Confirms joe biden as its choice to challenge donaldd trump in te november president ial election. Bidens wife said joe is the man who can unite the nation. And there is uplation inn malis capital saying no blood will be shed to keep him in power. But International Observers fear more instability is on the way. And here in berlin, a car rams into motorcycles and other cars along a main highway leaving one person with lifethreatening injuries. Authorities are calling it an islamist motivated attack. Our viewers on p. B. S. , United States and around the world. Confidence appears to be growing among the people in belarus to rid themselves of their president. The president insists that his power is not wavering and has the backing of russia. But Russian Support for the support has not forth coming and after speaking with the russian president , the European Union took a position on the side of the protestors in belarus. Reporter this is not lunch time or the end of a shift. This is another nail in the could have yip of the president s credibility. Workers walk out of the staterun chemical factory. Threreats have no power over th anymore. Protestors urged workers to join them, but s some decidided tooe their jojobs. Thesese miners weree a aeady outsidide at a rally across the industrial heartlands of belarus rpgs rejection of the president s regime has gone nationwide and that went t into national, a clear message from the European Union. We are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power in belarus. Reporter Angela Merkel has spoken with putin and said the president wouldnt take her calls. One can mediate if one is in contact with all sides but we will do everything to promote a national dialogue. Reporter and the president Security Council meeting talk was of no talk. The leaders of the wesh western countries, conversations and at this time, they con to push their line. We can see it and we understand it, but we do not accept it. I want them to hear that. But those filling the streets day and night are desperate for dialogue. One of theirr leaders told d. W they w want e eryone to helelp. Iff they c can help us to organize a dialogu in ththe country with externall partners so a transferr of power happens and listen to each other, i will always support it. This is a decisive moment for us. Reporter decisive not only because e puteyip has remained tight lipped but decisive because they have thehe supportf the europeann yunnan decisive because now their fear has gone. Anchor we have different reporters on the story. How far is the European Union going out on the limb here by rejecting the Election Results in belarus and backing the opposition . They have stuck their neck out, because just consider after more than 20 years of watching the president whatever he wants of being the dictator who oppresses the opposition and uses violence against them, he rules this country at his will. They found their political courage and said enough is enough. And they are sending a very strong signal to minsk and to moscow changes are under way and would be willing t to suupppport change at the same time they have to be very careful if they seem to be taking the side of the opposition, not to give the appearance of interfering in belarus. So this is a high wire of the diplomatic kind for the European Union. Anchor strong signals coming from brussels. Has there been reaction to the news coming from the European Union . An hour ago, there were hundreds and thousands of pell coming out to demon state. Something that has become every day life in the last 10 days. And people are taking heed of that. E. U. Has not recognized this election result. This is not something new for him. Sanctions have come and gone without much change. And i think its more about the symbol of solidarity with the demonstrators as signs that europe is paying attention whats going on here and how much that practice will make their traffic easier is questionable. They are largely on the president and his regime. And where these protests go and how the situation might come about. Anchor we have to wonder how far is too far for the union union when it comes to russia and belarus. Europe doesnt want to see belarus become another ukraine, right . That is the worst case scenario. Angella merkel and president macron who talked to putin before this emergency summit in brussels know this and they let him know that they want to avoid this at all costs and the cost for putin would be high because it would be even more dramatic, really bad sanctions, economic sanctions against russia. That would put the European Union and russia in full confrontation mode and nobody wants. Putin is boxed in, which is not in a good position for him to be in. On the other hand, the European Union is trying to give the appearance we will just accompany this. We want dialogue to possible. We will not actively interfere, because they do acknowledge that belarus has been firmly within russias political atmosphere during the last decade. They are hoping for the best and crossing their fingers because they did provoke putin and this gamble in the end go wrong. Anchor nick, the president appears to be emboldened by Russian Support and he threatened to take tough new steps against protestors. Will we see escalation and violence on the streets in minsk . The threat of vial especially is never far away violence is never far away. So its not as if that prospect is off the table. Thats why they play this cat and mouse game with the police and giving them the time to follow thehem or arrest them. [norbleeee] he might indiscernible] putin has talked time and time again for closer integration. So you might save himself and found he has left a head of state where belarus becomes a province of russia. Anchor some of the other stories, German Foreign minister hosted his counterpart here in berlin. The two discussed the normalization. Saudi arabia says it will not follow its neighbor in establishing democratic ties with israel until there is an israelipalestinian peace accord. Authorities in france are to make masks mandatory beginning september 1. Masks will be required in all work spaces in corridors, meeting rooms and changing rooms much the move comes after frances daily Coronavirus Infection jumped for the First Time Since may. Abe has concerns about his own health. He underwent a routine checkup. A top poll tissuian said he appeared to be overworked. He is japans longest serving prime minister. California senator, Kamala Harris is making history as the first black woman to accept the Vice President ial nomination. She will speak tonight, the third night of the Democratic National convention. Her speech is more anticipated than the one that will follow on thursday, the acceptance speech of president ial nominee joe biden. On tuesday, they confirmed biden to run against donald trump in the november election. Reporter Democratic Party convention four years ago. And this is now. The Convention Center in milwaukee is little more than a facility receiving and pumping out video content. The democrats have now formally named joe biden as their president ial capped. The votes came in remotely. California, home to our next Vice President ial candidate. 263 votes for our next President Joe Biden reporter online celebrations had a message. While its members were social distancing, the Democratic Party was very much united. Bidens nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsement. His wife was nominating the country after Donald Trumps turbulent tenure. We need leadership worthy of our nation, worthy of you, honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. Leadership, to reimaginine wha our nation will be. Thats j joe. Reporter former president bill clinton led the charge attacking the incull bent. At a time like this, the oval office should be a command center instead its a storm center and only chaos. One thing never changes. His determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame. Reporter former secretary of state colin powell a republican threw his weight behind biden. He will restore the alliances we need to address the dangers. From Climate Change to nuclear proliferation. Reporter trump for his part was trying to steal the lime light. As the democrats embraced diversity and inclulusivenesssse president was in t the border state of arizona and railing against immigration. The biden plan would unleash a flood of illegal immigration like the world has never seen. Bide yeps plan is the most radical, extreme reckless, dangerous immigration plan ever put forward by a major party candidate. Reporter the democrats are continuing to cast trump as a divisive figure, but the president is sticking through his playbook regardless of what the polls are saying. Anchor lets pull in our Washington Bureau chief. We are halfway through the convention, the Virtual Convention and today the Democratic Party officially confirmed joe biden as the president ial candidate. What stands out for you the most at this Halfway Point . This is the first Virtual Convention ever and the democrats really used the opportunity to display the diversity of the party through this nationwide roll call we just saw in this little clip. Delegates from all across the country and able to express where they are supporting biden and i have to say that was quite something. So you saw gun activists, farmers and from everywhere. It was very special. Anchor it reminded americans in the world, too, how diverse the United States is particularly when people are inside and not leaving their own front door because of the pandemic. Talk to me about the selection of speakers at this convention. I know there has been some controversy within the latino community. So far, yesterday, they really kind of elder statesmen, former president clinton, former secretary of state kerry was speaking and the younger generation, they say it is fair to say they were kind of left out. The progressive superstar was only given one minute to speak. So the rather left wing democrats and the latino communities have the feeling that they were not really heard so far at this convention. Anchor today, it looks like a big night, a big speech, of course. Give us a little preview. We are going to see all the heavy hitters of the Democratic Party. First of all, we will see senator harris and will be in the center, but before her, former president obama is going to speak because we didnt hear so much from him so far. And normally president s dont criticize their other president s, but as these teams are extending, it is going to be interesting to hear what he is going to say tonight. Anchor as i said in the beginning of this story that Kamala Harris speech may be more anticipated than the speech from joe biden tomorrow night. Why is her speech so significant . Well, she is the first black woman and she really has to bridge the gap between the rather left wing branch of the party, to the conservatives. She has to reach out to the africanamericans and reach out to all minorities and convince them to go out and v vote. Joe biden has many weaknesses. We saw him quite a bit over the last days and he is 787 years old 77 years old and many people feel he wont have the power to fight so there is a lot of burden on harris. Anchor the u. S. And the world will be listening and weighing every word tonight. Thank you. Leaders of a military coupe in the west african nation of m arch li will hold new elections within quote reasonable time. Malis president announced his resignation after hours after being detained by armed soldiers. Hisous ing followed months of protest over corruption and mismanagement. While the events may have been yet with uplation, itt sparked alarm among International Observers. S. Reporter the peoplple of m arcl inch wake up to a new chapter in history wednesday. Rebel military leaders forord the preresident f from office. For some, the coupe came as a welcome surprise. No, wewe didnt expxpect this a all. It was a surprise for everyone. The population has abandoned the president. To tell you the truth, im very happy. Im very satisfied that the military interveeped and im really very pleased. [gun fire] reporter shots are fired in celebration. The president is led away. Later resigning in a broadcast, he called for calm. I a accept the decision, because i dont want a siningle drop of blood to be spilled to keep me in power. Reporter the coupe leadeders appearared on s state televevis vowing to fresh elections. We are not keen on power but keen on the stability of the country which will allow us to organize germ electrics and will allow us to equip with strong institutions capable of handling our daily l lives and restore t confidence between the governing and the governed. Reporter m arch li has been gripped with antigovernment protests, especially when it came to preventing a jihadist insurg evenings from the north. The takeover was condemned by the International Community. The west African Regional bloc threatened to close borders. Military coupe was launched from the same army b base i in 2012 toppling the t then president a sending the country into a period of chaos. This time around, the people are hoping for a smooth transition of power but it is unclear who that power will be handed to. Anchor i pull in a lecturer at American University and cochair of the mali affinity group. Good to have you on the program. It is unclear who will be in power in the near future. Thats what we have heard tonight. How do you thinknk stability ca be maintained and reached and maintained in mali . Its a goodd question and hoe it can be reached and maintained. I have to say i was dreaeadfully concerned when the uprising took place, the coupe tookok place and the arrrrest oe president. Any y time somethingng like tha happens,s, it is cause for serio concern and more often than not, itit does not work out right an sometitimes leadso further violence and the o outcome iss a popositive one despite the intentions of theeoeople carrying out the r revolution. Things sometimes get worst thah better. I hope this will have a gooood outcomendnd im pleased what i have heard today from the leaders but it remains to be seen. Anchor what about the International Implications of this coupe. Chancellor merkel has condemned the coupe and u. S. Secretary of state p mike pompeo, what can the International Communityy do to h help stabilize . Itts almost automatic that the internrnational commmmunity would condemn somomething l like thisis because it is destabilizg and there is a preference for existing governments especially whenen they have been elected regardless of what flaws t ther mighght have been, foror it to overerthrown before the end o os termrm is of c concern to t the International Community and the fault is, of cocourse, to have t to object to the [indiscernible] i apologize for the phone in the background. Anchor thats ok. Let m me ask you about northern mali, it is home to mill tant groups linchinged to al qaeda. What consequences could this coupe have in terms of international terrorirism and international l serity . Well, again, it remains to e seen. The currerent governmnment pled to deall with the vial especiaiy in the north, which is very trowling and coming from multipiple sources. Most of the time in a conflict yoyou have one opponent and hav to deal with themem. In this case, you have multiple actors coming into play. So the north, of course, hahas been a major problem for a long, long time. Continues to be, if a new regime following elections and mobilizes the resources and deal with it effectively, i would be thrill havent my interest is not in supporting any g governmt in mali. The interest of my group is in the people of mali and peace for the country, prosperity for the country and if this changes brings it about, we will be thrilled. We are concerned that it will turn out like most of the others. Anchor we appreciciate your ti and insighghts tonight. Thank youou. Thank you very much. My pleasure. Anchor one man faces murder charges after a series of car crashes. Six people were injured and three of them seriously when the alleged attacker drove into several vehicles. Prosecutors are treating the incident as a suspected islamist attack. Reporter the wreckage from tuesdays crashes was still being cleared. Series of collisions left three people injured seriously. Police have arrested the drive of this black vehicle, a 30yyearold iraqi asylum seek with frear permission to remain in germany, they believe he ran two motorcycles and a car. After getting out of his car, witnesses said he shouted and placed a metal box on the roof of his vehicle and told people nobody come closer or you will die. The box only contained tools. Investigators are exploring the possibility it was an isislamistmotivated attack. Apart from the radical religious mindset which laid behind the minnesota vagues of these actions, there is indications that the man is unstable. We are following that up as well. The motorway was closed for several hours. Policece asked drivevers to g g of their vehicles as a precaution. Berlinners have faced terror attacks before such as the 2010 chriristmas market attack which left 12 people dead. For now, they are left wandering whether a similar motivation is behind what happened here on tuesday evening. Anchor after a short back, i will take you through the day. Tonight, the question for europe and russia and belarus, how far is too far . We will be right back. Twenty four im from thirty four. Com. The self proclaimed leader of the coup in mali said the country can afford no more aris canelo whats out spoke in bamako the coup was beenen condemned by the african union. And the u. N. Security council. Division code threatens a tougher crackdown on the peaceful protest is. To o say he ririgged the election of belarus you might the issue says it doesnt recognize the results of the v vote on. The ninth. The bottle of democracy itself is on the line. But he speaks later to a deal struck by. The democrat conventions bei