Votes continues joe biden and donald trump campaigned in the midwest in the run up to the u. S. Election. Is a desperate search for survivors in the coastal turkish city of is may often was struck by a powerful earthquake the magnitude 7 tremor under the aegean sea brought down buildings and triggered tidal waves in the coastal city as well as parts of greece more than 240 off the shoulders have been recorded. The earthquake was centered of turkeys izmir province and was felt as far away as athens and istanbul turkey says at least 20 buildings have been flattened in izmir greek media is reporting that the incident triggered a mini tsunami that flooded the island of some. And hes 21 people are dead mostly in turkey and more than 700 others are injured so then because so has this report from istanbul. Rescuers search for survivors and the rubble of buildings and is made trickiest 3rd biggest city the epicenter of friday afternoons shallow magnitude 7 earthquake was off the turkish cost.
Event in our news shapers americas road ahead series, leading up to the election. I am margaret talev, and im coming to you from my home in washington, d. C. Thanks to bank of america for making these possible. And welcome to our audiences on facebook, twitter, youtube, linkedin, and, of course, axios. Com. We hope you will follow along using the axiosevents and axios on twitter. Over the next 30 minutes, i will be unpacking the news of the day, voter turnout, and how National Security will play a key role in the november election. But now, i would like to welcome our first guest. Shes the ceo and president of voto latino. Maria teresa kumar joins us from newark, new jersey. Welcome, maria teresa. Ms. Kumar hello. How are you doing . Margaret i mean, i am tired, because the election is a week and a half away. [laughter] but i am doing great. Thanks for asking. Ms. Kumar but we are not on the road. That is the best part of all of this, right . [laughter] margaret we are not on the road,
The are International Committee of the right cross stands ready to facilitate. And support the sides in their league asian humanitarian obligation to release that the detainees one had thought of the other and she knew the return to human remains the sole that the family can. Bury and often when for now however we have been hearing reports about the shelling continues on both sides of the line of contact and fortunately which does not allow us. Involved in any kind of such humanitarian matted hair and operation the nature of our interactions leave our it is actually confidential so bilaterally were discussing both the our concerns and also the possibility is to. Move swiftly to the process actually however what we can confirm now is that the decisions of political decisions are in the hands of the sides not the i. C. R. C. U. S. President donald trump has said he no longer has coronavirus and believes hes a mean made the comment today before resuming campaigning his doctor said he had
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Taking a step towards peace and sudans government and on the group signed a deal but some groups in the agreement. Donald trumps rival for the white house joe biden is calling on americans to come together as a nation with the president in hospital infected by coronavirus trump is suffering a favor fever and fatigue and receiving experimental treatment at the Walter Reed National military Medical Center in maryland now its just gone about 10 am there is some supporters have gathered outside the last update out of the white house was the president had not needed any extra oxygen to help him breathe and i last heard from the man himself about 10 hours ago when he tweeted that things are quote going well i think and hes been thanking supporters some of whom as i say have been gathering outside all my cannas at the hospital in maryland were going to be speaking to him in a moment but 1st his report on the developments that have put us politics into new territory. Dressed in a suit and wear