date ina historic delaware, senator kamala harris the first woman to be named on a major presidential tickeket. i am lauren taylor. this is al jazeera, live from london. also comoming up, a large show f defiance in belarus, protesting against the crackdown that has seen thousands of protesters detained. the cost of rebuilding beirut. billions of dollars are needed, but with the economy in tatters, where will the money come from?? and more than one people are arrested in southern india,

violence originally sparked by a facebook post. hello. moment to u.s.ng history, u.s. senator kamala harris has appeared alongside democratic presidential candidate joe biden as his running mate. she is the first black and ticket.oman on a she said president donald trump had failed america and that the country was crying out for leadership. and the daughter of immigrants said the u.s. is experiencing a moral reckoning with racism. senator harris: people of every age and color and credo are finally declaring in one voice that, yes, black lives matter. all across this country, a whole generation of children is growing up hearing the cries for

hopece and the chance of on which i was raised. into strollers of their own, and trust me, it is a song you will never forget. so to everyone keeping up the fight, you are doing something. you are doing something great. you are the heroes of our time, and you are the reason i know we are going to bring our country closer to realizing it's great promise. anchor: let's go live to washington, d.c. a historic moment. take us through what happened. what porter: well, joe biden has stayed generally quiet about donald trump, but this was not the case in this press conference. he lashed out at the president, criticizing his lack of control

in terms of countering the pandemic. he criticized his economic policies that have led to some 16 million americans still being out of work, and he criticized generally as a lack of leadership that has come from the white house during the time of president trump's tenure as head of state, the same words coming from, le harris, criticizing donald trump very strongly, indeed, and them recounting how the daughter of immigrants, she was taken to civil rights rallies as a young baby in a stroller, and this is something that joe biden referred to in a speech about kamala harris, pointing out that her position as a child of immigrants is likely to resonate with millions of americans. biden: as a child of immigrants, she knows personally how immigrant families enrich our country as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up black and indian

american in the united states of america. her story is america's story. beren: and, mike, will it tough against trump? mike: well, it will be a very tough fight against trump. the campaign is going to be bruising. already, president trump hurling out insults in the form of tweets, but one must remark also, as other observers have seem to that democrats be responding immediately to the nomination of kamala harris. they have had a lot of time to do their background work on her. however, there was no clear republican strategy. onsident trump fell back racial stereotypes, on using stereotypes like "american housewives will vote for me," code for white housewives. you will get this ongoing insult

coming from the campaign, but from the biden/harris side, you will see a movement towards establishing a common agenda. they differ on a number of issues, and that is something they're going to have to work out in the days ahead to form a concrete strategy, a common strategy, to counter whatever president has to offer, and one must mention as well is that this is taking place during a pandemic. it will be a campaign like none other before, and we will see how candidates in both parties are able to effectively campaign during this time of mitigating methods during this time when there will be likely no mass person in theor a spotlight, such as kamala harris , to actually get the american people to know her at a time of social distancing. lauren: mike hanna, thank you very much, indeed.

♪ and at least one detained protester has died in belarus after police brutally cracked down on demonstrations against the president. the u.n. human rights chief has condemned the use of force, and poland and latvia have offered to mediate, but they warned sanctions could be imposed if the violent crackdown continues. people have been arrested during three rights in rallies against the landslide victory of president lukashenko. some say the vote was rigged. many of them have been detained or forced to leave the country, including the main candidate. lukashenko got around 80% of the vote. he has been in power since 1994 and is considered by many as europe's last dictator. we have the latest, from minsk. the fate worried about

of their friends and loved ones, cries of support without knowing. hang in there. you are our hero, they screamed. some calling out for their sons and daughters, wives looking for their husbands. after days of arrests, many are still missing. a 17-year-old boy was arrested while sitting on a bench in the city center. he said he was severely beaten. >> the police came with six men and started to beat me, and then they beat me even more and sprayed something in my face that caused burning. they did not help me. reporter: president lukashenko detained,ned those describing them as a criminal underclass. >> the core of these so-called protesters are people with a criminal past and those currently unemployed. those who do not have a job, walking the streets and avenues.

that is why i am encouraging anyone without a job to get a job. reporter: during the third right of protests with pedestrians -- deter hundreds from protesting. they march for free and fair elections. president lukashenko has been in power for 26 years. he got more than 80% of the vote. this is a claim many in belarus have called absurd. in contrast, the men wearing black, the women are wearing white, carrying flowers. stop beating us, is their main message. there is growing opposition against the lukashenko government, with three women dominating the election campaign. again, women are defiant and risking arrest. >> they can come to your home and rigged the door in your apartment and catch you anywhere if you go shopping or to the

hospital. they can find you and detain you and beat you. brothersot want our and sons and husbands to die. we are for fair elections. reporter: on the streets, they are showing support, including bus and truck drivers, but emotions are running high after days. if the violence the government is using will work. al jazeera, minsk. it willfrance says increase its military presence over energy exploration. tensions rose when there was an expiration vessel sent to a disputed area, accompanied by warships days after a deal was signed with egypt. turkey is talking at claims to carbon resources in the region. allies said they want to defend their assets.

over half of the beirut health care facilities are not functioning because of the devastating explosion last week, according to the world health organization, which said the damage will also complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. >> at least three of the major hospitals in beirut have been left nonfunctional because of the blast. another three hospitals are functioning well below normal capacity. and what that means is we have lost around 500 beds in those two hospitals with clear implications for covid as well as other medical conditions. lauren: cleanup efforts are continuing in the lebanese capital, with the deaths of more than 200 people. talks are underway to form a new government, but there is a warning that any foreign aid will depend on reforms. our reporter has more. reporter: rich or poor, the did notxplosion

discriminate. the apartments that overlooked the port and this person's house. she and her two children had left home one hour before the blast. they raced back, to find this. if her landlord cannot afford the repairs, her home will probably stay like this. >> the important thing is for the kids to have a place to sleep constantly. and have food, we will not starve, but we need our home back. reporter: businesses also must find the money to rebuild if they think it is worth it. this country was already in during an economic crisis after a shortage of foreign currency last year sent its currency into freefall. >> able to put more money into it. not only us, all of the others.

everybody needs some money. reporter: 70,000 homes and a sofar uncalculated number of businesses were destroyed or damaged, when the ammonium nitrate exploded in the beirut port last tuesday. one dozen schools also need rebuilding. this is the city's oldest, the school of the three doctors. >> the challenge is huge. an explosion of this scale is exceptional. before rebuilding, you have to appraise the structure. sometimes, you have to consolidate or destroy to rebuild, so it will take expertise. reporter: every homeowner, business, and institution needs glass and building materials, and nearly all of that is imported. so they need dollars. but their money is locked in an accessible bank accounts. for many here, it is effectively stolen by political elite that have been running the country for decades. so the pressure is on parliament

to appoint a new prime minister and a new cabinet, and it has been made clear to them that there will be no international funds for the city reconstruction until parliament ends the dominance of hezbollah and its allies. french president emmanuel macron says he would like to see progress by september 1. al jazeera, beirut. thisn: still he had half-hour, ethnic violence flares again in eastern sudan. troops are deployed, and a 24 hour curfew is imposed. a popular journalist from zimbabwe appears in court after being arrested, but the magistrate says the public cannot hear his testimony. ♪ ♪ >> hello, there, across southern

australia, you can see this is the area under pressure, and these are sweeping through the region. a few days ago, have a look at this, with the mountains in new south wales. this was captured by a woman who says it is very unusual to see this for long, with the kangaroos, and i can tell you now, i stopped the video, but they carried on for quite a few more minutes. this is not snow, just rain. meanwhile, cloudy day on thursday in perth, and then friday, more in the way of sunshine. another front is waiting in the wings, ready to come in later in the day, and that is quite widespread across new south wales and also going into queensland. a littttle bit cool,l, temperats struggling, not really reaching double figures, and asia, more rain in the forecast here. this long line of clouds, this is where the rain will be heavy,

through the central areas, pushing towards the korean peninsula, really impacting north korea as we go through thursday. friday, rain, pushing on into japan. ♪ historic moment in delaware. kamala harris s kes the stage with joe biden, the first woman of color to be named on a major presidential ticket. ♪ i am lauren taylor. this is al jazeera, live, from london. also comoming up, a rare show of defiance from belarus. hundreds of women protest the crackdown, seeing thousands of protesters detained. the cost of rebuilding beirut. billions of dollars are needed, but with an economy in tatters, where will the money come from? and more than one people are arrested in southern india after

violence allegedly sparked by a facebook post. ♪ hello. americang moment in history, u.s. senator kamala harris has appeared alongside democratic presidential candidate joe biden after being chosen as his running mate, the first black and indian-american on a presidential ticket. man she andbout the biden want to unseat in november, saying donald trump failed america and that the country was crying out for leadership. and the daughter of immigrants says the country is experiencing a moral reckoning with racism. senator harris: people of every age and color and creed declaring that, yes, black lives matter. a whole new generation of

children is growing up, hearing the cries for justice and the chance for hope on which i was raised. some straps into strollers of their own. and trust me. it is a song you will never forget. so for everyone keeping up the fight, you are doing something. you are doing something great. you are the heroes of our time, and you are the reason i know we are going to bring our country closer to realizing it's great promise. go to mike hanna live in washington, d.c., for us. a historic moment, as we mentioned. take us through what happens. mike: well, joe biden has generally stayed very quiet about donald trump, but that was not the case in this news conference. he lashed out at the president, criticizing his lack of control and leadership in terms of

encountering the pandemic. he criticized his economic policies that have led to some 16 million americans still being out of work, and he criticized generally the lack of leadership that has come from the white house during the time of president trump's tenure of head of state, the same words coming from kamala harris, criticizing donald trump very strongly, indeed, and also at one stage, briefly recounting how, as the daughter of immigrants, she was taken to civil rights rallies as a young baby in her stroller, and this is something that joe biden referred to in a speech about kamala harris, pointing out that her position as a child of immigrants is likely to resonate with millions of americans. biden: and as a child of immigrants, she knows personally how immigrant families enrich our country, as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up black and

indian-american in the united states of america. her story. lauren: and, mike, will it be a tough fight against trump? mike: well, it will be a very tough fight against trump. the campaign is going to be bruising, no doubt. already, you have president trump hurling out insults in the forms of tweets, but one must also remark, as well as others have done, that the republicans unknowno be generally in terms of responding to the nomination of kamala harris. do their had time to background research on her. however, there was no clear strategy. president trump fell back on racial stereotypes and using stereotypes like "suburban housewives will vote for me," american code for white housewives, but this is likely the way the election will go. you will get these ongoing insults coming from the white

house on the campaign, but on the biden/harris side, you're going to see a movement towards establishing a common agenda. they differ on a number of issues, and that is something they're going to have to work out in the days ahead to form a concrete strategy, a common strategy, to counter whatever president trump has to offer, and one must mention, as well, this campaign is taking place in a pandemic. it is going to be a campaign like none before. we will only see how difficult it is for candidates from both parties to be able to effectively campaign during this time of mitigating methods during this time when there will be no or are unlikely to be any mass rallies, and that is a difficult thing for a person newly in the spotlight, such as kamala harris, to actually get the american people to know her in a time of social distancing. lauren: mike hanna, thank you

very much, indeed. ♪ and at least one detained protester has died in belarus after a police brutally cracked down on demonstrations against the president. the u.n. human rights chief has condemned the use of force. poland and latvia have offered to mediate, but they have warned sanctions could be imposed if the violent crackdown continues. more than 6000 people have been arrested in belarus in three nights of protests over the landslide victory of president lukashenko. opposition leaders say the voting was rigged. many have been detained or forced to leave the country, including the main candidate. lukashenko got around 80% of the vote. he has been in power since 1994 and is considered by many as europe's last detailer. -- dictator. we have the latest, from minsk.

reporter: on the streets, wives looking for their husbands, and after days of arrests, many are still missing. one person was arrested while sitting on a bench in the city center. he says he was severely beaten. >> they came with six men and started to beat me. when i grabbed a stick, they beat me even more and sprayed something in my face that was burning. when i asked for help, they did not help me. reporter: thousands of detainees. president lukashenko has detained them as a criminal underclass. >> the core of these so-called protesters are people with a criminal past and those who are currently unemployed. those who do not have a job walk in the streets and avenues.

that is why i am kindly urging anyone who is unemployed to get a job. a third nightas of protests with pedestrians. deter hundredst of women from protesting to condemn the violence. they marched for peace and fair elections. president lukashenko has been in power for 26 years and got more than 80% of the vote. a claim many in belarus have called absurd. men wearing the black, the women wearing white as a sign of peace. stop beating us, their main message. women have been growing in opposition against the lukashenko government, with three women dominating the election campaign. now again, women are defined and are risking arrest. >> they can come to your door and find you and detain you and

beat you. want a husband, brothers, and sons to die. we are for peaceful belarus and for fair elections. reporter: drivers show their support, including bus and truck drivers, with emotions running high after what has been traumatic days for many in belarus. it is unclear if the strategy of violence the government is using will work. lauren: france says it will increase its military presence in the mediterranean because a dispute over energy exploration. tensions rose when a ship was sent to a disputed area accompanied by warships days after greece signed a maritime deal with egypt. greece and turkey have overlapping claims to resources in the region. the allies signaled a willingness to resolve a dispute on wednesday. more than half of the health

care facilities in beirut are not functional because of last week's devastating explosion, according to the world health organization, which says the damage will also complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. >> at least three of the major in beirut have been left nonfunctional because of the blast. another three hospitals are functioning well below their normal capacity. and what that means is we have lost around 500 beds in those two hospitals with clear implications that the management of covid as well as other medical conditions. lauren: cleanup efforts are continuing in the lebanese capital while the city mourns the death of more than 200 people. talks are underway to try to form a new government, but politicians have been warned that any foreign aid will depend on reforms. we have more. reporter: rich or poor, the beirut explosion did not discriminate. 10 people died in the luxury

apartments that overlooked the port and this woman's house. she and her two children had left home half an hour before the blast. they raced back to find this. in theaid a rent fixed 1960's, a common practice here. if her landlord cannot afford the repairs or release the funds, her home will probably stay like this. >> the most important thing is for the kids to have a place to sleep constantly. we are ok with food. we will not starve, but we need our home back. reporter: businesses also must find the money to rebuild if they think it is worth it. this country was already in during an economic crisis after a shortage of foreign currency last year sent its currency into freefall. >> i do not know if we will be able to put more money into it. i don't know. we need help. not only us, all of the others. everybody need some money.

reporter: 70,000 homes and a sofar un-calculable number of businesses were destroyed or tons ofwhen 2750 ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of beirut last tuesday. hundreds of schools also need rebuilding. this is the oldest, the school of the free doctors. >> the challenge is huge. an explosion of the scale is exceptional. before rebuilding, you have to appraise the structure to see if things will hold up. sometimes you have to consolidate or destroy before rebuilding, so it will take expertise. reporter: every homeowner, business, and institution needs glass and business materials, and nearly all of that is imported. so they need dollars. but their money is logged in an inaccessible bank accounts. for many here, it has effectively been stolen by clinical elite that have been running the country for decades. so the pressure is on parliament

to appoint a new prime minister and a new cabinet, and it has been made clear to them that there will be no international funds for the city reconstruction until the parliament stops the dominance .f iran backed hezbollah french president emmanuel macron says he would like to see progress by september 1. al jazeera, beirut. this halfill had hour, ethnic violence flares again in eastern sit. troops are deployed, and a 24 hour curfew is imposed. and a popular journalist from zimbabwe is in court after being arrested, but the magistrate says t the public cannot hear hs testimony. ♪ ♪

>> in the southeast, you can hear this, and all of this is ahead of it, sweeping through the region. just a few days ago, have a look at this, up into the mountains of new south wales. now, this is captured by a woman who said it is very unusual to see them going at it for so long, these two kangaroos, and i can tell you, i stopped the video there, but they carried on for several more minutes. this is rain, not snow, just rain. across western australia, what a cloudy day in perth on thursday, and then 18 degrees with another front waiting in the wings. hasill see more rain that been widespread. it is also going into the southern areas of queensland. all the while, it is dry i in nw zealand, if littttle bit cool, temperatures struggling, not rereally reaeaching double digi. more rain in the forecast, this long night of clouds.

this is where the raid will be the heaviest, the central areas, pushing towards the korean peninsula, really impacting north korea thursday, and by friday, the rain in the forecast and pushing into northern japan.