless. it does not matter whether you believe china is a marxist country or not but for president xi to reassert this gives them two things, the ability to pull the levers and we are seeing that in terms of the recovery of china from the coronavirus. it is led by building, and state owned entities and gives the government and party the ability to focus its mite in sectors it wants to be successful in, maybe even dominant in, 5g, artificial intelligence, and it is no mistake that it is in those areas where we are seeing the most fundamental confrontations with the united states. the us commerce department has announced further restrictions on huawei, aimed at cutting the chinese com pa ny‘s access to

commercially available chips. this is the latest move in an increasingly tense relationship between the world's two biggest economies. shara njit leyl is following the story from our asia business hub. tell us a bit more about this latest step on part of the americans. sadly, it has rated tensions between the us and china another notch. these new restrictions basically build on others that had been announced on huawei previously. 38 huawei affiliate in some 28 countries toa us affiliate in some 28 countries to a us economic blacklist added. the us is trying to limitany added. the us is trying to limit any adoption of 5g technology with donald trump reiterating this week he does not want huawei equipment in the us essential because he says they spy on americans. while weight has long rejected

those accusations and it seems to be the latest tit—for—tat in these escalation of tensions between washington and beijing, over everything from its grip on hong kong to the blame game over the covid—19 pandemic. restrictions are likely to hit both the huawei 5g base station and also its phone business is because essential in needs foreign ships to build those. huawei's chips, they plan to run out by early 2021. the companies that will likely benefit from this? nokia, ericsson, who also provide 5g technology. we heard from mike pompeo, the us secretary of state, as a direct blow to the chinese communist party and all chip companies working for huawei no matter where they are up huawei no matter where they are up will be subject to licenses according to new restrictions,

even foreign companies who happen to use us equipment. they too may need a licence to continue chipping to huawei. it has prompted the chief executive officer to say these new rules will bring significant disruption to the sector. a really interesting development. let's look at financial markets. the tech stock are moving markets. it will be interesting to see how nokia and ericsson shares trade. this is how things are going at the moment. japan is down slightly again today. it was down quite again today. it was down quite a bit yesterday on the back of the values of the economic contraction into the second quarter. i want to show the american because of the nasdaq

is ata american because of the nasdaq is at a high because it has all the tech stocks doing so well during the coronavirus pandemic because of our demand for products and services that enable us to work at home and to be entertained at home. amber is on netflix among the big nasa. —— amazon. bhp group says it expects most major world economies — except china — to bear the brunt of a coronavirus—led downturn this year. the world's biggest miner, by market cap, reported a more than a% drop in annual profits that missed analysts‘ estimates. while miners have seen green shoots emerge from an economic pickup in the world's top metals user, as well as a boost in infrastructure spending, the risk of new virus outbreaks around the world threatens to undermine growth, bhp said. joining me now is

0liver schuh, senior director, energy and utilities group, fitch ratings. good to see you, 0liver. give us more good to see you, 0liver. give us more detail on what bhp had to say. it all sounds very gloomy. bhp reported quite strong results, maybe not quite as strong as rio tinto, just because you have to adjust for the january — june. since because you have to adjust for the january —june. since bhp reported the full results. a very strong result in terms of production and, just because... in the southern hemisphere we have winter right now, brazil, chile, are prone to see some further disruptions from coronavirus, so that production could be potentially lower in the next six months but

actually in terms of demand, things have been picking up. china has been consuming i —— iron ore at a steady pace. it is bhp really dependent on china. as you say the iron ore demand has picked up quite a bit which is boosted that profits? well, 7096 of the seaborne iron ore market goes to china. it is very dominated by china. at the same time, one should bear in mind that, after the disaster in brazil in 2019, production was lowered by 80

million tons a year and we expect something similar in 2020. the market is not really been able to replace those 80 million tons and therefore the iron ore market remains tight and that is why we are seeing this upside volatility in terms of price of iron ore. how has the coronavirus pandemic impacted this sector, companies like rio and bhp? companies like rio and bhp? companies like rio and bhp, just because they are declassified, they have managed quite well. iron ore has been up significantly, copper has been down, quite a few other competencies have been down so just because they are diversifying to players, they have handled it quite well. but if you're looking at companies focused on copper or aluminium, you can see much,

much bigger impact just aluminium, you can see much, much bigger impactjust because of prices reducing significantly along with demand from major economies. good to talk to you, 0liver. thanks for your time. thanks for having me. the aviation industry has been hit hard by newly introduced quarantine rules, directly impacting passenger numbers. airlines are forecasting a 55% decline in 2020 air traffic, according to iata, which reported 85% of surveyed travelers expressed concerns about quarantine. and they are changing by the day. joining me now is david madden, market analyst at cmc. we heard from ryanair yesterday who said they will ground some planes. what are your thoughts?

sadly, they will continue to struggle. there was some optimism a few months ago when many airlines including easyjet and ryanairsaid by many airlines including easyjet and ryanair said by summer, july, august, we hope to get up to 60% of normal capacity. yesterday ryanair to 60% of normal capacity. yesterday rya nair have to 60% of normal capacity. yesterday ryanair have already rolled back on that. last month, they were running at 60% capacity but they have trimmed their capacity for september and october bake 20% on week demand and new quarantine rules in relation to how long people must self isolate have been a factor on that and also, they are ramping up fears that more countries will be added to the uk's list, for example, in relation to quarantine and self

isolation. this sector has had a terrible run so far and, sadly, with the increase in cases in a number of popular european destinations, i think we will continue to see the likes of rya nair tread we will continue to see the likes of ryanair tread back their outlook. how sustainable is this for ryanair and easyj et. is this for ryanair and easyjet. they are both very strong layers, big companies, we know other companies have had to receive financial aid from companies, around the world, but if this continues, into the spring of next year, the ski season, back into the summer season, how long can this go on for them? i think hopefully it will not come to that but in the near term, both companies are in a solid position in terms of liquidity.

in relation to what flights they operate and cannot operate will depend but there is no major risk to these organisations undergoing serious liquidity issues in the near term. for example, only recently, easyjet raised over £600 million from an agreement. at the height of the pandemic, they raise £1.8 billion so in terms of financing and liquidity, the likes of easyjet and ryanairare in liquidity, the likes of easyjet and ryanair are in good terms. they may sublet next year but if this current climate persists, i sadly suspect we will see further redundancies and restructuring and a further costs to destination and flight frequency. also other travel companies and tour operators will be hit extremely hard if people feel they just cannot

confidently talk and plan holidays going forward? exactly. the german company tui with a listing in london, we heard from the german government express caution about citizens holidaying in spain so this is notjust a problem unique to the united kingdom, this is around the world and the european airline sector is likely to continue to struggle. i think what we will see is more and more people holidaying in their respective home countries, just because the fear of uncertainty in relation to what if we do a last—minute lockdown announced ora last—minute lockdown announced or a last—minute quarantine announced, do we want to spend our holidays checking tweeter or if we have to make our mad dash to the airport or fairies. 0n the flipside, businesses

which focus on domestic holidays are going to actually pick up some of the business. thank you very much indeed. let's get some of the day's other news: as you heard earlier, the maker of fortnite is in a battle royale with two of the world's largest tech titans. epic games is in a second lawsuit with apple saying it threatened to revoke its developer account, which allows it to make apps for iphones. last week, apple removed fortnite from its app store in a row over fees after epic games bypassed the payment system to avoid sharing its sales. canada's finance minister resigned on monday amid friction with prime minister justin trudeau over spending policies and after coming under fire for his ties to a charity tapped to run a student grant programme. bill morneau has faced pressure to step down after it was revealed

he did not repay travel costs of us$31,000 covered by the charity while on an overseas trips to see its work. he says he has since written a cheque. and 0racle has held preliminary talks with tiktok‘s chinese owner, bytedance, and is seriously considering buying the apps operations in the united states, canada, australia and new zealand, the financial times newspaper reports. oracle is working with some us investors that already have a stake in bytedance, including general atlantic and sequoia capital, the newspaper reported. stay with us on bbc news. we will continue our series on how education has been impacted by the global pandemic. we will be taking you to the us for more on that.

first, though. some of the uk stories making news today. kent county council has said it can no longer safely care for unaccompanied minors who arrive across the english channel to seek asylum, after 23 children were taken into care on a single day last week. the government says it continues to provide the council with a high level of support through increased funding and a scheme whereby children are transferred to other areas of the uk. the health secretary, matt hancock, will outline plans for the future of public health in england, later. he's expected to announce a new agency which will take over many functions of public health england, one of the organisations at the heart of the response to coronavirus. the body has faced criticism over its handling of the crisis, but some argue it's been made a scapegoat

for the failings that have been seen elsewhere. those are the headlines in the uk. we will have more on brea kfast uk. we will have more on breakfast at six a.m.. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: at the opening of the democratic national convention in the united states, the formerfirst lady, michelle obama, launched a scathing attack on donald trump, accusing him of not being up to the job of president. 0pposition protesters in belarus have held a ninth day of protests against the leadership of president alexander lu kashenko. they say his official landslide majority was fraudulent. in just a few weeks, millions of american students are supposed to go back to school. but with infections continuing

to spread, many school boards have decided not to reopen at all or are opting for a hybrid model, which means students would go to school for one or two days a week. now, the rest of their learning would happen online. but as samira hussain reports, it's not as easy as it sounds. when new york city schools a bru ptly closed when new york city schools abruptly closed in march, this woman abruptly went from being a mother to teacherfor woman abruptly went from being a mother to teacher for her kids. the home became a classroom. she admits teaching at home was hard, a local charity help by giving the kids la pto ps charity help by giving the kids laptops so they could keep up with their lessons online. and in this autumn, she has decided they will not attend school in person. i am going to keep my kids at home. i choose 100% remote learning, because now i know i can manage better. i was

struggling in the beginning, i was like an octopus trying to do stuff on my own. i learnt how to ask for help. full disclosure, this story is also personal. i'm the mother of two small kids, and both my husband andi small kids, and both my husband and i work full—time. we are also struggling with what to do come the autumn. given the absence of many viable options for working parents by the city or the state, erin gilbert is taking matters into her own hands. she is building resources with other families and hiring a private teacher, it comes that if initial —— it comes at a significant financial cost, but the alternative is not sustainable. me and my husband able to work at home, so that is very fortu nate, at home, so that is very fortunate, but we are working from home, so the home is now the office was that we are on conference calls all day, our apartment 500 square feet. so, including a first grade classroom curriculum on top of that, we just cannot do it. this is not a woman problem,

this is an economic problem. and she is not wrong. it's been proven academically, it's been proven academically, it's been proven practically, it's been proven practically, it's been proven by business groups doing research, that childcare is a linchpin to a strong economy. it allows us to attract and retain great people who want to have a great family life and have a great family life and have a great career. the lack of childcare is a huge drain on the economy. a study last year bya the economy. a study last year by a coalition of business executives suggested the drain on american economy such of childcare, was $57 billion. it's turned a financial headwind into a hurricane. it's ha rd to headwind into a hurricane. it's hard to manage multiple kids together without help. nancy is an optimist. although juggling the needs of three kids of different ages won't be easy, she feels better knowing her

kids will be home and safe. in bbc news, new york. let's talk you through the top story. the democratic national convention which started in the us this evening. it is four notes, it's all happening on people's tv screens, so eve ryo ne people's tv screens, so everyone is at home watching this event unfold. and it is two hours at a time. day one, michelle obama was one of the keynote speakers, and as you can see, the bbc headline, democratic convention: michelle 0bama blasts trumpet. most of her speech was basically an attack on character —— blasts trump. she said you simply cannot fake your way through thisjob. being a president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. that was michelle obama, among speakers.

it is the democratic national convention. as i mentioned, it is quite an interesting event, and it's the first time ever it has not been in a huge convention centre with masses of balloons and confetti and everything else that is required to rally the crowd. i've been hearing from some viewers with your thoughts and opinions on this. natalie woodhouse, a regular, good to hear from you. woodhouse, a regular, good to hearfrom you. she woodhouse, a regular, good to hear from you. she says, such weird times. virtual politics in america. it is so bizarre. also hearing from another view were, peter stevenson, says i've just been listening to the pre—recorded message from michelle obama. she will have to do better if she is considering running next time. it's like she's telling a bedtime story to a kid. so, thank you so much for all your comments. as i mentioned already, here on the bbc we are covering that convention extensively. lots online and on

the bbc news up. if you are watching us on bbc one, brea kfast watching us on bbc one, breakfast begins at six a.m.. if you're watching on bbc news, i will see you again very soon. have a good day. hello there. monday was another day of impressive cloudscapes across the uk, but big lumpy clouds like these tend to produce intense downpours and thunderstorms, and that is exactly what we saw. this is the radar picture. it shows that those showers and storms look quite extensive across england and wales. some of them were heavy enough to give some localised flooding but equally a few spots fell between the showers and stayed completely dry. and tuesday is going to be a similar sort of day. some slightly more persistent rain though across north wales and northern england for a time, and generally quite a cloudy start across the north of the uk. for scotland, the skies should brighten. we'll see some sunshine, but a scattering of heavy showers into the afternoon. these could give some localised flooding. not quite as many showers further south at this stage, through the midlands, wales, east anglia, towards the south of england. but again where they do show up, they are likely to be

heavy and thundery. top temperatures between 18—23. now, most of the showers will fade during tuesday evening, but into the early hours of wednesday, rain will swing its way in from the south—west, and this signals the start of a very unsettled spell of weather. in fact, this is more of an autumnal weather chart than one you'd expect to see during the summer. low pressure firmly in charge. that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain at times through the middle part of the week. but also, some very, very strong winds — unusually strong winds for this time of year, and that could cause some disruption. now on wednesday, it's likely we'll see outbreaks of rain drifting northwards across much of england and wales, into northern ireland and perhaps southern scotland by the end of the afternoon, but the winds will be picking up all the while from the south—west. gusts of a0 mph or more for exposed coasts here. temperatures on wednesday, well, no great shakes for the time of year — 18—22. now, it stays unsettled and very windy

as you move out of wednesday into thursday. low pressure still firmly in charge, various frontal systems swinging around the low, and quite a few white lines, isobars, on the chart. that shows that it will be windy. these are the wind gusts we can expect. it will be windy for all parts of the uk, but particularly for western coasts, where wind gusts are likely to get to a0—50 mph. pretty unusual for this time of year.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today... universities call for urgent government support following the u—turn over a—level grades, as they prepare for a sharp increase in calls from anxious students. i have just not been sleeping well for the past few nights, really stressed about my future. hoping things turn out all right and ijust want some kind of certainty. the race for the white house gets under way in earnest, with the democratic party's virtual convention, and an impassioned plea from michelle obama.