this is news live from berlin the biden paris ticket makes its debut u.s. democratic presidential candidate joe biden makes his 1st joint campaign appearance with his newly named running mate. the senator from california is the 1st woman of color to be on a major party students also coming up as fires spread through the amazon rain forest brazilian president. remains in denial saying stories of the amazon and. a lot.

i'm told me a lot of thanks for joining us we begin in the u.s. where democratic presidential candidate joe biden and his newly chosen running mate . have made their 1st joint campaign appearance she's the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket during harris's speech in wilmington delaware she criticized president donald trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the president's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. and we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding

change america is crying out for leadership kamel as you all know is smart she's tough she's experienced she's a proven fighter for the backbone of this country the middle class for all those who are struggling to get into the middle class come on knows how to govern she knows how to make the hard calls she's ready to do this job on day one regrowth ready to get to work rebuilding this nation and building a better. the washington bureau chief in this poll joins me now from washington in escamilla harris has made a 1st speech since becoming the vice presidential candidate what was her core message. i think her core message was we don't need a victory we need a mandate what that she mean with it she knows if the democrats vin only like with

a short margin donald trump and his fellow was might challenge the outcome might even not want to leave the white house so she really encouraged everyone to go out and vote and i think her other huge message was we need a coalition of conscious so she really also reaches out to possible swing voters i think from from the republicans because she knows that many are criticizing the president. and what does she bring to this campaign to joe biden's bid for the presidency. well i think both of them joe biden and she they are kind of matching their weaknesses so 1st of all obviously she is a woman he is a man and she's much younger she's $55.00 he's 77 and she is the 1st no not wide female ways why is president so she reaches out

to female voters which will be crucial in this election and she reaches out to minority voters which the democrats need to regain the white house. someone watching this and not particularly familiar with this whole system why is it important who the vice presidential candidate is. well 1st of all for the come pain right as we just talked about she brings something into the come pain joe biden is like also kind of actually really her california energy bud job i did will be 78 years old on inauguration day so where it all possible that she has to jump in at some point and become the president and the other point is that joe biden already has announced that she he's not going to run for a 2nd term that would make it also possible that she then would run for president

so it is likely that the this v.p. pick will be at some point the next president of the united states in a spall thank you now a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world. hundreds of women have marched through the capital minsk to protest the government crackdown on demonstrators some 6000 demonstrators have been arrested since sunday's disputed presidential election the united states has condemned the actions of police saying bystanders and minors are among those detained. germany has pledged 20000000 euros for relief efforts in lebanon on a visit to beirut foreign minister said the aid was contingent on lebanese authorities tackling corruption he met emergency responders of the site of last week's massive explosion which killed more than 170 people in. the city of brussels

as ordered residents to wear face masks in all public places the order follows a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases in the belgian capital belgium has been hit hard by the pandemic with nearly 10000 deaths. brazilian president jade bolton r.-o. has denied the exit existence of fires in the amazon rain forest calling them but satellite images from brazil's national space agency show that forest fires in the amazon are increasing experts say most are deliberately set to illegally clear land for farming. this is all they got a few buckets and basic hoses but the farmers he had determined to battle the raging fires in the amazon rain forest. for the water buffalo to want it's now out of control we're trying to save animals and save houses that's the most important thing right now look at what we're doing to nature

look at that just turning everything into coal and smoke. more than 10000 fires have been recorded in the 1st weeks of august alone the worst on record the fires are usually manmade to clear land for farming and ranching it's illegal but for many it's the only way to survive. but. we don't want to destroy anyone's lives i'm just clearing a field to bring up some cows. but there it is the brazilian government is now under mounting pressure to stop the forest fires though president joe you both are narrow has dispensed the military to assist with fighting the fires the president has also denied the fire as exist. because of course feel free after want because it's a rain forest like most of you it does not catch fire so this story that the amazon

burns with fire is a lie and we must fight it with real numbers and that is what we are doing here in brazil. data from brazil's own space agency shows and nearly 30 percent increase in the fires in just over a year. so narrow has fired the head of the agency international experts are increasingly worried about the decline of the world's largest rain forest an important ecosystem helping the planet against climate change. and scotland say 3 people were killed when a passenger train came off the tracks in the north east of the country they were pronounced dead at the scene 6 others have been taken to hospital the incident followed a mite of heavy rain and thunderstorms in the area aerial pitches show the full extent of the accident. the train derailed in

a store in haven in scotland about 160 kilometers north east of edinburgh. the sound of sirens could be heard from a far and fix smoke billowed from behind the heli terrain authorities say they were called to the scene just before 10 am on wednesday morning dozens of emergency service fee crews arrived to syria afterwards shortly after the 1st reports of the crash scotland's 1st minister nicola sturgeon addressed local lawmakers emergency services are currently on site and a major incident has been cleared i have just come off a call with network real and the emergency services and details are still emerging i am afraid to see that there are early reports of serious injuries. british prime minister barres johnson says he was saddened to learn of the incident and promised

to improve safety clearly the most important thing now is that the british transport police are in charge of the investigation and find out exactly what happened in that we all work together with network rail we're wheels who's responsible to make sure that we get to make sure nothing like this happens again. because of the incident is unclear although the area was hit by thunderstorms and flash flooding i've a nice. these speeches were released on social media by network rail the company that maintains scotland's railways they are working alongside emergency services as investigations into what caused the accident continue. russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the cursed so submarine disaster the nuclear vessel sank in the barents sea on august 12th

2000 after a faulty torpedo exploded onboard british and norwegian divers entered the vessel 9 days later after repeated failed attempts by russian navy rescue us all 118 crew members were found dead russia's then newly elected president vladimir putin faced strong criticism for his handling of the crisis. a small memorial is being held in kaluga in central russia. every year relatives of crewmen from the kursk meet in this orthodox chapel. this a fan of family lost their son and brother. they say they still feel the pain today 20 years on. the. every morning i wake up and think about our son i look at people his age and i ask

myself what our son would look like today what would he have achieved in life. she was born with you i just can't stop thinking these thoughts. these memories hurt him and i it was a very hard time. on august 12th 2000 the russian nuclear submarine kursk was taking part in a routine naval exercise in the barents sea. lieutenant maxime siphoned off was one of the subs navigation officers the 26 year old was among other things responsible for making maps. suddenly a faulty torpedo detonated. the sub screw all 118 men were killed. upon hearing the tragic news maxime's father suffered a heart attack and almost died. even today he can hardly bear the loss of his son.

who was a very humble person he did not like being a center of attention he never wanted to be front and center but still people were attracted to him. or. he was a most professional officer loved his job. in one of his letters he complained that many officers were quitting their jobs. and he wrote it's hard to believe what this will mean for us. the officers who are leaving because they couldn't stand the conditions on board the submarine after the collapse of the soviet union the russian fleet was in desolate conditioned. office or is had to wait up to half a year for their salary. they were supplied making its problems. the

navy's rescue service had basically stopped existing. the accident was initially hushed up whole russian attempts to rescue the sailors trapped in the submarine failed it wasn't until the 4th day that the navy top brass swallow their pride and ask for an expert's for help. but it was too late russia's newly elected president putin was severely criticized for his crisis management even today the exact details of the tragedy remain unclear i think there are many questions and people who don't want to answer them when you when you heard the shots. to this day the cursed tragedy remains not just a personal catastrophe for the stuff in the family but also disgrace for the russian navy. football now and paris and has won its final match against italian club atalanta in the champions league it was a dramatic finish as p.s.g.

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