A surging number of sick people hoping to be tested. Plus german football is abuzz ahead of one of the years most anticipated clashes well preview this weekends top of the table bonus playing a match between by an endorsement but its being held in an empty stadium during the countrys partial lockdown. Welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in key states which have yet to declare their results lets look at those now so it hasnt changed for a while we have joe biden still at 264 Electoral College votes to Donald Trumps 214 thats according. To Associated Press and remember to 70 thats that magic number to win the presidency whats still up for grabs well for example pennsylvania would be the big prize to table 20 electoral votes joe bidens lead there is currently growing 220000 votes with 98 percent of that vote counted and then we move down to georgia 16 electoral votes it is extremely close by then has pulled ahead of trump here with a difference of just 4000. 00 votes its likely to go to a recount Election Officials there are telling us now overall looking at the map Donald Trumps path to victory is looking increasingly narrow states you see there in red or blue have been called for the by the Associated Press for trump or biden states in lighter blue or in pink or leaning toward biden or trump respectively and just to remind you any one state will give joe biden the win but President Trump needs a combination of states to hang on lets get more on whats happening with the vote count in those handful of undecided states and for that i have with me here in the studio peter dahl part of our u. S. Election team and of course in washington our bureau chief enos poll lets start with you enos were seeing the vote trickling in the margins changing what more can you tell us. Well everybody is waiting we are waiting for the results coming out of that way and you know is it just pointed over this is the most important state by the end of the day will determine the outcome of the election if we find out this evening that pencil when it is called provided he will be the next president off the United States but we are also waiting for a bite of because earlier today he announced that he will deliver a speech tonight primetime primetime its kind of no 3 and right now we hear that he might not deliver his speech maybe because he wont have any clear results tonight so again its a day off point tape and we see those live pictures outside the white house i looks like to be trump opponents. As they are selves waiting as well. Back here with us in the studio we are waiting because these vote differences are so thin how are the counting processes in the various states handling that right i mean on his face this process has looked a little bit chaotic weve seen you know very slow groups of voting counts coming in and you know were now in our 4th day of counting you got in person votes youve got your mail in ballots youve got your provisional ballots and on top of that you have each individual state essentially making up their own rules as to how to run these elections but i think what weve seen is you know what weve seen should actually still trust in the process weve seen an extraordinary amount of transparency weve seen the election workers being incredibly diligent very meticulous and. Pains have been allowed to observe both the election and also the counting. Secretary of the states and you know done interview after interview on National Television explaining the process as the latest developments so you know this really helps a great understanding of whats at stake here it was a mockery and you know to stand out. You know even georgia said theyre going to now do a recount by his they had there by 4000. 00 votes were looking at about 430000 votes left to be counted but theyre worried that this could raise questions about integrity of elections so theyre saying were going with a recount just to leave no grounds for. Stressful times indeed but they do seem to have things under control based on those press conferences and here lets just stick around for a 2nd we want to take a look at Something Else right now these Elections Come at a time when america is just so deeply divided along party lines and now theres a split emerging over the legitimate legitimacy of the u. S. Electoral system itself following Donald Trumps claims of electoral fraud despite citing no evidence now as do your reporters found out for themselves when they talked to voters in pennsylvania how some of them felt. I do think that the system will work and i think there is so much attention on this election on the counting of the vote on looking out for fraud that youre going to find that its prime more accurate than any election weve had so whether they get a recount or not im not concerned because i think youre going to get the same result and its this is a game and see its just a collusion all the states democratic controlled states like michigan wisconsin pennsylvania theyre all colluding with each other to create these fraudulent mail in ballot voting and theyre coming in after the fact President Trump was up big on Election Night in all these states now suddenly hes down after the fact days after the fact truck just lost you know suppose that you know he didnt get the votes it comes down to a few 1000 votes here and there but you know 11 person has to win one person to lose and he lost and hes not going to come back well i tell you 100000 votes came in last night and theyre very suspicious because only the biden bubble was it was still down and we dont know where they came from. Peter evidence or no evidence there are people who believe what donald trump is saying right that these divisions mean or say about us democracy well i think a lot of ways these divisions predate trump but theyve certainly intensified turns presidency theyve also become more mainstream some of the more kind of wild conspiracy theories out where we have seen circulated you know i think america has in many ways become a more polarized country than it was just 4 years ago one of the reasons is the media ecosystem not just allowed people to kind of retreat into their respective bubbles and it will be a great challenge for anyone who becomes the next president to help bridge these differences that said. Things stand right now 4000000 people more have voted for bidens vision of promise of unity so many surveys have shown that you know Americans Still have more in common separate them they worried about how to put food on the table how to put their kids through school how to have access to Affordable Health care so its safe to say that you know there may be a portion of the country thats beyond reach but i think by and large were seeing that there is still some hope. And i think we as the media can help you know speed up the process by not treating politics as a gladiator notch context is king here speaking to what peter was just saying about the next Administration Even if the math stays in bidens favor what is this administration looking at in terms of carrying out its policies. Well i think its very important what peter just pointed out we have to pick up a little when we say the. Biden if he wins only won by a really small margin because may be the outcome actually by the end of the day movie bigger that rethink at the moment if biden in fact wins pennsylvania georgia nevada and arizona its not as close as we have been discussing over the last i dont know 52 hours or so by the how ever i mean biden will be governing in the trumbull mary that is deeply deeply divided and i was able to travel this country for d. W. From one end to the other and experience that this this country is divided in the way i have never seen before the other thing is that the senate at the moment is also controlled by the proper republicans and that will also make it much harder for biden so he will have a hard time to govern however you know its all in washington or were going to do all right here with me in the studio thank you both very much. Germanys Health Minister says the countrys Health Care System could soon be overwhelmed if its covert caseload isnt brought under control yet sean was speaking as germany topped 20000 new daily infections for the 1st time the virus is hitting many european states even harder now than when the pandemic 1st arrived earlier this year. A new somber record for germany the highest number of daily collegian 1000 cases ever registered in the country germany is in its 1st week of a new partial lockdown restaurants bars and leisure activities are shut down travel for tourism is strongly discouraged well shops and schools are allowed to stay open. Germanys Health Minister yes spahn said the countrys Health Care System is not currently overwhelmed but hard times are ahead if the rise in cases isnt stopped. The situation is serious the number of people requiring support in intensive care units has doubled in the past 10 days from as of today our Health System is still coping but even the best system in the world cannot cope with a doubling every 10 days. After the growth rate is very strong and we must break it together on the dark. He even germanys extensive Testing Capacity is under pressure lab say they are struggling to keep up with demand but there is confidence that the current shutdown will help bring the number of cases back down the numbers that we see today or affect the situation a week ago because we have been conditioned period the numbers are slightly slightly improved we have to be optimistic because the reproduction number is below one and i think thats the 1st signs that things might get better here in our country in berlin people are taking reports of the record case rise in their stride many say they are learning to live with the virus and the restrictions on how we see that even with restrictions in place the numbers still go up we just try to live with it now to cope with the situation i dont think about it any more than usual. Pretty shocking i mean i think all governments in every country are doing the best they can i dont think theres any right or wrong. I would go to people in the vaccines and i certainly believe that would help. Next week chancellor Angela Merkel and the federal state leaders are expected to meet to take stock of the situation and decide whether to introduce tougher restrictions something most here in germany are hoping to avoid. And some other major developments in the pandemic the u. S. Has broken its record for the highest number of daily infections for a 2nd day straight with more than 121000 new cases argentinas president ill better from now on this is his country could receive 750000 doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine from the drug maker pfizer by december if its ready and approved by regulators and the World Health Organization or going to zation has launched a new study into why the virus seems to be spreading through mink populations thats after an outbreak in denmark which led to a mass call of the animals one bit of sport now and the opening game of the bonus league is round 7 subedar bremen come from behind to tie up the match against visitors cologne. In red deer 1st in own goal thanks to bremen. Docking the ball into his own net in way through the 2nd half. But then with just 8 minutes left in regulation time granted were awarded a penalty shot for a ham ball. Made no mistake on the spot where they won all final school. 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This is the dozen years africa coming up on the program is the motto of peace now at war if you hears Prime Minister made a speech in his biggest test of peace yet as he advanced as his military in the tikrit region is this the same man who promised to unify the ethnically the best nation. On the cold i was found that make house calls that many in nigeria have to state means a Food Security questions others hope local organizations try to rescue the situation. The name is that in my journey our welcome to the program if you guess military says the Country House and head into a shameful on senseless war it did not anticipate and at sugi region that is Prime Minister abu akhmed on friday said the military operation has Clear Limited objectives but there are still concerns about a possible prolonged war in the country and we have this week obvious said he had ordered the military into to agree a north and region that once dominated if you can politics he claimed it was in response to one legit attack on. The federal military combat. That Peoples Liberation front. The un has expressed by the fighting appealed for calm. In a show of strength by 2 grice special forces these soldiers are loyal to the t. P. I. Left proxy which governs the checkride region the National Government accuses them of attacking an Ethiopian Army base in mccalla a the regions capital saying the military response to grice leader denies this calling it an excuse to attack. In the regions around to grow there is a massing of military forces consequently i have announced it in a News Conference that they are surrounding us with their forces i stated that they have decided to go to war and we should all prepared to foil it this is a proclamation. Ever since to grow i held the region an election in september tensions have escalated with added sad about the Ethiopian Government did not want the election to go ahead because of the coronavirus the t. P. I. Left used to be the dominant party anything but off the Prime Minister abi ahmed came to power in 2018 it split from the governing coalition clashes have been reported on 2 grounds border with the abhorrent region eyewitnesses have told the Ethiopian Military planes have also been circling above make. Im going to be true for the country has entered into a war that he did not want this war is a shameful war it does not have a point the people of t. Gras and its youth and its Security Forces should not stifle this pointless war ethiopia is that a country which fearing a civil war the un has called pretty escalation of tensions the bigger concern is of a wider regional conflicts. For more on the developments in ethiopia i am now joined by some all guitar true general is based in. Thanks for your time now abi has vowed more military attacks on the region against International Calls for calm easy prepared to enter into a full blown war there. When the Regional Government has called for the same kind of action against the government of so its 22. 00 and we need it because theyre meeting the same kinds of accusations. But the Prime Minister seems to be a determined in terms of. Fulfilling was he wants to do and from what we see in the us you know it and its influence are no longer serious i mean suspended so we dont know but it seems like he is believed to be prepared to go all over to great region and the leadership. So yes what the whats difficult to understand that degree states used to be a part of the government so how are both sides now at war. You know the president of the great rigid run for a Prime Minister. Against alqaeda and he lost and since then the relationship has gone down the aisle to understand the p. P. L. It was in government for the last 27 years before i mean kids are so even people that we presented the 2 great region in parliament theyve resigned many of them and how they left for 2 and what some of the most influential people we all grew up looking out you know to us minister some bull and its bigger so its been about in for the accusations you know you dont beat wakes up one night and accuses the other side and then the say thank you so its its been about in force for the last 3 years and i mean everybody understood that something was about to happen for the last few years because id be and the leadership and took i would meet him they shot accusations against each other and they were talking to each other yeah shit yeah now now this Prime Minister. Go into war thats not sound like the same man who lost their won the Nobel Peace Prize what has changed. You know. For people there are 2 sorts of people who just end up be to that and say to be tried for the last few years trying to bring peace not just in ethiopia but even in south sudan with different functions and even bringing peace in eritrea that actually one of the nobility starts and even in somalia and kenya and everywhere i mean when the when there was a dispute between kenya and somalia it was. We didnt negotiate had the peaceful coexistence that we see today but the people that criticize are you already see that he grew up in a military lifestyle for a long long time he was mean to eat she joined the Ethiopian Army when he was a teenager so it was people say the people that you know criticize him today he keeps saying that he really does not believe in peace he really believes that war is the only option to come to a conclusion or to come to fulfill the mission of every government now that there are 2 sects all kinds of steps ok and now he has been intervening in our top people situations trying to bring about peace but who could we did in this particular crisis ruefully. I mean it is us you know its the city of the continent its where the African Union has been for the longest time for more than half a century so as you can union she love her all the e. U. Has only seen alongside with the ambition of ethiopia in terms of Development Title aid and so on you can see. I mean if biden becomes the next president and the United States thats also an option i mean the government has said you know very pointed. To be having disagreements with the Trump Administration since they almost indorse egypt to potentially the biggest Infrastructure Projects in the country which is their innocence down biden who insists there is a role here for them to play better i mean its a work in progress but internet forums are always been down so its hard to get you know comparison stories on the ground ok some long journalist based in ethiopia thanks for your insights. Thank you all whos. Fundament on the continent has made it difficult for many to make ends meet in recent reports by jairus bureau of statistics says the start of covert 19 foot security has worsened and more than 70 percent of households have to skip meals to tackle this problem the Neighbors Food Bank and the urban farm academy are teaching the residents of leaders how to grow the own food in a modernized way. That we dont know. Living in a 5 square metre house in one porous neighborhood in red course. Husband died 3 years ago since then. Has been completely shattered. Become very. Triggered. It is now i was. There 42 year old mother and 2 of her children sleep on their bed and the rest sleep on the floor not my trees as if the husband was not painful enough 1000 pandemic is taking its toll and i sometimes had food and go to sleep without food. Some even once. So that may change in dress. According to Nigerias National statistics more than 70 percent of the households in this country hard to skip them especially during the 19 there goes the most populous state in this country people here are cannot afford to buy food like these. Test done 3 percent of the food on the market is rock or produced the rest is imported from the neighboring states making the food prices extremely high for average people the Food Insecurity situation worsened since the beginning of the corner virus pandemic in march when millions of real good chance we can find in their houses to increase the Food Production in most needy communities there goes Food Bank Initiative is teaching their people how to grow food in their yards what are 60 percent of our population live on less than 2. 00 but. There is that brings Food Security to provide that immediate relief for them by giving them a parcel of of food really love them for a month from our warehouse. One of the trainees is a christian who is wild about what children will eat in the coming days for a long time solution that with the has started snail fire mean business she hopes to leave tougher poverty. Well there is no recourse without their war its a very shrewd. Move to. Make new. To the rubble. By. The snails to cut to use 18 months to grow and get ready for the market in the meantime christiane has received food handouts from their Neighbors Food Bank mishit t. V. And these 3 to present a smile on her face. And thats how we were up the week from all of our star is go to did africa or check out our facebook and twitter pages so the u. S. Election had us and its grip this week which im speaking of a story in vote for much of the declaring himself the winner refusing to accept the results even before continent was finished with leave you with some cartoons from patrick. 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