City. Bridging the divide. Friends sharp pork on the u. S. Mexico border where family members torn apart by immigration can be facetoface. We begin with breaking news out of an atlanta suburb. Police say at least five people have been killed in a shooting in douglasville, that is just west of atlanta. Reports say several of the victims are children. In all, seven people have been shot. The alleged gunman was also injured. He is in the hospital. The motive for the shooting is not clear right now. But well continue to get updates for you throughout the newscast and bring you that information, so do keep it here. Also tonight, Vice President biden and german chancellor Angela Merkel both blasted Vladimir Putin taye. Merkel saying he shows disrespect to the Peace Process. Edbiden, its last time for paout en to an or a ceasefire. The comments were made this morning. This crisis in ukraine has been the topic at this years summit. Angela merkel telling the top diplomats security in europe is
Be on tonight. They talked at the same time on opposing networks. Again, tonight the contrast was stark. Trump and biden took questions from voters just hours after the u. S. Passed 8 million coronavirus cases, a number just shy of the population of new york city. Over 218,000 souls now gone. Whats gotten a bit lost is were now in the third spike of infections. 37 states plus guam, washington, d. C. Seeing double digit increases in cases. Its become the defining issue of this election. Mass death has a way of focusing the mind and the voters. And it was a big focus at tonights dueling townhalls. Mr. President , if you knew covid19 as you told bob woodward in february as what . As you told bob woodward in february was airborne and deadlier than the flu, why did you only put in place a travel ban from china and not put in place other measures . I put on a travel ban far earlier than dr. Fauci thought it was necessary, who i like. Far earlier than the scientists. I was actually the only o
Candidates did the opposite of the debate that was supposed to be on tonight. They talked at the same time on opposing networks. Again, tonight the contrast was stark. Trump and biden took questions from voters just hours after the u. S. Passed 8 million coronavirus cases, a number just shy of the population of new york city. Over 218,000 souls now gone. Whats gotten a bit lost is were now in the third spike of infections. 37 states plus guam, washington, d. C. Seeing double digit increases in cases. Its become the defining issue of this election. Mass death has a way of focusing the mind and the voters. And it was a big focus at tonights dueling townhalls. Mr. President , if you knew covid19 as you told bob woodward in february as what . As you told bob woodward in february was airborne and deadlier than the flu, why did you only put in place a travel ban from china and not put in place other measures . I put on a travel ban far earlier than dr. Fauci thought it was necessary, who i l
Despair at all when i have fallen into it in the past i try to remind myself that action is the antedote to despair. I think the horror of this pandemic and the way it has feasted on the most vulnerable among us has exposed Structural Racism and inequality in a way that can no longer be ignored and i am very excited about the prospect of a joe biden presidency because i think he is someone, you know i supported a number of candidates in different ways in the primaries. Ill be honest, i early on was not a big joe biden supporter although i met him and had known him and liked him. But i think we have all come to realize that he is the perfect candidate for right now. I think if it was anyone but joe biden we would not be competing in georgia and iowa and in texas. And i think more importantly we are in pain. We are in a very difficult place in this country. Yeah. We have a lot of healing to do. And only someone with joe bidens terrible experience of personal loss who has also experienced