A mix of grief and rage as more evidence emerges the government ignored warnings also in the news mexicos former president Enrique Pena Nieto gets sucked into the scandal in latin america involving bribes from a brazilian Construction Company. And better resist Opposition Leader takes refuge in lithuania as the government is accused of violence against protesters. For the 1st time a woman of color will run for the office of Vice President of the United States after much anticipation Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden has chosen senator come to harris as his running mate for novembers election in a tweet confirming his pick biden praised senate irises record on social justice he says i have the great honor to announce that ive picked the feelers fighter for the little guy and one of the cunts. His finest Public Servants as my running mate and here was come the harriss response joe biden can unify the American People she said because hes spent his life fighting for us and as president hell build an america that lives up to our ideals i am honored to join him as our partys nominee for Vice President and do what it takes to make him our commander in chief to start with this report from alan fischer. Has been the favorite to fill the democrats the peace look for some time here. She brings a High National profile as a former president ial candidate a senator from california. And family connections to biden she was Close Friends with his late son both because this is my belief child of a mother from india and father from jamaica she takes 2 important boxes as a woman of color. Such as dynamic 4 and really good message right shes really good at talking about complicated subject and made very clear to the audience in to the American People former attorney general of california shes used her skills as a prosecutor in Senate Hearings to pick apart arguments put forward by the company station but that all title has also brought criticism during her tenure as attorney general there are a lot of questions raised about her going to intervene in a variety of types of cases including Police Excessive use of force i would geisha as well as areas around drug policy that could really become a problem or. In the 1st democratic president ial candidate debate she had a Tense Exchange when she said joe bidens past few on the segregated schools was hard full of the modern us politics it all seems a long time ago smart and charismatic shes been the front runner for a reason and 55 more than 20 years younger than the candidate shes seen as the next generation of Democratic Leaders alan fischer aljazeera washington where president obama trying quickly took i am at howrah saying her liberal record gives her plenty of targets as the Election Campaign yes she was right number one draft pick and well see how she works out she did very very poorly in the. Primaries as you know he was expected to do well. And she was share that happened right around 2 percent. And spent a lot of money here a lot of things happening and so i was a little surprised that he picked her ok lets talk to sonny lock up now with us on skype from los angeles on your was a College Classmate of senator harris from Howard University its nice to have you with us on your what is it for having to look tell us about your time at Howard University what what drew you and senator harris to each other. Well we met as freshman at Howard University 38 years ago in 1902 both bright eyed and energetic and ready to make some change in the world because thats what howard says about howard always. Brings out students who are the best of the best and who have a passion for changing the world have a passion for making a difference and we met on the Howard University the famous Howard University yard i dont exactly remember when i just remember this beautiful girl with this short hair and this huge goofy laugh and thats the friend ive had for more than 3038 years so all those qualities you list the type of things you think which are American Voters will like as well a lot is being made of the fact that we now have a woman and a woman of Color Running for Vice President for the 1st time but it has to be the right woman in the right woman of color to get the votes and i think kamel is exactly the right woman shes not only brilliant but shes also very empathetic she has had experiences that make her know exactly what the American People are going through what the American People need and she is that person she is a hard worker and as a woman as a woman of color youre often having to work twice as hard and thats what shes done twice as hard to get to those positions and shes been in the highest reins of government in california and in the nation and shes proven over and over again that she can do that job and i think shes the exact right person to be Vice Joe BidenVice President exact right person to be a part of the team that leads our country now to play devils advocate though she didnt do that well in the president ial primary when she was running well maybe didnt do as well as people might have expected or hoped. Right well i mean if you look at that primary you had so many people in the romney running at that time you had a lot of people from different areas a lot of people who had different agendas and once you got down to the people that were left i think she still did well i think you still have to get people used to a woman of color at the highest office so i think were still as a country thats not we it takes us a little while to get there and i think people really have seen her resilience people have seen her support of the nominee and people have seen her work in the senate and i think people know that she is a person that can get things done and she is a person that will be for all of the country and not just some of them what sort of Vice President do you think she would be because you can have ones who. Well this isnt going to sound right but who sort of know their place who theyre to try to replace the president who are they are the supportive role or you can have ones who have very high profile and who take on specific roles and specific causes in their time. I think 1st of all kamel is a collaborator so i think she is going to be a great partner to President Biden and im going to say President Biden now because thats what i feel its going to be i think shes going to be a great partner to President Biden and i think he knows that she has a lot of strengths especially around justice issues around education and social justice issues which where we are as a country right now is very necessary so i think he knows that he is able to put her in those roles and to lead in those roles as well but as well to be a sounding board im sure there are going to be times when they dont agree and i think hes going to be seeking out her opinion and i think theyll be able to come up with the best way for this country to go forward you know i know much has been made especially in the last couple of weeks about this word about being ambitious and people being too ambitious and i dont think that i think you want someone whos ambitious as as a partner you want someone whos ambitious as a leader anyone who gets to the levels that kamel has gotten to and to President Biden and anyone in those positions are ambitious and i think we as women we as women of color we as howard women have been told we are going to we need to be ambitious and we were taught to be ambitious because to be ambitious needs that you are going to be smart that you are going to excel and that youre going to work hard and i think those are all qualities that were going to want in a Vice President or anyone that leads up so you know i think its been great talking to you really do appreciate it thank you for your time. Thank you for having me. On to other news son a service has been held in berets a week to the day after the huge explosion that killed 200 people and injured 6000 more and its emerged the president and Prime Minister of lebanon were both warned as recently as last month that the Ammonium Nitrate stored in beirut support did pose a Security Risk santa has a report from beirut. A moment of silence for the dead the wounded and the missing Church Bells Rang alongside the muslim call to prayer for a few moments at least this deeply divided and broken nation came together. Lebanon remembered a moment that changed the lives of so many people its been a week since the explosion of beirut port destroyed lives and homes just meters from the blast site people gathered to demand justice and accountability so all those in power knew about the explosives who could pull it on the risk to launch the people the should be an International Investigation because we dont trust the lebanese investigations lebanese authorities including the president knew there was a large stockpile of Ammonium Nitrate at the port. But the 10 firefighters who died in the blast were not aware of the risks when they were sent to put out the fire of unknown origin were up against a competence were all up against corruption were up against all that system that got us where we are today and its the whole system that is wrong so worthless and that is flawed we want bury our dead before we bury their corruption before we bury them the blast deep in the already dire economic crisis which pushed half of lebanons 5000000 people into poverty. Aid agencies are distributing food and medicine filling the void left by a government that has long failed to provide basic services the state is close to bankruptcy this is all that it got from the doctor and the hospital no one support. Thats why. I lost my job. And i lost my home and i lost my god from schools private hospitals were owed billions of dollars by successive governments which left the Public Sector ill equipped and underfunded i just want to say to the International Community if you want if you can help the institutions that really. Were substituting. The country and the governments role towards its people it will be very interesting step the government has now resigned though it will remain as a Caretaker Administration until a new cabinet is formed these people want what they call an independent salvation government but there are others who still support the sectarian system that they believe protects that they want a National Unity government that will bring back the same political elite. That is what people fighting for a new country fear they have the will but not the tools to bring change. French president. Is leading an International Initiative to solve the crisis he says lebanon needs fundamental change and a new political order he didnt elaborate. Beirut. Israels military says its struck hamas targets in gaza in response to balloons which calls fires being sent into its territory pictures of the airstrikes have emerged from social media the army says similar balloon fire attacks targeted southern israel earlier this week israels and threatening to shut its Main CommercialBorder Crossing with gaza in retaliation. A state Department Watchdog says 829000 u. S. Arms sale to saudi arabia was legal but it did not assess the risk of civilian casualties in yemen the trumpet ministration issued an Emergency Declaration to push through that 8000000000. 00 deal to 2 gulf arab states without congressional approval the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs those described the report as deeply damning for secretary say my pompei oh and the administration theres a new twist in the scandal thats rocked latin america allegations of now been made against the former mexican president in the u. K. Penn yet though it is alleged he took funds from ota brecht a Construction Firm that has admitted to paying bribes to 12 countries including mexico john home and with more from mexico city. Mexican authorities have been after those away for quite some time and they managed to get him hes been extradited from spain where hes on the run and what he has said according to the attorney general is that hes fingered ex president. And his finance minister luis feed the guy and he said that they instructed him to pay more than 4000000. 00 worth of bribe from this from a Construction Company presuming Construction Company called a lot of pressure to pay compelling consultants in the 2012 election race in Enrique Pena Nieto his campaign hes also alleged that Enrique Pena Nieto visited i directed him to pay bribes to lawmakers to Congress People to get votes for reforms that expresident meek opinion it was trying to push through in 20132014 so it sounds big and it is for a couple of reasons the 1st one is the old oppression this brazilian Construction Company has really become synonymous with with with corruption across latin america ex president s have fallen in peru in brazil different government and Public Officials in various countries have been convicted in relation to corruption in besant scandals involving this company but in mexico up to this point not have been convicted no one have been put in jail and convicted as a result of this so people are thinking that this might be the start of that process in the news ahead the World Health Organization warns infections are spiking in latin america despite months of lockdowns in australia records its deadliest day of the pandemic live update from the capital camera in a moment. Hello there is a very unsettled picture across eastern sections of the United States out across the west it is being calm and rather the critical fire danger is very high across those areas but you can see here quite a line of thunderstorms in the last few hours and those thunderstorms were particularly powerful and damaging winds were recorded up to 160 kilometers an hour and these are well a cool Straight Line winds that come in with this line of thunderstorms a look at the damage that has been done you can see those trees literally just snapped off half way down huge amounts of damage there was power down to these big vehicles were also overturned on the highways and in some cases even blown off the road nothing for you that is out of the picture certainly by wednesday we will see more there really anywhere from the ohio valley across towards the mid atlantic down across into the southeast but still mostly clericals much of the west ham doesnt see bad in seattle 22 degrees but once you had inland this is where you got the high temperatures the low humidity to say a very high fire danger and then as we go through wednesday will die down of course but really what the way across into where areas along the coast that we could see some heavy amounts of rain particularly along those coastal areas across into the carolinas and. Thunderstorms developing through the Northern Plains and eventually moving east. Exploiting hes the killer. I would think to make the charcoal that fuels the fire that forge the steel. To make sure that the trade that exploits the man. Penetrates Global Market slavery a 21st century old continues called slaves on aljazeera. The murder the war. The top stories this hour on aljazeera presumptive u. S. Democratic president ial candidate joe biden has picked senator calmly harris to be his running mate for novembers election paris is the 1st woman of color to be on a Major Party Ticket. The u. S. President has been quick to take any name at harristown trump says shes a liar and a surprising choice for joe biden. Has been a vigil to mark one week since a massive explosion devastated lebanons capital was a moment of silence for the more than 200 People Killed with the names read out loud people also walked through some of the worst hit neighborhoods in beirut and then marched towards parliament. News from the pandemic now in the World Health Organization has warned about worse and spikes in latin american countries that had initially controlled their coronavirus outbreaks the region is the current epicenter of the pandemic economic effects of long lock downs are also sparking protests. Reports from colombias capital bogota. Policemen use a blanket to carry the body of a covert 1000 victim in this morgue in the believe in capital. As ospital struggle to cope with the number of dead in the poorest country in latin america. Plastic bags are used to cover workers shoes when proper protective gear is not available bodies left out in the streets or stored in the chapel relatives say they have to wait for days to collect the body of a loved one in the earlier emotional growth rather than the reality is that its all collapsed when it comes to care in the clinic for patients of moderate conditions as well as in intensive care the more has collapsed in this critical situation we didnt expect it would be so many bodies. Believe he has been ill prepared to cope with more than 1000 cases and almost 4000 deaths and the situation has been worsened by days of protests and road blocks. With people angry at the interim government of the dinin and yes purpose president ial elections for a 3rd time the road blocks are making it difficult for oxygen and other medicine to reach hospitals. As well a 2nd wave of 1000 infections and a growing political crisis has seen angry citizens take to the streets especially in mineral rich areas where the poor are demanding more economic aid and healthcare support at least 3 indigenous protestors have died and 17 people were injured in clashes with the police. The Oil Companies producing thousands and thousands of somalis a day while the coup karma communities of the poor in our basin are submerged in the greatest poverty and with this coronavirus pandemic that still does not cease weve seen their total abandonment due to the absence of medicine or medical assistance. Latin america is seeing worrisome spikes in infections even in countries that had initially controlled the virus colombian tuesday passed 400000 confirmed cases becoming the country with 8 highest total the world on a per capita basis fatality number at this time among the worst in the world which has. Considering an extension of a number of restrictive measures that were supposed to be weak. Hugh zealand is trying to find the source of a new outbreak which has put its largest city or clinic back into lockdown the 4 cases are the 1st local transmissions of corona virus in more than 100 days and there are now questions about whether the general election will still go ahead next month now well primary focus of course is on the response in these immediate stages over the next few days we do need to ensure that were giving ourselves as much flexibility as possible to deal with what we luna over the next 72 hours callum and dissolving does mean that if we needed to convene power meant for any reason we wouldnt be able to do so weve before decided it would be prudent to defer the dissolution of parliament by at least a few days to preserve all options for if if needed reconvening comment or if needed for that this is of the date of the general election and across the tasman sea australia has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic 21 people have died in the past 24 hours in the state of victoria they gauges in australias capital camera to talk us through this one that was off to 19 people died the day before i think it was nicholas and all of this happening with a Strict Lockdown and place. Yeah thats right its not the news anyone wants to hear that the deaths unfortunately too surprising given the high number of people in hospital in intensive care with this virus the government says that is 16 of the new deaths linked to the aged care sector which has seen huge problems right across these pandemic and on top of that the number of new cases of people testing positive the corona virus remains in the triple digits there was another 400 in 10 people in victoria who tested positive to cope at 19 on tuesday but if we do want to look at some positives and we do because theres a lot of doom and gloom the government said that. Its the 1st time on tuesday that there has been a drop in cases of private 19 in victoria and that is unknown but the victorians are holding onto given that these process is really hurting the economy weve locked down measures to be in place for at least another 5 weeks but the premier Daniel Andrews has said that if faced numbers dont drop. Some restrictions could be in place until the end of the year old next year and then they could just a quick quote on new zealand as well i think some people might look at it and think well 4 cases doesnt seem like an awful lot but i guess its the fact that its 4 cases after 100 days of no taxes. Yeah exactly so this is a really interesting one because new zealand had effectively eliminated code that 19 authorities were very cold that didnt that there was no Community Transmission happening at all and thirtys are quite baffled now that 4 people in one family have tested positive and the promise it just didnt draw doing is taking no chances she has brought the city of lock city of all clones back into stage 3 restrictions which means that many businesses will again close that will only happen for 3 days but of course the government is watching the situation and working out well if there are more cases weve more testing but well just have to see if that means that restrictions will stay past those 3 days in the cage in canberra thank you for that. There has been a 3rd night of unrest in belarus as anger and accusations of Election Fraud continue to grow of the victory of president Alexander Lukashenko thousands of opposition supporters have been detained during the protests which began after sundays vote opposition candidates for atlanta take on of sky is not in the way mia stuff awesome reports from minsk. After she suddenly disappeared from ben agosto on monday night video of step plan at the kind of guy emerged on Tuesday Morning of her in lithuania who just moved to. I made a very difficult decision its a decision i made absolutely independently so the my friends nor my family nor the Campaign Staff could influence it in any way the president ial challenger urged belorussians to stay safe and said she wanted to join her children abroad shortly after her 1st video appeared in nada showed her reading a statement urging belorussians to stop protesting Opposition LeaderMaria Kolesnikov us asked the kind of guy i was locked in a room at the office of the Election Commission for 3 hours with 2 unknown men she went there to complain about the election result which gave a 6th term to president alexander look at shankar i think she was pressured because of cause. To present from. Authorities. Out for all these out internet news out here laura nobody. Everybody will understand what happened i the departure of the main opposition challenger happened while thousands of ballarat protested for the 2nd consecutive night against what they say was a fraudulent and rick election. Because shankar was been in power for 26 years at one more than 80 percent of the vote police and soldiers responded to protests with violence and detentions thousands were taken and many are missing. At the tension centers around the country relatives are waiting for news this woman to ask her son was detained after the election on sunday night she hasnt heard from him since. The put out my heart is breaking he had no molotov cocktail no stick he wanted to see it because he wants to live in a free country but he was beaten. For the past 2 days we dont know where our children are only a few of us know the children here yesterday one man was told that is relative wasnt here when he shouted his name he responded kolesnik over who can paint with the crown of sky and another wife of an opposition figure is now the only woman of the socalled 3 young for iraq still in palo ruth she condemns the governments response to the protests its all for. Its can be used in 21st century of europe and of course. My heart is with the russian people youre not afraid. Of got any threats yourself. An eerie calm here on the streets of maines compared to previous night police seems to be in control at least for now but after thousands of the attention pile and government crackdown pressure on look to step down will only grow stop aljazeera mints. Authorities in sudan have imposed an all night curfew in the eastern city of port sudan after 3 days of violence medical sources say at least 25 people in the fighting broke out between members of rival ethnic groups last year a state of emergency was imposed after fighting between the 2 sides opposition supporters in mali have gathered in bamako for a major Anti Government protest and demanding the resignation of president abraham since june hes been accused of failing to deal with insecurity and corruption one day the Constitutional Court story and 9 new judges hoping to calm the Political Tension just a bit of sports news for you as well College Football in the u. S. Is being postponed across several states because of coronavirus the multibillion dollar industry will be put on hold until early next year in the west and the midwest and parts of the south season will start as usual but with fewer games President Trump is opposed to such moves tweeting recently that student athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled. Half past the hour and these are the headlines on aljazeera presumptive u. S. Democratic Party Candidate joe biden has picked. To be his running mate in novembers election she is the 1st woman of color to be on a Major Party Ticket and was the favorite to fill the democratic Vice President ial slot shes previously served as californias attorney general and was the 1st woman to hold that job u. S. President though quick to take aim at donald trump says shes a liar and a surprising choice for joe biden. Jews were number one draft pick and well see how she works she did very very poorly in the. Primaries as you know she was expected to do well. And she was. Ready around 2 percent. A lot of money here a lot of things happening and so i was a little surprised that he picked are now the headlines and shes very marked one week since the massive explosion which devastated lebanons capital crowds gathered near beiruts airport the site of the blast to hold a vigil. Also a moment of silence for the more than 200 People Killed. Israels military says it struck hamas targets in gaza in response to balloon which cause fires being sent into its territory and obvious a similar balloon fire attacks targeted southern israel earlier this week israels been threatening to shut its Main CommercialBorder Crossing with gaza in retaliation a state Department Watchdog says 829000 u. S. Arms sale to saudi arabia was legal bus it did not assess the risk of civilian casualties in yemen the trumpet ministration issued an Emergency Declaration to push through the 8000000000. 00 deal to 2 gulf arab states without congressional approval and allegations have been made against the former mexican president and the big opinion eto in a scandal that has rocked latin america and allegedly took funds from or to protect a Construction Firm that has admitted to paying bribes in 12 countries including mexico. Headlines slavery 21st century evils next. One. To 300 years the most powerful nations on earth screw rich and strong go on the profits of the slave trade over 12000000 men women and children with lucidly transported from africa on slave ships like this to the colonies and plantations in north and south America Today slavery is illegal in every country on the planet but the truth is slavery did not die in the 19th century it is a life that is thriving and it is bigger than ever