i am lauren taylor and this is al jazeera from london.emocratic national convention is due to kick off soon. a virtual event which will see joe biden named party it's candidate for president. the trump administration green lights a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in what has been called america's last great wilderness. tension on the streets of

i am lauren taylor. this is al jazeera, live from london.comoming up, a large show f defiance in belarus, protesting against the crackdown that has seen thousands of protesters detained. the cost of rebuilding beirut. billions of dollars are needed, but with the economy in tatters, where will the money come from?? ande

i am lauren taylor. this is al jazeera, live from london. also comoming up, a large show f defiance in belarus, protesting against the crackdown that has seen thousands of protesters detained. the cost of rebuilding beirut. billions of dollars are needed, but with the economy in tatters, where will the money come from?? and more than one people are arrested in southern india, violence originally sparked by a facebook post. hello. moment to u.s.ng history, u.s. senator kamala harris has appeared alongside democratic presidential candidate joe biden as his running mate. she is the first black and ticket.oman on a she said president donald trump had failed america and that the country was crying out for leadership. and the daughter of immigrants said the u.s. is experiencing a moral reckoning with racism. senator harris: people of every age and color and credo are finally declaring in one voice that, yes, black lives matter. all across this country, a whole generation of children is growing up hearing the cries for hopece and the chance of on w

lauren: i am lauren taylor. this is al j jazeera. coming up, coronavirus infections spike in the philippines. millions of people return to lockdown. medical workers say more must be done. hundreds of prisoners remain at large after attackers stormed a prison in afghanistan. nobel peace prize recipient john humume dies at age 83. hello, as the race to find a coronavirus vaccine continues, the world health organization has warned there may never be a so-called silver bullet to end the pandemic. if governments do not enforce thereus safety measures, is no way out of the crisis. more than 18 million covid-19 infections have been reported worldwide, but the real number is thought to be much higher. thanose confirmed, more six under 50,000 people are known to have died. less than 10% developed antibodies, meaning they are at risk of a second infection. the u.k. government says it is rolling out a test for the virus that can provide results within 90 minutes. we have more from london. >> the technology is fast-moving. the week, testing for

. ♪ i am lauren taylor. live from london. coming up, hurricane laura grows in strength.t is now a category 4 hurricane with potential storm surge that officials cocould warn -- warn could not be survivable. up forn finally opens inspection. in rural belarus, antigovernment anger building, even in the president's traditional heartland. a teenage suspect has been arrested after two people were shot dead during a black lives matter protest in kenosha as the nation grapples with unrest over police brutality. footage from the scene showed a young white man armed with a semi automatic rifle opening fire in the middle of the street. protesters had been die -- had been defying an overnight curfew for the third night in a row after police shot an unarmed black man seven times in a row. the shooting of jacob blake has ignited anger. do there set up, we will curfew until sunday. this could change. it is fluid. it might continue afterwards or finish before. at this point, it is the interstate and east a 7:00 p.m. curfew. those this puts a hardship on, i am sorry. i really am. but it

. ♪ i am lauren taylor. live from london. coming up, hurricane laura grows in strength. category 4 hurricane with potential storm surge that officials cocould warn -- warn could not be survivable. up forn finally opens inspection. in

lauren: i am lauren taylor. this is al j jazeera.ing up, coronavirus infections spike in the philippines. millions of people return to lockdown. medical workers say more must be done.

. >>> lauren taylor is the latest bankruptcy. they filed production in loto18 e u.s.l ns orilclosedin h due quidn sale >>> it has been more than 3 years since the fyre fe infamously imploded in the bahamas. but now, nonattendees get a chance to own a piece of the fiasco of the festival. u.s. marshals service is auctioning unsold merchandise that was seized from the festival promoter who is now in prison for fraud. proceeds from the sale will be distributed to victims of that fraud. and that is your cbs money watch report. from or head over to cbsmoneywatch.com. i'm diane king hall. >>> new data shows bay area cities are seeing some of the highest business closure rates in the en couny e pandemic. according to yelp, san francisco and san jose are among the top four cities with the highest per capita closure rates in the country. for march 1 through july 10, more than 5000 businesses in san francisco temporarily shut down or close. permanently only los angeles with more than 11,000 and new york with 9500 have more without the openi

i am lauren taylor and this is al jazeera from london. the democratic national convention is due to kick off soon. a virtual event which will see joe biden named party it's candidate for president. the trump administration green lights a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in what has been called america's last great wilderness. tension on the streets of khartoum a year to the day after suit on -- sudan 's power-sharing deal was signed. hello. the protest against last week's disputed election and belarus showed no sign of ending with people marching through the streets of the capital, minsk, yet again. they say president lukashenko rate the poll to clean -- rigged the poll to hang onto power. he told them there would be no new elections unless he was killed. his opponent has released a saying she isle ready to step up as the country's temporary leader. all the while, international pressure is mounting. the e.u. says it stands with the protesters. >> one after the other, workers and most of the country's strategic industries are experiencin

hello i'm lauren taylor in london the top stories on his era the better russian president has told striking workers they won't be new elections until opponents kill him to his traces across the country have made it clear they want alexander lukashenko out he said he may be willing to redistribute power but not while he's under pressure from protests is why me gendron reports. in the capital of bella roofs extraordinary displays.

hello i'm lauren taylor nandan the top stories around 0 about a russian president has told striking state factory workers there won't be new elections until opponents kill him thousands of people walked off the job in the 9th straight day of demonstrations against alexander lukashenko protesters accuse the longtime leader of rigging an election earlier this month and a demanding that he step down they rejected his offer to redistribute power through a constitutional referendum the main opposition leader who fled to lithuania has offered to leave the country through a transition period when. we we all want to leave this loop that we found ourselves in 26 years ago i am ready to take on the responsibility and become the national leader in this period with the goal of calming the situation and entering into a normal period freeing political prisoners and in the shortest time creating the conditions and legislative piece to organize new presidential elections real honest and transparent elections that will be unequivocally accepted by the international community the european union will hold a

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charles: lord lord & taylor, america's oldest department store filing for bankruptcy. laurene with the breaking details. lauren? lauren: used to shop there all the time, charles. almost 200 years old. yes, lord and day who are filed for chapter 11 yesterday. it was sold $111 million to a french called la tote. they filed for bankruptcy. they upgrade website, even allowing for clothing rental returns in the store but lord & taylor had too many problems. they closed the new york city flagship last year. well, the coronavirus just sealed their fate. now la tote and lord & taylor will look for buyers of 38 remaining stores. 19 of those properties have liquidation sales. lord & taylor is not only one struggling. men's wearhouse, an taylor also filing bankruptcy, along with jcpenney, neiman marcus, brooks brothers, j. crew, the list goes on. the question how bad does it get for department stores and luxury shopping? commercial real estate firm, cbre, 16 luxury shopping districts in new york city alone saw rents drop under $700 a square foot for the first time since 9/11. trophy pro

lauren, lord & taylor. on the chopping block. tell me more. est department store, now filing for bankruptcy and get this. it was sold just last year for $100 million to a french company and that company also filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. the retail ice age, the bad news continues. taylor brands filed chapter 11 as well yesterday. it owns men's warehouse and jos as a. bank. corporate clothing is not selling. we are working from home. that's another reason why ann taylor's parent filed for chapter 11 last week. brooks brothers. all of these stores were struggling pre-pandemic and the virus accelerated their decline. stuart: you think we will -- lauren: the landscape for retail will look a lot different. stuart: you think you can see the demise of the suit for men? lauren: yes. i think casual friday has changed that, a few years ago. one of the reasons all of these companies were struggling. i think it's going to come back. it's just going to take, well, time. stuart: all right. thanks, lauren. show you the white house again. in a few

lauren: liz, that list is getting longer. the nation's oldest department store, lord & taylor, just filed for bankruptcy.t was sold just last year to a french company and that company also filed for bankruptcy. look, lord & taylor was struggling before the pandemic and the virus accelerated the decline. half of its remaining stores having liquidation sales as i speak. they are not alone. take a look, this long list also recently filing, including tailored brands, the parent of men's warehouse. look, we are working from home. corporate clothing is out, not to mention tailored brands has been struggling since 2014 when it merged the two suit brands, mired the company in debt that it never climbed out of. there's your list of retailers filing for chapter 11. liz? liz: i don't like to see that. i guess evolution, right? as we watch it. lauren, thank you very much. lauren simonetti. good to see you. >>> we do have the dow up 234 points with the closing bell ringing in seven minutes on this first trading day of august. up next, after tech titans faced lawmakers and then pretty much brushed off the congressiona