Bolivia. The coronavirus pandemic leads to people dying in their cars from covid19. The overwhelmed hospitals are turning people away. Im brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs and around the world, welcome. We are following breaking news from the lebanese capital tonight, beirut. At least 30 people are dead after massive explosions. The initial blast was followed by a second explosion that shattered windows even 10 kilometeters away. People have been takenen to the hospital with injuries. Many a a trapped i in their hom. The blast is beining investigat. Fireworks were being stored in a warehouse at the port. Lebanons Prime Minister has asked for help from m the international commumunity. For more now, we want to o go to the think tank with the heinrich will foundation, heading their office in beirut. Good to have you on the program. What can you tell us about the situation right now . It is nightfall there, thehe rescue opeperation is underway. Whwhat more can yoyou tell us . Y ye
Opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was forord to flee her country. It was not very good for her. To say the least. People died in a Train Derailment in scotland. It happened during stormy weather. I am brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and the United States, welcome. The world will soon get a look at the biden harris team. Joe biden and Kamala Harris are about to make their first joint appearance as running mates. The democratic ticket will make its premiere at a high school near bidens home in the state of delaware. Harris is the first woman of color to be nominated for National Office by a Major Political party. Democrats hoped her profile would boost average to beat donald trump in novembers election. Onetime rivals not joining forces to launch a historic president ial bid. This was how joe biden asked Kamala Harris to help him reach the white house. Opinions are divivided. And think is great t news, lg overdue to have a black woman, minority woman. And think it is a little r
They want to break up the nra once and for all. And fast, free, but not optional. Germany is making coronavirus tests mandatory for all people entering the country from designated hotspots. New infections here are increasing, now at their highest level in three months. Brent on brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and all around the world and the united states, welcome. The message to beirut today you are not alone. Help is on the way. Macron pledged to spearhead a donors conference to rebuild the city, but said there will be no blank checks, demanding political leaders begin real reform before it is too late. In a city racked in a city racked by the force of tuesdays catastrophic explosion, people in beirut are coming together to clean up the debris in the city streets. But with solidarity and a strong sense of Community Comes also anger. Atat the c corruption and mismanagement that are seen as causes of the blast, and thatat have plagued the country for decades. We are no longer able to
Could reignite religious tensions. And this man confessing to murdering a german politician. The defendant is a farright extremist who tells courts in frankfurt, i pulled the trigger. And joe biden cancels plans to accept the democratic nomination in person with the covid19 pandemic still raging. The u. S. Democratic convention will now be an almost entirely virtual affair. Im brent goff. Reviewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. Rescuers in beirut are digging through the rubble in a desperate search for survivors following explosions that left much of the city in ruins. The blasts on tuesday leveled the citys port district. At least 135 people were killed, thousands injured. Tens of thousands are homeless. The blast took place at a warehouse storing highly explosive chemicals that were under little, if any oversight. Authorities have placed a number of important officials under house arrest and declared a twoweak state of emergency for the lebanese capital.
Political ambitions are to blame for the surge in new coronaviru infections. And Angela Merkels europe, germany takes over the presidency of the european council. Her main goals to contain and recover from the pandemic. And a grim warning from the united n nations. Half a Million People could die from aids because of covid19. The pandemic means many hiv patients are not getting the medicines they need to stay alive. Im brent goff to our viewers, welcome. We start today with breaking news through the Prime Minister of the ivory coast has died at the age of 61 years old. He was also the ruling partys candidate for the president ial election coming up in october. His death throes the race into disarray. Throws the race into disarray. He had just received medical treatment for a heart condition in france. For more now, i am joined by my colleague and dw reported. What does the Prime Ministers death mean for the ivory coast tonight . It is a big shock for the ivory coast, because it was on