politician goes on a journey to me leading left 20 figures to understand why that politics have lost ground so dramatically. in latin america a giant in turmoil on al-jazeera. protecting the postal service the u.s. house of representatives tries to stop the cuts that could affect mail in voting for the presidential election. lots a whole robin you want you all to 0 live my headquarters here in doha also coming up they were staffer can delegate smalley's military leaders and the president they ousted to try to end the political crisis. our people. will

never forget and forgive and they still are our president the below us dollar ruth opposition leader calls police violence against protesters the government's worst mistake tells all just there the president must go. and russian opposition leader alexina valley is airlifted to germany where he's being treated for suspected poisoning. of to the program the u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threatened mail in voting ahead of the presidential election and politicians owed it to give the agency 25000000000 dollars and rejected reforms that would have slowed mail delivery the fight over the postal service has become a key election issue democrats accuse the chief postmaster of trying to undermine.

mail delivery to benefit president trump the service heard warned it could not guarantee that ballots cast by mail would arrive in time to be counted the legislation now moves to the senate but the top republican there says it will not be approved she had returned see is in capitol hill with the latest. mitch mcconnell's already said. that the senate majority leader that he's absolutely not going to introduce this bill into into the senate everyone's going back on holiday the house the house is adjourned until september or the senate was already on holiday it is quite astonishing if you think about all the emergencies this country faces that everyone in congress is on is on vacation but but but no that's what nancy pelosi said earlier today the house speaker was she's aware of that but what she's trying to do is get that pressure going grassroots pressure there is. around the country and republican and democrat states about what is empirically by the post office his own numbers

a slowdown in mail delivery and on time mail delivery with mail stacking up with rotting produce in sorting facilities with prescription drugs and much needed checks not being delivered and we should be clear nancy pelosi isn't just talking about the election is worrying as the ramifications for the election are with donald trump saying he doesn't seem to have a problem if the u.s. vs the united states postal service is sabotaged in some way by the postmaster general's reforms nancy pelosi says this is about the pandemic as well so this bill doesn't just give 25000000000 dollars to the post office but it also rolls back at the changes that the postmaster general has instituted which is led to the slowdown and it prevents the postmaster general from making any further changes until next january or until the pandemic is over well steve clemons joins me nice editor at large for the hill and the host of al-jazeera is the bottom line good to have you

with us again steve on the program. there is of quick questions here really just to get our international audience up to speed in terms of the public who benefits from having a postal or a mail in ballot. well in a sense i mean what was the people that benefit in this case during a pandemic are those with vulnerable who are vulnerable who are have underlying conditions that going into places where there are groups or lines or you know could risk their lives and so the elderly and those with underlying conditions the sick and anyone that might be you know further vulnerable to cope at 19 so they're the ones really at this in what nancy pelosi is saying is that people should not have to choose between their life and voting but it's not people with medical conditions as well that would want a mail in ballot that exceptions. where there are many think that people i mean that think many anyone can request

a mail in ballot president trump has just voted by mail and requested his mail in ballot from florida and it is those people with medical conditions those people who are elderly and remember the largest voting group in america are women over 50 years old and they are a vulnerable community so that is that is what it is going on but i think so highly of something really important to distinguish here there is a debate going on on whether the post postal service will be able to do its job or not it's an earnest question what donald trump is trying to throw is to make this look like it may lead to fraud no matter what the outcome is so these are 2 different tracks one where you're looking at whether people can vote whether votes will be delayed or not but donald trump will say it was a wobbly system no matter how the postal service behaves and performs so with that in mind that one wonders what the rule will lead to time is to printing issuing and

then getting the folds returned because it's the issuance of a mail in ballots that perhaps varies from state to state. it's you're absolutely right states and dictate by law their own circumstances and the problem is that many states are able to undo what they already have set in place some of them allow mail in ballots to be sent in. you know a day or 2 before the election and so in that case given the load that may occur the postal service has told some of the states that it may not receive those ballots in time to be counted i think that what you heard in the democratic national convention and what you're hearing many others say is that those voters who want to vote by mail who want to request an absentee ballot or return a ballot do so we soon as possible and that is usually 15 days before the election and those should be ok those ballots should be ok it's the crush near election day

that's the problem is it really a case now of you can see perhaps various political while the 2 main political parties appealing to that vote says that want to mail a ballot to do it sooner rather than later well this is i think what the country says that what donald trump has said is that he has no issue with those people who regularly requested mail in ballot he is challenging in even suing states like nevada that are sending a ballot to every registered voter and it is that case that he's trying to argue that those ballots may be who stands that would they fall into and he's not necessarily giving much credibility to the screening process and the filtering process that states used to determine whether a ballot is valid or invalid there was an important article in the new york times today that showed that many ballots are already being rejected that have come in

for various reasons so the evidence so far is that states are doing their job and managing very well against any potential fraud. well it's good to get an overview from sort of the american perspective good to have you with us on the program again steve clemons that i have great thank you well molly's asked to present it to him but. has not west african leaders trying to resolve the political crisis in the country now the delegation also met with military leaders behind the coup but as interest reports nothing in neighboring nigeria both sides they have to make concessions. or even before the arrival of their course delegation the reality on the ground is not lost on both sides ballasts military rule us bask in the seeming popular support they have a tour thousands poured onto the streets and friday in solidarity with the cool and the course would want to see a quick resolution without losing face. but. there

was. appreciate what is happening in the early reports were that this. meeting discussed returning the country to democratic governors and about releasing detained politicians including ousted president depression book akita the army had promised to restore democracy without saying when its leaders also say mr cater was not overthrown but resigned from office and that he's held for his own safety but many don't see them returning the man they deposed to the presidency a mystic a disappointment. but his time is up. and you know concerned about coming here today we have the people and we are staying with the people the delegation is also expected to be diplomats before leaving. observers here the political process could easily be exploited by armed groups and ethnic militias leashing violence in north

and central money just like in 2012 when the military intervened and toppled a democratically elected president ahmed the trees al-jazeera. the belorussian opposition leader has told al jazeera the people of our country will never forgive police for their violent crackdown following disputed elections human rights groups say the violence was planned systematic and ordered by the top leadership they compiled 500 cases of tortured during the protests that followed the disputed election 2 weeks ago earlier my colleague spoke to the opposition leaders for the planet because of skier he's in exile in lithuania she began by asking her if she planned to return to bella who's. you know i'm going back to paris i want to go back to bonnaroo say and do my country and i will go they out when i feel safe do you fear for your husband who is back in belarus.

a show i do here. and my husband and the same is i i'm wondering about all the russian people who are in the air struggling for their rights. and that violence that our authorities showed the russian people i consider to be their greatest mistake and i call for more. authorities not to repeat this mistake because there are our people the real never never forget and forgive and they still. president can be a russian people changed and they will know there are accept old authorities and they will never. they will never accept an old president anymore and soon the only time he real have to separate and that. it's better for everybody it's better for country if it to have been

in their shortest time. russian opposition leader alexina valley is receiving treatment in germany for suspected poisoning but he was flown from a hospital in the siberian that city of doctors that had initially said he was too sick to be moved but later changed their position on friday dominic kane has more from berlin this is where alex in of on his journey has brought him berlin's world renowned charity hospital and the start of treatment his supporters hope will save the life of one of russia's most prominent dissidents he was brought here on board a special flight from siberia the man whose group arranged the journey says now than his condition remains paul insists his german friends are and this is it was basically it's very worrying we're all happy that he's landed safely here in berlin but it doesn't mean anything in itself because his physical condition is still of concern it's clear that if his original flight hadn't made the emergency landing in

arms when it did he would have died staff here have immediate relevant recent experience of treating patients with the sorts of symptoms that alexy now than any has come here with now they get the chance to find out what exactly is in his system and how they go about removing it but how it got there in the 1st place remains unclear now valley's friends and family believe he drank tea that had been poisoned just before he boarded a flight to moscow from thompson they say officials in russia then deliberately delayed his transfer to berlin to allow time for what ever was in his system to degrade making it harder to identify. the authorities of the russian hospital where he was treated deny this. we have come to the conclusion that judging by the fact that there were no poisons found in his blood or other biological materials he has a metabolic disorder lowering of blood sugar levels to be specific due to

a rapid change of pressure everyone thinks it was during take off but it grows but i see alex in avani is well known for his fight against corruption in his country but right now his fight is just to survive dominic cain al-jazeera. well still ahead here on knowledge is there no end in sight firefighters in california struggle to contain massive wildfires why it could only get worse and he's japan's longest serving prime minister why sins are his handling of the coronavirus pandemic could hurt his legacy. how low we've got some welcome showers pushing towards japan as we go on through the next couple days say welcome because that will help to break the heat you can

see little more cloud just sliding its way in the south so welcome this is tropical storm barry that's going to make its way further northwards as we go on through the week ahead gradually pushing up towards the korean peninsula round about wednesday so that's some way off ahead of that well as i say 30 celsius in tokyo with those showers temperatures do pick up a little as we go on into monday prices guys come back more in the way of sunshine not so much sunshine for northeastern parts of china this area of cloud and rain the seasonal rise they will slide the way across the final phase pushing down towards north korea as we go to the early part of the way he continues in shanghai temperatures here at around 34 celsius showers there across southern parts of china joining up with a showers that we have around the philippines not quite as heavy as they have been recently because bad they will pull that wetter weather out of the way so more in the way of sunshine but it really is a case of sunshine and showers right across southeast asia but he is showers still

there into were indeed china up towards the northeast of the go bangladesh still seeing some heavy downpours and heavy downpours right across much of northern india . the slums of many. into an extraordinary community of men who risk their lives telling garbage into cash so that their families can survive even in the face of ongoing obstacles ricky cheetos and freddy never give up. al-jazeera follows the remarkable people who work love and fry in the slum. on al-jazeera. or form.

but the marquis watching old is there with me as a whole rob a reminder of our top stories the u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threaten mail in voting a head of the presidential election other legislation moves to the senate where the top republican leader says it will not pass a group of west african leaders have met with mali's asked of president ibrahim to become katter and with the military leaders behind the coup the echo are still a geisha is pushing for a return to civilian rule. russian opposition leader alexina valley is receiving treatment in berlin for suspected poisoning the valley's supporters believe he drank tea that had been tampered with just before he boarded a flight to moscow. libya's un recognized government has rejected talks with ward cleaver hafter and us despite

a cease fire announced on friday backed by both sides in the country's long running conflict the tripoli based government repeated calls for the go fiction's with the arrival parliament to the east but it's refusing to sit down with her who has his power base in the region the government has already called for early elections and a referendum on the constitution but traynor has more from misrata. the internationally recognized government in tripoli announced a cease fire on friday calling for a halt in all military operations in eastern libya that has speaker of the took away from parliament aiguille a smaller allied to khalifa haftar also called on a ceasefire now the move has gained international traction with regional and international actors welcoming the statements by both parties the high council of state in tripoli earlier in a press conference stated that they wanted to thank their allies for helping to support a serious ceasefire in libya namely qatar and turkey now the defense ministers for

both cherokee and qatar were in tripoli on tuesday it was seen as a move to further their relations in libya now to the high council of state has also stated that they will not they will not go into any any negotiations with khalifa haftar they see khalifa haftar as being amid a spoiler to any peace talks and stability of course khalifa haftar in april of 2100 began a military campaign to try to take control of the capital so they see how after as being responsible for the hundreds of thousands some estimates here up to 400000 people have been displaced because of the fighting thousands have been killed and so they see him as a spoiler to any serious piece and any serious negotiations so whether or not this is the beginning of a serious and realistic. peace talk for

libya is yet to be seen. there's been violence in ivory coast after president alasania were tyler was formally chosen by his ruling party to run for a 3rd term in october's election he accepted the nomination at a rally in abidjan but the opposition has called it unconstitutional and says it amounts to a coup and violence erupted between opposition and government supporters in several towns what our had declined to seek a 3rd term then changed his mind after the death of his chosen successor last month israeli police have dispersed thousands of protesters calling for prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resign for weeks now demonstrators gathered outside the i.r.s. official residence in west jerusalem and they're angry about the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and netanyahu is ongoing trial for corruption the huge blast in lebanon's capital earlier this month killed more than $200.00 people

and injured thousands more lebanese are not the only victims hundreds of syrians were amongst the numbers and the u.n. and aid agencies are helping but they haven't been able to reach everyone say mahato reports. 2 weeks after he was injured and where most of us pain hasn't eased knocked unconscious from the blast at beirut port he spent a few days in hospital and is now left to deal with his injuries alone the father of 6 is a syrian migrant worker who are among the worst hit being left out of an already struggling system is not hard my heart them when they don't matter how they we're can i go for a check up there's no one to take me someone was supposed to pick me up 5 days ago to scan my heed and i'm very dizzy i can't get up. much of. hundreds of syrians were injured in the explosion many worked and lived near the port there were also 30 percent of the more than 180 people confirmed dead and they

too are among those unaccounted for. jewish truly when my daughter dogwood critic will come. to your school on the view of my wife broke her buck and she needs leg surgery and cannot move my other daughter or broken bones on her neck. the keno family lived here for 13 years like so many others they had no idea the smoke that was billowing from the port less than a kilometer away would trigger such a devastating explosion that is why the family was outside when it happened. falling debris killed allie kino's 16 year old daughter sidra the family has since moved in with the eldest son mahmoud whose home is too small and income too little to care for them in an unwelcoming country. the hospital where my father was treated demanded money even though the ministry of health said

a cup of the cost for all the victims hospital management insisted syrians had to pay we managed to discharge him after a journalist who was at the hospital brought attention to our case. the nearly bankrupt state has been largely absent in relief efforts but even before the blast human rights groups have documented how syrian refugees and migrants are discriminated against the keno family hopes they will receive support from the un which is helping 100000 lebanese and syrians rebuild their homes. i don't know where i will be in the near future i'm at my son's right now i don't know what is next to. the explosion destroyed neighborhoods devastated lives and people's livelihoods but for those who already live on the margins of society the road to recovery has to start. beirut.

california's governor is asking for help false training in canada to fight hundreds of wildfires really 565 is a burning across the state after the number doubled in just a single day at least 6 people have been killed with dozens more injured lower burden manley has the latest. stunning pictures of what was likely a terrifying drive through the hanafi area of northern california. these claims are part of a series of wildfires sweeping across the region the largest state seen in nearly 2 decades. there too long to 4000 square kilometers torching homes structures and trees a series nearly $12000.00 lightning strikes this week sparked the fires california's governor says all firefighters those is a being utilized and he's also going for help we now are gage formally with mutual aid from 10 different states we've been on the phone with governors all throughout

the united states not just the western states trying to reach out as far as the east coast to see if we can get resources here into the state of california address the stress that we placed on the 12000 plus firefighters that are on the lines as we speak trying to suppress these wildfires all up and down the state of california firefighters are battling day and night from the air and land in an attempt to limit the destruction as the fire spreads reduces the becoming gas california has struggled with the largest number of covered 900 cases in the u.s. and the state is known stuff and deploying to tackle the fires and its residents are suffering. tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes many are afraid of what they'll find when they come back by tomorrow maybe you know all no more but pretty much and i'm thinking we're going to lose the house. i'm really worried. over burns down the next 3 days.

pollution monitor showed this week the san francisco bay area is having the worst equity in the world people here face choking i can't get enough air oxygen and especially with this mask you have to keep an eye on the lightning strikes the couth the fires along with the high winds have created the perfect conditions for these flames and with similar weather predicted in the coming days well might be continue to burn nor about a man the al-jazeera the chinese own social media to talk says it plans to take the trumpet ministration to court washington has labeled the app of national security threat a distressing to bad it just over a week ago president trump signed an executive order requiring buy plans to sell the app within 90 days now back dance which owns the video abscesses administration is paying no attention to the facts but is trying to insert itself into the gay

shea sions between private businesses. sions r.b.i. has become japan's longest serving prime minister with a record breaking continuous term of daily 80 years when he came to power in 2012 promising to revitalize the economy and change his country's pacifist constitution but as from abroad reports his success has been mixed. when he became prime minister in 2012 shinzo of a was no stranger to the office he'd already held the post for a year in 2006 during japan's so-called revolving door premiership period when factionalism within the ruling party led to a rapid turnover in leaders by 2012 that period was over offering the chance to rule uninterrupted i've been amazed that i will increase jobs and incomes and revitalize the countryside he promised aiming to transform japan's stagnating

economy with his own brand of nomics 8 years on the results are still disappointingly mixed and he cannot say carney has to. be our good. so i think the abingdon me. is now successful but it was stuck fast at some point a staunch conservative he also set about moving away from japan's traditional pacifist role and become more assertive with his asian neighbors but it was the unseen enemy of kobe 19 the critics say saw him lacking in assertiveness contrast with you know president moon in south korea and sighing land in taiwan both of that have emerged of the pandemic with greater political power and stature abby has then basically missing in action 2020 was meant to be the high

point of his premiership hosting the tokyo olympics which he successfully won for japan. and and aiming to achieve $40000000.00 visitors even staging the games next year before he leaves office now looks in doubt even if he holds them it's not clear that that's going to actually give him much of a bounce so i think we have peaked our bay in now is really a diminished leader and much weaker and his legacy looks to be in headers they can blame a degree of bad fortune for a tanishq legacy but when he leaves office the fact that he's served longer than any other prime minister might be the one achievement he's most remembered for robert bright al-jazeera scientists in germany are conducting an interesting experiment to investigate how grown a virus could spread amongst people who attend future music concerts around 1500 volunteers attended a trial pop concert in leipsic with medical grade face masks disinfectant and

tracking gadgets they will have to test negative for the virus beforehand and their movements in the arena were recorded scientists want to track the particles spread coronavirus and highlighted which services were touched most frequently. you want your deserve me so horribly reminder of our top stories the u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system the threatened mail in voting ahead of the presidential election the legislation moves to the senate where the top republican leader says it will not pass a group of west african leaders have met with molly's ousted president to bring him . with military leaders behind the coup their cause delegation is pushing for a return to civilian rule.

ratio what is your opinion that it works if. we have the right to stick with it and invite him to. come up to the days when he is with. a. russian opposition leader alexina valley is receiving treatment and berlin for suspected poisoning the valley supporters believe he drank tea that have been tampered with just before he boarded a flight from moscow. the belorussian opposition leader has told al-jazeera the people of our country will never forgive police for their violent crackdown following disputed elections human rights groups say the violence was ordered by the top leadership. libya's un recognized government has rejected talks with the ward cleaver hafter despite a cease fire announced on friday which is backed by both sides the tripoli based government repeated calls for negotiations with the rival parliament in the east

the government has already called for early elections the referendum on the constitution. israeli police have dispersed thousands of protesters calling for prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resign demonstrators have gathered outside netanyahu official residence in west jerusalem for weeks now that angry about the economic fallout from the current virus pandemic and netanyahu says ongoing trial for corruption. the chinese social media app to talk says it plans to take the trumpet ministration to court washington has labeled the op a national security threat and is threatening to ban it just over a week ago president trump signed an executive order requiring byt dance to sell the app within 90 days and of course you can follow those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com back with more news here in half an hour next on our desire it's inside story do stay with us.

libya's rival powers call for a new ceasefire in the civil war but it's unclear whether the lord khalifa haftar will support it so will the truce hold long enough to give peace a chance this isn't such a story. alone welcome to the program. many ceasefire as a tried and failed to end years of conflict in libya but the 2 rival powers appear so.