Countries across europe. To slow the spread of. The. Player of the century. Well hear his take on the. Welcome to the program u. S. President. Joe biden have faced off in a final t. V. Debate less than 2 weeks before election day the exchange in nashville tennessee was a lot more civil than the ill tempered 1st. Debate between the 2 men racism taxes and the economy were on the agenda but for both candidates the coronavirus pandemic was top of the list. A different tone and pace the find this head to head between the president ial hopefuls gone where the chaos and constant interruptions of their 1st meeting this time the event was more of a conventional debate with the coronavirus pandemic given the most minutes on the clock trump offered an optimistic view on the way forward like a prison it will go away and as i say were rounding the turn where rounding the corner its going away we have a vaccine thats coming its ready its going to be announced within weeks and its going to be delivered cost of such biden condemn trumps record in dealing with the crisis 220000 americans dead and he want his response to that many of us should not remain as president of the United States of america all right were going to the issue of race was also in focus a fact of the matter is there is institutional racism america and we have always said weve never lived up to it that we hold these truths to be selfevident all men and women are created equal guess what we have never ever lived up to put it weve always constantly been moving the middle further and further to inclusion not exclusion this is the 1st president to come along and says thats the end of that nobody has done more for the black community than donald trump and if you look with the exception of Abraham Lincoln possible exception but the exception of Abraham Lincoln nobody has done what ive done record but your response the debate gradually got more heated and trump separation policy for Migrant Children came under fire. Parents were ripped their kids were ripped from their arms and separated and now they cannot find over 500. 00 sets of those parents and those kids are alone no where to go no where to go its criminal its criminal let me get out of this they went through and i reporters everything they are so well taken care of there in facilities that was so tightly knit some of them got missouri goodnight it would just ask one question who built the cages id love you to ask of that who built the cage let me ask about voters finally got something resembling a substantive argument but its unlikely to have a major impact on the electorate a record 45000000 americans have so far taken advantage of early voting and pulls so a majority of those yet to vote had already decided what theyll write on their ballot. Well william. As u. S. Election team is following the bates will you what did each candidate need going into this debate because it was the last opportunity for American Voters to compare the 2 side by side thats right i mean i think the candidates the moderator Kristen Walker viewers American Voters all needed a more Civil Exchange which is what we did have lets not pat ourselves on the shoulder too much the bar was very very low should be tripping over that bar by complimenting ourselves too much by having a debate that was actually a little more substantive of course chris and walker have the benefit of being able to have the mikes muted although even Chris Wallace the moderator of that 1st debate if we could be generous in calling at that call said he was jealous of this debate which you could have moderated this debate of course needed mikes or not Christian Walker was much more in control of the 2 candidates then then Chris Wallace was. You know donald trump needed to show that he was not as argumentative not as insulting to the polls show that that did not play very well for the 1st debate but i dont really have to hold the line you know hes up in the polls hes looking stronger in a lot of issues than donald trump he just needs to not put his foot in his mouth not say anything too controversial and to that extent both candidates complex their goals but its a much steeper climb right now for donald trump than for joe biden who as i say just needs to hold the line less than 2 weeks till the election how much of an impact can a debate like this still have up i mean its mixed the debates we know historically do not have a huge impact on what voters think but it is an opportunity as you said at the top is an opportunity for a more or less unfiltered view of the candidates you know we otherwise you hear the commercials you hear the attacks on each other this is a chance for the 2 to be side by side to look at them you know we are in an election where we just heard 45000000 if not more it could be as much as 50000000 according to Michael Mcdonald whos you know the go to guy right now crunching all these numb. As a u. S. Politics professor in florida who have already voted its that represents a 3rd of the votes that we saw in 2016 so that means you know a 3rd of those votes are already in for this election now so massive mail in voting already so many people already made up their minds you know we always hear about the independent voter the swing voter thats looking like its a much smaller number this year people have made up their minds people know who theyre going to vote for but this debate is a chance to finally hear these candidates and as we say we finally did get to hear a bit of these candidates today ok despite early voting it can still go either way we dont know how this election is going to come out what can we expect between now and election day thats right early voting just means a lot of people have voted i mean might mean that might be an indication of huge turnout to come i just mean that the bulk of its already happened might mean that the democrats really have a surge coming forward to coming ahead of them might mean republicans are just you know waiting on the sidelines to come in and do their votes on november 3rd so we have to take the numbers we have right now with a grain of salt weve already seen many october surprise with this New York Post article trying to hit biden with this email scandal 2016 Hillary Clinton emails that hasnt landed quite as much as maybe some republican or trump strategist might have liked social media platforms have been far more aggressive in controlling that kind of information or misinformation there could still be more things that come out we know that russia and iran its now been reported have hacked or have gotten access to u. S. Voter Registration Data theres been you know apparently threatening emails being sent to voters the United States so there could be a lot more dicey things to happen the next 2 weeks even though so many people have already voted there is still many many more people left to vote and still 2 weeks is a long time in the u. S. Election still a lot of suspense the. U. S. Election team thanks so much. Check on some of the other stories making headlines today russian president Vladimir Putin says nearly 5000 people have been killed in fighting over the disputed region in a corner. The morning parties on in armenia estimate much fewer losses to russian brokered cease fires have failed 3 weeks in the long running call. Meanwhile hootin has rejected accusations that he was involved in poisoning kremlin opponent alexina bunny he said he would not have allowed me to leave the country if he had been involved in a Television Interview putin said he had personally authorized of all these back you ation to germany for treatment. Chileans are expected to vote for constitutional change in a historic weekend referendum pro reform party staged final rallies near the president ial palace the opposition wants to sweep away a Legal Framework dating back to the poor dictator a ghost of pinochet government supporters say the constitution has ensure stability. Nigerias president has called for an end to protests across the country as demonstrations against Police Brutality continue president will have a new bihari war and protesters not to undermine National Security is address came after 12 people were killed when the military opened fire during a protest in lagos earlier this week. La crosse has descended into chaos. Gunfire rang out shops were looted and a prison was such a blaze in nigerias biggest city on thursday prompting the president to call for calm. I their full quarter on our. Team to the streets through its and the constructively engage government in finding solutions. You have rose as we know and. People are losing faith in their Security Forces and the government after 12 demonstrators were killed earlier this week peaceful protests against a police unit known as sars has been under way across the country since earlier this month with the unit accused of torturing and killing citizens. Not from here in south africa but tensions escalated on tuesday night when Security Forces fired into a crowd of protesters singing the National Anthem according to Amnesty International and from what we have seen on the ground clearly. The he did not respect International Human rights you know i mean just constitutional as well in terms of in peoples lives and security in. The incident sparked condemnation from the International Community and violent unrest within the country mobs vandalized and police stations courthouses and t. V. Stations while Police Fought back but the Nigerian Military has that night shooting at the protesters and they have us in particular. And members of the International Community. Many of whom have expressed. A bozo Ongoing Development in that we thank you and as you all to seek to know all the facts. Before in order to judgment in making history for now months the president said he was pained by the loss of innocent lives but did not directly acknowledge the protests shootings its a retard that may not be well received by the nigerians who have been calling for an end to corruption full wakes. Youre watching still to come though audience. In nature this british musicians. Are coming into. The pen. Germany has recorded more than 11000 new Coronavirus Infections over the past 24 hours and thats for the 2nd day in a row this surge in corona virus cases here is mirrored in other countries across europe with many countries reaching new highs and infection rates faced with a spiraling crisis governments are. Tightening restrictions and imposing new law a report begins in france. Recalled in france when more than 41000 corona virus infections were reported on thursday in some cities intensive care units already reaching capacity a Public Health crisis. The government has responded by extending curfews already in effect in the capital paris to a total of 38 regions france is set to become the 2nd european country to exceed 1000000 cases. After spain reached this grim milestone earlier in the week with an infection rate 3 times the National Average the region of nevada has resorted to drastic measures. It has banned most travel into and out of the region and closed all restaurants and bars. The capital madrid has been under a similar lockdown for the past 2 weeks to stem a spiraling caseload. Italy was the 1st european country to be hit hard by the coronavirus. Prime minister as you said the continent has appealed to a tally ends to adhere to curfews imposed in italys 3 biggest cities the country is desperate to avoid the massive casualties and overflowing hospitals witnessed earlier this year. The caseload is exploding in the Czech Republic a record 15000 new infections on thursday prompted the government to impose a hard lockdown. Prime minister. Said the Health System would overwise collapse by early next month. A shop shuttered in the capital prague. The army moved in to set up a field hospital. A lockdown is also in effect in ireland over the next 6 weeks households are not allowed to mingle and people have to stay within 5 kilometers of their homes nonessential shops have been closed and restaurants are restricted to takeaway services. Germany has been considered a model of Good Practice when it comes to managing the coronavirus pandemic but as infections surge authorities are struggling to keep up the countrys local Public Health departments are crucial part of the countrys response helping to trace contacts when people test positive for the virus now theyre reaching their limit and having to rethink their approach to 11 am and the Health Office of this small german town to see that. Has not stopped ringing since we arrived he is a coronavirus containments scout a Contact Tracy who keeps in touch with people who test positive or have been closer to an infected person is this to make sure that they stay quarantined a time consuming task. If we were to rush through things we would leave a person behind who is in a situation that they cannot handle in the best case they would just sit there and get depressed in the worst case they would go out and endanger others. To feel a little. Local Health Offices across germany are facing more and more work as the virus spreads so many extra containment scouts have been hired to cope with the additional load. People are at their limits because they can no longer manage the work as it should be done but of reaching this limit doesnt mean that theres no more capacity to react. To maintain this capacity to act more than just extra stuff was necessary here in ny cohen in this part of the lin the Health Office is dealing with one of germanys biggest outbreaks. We are no longer dealing with single sources of infection but with many sources therefore we had to change our containment strategy on how to deal with the cases and sweating on possum the Health Office previously called people testing positive and all those when contact with them now there are so many cases that they will focus on calling only those contacts who are in over scroope the others will be informed by the person they met who tested positive. For. Local German Health officials hope that the latest containment measures will bring the numbers of infections down otherwise a winter of long walking hours lies ahead of the. Spring in our Political Correspondent kate brady here caved Germanys Health authorities have scaled up their truck and trace operations but as weve just seen theyre struggling to keep up with the texans other European Countries have already abandoned tracing efforts because there are simply too many cases is is it just a matter of time for germany gives up too. Well i wouldnt go so far as to say that they give up this is about finding new strategies at the moment and as we heard there in the report some areas even tiny local districts that have been mice defected worst affected by clove it right now are already adapting to find new ways so it could be that over the next few weeks contacts of people who have tested positive for coated are very much responsible for informing people that theyve been in close contact with themselves and those people that have been described as 1st degree contacts of people who are directly in touch with someone who tested positive will be automatically asked to go into quarantine of their own accord and they wont necessarily be contacted by Health Authorities but another recommendation from experts here in germany right now is to perhaps start keeping a diary as well of people that youve been in close contact with perhaps in a closed room away when able to keep at least 1. 5 meters distance. For more than 15 minutes so theres a lot of new strategies on the table but one of the big focus is Going Forward will be on Vulnerable People on high risk groups and already some places a looking into preventative measures so ensuring for example that the elderly would be able to go shopping at different times to other people what happens 1st thing on the morning ok infection numbers are going through the roof in germany the country is registering now over 11000. 00 cases a day whats that countrys center for Disease Control robert institute saying about the. Well by no surprise when the president of the Public Health institute spoke just yesterday he said that the situation is extremely serious right now but there was still some glimmer of hope glimmer of optimism from the president of the yesterday saying that there is still a chance that germany could indeed slow down the spread all of that 19 if people adhere to the rules and measures that are already in place some of these that belong just part of everyday life now here in jenin and been in place for months of course some restrictions have been made even stricter in recent days especially when it comes to when and why you need to wear masks but there it is or at least the Public Health institutes hope is that if people stick to the rules that is still a hope over slowing down the pandemic kate thank you for so much for bringing us up to date there kate brady well many of us have found solace in nature during the pandemic and some people have found more than that british musician Cosmo Sheldrake uses cells from the Natural World in his unique compositions but he does just take from the world around him he gives back to with performances among the plants and creatures that have inspired him. British musician sheldrake feels a deep connection with nature the songs he composes are inspired by the world around him he works from a small solar powered studio deep in a forest in southern england. Has no learn to play the piano at age 4 today he plays over 30 different instruments his 2nd album wakeup calls features a range of birdsong samples you know chuck the sounds are arranged in a sampler so i can trigger back different elements of what ive recorded in and then start to kind of color those sounds together and build the enter piece of music. When he can get there to roll explores his lush surroundings hunting for sounds to sample. d d d nature to me i guess just means a celebration of life is just. One of the songs every life has a passion for living and i think its just. True isnt it just being a natural place you just get that sense of just life busting for from becoming constantly in. The. Game. Hes great shales in many different corners of the world and he has a soft spot for performing in ny. I mean i love playing outside. One of my favorite things that seemed to play to places about the people i think its just as important to perform in places and to places and often go to a place to record sounds from that place make a piece of music and then take it back to the place and perform it back in the place. By. The beauty of a Natural Environment which nikes music never ceases to amaze. Paul mccartney is to release a new album made entirely at his home in the english countryside during law the former beatle plays all the instruments and has mixed and produced it himself this is Paul Mccartneys 3rd such solo album each record has surprised fans with his experimental edge the album comes out in december 2 2. Resilient football great turns 80 today hes still regarded by many fans as the best player the game has ever seen after winning 3 world cup titles events taking place around brazil to mark the milestone the man himself has been displaying his famous sense of humor brazils love for pele is the strongest ever a huge mural in the spiritual home of santos has been unveiled to celebrate the football greats 80th birthday the tribute artist cobra is just one of many pele shot to fame as a 17 year old help in brazil when the 958 willed cup. He repeated the trick in 1962 and also guy didnt iconic brazil team to the children in 1970. All these years on and the man named player of the century remains an icon sao paolo Football Museum has opened an exhibition honoring him on his birthday and despite brushes with ill health in recent years he has lost none of his sparkle. On my 80th birthday i thank everyone who has already sent me a message others have already sent me an email. Now that im 80 i need to thank god for giving me the health to get this far and stay so lucid even if im not always so intelligent. Dubbed the king of football pele is still immensely frank fall for what the game has done for him. I hope that when i get to heaven god welcomes me the same way that everyone welcomes me nowadays and that is thanks to our beloved football. At 80 years of age pele continues to be one of brazils most in jewelry. Might not be the 1st thing that comes to mind when you think of dubai but a fountain there has just broken the Guinness World record for being the biggest taking the title from one just around the corner the palm fountain is equipped with a jet ski a couple of blasting water more than a 100 meters into the air and 3000. Lights. Even more impressed with fireworks of course just remember the top story were following for you here today u. S. President donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden have faced off in a final t. V. Debate less than 2 weeks before election day economy crime Climate Change or among the topics discussed with the corona virus pandemic. Youre watching the news coming up next china has come back. To the point. Thanks for watching. Good. To the point strong opinions clear positions international perspectives. While the rest of the world struggles with cold it is a country where it all began this reporting low infection rates and strong growth in china and corrupted by less than a super spreader to economic winners find out onto the points. To the point. Really up next a lot of g. W. Is growing in this scene. In the form of. The super foods that are also good for the their primordial plants the futuristic resource and they can do even more modern women from 2 continents present their green fish. Global 3000. And 60 minutes on t w. 6 to go. Yes. Missile. As we take on the world. All of the stories that matter to you. Really. Never. Know. How do you feel the. Need for mines. While the rest of the world struggles with a corona crisis now in its 2nd or even 3rd wave the country where it all began appears to be well on its way to recovery china is reporting daily case numbers in the low 2 digits and its Pandemic Management appears to be paying off economically china is the only industrialized economy that has seen growth in 2020 but how reliable are the statistics china and the coronavirus from super spreader to economic winner thats our topic