welcome to bbc news — my name is mike embley. our top stories: keeping it in the family: melania trump is to headline the second night of the republican national convention. wisconsin declares a state of emergency — as the family of the unarmed black man shot by police say he's been paralysed. my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. the uk government reverses its advice on the use of masks in secondary schools in england. and a new arrangement — the bbc says it will play rule britannia at the last night of the proms, but without the words. hello and welcome.

the second night of the republican national convention is underway — the theme tonight is " land of opportunity". among the speakers are two of president trump's children and his wife melania and secretary of state mike pompeo. our correspondent, jane o'brien joins me now from washington. very different visions of america, very different versions of reality being presented. yes, there is certainly a contrast between the democratic convention and the democratic convention and the republican convention. we are now on night number two and we are hearing from a vast range of people, very different people. we just heard from a

lobster fisherman from maine who didn't vote for donald trump in 2016 but is saying he will vote for him now because of his move to reduce tariffs from europe which means this fisherman can now sell his lobsters. interestingly it was the tariff or the donald trump started with china that put this lobster fisherman in a started with china that put this lobsterfisherman in a bit ofa this lobsterfisherman in a bit of a spot in the first place. that didn't come out in the video but nevertheless, this is one of the very many ordinary people, ordinary americans that the republican campaign is putting forward on various videos and live appearances to say that donald trump does what he says he do and donald trump therefore needs four more years and this is part of what this convention is all about. he said it's partly about painting an alternative view on a vision of america, particularly what

would happen ifjoe biden were elected. we keep hearing the bogeyman of socialism being raised, a very dystopian country, writes on the streets, cities burning, second amendment rights, the right. —— to own a gun being taken away so an to own a gun being taken away so an effort to create a fear of the democratic alternative but also, the republican campaign is saying, we are trying to greater optimistic uplifting vision of america under donald trump. and the white house in jerusalem under donald trump. and the white house injerusalem as drops, controversial? this is a very controversial issue because domestic politics, part is party politics shouldn't mix with the white house, which is the people ‘s house, its representative of the president of the people and the same goes

forjerusalem where mike pompeo is right now, the secretary of state. he is using jerusalem as a back drop while he is on a diplomatic mission in the middle east and there is that sense that diplomacy, which should be a bipartisan effort representative of america shouldn't be mixed with party politics. the state department has gone so far as to say mike pompeo is acting as an individual when he delivers this speech from jerusalem, using it as a back drop, and there has been no public money under state department has not facilitated this in any way. from the rose garden tonight, melania trump will be speaking outside the white house and both of these are very controversial and are raising questions in congress, the democrats in the house have demanded an enquiry into this but we're talking about a president who has survived i'm not quite sure that is going to go anywhere. thank you very

much. 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. 0ur 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 confront 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...| 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 jacob justice on this level and examine your hearts. we need healing. but the protesters didn't heed that plea. 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. president donald trump, has weighed in on the situation, taking to twitter, saying the governor of wisconsin should call in the national guard, adding "it is ready, willing, and more than able" to "end the problem fast." africa has been declared free from naturally occuring polio, a disease that used to leave tens of thousands of children paralysed every year.

nigeria was the last country on the continent to have a case of wild polio four years ago. now, there are just two countries on the planet, where the disease is endemic. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. just two drops of vaccine can prevent polio, and now africa's children are protected. polio can cause lifelong paralysis. these men in nigeria part of a para— soccer league are powerful advocates for immunisation. as polio survivors we know the difficulties we have faced for many years and today i'm happy that we are no longer going to have any polio in our continent. there are still some cases of vaccine derived polio in africa which occur in low immunisation areas. but naturally occurring polio has been eradicated.

back in 1988 when the global eradication initiative was launched, polio was endemic in 125 countries, more than a thousand children per day used to be paralysed. since then cases have fallen by 99.9% when india was declared a polio free, that was a big moment, and it is now circulating in just two countries, pakistan and afghanistan. they have been more than 100 cases of wild polio there this year. this is an extraordinary achievement for public health and for the african continent and it shows what can be achieved when countries work together, together with international organisations, with civil society with industry, to actually achieve a common goal. there's also been progress with other vaccine—preventable diseases. back in 1990, there were 700,000 deaths a year from measles,

a highly contagious virus. those have fallen by three—quarters, although cases have since risen sharply. there's also been a fall in deaths in two bacterial infections — whooping cough and meningitis. so vaccines have saved more lives in public health in the last 25 years than any other intervention apart from clean water, so jst to give an example, in 1991,1 in 11 children used to die before their fifth birthday — that is now down to 1 in 25. most countries are now using an injectable polio vaccine, as global eradication inches closer, the aim, to consign polio to history. fergus walsh, bbc news. 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 toots 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. with election season in full swing in the united states, questions of voter suppression have returned. in 2018, a campaign in florida 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 the supreme court has since ruled that any outstanding fines must still be paid before any former felon can vote. desmond meade is executive director of the florida rights restoration coalition. i asked him about the difficulties would be voters are having in even finding out

how much money they owe. you are right, this has been a problem that has been raised over a year ago 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 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. 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. what we see here in florida is that they are going you're right about that. my my mother told me a long time ago that actions speak louder

than words. 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. now, in november of 2018, over 5.1 million voters voted yes in favour of second chances and allowing people like me the opportunity to vote. thejudge, the governor of 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 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 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. here, the government has revised its advice on face coverings for schools in england, which are set to reopen next month, after the coronavirus lockdown. coverings will be now be mandatory in schools in areas of england where local lockdown measures are in place. elsewhere, it will be up to headteachers to decide

whether face coverings are necessary in corridors and communal areas for teachers and children in year7 orabove. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. we've got as far as week 4 so far. back to class in leicestershire today. this school already decided on face coverings, pupils able to choose to wear them. most of the children would carry a mask anyway, and we would advise all children to carry one because they may wish to go to the shop on the way to or from school, and all of the one who travel by bus will have to wear a mask, including school buses and public transport. earlier in devon, the pm preparing the way for change, saying it was about keeping up with the science. there's far more risk to the well—being of our children from not going to school than there is from, i'm afraid, the disease. so that's my priority. 0n the issue of whether or not to wear masks, in some contexts, you know, we'll look at the changing medical

evidence as we go on. if we need to change the advice, then of course we will. tonight, for secondary schools, the details. in areas where transmission of cases is high, compulsory use of face coverings in busy parts of the school for all pupils and staff. but where cases are low, it's up to the school — the clear advice welcomed by one head teachers' union. what we've got tonight is clarity, that if you're in an area which is higher risk, higher transmission rates, then there is an expectation that young people around school will be wearing those face coverings. but equally, there's the flexibility in other areas for you as a leader, working with your staff, working with your governors, working with the community, to do what's right in your context. in scotland, pupils are already getting used to the idea. there's quite a few pregnant teachers, so it is helping out... and there's people with underlying health conditions, so, in the long run,

it does help everyone else. the government there going further in its advice. adults and pupils in secondary schools should wear face coverings when they're moving around school in areas where distancing is challenging, for example, through corridors or in communal spaces. and, secondly, adults and children aged five and over should wear face coverings on dedicated school transport. northern ireland has issued similar guidelines. health experts say, for teenagers, it makes sense. this virus is spread by airborne droplets. you get out of the classroom, and the first thing you do is start talking. everybody‘s talking, because guess what? you've had to keep quiet for the last hour. so there is two reasons for a teenager to wear a mask. one is to stop them infecting other people, but also, there is an element of protection against the other kids who are also chattering away as they go along that crowded corridor. this school year brings new habits. each small change

adding to the defence. the science and advice running to keep up with the virus. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. 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 that 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. this evening, the bbc has confirmed that the lyrics to these two songs will be sung at the last night of the proms next year. amol rajan, bbc news. let's go back to our main story this hour, the second night of the republican national convention. among the speakers are present in's children and his wife. let's talk again to our correspondence. the democratic

national convention last week heard from michelle 0bama and fromjill biden. heard from michelle 0bama and from jill biden. is there any surprise that no fewer than six members of the trump family are addressing the convention? no, this is the trump show, and in all respects we know that donald trump himself as he is his own best spokesperson and cheerleader and his family go with the package. so we are hearing from melania trump tonight, she is really the highlight of the trump family speakers if you like. she is of course the first lady. very relu cta nt course the first lady. very reluctant first lady, though, and it will be interesting to see how she delivers this speech, what tone she will set. have been told she has been rehearsing because she is a confident speaker, she doesn't like appearing in public and it will be a message of uplift and hope. so that might be in contrast to michelle 0bama, the former first lady of course we from last week, who went very much on the attack, said that

donald trump was not a man for this moment. i don't think we will hear any overt political content from melania trump, certainly not an attack because it just doesn't seem certainly not an attack because itjust doesn't seem to be her style. she is a bit of an enigma and she has been through a lot in the last four years. don't forget she was publicly humiliated by allegations that the president was having an affair with an adult movie star, and other infidelities. she has gone through that, that was a very public case. and she has been known to disagree with him ona has been known to disagree with him on a lot of things. so i think that is going to be the speech to watch tonight. jane, thank you very much. we will hear more from the convention and it later and from you as well of course. there is more from the news on the bbc website and on our twitter feed. thank you for watching.

hello. storm francis battered a large swathe of the uk through tuesday. we had a gust of 79mph at the needles on the isle of wight. for many southern and western coasts, scenes like these. all tied in with this area of low pressure, and through the early hours of wednesday morning, it tracks its way 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. some 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 north—west england. 0ur eyes once again turn to the atlantic. another area of low pressure heading our way as we move into thursday. that will mean we'll 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 south—west england in the afternoon. ahead of this, showers, but driest across england, and northern scotland as well. temperatures, though, a little bit lower on thursday compared to wednesday. this area of low pressure still with us on friday. tracking its way 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 this stage probably across northern england and into north wales and the midlands, but also some heavier rain developing

across parts of southern and south—west 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 are going to 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.

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 0rganisation. the opposition labour party say they don't think the new rules go far enough. as children prepare to go back

to school next month,