A bygone era. They almost disappeared forever but thanks to an Online Museum we can still listen it. Our brian todd is good to have you with us today we begin in the us where democratic president ial candidate joe biden and running mate kaamelott harris have made their 1st joint Campaign Appearance harrisons the 1st woman of color on any major partys president ial ticket the event comes prior to biden formally accepting the democratic nomination next week. Historic debut for the biden harris ticket even though the pandemic kept the crowds away the democratic duo campaigning in person together for the 1st time in joe bidens home state of delaware the former Vice President called harris a tough proven fighter whose background reflected the diversity of america. And this morning all across the nation little girls woke up special little black and brown girls so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities but today today just maybe theyre seeing themselves for the 1st time in a new way as the stuff 1 of president and Vice President harris is the 1st woman of color to be the Vice President ial candidate on a Major Party Ticket she accused President Trump of bungling the Coronavirus Response and failing to confront racism and. The president s mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. And were experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change. America is crying out for leadership. But harris and biden havent always seen eye to eye last year she attacked his judgment on racial issues as she campaigned for the president ial nomination. It was hurtful. To hear you talk about the reputations of 2 United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country which characterized my position across the board i did not praise racist yet the pair now stand united ready to take on donald trump and mike pence in november its a dramatic reversal of fortune for the california senator after a disappointing president ial Campaign Donald trump is trailing in the polls and biden has signaled he could serve just one term but means harris could now have an inside track to the presidency in 2024. And william glue crofts youre the talk to us more about that he wants you william what was ours is core message in her 1st very watch speech i mean the message was as clear as it was obvious basically is ruined everything that this this administration has abandoned america through the pandemic through the economic crisis thats resulted from it that the United States cannot survive another 4 years under a Trump Administration under a 2nd trump term and that of course the solution is biden harris they really both of them really hard core democratic issues the economy and jobs Climate Environment Health care especially in the context of the pandemic and Voting Rights and social justice which is of course has become a huge topic in just the last few months the pandemic has pulled away a lot of the the problems that the United States have been facing for decades that now are really front and center and this is this years elections have been the economy is figuring to be a primary issue in this election as well as the pandemic and considering that what will his role be for the next 80 days until the vote hes in an Unprecedented Campaign given as we saw in last nights event there was no one there so they cant really Campaign Night neither side can really campaign. But still the Vice President role in the campaign is always to be a Multiplier Effect for getting out the issues for for meeting more voters that basically a campaign to do everything double with 2 people at the top of the ticket also fundraising when come out harris was announced to be the pick fundraising went through the roof biden had the Bombing Campaign had a record take in for a single day and also its interesting what role she might play if biden were to win joe biden very clearly said that he wants her to be what he was to barack obama as Vice President which is the last person in the room for every major decision thats a lot of responsibility to give to a person it is and she is just one argued away from the presidency for a very old candidate joe biden 77 years old what what is going to be the response from the trump Campaign Donald trump is already already come out swinging oh of course i mean on top of the normal insults we hear from joe biden. About joe biden sleepy joe you know he has nicknames for everyone. Donald trump is sticking with the divisive rhetoric the rhetoric of fear that has really characterized his administration and its characterized his campaigning attitude hes really appealing to serve urban voters particularly women suburban voters who helped him win in 2016 saying vote for me if you dont your communities are going to collapse are going to become poor theyre going to become more infested with crime this is very racially charged rhetoric that hes hoping is going to help him but the polls show that those groups of people are starting to break away from him ok we have 80 days to go well see how this develops william thanks so much for that. Pandemic guidelines have brought dramatic changes to the way the 2020 u. S. President ial campaign is playing out don of course the large scale rallies and close up encounters of 2016 well physical distancing also poses a logistical headache one reason voting by mail is in focus this election cycle but the mail in vote has plenty of critics concerned about fraud using this poll as more. Over 2 thirds of the u. S. Voters will be able to make their choice by either mail in or absentee ballot in the 2020 election more than ever before in the history of the United States this is what this years election battlefield looks like sounds ridiculous well donald trump has politicized mail in voting in absentee voting because he fears that this might lead to a great awarded her knowledge among democrats according to President Trump made in voting is more susceptible to voter fraud even though theres little to no evidence for this he has already announced that he might not accept the outcome of the 2020 election undermining the most crucial tool of democracy the right to vote. He is unfortunately turning into a net ferry carrying figure and. He doesnt like democracy so much anymore it seems like so i think its really important for all of us to exercise our right to vote and im teaching that to my children to know. How people want to exercise their right to wode looks different from many in this years election due to the 5. 1000000 tonne lapus a professor of creative pack university of connecticut and he has been teaching constitutional and criminal for decades id rather vote in person im used to doing that ive been doing it for 50 years but because of the pandemic i just dont want to go into a polling place where people are standing in line where im dealing with people who could be infected or i have to touch a Voting Machines other people may have touched so im very much in favor of the absentee voting this year at least. Deca demick has a very different take from the republican President Trump is being sowing doubt about the reliability of this years Election Results from the beginning of his tenure. The biggest risk that we have is mail in ballots because with the mail in ballots called universal mail in ballots its much it is a much easier thing for a foreign power its much easier for them to forge ballots and said the man its much easier for them to cheat. The president s statements raise concerns that he might not accept a defeat and might try to remain in the white are concerns about even if the president doesnt refuse to leave it remains to be seen how its followers are going to take this they have already been primed to believe that if he loses this was an unfair election and that could easily lead to mass resistance even to violence in the street. The pandemic damages many aspects of life even the integrity of the democratic process itself. Lets get you a look down some of the other stories making the news today the u. S. Military has released footage claiming to show iranian Navy Commandos seizing an oil tanker near the strait of hormuz the ship was held for a number of hours before being released no explanation that according to u. S. Officials last year saw several ships captured in these fancy cheaply important waterway. Kongs media mogul jimmy lie as urged Democracy Movement supporters to be quote persistent and patient in their fight for freedom he held an online address after being released on bail on wednesday the newspaper publisher was arrested under draconian new chinese laws under which protests are restricted and trial rights in. Our curtailed as well. The worlds biggest Tourism Group to e. Has posted a 1500000000 euro loss for the last quarter the shutdown of global terrorism has forced the company to slash costs by one 3rd with revenues down 98 percent compared with last year the company has already received 2 huge bailouts from the german government. Its to belarus now where the government there has confirmed the death of a man in Police Custody it says the 25 year old died after being detained at a protest at least 6000. 00 demonstrators have been arrested since sons days disputed president ial election protests continued into a 4th night on wednesday. What began during the day carried on late into the night their defiance undimmed. Hundreds of women stood arm in arm on the streets of mens protesting their government crackdown on free speech following sundays disputed election. I came here to support our bellary seen people our women children being killed and beaten up violated taken away we do not even know where they have taken them must be some justice does not believe that it was videos like this one i dont get so many appearing to show protesters being beaten up in detention centers. Under pressure president Alexander Lukashenko penned the unrest on a disgruntled unemployed rump. To a suit would be a mirror of what everyone who is unemployed currently has to be looked after they have to be offered a job thats moved here its the core of these socalled protesters are people with a criminal past on those who are unemployed see would be is that all. These factory workers suggest otherwise definitely are good to be left to use tell us more stand up if you voted for t. Cannot sky the Opposition Leader a man shouts the room rises as one. Elsewhere signs that trust in the system is running out. All markers help this man in orange escape the clutches of police. Outsiders are paying attention to the u. S. Says warren sanctions are on the table people bellerose to have the freedoms that theyre demanding that they think are in their best interests. We watch the protests we we urge that these that the non violent protesters be protected enough armed. Back on the streets the protests were more subdued on wednesday night. Go only they chanted no signs yet that this uprising has run its course. Germanys Health Minister has called a jump a new Coronavirus Infections worry and says germans need to be very alert Robert Hawkins a 2 for Public Health reported 1445 new cases thursday thats the highest number since early may. Resurgence is adding to the pressure already on drugs schools which are now beginning to open again as part of the new Safety Measures the state of was failure requires all students to wear masks and both School Hallways and in the classroom did have you visited a school in bonn to see how the mask requirements are working out there. Its a sight you have to get used to teach us that funky water looks out at his classroom to see a monster. This is class 68 pounds 53 he bought high school after months of homeschooling the new rules are meant to allow students to start the new school year safely. This is very easy. For me its actually kind of funny to see the students after the long Summer Vacation in their different mosques and. It is on my feet that sometimes it takes a moment to recognize them with a new has styles and im like part imo right thats him or her that the. Students have to wear their mosque the whole time theyre in school. If. Its more or less ok but you dont really see other peoples expressions. And its really difficult to tell if people are being ironic or something like. This one and then and hides i live in iran and platinum but i go to school in north rhinewestphalia and run a platen it theres no mosque requirement for classrooms but here there is and i find that a bit unfair. Conditions. In germany coronavirus measures and schools to fire from state to state say far north rhinewestphalia is the only state that requires mosques inside the classroom following a spike in infections teacher stefan go to says the mosque rule is reasonable. How it is 1st in for i think its sensible and important even if you have to get used to it no one wants to have to close the schools again after 2 or 3 weeks. Finally its break time students have 10 minutes to take off their masks to eat their lunch. Observing social distancing of course. See them kids its a nice feeling because its pretty woman stuff in the classroom here in the fresh air and can take on last south that feels good. The mass group here is in effect until the end of august school is yet to start and some other german states they will then have to decide what measures to take well what will those other schools be doing to find out was bring in our Political Correspondent for a good morning to you kate our other german states likely to impose the classroom mask rules for the children in those other states. Where they all depends on how the situation develops as we heard in the report each individual state is responsible for deciding which measures they want to implement and many other schools around germany also already require students to wear masks on the School Premises but not in the classroom so we may see some changes in the coming weeks but that all depends on how we feel the situation developed hair in germany. How was the situation developing up until now the countrys been keeping the number of new infections low especially compared to other countries but theyre on the rise whats changed. Well theres a lot of different groups that have been attributed to the possible to the increase in in the new number of cases here in germany not least of all the number of holiday makers returning to germany bike from breaks here in the country in from abroad and theres also been a lot of new cases traced back to family events as well but there is a large concern in germany right now that what we seem to be seeing is a lot of small to medium sized outbreaks and not the concentrated cluster infections that authours these previously found quite easy to contain so that is a worry for all fortys at the moment as to how widespread this is across the nation okinawas new infections keep on mounting as they have been has the federal government the gaited how it might respond. What we expect to see is a continuation of the policy so far which is a localized response and one state in particular thats received a lot of praise is down in southern germany in brevet in bavaria theyve taken a very strict stance so far and had quite a success a relative success in hunger the pandemic but that could be that reputation could be about to be tarnished after a scandal broke yesterday after it was revealed that some 44000 test results had not yet been returned to people who took the coronavirus tests or returning to germany from abroad and some 900 of those tests were actually positive a lot of them believed to have not been from high risk areas so its means that in the meantime many of these people could indeed have come into contact with other people and which of course could have huge repercussions in that area as ever thanks very much for bring us up to date. In cameroon fighting between the military and English Speaking separatists as killed more than 3000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands its been nearly a year now since the country started a National Dialogue to address the crisis but on the ground not much has changed did have you gained exclusive access to the front line of the fighting our correspondent blasi young traveled with cameroonian government soldiers battling separatists in the angle of phone areas which are especially argot. Commerce and the forces i read interviewed a new front this suspected of being a hideout for the countries under foreign sympathies militias sympathies incomers English Speaking regions was the quote of breakaway state they call. The often use abundant Properties Like these come. Comer ensued is a tough recovery days surrogacy we started as a street protest. But were not in a state of war were in a crisis where his situation what we have to restore law and order those men are our brothers who have just gone astray job losses on friday hes all but dead to go to. This is a corner at once very lively