Action from burn insulin to stay. On record as welcome to the program croatians of voting in palm entry elections today that could push the a you member state further to the right with the governing conservative Croatian Democratic Union up against the center Left Social Democratic Party the poll is taking place amid a new spike in covert 19 cases though it is a choosing between latest who say they can keep infection rates down while reviving the battered economy and none of the main contenders is expected to gain a majority making a Coalition Government a lockley prospect for mr woodward some say its a gamble by the incumbent president. That the ruling party coast early. Elections to profit from their relatively successful handling of the corona virus pandemic but as a number of covert 9000 cases rises again the center right party is in the spotlight playing golf is just main challenger astolfo bennett edge the social democrat leader is heading a restart coalition made up of small the center left parties hes trying to win over voters by claiming the removal of a dozen government ministers is proof of that incompetence. The election comes as the pandemic batas croatias fight terrorism success but the biggest financial crisis in decades looming the economy is the main issue for many voters. Never vote for no reason not for me as a young mother it is important to have a stable job so my family can be sustained by the fire of a bag or a model that 11 they dont care enough about croatians going abroad on the Climate Change and the low salaries for young people many simply dont have a choice we should have more young people. Involved in politics and. I dont know maybe because they have some thoughtful ideas fresh ideas. Recent polls put the 2 main political camps neck and neck with only around a quarter of the vote each that could leave room for croatias right wing Homeland Movement to join the government. A new nationalist party led by populist sing amira sloughs choro is picking up votes from the ruling party here to be able but what about our theres no clear winner in sight and due to covert 19 voter turnout is unpredictable as depend as for the 1st time croatia will have an election not only decided by voters but also by a virus. Authorities in a strange city of melbourne have reimposed Strict Lockdown measures in some areas in an attempt to contain a 2nd wave of corona virus infections residents of 9 in a city Public Housing blocks have been placed under strict quarantine for 5 days the move caught many tenants by surprise. And this is the closest to outside they can get for the next 5 days no going to work no running out to get groceries. Police formed 9 Public Housing towers in melbourne on saturday evening blocking driveways and doorways to vent anyone from leaving. It isnt a crime scene the State Government says is to avoid an explosive corona Virus Outbreak theres 27. 00 confirmed cases of the virus among the 3000. 00 residents of the estates. The. Dice because that is the appropriate period to test everybody every single resident. Have already tested positive across. The authorities insist the lockdown isnt about punishment but protection except some residents say theyre being treated like prisoners aid groups have expressed concerns about vulnerable communities inside the units some who have fled war or Family Violence theyre calling for less Police Officers and more social workers and translators. Are down for a moment underestimate how challenging magic in some respects that for the 3000 residents the State Government has offered a 2 week rent freeze and welfare payments to support those in the lockdown but residents say the seriousness of the measures are fair with many highlighting how other people in lockdown suburbs are still allowed to leave their houses for work or Grocery Shopping their tenants feel powerless they will spend the next 5 days waiting for a knock at the door that brings Food Supplies or a coded 19 test and wont be allowed out until everyone has been tested. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world mexicos coronavirus death toll has risen to more than 30000 the viggo puts mexico ahead of francaise the country with the worlds 5th highest how the milestone was reached as the capital city of mexico city returned to Strict Lockdown after a week of easing precautions against the pandemic. Thousands have turned out for a gay pride march in paris it comes a week of the french capitals official pride parade was postponed until november to prevent the spread of the corona virus the activists demanded more Political Support from migrants sex workers and other marginalized members of the l. G. Been taken munity. Protesters in the u. S. City of baltimore have torn down a statue of Christopher Columbus as saying in this video thats gone viral on twitter the protest came after president on old tom price columbus in his Independence Day speech activists say the explorer committed genocide against the Indigenous Peoples of the americas. Us rapper kanye west has taken to twitter to announce his intention to join the 2020 president ial race saying here with his wife reality star deshon west has been a supporter of republican President Donald Trump but its not yet clear how serious west is about his white house run. In football now and buy a new nick have added another trophy today collection in the german cup final they beat leverkusen to clinch a league and cup double in berlin for the 2nd year running the match played out in a strange atmosphere with the pandemic meaning binds victory took place in front of the stands. Berlins olympia study on 75000 remained until just minutes before kickoff by our nick and liberties in would be vying for the german cup but for the 1st time ever before and the stands. With the match underway byron showed no signs of a hangover from last weeks been this league title celebrations forcing leverkusen back line into last gasp defending early on. A 15th minute collision put biron in prime position for a free kick i. Pinged at home without breaking a sweat one nil by and after a quarter of an hour i and just 8 minutes later a delicately started ball from a chemist was neatly tucked home by sara schnobrich i 2 nil with byron already cruising towards a repeat of last years double. I decided trailing 2 nil at the half leverkusen coach peter bosch would need to make adjustments i but leverkusen attack still looked disjointed after the break a blazing run from. Put the ball on the platter for kevin fall and who promptly forgot to shoot in the 57th minute. By and struggled with no such problems a booted long ball from manuel neuer found robert live in the speculative shot trickled past and understandably frustrated because it got city 3 nil by in 59 minutes played was. Just 4 minutes later a flying spend bender code one back for leverkusen 31 was just enough time for bosses boys to start thinking about a comeback. But leverkusen failed to capitalize on and prove play and who else but robert the dusty put the game to bed with a minute to go in regular time it was the polar strikers 51st goal in all competitions this season. The 95th minute penalty sakai hobbit step up in round out the scoring at 42 with the last kick of the match it was little consolation for leverkusen who havent won the cup since 1993. Byron meanwhile had repeated last seasons domestic double despite the bizarre circumstances if one thing can deliver a sense of normalcy its by lifting a title. And a lame out one talking from day to the sports joins me now for even more dates hows that match that was this deserved to win bye bye im more than deserved but its starting to get so repetitive they just recently won the bonus league mind you rebecca 8 in a row and now the german cops i think a lot of neutrals fans in general just wanted to see anybody else to lift that trophy but like i said i mean it deserved it and they were a much better team and as good as by any unique way out i have to also here point out that live a coup isnt made things quite difficult for themselves as the report just showed you cant have your goalkeeper commit a mistake like that in a german cup final especially not against by a new nick and youre off hence you tap they have to be able to execute to be a lot more efficient and to take their chances and none of that happened as you just mentioned and of course we saw in the report is a q. And a double the tape could they make it a triple with a champions like you know why not under 100 flick this is us by un team is right now one of the best teams in europe right right now and everything that was missing from this team we saw in the honey flick in the 2nd half of the bundesliga and they have their chemistry back their identity is back their confidence is back and they attack it is so ruthless and also this team despite the corona break they are unbelievably fit on there is however back one concern and that is of course the blueness need. Started earlier and theyre also finished sooner and the Champions League is starting again what is it at the beginning of august so some people are concerned that maybe their lack of game practice until then could pose as a potential problem well as a man better will so but now of course there were many fans of this game because of the pandemic what was the atmosphere like there with no support i mean its definitely something to get used to i myself have covered so many german cup finals both inside and outside of the stadium and usually what you have is you have thousands of people come to this cd you have festivities that start i was and i was in advance before the actual match and none of that was berlin was so quiet yesterday so you do get the feeling that something is missing its as if almost i mean its really difficult to even find words to describe it but its as if youre watching football with the sound off but there is sound this is so strange for the players. And it is because Thomas Miller as well from by and unique he also said he was asked is exactly this question and he said it was kind of sad being in this big stadium where you handed a trophy and the minute you lift it theres nobody there to cheer you on so its not the same i can imagine if they were useful thanks very much. Well some cycling news now a year travel restrictions could pose a major challenge for riders in the United States and south america ahead of the 2 a difference in august colombia and the u. S. Are on the list of countries banned from travel to the jew to the coronavirus pandemic and that means some of the sports top cyclists like defending champion. Could miss out on the event with a ban on the regular review riders hope theyll be granted special clearance from authorities in time. In formula one valtteri boat has secured pole position for sundays austrian grown prix fellow mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton came 2nd in qualifying giving that same a clear advantage to the race in austria is the 1st of the 2020 season since looking for his 1st ever World Championship having come 2nd last year the f one season has been come down to an 8 race competition held solely in europe due to the pandemic. Russians looking for a way to cool off from the summer sun have hit the ski slopes dozens of scales dont swimsuits for the downhill dash at a western russian resort by the volga river preparations for the annual event began in february when the snow was gathered and stored away the frozen runs usually last for 3 days this is High Temperature is organizers say the fun will likely melt away after just one. Is the state of the news has a reminder of the top story were following for you this hour croatians voting in parliamentary elections overshadowed by rising Coronavirus Infections and the pandemics impact on the countrys tourism dependent economy and they can make a race between incumbent conservatives and the opposition sent to the left foot saying a new right wing party can determine which side forms the next government. Youre watching to have in the news well have to wait. At the top of the hour. Thanks very much for watching. Im neal and im good welcome to the 2nd season on the concept of the planet on the brink of disaster lead to long interviews with experts about one question how all of the change took up