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 risky because she is a highly controversial candidate. It was biden who welcomed letup on prime prosecutorr onto the National Political scene she was sworn into the senate in 2017. From there she furnished her credentials as a combative lawmaker. The president has said that torture worst, do you agree with that statement . Yes or no . Did you have any communications with russian officials . Striking fear into her opponents. I am not able to be trusted this fast, it makes me nervous. In 2019, she ran for the democratic nomination herself. That campaign saw her crossexamine joe biden over his track record on race. It was hurtful. To hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built the reputations on a career of segregation in this country. I did not praise racist. She dropped out of the race and back to to win the nomination. Racial justice is on the ballot in 2020. Joe biden is on the ballot in 2020. So is harris with the rumors that the aging biden may only servicing the term, it is a landmark that may one day prepare her to become the first female president. Lets take the story to washington, d. C. Good evening. What do you make of these . Look on the partnership will this be . I think they really match each others weaknesses. She is a woman, joe biden is a man, not only that, her mother is indian, her father is jamaican. She brings in what this c county stands for, intnternationaux out he, she is not white, she is an immigrant. She will reach out to female voters and nonwhite voters. I think this will be a very energetic and optimistic couple. This couple has had its problems. We could think about the debate earlier in this year where the two clashed. Is that history . She openly sized joe bidens record as a senator, not as a Vice President and how he handled issues like criminal justice. This is true but i think both of them left that behind. Joe biden took enough time to think through that and if she would be the right person on his side who he can trust. He obviously does that. Brent what has been the reaction from the gop . The republicans . Donald trump criticized her the moment that she was announced, saying that she is on the far left side. That is actually interesting because progressive democrats quite the opposite say quite the opposite. She says that we see her flipflopping. We have to keep in mind that donald trump was a democrat. He actually supported Kamala Harris. I think the majority of the Democratic House is thrilled. She brings this Californian Energy which is very much needed now, just a little more than 80 days ahead of election day. Brent you have been talking to people today. It is important that we have a woman of color who has been chosen to run for the office of Vice President. Absolutely. This was waited for so long. Not only because she is the first nonwhite Vice President but she could become the first africanamerican female president. Joe biden will be 78 when he is sworn into office. He already said that she is he is probably not running for a second term. That is true. For years could be a long time in politics anyway. Thank you. Here is a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the road. Flooding in south sudan has flooded forced 135,000 people from their homes. One of the worst affected places is this town. It caused the way nile river to burst. Security forces have used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who have camped out overnight in the capital. They have been demanding the resignation of the president. On a visit to beirut, the foreign minister said the aide is continued condition contingent on them tackling corruption. This killed more than 170 people. Belaruss government has confirmed the death of a man in police custody. It says the 25 euros fell ill after being detained at a street protests. Hundreds of women marched through the capital in protest. At least a 6000 demonstrators have been vested since the disputed president ial election. The United Nations condemned the actions of bystanders and minors are among those being detained. Despite the police crackdown, there is little sign that the protests are easy. A third night of anger and unrest in the belarus capital. Protesters are furious about an election they say was rigged. As demonstrators rallied to voice their outrage, police moved in to make arrests. We are all belarusians, fighting against your own people, this is not fair. Protesting continued with people forming chains of solidarity across the country. President lukashenko has vowed to crush the protests. Opposition candidates fled to lithuania. Many will underststand me. Many wilill denounce me. Many will hate me. But you know, got for bid anyone should face the choice i faced. Courts we understood that she was provided a a couple ofof ops to choose. E. One option to feed the country. This was not very g good for he. To say t the least. Making assumptions, saying these other options she was under pressure. Anxiety for the families of arrested protesters. Many have been gathering at Detention Centers like this one, unable to locate loved ones arrested amid the unrest. Yesterday, in the evening, my father was kidnapped. They were walking on the streets when they took them to the police vehicle. Police did not give any information. 24 hours have already passed since he was kidnapped. We the relatives are buried. We are searching for him. Worried, we are searching for him. The European Union has denounced the results of the election. In a tweak, the eus top diplomat called the poll neither free nor fair. He said the 27 nation bloc would meet on friday to consider sanctions against those responsible for violence. Also, falsifying election results. Brent joining me now is this belarusian journalist. It is good to see you again. You are in contact with people in belarus. What are they telling you . Arare we seeing a fourth matterr test . Night of protests . T ts looks to me much less violent than yesterday. Yes, police are still shooting people. Yesterday, it t it was looking like they captured the city and shooting everyone and everywhere. There are reports suggesting that about 6000 people have been arrested, not only protesters but bystanders. We know what has happened d to these e peoplele . That is totally true. The guy who died was my pastor. He was taken along with other people who were walking the same street. They have been in prisons but also outside. There is no place in the jails that exist. Some are slipping on the asphalt. They are not given food. Let said that. Let us say that. The police are beating them. There are sanctions against those responsible and belarus for this. You think that would make president lukashenknkos government c change itits course any . Absolutelely. The sanctions, in order to be more e efficientnt, they have te more targeted. All the sanctions were very general. They targeget state enterprises. Even a police officer, ththey kw they will be able to enter a European Union. That can work. That can stop them from shooting peaceful protesters. Targeted sanctions, that seems to be the most powerful way to stop the violence. It sounds like youre saying what they need to do is name and shame. Do you think it would work if they started with the president and went on down and h had t the names listed connected to sanctions . S . Definitely. Y. Residence and falsifies of elections. Giving orders to disperse people. The weapons including the little ones. All these n names that were available. They were published already. They were managing this new campaign ainstst pcefuful protesteters. If i it wilill be done not thisk bubut next week. The sanctions will be useless. Brent as always, we appreciate your insights. Thank you. Police in scotland say that three people were killed when a passenger train derailed in the northeast of the country. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Six others have been hospitalized. The incident followed a heavy night of rain and thunderstorms in the area. Aerial pictures show the full extent of the accident. The train derailed in scotland. About an hundred 60 kilometers northeast of edinburgh. 160 kilometerss northeast of edinburgh. Thick smokeke bilillowed behini. Authoritiess say they were calld to the scene just before 10 00 a. M. On wednesday morning. Dozens of Emergency Service vehicles arrived soon afterwards. Shortly afafter the first repors of the crash, scotlands first minister addressed local lawmakers. The Emergency Services have been declared. I have just come off a call with the network and the Emergency Services and the details are still emerging. I am afraid to say that our early reports were not accurate. Boris johnson says he was sentenced to learn of the incident and promised to improve safety. The most important thing now is the British Transport Police are in charge of the investigation. It is important that we all work together. We have to make sure that we we have to make sure that nothing like this happens again. The cause of the incident is unclear. These pictures were released by media. Thee comompany thahat maintainse railways, they are working alongside Emergency Serviceces s investstigations into what causd the accident continue. Brazils president has denied the existence of fires in the amazon rain forest. Satellite images from brazils National Space agency say that forest fires in the amazon are increasing. Most are delivered lisette to illegally clear land for farmers. This is all they have. A few buckets and basic hoses. But the farmers are determined to battle the raging fires in the amazon rain forest. It is out of control. We are trying to save animals and safehouses. That is the most important thing right now. Look at what we are doing to nature. Look at that, just turning everything into coal and smoke. More than n 10,000 fires h haven record i in the f first weeks of august alone. The worst on record. The fires are usually manmade to clear landing land for farming and ranching. We dontt want to destroy anyones lives. I am just clearing a field to bring up some cows. The brazililian governmenents under r mounting pressure to stp the forest fires. The president has dispatched the military to assist with fighting the fires. The president has d denied that the fires exist. Because it is a rain forest, lilike mosost of you, itt doest catch fire. Thisis story t that the amamazos with fire is alive. We must fight it with reall numbers. That is what were doing here in brazil. Data from brazils own space agency shows a 33 increase e firesn jujust or a yeye. Bolsono has fed the heaof the ency. Ternatiol expertre worrd abouthe decnef the world rgest ra forest,n portant ecostem helping the planet against Climate Change. Lets cross to brazil where a journalist is standing by for us. Matias, it is good to see you. We heard in the report that there has been an increase in fires in the amazon of 30 in just the last year. Why is that . Matias 2019 was a alreadydy a recocord year for the amazon regarding the fires. This year, 2020, the increase comes because it was overly dry year. The water levelels did not rises they normally do. It is really dry in the l last 0 daysys here. In this region, no rain at all. Everything the fire started. These e are the first fires in e last 22 years as locals the wetlands are too dry to contain the fires. It may be caused by Climate Change here in this region. We are stitill in the beginningf the dry season. It lasts until october. Brent we can tell just how dry it is where you are. Has brazil been receiving foreign assistance to help tackle these spots . Brarazil is generally k keent to combat the fires. It is part of the Natural National policy. Bolsonaro sent military here, helicopters are helping with logistics. Two airplanes are dropping water, 3000 leaders per flight. There are the just ask to combat the fires. There are too many. They are too big. It is an ongoing crisis here. Brent what about the coronavirus pandemic . What i iact has itit had on the worlds attention on these fifires . The corona crisis is an issue. The attention on these fires in the amazon and here is not as high as last year. Due to the corona crisis and other crisis the world, there is a risk that the roads attention might be less because the road gegets used to the amazon fires each year. Elsa also, the policies of president bolsonaro. Brent matias, thank you. Russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the summary disaster. The Nuclear Powered vessel sank in the bering sea on august 12 when a faulty torpedo exploded on board. A small memorial is being held in central russia. Every year, relatives meet in this orthodox chapel. They say they still feel the pain today 20 years on. Every morningng i wake up and thing about t our son. I look at people his age and ask myself what our son would look like today. What would he have achieved in life . Jusust cantt stop thinking the thoughts. His memories hurt, it was a very hard time. On august 12, this course was taking part in a routine n naval exercisese in the beriring s. The lilieutenant was one of thee navigation officers, the 26yearold was responsible for making maps. Suddenly, a faulty torpedo detonated. The crew, all 118 men were killed. Upon hearing the tragic news, maximes father suffereded a het attack and almost died. Our son was a very humble person, he did not like being the tendnder of attention. Still, people were attracted to him. He was the m most professionl offificer and loved his job. In one of his letters he complained that many officerss were earnining their jobs. He wrote that it is hard to believe what this will mean. The officers were leaving because they could not stand the conditionsns on board the submbmarine. After the colollapse of the sovt union, t the rusussian fleet wan desolalate conditionon. Officers had to wait up to half a a year for their salary. There was supply a and maintenae problems. Ththe navy rescue service had basically y stopped existing. The acaccident was initially husheded u up, all russian attts to rescue the sailolors trappedn the submarine failed. It was not until the fourth day that the navy top b brass swallw their pridee a and asksked foron experts for help. But it was too l le. Russias new elected president was severely criticized for his presence management. The exact details of the tragedy remain unclear. There are many questions and people who dont want to answer them. To t this day, thehe cursed tray remains not just a personal catastrophe but also a disgrace for the russian navy. Brent a fossil hunter in britain has discovered a new species of dinosaur amongst pebbles on the beach. This is a dino bowed. Bone. Scientists studied the bones and concluded that he found a new species of three toed dinosaur. It is loosely related to turn a source and died in the sea about 150 million years ago. This is dw news, after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. Tonight, the Kamala Harris factor in the race for the white house. We will be right back. The democratic v Vice President p pk Kamala H Harris says she will do all in her power to help make joe biden the next u. S. Commander in chief. Paris makes history as the first black woman to be named on a president ial ticket and the biden harris first appearance together is expected very shortly. Hundreds of women have protested in minsk over the crackdown on peaceful protest and claims the election was rigged. Alexander lukashenko sixth excessive victory by a landslide has been condemned both by the internal opposition. And international observers