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European unions breck said negotiate a Michel Barnier says hes ready to intensify talks on a trade deal with the u. K. Last week british Prime Minister Boris Johnson said negotiations were effectively over the u. K. And e. U. Are trying to strike a deal by the end of the year. They have been new clashes between armenian and Azerbaijani Forces in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh despite a humanitarian ceasefire agreed late saturday both sides accusing each other of violating the truce it was the 2nd attempt at honesty is in a week hundreds have died and thousands have been displaced since fighting fled last month. This is deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news of visit our web site d w dot com. Americans are turning out in Record Numbers in early voting standing in line for hours and that in the middle of a pandemic the polls show joe biden with a commanding lead over president would draw if trump were to pull ahead this late in the campaign and when it would be a 1st a dream come true for a nightmare come to life. In 2 weeks well know hopefully until then anything and everything is possible im burnt off in berlin this is the day. This is. Like turning the election. Hello. This is history here to have a security to vote and it matters when they get it done make sure my vote is counted in person with absentee ballot. Is the best way to do it i did not want to do it by mail this election is a choice between a trump suit which were in right now for a fight the pressure ive been waiting to vote since november 4th 2016 its time to end this is the sickness the corruption. The hate. Also coming up as the 2nd wave of the coronavirus grips most of europe no one wants a return to National Lockdowns can the outbreak be managed in the u. K. The welsh will soon find out before you break. We can meet. But that means that it will have to be. Deep in order to have the impact we needed on the value. Which were viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day at the start of americas fortnight of for an epic perhaps frantic forecasting in 2 weeks what will it be donald trump or joe biden after the shock result of the 2016 election americans and the world are understandably reluctant to predict the outcome this time around but after 4 years of the Trump Presidency Many Americans and much of the globe d find themselves doing nothing else it is a future arriving with sky high uncertainty that has a lot to do with the mistakes missteps and misjudge me. Its which made Donald Trumps victory 4 years ago so seismic dare we trust the polls as we did then no we dont because those polls theyre history the polling being conducted now has been recalibrated for better accuracy and the latest polls continue to show joe biden with a strong lead over donald trump in any other Election Year the Biden Campaign would go into this final stretch with high confidence but in 2020 it is all about counting those mail in ballots and confirming your participation in early voting last week the state of georgia began early voting there more than 1000000 votes have already been cast and yet the barriers to exercising this basic right remain. Gunder reports on the fight in georgia against Voter Suppression. Voting its the foundation of any democracy everything is being done to make sure all eligible voters have their say or is that i came here to georgia to find out about something that Voting Rights groups say is a real problem Voter Suppression purposely making it harder for some people to cast their ballot now georgia has a history of keeping africanamericans from the polls and activists say it is still happening. Things heated up in 2013 when the Supreme Court gave states the power to change election laws and they no longer have to prove the changes they made did not discriminate. States like these took action that republicans say make sure that no one can vote illegally democrats say they are unfairly target minorities they introduced stricter voter identification last they purged inactive voters from registries and across the south hundreds of polling places close to these people manage to get to the voting station but for others who dont have a car to get around in the millions who dont have official i. D. It is difficult the protections can be barriers and they more often affect black and immigrant communities we are in the land of Voter Suppression where the secretary of States Office backed by the legislature embraced by the governor are figuring out how do we stop the demographic change that is happening in georgia. Early voting in this years president ial election people stand in line for hours but is this really Voter Suppression. This idea that theres Voter Suppression going on today is just a myth there along lives because people are making the mistake of voting early rather than voting on election day when there are many bad people or polling places open money a mitchell will be voting early the stationery designer says it took her 4 hours to vote in the primary election in june she fears longer lines on november 3rd and shes not going to risk missing her chance to vote its my right the constitution says i have a right to vote people die for that and i dont take that lightly. You know i can only imagine sorry people seeing other folks being able to cast a vote and for them want to be told theyre not human and to to be told that whatever you think whatever you want in your community it doesnt matter. I reflect on that sorry. And thats why i stood and. She is not alone in her determination to important that we show that we deserve equal rights just like everyone else and thats why United States of america is a country it is you know a democracy everyone has a vote theres a lot in this going on in the country and if we dont speak out its going to continue to get worse. And that sentiment has sparked a Record Number of americans to turn out early to vote. And my colleagues. Who filed that report just returned from georgia she is in our washington d. C. Bureau tonight good evening to you sumi said lets pick up on your report there after what you saw and heard in georgia and based on what we are seeing in states with early voting what would you say are the main challenges now for voters. But ill take you through some of those challenges the biggest right now both for voters and Election Officials is still the pandemic i mean it does change the way an election can be carried out some of the pictures that we saw of people voting in lines thats partially because when youre standing in line you have to observe social distancing requirements and also there are hygiene measures in place that have to be observed in polling stations so it changes how quickly and efficiently voting can take place then theres the fact that there is a shortage of poll workers as well not pokers are volunteers traditionally they are older and because they were at risk if they were to contract over 1000. 00 many older poll workers say that theyre staying home this year and so states are scrambling to find new younger poll workers but theyre playing catch up then theres also the fact that a Record Number of americans are voting by mail now mail in ballots are more likely to be rejected brant because theyre not that easy you have to make sure that your signature matches whats on record that you dot the is cross the t. s seal the ballot correctly and if you are a 1st time mail in voter the likelihood that you might make a mistake is a little bit higher and last but not least there is the fact that the u. S. Postal service is under strain as well people worried about their ballots showing up on time all of that said brian i do want to mention that i talked to an election official who said america is a diverse vibrant democracy elections work if 150000000. 00 americans turn out to do something at the same time its going to be a bit messy but by and large its going to work thats right and you know theres almost 00 history of any forge a little like sions in the United States despite weve heard the u. S. Presidency time and time again that this election will be rigged thats added to the level of uncertainty that were seeing now is that coleraine this entire election experience for republicans versus for democrats. Brant ill tell you that the voters i spoke to in line in georgia were very concerned they were worried that their ballots might be rejected that their ballots might not turn out on time that november 3rd could bring chaos now we did see a poll here in august that showed about 50 percent of people said theyd vote for joe biden said they wanted a vote by mail only around 10 percent of people said they would vote for President Trump wanted a vote by mail while the democrats i spoke to in line some of them had changed their mind they originally had requested absentee ballots they decided to go vote in person because the president had cast aspersions on the election system they were worried that their ballots might be rejected or that he might declare victory on november 3rd Something Else what happened on the lawn line when the mail in ballots are counted for republicans brant i should say that even though Election Officials say there is no massive widespread voter fraud happening for some republicans of voter fraud is a real issue they believe people are trying to cast a ballot twice vote all legally and thats why were seeing its the american away voting lawsuits there were 30 voting lawsuits still pending right now on everything from whether you need a witness to sign your ballot to when a ballot can arrive so well have to keep our eye on that as well later in the week were going to see both trumping together the final time probably before the election after the debacle of the 1st debate 2 weeks ago is it safe to say that interest in this final debate could not be higher. Brant i would say theres a lot of interest in a good deal of trepidation as well as you said that 1st debate is seen as something of a debacle and i have to say that this really is crucial for President Trump after that 1st debate he actually lost points in the polls to joe biden because viewers on both sides of the aisle i didnt really improve of the hectoring the insulting the interrupting and in the town hall debates between the 2 candidates last week joe biden actually drew 1000000 more viewers than President Trump and last but not least brant you know this is also pretty remarkable that republican some republican lawmakers have actually publicly voice their concern that the president is heading for a loss on november 3rd something we havent really heard from the republicans yet so this really is going to be a crucial debate for President Trump he loves them though he loves to be on stage he actually wanted a 4th debate he was pushing for that in the summer he thinks that he really can shine on the stage and he is hoping to pick up some voters by his performance on thursday so well see if hes able to do so well see if hes able to do that and im sure well be talking about that as well see museum is going on the story for us in washington d. C. Good to see zimmy thank you. Countries across europe are tightening restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread of coburg 19 advection among the latest measures belgium has joined france in imposing a nighttime curfew switzerland has made facemask compulsory in indoor public spaces the most drastic measures are in wills in the United Kingdom the government there has announced a strict 2 week lockdown beginning this friday heres the 1st minister of wills mark drake for between for the 23rd of october on the 9th of november everyone in wales will be required to stay at home. This means working from home if that is possible and the only exceptions will be critical workers and jobs where will king form home is simply not possible all nonessential retail Leisure Hospitality and tourism businesses will close all right for more on this lockdown and the challenges facing european governments in dealing with the pandemic i want to bring in our Political Correspondent Emmanuel Shant shes here in berlin and the independent Health Analysts dr John Campbell he joins us from carlisle in the u. K. To both of you good to see you dr campbell let me start with you the the lockdown in wales that theyre introducing it is very strict its going to be 2 weeks intensive do measures like this targeted laser like lockdowns do they work. We know that lockdowns were brought in because we saw it working when there was high cases in italy and spain and the u. K. In what we now call the 1st wave so we know these measures are going to be effective but the problem is wales of course is only part of the United Kingdom relatively small population only about 3100000 People Living in wales compared to 66000000 in the u. K. And of course is not a firm border the border is porous now during this time of the lockdown up until the 9th of november theres going to be an essentially in a travel ban almost a hard border between wales and england so things should be quite effective then but then as soon as that period of time is finished and we know that period of time is going to be time limited because its called its called a firebreak or a short sharp shock as soon as that period of time is finished then its going to be difficult to stop travel in and out of wales again so we could get this situation where yes the lock down will work in wales because people wont be mixing but then are we going to get a rebound effect afterwards a lot of countries of showed time and time again that countries that go together cohesively as a whole country we think of japan with think of south korea tend to do better and part of the problem in the u. K. Now is weve got this disparate approach weve got manchester fighting london weve got scotland doing one thing weve got wales doing Something Else weve got different parts of england doing Different Things and were not really moving forward as a whole country so all of it will work in the short term although it will work locally im not so sure about the longer term do you do you think that the government of Boris Johnson should try to impose a lockdown for the entire country than. Its actually very difficult at the moment because scotlands got its own 1st minister well as it got its own 1st minister londons got an executive manchesters got an executive matt and the exact executive management yet that doesnt want to do what the government wants it to do now hold similarly of course the dollars johnson government inventing could impose that but i think theyre rather reluctant to do that because of those sorts of subsidiarity we have in the u. K. Environment where this different areas doing Different Things you know this pandemic has exposed a lot of weaknesses perhaps in individuals but also in political systems and i think this weakness has been shown in the u. K. Political system vi this disparate approach that were happening at the moment and lets talk about germany it has been struggling to find a National Consensus on carbon ducting policy here is german chancellor im going to medical in a video message that she delivered from this past weekend take a listen preferences if mitt duddies meet up with far fewer people when the outside or at home refrain from any trips that on absolutely necessary and the celebrations that absolutely necessary please whenever possible stay at home and your place of residence. And you dont want all of this and how do you explain this why is the chancellor reduced if you will to issuing a direct appeal to you to the german people surely a clear National Policy would be a more effective means here. Well yes friends a would be a way of seeing that there are 2 difficulties here faced by. The Current Situation 1st because germany is a federal state well old 16 regions have to come to an agreement when it comes to such restrictions and after mark and they go see a chanst last week they managed partially to do so and they decided to limit the number of people allowed to meet you know close space to impose our restrictions on and not gold in bars and restaurants in risk zones a something that was already implemented in big cities that have been hit hard by this and then make such as the capital ballet and such as planned for it but those challenges is the 2nd challenge is that those risk to actions are sometimes being overturned by administrative cords to other kountry when those decide that they go too far that the drug arrests most of the authorities is disproportionate or unfair towards one sector the Hospitality Branch for example and thats what we saw him begging for example where the 11 pm to 6 am curfew in restaurants and bars they know the turn has been overturned for those of the basel restaurant which large complained so its its a very difficult to have a common policy in terms of restrictions and it is very difficult for people to lead in this uncertainty as well yeah despite this confusion and this chaos if you will here in germany the country still seems to be very better than its leaders doesnt. Well theres the worry if you will that well see that were seeing an exponential growth of the number of infections and thats that it becomes out of control everybody is trying to avoid a 2nd love that im in favor of localized actions localized dances but it becomes increasingly difficult to contain the virus dabbing say that indeed we have around 4300. 00 new infections they lead to many states has ok especially if you compare it to neighboring counties france for example can only dream about does numbers weighs more than 23000 cases their daily or the Czech Republic for example pick out more done 10 pounds in cases they lay over the weekend. For just a few you see germans are struggling to get a clear message out to the people what about there in the u. K. Are the british people are they getting a clear message from their leaders. Well thats a difficult question to answer the information is that very often people dont understand it and i can really relate to that position in germany where youve got different parts of the u. K. Having different regulations and people getting a bit confused between the 2 you know someone on one side of every might have one set of regulations and someone on the other side might have a different set of regulations and as well as not because the changing all the time is difficult to follow so i think i think most people have worked out the new regulations for wales whats going to be opening in wales now and we roughly know whats happening in the u. K. Now with the different tiers that is 12 and 3 so people do roughly know where they are but if you actually did a survey of the average person in the street it probably wouldnt go to tell you the regulations in great detail but i think the messages are getting through the key messages like the how the hand hygiene the social distancing the mask wearing the limiting contact between households those messages are getting through theres a much better understanding of the principles of the pandemic the principles of Infection Control although the rules are so specific that people do get a bit confused with them certainly and of course the hope remains for a vaccine next year dr John Campbell in the u. K. Tonight and my colleague shots here in berlin to both of you thank you. And britain for. A while most of the world continues to struggle with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic chinas latest quarterly figures appear to show the country is on an economic rebound government figures show that Economic Growth in the 3rd quarter was up 4. 9 percent compared to the same time last year Global Demand for masks and other medical supplies boosted factory output and retail spending is now back at this now to pre virus levels unbelievable with beijing saying it has the disease under control the recovery in the worlds 2nd biggest economy already seems well underway while this bring in jeremy gogu hes the editor and chief of the u. S. Based china focused news platforms such china he joins us tonight from nashville tennessee its good to see you again jeremy i mean its impressive stuff that were getting from china right now reporting a nearly 5 percent growth despite the pandemic doesnt that vindicate beijings clear policy tough lockdowns last spring that the rest of the world looked at and whore. In many ways it does i think one should say that you shouldnt believe any numbers coming out of beijing we dont know if it really is 5 percent the Chinese Government the Chinese Communist party have many ways of manipulation the figures nonetheless it is very clear that things are getting back to normal at least domestically there was an enormous travel season of the national day october 1 week long Holiday People are spending their consuming they are hanging out together in large groups without wearing face masks and the economies of this is bouncing back because they took a science based approach to handling this and then you have a science based approach isnt that part of the lesson to be learned here the clear line forward by beijing but also by taiwan and south korea it works. Thats what i do think its important to point out that this isnt. A proof that thora terror and government is better at handling this because as he said south korea taiwan and i would also include new zealand countries that have bounced back remarkably from this and obviously the Global Markets you know tourism and exports may not be back to where they were pretend demick domestically these countries have managed to start growing again so i think this is a vindication of vindication of a science based approach to approaching this endemic and this has to be a bitter lesson for people there in the u. S. Where you are because what china is showing the world is that your economy can recover quickly but 1st you have to get the virus under control you do indeed and im not sure if this is going out on on radio video and you can see that like desperation in my eye but there is a real problem in the United States where pretty much half the country doesnt seem interested in the science based approach to it. And so i think its going the recovery is going to take much longer time and china for all its problems and im a chronicle of them you know im not somebody whos a boost of the Chinese Communist party but for all its problems it has had a science based approach to this disease and how to deal with it yeah and i mean we also have to say we dont want to sound like apologies for the regime or the government in beijing the truth is we cannot trust the numbers that do come out of beijing china has a history of fudging statistics right. Absolutely you know i dont think you can trust a number that comes out of beijing but. Its not like there there is an out of control condemning of the 19 in china right now and i speak to people in china every day multiple many many people all over the country and you know if the government says 100000 people die i die and i tend to believe you know 300000 people died if they say the g. D. P. He has grown by 5 percent i tend to believe its gone by one percent. Nonetheless. I have enough anecdotal evidence in my personal contacts and i spend you know at least 8 to 10 hours a day talking to people in china and interacting with them that there is enough normalcy going on that the economy can in fact good people ah going to the movies that going to restaurants they are you know getting tirzah in large numbers so yeah the numbers that the communist party is giving off may be off but theres no question that the economy has recovered to a much greater extent than we have say for example in United States yeah we in the west we look there with envy especially when you say the word normal saying we would love to have a return to that jeremy gold corn joining us tonight from nashville tennessee jeremy we appreciate your time your insights thank you. Thank you very much. Well the day is almost done the conversation continues online to find us on twitter either d. W. Knew she could follow me it went off t. V. 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