we could go on and the story needs to be told al-jazeera has teams on the ground and major talent are giving it away for the control to bring in the room when in documentaries and life. on air and online. the mail must get through the u.s. house of representatives reverses cuts on the postal service fearing they could affect the presidential vote. other than norah karl this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up west african leaders mediate between mali's military and the president they ousted in a coup. i want people the real never forget and forgive

these 2. president valerie says opposition leader calls police violence against protesters the government's worst mistake and tells al-jazeera the president must go. plus a spike in violence in colombia's rural areas raises questions over the country's fragile peace. here us house of representatives has voted to protect the postal service and reversed changes that could have threatened voting for the presidential election and also move to ensure $25000000000.00 and funding this particular reports. it's america's favorite government service by far the u.s. postal service that is until recently loosed a joy to try. donor and loyalist was put in charge just about 2 months ago and

quickly made changes to the financially unstable service metal boxes removed high speed sorting machines ripped out procedures changed over time stopped for money and as a result the mail has slowed considerably he blames a lack of staff because of the coronavirus democrats don't believe him just this week i heard from a good stitch with diabetes who feared her family was at risk of losing their insurance after learning her payment had arrived a month late after it was mailed her story is sadly one of many being heard across the nation official post office data. these new documents show that the delays we have all heard about are actually far worse for their part republicans say it's not a problem nancy pelosi goes politically postal and that is the reason we are here today for phony political theater to once again

bash president charm just in time for this sunday talk shows and the republican national convention the bill is passed so now the house has voted to reverse joyce changes and give the post office $25000000000.00 the reason this is in such a political importance is because of the upcoming election because of the pandemic for the 1st time more than 3 quarters of americans will be allowed to vote by mail but the post office is warning the vast majority of states that they cannot guarantee that those ballots will be delivered in time to be counted the republican leader of the senate says he is unlikely to take up the bill the house leader thinks that will change they'll be hearing from their constituents because this hits home not receiving your mail in a timely fashion hits home not receiving your prescription is actually for veterans hits home in a way that is harmful to our country as well there's more on the line than missed

this could call into question whether they can deliver a free and fair election political al-jazeera washington safe havens as to a loss for the hill and the bottom line he says donald trump is trying to make it look like mail in ballots will lead to fraud. 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 there is a debate going on on whether the postal 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 states and dictate by law their own circumstances in this 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 soonest 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. that lies must have processed says and police have faced off in charlotte north carolina where republican national convention will open on monday was rather have some praise as a test as were hit by pepper spray security has been ramped up and said he ahead of the convention have all been listening taking place online but several 100 policy members are expected to attend in person elf only nominate donald trump as the republican presidential candidates. a group of west african leaders has met. the military leaders behind the coup that is pushing for a return to civilian rule. in neighboring nigeria. even before the arrival of their course delegation the reality on the ground is not lost of both sides ballasts military rule us bask in the seeming popular support

they have. thousands poured into the streets and friday in solidarity with the cool and the course would want to see a quick resolution without losing face. looked at. her. appreciate what is happening in a live report for the rest of. the meeting discussed returning the country to democratic governors and about releasing detainees politicians including ousted president the present 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 mandate to the presidency a mystic a disappointing and clear but his time is up. and no concern 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 groups of ethnic militias leashing violence in north and central just like in 2012 when the military intervened and toppled a democratically elected president ahmed to trieste al-jazeera. dozens of media websites reporting on the mass protests in belarus have been blocked the country's journalists association says more than 50 have been shut down including a polish back channel and a radio funded by the us but in minsk thousands of people have continued to rally calling for president alexander lukashenko to step down they have come out every day since the disputed presidential election in the 9th of august despite a violent crackdown has blamed foreign elements for the demonstrations. and valerie's opposition leader. says the people of her country will never forgive

police for their harsh treatment of protesters human rights groups have compiled 500 cases of torture my colleague spoke to tikkun of sky who's in exile in the fairway near and began by asking if she planned to return to bella bruce. you know i'm going back to paris i want to go but to be able to say adore my country and i will go there out when i feel safe do you fear for your husband who is back in belarus. for sure i do here. my husband the same is i i'm writing about all the bill russian people who are the air struggling for their rights. 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 our

people the real never never forget and forgive and they still our president can be a russian people changed and they will know there are and accept old authorities and they will never. they will never accept an old president any more and so not only time he real have to separate and. it's better for everybody it's better for country if it had been in their shortest time. russian opposition need to elect me as receiving treatment in germany 1st suspected of poisoning it was flown from a hospital in siberian city of almost doctors there has a nationally said he was too sick to be moved but changed their position on friday so mccain has more from berlin this is where our lexan of on his journey has brought him billions world renowned shall he too 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 bunny's condition remains poor since its dimensions are no promises 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 alexis 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 families 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. iraq's prime minister has vowed to find those responsible for killing 2 prominent activist during anti-government protests my stuff i mean that's what security needs

in the summer. for the protesters were attacked on friday security forces used live ammunition against demonstrators after they set the local parliament building on fire the star is obviously shot. again god willing this is a message to all criminals and killers this is a new government that is working to establish the prerequisites of security it aims to establish security and prevent crime i'd like to tell everyone who carries a weapon contrary to the government's law they want punishment on the killers will be brought to justice very soon i'd like to tell the criminals who are sassoon a tradition hashimi that scene and the young female doctor that your blog will be a title for justice the challenge is big i was in a meeting with the military commanders and i told them that basra should be secured and we would challenge all. still has hair on al-jazeera of threats to his legacy while the reputation of japan's longest serving prime minister could take

a hit plus. i'm wayne hay reporting from chiang mai in northern thailand we will tell you why and all protest movement may be about to hit the streets again. hello the weather remains a lot of quite hot and sunny across much of the arabian peninsula little more cloud down towards the south plenty of cloud up towards the north we got some wet weather between the black sea and the caspian sea still some alive the showers coming through here mid forty's there for baghdad and full kuwait not exactly as hot there in doha you can say that sculpture body stretch of the imagination 38 celsius humidity picking up as we go on through the next couple of days and 36 if you stick here as we go on into monday so not particularly pleasant but at least it does take

the edge off the hate funniest showers around the southern end of the red sea plenty of showers central parts of africa see simp downpours pushing over towards the gulf of guinea and in fact in cameroon very heavy rainfall in the southwest of the country has led to widespread flooding here that has caused has caused major chaos a major disruption as a result of those big downpours which are set to continue somewhat out not a little further west which as we go through the next couple of days showers continuing their big ones across the south part southern parts of sudan south sudan seeing heavy showers big showers there across the democratic republic of congo and uganda and coastal showers there to tanzania. but. they come in. search of one to provide a better life for the families they've left behind. but then again labor is vital

to release food industry. they risk exploitation by corporations and. trapped in the system with little hope of escape people in power investigate. on al-jazeera. the. news. the. again you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threatened men in voting ahead of the presidential election legislation now moves to the senate. a group of west african leaders has met mollies ousted president

abraham boubacar kater and the military leaders behind the coup deco us delegation is pushing for a return to civilian rule. and dozens of media websites reporting on the mass protests and valorous of been blogs the country's journalists association says more than 50 have been shut down including a polish back channel and radio funded by the us. venezuelan president nicolas maduro says he hadn't thought of buying weapons from iran until his colombian counterpart gave him the idea both iran and venezuela are on to u.s. sanctions and have been working on closer trade ties on 1st a colombian president even duke a who recognizes opposition leader one day as the just might need to have been a swale or warned he had intelligence that material wants to buy a rainy and missiles.

the truth is that when i heard ivan do kay i said my god why haven't we thought of this if iran has such tremendous technology and it's not to attack anyone but rather to defend us from imperial aggression which you do kay are a part of and if iran has the chance of selling us a bullet or a missile if we have the chance of buying it good idea yvonne do k. approved i'm going to do it. at least 17 people have been killed by armed groups and 24 hour period in colombia is one of the most violent days since the signing of a peace deal in 2016. ports that comes after weeks of increased unrest across the country. a truck carrying 6 bodies arrives at a morgue in southwest a town long at the center of the country's civil conflict as family members grieve soldiers and police look on disk killings were one of 3 incidents in just 24 hours that left at least 17 young people dead in remote regions of the country it was the

deadliest day since the signing of the 2016 peace deal with fart rebels that aimed to end the worst of the violence in several regions of colombia there are groups which are fighting each other in dispute for control of sources of illegal rains maybe related with narco trafficking but also wheat illegal gold mining. start targeting youngsters in order to try to instill fear a week ago colombians had already been horrified by the killings of 8 college students near the border with ecuador another 5 young people were shot dead just days before outside the city of kylie massacres of this nature had long been routine in colombia's internal conflict as paramilitaries get 3 years in the army fought for control of territory but after a lot of following the signing of the peace deal violence has returned as the

government has failed to assume control and implement peace reforms in those areas . the government has condemned the attacks and downs to a new special military unit well downplaying the increase in violence on. one of the post last called especially when it begins count puts of connected homicide to advancing the investigations to clarify the facts that have affected this region but the entire country. but the united nations mission in colombia says they have already documented $33.00 massacres seems to be gaining of the year and they are calling on the government to do more to implement the peace accord the sudden spike in killings as outraged colombians reminding many of the worst days of the conflict just as the country struggles to turn the page on its violent path i listened to. a saying in colombia rescue mission is due to begin later on

sunday for 3 miners trapped underground they've been stuck there since wednesday after a mechanical accident in the coal mine cut off the exit the train have been receiving liquid food through piping special communication equipment has also been set up so they can torture rescuers and their families. the truth is that we haven't been able to sleep we've been on a low try them and talk to them every 2 hours we're talking to them to see what they need they need nourishment and some food. latin american and caribbean countries have been some of the most badly affected by the corona virus outbreak 17000 new deaths were recorded across the region over the past 7 days there are signs the spread of the virus could be coming under control world health organization says the daily infection rate in brazil one of the worst affected countries is leveling off. india has recorded almost 70000 more infections taking the number of cases that some more than 3000000 corona virus

is spreading to rural areas across the country especially in the north but overall india is seeing a decline in the number of new infections thailand anti-government protest movement is growing with more sectors of society taking part in the demonstrations pressure is mounting on the government after weeks of student protests calling for elections and a new constitution when hail reports. calling for political change is coming at a cost for many protest leaders in thailand here in the northern city of lumpur $2.00 students were among the latest to be ordered to report to police to hate charges against them for their part in organizing a peaceful rally for most of our but i feel like thailand is becoming a country that takes away people's rights it's honestly shocking what's concerning about this situation is the fact that a country that claims to be democratic is trying to stop students expressing their opinions. the student led anti-government movement has spread to many parts of the

country including the north and northeast traditional strongholds of a group known as the red shirts that staged large rallies in the capital bangkok in 2010 that ended in a violent military crackdown. that been largely quiet in recent years but as the momentum of the current protests grows red shirt leaders in the north of fixing their loudspeakers and entering the fray power with the direction students are going these protests have more power than before because everyone is coming together it isn't just red shirts or adults or people who follow politics or. the protesters want a different more democratic political system from the one that allowed the army general who led a coup in 2014 to stay on as prime minister after last year's election but they also want to change an economic system that has helped to make thailand one of the most unequal countries in the world which is being highlighted and made worse by the corona virus pandemic the city of chiang mai in the north relies heavily on

international tourism and is being hit harder than most. the protest movement is already showing signs of spreading way beyond just students and the city probably encapsulates the threat that poses to the government most people here have never supported this government and now many are hurting economically. despite all the arrests and charges against protest leaders they say they won't be deterred and will continue fighting for a better future from core when i just had a hung fear can only be used once or twice there's been many cases where they tried to report the protestors but at the end of the day after everyone is over that fear it becomes a catalyst to come out more and go against the government. apart from arresting and charging leaders the government and police haven't tried to stop the protests yet but as the movement grows and becomes more diverse intensifying the pressure on the government that approach may change soon wayne hay al jazeera chiang mai thailand.

as already in japan's longest serving prime minister now has become a leader with the most consecutive days in office they came to power in 2012 promising to revitalize the economy and change his country's pacifist constitution pride report says 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 banal mix 80 years on the results are still

disappointingly mixed and he cannot say that you can use economy has to. be are a good situation so i think the. it's not successful but it was a success 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 19 the critics say saw him lacking in assertiveness contrast with you know president moon in south korea and sighing when i won both of that have emerged at the pandemic with greater clinical power stature abby has been 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 aiming to. chief 40000000 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 seen peak abbay in now way is sort of really a diminished leader and much weaker and his legacy looks to be in tatters of a can blame a degree of bad fortune for a tanisha 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 public pride al-jazeera. high temperatures and lightning strikes are continuing to fall hundreds of fires in california including any 2 dozen major ones and he's 6 people have been killed in the 700 buildings have been burned. by a lightning storm that burned more than 400000 hectares of brush and forest near

about money has more. stunning pictures of what was a terrifying drive through the hennessey 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 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 19 cases in the u.s. and the state is known still of it deploying to tackle the fires and its residents are suffering. tens of thousands of been forced to leave the home many are afraid of what the find when they come back by tomorrow maybe you know no more but pretty much and i'm thinking we're going to house. i'm really we're. ever burns down the next 3 days. pollution monitor showed this week the san francisco bay

area is having the was in the world people here say it's choking i can't get enough . oxygen especially when 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 protected in the coming days the mighty continue to . lure about a man the al jazeera. and what challenges are these our top stories here is house of representatives has taken steps to block changes to the postal system that threatened mail in voting ahead of the presidential election legislation to the senate chaplain towns he has more from washington d.c. mcconnell's already said the senate majority leader there is absolutely not going to introduce this bill into into the senate everyone is going back on holiday the

house the house is adjourned until september to mid september the senate was already on holiday it is quite astonishing if you think about all the emergencies this country faces that everyone and congress is on is on vacation but but no that's what nancy pelosi said earlier today the house speaker was she's aware of that but what she is 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. a group of west african leaders has met president abraham. and the military leaders behind the curtain. pushing for a return to civilian rule russian opposition alexina valley is being treated in a hospital hospital for suspected poisoning he was flown out of russia on saturday

and all his supporters believe he drank tea that had been tampered with just before he boarded an internal flights. dozens of media websites reporting on the mass protests and valerie's have been blogs the country's journalists association says more than 50 have been shut down including a polish back channel and radio funded by the us. iraq's prime minister has vowed to find those responsible for killing 2 prominent activist during antigovernment protests on friday security forces used live ammunition against demonstrators after they set the local parliament building on fire and the rescue mission is due to begin later on sunday for 3 trapped miners underground in colombia have been receiving liquid food through piping special communication equipment has also been set up so they can talk to rescue and their families. that are headlines on the back with another news update here on al-jazeera after people and. the 21st century

began with extraordinary economic growth across much of latin america. but since this halted in 2008 there's been a political shift to the right on a continent to a socialism once thriving. politician goes on a journey to meet leftwing figures to understand why that politics have lost ground to some dramatically. latin america a giant in time oil on al-jazeera. for decades thousands of sikhs from north india have migrated to italy to work in the country's agriculture industry the hope is to provide a better life for the families they've left behind but though their labor is vital to italy's food production many get caught in

a cycle of exploitation and abuse from which those little the sky we've been to investigate. the vast agricultural plains of the i get up and pima in central italy are one of the country's main areas of food production. but many of those who live here aren't italians they're indians. at least $11000.00 of them and possibly up to 4 times more. mostly sikhs from going john in northern india they are economic migrants who've come to.