Europe. Im phil gal welcome to the program u. S. President ial candidate joe biden is due to make his 1st Campaign Appearance alongside his running mates a camel hottest the new democratic ticket will debut at a high school near bidens home in the state of delaware this is the 1st woman of color to be nominated for National Office by a major Party Democrats hope her profile will boost efforts to beat donald trump. One time rivals no joining forces to launch a historic president ial bed this was how joe biden asked the california senate. To help him reach the white house opinions are divided. With a good book but the fall overdue for several black women 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. Lets look at it. 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 saw her cross examine biden over his track record on race. Sensitive joes gender ratio was hurtful. To hear you talk about the reputations of 2 United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country which characterize my position across the board i do not praise racist they have buried the hatchet when she dropped out of the race and backed him to win the nomination was right up there on the ballot. And so on. And saw no is heris with the rumors that the aging biden mealing savage single its a landmark pick that may 1 day propel hard to become the 1st female president. So 2 president ial running mates matter while who better to ask than the author of a book by name christopher divine joins us from dayton ohio in the United States a welcome to the w. What will come of the horaces job in the campaign be. Good to join you i hope that washington would you know you every day so early that when to be here so i come here is this Real Campaign 1st of all is to reassure voters about joe bidens judgment thats what we find in our research my book with a cow coughed up was a little town called 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 the president necessary her Research Shows she does there you lately 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 job at easter is to bring in the outlines 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 last 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 run and indicate to voters that maybe this guy does have the judgment to do the job as president much is being made of cabinet horace being about a 5 1st woman of color a person of Indian Heritage to be selected as a candidate for Vice President how much do these racial firsts still matter. I think a very important for many people for Many Americans particularly black women in the United States to not only have 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 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 palin to bring in women actually our Research Shows that generally does not happen and briefly what do you think republicans are make of this choice you know republicans will not like her policy views there i think people who are already going to vote for down drunk are not going to be thrilled with a comparison to probably pay her in the worst light for those who are lets say the john cases Republican FormerOhio 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 were talking here thank you for joining us christopher. Thanks bill. Now police in scotland say 3 people were killed when a passenger train came off the tracks in the northeast of the country they were pronounced dead at the scene 6 others have been taken to hospital the incidence of follows a night of heavy rain and thunderstorms in their 1st minister Nicola Sturgeon has declared a Major Incident and convene a met an Emergency Response meeting. This is one of the 1st pictures to emerge from the scene of the crash. It happened on a railway line the store in haven in scotland about 160 kilometers northeast of edinburgh. The sound of sirens could be heard from a far and fix smoke billowed from behind the human terrain. Authorities say they were called to the scene just before 10 am on wednesday morning dozens of emergency vehicles arrived soon afterwards. Shortly after the 1st reports of the crash scotlands 1st minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed one cool make is. 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 only reports of serious injuries. In a tweet british Prime Minister bars johnson said it was a very serious incident and his 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 Released on social media by network rail the company have maintained scotlands railways. They are working alongside Emergency Services as investigations continue. And ill take a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world germany has pledged 20000000 euros for relief efforts 11 on on a visit to beirut foreign minister heiko mass said the aid was contingent on devaneys authours his tackling corruption a matter Emergency Responders at the site of last weeks massive explosion which killed more than 170 people. Singapore has started to destroyed 9 tons of seized elephant ivory in what it says is the largest such action in recent in the world in recent years both orators hoped to disrupt the Global Supply chain illegally trying to die for conservationists and trade has pushed elephant poaching to crisis levels in asia and africa. Flooding in south sudan has forced an estimated 135000 people from their homes one of the worst affected as the town of all aware heavy rains causing nearby. By white nile river to burst its banks efforts to reinforce the levee prevented even more of the town things will. The city of brussels has ordered residents to wear masks face masks to in all Public Places the order follows a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases in the belgian capital belgiums been hit hard by the pandemic with nearly 10000 deaths. Germanys Health Minister says its been a worrying job big coronavirus cases across the country 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 in containing the virus. Temperatures arent the only thing rising during germanys heat wave the robert cock institute for Public Health reported 1226 new cases on wednesday the highest number since early may. I want to say on behalf of the government the development of these numbers is worrying and they should worry yes we dont have a single big outbreak but many small and medium sized outbreaks across the country and its a very if we dont all take care of vigilant then this situation could take on its own dynamic and make intros 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. Well 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. 00 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. So heres a look at some of the latest developments in the throat of virus pandemic russia has rejected allegations that its covered 19 vaccine is unsafe Health Experts around the world have voiced concern over the vaccine size and speed of its approval and lack of data fragile 47 hours to increase in Police Checks to ensure compliance with mask wearing and social distancing rules the government says the countrys at a Tipping Point in its battle against the virus and pope francis says the pandemic has cast light on a damaging culture of individual ism he called on people to treat others with compassion and to take care of the Natural World well the pandemic taking a severe toll on economies across europe 2nd quarter g. D. P. Shrunk by 10 percent in germany 14 percent in france and by more than 18 percent in spain but britain has been hit even harder the economy has contracted by more than 20 percent in recent months despite a president to government intervention. Boris 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 lock down. The economy has since reopened and there have been signs of a modest recovery hope johnson is clinging to. Obviously we dont 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 braggs it 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 but the 2 sides still quite far apart. Thats it youre up to date ill have more world news of the top of the hour at the top News Business update with Jake Ferguson is next after the day. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour corona update. 19 special next on d w. In the army of climate change. Those missing