A year after a power sharing deal was signed all of that plus. Theres gold in these hills that im standing on perhaps 3800000000 dollars im sure a challenge in Northern Ireland keep watching to find out why some people here want to stop canadians from mining it. Well its just gone 10 pm on the u. S. East coast where the Democratic National convention to formally name joe biden as its president ial candidate has now begun but the coronavirus pandemic still raging the 4 day event is being held virtually new York Governor Andrew Cuomo also the brother of george floyd theyve been among the people to speak so far as well as a pre recorded question and answer session you see there with joe biden in front of a group of monitors the month senate. Bernie sanders and the former 1st Lady Michelle obama will headline the 1st night of speeches were expecting them in the coming hour lets start with alan fischer though whos at the white house for us this evening its a strange thing to watch isnt it alan its a very polished video performance it is nothing like weve seen before as far as conventions go. Its an extended political advantage and i think weve got to realize that it is different therefore its new and the immediate thing is to say well its different i dont like it so therefore theres got to be something wrong but youve got to also realize that most of the American Public wont be watching this for the fill 2 hours what they will do is see viral moments from this such as the singing of the National Anthem which brought together young people from all over the country whoever put that together was obviously thinking about the visuals as well because they were all wearing red white or blue t. Shirts and when you brought them together that was quite an effective message thats the sort of thing that will go viral that is the sort of thing that the democrats will be aiming for their how mirroring the message that donald trump has not done a good job in his 4 years in office but it is the keynote speeches that will break through is those moments that will be picked up and repeated on news bulletins like her own but more importantly for the american audience in American Voters here in the United States so its what happens in the next hour and that will define what the coverage is like before we get to the convention to more im just looking down at my screen and i see the governor of detroit who is considered a possible Vice President ial pick she is the living her speech at the moment not to be one of the biggest names beaking but theres always a breakthrough and you might be the one lets throw ahead then to some of those speeches as i said Michelle Obama in fact weve already heard a short bit of Michelle Obamas speech but Bernie Sanders the man who was running against joe biden how important is it having him on board at this stage. Well if you think back to the Opening Night of the Democratic Convention 4 years ago in philadelphia you remember that there were a lot of barely supporters Walking Around with keep across their mode so they were essentially saying that they had been gagged from speaking at the convention they were unhappy there was a lot of animosity between the clinton and the sunders camp that was heightened by the fact that the day before the convention got under way there was the wiki leaks stories about how they suggested that the nominating process had been rigged to favor Hillary Clinton so it was a fractured party no there might not be a peace deal between all the elements and the democrats but theres certainly a treaty and thats in place at the moment so the fact that Bernie Sanders is going to speak shows that the democrats are a Big Tent Party that encompassing everyone and the message is that if you want to be donald trump then you have to get behind joe biden theres going to be another interesting speaker thats john k. Sick as i was saying earlier that might be a name people think well i know that name how do i know that name well hes a former Ohio Governor who ran for the presidency 4 years ago in 2016 but he ran for the republicans in fact he was the last candidate to drop out against donald trump he is going to stand up at the convention the 1st crossed party endorser since 2004 when a democratic congressman gave his backing to george bush this time joined casey is going to make the case for voting for joe biden so that is going to be interesting as well and then as you say Michelle Obama shes going to be the one that will bring it all to a head on monday night the 1st night very popular in the country but extremely popular with democrats so that was probably a good call but i think the most interesting tweet ive seen is that one there will be viral moments from this 2 at the moment up to this point is felt like watching the hotel t. V. Channel with her into a new attack. Well you put it all in there telling you what to watch what facilities are available and what you should be viewed what you should be looking out when youre in the time thats a very good description all right allan fishers of the White House Well be talking to him again a little bit later on right now that weve got joel rubin with us former u. S. Deputy assistant secretary of state hes on skype from chevy chase and in maryland i mean alan makes the point there that this is just its its its its we and its not a convention in any sort of traditional sense but do you think as alan said some of these viral moments might break through over the next 24 hours and then you know every day afterwards yeah its certainly not a traditional convention but were not living in a normal time right now and i think present occurrence is something that we believe it matters science matters the health and safety of the American People matter. So in playing a games like donald trump did with his convention that he wanted in jacksonville so yes i think moments will come through we have to remember that most of america watches these conventions on television anyways so this isnt exactly abnormal its a different format and it wont be the big balloon drop but americans are used to watching their t. V. And seeing speeches so will have good moments and a strong message coming out of tonight particular with the unity that. Im going to play devils advocate a little bit here and ask you really is it whats the real point of it a convention used to be i mean it could be contested right up a silly end it could be this dramatic moment this is a coronation weve known its going to be joe biden for so long it really is just a formality is it not and really what can be achieved when everyones all the delegates are all spread all over the country. Its really been a formality for a number of years out that weve really had a contested convention in any meaningful way since the 1980 a Democratic Convention where Teddy Kennedy and jimmy carter were debating it in 1076 on the republican side so conventions tend to be. Problems where everyone knows theres a dance and they know where the going with and they know who theyre going to. Ultimately hang out with that night so yes its scripted but its really a demonstration that the competitive period of the primaries is over that the party is unified that theres a structure in place in the vision and it rallies the troops. The operatives the Interest Groups the the people who are going to decide and determine whether or not joe biden gets voters it rallies them for the cause for that final stretch in general election traditionally gel and correct me if im wrong i think that the opposite side tends not to campaign during a convention now donald trump is not your average president is doing things differently hes being very vocally Holding Events hes hes talking about. People all a sort of stuff that how do you think that will work with the democrats because donald trump is very good at stealing headlines. Yet donald trump cant seem to get away from his obsession with having to be in the limelight and hes acting like a troll in chief and its unbecoming of the president of the United States to be doing this it is not traditional each party gets their moment to communicate to the country and to have a competition but donald trump doesnt seem interested in a fair competition are in a democratic outcome for this election by evidence by what hes doing to our Postal Service is a horrible example where hes trying to undermine the ability of the mail to get delivered in order to prevent mail and votes from getting into the ballot box on time so he has this this ability to undermine americans. Faith in our system and certainly it doesnt look good on him for him but this seems to play to his base i dont think it plays to the mainstream in america though and thats thats where were really going to see this election decided joe rubin thanks for now hopefully well talk tonight and once we heard from the likes of Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama this is the live stream coming in from the Democratic National convention at the moment forma representative Susan Molinari republican from new york theyre actually going through a bunch of republicans who are speaking in support of joe biden at the moment and we will bring you that speech as i said from Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama when they happen. For now we will look at well an election thats already happened actually this is in belarus where the president has told striking workers they wont be new elections unless his opponents tell him protesters across the country have made it clear they want Alexander Lukashenko out of the main opposition leaders fight on and take on a sky has said shes ready to lead a transition and is calling on Security Forces to switch sides a unit is will hold an emergency meeting on the issue on wednesday stefan with more from minsk. Strikes are now snowballing around better loose one after the other factory workers joining in Truck Tractor a matter of fact with most of the country Strategic Industries are now experiencing large scale strikes by what. We dont agree with in justice the people in power havent listened to him for 26 years they run away they dont want to listen to all of us they dont want to know anything about their problems. The workers chanting no more fear signed it up to 26 years of living under look or shank us after repairing one rule they are ready for change workers have now arrived at the factory urging us to find their strike and you can actually see people coming out from inside the factory also present the cash was in his face workers who resigned in an unprecedented move workers started shouting at the president a man who has long been referred to as the father of the nation because he used his own thank you i said everything you can shout go away. Even previously most loyal media like balanced television went on strike broadcasting an empty studio in the morning protesters gathered to pressure the station to stop airing government propaganda and start telling the truth including about a Violent Police crackdown last week during election protests if. The recent Television National television will start covering this information like what was actually done on the streets i think that the regime will fall soon or you have game palin resigned last week from his job as one of the main anchors to interact in our country started what can we receive many information about. People in prisons. And we would. Didnt. Show this information out to the general so theres a reason its impossible to work like these possible say the office of truth not even how what small part of the truth look i shankar who initially refused new elections is now keeping options open but only he sat after the constitution has been changed a process which could take years protesters see this as a way for the president to buy time and trying to cling onto power they say they want him out now step class and aljazeera minsk in the news ahead sangria and exhausted by months of lockdown argentinians are taking over the streets of when osiris. Hello the big Yangtze River is still being fade with the monsoon waters its raining its falling really in chung do in sichuan which is ahead worse in the course it goes across where the rest the rivers in sunshine and probably slow the receding the heavy rains falling from the skies the full cost the next few days gives you some in beijing as you can see it stretches up towards the northeast of china then the line is trying to come down to north korea all this air is turned quite warm weve got a heat wave warning out for a good part of japan its been enjoyable sunshine in south korea and it probably is in shanghai as well hong kongs back into the big shower watch out thing and the circulation trying to form in the South China Sea which will and how its the rainfall in fact the South China Sea is the source of quite a few thunderstorms which are tend to move in ways towards the philippines that catching some parts of borneo as you can see the increasing likelihood of showers further south in java in sumatra but not a huge number that just moving in that direction thats where the concentration is further north and particularly once again up in the philippines the monsoonal rains in india are trying to withdraw from the foothills of the himalayas theyll still be some in the far northeast for their follow likely to be in somewhere like much of a dash or even register on. Bottles in cameroons rivers. On englands street. Plastic is everywhere. But if bottles can be fishing boats. Im bubble gum wellington boots what more can be done with this plague of palmas. Earthrise reimagining plastered. On aljazeera. The top stories this hour on aljazeera the u. S. Democratic National Convention to formally name joe biden as its candidate is underway weve had john k. Said former republican governor and new York Governor Andrew Cuomo has spoken already there has been as you see here a pretty cord a question and answer session with joe bidens well similar bill a russian president has told striking state factory workers there wont be new elections until his opponents kill him thousands of people walked off the job in the 9th straight day of demonstrations calling for Alexander Lukashenko to step down. Tear gas and stun grenades been fired at protesters in sudans capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal demonstrators say the transition to democracy has been too slow following the overthrow of longtime leader on the shia here but morgan has our report from khartoum. Venting their frustration on the 1st anniversary of the signing of sudans power sharing agreement but a plant 3 and a half hour rally in her tone was cut short when police fired stun grenades and tear gas many people had hoped the deal which followed months of political turmoil and protest or killings would be a new start for the country but they see they have not seen enough change. To sort of it when we started the revolution it was because of the economy and when the 1st massive fell the goal became justice for those who had lost their lives in this revolution we promised to hold those who killed civilians to account their main demand is not yet means they can be no moving forward if the main demand of those who took to the street is not achieved. His friend says the power sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders is flawed. And the Political Parties did not have a long term vision they were in a rush to reach a deal they lacked a National Spirit and went into negotiations based on the interests of their own respective parties and leaders now its difficult for them to lead in the interest of the people at heart the deal known as the constitutional declaration came after months of negotiations following the overthrow of president bashir the forces of freedom and change which led antigovernment protests demanded governance and ended up with a plan for the military to lead for the 1st 21 months and a civilian for the remaining 18 months until elections also included were more freedoms and ending conflicts such as in dar for was made a priority the Transitional Government admits that changes the low but says it takes time and there are challenges theres still time to 7 months to go in the transitional period before elections are due but many of the provisions of the power sharing agreement are yet to be implemented a peace deal is it to be signed and there was still no Legislative Assembly that is supposed to oversee the Transitional Government. The military has ruled today and for more than 50 of the 64 years of independence some analysts think its up to the International Community to ensure the transition to democracy is completed but also of the story of the constitution declaration was a settlement to reach a political stability in this country its been a year since it was signed in the people who prot