Day three of the Republican National convention is under way. Mike pence is due to speak as well as outgoing advisor Kellyanne Conway. Jane obrien first is in washington dc. Over the last two nights, weve had an outline of just the last two nights, weve had an outline ofjust how dystopian an american would become under a biden presidency. Mike pence is due to ta ke presidency. Mike pence is due to take the stage at all to more at fault fort mchenry which is synonymous with the national answers. Im sure it was far more complicated. What going to be interesting is to see how the events of wisconsin might shape the speech is planning to do tonight. We understand he was going to be focusing on law and order. The president the present economic but form achievements but what is happening in wisconsin is very possibly going to puncture the convention bubble we mean in the last two days. It hasnt been mentioned up until now, except with reference to a general takedown of lawn order, much the s
One of the most powerful hurricanes on record in the United States has hit the countrys gulf coast, destroying buildings and pulling down power lines with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. Four people have been killed, including a 14 year old girl. The storm, which started out as a category four hurricane, has since been downgraded as it makes its way inland. But there are still fears of catastrophic flooding from intense rainfall and storm surges. Larry madowo reports. Hurricane laura arrived late at night with destructive winds of 85 mph, toppling over cars and other objects in its wake. The eye of the storm was in lake charles in louisiana, but the damage extends much further. Roofs were ripped off in its path and homes destroyed as it raced inland. It was wild. Around one or so, the wind picked up and i could hear the neighbours roof blew off the side of the house and blew into my house. A Chemical Plant caught fire hours after hurricane laura whizzed past, sending thick black smok
Of jacob blake leads to a boycott by athletes of key sporting events. Despite the overwhelming plea for change, there has been no action, so our focus today cannot be on basketball. Forecasters warn of an unsurvivable storm surge, as hurricane laura makes landfall in the us state of louisiana. I saw the tag which had the name. The boy who found an australian airmans world war ii dog tag is thanked by his family. And coming up on bbc news the premier leagues record appearance holder retires from professional football. Former england and Manchester City midfielder gareth barry ends his career at the age of 39. Good afternoon. Welcome to the one oclock news. The white supremacist gunman who killed 51 people at two mosques in new zealand has beenjailed for life with no chance of parole. 29 year old Brenton Tarrant whos from australia has been told hell die behind bars the first time such a sentence has been handed down in new zealand. He had pleaded guilty to charges of murder, attempted m
The trauma of march 15 is not easily healed. But today i hope is the last where we have any cause to here or utter the name of the terrorist behind it. Hurricane laura makes landfall along the coast of louisiana hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes. £13 per day the government trials payments for those on low incomes who have to self isolate in parts of england. And if you have been affected by not being able to work whilst self isolating,or youd like to share your thoughts on this or any of our other stories with me, you can contact me on twitter at annita mcveigh, or use the hashtag bbc your questions. A warning that complacency over getting the flu jab, could lead to the nhs being overwhelmed. And top tier basketball and baseball teams in the us boycott their matches, amid anger over the shooting of jacob blake by police in wisconsin. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. The man who opened fire on two mosques in new zealand last year and kil
Federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. Opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk two weeks after president lukashenkos disputed election victory. And Health Charities are urging the government to take action to tackle the increasing numbers of people seeking help for drinking too much alcohol during lockdown. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Children face greater long term risks from missing school, compared to that of catching the virus whilst there, the uks chief medical adviser has said. Professor chris whitty has been speaking alongside an unusualjoint statement from the top medical officers of all four nations, ahead of millions of pupils returning to classrooms in england, wales and northern ireland. Schools in scotland have already reopened. Sarah campbell reports. For these scottish pupils, it was a damp but welcome return to school for the new academic year. And today there were reassuring words for the millions more across the uk who ar