I dont want to know that im going to take the truth out of 75 years after the start of the nuremberg trials. The w. C. Fakes to class living, prosecutors helped hold top nazi officials accountable for their crimes. Im rebecca richs. Welcome to the program. The german drug developer beyond tech can its us on a fine is a seeking emergency authorization for the Coronavirus Vaccine in the united states. Its the 1st Coronavirus Vaccine to be put before the food and Drug Administration in the u. S. And if approved would be a major step in the fight against the pandemic. The u. S. Government expects the decision to be made in mid december, much faster than the normal 8 year process. Firms say they could begin distributing the vaccine within hours of its approval. Well, for more, im joined by mohammed many as a very, just at Lancaster University in the u. K. And his research lab focuses on covert. 9 tain documented. Thanks for joining us. Tell us, is this really the breakthrough breakthrough .
This is vital to the trump campaign. Host why is that. Guest if you look at the states out there that are traditionally , the narrow pass that trump took last time, he inld have won with states the upper midwest. Time around he is not going to capture all of those states. One, but theteal odds of him getting those with the polling numbers where they are in the things that have changed, i think florida is a linchpin for him. If the biden team can win florida, that puts the sting out of reach for trump. Wins twothe president of those three, does he still need florida . Guest depends which two he gets. Ande gets pennsylvania michigan, he can squeak out without it. Now youre looking at north carolina, arizona, maine, a Congressional District in nebraska could steal an electoral vote here or there and then we are probably looking at an election that could drag on until the middle of november. As much as i like elections and this is what i study, i am really hopeful we know relatively soon w
Focused on key battleground states. First up today is florida. Mary ellen klas is the Tallahassee Bureau chief for the miami herald, joining us now to talk about what is always a battleground state. Why is that . Is a microcosm of the nation. As florida goes, the nation goes. Trump one ago, donald florida by barely 113,000 votes in a state of more than 10 million voters. He carried that narrow victory onto the white house. State. Is a very divided weve got diversity. In ethnic ways, but economically as well as demographically. Older voters, Younger Voters, people who are divided by both democratic and republican. As florida goes, the nation will go. We have seen voting problems host we have seen voting problems in florida. Is the state ready . Guest i think it is. Of 20ad this legacy years ago, recounts. Florida has so recrafted and updating its Voting System that the state is prepared for what we are seeing as a record surge in early voting turnout. It has been going smoothly. Host wh
A new document released from the trumpet ministration is drawing criticism from china the white house publishing a National Strategy for critical and emerging technologies the plan claims to be a path for the u. S. To protect what it calls its Technology Advantage including Artificial Intelligence to quantum information from other countries in the document the white house says china is not only dedicating large amounts of resources in its pursuit to become the Global Leader in science and technology it is also targeting sources every United States and allied strength in 2017 china released a plan amy to be the world leader in ai by 2030 hoping to catch up to the u. S. By this year and now sweden and other u. S. Allies are backing away from by walk by products u. S. Has alleged the company poses security risks potentially being a tool in which beijing uses for spying but sweden is also home to ericsson one of wall weighs largest rivals Chinas Ministry of foreign. An affair spokesperson
Or weeks. And concerns over Election Results uncertainty and rising coronavirus cases worldwide caused stocks to tank today. All three were down 3 . The dow closed at a low not seen since july. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. With less than a week to go, many Bay Area Community groups big and small are mobilizing their communities to get out the vote. Abc News Reporter kris reyes has what is driving them to make sure as many ballots are cast as possible. Its a critical thing for our community to enable people to safely vote in a pandemic and to ensure the democracy has today. Reporter the oakland as are not just talking the talk but lending the coliseum. 10,000 Parking Spaces to be used as an accessible voting site from saturday to election day. Gestures big and small are happening. Grass Roots Organization bay rising action is reaching out to under served community, especially new immigrants. Everybody has face masks on, gloves, sanitizing their hands. There is texting,