A tragedy. I mean we mourn everybody whos gone and, and our feelings are with their families as and friends as well. Were not out of the woods yet. It does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere in europe. The spread is on the increase too. In italy, where hotels are now being used to cope with an over spill of patients. The number of cases has now passed 1000000. Thats despite increased lockdown restrictions, such as here in florence. Spains number of dead within 24 hours has increased to morgan 400. Its the highest since the 2nd wave began. France is now using mobile units to treat noncode patients because of demands on its hospitals. Germany as well continues to struggle to hand yet steroids 5 shots you already. Now we have to wards that up pretty much at full capacity and where we are barely able to do our jobs. Hungary is the latest country to increase its lockdown measures. Its parliament has called a 3 month state of emergency that imposes an overnight National
Im allen martin and vicki for joining us on the special election edition of kpix 5 news. Voters are turning out in droves. Here is a live look at the coliseum. One voter we spoke to shared what motivated him to vote in person on election day. I believe there are people in this world that wish that they could. And there are those that walk hundreds of miles in order to cast a vote. I believe doing it in person, for me, is a personal mission. Spoke with a good amount of voters in alameda, as well as richmond. And the santa clara registrar had people lined up for the doors opened. The Alameda County registrar is coming up with creative ways to get people to the polls. As you can see we are using tongs to grab the ballots and we had back the i voted sticker. Election officials in the south bay estimate 85 to 95 total turnout by the time polling places close. Kpix 5 reporter Andrea Nakano is at the coliseum. Reporter no crazy, long lines to report. We are at the coliseum and have in here al
And donald trump is not going to quietly the u. S. President is pressing ahead with legal challenges to the electoral process. And he still enjoys the support of many senior republicans. Plus this woman suffered lifelong injuries in a terror attack on the u. S. Embassy in nairobi. 22 years ago. She is among many survivors excluded from a new compensation package. But now shes hoping the incoming tide and ministration full transform for fortune. Im sorry, kelly, welcome to the program. All of hong kongs prodemocracy lawmakers have resigned in protest after the territorys government disqualified 4 of their colleagues. His family is now the hong kong chief executives. Decision came minutes after the Chinese Parliament passed a resolution allowing kerry and lamb to expel legislators without having to go through the courts. Beijing has recently moved to clamp down on opposition, voices in hong kong by imposing a National Security law. After months of antigovernment, protests rocked the city
Voices like you around . I think the one country 2 Systems Design all the original spirit of it, if any is now gone. And im free the Constitutional Order of what we supposed to have. Also example, the separation of powers that on call is also finish. Because with this law of could basically pick off any legislator that she doesnt like this week and next week and could be someone else. So i think the Constitutional Order that we are rich and we enjoyed and believe that we have is now gone. So what happens now Going Forward because in the wake of your expulsion, we know that 15 of your prodemocracy colleagues have now also resigned from the legislature. It is now the 1st time that no opposition m. P. Is in the Parliament Since hong kongs for turn to china, quite historic there. What can you really achieve now Going Forward if youre not in the legislature any more and have your colleagues just given up . No, i think you know 1st of all weve been receiving a lot of messages from the hong k
Its good to have your Company African leaders say it is time for the continent to be given a greater role at the United Nations now in the un was formed 75 years ago only 4 african countries were part of the Organization Today all 54. 00 countries are among the 193. 00 Member States off which only russia the u. S. China and the United Kingdom and france all permanent members of the Security Council that is the uns highest Decision Making body. Now in their addresses to this years General Assembly which was moved mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic the president s off south africa and nigeria called for africa to be given permanent seats on the Security Council on the 75th anniversary of the un we repeat our hold for greater representation of african countries on the Security Council and that this be taken up with urgency and that intergovernmental negotiations it is only through every form and inclusive you and Security Council that we will be able to connect to fully res