this is bbc news. my name is mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. day two of the republican national convention where the first lady is due to address delegates from the rose garden of the white house. wisconsin declares a state of emergency as the family of the unarmed black man shot by police say he's been paralysed and demand the arrest of the officer involved. my my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. new guidance for english secondary schools says face coverings will be mandatory in lockdown areas if social distancing isn't possible. the bbc confirms this year's last night of the proms will feature orchestral versions of rule, britannia. and land of hope and glory for covid safety reasons and not because the lyrics have

associations with colonialism. the second night of the republican national convention is under way. among the speakers, president from's children and mike pompeo. our correspondent, jane o'brien joins me jane o'brienjoins me now. interesting choices to come from the white house and also jerusalem. from the white house and also jerusalem. very controversial choices as well because of course, this does raise legal and ethical issues because the white house traditionally does not mix with domestic politics. it is the home of the president of the united states, it's not the home of the party leader so to use it as a backdrop has

sparked great consternation among house democrats have called for an investigation into this and it runs the risk of forcing federal employees into the position of working for a party which of course it goes against the hatch act so that of course could also be a legal issue for the president and for the campaign. they don't seem to mind at this stage. this is a president who has survived impeachment to the hatch act isn't going to be much of an issue for him at this point. mike pompeo, the secretary of state, however, doing his contribution from jerusalem, that again raises ethical questions because he is there on a diplomatic trip, a tour of the middle east, and diplomacy and domestic politics again shouldn't be mixed. the state department says he is acting as an individual, that they have not facilitated this

in any way, they've not spent public money on this and again, the campaign says that it's fine, it doesn't have an issue with this it also again, controversial choices and an unconventional convention. it's what we might expect from donald trump and the republican campaign. and mike pompeo being there will play well with the fundamentalist tristian vote. also quite handy if, as is often hinted, mr pompeo wants to have a look at the presidency himself. there is a lot of that flying around today. he is positioned quite well, name recognition, foreign—policy cred, but we we re foreign—policy cred, but we were also talking last night about nikki haley, the former ambassador to the un, many saw her doing a speech that positions her into running in 2024. she positions her into running in 202a. she is on the rare position of having survived the

trump administration without being fired and leaving on relatively good terms so two people to watch out for in this convention. it's interesting that you and i are talking about 2024 and we haven't even got 2020 over yet. we will be talking a lot more later in hearing more from the convention later. the family of an unarmed black man who was shot by police in wisconsin say he has been paralysed from the waist down. the shooting on sunday evening has led to violent clashes and demonstrations on the streets of the city of kenosha. mr blake's family have called for calm. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool is there and a warning — his report contains images that some may find distressing. another american city turned into a conflict zone after the police shooting of a black man. it was the turn of kenosha, wisconsin, to feel the wrath of angry demonstrators. the start of a curfew only made more pour onto the streets to co nfro nt police, who reacted with force.

it has gotten extremely tense since the curfew passed. you can see tear gas, pepper spray being fired by the police outside the courthouse here. it's being thrown back by some of the protesters who have been lobbing plastic water bottles, sometimes even fireworks fired at the police. and demonstrators were undeterred and caused more destruction. it wasn't long before vehicles were set on fire, even buildings. many told us they felt this was the only way people would take notice of them. it feels like a breath of fresh air, honestly, because we finally get to say what we've always wanted to say to them. i've been stopped and harassed by the police many times in my own town, and just because i look like someone that i'm not. and that's. .. i don't want to feel that way. are you prepared to come out for... weeks and weeks, months and months, as long as we get the justice that we need forjacob. jacob blake, seen here

walking around his car, followed by two officers. when he opens the door, he is shot several times at close range in the back. his children were in the vehicle at the time. that man literally just grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him! with the kids in the back, screaming! they shot my son. seven times, seven times. like he didn't matter, but my son matters. he's a human being, and he matters. do jacobjustice on this do jacob justice on this level and examine your hearts. we

need healing. but the protesters didn't heed that plea. by day, it was clear to see the destruction of government buildings and millions of dollars of damage to many private businesses. not everyone is understanding. oh, it's definitely terrorism, to me. terrorism is a violent act with intimidation with a political gain. but some of those young people were saying this is the only way they can get their voice heard. but there's other ways. though we still don't have a police explanation for the shooting, it's likely the protests will go on, particularly as we get to know more about how it's all affected the life of jacob blake. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in kenosha, wisconsin. in 2014, wisconsin was shocked by another police shooting. dontre hamilton was shot 14 times and killed by police in milwaukee. no charges were brought, but the officer in question was fired. as a result of the shooting

and the widespread subsequent protests, milwaukee police officers were equipped with body cameras. something that officers in kenosha aren't required to do. well, joining me now is maria hamilton, who is the mother of dontre hamilton and runs the mothers forjustice united campaign. thank you so much for talking to us. you are obviously in your car, we can see you are fine, i hope you can hear me all right. thank you. you obviously have been watching what is happening, how did it feel? 0h, what is happening, how did it feel? oh, my god. it is a... it is heart—wrenching. this is a lived experience that i've been having over and over again. it's a triggerfor having over and over again. it's a trigger for me when they

continuously keep killing our black children. i think anyone can imagine that this is not a pain that you get over. people say sometimes that they get numb. you don't sound numb. no, i'm not numb because when dontre died, it's the same thing that we are seeing over and over again. nobody is being held accountable, even those these police officers are representations of this community and they are human beings so it gave me strength to have the fight to change laws, to change legislation and more so laws, to change legislation and more so than anything, it gives me the opportunity to give back to families that know the pain

iam to families that know the pain i am feeling. you run this campaign, mothers forjustice united. do you have any sense that this things might change, that this things might change, that this things might change, that this is a moment when something different is happening? this is a different movement, this isn't a civil rights movement, we've had enough and we tried to talk, we sat at the table and showed you are concerns and you refused to do anything. this behaviour that you are all seeing in the united states was taught to us by the slave owners. they took oui’ by the slave owners. they took ourfamily by the slave owners. they took our family members and took our land and still made us work for it and land and still made us work for itand did land and still made us work for it and did not pay us so now the economy is going to be hurt so the economy is going to be hurt so our the economy is going to be hurt so our voices the economy is going to be hurt so oui’ voices are the economy is going to be hurt so our voices are heard.|j the economy is going to be hurt so our voices are heard. i know you fought for body cameras on

police in milwaukee but they don't have them in kenosha, it's a different police department, the police officers we saw in action. even if body cameras are not universal, what makes a difference ‘s phone footage, it brings it home to everybody. right, we are seeing in living time now and that's the only reason why a lot of people are saying it, because it's being shown over and over and over again it's being shown over and over and overagain and it's being shown over and over and over again and the laws in the legislation isn't being changed. so now you have a country of people because there arejust as country of people because there are just as many white people being killed here as well but there are more white people in there are more white people in the united states and they buried their loved ones and they stay silent. so all this violence we are getting from oui’ violence we are getting from our leaders and from this system that was created to do

exactly what it's doing, we are tired of it. it's not going to continue to keep happening this way. maria, mother of dontre hamilton, this is not easy to talk about, thank you for speaking to us. give having the on and pray for us, please. thank you very much, all the best for you. let's get some of the day's other news. the us hasjoined calls from germany and france for an independent investigation into the suspected poisoning of russian opposition leader, and president putin's fiercest critic, alexei navalny. earlier the kremlin said it will be happy to investigate if the german hospital treating him gave details of what caused him to collapse during a flight to moscow. in belarus, two prominent opposition activists have been jailed for ten days on charges of organising unauthorised rallies. it's part of a crackdown by the authorities, against those who've been calling for a rerun

of belarus' recent disputed election. president alexander lukashenko is defying calls to step down and has launched a criminal investigation against the protest leaders. africa has been declared free from wild polio, a disease that was leaving tens of thousands of children paralysed every year. the continent hasn't had a naturally occurring case since 2016. it's a victory for health workers who fifteen years ago embarked on one of the largest ever immunisation campaigns in africa, with more than 95% of africa's population now immunised. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the bbc is going to play rule britannia at the last night of the proms — without the words. he's the first african—american

to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything, save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. horn to0ts there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. cheering it will take months and billions of dollars to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben bongs

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: day two of the republican national convention — where the first lady is due to address delegates from the rose garden of the white house. wisconsin declares a state of emergency — as the family of the unarmed black man shot by police say he's been paralysed — and demand the arrest of the officer involved. questions of voter suppression have returned to the fore in america. in 2018 a campaign in florida successfuly restored voting rights to more than 1.4 million former felons who had been barred from voting. it was the largest expansion of voting rights in half a century. but last month a us supreme court ruling meant any outstanding fines would still need to be paid before any former felon could vote. celebrities like lebron james, michaeljordan and john legend are stepping in to help pay the fines — but the decision is a huge setback for campaigners with the election

only months away. well, joining me now from orlando is executive director of the florida rights restoration coalition desmond meade. it is difficult for people to find out exactly how much they owe and therefore hard to clear the debt. firstly, thank you for having me on the show. you are right, this has been a problem that has been raised over a year by the project where the state has yet to put together a centralised system that will allow people to at least have an accurate accounting of what they owe so they can satisfy their debt and bea they can satisfy their debt and be a part of democracy again. but we are still pressing forward and we are finding creative ways to work around the system in order to get people engaged. essentially all parties have always done this but this is part of a wider push and a concerted push,

obvious push to make it harder for some people to vote for dick you —— for some people to vote. what we see here in florida is that they are going above and beyond to fight us tooth and nail to prevent the expansion of democracy. in november 2018, over 5.1 million voters voted yes in favour of second chances and allowing people like me the opportunity to vote to. the governor, the state, they instituted some legislation that made it more difficult. we went to court, the trial court ruled that they were wrong and we we re ruled that they were wrong and we were right and they still continue to fight us tooth and nail. in some states those key swing states in florida, a crucial state indeed, this can really make a difference for

who goes into the white house. florida is the key state. in my lifetime i have never seen anyone get into the white house without winning florida so we are ground zero and if we are ground zero, what is central to florida is our ability to engage the 1.4 million returning citizens who had a pathway created through the passing of amendment four. florida is a state that are seen florida is a state that are seen a florida is a state that are seen a presidential election decided by fewer than 600 votes not too long ago and every subsequent presidential election in florida has been decided by around 100,000 votes. and so now that we talk about an opportunity for 1.4 million people with previous felony convictions to have a say in this presidential election, this is, of course, groundbreaking and it can be transformational and definitely could alter the direction that this country is going in. thank

you so much for talking to us. we will return to that story of course. let's return now to the top story. joining me now from san francisco is harmeet kaur dhillon, former vice chairwoman of the california republican party. thank you very much for talking to us. there is an enormous amount at stake as i am sure you would agree and an entirely different version of america, entirely different vision of reality. i would not say reality. i would not say reality but definitely a different vision about what america should be, what it is and where it is going on we have already seen a big contrast between the democratic national convention last week and last night's amazing start to our convention programme and we look forward to the next nights as well. the republicans

are good at attacking democrats but we need to hear, don't we, why they want another four yea rs why they want another four years and what they will do with them. i think you heard that loud and clear last night and you will hear it. the president has led this country to historicjob growth and opportunity, tax cuts, even during this time of covid—19, his rapid action saved small american businesses including my own and others and he has made historic strides in terms of criminaljustice reform and making sure that there is more opportunity for americans from all work because of life. different walks of life to he has enjoyed historic support from minorities, isaw has enjoyed historic support from minorities, i saw a poll saying one third of latinos in california support the president. so despite the rocky road we have been given with this situation, the president

has made it possible to make america strong. we cannot wait forfour more years. america strong. we cannot wait for four more years. you say a rocky road but he has been widely criticised across the country and across the world for the way he has handled the pandemic and the economy currently is a shambles as well. but it would be silly to compare the economy and covid toa compare the economy and covid to a normal situation prior to covid—19, the economy was widely recognised as the best ever and widely recognised as the best everand in widely recognised as the best ever and in terms of that criticism frankly i don't think people in other parts of the world a re people in other parts of the world are in a position to criticise because alp president has decisively and quickly has made sure that resources

we re were deployed and we have had far less loss of life in those states. there have been economic losses in states that have overreacted but generally we have seen a spike in hiring, and decrease in underemployment. i hope we can talk to you again, thank you for talking to us now. the british government has set out changes to its guidance on face coverings in secondary schools in england. pupils in parts of the country where tighter lockdown restrictions remain in force, such as most of greater manchester, will be told to wear masks when moving between lessons. in other areas, headteachers are to use their discretion. ahead of the announcement, a number of schools had said they would make masks compulsory in corridors and other communal areas. scotland and northern ireland have already said secondary school pupils should wear masks in communal areas, while wales is still reviewing its own policy. the bbc says rule britannia

and land of hope and glory will be sung in full at next year's proms. reports suggested the lyrics would be dropped from this yea r‘s last night, because of sensitivity about britain's imperial past. borisjohnson said it's time britain stopped what he called its "cringing embarassment" about its history. here's our media editor, amol rajan. # rule britannia. ..# the promenade concerts, or proms, are amongst the most british of modern traditions. first staged in 1895, the glorious climax includes the songs land of hope and glory and rule britannia. the lyrics of the latter include the assertion that britons never, never, never shall be slaves. proudly sung for over a century, the lyrics hark back to the era of naval conquest in which they were written. the rules... over the past few months, many broadcasts, including the bbc‘s, have adapted because of the pandemic.

is it not time to let people make the decision... but with no audience in the albert hall and just a few socially distant singers, the bbc says that for practical rather than philosophical reasons, the words will this year be dropped. was there a discussion at the bbc about dropping those songs because of their association with britain's imperial past? they've come to the right conclusion... so, there was a discussion? the whole thing has been discussed by david and his colleagues, of course it has, but the point is they have come to the right conclusion, which is it's very, very hard in an albert hall that takes over 5,000 people to have the atmosphere of the last night of the proms and to have things where the whole audience normally sings along. it's hard creatively, artistically, to make it work and i think they've come to the right conclusion, which is to include it instrumentally, and who knows what will happen next week, or next year, rather. i suspect it will be back. some argue a modern, multicultural country should not be celebrating empire. i went to the proms when i was a child in the 1970s, and i was surprised to hear that song sung, so the fact

the conversation is happening now, many would say it's long overdue. back from holidays, the prime minister says this is nonsense. if it is correct that the bbc is saying that they will not sing the words of land of hope and glory, and rule britannia, as they traditionally do at the end of last night of the proms, i think it's time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self—recrimination and wetness. a story in the sunday papers lights up on social media and then spills out onto other front pages. something strange is happening here. call it our historical reckoning, or a culture war, if you will. there are those who argue it's a fuss intended to distract us from other, bigger problems. either way, such controversies offer everyone, whatever

their politics, a chance to display their own moral certainty on the issue of the day. that is it for now, thank you so that is it for now, thank you so much for watching. hello. storm francis battered a large swathe of the uk through tuesday. we had a gust of 79 mph at the needles on the isle of wight. for many southern and western coasts, scenes like these. all tied in with this area low—pressure, and through the early hours of wednesday morning, it tracks in eastwards into the north sea, taking the strongest winds and the heaviest rain with it. still some gusty winds for a time down the eastern coasts through the morning. leftover rain for a time for southern scotland. that will soon ease. and for most, mainly dry and spells of sunshine. a few afternoon showers developing in northern ireland, a few across northern scotland, perhaps a couple developing along the spine of england, but for most, it is dry. and crucially, the winds will not be as strong on wednesday as they

have been on tuesday. still some gusts initially alongside eastern coasts which will ease in the afternoon. feeling a bit warmer as well. 22, 23 celsius. quite widely in the high teens for many. still around 13 or 14 for the far north of scotland. showers keep going overnight across parts of scotland, northern ireland, a few into north wales and northwest england. our eyes once again turn to the atlantic. another area of low pressure heading our way as we move into thursday. that will mean we start the day with rain across northern ireland and northern england, it could be heavy for a time. and rain starts to arrive into wales and southwest england in the afternoon. ahead of this, showers, but driest across england, and northern scotland as well. temperatures a little bit lower on thursday compared to wednesday. this area of low pressure still with us on friday. tracking eastwards. notice how the isobars just start to move closer together, so the winds will be strengthening once again on friday. heaviest of the rain at the stage probably across northern england and into north wales and the midlands, but also some heavier rain developing across parts of southern and southwest england.

dry through the north and west of northern ireland and much of scotland. we cannot rule out a few showers. as i mentioned, the winds will be picking up once again. quite wet and blustery — and along eastern coasts, temperatures struggle in places to get much above 14 or 15 celsius. for the weekend, the rain will slowly ease from eastern parts of england. the winds will ease down too. and for most, it's dry. some sunshine, but there will be some chilly nights. and this isjust an indication of the overnight temperatures on saturday across parts of the uk. that's all for me. bye— bye.

all are this is bbc news, the headlines: for the second day of the republican national convention the focus moves to the white houes where the first lady is due to address delegates from the rose garden. she is expected to make the case for re—electing president trump as the race against the democrats takes a harsher tone. the parents ofjacob blake, the unarmed black man shot by police in the us state of wisconsin say their son has been left paralysed from the waist down. they also pleaded for an end to the protests sparked by the shooting, as the destruction does not reflect their son. secondary school pupils will have to wear masks in corridors — in parts of england where local lockdowns are in place. the government says it's changed its guidance after updated advice from the world health organisation. the opposition labour party say they don't think the new rules