Truth for 15 years. Its important that we know who killed refuge carry so that people know a hell of a peaceful man was killed. Also coming up tonight it has been a century since women in the u. S. Won the right to vote an important marker yes but no where near the finish line of Voting Rights equality. Its a lot to celebrate in terms but also it should. Be clear what has to be done and finished. And to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the bombs that haunt lebannon 2 weeks ago the lebanese capital beirut was rocked by a massive explosion of fertilizers which were improperly stored in the citys poor more than 150 people died 300000 were made homeless we now know that the blast could have been prevented had the authorities heated ward as people in beirut trying to put their lives back together another blast from the past in 2005 a car bomb detonated next to the convoy of former lebanese Prime Minister rafik hariri the assassination changed politics forever in lebanon where today a special tribunal at the hague convicted a hezbollah militant for the attack and yet 15 years later after International Investigations we still cannot say with certainty who ordered her rear rescaling in a moment ill ask what todays verdict means for the lebanese people is this justice delayed justice delivered how much does the verdict matter anyway heres our 1st report. A suicide truck bomb blasts ripped through bay ridge some down time stay 2005 an explosion so powerful it was heard and felt across the city. 22 people lost their lives that day including the targets of the attack. Lebanons former Prime Minister rafiq hariri it was an assassination that transformed lebannon removing an influential sunny muslim leader and allowing shiite forces led by the militant Group Hezbollah to come to dominate lebanese political life now over 15 years later a guilty verdict in connection with the killings Trial Chamber therefore finds mr irish guilty beyond reasonable doubt as a co perpetrator of the intentional homicide of mr rafik hariri the same evidence also establishes beyond reasonable doubt his knowledge and his intention to commit the intentional homicide of 21 of the people the ruling was handed down by a un backed tribunals in the netherlands set up to try those suspected of involvement in the 2005 attack the judges found there was enough evidence to show saline jimmy helped carry out the bombing he has never been arrested and was tried in absentia 3 other defendants were acquitted. Among those present to hear the verdict rafik hariri son sat hariri. Your role today because of the special tribunal for lebanon for the 1st time in the history of political assassinations that lebanon has witnessed the lebanese find the truth and for the 1st time most of the tribunal delivered through justice. Starts hariri whos also a politician serving as lebanese Prime Minister until earlier this year said the judge just supported his view that his father was assassinated for his opposition to syrian interference in lebanon on the role of hezbollah remains murky though the tribe you know found i asked was affiliated with the group it said there was no evidence the hezbollah leadership ordered rifi career is murder. And tonight here at the big table with me is my colleague the w. s very own debitor he she is the lead anchor on v. W. Use Arabic Service and you are from lebanon ordered mind our viewers that its good to see you a good thank you not one of the people in beirut tonight one of the. In saying about this verdict basically the 3 when i came out with a verdict that is lets start with that that if that was a case like this fighting for it how did his family thats what that expression minister sadly had he mentioned today but for many lebanese it was a bit disappointing because many questions there were left without answers we dont know to now even after this verdict who planned that top planned this crime this assassination who organized it who gave the order and who pulled the trigger off that like 13 years of investigation and the National Investigation more than 700000000. 00 were spent on this. On this process you know as exactly as as a cost and at the end of the day one person is guilty and this person we dont know if hes going to serve any time soon because we dont know if hes still alive or if he that if he is that we dont know if his running somewhere or he is hiding somewhere so many questions left without answers and it feels also like the reaction coming out of lebanon is somewhat muted and you and i were talking earlier that that has all to do with the blasts that have been 2 weeks ago today in the poor that changed everything didnt based on my sources basically there are many communication is going going on now and an agreement is going on now between todd and his people who have allies and also hezbollah with the head of the parliament who is also on the life of hezbollah in order to calm the things down in the streets and and also one thing is very important to mention brant that now after what happened after the verdict today many bodies they were asking if this is happened after 13 years of interNational Investigation why without asking about. Now that interNational Investigation for both ports blast if that is out is going to be one person whos guilty we dont know if hes going out serve any time soon so no lets do it by ourselves thank you so much were not going to pay a 700000000. 00 i mean theres a bit theres a very good only half of it i wouldnt mind the special tribunal today convicted one man a hezbollah militant but they said at the same time the other 3 who were acquitted had no connections to the leadership of his below so youve got a hezbollah militant convicted the others are not connected to hezbollah theyre not guilty of that does that does that make a big difference though at this stage not truly maybe the only the only difference that that makes at this stage to answer a question of brant is maybe one pacifically that i can see that i can see it is at least now we have one name and one face we can relate that to this crime before this is the 1st time everybody has a summation his study whenever it was always in the study and that this its the 1st time now we have a member in hezbollah who is publicly like responsible for an act of terrorism thats many civilians there would have been killed and also one hiking politicians this is the only positivity that that i can see but is it enough definitely not and if they at this investigation for 13 years and just all this cost that the lebanese space and also the International Community in order to get this resolved is that enough for the lebanese i dont think so and this is what theyre saying in the street and also in the political scene do you believe that the man who was convicted today do you believe that hes the only person who should be convicted. Of course not of course not by me and that crime was huge thats a summation was a huge as it was based on that investigation i mean at the 1st investigators who came to live on the 1st think when they saw the scene 1st they said there are many it closed if been gone its right at someone someone high that we dont know who and 30 news they didnt know which of those invites cell phone conversations exactly and also i mean hes one of his a 2 wood and the whole thing is a huge its big but to plan thats how they planned it who are the players how many players is there on the one prayer or to many also its one also its including the questions that they we dont have an answer to what a built the role of hezbollah in lebanon 2 weeks ago when the blast happened in the port we talked about hezbollah there being in the government and the authorities the Port Authority is not doing their job in this accident could have been prevented now were talking about a man convicted he was a hezbollah militant i mean regardless of leadership or milledge that hezbollah has mud on its face well thats what you and me and maybe some of the news that think about it and the International Community but not hezbollah because since day one has the less said that you get a festival has on the settlers said i have nothing to do with this tribune im i have nothing to do with that result and we dont we dont agree that it would with any it isnt its going to give us and its the act of god and related to our enemies his mentioning they wanted states and israel and basically to today there is no answer at all to any comments about through this moment about what happened and in the Tribunal Court about the decision they didnt say anything about only think that said im not going to give you fucked weve got about 45 seconds youre talking every day to the people in lebanon in beirut how are people doing right now i mean i know that aid has come in on the ship. From france i mean how are they now 2 weeks after the blast the same way as we left them 2 weeks ago Nothing Happened i mean the International Aid thats coming through theyve been on definitely but its not enough that the station is very basic and also the economical situation is really bad and yesterday the Health Minister announced that it got us a few because of quote oh no i mean health wise and were going to close the country for 2 weeks because of. Nothing happened economically politically and even related. To the society itself Nothing Happened theres a long way to go to do these very own and deal with turkey with g. W. Ever seem as always its good to have you here its good to get your valuable insights thank you thank you for having me vent. And the german chancellor Angela Merkel helped to bring bill roos back from the brink today merkel urged the government in minsk to avoid violence and to start a National Dialogue with the political opposition she made the comments in a phone call with russian president Vladimir Putin earlier in the day no western leaders consider until america to be the putin whisperer if you will the leader who understands putins ideas of power politics best. Tomorrow the European Council will hold a Video Conference about a reverse i spoke with russian president putin today i once again make clear that there must be freedom of expression the freedom to protest the prisoners must be released under house to be a National Dialogue that enables the situation to be resolved peacefully and valeries who will just does not further tomorrow. The german chancellor Angela Merkel speaking there now this comes as the standoff between president Alexander Lukashenko and antigovernment protesters in terms a day the one time ruler has been resisting calls to step aside but angry citizens are showing that they are not backing down. There the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko is growing and the resistance is growing bolder. This video shows a Heated Exchange with striking workers at a truck to factory young men. Of. Dont worry i will not be here while it is not in my interest but if somebody provokes something here we will sort it out the hard way the phone down. Tempers and deliveries are running high on both sides and europes embattled strongman is facing opposition he isnt in. A nationwide strike was attended by thousands some of whom booed and heckled the president. At one event on monday you can shank i told you what that new elections where possible but only after the countrys had a referendum on a new constitution. His critics say its a bit to buy time. More than a week after the controversial election and he government protests show no sign of letting up a good thing in the eyes of the countrys exiled Opposition Leader he conveyed words of encouragement from her jailhouse spend in a new video message. Husbands are gates asks me to convey his words to you or he and other Political Prisoners are in jail but also that he asks you to move forward. Not just sit back but to do everything to live in this country for life. So. The people who are filling the streets also have the support of many in the International Community. Tolerating dissent may have to become part of Alexander Lukashenko this new reality. Where the w. C. Political. Caught up with the german bundestag president both kong choice today she answered him how germany and europe should deal with the crisis. President leaders are meeting for a special summit on belarus what does europe have to do at this very moment. Europe must signal clearly that it wont use everything at its disposal to push for a human rights democracy and nonbiological about. To say its europe doesnt intend the shift of power spears for sheeple that it simply wants to show we have a responsibility towards our neighbors and that is something europe and also now has to clearly demonstrate or at least to mosul bring do you mean sanctions go beyond that. I believe the most important thing is to do all we can and that is something those responsible can decide better than i can increase the pressure so that there is a nonviolent outcome. Because we can all sense that things can no longer continue as they are in belarus now. When a dictator has come to the end of the road its best to find a way forward without further violence based him and vague. Or near by think about it. What does europe have to bear in mind when dealing with us and now after all is within the sphere of influence. As i say it is we need to avoid the misunderstanding that we want to change fee is of influence if we stand up for human rights and nonviolence and democracy that is not directed against anyone and certainly not against russia. Which gave marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the constitution of the United States the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote at least the women who were not being excluded from voting by jim crow laws in the us Southern States for example and the passage of the 19th amendment marks the culmination of decades back to visit by women white and black who refused to accept the status quo in a world where only men were allowed to rule in politics. A carefree little girl plays beside the declaration of sentiments engraved in stone in seneca falls a small town in new york state where history was written it was here at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1048 that this document was signed a manifesto demanding Political Economic and moral equality the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her the declaration was drafted by Elizabeth Cady stanton also known as an antislavery campaigner but the struggle for womens Voting Rights was long it was only in 1919 after the us enter world war one that the Suffragette Movement really took off helped in part by women taking on important work traditionally done by men while they were far away at war. 72 years after the Seneca Falls Convention on august 18th 1920 the 19th amendment to the u. S. Constitution was ratified granting women the right to vote but for decades this only applied to white women it wasnt until the 965 Civil Rights Act that Racial Discrimination was prohibited in voting to this day women and especially women of color are significantly under represented in u. S. Politics on the 100 senate verse or e of womens Voting Rights the democrats face president ial candidate Camila Harris wants to do better when i think about obviously the centennial and the importance of acknowledging. The accomplishment but also how recent it is and how much we still have to do to achieve equity when you look at issues like pay equity something that joe biden talks about and were going to deal with in our ministration. Theres a lot to be to celebrate in terms of the accomplishment but also it should motivate us to also be clear eyed about what yet has to be done and the Unfinished Business former president ial candidate Hillary Clinton knows firsthand how hard it is for women in american politics despite all the progress. And i still hope especially with camelot on the ticket that the coverage of women running for president or Vice President will be less sexist less sensationalist less trivializing i told them that they would just have to you know be ready for that and be able to ride through it even though its been 100 years since women in the u. S. Gained the right to vote there is still a lot of work to be done to fully achieve womens equality. A lot of work to be done to talk about that i want to bring in Christine Clarke shes president and executive director of the National Lawyers committee for civil rights under law thats one of the most important civil rights organizations in the u. S. Advocating for voters rights chris and its good to have you on the day they were talking