Virus this after an alarming jump takes the daily number of infections above 4000. 00 thats the highest in a single day since early april and carla harris and mike pence face off in a Vice President ial debate dominated by the Coronavirus Crisis they also talked about Supreme Court appointments abortion and Climate Change but did they have any answers and Indonesia Workers take the streets to take to the streets to protest a contentious felt based table favor investors i think spent up labor rights and the environment. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the nobel prize in literature 2020 has been awarded to the American Writer and poet louise cloak the swedish Noble Academy said that she had one. For her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal now her debut collection of poetry which was called 1st born it was published back in 1988 shes a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor of English Literature at Yale University the Swedish Nobel Committee described her as one of the most prominent poets in american contemporary literature the academy announced the award after several years of controversy and scandal for the worlds preeminent literature literary accolade. And for more lets bring in karen holmes shot from arts and culture did you expect this karen you know i didnt say to be quite honest when i got up this morning louise glick was definitely not on my radar an american poet of 77 born in new york comes from hungary and jewish roots and of course many people will not know her simply by the fact that shes by virtue of the fact that she is a poet although this is says something about the relevance of poetry today which is in itself a positive thing so congratulations to her. Shes definitely won many prizes throughout her career but of course there betty was talking about the fact that this year the academy might make a safe choice i suppose based on the fact that shes a woman it is in that respect but i was pretty surprised i think i would have expected them to. Perhaps be a bit more in tune with the political side guys to. Going on at the moment and look at a more diverse body of all so why do you think they chose her well you know you read out that wonderful quote of why she got it i always love the way the poetic formulations of though she does a very distinctive voice she did win a Pulitzer Prize in 1903 she was us poet laureate in 2003 to 2004 and she is considered one of the countrys most talented and important contemporary voices shes known for incredible technical precision intense sensitivity shes got great insight into into things like family relationships into loneliness death and loss. She also does a lot of reworking of classical myths very interesting lee and never the last shes really a poet that people can understand triumph of the killers from 95 is one of her very very well received works from a while back that people could check that out we have to talk about the scandal in recent years karen i mean there has been so much scandal there was even an alternate prize created in trying to kill or area to listen ok well it definitely it it does look like the academy you know is is somewhat of a. Dated obviously a Privileged Group that is largely male dominated and definitely not transparent enough i think for peoples tastes today huge controversy last year when it was awarded in 2902 the austrian author peter hunt who has really in his later works downplayed even denied the genocide committed by serbs against muslims in the bosnian war so that was that was very controversial the Sexual Misconduct scandals that date all the way back to many years actually before but came out in 2017 in the wake of need to. And those that caused obviously one member to leave several members to resign a lot of turmoil there and there were also financial there was financial misconduct going on there with with that couple so the academy is also been accused for many many years of being too euro centric and this this of course takes it to the other shore and the fact that its the female winner i think theyve theyve made some points on the gender issue thats so much at play here is so much more than just the surprise talk about a factor here in the meantime congratulations to of music lovers who has now received this award his current house that thank you. Lets turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world 1st clashes have erupted between azerbaijan and armenia in and around the disputed region of no car no car of the fighting calms ahead of talks between the u. S. France and russia securing a cease fire between the 2 former soviet republics. Residents of mexicos yucatan peninsula are cleaning up after hurricane delta the storm packed winds of up to 175 Kilometers Per Hour there were no reports of deaths of the damage was less severe than initially feared the storm is now heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast. And 700 year old chinese scrolls they have fetched more than 35000000 euros at an auction in hong kong the 2 metre long artwork from the one dynasty is the work of the are now chinese renowned chinese artist ren ren 5 its called 5 drunken princes returning on horseback. A leading Health Official says that the spread of the corona virus in germany could become on controllable if people do not stick to hygiene and distancing roles the warning comes as official figures show the number of new cases has leapt with more than 4000 infections reported in the past day thats a rate not seen since april when the country was still in lockdown authorities have tightened the restrictions at high risk areas and warned against domestic and international tourists. And talking to the press today the head of germanys robert costa institute Robert Mueller said that he had great concern about the spike of what would be up to the Current Situation worries me a lot we dont know how things will develop over the next few weeks its possible that we receive more than 10000 cases a day its possible that the virus spreads uncontrollably so shes just going to do it for the right and for more lets bring in the of Legal CorrespondentThomas Sparrow who is following all of this for us from berlin did the German Government thomas mention any specific steps that they are taking. Sorrow what mr also mentioned immediately after that soundbite that weve just heard is that his hopes that germany will be able to control and reduce the numbers and by doing so that germany will avoid the Health System from being overwhelmed on this has been a particularly important element when you look overall at how germany has fared when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic because yes obviously these numbers are very concerning but at the same time germany has fared comparatively well if you look at other European Countries however there are areas of concern one for example that more young people are getting infected another one the situation in big cities like right here in but in fact but also now in some concrete measures for example a nighttime curfew and also contact limitations on Germanys Health minister against fun actually also refer to the Current Situation in but what he had to say about this specific situation. Is a step by step and we have to be careful not to undermine our success in dealing with the coronavirus. The situation here in berlin shows that callous and at times ignorant behavior during this pandemic can quickly change the situation for the worse. And thats why i welcome the new measures taken by the city council. And all of that thomas i mean it goes back to the message the numbers are expected to rise further though in the coming months what would germanys response be and what lessons have been learned from the widespread restrictions back in march. And thats why the German Government has also been discussing the plan for the coming months in particular because the next few months will be colder months where people tend to be more indoors than outdoors one of the concrete lessons that was learned from the earlier months of the pandemic was for example to separate patients in hospital between those who have grown out of virus like symptoms and those who dont that is something that also today in that press conference was clearly mentioned that need to separate patients and at the same time they have been asking people here in germany not only to keep social distancing not only to continue wearing their mosques as necessary but also to improve and increase the ventilation of closed spaces that is something that authorities not only now but also in the last few days and weeks have been very quick and very clear to point out that dot could be one very important and effective strategy to also help reduce the risks in the coming months in particular as yourself sara mentioned numbers could actually continue to rise something that is particularly worrying here in germany thomas authorities theyve also warned against domestic and International Tourism so can we expect straddle restrictions now in the future that has something thats also been under discussion although officials were clear today that only a minority of those who get infected in germany now returning from other countries in particular from high risk regions they have said that a majority of those infected are actually infected in germany for example in parties or gatherings or also in hospitals and that why the focus now will be primarily in beast kinds of infections and as i said earlier also considering particularly the fact that more young people are getting infected Thomas Sparrow and berlin thank you. And lets get you up to speed on some of the other latest developments in the corona virus pandemic a Majority Court has struck down an order imposing a partial lockdown in the spanish capital and 9 satellite towns in france new delhi cases are ive been all time high and hospitalizations have also jumped with more than 7500 people currently Receiving Hospital treatment for covert 19 a top immunologists in the u. S. Has quit his job over President Trumps response to the virus dr rick bright said the administration was ignoring scientific expertise with germany and other European Countries moving to contain a rising number of infections china is reporting its outbreak is under control beijing says that it has been the pandemic and that it could have a vaccine ready by the end of the year still experts are urging caution. A crowded train station yet people here are not afraid of getting infected there are a cowardly just a couple of 100 active cases in china it has already celebrated its victory over covered 19. Now china wants to be the 1st country to develop a successful vaccine. For companies have vaccines in stage 3 tasting some trials could be finished by the end of the year. But several 100 people have already been vaccinated since july and actually it was military and Health Personnel but now its teaches trying conductors and journalists. Here that usually only if we have completed preclinical an animal tests that fulfills the conditions required to approve the product. Cool to push on the for. Me. Even though in fiction numbers are currently low in china experts say the country money will experience a 2nd wave of infections in coming months after the good times of summer and autumn to fight. Well now we head to the United States where President Trump and his democratic challenger joe biden will not meet in person for their next debate organizers say next thursdays event will instead be held online with each candidate in separate locations and just the past few moments trump says that he will not do a virtual debate so many questions there still remaining biden have previously refused to take part while donald trump was still infected with the coronavirus meantime republican Vice President mike pence and his democratic challenger senator Collins Harris have held their only debate ahead of the november election the 2 clashed over the trumpet ministrations response to the pandemic and several other hot button issues. After the recent chaotic president ial debate this seemed civil and much more orderly the 2 candidates seated at a safe distance divided by plexiglass barriers in the 1st and only Vice President ial debate both harris and pence seemed ready for firing to give every need to give Vice President id just like he interrupted me and id like to just say the coronavirus pandemic was just one of many issues of contention between mike pence and Camila Harris the American People have witnessed what is the greatest failure of. Any president ial administration in history of our country undermining the pens who hates President Trumps corona pandemic taskforce on excel went on the defensive from the very 1st day President Donald Trump has put the health of america 1st before there were more than 5 cases in the United States all people who had returned from china President Donald Trump do what no other american president had ever done whatever the Vice President would depend demick still affecting millions of americans leaving many worried about keeping their Health Care Coverage harris went straight on the attack if you have a preexisting condition Heart Disease diabetes Breast Cancer theyre common for you if you love someone who has a preexisting condition and you think only so many of you if the vaccines this response avoided specifics obamacare was a disaster for the American People remember well President Trump and i have a plan to improve health care and for present protect preexisting conditions for every american and heres the abortion also came up as always an important factor in american elections were informed. Im prolife i dont apologize for. And this is another one of those cases where theres such a dramatic contrast Joe Biden Kamel Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth late term abortion they want to increase funding to planned parenthood of america issues before us can be more serious there is the issue of choice and i will always fight for a womans right to make a decision about her own body it should be her decision and not that of donald trump and and the Vice President michael pence though most viewings of the debate to place bertie at home some locations host a small viewing parties like this one in cincinnati. Well i think it was a lot more like a debate than the previous president ial that be a lot more with what normally happens. It was pleasantly surprised to see more civility in this debate than the previous president ial debate. But its unclear how much this winds president ial debate will change the dynamics of the president ial race donald trump and his challenger joe biden will to face off again in the 2nd debate next week. And from our u. S. Election team im joined now by peter roll of dollar here in the studio this debate perhaps getting more attention than the debates of the past why yes the globe reason is really its all about a bite and were looking at someone whos 78 years old if elected he would be the oldest incoming president ever he would be 82. 00 by the time the next election rolls around and not really you know triggered a lot of speculation not he may decide to just offer one term essentially setting the stage for a couple harris in 2024 with trump he already broke the record for old his incoming president when he was elected in 2016 he would be 75. 00 is reelected on Inauguration Day and in a. To his age were also looking at someone who is very sick he has a grown a buyers and he is not out of the woods despite his claims and so there is a much greater likelihood here that the Vice President president ial candidate would have to step in take over a lot of focus on that did the candidates sell themselves as president ial well i think in many ways this was probably the debate that a lot of voters had hoped to see last week when joe biden and donald trump faced off it may even be the last debate that will get to see as we just heard there donald trump saying that he won not participate in a virtual debate. So im not sure even if a lot of voters will miss it because this almost makes you feel nostalgic right it was you know there was an air of you know what debates used to be like it was a lot more civil it was a lot more president ial it was a lot heavier on policy and you know there are not a lot of undecided voters left but theyre not it could still help us win the election so this was their introduction to these 2 candidates you know was kamel harris. A former attorney general of california who as a senator