no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more we're all the shoulder we can use to get the attention he craves. former us president barack obama breaks with convention and launches a scathing attack on donald trump obama endorsed joe biden the president. we must elect a president who will bring something different to come out how this outlines her vision for a more inclusive america as she accepts the democratic nomination for vice president.

hello money 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. leaders in mali pledge political transition and new elections at the united nations security council is urging soldiers to return to their barracks. former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a scathing attack on his successor on day 3 of the democratic national convention obama said donald trump has shown no interest in pursuing in the work and has sort

of only 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. 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. correspondent alan fisher has more on this story from washington. there is a convention if you want unwritten that former presidents don't attack incumbents in the white house but barack obama threw that convention out of the window with what was a very strongly worded attack on don't trump his policies and his threat as barack

obama sees it to democracy now 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 don't read 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 spied in his campaign a conspiracy theory that has been debunked but interestingly enough as barack obama was seeing the donald trump doesn't listen to the evidence doesn't listen to

science and likes to trade in conspiracy theories that was the moment the 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. michael blake is the democratic national committee vice chairman and served as a senior aide in the obama white house he says donald trump is trying to destroy the legacy of the united states. 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 in donald trump who is a racist sexist sinopoli 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 and mike pence 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 here to do everything for the biden harris to get to where the us democratic party has formally nominated senator come along the vice president in the forthcoming election it makes her the 1st woman of color on a major party presidential ticket i was told the democrats virtual convention that donald trump's leadership has cost lives and livelihoods and urged people to vote for joe biden. so we're at an inflection point the constant chaos leaves us adrift the incompetence makes us feel afraid the

callousness makes us feel alone it's a lot and here's the thing we can do better and deserve so much more 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 stephanie brown james is the co-founder of the collective an organization working to address the representation of african-americans in public office she says harris the speech was both hopeful 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 and not out there 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 our many challenges that have faced this country kamel here as i was and it was a place herself in a lineage from her from her her time as a as a child of immigrants in as a black woman as an in the a woman in america she was able to stand to herself and some of the struggles that people 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 if she was spot on tonight not too many surprises from around this evening but i thought this she was able to present herself in a way that has both areas i'm interested in learning more president donald trump is demanding that all united nations sanctions be reimposed against iran trump says

section of state mike pompei will meet the un secretary general to stop the process iran will never have market to market 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 mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . in terms of resolution 2231 which is the one which actually set up 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 will be 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 rights 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 while the secretary of state might pompei or has accused european powers of standing at their responsibilities he said privately these countries all tell me that they want this arms 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 j.c. a. well james patterson is a full my u.s. diplomats and a gulf specialist he says iran has repeatedly violated the nuclear. well looking for is consensus among the members of the security council at that iran has never been in compliance with the j c p l a and therefore is the. step that they should not want

and if you look back at the timeline the fact that rand was not in compliance which . goes back to early twenty's 16 when they were testing ballistic missiles that were in violation of 2234 un security council. so they've been repeated. violations of the agreement and it's just reached a point where the united states and there's been voices on capitol hill calling for the snapback. prover a year now. and this time. and the ministration feels that the imposition of sanctions will bring. to the bargaining table to enter into a more. effective and more forced agreement then

asked. to mali where opposition leader mahmoud dicko says he'll step back from politics meeting soldiers who else is 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 its national community has condemned cheese days with some announcing sanctions interests. on the streets of by michel after months of demonstrations that resulted in deaths and injuries too and to government protestors opposition supporters are now ecstatic about the potential for change to the government in total so 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 a coup what they did was 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 needs to organize a transition and that some point they can return it to the civilians to the political parties what i asked today is that they sit down hold talks and find a global solution for the problems of mali. majlis new military rulers a group calling themselves the national committee for the celebration of the people said the intervention was necessary and they vowed 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 within 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 brian katulis government arresting him and members of the cabinet and see the army

officers their cues the president and the others are 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. there was a. fight just like. international reactions to the coup was swift the united nations france and the united states have condemned the cool with the african union suspending malise membership of the organization the regional bloc they can in the community of west african states and i was to list of sanctions and then 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 comedy greece al-jazeera well the u.n. security council held in the mud on wednesday condemning the coup and called for law and order to be restored. secretary-general strongly condemned the military which culminated in the arrest of president 10 members of his government and the secretary general calls food immediate restoration of constitutional order and little while you read rates his call for a negotiated solution peaceful resolution of their differences and expresses his full support for the african union ecowas in their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis including through the good offices of a special representative to nigeria where there are reports hundreds of people have been abducted following an attack in the north east of the country the filming to

prepare i swap is believed to have targeted the town of power in borno state attack that salutes and and torched government buildings and farming equipment people started returning to their homes and earlier this month after spending nearly 2 years in displacement camps northeast nigeria has been ravaged by a decade long campaign led by boko haram tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions of people displaced. still ahead on al-jazeera addressing the forced recruitment of children into conflict cannot be a tribe you know to help come to terms with hamas. extreme heat high winds and i'm liking strikes california faces extraordinary conditions causing hundreds of one miles.

i was so quiet across the middle east at the moment further north we have got some well a lot of the showers just around the black sea the caspian sea a little bit some places a cloud as cropping up here's a go on through the next couple of days will turn increasingly unsettled 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 that 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 the sweater weather the pushing over towards cameroon making its way through chad and easing a little further west which is to was to add into nigeria showers becoming

a little more widespread to 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. progress. or a serious mistake. artificial intelligence is slowly invading every aspect of our lives. but very few of us really understand its capabilities for better or worse. in a new documentary i just 0 explores the impact of a are accessing vast amounts of our personal data data land on al-jazeera.

you're watching al-jazeera reminder of 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 has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought only to help himself and. the us democratic party has formally nominated senator come our harris the vice president and makes her the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket i was told the democrats' convention but 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 all those americans defeat on plans to extend an arms embargo against terror pronto. opposition supporters in bello reuss to defy warnings by president alexander lucas shanker that he'll crackdown on dissent he's ordered security forces to clear the streets after nearly 2 weeks of mass rallies over disputed election results because there 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. and reports from one of the largest protests independence square in the center for capital. it 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. 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 a coup d'etat but it also says there's nothing illegal they just want to have a garden 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. for we want to deal or we're not propose any legal steps so why should we be punished why that's a challenge for the opposition to keep the same masses on the street they have made it's clear protesters are not giving up yet but major alex on the look of china. the 1st person charged under hong kong's new national security law is back in court

23 year old tone young kid is charged with terrorism and inciting secession for allegedly driving his motorcycle into police officers during a protest in july his case is being seen as a test for hong kong's existing laws and beijing's new legislation. has more from hong kong 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 floor 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 would a 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. at least $45.00 refugees and migrants including 5 children have died in what the u.n.

says is the deadliest shipwreck of libya's coast this year the boat's engine exploded off the port the water on monday nearly 40 others were rescued by local fisherman and then later detained. former commanders of colombia's rebel group fox that's the revolutionary armed forces of colombia began their testimony in front of a peace tribunal wednesday they address the force recruitment of children into their ranks during the country's 50 years long civil conflict. reports from bogota . he didn't behind tinted windows former far commander of look at the book entered colombia's peace tribunals known as on wednesday he's the 1st of 15 commanders offering testimony behind closed doors on the recruitment in abuse of minors by the former guerilla group he was sick it's long war against the colombian state rules we want to tell the truth i want to tell the truth in the context of building the

peace corps both the fark as long been accused of using child soldiers in hiding abuses such as forced abortions but until now the rebel group has always denied these accusations saying. but things might be changing commander victorious and you know now a senator was the 1st one to concede that abuses have happened while denying they were fark spa lasy. i recognize this did have happened in our organization i don't know the details but they have happened because we were in the context of war the fisa court offers far commanders involved in these crimes that the possibility to avoid in prison if they confess and acknowledge their responsibility if they can serve alternative sentences such as community services that is if they tell the full truth. aleksandr virus was just 10 years old when he entered the fark he

escaped after losing a leg at 21 to land mine he says many children joined the group to scape poverty their prevention or paramilitary violence but they were also deceived and forced to remain in the ranks against their will i said under the meat of all recruitment is forced because we didn't know our rights because they took advantage of our innocence of the needs of the poverty of our families to took away our dreams and expectations were lies. many international observers say the fark should take advantage of the opportunity offered by the peace tribunal but he still already enough solid and reliable everywhere it shows that. usual as well as systematic. and i would also with. terrible wish that you. go. by the commanders. it is important for the country to know

all the true. a painful past that is sadly still alive as the remaining armed groups in colombia continue to recruit children in remote parts of the country and listen to them and. let's bring you some breaking news now the russian opposition leader alexey novelle knee is in hospital we believe he is unconscious and connected to a ventilator. as soon as we get more on this story we will of course bring it to you what we do know is that an avanti was returning to moscow this morning on a flight from thompson. and as soon as we get any more news on news we will bring it see this is news from the russian spokesperson.

moving on hundreds of wildfires in california are threatening $25000.00 buildings more than $100.00 have already been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been forced into their homes the state is appealing for extra resources as firefighters battle extreme heat high winds and lightning strikes bob 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 of lassen county caught video of this rare funnel shaped fire tornado whirling across burning grasslands california and 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 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 his sort only to help himself and his friends. the u.s. democratic party has formally nominated senator. the vice president and makes her

the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket told the democrats convention the donald trump's leadership has cost lives. country. 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 ok up to date the news continues here on al-jazeera after witness. i am sequence and i have a question because he's days it's hard to filter out the newly sinking track of what's really important the bottom line tackles the big issues this is shaping the

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