Associations with colonialism. The second night of the Republican National convention is under way. Among the speakers, president froms children and mike pompeo. Our correspondent, jane obrien joins me jane obrienjoins 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, its 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 dont seem to mind at this stage. This is a preside
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 hes 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 Trumps children and his wife melania and secretary of state mike pompeo. Our correspondent, jane obrien 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 Conv
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 its changed its guidance after updated advice from the world health organisation. The Opposition Labour Party say they dont think the new rules go far enough. As children prepare to go back to school next month,
millions of people are also considering whether to return to their offices, or continue working fr