straight then be these alarms is called man down man down man down man down all day all night faultlines asks who is responsible. them a comparison to some quentin outbreak on a busy you know. making their final pitch the us presidential candidates seek to win over undecided voters with just one week to go before the election. i know that laura carlisle this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up anger in parts of europe as governments impose new coded 1000 restrictions to try to stop a 2nd wave of infections. they're. marching against police brutality demonstrators in philadelphia denounce the death

of a black man at the hands of officers. and japan's plan to dispose of radioactive water is being described as an appalling environmental crime. here as presidential candidates are making their final push to win over voters with just one week before the election crisscrossing the country campaigning in battleground states so far more than 60000000 americans have already voted a record that could lead to the highest voter turnout in a century mike hanna reports. a final for now take week of campaigning before election day president trump doing a swing through 3 of the states with polls indicate he is neck and neck with joe biden wisconsin michigan and the brusque. attempting to remove one issue from the agenda at the beginning of the day tweeting fake news media is going full on.

we are rounding the turn 99.9 percent. and he's attempting to reset the conversation around an economy he claims to have provided it's trouble believe the number one reason that i'm standing here because of trade and how we turn that around thanks 7 days from now we're going to win the great state. vote we're going to win 4 more years in the war. but joe biden kept the discussion sent to done what he describes as a trumpet ministrations failure to deal effectively with the pandemic this administration has yet to offer a single plan that's one of the reasons why the most one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world the new england journal of medicine called the

president quote dangerously incompetent went on to say president turned a crisis into a tragedy i'm ready that act. i know what to do. biden spent the day in georgia which polls indicate has come strongly into play for the democratic party it's been a solidly republican state for decades but full clinton the last democratic candidate to take it back in 1992 the fact that democrats believe there's a chance of biden winning it is a clear sign of how the traditional electoral landscape is changing another good sign for the democratic party is the massive number of votes that have already been cast close to 70000000 americans have already voted that's more than a hot the number of total ballots cast 4 years ago but the biden campaign warns against complacency traditionally it's republicans who cast the most votes in

person on election day a factor that could still tilt the balance mike hanna al-jazeera washington. polls have just opened in tanzania's presidential and parliamentary elections this is the scene in zanzibar our polling station there has just opened president john mara funy is seeking a 2nd term but leading up to the vote the government has been accused of cracking down on dissent catherine sawyer reports from neighboring kenya. president john palmer marco fully popularly nicknamed the bulldozer wrapped up his campaign in the new capital of tanzania. some analysts say he's favorite to win and throughout the campaign he's exhibited confidence outlining his achievements in the last 5 years staring clear of accusations that his government has ruled by violently clamping down on critics and curtailing the freedoms of the media neuroma

. a minute. let's protect peace in tanzania peace will prevail if you vote for me for another 5 years alone bring even more development and progress. i'll go full his main opponent to lease and finished his campaign in the former capital directly. he recently returned home from belgium to run for president he left tanzania 3 years ago critically injured when he was shot multiple times pass aliens who haven't been caught he's accused the president of being a dictator and doubts the election will be credible. there wasn't any local mission has the responsibility of preventing where is embed announcing it is not before cowed to he's concluded he's creating room for killers. do not allow them to announce pretty much what it's like if they do go to the beach i go to is also

being held in the semi autonomous indian ocean. which has a history of contested polls and violence after results are announced opposition leaders have accused police of using force on protesters who allege some ballot papers had been pre-marked there is no doubt of this election far from being free and. without doubt issues in this election possible of course. the playground is not level both in terms of the institutions which are governing or managing the selection as well as the conduct of the security agency. the ruling party kind dr house and when the sign of a former president a relatively new comma in politics is up against say sheriff amount complaining for the 6th time i'm odd sait he won the last presidential election 5 years ago the

result was a nod by the electoral commission and he boycotted the rerun samana least fear that an opposition defeat could trigger another violent fall out with the ruling party katherine soy al jazeera. with elections watson joins us via skype from nairobi good to have you with us will this election be credible. good morning i think we'll make that. assessment a bit and all the processes that are taking place today meaning the ability of people who accepts polling stations to vote counting. the tally and they declare actual results but if you are replying to the context before today the context is such that it is new more level playing field and.

political actors other than the ruling party actors have had a greater challenge to compete evenly with. both of the ruling party and this is partly. a situation or the constitutional legal and mistreated infrastructure that has a legacy of a single party. what it takes and have not been updated to allow for democratic multi party competition ok all that sufficient numbers of observers allowed and tons and zanzibar today is your guys ation present for example. yes the conditions are such that they are true imperatives that impede the ability to be credited by the tanzania electoral commission numbers on

the body electoral commission if you follow that channel and you. are credited then you are bound by the rules that govern mostly commissions which put certain impeachment to you to be robust for example you're not allowed to then issue any statements without 1st and foremost fighting it with those commissions and secondly . the commissions have not accredited all the examples that i'm asked to be accredited including. organizations that are credible and have observed hands on in elections in the past and this includes the catholic church. hardly because of. the restrictions of travel of koran and so on we are remotely monitoring and examine the selections we have money to as a cross stands anea but because of their safety and security we have not to reveal

who they are but the hopes of being and feeding us with information minute by minute and we are gathering information across the united republicans in the including. and we are analyzing most minute by minute basis ok so this is another way of approaching a mission and i would like to point out that in the past but he claimed in the african continent observer me should have been less them around. so if you take elections and malawi elections all my good if your dog lovers have indicated that the word challenges but in the end they call him out and say be reflected that we hope that people are. right behind you can ask you to learn learn how confident you are that these elections will reflect the will of the people how popular is the opposition how likely is that chance of winning.

you know been given the context of what is going on in tanzania it is very difficult to have credible elections in tanzania but we would not like to call this elections at this hour a lot of the time we wish you well. meaning steps that begin this morning in come the. ok i understand thank you very much zain a backup for joining us there as polls open in hands and there now europe is struggling to contain the spread of covert 19 many countries are now dealing with a 2nd wave and france the death rate has doubled in the past 24 hours tighter restrictions to battle the outbreak of course protests and rome police fired tear gas at demonstrators angry over restaurants and bars having to close at 6 pm some

protests turned violent with rubbish been set on fire and shops looted and medical workers in spain have gone on strike to demand better safety and working conditions they say they're exhausted after months of dealing with the pandemic and plan to strike on the last tuesday of every month until their demands are met most of her reports from the trade. doctors across spain came out in the thousands for a 24 hour nationwide strike medics are calling for better working conditions and more health spending as the number of corporate 19 cases continue to rise spain with more than 1000000 cases and 35000 deaths is one of the worst affected countries in europe we are now in the middle of the 2nd wave of spain especially in madrid. all the health workers are very exhausted because we are very tired from the front of her eyes wave. were tired physically and mentally there is not

enough. praise or we have no the making of our tears. clearly saw seal and confinement mess or work on the later we feel. from our politicians after years of whole service cast and after battling on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring doctors are taking action they are demanding better conditions and improved safety before they are in merced in the 2nd wave of current 19 of the strike came as a spanish government unveiled its budget for 2021 with the promise to 150 percent increase in health spending the coalition government led by better santa has already imposed a state of emergency given central government shipping powers including restrictions on freedom of movement a curfew has been introduced from 11 pm until 6 am everywhere except it can marry islands the state of emergency does also give regional governments some powers to

try to stop the spread of virus each region will be able to apply its all measures after central and regional governments clash on the best way to battle the pandemic the central government hopes to extend the state of emergency until may next year but for the state need the backing of other political parties and that won't happen without a fight. meanwhile covered cases continue to spiral upwards. that i don't i guess eat out much of it. so has hair on al-jazeera now out of control and spreading quickly a wildfire has forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern california. and rolling out the red carpet with very little fanfare we take a look at how one of the world's most famous film festivals will be different this year and.

at the moment the weather throughout the arabian peninsula through heart everything you can see with the exception the caucasus and turkey is quite quiet despite this winding up storm around greece the effect has not been felt and probably won't be felt in the levant is too quiet on the warm side here that runs through western society as well gentle breeze down the gulf there has about 30 or 31 that's fair enough and the showers are just off the coast of yemen acting so culture on the horn of africa the want is maybe telling in the damascus shows it may be best $24.00 is the average this time the down to 8 at night and you're up to 30 down to about 12 so it's warm both day and night of course it's not just the masses that picking up the rain in the whole of africa that means some rain for somalia rather less so for ethiopia rather less so for south sudan the source of it is for the surface so places like rwanda and uganda this is where it will be wettest and

that's true for the west and gamble come ridin down to angola as well as the republic of the congo south of that it's a largely dry picture it has been very warm recently in both south africa and botswana that war has prompted some showers they're still there but equally johannesburg is too warm. jumped into the stream and julian on global community bio diversity is biosecurity it is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know you have my days and you too can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases goal here is to terrorize and here's the other part of this there's no consequence this stream on out is there.

hello again you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour close to 70000000 americans have already voted with a one week to go before the presidential us presidential elections they create a virus pandemic continues to cause a shadow over campaigning with nearly half a 1000000 new infections in the past week. polls have opened in tanzania presidential and parliamentary elections president john mcafee is seeking a 2nd 5 year his government has been accused of stifling dissent in the run up to the vote. and police in italy have fired tear gas at people protesting against new

cave in $1000.00 measures much of europe is seeing a spike in infections a 2nd wave hits the continent. more than 1000 people have been arrested during protests in philadelphia over the police shooting of a black man dozens of officers were injured during the unrest police cars and rubbish bins was set on fire while several stalls were looted 27 year old walter wallace was shot dead by police on monday as a bystander filmed the incident and posts on social media offices say wallace was holding a knife and had been ordered to drop it several times when elsewhere in philadelphia looters have been taking advantage of the anger over wall to wall this is killing videos emerge of dozens of people carrying what appears to be boxes of flat screen televisions and other items out of a hyper market place in hong kong have arrested 3 people from a student group advocating for the city's independence from mainland china this video is said to show tony chung the leader of the disbanded group student localism

being led away by offices he was taken near the u.s. consulate where he was about to seek asylum the group was arrested under a controversial security law imposed by china this year sarah clarke is in hong kong with more on those arrests. overnight the police have confirmed the arrests of those 3 activists this is 19 year old tiny children 17 year old jani her and 16 year old william chan other charges have been laid in those offenses are of relating to the national security laws the police say they were breaching the national security laws in connection with some social media posts but uploaded since september they've also been charged with offenses of inciting others to seek independence now attorney children reports that he was actually detained when he was approaching the u.s. consulate here in central hong kong there's a group called friends of hong kong based in the u.k. it says he was seeking asylum but he was arrested before he managed to get inside that building and he arrived potentially we believe early and as a result went to

a coffee shop across the right and this is where he was detained the other 2 and they were arrested early on to say they're arrested when they're reporting to police on those various charges that have been laid already under the national security laws that they were charged with those offenses back in july and now they also belong to a group known as a student localism and this particular group it was just disbanded before the national security law was introduced a back in july 1st but that particular group has been accused of promoting independence from mainland china. mexico's government has admitted the actual number of people who died from crying a virus is far higher than nationally thought the official death toll stands at nearly 900000 but it's thought 50000 more have died well the hardest hit regions is the northern state of which has returned to a red alert situation because of a 2nd wave john heilemann reports from mexico city. even by the standard admits crews problems with cope with 19 there's a deeply worrying situation developing in chihuahua state on the border with the us

. things are threatening to get out of control says adult to speaking on condition of anonymity because he's scared of reprisals. we are to 100 percent capacity and we're taking in patients basically. of humanity they're just sitting in chairs because there's no beds and instead of putting them on ventilators as they need we just have to give them oxygen and hope we get lucky . which has been hit hard throughout the pandemic but it's rare to hear this simply not enough states and it's not just patients at risk says a doctor. we are working practically without equipment to protect ourselves that the nations are running out and where are you worrying about the day when we don't have overalls and we have to risk ourselves with the kit the authorities give us. the death count among medical stuff in mexico is already one of the highest in the world. but amid screws government has also acknowledged around one 140000

people have died from the disease 50000 more than in the official count the countries already number 4 in terms of total fight toiletries and he's gearing up for its 2nd pick when the 1st one never even really went away for years really the virus hasn't spread the country's political class either a senator died this weekend and on tuesday the capital's mayor cloudy a show announced she tested positive. but for now it's it's a center of attention with doctors wondering how long do they have to turn away seriously ill patients all together john homan al-jazeera mexico city. castle has expressed regret after several female passengers from the strain complained of invasive searches at the country's apple it happened earlier this month when turmel staff found a newborn baby alive inside a plastic bag and dumps in a rubbish then a tory government has launched an investigation and will share the results with

affected countries and says the abandonment was an appalling attempt to kill the baby. of the law. money transfer service western union it's closing hundreds of offices in cuba are off the u.s. employees new sanctions sanctions announced on friday prevent western union from dealing with the military one company that controls remittances into the country will then $400.00 officers will be stopped which will affect many cubans who rely on money from relatives abroad. as vice president of the council of the americas he says it's not just the military they will be affected by these sanctions the people who most likely be affected in addition of the cuban military of course will be the recipients of the remittances which is the common people in cuba and they're not just in the major metropolitan cities like atlanta but they're also spread out around the country and rural areas which are already hurting because of economic

slowdown cope with pandemic and the like so the people who will be the hurt of the ones who rely on remittances really to meet their basic daily and weekly needs are trying to target the cuban military which does have its hand in the. remittance transactions in fact it runs the remittances on the island of cuba and so in trying to get at the military to squeeze the sources of income to reduce financing to the cuban government they're taking this step and it's not an insignificant step i mean remittances to cuba every year represent some $3000000000.00 u.s. dollars of hard currency to the island some reports would indicate it's the 2nd highest source of foreign income for cuba so this is a big deal if indeed the spigot is shut off the government of the united states has given 30 days to try to come up with some sort of solution to try to work out

a solution with the cuban government. there's international outcry over japan's potential plan to release radioactive water into the ocean waters from the crippled fukushima nuclear plant where engineers continue to deactivate the reactors that were damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami problem bride travel to the southeast coast of south korea a worried about possible radioactive pollution. lead junko and his son the more ya'll this is a family business that's been built up over 30 years a fish farm i learned a community that is heavily dependent on these waters. in the season the fishing industry is important both fishing and fish farming we have both here demand for their fish was already suffering because of the pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 tokyo olympics has meant japanese fish farms have been dumping unwanted stock onto the open market further driving down prices but it's what might be

coming next from japan that has everybody worried at the fukushima nuclear plant steadily increasing rows of tanks now hold more than a 1000000 tonnes of mostly groundwater that has flowed into the site becoming radioactive with storage space due to run out in 2022 there's growing speculation it might be released into the ocean. i think we can't hold off making a decision on the policy forever we will take us a part of the government to make a decision on how to dispose of the contaminated water possibly japan insists the water is treated to remove the most harmful radiation and that it is safe enough to release a claim disputed by environmentalists and it sparked strong opposition in northeast asia especially been known for we hope that the japanese government will act with a high since of responsibility towards its own people neighboring country. yes and

the international community. most people in fukushima are opposed to the plan including local fisherman who fear their livelihoods could be devastated and people here believe it's only a matter of time before the radioactive water finds its way to these shores the leaf family says even if discovered in the tiniest amounts any radiation in fish stocks would ruin its business. if there is even a slight problem it would harm not only trust in japan but also confidence in our fish so i think it's not just south korea but all countries that should be concerned nearly 10 years on from the devastating tsunami the legacy of it might be about to deliver another unwelcome shock rock mcbride al-jazeera jail and south korea. red carpet has been rolled out in france for a scaled down version of all the world's most famous film festivals the cannes film

festival was postponed in major to create a virus pandemic movie up it's now going ahead summer worries event will never be the same again and this who reports. the show must go on only 4 films will be shown and no major prizes will be given for the cannes film festival is happening 5 months after it was postponed open to the public seats are distanced and face masks are mandatory organizers say the 3 day mini event won't compare to the original but it will be a boost to the cinema industry hit hard by the pandemic. we figured we wanted to light up the screen the city has been highly impacted by the crisis we still wanted to create a celebration of film here we decided to do this many of it not to many firsts one can but a many moment to all be to give it to show the films to invite the creators earlier this month france imposed a nighttime curfew on 2 thirds of the country as coronavirus cases there pass

1000000 it's now the epicenter of the 2nd wave of cold but 900 infections sweeping much of europe. festival goers say the cannes festival offers a great distraction from reality. even with the mosques on you have to take safety measures but it's important to take your mind off it as it is the. response if it's wrong. i think it's good to be able to continue dreamings even though the same much anxiety right now the best available shown so you don't have a we don't know what all what the health situation will be like but we hope that next year it will go back to normal and. also absent from the can red carpet this year are the biggest names in hollywood hardly. makes. a list star byrne. on the over here where you fabulous fashion and and so i can still know that we're going to that in the new year maybe definitely not where we were in one

fashion that we have seen it before or i think it was for me are not practical in a different kind of. the downscaled festival means only a few films will get global exposure and one of them is the beginning from the mean there's a religious drama by 1st time georgian director they call them because feely 2 french comedies a japanese drama and several short movies will also be shown on the big screen in cannes and a festival known for premiering some of the greatest films of all time and soon just. go with al-jazeera these are all top stories with one week to go until the u.s. presidential election a record 69000000 americans have already voted both sides have been campaigning furiously as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cost us.