in the new documentary i just 0 explores the impact of accessing vast amounts of our personal data. data live on al-jazeera. no interest in treating the presidency is anything but one more we're all the shoulder we can use to get the attention he craves former u.s. president barack obama breaks with convention launches a scathing attack on donald trump obama endorsed joe biden the president. we must elect a president who will bring something different to achieve come on the harris outlines her vision for a more inclusive america as she accepts the democratic nomination for vice president.

i'm on inside this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up iran will never have a nuclear weapon. donald trump puts pressure on the u.n. to reimpose sanctions on iran often embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo. defiant and determined protesters braved the threat of a renewed crackdown in groups to rally against the will of the president. former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor on day 3 of the democratic national convention he says donald trump has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought.

need to help himself and his friends obama urged americans to vote for joe biden in the presidential election saying he has the ability to lead the country out of dark times. a former democratic nominee hillary clinton and current house speaker nancy pelosi expressed their support for biden i have sat in the oval office with both of the men who are running for president but i never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care but he never did for close to 4 years now he has shown no interest in

putting in the work no interest in finding common ground no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. let's go to our correspondent alan fischer who is live for us in washington d.c. allan good to see you again former u.s. president barack obama breaking with convention and launching that scathing attack on double trump's presidency a very unusual really to say something like that. on a historic night it was a remarkable moment there is a convention if you want unwritten that former presidents don't attack the current incumbents in the white house but barack obama threw that convention out of the

window with what was a very strongly what did attack on don't trump his policies and his threat as barack obama sees it to democracy you know he was speaking at the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia that set the tone and he suggested that donald trump was a threat to that moment that movement that created the republic of the united states he was suggesting that donald trump would do anything to tear down route democracy if that's what winning required it was a remarkable speech and it was a call for some considerable time it also provoked donald trump no he's avoided any temptation to live tweet during the democratic national convention on the 1st 2 nights but as barack obama was speaking he was tweeting out and he was doing so in all caps criticizing his predecessor claiming that he had spied in his campaign

a conspiracy theory that has been debunked but interestingly enough as barack obama was seeing that donald trump doesn't listen to the evidence doesn't listen to science and likes to trade in conspiracy theories that was the moment that donald trump chose to tweet that out but it is remarkable even though there was no crowd there it is still one of those moments that will resonate not just for the next few days but through the years and when people look back at conventions in years to come this will be one of those moments. and this was for harrah's perhaps the biggest audience yet to introduce himself to merica to sell herself to america do you think she did that with her speech. she used a lot of what she was used to in her stomach speech not many people will remember but coming to harris was a presidential candidate she dropped out of the race before the 1st votes were cast

in iowa so this is really to introduce herself to the american public she told her story hoshi was raised by an indian mother her father was a jamaican immigrant how she was born in oakland california that was a really pointed response to those who just last week were suggesting that she wasn't qualified to be vice president because she hadn't been born in the united states or because her parents were both immigrants and she also used another line about her time as attorney general in california which seemed to be directed directly to the white house when she said i know a predator when i see one it was such an order juxtaposition you can only imagine it to be an attack but then she went on to suggest what she would do as part of the biden ticket they would address issues of what she called structural racism she said that the country was in mourning the loss of so much that had been seen normal

and that donald trump was responsible for the loss of life but also the loss of business and that is why i suggested people in the united states should cast their vote for heart and joe biden we must elect a president who will bring something different something better and do the important work a president who will bring all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want we must elect joe biden. so i think it's important to stop for a 2nd and just appreciate the history of the movement. for the 1st time in 180 years of political conventions in the united states as a woman of color stood on the stage and exacted the nomination to be on the

presidential ticket it is something they will talk about in years to come and of course it's a night of history but also of breaking with precedent as we saw from a former president so what can we expect on thursday well it's joe biden's big night he gets to accept the nomination one of the oldest man ever to accept the nomination of a major party going into a presidential election and he's got to lay out his case to be elected it can't just be the case that he is the guy who is not donald trump who had been attacks on the president throughout the last 3 nights to morrow joe biden muscly out his vision for the future. ellen fisher speaking to us there from washington d c well certainly brown james is the co-founder of the collective an organization working to address underrepresented represented african-americans in public office she says her speech was both powerful for the future and critical of the challenges

people face. her speech to me was completely. in line with the theme tonight a more perfect union at knocked up dead it was a perfect follow up to president barack obama's speech where they really laid out both the past present and future of this country in terms of the many challenges that have faced this country komla harris says unable to place herself in the lineage from her from her her time as a as a child of immigrants in as a black woman as an indian woman in america she was able to stand to herself and some of the struggles that people who face people of color face in this country but also she was able to pivot and talk about a brighter future and so i thought it was she was spot on tonight not too many surprises from around this evening but i thought this she was able to resume herself in a way that has both areas i'm interested in learning more michael blake is the

democratic national committee vice chairman and served as a senior aide in the obama white house he said donald trump is trying to destroy the legacy of the u.s. what we see is one person in president obama vice president biden who recovered the economy ensure that there was access to health care addressed minority women business issues and you have someone of donald trump who is a racist sexist seen a former demagogue trying to destroy the legacy of our country and so it was making it very clear an election is about choice and contracts and here is the choice for everyone do we continue down a path where people are literally dying because of donald trump in my plans or do we decide to move forward with a clear vision with the by the merest agenda so president obama was very clear we cannot wait we cannot sit on the sidelines we have to be engaged we have to be there to do everything for the biota areas to get to where. president donald trump

is demanding that all united nations sanctions be reimposed against iran trump says secretary of state mine pompei will meet the un secretary general to stop the process iran will never have market down market that iran will never have a nuclear weapon when the united states entered into the iran deal it was clear that the united states would always have the right to restore the u.n. sanctions that would prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon we paid a fortune for a failed concept and a failed policy a policy that would have made it impossible to have peace in the middle east. correspond mike hanna has more on the story from washington d.c. . in terms of resolution 2231 which is the one which actually sets out the or a new nuclear deal that makes very clear that snap back in sanctions can only be called by a country or a member who is a participant in that deal now remember president trump the us out of the deal back

in 2018 so the very strong argument in the legal supposition would be there as no longer a party to their deal by its own definition the us has got no right to demand anything let alone some kind of snapback effect like this and one must remember as well that the deal makes very clear that there are certain parameters that iran must stay within to avoid such a snapback the other members the other parties to the deal make very clear that they believe that iran has largely complied with the requirements in terms of their 2015 deal so very difficult to see what president trans basis for this is nevertheless he said to get secretary of state to the u.n. tomorrow to meet with the secretary-general you'll also be lobbying among other members of the security council to try and get some kind of support for the deal but you remember that iran meeting last friday when the u.s. attempted to extend the arms embargo which expires in october and it was absolutely

humiliating only the dominican republic voted with the united states the other normal allies such as france britain germany abstained russia and china didn't even need to use the veto that they threatened. well secretary of state mike compare is accusing european powers of signing their responsibilities he says privately these countries all tell me that they want this embargo extended they don't want iran to have these weapons but they refused to do the courageous thing the morally right thing and vote in support of extending it all for some holy grail of the g. c.p.o. a let's bring in james pattison in washington he's a former u.s. diplomat and a gulf specialist many thanks for speaking to us here on out is there a technically is the u.s. even able to make these demands and given that they've pulled out of the iran nuclear deal according to secretary that they do we do have the state's

right to me and are we positioned the. sanctions against iran and he's going to the united nations tomorrow to make this case and to inform the secretary general that the united states unilaterally may we impose these sanctions and he says this is according to former secretary john kerry in point branch of rock obama at the united states has the right. snapping back international sanctions against iran it sets the stage for contentious disputes with some of the other members of the un s c what is the u.s. trying to achieve here what we're looking for is consensus among the members of the security council that iran has never been compliance with the j c p

o and therefore at the. start that they should stop warrant it. and if you look back at the timeline the fact that iran wants not in compliance the j c b only goes back to early 2016 when they would testing ballistic missiles that were in violation of 2234. security council. so they've been repeated. violations of treaty very rigid violations. and it's just reached a point where the united states and the. forces of all of the snapback. provision that for over a year now. and so on that time is fun and. strange and feels that the imposition of sanctions will bring you to respond to

the bargaining table to enter into a more. effective that more full or just agreement but then we get past james pattison former u.s. diplomat and a gulf specialist speaking to us that live from washington many thanks for your thoughts. thank you. still ahead on al-jazeera clearly it is in modern political transition action. extreme heat high winds and lightning strikes california faces extraordinary conditions causing hundreds of wildfires. i was so quiet across the middle east at the moment further north we have got some

rather lively showers just around the black sea the caspian sea a little bit some places the clouds as cropping up here's a go on through the next couple of days will turn increasingly on the settle but elsewhere as you can see it's pretty much quiet everywhere a little bit a lift a dust in the sand just spinning out of iraq through kuwait the northeast of saudi arabia but essentially dry something out there we go with out west of weather around the caucasus big downpours certainly a possibility want to show is still a possibility around the southern end of the red sea but i'm pleased to say things have quietened down now it's that western side of yemen showers continue around the highlands pushing their way across central african republic was a sweater weather pushing over towards cameroon making its way through chad and easing a little further west which is towards the jazz and into nigeria showers becoming a little more widespread too across the democratic republic of congo up a self that it is generally try you might just catch one of 2 showers just around the coast of mozambique pushing across to the eastern side of kenya as well want to

see showers a possibility around the southern type of south africa but for the most part it's fine and dry. they come in hold on to the search of the world to provide a better life for the families they've left behind. but though their labor is vital to release food industry they risk exploitation by corporations and organized crime . trapped in a system with little hope of escape people in power investigate each least 6 links on al-jazeera.

you're watching al-jazeera remind our top stories this hour former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor at the democratic national convention he says donald trump our show no interest in putting in the work on this war only to help himself and his friends. the us democratic party has already nominated senator come along harris for vice president and makes her the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket perez told the democrats' convention that donald trump's leadership has cost lives. u.s. president donald trump is to demand that all united nations sanctions be reimposed against iran if follows america's defeat on plans to extend an arms embargo against

iran. opposition supporters in bella bruce vowing to define warnings by president alexander lukashenko of a tough new crackdown on dissent he's ordered security forces to clear the streets after nearly 2 weeks of mass rallies over disputed election results. is warning workers who have gone on strike that they risk losing their jobs permanently the european union has announced new sanctions and says it won't recognize the election results. more no sanctions in a moment but 1st step vassal reports from one of the largest protests independence square in the center of the capital. was a very different mood on the streets of today compared to previous days not much of the euphoria and a festive mood that we felt that people had sort of found a new kind of freedom today it was more dominated by fear and tense because

suppress a look at announced a new crackdown he has instructed his ministries to find those who have been organizing the rallies but still defiant protesters are back on the streets and a smaller number but they're here and they're still asking for new elections and to release all the political prisoners. kill me or do something but for me. it's so more awful. and that this happens despite the threats and also the risk hundreds of people have gathered here again at the independence square saying the president is fired meanwhile the coordination council set up by the opposition leaders for the kind of guy held its 1st meeting and has issued a manifest calling for a dialogue about a transitional and new elections. that this council illegal in the country

saying that it was planning a coup d'etat but it also says there's nothing illegal they just want to have the dark with the president you know of course i'm afraid because i know the system used leading us to the present very near to where. it was against which was. for me personally. we want to do a lot we propose any legal steps so why should we be punished. while it's a challenge for the opposition to keep the same actions on the street they had last week it's clear protesters i'm not giving up yet but maybe. the 1st person charged on the hong kong's new national security law is back in court 23 year old tonguing kit is charged with terrorism and inciting secession for allegedly driving his motorcycle into police offices during

a protest in july this case is being seen as a test for hong kong's existing laws and beijing's new legislation our correspondent has more on call. he is asking for bail because under this new law the premise is guilty under proof until proven innocent unlike hong kong's normal rule of law or common law here he was charged last month he has faced more than 2 appearances in court and was not granted bail now he is facing charges that could get him up to life in prison he was at a protest last month where he was holding up a banner calling for liberation of hong kong which now under the national security law could be seen as a violation and a serious offense he also allegedly drove his motorcycle into policeman injuring 3 of them and that is where the terrorism charges stem from there's

a lot of interest in this case as is one of the 1st to be prosecuted it is running alongside hong kong's common law and one of the main issues here is that the judge the magistrate was handpicked by the chief executive he's one of 6 that was handpicked by hong kong's government that will be overseeing the national security cases so there are many concerns about the fairness of this process and how it will work with hong kong's courts which is always very had very clearly defined lines and another reason many will be watching this also in recent weeks very some very high profile activists have also been arrested and well potentially basing be facing this court system too. mali opposition leader mahmoud dicko says he'll step back from politics after meeting soldiers who ousted the president in a coup the new military rulers have ordered civil servants to return to work and promised to oversee democratic elections within

a reasonable time frame international community has condemned tuesday with some announcing sanctions met interest has more. jubilation on the streets of by michael after months of demonstrations that resulted in death and injuries too and to government protesters opposition supporters are now ecstatic about the potential for change to the government to feel yeah i'm a member of one of the way this regime fell was a good thing it was good for us so what the military did is not what they did will support the people in order to alleviate the suffering in democracy the power belongs to the people the same people who gave the power to the president but he was unable to achieve what the people expected of him. the military. the military needs to organize a transition and that some point they can return it to the civilians to the political parties what he asked today is that they sit down hold talks and find

a global solution for the problems of mali. i mean you know new military rulers a group calling themselves the national committee for the celebration of the people said the intervention was necessary and they vow to return mali to democratic rule . in many people of mali we are not holding on to power but we are holding on to the stability of the country which will allow us to organize with an agreed reasonable timeframe general elections to equip mali with strong institutions which are able to better manage our everyday lives and restore confidence between the government and the government on tuesday the military leaders overthrew president caters government arresting him and members of the cabinet and see the army officers their cues the president and the others. of failing to protect and for allowing corruption to flourish. the promise of a return to constitutional democracy is welcome news to the opposition but there are also concerns that the army we seek to hold on to power something the

opposition say they will resist but we have a. beer. too early for us to say whether. there was or not but i think. i'd just like. to make sure that he and. international reactions to the coup was swift the united nations france and the united states have condemned the cool with the african union suspending manis membership of the organization the regional bloc they can in the community of west african states and i was to list of sanctions and land and air blockade of the landlocked country is in effect it will also restrict financial flows from member states to the country measures that could worsen the already tough living conditions for mandaeans. al-jazeera. hundreds of wildfires a raging across california tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave homes the state is appealing for extra resources as firefighters battle extreme

heat high winds and lightning strikes rob reynolds reports. more than 360 known wildfires are burning the length and breadth of california with nearly 2 dozen major blazes raging from the wine country in the north to the rugged mountains east of los angeles thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes i could see the red glow and i was hearing explosions so hoping to get this thing out before it burns down everything in napa valley this resident tried to escape the flames but instead wound up driving right through them hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes struggling to contain fires in the san francisco bay area which have burned at least 18000 hectors california's governor has declared a state of emergency and additional firefighters are being dispatched from as far away as texas what is occurred over the last 72 hours is certainly stretched the

resources of this state enormous clouds of smoke mounted into the sky worsening air quality across the region the northern california blazes began with thousands of lightning strikes spawned by unusual dry thunderstorms hitting on one of the hottest nights of the year involve of ale a town of 100000 people midway between san francisco and sacramento residents were roused from their beds overnight by police and firefighters and told to flee immediately an unknown number of houses and other structures have been destroyed additional fires are raging on the state's central coast near monterey and on the outskirts of silicon valley high winds are fanning the flames a resident. lassen county caught video of this rare funnel shaped fire tornado whirling across burning grasslands california much of the southwestern united

states are in the grip of a brutal heat wave following months of extremely dry weather temperatures soared to over $43.00 degrees celsius in many areas rob reynolds al-jazeera los angeles. this is al-jazeera these are your top stories former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor at the democratic national convention he says donald trump has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought only to help himself and his friends the estimate crossing party has formally nominated senator kummel a harris for vice president and makes her the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket harris told the democratic convention that donald trump's leadership has cost lives we must elect

a president who will bring something different something better and do the important work a president who will bring all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want we must elect joe biden u.s. president donald trump is to demand that all united nations sanctions be reimposed against iran and follows america's defeat on plans to extend an arms embargo against iran says sex your state mike pompei a little meet the u.n. secretary general to start the process. opposition supporters in belarus of vowing to defy warnings president alexander lukashenko for tough new crackdown on dissent is ordered security forces to clear the streets after nearly 2 weeks of

mass rallies over disputed election results because schenker is warning workers who have gone on strike that they risk losing their jobs permanently 1st person charged under hong kong's new national security law is back in court 23 year old tong kit is charged with terrorism and inciting secession for allegedly driving his motorcycle into police offices during a protest in july his case is being seen as a test of hong kong's existing laws and beijing's new legislation mollies coup leaders are promising democratic elections within a reasonable amount of time and say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government the president was forced from power on tuesday those are your headlines the news continues here on out. talk to old is there a school is the government not taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues that we listen i still think that air travel is the safest

mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter. i have to be ok you're watching the stream home edition we are talking about zimbabwe today because you asked us to you send us hatchbacks including zimbabwean lives matter pray feels imbolc way and freeze him bob what he's going in. we are asked who with us correspondent in southern africa. the mood in zimbabwe changes depending on what's going on at a particular time sometimes people say they feel relatively free to express them saw.