Whats going on in this country . Whats going on . Trump has reportedly told members of his inner circle that he will declare victory on tuesday night, even if a large number of votes remain uncounted. Thats ccording to u. S. News source axios, which quoted unnamed sources close to the president. Trump told voters he would not declare victory prematurely but his lawyers would get involved over accepting mailin ballots after election day. Meanwhile, democratic nominee, joe biden, held a pair of rallies in pennsylvania. He has called for extending the deadline for accepting mailin ballots. Every, single one of those votes matter. The power to change this country, not figuratively, is literally in the hands of philadelphia and pennsylvania. Both camps have been focusing time and resources campaigning in pennsylvania, which many wsanalysts see as a mustwin state. Now we a closer look at the polls. The current president has caused darkness for much too long. Too much anger, too much fear, too much division. This is a battle we will win and well do it together. Lets go joe. Joe biden has said it over and over. If elected he will be a leader for all americans. Biden says he knows how to build an administration based on cooperation rather than division. He has more experience to back that up. Former president obama recently joined bid on enthe campaign trail to talk about their eight together in the white house. Biden is constantly stressed his diplomatic ability to strike a sharp contraar against his brass adversary. Biden also tells his work on the Affordable Care act casting health care as deeply personal. Some idea how is feels to lose someone you love. Reporter biden is no stranger to tragedy. His wife and infant daughter died in a car crash. Then just five years ago, he lost his eldest son beau to brain cancer. Biden has also been public about another sons struggle with substance abuse. Although Hunter Bidens business dealings in ukinrae have drawn more attention. Early in his career, biden became known as working class joe. Supporters like d that he didn always follow the script, but that tendency has sometimes landed him in hot water. The politician often misspeaks use iing the wrong anemia name people or places. Contrasting poor kids with white kids. Even suggesting a black person who votes for trump is no longer part of that community. Then theres his age. Biden will be 78 when he moves into the white house. The oldest president in american history. With so much at stake, biden was careful in his choice of running mate. Im incredlyib honor ed by this responsibility and im ready to get to work. Reporter a the a time when Racial Division swayed the country, senator Kamala Harris became the first asianamerican on a major president ial ticket. The former attorney general harris is known as a tough negotiator taking booidens attacks during a debate when the pair were still rivals. Now together, they hope to get voters an alternative to trump s saying these challenging times call for strong and unifying leadership. Love is more powerful than hate. And light is more powerful than dark. This is our moment. This is our mission. To hear more a about what biden is up against, you can watch President Trump four years in office on nhk worlds webs e website. Next in the former soviet republic of georgia, the ruling party claimed victory after people went to the polls on saturday. But the opposition is reswrekt ing the result alleging the poll was rigged. It show ed the governing green party won 48 of the vote. Tz the largest Opposition United National Movement Party picked up 27 . Georgiaen dream didnt wait for an announcement to claim victory. The party seeks to bolster relationships and restoring ties with russia. Meanwhile, thousands of opposition supporters gathered in front of the Parliament Building in the capitol protesting the election outcome and calling for a rerun of the vote. The United National movement takes a hardline stance. Protests will continue until the will of the people prevails. Some workers in turkey are continuing frantic efforts to find survivors three days after a powerful earthquake rock ed te coast. The magnitude 7. 7 quake and subsequent tsunami have claimed at least 81 lives. A 14yearold girl was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Western Province 58 hours after the quake. Turkish authorities confirmed more than 900 people are injured. Injured. 79 people in turkey are dead and two confirmed deaths in greece. Tsunami waves swept away boats and inundated coastal towns. An 85yearold woman drowned. Residents have been moving mud from their homes and shops. Translator the water rose to this line, and when the water receded, the shelves were washed away. Translator i was terrified the rising waters would never stop. I was helpless. I thought i was going to die. Earthquakes are a frequent cause of extensive damage in turkey. More than 17,000 people died after a quake in the western area in 1999. In Major League Baseball a pitcher has wrapped up his seven contract with the yankees and able to accept offers from any baseball team. But who notched 78 wins did not receive a qualifying offer from the yankees. The team would have had to offer 18. 9 million, which is the average paid this year to 125 of the mlb top players. He will not now be allowed to negotiate a contract with any Team Including the yankees as well as tempts in japan. Major League Baseball kicked off its regular season is without spectators resulting in deep cuts in revenue. Players will have difficulty landing major contracts during the off season, but hes said to be mock the top players. Has been arrested on suspicious of violence on a female acquaintance. He denies the allegation. Police say the 39yearold is suspected of pulling the womans hair on monday in the city. He was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident. He was the first japanese male athlete to play in spains top handball team, considered one of the best in the world. He was a player for the National Team for many years. Hes managing to take part in the olympics where japan is set to compete in handball for the first time in 30 years. A Coronavirus Testing Center op opened its doors near tokyo. Its for passenger who is need proof of a negative test result before going overseas. Operators said the testing facility is the first of its kind at an airport in japan. The center is open arod unthe clock and can carry out 700 tests per day. About 30 doctors and nurses will work in shifts. The operator says certified test results will be available within two hours. Travellers do not need an appointment. Translator passengers can get onthespot results so they can depart safely and with confidence. He says the center will add more equipment if demand rises in the future. Turning to the u. K. , british media reports that Prince William contracted the virus in april but kept it a secret to avoid alarming the nation. The Sun Newspaper said that the duke of cambridge, second in line to the british throne, was treated by doctors and followed guidelines by isolating at the family home. The paper said at one point he struggled to breathe, which sent royal aides into a panic. The prince nevertheless kept his telephone and video engagement. His father, prin charleswas infected with the virus around the same time. He experienced mild symptoms. The u. K. Government will reimpose a lockdown on thursday to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections. Meanwhile, the chief of the World Health Organization says he will selfquarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive. He tweeted sunday that he was well and without symptoms. He added that he will selfquarantine in line with w. H. O. Protocols and work from home. Since september, coronavirus cases in europe have been surging. Pushing the number of infections past 7 million. Worldwide its more than 46 million according to Johns Hopkins university in the united states. Over 1. 2 Million People have died. People in japan have been remembering a lost treasure. On saturday, people in the southern prefecture marked one year since a massive fire destyed the six buildings of the iconic shuri castle, including the main hall. Reporter the japanese government aims to restore the gutted buildings which sit on a World Heritage site by 2026. Translator i want to visit here every year so i can see the process of restoring shuri castle. Translator i hope reconstruction will finish as soon as possible so we can show our symbol to the world once again. Reporter many people, including families and tourists, visited the site and offered prayers in support of the rebuilding effort. The restoration will involve reusing charred roof tiles for the main hall. 81yearold played a central role in producing the tiles for an earlier restoration in the 90s. The tiles for completed after about three years of trial and error. They had protected the main hall from rain and wind. But the fire reduced them to rubble. He wanted to breathe new life into them. Translator by crushing and reshaping im going to repurpose the rubble into usable tile once more. Reporter in response to his proposal, a prefectural agency is developing a technology that will incorporate the tiles into the rebuilding project. It plans to mash the tiles into small pieces, then mix them with other materials to adjust their color and durability. Translator with this new technique, i want to make the new shuri castle even better than the old one. Reporter the local and Central Governments are also working to make sure a future fire doesnt devastate the castle once more. Firefighters and security guards took part in a fire extinguishes drill at the site on saturday. Experts pointed out that the initial Emergency Response to last years inferno was insufficient. Translator fire must never happen again. We want to carry out drills based on various scenarios. Reporter the Central Government aims to revamp the main hall with new fireproof equipment, including a highly advanced automatic fire alarm system and sprinklers. The hope is that the new shuri castle will stand and dazzle visitors for generations to come. It is time for the weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. When is the storm headed . Hello. Its been quite a season now. We have had the most numb of storms sense the records have been kept. The hurricane setting sightsn honduras as it continues to move to the west. Its really exploded in terms of intensity and were looking at the storm to become a major hurricane as we head into the next couple days. Its going to bring a tremendous amount of rainfall in a short period of time. And on top of that, as it fingers, we can see totals hitting 600 millimeters. Thats a concern when it comes to flood iing. So be prepared. We broaden out to show you whats happening up north in the united states. This is all high pressure. Its definitely controlling the pattern. Its also bringing a lot of colder air on the eastern side of the united states. Also chilly twourds the north. Were talking about the snow. And a little disturbance trying to move to the Pacific Northwest. Now monday, were not talking much in terms of rain. Its relatively dry. Then we go into tuesday and the Pacific Northwest showing showers. So its going to be relatively sunny day. As it goes through tuesday. Go wedune towards the philippines where were keeping an eye on what was impacting this past weekend. As it moves out to the west. And this weekend heres a look at video from the area. And as it battered the pooens on sunday, a Million People had to be evacuated. Ten people had been call kilned and the typhoon hit accidencely populated regions. Which killed 22 people in the country just a week ago. And its just doesnt want to end in terms of the action. Its moved to the west. A little too close for comfort. It come koms straight up towards the philippines for the next few days but we have to keep a close eye on on it. A cold front swinging through. Thats all for now on newsline. Coming up next is newsline biz, so stay right there. This is newsline biz. Chinese factories are shaking off the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a private survey shows Manufacturing Activity last moh hit its highest in almost a decade. The manufacturing purchasing Managers Index went to 53. 6 in october, the strongest since 2011. Its been above the key level of 50, a mark that indicates expansion. Strong overall demand has been firing up production. But growth in new export orders cooled amid a surge in covid19 in many target markets. In particular, analysts say waves of infection in europe and the u. S. Have stifled appetite of shipments from china. The survey comes after the government issued its take on the pmi over the weekend. Its number was above 50 for the eighth month in a row but dropped slightly from september. Chinese officials said the economy is recovering steadily but warned that appetite for products from Small Companies has to improve. Vehicle sales dropped by 30 in october from a year earlier. It was the first year on year increase in 130 months. 13 months. Almost 407,000 units were sold last month. That was up 29 from the same month last year. Vehicle sales tumbled in october 2019 due to Severe Weather and the skts of an increased in the consumption tax. Demand fell sharply earlier this year due to the covid19 crisis. Things have been turning around more recently, but industry Officials Say Consumer Sentiment could take another hit in the coming months if companies decide to cut bonuses because of the pandemic. Two major japanese firms are on track to deliver larger than expected profits as more people shop online in the face of the coronavirus. They are lifting their net Profit Holdings by about 6 to 35 billion yen, thats about 335 million. Sg holding, the parent company, expressed by 8 to 6 billion yen. They are it bracing for more busy times ahead as some people stay home as much as possible due to the pandemic. Trade officials want the world to know that it isnt the only traditional liquor the country can offer with pride. They started a project to introduce local connoisseurs to the craft. The trade organization has set up a section on its website called discover shochu. Its made by fermenting grains or vegetables. The new section explains how the variety is different from other distilled spirits like gin and vodka. Two organizations olympian to host online meetings so brewers can get together with foreign buyers and bartenders. Exports reached 220 million last year, but its less than a tenth of that. Officials said the potential for shochu is so much greater due to distilled spirits. The polls in the u. S. Show joe biden in the lead. But what are investors thinking . To find out, we spoke out with the chief investment strategist at mitsubishi morgan stanley. Translator theres a high probability that the democrats secure not only the presidency but a majority in the house of representatives. We could see a triple blue scenario, with the democrats taking the white house as well as majorities in the house of representatives and senate. Reporter earlier this year, Global Investors believed a Biden Victory would trigger a fall in stock prices. The democratic candidate proposes raising taxes on Large Companies and the wealthy to the tune of 4 trillion over ten years. Biden is also proposing more fiscal spending, including 2 trillion for environmental industry infrastructure over four years. The anticipation of such spending is already being felt in the stock market. Translator we would see a shift to ecofriendly measures, including wind, solar and other renewable energy. So, investors are buying up Renewable Company stocks. Theyre also picking up shares in electric vehicle firms. Reporter meanwhile, President Donald Trump seems to be regaining support in some swing states. He believes a trump win could also boost sentiment. Translator the u. S. Needs another government stimulus package to weather the coronavirus pandemic. But regardless of who wins, there is bound to be a stimulus package. And the stock market is likely to react positively. Japans stocks have remained resilient and could benefit from the Election Results. Translator if the u. S. Stock market reacts positively due to High Expectations brought on by the Election Results, theres a high probability that japans stock market will get a boost from that stateside momentum. Global traders are concerned about the wait for the official results. Record high numbers of people are voting by mail, and ballot counting may take longer than usual. One measure of investor fear, known as the vicks, spiked and has stayed high. Markets dislike uncertainty and confusion, which is what would happen if the results are delayed. Fujito says the chances of a long delay are low, but it remains one of the top risks from the election. Translator if the Election Results are not clear for weeks, confusion in the markets could negatively infect investors, consumers and business leaders. That could bring on a vicious negative spiral and ruin markets and business sentiment. In that case, the Federal Reserve would take measures to support the economy. But there still would be a slow but steady downward trend. Market players are holding their breath as they watch the president ial election in the Worlds Largest economy. Okay. Lets get a check on the markets. And thats it for newsline biz from our tokyo studios. Im ramin mellegard. Thank you for joining us. Good to have you with. A strong earthquake in turkey and greece. At least 14 people known to have died. The magnitude seven quake collapsed buildings and caused a scene surge which flooded streets a sea surge and flooded streets. It was felt and the greek islands. It was one of the places affected by the earthquake. There was a partial
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