Republican opponent . Nightline starts right now with byron pitts. Tonight, less than one week away from the 2020 Democratic National convention, the big announcement by joe biden. Putting past tensions aside to choose Kamala Harris as his running mate. Rachel scott is outside the senators home in d. C. Reporter the anticipation has been building for days, and tonight, frenzy outside Kamala Harris apartment, television crews, cameras, reporters, all camped out. We have seen this crowd grow hour after hour. So many of the voters i have spoken with here say they didnt support harris in the democratic primary and they didnt support biden either, but seeing the diversity was enough to stoke their hope in the election. Bidens barrierbreaking running mate. I am not perfect. Lord knows, i am not perfect. But i will always speak with ct senator Kamala Harris, the 55yearold stepmother and wife. The daughter of immigrants, a jamaican father and indian mother, who, as her Guiding Force growing up
Evo morales. And volunteers do what they can to scoop up the oil thats blackened the Pristine Waters of malicious. Well over one lebanons Prime Minister has resigned along with the entire government saying he is stepping back in order to stand with the people this is after the beirut explosion which says was the result of a corrupt political system the protesters though are unmoved by his words theyve been back out on the streets protesting the blast on tuesday killed more than 200 people injured thousands more and left huge numbers of people home from beirut ben smith has our report. Lebanons government has finally caved in like the shattered buildings along beiruts waterfront it took an explosion of 2700. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate to bring down the Prime Minister and capital. Today we followed the will of the people to hold accountable those responsible for this disaster that has been in hiding for 7 years and their desire for real change from the corrupt destructive state state of
Morales. Also ahead united against science well look at whats driving the movement in germany against karun virus restriction is. Our top story the head of the u. N. Food agency says hes worried lebanon could run out of bread in about 2 and a half weeks David Beasleys in beirut assessing the impact of last weeks catastrophic port blast he spoke during a un briefing on the humanitarian situation there 85 percent of lebanons grain came through the devastated port the World Food Program says it sent in 50000 tons of wheat flour to beirut to stabilize lebanon supply lines to be easily says some of beirut port could be reopened quickly to restart imports kristen salumi is in new york explaining what else was discussed during that briefing. This was a chance for the humanitarian affairs chief to brief members states on the situation on the ground in lebanon and the International Response so far secretary general antonio terus called it a huge catastrophe coming on the heels of the socioecono
Pakistan and in school the Los Angeles Lakers are leading lights and a 3 game losing streak because you know the game winner for the top team in the n. B. A. s western called. Better russian opposition politicians for atlanta has left the country and is now in lithuania she confirmed the news in this you tube video that follows a 2nd night of violent clashes over disputed Election Results the Election Commission says the longtime president elect on the one sundays election by a landslide police in belarus said that a protester died after a bomb exploded in his hands. Of 0 step bussin joins us now live from minsk step what reason has she given for getting out of the country. Yet adrian it was a very dramatic statement i thought not. Basically period she told all her supporters that she made a fairly fairly difficult decision to leave the country she said i hope youre never going to be in the situation that i am right now and she hopes people will understand that she said people will als
Violent protests over the election results. The top story the lebanese Prime Minister and president were warned by Security Officials last month about the explosive materials stored in the beirut for syria that caused last weeks blast documents seen by the Reuters News Agency say leaders were told the Ammonium Nitrate posed a Security Risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded it comes as Lebanons Parliament now has to decide on a new Prime Minister after house and finance he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fury blast killed more than 200. 00 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands homeless burnet smith is our correspondent talking to us this out of beirut so whats going on around where you are right now. Peterman the mama hail parts of beirut and im in front of prime multi 1000000. 00 apartments with an uninterrupted view of the sea because a front of me is the ports d where those 2700. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate e