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A Major Incident as Emergency Services rush to the sink. And a few enemies foreign minister tells the w. s a fellow who sent the Opposition Leader sat down have to cut off was put under pressure before she fled to his country. Towards the elections the street. Was looking. To say the least. Im phil gal welcome to the program u. S. President ial candidate joe biden is due to make his 1st Campaign Appearance with that running mate common to harness the new democratic ticket is set to debut at a high school bidens home in the state of delaware later today how this is the 1st woman of color to be nominated for a National Office by a major Party Democrats hope her profile will boost efforts to beat donald trump in novembers election. One time rivals no joining forces to launch a historic president ial bed this was how joe biden i asked the california senator to help him reach the white house opinions are divided. But that you will pick the ball over the course of a black woman remember. The Vice President i think its a little bit risky because shes highly controversial candidate through free in fact it was biden who welcomed the tough on crime prosecutor on to the National Political scene when she was sworn into the senate in 2017. People. From there she burnished a credential as a combats of lawmaker the president has asserted that torture works do you agree with that statement and for the last time yes or now did you have any communications with russian officials striking fear into her opponents you know im not able to be rushed this fast it makes me nervous in 2019 she ran for the democratic president ial nomination herself that campaign so hard crossexamine biden over his track record on race. Goes you want to run she was hurtful. To hear you talk about the reputations of till the United States senators who have built their reputations and career on the secretary of race in this country mischaracterized my position across the board i did not praise racist they have buried the hatchet when she dropped out of the race and backed him to win the nomination. 7 on the ballot. And so on. And saw no is harris with rumors that the aging biden mealing savage single town its a landmark pick that may 1 day propel hart to become the 1st female president. So do president ial running mates matter while who better to ask than the author of book by name christopher divine joins us from dayton ohio in the United States a welcome to you what will come of the horaces job in the campaign be. Still going to join you i hope theyre watching it would you know you every day so early that when to be here so come here is this Real Campaign person of all is to reassure voters about joe bidens judgment thats what we find in our research my book with buck off coke was a little bit down cause we find there are primarily running mates influence how people think about the president ial candidate so come on here heres needs to show that she is up to the job that she could step in to be Vice President and present if necessary her Research Shows she does they are you likely have a positive effect on how voters you joe biden and maybe make them more likely to vote for biden although not dramatically so does that margin ok so thorough job at easter is to bring in the out lies of biden supporters is can i categorize it that way. You know i think everybody is to apply to swing voters but also maybe some people who are leery about him in the progressive base of the party i mean one thing thats tricky about Camila Harris is that shes hard to place ideologically is she a win for the progressives in the party she is more of the laugh but you know shes not exactly when according to make progress they think that shes not progressive enough so you know shes designed i think to appeal to a wide range of voters primarily in the Democratic Coalition but also if there are people who are lets say disaffected republicans maybe independents or other swing voters at least they probably wont be alienated by this pick like they would be if i had made some reckless electoral gamble and pick someone you know just to try to win a swing state and indicate to voters that maybe this guy does have the judgment to do the job as president much is being made of cabinet how is paying about of his 1st woman of color 1st person of Indian Heritage to be selected as a candidate for Vice President how much do these racial fussed still matter. I think very important for many people for Many Americans particularly black women in the United States to not only made such great contributions to the United States in general but also the Democratic Party many describe black women as the backbone of the Democratic Party in the United States and certainly they think she to joe bidens president ial campaign thus far getting the president ial nomination so its very important to many people perhaps in a symbolic way largely of what she represents as a candidate intentionally Vice President as far as whether that will change both our research would suggest that it wouldnt of course we have not had a black woman let alone a black person as a Vice President ial candidate we have as a president ial candidate barack obama we can only speculate about some of those effects but many of the other effect that people tend to expect they have in the past about lets say like mike pence that he would bring in evangelical christians or bring in conservatives or that sarah pail who bring in women right actually our Research Shows that generally does not happen and frankly what do you think republicans i make of this choice you know republicans will not like her policy views there i think people who are already going to vote for or dont trump are not going to be thrilled with a comparison to probably paint her in the worst light for those who are lets say the john paycheck Republican Former Ohio Governor who seek a Democratic Convention they may at least be reassured that she has the qualifications to do the job as president as Vice President and also that she gets along well with joe biden which would suggest that she could be effective operator in the white house talking to thank you for joining us christopher devout thanks. To scotland where the 1st minister has declared a Major Incident after a passenger train came off the tracks in the northeast of the country local media found least one person has died and that there have been several injuries the development follows a night of heavy rain in the area. This is one of the 1st pitches to emerge from the scene of the crash it happened on a railway line near starn haven in scotland about 160 kilometers northeast of edinburgh. The sound of sirens could be heard from afar and fix smoke billowed from behind the huli terrain 30 say they were called to the scene just before 10 am on wednesday morning some 30 emergency vehicles arrived soon afterwards shortly after the 1st reports of the crash scotlands 1st minister nicolas sturgeon addressed a local lawmaker is the Emergency Services are currently on site and a Major Incident has been declared 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 reports of serious injuries in a tweet british Prime Minister bars johnson said it was a very serious incident and hes thoughts are with all of those affected. The cause of the incident is unclear although the area was hit by thunderstorms and flash flooding overnight these images were released on social media by network rail the company that maintains scotlands railways they are working alongside Emergency Services as investigations continue. Well take a quick look now at some of the other stories making news around the world germany has pledged 20000000 euros for relief efforts in lebanon on a visit to beirut foreign minister said the aid was contingent on the lebanese authorities tackling corruption he met Emergency Responders at the site of last weeks massive explosion which killed more than 170 people. The German Government has agreed a 1200000000 euro rescue package to hold a company its the 2nd time the state is saved in that has stepped in to save the Worlds Largest Tourism Group he says the phones will help it get through winter after Global Travel restrictions destroyed some of business. This is day to life from still to come covered 19 cases in just 3 months high in germany to hear why officials are warning people to stick to social distancing rules. First they want to government protests in bela roofs showed no sign of abating following sundays disputed president ial election the interior Ministry Says Police Detained more than a 1000 people overnight police also used live ammunition against protesters in the southwestern city of brest demonstrators dispute the Election Results which gave president Alexander Lukashenko 80 percent of the vote opposition groups claim there was widespread vote rigging while the European Union also says the vote was neither free nor fair e. U. Foreign ministers that used to meet on friday to discuss the possibility of sanctions. After night of anger and on brets in the bellary sea and capital. Protesters here still furious about an election they say was raked but is demonstrators rallied once more to voice their Outrage Police moved in to make arrests. How is this possible fighting against your own people this is not fair. Protesting continued into daylight on wednesday with people forming socalled chains of solidarity across the country. President lukashenko has vowed to crush the protests his crackdown has now claimed its most high profile victim opposition candidates. Has fled to the. Game in your play more many will understand me and many will denounce me and many will hate me. I was nice to you then but you know god forbid anyone should face the choice of either face because he who we. Choose to choose spoke or it is were looking to. Look at it with. Say the least making assumptions and seeing that these other options were going to blackmailing that she was under pressure still are far more anxiety too for the families of arrested protesters many have been gathering at the tension centers like this one unable to locate loved ones arrested amid the rest. Of the children 2. Yesterday in the evening my father was kidnapped they were walking on the streets when riot police ran up to them and took him to the Police Vehicle police did not give any information like 24 hours have already passed since he was kidnapped we have no information about his whereabouts we the relatives awara until we are searching for him in. The European Union has denounced the result of sundays election which saw president lukashenko win a 6th term with a why the disputed 80 percent of the vote. In a tweet that he used top diplomat joseph cole the poll neither free nor fair and pledged to conduct an indepth review of relations with fellow roofs he said the 27. 00 nation bloc would meet on friday to consider sanctions against those responsible for violence unjustified arrests and falsifying Election Results. Coronavirus pandemic has taken a severe toll on economies across europe the 2nd quarter g. D. P. Shrunk by 10 percent in germany 14 percent in france some by more than 18 percent in spain but britain has been hit even harder the economy that has contracted by more than 20 percent over recent months and thats despite unprecedented government intervention. Doris johnson visited a building site this week. A trip and boosting confidence in his countrys flagging construction sector. But theres no plastering over the cracks of the u. K. s battered economy. Figures released on monday showed that british g. D. P. Collapsed by a massive 20. 4 percent between the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2020. That is the worst of europes Major Economies a substantially more damaging drop than that suffered by germany and countries like italy france and spain. Those figures are from the time when britain was in a very strict phase of lockdown. The economy has since reopened and there have been signs of a modest recovery hope johnson is clinging to. Obviously we want to see is a return to Economic Vitality and health and some parts of the economy undoubtedly showing great resilience but clearly there is out there can be bumpy months ahead and a long long way to get those potentially bumpy months well have more than just the pandemic to contend with. The prospect of a no deal breakers that by the end of the year still looms over the british economy. Talks of the e. U. Have yielded little progress so far time is running out with the 2 sides still quite far apart. Ok lets take a look at some of the latest developments in the pandemic russia has rejected allegations that its covered 1000. 00 vaccine is unsafe Health Experts around the world have voiced concerns of the vaccine citing the speed of its approval and lack of data france or authorities have announced an increase in Police Checks to ensure compliance with mask wearing and social distancing rules government says countries at a Tipping Point in its battle against the virus and pope francis says the pandemic is that cast light on a damaging culture of individual ism is called on people to treat others with compassion and to take care of the Natural World Germanys Health minister says theres been a worrying jump in corona virus cases across the country or wednesday the number of new infections rose by the largest amount since early may officials are warning that social distancing fatigue and lax hygiene threaten to undo the countrys hard work and containing the virus. Temperatures and the only thing writing during germanys heat wave. The robert cock institute for Public Health reported 1226 new cases on wednesday the highest number since the may. Begin and its i want to say on behalf of the government the development of these numbers is worrying and they shoot laureus we dont have a single big outbreak but many small and medium sized outbreaks across the country and its ability if we dont all take care not vigilant then this situation could take on its own dynamic mic in trial many of the cases have been traced back to holiday makers returning from vacation as well as family gatherings and parties testing is on the up but measures continue to vary of around the country in munich an 11 pm curfew for bars and restaurants has resulted in large gatherings in open spaces while in hamburg sales of alcohol at bars restaurants and small shops will be banned for another weekend from friday night into early sunday morning rules on mask wiring in schools also vary in north rhinewestphalia in western germany children from grade 5 and 0 point even required to wear them during lessons but one piece of advice remains the same nationwide now is the time to remain vigilant. Well the United States is moving ahead with plans to withdraw around a 3rd of its 35000 soldiers stationed in germany american troop presence despite a Major Economic and security role in many regions for decades the us air base in spangdahlem in the western states of north rhinewestphalia or see around 4000 of its troops redeployed but everyone is sad to see them go the w correspondent drug czar which reports. Spangdahlem in western germany has been one of americas most important bases in europe for nearly 70 years contests tonight his family has lived in spangdahlem for generations the bases runway is just a few 100 metres from his home. Thats what we mostly have to put up with during the daytime its pretty severe. Those are sure that. The noise has taken its toll schneider has had 3 heart attacks he and his neighbors have practically given up hope it would ever be quiet here again then washington announced it would be pulling u. S. Soldiers out of germany including from spangdahlem but it announced shortly afterwards that the base would not shut down. Theres not those moments its very confusing just now because of all the newspapers saying Different Things every t. V. Report says Something Different whats on the. Stockpiles on those. Found on is one of europes most modern military bases after the announcement that thousands of soldiers would leave german politicians began campaigning to preserve it one of them is your human right now the icon of the americans spend around 100000000 euros annually in the region on various services on rent and at restaurants but also in investments so construction firms and other Companies Make a living with and from the americans. Residents have different views on the plan. I think its not good if the americans go. Along in america not in germany. Although the f. 16 fighter jets based in spangdahlem are meant to relocate to italy the families of most of the air force personnel will stay put while the military is not allowed to comment former servicemen like richard land feel free to speak their minds. He lives close to the base and says he has no plans to return to the us apart from his passion for old german motorcycles he says theres too much at stake. Theyve spent millions of dollars building into hospital their Dental Clinic theyve built a new school huge Fitness Center i just cant imagine that not being use. Some think its all a political game like farmer bill and hes also a local politician and lobbies for good u. S. Relations. And you can chastise marco you can try to blackmail german politics you can upset people but america cant give up this strategic nato location it would be giving up its claim to be a world power but. The residents of spangdahlem cannot influence the decision they can only live with its consequences good and bad. Football europes top 8 football clubs are in the portuguese cup lisbon competing for the coveted Champions League crown. Is here to talk about the quarter final so welcome actually kicks off tonights what has the mood in lisbon been like well its quiet and cautious and quiet again because there are no fans because of the cold in 1000. 00 outbreak and normally at a time like this where the 8 best teams in europe supposedly at the bait best teams are playing against each other they would have. Tens of thousands of supporters there not even if they cant get into the stadiums theyd be in the restaurants and in the pubs and everything now the portuguese Prime Minister is putting on a brave face and saying come on down even though you cant get into the stadium you can enjoy the city its going to be great theyre still going to be a lot of the atmosphere everyones putting on a brave face and we also have a correspondent on the ground there in lisbon hes been talking to some of those brave faces so why dont we take a look at his report right now. Lisbons main square that should be full of football fans the coronavirus has turned the city into a ghost time lacking in atmosphere you wait for branding theres little evidence of european footballs best. And there is no one there is no terrorist action in the middle of august this is like never before. Completely safe for this. Country we are known as one of the best. People to do to receive foreigners and its quite hard for us not to have it because its a big part of the economy particularly i may say that the english ban in some boy could make some unfair. And study to lose with the likes of buying munich cannot be leipsic new high. Regulations clubs must tents of the pitch separately they have water bottle restrictions and there are guidelines around buses perry says a man checked the main venue for todays opener against death atlanta. Back in the sense a portuguese tourism struggles could district Champions League be a source of hope and opportunity to list both says. It is very good for economy for our star yeah and put the ball yes. Theres not going to be any truth. In come out of this because its just a teams no no no supporters so i think its just a question of visibility really guys dont be afraid this is a security zone 3 down here to give. You a for in fact opted to move its flagship event to portugal because of the countrys favorable coverage 90 numbers speak despite the precautions the planning that lets u. K. Madrid players have tested positive for the coronavirus before the tournament even starts it is a reminder that this unique Champions League remains a risk to all of those involved and to portugal and its people. So despite the lack of funds and tourists in lisbon it should be lively inside the stadiums when the italians not allowed to face the french champions appear streets at night and thats right well i mean on paper it looks fantastic at least for a p. S. G. Fans i mean there are a whos who of football greats starting with the worlds most expensive player neymar and theyre up against a team that comes from the epicenter of the covert 1000. 00 outbreak at the land that comes from bury them all just very close to milan and thats where many many people die because of covert 19 and they would like nothing more. Then to give hope and great enjoyment by beating p. S. G. And they are a working hard working side and they are worthy that they they are capable of upsets i mean nobody expected them to get this far so it could be a very interesting match again concentration on the game there are no fans its going to be quiet but theres an interesting point to all of this thats happening now if you have the language capabilities and the announcers and talking too much you can listen to what the players are saying to each other on the field and thats very interest now its not exactly poetry i just want to put that warning out there for everybody but it is interesting is sometimes its kind of mean sometimes its really good advice its it makes the game a little bit different the events on t. V. At least we have the good sides by munich alive later this week against my League Opponents believe that even of the women win over the way through well i dont think leipsic is going to get past this point i think Atletico Madrid they were finalists in 2000 twice this decade already so i think that theyre hungry to get to the finalists when it they have the stars and as for byron munich i really do think that they could make it all the way to the final this should be the final actually between barcelona environment thats what everybody says but theyve got great byron have robert love and thus the 53. 00 goals to his credit this season nobody else has come close to that and 13 of those are in the Champions League the closest to him in the Champions League have scored 6 goals so itll all theyre all great match ups its a good. Thanks so much for doing that for the w sports. 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