People dead and communities in ruins after it batters the u. S. Gulf coast the state of louisiana is hardest hit by the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. In years. Im told me a lot of welcome to the show donald trump is expected to accept the u. S. Republican partys nomination during a speech on the south lawn of the white house in iran an hour from now the u. S. President acceptance of the nomination will cap the 4 day g. O. P. Convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves as the party of law and order closing speech comes amid simmering tension over Police Shootings and racism. In a poll went out on the streets of washington d. C. And found people austar to be divided. In their expectations of trouble so what do you think hes focusing on tonight. Oh man lets see. Bringing the country together im a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of craftsman asherons a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. This but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like we just had so thats what were looking forward to why why oh because the nations in the best shape its been around a long time from an economic standpoint i had big israel liked and that he does for more years and greatness and he gets our economy back going strong and. We get to keep our freedom im already fearing for my life hes already emboldened White Supremacy to kill black america im scared that now more than ever my life is being well i think hes going to. Come and give us a really good speech on how hes doing good for black lives matter. Lets cross over c. N. N. s poll in washington now in a listening to those people you met their views couldnt be more divergent they almost sound like that talking about 2 different countries. Thats exactly right and this is really how it feels you know whenever we go out reporting and talk to different people it feels like being in such a split country more than ever before. Tonight President Trump will officially accept the partys nomination whats his message to america and voters going to be to get reelected. Right and this comes on the 4th day of the conventions rights and the 3rd day we saw our like rather smooth party very open to africanamericans to other minorities because but tonight President Trump will present him as a tough law and order man and most of mainly i think he has to focus on the economy how hes going to restore it because by the end of the day this is was what matters most to mainly nearly every single voter and of course we expect him to strongly attack joe biden his opponent. Writes he will try to put him in the very far left corner saying if you vote for biden he will take a way all of your rights he will take away the right to carry guns he by the end of the day will destroy your American Dream he most definitely will attack him really harshly and were going to be life and watch that right trump will be making the speech from the south lawn of the white house thats been controversial why. All right i mean hes violating a litany of ethics rules most and mainly the hat act which is supposed to separate government activities and Political Activities and he is as we see on the picture he put up to like huge big fences in front of the white house with trump and pens and this is unheard of normally or not meant to use the white house as kind of a political stage and this is exactly what hes doing tonight there with 1500 visitors at the white house not doing any social distancing distancing and hardly Wearing Masks as well ok well have to leave it. All in washington thank you. Rescue efforts are slowly getting underway in the u. S. State of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm in years 4 people have been reported dead after hurricane laura hit louisiana and neighboring texas overnight with winds gusting at over 240 kilometers an hour. Hurricane laura made landfall as a category 4 storm ravaging through the Southern States of the u. S. d now thousands of homes in texas and louisiana are submerged in water and many others are severely damaged hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate but not everyone did. We have several periods in everything our state with the cats and dogs it was well. Ground water so the wind. Could hear the neighbors roof blew off the side of the house and this blew this. Blew into the house President Trump says hes planning to visit the affected gulf coast though not immediately. He was going to texas is going to lose louisiana maybe arkansas looks like arkansas i just spoke to the governor its going to be in pretty good shape but theyll need some help but now it turned out we got a little bit lucky it was very big it was very powerful but it passed quickly and so everythings on schedule will probably be going on saturday or sunday as president i just would encourage. People to keep keep the people we c. N. N. In texas in arkansas where you sign an Emergency Declaration as a Tropical Storm moves north keep them in your prayers but also keep in mind organizations like red cross that are also on the ground that are providing assistance and support to all of the efforts for families. Forecasters have warned of a continued risk to lives as the storm moves inland deeper into louisiana though it has not considerably weakened. That chemical fire in the lake charles area of louisiana has broken out emergency crews are tackling it and the governor has warned residents in the area to shelter. The federal Emergency Management agency says resources are in place to help restore service says to affected areas in the weeks and months ahead. But you can push the material just for the Washington Post in port arthur texas joins us now matthew thank you for being with us hurricane laura it was predicted to hit somewhere between houston and new orleans and bring with it unsurvivable storm surge is just how bad was it. You know we have some good news and some bad news with this storm and it looks like a storm surge may not have been quite as bad as originally anticipated some areas are or about a 3 to 4 in that meter increase in water level associated with the surge that is pretty bad news but the good aspect of this was that it wasnt quite as bad as the 6 to 7 metre storm surge we were anticipating at the same time winds gusts upwards of 210 Kilometers Per Hour in spots that caused widespread devastation and yet penetrator farther inland then it originally anticipated the way storm aspect of it was much worse than we thought it would be like a 16 kilometer wide path of total devastation from this i well it came ashore. Result in massive nikken damage across much of the area and we saw some really significant structural issues as well and how does this compare to other hurricanes youve seen in the past. You know to be honest this is one of the most memorable wind storm events that ive seen in the entire i well it was like 60 kilometer wide tornado with winds gusting upwards of 210 Kilometers Per Hour i was driving down interstate 10 westbound and there was this tree after tree after tree down values pretty much impossible unless you went to the far left lane tractor trailers were toppled undersized along the interstate and one thing that really struck me was the magnitude of the wind damage in very narrow swaths i thought i saw some old homes that were completely obliterated demolished by the heavy winds i saw gas station canopies that were locked and thrown vehicles that were perhaps moved or tipped over and for those 18 wheelers not higher profile vehicles and in addition extensive roof damage as well and one of the things that struck me the most there was a steel truss and a building an outbuilding of some sort that looked to be an Industrial Complex that was completely level classify that wins and these winds at this point were only about 160 to 170 Kilometers Per Hour so the fact they were able to accomplish these speeds really tells you a lot about how long the winds stuck around up to 3 hours at times and just how widespread they were but the hurricane has now been downgraded and in category does that mean the worst is over. For the most part yes the good news is that because its part of england we dont have to worry about any cause of search anymore and it was although its run from the water height in the wind the wind right now not a big threat because its so far inland but the wind still impressive in many areas gusts around 90 or 100 Kilometers Per Hour as far north as the architectural even the Tennessee Valley and there are some weather models that indicate recipe for this storm to actually track with a little bit of a ways signature all the way to the east coast so gusty winds lately in tennessee and ohio valleys and coming days and then the chance this will get actually come reinvigorated often use goes and for into a Tropical Storm once again sometime this saturday into early sunday time for now so far in this Hurricane Season theyve been 3 already been 3 for oshas hurricanes why is the current c. The season so active i mean this started in june exactly you know i average we typically see us reach the elderly and names weve already greasy endings but but were happy for an entire season so weve seen a seasons worth of hurricanes so far in just 2020 or about 200 percent or more after their normal in terms the amount of Energy Output by the oceans and one thing that concerns me you know we just have these 2 storms roll through the arrangement is still well above average in terms of water temperatures with many areas around there its you are very pretty greece and that is just a powder keg in terms the atmosphere. To get other things in right now it inventively couple gelman way basically a big area rising motion or lancet and that will be able to increase Development Chance of storms in the coming weeks and looks the panel back to late september early october but then in the middle to latter portions of october let me to rage against several additional peaks within this arc in season of enhanced activity and increased likelihood of storms but it looks like this season is just right for development and that does not look to slow down any time soon ok a comprehensive insight them matthew could put she thank you. Now the russian president Vladimir Putin says the leader of belarus has turned to moscow for assistance put in place as counterpart Alexander Lukashenko has asked him to prepare a russian Law Enforcement contingent to be sent to bellews if necessary now meanwhile police in the capital minsk have again arrests arrested dozens of antigovernment protesters a number of journalists were also held a reporter was among them but was later released. Day 19 of the protests against bella brissie and president Alexander Lukashenko saw dozens of women stand in a chain of solidarity to highlight another flash point of the Police Crackdown a peaceful and respectful show down the Independence Square in minsk where tensions run high the night before Security Forces arrested around 50 people and when dozens of others sought refuge inside of the st simon and St Helena Church policed lock the main. President lukashenko is both trying to exert control by his own means and secure the support of his longtime ally russian president Vladimir Putin and. He would like us to provide him with appropriate assistance if necessary i said that russia would fulfill all its obligations. The words match those of the joint security treaty between the countries but perhaps were not the round woods of unqualified support the deliberate dictator of 26 years was looking for. A book. It will only be used when extremist elements using a political slogans as cover crossed a certain boundary and start Armed Robbery you start setting fire to cox houses which banks should try to seize government buildings and administrative buildings. So mr lucas think those regime remains isolated from europe and now waiting for russia whereas here it is not willing to intervene while protest remained peaceful. Youre watching. Told me a lot of buzz more news on our web site com you can also follow us on twitter and on instagram ill be back at the top of the aa with more stay with us. On middle. Income for the 2nd season of on the fence the planet on the brink of disaster did long interviews with experts about one question. To change such a loser. A new strain of virus has brought the world to its knees. The virus theyre working hard looks like by april did more accurately goes away hope thats true some countries are managing to protect the public others are failing. You so youre at more. Because if this is serious and take it seriously. You know race against this deadly disease political systems compete to prove their superiority. More humble when they will when china will win. Just seen a strong state can be useful this week 7 months might move them time as we need to add even when were down to 100 percent so its interesting that the suits are hobby. Thought. The pandemic has thrown political accountability and personal tragedy into sharp relief be. Covert 1000 patients they want. This 62 year old woman is running a fever and having trouble breathing textbook symptoms of pneumonia. She will spend the next 39 days fighting for her life. We dont film her every day. Some scenes are reconstructions based on her medical records how does this virus affect our bodies and where did it come from. In Central China has a population of over 11000000 this is where the virus was 1st identified but is this where it originated. Chinas critics will later claim that the sars c. O. V. 2 strain was created in a lab and one according to another theory it jumped from wild animals to humans at a wet market and. Whatever the origin by december 21000 the citys hospitals were struggling to contain an outbreak of unknown etiology. And late december we received a signal that there were a cluster of unexplained the manja a new one and china we had no diagnosis and it could have been flu and so we activated our networks to verify the event every day. Both your call. Was linked to a Single Source like most will source outbreaks were called through it. One of the 1st doctors to sound the alarm was lead when young. Un december 30th he warned his colleagues and local hospitals be a private chat group. One hour later one member wrote. Me replied. Lees worst fears were confirmed when one authorities moved to silence him. He was interrogated by the police force to sign a letter of reprimand and a promise to stop spreading rumors time was running out. And his family were unaware of the extent of the danger posed by the new virus in early january he took his father to his annual medical checkup. The news of the online media and video sites were all reporting that there was no human to human transmission. And that the break was under control and it spread could be avoided. Today he believes his father contracted the virus during that routine check up on january the 15th he came down with a fever. But across china it was still business as usual preparations for the Lunar New Year celebrations were underway. Millions of people were travelling across the country to visit family. Meanwhile a young father was fighting for his life. He was transferred to a hospital where covert 1000 patients were being isolated. Little in mosul coming here triggers hellish memories. On call book on fever my father die on the 12th floor of that building their home and they go oh. You know that this was the evening before he died pictures of those. He saying goodbye to my mother maya video challenge us live in. Hes convinced that his fathers death could have been avoided had the 140 sworn to the virus sooner. While the spread of covert 1000. 00 gathered pace and the rest of the world germany included was focused on other issues. In australian istanbuls he stared lot its a kind and the day of bush and they insist they also show mr president smith video felt about options on and looked logically out. Once on a fall magen said system can stay out into the clinically so ho hype. Only a handful of scientists understood the gravity of the situation. At the Biotech Company cierra back in 2 bingham researchers were anxiously awaiting the 1st Novel Coronavirus genome sequence and after the tour began after the christmas break we need to start as soon as the sequence was made available by the sixpence dies and she couldnt do it even if we changed our minds later and yet we decided to start the same day and not waste any time night and. The high stakes International Rights to develop a vaccine against the new virus was on. Researchers in berlin were also getting to work with one of the 1st diagnostic tests for a cove in 1000. 00 was developed to for lynn shari tay hospital. Before long it was apparent that scientists worst fears were being realized. Just to be heard in hino yet stewart how does knocking me get you on the all swat on this noise to get in coal one of you was to stop not mueller them if you want to stand up to the phone. In who bay province some 60000000 people faced a travel ban and were soon effectively under house arrest. Neighborhood committees were set up to supervise entry and exit points and make sure residents had regular Food Supplies. Kena is china is a surveillance state we knew that before the Coronavirus Crisis seeking months of me and that paid off in this case because the state is evil to use existing surveillance infrastructure here to efficiently impose strict local locked arms shutdowns dual fuel called. The one party state was affective but it also made sure any dissent was squashed. Kovac 1000 patients they 3. The 62 year old patients condition is deteriorating fast her breathing is so labored that she requires him to patient an artificial respiration. Her lungs are severely inflamed. But by day 5 her condition starts to improve shes responsible things are looking up. And when one talks none of them one has in common such. Does know you all to get hold of you was hot enough. Deferments its dissolved or more bitter truly for us we bust doing here. Again im going to stick to the name thats often viewable says it and if you wish to take dish. Trading theres a longer discussion on which. By january 31st some 12000 cases of the new corona virus have been registered almost all of them in china. But the 1st cases outside the country were now also being recorded on how meaty on the way in mid january governments will being told to guess how epidemic plans and be playing inside a crisis or head of the unfolding a number of countries took it seriously because theyve had prying experience. One of the 1st countries to launch a Rapid Response to the coronavirus was taiwan. Remain sean was responsible for containing the spread of her neighborhood. I am sure and i know that i was in a. Housing run on national. Immigration as a township mayor some of our new responsibilities include checking up on people who are sheltering at home and bringing them Food Supplies and reading material its a social Service Provided by the city of taipei but it also annex social control or did you check your temperature today saying that they want her it was normal to have a right. You know see her because any of these symptoms that we know nothing. Nothing thats great mr mao has just returned from the us he has to quarantine for 2 weeks. He receives Financial Assistance while he stays at home. I cannot leave this apartment because if i produce so oh then the c. D. C. Or the police we will not. Even his garbage is taken care of a municipal trash collector specifically comes by to pick up garbage from homes of people and quarantine. It separate it from other waste and incinerated. Gentian jen was minister for health during the 2003 sars outbreak that claimed 73 lives in taiwan. And i think that we have prepared all of us a copy of 19 pandemic for 17. We came across this. Area and then that. Pandemic flu so the entire. Health administration as well as i was anything. Have practiced the how to talk about pandemic or similar problems. That included stockpiling face masks unlike in many western countries taiwan ramped up its production of surgical masks. So. Ringback each person was allowed to purchase 2 every 7 days. Taiwan never imposed a Strict Lockdown like the one and move on. The small island proved to the rest of the world that it was indeed possible to contain the virus by late august only 7 people had died a covert 1000 in taiwan. Years of preparation as well as extensive Contact Tracing and serve the authorities while. The west meanwhile remained oblivious to the oncoming threat or were they simply indifferent but we are going to take in the hours of preparation. We owe to the white house. The international and fish me to be gone and learn from. The ice that i own up to i 6000 keno bazooka. Target of opportunity and then khan about a school boy on what i know how to talk to you know who point to another style to do it soon. France 2 had yet to ban mass gatherings. The Christian Open Door Church a french evangelical mega church. A 5 day rally held here became ground 0 for the epidemic in france. There hasnt been a service here for weeks