Ideas, did not express a single plan about how he would move forward. It made me realize that we have that much at stake. Brent here after news of president trumps mounting debt, the election will be anything but peaceful. We ask if authoritarian leader, lukashenkos survival means the end of from belarus. Plus, how nature has transformed what was once the death strip between east and west germany. The tanks and guards are gone but Climate Change means this unique ecosystem now faces new threats. And a five year battle ends in success. An iranian canoeist earns his right to be considered for next years tokyo olympics. I am brent goff. To those of you watching on pbs and the United States and those of you all around the world, welcome. We begin with the fallout from americas debate debacle. Joe biden has described president Donald Trumps performance as a national embarrassment. The discussion over issues including the coronavirus, Race Relations and economy quickly descended into a serie
Plus, defiance after a deadly crackdown. Gunshots as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew after a peaceful protest was broken by shooting, allegedly by nigern police forces. And paying tribute to the history teacher who was killed outside his school last week. Im brent goff. Two viewers on pbs in the United States and all of you around the world, welcome. It is a major shift in the Catholic Church. Pope francis says he supports Civil Union Laws to protect the rights of samesex couples. He made the comment in a new documentary about the pontiff which premiered today. The statement marks a decided shift for the Roman Catholic church. The film also tackles controversial issues such as racism, climate change, sexual abuse, and relations between christians, muslims, and jews. Earlier, i asked our religious Affairs Analyst what exactly did the pope say. That it was the responsibility of societies to pass legislation to protect the rights of people in samesex unions. This
Can bite and turn trumps tax troubles into a campaign to campaign coup . And fighting flares between armenia and azerbaiaijan over disputed territory. The countries are rejecting cacalls for r peace talks as the conflict threatens to escalate into allout war. Brent im brent goff. To everyone watching us on pbs in the United States and to all of you around the world, welcome. We begin with one million the one million lives lost to the coronavirus. The pandemic which began nine months ago, has claimed more than one million lives globally. From europe to the u. S. , cities are bracing for another surge in infections, a second wave in the pandemic. Covid19 has quickly become one of the worlds deadliestst infectious diseases. The virus has spread to at least 180 eight countries and fatalities have been rising yet again since august. Many countries, as we said, are seeing a resurgence in coronavirus cases including here in europe. Public Health Officials say the crisis is far from over. We a
First state of the union address. Plus, guilty of corruption. The former head of world athletics is sentenced to two years in prison following a doping scandal. His lawyers say the court has made him escape vote. And how to keep her lens party scene going during the pandemic berlins party scene going during the pandemic. One businessman thinks he may have found the answer. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. We start here in germany, where police have launched raids against some of their own colleagues. Officers suspected of trading neonazi imagery and online chat rooms. 29 Police Officers have been suspended and 11 are now under criminal investigation. Images shared include pictures of adolf hitler and nazi symbols, such as swastikas. This is not the first time germanys Security Forces have been at the center of a scandal involving farright extremism. A disgrace and a slap in the face for germanys police forces. T
Azerbaijan and armenia. It a territorial dispute with the potential of allout war that could pit russia against turkey. And germanys jews Mark Yom Kippur at a synagogue amid the ongoing rise of antisemitism. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and in the united states, and to all of you around the world, welcome. We begin tonight with the tax history donald trump did not want the world to see. The New York Times has gained access to tax documents from the u. S. President going back 20 years. The information paints an unflattering picture of a man deeply in debt and using questionable means to avoid taxes. According to the report, trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the last 15 years. The president has dismissed the allegations, calling them fake news. This bombshell report hitting on the people on the peve of the first president ial debate. Reporter we have heard this line of defense from the president before. Fake news. Totally fake news. Made up. Fake. Reporter but with less t