A government ban on demonstrations prodemocracy protesters rally again pressing forward forms the government and the monarchy. And william glue cruft welcome to the program side by side but not head to head u. S. President donald trump and democratic challenger joe biden have each held a televised event at the same time a different channels trump on n. B. C. News biden on rival network a. B. C. The town hall style event took the place of the 2nd president ial debate cancelled after trump got coronavirus and refused to participate online for both candidates the night was a preview of the starkly different tones they would bring to the white house. Always confident at times defensive as the incumbent u. S. President donald trump now has a record to pick apart and he got a grilling starting out with the nations biggest crisis a coronavirus. I knew it was a big threat at the same time i dont want to panic this country i dont want to go out and say everybody is going to die everybody is going to air it over after you dont have this holiday but you can you know no its not a little bit and more contentious exchanges as trump made exaggerated claims about voter fraud and deflect the criticism over his tax returns and his position on White Supremacy rushed into it youve done this lying to everybody seem like i didnt know its White Supremacy i didnt say i supremacy. My position at the same time on a different channel a different tone thomas challenger joe biden offered a forceful rebuke of trumps Pandemic Response is a president a responsibility to lead and he didnt do that he didnt talk about what needed to be done because he kept worrying and my view about the stock market we make up 4 percent of the worlds population we have 20 percent of the worlds tests were in a situation where we have 210. 00 plus 1000 people dead and whats he doing nothing hes still not worried mask and so on because at times the bite and he entered but he did deliver clear punch lines on a number of issues including Foreign Policy if they will and before the election you are open greeba most effective as a world leader in my humble opinion not just by the exercise of our power most powerful nation in the world but the power of our example thats whats led the rest of the world to follow us calling for after trading blows remotely the 2 candidates will again face off at the final Election Debate next week about making that huge force that. Washing correspondents all over salad have one eye on each of bends and joins us now for more good evening to you oliver so what stood out to you. Well it was what it was a lot calmer and more sophisticated than the 1st president ial debate we remember that this went down very in a very chaotic chaotic fashion where nobody let the other one finish a sentence especially donald trump interrupting so tonight was different 2 very different and separated events from each other the dominating topic dominating topic was the cold 19 pandemic President Trumps host was very tough on him because of the many false claims the president made here and the holes then have to challenge these claims we just heard it also in the sound bites one of one of his claims was the demi going on the one was on his support on far right extremists of militia groups now joe biden wins in the attacking mold saying that donald trump is doing nothing to rein in the pandemic biden very much in the off and see here tonight and donald trump in the defense and tell us more how did these events turn out this way to begin with. Well 1st of all we all remember President Trump tested positive on the coronavirus that was at the beginning of the months and the commission on president ial debates whos in charge of organizing these t. V. Debates between the president and the challenger then decided to hold a virtual virtual debate where both candidates would be in different locations President Trump neglected this backing out. Then they moved the Biden Campaign moved forward scheduling a town hall tonight and then just yesterday the trump complain announced that they would hold a doing town hall event receiving a lot of christmas criticism because the voters in the end had to decide if they could only watch one of the 2 of course either trump or biden. Or salad for us in washington thanks very much for following it. And lets get more on this im joined by my colleague peter dull from the us Election Team peter were looking from the outside in what do we make of this debate of vent whatever were calling it today well i think above all it it kind of illustrates the deep division in america right so where were seeing essentially a complete absence of willingness to engage in meaningful and civilized dialogue with the other side and i will say this you know before the debate the was as we heard a lot of criticism. You know about the event about the set up a lot of that i think is justified but i also think it worked as a microscope we really magnified each candidate strengths and weaknesses with biden we saw you know him being calm and empathetic mostly stuff with facts he was also meandering and sometimes you know a bit rambling but for those who long for kind of the all school type of politics who love long for a period before trump theyre going to be feeling all warm and fuzzy by trump at the same time also really underscore why his supporters love him hes testes feisty he likes to shake things up he may have a loose relationship with truth but hes a master of making everything happen on his terms and so i think the problem is that america a lot of americans wont get a chance to look through that proverbial microscope still have to choose between one watch and one debate or the other and a lot of people just dont have the time for that theyre too busy worrying about how theyre going to pay their bills how theyre going to put their kids through school how theyre going to stay safe during a pandemic thats you know in fact that nearly 8000000 People Killed almost 220000 people and so in that sense you know town halls are supposed to be the essence of democratic debate and action but i think this was really a disservice to American Voters in american democracy and unlike the apprentice and you know the Miss Universe contest its has to be a lot more than just ratings it doesnt matter the eyeballs looking at these these 2 events tonight about. Theres about you know voters opinions and where theyre going to check that box the ballot yes i mean historically this has really been when you know debates are when a lot of americans start tuning in and really Pay Attention thats not necessarily true this time you know after 4 years of trying most appear to made up their mind about how they feel about him the reality is though its not coming down to a popular vote as we saw in 26. 00 to think its really all about the elites will college those 270. 00 votes so when really hitting on it looks like about 8 key swing states biden is leading in almost all of them has a double digit lead nationally and leading among every Demographic Group he also got a ton of money more money than donald trump so how is the money and the polling affecting both Campaign Strategies going into the homestretch right so what biden is doing right now is he is running ads in states that you know just couple months ago we didnt even think you had a chance of winning hes upped the pace of his Campaign Stops hitting both swing states but also unlike the states like georgia thats only gone to a democrat once since 1904 that was bill clinton 9092. 00 hes also enlisted the help of his former boss brock obama who is about to hit the trail and some for biden at the same time were seeing trump is really barnstorming the country he says schedule is jam packed with rallies and it really does suggest that trump is entering this final stretch asked the underdog and that is highly unusual for an incumbent president the man who usually has all the advantages maybe not. All adult thank you very much to be with. Lets turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world. U. S. Social media platform twitter has been hit by a global outrage outage the company says it was caused by a system change affecting most of its servers and its working to get the Service Running as normal for all users again. Human rights watch says russian and syrian air strikes on syrias rebel held city of last year may constitute crimes against humanity overwrites group has released a report that looks into dozens of what it said were unlawful strikes on civilian targets over a period of 12 months and it says those strikes were deliberate. And europe is scrambling to bring a resurgence of the corona virus under control as infections reach levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic some of that can be attributed to more testing than we did back then but its clear the virus remains a serious threat even at the highest levels of european politics work over it just wrapped in the 1st day of the e. U. Leaders stuff. We may never find out what prompted. To make this gesture when talking to french president in modern women chrome mosques make it impossible to eclipse but its not only the modest that our reminder that the coronavirus this customer should do at this meeting in brussels you commission chief fund a line left the talks early one of her staffers tested positive for covert 19 and found on line shows to self isolate a separate question so she was no longer present when the leaders discussed how to better coordinate that punch and make response to the question of how we can get out of this pandemic is of course on all of our own minds most of the time the health of a great many people hinges on this question it will determine how many must die in our Economic Future since he kind of e. U. Leaders also talked about the clocks climate goals for now they failed to agree on a more ambitious mission. Reduction targets when it comes to post bricks it relations with the u k e o leaders speak with one voice for them its clear that the e. U. And the u. K. Must compromise we are determined to reach a 3rd of the through the u. K. We really do everything we can. But not at any price the u. K. Says its disappointed with the outcome so once more elite has concluded a summit day without getting much closer to a trade deal. Thousands of prodemocracy activists in thailand have defied a government ban on gatherings to again take their grievances to the streets of bangkok they say too much power is concentrated in the hands of the government and they usually untouchable time monarchy but there are calls for change are growing harder to ignore with every passing day. Was in defiance of an emergency decree tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets of central bangkok there demand a democratic thailand complete with a new election and a new constitution but the government is focused on quelling protest banning groups of more than 5 so far that hasnt worked. Out this is what sparked the ban in an unprecedented move on wednesday protesters crowded around the royal motorcade while raising the 3 finger gesture of defiance just a month ago this act would have been unthinkable in thailand you can face up to 15 years in jail for insulting the monarchy. Scuffles between protesters and police also broke out and phone the Prime Ministers Office prior to nocera took power doing a military coup now the people want him gone it took over the power over 6 years you know its not really fair if were talking about like the provos everything you know or you lections a its not fair for the beginning you know are for me its about that are we we we need to show the power that we will not its a not oh no we cannot take it anymore i want to be my fault my freezer i want to pipe up my fridge i want to buy pot i can operate me in my country. Not me in my previous. But its not just democracy they want many young thais also want to see reforms of the monarchy it is hoped that the student led rallies would bring new rights and freedoms to a generation desperate for change. And watching the news here is a reminder of our top story u. S. President donald trump and democratic challenger joe biden have held competing televised events instead of a 2nd president ial debate trump deflecting criticism of his coronavirus for sponsors saying the nation is rounding a corner joe biden says. Each consider making a corona virus vaccine mandatory. Thats all from us for now stay tuned though to dr phil mix up next this one thats displaced oil and the role in the venezuelan accidents meanwhile the alfred for always get the latest from our web site e. W. Dot com and always follow us on twitter and instagram acted up in your news a 1000000 blue cross thanks so much for watching. And most in home many portions of lunch thrown out in the World Climate change a Different Office story this is my place it went from goes one week. Can really just. We still have time to i am doing. This. Process. 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And they determine whos for or against moderates government. Then if. They want to. Say so but this is embodied in us the state in the northwest of the country as editor of the online news site and hes taken on a powerful opponent the government of president nicolas maduro. In thrall to money and greed the countrys oil riches have proven to be a cuss. All across refinery is 300 kilometers east of caracas the countrys abundant oil reserves are belied by the desolation here venezuela is not alone in this paradox other nations are rich in oil such as nigeria and gold and sudan are ruled by a corrupt elite while ordinary people live in better poverty corruption and mismanagement helped fuel the instability of the drives people to. Countries in the top 10 of transparency internationals Corruption Perceptions and next major contributors to the International Migrant crisis places like afghanistan syria south sudan and somalia. In venezuela though the crisis has reached. Mentions poverty has always been a fact of life here but when oil prices were high then president chavez launched ambitious social programs awash in petro dollars the country also continued to take on debt corruption further drain the public coffers the oil crash of 2014 was the final blow. Thanks its the most vulnerable who have suffered the most. Her. Lives with her 7 children in a slum on venezuelas caribbean coast her. Whole you. Are so its a. Battle my husband went to peru because of a crisis where you know that he went there to send us help. If he hadnt gone there we would have died of hunger. Then we were on one of them we would have starved to death that sunday when all of them. I was up on. C. N. N. Also last summer when he has no work for a week he cant send me any money. But as in we have only one meal a day i try to feed the children at 2 in the afternoon with a little and they spend the rest of the day sleeping. And i get nothing to eat and it was they asked me for food. But they understand when i tell them we dont have any money lay there sometimes they cry. Its not easy when your children beg you for food but you have nothing to give them. That its hard really hard. Place. The United Nations food and Agriculture Organization has warned that venezuela may be on the brink of famine and. Like many in the country near leckie hard as children havent been to school in months they cant afford the bus fare. Hard i goes to the supermarket once a week but only when her husband has sent money from peru. She can only get the band of saturdays. Others in venezuela cant afford food at all. People with family abroad are the lucky ones its a bitter irony the more venezuelans flee abroad the more money flows back home. Thats been a boon for president nicolas maduro. His government needs hard cash. All accounts belonging to the state owned oil company t. V. Via south in the United States have been frozen dita sanctions. 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