To voters on the eve of election day in North Carolina the president said he would win again just by polls predicting his defeat by then told supporters in ohio meanwhile that its time to end quote the chaos of the past 4 years. Only would star johnny depp has lost his libel battle with the british tabloid the sun the actor sued the newspaper after it described him as quote a wife beater in his ruling the judge found the tabloids report to be substantially true and that depp had been physically abusive toward his exwife amber heard on 12 a separate occasions. This is deja vu news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at state of the union or visit our website to w dot com. Or off. The all. Germany when into a partial coronavirus locked in today and will stay there for the rest of november a month of walk down white says bet is weighing heavily on everyone today chairs so i made it clear the government can close restaurants and bars but its up to the people to stop the virus to come through november feeling rather alone so that we dont feel lonely come christmas im burnt off in berlin this is the day. The light at the end of the tunnel is still fine a long way away and. Exponential growth which is leading us faster and faster towards and health care emergency. Looked long and hard for a better way as we didnt find one. Well have to do without much of what makes life nicer we know that. And if we stick to this rigorously for one month then we can break this 2nd when you. Call in a democracy i believe in the power of reason and responsibility. Also coming up in the Foreign Policy of Donald Trumps america 1st diplomats here in germany and europe describe it as 4 years of brazen bombastic brinkmanship from this day forward its going to be only america 1st merica. The fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made if you look at. Germany is a captive for. To our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day beginning the loneliest of novembers today germany went into a partial lockdown in the hopes of stopping the exponential spread of the corona virus in the past 2 weeks the number of new cases has tripled the number of coated 1000 patients in intensive care has doubled the prescription from the government 4 weeks of closed restaurants and bars stores and schools will remain open and interpersonal contact it is supposed to be reduced to a bare minimum today german chancellor Angela Merkel admitted this will be and endure instead a nation at home all alone in the are hoping it wont be come december. A wet start to germanys new partial lockdown Early Morning in berlin as cool children have to class they are some of the few whose routine wont change that much with the new measures the new restrictions on affect shops schools or day cares the German Government says it will prioritize childrens education something it says is better achieved with in person lessons. What does appear different is the street usually bustling with tourists and locals now quiet and empty its many bars and cafes have to shut down and can only offer takeout. German chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged that the new measures are hard but said that they are necessary to limit social contacts and bring the pandemic back under control. And thats been doing that of course this means that for the next 4 weeks will have to go without a lot of the things that make life worthwhile and we all know that the state premiers as well as we in the government we spent a long time considering whether there was a better or moderate way but we did not see one thats why with heavy hearts we decided on these measures and. The government has also urged those who can to work from home and ask them ploy is to facilitate the transition with more people staying home fewer commuters should crowded trains and buses. At lunch time clients lined up outside restaurants not to wait for a table but to order takeout a buffer for many Restaurant Owners but not enough to make up for the lost income. This is really a service to customers but its not much more than that i assume that i will have to accept some losses this month in. A difficult november lies ahead the hope now for germans is that the next 4 weeks will. Be enough to curb the spread of the virus. A new vision will govern our land from this day forward its going to be only america 1st american. Civil donald trump of left americas european allies. Shown. These rules which if. The fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made easy lashed out at americas friends if you look at. Germany it is a cat. And hes crazy jump to authoritarian. 4 years of donald trump europes state of shock what you just saw is a clip from a new d. W. Documentary by our chief International EditorRichard Walker i can highly recommend it and you can watch it at youtube dot com slash d w news now if the past 4 years have shaken the worlds perception of the u. S. What will the next 4 years do well that depends on the outcome of the election this week and the elections aftermath in its latest report the crisis group is warning that for the 1st time in recent history violence erupting postelection is a real risk in the u. S. And for the 1st time the group is advising u. S. Political leaders to heed the advice from foreign allies when it comes to respecting the rule of law and fair and free elections american democracy long the standard by which other nations have measured their freedoms may need other nations to remind it of what those freedoms are. Correspondents are on both. The atlantic and will be doing exactly what many of you will be doing on election day in the us waiting for the results Washington Bureau chief in his poll covered the election 4 years ago when donald trump beat Hillary Clinton shes back in the u. S. Capitol on the same beat for the past 3 years my colleague alexander phenomena covered the white house for us she is now our Brussels Bureau chief and in money well shots covers german politics and that includes chancer on the americas struggle to connect with us President Donald Trump to all 3 of you its good to have you here on this election even as i want to start with you u. S. President ial campaign there marathons we know that now weve got the final sprint to the finish it may or may not be over tomorrow night what are you expecting right brained i mean for voters in actually also of viewers who are hoping to know who the next president of these United States is. I think they will be disappointed if they think we will have the results by tomorrow night or even early wednesday morning this result of this election hangs on only a very few states and that has a lot to do with how this country works and this is so much of the electorate deciding to use mail in ballots this year people are going to have to be patient so i think its going to take at least a couple of days before we know who the president of the United States will be in is do we know what preparations are the drawn by campaigns making for a disputed election result. Well for republicans they have a court system that has been handpicked by trump which of course includes the recent Supreme Court nominee picks a conservative churches also have been clear that they are not in favor of postmark ballots that are returned to office you would say this is going to be a big issue so and for democrats and liberals it is important for them to make sure that as many people as possible go out to vote because well its really my its be a that president on the drums announces his victory even before the collins are all in so all both sides kind of are really ready to fight the outcome in front of courts alexander is that the biggest worry in brussels for the European Union that the election will come and go and deliver no clarity no closure. Well actually you know our officials that i spoke with they told me that they are concerned that there could be appropriate of chaos of uncertainty and this is because the United States is still a very important partner for the European Union and its so important for nato but thats also reason why i think its safe to say that the majority of officials in the majority of e. U. Leaders theyre really hoping for a change theyre rooting for joe biden because they want to see a you asked president and the white house who is more predictable who appreciates long held alliances who Cherish International organizations but of course they are not snow eve to to hope that you know all the problems and frictions would be would disappear overnight but what they are hoping for is a change of tone and of the tone and change of the atmosphere in the Transatlantic Relations and the what about the german chancellor we all remember that after trump one in 2016 mrs merkel she offered to work with trump on the basis of the values of democracy freedom respect for the rule of law and Human Dignity how has that worked out for the gentle. Well brents not so well because the usual means of communication between the 2 countries have changed over those past 4 years President Trump in the u. S. Has several times a scolded germany and India International scene and chancellor and get america acknowledged this radical shift in the relation between the 2 countries remember in 2000 and seventys during a g. 7 summit when she say that the times when we could fully count on others are over to a certain extent and a tramp also heavily criticised and go america lost for europes handling of the pandemic and also of course his tweeter are fine many participants here in germany among the population only 22 percent off germans have a positive view of the us since the beginning of the term presidency and for several several reasons theres a redraw restoril sorry for from the paris diaries agreement on climate more recent and recently we saw the withdrawal of u. S. Soldiers from germany trade disappears so this has been a really difficult 4 years here in germany in terms of Transatlantic Relations i mean we know that there are reports that the German Government wants a new deal with the u. S. Through this election what is that new deal what is it supposed to be exactly. Well theres a lot to be mended between the 2 counties and barely in hopes to reset the transatlantic ties of foreign minister sayed that he would quickly reached out reach out to washington no mot so who wins this election and send out proposals for a new compilation between the 2 countries now he didnt want to take sides and he reminded that it was not his place to do so as a foreign minister but he did say that joe biden stewed in the tradition of seeing cooperation as a strength for america and he also warned that in terms of us a teacher to his jam any change would be required and that he hopes to be able to tackle global issues together again namely trade climate protection and the ongoing pandemic. Im wondering lets assume that will draw wins reelection how is u. S. Foreign policy likely to play out in the event that we are dealing with a troll when. I mean brenda you know this country is facing major problems as so many other countries in this world due to the pandemic and as we all know there is hardly any social safety net here so well see the gap between the filthy rich and the absolutely poor growing and this is going to be brutal we actually already see that more and more tense even in a rich city Like Washington where people are living because they lost their homes they got it licked it so i think the main focus of whoever will win these elections will really to kind of restart okeeffe is this country going so this is kind of a fair prediction to say that they will be mainly looking inwards but i mean as we just heard from from my colleagues there are some immediate actions biden would take if he gets elected that will impact the International Community he already said that he wants to rejoin the paris climate agreement for example and he also plans to re worst tramps plan to withdraw from the b. H. All but again the major focus will be in that and alexander lets talk about what the European Union is expecting what would an other 4 years of the trumpet ministration mean for the e. U. It would be a disaster for the Transatlantic Relations many here fear they fear that donald trump would feel freer and more empowered to pursue his everywhere in dealing with the europe and its and mentions there are so many issues at stake at stake trade issues that the europeans are so eager to solve trump has threatened to impose massive tariffs on the european cars and other goods lets take a Climate Change the need for the United States to tackle Climate Change thats not likely to happen with trump and lets take nato and the fact that still no trump has repeatedly questioned the american commitment to the alliance and many here fear that he could even try to leave the alliance or to try to destroy the trust among allies in that tweet you know theres a very good point. Even if Biden Joe Biden wins there are still going to be some big issues that will be any different than theyve been with the Trump Administration on your belt you know the issue of defense spending here theres also the nord stream to project that biden is not a theory and of right. Definitely in fact president charm subtle times pointed out that for example germany didnt comply to its obligation to spend at least 2 percent of its budget to defense the way he did it was a breath but it is a fact that germany along with other countries were in complying wasnt complying with natives requirements but tensions speak freely with trans their collaboration and with same deciding to restore u. S. Troops from germany will see how it joe biden handles 8 if elected but for example on the issues such as a controversial russian gas popular pipeline north stream to or trade disputes such as on taxing u. S. Tech giants here in europe the issue wont these appear even if we see a democrat president in the white house. Before we run out of time we have to remember whoever we as you said the u. S. Is probably going to be very busy with itself for the next couple of years will the u. S. Lets assume joe biden wins will the u. S. Go from having a twitterer in chief to needing a therapist in chief. Thats a good question i mean joe biden most definitely wont read it as eruptive and constant as President Donald Trump does but he will have to put in a lot of work to bring this country together again we were able to travel the United States from one side to the other and what we saw over these or during these 7 weeks it is devastating how Little People are still able to talk with each other and how divided this country is so some kind of therapeutic capacity is a abilities of a president would probably help i think a lot of people would agree with you in washington alexander phenomena in brussels and even your chance here in berlin to all of you thank you nice talking with you. On this u. S. Election eve millions of votes are in the hands of u. S. Postal carriers the unprecedented use of millin balance this year is one reason why voter turnout is expected to be the highest in a century but u. S. President donald trump has spent much of the campaign trying to discredit smell and balance claiming joe bidens democrats will use them to rig the election. Its a false report. Well look at what happened. I think its a terrible thing when ballots get become like that after an election because it can only lead to one thing and thats very bad you know what that thing is i think its a very dangerous terrible thing and i think its terrible when we cant know the results of an election the night of the election and a modern day ate your computer president dont determine who gets to vote for servitors going to be the president. One american 2 south american 2 be heard one america is heard i believe the message is going to be loud and clear its time for donald trump to pack as bags and go oh all right lets go now to julius from the law our political strategist and veteran of the or walk Obama Campaigns a familiar face to our viewers here joe is its good to see you again there is really we can print this real fear in the us tonight stores are being boarded up why care hurricanes come i mean can you believe this is america on the eve of a president ial election. I mean it doesnt feel like it and certainly in the peaceful transfer of power something that has been completely unquestioned for 4 decades and centuries i mean that is all the sudden on the law im but i think theres also a hopeful perspective in there and that is of course that 94000000. 00 americans have already cast their vote and we expect a record turnout so again the electorate is actually mobilized joe biden has been out on the campaign trail and so tomorrow its of course in the hands of the voters and of course also in the hands of the election volunteers the poll workers to make sure that this is a smooth electoral process and everybody will be counting help those imagine what is going on inside the. Campaign tonight julius i mean youve been there with obama are they have the stage now where its just wait and see and hope for the best. You know this is absolutely everything goes she chided do every Campaign Stop possible they can see exacting around the country you know i saw that joe biden has been up to 20 stops in this past week donald trump has actually done 29 stops at least it was in 12 states so right now it is really just about grabbing every single last vote trying to mobilize trying to knock on every door doesnt matter whether theres a pandemic out there you try to contact as many voters as possible sent Text Messages to calls and again turnout is everything right now and were going to see that in states like florida in the sun belt down there in georgia and North Carolina and arizona its going to be every vote that matters in the same of course goes for the rest of us while we look at subterranean michigan and wisconsin so they can try to reach every single vote out there and make sure that they have every advantage that they can get you know you mention North Carolina the numbers coming across right now say that it is a statistical tie in the state between trump and biden right now so yes you know anything could happen let me ask you about both systems you know the american and the german Electoral Systems there are calls for a radical overhaul of the u. S. System after this election i mean weve got you know 50 us states weve got 50 election systems what do you see as the weakest link in the u. S. Electoral process. I mean from a european and from a german perspective it should be clear that whoever receives more votes than the other candidate should ultimately win the election and you know go back to 2016 were sitting at the big table where hes sitting right now counting the votes and in the end Hillary Clinton had 3000000 mobo then donald trump it and of course donald trump due to the Electoral College math became the president out of states and so of course of the big question is should there be a overhaul and you know in all honesty i dont see it happening because whoever wins this election is going to say well you know this worked out in our favor and theyre going to come with the same arguments that that weve always heard which is going to be the Founding Fathers intended this to be have many exactly the way that were seeing it right now so why change it now because of course theres an advantage for whoever side is winning this election so i dont see anything to change and i dont see any shift in Public Perception and of course into the parties who go out there and try to push or change and think so again it is a system that is fundamentally different from what we have over here in europe and again those are the rules so youve got to hear to them yeah you know people who do look at both systems say that germanys election system seems to be much more resilient i mean you know elections take place here on a sunday it is official and its done and its its over. With are there qualities or lessons that the americans can maybe learn from what is being done here in europe. Well i mean i dont feel like we should be giving advice to other countries but i think that there are a lot of upsides to our electoral system that you dont have to register to vote you are automatically enrolled and we see that in the voter turnout that you know german voter turnout is way higher than the American Voter turnout theres a clear set. Of rules on what type of i. D. Getting you know again if you want to do absentee ballot voting you can and theres a clear process for that as well you know we always vote on a sunday which is future of course because a lot of working class people have to go out there on a tuesday and and work so a lot of issues are taking place i think a lot of countries especially the United States could look at our system to do some overall of some of those practices all right julia swindle our political strategists and a veteran of the Obama Campaign suze always good talking with you we appreciate your insights thank you. Thanks friend happy election day thank you. And finally tonight President Trumps former head of National Intelligence is being accused of spreading election mis information now this is a tweet posted today by Richard Grinnell who is also the former u. S. Ambassador to germany grinnell calls joe biden here a phony for wearing a mask outside for the public but not inside an airplane but theres just one big problem the photo of biden without a mask was taken one year ago before we even knew that the coronavirus existed no one was wearing face masks the label phony fits the information the mis information coming from Richard Grinnell. Well the day is almost done but the conversation continues online youll find us on twitter either at g. W. News or you can follow me at brant golf t. V. And remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day tomorrow is election day in the u. S. Stay here with me that we use will have a special edition of the day to more of to see that. India. Have experience cruelty. Undulate obama and never leaves their side. Committed Animal Rights activist gives them a safe haven in new delhi. Where their wounds can heal where the animals can rob julie the learn to trust again. Area. 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