to help to pass bob's deals you know you will rumsfeld this meeting. is an interesting. shadow on al-jazeera. 'd the final face off donald trump and joe biden to participate in the last presidential debate ahead of the november 3rd election. you did mites in strict protocols debate organizes it take steps to try and prevent the chaos that occurred in the 1st showdown between the presidential rivals. i'm not going to answer the question because for us joining. us is the rational left with you this isn't always. ironically this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up european leaders

announced new restrictions for millions of people to try and stop a new wave of covert 1000 caissons. back for a 4th time 11 m. names hariri as prime minister once again is the country battles a political and economic crisis. so in just 2 hours from now president donald trump will meet democratic nominee joe biden for a final debate ahead of the elections on november 3rd organizers in nashville in tennessee have made changes to the fallout aimed at avoiding a repeat of trump's interruptions during the 1st debate let's cross trade away to our white house correspondent can be how get outside where the debates will be taking place in nashville in tennessee. well it was a testy choice a testy encounter last time to say the least so this is a last chance for trump to kind of pull back

a biden to close that gap. yeah that's exactly what it is he's looking for some sort of magic moment that will sort of dominate the news cycle and allow him to kind of close the gap on that lead that joe biden has in the national polls as the democratic presidential nominee so we'll be watching to see what the president has to say throughout these 90 minutes we know that this debate here on the campus of belmont university in nashville tennessee will be a combination of domestic policy a foreign policy we expect that the u.s. president will really try to hit hard when it comes to joe biden and some of the issues involving the supreme court we also know that joe biden is expected to hit donald trump once again on his handling of cope at 19 the rising number of infections in the united states so americans are watching very carefully more than 47000000 americans have already cast their ballots as a record and surge of voting in early voting but there are still millions more that

have yet to and so these are what these 2 men will be doing is they share the stage for a final time before the november 3rd election but what many will really be watching for as you pointed out is whether or not donald trump will remain aggressive in his stance towards his rival. she was the 1st presidential debate between donald trump and joe biden according to many political analysts was a low point in the 2020 u.s. election because i want to as you do know if you are president sure things up the u.s. president repeatedly interrupted his democratic rival and also the moderators are presuming that waiting was not illegal and just 3 days later trump was in the hospital after testing positive for cope with 19 raising questions about whether or not he knew he was affected with the virus when he took to the debate stage trips refusal to do a virtual debate led to the cancellation of the said. presidential match up instead

both nominees participated in their own separate town halls at the same time and on the same night but now with the final debate set to take place in nashville there are questions about trump's tactics and whether he'll take an aggressive stance as he did in the 1st debate. what. bowling well. and so i don't think we need. one notable change this time the campaigns agreed to an uninterrupted rule which means the microphone of the candidate who doesn't have the floor will be muted trump is unhappy about the change and has repeatedly attacked the debate commission and the next moderator as

biased against him. earlier this week the trump campaign sent out a letter to the debate commission complaining it changed the focus of the debate from foreign policy adding more domestic issues like covert 19 and racial injustice meanwhile biden has spent the week at home without any public events analysts believe he has the most to lose by a poor showing in the final presidential debate. and the danger or candidate in that. what you do or say belong. to the wrong question in a way. it's the undecided voter habit it's often try to win over in a presidential debate but there are fewer undecided voters this year than in 2016 with early voting surging most have already made up their mind about who they want

to win on election day. so you can really need somehow to turn this to advantage and as you say a major focus of this will be the home to boyden issue is it something the joe biden will be comfortable defending because. his main problem is no it's what his main challenge i suppose is not making a guy. yeah that's exactly right centrally what donald trump is trying to do is break the status quo in terms of joe biden's lead in those national polls so he's looking for some sort of gaffe or a mistake and he's going to try and force that so what we saw in the 1st debate was a very aggressive stance on the part of donald trump this time he may allow joe biden longer time to answer and potentially make a mistake as well when he wants to really 0 win and get personal in terms of his

son hunter biden make the insinuation or the assertion that in fact when joe biden was vice president that he favored policies with respect to trade with respect to china that later allowed his son hunter private profit now this is mostly a story that has been kind of percolating in the conservative media but the goal of the trump campaign and donald trump on the stage tonight is to try and have this breakthrough moment that will dominate the news cycle until election day so for joe biden it's going to be to try to deflect that he did have this question in the 1st debate he stumbled a little bit so we expect that he will be better prepared this time around so we'll be watching carefully for that but also we'll be watching very carefully to see whether or not with these new rules of that have been put in place whether one the moderator can force them and whether john of trouble will follow them. are generally speaking to you of course events progress toward you later thanks

a lot. joining us now from chicago is james warren who's executive editor of news got also the former managing editor and washington bureau chief of the chicago tribune james welcome to the program so what about this this breakthrough moments that can be talking about the donald trump needs tonight can he find it. when i think it's unlikely and he's behind in most of the polls and even though traditionally the 3rd the final debate is actually more important people give credit to the sort of this potential wisdom that people don't tune into the bates and don't really care and certainly the american electorate is quite polarized but i think would have to be a really awful performance by by and out much impact the no hopes of saying that the pressure is on biden i really think it's absolutely reverse trump sees what's going on and to make matters worse chrono virus is surging in places all over the country including chicago and the economy is worsening more and more people are

jobless so i think there's a huge. intensity the pressure on trump and the clash up technology and personality that is just going to be fascinating will either guy particularly trump be able to restrain themselves when the 2 minutes in each of 6 segments to interrupt that minutes is over and then presumably the debate commission turns off their mind right yeah that's every facet aces or what do you think. the pundits are right generally when they say that donald trump is going to focus is going to home in on the issue of hunter biden and also the supreme court question. well you know i don't think he can given the the terms of the bait there are 6 very separate subjects and buys that mentioned a few of them merican families race in america a topic which has really been ancillary all these the bates even nonexistent climate change i mean in the middle of the climate change debate does he answer the

call allegations about joe biden son having made lots of money and china and ukraine that's going to be some rhetorical to him nasty is part it's going to be a major challenge for the moderates in the christian welk i will have to be on her . and it will be very interesting if trump senses and he's got a pretty good sense of the room it's good entertainer. that things aren't going well as his natural reflex take over to attack the media and in particular christian welker the moderator. past history would suggest that's what he might do so it could be a very challenging evening for her again you have this possible a vision. microphones be turned off for either candidate and they are refusing to stop talking what will happen it could look rather comedic and even on. as

a backdrop to all of this we have a release of this information about a russia and iran and so forth to what degree do you think this will play a part in the upcoming debate. i think unfortunately not as much as it might. and even though traditionally this was to be a foreign policy debate the last debate usually every 4 years was one of the that's not going to be the case here i think there's going to be a limited amount of time to bring it up and to be tell the american public i think has a little appetite and i think there is. a sadly or not a particularly new ones but we allegations that have been brought up as in portland as. well 2 hours from now with some of the questions that we are posing will be beginning to be answered so we'll see how it pans out for the time being james warren thanks very much indeed. and you can watch the final u.s.

presidential debate unfold right here on out is there from 01 g.m.t. on friday. now one of the issues likely to come up but tonight's debate is the ideological makeup of the supreme court as we've just discussed and which at the moment has a conservative majority joe biden was asked on the c.b.s. 60 minutes program whether he would pack the nation's top court with liberal judges if elected what i will do is put together a national commission a bipartisan commission of scholars constitutional scholars democrats republicans liberal conservative and i will ask them do over a 180 days come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it's getting out of whack when all the while the president trumps supreme court nominee a macone baratz has moved a step closer to being confirmed. the votes are 12 year 10 no it's the

nomination will be reported favorably to the floor with a unanimous vote. yes the senate judiciary committee approved the nomination even though the democrats boycotted the ballot it will now go to a full senate vote and that will be on monday republicans hold a majority making barrett's confirmation looking sir alan fischer has more now from washington it was really symbolic it was saying to their supporters look we've tried everything we can and there is not much we can do here in fact the judiciary committee brought their own rules there's meant to be at least 2 members of the democratic minority on the committee when the vote they pushed it through $12.00 to 0 but the senate rules are normally enforceable it will go to the fool senate for a vote on monday the 1st steps in that will be on friday when they will start the movement the democrats again talking about parliamentary procedure and doing what

they can to delay the vote perhaps even suggesting that the senate should adjourn till after the election that's not going to happen there is one your public and senator who said that she will not vote because it's too close to an election there is another who is likely to fall the same way but that still doesn't matter with 53 seats in the senate take those away you've still got 51 and it looks as if every connie ballot by monday will be the next supreme court justice of the united states what is interesting is that this is taking this away from donald trump as an election issue he could have pushed this through till after the election so you've got to support me will get him on the bench it's almost some would suggest and certainly to a couple of people i've been speaking to a suggestion that the republican senate doesn't quite believe that donald trump can win the presidential election so they're pushing through this nomination will have still got the numbers and the president pushing with the nomination at this side of it. still ahead here in our desert sri lanka's parliament decides its presidential

future a landmark ruling on new powers for its head of state. and is the better result position movement when syrup set top human rights prize the country's interior minister says protests there turning into a terrorist threat. hello there we've got some rather unsettled weather some cool weather making its way across parts of north america band of cloud here just into central parts of the u.s. that's diving out sort of canada to the north of that because that's where the cold air is to the south of that that's where we got the other the warmer something of a battleground going on here and it looks like the cold air the blues are going to win out over the red sea yeah the warmer air towards the south so that's the same

as we go on through thursday temperature wise $28.00 in kansas city $22.00 in chicago for the start of a front well down into single figures very close to freezing as we go on in so you have friday single figures there full reckons a city of just 9 celsius a 16 for chicago says you get the feel of what's going on cold got that cold making its way further south was very active system this bringing some heavy downpours in across the midwest through the appalachians and that will drive its way further east which as we go on through sas states joining up with some rather wet weather that we do have down towards the southeastern corner into florida that band of cloud actually comes out of florida across southwestern central parts of the caribbean some very heavy rain there for jamaica to cuba and his band yoda. this is our princeton a singer songwriter dreams of making

a mark that although. a world away a famous you tube artist works in secret. of her chill connection spark some magical collaboration. presenting princess shore. witness on al-jazeera. rule. how to get you what ya desire of mind about top stories this hour on u.s. president told trump and democratic nominee joe biden will face off in an in person debates in less than 2 hours the event in nashville is the final one before the

election on november the 3rd. the u.s. senate judiciary committee has voted to advance the nomination of judge a.b. kone barrett to the supreme court despite democrats boycotting the ballot that will now be a full senate vote that will be on monday. so coronavirus cases are spiraling across europe leaders no choice but to place new curfews or restrictions on millions of people the french prime minister put it bluntly saying the 2nd wave is here a nighttime curfew is being extended covering 2 thirds of the population restrictions on movement are also happening in italy and in greece with people in major cities ordered to stay off the streets in the evenings spain has experienced a record increase in infections on thursday almost 21000 in a single day numerous regional governments are having to bring in soft measures in cases in germany recently passed 10000 for the 1st time it's issued travel warnings

for switzerland for ireland for poland italy austria and for the united kingdom general reports now from one. these pictures filmed anonymously and leaked onto social media herald a ghastly return to the worst of the covert 900 pandemic in europe bodies wrapped in black plastic apparently filmed a week ago in the basement of a siberian hospital there are said to be awaiting autopsy. the voice behind the camera says all of them had the virus. russia's health services are under severe strain in places with the toll of daily deaths and infections rising to record highs. it's a familiar story across europe now firmly in the grip of pandemic once again both spain and france have exceeded a 1000000 cases of covert 19 with more french cities and 2 thirds of the population

placed under a nighttime curfew. the coming weeks will be tough but services will be put to the test and the number of deaths will continue to rise and italy the country where dramatic pictures of the sick and dying were a glimpse of europe's future in the spring he's posting record daily infection numbers in the all to see how. the situation was quiet and remained so for a couple of months now we are completely saturated at the moment we're not able to receive any we only have left in the intensive care unit in germany where effective testing from the start has helped the country fare better than most the infection is said to be back with full force health authorities have warned of an uncontrolled escalation. i'm very sad and thoughtful about this i suspect we'll have to face even more restrictions but i think it's justified have to live with this pandemic in someone. a field hospital in the czech republic the

country in effective lockdown after the government brought back measures introduced earlier in the year balkan countries are seeing steep rises too and belgium says it's facing a tsunami of infections with political figures not immune 45 year old sophie vilma's deputy prime minister is in a brussels hospital undergoing emergency treatment in intensive care her condition is described as stable the same cannot be said for the pandemic across europe jonah how al-jazeera. nigeria's president has addressed the nation after more than 2 weeks of protests against police brutality where do bihari call for an end to the demonstrations after a day where prison and other places across lake also set on fire but he didn't mention the shooting of protesters on tuesday i'm going to us reports now from. for days the president has been under pressure to speak to a nation on the edge after meeting the country's top security officials on thursday

he asked security forces to act within the confines of law to halt the rising violence across the country and continue to ensure that in the end of freedom as well as the fundamental rights of those are protected let's remember this go money. has the other to get in to protect the legs and the properties as well as the day to all citizens to grow a business is seen and. violence for more than 2 weeks demonstrators mainly young men and women took to the streets demanding an end to police brutality compensation for victims and the reform of nigeria's police force they also want officers guilty of extrajudicial killings torture and disappearances to be prosecuted and punished. in

a shocking move captured on mobile phones by witnesses security personnel used live rounds of demonstrators on tuesday after curfew was announced today cause. or be under jewish law and there has been part of the end sauce protest since it started brother missing for 12 years was last seen in the custody of the now disbanded group police unit at the center of the protest she watched the president's address on television and he's personally not impressed. the president doesn't. the president doesn't. have. a god. she said the protesters would meet and decide their next line of action all day thursday security personnel what kept busy as mobs attacked police stations looting and burning properties across the city. here one of nigeria's main prisons

the facility is on fire and security officials say they followed an attempt to set the prisoners free it's the 5th prison to be attacked in 3 days in a scene of the 1st mass prison escape more than 1700 prisoners are still at large the past 2 weeks have been some of the most difficult for this nation of over 200000000 people since its return to democracy in 1990 and the next few days will be critical in determining whether the president's pronouncement are enough to calm the situation to greece al-jazeera. side area has again been named lebanon's prime minister he'll be back in charge of dealing with the country's political and economic crisis earlier resign from the job last year following sweeping anti-government protests so has its report. sad how d.d. has returned to power the 3 time prime minister was appointed to form a government after receiving enough votes from lebanon's parliamentarians it will

be the 1st anniversary next week of his resignation during the unprecedented popular uprising that called for among other things a new leadership that movement failed to bring change but had it is promising to stop the collapse of the economy and provide a new way forward at the origin of the shepherd it was the one. i found my fellow employees and especially those who honored me by naming me by for me as quickly as possible a new nonpartisan government of experts with a mission of economic financial and administratively forms contained in the french initiative road map we have a chance possibly the last chance lebanon is facing multiple crises the economy is collapsing the local currency crashed there is rising poverty and unemployment the state which is close to bankruptcy is in desperate need of financial assistance the international community is conditioning aid to a reform minded government as part of an initiative by french president and manuel

mccraw who has been leading rescue efforts this political class as we know and does not care to listen about what the lebanese people have been calling for since they rose up on october 17th on words this is part of the culmination of the counter-revolutionary that started from the moment people took to the streets levanon has been left with a caretaker administration since has sandy have resigned over the beirut port explosion in august that killed nearly 200 people and devastated many neighborhoods in the lebanese capital the previous prime minister designate most of a db was forced to step aside after failing to convince traditional parties to give up representation in cabinet it's never an easy process in the divided political landscape where factions are allied with foreign powers. and he is the favorite of the western leaders. so regular washington and paris and so he has the most role western leader in lebanon so in a way this is a kind of

a victory for the pro western front in lebanon how do you do you may have friends in the international community but it's the other camp led by the pro iranian hezbollah that holds political power how do these return could be a step towards a deal but for now it doesn't signal an end to lebanon's political crisis set off for their. sri lanka's president has been granted expanded powers of the parliament overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the constitution go to by rajapaksa will now be able to dissolve parliament before its time finishes and he has full immunity from prosecution the president would also have the power to appoint key officials including some judges position the government to withdraw the legislation which critics say will impose autocratic rule you know fernandez has more now from columbus. the rajapaksa bandwagon which began with good job in rajapaksa contesting the presidency he went to the people asking for a mandate essentially to make the necessary changes to the constitution to allow

him to do what's necessary for this country to report that confidence and essentially the people voted on mass for him and we're seeing that essentially indication of that coming to fruition in the parliament just a few minutes ago 156 m.p.'s voting to change the constitution as opposed to $65.00 voting against it this obviously brings that huge sweeping range of powers back under the umbrella of gautama rajapaksa the current executive president of sri lanka he has the power to appoint to dismiss the prime minister any minister he has the power of the asli to take on any ministerial portfolio to make sweeping appointments to a wide range of institutions very sensitive institutions the judiciary the national police commission essentially also the whole system of appointments which for which the previous government in the 19th amendment had set up

a constitutional council has been done away with now there's a parliamentary council but essentially most of those decisions and the power rests with the one man the executive president gautami rajapaksa. around 1000000 people from hong kong could emigrate to britain the next 5 years under a new visa written confirm the details of the offer which was made back in july a path to citizenship was outlined to those with british national if he sees states is looking to leave its former colony it comes off to china broke the terms of 898480 treaty by imposing a new security law which makes it easier to punish hong kong protesters and to reduce the city's autonomy. the fugitive u.s. whistleblower edward snowden has been granted permanent residency in russia snowden fled to russia 7 years ago has been living there on a series of temporary visas he's wanted in the united states on espionage charges after revealing security services were collecting the telephone records of millions

of citizens. europe's highest on of for freedom of thought the price has been given to the opposition movement in better rooms thousands who've been staging nationwide protests and strikes calling for an end to president alexander you could say because 26 you know he was declared the winner of an election in august but many believe that wreaked. headlines here and i was there and u.s. president donald trump and democratic nominee joe biden will face off in person debate that's in around 90 minutes the event in nashville is the final one before the election on november the white house correspondent kelly how could a small we know this debate here on the campus of belmont university in nashville tennessee will be a combination of mastic policy of war.