And native American Communities face significant barriers to voting in this u. S. Election could they play a key role. Hello welcome to the news hour france is at its highest terror alert level and thousands of extra police have been deployed across the country after 3 people were killed in a knife attack in the riviera city of nice visiting the scene shortly after french president emanuel mark on described it as an islamist terror attack it comes just weeks after the murder of a teacher and in a time of growing anger around the world mark calls defense of secular values and his campaign to limit what he described as extremist islam while the attack began at around 8 am local time that 0700 g. M. T. At the church of not today in the center of nice thats where 3 people were killed its around a kilometer from the sea front prominent his own play where 86 people died in a truck attack in 2016 we now know more about the man Police Believe was behind days attack those details in a moment 1st though we bring you this report from david. A place of worship now a crime scene inside not to don basilica early on friday the congregation had been praying when a man armed with a knife attacked them 3 people were killed one of the victims a woman was to capitated according to the Police Another victim was a churchwarden. I still imagine him i still see lighting the candles and now im thinking hes not there in. Goodness we are always with him hes always there he spends the day that he shares his life yeah hes not someone who comes and goes witnesses say the attacker shouted. During his attack he was shot by police near the church and is now being treated in hospital for his injuries. Working for the police we are hurt to once again see that our city is taken like this i want to tell the families of the victims of this barbaric attack that everyone in the community is by your side i want to say that we can no longer with the laws of peace in our country wipe out islamofascism within hours of the attack the french president emmanuel macro visited to see. Yemen to miss you ladies and gentlemen once again our country has been hit by an islamist terror attack once again this morning 3 of our compatriots in me said in this not to die. And very clearly france is under. A new son to think if we are attacked it is for our values for our taste for freedom for this possibility on our soil to believe freely and not to give in to any mind of terror so i say it with great clarity once again we will not give in. France has now raised its state of emergency to its highest level. We revolted with whats going on is an attempt to take french hostage with regards to its muslims will not fall into this trap we will not fall into this trap. As part of Operation Center the number of troops patrolling france will more than double on the present 3000 to more than 7000 president said that this would ensure that all places of worship will be safe the attack comes to weeks after the murder of School Teacher samuel petit in a paris suburb he had been decapitated after showing caricature of the prophet mohammed to School Children to illustrate a lesson on freedom of speech and secularism Prime Minister. Says the governments response to the murders in these will be firm implacable and immediate david joins us live now from nice any more information about the man thought to have carried out the attack david. Yes we are getting some more details this time from frances chief antiterrorist prosecutor on this 21 year old tunisian apparently entered italy via lampedusa was then seen in bari and the next time he was seen was just around the corner from me arriving here this morning at the Railway Station he was seen on Video Surveillance he was seen to change his clothes and then he got down through the the percentage not saddam behind me around about 830 this morning and stayed there for half an hour or so before actually launching his attack will being what was described as a knife a 17 centimeters long he the cafeteria did one of the women and a churchwarden was also slashed and another woman was badly stabbed and died later in a cafe where she had crawled trying to get help and now the police also revealed that 4 armed police tried to approach this man they 1st tried to taser him that didnt work apparently and then he started approaching them shouting allahu akbar and thats when they decided to open up thats when they shot him managed to get him taken to hospital where hes being treated but a lot more details are now coming out giving us some idea how long this man has been planning this attack and exactly how he got here thanks so much David Chaytor with all the latest from nice. Of course the attack there comes as france grapples with the question of what role islam should have in a traditionally Secular Society country has the largest Muslim Community in europe but earlier this month someone made to feel unwelcome when president declared a fight against what he called islamist separatism aljazeera and its many reports islam is in crisis the world over frances president declared at the beginning of october in a speech when he announced his intention to fight what he calls islamist separatism young not islam is an idea with this radical islamism this is the central topic so lets talk about it and give it a name there is a desire openly stated a methodical organization which aims to break the rules of the French Republic and to create a parallel order with other values nurturing a Different Organization for society separate is that 1st but with a final goal to take complete control. Like rons rhetoric prompted objections from several Muslim Leaders and commentators. Of polls suggest individual secularism in france is practically a religion and its the strictest secularism even in the western context mccrone his mistake was that he talked about separatism in the plural but in his speech he only talked about islam and he kept talking about islam and that offended muslims 2 weeks later teacher samuel patty was decapitated outside his school in a lesson on freedom of speech hed shown his students caricature of the prophet mohammed the 47 year old history and geography teacher was then posthumously given frances highest honor the late john donner memorials were held nationwide and at some of them in solidarity the caricature is where again show. At the same time the government unleashed a crackdown on muslims accused of extremism carrying out dozens of raids this paris mosque was closed for 6 months because the a man had put on facebook a video of a parent angrily criticizing samuel patty more than a 1000 people use the mosque. But exact them all the young dont quite get it they know they belong to a culture and then all day on french t. V. Channels they see a tape of ostracism of this culture so an islamist talked about they dont hear the word radical or radical islam for them all they hear is islam and they are offended demonstrations have taken place around the world as muslims criticized macros comments about islam and the repeated showing of the cartoon more are expected on friday in france on friday a month long covert lockdown will start it may only bring a pause in the threat of further violence Burnet Smith Al Jazeera paris. Much more still to come on this news hour from london a crackdown on dissent or separatists plots Indian Police raid journalists homes over kashmir and an opposition candidate is arrested as allegations of fraud in tanzanias election grows the results could still be days away. Just 5 days to go until the election in the u. S. A record breaking 80000000 americans have already cast their vote early though in person or 3000000 voting setting the stage for the highest voter turnout in u. S. History president on all trump and his democratic challenger joe biden have been holding competing rallies in the battleground state of florida and held a social distance drive an event but in stark contrast President Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands of supporters many of them not Wearing Masks florida is crucial to the president s Reelection Campaign it is part of victory becomes near impossible without it and it gallagher joins us live now from miami and i think the the race in florida really is a tossup business particularly close compared to some of the other swing states. It is i mean the last time i checked the polls the democratic nominee joe biden had about a 4 point lead but theres a 3. 8 percent margin of error but this is the biggest battleground state as a court 29 Electoral College votes florida always pays a big role in any president ial election so thats why youre seeing these candidates coming here day in and day out week in week out we had barack obama here last week camelot horaces been here mike pence has been here of course President Trump has been in tampa today but the messaging from both campaigns couldnt be more different youve got president with these huge rallies with no one Wearing Masks and joe biden doing completely the opposite thing with people circled off everyone is wearing a mask and this close to the election its difficult to know whether either of these candidates are going to change peoples minds given that more than 80000000 people have already voted but it shows you just how important this state is theyre both scrambling for every last vote because as you said for president this is a vital state he needs to win florida if he wants to get reelected for joe biden there are other paths nonetheless both candidates are fighting hard here in the sunshine state. Thanks very much with all the latest from man landing there andy kalika. Well the native American Community comprises of a small but Important Group of voters some analysts saying that those in the swing states could have a major impact on the election that many of facing a rising number of obstacles when they try to cast their votes well brunells explains. On the vast and remote stretches of the Navajo Nation where people live in isolated communities there is keen interest in the president ial election. Voted early so that we can see. How important kony should joe is a nurse and has seen firsthand the devastating effects of colored 19 on the reservation according to the u. S. Census bureau there are about 6800000 native american and alaska natives in the u. S. But native voters could have a disproportionate effect on the election in several important swing states the native american vote at least in 7 battleground states could actually sway the election one way or the other many native americans believe President Donald Trump has treated them disrespectfully as when he used a white house ceremony honoring navajo world war 2 veterans to attack one of his critics democratic senator Elizabeth Warren they call or pocahontas. Who turned the suspects the culture other native voters oppose trumps decision to green like controversy oil and Gas Pipelines on native land many demand stronger efforts to end extreme poverty and low Life Expectancy on reservations and recognition of sovereign treaty rights joe biden and kamel harris have met with native leaders to discuss these issues of concern i think that you will see more participation of native americans throughout the United States but many difficulties stand in the way of native voters some states with voter identification requirements wont accept tribal i. D. s others require voters to provide a street address which most native americans on rural reservations dont have there are few polling places on reservations mail in voting is difficult because reservation post offices where most people pick up and send their mail often are closed or have limited hours of operation and are also few and far between on the Navajo Nation. In order that the the medium for a person to check their mail is 38 miles a marathon and a half so theres nothing in the meal that makes it easy for native americans native voter advocacy groups are suing in several states to force more voting access on reservations and less unequal treatment compared to other voters no one really understands like what were going through the original people of this land determined to have their voices heard on election day robert oulds aljazeera. Old john echo hawk is the executive director of the native American Rights Fund he joins us of a skype from boulder colorado thank you for taking the time to speak to us how would you describe the mood in the native American Community would you say that people are motivated and galvanized to vote in this election in a way that perhaps they havent been in the past. Yes i think so we try to notice to all of these efforts different parts of the country to. Limit our ability to vote so that i think really motivates us to turn out because if they dont want us to vote there must be something going on so i think well have a larger turnout than usual were hearing in rob reynolds report there about some of the obstacles to voting id registration or certain i. D. s not be accepted what can you tell us about Voter Suppression in relation to this community. Wellers Different Things happening in different places some of which the you know the are d. Other places its been the registration other places its been not what they called about harvesting or or ability for or communities to get together and round up the votes and then take them over to you know the polling stations and turn him in and theyre trying to limit that too because a lot of our people dont have the transportation necessary to deliver those ballots its just a. Product of the remoteness of some of our indian reservations. When we hear about obstacles to voting we often. There is a debate about the way its impacted africanamericans latinos perhaps why do we not hear very often about the the way its affected your Community Well were oftentimes. Feeling invisible because were were the smallest of the minority populations here in the United States and that oftentimes we just dont get the attention that we need we just kind of get forgotten about but were still here and we have treaties with United States government that we want to have honored in forced how is your particular struggle different from that faced by all the much in my scripts any less well because were were basically sovereign nations with treaties the other minority groups do not have treaties do not have this political relationship with United States government like we do we have our own tribal governments theyre on a par with state governments and federal governments how the minorities do not have those governments. Well mentioning the idea requirements and some people have been some native americans have been denied the right to vote because of that now what about mail in voting because i know you are saying that its difficult for people to vote because they are in difficult to reach remote areas now how how does i mean how does mail in what voting work then if i suppose they cant receive mail. Addresses does it mean people have to travel to post offices or various places yes all of those problems are caused by the remoteness you know the Postal Service just isnt that good times are you know theres no no deliveries in a timely fashion just its not. You know the same for maybe people on richard variations that i consider oftentimes remote well thank you for taking the time to speak to us about this john echo hawk executive director of the native American Rights Fund thanks for having me now rising infection rates a for several european governments to take drastic action the spanish region of catalonia is shutting its borders for 15 days while germanys announced a new month long lockdown for next week and as an attack reports now from paris people in france just hours away from tighter restrictions savoring a last call feel in a cafe terrace in paris before a new knockdown in france the prospect of another month in tools fills the students with trepidation. Exactly when we have lots of exams that will be delayed now so im not sure what will happen next its so make me fanny its not just the young that are anxious to get laid the other people deal with. This measure will be dramatic for many its more isolation and itll probably last until christmas for single people the elderly students itll be very difficult to cope. With like some people have chosen to leave the city while others focused on last minute chores many had mixed feelings about the shutdown. I understand the lockdown and i support it but the economy needs to go on and right now we dont know how the future will be. French president emanuel macro says the knocked out is necessary to stop the 2nd wave which could be more deadly 2 than the 1st but some say it will be a disaster for the economy and the government should have done more to prevent the Health Situation from deteriorating so fast in Parliament FrancesPrime Minister defended the governments handling of the pandemic. We knew that a 2nd wave was possible even probable and we anticipated but the fact is no country look around us had to seen it would accelerate in such a sudden and brutal manner there corker. Rising infection rates have forced several european