this is bbc news, with the latest headlines. i'm samantha simmonds. war of words. joe biden and donald trump put law and order at the centre of the race for the white house. donald trump is determined to instilfear in america. that's what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to — fear. but i believe americans are stronger than that. for monthsjoe biden has given moral aid and comfort to the vandals, repeating the monstrous lie that these were peaceful protests. they were not. it is anarchy. mass covid testing, backed by beijing, comes into effect in hong kong. some call for a boycott. as we look back on the migration crisis that changed europe, we report from hungary — the country determined to keep people out.

a celebration of african journalism. kenyan television presenter victoria rubadiri wins the award named in honour of our late colleague komla dumor. hello and a warm welcome to bbc world news. the two candidates for the us presidency have exchanged heated accusations on law and order. president trump said his democratic rivaljoe biden had been weak in the face of recent street protests. earlier mr biden said the us president had been "fanning the flames" of hate and division in america. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. nine weeks to polling day and americans are facing a start

choice, with violence and civil u nrest choice, with violence and civil unrest on the streets of several cities, including outside the white house, law and order is emerging as the issue that could decide this italy fort election. portland has been the epicentre of black lives matter process ever since the police killing of george floyd. —— italy fought elections. the weekend, supporters of president trump headed into the city in a huge convoy of vehicles. sporadic fighting broke out between the two groups and a white man was shot and killed. he was a supporter of a right—wing group. president trump blamed the democrats for what he called left—wing political violence. the wave of violence and destruction we have seen in recent weeks and months as occurred in cities exclusively controlled and dominated by the biden, joe biden party. controlled and dominated by the biden, joe biden party. it is a familiar theme from the president, now focused more than ever on framing joe biden as the leader of a party that

will bring anarchy to the streets. in america, we will never surrender to streets. in america, we will never surrender to mob rule because if the mob rules democracy is indeed dead. the reason we are continuing to see violence in left—wing cities todayis violence in left—wing cities today is that liberal politicians, mayors, prosecutors and judges are refusing to enforce the law and put the rioters injail. earlier, the former vice president said the policies of donald trump were to blame. he can't stop the violence, because for years he has fomented it. he may believe that mouthing the words law and order makes him strong, but his failure to call on his own supporters to stop acting as an armed militia in this country shows how weak he is. does anyone believe there will be less violence in america if donald trump is re—elected? less violence in america if donald trump is re-elected? mr biden also lashed out at the way he says mr trump spread lies about him and he spelt out his own view of law and order.

i want to make it absolutely clear, so i'm going to be very clear, so i'm going to be very clear about all of this, rioting is not protesting, looting is not protesting, setting fires is not protesting. none of this is protesting. none of this is protesting. it is lawlessness, plain and simple. a week after violent protests followed the police shooting of jacob played ——jacob police shooting of jacob played —— jacob blake in wisconsin, donald trump is travelling to the city of kenosha to see himself the damage caused to property and meet law enforcement personnel. he will not speak into the family of esther blake because they asked for a lawyer to be involved and mrtrump said that for a lawyer to be involved and mr trump said that was inappropriate. the white house said it will be a unifying visit. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. all people living in hong kong can now get a free coronavirus test under a new scheme backed by the chinese government. but a number of pro—democracy leaders, and some healthcare workers, are calling for a boycott. rebecca bailey reports. early morning in hong kong. a sleepy start of the first

day of mass testing. over half a million people have signed up in advance to take free tests, but there's opposition to the scheme, too. "boycott the coronavirus testing," chant some familiar faces. joshua wong and lester shum, prominent pro—democracy activists. the involvement of the chinese central government in the testing has turned what's on the surface, a public health scheme, into a political row. activists have suggested people's dna will be collected and abused under the cover of testing. the hong kong government says no dna will be taken and no tests will go to mainland labs. there are different objections from medical experts. for me, the concern about mass testing is the concern about why we are spending so much money on testing lots and lots of people who are going to be negative. i think it would be a better strategy to focus on testing high—risk people, maybe the staff or residents in elderly homes, every week.

the head of the hong kong public doctors association told media senior doctors had not been consulted on the plans. but in a sign ofjust how politicised this issue has become, all objections to the scheme have been tarred with the same brush. translation: there are some so—called experts, doctors and individuals, who constantly discredit the universal testing programme, and find excuses to stop residents from participating in the programme. what is the motive behind their acts to prevent the hong kong people from participating in the universal community testing? there is only one i can think of, which is political calculations. and beijing's hong kong and macau affairs office, called testing opponents anti—china radicals with a vile disregard for public health. the accusation the coronavirus crisis is being used for ulterior motives runs both ways.

translation: from the beginning, the government has only had one goal: using the coronavirus control to do whatever it can to please the central government of china. hong kong is just emerging from a third surge in coronavirus cases that began in earlyjuly. the stated aim of this scheme is to fully stamp out the virus and open up society again. but experts have warned that as many as 5 million people might need to be tested for it to work. so the government will be hoping that the controversy around this testing won't keep people away. rebecca bailey, bbc news. let us get more on this. i'm joined now by the bbc‘s danny vincent, who is in hong kong. welcome to you. how widespread is the concern over this mass testing and what the authorities might do with the data? well, it's difficult to know to what extent hong kong residents feel concerned about this testing, but what we do

know is that 500,000 people have registered to take the test at the moment. the authorities hope that up to 5 million people would have registered and, of course, the pro—democracy activist and campaigners have made their concerns are very clear. they are worried that the information, the dna that is passed on through these tests could make their way back to la bs could make their way back to labs in the mainland. of course, authorities here have said that that is not going to happen. but i think what we're seeing here is another example the levels of distrust, at least from the pro—democracy campaigners, towards the authorities stop in some ways this can be seen as somewhat of an extension of some of the political debate that has been happening in hong kong over the last year, happening in hong kong over the last yea r, really. happening in hong kong over the last year, really. there seems to bea last year, really. there seems to be a question about credibility when it comes to the authorities, at least from the authorities, at least from the eyes of the pro—democracy activists and they are making

their concerns very clear. what impact will this distrust over this testing have over the territory's attempts to tackle coronavirus? well, originally hong kong was praised for its response to the coronavirus. in july, earlyjuly, we saw what was described as a third wave of the virus. now the numbers of the virus. now the numbers of infected cases seem to be falling. yesterday only nine people, it was reported only nine people were infected with the virus, which was a record low sincejuly. the virus, which was a record low since july. so there the virus, which was a record low sincejuly. so there are a lot of questions about this testing. the pro—democracy activists wonder if this is actually the right method to be used because they have their suspicions. but also medical professionals a re suspicions. but also medical professionals are also asking if this is likely to be successful. if a relatively small number of people actually ta ke small number of people actually take the test it is unclear,

they say, what type of effect this really would have when it comes to clamping down on the spread of this virus. 0k, danny vincent in hong kong. thank you for the update. this week on the bbc, we're marking the fifth anniversary of the 2015 migration crisis in europe. five years ago, thousands of migrants and refugees crossed into hungary seeking the safety and prosperity of europe. but to stop the flow, the government of prime minister victor orban raced to build a barrier of barbed wire and electric fences, which now divides the border between hungary and serbia — stretching more than 170 kilometres. mr orban made a name for himself as the most anti—migrant leader in europe and the champion defender of what he calls ‘christian europe'. our budapest correspondent nick thorpe reports. reporting from this border through the summer of 2015, they once asked a photographer what he was planning to shoot that day. "just biblical

scenes," he replied, biblical scenes. the exodus that you was astonishing to witness. with the million or more people who sought refuge in europe, a good proportion of them entered hungary from serbia down this disused railway track. it all looks very familiar today. only the crowds are missing. then hungary built a fence to stop them. this man first suggested it. a local mayor. it was my idea, yes. iam it. a local mayor. it was my idea, yes. i am very happy. when the government built this borderfence when the government built this border fence because we need this borderfence, not only in 2015, not only today, but we need this border fence 2015, not only today, but we need this borderfence in 2015, not only today, but we need this border fence in the future. few migrants attempt to cross the fence today. those who do still reach western europe have found other routes.

the government sees the fence as an unqualified success. the southern ramparts of a fortress europe. we don't like other people coming here, especially different religions. who we know we're not going to buy the rules and are not going to follow the european way of life because the culture is different. it's not a matter of racism or ante racism, it is a matter of common sense. racism or ante racism, it is a matter of common sense. “ matter of common sense. “ antiracism. back in 2015 the station input of this was another bottleneck is tens of thousands of migrants tried to transit hungry towards northern europe. last year only 500 people were allowed to seek detection here in hungary, a handful of human rights groups defend the right to asylum, despite bitter government hostility. it is very clear that whatever the hungarian government has done in the field of asylum since december 2015 is unlawful. it's become more difficult to stand up for refugees in europe, particularly here in hungary,

but it's still crucial we do so. this iranian artist and his 12 year son faced deportation when they lost their asylum bid. but the helsinki committee took their case to the top european court and one. the new asylu m european court and one. the new asylum request will be heard at this week. translation: i was in a prison at then i understood there was just politics. i realise people in hungary have big hearts and wa nt to in hungary have big hearts and want to help us to be free. that they love refugees. i love hungary and would like to live here. soon they hope to leave this open refugee camp and start a new life here. asylum—seekers like them, you get the support they need, still get through. nick thorpe, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: novak djokovic cruises through the first round of the us open, the first tennis major since the coronavirus lockdown.

she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared. some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth

and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and donald trump have criticised each other‘s records on law and order, as they continue their campaigns for the white house. mass covid testing, paid for by china, comes into effect in hong kong. some call for a boycott. parts of western europe have been badly affected by heavy rain and strong winds. at least four holiday—makers were killed in italy, including two children crushed by a falling tree. in austria, there have been mudslides, power cuts and rivers bursting their banks. the bbc‘s tim allman has this. this is normally a football pitch, now it's a lake,

where these young men found themselves stranded. it was a similar story in much of western austria. a deluge of wet weather leading to rising water levels and people in danger. in the town of gschnitz there was a fronting operation to stop the local river bursting its banks. translation: it was really serious. we only had 15 to 20 minutes to react. they managed to stop the river breaking its banks and burying the houses in the upper valley. across the border, in northern italy, the authorities were on high alert. the adige river in verona perilously close to swamping the roads and bridges of the city. this sort of weather is not unprecedented, but experiencing it now is something new. translation: we were used to having flooding around november but it is kind of strange for it to happen at this time of year. translation: they closed

the bridge because there was a big tree that got trapped. it started moving so, for safety, they closed it. more rain is expected in the coming days. weather alerts are still in place. it seems the danger has not yet passed. tim allman, bbc news. the polish statesman, lech walesa, has warned against the rise of populism. speaking on fortieth anniversary of the landmark solidarity trades union deal, he said people needed to take the initiative from demagogues, and replace their solutions with wiser ones. the former president was speaking at the gdansk shipyard, it was here in 1980 that a deal was sealed between the communist regime and striking shipyard workers led by walesa which enabled the creation of solidarity, the soviet bloc‘s first free trades union. french president emmanuel macron is due to revisit beirut port later today, which was devastated by a huge chemical explosion four weeks ago.

he's back in lebanon for his second visit within a month to press for political reform in a country on the verge of economic and political collapse. lebanon is a former french colony and mr macron will take part in a ceremony marking the centenary of lebanon's creation. it comes as lebanon's ambassador to germany, mustapha adib, was named the country's new prime minister designate. following his nomination, mradib immediately paid a symbolic visit to parts of beirut worst affected by that huge explosion at the port. kenyan tv presenter, victoria rubadiri, has been awarded the bbc world news komla dumor award. it was set up in 2015 in honour of our friend and the former presenter of this programme komla dumor, who died injanuary 2014, and it celebrates african journalism by uncovering exceptional talent. victoria is the sixth winner of the award, here's how she found out she'd got it. i was overwhelmed.

at first i thought i was coming in for a follow—up interview session and next thing they pop up on the screen and say... you have won the bbc's world news komla dumor award. oh, my gosh. oh, wow! i did not see that coming. oh, my gosh. and i just felt a rush of emotion. it was almost like i shifted from someone being interviewed to be relax, easy, you have the award. this is citizen weekend. i was extremely humbled and honoured, considering that this is no small feat. hello, everyone and welcome to focus on africa.

komla was amazing. i admired how versatile he was. in one moment you would see him walking alongside a head of state and next he would talk to a group of miners. that kind of versatility was really admirable. he was authoritative and personable at the same time. i will see you after the game. and he was able to connect and engage with his audience. the bbc has always had a problem with looking cool. that is where i come in. for me he was and still is the epitome of excellence, african excellence. a new rolls—royce on the streets of india, my good friend. him showing that standard to be good enough on the global stage is an encouragement to young african journalists like myself wanting to go to that level.

africa can be a global player and it can be a repository of excellence. this is a place where the world can look to see what can we get in terms of the best the world can offer. i hope that my storytelling and the work that i do as a result of going through this award scheme does that. and also to be an inspiration to other young journalists that you can craft and chart a very unique career path that is authentic to you and, most of all, using this platform to tell a true, real, authentic story of africa. huge congratulations to victoria, they are. the venice film festival is due to open on the second of september. it will be the first, physical, major international

film event since the beginning of the global health emergency, and the pandemic is likely to have a significant impact on the festival, now in its 77th year. gail maclellan reports. the venice film festival, stars, glamour, paparazzi, fans. but that was a lifetime ago, in 2019. fast forward to march 2020, and the pandemic. italy was the first european country to be badly hit by the coronavirus. currently, the country has suffered over 35,000 covid-19 country has suffered over 35, 000 covid—19 related country has suffered over 35,000 covid—19 related deaths. but life and tourists have returned to the city. wearing face masks and making an attempt at social distancing, visitors are once again in st mark's square, in gondolas and on water buses. preparing for the festival, which opens this week on wednesday. it's the first international film festival since the pandemic

closed cinemas and halted film production. will be safety measures, limited seating, thermal scanners, and a fan free red carpet. you might build it, but will they come? those hollywood stars will be subject to travel restrictions. there is a travel ban from the united states into europe. it won't be the same, but that's not the point, some say. translation: we know this year is not at full speed. few films, fewer stars, but it is still the venice festival. so the fact that there is still a festival even under these conditions is an important message and it is great to have it. it may well be good for good for the film industry, but with italy seeing an increase in coronavirus case numbers in the past few days, the world's old est the past few days, the world's oldest film festival will be navigating uncertainty, and unprecedented territory. the us open is underway in new york — but under

very different circumstances. a number of familiar faces won't be taking the court this year — the likes of rafael nadal and nick kyrgios along with world number one and two, ash barty and simona halep, opting out because of coronavirus. tanya dendrinos reports. it's a grand slam like you've never seen before. they got under way at flushing meadows, but there was no need for a quiet please from the chair umpire. the stands usually brimming with diehard fans were empty. us open under way behind closed doors. no, definitely no. i would choose people here but the first major was like, should hmi chair myself or should hmi chair myself or should they be more calm?|j felt should they be more calm?” felt a little bit strange. there was no trouble for the top seeds in round one. novak djokovic dismissing opponents

in straight sets. it's notjust the matchup is proving a challenge. oh, sorry. safety first. my bad. i'm very far away from everyone, just so everybody is clear. there was something they had to get used to, to be in a bubble, of course, it is something totally different which a... you know, going out for the coffee and sitting in a park and so on and suddenly this is not the option, so it's holidays and we are all still on the same page, so are all still on the same page, so everybody had to get used to it. it's clear it's going to ta ke it. it's clear it's going to take some adjustments to settle into the new normal, and hope it reflects on court. target berlin zoo's baby pandas have turned one. twins pit and paule celebrated with a cake, made from frozen betroot and sweet potato. the twins were born last year

to meng meng, who is bringing the cubs up on her own. they will spend the next four years in berlin with their mother before being returned to china. hello. and so, there you have it — we are done, meteorologically speaking, anyway, with summer. but at least it ended on a high note, and this particular corner of aberdeenshire — a glorious end to the day there, captured by tyke, one of our weather watchers. it was that area of high pressure that settled things very nicely across the british isles on monday. but looking out into the atlantic, more disturbed weather is looming just over the horizon. before that arrives, we've got a weakening weather front bringing cloud and rain into the western side of scotland for a time, into northern ireland in the morning. but i think here the cloud will clear, come the afternoon. there will be brighter skies, there will be a wee bit of brightness in the eastern scotland for a time. across england and wales, it'll be a dry day, with a bit of brightness.

could get some temperatures higher than monday — won't be difficult — to around 18—19 celsius. by wednesday, it's those atlantic fronts that are going to bring a combination of cloud and wind and rain to many parts. but it will take a time before the rain moves out of northern ireland and away towards the north—eastern side of scotland — all the while, the rain piling into the western side of england, through wales, as well, some of this quite heavy across the north midlands, wales, and the north of england. but you see, it doesn't really get down into that far south—eastern quarter until quite later in the day, if at all. not too much in the way of breeze here, but it really will be a windy day across the greater part of scotland, particularly in the northwest. bit of brightness up in the north—east of scotland, 16 — you might make 20 further south, where it stays that bit drier. those same weather fronts for the most part get through the northern parts. but in the south, that front becomes aligned with the isobars, so there's no great drive to get that front away from the southern counties of both england and wales. brighter skies follow

on behind, but the cloud and a bit of breeze and the odd spot of rain could linger across the south, but it won't stop the temperatures getting up to around 21 or 22. further north, a slightly cooler feel, but not cold by any means at all. thursday's still a windy old do, across the north—western corner of scotland. this comes back with renewed vigour into the south—western quarter. it may well be that we see some really quite heavy rain. how far north that goes, difficult to tell at this range. but certainly, for the north of wales, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it's a mixture of sunny spells and some blustery showers, with the high of the day of 20.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. facemasks becomes mandatory in most french workplaces in a massive move to counter the spread of the coronavirus. tech stocks zoom. the nasdaq hits a fresh record high as investors defy the coronavirus economic gloom. and safe flying in the age of covid. we look at how airlines and airports are trying to reassure wary passengers. hello and welcome.

the french government makes wearing a mask compulsory in the vast majority of workplaces from september one to try to stop a resurgence of the covid—19 pandemic. the labour ministry said the new arrangement would apply to all shared spaces in offices and factories, but would not extend to individual offices where only one employee is present. joining me now is tomasz michalski, associate professor, economics and decision sciences department, hec paris. welcome to you. thanks for being with us. tell us more about this decision by the government. why? so this is definitely, first of all, a sanitary measure. up to one third of the new cases recorded in august were in workplaces. many in meatpacking but also manufacturing, also administration. so this is one measure to stop the virus. we will see how effective it is. second,it will see how effective it is. second, it is also to reassure workers that are coming back to

workers that are coming back to work after vacation, children are going to school, and this isa are going to school, and this is a part of the larger package of relaunching the economy. also the number of cases where you can actually request special treatment has been curtailed. so this is part of the general plan to get people back to work to do a relaunching of the economy with additionalfiscal relaunching of the economy with additional fiscal measures that are going to be introduced this week. what you think the reaction will be, will people be encouraged by this because they has been some process against the mandatory wearing of these facemasks, hasn't there? definitely there is going to be a lot of inconvenience. we are going to see how people will actually wear it in workplaces. but for a lot of people this was a source of worry, what is going to happen when we restart, when, for example, children go

back to school, are we going to have new spreads where people come back from hot spots near the seaside? and we just have to hope for the best. is it effective? i don't think people studied this. what are going to be the effect on productivity? we don't know. it's a measure, for lack of a better one, that is going to be introduced now. ado is going to be introduced now. a do you think people will be back to work because of it or do you think the majority will continue, if they can, to work from home? so those who can it definitely will want to stay in tele— work. this is actually recommended by the labour ministry. and definitely if you have to wear a mask all day long in the office in a shared space you actually would prefer probably to stay at home, especially if kids are away and your productivity may improve. and how will it be enforced? so this is a very good question.

first of all, the firm will be able to even fire workers that refuse to wear masks. that's number one. number two, is quite unclear what is going to happen if the employer doesn't provide the masks or, for example, does not punish recalcitrant workers. but here there is a good role for labour unions that are small but very vocal. and this is also a part where a lot of firms are afraid of how this law may be misused to be some other club for many companies. ok, tomasz michalski, good to get your thoughts. thank you for being with us. thank you. with covid—19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are trying to reassure wary passengers that they are safe to travel. sarah toms checked into the airport in singapore for a virtual flight to see what coronavirus prevention steps are being taken.

i'm here at assiniboia's changi airport ready to take a virtual flight. airport ready to take a virtual flight. before covid—19 these terminals were teeming with people coming and going through one of the world's major travel hubs. but that's all changed now as the pandemic delivers a major blow to the aviation and travel industries. what also changed is how changi airport has brought in new safety measures to limit the spread of the virus and protect travellers and staff. first off, i need to check in. these kiosks have been fitted with infrared scanning strips that track the movement of your fingers. that means they don't need to touch the screen, i just point at it. the implementation of this new technology. we will also be installing across the airport some other touchscreens,

feedback kiosks, even food ordering kiosks, so there is no need to replicate across the airport. the cleaning innovations, as you can see, we do have our cleaning airports. we have implement this for a few years, but in this covert mac environment we have strengthened —— covid. it can show the floors. they can see this become a new normal and it's a way of options. with covid, where more passengers will want a contactless journey. previously, passengers using the automatic gate, they would have to use a handprint. we have now actually enabled the use of iris and facial recognition as a biometric identifier that will give more assurances for passengers as they travel through the airport. these safety measures

should give some peace of mind, but the big question for the travel industry is when will passenger traffic start to take off again and how long can airports and airlines afford to just keep taxiing along? sara tomic, bbc news, singapore. this week people in england will again be encouraged to go back to the workplace in a government ad campaign. employers will be asked to reassure staff it is safe to return by highlighting measures taken to prevent the spread of covid—19. business leaders have warned of damage being done to city centres as people stay away from offices. and today sees the next stage in the tapering of the furlough scheme, where people unable to work received up to 80% of their salary from the government. from today, 1 september, the government will only pay 70% of wages. the next step comes in october when that figure goes down to 60%. joining me now is michelle ovens obe, founder of small business britain. welcome to you. thanks for

being with us. let's talk more about this fellow scheme which has been a lifeline to so many. just how important has it been? it has been, as you have said, com plete it has been, as you have said, complete lifeline to individuals and of course to small businesses as well. when this all started back in march it came down so fast that a lot of small businesses really did not know how to respond and, actually, a lot of them actually, a lot of them actually laid off staff and brought them back to put them on the furlough scheme. so it has really put off losing a lot of staff and there has been a lot of speculation that, of course, with this month, now we are moving to employers onto bidding more towards the furlough scheme that we are going to see some job losses. so the step—down of furlough is an important step. we have to get things up and running again, we have to get people back to work stop but it is going to cause some big challenges for, secular, small businesses who are not all back up businesses who are not all back up and running at a not quite

ready to bring people back. so you the timing is right that the furlough scheme is stepped down from now? i think this to be step—down. extending the step—down would be helpful. —— stepped down. it is a lot of different sectors and not all are in the same position. some have come back much better than others. we have seen some great others. we have seen some great other interventions, for example in the hospitality sector over the course of august, the scheme has been huge for them. lots of other sectors are still struggling. we have seen real challenges in the retail sector, for example, footfalls are the retail sector, for example, footfalls a re not the retail sector, for example, footfalls are not coming back, a lot of retail businesses are struggling pivoted as well and looking at online and different channels to market, but it is not making up the lost revenues. and things like the events sector, the arts, the creative sector are really struggling, as well as across—the—board different businesses that just

across—the—board different businesses thatjust haven't been able to respond quickly to the challenges that covid has brought along. so there are some big challenges coming up and businesses really need to get ready now for what is going to be quite a difficult autumn. 0k, to be quite a difficult autumn. ok, michelle ovens, thank you very much for your thoughts on the furlough scheme. zoom shares rose 5% to another record high last night, as revenue jumped 355% and second quarter profits more than doubled. the video conferencing service continues to reap the financial rewards of so many of us working remotely due the coronavirus pandemic. the bbc‘s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has the details from new york. after one of the most astounding earnings reports in earlyjune, everyone has done it again, blowing expectations out of the water and proving it's not just out of the water and proving it's notjust a one trick pony. by it's notjust a one trick pony. by helping us stay connected

during the pandemic, zoom has enjoyed phenomenal growth this year. the video conferencing app made as much money in may, june, july as it did in all of 2019, reporting a profit of 185 point $7 million in the second quarter —— 185 and $7 million. key to that success is its ability to add paying customers. high budget corporate clients as well as those using services were free. these results show this hasn't been a problem as reported customer growth up 458% from this time last year. with so many of us working from home, zoom, a relative newcomer, has rapidly established itself as one of the essential technology tools during this coronavirus pandemic. michelle fleury, bbc news in new york. us technology stocks defying the gloomy economics of the coronavirus pandemic. while the dow ended what was still its best august since 1984 on a down note, dropping more than 200 points, the tech—heavy nasdaq hit yet another record high driven by companies

like apple and tesla. let's find out more about what is happening on the us market. joining me now is david madden, market analyst at cmc. david, welcome to you. thanks for being with us. what is happening to drive the markets in the us, it seems counterintuitive to what is actually happening there. well, it is worth noting that the broader s&p 500 closed fractionally lower at 3500, so the overall sentiment in us stocks isn't as strong as it would suggest if you just focus in on would suggest if you just focus inona would suggest if you just focus in on a few tech stocks, as you just mentioned. if you take a look at the nasdaq 100, just mentioned. if you take a look at the nasdaq100, it closed up almost 1%, setting yet another record high. and the major divergences between the major divergences between the s&p closing fractionally higher and the nasdaq 100 higher and the nasdaq100 closing almost 1% higher is

really down to a handful of technology stop, the likes of apple, we also have netflix in the mix as well, these are companies that not only did well during the pandemic, they actually thrived in the pandemic. streaming services such as netflix became extremely popular in lockdowns. people working to spend more money on electronic devices, therefore apple came into the mix. we also had a strong performance for companies like citrix systems. they are a company that provides services that allows people to work remotely. similar to zoom, they have seen exceptional demand in the last few months. so the health crisis has really kind of exposed cracks in certain business models because of the pandemic, as wearers a handful of really big tech stocks are actually booming on the back of the health crisis. i've and

also for tesla and apple on the back of their stock split. must explain what that actually means and why it has had such a boost for them. —— jessica lange. if you have a look at tesla, for example, they had a five or one document. essentially what that means if you were a shareholder in tesla and a regular shareholder, you would have received five new shares for everyone share that you held and, essentially, all that means from tessel‘s point of view is that reorganisation of view is that reorganisation of the share capital structure. the value of the company remains the same, there are more shares in off and the price comes down —— tesla. it makes it much more cheaper to practise that stock. at the back end of last week tesla shares were well above $2000 per share. since the stock split came into effect. they are below $500 a share. so

retail investors, your average individual on the street, who is not a professional, it makes it easierfor is not a professional, it makes it easier for those people to purchase tesla stocks and the strategy paid off. it had a nice rally last night and as we know has become exceptionally popular with retail investors. 0k, popular with retail investors. ok, you still need a spare £500 in your pocket, or dollars. david, before explaining that to us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: while the coronavirus has pushed retail online, i'll speak to one brave british company that's opening up a flagship store in new york. the government's furlough scheme, introduced when lockdown started is beginning to wind down from today. since march, it's paid 80% of a worker's wages, but that's going down to 70%, with the employer paying 10%. the scheme is due to finish at the end of october. diabetics will be encouraged to try a soup and shakes

weight—loss plan. some 5,000 patients will get access to the diet programme. a trial showed almost half who undertook the plan saw their type 2 diabetes go into remission after a year. quarantine measures could be reimposed on british holidaymakers returning from portugal due to a rise in covid—19 cases. there were 21 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in portugal in the seven days to august 30. a seven—day rate of 20 is the threshold above which the uk government considers triggering quarantine conditions. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business, and sport. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and donald trump have criticised each other‘s records on law and order, as they continue their campaigns for the white house. mass covid testing, paid for by china, comes into effect

in hong kong. some call for a boycott. south korea's economy contracted by a seasonally adjusted 3.2% in the april—june period from the previous quarter. that was the sharpest drop since the globalfincial crisis of 2008. let's go to sharanjit leyl in our asia business hub who is following the story. that's right, after india's dire economic growth numbers yesterday it was the turn of another large asian economy to report and it was of course south korea essentially saying its economy fell at its steepest rate in 12 years which means the economy, its asia's fourth—largest hair, actually slipped into a technical recession, two straight quarters of decline joining others here in the region such asjapan, others here in the region such as japan, thailand others here in the region such asjapan, thailand and singapore. much of it is, of course, due to covid—19. its

pandemic induced slowdown which had the trade reliant economy badly, exports of goods and services were really the biggest drag. and actually much the worst contraction since 1963, that's 57 years ago. south korea is the first major exporting country to really report monthly trade data like this they it really gives us a good early gauge of the health of global shipments, and of course all of this news comes as the country, which was initially praised, you remember, faith is really a second wave of coronavirus infections, despite all of the tighter social distancing rules. ok, for now, thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. facebook has warned that it may have to stop allowing publishers and people in australia from sharing local and international news on facebook and instagram. it comes as australia has drafted new legislation which called on internet firms such as facebook and google to pay for the content they repost. astrazeneca say‘s it's begun a large—scale human trial

of its coronavirus vaccine in the us with plans to enrol as many as 30,000 adults. the vaccine, invented by researchers at oxford university, is the farthest along of the covid—19 vaccines in development. it comes at a time when a new poll found that 78% of americans worry that the government's vaccine approval process is being driven by politics more than science. the bitter legal row between mcdonald's and its former chief executive steve easterbrook is heating up. in a new filing the fast food giant has argued that mr easterbrook should have to defend his conduct in court. more than two weeks ago, he asked the court to dismiss the case filed by mcdonald's, which is suing him to recoup his severance package after saying it discovered that he had sexual relationships with three additional women while at the company. the global fashion industry is worth $1.5 trillion but a report by consultants mckinsey & company forecast that revenues will drop by up to 30% this year,

and as much as 40% for the luxury end of the market. so how are fashion brands bringing in sales in a pandemic? well, today, global british outwear brand belstaff is opening a new store in new york as part of its retail expansion plans. but with the world slowly edging out of homes as lockdowns are eased does it make sense to be opening a bricks and mortar retail store in a pandemic where online shopping has dominated? joining me now is helen wright ceo of belstaff. welcome to you, thanks very much for being with us. of course companies like yours make these decisions a long time previously, so you couldn't have foreseen the pandemic you are still going ahead with this opening. ready might be surprised by that? oh yes, we absolutely are going ahead stopping there was never any question of stopping the new york project, we have been planning it for a long time,

and belstaff has been around for almost a hundred years and endurance is in our dna. even with the pandemic and the impact that it has had on the business, we feel very confident as we go ahead and open that new store in a few hours, physical stores remain a vitally important part of our strategy, the support a very strong online business that we have, our online businesses up to 5% this year, but the physical stores are where we build the relationships and they still remain a vital piece of our development plans. or fashion retailers have been hit by the pandemic, of course. you said that your online sales are up said that your online sales are up but how has that affected your business overall? it has been a very challenging year for all brands and businesses. the period of lockdown, of course, had an impact on our retail business this year to date, but the strength of our online business partially mitigated that, so we are

definitely seeing a strong surge in performance in the online business this year, and our retail stores, since they have reopened, have seen some interesting results, let's say. central london stores are still really struggling. traffic levels are down 60% in central london and also downtown new york, but those stores outside of london, those stores, for example, in the north of england and also in germany and europe are actually, in many cases, meeting last year's numbers, so we are seeing some signs of encouragement coming through and we look at conversion rates of being a measure of how strong our business is in our retail stores and conversion in our reopened stores is up 30% this year so when people come in they really want to buy, they have missed that retail experience. they may have missed it but as you mentioned people are not coming back, that might have something to do

with people not working in the cities to do with tourism and not having that turnover of footfall, but you are still planning notjust footfall, but you are still planning not just this footfall, but you are still planning notjust this store in new york but big expansion plans of the next five years, doubling your number of stores. that shows a huge amount of confidence that many people just are not feeling. yes. we are going to indeed almost triple the number of stores we have over the next five years but we start from a fairly compact base. we have a relatively small number of stores today and we will grow that number of stores very, very carefully over time, to support the e—commerce strategy that leads our distribution strategy, so actually, while the number is growing, it is a very considered approach where an omni— channel business, that's combined retail and e—commerce business, allows the consumer to shop across the channels and actually, it is a cautious investment rather than a really risky one, we believe. now, i was saying a few moments ago that the high—end fashion

has been hit more than the lower end of the fashion market in terms of sales. how much of a concern is that to you, because i think when people buy an expensive product they do wa nt to an expensive product they do want to touch it and feel it, don't they? they absolutely do, and there's just no replacing a physical store for that interaction, i would say. i think that the, that the experience in the stores and people coming into the stores is not going to necessarily happen straightaway. we are absolutely prepared that people are not yet ready to come back into the stores, so if they can't come to us, we can come to the customer. what we are seeing is people are buying less at the moment, but buying better. so i think that, as and when they are prepared to shop, either online or in the stores, they are much more considered.

we as consumers are much more demanding now. all right, ceo of belstaff, we are out of time. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello. and so, there you have it — we are done, meteorologically speaking, anyway, with summer. but at least it ended on a high note, and this particular corner of aberdeenshire — a glorious end to the day there, captured by tyke, one of our weather watchers. it was that area of high pressure that settled things very nicely across the british isles on monday. but looking out into the atlantic, more disturbed weather is looming just over the horizon. before that arrives, we've got a weakening weather front bringing cloud and rain into the western side of scotland for a time, into northern ireland in the morning. but i think here the cloud will clear, come the afternoon. there will be brighter skies, there will be a wee bit of brightness in the eastern scotland for a time. across england and wales, it'll be a dry day, with a bit of brightness. could get some temperatures higher than monday — won't be difficult — to around 18—19 celsius. by wednesday, it's those

atlantic fronts that are going to bring a combination of cloud and wind and rain to many parts. but it will take a time before the rain moves out of northern ireland and away towards the north—eastern side of scotland — all the while, the rain piling into the western side of england, through wales, as well, some of this quite heavy across the north midlands, wales, and the north of england. but you see, it doesn't really get down into that far south—eastern quarter until quite later in the day, if at all. not too much in the way of breeze here, but it really will be a windy day across the greater part of scotland, particularly in the northwest. bit of brightness up in the north—east of scotland, 16 — you might make 20 further south, where it stays that bit drier. those same weather fronts for the most part get through the northern parts. but in the south, that front becomes aligned with the isobars, so there's no great drive to get that front away from the southern counties of both england and wales. brighter skies follow on behind, but the cloud and a bit of breeze and the odd spot of rain could linger across the south, but it won't stop the temperatures getting up to around 21 or 22.

further north, a slightly cooler feel, but not cold by any means at all. thursday's still a windy old do, across the north—western corner of scotland. this comes back with renewed vigour into the south—western quarter. it may well be that we see some really quite heavy rain. how far north that goes, difficult to tell at this range. but certainly, for the north of wales, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it's a mixture of sunny spells and some blustery showers, with the high of the day of 20.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: footballer marcus rashford's new goal: the manchester united striker tells breakfast why he's heading up a task force to make sure children don't go hungry. i feel like at times people think they are looked down on if they ask somebody for help, and i think in this generation that we are in, that is one thing that should change. as many schools prepare to reopen this week, there's a warning some children are now months behind in their learning. good morning. the beginning of the end for the furlough scheme. from today, the government

will reduce the amount it