where this evening s convention program is already in full swing at 8:00 p.m. eastern here, delegates anticipating donald trump s expected return to the arena tonight with his running mate, senator jd vance of ohio. we re watching it all from our anchor position above the convention hall. this is cnn special live convention coverage jake tapper, along with my friend and colleague anderson cooper and anderson and former trump rival nikki haley is among the most highly anticipated speakers as even without a doubt, she was trump s lie asked the most bitter primary opponent and took her time before finally supporting him. we re told she ll make the case to uncertain voters. though, why she s now voting for trump republicans united front offering a stark, perhaps intentional contrast, and the democrats frayed public divisions over president biden s candidacy. right now jake, before haley s remarks, there are some closure we watched teachers coming up, of course, in this hour as we
even colder on saturday. a band of wet weather comes in from the atlantic hitting colder air and there could be snow in western parts of the uk. it is only a yellow snow and ice warning for the met office. the biggest impact in northern ireland, 1 4 centimetres. not sure what the impact will be in western scotland. after a frosty start it will be clouding over quickly, temperatures remaining low. when you factor in the wind on saturday it will feel more like 6 or 7. the snow will peter out, probably not getting any further east. on sunday, a stronger south south westerly wind which could mean some milder weather but perhaps some rain. now wejoin the now we join the bbc news team is where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. keeping british hopes alive in melbourne cameron norrie is into the third round of the australian open where rafa nadal now awaits. as another player is racially abused online some of football s gov
special thank you to c-span in american history tv, and those watching across the country. i would like to make it brief announcement for our audience and viewers. we are excited to midtown scholar will soon host the harrisburg book festival this fall from thursday, october 11, through sunday, october 14. we will have award-winning novelists,inkers, journalists, and four days of fun and conversation. we guarantee they will be something for every book lover of their. you can visit the new website, bookfast.com, and stay tuned to our own website and social media pages for more details. save the date, october 11 through october 14. i am honored to introduce the trio we have on stage this evening. scott lamarr has worked on radio and television for more than 40 years. he is the host and executive producer of daily news and public affairs programs. more than a dozen pennsylvania press awards and is celebrating 10 years on air in 2018. company.extra ordinary previously he was a sen
the government has apologised to the victims of the grenfell tower fire at the public inquiry. the apology came as it admitted a series of failings in overseeing building safety in the years leading up to the disaster that claimed 72 lives. our correspondent tom symonds reports. the aftermath of worst fire in british history. within a day the government announced a public inquiry into this disaster. now, nearly four and a half years later, there is an apology. the department is deeply sorry for its past failures in relation to the oversight of the system that regulated safety in the construction and refurbishment of high rise buildings. it apologises to the bereaved residents and survivors of the fire for such failures. but those who escaped the fire described this statement as deeply offensive. i believe there were a series of 999 calls, effectively, to the government, that they chose not to act on. there were repeated fires. you know, knowsley heights, garnock court and, in
a british teenager who was attacked by a crocodile while on holiday in zambia is recovering in hospital in london. the 18 year old said she was very, very lucky to be alive. she was white water rafting with friends on the zambezi river near the victoria falls when the crocodile bit her leg and tried to drag under the water. our correspondent has the details. it s not many people who can say they ve escaped from a crocodile attack. but amelie osborn smith has done that on a trip to zambia. she says her foot was in the croc s mouth. when the accident happened, i fully accepted the fact that i was going to lose my foot. 0k. i accepted that and i said to my friends, it s fine, i ve lost my foot. i m still alive. crocodiles on the zambezi can grow to 18 feet long. amelie had been rafting with friends when she somehow ended up in the water. a number of people jumped in to save her. people say that you see, like, your life flash before your eyes, but you don t. you just think, h