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The current president has called american doctors for much too long joe biden. The radical left too much eric too much fear too Much Division theres only one thing standing between your family and the radical left wing and thats your vote this november all because now i have a life guard at stake in this election is the survival of our nation its true because were dealing with crazy people on the other side its time for us for we the people come together. Also on the day germanys covered 19 case loads on the rise again as the bus reopen and people socialize not everybodys taking hygiene goes seriously another rule customers ever quiet to fill in these contact forms but then name and telephone number but thats also a problem. Well business doesnt i cant believe that mr donald duck this we had a dress came to the spot but look for yourself. Well this Election Campaigns kicked off the real with the Democratic Party staking its claim on the white house joe biden has accepted the nomination for the presidency after this weeks a 4 Day Virtual Convention his speech to the party and the electorate was the most important of his long political life former rivals are valid behind him and there was just a smattering of show business come to the 4th night the final night of the Virtual Democratic National Convention rolled out a show of unity and support for the partys president ial candidates a place where former rivals for the nominations praised joe bidens leadership and compassion and democrats have filled the choice in november as one between bidens empathy and donald trump bullying and chaos at a time of twin health and Economic Crises primary against joe biden this is a life changing the election this will determine what america is going to look like for a long long Time Character is on the ballot compassion is on the ballot decency science democracy theyre all on the ballot bidens empathy was underscored by a boy who bonded with the former Vice President on the campaign trail over their struggles with stuttering he described by as someone who cares biden accepted the nomination vowing to heal a country torn by crises and contempt the current president s call american darkness for much too long too much airing or too much fear too Much Division here and now i give you my word if you entrust me with the presidency i will draw on the best of us not the worst ill be an hour of the light not the darkness its time for us for we the people to come together. And make no mistake united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in america. Darkness dominated the picture at a rally held by trump hours before bidens speech evoking scenes of recent unrest he had a warning for voters. If you want a vision of your life under biden presidency think of the smoldering ruins in minneapolis the violent anarky of portland the blood stained sidewalks of chicago and imagine the may have been coming to your town and every single town in america youre not going to have law and order to. Ive encountered that mood with the ends of hope and unity in a speech that marked the high point of his half century in politics. He now heads into the general Election Campaign with a clear and steady lead in polls over trump. But after the carefully scripted convention the coming weeks will mark a far less predictable period for joe biden and his Democratic Party. Lets have a closer look at the candidates in the speech on this convention with tyson botha ties and served as a Senior Advisor in the u. S. State department during the obama years and hes now a fellow at the Truman National security project involving welcome to d w so we only heard clips of joe bidens speech but it sounded like the steady kind of bland unity and together in the speech you might accept for many counties it was not donald trump what did you make of it well i mean it clearly the big themes of the of the entire convention where the idea of unity and empathy and really striking is how a political the entire convention was it was 4 days of saying you know were all americans political identities are secondary to our National Identity these kind of things and that this is an inclusive pluralistic style of democracy in contrast to of course President Trump but it was a pretty stark speech i mean it was i represent the light against the darkness i see you know this is this is kind of star wars language in writing so what is the darth vader in this is the scenario ok you have a nonpolitical Political Convention but where was the file where was the passion where was the yes we can where was the make America Great again a lot of that stuff came from well 1st of all it was a lot a lot of what is at stake you know Michelle Obama put it on the line the 1st night of the of the convention saying you vote like their lives depend on it because it does i mean that is putting the terms pretty starkly president obama. Wednesday night said you know our democracy is on the ballot and basically saying that you know joe biden is the Representative Democracy but the big moment of the convention i think was the roll call itself where as opposed to just having a roll call in a Big Convention center they went to all 50 state and 8 territories getting a peek into every representation from every state and territory having normal people just make a case for their state and their candidate that was really moving for a lot of people to talk about these normal people who were going to talk about the boy with the stuff i heard about the speech and i presumed when i heard about it that it was a cynical bit of political Child Exploitation if on put it that way but watching the video itself i actually found it quite affecting so lets hear from 13 year old braden harnes. And my name is Brandon Harrington 19 years old and let out joe biden talking the end of a about a few months ago i met him in New Hampshire he told me that we were members of the same club we were we. Are. Not actually better have a great big void where my heart should be and that actually better. Offensive to me but this is about joe biden being empathetic so how is the strategy of the 77 year old multi millionaire. Emphasizing his empathy how is that working its i mean its part of his authenticity right and if you talk about both of these candidates their biggest strength is their authenticity not necessarily their honesty particularly the case of their own trump but what connects with people is authenticity and with joe biden it isnt pathy and a lot of times that expresses itself in moments that arent or werent caught on camera or not photo ops so for example a representative the 1st trans representative in the state house also spoke at the convention and she was talking about traveling up to bo bidens funeral his sons funeral and being there because beau biden in the state of delaware was the person who pushed for trans inclusive rights and saying you know your son meant so much to me and he said your fight is our fight and that is my fight and this was just a personal moment at his own sons funeral these are the kind of anecdotes that really draw out the person that joe biden is so this was a Virtual Convention because of covered so as the convention as the democrats were holding the Virtual Convention President Trump was trying to steal a few headlines with an in person rather just outside bidens hometown in pennsylvania so how much is the pandemic going to affect campaign big physically and does an issue well i mean campaigning is is just completely changed the entire get out the vote used to be knocking on doors talking to people shaking peoples hands that cant really happen so its become much more electronic its become much more phone calls its been much more mailing not just you know ballot mail in ballots but also mailing explanations of how to go to vote its changed everything the good thing about this convention if youre looking at the process is how well it was managed and if you look at Something Like this which is very intricate and involves a lot of logistics and see how well this convention was managed it gives you a sense of what kind of leader and manager joe biden could be as well and i think well see a little bit of that next week as well the interesting thing about the democrats as they start. To take on a couple the republicans tactics also politically in that they plan to seed next weeks convention with a lot of videos a lot of charm messaging chum just like trump always does so is this going to be a Election Campaign. I wouldnt imagine otherwise i mean look at what is drawing a lot of the fire right now joe biden a lot of trumps attacks have not stuck on joe biden. Harris probably the best choice he had for a Vice President ial candidate theyve kind of drawn off the tax there are aiming their attacks on the post office which is kind of as american as apple pie i mean this was 1st headed by Benjamin Franklin so the fact that trump is basically sowing doubt on the capacity of the post office and the voting process itself just so is how dirty this campaign is going to get doctors we will speak again about if another thank you tyson bucket from the Truman National security project in the thank you. Germany has recorded more than 230000 cases of coverage 19 since the outbreak began although the latest infection figures are nowhere near where they were at the height of the outbreak this week has seen the highest number of new cases for a month many of the new cases are amongst people returning from holidays abroad but a significant proportion of new infections is also about people socialising in large groups this report from brother we are in the center of a possible corona hotspot but lim central this neighborhood for its bozza nightlife is now seeing a rise in infections we are still around but most young people didnt see it if you are you some agreed to talk to us but want to stay anonymous we actually understand. How to get infected. Well no not at all. We dont think about it at all we just want to go out they said that a 2nd wave would come so why would it be triggered by people going out we dont know how long time is coronas going to last so you can just keep being scared like. Yeah all the time so infections and germany are rising and theyre rising fast potties on the street problem but bars and restaurants are in the spotlight went on to check out this iconic buy here in berlin before we go in im going to put up my must. Inside we see that germanys strict hygiene measures are being upheld people keep their distance and just like. Everyone wears a face mask when moving around inside the customers are allowed to take it off when seated at a table. But that seems to scare people off tonight only a few sorrow when coming in their guests to say next door i didnt have to wear a mosque i hear then they turn around and leave so my feeling is that as a bar you are punished when you stick to the regulations another rule customers are required to fill in these contact forms with them name and telephone number but thats also a problem. I cant believe that mr donald duck with this weird address came to the spot but look for yourself so. You have all. The district of the limiter ones to fight the coronavirus by making more random inspections no but their resources are limited explains the name. We can only do so much that we have just under 50 employees they walk in shifts 7 days a week but we cant do more than just surprise checks. On the inspectors come check every bag but their presence might remind people of just how serious the situation has become. In the end things can only improve if guess show more responsibility. I next report from zimbabwe homes the Worlds Largest Waterfall Victoria falls 2000000 people a year used to visit the country to savor the border closures that come with conflict 19 restrictions put an end to that the doubloons privilege most fun here has been to see how badly this is the countrys Tourism Industry. Victoria falls is it full flow but they a few are around to witness its glory there once bustling resort town nearby is a shadow of its usual self koren a virus that has brought business to a standstill at this talk company helicopters often take off in 15 minute intervals to fly toris over the falls now the aircraft are parked on the ground. Well the Tourism Industry has been worst affected is a fairly gutted all tolls are closed or activities are closed the employees are not on the pedals and they dont see him suppliers or was to the industry also affected unemployment has risen and. Healthy has deteriorated everything is actually been granted to halt for businesses like at and curio dealers in 1000 feels like a death sentence or knows are struggling to put food on the family table. If you had to sometimes native if you sleep. Sleep think of how im going to feed my family and how our tomorrow its because we have to cling to the tourist more than 2000000 visitors come to Victoria Falls and usually but numbers this year have dropped drastically that will cut income generated by foreign visitors to the country normally some 1000000000. 00 euros and rivals are estimated to go down by 85 percent. The Victoria Falls rory is if it is calling for change martin showing off yes but seriously if you people are coming in to witness these locos are now trickling in there are you all feeling of there but the local industry is feeling the pinch of course being naive but it is now time to restructure the way forward to the future. Their hope now is that Domestic Tourism can help compensate losses until International Travel resumes its going to be a very tough people there. But what good has come out of 90 is that every just nation has come back to 0 were all starting from 0 so this means that there is an opportunity for decisions about how to correctly. But economists say Domestic Tourism is a dead end given disposable income. Does need to redesign packages currently geared towards international towards. What the government could do in my view is to put a stimulus package in the tourism sector. Which could be tax related there should forget about this sector take money from it when its in the. In the graveyard head to be buried so we need to risk it. Their Tourism Industry here this is a tough period but there is a hope that brighter days lie ahead they carry a force is ready to show off its splendor. But this month marks 75 years since the atomic bombing of the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki the infamous Mushroom Clouds were filmed by u. S. Scientists who were company at the missions the day w investigation has revealed that an early mixup of the footage has led to the wrong images being used for decades in t. V. Reports and documentary films around the world. These t. V. Reports supposedly show the u. S. Atomic bombing of hiroshima japan 1st atomic bomb. Dropped on to me. But none of these are the bomb they called little boy a d w investigation has revealed that Media Companies around the world used the wrong footage for decades to portray this historic moment until recently we also made that mistake. Lets go back to that mission in 1945 harold agnew a physicist who observed both the hiroshima and nagasaki missions aboard an escort plane brought his personal camera with him the Hoover Institution in california where his 16 millimeter film reels are held believes they are the only film recordings of both Mushroom Clouds. Agnews footage of hiroshima is rarely used in t. V. Reports and documentaries. His shots of the 2nd bomb dropped on nagasaki are often used instead. The earliest misuse d. W. Was able to find a short film produced by the Us Government the Associated Press gives the date of publication as 1945. And that is that the bone was immensely more powerful than the irrational weapon exactly to turn him ball and it had far more destructive power we need the Mushroom Cloud is. Substantial it is bigger. You can tell from comparing that to the 2 bombs and the photography a small slice if more convincing as you as your next demonstrate with that but this shot its neither hiroshima nor nagasaki a search of atomic history archives suggests that this massive blast is the cherokee Hydrogen Bomb test over bikini atoll in 1956. Did the government and the media make a simple error or was the misuse of the footage intentional. I cant really speculate about whether they were they were deliberately concocting idea. A misrepresentation that if i was told that was the case it certainly wouldnt surprise me because there were that the American Government has been determined to validate using this weapon somewhat desperately at times ever since the end of the war when d. W. Contacted the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum they told us we sincerely hope that every Interested Party can join us in conveying the destruction in an accurate way. 75 years on if you remain who witnessed the devastation of hiroshima and nagasaki to tell the story to future generations its important to many in japan that the facts and the images are correct. Report produced by i mean i see joins me now welcome i mean so what made you suspect the wrong image was being a huge boost i was doing research for port in the archives that we have access to d w and i was looking for images of hiroshima and when i found them i could not say beyond a shadow of a doubt that i was looking at hiroshima i wanted to make sure i wasnt using nagasaki there were some things that tipped me off like the ambient clouds the kind of what the weather looked like that day and the time of day that it looked like the sun and things like this and these are actually tools that i use in the capacity of a digital reporter so when i do analyses of social media when i look for videos on Twitter Facebook and so on and try to verify them and try to make sure that the videos are what they say they are and what i found interesting here is i was using the same tools the same protocol that we used to verify twitter and facebook videos for some of the most Iconic Images of the 20th century and it does seem strange that the only images that we have of the hiroshima explosion come from a private camera why was there no official u. S. Government recording of this is talk event well there was an official camera operator who went on the plane but when he went to develop his photos his images later it just didnt work and one of the theories is because he tried to develop them on tinian island which is where the planes took off from it was too humid so thats the official account why he lost his footage harold agnew whose footage we still do have who brought his private camera on a plane just thinking ahead thinking that maybe he wanted to film it himself he actually sent his photos to be developed in the us in the contiguous states and it worked and so we have that record of both of the missions that he flew on as a scientific observer and what i think is interesting here it relates to what i said about social media in that this was the dawn of an era of private. Commercial cameras that people could take with them places and so its really the 1st few years that we had historical. Events documented by private citizens and i think that plays a role in why there was a mix up here and so this mix up has been widespread and is just going on for decades right i think its hard to trace this all back to one source i havent been able to put my finger on on one moment and say this is where the mix up happened but there was a video produced by the u. S. Government in 1905 that seems to be dramatize a little bit another had it looks like scenes that were not historical scenes that were filmed with a professional film camera of planes that are not the enola gay so a lot of this film seems to be made up after the fact just to show people what it might have been like to be part of that mission and this got saved in the National Archives with footage of nagasaki saying that it was here shima and the National Archives labels it as hiroshima and a lot of archives nowadays are drawing on that source instead of the original source material and i think that was the reason why the end of the day a Mushroom Cloud is a Mushroom Cloud we know it happened why does it matter that this is the wrong bit of well i think thats true in the sense that there are more important facts about hiroshima and nagasaki that we we should try to get to the bottom of the death count for example but if you think about the devastation of these cities and if you imagine that this was your city if your city had been completely destroyed by a bomb a lot of people you know had died and that the media when they reported on this got that wrong they reported images of another city not once not twice but for 75 years then i think this does a dishonor to the victims of that many of whom the survivors nowadays many of whom have passed away and its up to us now to preserve the record of everything of the images and the facts of those 2 days thank you that im in a safe. 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